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AIINORITY-AYES, 80.

Ogle, S. C.
. Paget, Lord George
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PoreeaWeh,enc, Cam
Adair, R. Shatto .
.4.4llglioes, nbym.
, H.A.lyn.A. a
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Pechell, Sir G.
Bass, M. T. Grenfell, C. Pascoe Perfect, Robert
Bell, Jacob
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Bright, John all, Sir B. Pigott, Francis
Bernal, Ralph Hardcastle, J. A. Ricardo, Osman
Boyle, Colonel Harris, Richard Scholeilekl, William
Headlam, T. E.
Scobell, Captain
Brotherton, J. . Henry, Alexander Sheridan, R. B.
Brown, W. , Heywood, James Smith, J. A.
Atizton, Sir E.l. Hill, Lord M. Stanford. J. F.
Carter, J. B. I:Lindley Charles
Stra E.
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Clay, James Hume, J. Stuart, Lord D.
childers, J. W. Hobhouse, T. B. Stewart, Admiral
Clay, Sir W. Humphery,
iiiiii Thompson, Colonel
Cobden, Richard Jackson, W. Thornely, Thomas
Coke, E. K. Kershaw, James Tollemache, John
Crowder, R. B. Loch; James Verney Sir H.
D'Eyncourt, C. T. Loveden, Pryse Waidey, Thomas
unncan, George M‘Gregor, John Walmsley, air J.
Dundas, Sir David Mangles, R. D. Williams, W.
Ellis, John Max tin, John Wilson, Matthew
&vans, William Mitchell, T. A. Wortley, J. S.
Ewart, William. Molesworth, Sir W. WyVill, Marmathike
' TerguS, John__ Morris, David
Foley, John H. Mostyn, E. M. - TlLl'Elui*
Ilorsman, E.
Loox, W. J. Mowatt, Francis
Berkeley, C. L. G.
Freestun, Colonel Mintz, G. F.

= '• MAJORITY—NOES, 100.
A.dderley, C.B. , Granby, Marquis of Newdegate. N.
Axemaii, Captain Grethen, 'G. Newport, Viscount
,13agot, William„ Grosvenor, Lord R. Ossalston, Lord
Bailey, 4ilieph • Salford, Sir Henry Oswald, Alexander
Bernie, H. J. '.• • , Hall, Colonel , raCke, C.
-11a.ites, G. •r,• : rr Hallewell, E. CI, . raking,,Sir J.
Barrow, W. H. - Hamilton, G. A. Pigot, sir,ltoberet
Bentinek, Lord 11. Hamilton, Lord C. Portal, Melvill
Beresford,' Willierii Heneage, CL-ii. W. Prime, Richard
Siandford, marquis Ileneage, Edward Reid, General -
Rooker, T. W. . Henle7, J. W. Richards, Richard
Bowles, .A:dbiiral , Hervey, Lord A.
Booth. Sir R. G. . Herbert,
Scott, Francis
Bridges, sir B. , - Hope; Sir J. Sibthorp; telonel
Breadwood, Henry , Hothana, Lord - Sotheron, T. S. S.
Candos, Marquis
3rtice, C. li. C. Hudson, G. Spooner, Richard
r - jolliffe, Sir W. G. Tennent, Sir J.
Henry A. Russell, Lord J.
Castlereagh, Vise. Inglis, Sten.
Christopher, R. A. ' Jones, Captain - Trollope, Sir J.
Collins,- Thomas,,_ • Knox, W. s
Lewisham, Viscount , Wall, C. B.
ootton, W.H. • Knox, Colonel Tyreli, Sir J.
Disraeli, 13.- Langton, W. It. Verner, Sir W.
Drumlaarig, Viscount Lennoi; Lord A. Vivian, 3. K.
Duncembe, O. '. Lennox, Lord 11. G. Vyse, B. 11.
Dunne, Colonel
East, Sir J. B. Lockhart, W.
S. r Stafford,Ty ler,SirAGfig. "tug
Wilpole, Spencer
I •Evelyn, W. J. -. rr-- Long, W. -- • Whiteside, JameS
Foreste.r, G. G. Lowther, Colonel Wigram; Loftus
Fox, S. w. 1.,,, , Lygon, General Williams, T. P.
Fresittleld,-J: W. - Manners, Lord C. Wood, sir W. P.
roller, A. E., ' Manners, Lord G.
Gallwey, Sir W. P. Manners, Lord 3.
Gilpin, Colonel Morgan, 0.
Gladstone, W. E. Murphy, F. S.
• Goulburn, Henry Naas, Lord

