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The Moruing Representations take place every Tuesday and Saturday, at Three o'clock, ML W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costumes and v trims Novelties, Focal and Cha racteristic, every evening (except Saturday) at Eight. A MORN ING PERFORMANC E every SATURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes And Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office, Folnraohic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. The ball has been entirely redecorated. A RGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO, Roo Great Windmill-street, St. James's. — T he above elegant ms are now open every evening for the winter season, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Co-net-a -piston, M. Bowleourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis sion One :liming. THE GREAT TOBACCO CONTROVERSY. Dr. QEXTON wi'l LECTUIV on this imnortant topic every evening, at half-past 7, at Dr. K ANN'S MUSEUM, 4, Coventry- Street, Leicester-squere. The Museum is Open (o dy for Gentle men) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models aid preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in lvalth and dlgease, the race of men, &e. Lectures on the various branches of Physio'ogy, at 12, 2 and 4, by Dr. SEXTON ; and at a quarter put 8 p.m. by Dr. RAM?. Admission, One Shilling. Cata logues containing Dr. Khan's Lectures, gratis. ATET RO P 0 LITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent street, Waterlco-place, London. Canital,loo,oool. TRUSTEES. t Tin. Spencer IT. Walpole,M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., MP. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted In all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared 9t the last division of profits averaged 13 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. L AW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FLEET-STREET, LONDON, 2D MARCif, 1857. WOMEN HEREBY GIVEN, That the BOOKS for the TRANS FER •f SHARES In this Society will be CLOSED on Thursday, the 19th Inst., and will be re-opened on Wednesday, the Bth day of April next. The Dividends for the year 185 G will be payable on and after Monday, the fith day of April next. By Order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—To It&ILWA.Y CONTRACTOR: and others. — The Directors are desirous of recelvm> Tenders for Widening the Railway between Willesden and Watford. Parties desirous of tendering may inspect the drawings and ape % cification. and obtain a statement of the quantities, at the Eng!' Deer's Office, E•'ston Station, on Monday, March 16th, between Lours of 10 and 4 o'c'or.k. Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Secretary, at this Office, to be sent in on or before Wednesday, the 25th of starch, at 10 o'clock a.m. The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender. By order. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. Secretary's Office, Varch 2, 1857. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWA T.—To BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS.—The Directors are de•irons of receiving Tf nders for Roofing Over a por tion of the Court-yard at Euston Staten, end for the Erection of an additional Storey to a Warehouse at Hay don-square. Parties desirous of tendering may inspect the drawings and spe eifications, and obtain a statement of the quantities at the Engineer's Office, Euston Station, on Friday, the 13th of March, between the bourn of 10 and 4 o'clock. Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Secretary, at this Office, to be lent in on or before Wednesday, March 18th, at 10 o'clock a m. The Directors de not bind themselves to accept the lowe3t tender. By order. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. Secretary's Office, March 2, 1857. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING.—NOTICE is HERESY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Great Western Railway Company will be held, in pursuance of the Standing Orders of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, on THURSDAY, the 19th day of March inst. at Twelve o'clock, for the purpose of considering the provisions of a Bill now pending in Parliament, int Ruled " A Bill for enabling the Great Western, Bris tol and Exeter, and South Devon Italway Companies to afford farther assistance towards the completion of the Cornwall Railway, between Plymouth and Truro, for extending the time for the com pletion thereof, aid for other purposes ;" when a Draft of such Bill, and an agreement in relation thereto, will be submitted to the Meet ing for their approval. The Chair will be taken at half-past Twelve o'clock. BARRINGTON, Chairman. Paddington Station, Gth March, 1857. N ACT OF GRATITUDE.-5,000 Copies of a Medical Book for Gratuitous Circulation.—Mr. G. THOMAS having been effectually cured of a nervous debility, loss of memory, and dimness of sight, resulting from the early errors of you'll, by following the instructions given in a Medical Work by a Ph) sician. be considers it his duty, in gratitude to the author, and for the benefit of nervous sufferers, to publish too means used. He will therefore send free, to any address, in a sealet envelope, on receipt of a direct ed envelope enclosing two stamps, to pre-pay postage, a copy of the medical work containing every information required. Address, Mr. G. Thomas, St. John's-lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Pecretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Establishment, for ore month, and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per sons under treatment as in o: out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation Of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa. lion connected with the Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's fnn-telds ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's Offices, 167, Piccadilly, By order. W. J. COCKERTLL, Secretary. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no re- Ilommendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal Spolication Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November.. 2,043 Ditto 21st November ...• • • 1, 9 72 Ditto 28th November.... 2,309 9th and 30th November.• • • 269 Total in November ••.. • • 8,747 of which 2,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. The clergy of a l l denominations have unlimited access to the jliatlents. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the Public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, 'ally elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual ueneral Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the , business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at an times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer. John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. : Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber- Eters-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A.. Chairman. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE OR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, AND DEBILITY. 