The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-01 00:00:00

most - experienced statesman of this country in the manage ment of foreign affairs would refrain at so critical an emer gency from performing such a duty. Well, it so hap pened that, although these proceedings wore very secret, some communications were made to me of the terms upon which peace was about to be negotiated—(hear)—and they appeared to me to be terms which wou ld p rove most unsa tisfactory to the people of England and most injurious to the interests and honour of the country. My information, although accurate, was not complete, and I was I in such a position that I could not make so fra nk a use of i t as can do at the present day. I brought forward a motion in the House of Commons—on the eve, I think, of the Whitsun' holidays—asking the house on the statement I made to re solve that the ambiguous language and uncertain conduct of our Plenipotentiary at Vienna were sources of great dis trust and anxiety to Parliament. That was as much as I could do, but it was sufficient to warn the house as to the state of affairs, and to check the Government. The resolu tion which I brought forward, on the eve, I think, of the Whitson holidays, was defeated by a large majority—a majority of 100 ; and it was defeated because Lord John Russell had at that time returned from Vienna and made a most warlike speech, in which he appealed to the spirit of the house and the country.. He was supported by the Prime Minister with so much apparent sympathy and cordiality that the house could notieelieve the impression I wished to convey was justifiable, and a majority was in favour of the Government. Now, it so happened, that the French Pleni potentiary, who worked with Lord J. Russell at Vienna, and who had counselled those terms which I considered ignominious, was very much annoyed that the negotiations failed, and that his own Government had not supported him as they promised to do, and as according to his instructions they were bound to do. He was no less distinguished an in dividual than M. Dronyn de Drays, a Secretary of State for France, and who had been Ambassador in England. He resigned his office, and not only did he do that, but revealed in his own vindication all that had occurred. It happened, therefore, when Parliament mat again, after the holidays, that these transactions were matters of notoriety, and several of the . most distinguished members who had spoken and voted against my motion—some privately and others publicly in their places in Parliament — expressed deep regret for the course they had adopted:' In consequence, 1 asked a friend of mine—a very dis tinguished member of the House of Commons, the repre sentative of a neighbouring county. who I hope will be a member of the next Parliament—Sir Relwer.Lytton—to bring before tho house the whole subject of the Vienna negotiations. He gave notice of a motion with that ob ject, and what was the consequence? The existence of the Government was at stake. An indignant House of Com mons would have terminated the existence of the Palmer ston Cabinet as it terminated the existence of Lord Aber deen's Cabinet, andethe Government" were only saved by Lord J. Russell coming forward and making himself their voluntary scapegoat. lam bound to say that Lord Pal merston offered to stand or fall by Lord J. Russell; but, as the majority against Lord Palmerston's Government would have ben overwhelming, Lord J. Russell himself offered to be the scapegoat, and I must say in justice to that noble lord, who has incurred so much unpopularity, that I think such unpopularity undeserved, because al though the terms of peace contemplated were ,in my opi nion, unsatisfactory and ignominious, Lord 1. Russell as an individual was not responsible for those terms, but the responsibility rested upon the Cabinet which ha repre sented, and upon the Prime Minister of that Cabinet. It is necessary that sound ideas should prevail as to the con duct of public men, and it appears to me necessary to enter into these details in order that you may not suppose that I deviated from what I maintain was the patriotic course of the Opposition in supporting the Government in their conduct of the war by counselling that the resolu tion to which I have referred should be brought forward. I say, then, when we aro told of the energetic manner in which the war was carried on, that something is due to the Parliarnentery Opposition of England during both the Governments of Lord Aberdeen and of Lord Palmer ston. (Loud cheers.) At last we had peace. My hon. colleague has given great credit to Lord Pahnerstoa for the manner in which he insisted that the terms on which peace aas negotiated should be carried out in their true spirit. I have also given Lord Palmerston credit in the House of Commons for that conduct ; but allow me to tell you that there never would have been a question about the terms of peace if our negotiator at Paris had not com mitted one of the greatest blunders probably recorded in the history of diplomacy, for he agreed to a treaty of peace in which the principal object for which we went to war— namely, the freedom of the Danube—was entirely omitted. What Lord Palmerston, therefore, de-erves every credit for is this, that, having discovered that we made a very great blunder, and that the country was deprived of the very object fcr which such great sacrifices of blood and treasure had been made, he determined, like a true Eng lishman not to shrink from his dem an d, b u t t o fi g ht out of the blunder, feeling sure the country would back him; and at last we got what we might have obtained without all this bluster and disturbance. In carrying through these details I feel that I am only doing my duty. We meet very rarely, and you naturally wish that those whom you send to the House of Commons, an I especially those who, from circumstances, take an active part in public affairs, should, when they meet you on such occasions as the present, com municate with you without reserve. (Cheers.) I have nor. given you an account of my stewardship mane of the Mi nisters of the Crowe, and as one of the representatives dur ing the great war in which this country has recently been engaged. Allow me next to inform you what, when peace was at last accomplished, I considered to be my duty to the country, and more especially to you. I suppose, gentle men, you must all be aware from ead experience that the taxes of this country have necessarily been greatly increased during the late struggle. You mast all be psintully con scious that the burdens upon your industry and your pro perty have been greatly augmented of late years, and -it appears to me that, peace having been concluded, the duty of the House i.f Cotta o s was calmly to survey the finapcial condition of the country, and to c.insi ler by what prudent and proper means we could alleviate the burdens of the people and obtain what are the great blessings of peece—lighter taxation and miner course fur capital and industry. 