The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-16 00:00:00

if in), r o of d of i li fi c he r es Is ay 061 d, a so- to ed Of atrA G fir or - t. THE SUN, LONDON., -.FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1847. hey' could not, and so were content to make a e reeedent for t h emselves, infinitely to their fi f i e ..g r ac- At the e l event h h our, and at t h e 071 a sa'sninth minute of that hour, the Admiralty b rought in a nasty bill for 6 , 5181. 12s. for the wages viet th a e h men „ g. employed, and an additional charge fur as ~, supposin the ship, thi s h orr ibl e brig had 48110tifbaeuepnposi the there,she would h ave b een now h ere e l se , an d men employ ed did not eat there, they would not eat at a ll. Here there was a charge of 1.0001., e e _ Wh ert it was pr ove d i n evidence that the stores recovered 'rota the Thetis were worth upwards of 2,000/, and yet the Admiralty declared that this money should be (1 e , sewnf rom the s a l vers, and to this day that. decision been reversed.—(Cheers.) Now, it was evident that there was a sum of 13,8001. which had been ab:ained, n?ore than any which had been paid to the salvers. He o hoUld very much like to know what had become of that Money? It had been paid to somebode. Somebody had Fot it; but where was it? They were told that it hail likeplaced to th e cre di t of the public; but he should to which put his fi nger on the item of the public ledger, , he was very much afraid, he should not esa (C heers)—but if h e did, that was no rea- IF th e y this C omm i ttee s h ou l d not b e grante d . , w a item could n ot b e f oun d , he sa id the House would no wantin g in its financial duty to the public if it did not on appointments of the rest. He was told that Search, diligent search had been made, but no such item could be found, and there would be a slur upon the cha racter of the Government if, after what had been stated, they refused the C omm i ttee. ' Captain GLADSTONE must hear his testimony to the • Ge h igh services w hi c h C aptain Dickenson rendered to °cllar, in s av i ng t h e i ll . fated ship in question. :eat merit was du e to hi m for the skill and enterprise c had manifested in the affair, for at the time the :hip ran on shore there were no hopes that any part of her c argo Could ever be saved, and he therefore, after the le;rcess which h ad attended the exertions or Captain kenson, very muc h regretted the course the Admi y had pursued in the matter. r. THORNELEY remarked that it was unfair the Admiralty did not come forward with their claim before s he sal vage was awarded, for had the legal tribunals who heard the case been aware of the existence of the debt, Most likely a heavier salvage would have been awarded. . Sir J, GRAHAM said, p er h a p s h e m i g ht b e a ll owe d t 9 answer th e question of the Hon. Gentleman opposite. Re spoke f rom recollection, but it was his strong impres sion that the claim was made prior to the adjudication. 1 Mr. NICHO LSON thought his Right Honourable Friend wh o h ad just sat down had acted most g al lantly in taki ng t h e responsibility of this case upon Ms own shoulders, and all he could blame the Admiralty for was, that they had delayed Making their claim so long. The legal tribunals had now no power to act in the case, and he much regretted that it had again been brought forward. He (rid not think it a fit subject for the Committee of that House to inquire into; and he thought, rather than grant the in quiry, it would be much better if the Government con sented to reconsider the claim of Captain Dickenson. Mr. HUME thought, after what had passed that evening, Government could not refuse the inquiry. The charge made upon Captain Dickenson was most unjust. It was exorbitant and unfair, and ought never to have been made. The Right Hen. Baronet opposite said all his colleagues concurred with him in making the charge, but he was authorised to state, that Sir Thomas Hardy always repudiated the claim. Many of the materials charged for were never used in saving the ship, while the vessel for which wear and tear was charged, was on the service of the country during the time charged for and named in the bill of costs Enterprise and exertions of the kind displayed by Captain Dickenson in saving the ship in question. ought not to go unrewarded, and he trusted her Majesty's Government would at once accede to the request of the Noble Lord opposite. Mr. RUTHERFORD could not see how the House Could interfere in this case. The matter had already been decided by the Court of Admiralty, who awarded 17 ,000/, to the salvers, and 13,0001. to the public. Cap tain Dickenson, as one of the salvers, felt that the sum Privyas sa l vage was i nsu f fi cient, and appealed to the , e ' r rirY Council, who eventually confirmed the decision of we Court of Admiralty, and he could not see how the ease could be again gone into. He thought it would be Wended with great inconvenience, if the solemn deci sions of the Courts of law were to be set aside by the motions of Right Hon. Members. He totally deprecated the present attempt. Captain BERKELEY opposed the appointment of the Committee. Lord G. BENTINCK thought that a most imp wtaist Part in the debate had been overlooked, viz., that Cap twin Dickenson should have the use of her Majesty's It was expressly stated on the part of the Admi ralty, that the salvers should have the free use of the Ships and the crew; but that the public should not be in to any expense beyond that incurred by their use. It such a system were to be adopted, a charge might be Made against the proprietors of the Opera House for the attendance of the half body of Guards on the occasion of ter Majesty's attendance; and also for any ether services rendered by the military in cases of fire, or such other emergency. He should most certainly vote in favour of the app o i n tment of the Com m i ttee. Mr. B. CABBELL tnouget that justice would not be 'done to the much injured and overlooked Capt. Dickens ion, unless some reparation were made to him for the injuries he had sustained by the charges made by the Admiralty. It was most essential that officers of high attainments and great abilities should be favourably re Commended to the favour of her Majesty, and he thought that beside the other acts of injestise done to the Gal. lant Captain, and to the public, he had been most un fairly treated by not being so r ecommen d e d . H e was sorry to hear an intimation made by some Hon. Member of the paltry . and pettifogging statute of limitations. When such hints were _thrown nut, he w ouldaskthe persons who made use o f them, what w as t h e l a st e l ate of the application made to the Government on t he subject, for it was from that period that the statute 'would alone apply. The Gallant Captain had been treated most unhandsomely by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; he had celled upon him, for the put pose of an interview, but was refused it and a request made to him for a written statement of the circumstances of his case. He really trusted that justice would be done to the Gallant Officer by the House, by the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the subject. This House was the last refuge for the unfortunate—(Loud laugh ter)—and he hoped the claims of one of them would not be overlooked on the present occasion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that the conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in requiring a state bent in writing of the case was not so deserving of blame as the Hon. Member who had just addressed the House teemed to think; he thought that that was the most pro per course to be adopted by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. He did not see any reason fir disturbing the decision which had been come to by the Berard of Ad teiralty on the subject. It did not appear that the parties before the Judicial Committee were discontented with the decision of the Court; at all events no attempt was Made to dispute the claim of the Admiralty. The judicial Committee added 12,000/. to the sum of , 17,0001. awarded by the Court of Admiralty, • ba s ald the sum of 13,0001., claimed by the Ad """dtY, should have been paid to the merchants, and not to the salvers. The refusal on the part (1 the Chancellor to grant sums of money to indis liduals did not arise from a feeling of satisfaction in refusing claims made upon them. The heads of the Various departments were placed in situations of great the in dealing with the public money, and felt bite Weight of that responsibility considerably more than friar thers of any popular assembly could by possioility feel. He thought that if the iliuse commenced a sys tem of granting sums o f money, an d revoking the deci tions of judicial tribunals, they would be establishing a dangerous precedent, such as the Hon. Member for Mon ' trOse (Mr. H ume ) wou ld b e the first to complain of ; and he hoped that Hon. Members would take the A lice which he had so often given the Government, viz., to reconsider his decision, and vote against the appoint- Mont of the Committee, Lord INGESTRE said that his object in moving for the Committee was not for the purpose of making . indiscriminate grants of public money, but merely for • the purpose of compelling restitution of the money due to a much-injured and gallant officer of the navy. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the committee 32 Against it aleaority —2O The motion was consequently lost. VAGRANCY (IRELAND). Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved for leave to bring in $ Bill for the punishment of vagrancy in Ireland, and as he intended to take the discussion on the measure at a future stage he would not trouble the House with any observations at present.—Agreed SUNDAY TRADING IN THE METROPOLIS. Mr. HINDLEY moved for a Select Committee on Sun -ctlay trading in the metropolis. In bringing forward this Motion he did not wish to be understood as having any desire to interfere with innocent and rational enjoyment on Sunday, but he wished to protect tradesmen from the Unjust competition of those who set at defiance the ob saesrvance of that day of rest and plied th e i r ca lli ng as th ey did on any other day. He therefore called !Pon the House to do justice and to put all traders upon the same footing. The s u bj e ct was i n a bl er a s il l'lds than his • but the Honourable Memb e r f or •leto sa beth, and the Honourable Member for Hertf or d, w oo were joined with him, did not like, in conse .