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Illus trated by numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards o Twenty Years' extensive and successful Practice, and which embrace every variety of Urethral Contraction, together with appropriate Means of Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. "We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture to have equalled, if It has not exceeded, that of any of his contemporaries ; whilst we most certainly know of no man to whose care we would sooner intrust the treatment of a severe case of strlc ture."—Medical Circular. 11 R. HOWARD, surgeon - Dentist, 52, Fleet T street, has introduced an entirely new description of MITI -ICIAL TEETH , fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They ro erfectly resemble the nataral teeth as not to be distinguished from he original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or 'ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful .;.eration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is . uaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth , ndered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At tome from ten till five. Naval and Military intelligence. Yesterday 452 men arrived at Chatham garri , on from Bristol, Aldershot, and Ireland for the pur pose of joining the various Indian depots at the provisonal battalion, into which they have volun teered. The Royal Sovereign screw three-decker, 131 guns, built in Portsmouth dockyard, will be launched about the 11th of April, according to pre set,t arrangements. The Prince of Wales, another screw three-decker, in an adjoining slip, is in a very forward state, and is expected to Le the next launched. The Caesar, 91, screw, Captain Robb, is to be paid off at Portsmouth to-morrow. The Dauntless, 33, screw frigate, Captain Ryder, is to be paid off at Portsmouth on Monday next, if ready. The Plumper, 11, screw-sloop, Captain Richards, will go out of Portsmouth harbour to-day for trial, prior to proceeding on foreign service (surveying). The Cracker, 2, screw gun-boat, lieutenant Hami ton, will to paid off at Portsmouth to morrow, and laid up lit Haslar. Upwards of 220 artificers are ordered to be dis charged from the steam factory in Portsmouth dockyard, the working staff of which is to 1e re duced to 730 ; all the labourers also in the dock yard who were engaged during the pressure of the !ate war, and four extra clerks. The Devastation, 6, Commander Edward Mar shall, was paid on Monday at Devour ort, and now awaits orders. The Exmouth, 90, screw, Captain H. Eyres, sailed from Devonport on Monday last for Lisbon, taking stores and provisions for the fleet. A tele graphic message was received on FMay calling for her pay books, which were sent off the same even ing, examined in 1 ondon on Saturday, and received hero again on Sunday ; but the paymaster could not prepare them to pay the ship on Monday, and she was obliged to sail without being paid. The Sanspareil, 70, Captain A. C. Key, is ordered to be ready for sea immediately, and to take in as much live shell, shot, and ammunition, as she can receive. The Shamrock and Bouncer, gun-boats, were taken out of Keyham dock yesterday. The Retribution, 28, paddle, Captain Barker, arrived at Devonpoit yesterday from Portsmouth, with supernumerary marines, and will complete defects, preparatory to her proceeding to a foreign station. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw, moved from Keyham to her moorings on Wednesday. The Mohawk, 4, screw, was put into the b as i n at Keyham yesterday, preparatory to her beinc , docked for repairs. The N arci , sus, 20, building at Devenport dock yard, is to be prepared forthwith for launching, when she will be t aken into dock for th e purpcse of being lengthened to receive a screw propeller. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : Lieut. C. J. Rowley to the Royal Albert, vice Lieut. Fellowes ; Lieut. P. Brock to the Centurion, vice Lieut. Lascelles ; William Richardson, assist ant-surgeon to the Fisg,ard ; Frederick H. Rose, assistant-surgeon to the 'Colossus ; Edward M‘Sor ley, assistant to Haslar Hospital ; James C. E ist cott, assistant-surgeon to the Sealark. Captain Edward Tatham has been appointed to her Majesty's ship Amphitrite for Coa-tguard ser vice. . _ Mr. G. W. Greprie, mate, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Sporting Intelligence. TATTE RSA L —TH lIIISDAY. The majority of the subscribers had evidently not re turned from Liverpool, for scarcely a dozen persons assem bled in the room. 7tol to a small sum was taken about Skirmisher, and afterwards offered 'on the field for the Northamptonshire Stakes. For the Metropolitan Stakes 14 to 1 was taken about Sir Colin to a " pony," the backer being desirous to go on at the vice ; and 100 to 5 was booked about Poodle. 30 to Ito 25/. was laid against Rogerthorpe for the Chester Cup. The only bets on the Derby were 6,000 to 200 against ArAenal, 1,000 to 30 asst Saunterer, and 2,000 io 20 against Glade Hawk, a horse in the same stable with Saunterer. NORTHAMPTON RACES—MARcH 25 AND 26. SECOND DAY. Nominations for Earl Spencer's Plate. About 5 furlongs The weights to be published on the 10th instant. YTS. Porto Rico Yrs. 4 . 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Athens ? : ............................ ................ 3:4 4 3 a 11 - • Mabel ° 6 British P .. 3 -Vaulter 'em°dY 4 The Poach() 3 Madame , r ~,, Cliequot 3 YY ent worf h ' . ll/11t, 3 LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1857. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT , HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at 5 o'clock. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented several petitions from different parts of the metropolis, praying that incomes under 1501. per annum may be exempted from the operation of the income tax. THE OPERATIONS AT CANTON. The Earl of HARDWICKE begged to put a ques tion to the noble lord, the Secretary for War, of which be had not given notice, but which perhaps he would be able to answer. The noble lord, as w(11 as other per sons, had no doubt read in the newspapers that a seri ous change bad taken place in the sta`e of affairs at Canton. It appeared that the English forces bad re treated from Whempoa, the British fleet having been attacking a squadron of junks, which retreated in good order; in consequence of which the admiral aas com pelled to abandon the position he had occupied on the wrecks of the factories, and at the same time be had burnt down the suburbs of Canton. He wished, there fore, to ask whether any despatches had been received to that effect, and if they had been received why they had not been published or laid on the table of the house? As these statements had been received through two channels it was to be presumed that they were true, and he thought that the government in the present state of publio opinion on the subject ought to give every information to the nation. Lord PANMURE stated that the question which the noble earl bad put to him without notice, was one of a somewhat important character. In the first place, he was not able to charge his memory with regard to all the transactiots which had recently taken place at Can ton ; and so far as the question alluded to the navy there could be no despatches to his department. He had, however, received a despatch from the officer com manding at Hong Kong, stating that a company of a regiment bad been engaged with the enemy, and burnt a portion of the suburbs of Gunton, and that some casual. ties had taken place. The list of those casualties would appear in the papers to-morrow. The Earl of ELLENBO ROUGH said that perhaps that question ought to have been put to the Foreign Secretary, and perhaps the noble earl could state whe ther be had received any despatches relative to the action of Macao, the retreat from Whampoa, and the destruc tion of the suburbs of Canton The Earl of CLARENDON said he had received despatches from the admiral, stating the reasons why be thought it necessary to withdraw from the Dutch Folly, and to destroy the position he occupied in the suburbs of Canton, which enabled the Chinese people to act with hostility towards the fleet. It had been found necessary to send forces for the better protection of Hong Kong, where disturbances wore apprehended, and rewards of fered by the Chinese for assassination and incendiarism. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the noble earl would see that it was important to know the time when the suburbs of Canton were destroyed. If the admiral had retained the position in which he had been intrencbed he would have been justified in destroying the suburbs, which gave a cover to the enemy ; but if he destroyed them after he had determined to retire it was no use as a military or moral operation, but an net of useless ven geance. It ought to be known when, and under what circumstances, the destruction of the suburbs of Canton took place. Lord PANMURE was surprised at the misrepresen tations which had been made of the conduct of the Bri• tish admiral and commander (hear)—wi thont noble lords knowing what were the circumstances which had oc curred. He must say that he blushed at the conversation which had taken place, and which tendedto throw blame, in the eyes of the country, on gallant men engaged in doing their duty and maintaining the honour and inte rests of the country, and who had maintained them in a position of difficulty. The circumstances were these : the Admiral was placed in such a position at the Dutch Folly with regard to the ships of war, that junks coming up the river and sinking impediments in a particular manner, would have stopped the return of his ships. Finding that he was placed in a bad military position, he withdrew from it to another position at what was called Bird'snest Fort, in the neighbourhood of Canton, but below the passage in question, and where his ships could lie in safety and not be open to the danger of junks coming up and stopping the passage, and in de stroying the suburbs of Cai,ton he (Lord Panmure) would stake his character as a peer of Parliament and a gentle man of England, that the admiral had only done what fair warfare justified, and not such an act of cruelty as the noble end had represented ; and he believed that Sir Michael Seymour's character stood, as an officer of the navy, and as a humane and Christian gentleman, as high as that of any man in the country. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said that the noble lord did not Feern to understand what he had said. The whole matter depended on the time at which the acts in question were done. If the Admiral was about to re. turn to his position he might have been justified in destroying any place which afforded a cover to the enemy; but if he had retired altogether from before Canton, which he did by going to the Bird'snest Fort that act was unjustifiable as a military operation. Lord PANMURE—I deny it. PERSIA. The Earl of MALMESBURY asked the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that a treaty of peace had been signed between this country and Persia ? Earl CLA.RENDON said he was happy to say that a treaty of peace bad been signed. That treaty bad not been signed until Lord Cowsley had satisfied himself that the Persian ambassador was possessed of ample powers. THE MINISTRY. Earl GRANVILLE then rose and said—With your lordships' permission, I propose to state to the house some information with regard to the course which her Majesty's Government deem it their duty to take in consequence of what has oc curred in another place. When a Government finds itself in a minority the usual course would be to tender their resignation to her Majesty ; but on full consideration of the circumstances of the case they have felt it, in the present instance, not to be their duty to take that course. Looking to all the circumstances of the Care—considering that in ano ther place on an important question relating to the financial condition of the country, the Government received the support of a large majority; feeling also grateful to your lordships for the support they received from you on the subject of the present state of affairs in China ; looking also at the comrositien of the present House of Commons, from which it appears not probable that a Wrong Government could be formed in the existing state of that house ; and also considering that that house has been in existence for nearly five years, has seen three governments in power ; that it has seen the nation at war, has seen that war concluded, and the re-establishment of peace--all these considerations induce the Government to think that it would be much to the advantage of the country and to the public interests that a reference should be made to the country in order that it may declare its wishes with regard to its future govern_ ment. Without going into any detail of the reasons which have induced her Majesty's Government to adopt this course, all I shall say is, that the Go vernment will only ask both houses of Parliament to accept such temporary measures as will enable them in a short time to apply to the country for a new Parliament, and to ascertain their wishes as to the future government of the country. I do not anticipate that this view of the Government will meet with !any opposition from any party in the state, but that they will all agree in the necessity of as soon as possible ascertaining the feeling of the raised raise o E : s t u i) G ye sh Y nuo l t l b l i a lt d eaf ra ii), o ipee i n v ad i; e l i t (lli t fto o country in this respect. n th information the surcisesaiiieoustrit. question d and ought to be supplied. He would remind the house that in former cases, when the Government had been defeated in the House of Commons, and instead of resigning office, her Majesty's Govern ment thought fit to appeal to the country—in all previous cases of this kind the difference of opinion between Parliament and the Government had arisen on a question of legislative policy. It was so in 1784, when Mr. Pitt held office against a majo rity of the House of Counnens. It was in 1841, when there was a resistance to the commercial po licy of the Government. In those ca-es there was goof reason for bearing with the Government t'll a new Parliament had declared what was to he the policy of the country. But let me remind your lordships that this case is widely different. The House of Commons has condemned the Govern ment not on a legislative question, but on a question of high policy, that of peace or war. The House of Commons has come to this resolution :—" That this house has heard with concern of the conflicts which have occurrel be tween the Brifsh and Chinese authorities iu the Canton river ; and, without exprasing an opinion as to the extent to which the Government of China may have afforded this country cause of complaint respecting the non-fulfilment of the treaty of 1842, this house considers that the papers which have been laid upon the table