0, ell, gentlemen, it was with that object that I live expressed, and that my friends have expressed, our opinion that con siderable redoctien should be effected in the public expen diture. The present Government claims very great credit for taking oft the income tax which is called the "war nirree pence," which might have been continued for another year. I am gratified, gentlemen, that you are relieved from that " war ninepence," bur; I am not perfectly sure if a cer' ain notice hart not been given in the H.oree of Commons on the first night of the last session that you would have got rid of that taxation. (Cheers.) All I know is that the estimates of this country -as I have the highest authoriLy for stating—were reduced I believe within 48 hours by the Amount of 3,000,0001, and you have upon records which anybody may consult evidence that those estimates which we afterwards had to con •ider were originally of much higher amount, for many lords-lieutenant of counties re ceived instructions with regard to the militil which were subsequently suet lenly revoked in consequence of the ex- ' penditure which the madatenance of that force would have occasioned. lam nut at all quarrelling with or carping at the Government for making these reductions. Unless the Opposition sometimes performs such services to the people I don't see what the use of an Opposition is. One of the duties of an Opposition is to perform the part of a consti tutional critic upon the Government, and if we succeed in the abject of our criticism I d. , n't think we ought to "look a gift horse in the mouth." With reference to the income tax, the question whether the constant complaints which are made of its inquisitorial character and of its unequal, un just, and unsatisfactory nature can be remedied by schemes which any statesman can devise has been frequently dis cussed. Almost all public men agree that any scheme of that kind is quite impossible, and there has been a general accord in the country that at the expiration of a certain period the income tax shall cease. Allow me to remind you that that period is now rapidly approaching, and it is for you to consider, if you wish to get rid of th et tax, whether you should support a policy which has a tendency to the redaction of the public expenditure, and therefore to the consequent probability of getting rid of the income tax ltogether. Yon have also in a time of peace war taxes upon your tea and upon your sugar, and therefore we have not yet returned to the position in which we had a right to expect that we should find ourselves after the lapse of more than a year since peace was concluded. In looking to the means by which a reduction of taxation may be effecter t— hy which we may came out the adopted policy of Parlia ment by getting rid of the war taxes on tea and sugar, and ultimately, in 1860 altogether a b o li s hi ng t h e i nc tme tax, we have to consider the expenditure of the countr y, not only neon upon the mil Lary and navel, but upon the civil establishments, and we have also to consider the general policy of the country as it affects expenditure, It is a fact that the public expenditure has increased to an enormous amount daring the last few years The expenditure at the present moment shows, I believe, an increase of 6,000,0031. above the expen liture of 1352-3, when the Government of Lord Derby was in office. When, therefore, we talk of reductions it is, after all, of redactions to the scale of a period when the estimates were very much increased, and when the public establishments of the country were in a very efficient state. Without dwelling too much aeon this point, I may say I consider the general policy of the country, as I have described to be, one which entails con policy which I am told is a cry con siderable expense. It is a ' Popular - it is a policy of perpetual meddling in every par t of the world—(Fear) —occasioning disturbances whichcause and consequently lead to increased estimates. I am told that this Is a very sdirited policy, that there is nothing like making the influence of England felt, and that there is nothing of which an Englishman should be more proud than to feel that be le like a Roman citizen in every . part of the world. But I must sc;y I generally find that this spirit, which I hav e d escr ibed as " tut bul.nt and ag gressive,' is always exhibited to weak and rot to power ful States. (Hear.) I find thee O re and Persia and China are perpetually the means by ece which the glory of British arms is to be established and illust ("beer " e laugh)—but that wo receive insult r s a ; led e e iteA__ e ia and Au;- - tria, and that two or three years ago w ro sults from France, which are which, if these States had been puye,aske,,,i over t hen ce, received brit which, il e e l n e " !n re sented by the presence of admirals wet geueral :v m x - te:nelit ur prac tical effect of this policy is t you 'must remember, add to your . 0 ILe . two or three millionsa-yeanand you consider whether the income tax shall be reduce d t o 7d. or 5d., that the difference of 2,009,000/ , between ' the sums raised by those rates of duty is prabebly the arneuht of expenditure occasioned by the expeditions and inter ferences resulting from yourpresent policy.' I have referred to the case of Persia, and I have shown you that, rimier difficulties analogous to those which have recently taken place, wo settled the Persian question without the expen diture of a single shilling. What will the course adopted by the present Government of Lord Palmerston cost the country ? Will pour bill be leis than 1,030,0001., or ld. in the pound, of the income tax ? How, then, can ye, tome forward to getting rid of the income tax unless you exercise strict control over the conduct of the Government with re . spect to interference in foreign countries? (He .r.) This bring; me to the que tion which it is said led to the diroo lotion of Parliament —our interference in China. I am told the news which has just arrived from China is itself a jus tification of the course adopted by her Majesty's Govern: went. In the first place, however, lamby no moans sure that news is true; but supposing for the sake of argument that it is true, I draw a totally different inference. I draw the inference that if the present Government had taken means to act upon the Emperor of China similar to those adopted by the Government of Lord Derby with regard to the Shah of Persia, we should probably have gained all the redress we required without resorting to the extreme, the wanton, and, I must say, the cruel proceedings to which we have had recourse, which ' have already involved us in great expenditure, and which may lead to increased expenditure. It is the fashion —the fashion at least of the present Prime Minister —to call all Oriental