(lll,enee of their connexion with the Government, t o , • w•ge that pro m inent part for w hi c h th e y were so muc h better qualified than he was. The Committee which sat upon the subject in 1832 had made certain recommenda tions which had been since acted upon, and whi c h h e • be lieved had been attended with the best consequences— taPeeially that one relative to the closing of taverns from. o tivelv e o ' clock on Saturday night to one o'clock on ' 4 l ,,,Onday. H e wou ld not ta k e up t h e attent i on o f the i l s t s c i tise at gre a t er l e n g th, b u t conc l u d e by mov i ng f or a eel Committee to consider the subject. Mr. HUME did not know what the Hon. Member meant by his present motion. Did he mean to say that 341 . 4 were to be prevented from purchasing meat or from be ing shaved on the Sabbath-day, or what did he mean ? - ; ( Laughter.) He (Mr. Hume) did not think they ould be able to make women chaste or men virtuous by le t i Slation. He wished they cou ld d o it, b u t he did n ot believe that they would ever be able to effect any good in that Wa .,. ,y He thought that the advocacy of such mea ttl'es as the present w a s a ver y c h ea p mo d e r e s o rted t o Y some Members of endeavouring to procure a reputation for superior morality, but he did not believe the House would sanction or countenance such * Tempts. H e wou ld , t h ere f ore, oppose the appo i ntment ch the Committee, for he considered good murals could n ever be ad vance d b y such means. Mr• B. ESCOTT opposed the motion, not on the i round of its no t b e i ng b rought in by the G overnment, it because he believed such legislation would be most mischievous. Besides, even if they did pass such a reeasure as that proposed, he believed it would be _nd utterl y ine ffi cacious. If his Honourable Friend 'muted to resort to such kind of legislation, He thought he should try his hand in putting down the hors.--racing and steeple chasing which were at present carried on on Sunday. He' should also direct his atten tion to the Clubs of London, which were resorted to on that day by great numbers of the higher classes of so• ciety. The reason why they were not interfered with, he supposed, was because any such attempts would be utterly ineffectual if they were tried. As he did not believe that any good result would follow the present motion, he would vote against it. Sir G. GREY said that the Committee Was only asked for in order to inquire how far the present laws were calculated to answer the end for which they were enacted, and not to enforce new penalties. If these laws were inoperative, they perhaps might as well be repealed. He must confess that he did not believe that the present laws were framed to answer the end for which they were proposed. Colonel Sir T. WOOD said that, having had occasion to walk over the 'rower Hamlets on a Sunday, he was quite struck with the correct manner in which the day was observed. He did not think a case was made out by the Member for Ashton, he had not even presented a single petition in its favour. Mr. HAWES said that the object of the Committee was only to inquire how far the present laws were re spected. Many persons suffered severely from the non observance of the day by their rivals in business. All they desired was to be put in the same position as the others. His Bill had no other object than to put down open trading on the Sunday morning. Dr. BOWRING said that every person regarding society, in the metropolis, could not but be impressed with the fact that there was a very marked improvement in the observance of the Sabbath-day. The Hon. Gentleman asked an Act of Parliament to effect that which it was out of the power of any Act to accom plish. The laws were sufficiently stringent. and let them be resorted to, if there was any complaint.—(Hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS said that the present Bill would only affect the consfsarts of the poor. Why should not the principle of tb e Bill be extended against the wealthier classes—F.gainst the bishops and judges of the land, who employ ed their cooks upon a Sunday.— (Hear, hear.) Ttie Hon. Gentleman himself had em ployed, no doubt, his servants upon that day as well as any other. Mr. COWPER was in favour of the Bill, and he con. sidered that everything that was said only proved the necessity of the measure. It was a very hard thing that a swill shopkeeper residing in those parts where Sunday trading was going on, should not have his Sunday as much to himself as the more opulent tradesman of Regent street. They had, he thought, a perfect right to appeal to the House for the enforcement of such a law, and there could be n o . o bj ect i on to an i nqu i r y i n to the best means the Sabbath e i n f v e ic ff ,l e a c t t e i . ng the desirable object of keeping Mr. WAKLEY objected to the method in which the Bill was Proposed to be introduced. It was a sort of piecemeal Legislation, which would be found wholly in efficient. The Bill was to put down Sunday t radin g in where deniedSutnhdeay thetr trading could the metropolis, as if the metropolis was the on l y p lace in carried on. It England ne; hethatint London and other cities and towns in E ng l an d to a most discred i ta bl e ex t e nt ; but the r g ac w ti a c s e ()f trading on a Sunday was c arr i e d on question was, how was the evil to be dealt with? How was the inquiry to be made? Had any application been made to the Commissioners of the Police?—for they were able to furnish the House with more information in twenty-four hours than the House could obtain in an inquiry of a month. He did not see how the evil was to be got rid of, unless it was by educating the people so as to induce a greater feeling of self-respect. In his opinion such a Bill would be quite futile, and he there fore hoped that the Hon. Member would not divide the liouse upon his Bill. Mr. MUNTZ said that the only and the best way of preventing Sunday trading. was to enable the people to get so good a livelihood in the week that they would have no occasion to trade upon Sunday. Why was not the same principle to be carried out with regard to other persons besides shopkeepers. The Post-office clerks, in all country places, were compelled to work all Sunday, while those in London were not. They should remove this evil as well as the trading on Sunday. otherwise it would be partial in its operation, and, conse quently, of little or no avail. Captain PEC HELL wished to know what was to be done with cargoes of fish which arrived in Billingsgate on Saturday night, if they were not sold on Sunday morning. Cargoes of lobsters fought and tore each other; and were they to remain fighting and destroying each otlu-r all Sunday, because they might not be sold. After a few words from Mr. CHAPLIN and Colonel Woon, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. Alderman COPELAND said, that in the Broad way of the city of Westminster, he saw An; a of every class open on Sundays. It was a disgrace ul sight, and he thought it was quite time to put a stop to so great an evil. Colonel SIBTHORPE said that the tobacco and cigar shops w ere open all the Sunday, and h e t h oug h t th a t it was less harm to allow a loaf, or some such necessary to be purchased on Sunday, than to allow the people to purchase cigar s an d to b acco f or t h e p u rp o se of wasting the day in the practice of smoking. Mr. HINDLEY did not wish to inflict any injury upon the small class of shopkeepers by thi- Bill, but he thought that the C omm i ttee of Inqu i ry o u g ht to enter into proper details, so as to hear the opinion given by the classes most likely t o b e a ff ecte d . H e did no t wish tointerfere with o r i n j ure any class, b ut h e t h oug ht t h a t th e practice of Sunday trading was carried too far at present. A Committee of Inquiry would be enabled to ascertain how far the principle could be carried, without pushing it to. a mischievo us extent. Mr. COLLETT thought that if they were to hinder the small tradesman front keeping open his shop on Sun days; they should make the Bill extend to more aristo cratic evils, such as keeping open the club-houses. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion 5l Against it Majority —32 NAVAL ARC l ITEC TURE. Mr. HUME wished to state, that with regard to cer tain returns fur which he had given notice of motion, he would proc , -ed with part of them at once, and should de fer the remainder in order that the Board of Admiralty might not have to complain that he bad taken them by surprise on so important a question. He should be anxious to defer the discussion of the whole question un til that day fortnight. The portion of them for which he should move, was for a copy of the instructions from the Board of Admiralty to the Committee of Naval Con struction, appointed to inquire into the state of naval architecture; and copies of the several reports which that Committee have made to the Board of Admiralty on the state of the ships of her Majesty's fleet. Also, copies of all orders issued by the Committee of Construc tion, or by the Board of Admiralty, in consequence of the reports of that Committee respecting the alterations of those ships laid down, or in progress of building, or built, according to the lines or plans of Sir William Symonds, the surveyor of her Majesty's navy, or any other constructor. Mr. WARD said, that when he came down to the House, he was not prepared for the extent of the Hun. Member's motion. He thought that he should be en abled to show him that it was impossible to give copies of the instructions from the Board of Admiralty, as they were strictly confidential papers. He admitted that the Hon. Member had, to a certain extent, made out hi, case, and, therefore, he had no objection to the first part of the return. But, with respect to the last portion, to produce the instructions issued to the Committee of Construction, he could not consent to that, as it never had been the practice to lay such instructions ou the table of the House. The Hon. Member had better delay that portion of his motion for a fortnight, when the quesion would come before the House in another form. To-morrow he would lay before the House that portion of the returns to which he gave his assent. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the proposition of the Hon. Member was very fair, still he could not agree with him that the instructions to the Committee of Construction should be held as private and confidential, and withheld from the House. Mr. WAWN said he had no objection to producing the first part of the motion, but he could not consent to producing the instructions issued to the Committee of Construction. At a future time he would be prepared to give good reason for adopting this course. After a few observations from Mr. WAHLEY and Mr. HumE, the motion was withdrawn. Lord MORPETH moved to refer the Towns Im provement Clauses Bill to a Select Committee, to con sist of the following Members :—Viscount xt.rpeth, Mr. Greene, The Attorney General, Viscount Sandon, the Lord Advocate, Sir William Ileathcote, Sir Wal liam Somerville, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Escott, Mr. Loch, Mr. Beckett, Dr. Bowring. Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, and Viscount Ebrington.— Agreed to. Captain PECHELL moved for a copy of the Order in Council of the year 1834, relative to the reduction of the sea emoluments of the Paymasters and Pursers of the Royal Navy, which they surrendered for the purpose of creating a fund for the benefit of those offi cers of their class who were on half-pay ; with a return of the amount annually accruing since the passing of the said order :—Also, the annual amount caused by any subsequent reductions in the sea emoluments of the Paymasters and Pursers, with the date when the same took effect. Likewise, a return of all sums that have been applied to the increase of the half-pay, and to the formation of a retired list of the Paymasters and Pur sers since the Order in Council of the year 1834, with the date when the same took effect.—Agreed to. VAGRANCY (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was introduced and read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday next. ARMY SERVICE BILL. On the order of the day for readivg this Bill a third time, Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS rose to oppose it, as her Majesty's Government had struck ont one half of the Bill. He, therefore, would confine himself to that por tion which remained. Since the Bill had come before the House, he had received communications from a great number of officers, and other parties connected with the service, and they all united in deprecating the Bill, as likely to operate most injuriously. The principle of un limited enlistment was day by day becoming more un popular with the military authorities, and one that must be given up, as it never could be maintained in case that a war arose betwe,n this and any other country. He had said that this measure would not attract good men to the service, nor would it, it such men once joined, induce them to continue in it. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman quoted from one of the public prints in support of this opinion. The same organ added—(Several Hon. Members—What organ ?) —Mr. Fox Maule—A. single barrelled organ— (Laughter) —that it w , .uld be impossible to induce a re spec able man to re-enlist it he were once freed from the service. A good pension was the one thing needful.— (Laughter.) He repeated it, a good pension was the only thing needful to raise the character of the service, and he should wish to have a distinct declaration from the Right on. Gentleman Opposite that the Govern ment intended to revise the scale of pensions with a view to the proper remuneration of the disbanded sol diery. He had to move that this Bill be read a third time that day six months. Captain BOLDER°, in seconding the motion said, that they in that House could not come to a satisfactory determination without information from the military au thorities. Why had they not the opinions of the Com mander-in-Chief to guide. them ? Why had not the same course been adopted in this measure as in the case of corporal punishment ? In that case, at the recom mendation of the Commander-in. Chief, corporal punish ment had been limited in extent. But the Right Hon. Gentleman wished to press this Bill in order to get it through in the early portion of the session. Was there any necessity for all this hurry? Could they not wait until they had the report of a commission upon the sub ject ? Why, at present the veriest drummer boy in her Majesty's service knew as much of the matter as any Member of that House.—(Hear, Oh, oh ! and laughter.) lion. Members might laugh, but how could it be expected that they, gentlemen, devoted to pro fessional, agricultural, or commercial pursuits, should know anything of this question. And after all, this was a great xperiment, an experiment on an army that was notoriously the best in Europe, and they were bound to give sound military authority for the charge, before they adopted it. They might search the whole surface of the earth, and they would not find a better body of men than those who now composed the British army. He might take two instances of the standard. There was two, which came under the notice of a friend of his, and he felt assured that from those instances, that a discre tionary power should be left in the hands of the com manders of regiments, to choose the persons whom they would enlist, without reference to the standard. If they were determined to carry this Bill through, they should do it with certain modifications. There was another falsity going abroad, and that was that the army was recruited from the dregs of the people ; but such was not the case, for the men all showed that they were of very different characters. If they meant to have good men, they must give a real bounty. The real bounty was that which went to procure a kitt, for the prospect of a pension was too remote to be of any ser vice, for, so long as the present practice was continued, they would always be subject to imposition. He knew an instance in which one man had enlisted eight times in seven months, and had. from his natural defects, been as often discharged ; and he knew another in which a man had deserted seven times in eight months. If they were to give pensions at all, they should make them earlier, fur at the present time a man had to wait for twenty-one years for his pension of tenpence a day ; and, in his opinion, it would be far better to give six pence a day at an earlier period. Then, with regard to discharge, a great improvement might be made ; and he would, for his own part, a great deal rather that no discharges were given in the Colonies, unless the soldier intended to settle in the colony. They ought to be brought home, although the term of his service had more than expired. Under all the circumstances, he felt assured that the Right [lon. Gentleman was not justified in pressing on this Bill at the present moment ; and if he did so without obtaining further information from military authorities, he would be doing a great in. justice, and he should feel compelled to vote for the amendment of his Gallant Friend behind him. Col. REID begged to recall the attention of the Right Hon. Gentleman, which he had invited before to the fact —viz., that they would by this Bill be doing a great injustice to the men who were already in the army. By this Bill those who were entering the army would be entith-cl to their discharge at the end of a certain period, but the men now engaged could not command any such advantage. He further believed that mph mischief would arise from the withdrawal of the discretionary power which the commanders of regiments now held of granting or witholding the discharges of men in their several corps, and he therefore trusted that the Right Hon. Gentleman would reconsider this Bill before he pressed it to a division. Lord HOTHAM said he was prevented by indisposi tion from taking any part in the former discussions of this Bill. He trusted the House would bear with him, while he stated the reasons which would induce him to vote for the amendment of his lion. and Gallant Friend the Member for Liverpool. It was stated this Bill was brought forward with the view of inducing a better class of men to enter the army, but he very much feared they would never be able, though they passed this Bill. to attain that object. With regard to the clause limiting the time ef enlistment, he considered the Right Hon. Gentleman who had introduced this Bill had gone too fir on the one hand, and not far enough on the other. For instance, the time of enlistment was not sufficiently long to ensure the continued efficiency of the army, while no provision was made for supplying the vacancies, when the time of enlistment expired. In 1812, while on foreign service in Spain the term of enlistment of many of the men in the regiment with which he was connected expired, and he well remembered that the men claimed their discharge. It was known to the commanding offi cers of the regiments that no recruits to be got• in England could supply the places of these men, and there fore the country was filmed to pay a bounty of 16L to each man to induce him to re-enlist. Such a difficulty as this may be likely to arise under the present Bill unless some new arrangements were made with reference to een-ions, and b• fore he could bring himself to support a Bill like this, he must know the intentions of Govern ment upon that point. He was decidedly of opinion chat the Secretary at War underrate•f the difficulties and overrst. el the advantages of this Bill, and he could not, under those circumstances, bring himself to concede to the measure. Mr. FOX MAULE said no man was mon- competent to give an opinion upon this subject than the Noble Lord opposite, and he was only sorry that the Noble Lord had felt it to be his duty to oppose the Bill. The measure had been brought forward upon the most mature consi deration of the Government, and he hoped therefore that the House would nut refuse to give its sanction to the third reading. Colonel WOOD opposed the third reading of the Bill. He thought no grounds whatever had been shown for such heen a n ngreaty data change given why i n military they shoulddisClp nor s elinaes,ntto such hadtchherea m wma P as a u s i ll ae r ) e m i natt r r htee h r e c 00 Rut. r i rs g oe h yo t afl ii hp O ir n se o sr U po r eg a ea b et li v se G a ! da n n t id l h e a m wt a a n tsh ( en M po r te n Fox Maule) in the co u rse of his speech said that the p en si on was a matter o f royal prerogativ e, and was no t a fit subject for the consideration of the House, but he (Colonel Wood) denied that. It was not a royal pre rogative any more than enlistment, and he thought it unfair, therefore, to exclude the House on such grounds from the consideration of that objection to the Bill. He believed the object of the Government to be the improvement of the discipline and the in creased efficiency of the army; but how, he would ask, could that be effected when there was no increase given in the pay or rations of the soldier. The tendency of the Bill, he believed, would be to disband the army, and he thought the object anticipated by the Government of se curing by the B:11 an increased power for the defence of the country by a reserved force, formed of the soldiers who re tired after 10 years service, would be entirely disappointed. He thought that this force would never be found so effective as a reserved force, composed of pensioners who had served the full term at present required, combined with young recruits. This force he considered would be much more effective and powerful than the former, and in case of emergency, would be found a greater safe guard for the country. Believing that this measure will not have the effect which it is contemplated, he would vote against the third reading of the Bill. Colonel LINDSAY considered that the principle of limited enlistment was good, but he considered that fourteen years was, however, better than ten. He was of opinion that some intimation should be held out that an increase of pension should be given, or else the Bill would not have the desired effect. He would vote against the Bill, as no such intimation had been held out. There was no prospect that at the end of the second period of the soldiers' service there should be au increase of pay. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hon. and Gal lant Gentleman had no doubt pointed out many incon veniences which arose from the present system, but he was of opinion that the proposed measure would remedy many of them. It was to be desired that they should have a better class of persons in the army, and the pre sent was one of many measures which were intended for the improvement and comfort of the army. The general argument adduced on the question, did not overbear former experience. He could assure the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, that the other question, with regard to the pension. would not be lost sight of by the Government. The warrant of 1832. was very well considered, and had the consent of the highest military authorities of that time, a. d it pat an end to many difficulties which had previously existed. He thought that under the altered circumstances—having men enlisted for ten years—and who being good sol diers, wished to re-enlist for a further time, the question of pension, :Hid its amount, ought to be fully made i c n on th si a d t erd n e ous b e y , the , and stuhgegensutn suggestion which stionm had been adehythe Right Hon. Gentleman, not then present, to the Secre tthareyoant v N e V r n a w e n o t u a l d f tebre the pr o A p e e r t l y h aadnd passed. fu l ly weighed n e w 0 n b i d y not say anything further than that, differing as he did from the Hon. Gentleman who opposed the measure, it gave him great satisfaction, as a Member of the Govern- ment, to be enabled to coincide with him in the sugges tion which he had made. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority Mr. FOX MAULE then moved that clauses 4,5, 6, 7, and 8 be omitted. Colonel WOOD suggested that certain words be struck out of the 2d clause. Mr. FOX MAULE said he could not agree to the alteration. Colonel SIBTIIORPE was astonished at the course proposed by the Government. It was a most extraor dinary proceeding for the Secretary at war to strike out so many clau►es. Why, scarcely any portion of the Bill would be left. He would advise the Gallant Colonel (Colonel Wood) to move the omission of the 2d clause altogether. Then he (Colonel Sibthorpe) would move to strike out the first, and they would, therefore, get rid of the Bill altogether.—(Laughter.) The motion was then agreed to. Clauses 4, 5, 6,7, and 8, were then struck out, and the Bill was read a third time and pas:ed. TROOPS DURING ELECTIONS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PRISONS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was also read a third time and passed. SEDUCTION, &c., BILL. _ _ Mr. SPOONER moved the second reading of this Bill. He had understood that the Secretary of State would have urged no objection to the measure in this stage, and that the discussion would be reserved till the Bill was in Committee. After a few words from Mr. HUME, Mr. CHARLES BULLER said that the Right don. the Secretary of State had left, under the impression that the Bill would not be brought forward that night, . . and he thought the course sought to be pursued by the lion. Member, namely , to read a Bill a second time, by consent, and take the discussion in Committee, would be exceedingly inconvenient, and interfere with the business of the House, [At this moment Mr. Brotherton entered from the side gallery. and, amid loud laughter, was repeatedly called on. The Hon. Member was rising, when.] Mr. SPOONER said, that seeing the feeling of the House oppost-d to the fui Cher progress of the Bill that evening, he should postpone the second reading till Monday, the 26th inst. EXCHEQUER-BILLS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The [louse then adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes arta Proreeding, (Idle House of Commons.) THURSDAY, APRIL 15. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group No. 6. Viscount Castlereagh discharged; Mr. W. B. Wrightson selected, and added to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 21. Mr. Gregory discharged ; Mr. Fellowes selected, and added to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 28. Mr. Aglionby discharged; Mr. T. D. Acland selected, and appointed Chairman of the Committee. prevented having the honour of attending hel - Majesty's Drawing Room yesterday. Comtnandeur Marques Lisboa (Brazilian Minister) was prevented by indisposi tion from attending the Dravving 'Room. A deputation front the directors of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company, accompanied by their solici tor and acting secretary, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Com missioners of Wt. Pods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. The Deputation consisted of, pr. Guy, Mr. T. Willi am Flo) d, Mr. Edward William Cox, Mr."..T: C. Blair Warre,,, Dr. Hodgkin, C a pt a i n - Wp rr en, - Mr. Henri Peter 'Fuller, Mr. William Thomas Rime, and Mr. W. C. Mylne (engineer). Mr. Hawes, treasurer, and Mr. Charlier, secretary to the Royal Humane Society, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Morpeth. The Mess of her Mnajesty's Hmourable Corps of Gentlemen) at Arms dined together yesterday evening at the Thatched House. A deputation from the Liverpool and Harrington Water-works, consisting of Messrs. Banner, Gladstone, and Stainsted, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, Mr. BrushfiTid and Mr. Solomons, two Directors of the COmmercial Gas Company (London and Tower Hamlets), and Mr. Thomas. the Solicitor to the Com pany, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Mur peth, at the offiee of the Woods and Forests. OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN 1) I E THE KING'S SPEECH. BERLIN, APRIL 11 —This grand ceremony corn menced this morning, under rather unfavourable auspices. From six o'clock snow continued to fall heavily, and, conse quently, but few persons assembled to see what was expected to have been a grand pageant. At about halt past eight o'clock the Deputies began to arrive at their respective places of worship—the Pro'estants at the Cathedral Church, which forms one side of the square (Lustgarten) in which the palace is situate ; and the Roman Catholics at a very handsome circular church (St. Hedvig), situate not far distant from the palace. A few minutes before nine o'clock Frederick William proceeded on toot from his palace to the cathedral, not withstanding the severity of the weather, simply attired in military uniform, with a plain Prussian cloak thrown over his shoulders. He was warmly greeted by the comparatively few persons assembled, and his benerolent good-humoured countenance beamed with delight. He walked amongst his subjects followed by his staff, but unattended by any military guard. There were a few policemen in attendance to maintain order amongst the carriages, but the pedestrians were permitted to approach the royal person without impediment. Divine service concluded at three-quarters past ten o'clock, when the King returned to his palace in the same simple style that he had proceeded to the cathedral. At this period the snow had in some degree ceased, and the assembled multitude had increased. The cheers were con seqtr_ntly louder, and his Majesty returned the com pliment by bowing right and left as he passed through the crowd, who formed a line with as much regularity and maintained as good order as if they had been drilled by a sergeant of the Royal Guare. His Majesty was followed to his palace by the officers of the Royal Household, the dignitaries of State, the Mi nisters, the Protestant and Roman Catholic Bishops, and finally by the Deputies, who were conducted to their places in the Salle Blanche (fitted up for the occasion) by the Grand Marshal of the Palace, Count de Keller. The Queen and Princesses of Prussia had seats pr-pared for them in one gallery, and the corps diplomatique in another. Amongst the latter the Earl of Westmoreland appeared pre-eminent, and nobly represented his Sove reign. All the arrangements having been completed his Majesty entered the Salle Blanche, preceded by Ge neral Knasebeck, who bore the crown; by General Krauseneck, who bore the orb (Reichsapfel); by General Muffling (the same who was Governor of Paris during the occupation of that city by the allied armies), who bore the sceptre, and by other officers who bore various insignia of royalty. On his Majesty's entrance the Princes and Deputies rose and remained standing until the King took his place on the throne, having the Prince of Prussia on his right hand and the Ministers of State on his left. His Majesty then delivered the following speech ex tempore in a clear and distinct voice, and with out the slightest hesitation: — "Illustrious noble Princes, Counts, and Lords, my dear and trusty orders of Nobles, Burghers, and Cominons.