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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY.—Their lordships met attfivs o'clock, Lord RZDESDALE presiding. This being the first sitting of their lordships since the formation of the Earl of Derby's ministry, the house pre- vented a novel, and, in some respects, a very interesting aispect The attendance - of peers was not so large, perhaps, as plight have been expected under the circumstances, but all the leaders of parties were present upon the occasion. Earl Derby, surrounded by the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Eglinton, the Marquis of Salisbury, and many others of his political friends, sat on the front ministerial bench ; the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Earl Granville. and some of the other ex-ministers, occupied the corresponding places on the other side of the house. A number of ladies flit , ' the side galleries ; and a large body of members from the Commons thronged the seats appropriated to their accommodation. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT, The Earl of DILRBY roqe, and, amidst the most marked attention on the part of the house, proceeded to make a disclosure of the princir les on which be proposes to can• on the Government of the cow: fry, and after passing a high and affectionate culogium on the Marquis of Lans- downe, expressed a how from the more active poi discharged in a manner uncompromising and dig that he -was not about to retire tical duties which he bad so 'wiz as perfectly courteous as it was 'ruining then to the ex- position he had to make. he said it was unnecessary for him to speculate on the causes which had led to the down_ fall of the late Government, and rapidly glancinz at the events followinz that downfall up to the moment at which lie was speakinv,. expressed a hope that he would pot fairly be charged with the charge of when the without. a GOY( ption in accepting onoucting the afrairs of the country. sag the ieavinz of her Majesty It. After weighing all these considerations, and with a deep sense of his responsi bility, he had decided to undertake the task ; and, on communicating with those whom he had felt it to be his duty to inform of what .had passed, he was strengthened in his determination. It was his duty, therefore, having undertaken his task, to state frankly. without disguise, what course he meant to pursue. With respect to fore hew sure there was no one who would not agree with him in the necessity of main taining universal peace. He believed that peace would be best maintained by pursuing towards all foreign powers a calm and temperate course of conduct, not in our acts alone, hut in our words and expressions, and by adhering with strict fidelity to the letter of the obligations imposed upon us by treaty, and in respecting to the utmost degree the independence of nll nations, great or small, and their right to manage as they please their own internal affairs. He believed that the constitution under which we had the happiness to live was the best that could possibly he de vised for securing the liberties and happiness of the greatest number—and while he should be glad to see other nations extending the blessing of our institutions, be should always in4At that we had no right, as a nation, to display any inajudiee towards the form of Government adopted by any country—be it the most absolute deßpo- e it an unli, onareliy, or be it a constitu- tional republic late Secretary for For act towards each othe and that nations, like p mncurred with the noble lord, the eio'n Affairs, that nations should r with dignity and forbearance ; rivate individuals, would find it to make ample reparation for ve inflicted, either upon a nation of a foreign nation, with cheerfulness more to their atiyanta any injury they ma r the circumstances of the case (! the other hand, he was eon- vinced t have occasion to complain of conduct of another nature, was qua!l y as plain and situp the course open to us e. We should calmly and temperat ‘ly state our cause of complaint indulging -ith,r in strong language or vituperation, and v upon the honour and justice of those to ild be made. lie could not but upon this principle, and acting plea of forbearance which without rely ronfid Dmplaint s think tnat actir steadily upon tl lie had endeavoured to explain, both towards the most t weak of the nations of the earth. , nahled to maintain the b 1( lrther to revive towards this coun iendship of the various nations of ieved our navy never was more efficient than it was at this pres-nt time. lie believed it would be effectual, whether it was for the purpose of guarding our shores from attack . . or whether it was to guard our distant possessions and colonies, or to protect that almost bound less extent of commerce which wandered over every sea, and visited every port throughout the known world. of peace, hi try the gaol 1 rind f the world He believed also that tl was r nil;tary service of the country not so numerically larze as to lousy to any foreign pc The di armies people was against large standing ) desire to extend the dominions of the Crown, far less ►o engage in any warfare with ano ther country. He believed if the country was threatened with invasion the people of England, Ireland,and Scotland would rise as one man for the purpose of protecting their own rights. The noble earl then deprecated the attempt to get up an invasion panic, which gave rise to the neces paring additional armaments. Still he thought t military force of the country which had been ,ty of pri formerly res, nisation and I be placed under better orga 'he noble lord next adverted to irded to political refugees from foreign nations, and said that, though the ancient principles of the constitution would be adhered to, he should deem it his duty to inform foreign Governments of any steps which those persons might take while here to upset their native Governments. On the financial and commercial policy of the Government he still entertained the opinion, that he saw no reason why corn should be the only article among foreign imports which was to be exempted from duty. He approved of the principle of taxation adopted in the United States, of taxing all those imports which entered into competition with the produce of their own soil. The American system appeared to him to be the easiest to depend upon in principle, and the least burdensome in practice; but though he did not shrink from avowing his opinion as to the imposition of a duty on corn, he would state, as he had on former occasions, that the question could only be solved by a reference to the well-understood and clearly-expressed opinion of the people—that a measure of this kind could only be carried by a Government possessing the confidence of the country and of Parliament. He readily avowed that he did not possess a majority in the other bolls?, nor was he sure that he had a majority in that house. He, the-efore, thought he should not consult the public interest if at this period of the year, and in the present circumstances of the world, he interrupted the regular course of legislation in the other house. He confessed he thought it would be for the advantage of the country, if the Government took a much humbler, but perhaps not less useful, task, than reviving the question of protection. He avowed, as he could not command a parliamentary majority, that the Government would have to make appeals to the indulgence of both houses, and he had sufficient confidence in the good sense and judgment of the House of Commons to think that they would not unnecessarily introduce sub jects of a controversial or of a party nature, for the mere purpose of interrupting sound and useful legislation, and driving a Government, which owned its weakness, out of that moderate and temperate course which it had chalked out for itself. There were subjects enough to discuss without dealing with large or complicated questions. He believed that the Government, even with a minority in the House of Commons, would not, if such a course were adopted, be altogether useless in conducting the business of the country. If any factious opposition was offered, it would, he was assured, recoil upon its authors. The no ble earl t:len stated it was not his intention to proceed with the Parliamentary Reform Bill. He could solemnly aver, in the presence of that Providence which disposed of the affairs of men, that no personal ambition of his own bad led him to seek that dangerous eminence which the favour of his Sovereign had imposed upon him, and with that convictir.n, be his Administration long or short, he would not only have attained his heart's desire, hut have fulfilled the highest ambition which mortal could aspire to—to secure the great objects of peace upon earth and good-will towards men, of advancing the social and moral improvement of the country, and the safety and honour of his Sovereign. The noble earl sat down amid loud and universal cheers.