Sovereigns barbarians —(a, laugh)—but if they are barbarians I don't see why We should send Minis ters to their Courts. (" Hear , " and laughter.) I don't , suppose the Emperor of China is a greater barbarian than the Shah of Persia. Indeed I have always understood that as contrasted with the Shah the Emperor of China is infinitely more civilised. (9. laugh.) The Emperor of China is at this moment the head of a very weak Govern ment, because his vast empire is torn by intestine disturb ances, and a civil war which has lasted &considerabl e time , and may still continue for a lon period, is being waged rUE SUN, LOWDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1857: throughout the country. He is therefore in the exact pe salon which would leaf a Sovereign to be desirous of con ciliating foreign Powers. Fifty years ago, when China was perfectly undisturbed and tranquil—when the authority of the Tartar dynasty was never impugned, bat was regarded by the great bulk of the population with superstitious re verence, the Emperor might have received overtures fro m us with haughty superciliousness ; but in the present de serted and distressed condition, engaged in a severe domes tic struggle, nothing could be more contrary to his policy than to enter into a contest with the greatest naval Power in the world. I believe the present G o vernment, had they made the attempt, would have been as successful with the Emperor of China as we formerly were with the Shah of Persia. It is curious that at tho very time when the Minis ter of this country was describing the Eastern potentates as barb diens, and impressing upon the people that other than diplomatic interference would be required to bring them to their senses, be was actually negotiating with a representative of the Shah of Persia, and has entered into a treaty with that representative, which, we are taught to believe, is quite satisfactory to her Majesty's Government, and will settle every question of difference between the two Powers. I say, then, if you want to reduce the taxation of the country-- and all persons at the present day profess a desire to do so—if you want to get rid of war taxation, and to fulfil the contract between the Government, the Parliament, and the people with regard to the income tax, you must impress upon the Adminis tration of this country that their perpetual and unneces sary interference with foreign States, and especially with weak States, is a policy which you will not sanction. (Cheers.) But if, on the other hand, you like the excite ment of it—if you like to get up in the morning and hear that Canton is - in flames, or that a sanguinary battle has taken place between the cavalry of our army and the Per sian cavalry—if such excitement as this is necessary for the satisfaction of the English people, he consistent. Don't complain of your expenditure ; don't complain of your taxes. Understand that you must pay war prices for the necessaries of life if you adopt such a policy. Agree that you will have a perpetual income tax if you want all this glory which arises from vanquishing what wo are told are barbarian potentates; but don't say, " We will have fireworks and illuminations for constant victories," and at the same time complain if the Government and Parliament call upon you for-increased taxes or for the continuance of war imposts. (Cheers.) I have now touched upon some of the principal circumstances which have occurred during the interval that has elapsed since I stood upon these hust ings. I have said elsewhere that the Chinese question was a protest for the dissolution of Parliament. I believed it was a pretext, and I believe so still, and for this reason, — on the evening when Lord Palmerston announced his in tention to dissolve Parliament, and to recur to the sense of the people, I thought it my duty to rise after him in the House of Commons and to express my sincere conviction that he had taken a wise. bourse; because the issue then was clear. The House of Cominons had censured the policy which her Majesty's Government had pursued iu China, and if the Minister felt that the country was with him, that it entirely approved his policy, and a as rea.iy to back np Sir John Bowring and all the agents of the Government whose conduct I think has been un justly assailed in the House of Commons, became I be lieve they acted entirely upon the instructions they hod received,—if that was Lord Palmerston's opinion, I thought the dissolution was a wise and necessary course. 3ut at the end of that night's debate Lord Palmerston, pressed by Weer members, announced that those very agents whose conduct was in question were virtually superseded, and that he was going to send out a very eminent man to China. (A. voice—" They ought to have told yon that be fore.") They ought. If they had done so there would have been no division against the Government. I say, therefore, that it was a pretext, becausetheissue that had been placed before the people of England—whether they approve l the policy of Sir J. Bowring, which was the policy of the Go vernment—no longer existed, the Government having themselves virtually disapproved his proceedings. At the same time I tell you fairly L don't regret that the dissolu tion took place. (A. v ice—" You won't like the result though." Laughter.) Well, I consider I am as good a judge of the results of the dissolution as my friend. (Cheers.) Ile may possess better information on many subjects than I do, and he may be able to do many things which I cannot do; but, as I have been in Parliament fur 20 years, and as the principal object of my life has been to study the course of political events, I think the result of an election is one of those matters upon which I may suppose, without vanity, that I am as competent to form an opinion as the gentle elan who interrupted me. (A, voice--" Do you like the result as fir as it is known ? Give an answer, and don't chaff." Laughter.) I will tell you why I am extremely glad there has been a dissolution, and why I shall be very well satisfied with the result. I think the tendency of this dissolution will be to bring back whet is ne cessary for the good government of this country—two great political parties with definite opinions. My friend ,'ready nods alp oval. (Laughter and cheering.) I think there is-nothit g more disadvantageous than that the opi nions of the foremost man in the country, as the Prime elinister of England must, no doubt, always be—upon all vital questions of English politics should be unknown— (hear)—that they should be ambiguous, and that no two area in a country so essentially political should be swam what are the opinions of the highest political authority 'Tett the most important political questions. (Hear.) I hink this system, which prevailed :a the last Parliament, would have continued fora very considerable period if the lissolution had not taken place, but I do not believe