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. ft' Affitaf 4,1 m 'La -- • c tz . J,, , 411111h1 \\l\\ 4 ' 4f^- 4 1 4 /cab o 44 7,„, 7 : 4. - // 4 :4 / t . 44 &1 4: , - g.e u . „j„§fliCianzate' BANE OF ExatlY),:llarch 10, 151.7. THE Court of Directors of the Governor and. C ompany of the BANK o f ENGLAND GIVE NOTICE, That Gp 001111 T will be held at the Bank on THURSDAY, the 19th inst., at Twelve o'clock precisely, to consic'er of a Dividend, i cOso. that another General Courtwill be held at the Bank, on T E ' I DAY, the 14th Ap r il nex t , f rom t en o ' c l oc k i n the forenoon till fo ur in the afternoon, for the Hlection of a Governor and Depaty Gov ernor for the y ear ensuine (which will be declared that even i ng ) ; th A . the same Court will be co n ti nue d, by a dj o urnment, and held at . A . ,lname place, and d ur i ng th e same hours, on W c d nes d a y, the 15th eril next, for the election of twenty-four Directors which will se be one of th e Quarterly General Courts appointed by the char ; and the e l ect i on of the twenty-four Directors w ill b e d e clared as _soon as the scrut i ny is over. Printed lists of the proprietors having votes: wi'l be ready to be delivered at the Bank, on Monday, the 23d March. JOINTN g BENTLEY, Secretary. 3d ' • an Act passed in the seventh year ofthe reignof , 1 1 Person will be entitled to vote at the said electionn right, ofthe shallwho the not ,0 aye been six ca l en d ar mont h s possesse d, in his stock for which lie shall then give his vote, unless t he ow sa id stock shall Nave been ac qu i red, or shall have come by b e quest, orby marriage, °r b e succession to an intestate's estate, or by the ci istom of the city of London, or by any dee 1 of settlement after the den th of any person W h) shall have been entitled for life to the dividends of such stock. IN E, IN SPA PE R ) 1 ;_-..- • , I.lltk. Ne 6 f v..* ing on the subject. He shoul ,•- . • ..!,,, , ... bees example by stating . -1 9g-ttlt : ',t-t: ~_ A_ treaty, but with reference t L eibi tsi gpskiricnuTen tripe that had arisen from the k - k 1,,,........" in Persia, utuler which foreigri ta4oll*, Xclire - otitis 4 C°4_ pr!scription, to exercise protect 14104*S•ZAIIH4713iS11,.SUbi ' S sso at actually employed iu the ISFit44 servile. Lk way most desirable for the permanence rietterly retaiocs with Persia] that the practice should be discontinueei and that the Goverumcut would be happy to renounce all protection in conjunction with other friendly powers with Persia. Mr. LAYARD said he concurred in what had fallen from the nobletird with reference to this protection. He asked the noble lord whether the terms that had been accepted at Paris were not similar to those offered at Constantinople last year, and whether, in fact, Persia was willing to give more then than she now bad at Paris. 0 . 20,198.) LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1857. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED 53E) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. PUB 0 N S. APPOINTMENT OF LOBO ELGIN AS PLENIPOTENTIARY TO CI:111VA. it was a personal influence that men like Malcolm and Macdonald exercised in Pesia. Depend upon it, if you wished to secure the influence of this country at Teheran, it must be secured by a person thoroughly acquainted with Orientals, and who had the tact to manage them. He would not go further into the subject, but he wished to declare, on the first legitimate occasion that came be fore the house, his opinion that the war with Persia was just, and that we had been contending not with Persia, but with Russia. THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION, In 1 vol., 10s. 6d., REVELATIONS of PRISON LIFE; with an Inquiry into Prison Discipline and Secondary Pun ishments. By G. L. CHESTERTON, Twenty-five Years Governor of the House of Correction at Cold Bath-fields. " An unusually striking and instructive book."—Herald. ;Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. lIANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL-MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to el _ a mine the plan of the Bank of Deposit. cation. Pr pectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on appli os Lord PALMERSTON said that the treaty concluded at Paris was better than anything they were likely to ob tain by the Constantinople negotiations. The negotia tions at Constantinople were not broken off by the Eng lish ambassador there, but by Feruk Khan. Now ready at all the lib rar i es , i n 3 vo l s. , THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. By the Author of " Margaret Maitland," Ele. "The author writes with her usual fine capacity for the picturesque, her preference for simplicity, and her invariable good sense, good feeling, and good taste. No part of the narrative is uninteresting." —Athenmunt. "Full of touching passages and well-wrought scenes."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. CHINA. In reply to a question from Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, Mr% LABOUCHERE said that by the last accounts from China tranquillity prevailed in all the northern ports of China. PETER MOREISON, Managing Director. THE LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTI NENTAL STEAM PACKET CONIPANY (Limited) — Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of £lO each, with power to in crease ;£2 per share payable on allotment. Incorporated under the Act 19 and 20 Viet., c. 47, by which the liability of the Proprie tors is limited to the amount of their shares. Offices, 44, Moorgatc•street, City, E.C. As the ALLOTMENT of SHAREs in the above Company will take place on the 26th inst., NO APPLICATION can be received after Wednesday, the 25th inst. Prospectuses and forms of appli2ation can be obtained of the un dersigned, who will give every information. By order. HUME GREENFIELD, Secretary. fIANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM.—Persons willing to Tender for supplying the above-named Institution, which contains about 1,100 inmates, with Meat. Flour, Malt, Hops, B a _ t _ nl eal, Peas, Hay, Straw, Oats, Potatoes, Butter, Cheese, and "on, for six calendar months, from the Ist of April next, are ie ;lrniested to deliver sealed Tenders, addressed " To the Committee of : I tors," at the Asylum at Hanwell, by Half-past Eleven o'clock on ~ --F i tsp AT, the 19th inst., and to be in attendance there at Twelve - °lock precisely. _ " t hink forms, in which the Tenders must be made, may be obtained , 41 !ld the form of contract may be seen, either by application hsre, or the A syl .._ . um The Committee will not bind themselves to accept th . e lowest or any of the tenders. -Hated this 9th day of March, 1857. CHARLES WRIGIIT, Clerk to the Visitors. &Worts House, Clerkenvrell. ---............_____ MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costumes and various Novelties, Vocal and Cha racteristic, every evening (except Saturday) at Eight. A MORN _ 0 PERFORMANCE every SATURDAY , at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured, without extra chars,re, at the Box-office, r ol yzraPhic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has been entirely redecorated. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO, Great Windmill-street, St. James's.— The above elegant .. 110 01ms are now open every evening for the winter season, with L aurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a•piston, M. tonlcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this shionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Adrnis- Dion One Shilling. THE GREAT TOBACCO CONTROVERSY. Dr. SEXTON *lll LECTURE on this important topic daily at 3 and half-past 7 p.m ,at Dr. KAHN'S MUSEUM, No. 4, Coven rY•atreet, Leicester-square. The Museum, which now stands wholly "rivalled in the world, and the rarity and completeness of whose : ? nt enta have already acquired for it an European reputation, and t , t e3ntained the warm commendation of the press in this and other coun t is Open daily, for Gentlemen nay, from 10 to 10. A new Lecture is delivered by Dr. Kern; at half-past 8 p.m. precisely. Ad ;l,V,",lon One chilling. Descriptive Catalogues of the Museum, con -nuig Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan, gratis to the visitors, 212 ° MILNER'S HOLDFAST and FIRE withRESISTING SAFES (non -conducting and vapourising), 1 1 540. „a 1 the improvements, under their Quadruple Patents of A nd ,` ll-5 4 and 1855, including their Gunpowder Proof Solid Lock "oor (without which no Safe is secure). IL` STRONGEST, BEST ♦ ND CHEAPEST SAFEGUARD EXTANT. Th 7 I LNERS' PIVENIX ' (2I2.) SAFE WORKS, LIVERPOOL, the T.,lenrnplete and extensive in the world. Show-rooms, 6 and 8, s"—i.s_street, Liverpool. LONDON DEPOT, 47a, MOORGATE z'ZET, City. Circulars tree by post. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet riciAL street, has introduced an entirely . new description of ARTI- Derr TEETH oixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so th e ' ec tlY resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from d e ° Menai by the closest observer; they will never change colour or o'aY, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. pen Method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful rilaation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is rend e ante ed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth _ red sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street A . t u proe frona ten till 11 .. ......._________v_t________ ................. f, .= SALT an d Co,'s EAST INDIA PALE an d 0 BURTON ALES. BREwERT—BURTON-ON-TRENT. TA STORES:— al LONDON.. ~ . LIVERPOOL 72, Henry-street. 1 MANCHESTER ..... SHEFFIELD l2, George-street. it BIRMINGHAM .. BRISTOL. • • DUBLIN ll, Temple-lane. EDINBURGH GLASGOW St. Vincent-place. These Ales, in Casks of Eighteen Gallons and upwards, and in Bottle, obtained from all respectable Bottlers. