The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1851.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORllB.—Tresphy, Arna 1.
The LIMO CUANCELLOR took his seat at five o'clock.
AFFAIRS OF CEYLON.—CIIAILGES AGAINST
1.0111) TORRINGTON.
Viscount TORRINGTON, in rising to submit to the
louse the motion of which be had given notice, was con-
scious, and to him it was a matter of deep regret,
that the public feeling of this country. had been
much excited against him, and being most painfully anvil-
Me of that fact, it behoved him the more carefully to guard
himself in the utti ran, of every word which he felt it Lis
duty to address to their lordships. It was not
nd his desire
wou to
ld
any anything which was not strictly correct; ait
be hi, endeavour to make so clear n statement as to enable
their lordships to say tied in difficult and arduous time, he
had en.lcouied faithfully iusl to perform
W. duty.av It would be his duty to prove to their lordships
that in every event of his government he had acted by the
advice and assistance of his executive council, and also of
his legislative council and that in every act which had
refervoce to unlitary operations he had consulted those
critters most competent to give him &assistance, and had hail
their conlial concurrence in everything which. he had
dons. (Gear, hear.) Ile could gu still further soul say
that he had had time approbation of every simile person con-
nected with Ceylon, ha he should be able to show their
lordships that not only every larval in the civil and mili-
tary di part:mints, but the planters and merchants, and
those swim had been suoimoned to give evidence before the
other boide of parliament, bailc in his policy. If
be enul,l show that hoacted eowditotionally,
sad endeavoured to the utmost to perform his
duty houestly and properly, their lordships would
sot put an rot rpretation on his actions different I
from that which the real and true facts would
warrant. (Hear. hear.) Mr. Willie, in another place, hail
given notice of a motion, of a highly etrisurable character,
arm him (b Torrington) and thmr.ir who hall acted with
bum, both ad
suit aim well as on his noble friend
(Earl lacy) behind him; and having withdrawn his no-
time, and that hr should take another opportunity of !
bringing th.. subject before the house, he felt that the time
bail arrived when it was nece,,ary that he should come'
forward and state the facts. Mr. Raillie's motion did not
allude to li ante, but be should feel it to be his duty
to direct their l.xd.hipi attention to the financial state of
• tint sweat, there and when lie left, in
. .

continued Ints hug. But it was proved by the papers that'
ovary almosellid with the government judged tints
Mau theperwmdiefileafarriers, his course had been puha,
right : saMitiledlilhere were cogent reasons for the adeptiol,
.that esellike long as the " pretender" wu abroilLl
livey led been made to take that person prisoner.,
hilt t= the troops got within • mile or two of Wu.
Mai Mir
.olospro. end every possible mean
41.1111OhtMseted to 110 semen Mot end cover Ma escape. Under
[bee circumstances, he had thought it was not only pent
int bet imperative to continue the operation of .sell
boO; rad be must be allowed to state that the general pub-'
Vs appostil Of that course, and saw nothing wrong in it.
Thetford,' who objected to it were the idle and disloyal,
and to them be might add two proctors of the town of
Candy, who complained that they had suffered most se-
verely in consequence of their business having been put
an end to by the shutting up of the court. of Law. Those
persons certainly objected very much to the continuance of
mmtial law, but their objections were solely hued upon
tbeb own interest, and not upon any desire for the public
good. lie repeated, he war confident that this rebellion
could never have been suppressed without the said of mar-
' tial law, and that there had been no severity that was un-
necessary. If proof of this were wanting. he would refer
them to the opinion of Mr. Stewart, the Queen's Deputy
I Advocate, which he would read to the house :
Too soon to hare removed martial law, by which the military were
ambled to catered. many other povrets betides the: of trying
and punishing offender', would In an prob./b.:ay have rentered
another rising probable, and the offueim of more blood necessary.
1 he pretender would but too speedily base had intim dim that toe
ordichnary mune of law ma mooned, sad he would gladly have bailed
the ange, id affording him another opportunity to gather hie rest-
, terrd followers sod make a renewed a'tempt. The people, it most be
urne an mind, were mortified with their tams, and would not re-
quire much persuasion to join the King, and amongst an ignorant
population no great chtlkulty would have been eoper.enced tom the
them believe that the diremitinuance of martial law was owing to a
want of potter to support It. How comes it that the rebellion of 151 s
peed in many reopens no very dieadroun to both the Kandyen an t
the European! I's commencement dial rot witoess great numbers is
revolt, pet as is tel known the supdreseion of it cost not only on in-
come outlay of money, but also tocasioned the loss of many laves, end
made omoiderable mildary aeitatance from Italia nceemety. Is that
rebellion the civil poser acted toe a considerable period, sided only by
the 'Mimi Lutist law was not at list proclaim: d: and the rebel-
liod`srazed strong became alarming end serious. Ultimately, how-
ever, MOW.. WV, had to this law, it wan continued for some months
and the Insurrection was supreme.
Mr. BAWL, had charged him (Lord Torrington) with inhu-
manity in carrying out martial law, and that the colo-
nial government were not justified in taking such a course
against them; that the courts-martial were conducted with

too lightly. Having taken the advice of all who were
capable sat giving it, and with their reports beftwe him, be
NM confidently now, am he felt sure then. and as he
thimight was the opinion of' every one in Ceylon at thitt,
neensent, that the rebellion which broke oat id 184 ft wag ein
• most serious and dangerous character, and but for MC
'Ceps which were taken, would hale eventuated in the Sir
truetion of many Linn, and a large amount of European'
capital. (Hear, hear.) Before he Went into the
merits of the question, he would take a hasty
retrospect of the manner in which we had taken
possession of Kandy, and which, no doubt, had caused
the occurrences of IhlB. (Hear, hear.) After briefly
ski tching the state of the colony since we had taken
its ports from the Dutch, and acquired our other sway
by treaties with the chief., the noble lord alluded to
some of the grievances of which the natives complained, but
in so low a tone that we could not closely follow him. We
under•tood him to say that the priests were dieiatisfied be-
Cans, their temples were allowed to fall into ruin. There
were other subjects of discontent: the people had been in
the habit of living in great forests in which their buffaloes
roamed at will; but these forests were now heing cultivated,
and a great number of coolies hail been introduced for that
purpose, which had caused great jealousy and extreme dissa-
tisfaction. During the disturbance which took place in'
the hi ginning of 1118, means were taken by persons there
to sow the seeds of discontent and disaffection. He was not
prepared to say that they did it with the view of causing '
a rebellion, but a sort of political agitation was brought
about in that country which the people bad not been WOO-
toured to. Report,' were industriously circulated that if
the natives rcoe to rebellion they would receive a large addi-
tion of French forces. This, of course, woe foolish enough;
but thu native population were ready to belie ve it. (Ilea,.
hear.) Their priests also had prophesied that a rebellion
should take place, and that they should again hare their
own independent government. On the committee before
the other house of parliament on this subject, a question
was put by Mr. Hume (No. 1,248) to Mr. Scilly, the Advo•
cats-lieneral, as to whether the taxation win' he (Lord
Torrington) had introduced had anything to do with the
rebellion, and he said most distinctly that taxation had no-
thing to do with the rebellion. That gentleman said :
In the year 1112 an attempt woo mania in the K mai in country to
create it...turbine:ea of a aornewhot Angler character to those which
took plate us IbiS. I con !nerd, on behalf of the crown, the mown.
ti.o• in thme ewes, nerd I When that the disturbances in lilt were
atiributalle to the same cans which eroded the didurhonces in 1412,
Usough 1 slut think tom many mire people joined in the disturha,
tea
in Ills from the dinsatiefaction which they fee In ow•equence of their
about te ' - -oe it et!ebrr

