The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEIT. Both houses met yesterday for the first time after the Christmas recess. The attendance was not nun serous in either house. In the House of Lords, all the mini sters having seats in this house were present. Oa the opposition benches were the Earl of Derby, the Duke of Northuinberland, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lord. Col chester, and the Marquis of Salisbury. In the Hong eof C om mons the - attendance on the ministerial side' - was numerous, but the Opposition benche s were scantil y filled. Al the new members were present, and took the oaths after their re-election. On the Opposition benches we noticed Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir Sohn , Fakington, Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Spooner, and Mr- F. Baring, HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE. Lord CAMPBELL said he wished to lay on the table a document of considerable importance, to which he must solicit their lordships' attention. Parliament had been pleased to depute, with some modifications a legis lative power to the judges to make certain regulations with reference to proceedings in their respective courts. By the bill which was passed last session with respect to common law procedure, power was given to the judges to make rules and regulations for carrying into effect the intentions of the legislature, but under the modi fications that these rules and regulations were to be laid before both houses of Parliament, and were not to be come law until the expiry of three months after their being so laid before Parliament, so that both hons,es might have ample opportunity for forming an opinion with respect to thein. In the exercise of that power the judges had' most anxiously framed a short set of rules and regulations relating to the procedure in the superior courts of Westminster-hall, and for carrying into effect the intentions of the legislature in passing the Common Law Procedure Act'of last session. He ven tured to- say that no men were more anxious than -the judges were that the law should be administered with all possible simplicity, exriedition, and economy ; and. it was with these views , and on these principles that the regulations which he held in his hand had been framed. He had the satisfaction of stating that the Procedure Bill of list session had worked admirably—that it had greatly improved the practice of the superior courts, and had rendered their procedure more expeditious, move simple, and more economical. It was with the view of carrying the improvement still farther that he now moved that the document which he now laid on the table . should be printed. The judges would feel bound by the decision of Parliament on the subject, but, unless Parliament interfered, these rulesandfregulations would become law on the first day of Trinity Term next. Motion for the printing agreed to. • The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that he should to-morrow ask the Government whether there was any objection to lay before the house a copy of a letter addressed by the Secret Committee to the Go vernor-General of India in Council, regarding the line of policy to be pursued with respect to the war in Ava, and . arso to ask the 'Government for papers explanatory of the intentions of the war in Ava, and the means by which that intention was to be carried out ? LEGAL REFORM, The LORD .CHANCELLOR gave notice that, on Monday, he should make .a statement _with regard to legal reform. MAYNOOTH. The Earl of WINCHELSEA gave notice that - on: an early day he should move for' a committee to inquire into the moral and social principles of the system: of education puTsire - d -- at Maynooth. Lord BEATMONT presented a petition from the Mechanics' Institution, praying for the distribution of Parliamentary papers. Lord CAMPAELL laid on the table a bill to amend Lord Lyndhurst's Act with regard to admitting parties to bail while writs of error were pending. The bill was read a first time. LEGAL REFORM. Lord ST. LEONARDS laid on the table a bill for the further relief of suitors in Chancery. The mode by which he proposed - to effect this was by proper arrange ments in the Accountant-General's office, and thus re duce to a great extent the expenses of litigation, and afford also to the Consolidated Fund a relief of 26,0001.- now paid by it. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that his noble and learned friend had kindly forwarded to him some days ago a copy of this bill, but he must confess he had not so far been able to master the details of it. The subject was one more of a financial than a legal character, and he hoped the n oble and learned l ord would allow the bill to remain some time on the table of the House before moving a second reading, in order that noble lords might make themselves acquainted with the details of it. The Bill was read a first time. Lord ST. LEONARDS also laid on the table three Bills with regard to the laws affecting lunatics. The first and second related to lunacy proceedings in Chan cery, and the third to the visitation of lunatic asylums. By a clause in his last Act, his lordship said Bethelehem hospital was subject to the same rules and visitation as other lunatic asylums from which it had hitherto been exempted. The bills were severally read a first time. Lord St. LEONARDS also laid on the table a bill to amend the Law of Bankruptcy, an object of which was to abolish the first, second, and third class of certificates; also, a bill for the amendment of some parts of the Criminal Law. Lord CAMPBELL highly approved of the bill, but was of opinion that it should not come into operation until the whole code was laid down and established, and hoped that his learned friend would introduce a clause to that effect. THE SIX-MILE-BRIDGE AFFRAY. The Earl of CARDIGAN gave notice that on Tues day he should put a question to her Majesty's Govern. ment as to the course they intended to take with re gard to the trial of the soldiers for the late affair at Six. mile-bridge. THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. The Earl of ABERDEEN having moved the adjourn ment of the house, their lordships were all rising to leave, when The Earl of DERBY said—Before the house adjourns, I trust her Majesty's Government will allow me to put a question, or rather to make a single remark, which I hope they will not think an unnecessary one. Under ordinary circumstances at the commencement of the ses sion, as your lordships are aware, it is the practice, and I venture to think a very useful practice, for the Minis ters of the clay, through the medium of the Royal Speech, to explain more or less, though notdescending into minute particulars, the general measures which it is the intention of the Government to submit. lam well aware that at the present moment we are not at the commencement of a session, and that we meet under circumstances which deprive us of hearing through the ordinary channel what the intentions of her Majesty's Government may be, but it is not the less necessary those intentions should be promulgated. (Hear, hear.) Your lordships are aware that at the present moment, Parliament having been adjourned and not prorogued, and a new Govern ment having succeeded to office since the delivery of the Royal Speech, we have no indication of the specific measures which it is the intention of that Government to submit to Parliament. Ido not put the question in any hostile spirit, nor am I about to ask of her Majesty's Government any expression of the general political prin ciples on which legislation will be conducted. The noble earl opposite gave some explanation on his first assump tion of office ; and although that explanation did not throw any great light on the general policy of the Go vernment, but left us in a state of as much uncertainty, as to the course- which will be pursued, as before that speech was delivered, and although, certainly, we are unable to form any possible conjecture as to the line of policy, or the general political principles, from the ante cedents and previous opinions of a portion of those who compose the Government, I suppose if I put the question I should receive much the same sort of general explana tion. My lords, I am not therefore anxious to ask on what principles the Government is about to proceed ; but I think I have a right to ask for a statement of the mea sures they intend to propose, as it is more desirable the Government should be practically tested by those mea sures which they will submit to the consideration of Parliament than by the vague generalities in which the First Minister of the Crown may veil the policy which it is intended to pursue. (Hear, hear.) This question would have been rendered unnecessary by the noble earl opposite - volunteering to state to yottr lordships what are the specific measures and the principal mea sures he means to submit, and to which he thinks the attention of this and the other House of Parliament may be the m ost profitably and most usefully directed in the course of the present session. The noble and learned lord on the woolsack has given notice that on Monday next he will inform the house what the Go vernment intend to propose with regard to the question of law reform. With regard to that question I trust they will follow the course which has reflected so much credit on the assiduity and industry o f my noble and learned friend near me (Lord S.. Leonardo), which assiduity and industry I am glad to find, from the statement he has just made, he has not aban doned with that office from which, I may venture to say in his presence, and even in the presence of the noble and learned lord on the woolsack, this country has great cause to regret his removal. I hope the course of law reform entered upon so actively and energetically by my noble and learned friend will not suffer by the transfer of the seals to other hands than those of my noble and learned 'friend ; and of this I am quite certain that to no hands could they have been transferred with less proba bility of those reforms being prejud:ced than to those of the noble and learned lord on the woolsack. But, my , lords, I am informed it is the intention of the Govern ment, if that intention has not already been carried into effect, to make a statement in the other house of Parlia ment in the course of this evening, by the mouth of one of the noble earl's colleagues, indicating :the measures which her. Majesty's Government will :troduce ; and although it may be quite true that we shall probably have the opportunity, by the usual breach of privilege, r;cyft certaining to-morrow morning, through the ordi 04Dnels hfforrnation; the course the Govern intend to pursue, I think it would be more con \t with: parliamentary practice, and would show eufikleration fur yew. lordship house, if the head r 7, - • . ..