—l bid you from the depth of my heart welcome on the day of the ful fitment of a great work of my father, resting in God, never to be forgotten, King William 111., of glorious memory. " The noble edifice of representative freedom, the eight mighty pillars of which the King of blessed memory foundd deep and unshakably in the peculiar organization of his pro vinces, is to-day perfected in your assembly. It has re ceived its protecting roof. The King wished to have finished his work himself, but his views were shipwrecked in the utter impracticability of the plans laid before him. There from arose evils which his clear eye detected with grief, and, before all, the uncertainty which made many a noble soil susceptible of weeds. Let us bless, however, to-day the conscientiousness of the true beloved King, who despised his own earlier triumph in order to guard his folk from later ruin, and let us honour his memory, by not perilling the ex istence of his completed work by the impatient haste of beginners. " I give up beforehand all co-operation thereto. Let us suffer time, and, above all, experience to have their way; and let us commit the work as is fitting, to the furthering and forming hands of Divine Providence • Since the com mencement of the operation of the Provincial Diets, I have perceived the defects of individual portions of our represen tative life, .'and proposed to mi•self, conscieMiously the grave question—How they were to be remedied? My resolutions on this point have long since arrived at maturity. Immediately on my accession I made the first step towards realising them by forming the Committees of the Provincial Diets, and by calling them together soon after. " You are aware, Lords and Gentlemen, :that I have now made the days for the meeting of those Committees perio dical, and that I have confided to them the free working of the Provincial Diets. For the ordinary run of uffairs their deliberations will satisfactorily represent the desired point of union. But the law of January 17, 1820, respecting the State debts, gives, in that portion of it not as yet carried out, rights and privileges to the Orders which can . - be ex ercised neither by the Provincial Assemblies nor by the Com mittees. " As the heir of an unweakened Crown, which I must and will hand down unweakened to my descendants, I know that I am perfectly free from all and every pledge with respect to what has not been carried out, and, above all, with respect to that from the execution of which his own true paternal con science preserved my illustrious predecessor. This law is, however, carried out in all its essential parts ; an edifice of justice has been built upon it, oaths have been sworn on it, and it has. all unfinished as it is, maintained itself as a wise law for seven and twenty years. Therefore have I proceeded, with a cheerful heart indeed, but with all the freedom of my kingly prerogative, to its final completion. I am, however, the irreconcilable enemy of all arbitrary proceedings, and must have been a foe, above all, to the idea of bringing to gether an artificially arbitrary assembly of the Orders, which should deprive the noble creation of the King, my dear father, I mean the Provincial Diets, of their value. It has been therefore for many years my firm determination only to form this Assembly, ordained by law, by the fusion together of the Provincial Diets. It is formed ; I have recognised your claim to all the rights flowing from that law, and far beyond— yes, far beyond all the promises of the King of blessed memory, I have granted you, with certain necessary limits,the right of granting taxes,--a right, gentlemen, the responsibility of which weighs far more heavily than the honour which accom panies it. This important Assembly will now denote im portant periods in the existence of our State, which are treated of in my patent of February the 3d. As soon as those periods occur, I will assemble the Diets on each separate occasion round my throne, in order to deliberate with them for the welfare of my country, and to afford them an oppor tunity for the exercise of their rights. I have, however, re served the express right of calling together these great Assemblies on extraordinary occasions. when I deem it good and profitable; and I will do - this willingly and at more fre quent intervals, if this Diet gives me the proof that I may act thus without prejudice to higher sovereign duties. "My trusty and free people have received all the laws which I and my father have granted them for the protection of their highest interests, and especially the laws of the 3d of February, with warm gratitude, and woe to him who shall dare to dash their thankfulness with care, or to turn it into ingratitude. " Every Prussian knows that for twenty-four years past all laws which concern his freedom and property have been first discussed by the Orders; but from this time forward let every one in my kingdom know that I, with the sole neces sary exception of the occurrence of the calamity of war, will contract no State loan, levy no new taxes, nor increase exist ing ones, without the free consent of all Orders. " Noble Lords and trusty Orders,--I know that with these rights tentrust a costly jewel of treedom to your hands, and that you will employ it faithfully. But I know, as certainly, that many will mistake and despise this jewel—that to many it is not enough. A portion of the press, for instance, de. mends from me and my Government a revolution in Church and State, and from you, gentlemen, acts of importunate ingratitude, of illegality —nay, of disobedience. Many al .o, and among them very worthy men, look for our safety in the conversion of the natural relation between Prince and people into a conventional existence granted by charters and ratified by oaths. "May, however, the example of the one happy country, whose constitution centuries and an hereditary wisdom with out a parallel, but no sheets of paper, have made, not be lost upon us, but find the res p ec t w h ic h it deserves. If other countries find their happiness in another way than that people and ourselves, namely, in the way of manufactured and granted' constitutions, we must and will praise their happiness in an upright and brotherly manner. We will, with the justest admiration, consider the sublime example, when a strong will of iron, consequence and high intelligence succeeds in delaying, in mastering, and allaying every crisis of serious importance; and, above all, when this tends to the welfare of Germany, and the maintenance of the peace of Europe. But Prussia, gentlemen—Prussia cannot bear such a state of things. Do you ask, why ? I answer, cast your eyes at the map of Europe —at the position of our country at its component parts ; follow the line of our borders ; weigh the power of our neighbours; throw, before all, an enlightened glance on our history ! It has pleased God to make Prussia strong by the sword of war from without, and by the sword of intellect from within ; not, surely, by the negative intellect of the age, but by the spirit of' moderation and order. I speak out boldly, gentlemen. As in the camp, unless in cases of the most urgent danger or grossest folly, the command can only be rested in the will of one, so can the destinies of this country, unless it is to fall instantly from its height, only be guided by one will ; and if the King of Prussia would commit an abomination were he to demand from his subjects the subserviency of a slave, so would he commit a far greater abomination were he not to demand from them the crowning virtue of freemen—l mean obedience for the sake of God and conscience. Whoever is alarmed at the tenor of these words, him I refer to the de velopment of our laws for a century back, to the edicts of the Orders, and finally to this Assembly and its rights ; there he may find consolation if he wiTh " Noble Lords and trusty Orders,-1 airi forced to the solemn declaration that no power on earth will ever succeed in moving me to change the natural, and, in our own case, so imperatively necessary, relation between Prince and people into something merely conventional or constitutional, and that, once for all, I will never suffer a written sheet of paper to force itself in, as it were a second providence, between our Lord God . hi Heaven and this people, in order to rule ne with its paragraphs, and to replace by them our ancient and time-hallowed trusty reliance on each other. Between us be truth. From ene weakness I feel myself entirely free— I strive not , or idle poplar favour ; who could do SQ if he has raid history aright ? I strive alone to fulfil my duty so as to satisfy my understanding and my conscience, and to de serve the thanks of my people, even though it be never my lot to obtain it. lc Noble Lords and trusty Orders, it has often caused me care and impatience during the first years of my reign that I could not remove hindrances which opposed' an earlier con vocation of your Assembly.• I was wrong. On bath . Isides we should have been poorer by many experiences—poorer by experiences in part of a costly nature, but all of them, if not always good, yet for us of priceless worth. We have now lying open before us the experiences of seven years, and by God's good pleasure, not in vain. The working of parties on one aide, and the temper of my people on the other, are now clear and indubitable. It is a splendid privilege of the kingly office that it can on all occasions call things by their right names witiiont tear. I will do this to-day before you as a duty which I have to fulfil: I beg you now to follow me a moment while with a sharp eye we consider the state of things at home. " rint dearth which has visited Earope of latter years has also penetrated to us, if with less severity than in other countries. It has, however, found us well prepared, and I can give my Government the honourable testimonial that, it has honestly done its part towards alleviating the cala mity. There are, also, means further to resist it, if God spares us from new failures in the crops. Here I must mention private benevolence, which, in these times, has manifested itself anew so nobly, so cheeringly, and I pay it here, before you, tt.e tribute of my admiration and my gra titude. • The extinction of the national debt is progreising. The taxes are diminished, the finances are put in order. I have to-day the happiness to offer the provinces, for the use of their treasuries, a donati.,n of 2,000,000 tixdollars. "The management of affairs and the administration of justice are with us in a purer condition than ahnost in any other country; publicity is established in our courts; roads, canals, all kinds of improvements of the land ate proceeding to an extent before unknown ; science and art are in the most flourishing condition ; the national prosperity is in creasing; trade and industry—if, alas! not protected against heir European vicissitudes—are comparatively satisfactory; paternal care and good-will are certainly nowhere to be mis taken ; the press is as free as the laws of the Confederation permit; the freedom of confession is associated with ani mating power to our old liberty of faith and conscience ; and our just pride and strong shield, my army of the line and militia, may be called incomparable. "-With our neighbours and with the powers on this and the other side of the ocean we stand on the best terms, and our relation to our allies, in combination with whom we once treed Germany, and from the happy concord of whom de pends the maintenance of a 32 years' peace in a great part of Europe, is firmer and closer than ever. " I could add much which would be calculated to bend our knees in thanks towards God, but this will suffice. For it is quite sufficient to found this gratitude, and a state of con tentment, which in an honest comparison, in spite of many just wishes, a pp ears q u it e na t ura l. B e f ore all, one would think that the