fail to establish satisfactory grounds for the violent measwes resorted' to at Canton in the late affair of the Arrow." Now let it be considered what was the sfTious effect of such a resolution. It was this. The country was vir.u- ally engaged in a war which the House of Commons had branded as unjust; and the conduct of affairs in the country with w hich We were at war was en trusted to a man whom the vote of the House of Commons had branded with the fault of having with out justification entered into those proceedings. He wished to know whether, in the interval between this time and the meeting of a new Parliament— before the end of May, v 7 4..iuh I have just heard is the period when it would meet—whether, in that in terval, during which tremendous events might take place, the policy which had been branded by the house of Commons would still be pursued, and the dealing with the important questions which must arise in China was to be committed to the hands of a man whose moral authority in that country had been destroyed by the vote of the House of Com- mons. It was impossible, after the vote of the House of Commons, that that policy could be pur sued, and that the affairs of England at Canton could be entrusted to the hands in which they were at present placed. He would su b m it th at if t h e two Houses of Parliament were called on to give facilities to her Majesty's Government in order that they might be enabled to make that appeal to the country which they desire—facilities which it was in the power of either house to refuse—they were entitled to have some satisfactory assurance on this point from her Majesty's Government. He would venture to say that what her Majesty's Govern ment ought to do, and which they might do, was forthwith to recal Sir John Bowring, and send out some person of high character and sta tion in whom confidence could be placed, with full powers to conclude a peace with China, if peace was possit le ; an I that the Government should also take measures, which no doubt they had taken, for the protection of the lives and property of her Ma jesty's subjects in China. But this above a'l should be done—that the individual who had brought this country into the situation in which it was placed, and who had brought on this unhappy war, ought not to remain in the high position he nowoccupied ; and unless her Majesty's Government gave satis faction on that point, it would be the duty of their lordships and of the other House of Parliament, by an humble address to her Majesty, to express their feeling on that subject ; and if no other person undertook the task, he (Earl Grey) should be pre pared to. take it on himself. Earl GRANVILLE—I can understand the question of the noble earl being put with propriety in another place, where the resolution iu question has been carried , but not in your lordships' house, where, after full discussion, your lordships came to a contrary opinion. At the same time lam unwil ling to refuse togive your lordships such general in formation as I can possibly give. I can assure your lordships that oven before the close of the de bate on the subject of affairs in China, we bad fully considered what would be the best mode of termi nating the present unsatisfactory state of the rela tions between this country and China. We do na ,ake the resolution of the House of Commons as in- tended t) indicate that we are to refrain from tak ing every necessary step to defend the lives and pro perty of British subjects in China, nor do we admit that we are bound to patch up in any way our rela tions with China ; but we think that we shall act in concurrence with that resolution if we take every step which is calculated to settle this question as a whole, and in doing so we believe that we shall not incur the blame of your lordships, or the other house of Parliament, even in the present state of things, and still less when the other house shall have been re-elected after a dissolution of Parlia ment. The subject then droppet PROBATE AND LETrERS OF ADMINISTRA- _ TION BILL. This bill paßsed through committee pro forms. CHIEF CONSTABLES BILL. On the motion for reading this bill a third time, The Marquis SALISBURY moved, as an amend ment, that copies of the correspondence between the magistrates of Staffordshire and Sir G. Grey should be laid upon the table. Their lordships divided— For the third rea ling 13-15 For the amendment, The bill was read a third time and passed. The Public Health Supplemental Bill (1857) and the lonian Subjects Commission Bill were also read a third time and passed. BENEFICES UNDER 2001. A YEAR. Viscount DUNGANNON moved for a return of the number of benefices within the diocese of London having endowments under 2001 . a y ar, specifying the popula tion in conrection wi t h such benefices, the name of each benefice, ai.d those o f t h em which are without a resi dence for the incumbent. After a few words from several noble lords, the mo tion was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. usual instructions given to aOmirals on foreign stations with regard to our plenipotentiaiy. WEEKLY COMMUNICATION WHIT INDIA. In reply to a question from Mr. CATLET, Mr. V. SMITH said it was not intended at present to open up a weekly communication wth India. At present there was a fortnightly communication. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Secretary of State for the Gdonies if he had any objection to lay on the tab'e of the house any despatches fro .n the Goverunr of Malta on the subject of the working of the Jury Law in general, and especiady with reference to the trial of the murderer of Cant. Graves I Mr. LABOUCEIERE said he had not, and woul produce them if th( y were moved for. THE MINISTRY. Lord PALMERSTON, who en rising was re• ceived with loud cheers, said—Mr. Speaker, Sir— In order to regularise what I am about t•) s 'y, and to put it in the power of any hon. member who on his part has any remarks to make, I intend to cm elude the statement I am about to submit to the house by the formal motion that this house do now adjourn. Sir, the house must naturally expect. after what happened on Tuesday night, that I should state to the house the course which, upon due reflection, her Majesty's Government intend to pursue. Under ordinary circumstances, after a vote by which the house by a majority, whatever the amount of that majority might he, affirmed that which many at least take credit for considering to be a vote of censure on the conduct of the Govern ment—under ordinary circumst awes, th 're could hardly be an alterna•ive left to the Government on *horn snelr - vote had been passed. (fDitter, hear.) The natural course would be to tender to the Sovereign * the resignation of their offices, and leave to those who had obtahied the majority the task of conducting the business of the country. But the case seemed to me to be of so peculiar a character that we have Lot deemed it our duty to submit to the Sovcreign the resigna tion of our offices. (Cheers.) There is another course which a government, under such circum stances, might constitutionally adopt, and that is the course which we have felt it our duty to pursue. We have deemed it our duty to advise the crown, at the earliest period at which the state of public business will permit, to call upon the constituencies of the country to exercise that mtion which the con stitution places in their