more satisfactory Os him if the pounds of the accusation
could have been fairly laid before their lordships
by the summer, themselves, in order that he might have had
an opportunity of reply and of vindication. And as this
was not now the case, and he had not expected that, OS
occasion at least, noble lords opposite would be inclined to
take up the charge against his noble friend, it would ill be-
come him (Bad Grey) to enter into any elaborate detaila,or
to do more than what the necessity of his position called
from him. This, he would say, at the outset—Out hid
noble friend had taken a fitting and a proper course
in laying this defence before their lordship,. For
the circumstances were very peculiar. I. or ;two
I years and a half his noble friend ,had been the
mark for all the shafts of calumny. Anonymous articles
in reviews and newspapers, suggested by a malignancy and
an unblushing disregard to truth which constituted them a
disgrace to the press of this country, had never ceased,
during the whole of those thirty months, to be brought for-
ward and levelled against him. More than this: proceed-
ings hail taken place in the other house of parliament cal-
culated to give increased currency, and to impart increased
effect to all those calumnies, while, in the nature of thing.,
the persons accused were precluded from meet-
ing the accusations. To shew the position in
which his noble friend had been placed, it
would be 'sufficient to mention a single circumstance. Dur-
ing the first year of the parliamentary inquiry, namely, in
1849, much evidence directly hostile to his noble friend was
brought before the committee. At the end of the session a
motion was made by one member of that committee that
the evidence should be reported to the house, and, of course,
therefore, published to the world. That motion was re-
ject,.4 by a large majority ; at any rate, ohatever the num-
ber of the majority, it was supported by ouly a single vote ;
' and the rejection of this motion was on the avowed ground
that the evidence was incomplete, so far as it went being all
on one side, and that it was desirable that, before anything
was published, the evidence on the other side should be ob-
tained also. Now, did that decision of the committee
answer the intended purpose ? Not at all: such was the
result that, as regarded the int-rests of his noble friend, it
would have been better if the evidence had been printed at
once in this country. The evistoce was not kept back; it
was published, and was pardoned in the worst manner;
for garbled extracts—and the evidence could only
legitimately have been in the POSSVSI4O6 of mem-
bers of the committee--were sent over to Ceylon,
were there printed in the newspapers, and were thus giseu
to the colony and to this country afterwards in a way
which tended nio:d directly to damage and to do injury to
fr. (near, Has noble