TELLERS.
Mackenzie, W. F.
Bateson, Thomas

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
The following Bills are appointed to be read a third time
ou Thursday, April 22:
Aberdare Market and Slaughterhouses.
Cheshire Constabulary.
Dudley Waterworks.
-Eastern Counties and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway
Clmpanies.
Glamford Briggs Waterworks.
Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland).
Kelvin Bridge (Glasgow) and other Works. •
Lockwood and Meltham Road. ,-tr.l; a 9,.
Norfolk , •“,31
Rettbrd and Littleborough Road. , ,
SOuth Essai Estuary and Reclamationh,
Stockton und Darlington Railway.
Sunderland Waterworks.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.)
Sir,-On Monday• 19th April was a wearisome de-.
bate, hardly attended throughout by the number
required to keep a louse, on the appointment of a
Select Committee on the Government of India. The
most remarkable feature, where little was prominent
at all, consisted in the avowals on the Tory side, of
the principle of conquest for the advancement of
religion, borrowed from the practice of Mohammedan
statesmen, though it is a vulgar error to suppose it
inculcated by their prophet.
It is one thing to state before a war, that the ob-
ject of the' war is to plant bishoprics in the con-
quered lands ; and it is another thing to state after a
War that the planting of bishoprics is the great use
'whet .Made of conquest. The things are not iden-
tical ; and yet the difference is not great. In the
eye of that Being with whom the past and the future
.are the same, it may be doubted whether the quibble
will avail for much. With scarcely a verbal' altera-
tion, " more bishop" was represented from the Tories
as the end and object, the legitimate purpose and use,
of Oriental wars. In the speech of the leader of the
late. Government, on the other hand, there was a
cautions ignoring of the principle, that, bishops should
be found in the bottom of Mars' chariot, whether as
accomplices 'before or after the fact. Though all this
is only the reflexion of what occurred in another
place, it is not without value as an indication of the
sides intended to be taken.
On Tuesday M`r. litnsman moved an Address to
the Crown'for examination into the proPeedings con-
nected with St. Barnabas, and the subsequent re-
placing Of the ecclesiastic removed from that cure of
isouls,into the parish of Frome. Many new, facts
were adduced, highly interesting to all concerned;
and no . attempt was made at confutation from any
parte.," '
TheansWer of the Government was one of • the
Jamest ever heard in Parliament. It was the " Alex-
andrine ". of Ministerial prosody. ' 'As out of nothing,
nothing can come„ it ended perforce ha moving, the
previous question. AU kinds of blandishments were
tried upon the tnover, to induce him not to go to, a
division ; but he is a Ulysses who can put wax into
his ears against such solicitations, and he finally di-
vided .With 'BO ' against 100. An inspection of the
division list will show who gave the victory to the
other side. In all questions of interest, there is one
side which wishes a step to be taken in savanckand
another,„which wishes to hinder it ; and the way to
binder, is, if possible, to prevent a division at all.
On the-present occasion, much good Will. arise from
••what had-taken place. The'House of Co,caniona has
stoutly rejected the invitations to ,stultify itself by a
Self-denying-Ordinance, _which pour in on such ()car.
-eons. Everybody is for .having his pet subject,
lr;
which be `is anxious the House of Cemmons show,:
refuse to interfere. If this only went fat enaa!i°
what would be the use of a House of Commons r
I am, yours very-sincerely,
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AN OLD REFOIIL,
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• BANQUET AT GOLDSIII777IS' HALL.
On Saturday her Majesty's Ministers were en-
tertained by the Worshipful Company of Gold-
smiths with their usual magnificence, .and, ,on
the health . of their " h_rother Goldszalth," the
Earl of p,shy, being, given, his Lordship
made a magnificent reply. Nobody does these ,things
better, and, in the neatest imaginable manner, without
"dragging in politics," and without a word to give
offence, the Premier contrived to do a little burliness for
his friend 4. The associations of the place very natu-
rally lcd him to notice the wonderful revolution in .m -
terial -which- gave a name and occupation to the com-
pany, and to the sudden and simultaneous discovery of
gold in unsuspected quarters, and to an importation
which astonished everybody~ and put all calculation as
"fault. "But," he proceeded, "it is not only in regard
to the :discovery of gold that new mines appear to
be npetteP to us. Within a very short time, at
with regard to gold,- so there was (as it turns out) a
`popular delusion that the field cf statesmen and of the
political metal was almost limited ; it was supposed that
the crop' of statesmen was ono of very limited amount,
for which, if you were disposed to search, you must dig
in certain favoured localities, and confine yourself to
searching for them there. lam happy to think, gentle-
men, that, to some degree, I have been instrumental in
dispelling that illusion. An unfortunate adventurer, as
I was to consider myself, honoured with the commission
from her.lllsiesty to ,d the best that he could for her
service, I have ventured boldly to open a neat mine,
and I am happy to say that, in the opinion of competent
judges, so far as it has yet been worked, the ors
that .has been raised contains among it as large
a proportion of sterling metal, with as little
admixture of dross, as any that was ever drawn
from the old and exclusive mines to which we were
formerly confined." This happy illustration was re-
ceived, as it deserved, with reiterated cheers. Lord
Derby has been to the famous diggings in Westminster,
and has brought back a pile of dust in the rather un-
common form of country gentlemen. Tho process of
assay, by. which the valuable character of the discovery
can alone be verified, was not stated on this occasion.
Perhaps we shall have to go to the country for this ;
and it is more than probable that our provincial refiners
may send back Lord Derby's specimens with the
remark, that " all is not gold that. glitters."
But, though our " brother Goldsmith" has evi-
dently made an important discovery, we are not so
sure that ho has stated its nature correctly. - As

