The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

lite Directors of this Comintny Are I•r,;,,,•!•1 l')
the Security of their Debentures at a ratept interest mt. exceeilin,4
41 Per Cent. per annum, for paying off other Debentures now, about
to fall due.
Applications to be made to the Treasurer Mr. ALFRED MORGAN.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
L. CRO3IBIE, S eeretary.
York•road Offices, 9th May,1854.

MINCH of the ROYAL ALBERT, 131 guns,
In presence of her Majesty at Woolwich, on SATURDAY next,
the 13th
stay.—SPECIAL 111 iIN will run ev ry ten minutes on
fro NORTH KENT RAILWAY from London-bridge to Woolwich,
tn i.i a.m. until 11.45 a.m. Fares the same as by tie ordinary
Trains. G. S. HERBERT, Secretary.
May 8, 1854.

NT
.IVlRinclAudijinßg tEheRBTER-NSESITOBETLAND°and theßsTiNktrma
THIA EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except
Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Two.
Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box-oilacce every day from 11
till 4 ; area, 25.; gallery, Is.---Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

THE WAR

Tenth Edition, with 15 Illustrations, 10s. 6d. bound,
THE CRESCENT .AND THE CROSS.
By ELIOT WARBURTON.
"A book calculated to prove more practically useful was never
penned than ' The Crescent and the Cross,' —a work which sur-
passes all others in its homage for the sublime and its love for the
beautiful in those fameus regions consecrated to everlasting immor-
telity."—Sun.
Published for Henry Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and
Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

T° THE PRESS.—Major BENIOWSKI will
explain the nature of his inventions In Letter-press Printing
'lll6 EVENING, May 10th, at Eight o'e ock, at Willis's Rooms.
The Right Hon. MILNER GIBSON, M.P., is the chair.

CIONSTANTINOPLE and the WAR at the
EGYPTIAN BALL.—" Had it not been for the cold, I
Hasl, sho
with
uld
have believed that I saw the Diorama at the Egyptian
the restltss tide of London street life surging around me."—The
Eastern Correspondent of the Daily News. The Lecture is delivered
on Wednesdays and "'atm' days by Mr. J. H. STOQUELLE, and
on the other days by Mr. C. KENNEY—DaiIy, at Half-past Two
and Eight.—Admission, is
VP"

INVENTIONS IN LETTER-PRESS PRINT-
ING.—Types which any man, woman, or child can compuse.
Composing four times quicker than usual. OLT COMPOSING.
pre,: "NUNti-ROLLER, beyond comparison supeior to those at
Present employed. Costless Types for the Blind. Types covered
Withl,rin various metals, Printing Machinery on an absolutely novel
vari
powerflti compact, &c. &c., &c. The Invettor, Major
I,.IOWSKI. will, make good the, above cheering announcement in
a
uBILIC LECTURE, at Willis's Rooms, on WEDNESDAY, ay
10
8 o'clock in the Evening ; the Right' Hon. Mon. THO AAS MILNER
Tißio,..
S.°ll, M.P., in the Chair. Admission, free ; tieserved Seats, by
to be obtained at the Offices of the Patent Printing Cont-
;TAs, Waterloo-place, Pall mat, and 33, .Nicholas-lane, City,
illustrated pamphlets may be procured.

NMW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " CHARLES AIX HESTER
COUNTERPARTS ; or the CROSS, OF LOVE,
Three Vole , Post Bvo., is now ready, at all the Libraries.
London : Smite, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooxs,
(Lessee, Cass. C. LAUUNT, Onslow-house, Ftuaam-road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S
PELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H.
Laarent , the following Waltzes - La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi-
kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8.
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past

R. RUSKIN'S LECTURES ON ARCM-
). TF.CTURE AND PAINTING, are just published. With
15 Plates drawn by the Author, crown Svo, price Ss. 6d. cloth.
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 65, Cornbill,

NEW EDITION OF LIEUTENANT ARNOLD'S EAST
INDIAN NOVEL.
Now ready, in 2 vols. post Svo., price 2i s.
0 AKFIELD ; or, Fellowship in the East.
By W. D. ARNOLD, Lieutenant 58th Regiment, Bengal
Native Infantry. The Second Edition, revsed.
London: Longman, Brown,_!_irff,i aad Longnis.