believing mat the 'government wee, ..le below • great
id taxes upon them; met I th nk we know, epee caw of the trials in
1010, at Kowerkalle, It crewcut in the seldom. Inc the permeation
that tho f* ele • ho were marching Into Kornegalle, to attest Kane-
&Atte. met f ° they have mowed Is taic• own Ult, and we are ping
in to pty thou." 1 nictitate, therefore,.from that circumstance, that
to ...extent the apprehension of SIMI taitallon beitin nu coned bad
inn os ad there-note.
In 1512 th, people were satisfied with the Britfoh rule,
and would not join the priests and chief.; and oa-equcntly
tilts it ito.noent shout eighteen new taxes, which w 614 3 fabn-
ration. lea, introductal in ISIS to induce the people to ,pie
the ehiefs in their rebellion. There woo it letter from Mr.
Wilmot. the advocate for prisoners, who was well De-
lia:tinted with the subject, and which ho must trouble their
lordships with :
Colonsibi, November It, 11115. -My Lank-11.nm seen it an.
resumed In the oteme ponenitt 'hat it had bee fraud before the Corr
mane of the Witt.' of Commons that there bad brim noretstllion,
tric
hilt a inwe ri .t in the K tnly tri prosieee, a new . f ponce to the
wrontentol the colon, prompts me un-olit tied, now that my
[ sem donna. in behalf or the to wooer,. who were tried before WM
tots toe court ha mph tree of have erred, Lei cause my Lea aril
onaltwatiM e mmetnie that there did o tint a wi bey, rnlen sag Igo
no led oeop.ram among the pnenthood end chiefs to Mal Ilsa
nent•h o.ut of the pviairce and to re-re obilM k Kanslynn throne.
Ilasem been is reddest in the coarse eighteen tea • halt Mwhleh
p r.is I h • hem. 'pad in the Kandyan province in theme:6w of my
pearl-iun, I could not avoi.l Owe, vine in Pie course of a pretty en-
wasive IT intim welcome nit "stemma, oath native* of all rang
that a otrotng melons ,II Jen nay tool nit UM; Of is the beratent the
elm.* •ince twain-et • f Europese. Into the le art of the coustry
wool the lora...not e 11,e entates by the destruction of forees,
am ti under the Kandy.aw dymey were considerot as a mit Of pm-
qup yr or royal bounty sp:a rtaining to the erne" of ths high lure.
ti....ros of the crown. Conant. cable laartburattom air
anue from toe same rause among the Wm, orders,
a• the 1...-t• an like potware for their cattle and game,
weal yr...turd innew sit frown d for them, its. A spirit at 411-1111.0.
.ton tail 160-woe teen rioniokeel Ed loitered I.) tn. priesthood.
which hal mere tull in intemity since the wind when the governs
mem doh/ether dirsevered ern him the support of the [Putnam re.
tar n. In We mar 1,11 I oftinat, d a• advocate fie lo i•rms re warm
w. re tt molt. bah tree.. at Iforluda (WA of which monism wan the
to e pi. terter:, awl an 044 for Ihore win were atoll lor the sane
Meta., at Sandy; art f oats facto that e tine to my Iv•lrledge In my
Mummer, with two n, coue•hed sung sun at trattl teed of their 'banal
and :tn. in I .4 1, I e einetnn not the shadow id +doubt that the ob. 1
yet of the inahrteeti 41 al% the riptalsitta 0 the 16t tn. h Iran the Kan.
Malt prem., That th- ento.rproe wan not nacoorful must be en.
tin I. attr.4oat.l to the on.ant ant erectiret, hie owe. of the Konen-
anent, mil to the mom imedbia of that mantel law. Ihe ordinary oh
buomsoif ibe count ry mot not adequate to the t net. 'lke proclama-
tion. therefore, of martial Low wan imperaltrely deutwoletl, our it. I
thath it rumor a is tome an hair hewn, di.. Win outwit. .1.7 requi-
site t.r the entire anoint...ion of the rebellion. It mimed the e tutu..
of tie King--a net I boil nom ha oleo ay., and mei: los mon'. e tool
two effected she retail: •n might have bee liekliiin y tor-nisch a. to
In, total reunion of ad re, Annie lOW auncoltural purauitn, stud to
the ann. at certain do •tructson of hie and p Welty. Thia amerce and
uareurawl cayman e oof my upiuka I ow, to 'hut limb:nip, an the
heal of the governeet.l.- I bane, be. Maned) LII•Allis P. Wausor,
edam: ote fee pro... tt
W lien the diaturbaneu took place he scut for Coil. Fraaer,
who had trutinanded in ISIS. That totfiec r had sinev, in a
letter which had Imes forwarded to him (Lord Torrington)
saiol :
Ih. wan certainly DM the cans. The Intelliortme af the outhreak
hut not, I hewer, been au hour in I.ohl Toretnate. pr...omm,
Mich to• lordship sent for me, and, ref, mint to muteserklice uit
farmer wr,..m., .1..1 ht
U. favour bon with thy sentiment• ail
•tif f '4lllll. ill ri-Z.11,1 101 that event. A.I the latarto width his !keel.
I not hid resolved ham K only by the rtfeew of tn •t abothilig were
then lout Into my him 10, anal, in o.lll,qUet,ce of the eery alarming
Jerome. which the) contained of the state of Malefic, I suggested
the en-crown' should he permitted to plate that olt•triet end, r msr-
tril law. also that no tante Atoalti be toe in emoting to Slarlm• toe the
ad of a mestere. at of mom, and that a rot .1i ont ill of the latter
oboe:a be brought over at once, scot Larded at f rin,nt tie, is mama
ii• to Winona. from ltd states • bille tltlaello.eut Of our own
trona. and moor then duvet tato Mania.
Ile would itoW loroevell to point nut to their lord•hips '
what steps were token by the reins at the commencement •
of the disturbance, in order to show, whetter this was a
ff mere village not —the pretender proem:dell to Danolmol,
and was crowned with all magisterial authority. Arrange-
ments were then nude that thaliell of the insurgenta SIKKIM
Meet ohout in different directions, to draw away the troops
then in Kandy, whirl. only amounted to olmut SOU men,
and it was arranged that on 1 Sunday, when the troops
went in church, an attack should be made out the town of
Kandy, whirl, should be destroyed. It was not the him to
cay whether there was any prolialdlity of their effectual
such a project, but that tea. clearly their intention. (11.:or.
The noble lord eontinued at ,ome Itaatth to defend the
policy of placing the ettnntey under martial law. It was a
painful alternattve ; and in common with other metals:Ts of
the house, he felt that it woo an arbitrary law. lint he con-
tended that, under the peculiar circum.tances of the caw,
martial law, however arbitrary, count be considered as
equally a law fur the protection of well-disposed and loyal
subjects. Ile tmnired their lordships that it would barel
Ireen impossible to carry on the goverounent without martial
law, such watt the diaaftection that pees:Mho!. When it wan'
(unclaimed he laid all the papers before theMajor-lteneral •
and the Queens Advocate, and they entirely concurred in
the propriety of the steps which he had taken. Shortly '
afterwards an attack was made upon Candy, junta- ,
lying the prochnuation of martial law. Au int- '
plea-ion had got abroad that the imurrection
could have la-en quelled by the ordittary civil
power. Ile maintained that that was not the ewe but
that the strong course he had adopted was tut estentitlina it
had been sticeesiful. As an instance of the magnitude of
the ititurt-4. eoultilitted to his etrarge, he int.itti 1111 l al that
Cutter to the amount of 37,000,0001 b., and of the value of
748.3111., was imperilled by the revolt, and the planter.
' - e ',Aid he wan utterly unlit for hi, station if
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1111;040soyWlitm he _
mem to prove that certain acts which 11.1 been much
water of had nothing to do with the iii.urret•tion. lie
mso reedy tr. whoa that all who had been against lion had
been influenced by that which they cuincientiously he-
beeed 41 be their public duty, and that thy hal !wen
nettintral by no other ft-eling the. that the honour and
knotios sir Us- country requirol them to take the four.:
which they bail adopted. (11.-ar, hear.) 11.• would onside
the sdojeet whirls be WWI about to present to their lord-
shijo Jun. three distinct ho,tls.- first, he would dwell
brolly tin the subjert of finance; secondly, he would
none, the reirel, its causes, and the mode of its sup-
preswirit ; &nil, thirdly, he w. allude 4.1 the permnal
allegations atealiot himself. (Ili. lordship here dropped
bi• nitre, and via. very indistinctly heard during the re-
mainder of his lobiren.) llce Majesty graciously conferred
mein hint the appointment of governor of Ceylon iu eb.,
IWI. Ili. itirlois friend (Earl lirry) pointed out to him
Ur. f int that the natives weft idle, MO it ww, desirable
that lie should prielote in them, if possible, industrious
habits. •I hi, hi. hail, 4.1 111• UW40,4 ability, endeavoured
bis do. (:moaner. of the heavy responsibility of hie task,
be ~,red lit Ceylon on the Coil of Ma', Inl7, and found
that note id of there being • surplus as he bud been lei to
rap et, rythiug was declining, the rt-venue was felling •
into a 11414 411.4141•farturi state, and 0 Wolfe portion ti do
Lind w Inch had been the greatest source of reventia bd
bencite ouproductive. The state of the tin:torts at that time
I. thu. described by the Atolitor-floseral of the colony :
The j.. 0 In ss po-ent. a turret:o4e telling elf, there Amour omen
1n tnal year on tar. Ai .4 env...titan over tersest...mooning so
11.0 in. sti,ti, (harsh lowernml by al,..inern, r5,••••44-.1
droll. In transit, lae., L. tae sow el 4,9111.1.5. 1114., still Warns a
nett un -be al
5,017 1. Ca. 01.1. 11ftlUtt1111 sal
501 sant
boons it. knaves el i:o, tog. a.. 'ij la moil on Ow let ol JanuAry,
1014,, It 1%01 altl-orlral., .spry Illat en lb'. 114 l J:ootury,
lel:, UM bitumen a welly I. ha.el wow taihrend to %be Pam .4
Kw r. b 7.. 144.
Ile ituiroolintrly tlirenterl that a letter should be written
to the hinds of department., of which the following was. a
•41 •
it•wial Se -nicety's Ofbm Csioselso„ June 3. 1.17.- stir, -1
Yowl, d to oaora Its you III• y's hr (tinnier. to,:it you will
ronty art Annear..et to mdser to the sarong et
Ymd It* rspraLtme se the vie.. eel tall Awes At your the
mai sts4n nat.. it .4 In mate hews ,o tar fn.:wed :is to twort,ohr oh • •
rev.* ty to th most prosnia awl ..ail int ecoo.my.-1 have, no.
(sone. 1•, W. U. Itries. -To 11,01% e 1 lily rtment..
This was f0110w..1 by deci,ive rr.ultc. Ile found that it
was necenary to have a surs..y of tine i.land, with • view us
Ile- adjustor. tat of the hint! tat. %trent. measures wen•
intuelicred to relieve trade aml to distribute • ju.tly the
tacit 41 of the robruy. 'I he espial diati.•• were abolished
sae In the duty upon r• Amon, which wa. rtslunsl
by two-thirds, vise , Ins.. I-. to Id. the bound. the itismwt
duties wen• dilfert•ntial sluts., Iriug abolished. •
lieu.-rally the tasts rolueol are to lwestimatisl at 42,1631.
The uhf given to the .1111.41 grower. was. uliout •
14,4141,11. Ise annum; f. the es tlin• growers about 12,015 tr.,
mod to the toll weu grooms. ..1 iln• 'peahen, di.trat-,
the
▪ nut planters and winer cultivator., about 3.01.10/. p. r
allort• Amt Iwen inen•wasl to an I.IIIIIIIIOUN
t▪
ot-ol 1111.1 the imports conoquottled. The whole export 01
.0 11)1(1 ILL% t4lllOl At 32)4.7911. in 1817, a.47,1:41/.;
an 11114 it was 45h,.;211.; in 1819, 431.01 r.; and in the
ins quarter of 1811/ there was ail increase tit the %al...et of
edliv.ol 111,7971. beyond that f 11419; the cinnamon ea-
jeirte is. 101 l were .-.111,1441/,, aiol in 1819 Sni.lrett. ; and
the tore-nut oil ealsort• in 11417 scrn 192;72:1 gallons,
but in 11419 it wa. iiierinw.l to 11)1,672 gallons The I
sale or salt hasl ini•reavol, in 1819, 4.480/. Is•pritil 1810;
and the tolls had inert:toll, in 1819, 3,3174/. beyond 1t448.
(Hear, hear.) An anwitilioent of the Stamp Acts was also
pawl, which wa. eincli•nd nowt desirable in 0.111.11%101ftt
of the ...not not inurnuir ol Europe an eonimunicittion ; and
it 101 l Isle. found 1,1,.41ing1y achrantamous. then•
was the road oriliti.trice. lariat ituorovein..nts had been
snails', 411.1 It was thought de-arable that every male person
helm I-11 the cgs tor $6 Mill It) should contribute six days'
labour, which was com 1111 l table at the price of lalsour in
Ilir idanil at the time, not .-seeding for six day..
lawasitire had liven found cxc, bc111.116.:11 40 the
island. Other measures to which he would allude were
Culftolotell necesmry, in cowljoinci. of the lucre:seine
want. of the colony he dlud, to the gun Lan, the tat
*von carriage. and bouts, the biz mem shops. and the filf."g
las. 'the tan ipt• front the gun tat amounted to Intwc•en
for and lit thousand a year, Iron: before he Cattle to the
o.lauy the gun tat had loot onitettoslutell, and was roma-
iler.Bl a gmel and salutary memory. It was proved that
them wen. 611,0011 stool of arms is. the hands of the nutiet.s,
and the gisvenonent thought that if the people could alined
to have noisy gun., and pay, a. they did, large sum. for
them, it ms. desiralde th.tt they. should be lased. It was a
precautionary ss welll%. a )111A1101,111101fttft. -(114.AT) -amt he
believed it was not thought objectimtabli• in the country.
lift. tat an h. 1.1101•00.110% nut say was a very
mual one; anti with regard t tlte 4.11 1111 1.410141, 14 was coil-
sadereil that in the large towns the slosplomwr, could
well alforil los joy a *Wall tax fur Ilit. municipal :Assonant,
they enjoyed. I. iiitlitig the rest. • donning, it was eint-
oi.lered tlesiirable to impose thra..• lase.. Then, with refer-
env.• to the tan upon dog., Chow uttimaltt Ihttl gn•atly
and the religion of the poople causing An indisposi-
tion tis destroy animal life, dog. Ire./me en nuun•rous that it
brut been eon...hied n. cowary by former goat-noun, every
few years, to have a dog-hinny day ; 6.1. 11)-f beta Mein:
Killen for each dead dog. Thu prmtice had Mien rim to
most brutal mono, and, with the view of putting an t•nd to