~ of the Government were to indicate the measures which it is the intention of the Government to introduce—more especially as I presume that the statement will be made in the other house upon the joint responsibility of the noble earl and his colleagues. (Hear.) I think it fully as important tliat that statement should be made here, because, from the circumstances of the present year, the early part of this session must be more than ordinarily occupied in the other house with business of a descrip tion in "which your lordships do not interfere, and that will necessarily. postpone legislative measures, .how ever pressing, to a period of the year when it is very dif ficult to obtain the approval of your lordships and of the other House of Parliament. Easter this, year occurs at an unusually early period, and before the recess the Government can only command a very few days for bringing forward those necessary measures essential for maintaining the army and navy, and during that time I 'am not aware of anything being before your lordships' house. A quantity of valuable time is consumed in the early period of the Session, without any business being transacted, and the result is a hasty and imperfect per formance of legislative duties at the close of the session, to the great disadvantage of your lordships, and to the great disadvantage of the country. I think it desirable that your lordships, should, as early as possible, be in a position to judge practically of the confidence you are able to place in the present Government—that you should be informed what are the subjects to which, as I presume, in the last six weeks they have directed their attention —what are the subjects on which the Cabinet have made up their minds, and what are the subjects they inten d in the present session to submit to the consideration of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) As I have already said, I do not ask for the assertion of any general principles, but I ask for a declaration of the measures the Govern ment intend to submit to Parliament. (Hear, hear.) I think, more especially in the present state of parties, that nothing can be more desirable than that the Government —if they are desirous of conscientiously performing their duties and proving by the practical measures they intro duce their capacity to govern—and yet not their capacity, for of that there can be no doubt, as there has seldom been embodied a larger amount of talent than in the present Cabinet ; but I will say—proving that the talent they possess is turned to its full pur pose for the service of the country, and that whatever political, differences of opinion may have subsisted be tween them on former occasions, they are able to combine and co-operate together for the purpose of bringing forward measures which are useful and valu able to the country—that the Government should have an opportunity of earning the confidence of the country and establishing its claims to that confidence in a man ner far more satisfactory than can be achieved by a mere declaration of principle, or by any announcement of the views which they individually entertain. They will have to be judged by their practice and performance, and not by their declarations of principle, and I venture to say on the part of myself and of those friends with whom I have the honour of acting, that if they bring forward such measures as we in our consciences, can support and approve, they will receive from us not only no opposition; not only no desire on our parts to disturb the positions they hold, but nothing will give us_ more satisfaction than to find we are able to co-operate With them for the purpose of carrying measures useful and beneficial to the country. (Hear) On the other hand, weC)ught to know what course it is the intention of the Government to pursue—we ought to know how far they will adopt and carry out those mea sures partly shadowed forth by the noble earl opposite, and whether he is inclined to bring forward measures 4 such a character as it will be impossible for a Conserva tive Opposition to approve. Earl FITZWILLIAM, who spoke from the cross benches, queStioned whether it was particularly conso nant with the 13iecedent and practice of former times to Calf on the Administration, formed under the circum stances under which the present Administration was formed, to declare the particular measures which they intended to-propose. • His noble friend (the Earl of Derby) would recollect that on the formation of the Go vernment, the noble earl at the head of it did declare dis tinctly the object' of the Administration was to main tain, support, and extend free commerce. So far, then, the principles of the Administration had been declared. How far it would . be expedient, at the present moment, that - her Majesty's Ministers should enter into a state ment of the particular measures which they intended to propose, was another question, and one into which he should abstain on the present occasion from entering. The question of law reform appeared to him to have been taken up by the late Government, and to be now resumed by the present Government. The public had nothing further to expect than that the present adminis tration should carry into effect those reforms which were prepared by the last administration, and which they• had taken from those to whom they succeeded. Notwithstanding, therefore, the curiosity of his noble friend, he hoped the noble earl at the head of the Go vernment would not give too much satisfaction to that curiosity, and not excite in the public mind too early a consideration of measures which it might be afterwards more prudent to abstain from pressing. He trusted that the noble earl, from prudential considerations, would not listen too hastily to the question which had been put to him. The Earl of ABERDEEN said—On the last day of the meeting of the house I laid before your lordships, in general terms, the principles on which the Government had been formed, and on which they intended to act. In addition he alluded to the principal subjects which, would engage the attention of her Majesty's Govern ment, with a view to future legislation. Those subjects have since that day occupied the attention of the Cabi net, and on those subjects, or the greater part of them, I trust legislation will take place. But as that legisla- tion must for the most part originate in the House o: Commons, I believe that it would not, as the noble earl states, be following the precedents in this house to an nounce to your lordship 4 measures which are to be brought forward in the other house. With respect to law reforms, my noble and learned friend (the . Lord Chan- cellor) has already given notice of his intention to state the measures which he has in readiness or preparation to lay before your lordships. Notwithstanding what has been done on that subject, I believe there is much yet to do, and no doubt the measures prepared by my noble and learned friend will sufficiently show that her Majesty's Government have occupied their attention with that subject. lam glad to know that the noble earl opposite is prepared to examine these measures with impartiality and fairness ; and if he should be able to give them his support, undoubtedly it will very much facilitate their passing into law ; but should they not meet his approval, I still trust the measures now announced, or about to be announced, will be such as to merit the support of your lordships' house. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY—I rejoice to hear that measures of law reform are in a forward state of preparation for legisla tion ; but though I receive that statement with considerable satisfaction, I am somewhat disappointed by the answer given by the noble earl opposite, in which his Conclusions differ from those of the noble earl on the cross benches. The noble earl on the cross benches appears to consider any statement of the intentions of the Government would be wholly premature. No doubt, after the intimation of the noble earl (the Earl of Aberdeen), that no infor mation will be given to the House of Lords by the Mi nister of the Crown, my noble friend (Earl Fitzwilliam) will look with as much curiosity and anxiety as I shall to the morning papers, for the purpose of discovering through them that information which'l still venture to think it would have been more respectful to your lord ships' house to have communicated by one of the Mini sters of the Crown ; and my noble friend on: the cross benches will there find, by the consent of a united Go vernment, a colleague of the noble lord at the head of the Government, in detail and in. extenso, making that statement to the House of Commons with regard to the intentions of her Majesty's Government which the noble earl thinks it imprudent and premature to make in the House of Lords. (Hear, hear, and a laugh:)_ Earl FITZWILLIAM said there was a difference be tween a Minister in the House of Commons declaring what measures he would propose