press must diffuse gratitude and contentment on all sides, for I venture to say that it is the press which, to a particular extent, owes me thanks. Noble Lords and faithful States, I require your German hearts to grant me those thanks. While recognising the honourable endeavour to elevate the press by a noble and conscientious spirit, it is yet unquestionable, that in a portion of it a dark spirit of destruction prevails, a spirit that entices to revolution, and that deals in the most audacious falsehoods, disgraceful to German fidelity and Prussian honour. I know that the genuine sense of the people remains firm, but we do not de ceive ourselves as to the evil fruits of the evil tree, which meet us in the shape of dissatisfaction and want of confi dence, attended by still worse facts, such as open disobe dence, secret conspiracy, a declared revolt from all which is sacred to good men, and attempted regicide. Even in our churches are seen those fruits, together with the twofold death in indifference and fanaticism. But ecclesiastical mat ters do not belong to the States. They have their legitimate organs in the two confessions. One confession of faith I am, on this day, unable to suppress, bearing in mind the frightful attempt to defraud my people of its holiest jewel—its faith in the Redeemer, Lord and King of itself and of us all. This avowal is as follows—( Here his Majesty arose, and spoke the words standing, and with right hand uplifted) —g I and my house, we will serve the Lord.' " I turn my troubled glance from the aberrations of a few to the whole of my people. Then does it grow bright with tears ofjoy ; there, my Lords, amid al the heavy troubles of government, is my consolation. Aly people is still the old Christian people—the honest, true, valiant people—which has fought the battlesof my fathers, and the honourable qualities of which have only grown with the greatness and fame of their country, which once, like no other, in the days of trouble, bound itself to its paternal king, and bore him, as it were, upon its shoulders, from victory to victory—a people, my Lords, often tempted by the arts of seduction, but always found proof against them. Even out of the strongest of these trials it will come forth pure. Already is the impious sport with Christianity, the abuse of religion as a means of distinction, recognised in its true form as sacrilege, and is dying away. My firm reliance upon the fidelity of my people, as the surest means of extinguishing the conflagra tion, has been ever nobly rewarded both by the older and the younger sons of our Prussian country, even where another language than ours is spoken. “ Therefore hear this well, Lords and faithful States, and may all the country hear it through y ou . F rom a ll the in dignities to which l and my Government have been exposed for some years I appeal to my people I From all evils which perhaps are still in reserve for me I appeal beforehand to my people! My people knows my heart, my faith and love to it, and adheres in love and faith to me. My people does not wish the association of representatives in the Government. the weakening of rank, the division of sovereignty, the break. irg up of the authority of its kings, who have founded its history, its freedom, its prosperity, and who alone can pro tect its dearest acquisitions—and will protect them, Gud willing, as heretofore. " Know, my Lords, 1 do not read the feelings of me peopl e in the green arches and huzzahs of the festivity • still less in the praise and blame of the press, or in the doubtful, some times criminal, demands of certain addresses,, which are sent to the Throne, and States, or elsewhere. I have read them with my own eyes in the touching thanks of men for benefits scarcely promised, scarcely begun; here, where, broad dis tridts of land stood ;tinder water; there, where men scarcely recovered from hunger. In their graceful joy, in their,-*et eyes, did I read their feelings three years ago, when the lives of myself and the Queen were so wonderfully preserved. This is truth—and in my words is truth —when I say, that it is a noble people; and 1 feel entirely, the happiness of pre siding over such a people. And your hearts will understand me and accord with me, when in this great hour I urgently call upon you- 4 Be worthy of this people 1' " Illustrious Princes, Counts, and Lords, you will have recognised in the position assigned to you by law in this United Diet my intention that that position should be a dignified one, at once answering to the conception of a German order of nobles, and also beneficial to the whole community. I rely upon your deeply feeling at this hour, and in these times, what is meant by being the . first of a nation, and also what is required at your hands. You will repay my confidence. " Yon. my Lords of the Nobility, and my faithful Burghers and Commons, are, I am firmly persuaded, im pressed with this truth, that on this day, and in this hour, you are the first of your respective Orders, but, therefore, also, the protectors of your ancient renown. Look at this throne! Your fathers and mine,—many princ es -of your race, and of mine, and I myself,--have- fought for the pre servation. the deliverance, and the honour of that throne. and for the existence of our native land. God with us! There is now a new battle to be fought on behalf of the same glorious possessions,—a -.peaceful one indeed, but its combats are not a whit less important than those of the field of war. And God will be with us yet again, for the battle is against the evil tendencies of the age. Your unanimity with me, the prompt expression of your wish to aid me in improving the domain of rights (that true field for the labour of kings), I make this Diet a pitched battle gained against every evil , and lawless influence that troubles and diskonours Germany; and the work will be to your renown and that of the country, and the contentment and satisfaction of the people. . . " Representatives of the Nobles, be now and for the future, as of old, the first to follow the banner of the Hohenzollern, that for three centuries has led you on to honour. And you, Burghers, give to the whole world a living testimony that the intelligence, the great mass of which you are proud to represent, is, amongst us, that right and true one which en nobles, by the development of religion and morality, and by the love of your King and country. And you, representatives of the Commons, you and your order are never the last when your country and your King call on :you, whether it be in peace or in war. Hear the voice of your King that tells you they require you again ! 4 4 In my kingdom neither of`. the three Orders ranks above or beneath the other. They stand beside each other on an equality of rights and honour, bat each within its limits, each with its own province. This is a practicable 'and reasonable equality ; this_ is freedom. "Noble Lords and trusty Orders, a word more on the question—yes, the question of existence between the Throne and the different Orders; the late King, after mature consi deration called them into existence according to the German and historical idea of them ; and in this idea'alone have I continued his work. Impress yourselves, I entreat you, with the spirit of this definition. You are German Orders in the anciently received sense of the word—that is, you are truly and before all 4 Representatives and defenders of your own righ , s'— the rights of those Orders whose confidence has sent here the far greater portion of this Assembly. But after that you are to exercise those rights which the Crown has recog nised as yours, you have further c eascientionsly to give the Crown that advice it requires of you. Finally, you are free to bring petitions and complaints, after mature deliberation, to the foot of the Throne. " Those are the rights, those the duties of German Orders ; this is your glorious vocation. But it is not your province to represent opinions,' or bring opinions of the day, or of this or that school, into practical operation. That is wholly un-German, and, besides, completely useless for the good of the community; for it would lead necessarily to inextricable embarrassments with the Crown, which must govern accord ing to the law of God and the land and its own free, unbiassed resolution, but which cannot and dar es no t govern accor di ng to the will of the 'fiaajority, if ' Prussia' would not gosh be come an empty sound in Europe. Clearly recognising my office and your vocation, and firmly resolved to treat that recognition faithfully under all circumstances, I have re o ap : peered among you and addressed you with royalf o el m m y With the same openness, and as the highest p roo f should not have called you together had I tand confidence in you, I here give you my roa d ). t w h o e rd em th a tt ee l t your duties, suspicion that you would otherwise unde rstand the part of what are or that you had any desire to play called representatives of the you together for that purpose, b e cause,peopre.lesrehoorduldingnottohmayvedeceaplleeedt and most heartfelt it, and h elt conviecetiaouna,errgheeeeThroisne it as eandmSy first duty,tatrewo would be endangered b under all circumstances and events, to preserve the Thron e , the State, and my Government as they at present exist. I remember the axiom of a Royal Friend, confidence awakens confidence.' That is this day my brightest hope. That my confidence in you is great,, I have proved by my words and sealed by my act. And from y ou , gentlemen, I expect answerot nsmost sfaithfuli nhh a ve theve friend same e, um ; er a proof of confidence in return, anamdnydanwmi sum moned you — b manner—by as your your truest, acts . ary d n em os best,ofis e I n vy g t endu he atw ehtrheuinaadtmrKetd,omaneibghestfbotehrregmoen a therenpre served lits hf ia n rt o mtf r lo i yenn eb d e 7 1 h i ho eev p . s that to at the 10th of September, 1840, and I can even now hear the thunder of your voices as you pronounced the oath of fidelity, that then penetrated my soul. Many of you, on the day on which I received the homage of my hereditary estates, joined with thousands in the still-echoing Yes !' with which you replied to my de man d whether you - 'Would, 'in word and deed, in heart and spirit, its truth, and. love, help and assist me to preserve Prussia as it is, and as it must remain if it would not perish ; th a t you would not l et or hi n d er me in the path of considerate but vigorous progres s, endure redeem with me through goo d d ays an d t h roug h ev il. Now your word—now fulfil th a t vow ! but " You can do it by the exercise of one of your mostim portant duties—namely, by choosing from among you faith ful and upright f r i en d s o f th e Th ron e and of our good purpo se