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the rich. I believe the benefit would be much more ex- tended ; for by the heavy tax on servants, by the heal tax on carriages and the like, you do restrict very mu ch the employment of those who labour and are in some trades. This is a brief summary of some of the advantages. On the other hand an objection in the eyes of many is, that there is no difference in the rates proposed for the income tax. An objection in the eyes of many is, that tt. tax is dto be imposed on legacies. Va rious duties have t=oposed, and different persons have raisedvoriou objections. It is with those objections tha t I wish imme diately to deal ; but, first, I must say that the spirit in which the proposition of the Government has been made and the terms of the amendment do seem to me singularly irreconcilable. The language of the honourable anddleeausrnserde member for Suffolk is that new and enlarged bur placed on land ; the right hon. gentleman whasthrsatttsahte down complains of new taxes on land, and states a. What is budget is framed in a spirit hostile to the lan this proposition before the house ? which it is proposed to throw down this vo s s it What is the fi en ce gi w n hi e bey proposed to my right hon. friend proposes to raise ? I tax land less ? Is it proposed to take off . burdens on land, or impose new taxes on trade ? (Hear, hear.) The proposition maaeQ by . te the contrary the hon. member for Hertfordshire is this, that whereas land is now taxed 7d. and trade 7d., land shall same rate, and trade and manufacture sinntue to be taxed at the shall be taxed at a lower rate. (Hear, hear.) Has there ever been anything ao contradictory ? And yet some hon. member—l believe the right hon. gentleman the (member for Oxfordshire— stated that he was gratified on hearing my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer state that the in come tax of 7d. was in fact 9d., owing to the expense of re p & i rs: One would have thought that he would have voted in favour of some proposition to reduce the tax on land ; instead of which the proposition was really that 9d. should be the tax on laud, and sd. on other sources of income. (Hear, hear.) That those who for seven years have been declaring that land was illtreated by the com mercial legislation of those , seven years—that they should come, at the end of those years, with a proposition to assist trade-and manufactures, of whose predominance and unfair influence they have been cot nplaining all this time, is cer tainly one of the most wonderful anomalies which this house has ever presented. Ever since Marshal Marmont conducted hie division of tlhe army, which expected to be led into the ranks of Napc Aeon ' into the hostile army o f Austrians and Prussian s , t! ere has been no such military move ; and, therefore, I did wonder that the right hon. gentleman the member fo: r Oxfordshire, who is generally so clear in his views, who fixes so shrewdly his aim, should, instead of being pointed, bo obscure in his argument. But what is the case ? The right hon. gentleman hardly touched and hardly repress nted fairly what was the case with respect to this equal mte in all the schedules. The real difficulty is making at ty alteration which would not expose you to further alters lion; and that further altera tion would expose you at 1( asst to break down and finally abandon the tax. Nothing was more plausible than to say that, at least, let the profes Bien of those who by the energy of their minds and the difficulty of their toils which depend on their physical wellbeing be rated accordingly. T here are other perso ns w h o are engaged in trade, and say, let us be placed in the sam in position. Then follows the question of salaries of , üblic officers, likewise gained by mental exertion and a continuance of the capt.city for working. Then comes the • question of land, which has a claim of its own, of an 3 allowance for repairs. You arrive at this, that every s chedale is altered except that which relates to the public : funds ; and that question is one which I hope never wi ll be dealt with in this house in the manner in whin h it has been treated by the hon. and learned mein: her for East Suffolk. (Hear, hear.) One principle was ) leave the income tax derived from the funds ; but, if you: did not take that course, there was no limit to which sepE.Tately you might not tax in come arising from the fun ds. That is a principle which would put an end at once to public faith—(hear, hear.) — to all confidence on the pai -t of the holders of the funds ; because here are two prind pies—one theoretical, and the other is a practical princi l ale—contained in the present rating of the public funds. The theoretical principle is that laid down by Mr. Pitt, and it is just ; but I must say it goes as far as justice will permit in the taxation of a country. It is this princi de --we tax income, and not any particular income. We take( all incomes, from what ever, source they are derived.. In that case the funds seem to form some security ; but when you say to them, "We tax you 7d. and others because the source of your income is more permanent; than theirs," the fundholder will say, " If you come to ta h e sources of income you have no right to place any tax at n 11 upon us—you must abandon your tax on funded propert y altogether." (Hear.) But there is besides this a praci ical principle, and it is this— the fundholder's security is , that if you lay a tax upon income equally, his tax will not be excessive, because he is guarded by the taxation of ' the rest of the - community ; but if you say he shall be 1 3,xed at 10 per cent. you are are not very li kely to go to c2O or 30 or 40 per cent.—but if you tax the funds alone a rid separate them from other classes, there is no reason w by you should not have 5 per cent. on all other classes 2 Ind 50 per cent. on the funds. His practical security is in .equal taxation, and therefore it is that I viewed with alai 7 n and apprehension the pro posal made by the right hom . gentleman opposite, when he stood in his place as Chancel for of the Exchequer, that in Ireland funds and salaries a lone should be taxed—(hear, hear) ;—because that was thu beginning - and a very serious beginning —the commencemet it of a plan by which funds should be taxed alone—by wl tich the interest of the fund holder should be separated Si -om the whole of the rest of the community, and which w mild have afforded a prece dent, by which that large at im which we have to pay to the public creditors of this 4 ountry should be diminished to any extent that Parliament , in its want of discretion and honesty, should think proper, . (Hear.) These appear to me to be the general principles 1 )3 , which my right hon. friend and the Government have be wn guided with respect to- the income tax. We have studi ed the question, and although the right hon. gentleman opi >osite now denies that he ever said he had not time to lock into the schedules, he has almost confirmed that rem ark by what he has said to night ; because he has said that he did not go into the question of the way in which the variation of the tam was to be effected, and reserved to 3 himself the power of going into those particulars during the recess that was to follow Christmas. (Hear, hear.) 'The right hon. gentleman did not tell us then—and he has not told us now—how he was to make that just distinction which ho proposed as to the income tax ; therefore I must believe—l am sorry to believe —that having the authority o.7Mr. Pitt, of Lord Lansdowne in 1806, and of Sir Robert Peel in 1842, all opposed to his own he did not think incumbent upon him in er gard to his duty as Chancelle) r of the Exchequer, or worth his while, to go into every p articular of every change he should propose in the rating )f the income tax before he came down to the house and 1 iroclaimed a mode of levying the tax from which, as I think, evil results would come. (Cheers.) There are other questions affecting the income tax as now proposed. One is the extension of the tax to incomes of 1001., upon which the right hon. gentleman himself made a proposal, that with regard even to trade it should be levied to that amount. But here I must remark that an observation made liy my right hon. friend the member for Portsmouth that seemed to have a great deal of force in it is really not applicable to the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. My right honourable friend said, if you propose a termination to this income tax, and see the end of it before you, i t is not a fitting occasion to extend it to classes by whom it is not paid now. It is like a man owing 151., and borrowing 51. more in order that he may have 201. to pay.. But my right honourable friend omitted from his oalculation the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer —that although there is an increased amount to be derii..ed from the income tax at present, there is a dimunition from it before it comes to a termination ; and at the end of six years, instead of 6,000,0001. or 5,500,0001., the ;sum with which the house of Commons will have to deal will be only 4,500,000/. ; so that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has, in fact, taken the precaution that the sum with which the house will have to deal will be smaller than would be the case if it were now proposed at once to abrogate: this tax. There is another question on which my right he m. friend likewise touched, and which was commented on with great force by the hon. gentleman opposite, the hon . member for Belfast. The hon. gentleman said you ought not to extend this tax to Ireland, and he gave this reason for it. He said, " You propose to give up the consolidated annuities, which is due in justice to those who now pay it, and then you propose to lay an income tax upon the I,vhole community iu Ireland in order to make up the dleficiency." I should have stated the case in precisely the opposite way. (Hear, hear.) I should have said, in the first place there was no injustice whatever in the pro position of taking off the Consolidated Annuities and laying on the income tax. But he should