—Earl GREY then rose and said that he bad heard with regret, if not with consternation, of the intention of the Government to recur to a policy which bad already been abandoned by imposing a duty on the food of the people.—The Earl of DERBY said what he had stated was, that he could see no reason why corn should form an exception to other articles imported from abroad on which it was customary to impose a duty for the sake of revenue. But he had also stated, that that was a ques tion, which ought to be settled, and which, in fact, could only he settled, by the general voice of the community.— Earl GRRY expressed himself greatly relieved, but im plored the noble earl not to keep the country any long time in suspense on a matter concerning which it had every right to have early information.—Earl FITZWIL• LIAM said he had hoped there would have been no further debate on that occasion, after the frank, manly, and honourable disclosure of his intended policy made by the noble earl at the head of the Government. He regretted that Earl Grey, instead of taking a comprehensive view of that statement, had singled out one particular topic for commentary, and that the most exciting of any which had been referred to.—The Marquis of CLANRIEARD E de fended Earl Grev.—The Earl of ABERDEEN professed his intention of adhering to the commercial policy of Sir R. Peel, but in other respects be coincided with the views of the noble earl at the head of the Government.—After some observations of Lord BROUGHAM on the inconve nience, in a judicial point of view, of a prlolonged ad journment of the house, it was agreed, on the motion of Lord DERBY, that the house should adjourn, except for the transaction of judicial or private business, for some days from Monday (yesterday). the refug HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY.—The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock, but long before that period had arrived the rush of mem bers to their places was rapid and continuous, until the h o use was crowded in every part, though the seats on the opposition benches were the most closely packed. The aspect the house presented was curious to every one Whose duty it has , been to attend the chamber during the era of Vac Whig administration. • The members who had, previously to the accession of the new ministry, occu pied the ministerial benches, had transferred themselves to the opposition benches, and the recent occupants of the opposition benches had similarly transferred them selves as , nearly as possible to the corresponding places on the ministerial benches. Mr. F. Mackenzie, Mr. G. B. Hamilton, and Mr. Stafford, who hold office, - were seated on the Treasury bench, none of the members of the new cabinet being present. The Master of the oils retained his Place on the bench upon the ministerial side below the gangway, where Sir J. Walsh and Mr. John Stuart were also seated. Lord Palmerston took his usual place at first on the same bench, but afterwards crossed over to the corresponding bench on the opposition side, beside Sir R. H. Inglis, who occupied the position he has long held. •On the first opposition bench Sir C.- Grey, Sir C. Wood, Ivir: Labouchere, Mr. Fox Millie, Mr. V. Smith, and Mr. C. Lewis represented the late ministry. It was observed that Sir J. Graham occupied a seat on the same bench - beside Mr. Labouchere. Lord John Russell was not present Sir Brook Bridges took the oaths and his teat for East Kent. 'He was introduced by Sir R. H. Inglis and Mr. Frewen THE 'LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY', MARCH 2, 1852. THE NEW MINISTRY. • First Lord of the Treasury and t The Earl of Derby. Prime Minister Chancellor of the Exchequer and} Mr. Disraeli. Leader of the H. of Commons Lord Chancellor Lord President. .. The Haul of Lansdale Lord Privy Seal f Marquis of Salisbury, 1. (with seat in Cabinet.) Secretaries of State : For the Home` Department .. Mr. Wsdpole. For the Foreigri Department.. Lord Malmeshury. For the Colonial Department . Sir John PakiHeton. First Lord of the Admiralty .... TheDukeofNorthum berlfind. Rear-A.lm. H.Parker. { Rear-Mm . P. Horn by. Corn. Sir T. Herbert. Captain Milne. President of the Board of Control Mr. Herries. Secretary of the Board of Control Mr. Cumming Bruce. President. of the Board of Trade . Mr. Henley. Postmaster-General TheEarlofHardwicke. Secretary at War Vice-Pres. of the Board of Trade Lord Colchester. Woods and Forests Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster (not in the Cabinet) 1 Mr. Christopher. Commander-in-Chief Duke of Wellington. Master-General of the Ordnance Lord Hardinge. Attorney-General Solicitor-General Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland Secretary for Ireland Chancellor of Ireland t. Blackburne. Attorney-Genera! for Ireland Solicitor-General for Ireland Mr. Whitesid. Marquis of Chaneos. { Lord Henry Lennox. Mr. Bateson. Mr. John Neeld. Under-Sec. of Home Department Sir W. Jolliffe. Under-Sec. for Foreign Affairs Lord Stanley. Judge Advocate Secretary to the Admiralty Mr. Stafford. Chief Commis. of Poor Law Board Sir John Trollope. Secretary of the Poor Law Board Sir Emerson Tennent. Joint Secretaries of the India 1 Lord Desert. Board . Under-Secretary of the Colonies Lnrd Desart. { Mr. G. A. Hamilton. Joint Secretaries of the Treasury Mr. Forbes M'Kenzie. Lords of the Admiralty Lords of the Treasury THE HOUSEHOLD Lord Steward ....... Lord Chamberlain . Master of the Horse Master of the Buckbounds (offered to) Lord Rosslyn. Treasurer of the Household Clerk Marshal Controller of the Household .... Hon. Col. Forester. Vice-Chamberlain Captain of 'Yeomen of the Guard Lord De Ros. Captain of Gentlemen at. Arms Lord Sandwich. Lords in Waiting.. Lords Morton. Lords Verulam. Byron. Galway. Crofton Shannon. Hawarden. Polwarth. All our readers are curious to learn who the present. ministers are, and the following biographical sketches are perhaps sufficiently explicit. The valuable little hooks of Mr. Dodd have been drawn upon largely ; but we have carefully compared the whole with other sources of infor mation, and in some instances corrected important errors that were published without notice by our contemporaries. We have also added an account of one or two ministers whose names have appeared within the last few days : FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND PRIME MINISTER. DERBY, 14TH EARL OF, (England), created 1485; Baron Stanley. 1844, (United Kingdom); Baronet, 1627 (England); Pt ivy Councillor, 1830. Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, son of the thirteenth Earl, by his cousin, the second daughter of the Rev. Geoffrey Ilornby—(she died 1817.) Born at Knowsley Park 1799, married 1825 the sea nd daughter of the first Lord Skelmersdale—(she was born 1805) ; anceeded his father in 1851 ; was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he gained the Latin Verse prize in 1819; was Under Secretary for the Colonies during a part of the Goderich administration ; Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1830 till March, 1833; Secretary of State for ihe Colonies from March, 1833, to July, 1834; and from Sept., 1841, to Dec.. 1845; Lord Rector of Glasgow Uni versity in 1834 ; was M.P. for Stockbridge in 1820, and for Preston from 1826 to 1830 ; sat for Windsor in 1830 and 1831 ; for North Lancashire from 1832 to Sept., 1844, when he ac cepted the Chiltern Hundreds, and was in the next month summoned to the [louse of Peers in his father's barony of Stanley, of Birkerstaffe ; is a Deputy-Lieutenant of Lanca shire ; patron of seven livings. The firs' peer was Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland, and summoned a Parliament there in 1432. The Statileys are of ancient Saxon descent. Soon after the Conquest, Joan Stanley, the only daughter end heir of this family, married William De Aldithley ; he assumed the name of his wife, and was progenitor of the Earls of Derby, who, therefore, in the male line, derive from the same stock as the Audleys, viz., from Adam De Aldithley, a companion of Wil liam the Conqueror. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. DtsnAr•.t.i, BENJAMIN, B•icks, eldest son of I. Disraeli, Esq., D.C.L., of Bradenham Manor, Bucks. (the author of the Curiosities of Literature.) Born in Dec. 1805; married in 1839 Mrs. Wyndham Lewis, of Pantgwynlaw Castle, Glamorgan shire, widow of hi • late colleague the member for Maidstone; a Conservative; voted for agricultural protection in 1846; in 1851 brought forward a motion praying the Government to in troduce measures " for the relief of the owners and occupiers of land." Is the author of Coningsbu, &c. A magistrate for the county of Bucks. Represented Maidstone in the Parlia ment of 1837 ; Shrewsbury tram 1841 to 1847 ; and Bucks since the latter date. LORD CHANCELLOR SUGDEN, KNT. BACHEL —Created 1829. Privy Councillor, 1834. Right Hon. Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden. LL.D., second son of Mr. Richd. Sugden, of Duke-street, St. James's. Is author of several legal works of the highest authority; in 1807 was called to the bar at Lincoln's-ian, and in 1808 pub lished his treatise on Powers, which be subsequently enlarged; from 1817 till his elevation to the bench, he devoted himself solely to die Chancery bar; was made a King's Counsel in 1822; was Solicitor-General from June 1829 till 1830; and in 1833 became Lord Chan:ellor of Ireland, an office which he resigned about three months after his appointment, and which be subsequently held from 1841 to 1846; is well known tor the alteration he effected in the law relating to contempts of court ; represented Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, and St. Mawes, in Parliament; was M.P. for Ripon from 1837 till Sept. 1841; is a Deputy-Lieutenant of Sussex. LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL LONSDALE, 2n EARL OF, (United Kingdom.)—Created 1807; Viscount and Baron Lowther, 1797 ; Baronet, 1640 and 1764; Privy Councillor, 1828, (Great Britain.) William Lowther. son of the first Earl, by the eldest daughter of the ninth Earl of Westmoreland. Born 1787 ; is unmarried ; succeeded his fa ther in 1844; had been summoned to the House of Peers in Sept. 1841, in his father's barony of Lowther. Was a Lord of the Admiralty, 1810; a Lord of the Treasury from 1813 to 1826; First Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1828 to 1830; Treasurer of the Navy, and Vice-President of the Board of Trade, from Dec. 1834 to April 1835 ; and Postmaster-General from Sept. 1841 to Nov. 1845. Was M.P. for Cockermouth from 1808 to 1813 ; for Westmoreland, from 1813 to 1831 ; for Dunwich in 1831 ; and again for Westmoreland from 1832 to 1841. Is Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Westmore land militia; Lord-Lieutenant of that county and of Cumber land; patron of thirty-three livings. LORD PRIVY SEAL, SALISBURY, 2D MARQUIS OF, (Great Britain.)—Created 1789; Earl of Salisbury, 1605; Viscount Cranbourne, 1604; Baron Cecil, 1f.03; Privy Councillor, 1826. (England); K.G., 1842. James Brownlow William Gascoigne Cecil. D.C.L., son of the first Marquis, by the second daughter of the first Marquis of Downshire. Born in Arlington-street, 1791 ; married, first, 1821, daughter and heir of Bamber Gascoigne, Esq., on which occasion he assumed the name of Gascoigne—(she died 1839); secondly, 1847, the second daughter of the fifth Earl De la Warr—(she was born 1824); succeeded his father in 1823. Is Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex; High Steward of Hertford, and Colonel of the Herts militia; was appointed Main' of the South Herts Yeomanry Cavalry, 1347 ; patron of eight livings. The first peer was youngest son of Lord Treasurer Burghley, and filled the office of z..ecretary of State temp. Elizabeth and James I. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HOME AFFAIRS WA LPOLE, SPENCER HORATIO, M idhurst, second son of the late Thos. Walpole, Esq., of Stagbury Park, Surrey, and Lady Margaret, youngest daughter of the second Earl of Egmont. Born 1806 ; married in 1835, Isabella, fourth daughter of the late Right Hon. Spencer Perceval. Was educated at Eton, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained the first Eng lish declamation prize, and the prize for the beat essay on the character and conduct of William 111. Was called to the bar in 1831 by the Society of Lincoln's Inn, of which he is a Bendier; is a Queei.'s Counsel. A Conservative, and in favour of protection to agriculture. First elected for Midhurst 1846. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MA LNIESBURY, 3D EARL OF. - Created 1800; Viscount Fitz-Harris, 1800 ; Baron Malmesbury, 1788 (Great Bri tain).—James Howard Harris, son of the second Earl, by the daughter of Francis Bateman Dashwood. Esq., of Wellvale, Lincolnshire. Born in Spring Gardens 1807 ; mar ried, 1830, the only daughter of the fifth Earl of Tankerville (she was born in 1807); succeeded his lather in 1841 ; gradua ted at Oriel College, Oxford; is patron of one living; repre sented Wilton in Parliament from July to Sept. 1841; has edited the Diaries and Correspondence of his grandfather, the first Earl. The first Peer was a distinguished diplomatist. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COLONIAL AFFAIRS, PA ICI NGTON, SIR JOHN SOMERSET, BART. (created 1846), iMUllrlll-11, ettll ur Will. Rurs.cll, Coy., of Pun it,k Court, wnrcester shire, by the daughterofSir H. Perrot Pakington, Bart..of wood. Born at Powick Court. 1799; married, first, 1822, only child of M. A. Stoney, Esq., of Shiffnal, Salop (elle died in 1843) ; secondly, in 1844, Augusta Anne, third daughter of Bishop (Murray) of Rochester (she died 1848) ; thirdly, 1851, Augusta, daughter of the late Thomas C. de Crespigi.y, and relict of Colonel Davies, of Elmlev Park, Worcestershire. Assumed the name of Pakington NI becoming heir to his maternal uncle, Sir J. Pakington, Bart., 1830. Educated at Eton, and Oriel College, Oxon. Chairman of the Worcestershire Quarter Ses sions since 1834. A Conservative; voted for agricultural pro tection, 1846. Has sat for Droitwich since 1837. FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY NORTHUMBERLAND, 4TH DUKE OF.—Created 1766; Earl of Northumberland, 1749; Earl Percy, 1766; Baron Percy, 1299; Baron Lucy, 1414; Baron Poynings, Fitz-Payne and Bryan, 1446; Baron Latimer, 1597; Baron Warkworth, 1749, (Great Britain); Baron Prudhoe, 1816, (United Kingdom); Baronet 1660, (England.) Algernon Percy, D.C.L., F.R S., second son of the second Duke, by his second wife, third daughter of Peter Burrell, Esq.. of Beckenham, Kent. Born 1792, married 1842 eldest daughter of the second Marquis of Westminster— (she was born 1820)); succeeded his brother in the dukedom, 1847, having been previously created Baron Prudhoe; became a Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1850; appointed constable of Launceston Castle, 1847; is patron of twelve livings. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL HERMES, RIGHT HON. JOHN CHARLES, Stamford, eldest son of the late Col. Herries, who was distinguished as among the first to set the example of raising volunteer companies during the late war; is brotl - er to Major-General Sir William Lewis Berries, K.C.H., Chairman of the Audit Board. Was educated at the University of Leipsic. Married the daughter of John Dorington, Esq., principal Committee Clerk to the House of Commons; was Private Secretary to Mr. Perceval during the greater part of his administration ; has filled the office of Commissary in Chief, and Auditor of the Civil List (for the abolition of the former office he is entitled to a pen sion of .C 1330 per annum, being half the emoluments); was Secretary to the Treasury from 18?3 till Sept. 1827, when he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, an office which he filled till Jan. 1828; was Master of the Mint from IS2B till 1830 ; President of the Board of Trade from Feb. to Nov. 1830; and Secretary at War from Dec. 1834 to April 1835. A Conservative and Protectionist. Sat for Harwich from 1823 till 1841, when he was an um uccessful condi:tote for Ipswich. First returned for Stamford in 1847. PRREIDENT OF THIS BOARD OF TRADE, ... ...- HENLEY, JOSEPH WARNER, Oxfordshire, son of Joseph Henley, F.sq.; born 1793 ; married in 1817 the daughter of the late John Fine, Rig., and Lady Elizabeth Fame. A Conserva tive; voted for agricultural protection, 1846. 'First returned for the county in 1841. POSTMASTER-GENERAL, HA RDWICRE, 4TH EARL Op, (Great Britain.)—Created 1754; Viscount Royston, 1754; Baron Hardwicke, 1733, (Great Britain.) Charles Philip Yorke, D.C.L., - son of Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, K.C. 8., (half brother to the third Earl,) by his first wife, dau hter of James Rattray, Esq. 'Born 1799, married 1833 sixth daught -r of the first Lord Ravensworth—(she was born 1810); succeeded his uncle in 1834; was educated at the Royal Naval t ollege; entered the navy in 1815; was Midship man in the Queen Charlotte, at Algiers; became a Captain in 1825 ; is Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Cambridge shire; patron of ten livings; was a Lord in Waiting to the Queen from Sept. 1841 to Jan. 1846; was appointed to attend on the King of Prussia when that monarch visited England in 1842, and on the Emperor of Russia during his visit in June, 1844 ; appointed one of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster 1847 ; was M.P. for Reigate in 1831 ; and for Cambridgeshire from 1832 till 1834. The first peer was Lord Chancellor in 1736-7; his second son, grandfather of the present peer. was also Lord Chancellor, but died suddenly, before a patent, which was in progress for creating him a peer, could be completed. SECRETARY AT VAR, BERESFORD. WILLIAM, Essex, North, second cousin to the Marquis of Waterford ; born 1798; married in 1823, the daughter of G. R. Heneage, Esq. Formerly a major in the army. and served eleven years in the 9th and in the 12th Lancers. A Con servative; voted for agricultural protection, 18*,6. Vas a se cond class man at Oxford. Contested Waterford unsuccess fu ly in 1837 ; sat for Harwich from 1841 to 1847, when he was returned for Essex, North. WOODS AND FARESTS MANNERS, LORD JOHN JAMES ROBERT, Colchester, second son of the fifth Duke of Rutland by the (laughter of the fifth Earl of Carlisle • horn 1818 ; married in 1851 Catherine, only clang, ner of the fate Colonel Marlay, C. B. Educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge. Is author of a Plea for National Holidays; What must the Englivh Cathglics do? Nolen of on Irish Tour; England's Trust; The Spanish Match of the Nineteenth Century, and other poems. Appointed a Lieutenant in the I.eicester Militia 1846. A Conservative; voted for agricultural protection 1846; is opposed to the en dowment of the Boman Catholic Church in Ireland. Repre sented Newark from 1841 till the dissolution 1847; unsuccess fully contested Liverpool 1847 and London 1849. First returned for Colchester February 1850. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. THESIGER Sin FRI. DER ICK, Abingdon, son of Chas. Thesiger, Esq., of the Island of St. Vincent ; born in London 1794; has been in the navy; called to the bar in 18'8. A Queen's Counsel, and a Bencher of the Inner Temple. Married in 1822, Anna Maria, daughter of William 'tinting. F,sq., of Southa npton. Has been Solicitor-General ; was Attorney. General from July, 1845, to July, 1846. A Conservative. but in favour of free trade. In February, 1850, contested Newark with Sir Thomas Wilde. In March, 1840, was returned for Woodst.ck without opposition. Was first returned for Abing don in 1844. Was knighted in 1844. SOLICITOR-GENERAL KELLY, KNT. BACHEL. Created 1845. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, son of Ro'iert Hawke Kelly, Esq., a captain i❑ the army, by Isabel. daughter of Captain Fordyce, carver and cup bearer to , George 111. ; grandson of Col. Robert Kelly, who distinguished himself in the East Indies. Born in London, 1796; married, 1821, eldest daughter and co-heir of Captain Mason, of Leith, descended on her mother's side from the Mackenzies of Suddie and Scatwell, Ross. store (she died in 1851). Entered a student of Lincoln's-inn in ISIS; was called to the bar in 1824, and went the Norfolk circuit ; was appointed King's Counsel in 1835, and elected a bendier of Lincoln's-inn ; was Solicitor- General from July 1845 to August 1846 ; was an unsuccessful candidate at the election for Hythe, 1830, and for Ipswich in 1832; was returned for the latter place in 1835, but unseated on petition; again contested Ipswich in 1837, and succeeded in gaining the seat upon petition ; stood for the same place in 1841, but was not returned; sat for Cambridge from 1843 to 1847. LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. &MINTON. 13TH EARL OF, created 1507 ; Earl of Winton, 1600 ; Lord Montgomerie, 1448 ; Baron Seton, 1448 ; Baron Kilwinning, 1615 (Scotland); Baron Ardrossan, 1806 (United Kingdom), by which title he holds his seat in the House of Lords. Archibald William Montgomerie, son of Archibald Lord Montgomerie, by his cousin, the eldest daughter and heir of the 11th Earl of Eglinten ; (sue re-married Sir Charles Mon tolieu Lamb, Bart). Born at Palermo, 1812; married, 1841, daughter of Charles Newcomen, F.sq., and relict of Richard Howe Cockrell, Esq.. (commander R.N.); succeeded his grand father in 1819 • was served heir male general of George, 4th Earl of %Vinton, in 1640 (the sth earl, who was attainted. hav ing left no issue) ; is Lord-Lientenaut of Ayrshire, and colonel of the Ayrshire militia. The first Earl was appointed Justice- General of the North of Scotland during the minority of James V. SECRETARY FOR IRELAND. NAAS, LORD, Kildare, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo, by the only daughter and heir of the late J. Jocelyn (who was uncle to the third Earl Roden). Born in Dublin, 1822: mar ried in 1848. Blanche Julia, third daughter of Colonel Wynd ham, of Petworth, Sussex. Educated at the University of Dub lin, where he graduated A.M. Is author of St. Peter:burgh and Moscow Was gentleman of the Bedchamber to Lord Hevteshury. when Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. A Magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for Kildare. A Conservative and Pro tectionist. First returned for Kildare in 1847. ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND NAPIER, .I;aE - PH, LL.D., Dublin University, son of William Napier, Esq., a descendant of the Merchiston branch of the Na pier family, by Bose, daughterof 51cNagliten, Esq., and cousin to the late Sir F. McNaghten, Bart. Born at Belfa •t, 1804 ; married 1830 the daug,hter of John Grace. Esq., and niece of the late Archdeacon Grace. Educated at the Belfast Academi cal Institution, and afterwards graduated at 'trinity College, Dublin, where lie obtained general premiums in classics and science; was for many yearsa pupil of James Sheridan Knowles, Esq. Called to the Irish bar in 1831 ; made a Queen's Counsel in Ireland in 1844. A member of the Royal Irish Academy, and president of the Irish Bar Association. A Conservative ; opposed to a repeal of the Union ; a decided supporter of Scriptural education, and opposed to the plan called the Na tional B3ard System in Ireland ; voted in favour of a return to azricultural protection in 1850. First returned for Dublin University, Feb, 1848, without opposition. SOLTCITOR•GENERAL FOR IRRI.AND --- WHITESIDE, JAMES (Ennisk►llen), son of the late Rev 'Wit ham Whiteside, and brother of the Rev. Dr. Whiteside, Vicar of Scarborough. Born at T)elgany, county Wicklow, 1806 ; married 1833. daughter of the ►ate William Napier, Esq., of Belfast. Educated at the University of Dublin. where he gra duated M.A. with honours ; also obtained premiums in the first law class formed in the University of London. Called to the bar in Ireland in 1830 ; and is a Queen's Counsel. Author of works on Daly and on Ancient Rome. A Conservative, willing to support the party of the Earl of Derby, opposed to the repeal of the Union, and in favour of a grant to tie Church Education Society. First returned for Enniskillen, April, 1851. LORD OF THE TREASURY CHANDOS, MARQUIS OF, Buckingham Borough. Only son of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Born 1823, mar ried 1851, Caroline, only daughter of Robert Harvey, Esq., of Langleypark, Bucks. UNDER-SECRETARY OF THE HOME DEPARTMENT. JOLLIFFE. SIR WM. GEO. HYLTON, BART., son of the Rev. W:n. Jolliffe, by the daughter arid coheir of Sir Abraham Pytches, of Streatham, Surrey. Born 1800 ; ma! ried 1825, the second daughter of the Hon. Berkeley Paget (born 18081; re presented Perersfield in Parliament, as likewise did his uncle, Colonel Jolliffe, at diff,rent periods since 1796. Was returned at the election in 1841 ; is a deputy-lieutenant for Surrey. UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. STANLEY, LORD, Lynn Regis. Eldest son of the fourteenth Earl of Derby, by the second daughter of the first Lord Skel mersdale. Born at Knowsley Park, 1826. JUDGE ADVOCATE. - - BANKER, GEORGE, Dorsetshire. Second son of Henry Banks, Esq., who had been a Member of the House of Com mons for up wards of half a century. Married the daughter of Sir Charles E. Nueent, Admiral of the Fleet. Was called to the bar in 1813. Was appoii.ted a Commissioner of Bank rupts in 1822, and aftprwaids Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer; Chairman of Dorsetshire Sessions ; Recorder of Weymouth. A Conservative; voted for agricultural protection, 1846. Was Secretary to the Board of Control under the Wellington Admi nistration. Was first elected Cir t:orfe Castle in 1816. which he continued to represent until the passing of the Reform Act ; unsuccessfully contested the University of Cambridge in 1829. First returned for the county in 1841. SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY. STAFFORD, AUGUSTUS STAFFORD O'BRIEN. Northampton shire North, eldest son of Stafford O'Brien, Esq., and grand son of the late Baroness Barham. Born 1811. Was formerly known as Mr. Stafford O'Brien ; but in 1847 assumed the name of Stafford after O'Brien by royal license. Unsuc cessfully contested Limerick in 1837. A Tory. Voted for agri cultural protection, 1846 ; first returned for the county in 1841. CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF POOR-LAW BOARD. TROLLOPE, SIR JOHN, BART., South Lincolnshire. Son of the sixth Baronet, by the daughter of henry Thor°ld, Esq., of Coxwold, Lincolnshire; born in 1800. Married in 1847. Julia, eldest daughter of Sir Robert Sheffield. Bart., of Normanby-Park, Lincolnshire. A Deputy-Lieutenant o the county. Was Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1825. A Conserva tive; voted for agricultural protection, 1846. First returned for the county in 1841. SECRETARY OF THE POOR-LAW_BOARD. •• •- TENNENT, SIR JAMES EMERSON, LL.D. Creation 1815. Son of Wm. Emerscn, Esq., Belfast, by