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuE.soAT, APIUL 1.
The Senannu took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Mr. Ferznov it was agreed to in
the committee on group No. 3 of railway bills " that
they have power to consolidate the South Devon Railway '
(No. 1) and the South Devon Railway (N 0.2) bills into one
bill."
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
TRACTA RI AN ISM.
Sir B. HALL gave notice that un Friday neat he would
ask the noble lord at the head of the government whether
within the last few weeks he had had any communication
with the archbishops and Ishops of the established church
in reference to the continuance of certain forms introduced
into the church, and against which certain bishops had
charged their clergy, and whether any intention existed ou
the part of these arelibi,hops and bishops to take steps to
put a stop to what the Bishop of London in a recent charge
had denounced as " histrionic " forms. (near.)
ROYAL ASSENT.
Mr. Pri.MAN, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, here ap-
peared at the table, and summoned the house to attend
in the House of Lords, and hear the royal assent given
by eomtuission to several hills, for which see Lords
report.

it a small tit on Jar Vas thought adriLlile u a Indic..
regulation. tlb ar, hear.) The coinnterei.d condition of
Sir island was thus described by the merchants in a memo-
rial of the l'humber of Commerce in August, 1815:

.pitation ; that their proceedings were irregular; that
A one oceasiou a wrong nun was shot, and on another
a priest and an innocent man were shot; but in
confutation he would refer their lordships to the
official report of the Queen's advocate. llefore read-
ing it, he would remind their lordships of the
names of some of the officers and gentlemen who had been
associated with him in these procei dine, and then leave
them to judge whether they were men likely to sanction
i
and join in acts Of cruelty, oppression, and nhumanity.
The noble lord here mentioned several names, including
those of Colonel Fraser, Lord Charles Wellesley, 'Mr. liuslk-
ington, an'l Mr. Layard, eulogising their characters and de-
precating the gross and false accusatikkns that had been in-
sinuated against them. The crimes for which the rebels
were punished were munler—ogirruvated murder—robbery
and high trtama in firin/ upon her Majesty's troops. Their
crimes were of a most grave and aggravated character, and
he could state that many criminals had been trio' under the
jurisdiction (as we understood) of the court presided over
by the Lord Chief Justice and 17 were condemned. Ile
would now read the report of the Queen's advocate.
With refer nee loth- courts-martial in Kandy, Minna uliciated as
deputy polee..elynente on the four Mat in do, I to cnob.ed W •petti
of the manner in winch the proomtintro in theta were conducted
The evittenc, in each was tulle token d .w 5, the privners had every
opportunity Mem them of croon-exatiening the witnesses, unit lint
every facility tainted them of making their Acker*. The trials moistly
Ottallaed recent tlkie', and no unveils:y haste was manifeurd in
setting through them. In OM Of the twos, that omelet Porno;
Al pot, the active p. 6 ho woe lotOill to have taken in the rebehion
was not proved, amt I intimated my opinion that it a MI be pro-
per. to hove soon evidence. but the court di : nut eutsaler it MOM.
nary melee the otter eireum)totteca catoblishttl.
As regarded the trial of the priest, the testimony of tho
parties who were in court was conelusive as to the mode of,
iconducting it. Ile must now remind their lonlships that
ea the 18th April Mr. 'fume moved iu the committee this'
Resolution:
That the chairman be inntrueed to move, that in bumble addrev
bs presented to her ,44- sty that she will b • graciamiy pleated to
pp6aedirectvon, that there he lad before this committee ripe . if the
promethium upon the trial by c tort (ul three montsera), of
Nitholle mother:lllN of Melti ya Apprathommy, of Alutcatme
body, and of ailew.ille reside leortin. on a charge of high Inns s
at booth', on the oth September, Isla, who were sentenced to be Atm,
and which totem°e wt. earl. d Into a tf et on the foll.mion more.
lag. and t opy of the promedings site n th • trial by court morti A Lot
gee °fitter,' of .he priest Eadd..h Pol a Unease, at tamely, on the
95th Atigu-t, Ills, °a a charge of britling correapondence • IM rabels,
tend f adminiaterior or conniving the attromistrotton of • treo.
actiribe o th, and e rarer to be shot to death, which sentence was
oartied Into effect on the follawina nowntne.
Upon that resolution the committee divided, and it was
toms' by 6 to 1, he lug a majority of '2, unit accordingly
en the '29th April copies of the pea:et-dings of the courts,
specially selected by Mr. Hume, were produced to the corn-
milky by Mr. Hawes. They were read by Mr. Home and
by other members of the committee, awl no further pro-
ceedings wore taken upon tll,lll and no comment was made,
but the resolution of the 18th of April was rescinded. lle
co:trend-a that the charge of unnecessary severity and
bloodshed was inconsistent with the address of the Icon,-
lativt• council after martial law had ceased, and especially
inconsistesit with the fact that Mr. WOdCbOWe allo it now
appeared, dissented Inuit the government policy himself,
dn'w the drill of the address thanking the governor fikr the
prompt declaration of martial law and the zealous exertions
of the officers. It was also inconsistent with the suleatquent
tuldrs of the legi,luthe council of 18th September, 1819,
a year afterward., wherein it wow said that the tranquillity
of the island was mainly attributable to the energetic and
prudent measures that had been adopted. After this ge-
neral statement, their lordships could feel no surprise that
Mr. Iluine's rewlutions were rejected. Those resolutions
rats thus:
I. I hat in the opitti.'n of thts committee the diaturbanem widen
ton place in Ceylon In the year ISIS were conlned to two small
dinects of the Kantlyan Mos toces, and dud not extetal to any otter
part of the fel:int.
Y. That it Is the opinion of this entnmittee that the civil I owe',
stremthened by the presrame of 3 nolita. y 101 W, fudtt to love b bin
sentient for the restorat ion aril niaintenanee t.f pub"te teat qui.lt,y,
and that whattver necessity may have appeared at the mobent
to
exist or the proclamation of max- law art tho nth of July, late,
toe cantintnocc a that law to the I. th of October f.:l'...nrion, the
sacrifice of life, and the cotriaeatlon of royalty during its opera-
tion were unnsonaary and unjustifiable.
It had been allefell that there was great confisca-
tion of property. Thew was not one confiscation. What-
ever property was left was taken possession of and properly
accounted for, and h.• asserted there had not been
a single confiscation. (Ilear, hear) Ile was nut prepared
to say that souse instances of individual grievance or of in-
justice might not have ocrurrell, but it was of course iinpos-
sdile tbr bins to answer for every act. lle could only speak
for hi own and thane of the government. The noble lord
then stated tint on his resignation he had bum addressed
by the European planters of the central province on the
date of 17th of August, 1,4.10, and he read some passages
expressing their approbation of his policy and their regret
at his icce,,ion front his office, Ile would now
submit to their lordships that he had shown his
administration from the beginning to the end to have
been met with the universal approbation of all classes of
the people. lle had laid before them all the points of ac-
cusation that had been advanced against bins, lint if any
noble lord should think he had omitted anything neces-
sary for further elucidation, he should he happy
to give any information or explanation in Ids power.
lie wished to impresi NMI their lonlships that the com-
mittee which had investageted this subject had in no way
"-t, calumnies

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Mr. ADDERLEY gave notice that on Tuesday, in Pas-
sion week, he would call the attention of the house to
the present state of the government of tho Cape of Good
Hope.
FOREIGNERS IN LONDON.
Mr. S. WOItTLEY, premi.ing that he had evidence that
there was a body of foreigners in this country whose object
was the subversion of government+, and who were conspiring
with certain of her Majesty's subjects to make demonstra-
pions dangerous to the public tranquillity, inquired of the
Secretary of State whether his attention hail been called to
their proceedings, and whether the government were pre-
, pared with measures to secure this country against dis-
turbance of its peace, or embarrassment of its relations
with foreign powers, by this abuse of its hospitality.
Sir G. GREY replied that the subject was one of un-
doubted importance, to which the attention of the govern-
! ment bad been and continued to be directed; that, looking
at the number of foreign refugees resident in England, this
character of some of them, and the probability of an increase
in their number during the ensuing two months, measures
had been taken and precautions sanctioned by the law,
sullick.nt, he believed, to prevent any attempts to disturb
the internal tranquillity of this country; that it would be a
Riess abuse of the generous hospitality of England if such
foreign refugees availed themselves of the secure asylum
afforded them in time of need and personal danger to enter
into combinations hostile to the peace and tranquillity of
other countries; that, besides the Foreign Enlistment Act,
is conspiracy on the part of foreigners in this country against
states in amity with it, was an offence by the COMIIIOII
law
punishable with tine and imprisonment; that the proceed-
ing. of the parties referred to were closely observed, and
measures had been taken to enforce obedience to the law.
Mr. 11. COCHRANE begged to ask if the government
had any means of obtaining the names of foreigners in Lon-
don ? \Vas the Secretary of State aware, fur instance, that
M. Mazzini was at present in London? (Laughter, and
"Order, order.")
Sir G. GREY—We have no regular means of obtaining
the names of foreigners in London, but we know the
ounces
• of several of the principal ones.
PRIZE MONEY.
Col. DUNNE asked the Secretary of the Board of Con-
trol whether or not her Majesty's government had deter-
• mined as prize money the treasure taken at Moultan and
Lahore to the troops engaged in military operations against
these places or any part of them.
• Mr. 1. WILSON replied that the money in questinn was
• not such as the government could dispose of as prize money.
Alm equivalent had, however, to a certain extent, been
awarded.
EXPLOSION OF STEAM BOILERS.