THE PATENT PRINTING MACHINERY
Ittpe and PRINTING COMPANY.—BENIOWSKI S PATENTS.
'simian,' Registered. To be incorporated under the 7th and Bth
1 Victoria, cap. 110.
Capita, -30,0001., in 65,000 Shares of 21. each. 11. to be paid on
i , allotment, with power to increase it to 250,0001.
p,:`,9Plicati in for Shares, in the usual manlier, to be made to Mesrrs.
t,;:e.f3 and Brown, 'Change-alley, Cornhill, Brokers to the Company ;
il.
to the
Sleaden, Esq., 14, Parliament-street, Westminster, Solidi-
Pla the Company ;or at the offices of the Company, 5, Waterloo-
, eaPPail-mall, and 33, Nicholas-lane, Lombard street, No appli-
un for Shams will be received after the Ist June next.

CRYSTAL PALACE and PARK.—SEASON
TICKETS, which alone will be entitled to Admission on the
Opening Day, and further available until the Ist of May, 1855, may
be obtained, by authority of the. Directors, at Mr. MITCHELL'S
Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Single Tickets, Two Guineas each;
with a reduction upon two or more tickets for members of the same
family.—Roal
y Library, 43, Old Bond-street.

NERVOUS AFFECTIONS.
Just published, price 25., post-free 2s. 6d.,
AN ESSAY on SPERAIATORRIICEA ; Its
Nature and Treatment, with an exposition of the Frauds that
are practised by persons who advertise the speedy, safe, and effectual
cure of Nervous Derangement.
By a MEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of PHYSICIANS, London.
London : Aylott and Co., 8, Paternoster-row.

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CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854.-ADVERTISE-
MENTS for INSERTION in the various HAND BOOKS,
illustrative of the Con eats of the EXHIBITION will be received
from this date, by Messrs. BRADnuat EvAss, PfillterS and Pub-
lishers to the Crystal Palace Company, at their office, No. 11, Bon-
verie.street, where a scale of prices and all necessary information
may be obtained
*** Early application is earnestly recommended.
May 1,1'554.

ROYAL HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY.
VPaTaosk—Her MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Titicx-Parzois —His Royal Highness the PRINCE ALBERT,
dau e ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Charity, which affords
84..... education to 13,000 children in the Highl,inds and Isles of
Will be celebrated in the London Tavern. on SATURDAY,
Dial .i• His Grace the Duke of MONTROSE, K.T., in the Chair.
dinner
on the table at Six o'clock. It is particularly requested
4* (if convenient) °Ricers will appear in uniform, and Scottish
Mrusirkin the " Highland garb.' —Tickets (21.) to be had of
atilt 101, Fleet-street; Mr. Brooks, stationer, 72, Farringdon-
t ; at the London Tavern ; and of
U •
skim CHARLES MACKIE, Secretary.
ladies'oath-street, Regent-square. •
tickets (65.) to be had of the Stewards and Searstory only.

MR. CHAMBERS' MOTION AND NUNNERIES.
This day, in fcp., Bvo., 2s. 6d.
QUICKSANDS on FOREIGN SHORES.—
This tale, which is the production of a Lady, and revised by
a living Prelate, highly di3tinguisbed in the world of letters, ought to
be read and pondered by every Protestant and Catholic in the King-
dom.

J9ZEATYS COPAHLNE-MEGE, or Saccharatt,
C A.PSIILFS; approved by the French College of Physicians,
successfully, administered in the Pails and London Hospitals. and
acknowledged by them .to be the best remedy for the cof
certain diseases (see "Lancet " 6th Nov., 1852.) Price, per 1e 00,
4s. 6d.;- 50, 2s. 9d.—To be had of the
_lnventor, Gabriel Jozeau,
Freiich Chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, whose name is printed On
the Government stamp ; and all the principal chemists.