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—Thi s Institu "on has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor &filleted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients t 67, booadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted of the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per !ono under treatment as in or 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 informs- ~ tion 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 ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's wakes, 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCKERILL, Secretary. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. ~ Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. ~.T b e sick po or are a d m itt e d on their own application alone; no re -I;inendatien is required. of thi s the past month the following number received the benefits If a .., Charity, eith e r a s out or in-door patients, on their personal Pidleatioh: Week ending 7th November ..... • 2,154 Ditto 14th November...... 2,043 Ditto 21st November 1,972 Ditto 28th November...... 2,309 9th and 30th November.• •• ...... 269 ef Which Total in November ...... 8,747 2 ,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat- Sep' me; having been admitted previously. ktienti clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the IC° ‘ Bni n . Ft , expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten t, ' CH O'. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of we Public. The t , m anagement of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, •, e arly elected fr om th e gen e ral list of subscribers, at the Annual Jan. _ cneral Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at Feb. le'clock ( R ev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, rr W hen any subs cr ib er ma y a tt en d, if so disposed, the Board being at ~ all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. t 9 The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volim- Apr John contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, ~ 401 in Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Juni P rescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn';and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams, uettcon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.;Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the frospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. 11 432 5 T PHYSICAL DIS QUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE 71 INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. N ew and impro ve d Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Jul Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, Is., THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the use of Mercury ; with observations on the obliga tions of marriage, and directions for obviating certain disqualifica tions. By R. and L. PFRRY and CO., Surgeons. Sold by J. Allen, Au O. Warwick-lane, Paternoster-row; Sanger, 160, Oxford-street; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRL&CUM Is employed to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic ; its power ~ in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual e - biltty,:obstinate glects, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. Price Ils. per bottle, or four quan tities in one for 335., which saves I Is. The CONCENTIIATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the akin, blotches on the head and face, enlargements of the throat, tonsils, and uvula threatened destruction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system Is undeniable. Price I Is. and 335. per bottle, also a saving oflls. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effec tual remedy in all cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd , ant 1 ls. per box. Sold by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street ; Darby and Gosden, 140, Leadenhall-street; W. Sutton and Co., 10, Bow-churchyard ; W. Edwards, 67, st. Paul's-churchyard ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxford-street; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside ; Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand ; and all medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND T. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE OR CO NSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA , A lIM , CONSUMPTION, AND DEBILIT R LIVER COMPLAINTS, COUGII, ASTHMA, BARRY ICA FOOD s . ayes flay times its RESTO - and their HEALTH complaints a . D MG REVALENTA ARAB 'S delicious above ten cost in other remedies, and cures the affections, flatulency, dis consequences, such as hemorrhoidal heart, nervous headaches, ears, pains at sion, midity, heartburn, palpitation of the head and hysteria, neuralgia, deafness, noises in the blood, scrofula, 1 rs the pit of th e stomach and between the shoul, c es Bons of the ski n, impurities and Povert'v of tit erysipelas, erup- dr opsy. rhe umatism, gout, nausea and sickness pregnancy, eating, l after eating, or at sea ; low spirits, spasms, en licptic fits, spleen, blushing, general debili ty, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary loss of me- Paralysis tremors, dislike tosociety,unfitness for study, melan morY, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, the choir. groundless fear, w retchedness. It is, moreover, never best food for infants and invalids generally, a s it . a with turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor interferes good liberal diet, but imparts a health relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion sue nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. Supported by test imonialsfrom the celebra ted Professor of Chemistry Dr And Dr liar- Tv tTre, Dr. Shoriane, . , Ye.r. Dr Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Wurzer Dr. Ingram, Loom Stuart de Decie, the Dowger Coun r. C astlestuart, and 50,000 other well-known individuals, whose 13r ettlth has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all means had been tried in vain for many years, and all hopes of ;etcher 4w erY aban toned. Analysis by the celebrated Professor M. 0., p.n.s . 8,,, ,okeC.hemistry Andrew "(Ire, " i.ondon, 24, 111 1, I hereby certify, that having examined D oornsbury-square- Rarry's Revalenta Arabica I find it to be a pure ve;,etable Fariun some, easily digestile, likely to promote a he, ft„itrrfectly whole- Y action of the stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract d • icon), constipation, and their nervous consequence3s!PeDsta andlges. ANDREW URE, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Analytical ' Ukase by the E mperor of Russia. Chemist: Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2, 18 7 The Consul -General has been ordered to inform Messrs. F4rr.y Du Barry and Co., that the Revalenta Arabica they had sent tO hi; Majesty the Emperor, has, by imperial permission, been forwarded to the Minister of the Imperial Palace. Suitably putted for all climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, lib 2s 9,1; 21b 4s 6,1; Ills lis , 121 b 22s ; super refined quality, llb 6s ; lblis;slb22s;lolb33s. Ils ; 51b 22s ; 101 b 335. The 10Ib and 12Ib cants t ers are rorwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-otlice order. Barry Du Barry and Co.. 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, r ieeadlllY also at 60, Graceehurch•street ; 330 and 451, Stroud ; 4, Cheapside ; 6 8, Cornhill ; 49, Bisho psgatestreet ; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper BAkepitreet 63 and 180, Ox.ford-dred. Price Three Pence. SAVINGS BANKS, their History, La ws , Investment, Management, Interest, Defalcations, Responsibility of Government, Trustees and Officials, Past Progress, and Present Results ; with Remedial Suggestions. By the Rev. J. BEALTMONT HAWKINS, B.A. London : Longman, Brown, and Co. LIVING CELEBRITIES : a Series of PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, by Menu, and POLTJLANX. The number for March contains GEOhGE CRUIKSUANK, Esq., with Memoir. Maull and Polyblank, 55, Gracechurch-street ; sad all book and printsellers. Now ready, price 2d., Part I. of FEIST'S RACING RECORD, containing a complete CALRN DAR of SPORT, from the let of January to the day of publication. &lite, 1 by ALBERT FEIST, Editor of the Turf Depart) nent of the "Sunday Times," and Reporter of Sporting Intent( nce to the London daily papers, &c. Printed and published, on the Ist of each month, by William Wright, Sporting Printer and Publisher, Fulwood-rents, Holborn. Just publii.acd, price 2d., or post free 3d., th e 102 d Edi t i on of THE NATUR AL REGENERATOR of the DIGESTIVE OR GANS, the STOMACH, LIVER, NERVES, LUNGS, &c., without 14edicine, Galvanism, Electricity, inconve nience, and expense, by an easy, natural, pleasant, end infallible remedy, which saves tiny times its cost in other means of cure. Supported by testiracmials from the celebrated l'rofessor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew lire ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Camp bell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle-Stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. London : Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. The Third Edition. Just , Published, price 55., by post, f ree , s s. 6cl ON TRUE dr 'FALSE SPERMATORREI(EA, with the N'',ew of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers unde r this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the Gorman of Dr. PICKFORD. "Dr. Pickford is I mown to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi sal reader. We trr tut this may not be the last, if ho shall detect any other equally flag rant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London M , ,clical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Fri ends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book :could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much n eedless suffering of body and mind, and what is of :cos importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money—, .. This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical systera of treating Spermatorrhcna, and to place the treat ment upon a m ore rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do mr,ch good."