the youngest daughter of Wm. Arbuthnot, Esq., of Rockville, county Down. Born at Belfast 1804 ; married 1831, the only daughter and heir of Wm. Tennent, Esq., of Tempo House, county Fermanagh, on whose death, in 1832, he assumed the name of Tennant. and succeeded to estates in Sligo and Fermanagh. Was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, but never practised. Was elected M.P. for Belfast in 1832 and 1835 ' • was defeated at the general election in 1837, but afterwards seated on petition. Was returned again at the elec tion in 1841, but unseated on petition. Regained his seat in 1842, and held it till 1845. Was Secretary to the India Board from September, 1841, to July, 1845, when he was appointed Civil Secretary to the Colonial Government of Ceylon. Is the author of various books, a deputy-lieutenant for the counties of Fermanagh and Sligo, and a magistrate for Antrim and Down. Was a prominent witness in the late inquiry respecting the government of Ceylon, after which he was appointed Go vernor of St. Helena, but did not reach the island. Was elected M.P. for Lisburn in 1851. SECRETARY OF THE INDIA BOARD. - . BAILLIE, 11 ENRY JAMES, laVernieSi-Sliire, son of Colonel Baillie. Born 1804 ; married in 1840, daughter of the sixth Viscount Strangford. A Conservative, but in favour of Free trade. Woe firet oloctorl in 1840. UNDER-SECRETARY . 017 •rug, COLONIES. DESART, 3D EARL OF, created 1793; Viii;;;;;lip.nrt, 1781 ; Viscount Castle-Cuffe, 1793; Baron of Desart, 1733 (Ireland). John Otway O'Connor Cuffe, son of the 2nd Earl, by the elcest daughter of Maurice N. O'Connor, Esq., of Mount Pleasant, King's county. Born at Desart House, 1818; married, 1842, the 3d daughter of the Ist Earl Cawdor (she was born 1822, and was appointed a lady of the bedchamber to the Queen in 1845); succeeded his father in 1820 ; graduated at Christ Church, Ox ford; was elected M.P. for Ipswich in June, 1842, but was un seated on petition in the August following; elected a represen tative peer of Ireland, 1846. The founder of tkis family in Ire land was Hugh Cuffe, who had a grant of lands from Queen Elizateth, in the county of Cork, by patent, dated 1598. JOINT SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY. ....--- HAMILTON.GEORGE A LEXAN DER, LL.D., Dublin University, eldest son of the late Rev. George Hamilton, and grandson of Mr. Baron Hamilton. Born 1803; married in 1836, Amelia Fan court, daughter of the late Joshua Uhthoff, of Bath. Was educated at the University of Oxford. A Conservative ; voted for agricultural protection, 1346. Unsuccessfully contested Dublin in 1826, as also in Inc) and 1832. Had been again un successful in 1835, but was seated on petition. Once more became a candidate in 1837, but was not returned to Parliament till he came in for the University in 1842, on the elevation of Mr. Serjeant Jackson to the bench. MACKENZIE, WILLIAM FORBES, Peeblesshire, eldest son of the late Colin Mackenzie. Esq., of Portmore, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Forbes, of Pitsligo, Bart. nut KAFFIR WAR.—TWO returns, obtained by Sir William Molesvvorth, respecting South Africa, have been printed, by order of the House of Commons. It appears that in 1850 the number of royal artillery at the Cape of Good Hope was 204, and that in 1813 the number was 156. Of officers of the royal engineers, in 1843, there were 7, and of the sappers and miners there were 93 men ; whilst in 1850, the officers of the engineers numbered 10, and of the sappers and miners there were 202 men. From the second return it appears that in 1850 the rank and file numbered 4068, whereas the number in 1843 was 2684. The net expenditure for military. civil, and naval esta blishments in 1849-50 was £ ?.92,819 4s, id., and in 1843-44 the amount was -£316,076 Bs, 9d. FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. A Spanish agent, in the person of M. d'Arnau, is ex pected in Paris, charged to support, in the name of the Spanish Government, the interests of the Duchess de Montpensier. It is said that the President of the Repub lic, making a concession to the remonstrances of some of the foreign powers, is disposed to pay over the dowry of the Princesses. Should such be his intention, the case of the Duchess de Montpensier will be attended with pecu liar difficulties, from the fact that her husband invested her fortune in the French Five per Cents. when at 120 f., and then sold out after the revolution of February, at'7of., purchasing with the produce one of the estates of the King, his father, and which estate is at present included in the property to which the act of confiscation applies. The President of the Republic is having considerable embellishments at the palace of St. Cloud, which is to be come his summer residence, _ _ M. 13,,cher, who was arrested on Thursday week, is ordered for trial before the ordinary tribunals on the charge " of hawking and distributing seditious printed documents without thename of a printer, and unstamped." The other three persons arrested are employdes in the service of a parcels delivery company. They are to be tried as accomplices. Several arrests have been issued against persons sus pected of complicity in the alleged Orleans plot. The President gave a second grand state ball, at the Tuilleries, yesterday week. The number of persons pre sent is stated by some at 4000. by others at 6000. The President a►rived at the palace at nine o'clock, and left at midnight. Almost all the entire diplomatic and consular body was present. A considerable number of senators attended in their new official costume. The attendance of military men was considerable, and several command ants of the Reformed N Guard were present in their new uniform. It was reported in Paris the follow ing day, that the President had, in the course of conver sation with Lord Cowley, strongly declared his anxiety to continua on friendly terms with England. It appears that he opened the ball with Lady Cowley, and devoted himself to her nearly the whole of the evening, which is considered as a further proof that he wishes to conciliate the good will of the English. A scandalous quarrel took place at the hill between two officers, the one French. the other a Spaniard or a Pole, which ended in the expulsion of one of the parties, after a severe lecture from General Caurobert. Grand arrangements are in progress for the fete of the 15th of August, which is to be the most splendid thing ever witnessed in Paris. It is thought that the presenta tion of the eagles to the army will be delayed until that day, in order to give additional eclat to the ceremony. The change of ministry in England has created great satisfaction in Paris, as it is thought that there will not only he a strong and durable government, hut that friendly relations between the two countries will be in better keeping. Rumours are current of an intended coup de main against Belgium ; but there appears to be no solid foundation for them. The secretary of the Pasha of Egypt has arrived in Paris, on a special mission. The Bulletin des Lois publishes a decree, opening to the Minister of Finance a credit of 300,000 f., applicable to the personal expenses of the chief of the state. This credit is opened as an advance on the sum to be hereafter allowed to the President of the Republic by a senatus consultum, in conformity with art. 15 of the constitution. -43.--- AUSTRIA. A hurricane passed over Vienna on the 18th ult., tear ing up trees and ripping off even the roDfs of houses. It delayed the mail train from Prague for three hours. The Imperial Gazelle contains the sentence of Maria Viehweger, a cigar roller, to four months' imprisonment in irons and twenty stripes with rods for inciting her fellow labourt-rs to strike for wages. The Vienna police are as active as ever, and an order has just been issued obliging all lodginghquse keepers, although they may only let a single bed, to make known immediately the fact to the police, with every information about their tenant. In fact, there never was a time, not even during the most despotic period of the Empire in France, when policemen intruded more into the concerns of private life. ITALY. ROME.—Lords Campden and Feilding have been making themselves very conspicuous of late in the obser vance of Roman Catholic ceremonies, especially this week, on Wednesday last, in the church of Saints Dome nico and S:sto, on the occasion of a young Roman lady's taking the veil, of the noble family of the Giustinlani. Lady Campden had accepted the office of godmother to the newly-made nun, and had previously conducted her to the Vatican, and presented her to the Pope, in order to receive his apostolic blessing, before commencing her monastic career; but being too unwell to take part in the actual ceremony, Lady Campden deputed Lady Feilding to represent her in the solemn function, which was per formed by Cardinal Barberini. As due notice had been given for some time before, the church was very full. Lords Feilding and Campden sat within the altar rails, dressed very finely in deputy-lieutenant's uniforms; whilst Lady Fielding, in velvet and diamonds, led her god-daughter up to the church, and crowned her with a silver diadem. Crowds of English attended the cere mony. and subs( quently repaired to stare at the nun at the door of the parlatorio, where they were regaled by the abbess with sweetmeats and ices.