state the case thus :I—You have a tax upon this country which you propose to continue in order to obtain a remission of other duties, many of which have been already taken off, and several of which are going to be taken' off, pressing upon the whole of the community. What is the reason Ireland sh ould not bear such tax ? If Ireland is, with the rest of the United Kingdom, to receive a great benefit, although not ha the same proportion, why is she not to bear her burden The answer was—and it was a sufficient answer in 18 , 18, and might have been a sufficient answer now—" why, there are great burdens imposed on Ireland in consequence of the calamity of the famine and the debts contracted to feed the people ;" but we say we will tatke away that reason by re lieving you from the burden of those debts ; and then Bel fast, which has had no claim whatever to be exempt from the income tax, immediately you strike out that reason— Belfast, a place like Liverpool and Glas g ow, comes into the category of those towns rti son which this tax should be imposed, and imposed, as I think, in the same degree and according to the same a mount of means. (Hear, hear.) I think the objection 1 1 -4) the extension of the tax to Ireland was very much the I istress of the South ern an d Western parts of Ireland ; but in 1848, when the country was far more distressed than it is now—when the remains of the famine still pressed oat Ireland—my honourable friend the member, for Marylebone made a motion to im- pose an income tax on Ireland ; he proposed no remission of those debts which were then heavier than they are now, and when the country was less IdDle to bear them, and yet the right hon. gentleman, and the right hon. gentleman the member for Oxfordshire, s knd many others of their political friends and followers - voted for the imposition of the tax on Ireland. (Cheers j.) Well, the right hon. gentleman has to-night treated us with a dissertation on the inconsistency which lie finds in some gen tlemen sitting on these bend les ; but a more glaring exam le of i ncons i s t enc y cou ld 1 tar dl y b e f oun d . (H ear, l',,ea,. ), With regard to the a fleet of the relief given -,`" Ireland, and the burd ens imposed on her by this budget, a do , . den im not find f rom the figures th at she has so great a bur pr her as some ' hon. gentlemen opposite seem tot hink'''. the income tax, taki fi u nd that the increase of taxation from git for seven years, is 400,0001. a-year, from the lega c y d ut 98,0001., in all 558,460,000/., a nd from the stamp duty, lidated annuities 245,0601 ; whores s the relief is, the cense , the tei I duty 375,000/. and other smaller items 50 000/ than the burdens, and' i be n i n l g a larger amount of relief fr B6 o, according to the figures, Ireland will be relieved zy duty and spirit duty, duties imposed will he the o r " 700 /-, and the only amounting together to 258,000 e at at the balance of remissio n t o I'l elaenvid.ll4 412,0001. a y ear But I must say have looked I think that on this subject getttele:peanrticular figures, rather o much to the value of. llreland in rela and note nough to the general into 3lresilasev: tion to finance. (Hear, hear. that the disadvantage of Ireland in matte Considered has been the duties on consumpti on, Which,rshaorfdlyfiliantmee in England, have, in Ireland, totally preventedb° /gumption. I remember a rem arkable illustre.tion con o i this, that was stated by any lai ,e lamented friend Lord Sydenham, in a speech of his on le financial subjects ; h e stated that in the year 1807 the revenue of Ireland amounted to 4,378,000 1 . Between that year and the con clusion of the war taxes were slice essively imposed which, according to the calculations of I chancellors of the E x . che uer were to produce 3,400,0 1301 ., or to augment the reven q ue , to the extent of 7, 700,000 1 - What was the result ? In the year 1821, when that =wig nt, less about 400,0001. for taxes afterwards repealed, °ugh t to have been paid into the Exchequer, the whole reventt e of Ireland amounted only to 3,844,0001. being 533,0001. It :ss than in 1807. (Hear, from the Opposition.) Those additional taxes were not an income tax, were not direct taxes ; they were taxes on the great articles of consumption, al Id that is the point 011 , which I insist • and I say that, great as the effect of our changes in the Customs' duties have been, and the advan tages are greater even to Ireland than to England, in pro portion, the increased means of consuming coffee, and sugar, an, d un der this budget, tea, will enable the people of Ireland to consume articles of which they have been hitherto deprived, and which will, therefore, be of peculiar advantage to that people ; so that the real question of this taxation is as to its effects on the consumers and on the poor infinitely more than on the rich. (Hear.) Having stated these views with reference to the income tax, I cer tainly shall not think it necessary to go much into any other part of the budget though, perhaps, I may refer to certain sentiments of mine which have been quoted by gentlemen in this debate in opposing the proposition which is now before the committee. Several gentlemen have re ferred, in terms of which I certainly cannot complain, to the objections which I made in 1842 to the proposition of the income tax. It certainly was my opinion at that time that by a judicious alteration of the duties on corn, by a reduction of the prohibitory duty on foreign sugar, and an adjustment of the duties on timber and coffee, the advan tage of a moderate price to the community might be com bined with an increased revenue to the state ; but the House of Commons took the other course—they imposed an income tax, and made alterations in certain duties. In 1846, however, they went much further, in 842 her,wi l th r, and look ;eferenceto corn and to sugar, than I had proposed ing back to what happened at that time, and seeing what has happened since, lam bound to say that, upon the whole, the course then taken by Parliament was more bene ficial to the country than the course which I proposed in 1842. The country had, indeed, to pay a dear price for the benefit in the imposition of the income tax ; but is quite a different thing, having adopted that income tax, now to seek touratie a policy which y ou wou ld not pursue in 1842. (Hear.) As the matter now stands, I believe this income tax, as it has already been the means of relieving the country from very great burdens, and from excessive duties on articl es o f consum pti on , will, in like manner, be the means, before 1860, of relieving the country from other oppressive duties of the same kind. (Hear.) In 1830 it was stated by Mr. Huskisson that the great evil of taxa tion was that such heavy . indirect taxes were placed on the consumer, and teat the rich did not pay an equivalent tri bute to the revenue. In the last 20 years we have done much to remove that reproach, to obviate that evil, and I hold that we should act wisely in continuing that policy. (Hear.) The right hon gentleman towards the close of ' his speech spoke much of the hardship of the legacy duties ; the hardship of the legacy duties in question has been much exaggerated, and even to-night an hon. gen tleman said that 2,000,000/. of additional taxes are about to be placed on land. Now, the fact is that there is already a legacy duty paid on a portion of land, while another portion is totally exempt from the tax. "What, then, can be more just—what more equal, then to make the portion which has not hitherto contributed contribute to the tax—an act of justice, let me add, which will not involve a payment of 2 , 00 0,0001., as is asserted, but of 500,0001., or, at most, of 700,001.; and be it observed, further, that when the duty reaches this full amount the income tax will be diminished to the extent of at least 700,000/. ? (Hear , hear.) Adopt the amendment, and this consequence yin follow :—My right hon. friend pro poses in two years to diminish the income duty ld., and in two years more Id. more, and this you do if you adhere to the uniform rate ; but kdopt the amendment, and this will be impossible ; so that the land, in 1855, will not be relieved from the burdens from which the plan of my right hon. friend will relieve it. In the course of the operations to which I have referred, beginning with the removal of the differential duties, we have come, in course of time, to abolish those duties which deprived them of many com forts, many necessaries. I believe the house cannot more worthily represent the people, more worthily represent the people, than by pursuing this course. (Hear, hear.) It was said last year, and fthink it was a proof of little wis dom in him who said it—that he would endeavour to rule this country so as to check the advance of democracy. Depend on it that the ruler who sets himself to check the advance of democracy will but increase the irritation and augment the influence of the power against which he sets himself—(hear, hear)—but, if you consult the interests of the people you will make democracy conservative ; you will carry democracy with you, instead of having it oppose you as an enemy. (Hear.) This, it seems, to me, is the true policy for Parliament to pursue—neither to neglect the in terests of land nor the interests of trade, but to con sult all together, giving no undue favour to any one class, but pursuing a course which each must knew to be just. (Hear, hear.) I rejoice, that towards the termination of this course, which Parliament has now for nearly 12 years pursued, my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Ex chequer has had this opportunity of laying the propositions before the house, which; whether we consider the proposi tions themselves, or the manner in which they were intro duced, must give him a name to be envied among the Fi nancial Ministers of this country. (Cheers.) If, in order to do this, it has been his fortune to live before his age, I trust he will find his reward in the approbation and sup port of this house, and in the gratitude of an admiring people. (The noble lord resumed his seat amid loud cheer ing.) The committee then divided ; the numbers were— For the resolution Against it Ministerial majority —7l The announcement was received with vehement cheering from the supporters of the Government. Mr. LAWLESS then proposed an amendment to omit from the resolution the words " United Kingdom," and substitute the words "Great Britain," with the view of exempting Ireland from the imposition of the income tax. The debate on this amendment was adjourned, notwith standing numerous calls for an immediate division ' • and the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday. BOROUGH OF RYE. Mr. TUFNELL moved that a new writ be issued for the borough of Rye, in the room of W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., -whose election had been determined to be void. After some conversation, in which Sir J. PAXINGTON, Lord J. RussELL, and Mr. FuEWEN took part, Sir J. TROLLOPE said, there were many transactions, including compromises, which took place at elections, that never came under the notice of committees at all, and it was therefore his intention, as soon as all the inquiries were over, to call the attention of the noble lord to the general state of the law on this subject. (Hear, hear.) On the motion of Mr BASS, the debate was adjourned. The house then adjourned at a quarter to three o'clock. PARLIAMBNTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MAY 2. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WAYS AND MEANS.—THE INCOME TAX. Question proposed, " That it is the opinion of this commit tee, that towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, ' there shall be raised annually during the terms hereinafter limited, the several rates and duties following (that is to say) :—For and in respect of the property, in any lands, tene ments, or hereditaments, in the United Kingdom, and for and in respect of every annuity, pension or stipend, payable by her Majesty or out of the public revenue of the United King dom ; and for and in respect of all interest of money, annui ties, dividends, and shares of annuities payable to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, companies or socie ties, whether corporate or not corporate ; and for and in respect of the annual profits or gains arising or accruing to any person or persons whatever, resident in the United Kingdom, from any kind of property whatever, whether si tuate in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or from any an nuities, allowances, or stipends, or from any profession, trade, or vocation, whether the same shall be respectively exercised in the United Kingdom or elsewhere ; and for and in respect of the annual profits or gains arising or accruing to any per son or persons not resident within the United Kingdom from any property whatever in the United Kingdom, or from any trade, profession, or vocation, exercised in the United Kingdom ; for every 20s. of the annual value or amount thereof : For two years from April 5, 1853 £o 0 7 And for two years from April 5, 1855 And for three years from April 5, 1857.. 0 0 5 And that on April 5, 1860, except as to the collection of mo neys then due, the said rates and duties shall cease and deter mine. " And for and in respect of the occupation of such lands, tenements, or hereditaments (other than a dwelling-house oc cupied by a tenant distinct from a farm of lands), for every twenty shillings of the annual value thereof, one moiety of each of the said sums of 7d., 6d., and 5d., for the above named times respectively." Amendment proposed, to leave out the words " towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be raised annually during the terms hereinafter limited, the several rates and duties following," in order to insert the words, " the continuance of the income tax for seven years, and its extension to classes heretofore exempt from its operation without any mitigation of the inequalities of its assessment, are alike unjust and impolitic," instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the proposed resolution :"—The committee divided—Ayes, 323 ; Noes, 252. MAJORITY—AYES. 323 Acland, Sir T. Gardner, R. Norreys, Sir D. 1 A'Conrt, C. Geach, Charles O'Brien, Cornelius A dair, H. Gibson, Thomas M. O'Connell, Maurice Aglionby, H. A. Gladstone, William O'Flaberty, A. Alcock, Thomas Gladstone, Captain Oliveira, Benjamin Anderson, Sir James Glyn, George Carr Osborne, Ralph Anson, Gen. Geoderich, Via. Otway, Arthur John Atherton, Wm, Goodman, Sir G. Owen, Sir J. Baines, M T. Goold, W. Paget, Lord Alfred Ball, John. Gordon, Admiral Paget, Lord George Baring, H. B. Goulb= ' Henry Palmerston , Viscount Baring, Sir F. Gower, F. L. Patten, J. Baling, Francis Grace, 0. Pechell, Sir G. Barnes, T. Graham, Sir J. Peel, Sir R. Bass, M. T. Greenall, Gilbert Peel Frederick Beaumont. W. B. Greene, T. Pellatt, A Beckett, William Gregson Samuel Pennant, Colonel Bell, J. Grenfell, C. Peto, S. Bellew, Captain Grey, Sir G. Phillips, John Henry lasnbow, John Grosvenor, Lord R. Phillimore, J. G. Berkeley, Admiral Grosvenor, Earl Phillimore, R. Berkeley, H. Hadfield, G. Phinn, T. Berkeley, Hon. C. F. Hall, Sirsßenjstmln Pi4ott, Francis Berkeley, C. L. Hanmer, Sir J. Pilkington, James Bethel?, Richard Harcourt, G. G. Pinney, William Biddulph, R. M. Harcourt, Col. Pollard-Urquhart, W Biggs, William Hastie, Alexander Ponsonby, lin.A.G. J. Blackett, J. F. B. Hastie, Archibald Portman, W. Bonham-Carter, John Headlam, T. E. Powlett, Lord W. Boyle, Colonel Heard, J I. Price, Sir R. Bramston. T. W, Heathcoate, Sir G. Price, W. P. Brand, H. Heathcote, Gilbert H. Pritchard, J. Bright, John Hene ,, , G . H. W. Ricardo, 0. Broeklehurst, John Fleneage, G. F. Rich, 11. Rrockman, E. D. Herbert, H. A. Robartes, T. J. A. Brotherton, Joseph Herbert, Sidney Roche, E. B. Brown, H. Hervey, T.ord Alfred Rumbold, C. E. Brown, W. Heywood, James Russell, Lord .7. Browne, V. Heyworth, Lawrence Russell, F. C. Bruce, Lord E. Higgins, George Russell, F. W. Bruce, H. A. Hindley, Charles Sadleir, J. Bulkeley, Sir R. B. W. Hogg, Sir James W. Sanders, G. Butler, Charles Howard, C. W. G. Sawle, C. B. G. Byng, G. H. Charles Howard, Lord E. Scholefleld, W. Cardwell, Hon. E. Hudson, George Scobell, Capt. Caulfield, Col. Hughes, W. B. Scrope, G. P. Cavendish, C Hume, J. Scully, Francis Cavendish, George Hutchins, E. Scully, V. Challis, Alderman Hutt, William Seymour, Lord Chambers, Thomas Ingham, Robert Seymour, 11. D. Cearteris, F. Inglis, Sir R. H. Seymour W.l), Cheetham, John Jackson, William Shafto, It. D. Christy, Samuel Jermyn, Earl Shelburne, Earl of Clay, Sir William Johnstone, James Shelley, Sir J. V. Clifford, Henry M. Johnstone, Sir J, Sheridan, R. B. Clinton, Lord Robert Keating H. Smith, John Benj. Cobden, Richard Keogh, William Smith, It. Cockburn, Sir Alex. Kershaw, James Smyth, J. Cocks, Thomas S. K'ng, P. J. Stafford, Marquis Coffin, W. Kingscote, R. N. F. Stanley, W. 0. Collier, Robert P. Kinnaird, Arthur F. Stephenson, Robert Colville, C. R. Kirk, William Stirling, W. Cowan, Charles Labouchere, H. Str:ckand, Sir G. , Cowper, W. Laing, S. Struts, l Rt. fi on. E. Craufurd, E. Langston, J. B. Stuart, Lord D. Crook, J. Langton, H. G. Stuart, H. Crossley, Frank Laslett, William Tancred, H. W. Crowder, R. Lawless, C. Thicknesse, R. A. ' , lt o w r i n is e h l T Cnbitt, Alderman Lawley, F. C. Currie, Sir G. H. l e e g m h o'n G iir C L . Davie, Sir H. Denison, E. Denison, J. E. Dent, J. Divert, Edward Lewis, Sir T. Thompson, George Trail. G Y e . ;al, Capt. Lindsay, Colonel Tufnell , H. Locke, Josepls Lockhart, A. E. Loveden, P. Drumlanrig, Vie. Lowe, It. Drummond, H. Duff, George Dull, James Luce, T. Tynte, Col. C. J. K. Vane, Lord H. Vernon.O. E. H. Villiers, Hon. C. Vivian, J. H. Maucaulay, T. B. Vivian, Henry H. Mackie, John Wall, C. B. Duke, Sir James Macgregor, James Walmsley, Sir J. Duncan, George Duncombe, T. Dundas, F. Dunlop, A. BT. Macgregor, John water J. M'Taggart, Sir J. Warner, Edward Dundas, G. Mangles, R. D. Marshall, Martin, John Massey, W. N. Egerton, Edward Matheson, Alex. West, F. R. East, Sir J. B. Whalley, G. Egerton Masterman, John Whatman, James Maule, Colonel Whitbread, S. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Matheson, Sir J. William Wells, W. Lord C. Wickham, Henry W, Ellice, E. Wilkinson, W. A. Elliot, John Miall, Edward Wilcox, B. Euston, Earl Milligan, Robert Williams, W. Evans, Sir D. L. Mills, T. Wilson, James Evans, W. Miner, W. M. E. Winnington, Sir T. E Evelyn, W. Milnes, R. M. Wise, J. A. E wart, William Milton Viscount Wood, Sir C. Feilden, M. Michell, T. Woodd, B. Fergus, John Moffatt, G. Wortley, J. S. Ferguson, Colonel Molesworth, Sir W. Wrightson, W. Ferguson, Sir R. Monck, Viscount Wyndham, William Ferguson, Joseph Moncrieff, J. Wyvill, Mannaduke Fitzgerald, J. Monsell, William Young, Sir John Fitzgerald, Sir J. Moreton, Lord Fitzroy, Hon. H. Morris,,D. Forster, C. Mostyn, E. M. Fortescue, C. 31nre, Col. Fox, R. M. Murphy, F. S. Fox, W. J. Murrough, J. P. Hayter, W. G. Freestun, Colonel Norreys, Lord Musgrave, Earl MINORITY—NOES, 252. Adderley, C. Freshfield, J. Morgan, C. R. Alexander, J. Frewen, Charles Hay Morgan, Octavius Annesley, Earl of Fuller, A. E. Mullings, J. R. Anson, Viscount Gailwey, Sir W. P. Mundy, W, Arbuthnot, Gen. Galway, Viscount Muntz, G. Frederick Archdall, Captain M. Gaskell, J. 31. Naas, Lord Bagge,lW. George, John 'Napier, J. Bailey, Sir J. Goddard, Ambrose L. Neeld, John Batley, C. , Gooch, Sir E. Neeld, Joseph Bailey, H J Gore, W. O. Newark, Viscount Baird, James Granby, Marquis Newdegate, C. N. Ball, Edward Greaves, Edward Newport, Viscount Baldock, E. H. Greene, J. Noel, Gerard James Banker, G. Greville, Col. North, Colonel Baring, T. Grogan, E. Oakes, J. H. P. Barrington, Viscount Guernsey, Lord O'Brien, P. Barrow, Wm. H. Gwyn, Howel O'Brien, Sir Timothy Bateson, T. Halford, Sir Henry Ossulston, Lord Bennet, Philip Hall, Colonel Packe, C. William Bentinck, Lord H. Halsey, T. Pakeaham, E. Bentinck, Geo. P. Hamilton, Lord C. Pakington, Sir J. Beresford, William Hamilton, G. A. Palmer, R. Bernard, Viscount Hamilton, J. Hans Parker, R. Townley Blair, Colonel Hanbury, Hon. C. Peacocke, G. M. W. Blake, M. Hardinge, Charles S. Percy, J. Bland, L. Hawkins, W. W. Portal, M. Boldero. Colonel