—Medical Circular. T aondon: H. Balliere, 219. Regent-street. TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, Admiralty, Somerset House, March 12, 1857. THE following is a LIST of UNCLAIMED P ACKAG ES belonging to the Officers and Men engaged in the late War, which have been landed from Transports and from H.M.S. Ardent, and deposited in the Queen's Warehouse, Custom house, London. Clair nants of any of those Packages will, on anplication to the Ward louse-keeper, be apprised of the requisite steps to be taken to obtaba the same. E. OIFFARD, Secretary. Port. Address. T. Brooks. N O, f tfigl a el r j uvce o r: igsTee T , ra. y )n ff Eci e ei. , 46 t h Mess. imot.ist.. Refit. 11.M.R. Gorgon. Gut tree, H. Page (seaman Sanspareil. Rev. Cawston (chaplain)ll.M.S. Bellerophon. W. Cooey (chief (eugineer)H.M.S. Reda. No address. liezeklah Stone (seaman) Vengeance. W. Bacon (sea man) H.M.S. Vengeance. F. Norman, Esq., lieut., 11,51.8, Britannia. George Howard (cook) 11.31.5. Vengeance. J. T. Griffiths, Esq , H.M.S. Brl tamila. N. Finchall (sea man) H.M.S. Vengeance. R. Faulkener, care of J. Marc!, 27, White's-row, Portsea. E. Walters (sea man) H.M.S. Bellerophon. J. Conoway (sail maker) H.M.S. Vengeance. Euston (deceased driver). W. 0. Malley, C. Thomas. Malta Balaklava Sea of Azoft Ditto Ditto Ditto Gibraltar Ditto Ditto Balaklava Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Constautple. Ditto Ditto Crimea Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto srDitto 5 Emperor ~ Antelope ~ DI:to 2 Lion ~ Ditto Ditto ,+ Ditto Ditto 5 Antelope Total .. IConstantple, Ditto Balakiava Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Constantple. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto 3 1 , Z 1 2, ( ( Pack Pakenliam, Grenadr. Guat ds, Crimea. Great Verstall. Wm. Ritt. Chas. Elliott. Rev. I'. Rogers. Lieut. Coventry. Mr. Sadleir. J. Bryan. It. 11. Brown. Ilighy. Hamilton. Bennett. No address. Ditto. Burcbett. Clayton. Connelly. I?. Mornhew (de ceased sailor). NI essrs. Gibson. Ist Royal Dra goons. C.—A S.S. Captain Price. Major Wetherall. G.Blumbridge care of llayter & Co. Brigr.-Genl. Ben tinek. Rev. Curtis. Sirs Dunn. Major Eyres. W. B. Ferguson. Fortnum & Mason. a.. Goodson. mark. Wittingham. J. Easton. W. 11. Jones. A. R. C. Fortnum & Mason Ditto. No mark. Ditto. Ditto. J. Dewar. JOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED CAPSULES, approved of by the french College of Physicians, successfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli cation.—Price per 100, 4s. 6d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, GABRIEL JOZEAU, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and all the principal chemists. S. and°lemons, [ADVERTISSMENT.] SI G AND inr „, POWERFUL TRLESCOPES, 0 " --AKIN-0 SPECTACLES Gl...sm.—Messrs. B.rzasap Rua, mane-street, Piccadilly. Observe —opposite AND PHRSFECTI V ' opticians, 39, Alb:- By lier Majesty's Royal Lettersrve—opposite the York Hotel extraordinary improvements in Patent for valua.blo and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, the most powerful and Racecourse, Opera, spective Glasses. These telescope and Per spective powers that some three an p a oss s ess suell extra or an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly 1 -half inches, with Saturn's ring, and the double stars. \it .T h upiter's moons, the same telex cope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles larger and all size s, with increasin g powers acco.rd.rileyingl7. of are ed, very small walnut, Roya l Exhibition, 185 1 . Valuable,newly - invent —M° power f u l waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a , by which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, an d shi p s aro clearly seen at S to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-ears°, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation —can see with these lenses of a much less magnify. Pg Power----and they do not require the frequent changes ..% the dangerous effects of further po werful assistance. tuaorrne". New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex rainary powerful, small, newly -invented instrument for deafness,ct _ entirely different from all ot hers, to surpass any thing or the le' prod uced. 1.. d that has been or probably ever can be, ceptibi o .it of the same colour as the skin, is not per , lc enables and at publi deaf ersons to hear distinctly at church "lees I n th ° assemblies ; p the unpleasant sensation of singing aseistan ee ' ears is entirel removed • and it affords all the Street P. that _., y ~ 1 ICO,cliii Possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle- Y. Observe-09)04e tlics Yclk Betel' i _ _ 1 .f, 1 Ships. ;54. y 26 I Holyrood 1.55. 11 21 I Ditto 30 I Cormorant ~ 1 Ditto ~ I Ditto ~ I Ditto ), 1 Ditto „ I Ditto Ditto [BI Levant 16 I Bahiana 23 I Ottawa I. I Erl.of Abran, ). 8 1111S.Ardent r. Ditto If Ditto 1•9 Ditto *il2B C.ofGd.Hope Ditto Ditto le 10 Tynemouth DM) ft Ditte /I Ditto Chester. Ditto Ditto '1 Ditto 27 Preston. 2 1 Zouavo Ditto 3 I Holyrood Ditto 11 9 o.o(Gd.llope PP Ditto 2 Lion Ilf Ditto Ditto Baltic Crimea Ditto Ditto Ditto Balaklava Ditto Ditto (From, the Times) The Earl of Elgin has accepted the office of Plenipoten tiary to the Court of Pekin, and will proceed on his ardu ous mission as soon as he has been made sufficiently acquainted with the views of her Majesty's Government. It would not be easy to name a more unexceptionable man for the office, or even one with so many positive recommen dations. Lord Elgin performed with admirable tact and entire success the task of conducting Canada from govern ment by cliques and Imperial influences to that system of self-government which has rendered the provinces of British America an honour, and even a support, to the British Throne, instead of a scandal and a thorn in our side. He also successfully negotiated the treaty for reciprocity of trade between British America and the United States. Of course, there were those who opposed both these processes, and therefore did not like the agent employed ; but they are now a minority, if not converts to the system which he helped to inaugurate. Lord Elgin is a man of great indus try, patience, and forbearance, with ready powers of ex pression, and a great desire to accommodate himself to the habits of those with whom he has to deal. So well did he discharge the delicate, and, as some thought, impossible task, of turning Canadian rebels into British Royalists without any sacrifice of Imperial dignity, that his popu larity extended even across the frontier, and ovations were offered him by the citizens of the adjacent States. He will not be objected to, therefore, by these who apprehended that we weee goinz to carry matters with a high hand over the silly bar barians to whom he is now accredited. It is almost superfluous, however, to insist on his qualification when not a single objection has been alleged against him, though his name has been whispered about for the appointment from the very day that it was an nounced. Other names, indeed, have been thought of, either for their higher rank or their diplomatic reputation, but not one for which so much could be said, and against which so little could even be alleged. This becomes a matter of serious importance when it is considered that not only are two empires, the wide world apart, and as different as day and night, to be reconciled, but factions at home almost as discordaet and hostile to be won into concurrence. It is not to be supposed that because politicians speak as if Lon don streets were full of competent men therefore they would be satisfied with anybody; on the contrary, it is from this glib and easy quarter that we are the most likely to find any actual choice denounced and vituperated the moment it is made. In Lord Elgin, then, we have a man for whom the opinions of most men are already engaged, and, though that does not secure him from criticism, it must help to absolve those with whom rests the responsi bility of tho choice. We apprehend, however, that Lord El g i n ' s instructions will be so few an d plain that he will scarcely have much opportunity of going wrong. Of course, after the failure of the Emperor of China to enforce the observance of the I former treaty on the refractory and almost independent Cantonese, and after the consequent rupture we have now to deplore, it will be necessary to demand fuller means of communication with the officials and population of China, and that the engagement shall on no account be evaded or postponed. Whatever demands are made will be in the interest of all nations, and very much, as we firmly believe, in the interest of the Chinese themselves. For our part, we do not believe that any part of this earth was made for the exclusive use and enjoyment of any one particular race. In point of fact, millions of the Chinese cannot live without us and the use we make of our share of the earth's surface, and as little can we do without them and the hill slopes they cover with the fragrant and restora tive tea plant. We allow the Chinese to enter our colonies and our great commercial ports, to share our commerce and divide our gold fields. They have