—We have bad a taste of brigandage within a few miles of Rome. A party, consisting of Lady Dufferin, Lord Gifford, the Misses Lindsay, and Mr. Swinton, paid a visit last week to Tivoli, and were on the point of leaving that pictu resque place to return to Rome, when they met some country people coming into the town in the utmost alarm, who declared they had just been attacked by banditti, and robbed of the little property they had, besides being beaten and wounded with knives by their assailants. As it was already evening, it was not considered prudent to set out for Rome with the immediate prospect of being attacked, especially with a preponderance of ladies in the party, so that an estafette was forthwith despatched to the capital. stating the case, and requesting that an escort of cavalry might be sent out without delay. This was complied with by the police authorities, and Lady Dufferin and her party arrived safely in Rome about one o'clock in the morning.—Correspondent of Daily News. SPAIN. The Queen has received two autograph letters, one from her Majesty Queen Victoria. and the other from the President of the French Republic, expressing their pro • found sympathy at the late attempt upon the Queen's life ; for which her Majesty feels the deepest gratitude. The Spanish government has just issued a decree for the discharge of certain certificates, amounting to £600,000, issued in 1828, in satisfaction of claims of Bri tish subjects. They will be paid off at 60, though the price in the market has recently been as high as 66. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA. The Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, Capt. Lott, arrived in the Mersey on Sunday, at 2 p.m., bringing 29 passen gers. the United States and British North American mails, and specie amounting to £'208,500. The Europa sailed from Boston on the 18th, and from Halifax at 12 a.m. on the 20th. She reports passing the Havre steamer Franklin on the 24th, and the Arctic hence for New York on the 26th, at 9 45, a.m., then out 44; hours. The steam-ship Pacific arrived at New York on the 12th, and the Canada on the 18th. The screw-steamer City of Manchester, Captain Leitch, sailed from Piffle delplia for Liverpool on the 16th, with 22 cabin passen gers, 840,000 in specie, and a large quantity of breadstuffs, seeds, and naval stores. The steam-ships Daniel Webster, El Dorado, and United States had arrived at New York with large num bers of passengers, and gold dust amounting to nearly two millions. The news by this arrival, although not important, embraces a variety of interesting matter. Messrs. Winn and Hawkins, of New York, had been arrested for obtaining money under false pretences. From Washington we learn that Mr. John Fiennes Crompton had presented to the President the letter of recal of Sir H. i3ulwer, and his own credentials of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of her Majesty. Affairs in Congress were unimportant. Debates con tinued to go forward in the Senate on the release of the Irish state prisoners, the doctrine of intervention, and the abolition of slavery. M. Kossuth was in the West, making speeches and receiving donations. Much indignation was manifested at Mobile while Chevalier Hulsemann, the Austrian Charge, was there. He was charivaried at his hotel by a large crowd, con sisting mostly of Germans. From Ohio, we learn that property worth 8250,000 bad been destroyed by the breaking up of the ice. From Cleveland, we learn that " great excitement pre vailed on the 16th ult., in consequence of the discovery of the remains of several subjects near the Homoeopathic College. A gentleman from this state has recognised among them his daughter, who died only a short time since. Four or five times this afternoon the alarm bells have been rung. and at the present moment an infuriated mob are destroying the windows and interior of the college. The military are called out, and are marching to the seat of the riot." A later account states that the excitement continues ; the mob surrounded the college all the evening, and fired it several times. The flames, however, were extinguished without much damage. The only portion of the remains of the young lady found is the left side. The college presents a wrecked appearance, and further trouble is apprehended. Large numbers of slaves with their masters were emi grating from the Southern States for California. Lola Montes was at Washington, where she was well received, and her performances liberally patronised. Catherine Heves was at Savannah, en route to New Orleans ; and Mrs. Otto Goldschmidt, and her youthful husband, were at the Round Hill Water Cure Estab ment. The news from California extends to the 21st of Jan. A member of a well-known San Francisco firm had ab sconded with a large amount of money. The we a th er con ti n ued fine, and both miners and farmers were in good spirits. The late rains and high waters had caused a c essation of wining on the rivP's: but increased opera tions in the high land dry diggings, from which immorl/ amounts of gold were being washed, much of the disc having been dug and piled up during the past summer and fall. Quartz workings were progressing, notwith' standing the lack of sufficient capital amongst thoer engaging in it, unstable tenure of titles to their claimer and difficulty in obtaining the best machinery. The Sacramento Times mentions a specimen of gold' hearing quartz, which had been taken from Kentuckf Ridge, near Newtown, of the richest kind. Its weight was some six pounds, and it was supposed to contain about 2.000 dollars worth of gold. Some gentlemen cell' netted with the tunnel at Deer Creek, immediately bolo* the celebrated gold tunnel, had exhibited some specimen' , of their lead, which indicate a rich deposit in that portio o of the vein. The quartz is greatly decomposed, strongtl impregnated with and discoloured by iron, and the sped" mens full of gold. Mr. Charles Herald, who had been on a prospecting expedition beyond the Mohave, stated tha t he found gold throughout the whole range of countrY, which he had visited. Even in th e C a j on P as s h e founa p!ace3 which, he believes, may be worked to a decided advantage. Another paper says—" The news from the souther! mines is favourable. The quartz mine at Salt Springs u` said to be very rich. Dr. Trask has recently found silver in several location 3, but generally in connexion with gold in small quantities. He thinks th a t some o f th e gol d mines run into silver ones, and may p r o ve v er y r i c h. mr' Trask states, that, in journeying to California, the COol' pany with which lie travelled found several valuable silver mines on the western boundary of Chihuahua, and on the eastern boundary of Sonora, which had been abandone d by the Mexicans, in consequence of the depredator/ incursions continually made by the Apache Indians. . 1 1 vim one or two places th e groun d was li tera ll y covere d ' ore, which had been left by the miners when surprised hi the Indians." A settlers and miners convention met at. Sacramento on the 14th January, and had continued in session from Of to day. The members of the convention had passed reso lutions, in which they claim that the public domain shalt' be donated to actual settlers, in parcels of 100 acres ; they in the settlement of private land claims, " it is the dull of government to give no more vitality to any concessio n " or grant. than it already possesses" under the Mexlc law, and that no latitude should be given in the conli f t" rnation of such grants; that the Board of Land Comr ol ' sinners should not receive the former customs of Californi a as evidenda in the settlement of titles ; that the swaMP and tule lands should in no instance be granted in large / quantities ; that, in regard to city an d t o'vn lots, 434°,4 occupants should have the right to pur c h ase a t no minal rates. From Mexico we learn that a proposition for the abo lition of the Senate has been rejected in the Chamber of Deputies by a vote of 59 to 23. The committee of th e Senate, to which was referred the question of p r otecti O 4 the frontier states against Indian invasion, h a d repoileu in favour of establishing military colonies near the 1 0 ! between Mexico and the United States. By the speech of General Arista at the opening of Congress, we are in' formed that the treasury is in a miserable condition' The income of the year ending October 22 wa s, frog' import duties, 53,673,489 ; from extraordinary sourc.eB, 43'2.794,772; the demands on the Government, exclustr° of the interior debt, were 5*7.023.239; of this su m were paid, of ordinary expenses, 55,868.501 ; of extraordinarft 8236.859; leaving a deficit of £1,091,835 due to the national servants, and other obli ga ti on s h ar dly less imperative. San Juan advices of the sth ult. say :—" On the nigh t of the 4th instant occurred the most destructive confi l !; gration in the city of San Juan de Nicaragua which has ever witnessed. At least a third of the most poPw lated section of the city has been destroyed by the de; vouring element. Captain Platt, of the Albany. ge nt Lieut. Armstrong with a crew and engine to their HOW' , ance. Capt. Fade, of the Express, with his crew, roPe o . : &c., assisted, and, through the exertions of those gentl,f men and their men, at length the flames were arrested. From San Salvador we learn that, so far as the vot es were known, the election for President was in favour o g, Duenas. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 17. 1852. We cannot report any new feature in the money man e The banks appear to be in very good condition, and mercanti paper is in good requ , st. For the steam-ship Europa steal exchange %as in good demand, and large soles were made 1 1 110 to 1104 ; hills on Paris sold at 5.164 to 5.15 ' • Amster 414 to 41i1 • Hamburg 364 to 36id; Bremen 784 to 784. Messrs. and Co. one or the largest silk hOllSe t New York, were obliged to suspend payment yesterday. T 0 ( liabilities are about $700,000, and they show a surplus $140,000 of assets. ba V6 COTTON.—Since our report per the Niagara tit! sales , c amounted to 15,300 bales. The favourable advices per Paco! j received 12th instant, produced no effect, being counteract by the advance in freight, from (id to 4d, the latter rate he'l paid to-day fora full cargo; prices, therefore, remain the 53 , 1, 0 at this point as last quoted. At New Orleans the market 4 1, advanced 4c.. mi Idling being quoted at 74c. to 72c. on the with sales of 10.000 bales, freight id. On the subject of c' w o we adhere to our original opinion, namely, that 2,700,000 l' a have been grown. BREADSTUFFS.—The market is firm for all descripbo—bi „ . flour. Common State is held for $5; Ohio $5 to .135 64; AL iC „ci gan, Indiana, &c. $4 94 to $5 25 ; C a nadi a n flour $5 ; Genessee 124 ; extra do. $5 25 to $5 874; common Soutliox $4 94 to $5 124_,• corn-meal $3 374 for New Jersey ;_ b i wheat $4 624 to $5. 4000 bushels Southern wheat sold at As t 3 mos.; Southern white $1 20; 2500 bushels Southern re„"„ji $1 13, and 5000 bushels of Genessee at $1 20. Corn is s t " at 70 cents for new Southern yellow. Of PROVISIONS —The market is firm for pork, with sal e foe, $l5 d of old at $l5 50( • old_Fr new tiIPFS at 415 75c., am. at . 50c.; $l3 62ic. to .&l3; I 3 75c. new dittoo,ld al i .814 Pc. Pickled I wo. are steady. Sales of shoulders were made at 6ic. to 7e. b e ef , in tierces, 9c. Lard is dull, and quoted at 9c. to 93C• in fair request, prices range from 6 IRON .—We have an improving demand. oo tons Pia have been od at 321, ners are for six m very firm in demandingY ber onths. •ffs s l .--Shipow rates, and there is a considerable amou n t of p r oduce offer 0 w ere To Liverpool, a vessel filled with cotton at icl; other lots is engaged by different vessels at the same rate ; grain 4id, 5 " now asked; flour Is. 6d. afl NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 13.--The Pacific's news has giV el 9 l oo o active impulse to cotton, and the (lay's sales have been ola bales, at an advance of i I c., the quotation for middling Ce. n ri 9. The sales of the week have been 42,000 hales, and 11 tit° have risen during the week ic. to 4c, The receipts at a southern ports are 112,000 bales ahead of last year. ~a s R i L c E . T underoN , FEB. the influencel4.— Co t o t t o n t he o f Pacific's ,squaa(liivt,rce“s: land \ s ' a aC l i e cH s eA w d ere 1,100 bales, at 74c. to 74c. Sales brisk at lb' price. --.11.- WEST INDIES. The and the usual mails from the West Ind ies i l l, ' w ai i l th ste s a p m ec e i r e A a v n o d n b a u rr i l l ' i v o e t d , South America. The advices from Chagres extend tn Li 24th Jan., from Jamaica to the 31st Jan., from Barbital' a t to S t a h n e th v a a ni l valu es a to the 3(1 ult., and from St. Thomas's to the 9th. 0 1 on he Thursday, Royal M The advices from Jamaica state that the 11 0 °, - 1 ,0 1 Assembly had not yet closed its sittings, though I 'olo thought that the present session would not last more, t he a few days longer. The import duty bill has receive d 140 assent of the three branches of the legislature . .jo% alteration whatever affecting British and foreign sb l f r ot has been made in the tonnage duty. The roack e " r gef much depre s depressed. The Demerara crop this year bee t , than in 1850. Planters are less sanguine, owing t o 001 root sugar and falling markets. The weather WI, 10; and the cholera and small-pox, the latter of vr hls 6 the raged with great virulence in several districts d urin g earlier portion of January, were rapidly on the dee 40. al e° CHILL—The revolution is at an end. The gove,f• o iscei troops met the insurgents, and a severe battle t o ' which lasted from the Bth to the 11th December. a $ p insurgents were defeated, with great loss lle 20) wounded. About 1700 men were killed, a" — wounded on both sides. CARDINAL WISEMAN'S "LENTEN INDULT•" ---- r6 ll ' ment so called was read on Sunday week in all the cli'yesV3 and chapels in the Roman Catholic "Archdiocese ° joli e minister," in which it is stated that the Pope he 9 encyclical letters, granting a jubilee on account t).80 many calamities which beset the Romish Claire') dto, society. TIIE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS for the year L I F rei the sth of January last, compared with those of t `', - isr e o ceding year, have just been issued. The total 4J 2 6 value of exports for the year last past was £ 68 ,.=,5, 4 1.4 whilst for the year 1851 they amounted to £ o '' r The total importation of coffee for the last Yetilst' 52,950,1521b5., against 50,803,1521b5. in 1851; the same periods there were entered for home n4o l l l s, tion respectively, 32,564,1641b5. and 31,215 eL'is Unrefined sugar shows an importation of 7, 94 "'„ a t for the past year, whilst for 1851 the atn e ,o ll l3 6,291.535 cwt. ; the quantities taken for home e' at ,, tion during the same periods being 6,255,57 4 c- ttin; A ',; 6,112.321 cwt. In wines of various deseriptielo 451',10 portation fur the past year amounted to 9,ooB.4'il;pii";re for the year 1851 it was 9,304,312 galls. The ' l 4 ls entered for home consumption in the same n er l - ncin't - 10 6,554,429 galls. and 6,684,668 galls. Of spirilstL r iog;of rum, brandy, and geneva, there were imported u'; past year 7,837,674 galls., and in the previn u r erd 7,769,162. The quantities taken for home cort,, 5 0 during the same periods were 4,766,550 PP'is 4,791,538 galls. As regards the shipping t rader oi tw or year last past, there were 32,961 foreign v essel 3 ' t be 1 4 96 , tonnage of 6,988,233, entered inwards ; whils t in, 10,11,c, 1851 the number was 31,249, with a tonnage of i v; r esy There cleared outwards during the same peri,,°7l3 SWtbe tively 30.543 ships, 6,483,144 tonnage, and 21 '_:"..jeg,re, 5,906,987 tonnage. In the coasting trade, n""etit' af t° past year, 133,637 vessels, 12,394.902 tonniig e inwards, and 150,950 ships, 13,466,115 tontleP: e A 3 r o e outwards ; in the year 1851 the numbers 1" ten" 2, 3 136.157. tonnage 12,56 7 4 e , rl, 6 a 3 tei l to , un a so n ef d ont s hs h io i d p see s r 0 15 hf 13,640'526. l A 'acr m a er C e ß e O n S u a n . frig __, 4 o I merits of it are scattered up and down over bs ett e , I glo T b il e. E eI catalogue, would certainly fill a goodly volume' ooh e l no town, however sindl, which has not some T o rer,e° it, and this not only in the principal cathedralwe, ereteS,' the district, but also in parish churches. tr , P I :0; abbey so poor as not to have a specimen. s° l . ',ll e ilf;o o ,l; larger fragments exist, as at Paris, in the 110 1 Y ab'e Poictiers, and at Rome, where a crucifix of olef, P: 0 is said to have been entirely made out of it' all the pieces which could be found were colleetetoe heap they would form a good ship-load, thoug h 0' 4 '0 , 0 pel testifi: s that a single individual was able t c ' e lcl h otr What effrontery, then, thus to fill the whole three fragments, which it would require more than Sn dred men to carry !—Calvin. erig th Men are frequently like tea ; the real goodness is not properly drawn put of them ti" beer¢ a short time in hot watcrt NEW WRITS Mr. F. MACKENZIE commenced the business of the eveniez by moving new writs for Buckinghamshire, Mid hurst, Droitwich, Stamford, Oxfordshire, Essex, Abing don, Colchester, Portarlington, Kildare, - University of Dublin. Enniskillen, Londonderry, Buckingham, Chiches ter, -South Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire. Dorset, East 'Riding of York, Retford, Tyrone, 'Wenlock, and Cork, the representatives of which have accepted office under the new administration.