there and his noble friend (the Earl of Aberdeen) declaring here the mea sures which his colleagues would propose elsewhere. (A laugh.) The Earl of DERBY—I have always understood that colleagues in one house were ready to answer for their colleagues in another ; and I am sure that the noble lord in the other house would not take the step of announc ing in detail the intentions of the Government without the consent of his colleagues here. Butt will limit my question to asking the noble earl opposite what measures he intends, upon the part of her Majesty's Government, to submit to your lordships' house in the course of the present session ? The Earl of ABERDEEN bowed, but returned no answer. The Earl of DERBY—Does silence mean none ? Does the noble earl, on the part of the Government, mean that no measures are to be introduced into your lordship's house this session The Earl of ABERDEEN again bowed, and appeared to give some monosyllable answer to the question, but it was not heard in - the gallery. The tarl of DERBY—May I may be permitted to ask again what measures will be introduced into this house this session ? I have the sanction of my noble friend upon the cross-benches (Earl Fitzwilliam) for put ting at least this question. (A laugh.) After a pause, The Earl of DERBY—StiII no answer. Another pause of a few seconds ensued, during which a peer moved that the house do adjourn ; and their lord ships immediately adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarterto four o'clock. THE NEW GOVERNMENT. The •following members of the new Administration formed themselves round the table, and took the oaths on their re-election : Lord J. Russell. Lord Palmerston. Sir James Graham. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir W. Molesworth. Mr. Cardwell. Mr. Baines. Mr. Villiers. Mr. S. Herbert. Mr. Strutt. Mr. Monsell. Mr. W.: Cowper. Mr. Charteris. The Attorney-General. The Solicitor-General. Admiral Berkeley. Lord E. Bruce. Lord A. Hervey. Lord Mulgrave. Mr. Fitzipy. Norly all the aave right hon. and hon. members were introduced by Sir: Hayter and NU. BepaA Osborne. NEW MEMBERS. Sir George .G Tey and Mr. Thos. Baring also took the oaths and their seats—the former for Morpeth, and the latter for Himti ngdon. i 1.4 I$7.S •r" -- N ~" ~ t ~: THE S - UN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1853. NEW WRIT. On the mati.on of Mr. HAYTER, a new writ was ordered to b 4 issued for the county of Forfar, in the room of Lieu t. Colonel M au l e , w h o h as acce pted the office of Sur vey.or-General of the Ordnance. ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPEKICER stated that he had received an inti mation from ti ie petitioners against the returns for East Surrey and 111 ng's County, Ireland, that it was not their intention to pr.oceed with their petitions. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The house was occupied more than an hour receiving the reports of the Standing Orders Committee on private bills. PETITIONS. Colonel FR' EiESTON presented a petition from the letter-carriers I )f Weymouth, praying for the rescinding of the ordei• of the Postmaster-General against their re ceiving Christi nas boxes. Several petitions were presented to the same effect. Several pet itions were presented, complaining of the present mode s of assessing the Income Tax. Mr. B. 081 3ORNE presented a petition from Middle sex, praying ft sr the abolition of property qualification for Members.. Colonel STI 3THORP presented a petition from the letter carriers of Lincoln, complaining of the low rate of their pay, and. praying for inquiry. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition agreed to at a public meeting in the metropolis, com plaining of t he: occupation of Rome by French troops, and praying II te house to address her Majesty on the subject. NOTICES OF MOTION. Sir R. H. INGLIS gave notice that on the 22d inst. he should m eve the appointment of a select committee to consider the I lest mode of providing for the perform ance of the d:uties of the office of Speaker in the e lent of the unavoida Isle absence of that right hon. gentleman. The Marcpis of BLANDFPRD gave notice that on an early day ho should move for leave to bring in a bill for the better, management of capital in trusts and estates. Sir H. H.' A LFORD gave notice that on an early day he should mo , v o for leave to bring in a bill to smite 'the payment of vs ges without stoppages. Mr. FRE A rEN gave notice that, on an early day, be should submit a motion to the house on the subject of the hop duties. Sir 3. PA] K INGTON gave notice that, on the 24th inst., he sherd( 1 call the attention of the house to the State of the J Lustralian colonies, and the question of transportatio a . 5P00.2 fER gave notice that, on the 22d inst., he should moec , e that the house do resolve itself into a committee of , the whole house, to take into consideratio n the IVlaynootsh Act, with the view of repealing those clauses which granted money for the support of that college. Mr. KIN/ 4 AIRD gave notice that on an early day, he. should call tl it: attention of the house to the case of the. Madiai. Lord HOT HAM gave notice that on an early_ day he shoudd move for leave to bring in a hill to disqualify cc 4rtain judicial officers from holding seats in the house. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Lord J. Er rSSELL having laid on the table a mn. vention rebid ye to the succession to the throne of Greece, prod eded to state the course which Govern ment intend( 3i I to pursue with respect to the conduct of the public b siness. The noble lord, who spoke in so low a tone as. to be very indistinctly heard, was under stood to say - -In moving that these papers lie on the table I this tk it may be convenient to' the house if I state the co - ar se which her Majesty's Government mean to pursue with respect to the measures which it is their intention to bring forward in the early part of the pre sent session. (Hear, hear.) I beg to say at 'once that' it is not my in tention, nor is it at all necessary for me to make an: y statement with regard to the general head k n the .1r that ,the of w generally principles an. d views of h er M a j esty ' s Government. A statemend t of th a t ki n d has been already as ma deby a:y i noble statement friend so Go vernment, a n, is to require n o further remark on that subject. (Hear. Her Majesty's Government i n t en d , as soon as .the estimates for' placed in year can b e l a id on th e ta b le and laced in the hanels of hono ura bl e mem b ers, to bring those estimates tr rider the consideration of the house. We hope to be able on. Friday evening to ask the house to resolve itself: into a committee on the navy estimates ; and we inter ad, as soon as possible afterwards, to proceed with the estimate:s for the army and ordnance. With . regard to the nuraber of men for the army, navy, and• ordnance, I halm to state that there will be no increase beyond the mu aber voted before the Christmas holidays —(hear, hear) . In the sums to be voted there will be a consider able increase upon the estimates of last year, but whe: a the details are submitted to the house I believe such - e: cplanations will be given relative to that increase, as a vill prove satisfactory to the house. At all events, the reasons for that increase will be brought under discussi ion. Besides the estimates, we propose to bring form ,rd, in the first place, a bill to enable the legislature of Canada to dispose, with due regard to the interests of the present holders of the clergy reserves of that provinco.. (Hear, hear.) It is the intention of the present Gov' ernment to carry into effect the statement made on the part of the Crown by Lord Grey when 'he was Secretary for the Colonies. The next question to be submitted to the house will be brought forward by my right hon. friend the President of the Board.of Trade, who, in moi Ting for leave to introduce a bill on the sub ject of pilotage, will state the course which he proposes to pursue with respect to the light dues and various other matter; affecting the shipping interest. (Hear.) I propose on, a very early day to ask the house to resolve itself into a .committee of the whole house, with a view to the removal of the disabilities now affecting the Jew ish subjects of her Majesty, and of placing them on the same footing as all other classes of her Majesty's subjects. (H ear .) The) next question which I propose to bring before the ho use—but not until after the estimates have been voted— is one on the important subject of educa tion. (Hear, hear.) I will not endeavour to excite any false hopes or expectations by saying that I am about to pro duce on the part of the Government a very large plan upon that subject ; but I shall make certain proposals which I think, if they are adopted, will tend very greatly to further and promote the cause of educa tion—a cause which impresses itself more and more upon the minds of all who consider the future destiny of this country, and which in every respect, whatever opinions we may entertain, and whatever plans we may think best, must be considered of the very highest impor tance. In stating the views of the. Government upon the subject of the educat ion of the p oorer classes generally, I will, either then or shortly afterwards, explain the course which the Government intend to pursue with re spe ot to the report which has been made by the commis sioners relative to the universities of Oxford and Cam bridge. (Hear, hear.) lam at present unable to state when any educational measure for Scotland will be brought forward, because I have not had an opportunity for some time of conversing with my honourable and learned friend the Lord Advocate, but probably in the co u r se of the present session a bill on that subject will be introduced by the Government. (Hear.) There is another relative to which th e ri g ht hon. g entleman the ques tion, rela late