for your Committees—men ed that at who:have oomPrehuld PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings qf the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, APRIL 15. SHIP THETIS. Motion made, and Question put, " That a Select Com mittee be appointed t o inquire into the circumstances relative to the recovery of Treasure and Public Stores sunk in her Majesty's late Frigate Thetis, off Cape Frio, in 1830." The House divided : MINORITY —AYES, 32. Adderley, C. 11. Douglas, J. S. Newdegatc, C. N. Baine, Walter D uncan, George Nichol], John Bankes, George Ellis, Wynn Palmer, G. Barnard, E. G. Floyer, J o h n Plumridge, Captain Bentinck, Lord G. Frewen, C. H. Spooner. R. Berestord, Major Gladstone, J. N. Tollemache, J. Borthwick, Peter Goring, C. Vyse, H. Cabbell, B. B. H ot h am, Lord Wakley, Thomas Chaplin, W. J. Hume, Joseph Collett, W. R. ' • Marjoribanks, S. TELLERS. Collett, John Mundy, E. M. Ingestre, Visct. Disraeli, B. Muntz, G F. . Pechell, Captain MAJORITY-NOES, 52. Arundel, Earl of Gibson, Thomas M. Rich, Henry Baring, F. T. Graham, Sir James Russell, Lord J. Bellew, R. M. Greene, Thomas Rutherford, A, Berkeley, Captain Grey, Sir G. Scrope, G. P. Blackstone, W. S. Grosvenor, Lord R. Sheik R. L. Bouverie, E. P. Hatton, Captain Somer►ille, Sir W. Brotherton, Joseph Hawes, Benj. Stuart, Lcrd J. Buller, Charles Henley, J. W. Thornely, T. Byng, G. S. Hindley, C. Troubridge, Sir E. Chichester, Lord J. Labouchere, Henry Turner, Edmund Clive, 'Vise. Langston, J. H Ward, H. G. Colebrooke, Sir T. Maitland, Thomas Williams, W. Cowper, W. F. Mangles, R.D. Wood, Colonel T. Dalmeny, Lord Monahan, J. H. Wyse, Thomas Dundas, Admiral Morpeth, Viscount Dundas, Sir David Mostyn, E. M. TELLERS. Ebrington, Viscount Ord, W. Tufnell, H. Escott, Bickhain Parker, John Maule, Fox French, F. Plumptre, J. P. ARMY SERVICE BILL. io s.p n itoeha ril wldpn a eopn d rna,e e ,:n , isieio a mrnl n or.ity d nj.eK. Q l e u r eS a third time tioOn readrdperropfoosredT,h,,irTdhßaitealatthdteionngicirlaeapbtdeain:Myw.ot :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 91. Aldam, William Gore, Robert Anson, Colonel Greene, Thomas Ogle, S. C. Arundel, Earl of Grey, Sir G. Ord, William Bailie, Walter Grosvenor, Lord R. Paget, Colonel Bannerman, A. Hanmer, Sir John Perfect. Robert Baring, F. T. Barnard, Edward G. Hawes, Benjamin Pinney, Willi am Berkeley, Captain Heneage, G. H. W. Ponsonby, L. F. Bodkin, J. J. lleneage, E. P ulaf ord, Robert Bowling, Dr. Hobhouse, Sir J. Brotherton, Joseph Holland, Robert Rich. Henry Brown, W. Hume, Joseph Russell, Lord John Buller, Charles Jervis, Sir John R utherford, A. Byng, G. S. Callaghan, D.Seymour, Lord Cayley, E. S. L I alo b t col Langston,n ie , r i H. H. Henry Shell, It. L. Chaplin, W. J. Loch, James Sheridan, R. B. Clive, Viscount Macaulay, T. B. Somerville, Sir W. Collett, John M'Carthy, Alexander Stuart, Lord J. Cowper, W. F. M' Donnell, J. M. Trollope, Sir J. Dalmenv, Lord Malnwaring, T. Thornely, T. Dalrymple, Captain Maitland. T. Ward, H. G. Dawson, T. V. Mangles, R. D. Watson, Henry Dickinson, F. 11. Marjoribanks, S. Wawn, J T. Dundas, Admiral Di aule, Fox Williams, W. Dundas, David Mitchell, T. A. Wyse, Thomas Easthope, Sir J. Moffatt, George Yorke, Henry R. Ebriugtoii, Lord Mooatian, J. H. Escott, Blekhana Morpeth, Viscount TrLLERS. Ewart, William Morris, David Tufnell, Henry Forster, Mathew* Mostyn, E. Parker, John Gibson, T. M. Manta, G. F. MINORITY—NOES, 42. Allis, J. P. Douglas, Sir C. E. Manners, Lord C. Archdall, Captain East, J. B. Newdegate. N. Arkivright, George Fitzroy, Lord C. Parka, C. W. Bankes, George Floyer, Johu Prime, Richard Bentinck, Lord G. Gooch, E. S. Reid, Colonel Beresford, Major Gordon, Hon. Capt. Sibthorp, Colonel Berkeley. Craven Goring, Charles Stuart, Henry Broadley, Henry Halsey, T. P. Thompson, Alderman Burroughes, H. Henley, J. W. Vyse, H. Chandos, Marquis of Ilotham, Lord Wodehouse, Edmund Chichester, Lord J. Hudson, George Wiod, Colonel T. Christopher, R. Ingestre, Viscount Worcester, Marqui. Collett, W. It. Lindsay, Colonel TELLERS. Crlpps, William - Lowther, Hon. Col. Douglas, Sir 11. Disraeli, B. Lygon, General Boldero, H. G. THE QUEEN'S DRAWING ROOM. The Queen held a Drawing Room (the second this season), yesterday, in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert. attended by the Royal Suite, arrived from Buckingham Palace at two o'clock, escorted by a party of the Household Troops. Her Ma jesty and his Royal Highness were received at St. James's Palace by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse. 'rite Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Suite in at tendance were--the Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland; the Ladies of the Bed Chamber, the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe (in waiting), the the Maids of Honour, lion. Miss Kerr (in waiting), Mar chioness of Douro, the Countess of Gainsborough, the Countess of Charlemont, and the Countess of Dysart; Miss Cavendish (in waiting) .Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. - m• Stanley, and Miss Paget, H. bliss the Hon. Miss Dawson ; The Women of the Bed Cham ber,Hon. Lady Caroline Barrington. Hon. Mrs. Anso n . Hon. Mrs. G. C a mpb e ll, Lady Gardiner;Vi s countess Forbes, ' and Lady Th eresa Di g b y; t h e L or d in Waiting , L ord Byron ; the Keep er o f h e r Majesty s Privy Purse, Mr. George Edward Anson ; the Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert, Lord George Lennox ; the Pri v a te Sec retary to Prince Albert; Lieut.-Colone l the Hon. C. B. Phipps ; the GroOM in Waiting, colone l Berkeley Drum ' n ee Albert, • mond ; the Groom in Waiting to Cap tain Francis Seymour ; the Equerry in Waiting, Major • General Wemyss ; the Equerry in Waitin g Albert, Captain the Hon. A. H. Gor don ; the Pages of Honour, Messrs. Gordon and Forbes. to Prince The Queen wore a very splendid costume. Her Ma jesty's train was of blue ribbed silk, trimmed with point lace. The petticoat was of white satin, trimmed with point lace and diamonds. Her Majesty's headdress was composed of feathers, and a wreath of roses studded with diamonds. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the great officers of State and the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, having entered the Throne-room, the diplomatic co rps were introduced, when the followinz presentations to her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took place. By Prince Callimaki, Ottoman Minister --Osman Bey, Monsieur Johrab, First Attache to the Imperial Legation. By Senor Mora, Mexican Minister—General Jose Maria Mendoza, attached to the Mexican Legation, and late Charg6 d'Affaires; Mr. Josh J. de Lizardi, attached to the Mexican Legation. _ _ _ .. _. The Foreign Diplomatic circle was attended by M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer; Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, and the Baroness de Mone..rvo; Baron de Brunnow, RUSsian Minister, and the Baron de Ntcolay, Secretary of Legation; General Prince Castelcicala, Neapolitan Minister, and M. G. Canotari, Secretary of Legation; Baron de Hueel. Wurtemberg Minister; Midame Mar ques Lisboa, the Lady of the Brazilian Minister; Count de. Beret:Wow. the. Danish Minister; . Prince Callimaki, the Ottoman Porte Mi is i a t ar . and Prince.. Cmllimaki; afro. Bancroft, wife of the American Minister, and Mr. d ri e cal r S a e c n u o n r . I r st i e rs r t iz, s tt re S t p a a r l y ii , sh at M ,d in t i ,h s e ter c , t h h e e v C al n ie e r - Jelin R. Brodhead,Charged'Agairesof the United States Iv'falAiergie et' f (h 3i ua r e sr e s g né ; ' d ' Affaires, A(r).uffSna C oun t r e r . a : t d e n rai u ne s : i' . de Yadrorena, Secretary of Legation de S. M. Cattle lique ; Senor Jose Maria Luis Mora, Mexican Minister; Baron de Beust, Saxon Minister, and the Baroness 3'; the Viscountess Beast; cdeo ußvseCsi Revel, Count ja t rat d ri i e nnl J es a n; r n cß a ha c ra , orFrenc h Dublin, the Lo T rd rea S s t u e r w e a r rd of , ' Netherlands Chargé d' Affuires ; Baron Koller, First pal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and Colonel Cornwall, her Speatimreetarsrtyont,owtihreeoAf her r tr x ia i n a je E st m y b ,s a i s ) s rinci Majesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremonies. hWamabeitirnlgain,thtehe Vice-Chan- The general circle was attended b 3 the Lord Chan cellor, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Justice General of Scotland; the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; the Marquis the Archbishop of cellor of England; Sir George Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen Guard; Mr. R Ormsby Gore, Groom in Wait ing to her Majesty; Mr. M. Wyatt, Standard Bearer of o t the e Ang l esey, Household, G o thei!fold Stick i c e - i C n the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Sir George Houlton, Ensign of the Yeomen Guard; Captain Lord James Murray, Scots Fusilier Guards, Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duches s of Kent; R„ . John Ryie Wool, Chaplain to her Majesty Queen Adelaide; it,,,,,. J. Vane, the Deputy Clerk of the Closet iu waiting; Colonel Smith, Silver Stick in Waiting; lionourable Spencer L3ttelton, Marshal of the Ceremonies; Mr, Jas. Bunce Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentle men at Arms; Captain Kincaid, Exon in Waiting; Sir Benjamin Smith, C.S.; Sir Noel Harris, Groom of the Privy Chamber in Waiting; Colonel Master, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber in Waiting; Captain the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, Gentleman Usher to her Majesty in Wa i t i ng; Mr. Alfred Mont gomery, Gen tleman Usher to the Queen; Major General Godwin, Gentleman Usher to his Royal Highness the Prince Albert; Colonel H. Bentinck (Coldstream Guards), Field Officer in Waiting. A number of presentations took place. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal suite, returned to Buckingham Palace after the Drawing Room. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was pre vented by a severe cold from attending the Drawing Ro.m. Their Excellencies the Count and Countess Dietrich stein, the Countess Reventlow, and Mr. Bancroft were this time it is the first duty of the Orders to encourage ma support the good disposition and fidelity of the country by tbeif e*n example, and, on the contrary, to strike cl.wn and discountenance uvery kind of many headed faithlessness — men who, e nem i es of every kind of slavery, are, above all, enemies of that shameful yoke which a misguiding opinion (branding the name of freedom of thought) would lay upon your neck. This selection is a very critical act—one pregnant with consequences; weigh it in your hearts, and choose con scientiously. " Remember also that the day of uncertainty as to. the_ form which the activity (sf the orders...is . Ito take is Rassed. Aranyy thiuga 4his..uneeitaiiify, forbearance have henceforth no eiCuse remaining., -The- 31 of February of this year, opened to the real children of our 3 fa d t o h t er F la e n b d ru t e h r a y t , p l a B_ 6 l3, th h. e q y a have now to pursue; and the same unspeakable happiness which then fell to the lot of my glorious father is now also mine—mine in this moment. I speak as he did to the beans of German, of Prussian men. Go, then, illustrious Princes, Counts, and Lords, dear and faithful Orders of Nobles, Burghers, and Commons, proceed, with God's help, to your task. You will, lam cer fain, in this moment, when aq Europe is . gazing on you, and through all the future labours of the Diet, prove yourselves true Prussians; and that one thing believe me, will not be absent—namely, God's blesAinp—on which ail things depend. Out of our unanimity it wiq descend on the present and future iienerations, aml I hope on all our glorious German `atberlind in one broad stream, beside vrbicli we may dwell. and safety, as by the shor-s of the blessing-bringing rivers t'iat water the earth. And now once more, and out ot the fullnes , of my heart, welcome!" in race After the above gracioui speech, his Al , ,je4y pro ceeded to n.roina:e the Prince of SOlms fiy,d Lieutenant. Von Ruchow 11.,rshalA of the Diet. The Mit;itteT of the Interi then . &aired the Diet. to be otwm-d, raid after a sh-rt speech from Ma' sisal Prince Soims, in an-• Nw,r to his M.j. sty, the prt:cred.ogs HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. was pro cl,ef d'iauvre of Be I Puritani, duced her.. last evening., tor the first tune this seaeor, with_the following cast : Elvirq—Madarne Castellan. G orgi o —Sign, ir Lablache. Arturo— Signor Gardoni. Riccardo—Signor Colletti. It was the first appearance of Lablache for the season. He was greeted as the greatest singer in the world ought to ne greeted, with the hearti-st welcome that could be given him, and never did he sing or act better. The Elvira of Madame Castellan was, whether regarded lyrically or histrionically a beautiful impersonation. It would seem natural enough that her Elvira should pro voke a comparison with that of her great predecessor, but Madame Castellan possesses certain physical advan tages over all her competitors in this character, of which she has known so well how to take advantage as to ren der comparison impossible, by giving a perfectly diffe rent, perhaps truer, version• of the character. Madame Castellan is young and beautiful, and she therefore can make of Elvira that which the author evidently intended Elvira to be, a lovely, unsophis ticated, trusting girl. Such was the Elvira of Madame Castellan, — and this version of the character makes the whole opera vraisemblable, and brings out effects of which hitherto the habits& of the opera have had no idea. For instance, the celebrated Polacca, "Son vergin vezzosa," . Ihas been hitherto regarded merely as an exquisite melody, sung by Grisi as perfectly as music could . be tsnunginbnukt, at tf the ete singer years at and least , keep it up the was imposs ible illusion of the scene. Castellan, on the contrary, looks the " vergin vezzcisa in vesta di . Sposa " —the young girl decked her o se u i t f_ the young g i r l abnridea.eenmSphleishedis artiste actin' , the young girl. Castellan sang the music exquisitely, by appearing to make no effort, she accom plishedGasrisi,a in a marvellous decidedly the degree, the, ars celare artem. Gardom is everything. She possesses, . best Arturo who has ever appeared. Ho is what neither of his predecessors in this character were, an actor; and to give a proper version of Arturo, acting is as necessary as singing. We remember Rubini in this character —we have seen Mario as Arturo many a time and oft—but we prefer the Arturo of Gardoni. He is more youthful than Rubini, more impassioned than Mario, and as accom plished a musician as either of them. His " A to o care," in t he first aei, was beautifully given, and was rapturously applauded; and the third act, the whole burden of which falls upon Arturo, was given in a manner that left nothing to be desired. Colletti made more of the character of Riccardo than has ever hitherto been made of it. His voice has that which was want irg, both in Tamburini and Fornasari—steadi ness ; and as an actor he is 'quite equal to either of th3se great artists. The suoni la tromba, as given by Coletti and Lablache, created quite a furore, and was rapturously encored. As a whole, I Puritani has never been better performed at her M.jesty's Theatre than it was last evening. The principal artistes were called for at the conclusion of each act, and again at the fall of the curtain. Between the acts of the Opera, a Divertissement was produced, in which Carolina Rosati and Paul Taglioni appeared ; and in which little Maria Taglioni danced a new pas, entitled " Posnania; ou Dense Polinaise," a variety of the Craw vienne, with all its elegance, but without its vulgarity. It was a decided hit, and will become very popular. Caroline Rosati danced ex qui ,4 tely, introducing some of her fa vourite pas from Thea. She was rapturously applauded and houquw a were showered upon her in profusion. She has now decidedly taken her place among the Messes. After the opera, we had the new balltit of Orithia; ou le Camp des Amazons, with the following cast: — Or t hia—Mfte. Lucile Gr:thn. Marthesia (La Rehm dee Aciazones)—Madame Co pere. Alceis (Scythian Prince)—M. Taglioni. Isapathe—Mlle. Mont'ort. The following is the plot of the ballet : It is n4...,hr. We are in the camp of the Amazons, and of their Queen, •Marthesia. As a distant sound of the horn is heard, the warriors awake ; day appears, and they salute the sun. The horn approaches ; it announces the arrival of Orithia, the Queen's niece, who returns triumphant from her combats with the Masssgetes, bearing on her arm the buckler of their chief Alceis, whom she brings a prisoner. The Queen celebrates this victory by dances, and ordains a royal chase, to the conqueror in which the buckler of Alceis is decreed. The Amazons hasten with delight towards the forest. Silence reigns once : more within the camp, when the Prince Alceis enters it at, the peril of his life. He loves Orithia, and what is peril to him if it brings him near the object of his love! His buckler, raised as a trophy, strikes his sight; he seizes it, and is about to destroy it when the Amazons, carried by the chase towards the camp, appear. He Mies himself behind a rock, whence he can see without being seen. The huntresses depart. Orithia, still haunted by the recollection of the Prince, then arrives and con templates the trophy, which reminds her of Alceia. She shudders at the idea that this token may become the prize of another. She is about to return into the forest, when the Prince appears. The Amazon recoils affrighted. Alceis then declares his love, and to what it has impelled him. Orithia entreats her lover to fly from the implacable law which condemns to death every man who dares to enter the-camp. Alceis refuses. Isapatho, the Queen's favourite, has remarked the trouble of her mistress, and, having followed her, has been a witness of this scene. At a signal, the Amazons hasten with Marthesia, who bitterly reproaches her niece for having betrayed her oath. She then orders the punishment of the captive at the tomb raised to the memory of Argapesas, her husband, killed by the King of the'SCYthians. Orithia supplicates ; her companions join in her prayers, but the Queen is obdurate. Alceis then is doonied ; but on approaching the mausoleum where he is to be sacrificed, he sees the name of his father inscribed thereon. Seizing his buckler, he pushes a spring, and the following inscription appears :—" Arga pesis to his son Alceis " Marthesia is, then, his mother! The coldness of the Que. n and the sternness of the Amazon give place to the w irm gush of maternal love. Marthesia pardons, and Alceis becomes the happy cap ve*of his Orithia. , The opening scene of the Amarmian encampment is exceedingly picturesque; and the Pas L' Amazonia by Lucile Grahn, Madlls. Honore, and Cassan, and the corps de ballet, •is perhaps one of the most classically beautiful ever seen ; each pose seems like a study from some ancient Grecian sculpture. The The great pus of the ballet, however, is the scene a t abandon of Lucile Grahn and Paul Taglioni. It is lei hi=ps, one of the most wonderful, and at the same time one of the most graceful of choerographin performances. So delight. dis the sp. ctator by the ex ending- g , ace of the artistes, that it is not until be has had time to reflect, !hat he can rightly appn-ciate the difficulties which that have succest-hitly ov. reome. Ni-ver has Lucile Grahn appeared to greater advantage than in this pas. Never has she been be:ter or Jess obtrusively supported than she -was last night by Paul Teglioni. The house was crowded to excess before the commence mentas at apremium, even d o n f v l i h n e g :i s n e d e s n t e an n d f i ag the r ß oo a n ll i e w t. the Opera, 1a HER MAJESTY'S THEATan.—There were present e terday evening .at her Majesty's Theatre the Russian I yesterday and Mademoiselle Olga de Leaner, the Countess of Desert. Viscount and Viscountess Brackley and party (who occupied her Majesty's box), the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of March, the Earl of Kil morey , the Earl of Lonsdale,Viscount and V unvtiesessoltt dn ty lic a a n n d n L on a , dy Lo A rd del a a n id de L P a ag dy et ß , r V ou is; a un ni t , Lord W. L ennox, Lord Clarence Paget, Ladd Templemore, Lad Conroy, L a d y Wi lson, Lord G. Paget. to a Lord nt II s u i a s ; fl o o d , y 8 Lord G. Lennox, the Right Hon. H. B. Pierpoint, Hon. St. John Methuen, Hon. Mrs. Musgrove, Hon. Mr. Stanley, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Sir R. and Lady Howard, Lady De Baths, Col. Woodford, Col. Wildman, Captain Meynell, Captain Lyons, U. C. Dekoudrioffsky, Mr. W. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, Mr. Parnther, Mr. Trelawny, Mr. Sand ford, Major Baring, &c. 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The steam-ship Hibernia, with the mails from Canada and the United States of the Ist instant, had not reached Liverpool on Wednesday afternoon at half past four o'clock, the hour at which our express left for London. WEXFORD, Arm!. 14—The passenger ship Roches ter, bound from Liverpool to New.''York, strtick on Black Water Bank yesterday morning. The crew and passengers, about 300, remained on board until to-day, wheu they were taken out of her by several of the Arklow fishing boats, and brought in here. 1