it appears to us, it is not so much a new quartz
vein, or a " placer" he has brought to light, as a
new method of extracting the ore. What ho has
done more resembles the application of that subtle,
quick, and mercurial agent, which many have thought
to be a providential means for gathering the al-
most impalpable flakes of precious metal, and drawing
it from its hard matrix. It is a species of political
quicksilver, as insinuating, as seductive, as slippery, and
as difficult to be tied as the metal so called. Every
child has played with this charming material, and knows
how playful, how elusive it is. Stare loco neseit. No
one can tell its course. At one time it divides into a
thousand globules; at another they all run into one, or
trickle away in one long rill of molten silver. That is
precisely the instrument with which Lord Derby has
effected his wonders of political metallurgy. Active
chairmen of qnarter-sessions, obstinate lords, intractable
baronets, petty squires, and even rough yeomen, have
all been amalgamated by the new Derby flux. When
this property of quicksilver was discovered, vast piles
of refuse ore that had accumulated for many years at the
mines of Potosi were immediately operated upon with
such success that it was said the second crop was better
than the first; and at this day many a heap of "dirt"
that has ceased to repay for " rocking" and "washing"
affords a fair gleaning to quicksilver. What a heap of
sPorolotencgtlonTisht
erreubitbiwshas weathavoeurhavderaylldaoboorust us for
could hardly move about, or even get out of ; till
their houses.
It sparkled a little in the sun, And felt heavy, but nothing
could be done with it. Wash it, or burn it, or grind it,
or bray it in a mortar, it was ail the same; the dross
would not depart from the gold, or the gold from the
dross. At last a well-known " adventurer," who had
long been "prospecting" to very little purpose, hit on a
method of dealing with the hitherto worthless commo-
dity. As the stream of Derby quicksilver passes
through this unpromising stuff, it absorbs a flake here
and a lump there, licking up every grain of common
sense that happens to survive in the " country party."
The result, of course, is by no means pure gold.
It is a little gold held in a much larger quantity of
fluid, evasive, slippery matter; and, though we know
the gold is there, the Parliamentary crucible will still be
required to separate it from the extraordinary agent
which has caught it so quick, and holds it so fast, and
itself can neither be caught nor held.
Thus, on Friday, two hundred agriculturists met at
Aylesbury, at the summons of the" Conservative Club,"
and yielded themselves without the least reserve to the
subtle agent we have described. Confidence, Confidence,
nothing but Confideuce, was the order of the day. No
pledges, no fetters, scarce even a suggestion
was per-
mitted to interrupt the bland repose of agricultural
faith. " One pledge—and one pledge only, said one
of the speakers, "it was necessary that they should
exact from their candidates at the next election. It
was not Will you vote for this or that specific
measure?' but ' Will you or will you not
support the Administration of Lard Derby? and
the judicious proposal was hailed with loud cheers.
" The best thing the constituencies could do, then,"
said another speaker, " was to determine on giving their
support to her Majesty's present advisers, and to take
with thankfulness such measures as they in their wisdom
—and, he hoped also in theirsstrength,would be enabled
to confer upon the nation." " Don't fetter your own
champion," said another; " don't send him in battle
with his hands tied behind him." Excellent advice,
proving how completely the hard agricultural nature has