Secretary for the Colonies has given a notice—l mean the important q uestion of transportation. I need not now refer to the great changes which have taken place —changes to which. I have alluded former debates — changes both with respect to the constitution t and govern ment of our Australian colonies, and also with regard to the recent discoveries of gold in Austra lia. But I will state at once that the present Government e ntirely ad here to the intention of the late Government, that t is ra i n m s : portation to Australia shall cease. et (ph . rs ne.) It cessation of possible, hovrever, not to Peluelve that colonies, to which the transpo;taCon. to the Australian h great.mas o f our convicts h a ve been sent, renders it k seriously at the ques imperati'wly necessary. to 100 (Hear, hear.) The tion of sec ondary punishlueuts his intention of introduc - • late Lo r d Chancellor i ntimated liament for the con ing 'A bill i n to the other h ouse of Par I have been deterred sol: i d a ti on of the criminalelaw. any su ch consolida tor some years from attemp tin that it w g ould be necessary to -tion by the from with respect to transportation. We make some change tobring in any bill for laying do not propose at present_ unishments. That ques down any plan for secondary p arY ttention of both houses of tion will receive the serious a t. u should emanate from Parliament, but if no proposi upon that subject, the private members of either housewal in that case have proposals Government themselves to make with respect to the system of secondary punish therefore, that her Majesty's Go er ments. have I mayalrea say come to the determhiation, which vment dy for the Home D e p artment my noble friend the Secretary th a t after those vesse ls will carry into effect, namely, la all have left thi s countr y , - which have been prepared s more convicts to Van it is not intended to sen d an ea y The house will feel that Diemen's Land. (He ar, )adverted,ll-srt' namely, that of the topic to which I.hasveaddiu j t i ona l importance from the transportation, acquire been arrived at by both Go determination which has t subject, b ecause when we 11 vernmen ts on this imp ortan deprive the administrators propose measure s which ower of awarding that pun. of the criminal law of the p roved an important means ishment which has hitherto P th e more necessary th a t w e of deterring from crime, it "Ei ther m otives to pursue that should teach our people by o 11 reserv e them from be course o f conduct which wi p of the criminal law. coming subjec t to the operation Immediately a fter the recess, or as (Hear, hear.) imine the completion of the finhn 'hie after friend the Chan soon as pose' honourable my right propose the financial cial year, will cellor of the Exchequer that is of course a very im portant or budget, andcourse of a few days the inten tions subject. In , the Government will be made known tions of her Majesty of legal reform, and of he in respect of the measures sale land, which it is the intention of prevenient in the o There are other important the Gevernment h w ill be introu to propos d ced with respect to Ireland. measures whic The house will feel that after th e severe distress which f e w years back, and the Ireland had to und er prolongation distressve to a very recent perk d, she of that which will tend is entined to anyineasure we can propose to the greater improvement and industry of that country. It has been already resolved by this house that two bills relating to the question of landlord and tenant in Ireland should be referred to a select committee. I have now to state that it is the intention of the Chief Secretary for Ire land to take his seat in the house in a few days, and that he will propose the nomination of that committee, placing upon it such members as have given the most attention to this important subject. We have great hopes by this means of being able to bring forward a measure which may be of use, and which may diminish, if not prevent, future causes of irritation in that country. It is also our intention to bring forward a measure with respect to ministers' money. (Hear.) Such are the measures which Majesty's Government at the present time intend to in troduce. There is one other subject upon which I have no doubt that I shall be asked questions, and is quite as well that I should now declare what it is the intention of the Government in regard to it—l allude to the im portant subject of the amendment of the representation of the people of this country. (Hear, hear.) My noble friend at the head of the Government has already stated that amendment in the representation of the people formed part of the measures which it had been in his con templation, as well as in my own, to introduce; and I have now to beg the attention of the house to the few words which I shall say in reference to the present state of that question. In 1849, in 1850, and in 1851, the Cabinet over which I had the honour to preside considered this question • and early i n 1852 I o b ta i ne d l eave for the House of ! Commons to introduce a bill on the subject. The Government over which I presided, however, shortly afterwards dissolved, and it has been asserted that I then stated that I should introduce a more com prehensive measure than that which I had submitted to Parliament. That statement is utterly unfounded. I never said that I would introduce a measure either more comprehensive or more restricted. What I did say was that I was quite ready to reconsider the mattdr. Now, sir, the question occurs of whether it was the duty of the present Government to propose that the various sub jects to which .I have alluded should be laid aside, and to endeavour to 'obtain the renewal of the income-tax for one year more on its former footing, in order that we might devote our whole time to a measure on the sub ject of parliamentary representation. Now, Ido not say that it would be impossible in point of time to attend to . a measure of this kind as well as to the others of which I have spoke n . I t would have requ i re d, no d ou bt, con siderable eff ec t i n obtaining informat i on , an d ver y con .tinual attention and deliberation on the part of the Go vernment ; but, sir, considering -the present state of affairs, and considering the inquiries and deliberations which would have been necessary in order to perfect such a measure, her Majesty's Government have been of opinion that that subject ought not to be introduced in the present session of Parliament. In arriving at this conclusion, I think that we have consulted best for the pub lic interest, for I believe that if we had given up all other measures for this purpose we should neither have well con sidered what is due to the public welfare nor to public opinion ; and it is far more likely that a measure intro duced at a future time, with all the information which can be procm:ed on the subject, and with further delibe ration will be such as will settle this important question for a• considerable period: • At the same time I am far from wishing, and certainly I could not be a party to making the necessity of deliberation or any necessity of • inquiry a pretext for delaying a measure on this subject beyond a certain time. - I think, therefore, that imme .diately upon the commencement of the next session the .Government ought to introduce a measure upon this important question. (Hear.) We have no intention of appointing a commission of inquiry, which I am sure . would only be transferring to others the responsibility which ought to be entailed upon ourselves. Ido not . believe that-this is a proper subject for inquiry by a commission, and I think that the Government have it in their own power to procure all the information that they may require. (Hear, hear.) There is but one thing further to which I have to call the attention of the house ; it is with respect to the complaints which have been made, andi fear justly made, of acts of bribery and corruption which have prevailed during' the late elec- .tions. (Hear, hear.) Supposing that these complaints .and accusations are well. founded, I will say that there is no defect in ,our Parliamentary representation which is so destructive to public virtue, and so destructive of the credit of our representative constitution, as those acts of bribery. (Hear, hear.) With respect to many of these cases, investigations before select committees will. pro ve whether the complaints that are made be true or not ; and I think we shall be better able to judge after these investigations have been made, and after the committees have reported on the nature and extent of , the evil, whether any further legislation is necessary. I will now only say, therefore, that without pledging our selves to bring forward any measure on the iubject, the case is one which, in the opinion of her Majesty's Go vernment, is of the very highest importance, and that, in order to purify our representation, no efforts should be spared. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Mr. HAYTER gave notice that to-morrow (this day) -the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move to bring in a bill to authorise advances from the consolidated fund to- discharge money borrowed • for metropolitan improve ments on the security of the Crown estates, and to charge the same on the London-bridge approaches fund ; that on Monday, the 14th, the Lord-Advocate of Scotland would move to bring in a bill to facilitate procedure in Sheriffs' Courts in Scotland ; that on Tuesday, the 15th, Mr. Peel would move to bring in a bill to enable the Legislature of Canada to make provisions concerning the clergy reserves ; that on Friday, the 18th, Sir James Graham would bring forward the navy estimates in Com mittee of Supply ' • that on Tuesday, the 22d, Mr. Card well would move to bring in a bill to amend the law re lating to pilotage ; and that on the same day Lord John Russell would move for a committee of the whole house N th N er U e I w n as E a S subject to take into consideration certain civil disabilities affect ing the Jews. pth w at A. ere deeply con cerne d i n w Mr. h I i n R F h I. the S F I l F R i n C on which the no le lord had not touched. He begged to f r e eS s ask, had the Government come to any decision as to th e e NN Fof Ireland lDobservedATE course they would pursue in reference to the unanimous report of a committee of the other house with rospect to the Irish Consolidated Annuities ? _ Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that the subject was under the consideration of the Government, and that any proposition which they might have to make respecting it they would give due notice of. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL. Colonel SLBTHORP—There is a report current that the present Government is pledged to give up going further with respect to the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. (Hear, hear,_ and a l aug h.) I beg to ask th e no bl e lord if it his intention to proceed any further with that which was considered a most important measure ? (Laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL--I do not quite understand the question of the hon. and gallant member ; but, if he will repeat it, I will endeavour to answer it. Colonel SIBTHORP.—The question I am anxious to ask the noble lord is this,--whether it is his intention to give up that measure, which was formerly onsidered one of the greatest importance, in reference to the in sidious attempts of certain individuals (such as Cardinal Wiseman), and whether he means to proceed further with that most important bill with respect to that religion to which he Iprofessed to be particularly attached ? (A laugh.) Lord J. RUSSELL.—I hope I understand the hon. and gallant gentleman's question. I understand him to allude to the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill I [Colonel Sib thorp.—" Yes."] If he alludes to that measure, I have to say there is no intention to make any proposition with respect to it. (Hear, hear.) Colonel SIBTHORP.—Then, Sir, I give notice that I will call attention to it on a future day, and see how far the noble lord has forfeited his promises. (" Order, order.") GRAND JURIES In reply to a question from Sir F.fru—ESIGER, Lord PALMERSTON said there was no present in. tention on the part of her Majesty's Government to intro duce any bill for the abolition of the grand jury system. THE INCOME TAX. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY inquired whether it was in tended to take any step with respect to the income tax till after Easter Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say, in reply, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would state what were the intentions of the Government on that subject when he made his statement immediately after the Easter recess. THE BETTING-HOUSES. Sir J. DUKE askedif the Government intended to put a stop to the serious evils, to which he could bear his personal testimony, arising from the extension of betting houses in the metropolis ? Lord PALMERSTON—I am aware that the subject is one which has excited considerable attention, and there is great foundation probably for the opinion of the hon. member that much evil has been produced by those houses ; but at the same time he may be aware that the subject is involved in very great difficulty, and after a great deal of consideration I confess I have not yet satisfied my own mind with respect to any practical measure that would answer the purpose in view without going beyond the object. At the same time, it is a sub. ject to which I am still • giving my attention. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM brought up the navy estimates, which were laid on the table. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. BRIGHT inquired whether Government intended to propose any measure this session for the reform, or, what would be infinitely better, for the abolition of the eccl es i ast i ca l cour ts ? He understood that some pro mise had b een ma de to that effect. Lord J. RUSSELL observed, that a commission had been inq u i r i ng into the system of these courts, and that it would be desirable to obtain their report. Imme diately on obtaining that report the Government in tended to make a proposal with respect to those courts. (Hear.) , The SPEAKER informed the house that he had ro. ceived an intimation that the petition against the return in the Bradford election case would not be proceeded with. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL gave notice that he would move on Monday next for leave to bring in a bill for regulating the office of Examiner in Chancery. The house adjourned at ten minutes past six o'clock. ITIGH PRIOR or NM-BOWL—At a public auction on Thursday, Thomas Ryan and Son sold fifteen likely negroes for 10,365 dollars, or an average of 691 dollars. Three boys, aged about 17, brought the following sums: -1,065 dollars, 1,035 dollars, 1,010 dollars, and two 1,000 dollars ; making on an average of 1,022 dollars. Capers and Heyward sold a gang Gf 109 negroes in fami lies. Two or three families averaged from 1,000 to 1,100 dollars for each individual; and the entire sale averaged 550 dollars. C. G. Whitney sold two likely female house servants, one at 1;000 dollit 4 „the otb.erat 1,190 dblls.— , Charleston Courier, Jim, 22. THE P.ROJEOTED CHANGES IN THE POST OFFICE SERVICE. From intimations given for some time past • in the Morning A bertiser, our readers are prepared to learn that extensive changes in the administration of tho Post-office, are about to be introduced into that impor tant department of the public service. The alterations in question are cf a bold and comprehensive character, perhaps more so than any similar ones have been since the introduction of the " Penny Postage" scheme of Mr. Rowland Hill in December, 1839 ; still it will be seen that they are but a part of a grand ;whole, which must eventually form the modus operandi necessary for the full development of all the benefits to be realised from the adoptiou of that most important measure of social progress. The contemplated alterations will embrace the whole establishment. The London district, the general post, the mail coach, the contractors, and the letter-carrying departments will all be affected by them. Perhaps the officers attached b the London district Post-office may, at the commencement of the change, chiefly feel the al teration, and this is not to be wondered at, because although for some inexplicable reason this office has been considered to be the lowest in the official scale), it singularly happens that while the officers are, as com pared with othe• portions of the establishment, "in labours more abuidant," and the receipt of salary much less, that the revenue arising from that department is comparatively much more than that of any other branch of the service. _ . _ It is understood to be the intention of the autho rities at present to increase the number of London district deliveries, the main object being to acce lerate the collections and the transit of the correspon dence before it reaches the hands of the letter-carriers. Consequently, in order to effect this object, it will be found necessary to make collections from the urban and suburban post receiving-houses in the evening two hours or more later than formerly. Bags, therefore, will be brought to the General Post-office in St. Martin's-le- Grand by hand and by mail-carts, up to nearly eleven o'clock at night. This will give to the public, both in and out of the metropolis, a most valuable boon, inas much as they will be able, doubtless, when the subse quent regulations are made, to post letters, books, news papers, &c., two aours at least later than they now can do. n order to work off this anticipated amount of " duty " (as it is cfficially called) at the London district office, it is proposed to engage a certain number of the employes, who are to receive a trifle extra for the addi tional service they may thus be called. upon to perform. These officers will have to continue until the whole of the letters, &c., collected as above, may have been as sorted. Mr. Hill, it is stated, calculates that this will be done by half-past twelve o'clock, at the latest, but, of course, that is more conjectural than otherwise, no opportunity haviag been at present afforded of testing the quantity of correspondence which may be forwarded 'at such a late hoar. After a trial of the proposition, arrangements will be made so to increase the number of men (sorters, messengers, &c.) on the Saturday evening, as to prevent any of that night's work encroaching upon the Sabbath-day. In addition to that which has been stated, it may be said, that the authorities have also decided upon sending letter-sorters from the district office to Rugby, so that on their way to town they may arrange the London letters in such a manner in tht railway post-office during the up journey, that, upon their arrival in town, it will only , be necessary to hand them over to the carriers for de livery. In consequence of these changes, it has been found necessary to alter the time of arrival of the Eastern, South-Eastern, and the Western collections brought in by the mail carts. The 7h. 45 min, a.m. collection will be done away with, and one at. 9 a.m. will be substituted. The morning dispatches will also be ac celerated considerably, so that not only will the inha bitants of the metropolis, residing within the limits of the " three-mile , circle" from the Post-office derive advantage, but an especial benefit will be conferred upon all parties resident for many miles beyond its environs. Steps are also to be taken, as soon as is practicable after the Ist of March next—the day upon which the foregoing alterations will come into operation—to ac celerate the general post morning and evening mails, but at present nothing definite has been determined upon, at least upon a large scale. Notwithstanding this, however, the work of improvement in the detail of the working of the establishment, and increasing the facilities for the transmission of correspondence both through the United Kingdom and the world at large, are quietly proceeding, caution and care of the public interests being the primary consideration of the autho rities in carrying out the various complicated, and in many cases very difficult, propositions which they are called upon to cotsider. It is to be regretted, however, while improvements of the kind alluded to are being carried out with so much alacrity on the part of the heads of departments, that in such a vast national establishment as the General Post-office ' where the labour of the really working man is by no means light, and the responsi bilities indisputably very great, so little regard is paid to an equitable remuneration of the parties employed. Some of the most, able writers upon political economy have held the opinion, that the Post-office ought not lyeesmsaribution of letters in the to be regarded as a source of revenue only; but that for ward,d maocsmsturp c , hl of administration e l Ipeoo a ii satonefpopdmp i hutf m ntuaeeolt hue rlidcsh e tmasateet i ! 