hands. (Cheers.) Sir, I say the circumstances are peculiar, because, while on the one hand, looking simply to the result of that last debate, we might say wo have lost the confi dence of this house, yet on the other hand, looking to the divisions which took place shortly before upon questions involving very important portions of 'the policy of the government, the opposite result took place. (Cheers.) lam alto bound to say—l feel myself free to say—that some of those who concurred in the vote of Tuesday night did make it understood that that vote was not to be considered as implying a withdrawal on their part of the confidence which they had hitherto placed in her Majesty's Government. (Hear.) But, sir, it is in vain to deny that that vets would render it very difficult, if not unseemly, for th , 3 Govern moat, with regard to whom it was pas.ed, to under take to conduct the business of the country in the ordinary manner, through the rest of a long se-sion. (Cheers.) And moreover, the state of parties which that vote indicated also appears to me to sho ,v, connected with tie various votes and fluc`ua•ing opinions of the house in regard to its majorities on former occasions, that it would lie extremely diffi cult for any government that could now be formed —whether the government which at present exisks, or any other government, however efficient it might be—and I say this not as a mAt'er of com- plitneut, but as a matter of truth—mgt meaning to have recourse to tauut9, but merely etatiug facts— I say it would be very difficult fortho present Go vernment, it would be very difficult for that which I admit to be an efficient Government, if formed by a combination of parties, to carry on the business of the country throughout the s.ssion in the present state of feeling in which this house happens to be. (Hear.) I will not elude to the difference of opinion between the two houses on the question which was . put to issue on Tuesday. I do not think that would be a sufficient reason. But still it is an element to show what various opinions exist with regard to the present Adminis tration as compared with those who might be its successors. (Hear.) Well, sir, this Parliament is now in its fifth year. It is, measuring its duration by that which it has seen, a very old Parliament. It has seen more of things of importance than have fallen to the lot of most Parliaments in that short space of time. It has seen three Administrations —the Administration which called it together, the Administration formed almost immeliately after wards, and the Administration which now sits on these benches. It has seen the transition from a state of profound peace to a great European war. It has seen the transition from a great European war to the restoration, fortunately, of European peace. And therefore this Par'ia meat has, I say, done in the way of events, of which it has been the instigator, as much as could be supposed to fall to the lot of any Parliament. (Hear, hear.) I think if the state of business in this house would have admitted of an immediate return to our constituents, that would have been the course which it would have been most proper and most seemly to adopt. But the state of public business does not admit of our taking that course. We have not yet voted anything in the way of estimates for the public service. Wo have not arranged anything in regard to the taxation of the country. We have not past , ed the Mutiny Act, which would expire before it would be possible to cause Parliament to reassemble to provide for the maintenance of discipline in the army. Therefore, what I humbly beg to propose to this house is this, that we should do on the present occasion that which bas been done on former sim;lar occasions— that which was done in part during the administra_ tion of Lord Derby, when an early dissolution was announced—namely, that this house should content itself with passing those provisional and temporary measures which are necessary for the public service until the earliest period when the new Parliament can assemble. For that purpose I propose that instead of arranging certain taxes for a period -of three years, we should determine them only for the ensuing year. (Hear.) It is obvious, I think, to all, that there are certain taxes with regard to which it would be a great embarrassment to com merce if they were settled for too short a period. But we do not think that a parliament which is coming to a conclusion would properly be called upon to determine with regard to them for a longer period than a year. (Hear.) Upon the same prin ciple we should proposd to the house to vote sums on account of the estimates for a portion of the year. We propose also to pass the Mutiny Act for only a portion of the year—(hear, hear)—leav ing the Parliament which may assemble towards the end of May to deal with all those great matters which must then come under its consideration. (Hear, hear.) I should hope, sir, that the house will see that the course which we aro proposing to adopt is one which is in accordance with the principles of the constitution—(hear, hear)—and that honourable gentlemen will not place any .1 obstruction in the way of our arriving at the time when a fresh election may take place, or interpose any unnecessary difficulties in the way of our adopting that course which we Clink the pub lic service requires. (Cheers.) We shall abstain from proceeding with anything but that which will be absolutely necessary. There are many gentle men who have strong opinions on various subjects which they would wish to bring under the notice• of the house. They will, I think, feel that useasueres of such importance cannot properly be taken i nto consideration by a Parliament sitting as this one will continue to do. I shall only therefore express my hope that the same honourable forbearance wish:lh has been shown by former Parliaments under simi. ler circumstances will be shown by the preNnt Par- [PRICE 4D. STAMPED 5D liament. (Cheers.) There is this to be said in fa vour of the course we are pursuing, that now at least the country will have an early and fr.e choice between different administrations—a choice which, without meaning to say anything uncivil to any party in the house, I think I may say the country could not in the same degree have had until that combination of parties had led to the state in which the Government now finds itself placed. (Cheers.) As I said before I am stating a fact, without cast ing the slightest imputation upon those to which this combination of parties is owing, but I think it may be advantageous to the country to possess such a choice. (Cheers.) The people will be able to choose between two different and efficient admini strat'ons, and that is the ground which I think will justify us in throwing upon the countrythe respon sitility of determining what administration shall be invested with the conduct of the affairs of the (Loud cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI--Sir, I think the noble lord has dealt frankly with the house, and I wish to re spond, as I am sure every member of the house does, in the same spirit, to the noble lord. (Cheers.) I am not surprised at the counsel which the noble lord and his colleagues bas tendered to the Sove reign. I think, on the whole, it is the course most advantageous to the public interest. I shall mre'f, wi h that feeling, give every facility for forwarding