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(From. the Morning Advertiser.)
Last night Lord John Russell brought in his long-promised
bill for a reform in the representation of the people. The
measure excited but little attention. It was coldly received
by the house, and it will not meet with any better reception
from the country. When the bill is viewed in all its bearings,
it will be found to be, what we long since by anticipation de-
scribed it—a measure of reform in name only, not in reality.
In itself, therefore, there is nothing to evoke popular feeling
in its favour—nothing to excite or agitate the country either
for or against it. If the friends of popular progress have
little or nothing to hope from it, the opponents of reform
have nothing to fear. It will in practice leave matters essen-
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supposing the measure were to become law to-morrow, it
would affect the state of parties, at the next general election,
to the extent of a dozen members. There are various
reasons why the public will take little interest in the
new Reform Bill of the Coalition. But there is one special
and weighty reason why the country will care little about
it. An impression has gone abroad, that it has not
been brought forward in good faith. Right or wrong,
the popular conviction is, that it never was meant by its
noble author, and those who have given their consent to its
introduction, to be carried. The universal belief is, that it
is only intended to form a fulfilment, in the letter, of a pro-
mise made last year by Lord John Russell, and indorsed by
Lord Aberdeen, that a measure would be introduced in the
session of 1854 for the amendment of the representation of
the people. Lord John,!it is said, will feel that he has re-
deemed his pledge by the simple introduction of the measure.
It is painful to think that such loose notions on the subject of
morality prevail among our public men. If the general con-
viction be the true one, that the measure of last night was
introduced, not for the purpose of being carried, but of being
abandoned, then we are forced to the conclusion that the
noble lord who framed and brought it forward is guilty of a
breach of faith with the country. If he brought it in at all,
he was bound in honour, and in virtue of his solemn pledge,
not only to persevere with it, but to strain every nerve to
carry it through a successful termination.
With regard to the various towns and counties which
will be affected by this arrangement, we must refer to
the speech of the noble lord.. The adoption of this part of
the scheme would introduce great confusion into our electoral
system, and play most successfully into the hands of the Con-
servatives. In all large commercial towns they would be sure
to get one of their number returned on the principle of repre-
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would be made to the Conservative side of the House, from
populations which have never hitherto, in one solitary in-
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which the noble lord proposes to deal with the franchise is
exceedingly complicated, and will be found very cumbrous
when it is sought to carry it out. It would have been far
better had the principle of household suffrage been adopted.
That would have been simple, and would have been satisfac-
tory to the public,—especially if there had been associated
with it the concession of the franchise to all persons paying a
certain amount per week as lodgers. The bill has no preten-
sions to be regarded as a well-digested, much less a liberal,
measure. The friends of popular progress will not regard it
as worthy of their acceptan..T. If it does not create deep
disappointment in the public, mind, it is because the public
expected nothing good from the quarter whence it emanates.
It fell still-born on the House ; it will make no impression
whatever on the mind of the country. It is just the abortion
we expected. It is in all respects worthy the Ministry under
whose auspices it has been ushered into existence.

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CONTRACTS FOR FOR AGE FOR HORSES.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, 11th Feb., 1854.
R. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
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and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THIJUDAT, the 16th
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Secretary's Clerk.--William F. Alexander (1852), of
the Penelope, 16. steam-frigate, flag-ship of Rear.
Admiral Henry W. Bruce, having been promoted to
the rank of Paymaster by the Commander-in-Chief on
the west coast of Africa station, and appointed to the
Ferret, 8, on the same station, their lordships have con.
firmed his promotion and appointment to the Ferret.
Clerks.—George J. D. Andrews (1849), from the
Poictiers, guard-ship of ordinary *.t Chatham, to the
Majestic, 81, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness ; David F.
Clow (paymaster of 1846), to .the Poictiers, vice An.
drews ; Thomas W. S. Nearne, to the Fisgard, flag.
ship at Woolwich ; Richard Munday (1850), from the
Impregnable, flag-ship at Devonport, to the James Watt,
91, screw steam-ship, at Devonport ; H. J. C. Mitchell
(1850), first clerk of the Dido, 13, on the Pacific
station, to the Nile, 91, screw steam-ship, at Devonport;
John B. Jackson (1846), to the Bulldog, steam-sloop, at
Portsmouth ; John ;Metallic (paymaster of 1853), to the
Neptune, guard-shill of ordinary, at Portsmouth ;
Walter Lomer (paymaster of 1850), to the Impregnable
flag-ship, at Devonport.
Masters' Assistants—G. E. W. Yates, to the Princess
Royal, 91, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth ; W. A.
Stone, to the Caesar, 91, screw steam-ship at Ports-
mouth.