Hayes, Sir Edmund Potter, R. Booth, Sir R. Henchy, D. O'Connor Power, N. Bower, G. Henley, J. W. Prime, R. Brady, John Herbert, Sir Thomas Pugh, D. Brisco, Musgrave 1111dyard, R. Repton, G. W. J. Brooke, Lord Hill, Lord Arthur E. Robertson, P. F. Brooke, Sir A.B. Hotham, Lord Rushout, Captain Bruce, Cumming Hume, W. F. Scott, Francis Buck, Lewis W. Irian, Samuel Seaham, Lord. Buller, Sir J. Y. Jocelyn, Viscount Seymer, H. K. Bunbury, W. Jolllffe, Sir W. G. H. Shee, William Burghley, Lord Jones, Capt. Sibthorp, Colonel Burke, Sir T. Jones, D. Smijth, Sir W. Burrell, Sir C. M. Keating, Robert Smith, Wm. M. Burroughes, Henry N. Kelly, Sir F. Smyth, R. J. Butt, Geo. Medd Kendall, Nicholas Somerset, Captain Butt, Isaae Kennedy, Tristram Sotheron, T. H. S. Cabbell, B. B. Ker, D. S. Spooner, Richard Cairns, H. M'Calmont King, James King Stanhope, James B. Comae, Sir J. R. Knatchbull, W. F. Stanley, Lord Cayley, E. S. Knight, F. W. Sturt, H. G. Chandos, Marquis of Knightley, Rainald Sullivan, M. Chelsea, Viscount Knox, Colonel Swift, R. Child, Smith Knox, W. S. Talbot,T. Christopher, R. Adam Lacon, Sir E. Thesiger, Sir F. Clinton4Lord C. P. Laffan, R. M. Tollemache, John Clive, R. H. Langton, W. G. Tomliee, G. Clive, R. Lennox, Lord A. Trollope, Sir J. Cobbold, J. Chevalier Lennox. Lord HG. Tudway, R. Codrington, Sir W. Leslie, Charles P. Turner, C. Coles, H. Beaumont Liddell, H. G. Tyler, Sir G. Compton, Henry Lockhart, W. Tyrell, Sir J. T. Cottony, T. Long, W. Vance, J. Coote, Sir C. H Lovaine, Lord Vane, Lord A. Corbally, M. E. Lowther, Captain Tansittart, G. H. Corry, Henry Lowry Lucas, F. Verner, Sir W. Cotton, W. H. S. Lytton, Sir E. G. Villiers, Rt. Hn. F. Davies, D. Macartney, G. Vivian, J. Ennis Davison, it. Mackenzie, WF. Vyvyan, Sir R. Devereux, J. T. M'Cann, J. Vyse, R. H. H. Disraeli, Benjamin M'Mahon, P. Waddington, David Dod. J. W. Maddock, Sir H. Waddington, H. S. Drax, J. S. W. S. E. Megan, W. H. Walcot, Adm. Duckworth, Sir J. Maguire,ir, J. Walpole, S. H. Duffy, C. ichard Welby, Sir G. Duncombe, M aannners, Lord G. Whiteside, James Duncombe, W. E. Mners, Lord J. Wintmore, Henry . Dunne, Michael March, Earl of Wigram, L. T. Dunne, Col. Mare, C. J. Williams, T. P. Elmley, Viscount Maunsell, T. P. Wodehouse, E. Esmonde, J. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Worcester, Mavis(' Fagan, W. Meagher, Thomas Wyndham, Oen. Farnham, E. B. Mum, Sir Henry Wynn, Herbert W. Fellowes, Edward Miles, William York, E. T. Floyer, J. Michell, W. Follett, Brent S. Montgomery. H. L. Forbes, William Montgomery, Sir G. Forester, Colonel Moody, C. A. Forster, Sir G. Moore, G. H. French, Fitzstephen Moore, R. S. TELLERS. TELLUS. Mandeville, Viscount. Taylor, Col. 1 SOUTHAMPTON MAIL PACKETS.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Parana, Capt. E. Woolley, sailed yesterday afternoon with the usual mails for the British and foreign West India colonies, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific, and California, in charge of Lieutenant Fuge, RN., Admiralty agent. The Parana takes out 105 passengers, among whom are Commander Marshall, Lieutenants Davenay and Harbord, Dr. Gordon, &c., and a full cargo of manufactured goods, of English and continental origin. The Magdalena, with the home ward West India and Mexican mails, is now hourly expected. The Ripon, Captain R. Moresby, 1.N., will leave on Wednesday, with the outward mails for India, China, and Australia. The Royal mail steamer Tay is appointed to take out the Brazil and Rio de la Plata mails of the 9th inst. The United States mail steam ship Washington, with dates from New York to the 23d ult., is expected to arrive off Cowes, on her way to Bremen, about Friday or Saturday next. The Madrid, Captain John Weeks, with the homeward Peninsular mails, and the steam-ship City of London, from the Levant, will be due at 2uthampton this day or to morrow. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. However anyions we are to see that noble three-decker the Duke of Wellington at Spithead, we are still more de sirous of seeing her leave the harbour well and efficiently , manned, as also s lompletely fitted for sea. We fear, if un due haste is used In forcing her to leave her present moor ings, that sickness to- some extent will be the consequence, as her decks are far from being thoroughly free from damp, and it will require some duration of fine sunny weather to cause her paint to be well . dried. We understand that the ,Admiralty have ordered the Agamemnon, 90, screw-ship, Captain Sir Thomas Mait land, to proceed from Spithead to Madeira, in order to give the crew a chance of re ,..overing and establishing their health. To-morrow is named as the day of starting. We hear that it is in contemplallon to form a medical board at Somerset-house for the purp,we of directing the medical affairs of the navy. MORE FLOGGING.—Thomas Morris, tr seaman of the Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, in Plymouth Sound, who was absent from his ship for five wee, but, being left behind at Portsmouth, walked all the w-ay down to Plymouth, and went on board his ship, has been flogged by order of the Admiralty, receiving three dozen hislles. We dot not know anything about the character of the man. We have heard that he has frequently broken his leave ; but he has served in the navy twenty-one years anq six months, and has a wife and family residing in Devon port. There is some story afloat that a letter which he wrote to his wife was unjustifiably torn up. If an old sinner, ought this man to be retained in the service ? And if not a hardened offender, ought a man with above 21 years' services and perhaps 40 years old, to have been flogged ? PORTSMOUTH, MAY 2. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY'S BRIG CYGNET FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. —Cygnet, 8, Commander Richard D. White, let go her anchor last evening at 5.40 at Spithead, having left Lagos on the Ist of March. She sailed from Plymouth on the Ist of August, 1850, since which she has sailed over 46,000 miles. She has not been sufficiently in luck to capture any slavers. Reached Ascen sion on the 20th of March, and left again for England on the 21st. She brings home as invalids Dr. Nelson, Mr. ' Browne, master of the Penelope Mr. Snell, of the Alecto; and Mr. Ricalton, paymaster of the Polyphemus (paddle), and eight marines and blue jackets. Mr. Ricalton returns to this country a sad cripple, having been fearfully crushed and wounded in an attack of the boats of the Polyphemus on a stockade at Babbah, a stronghold of pirates and slave-holders, that had escaped detection for a number of years. In fact, but for the ingenuity of the com mander of the Polyphemus, the place would have remained undiscovered to this day. The position was well de fended, but the British tars carried all before them, and burnt the place to the ground, the pirates bolting across the country and crossing a lake, taking care to destroy all boats or means of conveyance. We trust Mr. Ricalton will not be lost sight of by the proper authorities. He had the whole of his ribs broken, leg broken, severely cut about the face and head, and rendered useless and incapa citated for the remainder of his days. The Cygnet spoke the Rattlesnake on the 27th of March, in lat. 50 N, long. 20 45—a1l well ; the Bromberia, on the 16th of April, in lat. 3412, long. 40 22, bound from Calcutta to London. She has lost three marines and two carpenters. One of the marines (Anthony M`Cade) jumped overboard, and was lost, Dec. 26, 1850. Edward Hewett, marine, died May 16, 1852. John Holme, died Feb. 20, 1853. Richard Penfound, carpenter, died Dec. 24, 1850. James Vearney, carpenter, died Dec. 13, 1850. The whole of these men were affected when they joined the brig. The Cygnet sup plied provisions to a ship in distress— the Ada Mary, of Bristol, Thomas Oke, master, off Cape Lopez, homeward bound. The Penelope left Lagos, for the South Coast, on the 21st March. The Britomart, for Prince's Island, for water ; her crew unhealthy. The Crane and the Linnet on the North Coast. The Har lequin and the Firefly on the South Coast ; the Firefly to sail for England on the Ist of May. The Fire Queen, tender to Victory, Master Commander F. M. Paul, went to Osborne to-day with tho Commander in -Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, to pay his respects to her Majesty. The Odin, 16, paddle, Captain Francis Scott, came into harbour this morning at nine o'clock. Her machinery is to undergo an examination. The Righflyer, 21, screw, Captain John Moore, bent sails this morning, and at four p.m. steamed out of har bour and brought up at Spithead. The Agamemnon, 90, screw, is ordered to the measured mile to test her powers, and is expected to sail for Lisbon on Wednesday. She is very short of hands. The Sir Robert Peel, American liner, arrived here this morning; to embark passengers for New York. Sailed this afternoon. [ADV.ERTISEMENTI—Ho noway's Ointment and Pills ex cellentitemedies for the Cure of Bronchitis and Ulce rated Sore Throats. Extract of a letter from Mr James Downing, of Paris-street, Exeter, dated March 30, 1853._ To Professor Holloway.—Sir, Your oint ment and. pills have e ff ec t e d upon me a per f ec t cure o f a dreadfully di seased throat arising from cold, which ul timately terminated in. bronchitis. The medical aid I received . 'was unabl e t o combat with the disease, and I was rap Ily sinking under its influence. At this stage I had recourse to your medi c i nes, which in a few hours relieved mte, and I am happy to inform you, that in less than a fortnight I was entirely cured by them.."-- Sold by all dru:3 - gists, and at Professor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand, London. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENTING, MAY 3, 1853. frourttZtittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS--(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. _ _ Fisher's Divorce Bill passed through committee. The report on Cutbill's Divorce Bill was received and agreed to. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the grant to Maynooth. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented peti tions from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and from Melbourne, against the continuance of the transportation system. BURGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord PANMURE moved the second reading of this bill, which he said was to remedy certain defects in the mode of election to Town Councils in Scotland. Accord ing to the present law, an error in the election of any member of a Scotch Town Council could only be reme died by warrant under the royal sign manual, and the object of this bill was to enable the necessary proceed ings to be taken on application to the Court of Session. The bill was then read a second time. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of this bill, the object of which, he explained, would reform the jurisdiction and management of charitable trusts. Within the course of the present century, seve ral commissions had been issued to inquire into the sub ject, and no less than 32 reports had been presented, extending over 38 closely printed folios. Several bills had been introduced into this house on the subject, by Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Truro, but none had passed into law. A bill had also been introduced by the late Government but was dropped. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COXVIONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the omnibus proprietors of the metropolis against the Hackney Car riage Bill, and praying that the bill might be referred to a select committee. Mr. CRAUFURD presented several petitions from various places in Scotland against the Maynooth grant. Mr. WILCOX presented a petition from Southampton in favour of international arbitration. Sir J. V. SHELLEY presented a petition from the hackney carriage proprietors, stating that if the Hack ney Carriage Bill passed, it would be their ruin, and therefore they prayed that the bill might be referred to a select committee. Capt. SCOBELL presented a petition from the licensed victuallers of Bath against the proposed in crease in trading licences. Mr. CHEDALE presented a petition from Staley bridge, praying that the vacant seat of Sudbury might be allotted to that town. Mr. LOWE presented petitions from various places in Gloucestershire in favour of the bill for legalising mar riages with a deceased wife's sister. Lord HOTHAM presented two petitions from the East Riding of Yorkshire against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Mr. COBDENpresented a petition from the Athenum of Manchester, praying for the total repeal of the adver tisement duty. The Earl of MARCH presented a petition from Sus sex, against the County Rates Bill. BOTTLING WINE IN BOND. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY wished to ask the hon. gen tleman the Under-Secretary for the Treasury a question on the subject of bottling wine in bond. What he wished to ask was, whether the Customs regulations would allow wine to be bottled in bond for home consumption, in the same manner that wine was allowed to be bottled in bond for exportation ? Mr. WILSON said the subject of bottling wine in bond for home consumption was now under the consi deration of the Customs authorities. They had already made a report to the Treasury, in which they pointed out a. number of practical difficulties which stood in the way of such an arrangement, but the matter was not yet decided. As the same time, however, it was only right that he should state that at present the practical difficulties in the way of such a regulation were so great that he could hold out no prospect of regulations being made to enable wines for home consumption to be bottled in bond. With regard to wine for exportation, the regulations would remain the same as they were. CHICORY. Sir J. TROLLOPE wished to know if the hon. gen tleman was prepared to state what were the intentions of the Government with regard to the subject of chicory! An answer to stich a question had been promised this week. Mr. WILSON said he had to-day had a communica tion with his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this subject, and he had to state that his right .hon. friend having carefully considered the whole matter, had come to the conclusion that it would be only fttir, considering the forward state of the land for the growth of chicory, to continue the duty of 4s. per cwt., and 4/. per ton, up to Oct., 1854. The present duty was entirely prohibitory ; it had no reference to the present value of the article, but was fixed at a time when, the duty upon coffee was 9d. and ls. 3d. a pound. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. M r. R. MOORE gave notice that on the 31st inst. he sheufd move for a select committee to inquire into the eceleiiastical revenues of the Church of Ireland. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY gave notice that on Friday next he should move an address to the Crown for a com missi on to inquire into the corrupt practices at the Barn.s.taple election. Mr. HUTCHINSON gave notice that on the 31st inst. he should move the appointment of a committee to inquire into the cause of accidents in mines, with the view of taking precautions for their prevention in future. Mr. L. KING gave notice that, on the 31st instant, he should move for a select committee to inquire into all ca.s es where election petitions had been withdrawn. Mr. C. BERKELEY gave notice that, on Monday next, :he should move for leave to bring in a bill for lessening the expence of the election of members of Par- Hamer it, by prohibiting the employment of bands or other •music, and the use of flags, banners, and all other emble ms whatever at elections. MINT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Under Secretary for the Ccilonies, whether the staff and machinery for the Bran al Mint at Sydney had been sent there, or when they Ivould be dispatched ? Mr. F. PEEL said no part of the machinery had yet been s ent out to Sydney, but still no time had been lost in the appointment of an officer to superintend the work. The selection of the Government had fallen upon Major Wall, who had been directed to put himself in commu nicatic .rt with Sir J. Herschel, for the purpose of making all the arrangements necessary for the establishment of the mi nt. The expense was to be borne by the colony. DISPUTED PROPERTY. Mr. , C. BERKELEY wished to ask the Secretary of the Tn usury, whether he has received a memorial from Sarah Allen and Anna Maria Randall, which memorial was sent to him more than four months ago ; and if he has r( si.-...eived it, what is the reason why no notice what ever I zas been'taken of it ? Mr WILSON said the memorial which related to a claim to some disputed property of a deceased person, was r Low under the consideration of the Queen's Proctor and t. he Solicitor to the mint. VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE. Mr. HUME complained of the bad ventilation of the house (i luring the debate last night, and called upon the right h( hart., the First Commissioner of Works, to take ca: re that hon. members were not annoyed in the same w. ay again. Sir 'V T. MOLESWORTH said the heat was not occa sioned by the lights, but by the crowded state of the house.. Mr. BOUVERIE said he occupied the chair in com mittee . last night for more than five hours, and he might thereto] re be pardoned for adding a word upon this sub ject. 3lt was only this morning that he had occasion to remark , that the temperatare of the house last night was as natural as it was possible for the air of a room to be. (1 sear, and a laugh.) CENSUS PAPERS. Mr . HUTT wished to ask the Secretary of State for the F 'ome Department when the census papers of the year 1851 are likely to be laid before Parliament. Lo id PALMERSTON said he had reason to believe that i he papers, which were of a detailed and compli cated character, would be ready immediately after the Whit auntide recess. INCOME TAX. Lc ird J. RUSSELL gave notice that the Government woul rl propose to take the next stage on the income tax on T hursday next, and the motion of the hon. baronet the i nember for the Tower Hamlets relating to Church rate: ; on Monday next. LETTERS OF REFUGEES. Mr. PHINN wished to put a question to the noble lord 'at the head of the Home Department which he was sure the noble lord would be glad to have an opportu nity of answering. He wished to ask the noble lord whe' her any directions or instructions had been given or a, by warrant issued, by the Secretary of State for th Hon xe Department, authorising the Postmaster-Ge nera to it ispect or open letters addressed to foreign refugees (He: tr.) L, ord PALMERSTON had no hesitation in say ing that no such instructions or orders had been give) a as far as his knowledge extended. (Cheers.) No lette 'r addressed to any foreigner, or to the individual whit h his hon. and learned friend must have had in his eye ( IK - iassuth), had ever been meddled with, nor had any letter: r • which were addressed to foreign refugees, as far . as he was aware of. (Hear, hear.) Certainly no such in structions had been given since he had been in office, while b e had no reason to believe that any were given by his p redecessor. (Cheers.) COUNTY FRANCHISE. Mr. I ~ KING moved for leave to bring in a bill to make ti to franchise in counties in England and Wales the same as in boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all>o zupiers of tenements of the annual value of ten pound; 5. He rejoiced that he brought forward the bill under t. he auspices of a government of progress, who had, r 1. - 13 ring their short a dministration, shown a wide spirit or conciliation and concession to all parties. e hoped ! they would concede their support to the present measv xre in the same. spirit, and that they would not op pose i t on the ground, either that this was not thelpro , per sc &Hon to introduce it, or that the Governme nt were alread, r pledged to propose a scheme of electoral reform. If any great anomaly or injustice existed in the country it was the bounden duty of the house to remove it without delay, if that could be done without injuring any