the public business—(cheers)—con sistently w;th a regard to what is duo to the coun ,try. Sir, I trust that the result of this appeal to the countri=, which -r; for one, look_to with 49 appre hension, may prove of great advantage to the public interests.. I do think it is of the utmost importance to the character of Parliament and to the advantage of this realm, that Parliamentary parties should be more distinctly defined than they now are. (Hear.) lam persuaded myself that nation. that habit which has of late been too much in vogue, of decrying the advantage and influence of party has had a very injurious effect upon the con duct of publio affairs. (Cheers.) Party spirit is the best guarantee for public and private honesty, and I trust that, when this recurrence to the sense of the country has been pursued, members will be returned to this house with definite views —(cheers) —that we shall know who is prepared to change and who is ready to maintain the institutions of their country—who is in favour of a reduction of the burdens of the people and who is in favour of increasing them—who is in favour of a cer ain policy which, while it maintains the true interest and dignity of the country, is conciliatory to all other states, and who is in favour of that turbulent and aggressive system which I believe must in crease the burdens of the people—(Cheers)—and ultimately endanger and diminish the power of the country. Sir, I repeat that I shall meet the invita tion of the noble lord with the same frankness and candour with which it has been made. He will ex perience from me, and I think I may answer for the gentlemen ou this side of the house, no sinister conduct. We shall give every facility to the pro gress of public business which we believe is sin cerely intended to produce that result ; but w, the same time I shall expect on the part of the Govern ment a clear description of the course which they intend to pursue, as several matters have been brought before us which I cannot believe, so far as I can form an opinion, can be cast aside exactly in the manner which I infer, from the tone of the noble I, , rd, Ile anticipates. But I repeat that we will sincerely assist ihe noble lord in the conduct of public business, so far as we can, without endati gering the interests of the country. (Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN—Sir, I rose at the same time as the righ t hon. gentleman, because I thought there was an omission in the not Is lord's speech which ought to have been explained before any remarks were made by those hon. gentlemen who feel disposed to take part in this discussion. Oo Tueird.ty last, alter a debate in this house which lasted four nights, and which, I may say, was unprecedented for ability and argument since the time when Sir R. Peel retired from office, this house came to a solemn vote on a question not merely affecting ordinary interests, such as we are in the habit of deliberating upon in this house, but affecting the lives of vast Lumbers of people at a re. mote distance from our shores. That vote, sir, has at tracted, and will attract, a world-wide notice ; but it has been entirely ignored in the remarks which the noble lord has made on tbis occasion. Now, sir, I do not rise to say one word in opposition to the propriety of the course the noble lord has adopted in determining to dissolve Pail ament I think if the noble lord is going to the coun try acid wishes to have a cry which may be eminently serviceable to his opponents and damaging to his fol lowers, he has certainly hit upon thatcry. For what must be said at the hustings by those who present themselves for re-election under present circumstances? Looking to the votes given by the noble lord during the last 10 days in the course of which he has torn from the hands of my hon, friend the member for East Surrey (Mr. L. Ring) the last remaking rag of the old reform banner, and has trampled under foot even the miserable modicum of re form, the 10/, county franchise—(hear)—havin'g voted against everything which has entered into the traditions of the liberal party—after slapping in the face the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, who proposed the abo lition of church rates—the noble lord now sends his fol lowers to the country with the cry of " Palmerston for ever no reform—and China war." (Cheers.) If the noble lord is going to an election on such a policy, in order to play into the hands of hon.gentlemen opposite, he has bit upon an excellent device. I am only surprised that hon. gentlemen opposite should follow him in that course. But what I want to ask the noble lord is, what is he going to do in consequence of the vote the other night I That is a practical question, and I will show it is a practical ques tion, even on the point of view of theGovernmsnt itself, from what we have heard during this debate. Has not the noble lord told us, have not all the right hon. gentle. men opposite who have spoken from the ministeria! bench toll us, that the effect of an adverse vote would be to imperil the safety of Englishmen living in Chine, that it would be extremely prejudicial to our interests in the East I Welt, the result of that vote has gone out to China with the mail which went out yesterday. But we all know it is possible to go four days after by way of France to Marseilles, to meet the. mail at Malta. This is the sth of March, letters may go on the 9th, but pas sengers to be safe should go on the Bth. It is possible for a person to leave London on the Bth and go by Mar seilles to Malta and catch the steamer there, and then go by Alexandria overland to India and China. I ask the noble lord what course of action he intends to take in consequence of the vote of Tuesday night ? I, do not shrink from the responsibility, in common will the rest of those who voted with me, of say ing what ought to have bean done by the Govern ment if it held office a day or two after that vote, because in a matter of this pressing emergency the exe cutive Government has no right to hold office unless it is prepared to carry out the resolutions of this house. (Cheers.) I have no objection, as far as I am concerned, as one insignificant unit of this assembly, to say, what ought to have been done in consequence of the vote. Its the first place, as the Gosernnsent assured us, the news of this adverse vote may be misunderstood in China, and great danger may be apprehended. Then the first con sideration is the safety of our countrymen in China. I do not share that apprehension of danger. If we read what is going on at Hong Kong and at Singapore, I think tte mischief appears to be about as great as it can possibly amount to. But I will take the position the Go vernment assumes, that there is danger to be apple. hended ; and what should you do I Send out a compe tent person armed with lull authority to represent the Government here, let him supersede all existing British authorities in China, and l e t hi m h ave instructions to so: according to how he may find thin gs th ere. S urely you may find, at 3 three days' notice, a man with a head on his shoulders to take the instructions and carry them ont. The news must arrive at Hong Kong first. Hong Kong is an island, and a couple of steam-frigates is sufficient to protect it from the whole naval force of the Chinese em pire. You have a sufficient naval force there. Yon . f hi r T c ; no English