WOOLWICH, FIB. 13.
A number of officers are required to serve as agents
for the transports now engaged for the conveyance of
troops, which will afford an admirable opportunity of
employment to those of an active and energetic cha-
meter qualified for these responsible duties.
The Talbot, 22, passed Woolwich to-day on her way
round to Deptford from Portsmouth, to have her stores
put on board, preparatory to her proceeding with the
Phoenix screw steam-sloop, for the relief of the ships now
in the Arctic regions. An order has been received to
have a new brass screw propeller cast at the foundi7
here for the Phoenix, one of her former screws being
completely destroyed, and only useful as old metal.
The detachment of Royal Marines under orders for
service in the Monarch, 84, Captain John E. Erskine,
left the dock-yard station this morning at half-past eight,
on their way to join their ship at Sheerness. Immedi-
ately on entering the carriages for their conveyance, the
band played the national anthem, and it was responded
to with the most enthusiastic cheers and waving of their
shakos.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 13.
The Caesar, 91, screw, Captain Robb, came out of ths
steam basin this morning, and round to the fitting basin,
to ship her masts and fore masts, which she has done,
and is rigging as fast as possible.
The Edinburgh, 58, Captain Hewlett, was placed in
No. 2 dock this morning to have her copper, &c., exa-
mined. She will receive a number of riggers as part
complement, and is ordered to be ready for sea by this
day week. We believe all the seamen riggers called out
this morning will be borne upon her books.
The Dauntless, 24, screw, Captain Ryder, bent sails
and received her crew from their berthing hulk this
morning, and hauled into the stream to adjust her com-
passes, preparatory to going out of harbour.
The Princess Royal, 91 (screw), Captain Lord Cla-
rence Paget, also bent sails this morning. We believe
both these vessels will now go out of harbour to Spit-
head on Wednesday.
The Dragon, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Willcox, has
made up the whole of her petty officers from the " rig-
gers," and will get a good crew.
The Bussorah Merchant freightship sailed this after-
noon for Australia with a draught of the 11th Regiment.
She calls at Queenstown for further troops.
Rear-Admiral Fanshawe who has been staying a few
days with his nephew, the Admiral-Superintendent
(Marten) of this dockyard, had a narrow escape from
accident on leaving the dockyard this morning for Lon-
don. by the breaking of the hind axle of his carriage,
which was upset by the casualty.
The Basilisk, 6, paddlewheel-sloop, Commander the
Hon. F. Egerton, got up her steam in the harbour this
morning, and tested the working of her engines.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, is to he the flag ship
of the Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet, and the
Nile, 91, will be offered to Commodore Martin in
exchange.

DEATH OF THE HON. GEORGE POULETT.
We regret to announce the death by apoplexy, while
hunting with Colonel Wyndham's hounds at Petworth,
Sussex, of Vice-Admiral of the Red the Hon. Georgo
Poulett.

By this accident, the following promotions take place
on the active list of flab-officers :- -
Vice-Admiral of the White Charles James Johnston
to Vice-Admiral of the Red.

Vice-Admiral of the Blue Charles Sibthorp John
Hawtayne, to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red the Hon. William Gordon
to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.

Rear-Admiral of the White Sir John Gordon Sinclair,
Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Henry W. Bruce to be
Rear-Admiral of the White.

Captain John Leith (1525), to be Rear• Admiral of the
Blue.

MALTA, FEL 7.
The Himalaya has just been telegraphed.
On Sunday last her Majesty's ship Caradoc arrived
from Marseilles, having on board General Sir John
Burgoyne and a French colonel of engineers, Colonel
Ardent, who conducted, in his department, the siege of
Rome. The distinguished visitors were received by his
Excellency the Governor, who went off to the Caradoc,
and accompanied them on shore.
Colonel Ardent having expressed a desire to see a re-
giment in heavy marching order, the 41st was turned
out, having just returned from church, and a regiment
of finer men, or more neatly clothed and fitted, could not
have been selected to do honour to the service.
The colonel was highly pleased at their military bear-
ing and appearance, and expressed the utmost gratifica-
tion, on one of the knapsacks being opened for his in-
spection, at the quantity of things stowed in so small a
compass, and the exceeding cleanliness of its varied
contents.