class of the community. If the bill were allowed to be brought in by the Government they would show that they were in earnest in regard to their promise of reform. Hitherto the bill had been met not by reasonable objections, but by deeply seated pre judice. All it proposed to do was to remove one of the greatest anomalies which existed in our representative system. (Hear.) In a country of progress like this it was absolutely necessary that the area of representa tion should be enlarged, and that the franchise should be given to those communities who were capable and en titled to enjoy it. Looking at the corrupt practises which had lately prevailed at elections, in some of which the Government had been mixed up, they should de all they could to purify our institutions, and not let it go forth to despotic Europe that tkere institutions were a laughing stock. Lord J. RUSSELL said he did not mean to enter into any discussion upon the merits of the bill. It seemed to him that the question of introducing the pro posed franchise into counties was so intimately connected with our whole social system of representation that it was not a matter which could be taken up lightly. (Hear.) Whether it was wise, unwise, good or bad to make this change, there could be no doubt that it was a change of very great importance, and must affect the representation of the house to a considerable extent. Such being the case—and he believed it would be ad mitted to be so by the consent of all men—he then said that on this important question it was impossible to in troduce a bill without having discussions on the wide principle of our representation, and in order that an op portunity might be obtained for that purpose, it was neces saryto postpone all thequestionsnow before the house. He could [only say that the present Government were not indisposed to consider the whole question when the pro per time arrived. Perhaps the hon. gentleman who had introduced the bill would not give any credit to the de claration, but he (Lord J. Russell) would say to the rest of the house that the Government were duly im pressed with the importance of the subject, and that they hoped, when they brought forward their bill, they would be able to do so at a time and in a manner which would secure for it the serious consideration of the house. If the hon. member went to a division, he should feel it his duty to vote against the motion. Sir D. LACY EVANS defended Mr. Locke King for again submitting the bill to the house, but trusted after the explanation of the noble lord, it was not his inten tion to go to a division. Mr. HUME thought Mr. L. King had done no more in moving for the introduction of the bill than he had pledged himself to do last session. After the expressions which fell from Lord J. Russell last night respecting the democracy, he (Mr. Hume) would refuse full confidence in his promise of future reform, and he should, there fore, advise his hon. friend to withdraw his motion. Mr. HADFIELD made a similar suggestion. Mr. L. KING said after what had fallen from his hon. friends, he would not go to a division. The motion was then, by leave, withdrawn. CHATHAM ELECTION. Sir J. SHELLEY called the attention of the house to the following resolution :—" That if it shall appear that any person hath been elected or returned a member of this house, or endeavoured so to be, by bribery, or any other corrupt practices, this house will proceed with the utmost severity against all such persons as shall have been wilfully concerned in such bribery, or other corrupt practices." Also, to the following resolution of the Chatham Elec tion Committee :—" That it was proved to the com mittee that Joseph Greathead, an elector of Chatham, had been bribed by a situasion as a letter carrier in the Post-office, obtained for his son Charles Greathead, by Sir John Mark Frederic Smith ; and moved that the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute the said Sit John Mark Frederic Smith for bribery at the last elec tion at Chatham. Sir F. THESIGER opposed the motion. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 2. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday wil be celebrated on Tuesday the 24th instant. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 2. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Drawing-rooms, at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : Thursday, 2d June next ; Tuesday, 14th June next ; Thursday, 23d June next. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAWING- ROOMS, AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The Ladies, who purpose to attend her Majesty's Draw ing-rooms, are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names clearly written thereon—one to be left with the Queen's page in attendance in the ante-room, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those Ladies who are to be presented are hereby informed that it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the names of the ladies who are to present them, should be de livered at the Lord. Chamberlain's Office on Tuesday the 31st of May for the first drawing-room ; on Saturday the 11th of June for the second drawing-room ; and on Tues day the 21st of June for the third drawing-room, on each day before twelve o'clock, in order that they may be sub mitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her Majesty's command that no presentation shall take place unless the name of the lady presenting, together with that of the lady to be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's Office. It is particularly requested that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain,lin order that there may be no difficulty in announcing them. The state apartments will not be open for the reception of company coming to Court until half-past one o'clock. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 2. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Guthrie, Esq., to be Sub-Collector of Customs and Landing Sur veyor at the port of Geelong, in the colony of Victoria ; and Richard Down, Esq., to be Landing Surveyor for that colony. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 2. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Wardlaw, Esq. (late Lieut. in the East India Company's Service), Exon of her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, vice Captain W. L. Grant, resigned. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Anglesey. Richard Williams Prichard, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu tenant, April 28. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cardiganshire. George Bowen Jordan Jordan, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu tenant, April 28. Commission by Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Warden of the Stannaries. Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of Militia — Nicholas Kendal, junior, Esq., to be Captain, April 26. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. 2nd Cornwall Rifle Regiment—John Salusbury, Esq., to be Ist Captain ; William Price Michell, Gent., to be Sur geon, April 29. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. Royal Brecknock Rifle Regiment a Militia—Lieutenant William Bridgwater to be Captain ; John Gregory, Gent., to be . First Lieutenant ; Thomas Price Bligh, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, April 29. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. Royal Monmouth Militia—Alexander Rolls, Esq., to be Major. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—George Phipps Prevost, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Vaughan, to be promoted, April 30. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey. Ist Regiment of Royal Sur:ey Witia—Matthew Trol lope Coleman, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, with the rank of Lieutenant, May 2. 2d Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia—Lieutenant Joseph Dingwall, to be Captain, vice Parratt, appointed to the Adjutantcy of the 3d Regiment of4the Royal Surrey Militia, April 30 ; Henry Sharp Taylor, Gent., to be As sistant-Surgeon, with the rank of Lieutenant, April 23. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland. Northumberland Regiment of Militia—Patrick Thorp Dickson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, April 30. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia — James Henry, Esq. ; Charles F. B. Greville Dickenson, Esq. ; Charles Spencer Scrase Dickins, Esq. ; Edward John Bunny, Esq., to be Captains, April 18. Ensign James Dennis • Ensign William Bryce Watson;Ensign Williams Adamsi Nash ; Anthony J. Wright Biddulph, Gent., to be Lieutenants, April 18 ; Frederick John Freenland, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 18. Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—Major Georged Kirwan Carr to be Lieutenant-Colonel, April 26 ; Charles Montagu Chester, to be Major, April 18; Charles Bayntun, Gent., and Henry Molineux, Gent., to be Lieu tenants, April 18 ; Surgeon's Mate George eekes to be Surgeon, April 25 ; Henry Moon, Gent., to be Assistant- Surgeon, April 18. BANKRUPTS. John Henderson and Christopher Nauson, cabinetmak ers, Windsor-terrace, Vauxhall-road, to surrender May 12, at half-past eleven, and June 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Baylis, Redcross-street. bon - ald Macfie, draper, Edgware-road, May 9, at two, and June 25, at twelve, at tho Court of Bankruptcy. Ni cholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lawrence, Bread-street, Cheapside. Henry Charles Larkan, coffee-house keeper, Greenwich, May 11, at one, and June 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Carttar, Green wich. William Stiles, mister, Stratford•upon-Avon, May 11 and June 1, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Lane, Stratford upon-Avon, and Hodgson, Birmingham. Henry Carrington, nurseryman, Mile-end, Stockport, May 26, and June 16, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester ; Cobbett, Manchester. William Woodyatt, joiner, Witton, Northwich, May 17, and June 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Holland and Green, Northwich. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—THIS DAY. Amsterdam .... ........ 11 17 Gibraltar .. ~........ —'Ditto, three months .. 11 184, 'Leghorn .„ 2 , 65 Rotterdam 11 181 z Genoa •...„ • , ,„ ,„ 25 35 Antwerp ..............25 30 Milan „ ... Brussels .............. 25 30 Ve n i ce ... ...... arnburgh ............ 13 8 IPalerm o Naples „ ......... ... .. • 41% ! Paris •••••••••• • • • • • • • • 25 7% .igessirta ,• ••• •• •. 125 , Ditto, three months ••25 30 Lsbou • • •• • 1251 A y, Marseilles... •.. • • 25 30 !Oporto •• • *: 53% Bourdeaux • • 'Rio Janeiro •• ••• •• • • Frankfort-on-Maine .• .• 11'0% Buenos Ayres ..... •:: •• Berlin •••••••• • • • • • • • • INew York., 60 daysl•sight Vienna .. ••••••.•• • •• . 10 56 ;Phil; lebAla ••• Trieste ........ —••• • • • 10 59 I PIITCB 3OF BITL . ION, PER OZ. Petersburgh.. • • •• • • 37% Forelgr t Gold In Bars £3 17 9 31adrlil •••••••• • • • • • • • • 59 % 1 Portu g al Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz ••• • • ...... •••• • • • 50% Mexic an Dollars 0 0 0 Barcelona • • • New Dollars 00 0 Selina • • 119 e• •.•O.Of .• ISillrerin bars •••• 05 1% CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. By the Hotspur we have received papers from the Cape down to the Bth of March. The pacification of the colony was progressing, and the Cape Town mail of the Bth informs its readers that Macomo, Sandilli, and the other Gaika chiefs had agreed to all General Cathcart's conditions. The formal pro clamation of peace was expected by the next post. The Gaika tribes which had been expelled from the Amatolas and driven across the Kei were to be located on the Thomas and Upper Kei rivers, in close proximity to the Basutos. AUSTRALIA. By the Admiral, which left Hobson's Bay on the 27th of January, we have advices from Melbourne down to the 25th of January. The commercial accounts by this arrival are satisfac tory. The yield of gold from the diggings continued. The produce market was high. The provision market was falling rapidly, especially as regarded flour, and the price of labour was rather lower. There was no political intelligence of any importance. The Admiral has on freight 22,000 ounces of gold dust. The following is extracted from the latest Gold Circular : Business has for the week been particularly brisk, the price in Sydney for Victoria gold having advanced to 3/. 13s. per ounce. In Melbourne we have had numerous buyers for that market, and the Warata took a much larger amount of gold than usual. The banks having altered the rates of exchange at which they issue their draughts on London to 71 per cent. discount, the purchasers of gold for remittances have been very numerous, and the demand for shipment, and for several of the banks that are purchasers, has been very great, and the supply being inadequate to meet it, the price has gradually advanced to 725. 3d. per ounce, at which figure very large orders have been sup plied, and even 725. 6d. has been paid for a large parcel. The Bank of Victoria and Commercial Banking Com pany have 'commenced business ; the former does not purchase gold, and makes liberal advances at the same rate of exchange as the other banks ; the latter pur chases gold, and makes the same advances as the others. From the Eureka diggings the reports are not so favourable as formerly, but those who work steadily make a good living. Many left for the Creswick s Creek, but have been disappointed in their expectations. From Bendigo also the report is not favourable, the miners having left for other places in thousands—for Mount Korong, among others, where many parties are finding gold in quantities. Fryer's and Forest Creek are improving, and some new spots have turned out very well. On the Coliban, near the new township of Malmsbury, gold is found in quantities sufficient to remunerate diggers, of whom about 200 are now at work. Wood End, the further extremity of the Black Forest, is also spoken of as a new gold field. Again, to the westward, at Mount Cole, gold has been discoved, and in several other localities, and doubtless ere long, when prospecting is more general, it will be found that all the country ex tendinc, from Mount Cole to Mount Alexander, and thence to Mount Macedon is one rich gold mine. The yield of the Ovens diggings rapidly increases ; un fortunately Sydney will compete with us with regard to these mines, as Adelaide has done with respect to the Mount Alexander mines, a very large amount of gold having been sent overland to that district ; it is also un derstood that an escort is on the road to the mines, which doubtless will carry off a large quantity of our gold. However, the inducement for shipping gold, either to Adelaide or Sydney, is now so small that it is likely very little will be shipped, as the difference in the price will not make up for the difference in the charges. The Admiral, Melbourne, Statesman, and Northum berland are again about to sail from our port for Lon don ; the quantity of gold which each will convey will fall far short of what they took home last voyage. Estimated Amount of Gold exported from Victoria. To 31st December, 1853, say Oz. 2,500,000 At 3/. 10s. per oz £8,750,000 Gold Shipped from Ist January to date. Oz. dts. Jan. 3—Great Britain, for Liverpool 107,021 6 „ Chusan, for Singapore 1,099 4 Jan. 6—Ballarat, for London 73,057 0 ,f Wild Irish Girl, for Sydney l5O 0 ~ Dazzler (Geelong), Sydney 250 0 „ Brilliant (Geelong), London 15,183 0 Jan. 15—Warata, for Sydney 11,960 0 Jan. 18—Horo, for London...—. Oz. 222,653 10 At 3/. 10s. per oz Gold received by the escorts from the Ist to 22d January : Government escort from`Bendigo and Mount Alexander from Jan. Bto Jan. 22, 36,293 oz. Government escort from Ballarat from Jan. sto Jan. 19, 10,935 oz. Go vernment escort from the Ovens from Jan. 1 to Jan. 18, 28,827 oz. Victoria Escort Company from Jan. 7to Jan. 21, 71,157 oz. Grand total since Ist January, 150,2121 oz. Number of persons arrived in this port from Ist to 31st Jan. Number of persons cleared at Custom-house from Ist to 21st Jan. Increase Advance by the banks on bills drawn against gold 40s. to 555. Exchange, 7, per cent. discount. Freight to London by sailing vessel, per oz. ; ditto by A. R. M. S. Co.'s steamers, 61d per oz. The direct advices from Victoria reach a fortnight later than those received on Wednesday by the Brilliant and are very satisfactory. Thefact of 150,000 ounces of gold having been brought into Melbourne by escort during the first three weeks of January confirms the pro bability of the production for the present year being much greater than in 1852, since this total is irrespective of the large amounts likely to have been retained at the mines by newcomers, or to have been brought down by private hands, as well as of the quantity lying at the Ovens, to be sent to Sydney on the arrival of the escort from that place. The period of the year, moreover, was least favourable for the mines, a large proportion of those who had arrived to spend their Christmas in the towns having returned only recently, while the demand for labour for temporary farming operations was, at the same time, at its height. The general Commercial ac counts by this arrival are, upon the whole, good. Seve ral vessels were preparing to leave for England during February, including the Blorenge, Syria, Blackwall, Lady Peel, Bombay, Melbourne, Atrevida, Northum berland, Statesman, and Rienzi. The Sarah Sands was expected to sail on the lsf, of February. In the Legis lative Council motions had been carried for addresses to the governor praying for a grant of 200,0001. out of the territorial revenue for a system of sewerage for Mel boure, a loan of 200,0001. for waterworks out of the or dinary revenue, for 25 years, during the first three years without interest, and an appropriation of 42,0001. for immediately cleansing the city, constructing water chan nels, &c. 2,316 Advices from Adelaide, South Australia, to the 13th of January, state that the number of persons at the Echunga diggings had slightly increased owing to seve ral fresh discoveries, none of which, however, were very rich. The quotation of Burra Burra shares was 145. The rate for money on real estate was 10 to 121 per cent., and on discount 15 to 20 per cent. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. A very thin attendance, most of the subscribers having left town for Chester. Trifle and Peggy were still in the ascendant for the cup ; the betting in other respects was on a very limited scale. CHESTER CUP. 7to 2 agst Trifle. sto 1 agst Peggy (6 to 1 taken). 15 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken). DEE STAKES. 5 to 4 on Orinoco. DERBY. 3to 1 agst West Australian (take 100 to 30). 7to 1 agst Orestes (to 1001.) 10 to 1 agst Honeywood (to 501.) 15 to 1 agst Umbriel (to 251.) 25 to 1 agst Brocket (taken). 500 to 400 West Australian wins the Derby— Agst Trifle winning the Chester Cup(tk Umbriel is evidently coming again in high favour. The taker of the odds above quoted offered to go on to some money. CHESTER, THIS DAY.-LATEST BETTING. (BY ELECTRIC; TELEGRAPII). CHESTER CUP. _ 9to 2 agst Trifle. 6to 1 agst Peggy. 20 to 1 agst Newminster (taken freely). 15 to 1 agst any other. Muscovite not here. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Royal Exhibition Smal Glass for the waistcoat pocket, at S. and B. Solomons', opticians, 39, Albemare-street, Piccadilly—observe, oppo site the York Hotel.—A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant; they answer every purpose on the racecourse, at the opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 3 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a per son's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race course glasses with wonderful power; a minute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented spectacle. Deafness—New Discovery— The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary, powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, en tirely different from all others, to surpass anything of kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced. Being of the same colour as the skin it is not perceptible ; it enabl es deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomons, Anrists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.