that ambiguity can now long exist. (Cheers.) About a month ago Lord John Russell, who, I take it, is a very close and accurate observer of public ife, said there was very great apathy in the country on the subject of Parliamentary re form. I agreed, and I do agree, with Lord John Russell on that point, because, although we have heard a great deal of Pareamentery reform during the last fortnight, and opi nions in favour of Parliamentary reform have been ex pressed in quarters from which they could not have been expected, they appear to me to be attributable to the mo ment cry excitement of the hustings rather than to a fair ra present ation of the feelings of any groat body of the people. I have often seen that questions in which the people did not take much interest, although the interests of the country were deeply involved, have, by the restlessness of a party or by the manoeuvres of a statesman, suddenly become sub jects of very great excitement, and the country has been caled to decide upon them without any preparation or pre con3tderation. The passions of the people have been ex cited; they have taken a course which they have after wards reglatted ; and then they have complained that they have gained so little from measures from which they ex pected so much. I think, therefore, as persons of great anthoteity have dwelt on the question of Parliamentary reform, it would hardly become me, if you wish it, to shrink from touching upon it on this occ sion. (Cheers.) It is of the greatest importance that, if this ques tion should assume any magnitude, the people of Bucking hamshire should not be taken by surprise, and be led to oppose what would be advantageous or to support what could only lead to disappointment. Now, there are two aspects in which what is called Parliamentary reform may be regarded. Thera are Parliamentary reformers, who are what are called moderate men. They are in favour of what is termed " b,t, by bit reform." Then there is an ether class of men who describe themselves as real an earnest reformers, in favour of what are called "compre hensive measures." I will make one or two brief observa tions upon these two classes, not to dictate my opinion to you, but to offer some suggestions of which you may chew the cud - (laughtfe)—during the time that will probably elape3 before I have the honour of meeting you again. I confess, myself, that I am riot a " bit by bit " reformer. There are, I think, many measures of Parliamentary change of a very moderate std partial character, which appear vary plausible when deed i ued in newspapers and speeches; ~ rut I hive invariably found that a "bit by bit reform" as regards Parliament always ends in a job. (Laughter, and het; hear.) Some years ago an immense outcry was made by —I don't mean the term offensively—the great Liberal party—or, in deference to my hon. colleague (Mr. Caven ii3l3),'l will say the Whigs—(a laugh)--against the close boroughs of the Tories,. and the people, acting with the Whigs, said, "This is a roost infamous system, and we will put an end to it." Well, they put an end to the close boroughs of the Tories, but they quite forgot to put an end to the close boroughs of the Whigs---(cheers and laughter)—and ever since I have not found that the Whigs were at all inclined to reform in that respect. (Renewed laughter.) After this great change had taken place, in the course of events the pow er o f w h a t i s ca ll e d the don servative party—the party opposed to further changes of Parliamentary reform—was chiefly shown in the coun ties. The great demonstration of Conservative influ ence in the counties may be accounted for upon vations ;murls. Many years ago measures menacing the church were brought forward, and no doubt the clergy took g: eat interest in the principles which were then obsessed. Sub sequently there occurred a great industrial coutrover.sy, which is now happily settled, and the great body of th e middle class, the largest employ ers of labour—the farmers of England—believing that the source of their profit was menaced by the proposed changes, resented the intended legislation, and another great Conservative demonstration took place in the counties. The roice of the counties on hat occasion was against the Whigs, or the great Lib nil party, and another ‘‘ bit by bit reform" was proposed, tampering with the county franchise. I don't give any opinion as to any particular schemes which have been brow ht forward upon that subject, but the instant the close boroughs were against the Whigs they wanted to de teroy them, and the iaetantthe couture] were against the Whigs they proppsed a " bit by bit reform"—a " moderate rneasure"—in order to affect the seats in the counties. In both these c-tees you will find that a-party object was really at the bottom of the measures, which were not brought forward after deep consideration for the general benefit of the community; and, therefore, I ars entirely opposed to " bit by bit reforms," however plausible they may appear on paper. Let u 3 look at what are called comprehensive measures. It is well for you to consider how they will suit your interest. I have myself no superstitious reverence for the Reform Act, of 1832. I believe that whenever British statesmen bring forward a measure of that impor tance their primary consideration is the interest of their country, whether they be Whigs, Tories, or Radicals (Hear, hear.) That no doubt was the primary consieer ation of the authors of the Reform Bill; but there was a t t o u r n m a loyd, t o s o s trong second consid eratio n in the minds of the framers Whigs of that Act. The long out of office—(laughter)—that ) g e sh er ad b —th e u e t n' the n y nr d o e r frame the constituencies of the country in a spirit which might p r Aibly insure their own continuance in power. (Cries of "Hear, he ,r," and laughter.) I believe there opposition to the party with which I sym - Patbiae, and great injustice w as done b y those details as they affected the Tory or Conservative party, in respect to the di s p os i tion of a l power. I think it very pro bable that, if a large political reform bill were brought forward by the Tories, much of that evil m ight be reuedied ; but it the two great parties com would be the greatest stisadva t g to the country to have each other on that, of all • in p owerto which the subj totsre f e r ence considered. (Hear, hear general and permanent, interests • ontry should be petin n e for by outbidding of the cu schemes might be devised by soy party Because, whatever Y party to establish and continue i their power, the pr esc i ence of man a stB. limited, and is evet, o fre quently falsified by the course oflmprudent sures are often passed f or th e purpose f cular object, and afterw ar d s th e result exeffaeeeeetaiangeapart .s r realised. Therefore, as f ar as I am concerned, ing the great partiality a nd i n j us ti ce er remember -1832, I should look to any gr ea t c h ange id theeruespehrteamentoat tion with no prejudice, bec a u se I b e li eve that m injustice and partiality might b e reme di ed. I •.li t of that you come to these comprehe ns i ve s ch emes, there e : h e r e or two points on which y o u s h ou ld f orm your ‘:r opinions. The earnest reformers—those wh o were i n f avour of great measures—were particularly att ac h e d t o two.