the free range of every town, village, street, ,or road in the British dominions. It is only a matter of convenience whether we insist on a reciprocity of communication to this extent through the territory of China. But we beg to observe very emphatically —and wo press it on the notice of all whom it may concern —that since it is a matter of necessity for us to give the Chinese something for their silk and tea, and no trade on earth can be carried on for ever on the condition of money and money only for goods —and since out of this necessity has arisen that irregular traffic in opium which the more narrow-minded philan thropists—that is, about ninety-nine out of a hundred of them—are always laying to the charge of England—not only our interest, but our reputation and humanity itself, demand that we should have every opportunity of substi tuting some other merchandise than opium. It has been said, indeed, that the Chinese have so few wants, and that labour is so cheap there, that we can never hope to bring our manufactures into competition with theirs, even if it were humane to drive their labour out of the field. As the same objections have been made to every step in the economy of labour, the extension of trade, and the com mercial intercourse of nations everywhere and in every age, we set them down at * their proper worth. For our part, then, we admit no limit to what we may demand from these whimsical, subtle, and faithless barbarians, so long as our demands are regulated by equity and in the interest of all nations. What it may at this moment be convenient to demand is another affair, and one which we presume way be left to her Majesty's advisers. No doubt, any demands whatever which may be thought an adequate result, for a great expedition sent across the globe will be unpalatable to the barbaric pride or politic jealousy of the Chinese Government. Nor are three hun dred millions of people to be despised who, ignorant as they may be of the art of war, aro not the less crafty and cruel. It is therefore a service both of difficulty and danger that Lord Elgin has undertaken. Though he will not advance sword in hand, and will not, therefore, fulfil Lord Ellenborough' s ideal of the only competent negoti ator, he will have his way prepared by a large naval and military armament. When the Commander-in-Chief— General Pennefather— has made the proper dispositions, and is ready for an advance, the British Pl en ip o t en ti ary will, we supp ose , invite the Emperor to a peaceful settle ment of affairs, and under the present deplorable circum stances of the Chinese Government it is not likely that our chief difficulty will be in that quarter. It has, indeed, been insinuated that we ought not to have taken advan tage of an hour of distress and perplexity to press our claims • but it is th e i mper i a l cr i sis itself which has brought on the rupture, Commissioner Teh having notori ously presumed for a long period on his security from im perial control. The Plenipotentiary will have to deal, then, not only with the Emperor and his mandarins, but with his insolent viceroys, and with a rebellion almost every where victorious. It is likely enough, therefore, that cir cumstances will arise which may require great discretion, temper, and even courage. Lord Elgin, however, must have counted the cost, and can form some estimate from the experience of his colonial task. Should he meet with success his will be a singular lot and a unique glory in achieving two groat works of conciliation so wide apart and under such various circumstances. Ml TBOPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, Guild_ ball ; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The financial statement showed a total general balance of 75,341/. Ils. IMPORTANT APPROACHES AND NEW STREETS IN THE VICTORIA PARK -ROAD. A deputation attended the Board from the vestry of Mile-end Old-town, and the Board of Works for the Lime house district, to submit plans and estimates for the forma tion of the Victoria Park-road approaches. The deputa tion was introduced by Mr. Snow, and consisted of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. Attrell, Bird, Moody, Lea therdale, Philpot (clerk), and Lemon (surveyor). The deputation presented the following memorial : " The memorial of the ratepayers and owners of property in the hamlet of Ratcliffe and the parishes of St. Anne, Lime house, and St. Paul, Shadwell, in the county of Middlesex, showeth— " That a direct communication between the Commercial road-east, the Mile-end-road, and the Victoria-park would be highly advantageous to the hamlet of Ratcliffe and the parishes of St. Anne, St. George-hi-the-east, St. Paul, Shadwell, and St. John, of IVapping, containing together a population of 100,000 persons, " That your memorialists have ascertained with feelings of the most lively satisfaction that it is intended to form a new line of streets from the Stepney station of the Blackwall, North London, North Woolwich, Gravesend, and Southend Railway to the Mile-end-road and the Victoria-park. "That the increased and increasing traffic between the wharfs of Wapping, Shadwell, and Ratcliffe, and the Mile. end-road imperatively demands a new and direct line of tho roughfare. " That your memorialists have ascertained that a new street from the Stepney station to the Mile-end -road and Victoria-park could be constructed at au expense of 12,000/, " That your memorialists have been informed that another new street, from the East India-road to the Mile-end-road and Victoria Park, has been projected, and a plan of the same prepared, and that the estimated expense is 38,0001., being 20,0001. more than the estimated cost of the new street from the Stepney station. "That your memorialists are informed and believe that a new street from the East India-road to the Mile-end-road and the Victoria Park could not be constructed for less than 60,000/., and that if the plan was approved of it would be necessary to purchase a rope-ground and compensate the owner thereaf for the loss of his business, which would in volve an outlay of 20,000/. That a new street from the East India -road to the Mile-end-road and Victoria Park would be of uo use or benefit to your memorialists, inasmuch as the terminus of the same is at least half a mile from the eastern boundary of the hamlet of Ratcliffe, and a much greater dis tance from the densely populated parishes of St. George, St. John of Wapping, and Shadwell. " That your memorialists respectfully submit that the new line of street projected from the Stepney station to the Mile end-road and Victoria Park could be constructed at ono third of the expense of a new street from the East India-road, and possess manifold advantages, both as regards economy and public utility, over every other plan. " Your memorialists, therefore, humbly solicit the Metro politan Board of Works to withhold their sanction to the pro jected street, commencing in the East India-road, and to ap prove of the plans for making a new street—one from the Stepney station, in the hamlet of Ratcliffe, to the Victoria Park and Mile-end-road, and from High-street, Stepney, to the Globe-road." This memorial was very numerously signed. Mr. ATTRELL (one of the deputation) strongly enforced the views of the memorialists, and said, that at a meeting hold upon the subject the freeholders had offered volun tarilylto give up the ground for the formation of the Globe road, which would give great additional accommodation to a densely populated district of not less than 100,000 persons. Mr. SKILLET, a member of the Limehouse Board, sup ported the plan as originally submitted by Lord Dungan non to the House of Commons. Mr. SNOW moved, that the memorial and plan now brought up be referred to the C omm i ttee of Works and Improvements. Mr. CRELLIN seconded the motion, which was put an d carried unanimously. The tender for the reinstatement of the buildings of the United Service Museum, in Middle Scotland-yard, was gained by Messrs. Piper and Sons for 7341. A number of compensation cases for loss of office, in con sequence of the passing of the Metropolis Local Manage ment Act, oceepied the Court for several hours ; but the details were unworthy of report. The Sord Jim adigurued. HOUSE OF LORDS.--(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock, Lord ST. LEONARDS said he had given notice of his intention to call the attention of their lordships to the Turner collection of pictures, but he had not named a day on which he would bring forward his motion. He now begged t o i n f orm the house that it was his intention to bring it forward on Monday next. LAW OF LIBEL. Lord CAMPBE LL said that being unexpectedly enabled to attend their lordships' house to-day he begged to give notice that on account of the approach ing dissolution of Parliament it was not his intention of proceeding further this session with the select corn• mittee that had been appointed by their lordships to con sider how far the privilege of giving publicity to the pro ceedings of the courts of law might be extended to the proceedings in Parliament and other wsernblies. How ever, immediately upon the re-assembling of the now Parliament it was his intention to move that the select committee be re -appoint e d. H e did not suppose that their lordships would be th oug ht to give immunity to th e publication of everythin g that might be spoken at every public meeting. He believed such a proceeding would be inconsistent with public safety, and destructive of public character. Ile, however, still hoped that the grievances of which j turnaleets complained of would be, to a certain degree, ameliorated. There were, how ever, certain publications which he thought might be placed on the same footing as publications of the pro ceedings of the law courts. It