9e rhn n he , oii ewoos,soes,ct o , any surplus which might arise should be carried facilities, and enlarge the amount of convenience o r , ved by re t c h e e nt r y tt b e y r- a w: , i r t i i t n e g r Post-office btsoe admits in many ent," and he goes on to say opinion h regard public still 11 1 this leo pa ry departmentprofits atssurplus, ; an lh h adbo e r eo otruleuhproperly betterorf toof pt those at ; hero esy b sbni u tup t . wsa steadilyti ‘hi n h dioe, e asrrse fi niii ri Martin's-le-Grand, reign itself." e . at the objecttGt hperformerevTa should enh tet hno e seei Treasury, or b u er doubtless, tauahtgtnhyaedet. should be so ; but more than this, it ought to be the ry Experienced officers in such an establishment are incal culably valuable ; nor should they be neglected, either in the office, or in the decline of life, But this is so. Notwithstanding all the increase of duty, and the altered state of things since the Postmaster-Generalship of the nattfohsrni material sbdobveieanjreiveyvcohetceea nongisnn:ai de tel be conveyance ecamteareattnboenpn t l pdw, rod e , oeoettwrfddistribution the authorities to increase its Duke of Richmond, the salary of the letter-carriers in the hard -worked district department remains the same, and despite the loss of emoluments which then were ac knowledged as part of the men's income, the insufficient pittance of nine shillings per week is all that is allowed to a worn-out man, even after 50 years' service. So it is with the guards. Seven shillings and sixpence per week is all they receive as pension, after ever so long a ser vice, except as Mr. Trelawny once said, "in very spe cial cases." Increase of business in the office is of course bringing on increased work for all parties in the service ; the guards have received orders within the last few days in some " special cases," of which a correspond ent has heard from others of their body, to travel some thing less than double distances for the same stipend, and with the same prospects of eventual destitution more fees being labour ingpr for oper the properly abolished). sum, and, ed).Sorter t s ho wi ug ll h have orelast, not least, the contractor for the conveyance of the mail bags for the district post will have to furnish addi tional horse-flesh, to employ his men more hours per day, for which, of course, he will be expected to p a y them, and without any additional remuneration. Th e public do not desire such parsimony as this. It is the pride of an honest Englishman to give as well as to re ceive a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. Let this national example be imitated by the heads of de partments in the public service. There can be no ex cuse for its not being so. The business of the office is increasing ; the labour, and also the responsibility of the officers, are becoming greater daily ; the revenue is rising, so that no excuse remains. As it is most plea surable to record the progress of the facilities given to the public in this important department, so it is painful to say one word calculated to mar that pleasure; but the truth must be told, however it may tingle the ears of the advocates of " class interests," interfere with the projects of "patronage," or with the tender feelings of the proteges of both. Captain Henry John King, of the 3d Foot (the Buffs), has been appointed aide-de-camp, and Lieut. William T. F. Wallace, of the Grenadier Guards, assistant military secretary, to Major-General Sir Robert Nickle, K.H., recently appointed to the staff of New South Wales, to relieve Lieut.-General Wynyard, C. 8., who is to return home. A SILVER MINE IN INVERNESS-SHlRE.—There is a tra dition in this part of the country, handed down from sire to son, that theie lived in Easter Moy, on the Seaforth property, some two or three generations back, a black smith, named Ferguson, who was never known to run ' short of a supply of silver. It is said that he found the ' metal in abundance below and above the rocks of Moy, and, to escape detection, always went in search of it in the dusk, or through the nighttime, on account of which some of his more superstitious neighbours had him con victed of holding communion with the banshee. On one occasion, some of his newly-coined shillings fell into the hands of his superior, Mackenzie of Fairburn, at a market held in Contin. This part of the Seaforth pro the r e t l y a t e was Lord i) maker, and he it is said, threatened him with the simpl e o s s eaf ses e s rt ed ws by tim t e h , e wh la o ir e d e s en of tra F e ai ed rbu e r u n t t t h ill e but sure punishment of hanging if he would see any more of his new shillings in circulation. In these good old times it was customary to hang at the bidding of the laird, and to escape this Ferguson discontinued his diggings. Subsequent to the time in which Ferguson lived a number of his coins were found in a pit at the foot of the rocks by people employed in planting. It was supposed that they were hidden by him when he was threatened by the laird. Immediately below these racks, in the pools of the Conon, are found pearls of considerable value, which are of two so k eli tnl k i v i rsh n se d hioeursbat b dns t 8 aw r ii ialtg o vki avh w n eeye wasent-rss , and white. These pools are visited a nnua ll y b y a blind man and his better half, whose occupat i on is that of fishing for pearls, by which means they manoragedmoeuutnboetreifaatrnae a livelihood. This blind pearl-fish er says t h at, without doubt, there is a silver and a go ld m i ne below these pearl beds ; and, strange to r e l a t e , h e w i l l know the shell poh t h urira c a te t ot c ihf: a o ht n hel ta eg t i e, r n . oi ov s l the uoergih.l se t pearl Tew fbei This so eps w oet i no t i h fnea o xgr u pe t l aoolr rlre o opening tbthhou eerit,ssaoetehr e n bytbe great l a i la rd would e o g u a l r d d ibneg found u Ferguson's ud in sufficient quantitiesT her t There b m o o u r r e t a h e an mu t o h b e la ae bo k u o r p , t w b h im en F in cr a g n comfortablee I ra t m ie b ,ale les o e m a j a d na tb g a ed t F t e o rgu fi e n o d n of it, employed withouto to dig a sufficient quantity of the metal, which was a the time converted into pl a t e for the family of Fairburn t rn It is worthy of remark th a t F erguson's great grandson , is a mechanical genius, living in this vicinity.—lnverness. A civertiocr. THE MARQUIS OF LANDSDOWNE AND MR. CHRISTOPHER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES, Lord Lansdowne presents his compliments to the editor of the Times, and encloses copies of a correspond ence which has taken place between himself and Mr. Christopher, M.P., in case he should think fit to insert Berkeley-square, Thursday. (Copy.) " Bowood, Feb. 5, " Sir,—l have read with some astonishment in the newspapers of yesterday the report of your speech at Lincoln on Friday last, in which you are represented to have stated it as a fact, and to have founded an argument on the fact so assumed, that on one of the days preced ing the discussion and division in the House of Com mons on Mr. Disraeli's budget, on Friday, the 17th of December, there was a large meeting of the Whig party held at Lansdowne-house, for the purpose of considering what was to be done on Lord Derby's overthrow. " As there is no difference in their reports, except that in one the Wednesday preceding is specifically mentioned to have been the day on which this large meeting took place, while it was only inferred to have been the day in the others, I presume them to be substantially correct. " I beg, therefore, to state, for your information, and that of those whom you addressed, that you are com pletely in error, and that there is not even the shadow of a foundation for the fact alleged. " No such meeting took place, no such meeting was proposed to be held, and, in the position in which I then considered myself to stand, had any such meeting been proposed to be held, I should have objected to its being held at my house. " I may further add, that although it would not have been surprising if I had conversed on a matter of public interest with any person with whom I was acquainted, it so happened that, from being confined to my room, I did not, before I was honoured with her Majesty's commands (after Lord Derby had actually resigned) to attend her at Osborne, which I was prevented from obeying by se vere indisposition, communicate with any leading per son, either of that which you describe as the Whig or of the Peelite party, or see Lord Aberdeen, as I did after that event, by her Majesty's command, at my own house. " I hope, therefore, I may be permitted to inquire upon what authority you conceived