—Mr. HATTER moved a new writ for the county of Cork. in the room of Mr. M. Power, who has a^cepted the office of Governor of St. Lucia.—The motion was agreed to with some laughter.— Mr. BRAMSTON moved that a writ be issued for the bo rough of Harwich, which was opposed by<Sir DE LACY EvANIB, who moved by way of amendment that the writ he suspended for six menths.—After some -debate, at the suggestion of Sir G. GREY, the motion was withdrawn. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT Mr. SPOONER took occasion to say that he had not changed his opinion upon the subject, but was fully de termined to move, after Easter, tor a committee to inquire into the system of education carried on at the College of Maynooth, which he pledged himself to show inculcated doctrines subversive of order, injurious to morality, and completely antagonistical to the word of God. MAINTENANCE OF FREE TRADE, Mr. - C.NILLIERS gave notice, that on an early day he will move q resolution, declaratory of the intention of the house to maintain the principles of free trade, and to resist the imposition of any duty on the importation of foreign corn. The Personal Estates of Intestates Bill was read a second time, and the Commons Enclosure Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were postponed. The house adjourned at half-past eight o'clock until Friday, the 12th of March. COURT AND FASHION. On Thursday, her Majesty held a levee, the first of the season, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. arrived shortly before two o'clock from Buckingham Palace, escorted by a detach ment of Life Guards, who were received by the treat of ficers of stale. His Serene Highness Prince Nicholas of Nassau was present at the levee, attended by his gentle man-in-waiting. The Queen wore a train of blue and gold brocaded silk, trimmed with blue and gold ribbon and white tulle. The petticoat was of white satin, trimmed with white tulle and blue and and gold ribbons. Her Majesty's head-dress was composed of rubies and marabout feathers. The Queen has directed letters patent to be prepared, conferring the dignity of a baron of the United Kingdom upon Sir Edward Bortenshaw Sugden, Knight, Lord High Chancellor of England, by the name, style, and title of Baron St. Leonard's. Sir J. Y. Buller has declined the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. We are authorised to state, and it is with extreme regret that we make the announcement, that Mr. Gorge Frederick Young has declined to accept the office of Vice- President of the Board of Trade. We have have reason to know that the offer was made to him by the Earl of Derby in a spirit of the greatest cordiality, and the sole ground on which it has been declined is that the health of the honourable gentleman is not yet sufficiently re established to admit of his undertaking the arduous duties of such an office. We are happy is be able to announce, however, that it is still in the contemplation of the noble earl at the head of the government to avail himself of the honourable gentleman's services in his administration whenever his health is fully confirmed. — Morning Herald. _ _ The Observer says—" On Saturday all the Ministers who had not previously taken possession of ti,eir offices did so, and the various members of Lord Derby's Admi nistration are now fairly seated in office, and transacting the business of the ceuntry. The Earl of Eglinton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and the Chief Secretary for Ire land, Lord Naas, transreted business with Mr. Spencer Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office, and also had an interview with Mr. Cumming Bruce. The Earl of Lons dale attended at the Privy Council-office, and the new Chancellor of the Exchequer took possession of his office only in Downing-street, the ex-Chancellor not having yet vacated the resdence. Mr. Baillie, M.P., had an in terview with the new Colonial Secretary, Sir John Pa kington, at the Colonial office. The Earl of Beet ive has been appointed State Steward of the Irish Household. THE RECENI ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LlFE.—Frederick Henry Law. 8.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, who eloped with the Marquis of Londonderry's daughter, says the Durham Chronicle, was ordained by the Bishop of Durham in 1849. and appointed to the curacy of Grin don and chapel at Wynyard. (the value of which, we un derstand, is £6O per annum,) and was tutor to Lord Ernest Vane. He is in his 26th year, and is said to be of very prepossessing appearance. His father was formerly a schoolmaster at Clarence-house, Chelsea, near London. FASHION AND DRESS Many magnificent silks for ball costume have been in troduced this season. The most novel as to style are manufactured expressly for dresses having double or triple jupes. The grounds of these silks are either white or very pale blue or pink. The edge of each of the japes are scat lopped, and bordered by a beautiful wreath of flowers em broidered in a variety of colours, and the uppermost jupe above the border is sprigged all over with bouquets of flowers. The corsage and sleeves are sprigged in the same manner. A dress of this kind, which has just been made up, has a white ground, and the pattern consists of flowers of various hues. Another, of pink silk, has the jupes edged with wreaths of full-blown roses, embroidered in white silk, the upper jupe sprigged with rosebud., also in white. For evening costume, moire antique, figured with flowers, has taken its place among the richest and most fashionable silks of the season. Several dresses of th:s latter material have been made for forthcoming soirees. Some of the newest opera cloaks are composed of white, and others of pink satin. They are edged round with g-iipure lace, or with a rouleau of swansdown. All hsve hoods. The sleeves are wide, and slashed so that they fall lightly over the arms, without crushing the sleeves of the dress. _ _ _ Several crape dresses have been prepared for ball cos tume. We have seen several composed of blue, pink, and light green crape, trimmed with three deep flounces of Honiton or Alengon lace. The flounces are gathered up, either on one or on both sides, by sprays of foliage or flowers. With these dresses flowers alone should be worn in the hair. A dress of white crape has been made in the following style :—The skirt is covered with flounces of Honiton lace, set on over flounces of crape, the latter supporting, and thereby giving better effect to the lace. The flounces are headed by a light trimming of white bugles. A lace berthe ornaments the corsage, and is fastened in front of the bosom by a tie composed of white bugles. A dress worn a few evenings ago, by a lady of the high est fashion. consisted of blue tulle, and was made with three jupes. The two undermost jupes were trimmed with bouillonnes, reaching just to the edge of the upper jape, scarcely more than a quarter of a yard deep. The berthe, bouillonne, descended en (Leas to a polnt in front, the intervening space being filled up by an echelle, or transverse rows of small flowers, formed of pearls, diamonds, and torquoises. The coiffure wore with this dress was composed of blue velvet ribbon, edged with silver, and four small blue marabout feathers.—Lady's Newspaper. THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. At three o'clock yesterday an undress reception was held at the Castle, Dublin, by their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Clarendon. It was expected that the attendance would be numerous and fashionable, from the esteem in which Lord Clarendon is held personally by all parties. He was afterwards to sail for this country. A motion was also to have been submitted to the corporation of the City of Dublin, thanking the Earl of Clarendon for Ws assistance in procuring the late Municipal Reform Act, and for his unvarying attention to the individual members of the corporation. _ _ On Saturday the:Earl and Countess of Eglinton enter tained a select circle at their mansion. St. James's-square. Most of his lordship's household will be despatched for Ireland tn-morrow • and on Monday next the earl himself and the countess will take their departure. The inter regnum in the Irish metropolis will therefore be about one week. DEATH OF THE POET MooaE.—On Thursday at Sit -Ter ton Cottage, Wiltshire, the last lingering period of this truly illustrious man's life came to a peaceful close. He had survived all his great contemporaries who started in the race of fame at the . opening of the present century ; b the case of Sir Walter Scott an d Southey, fo r someut' a ts in time back mere physical existence bad out-lived the glorious vitality of mind and genius. He was in the 72d year of his age, having been born in the year 1780. Carrying politeness to excess is said to be raising your hat to a young lady in the street, and allowing ik couple of dirty collars to fall out upon the pavement.