was possible that such a definition might be given to the law of publication as would enable the privilege to be generally applied. The present state of the law was greatly mitigated by the fact that juries only give nominal damages in - certain cases. Very recently if an action of libel were taken, and a far thing damages were returned, full costs were given, which encruraged pettifogging actions to be brought for the sake of costs. At present, unless substantial damages were given, no costs were allowed. In actions arising from libellous publications the law might be fram ed so that if no real injury had been sustained the costs of the action should fall upon the party bringing the action. Also that if only nominal damages were given, power might be given to the judge to order not only that no costs be paid to the plaintiff, but the plain tiff might be ordered by the judge to pay the costs of both parties. These subject', however, could be referred to the select committee. For the purpose of expediting the proceedings of the committee, he would also move that the standing order be suspended which required the oath to be administered to witnesses at the bar of the house. It would be much more convenient that the select committee should have the power of admin istering the oath to the witnesses. Lord MONTEAGLE concurre I in the latter observa tion of the honourable and learned lord, and sug gested that a select committee of the house should have the same power and privileges in respect to sum moning and swearing witnesses as the committees of the other house of Parliament. The LORD CHANCELLOR doubted much whe ther the present system of swearing witnesses at the bar of the house could be altered without an Act of Parlia ment. said that, AFFAIRS OF THE COUN TRY, having been informed that the Incom e Tax would be taken a ket The the c n Earlons second 0 ; n ) f d Monday,Dß readingE h DERBY e hoped the n o bl e l or d Albe marle), who had a motion on th e paper for that day, would postpone it in order to afford hi m an opportunity of brin g i ng f orwar d th e motion of which he had given notice. The Earl of ALBENIARLE said he would postpone his motion until Friday. THE WAR WITH PERSIA. The Marquis of CLA.NRICARDE moved for copies of any correspondence that may have taken place between the Court of Directors and the Board of Control, or be tween the Board of Control and the Treasury, respecting the proportion of the cost of the war with Persia to be charged upon the Indian revenue, or relating to the ways and means by which provision for such expenditure is to be made in India. The noble marquis said it ap peared to him that the finances of India were in a most unsatisfactory state. It had been intimated that one-half the expenses of the late war with Persia were to be de frayed by the Government of India, and the Court of Directors appeared to be well satisfied with that arrange. ment ; but it did not appear what portion of the re sources of that country were available for carrying on any war, or in what manner the necessary funds were to be raised. Was it intended that the Indian finances were to go on as usual, and was no attempt to be made to bring them into regular order? There had been a constant deficiency for several years, and it was most desirable to ascertain how the war charges were to be met, those charges amounting to some 225,0001. There was a debt of more than 7,000,000/, and the ques tion for consideration was the state of the credit of the Indian Government. Their financial operations bad struck a blow at public credit, and had produced the most in convenient result'. When they attempted to raise a loan of 2,000,0001 , at 4 per cent., only one•tenth of the amount was obtained. In the 5 per cent, loan very small progress had been made, and not much could be expected, seeing that parties might obtain a guarantee on Indian railways of 5 per cent., besides the chance of additional pleats. He trusted the papers for which he moved would be produced, together with the estimate to which they referred. The Earl of MALMESBTJRY thought it was of the greatest importance, iu the present state of public affairs, th a t th e country should at last know some thing about th e P ersian war, which up to this time had been a sort of myth, for all information on the subject had b een re f used by the Government. T he coun try knew nothing of the original quarrel, of the negotia tions, of the answers of the Persian Government to the appeals of her Majesty's Government, of the orders given to the troops, and the preparations for carrying on the war when war was declared in a very unsatis factory and irregular manner. Something was known of the operations at Bushire, but after that nothing was known except through the medium of the public journals —viz., that negotiations had been carried on at Paris by our ambassador with the Persian ambassador, and that a treaty h a d b een s i gned. The noble lor d at th e h ea d o f the Gover n m en t was accustomed to treat men an d thi ngs very coolly, and had made no exceptiea in this case with respect to the houses of Parliament. If the noble lord had not confidence in the decision of their lordships he gave himself confidence, and declared the house was at issue with the country. If the house was not in a satis factory state, according to the noble lord's opinion, he dissolved it. The noble lord might perhaps consider he was within the four corners of the constitution. But he (the Earl of Malinesbury) was not satisfied that such was the case when he considered the manner iu which the Government had begun, continued, and ended the Per sian war, without affording any explanation to Parlia ment,aud without producing a single paper connected with the war, He did not see why an account of the causes of the war and of the efforts ma de to prevent the war should not have b een l a id on the table, whether the war was going on or not, or was about to be concluded by treaty. Ho should like to know what chance there was of getting any history of the war within a reasonable time. On the re-assembling of Parliament the subject would be as stale as the wars of the ROM. The war appeared to be a private war with Persia, of which the country had had no notice whatever. At the end of 1852, when the Government of his noble friend (Li rd Derby) went out, Herat was in the possession of the Pereians, and that Government did all they could to persuade them to re tire. He did not know when or how, or for what reason they retired. Nothing was known of any treaty, and now that the war had been going on for 7 or 8 months, and negotiations had been in progress, and there had been a battle and a victory, a treaty of peace had been signed at Paris, and there had not been a particle of in formation afforded by her Majesty's Government. That morning, for the first time, an apparently official docu ment had come before them. His noble friend shook his head ; and therefore it would seem that the last hope of getting any information was gone. Well, an influential newspaper had given an account not only of the treaty which had been negotiated, but of one which ought to have been signed at Constantinople. He would not press this matter further, but would ask his noble friend whether, considering the circumstances in which the country was placed, it would not be right, proper, and decent, to give some information on the subject of the war, and to give, at least, a sketch of the causes of the war, and of the treaty which had been signed. The Duke of ARGYLL said, befor e his noble [friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs addressed their lord ships, he hoped he might be allowed to answer the question of the noble Marquis (Clanricarde). There was no objection to the production of the papers he asked for, and he was sure the noble lord would not consider it disrespectful if he did not follow him into the large question of Indian finance. With regard to tko estimate which was asked for it would be improper to produce it till the treaty with Persia was ratified ; be sides which it would be useless, as it had been made for a year, The Earl of CLARENDON said---.llly lords, I cannot regret that my noble friend opposite has put to me the question he has been so good as to ask ; for I can assure my noble friend and your lordships that it has been a matter of great regret to me that a sense of public duty has compelled her Majesty's Government to withhold information with respect to the Persian war, which Par liament and the country had a right to expect. No thing but a sense of duty prevented our laying the papers relating to that subject before Parliament. But my nob le friend is not correct w h en he says that no in formation has been given with regard to the causes of the war. I felt it to be so necessary not t o lose any time in giving information on that subject to Parliament, that on the first night of the session, in replying to the speech of my noble friend opposite, I alluded to the quar rel between the Persian Government and Mr. Murray, aside, and w as no t O ne o f th e been compelled to leave Teheran, a n d that seine incon veniencee: which u es I o stated ha]t he beenh war. a I d caused said set that hy a thealthough suspensi on of diplomatio relations, yet that we did not consid er t h at matter as a cause for war with Persia. We knew that the conduct of Persia was one of the consequences of the war with Rus sia, and we knew that, as OW4 as it was Wily understood in Persia that Russia had made peace, we should soon come to a more satisfactory condition of things. It was only when Persia showed a disposition to attack and take possession of Ilerat that we, although we had no diplomatic relations with the Court of Teheran, made a direct communication to the Persian