— Obserye, opposite the York Hotel. SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 2. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Commodore, from Measin s Frederick VII., Randers ; Louise, Nykyobing ; Johanns• Grossensiel ; Mary Ann, Horsens ; Victoria, Jamaica ; Flora, Nesmersechl.; Royalist, Cape Palmas ; Minerva , Droback ; Caledonia Gothenburg ; Ann, Rouen ; Alicgr°' do. ; Rifleman, Rio Janeiro ; Diamond, Madras and JAW ' lipatam ; Zephyr, Dominica ; Ealing Grove, do. ; Vinleir Sydney. for ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. — The Mentor, Elsinore and Rig far a ; Cyprus, Cape of Good Hop e and ritius ; Anna, 'Kiel ; Eleanor, Bombay ; '" - p r e e bonnie ; Ed gar , Al goa Bay ; Hero, Melbourne; G a y" - Nantes ; Agathe, Lisbon ; Citizen, Bremen. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The As ia, for II: Helena ; Dolor es , H avanna h ; Europa, B a rbadoes ; Alrtm- Ellen, Melbour ne ; Vyf Gebroeders, Port Philip cid burgh Castle, do. ; Cceur de Lion, Calcutta ; x Henly, Portland Bay ; Gayniere, Nantes. LIVERPOOL, MAY 2. The Sea Nymph, from Prince Edward's Island, lu.":"—Ail in Salthouse Dock, was again on fire yesterday evening!in the after part of the ship, and will have to be ent ir discharged. P° 4 The Lady Sale has arrived at Maranham from this in twenty-four days. gen The lowa and Avondale, outward bound, were "L" April 30, A off Ballycott. 27 lat )T.' The Asia (R.M.S )was spoken, April • 51 long. 28 W. moil The Britannia, Carthagena to Quebec, was spoken' 19, lat. 43 N., long. 29 W. AO, The Glasgow screw steamer, bound west, WO sr - April 27, lat. 51 N., long. 24 W. 11 0 h The Australia, Plymouth to Sydney, was spoken , 23,10 n. 22 W. 18, The Helen a , Trinidad. to London, was spoken, AP T lat. 41 N., long. 39 W. The Greenock, Liverpool to Quebec, was spoken , - A P ril 30, off Waterford. APr il 30 ' The Saracen, Liverpool to Africa, was spoken, off Saltees. VESSELS WIH. 0 The BroomieLaw, Calcutta SPOKEN to London, April. 16, lf`t. ' 4 N., long. 40 E. S. , • The Sophia, Liverpool to Quebec, Aprill6 , lat • 51 long. 11 W. 0 t ' 1 The Fidele, Rio Grande t o F a l mou th, Ap r il 4, la • . long. 40 W. The Clare, Clyde to Bost on , Ap r il 8, l a t. 42, long. 5 lat 4. 6 The Priscilla, Liverpool to M o r e t on B a y, Nov. 4' N., long. 24 W. The Repeater, bound t o S y d ney , N ew S o uth ol* April 24, lat. 49 N., long. 7 W lad Ceres (French) ,Calcutta . to Bourbon, Feb. 14, 15 S., lWilong. 74 E. l o t. The dflower, Shanghai to Liverpool, April 28 ' 31 S., long. 36 W. lat. 304 The Europa, Bombay to London, Marc h 4, long. 23 E. ..k 35 The John Bibby, Calcutta to Liverpool, March N IP' S., long. 21 E. The Henry Clay, March 30, lat. 1 N., long. 19 W. 0 9 The Viceroy, Callao to Queenstown, April 22, o re N. long. 31 W. ; had been in contact, and receivedsiderable damage. COUNTRY MARKET& CHELMSFORD—Arum 29. oci Prices to-clay were as follow :—Wheat, white, old7,tp to 56s Od, new 36s to 54s ; red, old 35s to 465, nov - diogr 43s ; barley, 25s to 278; chevalier, 31s to 37s ; gl in „ s t* 21s to 27s ; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55s to 5 814 ,.; "a4O; 19s to 25s ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white, 3 2 s'° boiling 38s to 41s ; dun, new, 29s to 33s ; beans, to 34s ; Harrow ticks, 31s to 368 ; Mazagan, 29s to 3214' COLCHESTER —APRIL 30. 5 0 ; Prices to-day were as follow :—Witeat, white, 44s W o o, red, 38s to 44s ; b ar l ey , 34 s t o 38 s ; oa t s , 18 s to 24s ; 19 00, Mazagan, 30s to 32s ; middle and small, 32s to 38s; white, 40s to 42s ; grey, 32s to 345. KIRKCALDY —APRIL 30. The following are the quotations for grain : icto.oo', I Wheat. II Barley. Oats. 7, - . Oa First Second 31s OctOd 20s Oct 00 04 Third 43s Oct I 28s Od lBs Od I . 1 Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 29s Od to 30 9 vi" The following is the official statement of the clu at er i : l " of corn, &c., received in the port of London from t'"" lowing ports, from the 25th to the 30th April, both loc sive : 7,1 0 100 - 700 150 - 4 214 10 -50 Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 1068 COAL MARKET—MAT 2. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the oi. "' % 1. d.l ,16 Carr's Hartley l5 6 Riddell .................. ........ 3 Holywell ....... .. . ..1 7 s Longridge's Wet Hartleyls 6 Hetton Lyon s ..... ••• .17 $ New Tanfield 15 6 Lambton ...... priorose . 17 9 Townley ..... ,n 6 15 0 Braddyll.• ............. ti Wylam . 15 6 Russell's lietton ........... i s 0 Wallsend, &c. IStewart'e... ................ I, 5 Bell and Brown market : --• 1. 16 6 Heugh Han 11 9 Gosforth 16 6 Kelloe 17 0 Hatton l6 6 Richardson's Tees.,. 1 6 0 Hebburn l6 0 Tees Hedley 16 3 Sidney's Hartley ......... 36 Ships at market RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAT 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been brilli4 to-day, with a slight advance in prices. MANCHESTER, MAY 2. b STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened very ,-,rt and was buoyant the larger portion of the day, "- not so firm at the close. A large business was done' BIRMINGHAM, MAY 2. Or STOCK EXCHANGE.—The railway share market, Wig, as quotations were concerned, opened better this 03 s ifsi but there was no business done on 'Change in r shares. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent Prom the Gellert.' ra by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] _....- COUNTRIES. Day when made up, in General Post- Office, London.* From what Port Dispatched. men due a, Eng/ E $-Os. America(byßrit.pack)N America (by . United Sts. packet) ..........N America (by U. States !Every Friday ... Liverpool ... It Ida/ I April 19 . . Liverpool ... packet) Australia (via South- April 18 ....... I Southampton' ampton) Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of (doodl Hope) Africa (West Coast) Alexandria..........N Alexandria.......... M Bahamas ...........M Belgium ............N Brazil ..............M Buenos Ayres ...... M Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde ......N Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .... „N Channel Isles Chili.... China (see India) 4th of May •.... Bth of May ..... sonthampton Dover •• •• • • [al 4 2d of June 23rd of the month. 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. 4th & 20th of mon. 2nd of the month Daily.... 9th of the month.. 9th of the month.. 14th of the month 2n4 of June ...... 14th of the month. Plymouth •• Plymouth •• Dover .. •• •• Southampton Southampton Dover . •• Southampton Southampton Plymouth •• Plymouth •• Plymouth •• 14th of the month' ➢lon „Wed.,&Frid. 2d & 17th of month Plymouth •• Southampton Southampton Constantinople .... Constantinople Cont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see India) 7,8,17,21,&27 of m. 4th & 20th of mon, Twice daily Dover ..... Southampton Dover .... • • 1M69 11 Mat 30 gsl 9 ~ 6 • . 1 Mat ' od Is t of 0 pa 111 ,6 gat ;6 maY - .6 Pri, 4 , l ' 3 0 Titar' - i6 APB 96 Alu , r rii . 0 11 flag 1 & Gibraltar ..M Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M Ilamburgh ..........N Havannah Holland .... ........ Honduras ..........M India (viaSouthampt.)M India (via Marseilles)M lonian Isles (see India) Ireland ........M & N Lisbon ..............M Madeira ............M Madeira ............ N Malta (see India) Malta .N Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N Mexico Naples.... N New Granada .. ..M New Zealand Twice dai1y...... 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of ra. Dover .. •• . Southampton 2nd & 17th of mon) Tuesday & Friday ] 2nd of the month Wednesday & Sat. 17th of the month.' 4th & 20th of mon. Bth& 24th of month Southampton London ....• Southampton London ... • • Southampton Southampton Dover ...• •• for ds Tiflvy" il f cam'" friffic Twice daily ......' 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. 9th of the month' 23rd of the month Holyhead Southampton Southampton Plymouth 17,17,19,28, 30 of m ,Dover .....• Tam' s 1 1 04 T0 0 0 1;den , Ist S l ot Mon',6 MO i MAY 9 MO 'l .a Twice: - 310 6 00 , 4 1 gal 14th of the month 2nd of the month., sthlsth2sthofmon. 2d & 17th of month By private ship s thlsth2sthofmon. 7 thl7th2Bthofition Id & 27th of mon 14th of the month sthlsth2sthofmon, 5 thlsth2sthofnao n. 2d & 17th of month Plymouth • • Southampton Dover .. • • • • Southampton Various ports Dover ...• • • Southampton Southampton Plymouth o o ve e r : Dover : D Soathamptolll Papal States ........N Peninsula ..........M . Port Natal ........ ..N Sicily ..............N Tuscany ............N Venezuela .. M Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) West Indies 'South=Pl 10 April 26 0 0. ' • I s t of 2,00 4 Msl l oo ;111 g al 6 ' 1(0 1 ..6 i pr o , MO ! pliti Al 1 01 I I2d Sc 17th of month . ' vi o 17‘• 31 10 (l i* * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the o l i n dift dispatched on the following day, with the exception of t h „ e l cbed Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be cusY day preceding. MARRIED. Orr C Let' tte , , On the 28th ult., at Bidston, the Rev. dhsrl ° rector of Penselwood, Somerset, to Adeim,u u e - Vscl,l„ r a youngest daughter of Charlc.g Henry Werfi S G am' Claughton, Cheshire, and late of Forebridge,,tisAlata On the 29th ult., at Woodbridge Thomas "" wood, Esq., to Anne, fourth daughter of ften`J 1 , 0 DIED. fi sx., ,be On the 29th ult., at Bath, Jane Louisa Silot. o 1 daughter of the late Captain Roberts, former-- 10 1 01 Queen's ragoon uards. 0 . sse% , On the D 29th ult., at the Manor, Bark in b' ° Biggs, Esq., in the 71st year of his age. 01 4 c , yo- I A LONDON : Printed and Published by 3 1-1311- ge, 10', et of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun ice, l; oaf Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ja Middlesex, Tuesday, May 3, 103. BIRTHS. OF A SON. r 'On the 29th ult., at Oak-hill, H am p s tead, th e pl fe Richard Howell Leach, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. ife On the 29th ult., at the Greve, Hackney, tile W Frederick Youle, Esq., of Pernambuco.