- Up on i,a e ;,; as they may be brought forward on any day, it is desir able thatethe people of Buckinghamshire should hive ma tured opinions—l mean the subjects of what aro called electoral districts and the ballot. [A Voice—" Ayo, that is the most important—that is real reform."] Weil, that gentleman wants electoral districts. [A. Voice—" Together with the ballot."] I will deal with both subjects, but first with electoral districts. The proposition for electoral districts is founded on this principle—that representation should depend on population. (Hear, hear.) A great many say that population and property are two different things; and, to s mplify the argument, I will admit that population and property go together. Butthe seal point to consider is that population end representation should go toeethor, and to effect that end it is proposed to have electoral districts. Now, consider the condition of the country divided and cut up into different electoral districts. llernemb,,r, there is no longer to be a county of Buckingham. (A Voice —" Quite right ") Buckinghamshire is to be blotted out of the political map, and probably you would have depart ments, as in Fra, ice, taking their names from the nearest rivers. There would be the departments of the Upper and Lower Thames, and are you prepared to have votes in the department of the Upper Thames, and not to be electors of Buckinghamshire? (Cries of "Yes !" and " Nor) There is an elector so false to the glory of Buckinghamshire and to the glory of his own position (cheers, and cries of " Nonsense") that he is prepared to set the Thames on fire. (Laughter, and an ironical cry of " That's sublime.") No, it is not sublime, it is funny. I have beard of a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but my friend takes a step from the ridiculous to the sublime. (Cheers and laughter.) But, let us no longer exchange jokes, and let us try to resume the calm discunion in which we were en gaged. Now, I cannot believe that the great majority of the inhabitants of this county do wish that such a geogra phical, political, and social change should take place as the blotting out and erasing the county of Buckingham from political existence. (A Voice—" Why not ?") I will tell you why not. My opinion is that the traditions of the peo ple form part of their national character, and that a man cannot see the tut fen road of Hampden, along which the great patriot went with his Petition of Rights ; cannot be hold the temple dedicated to the eloquence of Chatham at Stowe, or the oak at Beaconsfield under which Burke me ditated his reflections on the French revolution, without feeling proud of the country which was adorned by such distinguished characters. (Cheers.) I want you to con sider the question whether you would put an end to Buck inghamshire altogether. (A Voice—"l would disfranchise it altogether.") (Laughter.) Ido not think you are one of the electors of Buckinghamshire. (The Voice—" Yes, I am !") Then you ought not to be. (Cheers and laugh ter.) I contend that, if you pursue this policy you put an end not ()alp to Buckinghamshire, but to the country, for the country does not consist of mere animals having a vote and living on a territory, but of men proud of the pa.t and hopeful of the future—men who are animated to do their duty because they are the successors of men who have done their duty. (Cheers.) Therefore the policy which the hon. gentleman who has just interrupted me professes and adheres to is a selfish policy, which never can make the country great or keep it famous. (Great cheering.) Well, all I can say is that I am entirely opposed to any change of that kind, and that T hpiiAva it i, . polioy which would end in the degradation of England. (Cheers.) I wish to impress particularly on the dwellers in the south that if this new scheme should find favour you will sink in politi cal and social importance. This, instead of being a county which had acted a great part in history and produced fa mous men and passed great measures, would only he a por tion of an insignificant district, and you, the inhabitants, never would enjoy that conscious feeling of pride and su periority which, as electors of the county of Buckingham, you have a right now to feel. (Cheers.) I think the feel in; of this meeting is not in favour of electoral districts, but Ido not wish to force or elicit any opinion. Let me make one or two observations en the ballot. I know there are many persons, for whose opinions I feel great respect, in favour of the ballot, but it is of the utmost importance that we should calmly consider the conditions on which the ballot is to be established. In the first place, I think all must agree that the ballot without a very great extension of the suffrage is impossible. It would be a tyranny un supportable that the electors of this country, who now under the law enjoy, and for centuries have enjoyed, ,the privilege of voting —for the power of voting is a privilege, and not a right or trust—l say it would be intolerablethat the electors should exercise this privilege in secrecy, with out being subject to that fair criticism and control which all possessors of public privileges ought to experience. (Groat applause.) Her Majesty has privileges; her pre rogatives are privileges, but they are not privileges ex ercised in secret, and it must b 3 an infinitely small mi nority who would for a moment entertain the idea that with the present electoral body the ballot is justifiable or endurable. (Hear, hear.) I assume, therefore, that if the ballot were introduced it must be introduced together with a great extension of the suffrage. Well, you will have to consider that which is an important question, but which the supporters of the ballot like to evade- -whether the ballot, if introduced, must not be accompanied with plurality of voting. Understard, you are to have in con nection with the ballot, a very extensive suffrage, say household suffrage, exercised in secret. Well, do you mean to say that a son!