Government, and asked that Government to desist in carrying out their intentions with regard to Herat; and that there might be no doubt as to the intentions of her Majesty's Govern ment, I read to your lordships a letter addressed by us to the Persian Government, and their reply. It cannot therefore be said that your lordships were entirely igno rant of the causes of war, for if th e w h o l e o f the papers had been laid o n the table they could not have more di4- tinctly stated the causes of the war, the wrong done by the Persian Government, and the course which it was incumbent on us to pursue, in case they did not listen to our remonstrances. A letter was addressed to me by the Persian minister, avoiding the subject of Herat, in which it was said that an ambassador was going on a com plimentary mission to Paris, and he would be instructed to enter into communication with us. We accordingly gave instructions to Lord C iwley to enter into commu nication with Ferukh Khan and to ascertain what his instructions were. I should say that the negotiations which were first begun at Constantinople were not broken off by us. We communicated to the Persian ambassador the terms on which we were prepared to negotiate, and be asked if we would wait till he had communicated with his own court, and whether we could suspend hostilities during the progress of the negotiations. It was impos sible then to suspend hostilities, and Herat fell ; and the Persian ambassador then said that the negotiations must come to an end, and that he must go on to Paris. Our ambassador at Paris did not at once enter into com munication with Ferukh Khan, but in a few days, the Persian ambassador earnestly solicited an interview with Lord Cowley, and stated that he had full powers to ne•- gotiate. As we bad no desire to continue hostilities with Persia, Lord Cowley was desired to listen to the propc sale of Ferukh Khan, and when the negotiations had begun in that way, we thought it would be mischievous to lay before Parliament papers which would lead to dis cussions, which would, without doubt, put arm end to the negotiations. Why my noble friend said that he does not know whether the Persian ambassador bad full powers to negotiate or not, he forgot the answer I gave to a ques tion of his the other night, when I said that before we entered into negotiations we had examined into the am bassadors powers, and found them ample to enable him to enter into a treaty of peace. That treaty was con cluded a few days ago, and it would not be proper to lay it before your lordships before it is ratified ; but I have no hesitation in informing your lordships ex actly what its terms are. (Hear.) By the terms of the treaty, the Persian troops and authorities are all to be withdrawn from Herat and Affghanistan within three months after the exchange of ratifications of the treaty. The Shah of Persia relinquishes all claim on Herat, or any territory in Affghanistan, and engages to abstain from all interference in the affairs of Affghanistan ; he recog nises the independence of Affghanistan and of Herat, and agrees, that in the even t o f any d'ff erence ar i s i ng be tween Persia and Affghanistan, the Persian Government will resort to the good offices of England ; and England on her part engages to use her best efforts to t ring those differences to a satisfactory settlement. Although it may at times be necessary for Persia to repel aggression from Affghanistan, yet she engages not to enter into hos tilities with that country for any other object, and as soon as satisfaction is obtained in such a case she is to withdraw tier troops. With regard to our commercial treaties with Persia, which were not in a satisfactory state, it is now stipulated that in all commercial rela tions England shall be placed by Persia on the footing of the most favoured nations. It is also stipulated that Mr. Murray shall return to Teheran, and that he shall be received with certain ceremonial obs?iv ances. There is another provision in the treaty which will go far to put an end to one of the most fertile sources of difference, not alone with Persia, but in the East generally, and that is the protection of the subjects of Persia, employed by England and other foreign powers. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY was understood to make some allusion to the case of Hasheem. The Earl of CLARENDON—T. must once more deny that Hasheem was a Persian subject. (A laugh.) This system has been a constant subject of quarrel in Persia and the East, and I took the liberty, when the subject cf the treaty between Turkey and Russia was before the Congress at Peri', of bringing that question before the representatives of the different Powers, by whom it was well received, and they all undertook to promote a re view of the present system of native protected subjects. We have engaged no longer to protect any subject of the Shah, except those actually in the service of the missions and consuls ;'of course, on condition that all other powers agree to adopt the same course. In every respect Eng land is to be placed in the same position in Persia as the most favoured nations, and I have no doubt that France and Russia agree to a similar stipulation on this subject, which will do more than anything to prevent differences between Persia and foreign powers. With regard to the slave trade in the Persian Galt, there is a treaty which will expire in . 1862, but Persia has en gaged to prolong it for ten years more after the expira tion of the time at which it was originally Sxed. It is stipulated that hostilities shall cease on the ratification of the treaty, and that our troops shall be withdrawn from Persia, and the Persian troops are to be withdrawn from Herat. Ferukh Khan . baa sent letters to the autho rities at the seat of war, proposing that an armistice shall be entered into, and We have sent similar instruc tions to our commanding officers. I do not think that I have omitted to state anything of importance which is provided for by the treaty, and I think your lordships will agree that by the treaty wehave obtained everything which is of importance to us to have obtained. (Hear.) We have obtained an engagement for the withdrawal of the Persian troops from Affghanistan ; we have secured the independence of Herat and Affghanistan ; we have made stipulations to prevent future quarrels between Persia, and Herat, and Affghanistaii, as far as it is pos sible, and we obtained their establishment as neutral territory. There is nothing in the treaty derogatory to the honour of Persia, and if it is carried out in its spirit it will lead to satisfactory relations between Persia and this country. The Earl of MALMESBURY was understood to in quire if there was any stipulation fer the establishment of coaling stations for English ships in the Gull of Persia. The Earl of CLARENDON—Not in this treaty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH regretted that it was not possible to place the papers relating to the Per sian war before the house ; but at the same time it would be uncandid in him if he did not at once admit that, looking to the proclamation of the government of India, and assuming the faots stated in that proclamation to be correct, he thought the government of India was per fectly justified in entering into hostile operations against Persia ; and more, that even if there had been no treaty like that which had been infringed, it would have been, in his opinion, the bound en d u t y o f t h e government of India to resort to hostilities to prevent the occupation of Herat by Persia ; for it was as much the interest of India to main tain Herat in the hands of an independent power, as it was to the interest of the western powers to maintain the Bosphorus in the hands of an independent power. It was essential that that gate of our Indian empire should be in the hands of those whom we could trust. But, at the same time, he did not think that this h a d b een rea ll y a quar rel between this country and Persia; the real quarrel h a d been not with Per s i a as an independent power, but with Russia, under whose dictation Persia had acted. Not only were the operations against Herat carried on during the war with Russia, when they were calculated to act as a diversion, but they were carried on after the war with Russia had ceased, and he took the treaty as-comple mental to the treaty of Paris, and as showing that Rus sia for the present adjourned her designs on India ; that she had reconsidered her position and bad found thatcher interests demanded that there should be a good under standing between her and England in Europe, which could never come to pass so long as she was carrying on operations in the direction of India, which must be ob jectionable to England. He founded hie opinions of the policy of Russia towards India on her patent acts, by her march to Khiva, and her advance so far towards Bok hare. He concluded from all her acts that she enter tained designs on India, for no state could do what she had done in that direction without having ultimate ob jects in view. He could not now or at any other time discuss the probability of the success of Russia in such designs. It was not expedient to do so. But he could say that we exposed ourselves to imminent danger if we considered the advance of an army directed by Russians to India an impossibility. Unless we took care to place in India the ablest men at the head of the direction of our military power; if we imagined that we could send any man to command our armies there ; that we could commit the command of our armies to a gentleman who, however respectable in civil life, was not essentially a soldier, if we did that we incurred imminent danger, for it was only by means of the first ability on our part that the ability