at Canton ; but you might ssnd a I to the . ports further north, and as a tkose ports before any intelligence can reach of p i„i ng front another overland, you have thePcoas4n reach them them in a state of defence before the news of an adverse vote in this house. Now, the danger spoken of by the . I Am pointing out the course to e steamer can reach p o ort i and e l n a t a i l s a e s x s u i s ul t i n u g g , that bet kep t say : send out a competent person, armed ull powers, to supersed e the authorities there, and t r4cdording to the circum. stances of the case. Does t e inOtje lord intend to take this course, or what course d4fintiutond to take? I have heard a great deal about conil,4ation - -of parties and the necessity of an appeal to the counti, but an appeal to the country cannot lead to any result till the end of May. What is to be going on in China in the meantime ? What was the purport of the vote on Tuesday! Was that vote intended to reverse the policy which has been pursued China or not ? If that vote meant anything it meant that this house would not be responsible for the conduct of Sir J. Bowring with respect to the Arrow. I apprehend that if that vote is to be taken as a reality and to' have a practical result, the noble lord ;- €0 te l l ug b ef we separate this very day what course he intends to tae - et in consequence of that vote. I say, provide first of all for the security of Englishmen in China. You have a forceto do that. But let the noble lord tell us what are his ulterior intentions with regard to China, and what course he intends to take with regard to thegoveromentofebioa. It seems tome that he intimated on Friday night a ve r y proper course to be taken with regard to the government of that country. He sail that before these unfortunate Occurrences took place he had made a proposal-to the French Government, and was contemplating one with the American Government, with a view to making a geaeral re. presentation for greatercommercial fat lities. Teatappears to. me to be the best practical way of extendiog•our in. fluence in China. It has always appeared to me that in order to do that it was necessary to clear the ground from past proceedings, and to renounce the illegal posi. tion taken up by Sir J. Bowring. The vote of this hones has pronounced against those proceedings. You have now placed yourselves on legal ground, and you can go to those governments and ask -them to co-operate with you. I believe they will -operate with you on your new and legal ground, but that they would not have done so so long as you were contending with the Government of China on the miserable and illegal grounds which have been repudiated by this house. Now, sir, I have only risen to ask the question which I have put to the noble lord. Ido not intend to complicate it with the general election. Ido not fear a general election. I predict a winnowing and remodelling of the ,state of par ti•-s in this house. (Bear, hear.) But there was one fr%itit...in the noble lord's speech which certainly did [Mirk me. He said the country would be able 100 judge between his administration and some• administrat.m a in posse, formed from amongst right hon. gentlemen opposite. Now, I do not know how the country can. judge between the noble lord and the right hon. gentle men opposite. So far as my observation g' es, I have come to the conclusion, that I consider the noble lord at the head of the Government to be as good a Tory as any right hon. or hon. gentleman opposite, and whether he sits on that side of the house or on this will not make any great difference to the liberties of the country. I ask the noble lord what is the course he intends to take in consequence of the vote on Tuesday night ? Sir C. WOOD—It is not my intention to re-open the debate, and I am glad that my hon. friend (Vlr. Cobden) is at last aware that there may be some increased dan ger to the lives of our countrymen in Chir:a from the vote of £Tuesday night. I only wish that be had thought of that before. (Cheers.) I rise for the purpose of informing the house IA the state of th• vessels in China and the measures adopted. I hope the efficient measures taken wilt preveut the dangers apprehended from producing any ill effect. There is n large frigate at Canton (as was understood), an other at one of the northern ports, and another is on ita way. By this time, or in the course of this month, three large steam-frigates, and seven or eight gunboats will ar rive in the river at Canton. A large frigate and two other vessels will arrive in the course of April, and two more in the month of May, or in the month of June. Those orders had been issued previous to this debate, and quite independent of it, and I can otly assure my bon. friend that Government are taking measures for sending further means to China, for the purpose of defending, as far as we can, the lives and property of Englishmen in China. Sir J. WALSH was one of those who voted for the motion, but he should be sorry if the effect of carrying the resolution should be in the slightest degree to hinder tier Majesty's Government from taking any steps neces. Rimy for the protection of the arts and property of Eng. lishmen in China. Mr. DE EDES said the noble lord bad stated the course he intended to take with regard to public business, and he entirely concurred in it, but he wished to ask the notle hrd, or some member of the government, what course they would take with regard to private business ? In June, 1847, a resolution was carried to the effect that any railway or other private bill which bad passed the sec3nd reading, or any subsequent stage, or had been. referred to a select committee, might be resumed at the same stage in the ri,xt session. Mr. S. HERBERT—Before any answer is given to that question, I wish to call the attention of the govern. went to the fact that the question of my bon. friend the West Riding has not been answered. I apprehend the circumstances in which we are placed are very peculiar. You have had precedents of an appeal to the people by a minister placed in a minority, but you will find on a'l previous occasions it has been a question as to some sub ject of legislation on which the opinion of the cJuntry couldjat once be obtained. In this case the House of Commons has expressed an opinion adverse to the Go vernment, as to the origin of a war now carried oa. Clearly, therefore, if no pledge is taken from Government that the war will not be continued by the same individuals of whose conduct it has already given au unfavourable opi nion, the vote come to will be nugatory. Now my hon. friend who sits beside me (111 r. Cobden) did not say that he apprehended, in consequence of the vote that was given, there was danger. What be said, I apprehend, was thii : that Government considered there was danger ; and be wished to know, therefore, looking at it in that point of view, whether they were prepared - to take any steps to rem3dy it? I repeat the question. I ask what steps are taken to prevent the danger which those who have read the papers to-day will see already exists ? You. have seen the state of things at Hong Kong, and the state of feeling at Singapore. There is danger, not in conse quence of this vote, but what I am alluding to is the danger which naturally followed from the state of thing* at Canton ; . and what we wish to know is, what is Go vernment going to do during the long interval that will elapse before Parliament can again be assembled ? Is :he Government about to continue the war with the same object, that is, for the introduction into the city of Canton of Sir John B)wring., and is the con- duct of affairs out there, b it for peace or for war, to be left• in the hands of a wan who, in the opinion of the (louse of Commons, bas by his want of judgment or ca- pacify brought abort a state of things which is so dan, geroti (Cheers ) If it is any convenience to the 4overnmeOt to do so, in order to enable the noble I.lrd to answer this question, I shad be glad to wore that this debate be adjourned. The SPEAKER intimated that the right hon. gentle, man noun not d 3 that, but that the noble lord had a reply. 