ielded te the lubricous policy of its new chief. Our
columns of election intelligence tell the same tale. Every
day we are informed that some noted Protectionist, big
with imprtaucs, angular with animosities, and in-
dissoluble with
„prejudice, has run into the stream of
conversion. At a moderate estimate Lord Derby has
swallowed up two hundred solid individualities. Sib-
thorp has long since become a drop in the ductile stream.
Where is the country party? It is Lord Derby. He is
the country party. But what is Lord Derby? He is a
statesman who, after breaking several times with his
colleagues, and supporting a large variety of measures,
now finds himself charged with a general commission to
serve the Conservatives as well as he can. Lord Derby
has commonly been regarded as obstinate rather than
versatile; as terrible rather than seductive; but it is
now clear that his favourite mood is the "melting" one.
We have seen him as a lion, as a boar, and as a
flame; he is now gliding away in a running
stream. We leave others to &Jain him and
question him, but for our part we have no wish *to ar-
rest his latest and wisest transformation. By all means
let Protection, or the stagnant pool that has so long
been called by that name, flow away where it lists. Give
it free vent; let it follow the leader. If Lord Derby
and a few others have had courage to break the bank
and seek a natural outlet, let the rest follow. When
the great operation is over, when the renunciation is
complete, and the last Protectionist has either recanted
or died in his error, then /let history step in and say
what it pleases about the men who opposed tree trade on
the eve of a famine, and submitted to it after a long
plenty. We are only anxious that a troublesome ques-
tion should be got out of the way, and a number of good
men released from political incapacity.—Times.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
TOTNES.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
A meeting of real Free Traders and Liberals will bo
held at Condy's Lion Inn, on Wednesday evening (the
21st), to consider the propriety of at once bringing for-
ward a Liberal Free-trade candidate to contest the
borough at the ensuing general election.
Mr. Barry Baldwin (the present Conservative Mem-
ber) has, it is stated, at the request of his committee,
consented to throw overboard all idea of protection, so
far as " corn " is concerned. The electors generally,
however, are from experience become decidedly Free
Traders in the truest sense of the word; and,
consider-
ing that our present commercial policy has been the
means of benefiting the great mass of the people, issist
that the principles of freo trade shall be still
further carried out, and are therefore of opi-
nion it will bo wise to return a Member to
Parliament (in conjunction with Lord Seymour), who
will not only promise not to reverse the decision already
pronounced against a duty on corn, but who will, with all
sincerity and honesty of purpose, strive to amend our
(such
present system or taxation as still further to relieve the
&e.) which at present press too h
industrious classes of the community, by reducing the
taxes on those articles of daily consumption
a merchant of considerable influence,
as
lao at
lai
ts t he
ee is
doubtk
ca
tes, coffee, fec.,
on the poorer classes of the community. It is underesatvololyd
reform f nown to be
that Mr. Mills,
will be proposed at the meeting,ba
of sound principles—in favour of a
sentative system and vote by our rei:re-
be
entertsined of his triumphant return.
camp, and Totnea may
safe return two Liberals
new Parliament.
de-
cided split in the Conservative There is a
novv be reckoned on as being
and Free Traders to thehament.