MAIM REVENITIt,
Lo, don, 9th May. .1854..
SUCCESSION DIITY.---The Commissioners of
Inland Revenue have been informed that a misapprehension
ezlsistLhl some quarters as to the effect of the -uccession Duty Act
of
sion "°, copse persons conceiving that it only relates to the succes-
volt() real property, and that money or other personal property
the subject of marriage settlements or other trust deeds, is
lie' Is
i,ithin the operation of that Act.
v ith a view t 9 remove this erroneous impression, the Commis-
sioner,% take this mode of acquainting the public that all property
Which such deeds relate is subject to the Succession Duties, and
rY person deriving benefit under stay provisions made in
Lait deeds upon the death of any other per,on, and every trustee,
die than. committee, tutor, &c &c', in whom any property or the
eBk!ibution of any property, subject to ,ucbession duty, shall be
orr'e,d, is bound under penalties to give notice to the Commissioners
Place.
Revenue, or their officers, that such succession has taken
The Board also desire to state that where any two or more per-
shall have any property vested in them jointly, any
interestbeneficial
accruing to the survivor or survivors is deemed to be a sue-
.'"ion, and as such liable to duty.
By order of the Board.
THOMAS KEOGH, Secretary.

TTHE SHAREHOLDERS of the ANGLO-
_ MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION.—A Cupy of Mr. C.
i'iTIIARDSON'S LETTER to a Member of the Committee of
dkg-uP, in FURTHER EXPOSURE of Mr. JOHN DISTON
Pon
WLES and his Party (ex-officio an the Committee), will be for-
arded GRATIS to any Anglo-Mexican Shareholder, upon a written
application to the Author, at 15, Charles Street, St. James's. Mr.
John piston Powles is the Secretary to the London Dock Company,
'3lTeactive Dire6tor in the St. John del Rey Company, the Anglo-
, xican Mint Company, the Mariauita Company, the English and
Australian Copper Company, the tort Philip Company, and the Mag-
dalena River Steam Company; and he was equally active as a Di-
-I;eetor in the following ruined companies : —The ,nglo- Mexican Min-
-28 Association, the Columbian Mining Association, the Chilian
Min-
g Association, the Columbian Agricultural Company, the Zacatecas
Company, the New Granada Company of 1834, the Minas Geraes
Company, and the Southern Whale Fishery Company.

MAIL STEAM SHIP for AUSTRALIA.
JuNE 4, 1854.—The Magnificent Screw Steam-ship LADY
General Screw. Steam Shipping Company, will be despatched with
her Majesty's Mails for Adelaide, Port Philip, and Sydney, on the
4th June next. This truly noble ship has maintained her high re-
luitation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and as a sister ship to the
Argo, which has made the quickest voyage to and from Australia of
anY ship up to this time. The Lady Jocelyn has been employ ed
Carrying the Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and after a
voyage of about 27,000 miles, calling at seven ports outward and
eight homeward, has reached Plymouth two days before her time,
And from her superior sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly
assumed that she will make the run to Austral& in 60 days. Rates
of passage from 30 to 100 guineas. Full particulars as to Freight,
and Passage money at the Company's Offices, .1, Adelaide-place,
London-bridge.

mient Paintings ; also, an Importa-
la Cabinet Furniture.

Valuable Scarce Modern and Ant
tion of Costly Foreigl
mR. HARDING has
OFFER to PUBLIC CC
restriction as to price, at the Aucti
May 11 and 12, at Twelve each
PICTURES, in excellent presery
amongst which will be found :
Bt._ Agnes (richly coloured), C.

received instructions to
)NIPETITION, without the least
ion Mart, on Thursday and Friday,
s day, a Collection of high-class
ration, in carved and gilt frames ;

Crucifixion, Van Dyck.
Landscape and Cattle, P. Potter,
The Concert (very elaborate) Ter.