yourself justified in making public d statement so entirely founded in error ? " I have the honour to be, " Your obedient servant, " LANSbOWNE." (Copy.) "Bloxholm, Sleaford, Feb. 9. . - "My Lord,—Your Lordship's letter, dated from Bowood on the sth of this month, owing to its misdirec tion, reached me last night. I mention this that your Lordship may not suppose me deficient in courtesy in not taking the earliest opportunity of answering it. "Your Lordship's impression of what I stated at Lin coln on Friday last in all essential particulars, with a slight variation, is substantially correct. What I stated was this, `that on the Wednesday of the week during the debate on Mr. Disraeli's budget, an influential meet ing (not large, as stated in the report) of the Whig party. took place at your Lordship's house ; that I was unable to tell what occurred at that meeting, but that on the same day Lord John Russell left town for Woburn Abbey, and met ,Lord Aberdeen, who at that time was the guest of the Duke of Bedford.' " I am not able, in answer to your lordship's request, to state the precise authority from which I derived this information, but, as it formed the topic of general con versation of persons of opposite political opinions at the Carlton and Travellers' Clubs, as well as in the precincts of the House of Commons, and, if I be not mistaken, was commented on by the public press, I received it as a fact, and believed it to be such till I got your lordship's letter yesterday. "It appears from that letter that I have been under a misapprehension as to what really took place. I beg to express my regret at having made any statement which seems to have been founded in error, and which has been the cause of a moment's uneasiness to your lordship. "My Lord, I have the honour to be, " Your Lordship's very obedient, humble servant, "R. A. CHRISTOPHER." MAZZINI'S PROCLAMATION. The following proclamation was posted all over Milan, and has been spread in other parts of Italy : " ITALIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. " Italians ! Brothers !—The of the Italian Committee is ended : your mission begins. To-day the last word which we, your brothers, u l t h te t r h t e o r y an o k u : s of In surrection ;' to-morrow, mingling with the people, we will aid you to maintain it. ei panted zet for ß e " Insurrection ! The moment matured, u red e , for three long years, has arrived. not deceived by appearances ; be n . ot T m h i e sl e e n d ti b re y s t u h r e . o r cowardly sophistries of lukewarm men face of Europe, from Spain to our ownlanwdi Four a burst volcanic forth c i crust, beneath which sleeps a lava which years a go in torrents at the upheaving of Italy. the insurrection of Sicily was f o llowed by ten Europe an revolutions : twenty European revolutions will follow yours—all bound by one compact, all sworn to one fra ternal aim. We have friends even in the ranks of the armies who rule us : there are entire peoples whose alarum-cry will answer to yours. The national demo cracies of Europe form one organised camp. Vanguard of the great army of the people, fear not isolation. The initiative of Italy is the initiative of Europe. "Insurrection ! Sacred as the thought of country that consecrates it ; strong in will and in concentrated energy as its aim, which is justice, amelioration, and free fraternal life for all ; let it rise, and convert martyr dom into victory. The thousands of victims who have fallen with the sacred name of Italy on their lips, deserve this at our hands. Be it tremendous as the tempest on our seas. Be it obstinate, immovable as the Alps which surround you. Between the Alps and the extreme Sicilian sea are 25,000,000 of us, and a hundred thou sand foreigners. It is the struggle of a moment if you do but will. "Insurrection ! Let the grand word leap from city to city, from town to town, from village to village, Elie the electric current. Arouse, arise, awake to the crusade fever, all ye who have Italian hearts—ltalian arms. " Remind the people of their unjust sufferings, their rights denied them, their ancient power, and the great future of liberty, prosperity, education, and equality— they may conquer at a bound. "Remind your women of the mothers, the sister s , th e friends who h ave per i s h ed in unconsoled ' weeping for their loved ones, imprisoned, exiled, butchered, because they had not, but desired, a country. "Remind your young minds of thought outraged and restrained, of the great traditionary past of Italy which they can continue only by action, of the absolute no thingness of the 'state they are now in—they the descend ants of the men who have twice given civilisation to Europe. " Remind the soldiers of Italy of the dishonour of a servile uniform which the foreigners deride, of the bones of their fathers-left on the battle fields of Europe for the honour of Italy, of the true glory which crowns the war rior for right, for justice, for nationality. "Soldiers, women, youths, people ! let us have for the moment but one heart, one thought, one desire, one cry in our souls, one cry on our lips, We will have a coun try ; we will have an Italy ; and an Italy shall be.' " Attack, break at every point the long and weak line of the enemy. Prevent them from concentrating them selves by killing or dispersing their soldiers, destroying roads and bridges. Disorganise them by striking at their officers. Ceaselessly pursue fugitives ;be at war to the knife. Make arms of the tiles of your houses, of the stones of your streets, of the tools of your trades, of the iron of your crosses. Spread the alarm by watch fires kindled on every height. From one end of Italy to the other, let the alarm bell of the people toll the death of the enemy. " Wherever you are victorious, move forward at once to the aid of those nearest you. Let the insurrection grow like an avalanche, wherever the chance goes against you ; run to the gorges, the mountains —the fortresses given you by nature. Everywhere the battle will have broken out ; everywhere you will find brothers —and, strengthened by the victories gained elsewh ere , you will descend into th e fi e ld again the day after. One only be our flag—the flag of the nation. In pledge of our fraternal unity, write on the words ' God and the people !' they alone are powerful to conquer, they alone do not betray. It is the Republican flag which, in '4B and '49, saved the honour of Italy ; it is the flag of ancient Venice, it is the flag of Rome —eternal Rome, the sacred met ropo li s, the temple of Italy and of the world I " Purify yourselves, fighting beneath that flag. Let the Italian p eop l e ar i se, worthy of the God who . ui thein ! Let wo man b e sacred ; let age and childhood dbees sacred ; let property be sacred. Punish the thief as an enemy. Use for insurrection the arms, powder, and uniforms taken from the foreign soldiers. "To arms, to arms ! Our last word is the battle cry. Let the men you have chosen to lead you, send forth to Europe, on the morrow, the cry of victory. (For the Italian Committee,) " JOSEPH MAZZINI. " AURELLO SAFFI. " Maurizio Quadrio , " Cesare Agostini, Secretaries. " February, 1853." On Thursday, the 10th inst a general assembly of the acad em i c i ans of the Royal Academy of Arts was held at their apartments in Trafalgar-square, when William Powell Frith, Esq., was Joseph allo William Turner, Esq., deceased, and Mr. L. Stories was elected an associate engraver. The report of the committee for manning the navy having now been completed by the secretary, several members of the committee assembled yesterday and to day at Whitehall to hear it read before its final ap proval by them. ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Earl of Aldborough and Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu lous medicine, after every other means had failed.—See extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway.—Sir —I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which allthe most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALD BOROUGH." These wonderful pills will cure any dis orders of the liver or stomach. Sold (also Holloway's ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine vendors through chit the World. _._...__....... t......... COUNTRY MARKETS. BOSTON—FEB. 9. ant iv of At to-day's market we had a fair average clu was wheat and oats on offer, but of other grain the sePPY • ht short. Good dry samples of wheat sold readily at a lc, on l improvement ast week's currency, and daylP at a ferior rims commanded previous rates. Barley, oats, we re a peas met a steady inquiry, at full p r ices. Beal is meat, very slow sale, and i s per quarter cheaper. 29 red 38s to 475, white, 46s to 495, extra 51 s ; barleYy, to ;53s ; oats, 14 s t o 21s ; b ea ns, 30s to 35s ; peas, 29° 348 per qr. NEWARK—FEB. 9. At the Corn-exchange to-day we had a good attenaw,lee' B ale :7 0 and fair supplies of grain. Wheat met a ready advance of is per quarter. Oats were in great re - t 6 i ll e at, Other corn remains the same as last week ' 26s to white, 54s to 58s, red 48s to 54s ; barley, grina ln el 22s to 28s malting 32s to 34s ; oats, seed 24s to 28s, feel 6 0s. 245 , ; beans 36s to 445; peas 34s to 36s ; malt 5 6 a , tares, 40s to 44s per qr. DERBY SMITHFIELD—FEB. 8. 4 1., A de' The number of fat beasts to-day was not lane ! rThe wand was good, and a clearance was easily effected' ri c e; supply of sheep was about the average, and hig h ,, P tia were asked for them. There Was more fat calves beesusual. The number of fat pigs was less than it 1-`3,"•,DeO for the laAt ten years, and consequently fetche d the Iroi. price. Buyers were numereus, and many were unTld pet —Beef, 564 to 6d • mut;.on, 7d to lid ; veal, &Ito 6"p e lb. ; pigs, 9s Od to lOs Od per score ; rough fat , 4s 00,i 14 lbs. ; hides, 2d to *1 per lb. ; 2d per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Fn. 9. .