would dare
he had nut employed the most ample mvant for the protec-
tion of burh produce. To show, moreover, that his conduct
had received the approval of dune who were deeply con-
that were taking place, he would read

the interesta of his noble mend.- hear.) ___
friend had contended, in the course of his speech, that it
was impassible for the governor of a :mhoy to carry on the
government of that colony at a period when his conduct
w is being made the subject of an inquiry. lie (Earl Grey)
had sat in various committees of inquiry of this kind,
while a member of the other house; and he would say
that if such inquiries Were Milled on with a dm
sense of the great power conferred on the committer, and
with a due appreciation of the responsibility which it
undertook, they might be carried on not only without
injury, but frequently with great advantage, to the puldie
service. But if they were not conducted in this spirit,
then he would admit that all such inquiries were
destructive to the public service, and that they
could scarcely ever be safely carried on. Having tine
been the object of such attacks, conducted in AUVII
spirit, he did think his noble friend was fully justified, and
Was right in laying the full statement which they had
beard that evening before their lordships. lie (Lord Torring-
ton) had to deal with a rebellion arising out of causes, the
occurrence of which was quite anterior to his assump-
tiou of the government, and this rebellion he succeeded
in repressing by tic wise policy of promptitude and energy
which he had adopted. During the repression id* that re-
bellion some lamentable circumstances took place ; but he
(Earl Grey) did not hesitate, and nerer had hesitated, to
express the opinion, that a true humanity had been con.
suited in the measures to whirl, his noble friend, on that
trying occasion, haul had recourse. For what did take
place 'OS noble friend could not be held solely responsible.
The governor of such a colony an Ceylon was responsible
for proclaiming martial law, if he should think fit ; but
hnvmg proelaimed it, it rested with the officers to
whom lit, entrusted the utiliser', duty to apply that
law with hunonitv as well as with firmness. The whole
evidence taken hs,f-,re the committee went to show that the
"divers on whom this great rawer was conferred had ueted
throughout with a high feeling us to the responsibility
which hail been imposed upon them, and that while in-
flueueed by the most carnet desire to restore tranquillity,
their object was to protect her Majesty's peaceful and
faithful subjects, rind to punish as small a num-
ber as possible of the misguided rebels. To say that
no abuse of authority had taken place during the
existence of martial haw, was more than any
man could venture to take upon himself to m-
art. In seasons of war, and in periods of re-
bellion, when the ordinary administration of the law
was withdrawn, and when the usual restraints
upon the. evil passions of mon were removed, it W 41.4 im-
possible to hope that such abuses of authority would not
sometimes take place. The noble duke (the Duke of
Wellington) who sit. at the table, had had experience of
that fart, and frequently, in consequence of such abuses,
haul been compelled to adopt measures of great severity,
force, and rigour. lit the same manner his noble friend
had been under the ne ..eraity, at all risk, of pro-
cesaling to the extreme law ; hut it was quite clear,
whatever were the particular abuses which did take place,
Ithat they were against the wishes of his noble friend, mid
that his noble friend had left nothing in his power undone
Inc the purpose of checking and puuishing abuse. There
was one other point to while he (Earl (Irey) wished to di-
rect attention. It was that point to, which his noble friend
bad adverted at the close of his uddrese. lie (Earl Grey)
was quite sure that all their lordships had been touched by
the candour and nuudiness which his noble friend had dis-
played in confessing an error. (Cheers.) Undoubtedly,
while he could not hut rejoice to see his noble friend come
triumphantly out of such an ordeal as had never
before !Non applied to a public man, he must admit
that he had never experienced more pain than on the occa-
sion when the disclosure of the letter referred to made it
evident that his noble friend, in consequence of the publi-
cation, haul been plated in a position in regard to other per-
sons holding high official positions which rendered it inn-
possible that he (Lord 'Torrington) could either with wham-
' tat.:e en the ',oldie service, or with satisfaction to himself,
I continue to administer the government of Ceylon. Ile
(Earl Grey) was now bound to admit that that had been
his Iselier. But he must, at the same time, he permitted to
I say that he had felt still more stn,ngly in nap, et
to the fact of that publication, which he certainly
up to the time would • have considered utterly and
atirely out of the question. How the gentleman to, whom
the letter was addressed could love disclosed it—still
more, haw the committee could have allowed —inilcu ,l, he
'night almost say, have required—the publication of the let-
ter—how, more especially, they could have taken this
mune, considering that the contents of the letter Were to-
tally irrelevant to the real subject of inquiry—he, fur one,
was completely at a low to understand. Ile could say
that those win., had taken that course must entertain no-
tions very different from those which he himself haul been
taught to entertain with respect to the sacredness of pri-
vate confidence and the manner in which the intercourse of
private life, between gentleman and gentleman, ought to be
carried on. (Hear, hear.)
The Duke of WELLINGTON said—The noble earl had
referred to his (the duke's) conduct in respect to martial
law : and on this point he wished to say a few wont; to their
lordships. In the first place he bad to state that he had no
comment and no observation to make upon the general
question before their lordships as introduced by the noble
lord (Lord Torrington). The view which he (the Duke of
Wellington) had taken was, that it was as yet utterly iru-

lent its countenance to the census. s and the ....
which had been directed against hint. The motion of
which Mr. Baillic had given notice in the other house of
parliament was a motion for a vote of censure : but that
. .

In reply to Lord Ann tr.v,
Sir G. GREY said the attention of government had been
turned to the subject of the several melancholy accidents
which had lately occurred in factories from the explosion of
boilers. It would nut, however, he an easy matter to sub-
ject boilers to the inspection of factory inspectors. Boilers
stood on the same footing with maid ' vy, and owners were
bound to have their machinery properly fenced to prevent
amident. In a recent ease very heavy damages hail been
obtained on account of the machinery not being properly
guarded. The Stitt. of a boiler, however, was ouu which
no inveetor could well determine.
Mr. HUME asked if there would he any objection to lay
on the table eertain reports in amidents iu mines.
Sir G GREY maid it was inexpedient that the reports
should one by one Ix• laid on the table, but there was no
object' to their pr4luction at 'toted times.
AFFAIRS OF CEYLON.

In answer to all lion. Ntaval:n,
Mr. 111/WES stated that the papers referring to the
atlbirs of Ceylon which had been asked for were in pro-
grey. There were, however, so many papers to be pre-
pared, that he could not undertake to say when they would
be ready. They would, however, be Laid on the table as
WWI IP, possible.

DRAINAGE ACT.
Mr. B. COCURANE rose to move for leave to bring in
a bill to extend the provions of the Private Monty
Drainage Act of 1810, to the advunce of private
money for the erection and repair of farm buildiugs on
lambi in Great Britain and 'rebind. Last year he (Mr.
Cochrane) had obtained leave to bring in a bill to extend
the provisions of the Drainage Act. It had, however, been
thrown out. The bill he now proposed was similar in its
object, and was to enable proprietors to obtain money far
the erection of farm buildiugs, that money to be repaid
from the rents within a period of thirty years. The Drain-
age Act having been passed and the natural result having
been uu increase in the produce of the land, the house
would admit that some provision should be made for the
extension of the farm buildings. This was not a subject of
great interest to many members, and he would, therefore,
nut detain the house. All he would say was, that unless
some boon were granted he did not know how in these days
of free trade they were to meet foreign competition.
Mr. BLANEY said he thought his hon. friend had a
little prejudged this measure by entering on the question of
free trade,and also by speaking of it us if the advances were
tube madeout of the public funds. The measure was aimply
to allow private persons who were willing to advance their
own money to do so on farm buildings to be erected. Ile
believed there were many laudowners who were desirows of
having loans far this purpose; and, on the other hand,
there were many who were de-irons of lending their money
on good security, and wind prevented this being done was
the complexity of the law. This bill was intended to Sim-
plify the law in that respect.
Mr. FERGUS trusted the house would pause before
adopting the principle involved in this bill. if it were
only intended to simplify the law, so us to enable parties
to borrow money, he should h. one of the first to support
it, but he thought that the principle of this bill was a de-
parture from sound policy.
Sir B. HALL said he understood the hon. gentleman that
it was public money that was to be granted, and if it had
been, he should have opposed the introductiou of the bill,
but after the statement of the honourable gentleman. the
member for Shrewsbury, he thought such a bill should be
introduced.
Cul. DUNNE said it would be necessary to see that the
money was applied to the purpose for which it was bur-
rowed.
Mr. ELLICE said if landowners chose to tie up landed
property by all kinds of restrictions, they ought to Kee, at
all events, that, us far as legislation could eiteet it, means
should be taken to prevent the country from getting into a
state of dilapidation, and large districts being absolutely with-
'thought he believed it to be

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possible for their lordships' house to mnouuee any
opinion upon the ease brought under consideration
that evening be the noble lord. For their lordships had no
.inule - . 'before them. They knew nothing about it
. _ . ._. .