ÜBE, MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Amongst the noble,
distinguished, and fashionable company honouring the per-
formances at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence yes-
terday evening we remarked the following Grace the
Duke of Wellington and the Marchioness of Douro, the
Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Mountcharles, his Excellency
the French Ambassador and suite, the Earl of Shelburne, the
Earl of Chesterfield and Lord George Paget. The Queen's
box was occupied by the Marquis and Marchioness of Nor-
manby, the Master of her Majesty's Household, Colonel the
Hon. C. B. Phipps and the Hon. Mrs. Phipps and party.
There were also present Sir John B. Yarde Buller, Bart.,
M.P., Sir John Bayley, Bart., and Lady Bayley, Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence .Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Mr.
, llubert de Burgh, the Viscount Anson, Sir Ralph Howard,
Bart., M.P., and Lady'llow'ard, the llon. F. Cadogan, Sir
Thomas Barret Lennard,' Bart., and Lady Barret Lennard
and party, the Count Corte, Major Blane, Captain Smith,
Captain Ibbetson, Lady ' Somerset, Colonel Lockyer Free-
stun, M.P., and Mrs. Lockyer Freestun, Mr. Pamther,
Mr. George Hudson M.P. and and Miss Hudson,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Pacise, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading,
Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Miss Caroline Bellew, Mr.
Storer, &c.