The Caradoc left at 2 p.m. for Constantinople.
The following items of intelligence reached Malta by
the Triton, which arrived here in four days from Con-
stantinople. Several officers who have recently received
their promotion have arrived by her, and Captain Ste-
phens, Royal Marines, on whom an operation was re-
cently performed, having suffered from exceeding cold,
has gone to the hospital here for cure. He is not in any
danger, however, and will probably speedily recover,
under the influence of a milder temperature :
" The officers who have joined are—Commander
Mends, Trafalgar ; Lieutenant Percival, Fury ; Com-
mander May, Leander ; Lieutenant Balfour, Sidon ;
Lieutenant Paterson, Inflexible ; Lieutenant Coxon,
Furious ; and Lieutenant Nott, Queen.
General Baraguay d'Hilliers left Constantinople on
the 27th ult., to decide upon the spot on which to en-
camp the rench troops expected from day to day at
Constantinople.

The following may be relied on as a correct report
of the army of Roumelia ; head-quarters at Shumla :
Regiments. Men. Total.
30 nfantry ... 3,248 ... ... 97,440
8 Cavalry ... 650 ... ... 5,200
4 Foot Artillery 2,200 ... ... 8,800
11 Horse Artillery 1,200 ... ... 13,200
6 Egyptian Infantry •• • ... 19,488
Bashi Bouzouka and Redifs ... ... 85,872
Garrison at Rustchuk 15,000
~ Widdin 15,000
„ Varna 40,000

70,000

The greatest anxiety is manifested by the Government
authorities for the early arrival of the Peninsular and
Oriental steam-ship Himalaya, which it is hoped may
reach Southampton not later than the 16th inst. She
left Malta on the night of the 7th inst., with the India,
and Australian mars. The following letter from a gen-
tleman on board gives an account of her performances,
and, both from the interest attached to her first voyage
as well as the important part this steamer may have to
play in the approaching extensive naval operations, will,
doubtless, be read with attention :
"We left Malta at 1.10 a.m. on the 31st of Jaumary,
and met with a fresh
anno(ritlai-rAr-ievsetdbrineefizeo all the woayn utlipe,
2d inst. a
nst.heawevysaw3Wthel' lighthouse at Alexandria, 840 miles
distant from
iiNnltta,l Malta, and, ion
t6hle hho
euar
vs ,yslsovvweel
ld theon forthe ne grieneefs,
the
e piploiltot boats could not get out ; so we sent our boat-
swain with a boat's clewin the mailboat to fetch the
pilot, which, with great difficulty and considerable dan-
ger was at length done. A small French screw steamer
went in a few hours before us and touched twice on the
reef. It seems a great want of consideration on the part
of the authorities of the port of Alexandria that they do
not have such boats for their pilots as, for instance, our
Cowes piiotboats, so that they could come out a few
miles to sea, and lay to, or cruise about for vessels, for
when it is blowing hard on this coast it is most danger-
ous for vessels to run for the port, unless they can feet
certain of obtaining a pilot.
" During our run up she frequently went 151, and 16
knots, and at 8 p.m. on February 1 the log was hove and
ran off 161 knots, when the line parted ; and our oldes;
quarter-master, who was heaving the log, said, "she
must have been going 17." Her average from Malta to
Alexandria was 13.1 knots, and from England 121. We
remained just two days in Alexandria, and sailed thence
at 5 p.m. on the 4th of February, experiencing, first day,
fresh breeze from N., with heavy swell ; second day,
light headwinds ; third day, fresh westerly breeze right
ahead. She ran up in 671 hours, or 124 knots per
hour. The quickest passage hitherto made from Malta
to Alexandria was by the Pasha's yacht Faid Gahaii, of
2,400 tons and 800-horse power, eight hours longer
than ours ; from Alexandria to Malta, by the Bengal,
70 hoiirs. Her engines ever since leaving Gibraltar
have performed most satisfactorily—at noon, February
1, we were, by observation, 365 miles from Alexandria
iighthoure, and by two p.m., Feb. 2, slowed the engines
for a pilot. _

" 'We shall leave here to-night, and shall, D. 1-,
with moderately fine weather, be in Southampton by
the afternoon of the 15th. I think you may well rel
this ship's average speed is 12i to 13 knots. Is there
an ocean paddle-wheel steamer afloat whose average is
as great as this ? The Trieste steamer Calcutta sailed
from Alexandria three hours before us. We have a
good many Australian passengers and a large amount of
gold. The Australian steamer arrived at Point de
Galle, Ceylon, 36 hours after the departure of the Ben-
tinck, so that the Australian mails were detained there
' nearly a fortnight."