.
out the means improvement. . .4ugh he belies eil it ss.
difficult to secure the application of the money in all respects
in the must expedient manner and fur the purposes for which
it. was wanted, still he thought the attempt worth making,
cordially . his .• - the hon. itleman,

a_. _ _
Ili the agricultural and the ememicesst interee. are labourint corned in the events that were --.., , _ .
Mier the oust rvvere depres.ion. Plantation* arc dad beinf stave to titgit. tord„kita, the address he Mal on his reaignation re- was a a dew of the ease which that hon. gentlemau hut taken a PaPee '•
gor ' - - and Acs I ve support to the
dened bona the im 'briery of the pr,ptlet,ll; m •ne._, e• etess,hoSlY .caved from the merchants, dated Colombo, Aug. 7, halo: Y*h . having it to those who were more acquainted with rural
individually. The pawn which he was now movin f (Laughter.) That correspondence to which so much refer-y If° - , gent
=SW all Mcrae. at a Masi I en.. Mentoints end tricavel. es :it Lani_wa tamw yaii
nal
.aeon oar adtheit,,at
par
turn-nip would make it perfectly clear that in no one instance did (ace in detail, hadquite unnkontown,leteitatmiseml.i.
affairs than he
was
to see that lidequate precautions were
wit es nem a. thaw eatasaamo at,. taw, ~,,,,„„ g oat of ern. oo J,e present Awe., sa Mar feet ""eha* eallet Minn to expreo. the committee take any such view of the ease. The cola- (Continued laughter.) c •I Y ..
gime wemeroas and rtmentabl.. ills. who bast lone ben dependent
Mar ampere regret that y rim t mellenty bee &mod it right tr to tan r mittt.e kul distinctly dr.clined participating in that new.been ln; tneelertna.n.oll
taken when t_lwabaill was in committee.
fee a IlAatjELLOli of the EXCHEQUER. thought
• them, wed sea wow in the gown a did
in I.bet. ,n. his the • , master of the subject. Ile had only read that which came
you• res.goaton of the wawnsordilp of thus tan& and we beg to lie had, in conclusion, to call attention to two eircum. regularly before the public. As to the correaponelenee he bill . no oppose the introdue-
der mewl Mal se the colony M Mr pr,..nt moment that unless retort
assure your louts/Yip duo enwithstandroc all Idm darrepen we feel atances. It had been the im racticable. lie should t
of the bill, but he thought it right to 'ye hie
tt I'm" it ISM twn t' ttrt t' "° be'"er Pl'llUee of " °w" °"l°'"f tad the interems of ars& and the goneral prosperity of Ceylon been m• itiriu-trimayly eireulat al, and had declartal that he had nut a notion of what it reßned to.
in evith nee helure the t onnuince, that in re And this being the fact, he thought the noble lord and the ton , gi •opinion
depestinsey of the •es n. e„_ you'd be mast seriously injured by soar InelehEr's witlidnenng . '-ven
execution of .
In the October folliming, in writing to Earl Grq, -- at the present time roan the coin, bedara which we conceive tai set ferenee to the
i,, n.l,de 'l .. hail 1I • • t
(Lrd Tornio:toil) said :
It
.""bi
h'''
''''Ttud'il
- '.
- - n 'the
434
misty
Pnin"i'n. in
Bandy,
•• • • the hands. As to the remark which had been
he (Lord Torrington) had made use of a very upon that entrespon nee unta it regu .tr y Lome in o
Leave was given to bring in the bill.
it will he auletse.. 5) to you i'ledshlP h' ithd that bY the eteeehe Vara the sap caravan' intimate krmwhdrre of the requiretarnts at strong cxpresStutt, to the effect, that if all the lawyer. in ur . COALWIIII'PERS.
el rhea tamely in ewry deiwrtn,'M mere as. Mon • deem" be the isl-tna Pawl by your lentebip dean, the pail twoy,are, we are Ceylon maintained that the prisoner was innocent, he made about him (the Duke of Welling(on) he
W willed 'SP minute 14 the ha (-Test an a...lamed Mach the e4l- confident that the coatemilsted reforms in its anent.: loos ee nun-
__., should nevertheless be shot. It was not often easy to rebut would say a word in explanation. Ile contended that mar- . . .On the motion a mr. L snot's:Rene, Rave was given to
Meted of sot I. „nun 20,13 I. ; that the tlithiue‘h, il no nyhture has ',ay, c,,,,,,,,,,,, would ra• f,.,k.,„47 and a f
itilgurUsl y e,tra.sl nal. and accusations of thissort. which were Serf e"ilYmade : but for- thal law was neither more nor less than the will of the bring in a bill to amen an act or establishing an office for
Wee met stnhine wok, the bead of ectablishinents, and that the tbs. overtal welfare of the colony better arnAter.i nod r your lord- (Hear, hear.) In fact, martial law meant no law the benefit of embehippers of the port of Londou.
,folliwiee sues it-west-0 hew shifted wider °we ship's solmaintstust.on than rad, that of any stranser. l'orar lava- tunotely his prieote secretary and rearallant colonel (we did nut Renard. ROLLS COURT (IRELAND).
ear, hear.
'so •uceeserol • salute that I kin Wen man" dto Ails Us sir edy teen thanked by almost tbe entire todepouteot catch the. name) were present at the interclass,- at which the let all. (II ) Therefore the general who declared
, abuts roads and panic emits the nit or end Cannon populates, Le the openly terailaattno put ta the :ate re- conversation in question took place, and they denied all martial law, and commanded that it should be carried into Mr. OSBOILNE moved for a Meru of the draft general
orders submitted by the Lord Chane ilor of Ireland to the
'said% am esteem. le urgent. 11.airly 10,100. mow brdltrm, which at oPe nue threaten,'" destruction to all keding sty knowledge of any such expeeS•ion having fallen from his execution, was hound to lay down distinctly the rues and. e .
oleo. ' pas the w:ble, it m eadshafory to had 115$ wale in measles!. "'Meseta issme Penn. Lee eudesmured to make ii .... lie had, however, ou this occasion to offer lilt own I regulations according to which his will was to be carried Master of the Itolbs in Ireland for hi, approval, under the
the arrows the t..tal revenue of the ant sat( of IS P., it appear sea mere Odeon trawl. We have to node, th much. denial, and he begged to state, upon his word of honour, out. Now he had, in another country, earned on martial Court of Chancery Regulation (Ireland) Act hail; and
thee reesiewskiwo rerkst of ISl7,eahrhals Mir a dr- lesprovid drainage ant elcanketa of the town., and this whom Me
il., while the detet.a. in saw evaporative expenditure country ae noun web great oalefeetiort the anaemia al int. oduct.on of ' * •
tat he had never made use of the expression referred to. law ; that was to say that he had governed a large propor. also the draft general orders prepured by the Master of the
t., gots *Asia, eh in yis tunes th it ...taunt die road ordnosocc, which mart pwra uluanstele of yam impeci. The List matter personal to himself to which he had to I lion of the population of a country by his own will. But Rolls in Ireland under the stud act.—Agreed W.
the December of the same ycar, in a despatch p. the c rlony• aid we t. tat that the ;ewe soul promenty 0: our allude was of a very painful nature. He had I then, what did he do ? lie declared that the country COST OF PA'IENTS.
rey, he said -. mama will be eneurea hr yur to &hit still wmainute ...flirt a. mentioned, at the opening of his address, that should he governed according to its own national laws, and Colonel SIBTHORP moved for a return of the expenses
despatch :40. ISO, of the llth of Micky, I transmitted to That adelrem was moiled by 15 of the twat respectable he had heavy complaints to make of breaches of ;he carried into execution that will, He governed the incurred in taking out a patent in England, Ireland, and
ipaveat 'Werra ow misread tames. etweina an excess mercantile men of the capital. An attack had been made contidenee in the course of these true,-actions. lie would ' country strictly by the laws of the country; and be go- Scotland respectively, iredependent of the specification, dis-
h of tee island 15,4 r it• re snattore dorm • the fest oteopposition blaming him
not venture to use harah terms of gentlemen in every way , Tented it with noels moderation, he mutt say, that political tinguishing the items or heads of that expense, and sped-
judges who athirst hail deal or had been ex- tying the several offices in whieh fix's are, demanded
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tt.,atatat. bit, upon hiuo by an paper in Ceylon,
ex.'s", Ititire seam th 4 period Is coasoat4 a tal very much tor the part he h.ol taken in suppressing then his superiors in ability and knowledge, and who had nut i servants and
,s 11Ittl eof the amen! Sear. thought it au imProPrittv to urga and to require such I pelted, afterwards consented to act under hie direction. The and made payable, and manner in which the fees are
sting the first six nonithe after his arrival in bellion; but to prove to their lordship how contrary that
breaches of confiulenee. All hr would say was this, sup- judges sat in the courts of law, conducting their judicial appropriated; also the highest and lowest expense of speet-