ROBBERY or 1,600/.—On Monday information wa
received at the chief police station, Scotland-yard, that the
coniidential,valet to. Colonel Howard had absconded, stealing
upwards °MOM from the Colonel's residence at Brighton,
chiefly in Bank of England notes.

A PEACEFUL EXPEDITION.—The Japan expedi-
tion, according to a Washington correspondent, is to be
merely a hydrographical survey of the Japanese coast. The
32-pounders are to be used merely as measuring instruments
in the triangulations ; the cannon balls are for procuritts
base lines. If any Japanese is foolish enough to put
head head in the way of these meteorological instrume_r,i,
course nobody will be to blame but himself if he 31k9u'" get
laurt.—Xew. Yorli ,Herald:

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NAVAL INT.ELLIOENCE.
THE LEVEES.
, At his Grace the Duke_ of Northumberiari's le 4 'sl',-""'
yesterday the following officers were received:—Co'
mander Chaamer, Captain It F. Gambier, Capial
W. J. Williams, Lieutenant I'. C. Bruce, Commander
Lacon, Captain F. V. Anson, Captain W.: Pedal:l4\4
Lieutenant the Hon. F. Foley, Lieutenant H. K. Gorei .
Lieutenant G. W. Jackson, Captain Sir G; Back, Corn.
mender Henry Boteler, Captain:H. D. Trotter, Captain
J. B. Dundas, Captain G. H. P. White, ':Captain 11. -
Layton, Captain T. S. Thampaon, Captain W. Hood, .; ,
-Captain A. J. Montgothery, Commander T. C. Hosera
son, Comma-Lida J. B. Cater, Litutenaut J.. Danays,
CommaiVer T. W. Horton, Commander W. Kirby,•
Commander
Wigley,iCaptain the Hon. G. Hope,
Lie utenant W. H. Hood, .Captain IV. Kelly, Lieutenant
W. P. Coventry, and Captain Halsted.
At Rear-Admiral Parket's levee yesterday the follow-
ing officers [presented themselveit—Rear-Admiral Dou-
glas, Captain G. H White, Captain Sir Thee. Duedas,
Mr. Gall. Gibbon, Commander T. G. Hoseason, Mr. E.. _
D. Hubert, Coromaader Hiae, Mr. G. S. Singer, Mr. R.
O. White, Commander G. Le Bki'"l"r,
Lieutenant T.
C. Bruce,-Lieutenant T. Butler, Lieutsnaui S. Smith,
Captain Edmonde, Captain W. Williams, Mr. J. Cute-
gar, Captain W. Hood; Lieutenant T. Forrest, Mr.
E. Smith, Commander H. S. Lacon, Liautanant Pollard.
Commander Sterwer, Mr. T. Donald, Lieutenant Tril-mi
and Captain Hillyar.
Admiral Hornby received the following officers at his
levee yesterday :—Admiral Douglas, Admiral Mends,
Admiral Sir F. Mason, Commander Hosenson, Major- a
Brown, R.M., Lieutenant E. B. Hopkins, Commander J • -
Wood, Captain C. Edmonds, 21r. J. Cutagar, J. •
Masterton, Mr. W. B. Gordon, Lieutenant T. C. Ortme,
Mr. Templar, Mr. P. Morris, R.M., Commander W-
Horton, Lieutenant Saumartz, Lieutenant C. G. Tawan,
Captain Kelly, Captain Hillyar, Lieutenant Gore, h.c.r-
Gibbon, Commander Lama Commander Boteler, Coin -
mender Hayes, Mr. White.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.--SAILORS' HONE, PORTS-
MOUTH.—We are always most happy to record acts of
true benevolence and philanthropy. Charles Dixea,
Esq., of Stanshead Park, enclosed yesterday a cheque
(being his third donation) for 100/., in aid of the funds
of the Portsmouth Sailors' Home. His first donation
was, we understand, 20/., his second 301., and rows/ .
having the satisfaction of seeing how extremely well the
establishment progresses, ho has sent the princely Bona- •
tion of 1001.
Captain W. H. Hall (Nemesis) has had an interview
with his Grace the. Duke of Northumberland, at tile
Admiralty, on the subj,ct of sailors' homes, when the
Noble and gallant Admiral entered most minutely
the details, working, and management of those excellent
institutions. His Grace being intimately acquainted
with the economical arrangements adopted at the naval,
schools and other public establishments, "
suggested te
Captain Hall several improvements which can be made.
He also thought the charges made to the seamen were
rather too high, and ho expressed a hope that they .
might be reduced, which will, no doubt, be soon effected,
more especially when we record such princely donations
as 2001. from his Grace the noble and gallant First Lord,.
and 100/. from that generous and philanthropic gentle-
man Charles Dixon, Esq.
There was a report here that the Rodney, Captain C.
Graham, was about to proceed to sea, but we do not be-
lieve there is any truth in such report. She still re-
quires a good many A.B.'s; latterly she has obtained
but 3 few, arid thoso not of the best description of
seamen.

Vv
The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain Jones, got up
steam this morning, and proceeded out of harbour. S'ae
went down to Stokes Bay to test her engines and machi-
nery. She afterwards anchored at Spithead, and re-
ceived her powder.
By letters from the Fox and Serpent, dated Rangoon,
February, we learn that both the crews of these ships
were in good health. The men of the Serpent that had
been sickly were nearly all well, and but a very few
men were on the sick list. That at low water, on the
rocks at a small island at the entrance of the Bafeire
River, called Diamond Island, the very finest oysters
were observed in great abundance, and the ships bad
only to send their boats outside to obtain and catch the
finest turtle, averaging from 100 lb. to 5001 b. weight,
and these also were in abundance, and upon which the
crews fared sumptuously.
We understand that the Sidon, advanced steam-frigate,
had been found to have one of her pistons broken. She
wua supposed to be all ready for service. There was an
inquiry about it to-day in the dockyard. It was not
known how it was broken.
The Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jonre,
went out to Spithead to-day, and joined the squadron
there.