Dolel
A Fine Example, P. Weaver-

mans.
Fruit and Flowers, Van Os.
Portrait of the Artist, G. Do's'.
Landscape, Lingelbach.
Holy Family, T. de Carsona.
Landscape (of high quality). Van

burgh.
An Interior, Mieria.
Landscape with Sheep (life-like:

Ommeganck.
The Repose, Albano.
Highly-finished Specimen,

.. . _
And many others by esteemed masters.
• Also, a Collection of Ormolu and Marqueterie Foreign Articles ;
"'Mori i s ng expensive inlaid beaufets, tables en suite ; a variety of
. wha, tnots, indulging be--
~ o.utlitil walnut and rosewood centre, card, and occasional tab'es,
Avutid with ivory, pearl, and marqueterle ; harlequin devonports,
catalogues may
and other chairs, work-tables, &c. ; the whole of
h eh are of chaste design and excellent workmanship.
May be viewed two days prior and morning of sale. Descriptive
Mr• be had either by written or personal application to
liarding, auctioneer, 25, New Broad-street, London.

T HE CHOL•ERA!!!!
ITS BEST ANTIDQTE ! ! !
Sir W. BURNETT'S DISINFEQTING FLUID,
original and genuine Chloride of Zinc), highly recommended by
ve Faculty in all cases of Cholera and Contagious Di,eases. Sold
United
all Chemists, Dru
at the ists and Shipping Agents throughout the
Kingdom, and gists,
Office, 18, Cannon-street, London-
b„ge.

ripH E CH OLER A I!!
Prevented by the destruction of all noxions effluvia.
CREWS'S DISINFECTING FLUID.
RECOMMENDED BY THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.
THE CHEAPEST AND , STRONGEST CHLORIDE OF ZINC.
Druggists„
2s. ; Pints, Is. ;
Ralf-pints, 6d. Sold by all Chemists,
I,3Blsts, and Shipping Agents, and at Commercial Wharf, Mile
.1-'lO, London. Agents—Messrs. Drew, Heyward,and Barren, Bush-
Lane, Cannon-street, City.

A LLSOPP'S PALE ALE, genuine and in fine
condition, as recommended for Invalides and the table by
"Zit I.IEBIO. The pretensions of certain parties to any exclu-
stye.'" ilessin regard to these Ales compel the undersigned to assure the
Public that a supply can always be obtained from his STORES, of
the
. finest quality and character, both in cask and bottle.
otOPIY to NATH IRIEL EASTT, Wine, Beer, and Brandy
Ifer-
-'4l, 132, Upper Thames-street.
--L-------.

•
READING SAUCE,
FOR FISH, GAME, GRAVIES, RASHES, STEAKS, Ste.
JOHN & CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Pro-
prietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated RE ADING
sa „
beg to CAUTION the Public against the daily frauds prac-
ticed by many Persons, who are offering their spurious Imitations
as the GENUINE READING SAUCE.
This SAUCE is patronised and recommended by most Families in
the Kirigdom and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by
all respectablei Fish Sauce Venders. Be particular in asking for
" COCKS'S READING SAUCE,"
which is prepared ONLY by John & Charles Cocks, at their Manufac-
-142Y, Duke-street, Reading.—All others are counterfeits.—Observe
Lae name, " J. & C. COCKS, Reading:: on the• Seal and Label of each
Bottle 'without this none are Genuine.

ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES.
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—H.R.H. PRISCE ALBERT.
The SEAT of WAR, showing the principal places on the DANUBE,
KALAFA.T, WIDDI g, GIURGEVO, SEB ASTOPOL, the entrlnce
to the BLACK SEA. BATTLE of SINOPE, and DETRUCTION
or the TURKISH FLEET, and other scenes (kindly supplied by
the proprietors of the ' Illustrated London News"), EXBIIIITED
in a NEW SERIES of DIS.;OLVING VIEWS.
LECTURES by J. H.
Esq., on the CHEMISTRY of our
DAILY BREAD, in special relation to that made by the NEW
PROCESS at the MARYLEMONE WORKHOUSE, daily at Two
o'clock ; and in the Evenings on the MANUFACTURE and
DECORATION of PAPER.
LECTURE by Da. BACNROFFNER on ELECTRICITY, and the
ELECTRIC LIGHT. Exhibition of Trestrail's Method of Raising
Sunken Vessels, Ike.. 4e.
Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is• ; Schools and
Children under Ten years of age, Admission,