was to the ellWrial falling in the ridony, he 'ould read to
gonna this as his personal opinion, that the private letters business and administering the law under his elireetion. He fication. Also fur a return of the expense:sine:erred at the
;Maar) The result of the economy whieh he them the teatime. of the Legislative Council on the euppres.
Mi• that the expenditure of the colony was sion of the rebellion. The noble lord then read as follows: which bad been made public should not have been so made therefore had never been in the situation which the noble Attorney or Solicitor-General's offices for taking out a
earl had spoken of, and he protested most distinctly against patent in England, distinguishing the items or heads of
I; tgatilf. 11. b.. m late, llasalf. ; sad, in The ma'am:one received with mach estaisetion your aartllentl'a public without his consent end concurrence. He had
.—making a total of 78,7fe1f. lase etpentlitsus already acknowledged that he wrote in 1819 that letter being called into comparison, in any way whatever, those expense.; and similar return, for Scotland and Ireland.
amouncemeat of the eonan lAluee at trstquilli.y thnuahout Me
in Delta (lieu, hear.) The inert of ex- bland, wiper. they telieve to br mainly anr.but Mb to
n,the ranged'
and pradert tor Mtlfee 71st
h 7 Y edu'
tig a., which was laid before the committee, and which was di,- with the noble lord (Lord Torrington) opposite. (Cheers lie said as her Majesty's goeununent seemed determined
and laughter ; the noble duke deliverina the last sentence to oppose these returns he had no hesitation in saying that
that impurtant branch, the improeement of tinetly a private and contidentail letter. Ile had also
&curtain...in 1O IV They ere further grad to fin Pa it
much requinal by the planters, vats 36.72'4. or
again that nothing could hue more improper phasic °f
Jaye ,s,s4a., y's sassraawat iu troomtte the weilAre ~( the Nov.., already admitted the great improPriety of that letter. He in an unusually loud tone of voice, and with immellae cm- he looked with suspicion on their motives. Hoeing re_
..t nine months of ISacl, as compared with V.lOll. are better amen:add, and that year cockswain to dr. elope the to. would admitferret! to soma of the expellees un inventor was called
earmponiling period of 1819. flw impottation of macaw ce the . and bare been so stamestuk as evinced by the lame thantu writethat letterar he cinmaistaftees under which it was Earl GREY could assure the noble duke that he had upon to pay before he could obtain a patent, the gal-
' haul greatly increased, and a spirit of industry increare if c..otnosl exports and the general improvement of the pulide written were undoubtedly irritating: but had lie known that mistaken his (Earl Grey's) meaning, and lie begged par- lant member went on to say that lie could assure the house
gesture.)
• spemellat up atuhutiast the People. (iiva, . Itr* ~n-c,h".,e'oreti le".Zret:te"..;an'''=:ll7,.ed.,: :,..7" m'half ai parliament had proceeded to the aleoMetment of a commit- doll of the noble duke for having given him the slightest that he had not the slightat p,r,otiol feeling in the matter.
. ye.u. 11119 /Carrell; any Kandyaus could be the uremia year a• the ale time tae cannot se. id ea • their tee to inquire' into the whole quelltuar he Most certMnly uneasiness. What he wished to ca was this: that in times lie had never invented anvtlOng, and he thought it was
k, whereas in laid about 6.1b10 were em- deep theapponap;ent that this surphisYshou'd not be ae,sil.te,s to the should not have taken that. unfortunate comae. lie ad- of war and insurtection, Woad who acted under the Olathe.- not likely that he ever would, for he had not the inventive
ovoting their rotates. (Ilene, hear.) Ile now presume exigencies of Me colony, in consequence of bee 11(ajorty's matted frankly and unreavveuly that he had committed en city of the general or governor could not always faculty. (Laughter.) His motive in asking for these re.
act of iadearetion ; and that act, he could assure their lord. be prevented from being guilty of abuses of turns was, that he might bring forward a motion to dimi-
ot impirtant portion of the subject which had omen mel tentutrrg sanc•d•ced your lorasky's recuromeladatlon
ships, he would never cease to regret. So far he had been power. lie had never intended to say that the Isaiah the expense of obtaining patents, and to remove the
gruuml of the charge made against him, with to rtliere the ca.nual treasury from the large contribution of -anon.
annum to the military chest. The Council will be prepared to the ~ sufferer, inasmuch as he had lost that appointment noble duke had abused martial law. All he had serious obstacles which lay in the way of the poor man in
at the caseation of his duty in the difficult and give their b. ..t att thou to the estimate, for the presort year, sad to °fl'i
of suppremant the rebellion. He thought, sash maiaamai as ma, caeca," may 0r,,,,,,„ fur their o„,osi,kro. which it had been his highest pride to hold ; and in now meant teat, that during thoae marvellous and memo- availing himself of his own ingenuity, (Hear.)
should be able to show that he haul COD- 1111 P, no doubting that the interests of the commend, end be pro- expressing his contrition for the error into which he haul ruble campaigns which had made the name of the noble Mr. Ca C. LEWIS assured the honourable and gallant
, performed ha duty ; that he believed was Mated br the satieleainous means to which the present causparalve fallen he did not duubt that he should meet with eonsidera. duke deathlessly illustrious, there aid occur cases in which gentleman that there was not the smallest objection to af-
an of every one acquaiutea with the facts in tho Pr...sail.' the ecru, is under Pro, deuce to be asmind, lion from every one of their lordships' house. The noble soldiers and caws actiug under him had been guilty of fording the information fur which he asked. The fact
oithouah the aside., given by some penman in this The address was signed by Sir Emerson Tennent, H. C. lint concluded by moving "that a message be scat to the abuse, contrary to the wishes of the noble duke, and which was, however, that the whole of it was already op the
• . - have produeed a contrary effect here. Their Selby, Esea, C. F. Layer& Esq., and the other members of House of Commons for a copy of the report and evidence of the noble duke had found it neemeary to punish very se- table of the house in a perfectly accessible form. (Hear.)
.
bear mmind that an Eastern was very set- th co e uncil. (Hear, hear) It would be only common the facet committee on Ceylon."
European population, They must be well justice to regard the acts of a public man in relation to the Earl lilt Eli (who did not rite until after a slight interval I steely (" Hear, hear," from the Duke of Wellington.) The hon. and gallant member would find it in the appea-
And he had therefore suggested that they were not to sula• dix of a report which was presented last session ; but if the
taatcher,,,,, habits, and how little they were time and circumstances under which they were carried 11110 had eloped, apparently waitiug to see if any noble lord on : Pate that the abuses committed during the preva- gallant colonel should discover that it was at all deficient
Ile need only ',naiad their tordahips of the execution ; and not, as the public had dune, search out the opposition bendier would address the house) said that, 1 lance of martial law in Ceylon had had the sane- on any point, the additional information should he fur-
,e of Seal men who haul beta treacherously misled scandalous imputations front the papers to put an unjust in- perceiving the wish of their lordships, he would pot cue- tion of the governor. He had said, further, that nished on a future day. (Hear, hear.) It was, there-
surrounded in the rebellion of DIM (Hear, hear.) terpretation upon his actions. the public had no right, tinue this discussion for a moment did he nut feel himself when those abuses had taken place his noble friend had fore, (pule unnecessary that the report should be reprinted.
toht, who had agreed in that rebellion, stated, that upon such grand.. to put such constructions upon the eon- bound to make af w remarks in reference to the statement I been so ready as another to punish the persons convicted. (Hoar.)
tint.- and troops which took vim, in the .3lopit ducts. CI of aea ,lie ma a.. 'wader nas th de he d.r aloe!, Lal -idler. . ha .?I It. ..... I. l iiia a I..a' 11 Ll. Lt ~1 , .tt, Ait-1111. 11, was 1 The motion was th 11 agreed to.
I scale% tA Mr. I.ENN.aIID ba.l gem- idea of bringing in a bin on the
tethatalai was occasioned by treating the metier It had ham alleged Amptiu.t hint that Martial Lew had been implicated in this qusstiou i and it eertaihly would have hems Their lordships adjourned at a quarter past 7 o'elock. subject himself, but he found that well a Multitude sal' vested