portgo to a
seas a
in her The Edinburgh, 56, screw-ship, is being fitted at this
seagoingwhein‘Erxeettedlyle, andnti" Captain Chada will
practical sea-
service gunnery to her officers and crew whilst cruising
teach
about. She will make an experimental trip to Malta.
We have been informed that a contract for barrelk"l
meats for the navy (salt provisions) has been lately en-
tered into with the same parties who furnished the
Goldner preserves, We give this repurt precisely as it
has come to us, in the hopes that it will be officially
denied.
The Arrogant, 46, Captain Robinson, is fast pro-
ceeding with her refit; she has sent up and fidded her
topmasts, and has topgallautmasts ready for sending aloft.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 20.—Her Majesty's screw steam-
faigate Horatio, 22, Captain the lion. S. T. Carnegie,
gat up her steam early on Sunday morning for the pur-
pose of proceeding on her trial cruise. Permission to
proceed having been given from the flag ship at 10 A.M.,
the Horatio weighed anchor and started, with the wind
nearly ahead, steaming apparently at the rate of about
four knots per hour. When she had reached the Nore
light it was found necessary to bear up for Sheerness, in
consequence of an accident having occurred to some part
of her machinery. She came into harbour a little beroi-4:
noon, and let go her anchors. We were informed yeas •
terday that some portion of the apparatus conneeo d
with the feeding pump gave way, which, on being sxa
amined, was foerd so defective as to render it necessary
to have a new shaft made for working I*. This will take
a few days to effect, and will detain the Horatio in har-
bour probably the greater part of the present week.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamer Fearless, Captain
Frederick Bullock (1838), employed on surveying ser-
vice, came into port yesterday at 9 A.M.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam vessel Adder, Mr.
James Watt in charge, arrived yesterday morning early.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam •vessel, Lizard, Mr.
Brockman, second master, commanding, got up her steam
yesterday at 9 A.x., and proceeded to her Majesty's ship
Royal George, 120, and, in conjunction with the Adder,
towed her to Chatham, for the purpose of being taken
into dock and put in a fit state for commission.
A statement has appeared in some of the London
journals to the effect that one of the first acts of the re-
sent Board of Admiralty was the appointing a pest
captain to the Simoom iron troop-ship. This is not th e
case, as Captain Jahn Kingeome's appointment to that
ship bears the date of the 9th of February-10 days tie-
fore the resignation of the late Admiralty, and 18 prior
to tho Members of the present Board actually taking
upon themselves the duties of their office. .
Her Majesty's screw-steamer Desperate,
if.
and pad-
dlewhcel * '
steamer Basilisk, 6, Commander G. 1.1. Gardner, ,
remained in harbour, waiting to receive on board stores - '
and provisions for the use of Sir E. Belcher's expt;ditiat,
which they will convey to the icy regions,
Woonwicu, Aran. 20.—THE ARCTIc EXPEDITION.
The Lightning steam vessel, Masts:-Commander Allen,
left Woolwich this morning for Greenhithe, }sestina.
Commodore Henry Eden, superintendent of Woolwich
Dockyard, and the pay clerks from the Ad • 1 mira ty, on
board, and the whole of the ships of Captain
Sir Edward
13elcher's Arctic squadron were paid
advance, and will
leave Greenhithe shortly after two '
ocl ock A at, on their
enterprising expedition, The Lightning returned to
Woolwich in the afternoon, and having taken on board
40 tons of coals, left again at 6
P.M. for Greenhithe to
tow the North Star as far as the Sunk at Harwich, cr to
such distance as Sir Edward Belcher may consider na-
cessary. The Basilisk steamer, under the command t.f
Commander Gardiner and the Desperate steamer, under
the command of Lieutenant
Stevens,have remained
several days at the N to tow the Assistance and
Resolute sailing vessels re
the
dc edge of the ice. A nie;
her of ladies have resent° aptain Sir Edward Balch _
with 22 handsomeP silk e
flags and a number of work, a, •
articles for the comfort • e.
of the officers when in the Arctic;
regions.