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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The capture of these vessels has already been made public.
Their crews, who were in no way annoyed at their capture
were handed over to Sir Charles Napier to be disposed of.
The'crew of the Carl Magnus, in particular, expressed their
joy at being taken. It is said the object of bringing the prizes
to Hull is, if possible, to find a market for them. A fine
Russian barque, the Alexandra, which arrived here with a
cargo of linseed, has been sold.
THE RUSSIAN PRIZE AT CORK.—The Russian prize, brought
into Queenstown on Saturday by the Eliza, revenue cruiser,
is named the Argo, Captain Stannam, of Ulabourg, of Ula-
bourg, Finland, from Cuba, with a cargo of molasses, bound
to Queenstown, for orders. The cargo on board is British
property, and, as the vessel sailed before the time specified
for the departure of Russian ships in order to exempt them
from seizure by British cruisers, it is supposed that the Rus-
sian captain will be suffered to sail without detention, or
will, more probably, dispose of his ship in Queenstown. On
the rumour being circulated that a Russian prize was being
brought into harbour, crowds of people went down to the
beach to see an enemy's ship being brought into Cork har-
bour, a sight 'which has not been witnessed for over a period
of 40 years. The crew are at present on board, and the
revenue cruiser by which the Argo was boarded lies close
alongside.
Tun STEAM GUNBOAT FLOTlLLA.—Yesterday, the naval
rendezvous col Tower-hill was besieged with young
men and lads anxious to obtain employment in the
steam gunboats fitting for the Baltic. The walls at the
east end of the metropolis are covered with placards inviting
...seamen, landsmen, and boys who have been accustomed to
'river or boat work to enter for this service. *Several fine
athletic young 'follows were accepted, and having been ex-
amined and pronounced fit by the medical officer, were at
once sent ou board the Crocodile, to be drafted to their
respective vessels. The Pigmy, Lieut. Hunt, obtained the
largest number, but as gun-boat service is a favourite with
" blue jacketa,"c4ng to,the probability of their obtaining a
goodly share of , es,- fhe manning of twenty or thirty such
vessels would be so difficult as to complete the ship's
company of as4ngle line-of-battle ship.

From Malta, May 2, we learn that the few men of the
Guards left behind under charge of Captain Brownrigg left on
the previous Sunday by her Majesty steam-ship Vesuvius,
which vessel took in tow the brig Ellen, chartered for the
conveyance of horses belonging to the battalion. On the
Saturday night previous the Melita screw steamer was tele-
graphed, and shortly after came into port. She had on board
Brigadier-General Sir C. Campbell, Colonel Doyle, Majors
Pakenham and Colbourn, Captains Walker, Wood, Wortley,
and Charteris, Assistant-Surgeon Fraser, Rifle Brigade, Mr.
Tucker, purveyor (and his wife), Messrs. Hannington, Wat-
son, Furlong, Hannon, and Rogers, of the medical (hospital)
department, Lieutenant Lidwell (19th Regiment) and a
detachment of 40 rank and file of that corps, 38 horses
(of which five 'died on the passage), and 27 women.
On Sunday the Andes screw steamer, 8i days out, hdd
arrived in port, having on board 909 rank and file, 31
women, 7 horses (of which one died on the passage), and the
following officers of the 'lst Royals—Major Montgomery (in
command) and. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Major Daveney,
Captains Hawkins, Stewart, Neville, Nein, and Dowker,
Lieutenants Carlyon, Carter (Adjutant), Wells, Breedon
Coles, Chrystie, Smith, Kirk, Rudd, Cookworthy, and Hurt,
Ensigns Hope, Muller, Todd, Fenwick, Brown, and Manners,
Paymaster Espinasse, Quartermaster Tri‘Gee, Surgeon Hearn,
and Assistant-Surgeons Mee and Greene. The accounts from
Scutari as regards theealth and comfrt of the troos were
very satisfactory, but the accommodation of the barrapcks hadi
been very much exaggerated ; instead of there being accom-
modation for 8,000 to 10,000 men, there was not room, with
every exertion, for more than 7,500. The rations were excel-
lent and abundant--11b. of meat and lath. of bread, or 11b.
of biscuit being served out daily. Canteens had also been
established. Purveyors, ordnance men, &c., were much
wanted. Not an accident had happened in disembarking
the horses or the mules. The garrison consisted of the 7th,
23d, 33d, 41s, 47th, 49th, 77th, and 88th, forming a total
of upwards of 6,000 rank and file. The English horses
suffered severely from the change of rood to chopped straw
and barley, and from having no littex at night except dried
manure. The Seraskier, on the Ist, reviewed the above
regiments except the two first namaxt. Their appearance
struck the multitudes with astonishment, and, as it was the
Sunday of the Osmanlis, the spectators were very numerous.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.