„ 3 480 We had a small supply of grain in to-dads sales dull, and last week's prices ba.ely supported. Top of Wheat 63 lb 5 60 :,, Barley... - 0a;,4 Beans 671 lb 370 Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 698 qrs Barley 637 qrs Oats 938 qrs sold 8 8 q r/1 Beans 145 qrs AVERAGES PER IMPE - lIAL QUARTER. 10 sssoo°lllddd 6 5 17 14 4. , ! 2t 4 ::: Average of wl e...t Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats 1 0 3 5-12t bg Ditto of Beans DUBLIN—FEB. 8. nd 25d{ White wheat, 26s Od to 303 Oct ; red ditto, 25 5 - barley, 12s 6d to 16s sd; oats, lOs Od to Ds Od; 1003/,' 21s Od to 23s per brl ; oatmeal, lls Od to 12s 6d , ,;340 7 ' flour, 14s 6d to 18s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 3 1 s 6 4 per 480 lbs. CORK—FEB. 9. Brls. curr enci;oo. . White waeat 00s Od to 00s Od O s Od- 4° 40 Red wheat 23s Od to 25s 0.1 Ditto 00s Od to Oos Od 23s 3c l-4°o* Ditto 00s Od to 00s Od 59 11.rley l3s 81 to 14s 8d 4°. Ditto OGs Od. io 00s Od 00s OLI --16 Dit:,o Oos Od .o 00h Od —Bo o 00s Od uo 00s Od Os 04 172 Oats 190 Ditto lOs Od to 108 3d 10s 2 4 84 Ditto lOs 3d to lOs 8d 6d ~,t • of t ' 102 Pigs 398 Od to 43s Od 41s v"- 11 Quantity sold at the highest prices :---„ ha t ; 0 barrels white wheat ; 2 red ; 10 barley ; v "- ~ ~./ oats ; 3 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold lasts, w1:0g. Wl'eat, 671. Barley, 861. Bere, 0. o Pigs, 676. PRICES OF BUTTER. gds cuitaggef• .• 6 44 First quality Second quality Third quality BB s Third quality.. ...••• " Fourth quality .••• Fifth quality 74s Fifth quality ...... • ...„ Sixth quality sBs Sixth quality ....... • Return of cattle sold for week ending Feb. Pigs, 653. Sheep, 195. Cows, 127 ' .0& 1, 10 ` 44 % extr a, a ; t.lO 93:, CORK.— Flour—First, 15s 6d to 16s 6d ; seconds, 14s Od to 15s Od; households, lOs to 1 3 s $0 7M Od to 10s per Cu.n Meal—lndian meal, Ss &li v er co,' lls Od to 11s6d ; w h ea t m eal, lls to 1 10 6 4/ 1 56 4, India n Corn, 8/ Os Od to 8/ s6d per ton. B ran '. s' er 7 l to 4117 s 64 per ton. Hay—Fa 7 rmers, 20s Od to 3 23 Od r to 28s ; de a l ers, 3 3s Od to 446 Od ; average, Os per ton• 0 0, 0a to Farmers, 168 Od to 23s Od.; average 008 ; d e an gds 00s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Brea'd—Wheateu tor , =, Oel ; household ditto, 6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh beat ' l lO lid per lb. Eggs, 6s 8d to 6s 104 pet hundred. ":„, 0 " 4d to sd; mutton, srid to 6ad ; veal, 4441 to 6id, L ; Ves.l .o o o, 6d ; bacon, 7d to 7Ad - ; sausages, 6d per 1b. — Fish, tams, land, ill. Os to 12/ - Os per ton ; Scotch herrings' 9d; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white 8d to 00'0,1 lid to 120 ... —C0a15, Newport, 23s ; Lydney, 008 40 P ll° o' Od per tor. — Whiskey, 25 o.p , 6s Od per iluP el f oft' Hides, market, 25s to 32s ; Salted, 26s to 32s Per per „ t° , - pal skins, 3ad per lb.—Bangor slates 2/. 17s. 6d t ° ,,,,'; * to 4 ","eof Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, „c 1 ": 0 11 0 ,7 ton—Timber, Memel, 31. 108 ; red pine, 3/. I 'l ' 'l3aS s lf e ri 3/. ss. per ton ; deals, 161. to 181. per hundre u *;4.--; 1 7 30 01 71. to 81. 10s. per ton.—Tallow 46s to 47 8 p e f.brl. --- ' 71. lOs to 01. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. Per Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/, per ton. CANT. SEABORNE MAILS. PO ° Gen eral (N signifies that the mans are sent from the by the night—and Mby the morning --dispatch.] ~, _ ....... ..,, ......,.. ukutiting-atspatch4 ................----- Day when made up From wha t JO . 4. COUNTRIES. in General Post- port EcIA",. 7 7,- Office, London. Dispatch e u • ......- 00 6 ' ,e,aa 4 America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .. Li v erpool • • • 1 5 America (by. United Sts. Feb' packet) ..........N Feb. 24 .. .. Livert7o ol ". 96 America (by U • States feb. packet) ..........N Feb. 16 .......... Southarnr ° 4 Australia (via South- to ra l) r 4l ampton) ..........M 4th of March .... SouthaMP Ap Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of March .... Dover • • ••'• _A I 7 Ditto (via Cape of (food On% Hope) .......... .. N 22d of February .. Plymouth •'. te . 0: 1 6 Africa (West Coast) .. N 23rd of the month. Plymo uth • fel"• O . , 3of m. Dover .• • vo er Alexandtia..........M 4th & 20th of mon. Southalnil is , ► t P° :, I. Bahamas ..... ......M 2nd of the month SoutintraW j vai"l6 Belgium ............N Dai1y............ Dover .• •: ", Feb' pi Brazil ..............M 9th of the month.. Southamp to Feb 96 Buenos Ayres.. .. .. ..M 9th of the month.. SouthamPO tren•,,p,P Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymou th •• geti'p Cape of Gsod Hope ..N 2n4 of April.. .. Plymouth :: f er'' Cape de Verds .....N 14th of the month. Plymo ith 1 6 ~, Ceylon (see India) Mi t ,. Ceylon...-. ........N 14th of the Month PlYrnnutilw•ri. fu' 1 6 Channel Isles .... ....N Mon.,Wed.,& F r id. SouthaMP,,ii Feb' Chili_ .. ...... .... At ~d & 17th of month SouthaniP w 10 China (see India) Fe b ' 90 d Constantinople*......N 7,8,17,24,8027 ant. Dover .• • ,;,,• fe".,',(l.' Constantinople ......M 4th & 20th of mon. SouthalaP` . fo • A V i !tint. of Europe M& N Twice daily - Dover ••• • • j ail' Egypt (see India) 1 4 1 6 , France ........ M& N Twice daily__ Dover • • •:, : ;, 1 * f ,D , Gibraltar .. .. .. .. ..M 4, 7. 17, 20, 27 of m. douthang' 1 0 4 0 Greece (see India) fel ). ~, . fl oton vi e° , 1 Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. gintl77.a— -..,,, ~rcah ti fi Ha.mburgh ........ ~N Tuesday & Friday London • •:,,,, ffl - , TP Havannah M 2nd of the month SouthataP'" M° 16 Holland ............ M Wednesday & Sat. London • •:„'„; Feb: 9 0 Honduras India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southan 7 F` ° Fe b '" 41 India (via Marseilles)M dth& 24th of mo.ith Dover .• "•• ice lonian Isles (see India) Li5b0n(.;.e.;.,.n..d..ia.)........NM 7 7 , , 1 9 7 , 0 1 : 2 2 3 7 0 0 0 f f m ft 10 Ireland M & N Twice daily ...... Holyhea d '• • F eu ' 1 6 mMaaddeeiirraa ..................2 N I 23 9th rd o o f f the the monthmontb Plymouth Feb Malta Malta SouthamP t l ET D ' 1, yro utii .• is Feb, ~ Darer ••• • ' „ P o p Mauritius (see India) fn in ilaurltius ..........N 14th of the month Plyrnouthtn; is t j. i 0 Mexico ............31 2nd of the month. Sotltha MP '.. I r C e p. 1 14 Naples ' • • ' '. • • • • • • ..N sth 15th25thofmon. Dover • • •i ta ,F co p , New Granada ...,M 2d & 17th of month SouthanW _., 1 1 1 New Zea1and.......... By private ship .. Varion* P °l ' 1 6. e ,. 16 Papal States * ........N ithlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...: o ';., Te„ . 16 Port Natal • tal • • 7 .7.1111 1 . . 31M N eninsula . . . Peru halaP t°' f el' 'l% Tuscan 7th I 7th27thofmon. SouthalnPl ~ re' 90 214dth& o l f 7 t t h h e of m m on o t n b . s t :o iy u m t 0u.... „ .. rei t:, 1 , ,. SiellY •••' " • • . N sthl'ith2sthofmon Dover ••• • •• 6 . "'" . 1" Van Diemen's La . n • cl . • •• '• eeIN • • Venezuela ...... • • • • *thaw/ 3ton ( .. s . . e N e stblsth2sthofmon. Dover . M 2d & 17th of month So Australia) .... ~, Feb West Indies .... :: • ...M . • 2d& 17th of mouth Sou pe ,, thar , P lj .4, 0 b _ Izolo ,ig- fi be r t It e , - gp AN AMBASSADOR IN A FlB.—Count de ; 0 6 13 1 the new Minister of Prussia in Spain, _nrriveth et ibj i 4 0 11 1 0 last week in Madrid in a diligence. ca I t `;', ° 4l gage to be placed in a cart, and directed th - l o st' follow the hackey-coach which he entered• 1911,recii h at his hotel, he found that the cart had disapPelo e could not see or hear anything of it. • e ept t° ment was very great, as he had no clothes el c , c ia li °,, / , j eo he wore • and the only ready-made clothes s". 0,0 0. , 8 0e be bought at Madrid are such as are worn hY ro'o 3l and porters. M. de Rosenberg went to th e at o 0 Consul-General, Baron de Minutole, and rela;tej 10 1 t hi4 what happened. That gentleman accomPenite4 13 , e ja' the Director-General of Police, who innecli3t-ioocia agents in motion. By eight o'clock, the ri e T , 00 ° they succeeded in arresting the thieves, an d il_____ 7 / all his luggage to the Minister. g l4 „drl i On the 9th inst., at 2 N p o l t E tin D glam - P lace ' 1145 94'. Donald Maclean, Esq.,aged 81. , , perri ug ' J ot • On the 9th inst , Sarah, widow of rat - iP IP" of D evonshire-plac . e, M lebone, aged 7u• e oliireV. ji, On the Bth inst , at Sherboiae-house, Do rn eca. n ortel Francis Shiel, son of W. C. Macready, SC I:p: 0 10 11 4 0 4° On the sth inst at West Drideino•oton, • --onto'''. .0)t Mrs. Isabella Far ...1. 'A 'f Li eu . Pl"' qwiar widow 0 elte Humphrey Graham ' D . inst., a., „,Montpellier -terra ti isf4 to' On the 7th 'fin ces b 0 1 ,° 0 0 , 1,0 ,„„ i i s . el Davies, Esq aged 57. of Trafalgar. in al a g t ar ; On the sth inst., -. 4 Cheltenham , a2 ,-ed .. , ' , , ,,,d i 0 v. - ,yto of Captain John Cooke, of the Bellerophon, ono' 3 4 3 e 0 t O l i :n i n e thes , ,roles —sq., baiTis a te t r 3l .a i t t - r l e arfv ° . ur6' Ten:Lille' Lo Z , lO 0 N nr > v 0.1 ti Printed and Published ° lto c ol oft No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun t h e '2- A-2E1,14 in the Precinct of the Sav2.k_ill " 1- " L uaseza Friday , Februari 1"I BIRTHS. t h e 11 4) OF A SON. 00, On the 4th inst., at Hope-street, St. A-m." . " of Captain J. P. - hiene, H.E.I.C.S. po op OF A DAUGHTER. On the 7th inst., at 21, Upper Pembroke's the the Hon. Mrs. Reilly. t be f On the 4th inst., at Madeley, Sta ffOrdShire' the e ° w if Mrs. C. Stanley. h On the E.h inst., at Ashbourne, Sir George Gervis, Bart. .4111 140 MARRIED. i/1 0 11, 0 06, On the 7th i ns t., a t St. Marylebon,re-':A an's, Y i 0 0' Verini, Esq., o f St . J o h n ' s - woo d, to 71 . 51 ' 1 ifor' I f o b. daughter of Edward Brashier, Esq., Of ill, 'cig!cl:l'l Portman-square. „ . h tobri 1. ,t0 On the Bth inst., at St. Paul's, All i g a` 10 Parker, Esq., eldest son of Hugh Parker, Be t t i '. of t a p., Yorkshire, to Charlotte Eliza, second dallg. of De G. Vernon, Esq., of Clontarf Castle, coup'