-lieutenant of a county is to have no more influence on the legislation and government of the country than some man, per'aaps, in his se:vice, and receiving weekly wages, brt in consequence of the tenure of a house exercising the franchise ? There must, thee, be plurality of voting; but hew are you to fix the limit and the degree? Is the working man who gets in manufactories 11. or 255, a-week to have one vote, and the man with 50,03:`/. to have 50,000 votes? (Cries of "No !') Then, where is the limit? (" He is only a man," and laughter.) I for one say I would rather have an equal and open vote than a secret vote and be subjected to plurality of voting. (Hear, hear.) [An Elector—" I want the voters to be protected,"] Do you mean that every man is to have a vote and to exer cise it in secret? Do you mean that property is to have no influence on the election of members of Parliament? The experiment had been tried in other counlries, and what had been the result ? The French are not inferior— perhaps,they are superior —to us in intelligence, and only a short time back they elected their Parliament by ballot and universal suffrage. They elected a body of men who exercised no control or influerce upon opinion. Depend upon it the reason why the Parliament of England, with all its faults, las'.ed so long is that it consists of men to whom, on account of their family, intelligence, property, or character, the great body of the country has always lo ,ked up. You may have a fleeting and vagabond popu letiou in Parliament. Men may come in and go out at a general election by accident; but if a man is a coasiderable time in Parliament you may be sure that, whatever his deficiency, and however little any party may sympathise with him, as has some roo t i n th e s y m p a thi es of his coun try. (Applause.) The very first moment that this Parlia ment in France did rot do exactly what the people wanted they naturally said, " Who are you ? We are as good as you." And when the French Parliament was in danger from another authority the people never rallied round it, and it was instantly swept away, and a military despotism established. I believe that to be the only government suitable to that spirited and intelligent people. I believe e a a n and thing hchangingatyyoouti yourselves o P thuoo a r ws i t • l eh i l a mev n e s aus e be t whi i l t ioot u tf; Intdathidnal and at last the same thing would happen in this country. You would it go w ° o Ll u e l dh changing great ness(Appolfa ' L s is . ) country ien is w a e t r tr a i rn bt e i ca ta b b e le r fide lity of the Parliaments of England, I think that an insti tution so venerable and so influential ought not to be spoken of in a light and superficial spirit. (Loud cheers.) The right hon. gentleman concluded by thanking the elec tors for the kindness and good temper with which they had listened to him, and expressing his deep sense of the hon our they had done him in again choosing him as their re presentative. A vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, proposed by Mr, Du Pre and seconded by Mr. Cavendish, concluded the pro ceedings. THE AUSTRALIAN HOMEWARD MAIL. When the Austrian Lloyd's steamer left Alexandria for Trieste, on the 24th ultimo, neither the Oneida nor Simla had arrived at Suez with the Australian mails, though the Simla was due, and the Oneida considerably overdue there on that day. Great disappointment will be felt if the next news from Egypt brings no account of the arrival of the Simla at Suez, as confident expectations were entertained that she would bring home the Australian mails at the ap pointed time. She ought to bring news from New South Wales up to the 11th, and from Melbourne to the 13th of Feb. The Oneida is now overdue eleven days, but she is not under contract on her homeward voyage, so that the European and Australian Company are not liable to any penalty on account of her non arrival. Her arrival, however, at Suez is required, because the contract for conveying the outward Australian mail from that port commenced on the 11th ult., so that she is at least 13 days overdue, as far as the outward mail to Australia is concerned ; and if none of that time can be made up from Suez to Australia, ri penalty of 4,5501. will already have been virtually incurred, which is more than half the Government pay for the whole voyage. The Australian mail taken out by the Jura from Englaad on the 12th ult, should have arrived at Suez on the 27th nit., so that it is not improbable that there will be two mails from England for the Oneida or Simla to take ou to Australia, and which consist of at least 850 boxes of letters and papers, each weighing about three-quarters of a hundredweight, the largest mail that was ever carried in one ship to any part of the world. The arrival of the Oneida out at Australia from England by way of the Cape of Good Hope has never yet been announced, so that it cannot be - ascertained where she has been delayed, whether from the Cape of Good Hope to Sydney, or from Sydney to Suez. The Simla is a crack ship of the Peninsular and Ori ental Company, and was chartered by the European and Australian Company. She is one of the fastest ships in the world, and was believed to be admirably a lapted both in size and power for the Australian mail service, She left Eng land three weeks after the Oneida, and iu the race to Sydney .and , from thence to Suez, a distance of 23,000 miles, many considered that she would overtake the Oneida, a circum stance which has probably by this time happened. The- Jura, with the second outward overland Australian mail was due at Alexandria on the 54th ult. As soon as she arrived there the Etna would leave that port for England to take out the third overland Australian mail from England on the I.2th of this month. As far as regards the homeward Australian mail, the European and Australian Company's steamers are not under mail contract until the 11th of this mouth, on which day one of them will leave Sydney and be due here on 6th June. It is assumed that the Aden and Ceylon mails sent out by the Australian Mail stea mer Et na on 24th February last, have been taken on from Suez by the Indian mail steamers, which left the latter port about the 19th of last month. If the Etna has left Alexandria without the Oneida's mails, which is now almost certain to be the case, the Jura will pro bably bring home an enormous double nail, consisting of one from the Oneida and one from the Simla. Up to the latest dates from Suez the Oneida had been out from England 156 days, and the Simla 132 days, [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The indefatigable researches of Dr. Livingstone have suddenly made us acquainted with one of the happiest people in the world, of whose very existence little was hitherto known in civilised Europe generally. In their ailments they never have recourse to cod liver oil, and they aro equally independent of physic and the physician, for Dr. Livingston found their staff of life to be the Revalenta Arabica Food, which keeps them perfectly free from disease, " consumption, scrofula, cancer, eze., having been scarcely heard of, and the smallpox and measles have not been known for 20 years." In England also the Revalenta Arabica has pro duced a wonderful improvement in the health of the people, removing cough, consumption, asthma, debility, indigestion, (dyspepsia) constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver com plaints, and restoring the faculty of digestion, and nervous muscular energy to the most enfeebled, as proved by testi monials from the col lltrated Prnfessor of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr, Campbell ; Dr. Gattik.er ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, and 50,000 other well known individuals, whose health has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all othe r means o f cure had been'tried in vain for many years, and all hopes of recovery abandoned. Its effect ou the progress of population is most favourable as exhibited by the Registrar-General,show ing for London an average of 1780 weekly births against a mortality of 1200, leavinga hippy gain of 580, or near 50 per cent. in favour of progress; a result most cheering to all classes, as it opens a fair prospect that by the more general use of Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food the Europeans will soon enjoy the same freedom from disease as the West Africans. It is sold in canisters, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s 6d. ; 51b , 22s The 121 b. carriage free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry Du Barry and CO-, 77, Regent-street; Fort num, Mason, and Co., 182, church - street ;63 a n d 150, Piccadilly; Abbis, 60, Grace- Oxford-otroct ; 330 and 430 ) Strand, London, MEMBERS RETURNED FOR THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The country having been appealed to by Lord Palmer ston to decide between him and the late House of Com mons upon the question of the Chinese hostilities, we have distinguished the members returned as Ministerial and Opposition according to their declared opinions upon that subject. The names of the late members who have lost their seats, or have not presented themselves for re election are given in Italics Ministerial. Opposition. ABINGDON. Mr. J. T. Norris Major Reed (NL) ANDOVER. Alderman Cubitt Mr. Forteseue .2Vr. H. B. Coles (0.) - ANGLESEY. Sir R. Bulkeley ... ARUNDEL. Lord E. Howard ASHBURTON. Mr. George Moffatt ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. Mr. C. Hindley... AYLES BURY. Mr. Bernard Sir R. Bothell Mr. Layard (0.) BANBU RY. Mr. Tancred BARNSTAPLE. Sir W. Frazer Mr. Laurie .., Col. Buck (0.) Mr. R. S. Guiness (0.) BATH. Sir A. Elton Mr. W. Tito Capt. Scobell (0.) BEAUMARIS. Mr. W. 0. Stanley Lord G. Paget (M.) BEDFORD. Mr. Whitbread ,•.. Mr. T. Barnard Capt. Stuart (0.) BEVERLEY. Hon. W. J. Denison Mr. Glover Mr. Wells (M.) • Hon. A. Gordon (0.) BEWDLE Y. Sir T. Winnington BIRMINGHAM. Mr. Muntz Mr. Seholefield... BLACKBURN. Mr. J. Pilkington Mr. W. H. Hornby Major Foilclen (M.) BODMIN. Captain Vivian... Mr. Wy!d Dr. Michell (0.) Mr. Sawle (M.) BOLTON. Capt. Gray Mr. J. Crook Mr. Barnes BOSTON. Mr. H. Ingrain Mr. Adams Mr. B. B. Cabbell (0.) BRADFORD. Mr. Wickham ... Gen. P. Thompson ... Air. R. Milligan (M.) BRECON. Mr. Watkins BRECONSHIRE. Sir J. Bailey BRID GENORTII. Mr. Whitmoro... Mr. Pritchard BRID GEWATER. Colonel Tynte Mr. Kinglake Mr. B. S. Follett(0.) BRIDPORT. Mr. Hodgson ~. Mr. ~. Mr. J. P. Murrough (0.) BRIGHTON. Adra'.ral Pechell Mr. Coninglaani ••• Lord H. fiervey (0.) BRISTOL. Hon. F. Berkeley Mr. W. Gore Langton.., BUCKINGHAM. Sir H. Verney General Hall Marquis of Chandos (a) BUCKS. Right Hon. B. Disraeli ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... ... 1 ... 0 0 ... 1 0... 1 0 1 ... ..• 1 •.. 0 Caledon George du Pre lion. C. C. Cavendish BURY. Mr. R. N. Phillips Mr. F. Peel (M.) BURY ST. EDMUNDS. Earl Jermyn Mr. Hardcastlo Mr. 0 akes (O.) CALNE. Sir W. P. Williams CAMBRIDGE. Mr. Macaulay .Mr. A. Steuart... Col. Adair (,41.) Mowatt (M.) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. Mr. L, Wigrara Hon S. Walpole CANTERBURY. Mr. Johustono Sir W. Somerville Air. Lushington (0.) CARDIFF. • Col. Steuart Mr. W. Coffin (M.) CARDIGAN. Mr. E. P. Pryse Mr. L. Davies (0.) CARLISLE. ... 1 0.1 0 ••• Soil 0 . 1 ... ••• 1 ... 0 1 •011 0 ..• 0 ••• 1 ... 0 ... 1 ••• II•• 0 •.• 1 0 1 ••• •. •.• II". .0 0 000 1 ... 1 ~. 0 ... 1 ... 0 1 ... .9 Mr. W. Hodgson Sir J. Graham ... Mr. Ferguson (M.) CARMARTHEN. Mr. D. Morris ... ... ... 1 ... 0 ... ... 0 ... 1 ... sea 1 ... 0 CARNARVON. Mr. Hughes CARNARVONSHIRE. Hon. E. D. G. Pennant CHATHAM. Sir F. Smith Cap. L. Vernon (0.) C FIELTENHAM. .•• see 0 1 ... 0 ... 1 Capt. Berkeley ... CHESTER. Earl Grosvenor._ Mr. Salisbury ... .21/r. 0. Stanley (M.) CHICHESTER. Lord H. G. Lennox Mr. J. A. Smith ... 400 1 0.11 0 ... ... 1 ... 0 _,_•••• ••0 1 ... 0 11.11 11.11 0 41.1 1 ••• 11.11 1 ••• 0 CHIPPENHAM, Captain Bolder° Mr. R. P. Nisbet CHRISTCHURCH. Admiral J. E. Walcott "go ... 0 ... 1 ... v.. 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 CIRENCESTER. Mr. Mullings Hon. Mr. Bathurst .. Hon. A. I. Pomo*/ (M.) CLITHEROE. Mr. T. Hopwood Mr. Starkie(o.) COCKERMOUTH. Mr. John Steel... Lord Naas Gen. Wyndham (0.) COLCHESTER. . Mr. J. G. Rebow Mr. Miller COVENTRY, Right Hon. E. Ellice ... Sir J. Paxton ... CRICKLADE. Mr. Neck! Mr. A. L. Goddard CUMBERLAND, EAST. Hon. C. W. G. Howard Mr. W. Marshall DARTMOUTH. Mr. Cain!. Sir 7'. Hobart (0.) DENBIGH DISTRICT. Mr. MainwaAng Mr. West. DERBY. Mr. Bass Mr. Beale Mr. L. Hes/wortl4 (0.) DEVIZES. Mr. Taylor Mr. Griffith Mr. G. H. Heneage (0.) Capt. Gladstone (0.) DEVONPORT. Sir E. Perry Mr. J. Wilson Gen. Berkeley (M.) DEVONSHIRE SOUTH. Sir J. Y. Buller Mr. Palk DORCHESTER. Mr. R. B; Sheridan Captain C. Sturt DOPER. Mr. B. Osborne 1 ••• 0 .. Sir W. Russell 0 ... 1 1 ... 0 ••• ... 1 ... 0 ... ... 1 ... 0 ••• ••• 0 ... 1 1.. ... 1 • • 0 • a. .00 0 ... 1 ••• 0 ••• ... I ... 0 0 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 11.• ... ... 0 ••• 1 .., 0 see ... 1 ... 0 ... ... ••• 1 ... 0 ••• 1 ••• 0 ... ~.. 0 ... 1 •.• 1 ... 0 4.1.• 0 •Of 7. 1 glee 0 1114• 116. .., 0 “O ... ... 0 ••• 1 woe 0_ •Of 0 .... 1 1 0 • 11, ••• Lord Chelsea (0.) Mr. Rice (M.) DROITWICH. Sir J. Pakington DUDLEY. Mr II Sheridan ... Sir S. Northcote (0.) DURHAM. Mr. Atherton Mr. Mowbray DURHAM, NORTH. . Lord A. V. Tempest Mr. R. D. Sliafto EAST RETFORD. Viscount Galway Mr. Foljambe ... • Hon TV. B. Duncombe (0.) ESSEX, NORTH. Hou. W. Beresford Mr. Du Cane Sir John Tyrrell (0.) EVESIIAM. Sir H. Willoughby Mr. Holland EXETER. Mr. Divett Mr Gard Sit J. Duckworth (0.) .., 0 .0. 1 see 1 ... 0 °•• ... 1 ... 0 ••• ... 1 ... 0 ••• ... 1 •.. 0 ... ... 1 ... 0 ••• el. 1 1 0 ••• 0 1 "21 0 sig. 1 ... 0 1 ..• 1 ... 1 41;11 0 ... 1 it E. Kerrison ... ... 0 ;.; 1 FALMOUTH. Mr. S. Gurney 1 ... 0 ... Mr. F. 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Mr. Fagan Mr, Boamish DUBLIN (CITY). Mr. Grogan ... Mr. Vance ENNIS. se. 0 Mr. Fitzgerald._ ENNISKILLEN. Mr. Whiteside KINSALE. Mr. J. I. Heard LIMERICK (CITY). Mr. F. W. Russell Sergeant O'Brien LONDONDERRY (CITY). Sir R. Ferguson WEXFORD (BOROUGH). Mr. J. Devereux YOUGH AL. Mr. I. Butt ... 1 lei 0 0 ... 1 ... I. ... 0 1 0 1 0 ... • ell 1 ... 