interests were involved that it would be a hopeless task for
•private member; and he, therefore, hoped the subject
would be taken up by the government.
Mr. LABOUCHERE assured the hon. gentleman that
the subject had not been lost sight of by the government ;
and he hoped that in a very few days lead Granville in
another place, would introduce • measure embodying their
views. (Cheers.)
Mr. AGLIONBY thanked the right hon. gentleman (Mr.
Labouehere) for his statement; and he hoped that, as the
hon. and gallant colonel had often objected to the expense
of unnecessary returns, he would not press his motion.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY regretted that the government
had objected to the returns, for he thought the fact, that
the house would soon be called upon to consider a measure
on the subject, was a reason why it was advisable to reprint
I the information in a separate form. He considered that
the present law was a disgrace to the country. (Cheers.)
Mr. S. CRAWFORD also thought the returns ought to
be given, inasmuch as the information was desired not so
much fir the house as for the public at large. (Hear.)
Mr. CAREW briettv oppoaed the granting of the returns.
Sir G. GREY hoped that the motion would not be
pressed, after the pledge of his hon. friend (Mr. C. Lewis).
if, however, the gallant colonel persisted, he hoped the
house would support the government.
Mr. DISRAELI submitted to the gallant colonel that
he bad virtually attained the ohket he had in view, and
therefore he suggested that lie should withdraw his motion.
Colonel SIRTHORP declared that he mould divide the
house in order to stimulate the government to do their
duty. (Laughter.)---The house divided accordingly:—
For the motion
Against it
Sl P PLY .—RE PORT

The report of the committee of supply was brought up
The several items were egrets' to without remark.
MARINE MUTINY BILL AND MUTINY BILL.
These bills were several( y passed through committee.
MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE moved the second reading of this
bill.
Mr. SCULLY said this was a bill of great importance to
the people of Ireland. Its principle was good; for the
ceistang system was most pernicious, and a change was
necessary- • but there were certain objections to the details
of the lull, which might be better discussed in committee.
If the committee was not fixed fur too early a period, he
should offer no opposition to the second reading of the bill
Lord NAAS considered that the bill war loudly called
for by all parties. It was an improvement on the bill of
last year by uniting the intended Medical Board to the
Four-law Board. But the bill proposed to do away with
all the existing county infirmaries; and the property of
those institutions, arising from bequests, gifts, etc., would
be made over to another body not originally contemplated.
Colonel DUNNE thought the objections to the bill would
be best dealt with iu committee, which stage ho hoped
would he deferred till after Easter. Ile believed that,
unless the medical charities were hit under lova control,
subscriptions to the amount of 9,000/. or 10,0001. would ho
loot.
Sir I'. NUGENT considered the bill an improvement oa
that of text Tear.
Mr. MOsELI. called attention to two points in the
bill—the power given to the guardians to arrange the dis-
tricts, which he thought ought to be done by a central
authority, and the appointment of medical officers, which
ought to be left to the district c miters.
Mr. F. FRENCH believesl that every person in Ireland
was in favour of the principle of this measure. lie hoped
the bill would be canned as sperdilyas possible. Ile should
like to we it go through committee before Easter.
Mr. VESEY feared that inconvenience would result
from the change to he wrought by this bill. The indue-
trieus class, at present relieved by the iutirmaries, would
not readily accept that relief, if these institutions were placed
under the boards of guardians.
Viscount BERNARD hoped that no delay would take
place in passing this bill, or it might be lost, as was the
ill of last year, through going up to the House of Lords
tam late.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE agreed in the importance of the
measure. Ile hail sought to conciliate the opinions of
Irish members as to its details as much as puesilole. Com-
mittee% of lxoth homes hail sat on the subject, and
they hadl recommended the formation of separate me-
dical boards. The hill of hot year was framed on that
principle; but the prevailing opinion apevareal to be
that the management Omuta be entrusted to a
single board. In training the present bill he had acted on
that opinion. (Hear, hear.) The existing system of
medical relief was utterly inefficient as well as unjust, tooth
to the ratepayers and the medical prollosims Infirmaries
had been introduced into this bill, that two system. of medi-
cal charity might not be going on together. However great
'Mein be the abuses of dispensaries, ho believed Omni of
infirmaries were still greater; they were eminently unjust
to the ratepayers, and inefficient for the purmove Ot re-
lief. lie proptoed to take the committee on the hill
on Wednesday, the 9th. If it could nut be brought on
on that dav, he would postpone it until after Easter.
(near, hear.)
In answer to Sir J. Youse,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the bill was not at all con-
fined too the pauper Hags, but to those whoo now received re-
lief under the existing institutions. Medical relief for
Peepers was already provided for by the poor law ; and tho
bill was only neetswary fur the sake unite class now receiving

relief.
The bill was then read a weond time.
ACTS OE PARLIAMENT ABBREVIATION ACT
REPEAL BILL.
Mr. J. STUART moved the wood reading of this bill.
After n few remarks from Sir (i. Bum',
The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be mm
mined on Thur.lay.
The house adjourned at a few minutes after seven o'clock.

PAItLIAMENTAIIY COMMITTEES.
AYLESBURY ELECTIoN.
Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the membent of this
committee, consisting of Mr. G. A. ll:krnilton (chairman),
the Hon. J. W. Fortescue, Sir E. Hayes, Mr. Miles, and
Mr. J. B. Smith, resumed their inquiry.
Mr. E. James, 0.C., and Mr. RodweU, appeared for the
petitioners, and Mr. Serjeant Kinglake, Mr. Mcrewether,
and Mr. Minn, for Mr. Calvert, the sitting member.
Tilt! Chairman intimated the opinion of the committee
that the evidence of the day should he directed to tho
question of agency, as the treating business was fully es-
tablished.
John Barnes, landlord of the Cork and Rabbit, at Lee,
deposed that he had an old score of 111. 15s. on his books,
contracted during the elo ction of Mr. Quintin Dick, which
had not been paid, and that he bad determined to vote foe
no one until it was paid. Voted, however, for Calvert, who
did nut settle the score.
Mary Hinds, wife of the landlord of the Black Swan.
deposed that they had a hill fur IV. due to them since Mr.
Dick's diction. strange gentleman came to, their
house, and gave them 71. Ins., and told them he came from
the moon. Witness took the 71. Iwo. as a Christmas box,
and was directed to keep the house open to those who cams
with tickets marked "J. C." This sort of thing had been
going on in Aylesbury for the last twenty years.
Mary Anne Philloow, barmaid at the therge Inn, Minton-
den, in December last, deposed to the arrival there, a week
before the election, of Mr. Plalbrick, one of the legal
agents of Mr. Culvert, in a carriage, with Sir 11. Verney
and others. The voter, who came there had entertainment
without paying for it, and were told that if they gave their
vote for Calvert master would give them eating and drink-
ing. Many of the voters on the polling day returned to
Missendeu very drunk. Had since left the George, but it
was only for breaking a china basin.
Other witnesses having been called to prove treating and
agony on the part of W. and J. Ward and Wheeler and
uther', as agents of the sitting member,
Mr. James announced that the case for the petitioners
was closed and that Mr. 'lndwell would sum up today.
The Chairman said he understood it bad been admitted
by Mr. Mervwether, counsel fur the sitting member, that
Mr. Benson, who was a partner with Mr. Chiihrick, was a
bona fide agent of the sitting member.
Mr. Serjeant Kinglake and Mr. Coppnek denied this.
The Chairman said it appeared so on the notes.
The proceedings were adjourned to this day at 11 o'clock

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