THE CASE OF MR. HENRY STONOR.

The committeempointed to inquire into this matter met
esterday, for the' first time, for the despatch of business.
The members of the committee are Mr. Sotheron (chairman),
Mr. Milnes Gaskell, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Deedes, and Mr.
Bonham Carter.
Mr. G. H. Moore, M.P. for Mayo (on whose motion the
committee was appointed), appeared in the witness box, and
handed to the chairman a written statement of all the facts
of the case up to the present time, as they came out in the de-
bates of the House of Commons.. He had no objection, he said,
to the committee that had been appointed ; only, as he was
not a member of it, and was, therefore, precluded from
conducting or directing the inquiry, he must decline
furnishing the committee with the names of any wit-
nesses, for the next thing would be that he should
have to indicate to the committee the nature of the ques-
tions to be put to those witnesses. He saw no medium
between taking the responsibility of conducting the' inquiry
and declining to act at all in the matter. The usual practice
had not been followed in the nomination of the committee.
The member who moved for such a committee was generally
a member of it, to act, or to speak, in the capacity of
prosecutor, with another member to see that the opposite
side had fair play. The present was an entirely independent
committee, resembling in constitution an election or a rail-
way committee. These committees, however, had the as-
sistance of counsel on each side, whereas the present one
had no assistance of any kind.
A conversation then ensued between the members of
committee and' Mr. Moore, as to the gist of the charge
ho had to make. He said he did not mean to say
that the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Peel had made the
appointment on account of corrupt conduct on Mr.
Stonor's part, or even with a knowledge of such cor-
rupt conduct. They had declared that the case was not so,
and he was quite ready to accept their denial. But parties
who had the ear of the Colonial-office parties whom
the noble duke in question had associated with himself in
conducting the late Irish elections, such as Mr. Edreond
O'Flaherty, Mr. Sadleir, Mr. Keogh, and others—such par-
ties used their influence at the Colonial-office not only
in the knowledge of that corrupt conduct, but on ac-
count of that corrupt conduct ; and the duke, who had
from his connection with Irish elections peculiar reasons for
being more cognisant than most people of the circumstances,
and ought to have been well acquainted with them, ceded to
that influence. He charged the Duke of Newcastle and Mr.
Peel with extraordinary forgetfulness and with a groas negli-
gence, which amounted to a culpable dereliction of duty. They
were wilfully misled by others, but considering their position,
they ought not to have been so misled.
The Committee then cleared the room and remained in con-
sultation for some time. On the doors being opened they an-
nounced to Mr. Moore that it was their opinion that he should
be a member of the committee, and that they would consult
Mr. Speaker as to the manner in which that could be arranged.
In the meantime they wished him (Mr. Moore) to prepare a
statement of the exact points into which he wished to go, to
name the witnesses to be examined, and to say how soon the
matter might be proceeded with.
Mr. Moore replied, that the matter might be proceeded
with at once, that he should be quite prepared to-morrow
(this day), and that the first witnesses would be his Grace the
Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Frederick Peel. He should ask
his grace who recommended Mr. Stoner, and the parties
named should be the next witnesses.
The Committee then adjourned to Thursday at 1 o'clock.