0 1•• • 0 .90 1/11• 1 11.1.1 0 SCOTLAND. BANFFSHIRE. Lord Fyffe BE RWICK, Mr. Stapleton ... Mr. D. C. Marjoribanks Air. J. Forster (M.) BUTESHIRE. Mr. J. A. S. Wortley DUMFRIES. Mr. W. Ewart ... ... DUNDEE. Sir J. Ogilvy ... Air. G. Duncan (H.) EDINBURGH. Mr. Cowan , Mr. Black EDINBURGH (COUNTY). Earl of Dalkeith ... FALKIRK. Mr. J Merry Mr. J. Baird (0.) FORFARS HI RE. Lord Duncan GLASGOW. Mr. Buchanan... ... 0 ... Mr. Dalgleish Mr. Alex. Hastie (AT) GREENOCK. Mr. A. Dunlop HADDINGTON, Sir T. a Davie HADDINGTONSIIIRE. Lord Elcho INVERNE%•S (COUNTY). Mr. Baillie KILMARNOCK. Hon. E. Bouverio 0 ... KIRKALD Y. Lieut.-Col. Ferguson Mr. J. Aroncriefr LEITH. 0 ... ... 1 lest 0 UNLIT IGOWSHIRE. Mr. G. Dundas MONTROSE. Mr. Baxter „. PAISLEY. Mr. AMA, Hastie PERTH. Hon. A. Kinnaira STIRLING, Sir J. Anderson ST. ANDRE'W'S BURGHS. Mr. Ellice, jun. 4,41 0 1 ... Country Markets. LIVERPOOL —3lA.ucH 31. There was a greater disposition to purchase wheat flour and Indian corn to-day, and in most cases an advance on the low prices of Friday last was paid. The improvement of the week was nominal ; about 24 per bushel on wheat, 9d to is per barrel and sack on flour, and is per qr. on In dian corn. Oats brought full prices, but oatmeal, from scarcity of fine quality, was 6d per load dearer. Beans and peas sustained last week's prices ; no briskness, how ever, in the demand. LEEDS, MARau 31. We have soft damp weather, and the condition of grain does not much improve ; dry wheats are scarce, but trade is so dull that sufficient is found for the demand, and the prices still tend downwards. Barley a slow sale, at is de cline. Beaus and oats scarcely make late rates. Other articles as before. Average prices of grain —Wheat, 553 2d ; barley, 48s 7d ; oats, 25s ld ; beans, 41s Od ; 45s Od; rye, —s. —d. HULL— MARcH 31. To-day we had a fair supply from the farmers, condition better than might have been expected, and the market fully is lower than last week, but a little firmer feeling perceptible. Nothing doing in foreign. Rather a large supply of barley, and the market is is to 2s lower, but for fine qualities there is a fair demand. Oats is lower, and beans maintain their value. Linseed is dull; for cakes a fair consumptive demand. There are some nice green feed• ing rape cakes now on the market at our quotation. 5 al Wheat, English, red 54 to 56 Ditto white 56 to 60 Dantzic and Konigs- s. A. Peas, grey and black to - 'Linseed, Black Sea 66 to 70 (Ditto Petersburgh 56 to 66 Ditto Riga and Arch angel Ditto Konigsberg and Memel 5O to 58 berg - 53 to 63 Pomeranianancl Ham- burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 45 to 50 Russian and Odessa 50 to 60, Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 26 to 30, Barley, malting Ditto grindino• Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 4O to 42 Per Ton Lins.c., Hull 0/ 03 to 10' 15. Od 'Ditto fine for.B/ lOs Od 10: Os Ditto inf. for Oi Os Od to 111 Os Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os ,Rape cakes .—s Od to 137 s 6d ',Tares, English M. to 'Ditto foreign ( Guano OOl Os 8/ to 13L 101 Bones l3os Ou to 1354 Od Flour, per brl. 30s. 35g. , COURSE OF EXCIT Amsterdam .......... 1 l i 63„, Ditto, throo months .. 11 1818 aotterdam ............ n 18%, Antwerp • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 50 Brussels •• ........ 25 50 Bamburgh ............ 13 8 Paris•• .• •• •• .• •• 25 21%.. Ditto, three months .. 25 67Yi Marseilles 25 674 Boumlean' ~.• •••• •••• rtankfort-on-Malne•••• 119% Berlin •••••••••••••••• Vienna.• •• •• •• •• •• •••• 10 29 frieste•••• •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 30 Petersburg •••••• • • MID •• 37 1 4 Madrid .........., 49% Cadiz ••• .• •••• •• •• 50 Barcelona Seville .. • • •• •• •. •• :ANUL.-•YESTERDAY. Gibraltar 41. •• •• •• •• •• •• - Leghorn .. •• •• .... •. •• 29 45 Genoa ******** •• •• a.. •• 25 75 Milan •• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• Venice ...........„... Naples .. • ** ....... 43 Palermo .... Messina ..• ... 130% Lisbon * ... 52% Oporto ................ 52 1 }, Rio Janeiro ..... . ••.... Buenos Ayres •• New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PSR OZ. Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 10 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars 0 5 1% LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 31. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market has been very active to-day, and prices of all the leading stocks have advanced. London and North Western, 1061 7—Ditto, Eighths, new, is. 3d. par.—Eastern Counties, 111— Caledonian, 35 --Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 39i North Eastern, Berwick, 21i 22—South Eastern, 234—Midland, 836 i—Great Western of Canada, 26$ —Ditto, new, 34 pi ern. —Grand Trunk of Canada, 3.5 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 103 A. MANCHESTER, MARCU 31. STOCK EXCITANGE.--The market was doing an active business to-day, and prices were slightly improved. East Lancashire, 09i—Great Western of Canada, 214—Grand Trunk of Canada, 15i i—Eastern Counties, 11$ 7-16 t Midlands, 83/ Sheifields, 39 i—Ditto, 6/. Pref., prem. —Londons, 1061 7—London and South Western, 103/----East Lancashire, new, 1-16 pm.—Dovers, 23 I--- Leeds, 103 i—Crystal Palace, 4, BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 31. STOOK EXCHANGE. — The market had a quiet appear ance to-day, but prices were firm London and North- Western, 1064—Ditto, Eighths, 2s. 6d. dis.—Birmingham, W o lveihampton, and Stour Valley, at 9—Stour Valley Guaranteed, 6 l,—Birmingham Bank, 33—Birmingham Canals, 92—South Staffords, 94. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 31st ult., at Great Polteney-street, Golden• square, Airs. Frederick Rose. On the 31st ult., at 9i, Guildford-street, Russell-square, the wife of Edward Jackson Barron, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Ealing, the wife of the Rev. Albert Aitkens. On the 31st ult., at 21, Marlborough-hill, St. John's.. wood, Mrs. Samuel Palmer. MARRIED. On the 27th ult., at Neuchatel, Switzerland, William Gritton, Esq., to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of John Tilbury, Esq., of the Bank of England, and Brundenell place, New North-road. On the 27th ult., at St. Clement Danes, Henry Wilkes Masto!son, Esq., late of H.M.'s 20th Regiment of Foot, to Helen Esther Hunt, youngest daughter of the late Wm. Henry Hunt, Esq. DIED. On the 301.11 ult., Benjamin Hutton, Esq., of 114, Park street, Grosvenor-square, aged 74. On the 31st ult., Zlr. Thomas Surflen, of Harley-street, Bow, aged 71, On the 3Uth ult. Mr. He nr y Beßringer, of the parish of St. Mary-le-Strand, and of 2, Theresa-terrace, Hammer smith, aged 69. On the 30th ult., at Leytonstone, William Young, Esq., Paymaster R.N., aged 66. LONDON : hinted and Pnblighed by MURDO YOUNG, of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, April 1,180 r. IRELAND, I