with which the Russian troops would be di rected that they could be met. They heard much of the improvement of India, of canals and railroads, but de pend upon it it was not on any of those civil improve ments that we should find the ultimate security of that empire. It had been founded by the sword, and by the sword it must be maintained. It was only by means of a well-disciplined and well-commanded army that the empire could be saved to us. When hb looked back to the events of the last few months, he looked with dismay on our prospects in the East, if the sort of administration which had hitherto prevailed wail to be the basis of our policy. We had had two wars, one with China, and one with Persia, and both were owing to bad appoint ments with the representatives of England. No one ' could doubt that Dr. Bowring was the cause of the war with China. He could not say that Mr. Murray was the cause of the war with Persia, but it was certain that he bad added to our difficulties with that country. He re collected how the infinence of such men as Sir J. Mal- colm and Sir J. Macdonald operated in Persia ; so long as they were at Teheran everything went well. Then no. I thing was wanted from Russia, for all Persia felt that England was her friend, and felt also that Russia was her enemy. Any man of ability should be able to aval himself of those natural advantage;, and obtain in Persia a due influence,for this country. He did not say that Mr. 1 Murray was not a man of ability, but talent which was adapted to England was a very different thing to that which was required to manage Orientals. .A.ll the lute xeat that Orientals too k Ltuopeans wan p ersona l, and The Earl of CLARENDON could not allow the at tack of the noble earl on Mr. Murray to pass without an observation. The noble earl said that the war had been caused by the unfitness of Mr. Murray for his office, and the grounds of the charge were that he had no experience and no influence, and was unfit to deal with Orientals. But it was on account of the experience which Mr. Mur ray had had of Oriental, and his success in dealing with them, that he was appointed. He had been six years in Egypt, and had given great satistactionto those by whom he had been employed. He was an admirable Arabic scholar, and within a short time of his arrival at Tehe ran he conducted his conversation with the natives in their own language. He was appointed therefore on the very ground on which the noble earl says such an official ought to be selected. The Earl f ALBEMARLE, passing from the subject of the Persian war, wished to say a few words on the subject of the financial condition of India. He expressed his disapprobation of the financial blundering of the late Governor• General, and adduced a number of calculations by which he sho wed that the deficiency of the revenue of India had increased under the rule of that noble lord, and that notwithstanding his boast that the annexations of territory he had made had tended to lessen it. And the state of the credit of the Indian empire was shown by the fact that the 4 and 4i per cent, loans were at a con siderable discount. The motion was then agreed to. The Income Tax Bill and the Indemnity Bill were se verally brought np, and read a first time. The house adjourned at 20 minutes to seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTBRDAY.) The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The South Devon Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Portland Harbour Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. On the petition of the petitioners against the return of Mr. Weguelin for Southampton, the order fur the ap pointment of a select committee was discharged. ECCLESIASTICAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES BILL Mr. MACGREGOR asked the Secretary of State far the Home Department whether he would place the proposed Ecclesiastical and Capitular Estates Bill of the Government on the table, for the purpose of being printed and circulated. Sir G. GREY said that it would be impossible to lay the bill on the table of the'house this session. THE BARNSLEY COLLIERY EXPLOSION. In answer to a question from Mr. CAYLEY, Sir G. GREY said that he was unable to give any information relative to this unfortunate accident be yond what the public were in possession of, and for the reason that the pit had been closed under the advice of persona of the greatest experience in these matters, and which was the only means that could be adopted under the circumstances. Until the pit was opened and exa mined it would be impossible for him to give the house any information on the mtlancholy subject. He had taken care that the fullest investigation should be made into the circumstances. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS On the motion of Sir W. HEATHCOTE, for Sir S. Northcote, the promoter of the bill, the order of the day tor going into committee on the Industrial Schools Bill was read and discharged. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL. Viscount RA.YNHAM asked the Attorney-General whether the attention of the Charity Commissioners had been directed to the complicated state of the finances of the Foundling Hospital, and to the etlects of the exist- ence of that institution ? The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said that the Charity Commissioners were prosecuting a vigorous inquiry into the finances and all the circumstances connected with the management of this charity. The report was not quite ready, but ho expected shortly to receive it from the Commissioners. SPIRITS AND MALT. Mr. COGAN moved for accounts of all British spirits in duty free warehouses in the United. Kingdom on the Ist day of January, 1857. Of all British spirits put in duty free warehouses from the Ist day of January, 1857, to the 15th day of February, 1857. Of all British spirits duty paid or removed in bond, from the Ist day of January, 1857, to the 15th day of February, 1857. Of all British spirits remaining in duty free warehouses on the 15th day of February, 1857. Similar accounts for Scotland ; and similar accounts for England. And copy and ccntinnance to the Ist day of January, 1857, of Parliamentary Paper, No. 326, of last session, entitled "Return of the consumption of spirits, British, Foreign, and Colonial, in the United Kingdom, 1800 to 1855 ; account of the number of bushels of malt charged witn duty, 1826 to 1855 ; the rate of duty and amount charged, with average price of barley per bushel, &c."—Agreed to. BRITISH AND FOREIGN VESSELS. Mr. HENLEY moved for a return of the number of British and foreign vessels, including coasters, entered inwards and cleared outwards at ports in the United Kingdom for the several years from 1852 to 1854 inclu sive ; also, the number of wrecks and casualties which' happened on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom in the same years, and showing the p ercen t age o f l oss each year ; also, the same return for the years 1855-56, but distinguishing for these years British from foreign vessels.—A greed to. SERVICE OF OFFICERS IN THE CRIMEA. Mr. W. E WART inquired of the Under Secretary of the War Department when the return ordered on the 26th June, 1856, respecting the duration of service of officers in the Crimea would be laid before the house. Mr. F. PEEL said the return referred to was not quite completed, but it should be laid on the table of the house before the end of the session. THE THAMES AND MEDWAY - CONSER VANCY BILL. Mr. SPOONER moved for a copy of the articles of agreement, dated the 18th day of December, 1856, made between the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, of the first part ; the Hon. Charles Alexander Gore, Commis sioner of her Maje.ty's Woods, Forest., and Land Re venue, of the second part ; and the Mayor, Common alty, and citizens of London, of the third part, referred to in a bill entitled "The Thames and Medway Con servancy Bill."—Agreed to. CASUAL POOR. Viscount RAYNHAM asked the President of the Poor-law Board whether casual poor were admitted on application into the workhouse of St. George's, Hano ver-square ; and, if so, for what purpose a notice was affixed to the walls of that workhouse, stating that on and after the 7th of July, 1856, the tramp wards of that horse would be closed I Mr. BOUVERIE said that it was true such a notice bad been put up, but that casual poor were admitted, such as those taken there by the police, or the master considered destitute. No regular tramps were ad. witted, and since the notice had been po..ted up none had applied for admission. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Lord R. GROSVENOR asked the First Minister whether he was able to give an aisurance that the infiu• once of the Government would be used to prevent the appropriation of the vacant site of Smithfield Market to any other purpose than that of the enjoyment and recrea tion of the publio The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER, in re ply to the question, repeated his answer given last night to a simillr question, and added that he had received a communication from the city authorities stating that the corporation would next week make a communication to the Government relative to the appropriation of this site. He could not give an answer to the question until after that communication had been received by the Govern ment. DANISH TRANSIT DUES. Mr. G. DUNDAS asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, with reference to the statement made by him that four-fifths of the Danis: Transit Dues were to be abolished, if he had consi Icreil the expediency, before any treaty was signed, of stipulating for the abolition of the remaining fifth also ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the subject had been carefully negotiated by the Minister of Copenhagen and the other Powers interested in the remission of these dues, and whose views were embodied in the treaty about to be signed. That treaty had given satisfaction to all the Powers more directly in terested in the transit of goods through Denmark. He believed that by this time the treaty was signed. CIVIL SERVICE FUND. Mr. WILLCOX asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer, he having expressed in the house his hopes that the Report of the Royal Commissioners upon the Civil Service Superannuation Act would be laid upon the table before Easter, whether he had intimated to them his ex pectations upon this point ; and, if not, whether he will do so, reminding them at the same time that they had had this question in charge ever since October, 1856 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said it Commissioners inssoitonbeersprovvpheer fo nt r h h ey i m sh t o o ul g d ive m i a n k st e ru t t oi instructions He understood from them that the report would he ready before Easter. PERSIA. In reply t l some observations of Sir A. CAMPBELL on the motion of the adjournment of the hove to Monday, Lord PALNIERSTON said that he objected to the motion, because he did not intend to make the usual motion of adjournment that night, as it would he convenient for the despatch of business that the house should meet morrow at on e o ' c l ock for a short time to pass some•t bills. With regard to th e uestioa stated, I was very i nconvenient that members s h o uld die cuss the t erms of a treaty ofwhichad n ot been y were not in po ssess i on, and which ratified, from its being likely to have An injurious bear. PETITIONS AGAINST MEMBERS. Mr. VAN CE called attention to the annoyance ex perienced at the last general election by the Irish members from the wholesale petitions that were pre sented against the Irish Conservative members, and asked the Government to interfere to prevent its recur rence. The motion for thefadjournment of the house till Mon• day was withdrawn. THE SPEAKER'S PENSION. The house then went into committee of supply to con sider her Majesty's answer to the address presented to her relative to the retirement of the Speaker ; Lord Monck in the chair. Lord PALMERSTON said that he had to propose a motion to the house to give effect to her Majesty's gra cious message relative to the retirement of Mr. Speaker, and he had to propose that an annuity of 4,000/. per annum—(cheers)—be granted to her Majesty with which to pension Mr., Speaker on his retirement from the chair, and that the same should take effect from that period. (Ch eers.) The resolution was carried unanimously, and the house resumed. ARMY ESTIMATES, On bringing up the report of the committee of sup ply on the army estimates, Mr. STAFFORD called attention to the present state of the Army Medical Department, and stated that the report of his committee in reference to it, which sat last session, had not been carried out. Mr. PEEL defended the conduct of the Government in reference to this department. Sir W. WILLIAMS, of Kars, bore testimony to the admiral state of Woolwich Hospital. Miss Nightingale had recently visited it, and expressed her admiration of its efficiency. TRANSPORT OF TROOPS. Sir DE LACY EVANS called attention to the state of the tran,4ports engaged to convey troops to Chi na . Admiral BERKELE said that every care had been taken to procure efficient ships. THE MEGARA. Sir J. PAKINGTON inquired OF the Under Secre tary of War if it was the intention of the Government to give compensation to the officers who had received in jury from the leakage of the Megaara ? Mr. F. PEEL said he was unable to answer the ques tion. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that be would re new his question on a future day. PROFESSORSHIP OF MILITARY SURGERY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. Mr. COWAN asked the Under• Secretary for War if the Government intend to fill up the Professorship of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh, which had become vacant by the death of Sir George Ballingall about the end of the year 1855. Mr. PEEL said that it was the intention of the Go vernment to appoint a successor to Sir George Bailin gall. The arrangements would be completed in a few days. The report was then agreed to. WAYS AND MEANS. The report on Ways and Means was brought up by Lord MONCK, and agreed to. The house then went into committee on Ways and Means. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EL CHEQUER a vote out of the Consolidated Fund of a sum of 13,000,0001. to cover the supplies voted during the session (in committee of Ways and Means) was agreed to. The following bills were read a third time and passed —The Cu,tutns Duty; tho Racehorse Duty Act Amend ment ; the Cinque Ports Act Amendment, and the Pau per Maintenance. MUTINY BILL. This bill wag brought in and read a first time. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was brought in and read a first time. The house at a quarter to six o'clock adjourned till t.2-morrow at one o'clock. Naval and Military Intelligence. Major S. G. Butibury, commanding the depot of the Medical Staff Corps at Chatham, has received an order from the War-office, directing that 200 men belonging to that turps are to be held in readiness for immediate embarcation for hospital service in The following medical officers at Chatham have been !ordered to hold themselves in readiness to embark with troops fur service in China—viz., As sistant Staff-Surgeons H. Kelsall and W. Patton, and Assistant-Surgeon Wilson, 90th Light Infantry. Active preparations are making at Chatham dock yard for the launch of the large screw-steamer Re nown, 91 guns, which is to take place onthe 21stinst. The screw gunboats Drake, Firm, and Janushave been commissioned at Portsmouth to join the re inforcements for China. The Shannon, 51, Capt. Peel, for the same destination, will leave Spithead this day. She h as s hi ppe d a large supply of pow der, shot, and shell, and will also carry out a num ber of suprnumerary seamen, marines, and boys for disposal by Sir M. Seymour. The Transit iron steam troopship will be ready to embark troops in a few days. Capt. Osborn, C.B. has taken com mand of the paddlewheel steam-frigate Furious, Is, also at Portsmouth, for the China sq u ad ron ; an d the Cormorant, Sidon, Assistance, Adventure, and the gunboats are beinc , equipped with all expedi tion, hands being employed ou them from daybreak until dark to get them to sea. The Plumper, 11, screw surveying vessel, Capt. Richards, is ready for sailing in the same direction. Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour officially inspected her at Spithead on Thursday, prior to giving sail ing orders. She goes t) day. It is rumoured that the new British envoy wilt be sent out in the Shannon steam-frigate. The Dauntless, 33, screw steam frigate, Captain Ryder, was paid off' at Portsmouth yesterday. At the monthly examination of officers for pro motion, and of candidates for entry into the navy, which terminated at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, on Thursday, the following passed:— Mates, R.N., for Lieutenants—Messrs. E. G. Kirby, F. J. Boyle, P. J. Haukin, S. G. Peard, R. Onslow, and F. W. Inglefield. Second Masters, R.N., for Masters—J. J. A. Gravenor and E. J. Fellow. For Naval Cadets—Messrs. H. C. D. Ryder, F. Hayter, A. Ba T T. gge D. Bosanquet, B. Mac naghton, R. Galloway, C. C. Gardner, W. M. Lan g , G. 0. Moore. The Dolphin, 3 guns, brigantine, Lieutenant Commander Edmund Webber, arrived at the Little Note yesterday from the West Coast of Africa. Lieutenant-Colonel W. T. Crawford, Royal Ar tillery, at Woolwich, has been appointed to the paddle steamerse x i l o chief command of the companies u n d er orders for China. Her Majesty's screw steam storeship Reaper, w l2o e - e h l orse u t n h e e anndewßlyr-ucnoenstructe(l for ing purposes, and fitt e d with ,enginesbuilt of 80-horse new gunboats Al. 0 hostilities rCI ' with datLleve,ooairweicobr,dered to power each, as well as the two be got ready with arria clllna. wo l r i k i s c i o n n t s i e l g e ti n en oy ce al c f despatch, at wich Arsenal have con 'd ge China, the men who are under epartment of Wool notified that tashe nostticeeraobflydiisnnacrisseaasiedh,avaendbetehne held good for that Commanders W. notice remain until the 31st inst., such notices eyhaTe already received being Purvis, and W. G. Luard, have been promoted to date.ll Dobbie, Henry Need, ll the rank of Captains. Lieutenants Henry Arthur, L. R. Reynolds, H. W. Comber, and Edward Scott, are promoted to the rank of Commanders. The : o li ow i ng appo i n tments have been made at the Admiralty :--- Commander W. Bowden, to the Viper ; Lieut. W. F. Lee, to the Clown ; Lieut. W. H. Whyte, to the Teazer ; Lieut. W. H. Jones, t o the Janus ; Lieut. W. Arthur, to the Drake ; Lieut. J. S. Hudson, to the B ann ; Lieut. J. H . Whitshed., to the Watchful • Lieut. E. J. Polla r d, t o the Wood-- cock • Li e ut. W. H. Rason, to the K es t re l ; Lieut. A. d. Boyle, to the Sansparcil ; Lieut. H. R. Wratislaw, to the Calcutta ; the Rev. INT. W. Garrett, to be chaplain and naval instructor of the Furious ; Edward H. Hills , , second master to the Kestrel ; James H. Lawrence, second master to the Algerme ; E. G. L. Street, second master to the Firm ; R. J. C. Grant, second master to the Banterer ; W. H. Aloore, second master to the Brune ; J. A. R. Petch, second master to the Woodcock ; H. W. C. Wise, second master to the Drake ; F. Kirkham, second master to the Watchful. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditt• Ditto Ditto Ditto 4,903 3,810 4,252 4,253 4,254 4,255 4,256 4,259 4,260 4,265 4,2GG 4,267 4,272 4,273 4,274 4,275 1,276 11,717 11,719 15,321 15,329 15,330 15,604