SHIPS ON THE ICE OFF THE BANKS
i,
OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
The following is an extract of a letter from Captain
Penny, riving his opinion on the subject of the ships
said to have ° been seen on the ice in the spring Of last
year:—
" You ask me what I think of the two ships seen up Oh
the iceberg. I think they were country ships,' as we
whalers call them—formations upon an iceberg, which'
deceive even practised eyes.
" To place ships in such a position by the process of
freezing into an iceberg would require 30 to 40 years,
and floe ice would have broken up with the Western
Ocean swell before it had even reached Cape Farewell.
Not a piece of sufficient siz3 would be found to contain
oven one ship, much less two. No iceberg of one-fourth
of a mile would roach such a position; it must he-ve
been two pieces of icebergs, and the vessel being five
miles distant could not observe the water over the de—

Wiled ice.
" We have the experience of the 11 whalers wintered
on the ice; they all broke from their icebergs long before
they reached Cape Farewell.
" I have the honour to remain,
" Yours most respectfully,
" W. PENNY•

A statement of the legacy duties paid in Great
Britain for the year 1851 shows the total amount of capital
the tax to
which during the twelvemonths became liable to
have b 49,40391/. is portion which pait? the
duty ofeen 1 per cen2, t., the Of
beth the
queits being to children or pa.
rents, was 26,721,0031.; the portion which pi 765/. 3
;peer
ce,lt..x.
for bequests to brothers or sisters, a-as 14,2:32,thpi,
lull
pe t3tals sum
tion at 5 per cent., to uncles and cousins, was 1,7884,69/ ..-
that at G per cent., to more distant relations, was 229,65.21.
and that at 10 per cent., to strangers, was 4,3ShAN . or
about an eleventh part of the whole. The average cupiai
on which legacy duty had been paid during the 5-1 years
f,rvohmichlia9c7crhuaesd c8,2.e,1,,i2u9e1/I„ar y
ear annum.for s
stamp
legacies, on probates, administrations, and testame t duties
'
ventories in Great Britain was 2,203,039/.
, being n ary tn-
of 34,82.1/. over 1650. For Ireland the amount an ir_tcretole
being an
increase of 1,0601.
bteoetne;
was 12a.6411
.1
MANsioN-liousE.—Yesterday the
the Lady Mayoress entertained at di Lord Mayor ard
Courtof C;onamon Council, and the dinner the members of the
Coleman-street, Aldersgate, Ald their ladies, of the wards of
Bread street, Bridge -street 11 gate, Bassishaw, Bishopsgate,
Baynard, Cheap, cord„ • 2 .)reacl-street, Candlewick, CAstle
also present Mr. allars, and Cornhill. There vere
terell, Mrs. Cotterell,Aldermanand
Cabitt, M.l'., Mr. Sheriff Gn-
and Mrs. Swift, and ,e lid Miss Cotterell, Mr. Sheriff Siv,Tt
Covera were laid in the
private friends of the Lord Mayors
me Egyptian Hall for 250.

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HER MAJESTY S THEATRE.
• Madlle. JOHANNA. WAGNER.
It is respectfully announced that the talent a Madlle. JOHANNA
WAGNER is secured exclusively to her Majesty's Theatre, by an
engagement dated the oth of Novnaber last, and signed by this cele-
brated artiste, and also by her father Mr. Albert Wagner.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
• COVENT GARDEN.
First appearance in England of Madlle. Johanna Wagner.
First appearance this season of Signor Mario and Herr Formes.
First Night this season of Le Prophete.
On SATURDAY, April 24,
Will be performed Meyerbeer's grand Opera,
LE PROPHETS.
Fides, Madlle. Johanna Wagner (Prima Donna of the Royal
Theatre at Berlin) ; Bertha, Madame Castellan ; Jean of Leyden,
Signor Mario ; Count Oberthal, Signor Tagliafico ; Serjeant, Signor
Seidl; Peasants, Signori Mei and Rommi ; Gioni, Signor Stigelli ;
Mathiesen, Signor Polonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes.
The Incidental Ballet and Skating scene will be supported bY
.3adlles. Kolembe,rg, Leblond, and Robert ; 3131. Alexandre, Flume,
Ruault ; And comprise the celebrated Quadrille des Patineurs.
Comce at Eight o'clock.
Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa the
.
Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for
erSeason), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open
em Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and
ionsicsellers.
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