'Mr. S. HERBERT—Then I trust the noble lord, or some member of the Government, will answer that Ties. tion, but I trust the noble 1 trd. Sir G. GREY—Is answer to the question of the h3n. member (Nir. Deedee), I may say it is the intention of Government to propose a course with respect to private bills simd it to that which has been adopted before—viz , a resolution having the effect of placing bills in a future Parliament in the seine position that they would have been in had not the progress with them been interrupted. With reference tattle question which have been addressed to the Government by my right hon. friend, I have no . . hesitation in saying that I think he made a most entire misrepresentation of the ground of the hostilities, when he assumed that the Government are carrying on the war for the mere purpose of introducing Sir J. Bowring► into Canton. I have no hesitation in saying that the ....... _____ Government have had their attention most seriously directed to those &rcatues ta n c e s calculated iftehel thita that convic tion tt t h o e i i r n d d u u c e t alarm, the accounts of which have been brought by the last mail to this country, and t mu h te e i y wnst o s a ti n i n l o m t o b r u e t hfeeeirl dutythat the danger to be anticipated is likely to be a gg rav at ed — • to et • uwdi 3 t aeo a can k i st e tihoh e ene v i tur e o r d: y ut precauti o n tthyheisbGehfo:vru ee:reGovern ment to protect and whichoto Canton. They not this house as to send out orders to theeaeunthemorpirteiens defer nietfih to esr accordance with the feelinvs of the hon. geetdnhteblre.ye to ond B ritish man, act n • t , o the member for the We s t Riding of Yorkshire. They think that to direct our officers th ere t o a b an d on have felt it t o b e th e i r d u ty t t o he m d a e k m e, a a n o d d s which abstain they stainfrom sending out th 3 means of enforcing those demands, would be to sacrifice the honour of the country. With an appeal to the country before them, they will not shrink from the responsibility o f tak ing those measures, and of issuing th os e directiol s, which they think are consistent With the honour and dignity of the country, and for the protet tiot of lives and property —I will n ot say o f the British only, but of all foreigners residing in China. With respect to ulterior measures, I that hc theai n t g haveo best r can only say the hon. member for the West Riding had no right to assume that the Government, in consequence of the vote, had abandoned the intention which was i a i o ff t f ie u p r e d l relations with China on a footing of a permanent charac ter, by my right bon. friend near me, m security agains t ter, and which t avrroeucludtheire 0 f the Lord J. RUSSELL —I really wish the Government opinioncala would enaLle us w understand what are the objects which taken place there. rri:nc t h e y say they desire to accomplish. We are about to un. dtrgo a process of what Mr. Fox and his friends used to call a renal dissolution. We have come to a certain vote, and the house of Commons is to be punished for coming to that vote. That is plainly the situation. Well, the noble lord at the head of the Government says he cannot effect the object without the aseistance of the House o Commons. He asks us to pass certain votes as lightly as we can, and to grant supplies in order to assist him to make an appeal - to the country. The right hon. gentle• man opposite (Mr. Disraeli) said that, for his part—and suppose speaking for those who act with him—he had a disposition to give facilities for that purpose. But surely if the house is to give those, facilities, there is some fair• ness in asking for an explanation of the policy which is to be pursued during the three months that will elapse before HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The uncertain state of political affairs caused an unu:;- nal assemblage of members at a very early hour. Long before 3 o'clock the members were to be seen hastening from their clubs and residences to the house, where they aongregated both in the house and in the lobbies in small knots, evidently discussing with much earnestness the probability of their leaving at an earlier period than, perhaps, was convenient to many of them to appear be f re their constituents, and render an account of their political conduct for the last five years. Scarcely any inte rest was evinced by the public, and we never recollect to have seen less people assembled in Palace-yard, and around the approaches to the house, than this afternoon. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. Cobden shortly after entered the house and took his usual seat., where he was joined by Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. W. J. Fox, Mr. S. Herbert, and Mr. Ricardo, with whom he joined in earnest conversation. Mr. Disraeli entered the house in silence, followed by Sir James Graham and Mr. Gladstone. Li)rd Palmerston entered the house at 20 minutes to S o'clock, and was loudly cheered. GOOD CONDUCT MONEY. Mr. PELLA-TT asked tho Under Secretary at War what steps Government had taken, by warrant or other wise, for restoring to serjeant s i n t h e army t h e goo d conduct money which they enjoyed before romotion, viz , one penny per day for every five years' service, of which they ha , t been for so many years deprived ; and whether it will have a retrospective as well as a pro , - pective effect ; also, whether it will benefit setjeants of cavalry, artillery, engineers, and marines, as well as those of the line 1 Mr. F. PEEL said that a warrant had been issued, granting the good service pay to those who had been promoted. It applied to the artillery and engineers, as well as the cavalry and infantry, but not to the marines, as they were not a portion of the laud forces. The war rant was not retrospective. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether he hail a bill in preparation for uni formity of weights and rneaures ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had not. INSTRUCTIONS TO SIR M. SEYMOUR. Sir T. HERBERT asked the First Lord of the Ad miralty if he had any obje c ti on t o l ay upon th e table 01 the house Oil int truction s Sir Michael Seymour received from tho Admiralty for his guidance, as Commander in Chief in the China Seas, and in what relation ho was placed with reference Plenipotentiary and Gov ernor a t H on g Kong ? to carrying out any requisitio n ma d e t o hi m by lift. Ma- OD said he obj ec t e d to t h e pro duction of itehseStyiis C. WOOD t O ions on public grounds. Perhaps it would be sufficient for the hon. member if he informed him that Sir M. Seymour had only bad given to Lim the