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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1849.

brought to a close at half-past two. Tier evidence went
strongly to show that Rush forged Mr. Jermy's name to
the agreement a few nights before the:murder. Her cross-
examination by Rush (during which he frequently called
her "My dear") has not yet been brought to a close. In
fact, the whole afternoon has been occupied in the most
irrelevant questions, of which Baron Rolfe repeatedly
reminded the prisoner. It was elicited that both she
and Rush repeatedly prayed, but not every day. She
was questioned repeatedly by Rush as to the time he
was absent on the night of the murder, and she replied
that he was absent about an hour ; that she read half a
volume of a novel during the time ; that when he came
back he told her to say ho had been absent but ten
minutes, and to be firm. He said the same at three the
next morning, and trembled very much. I❑ fact, she
corroborated the whole of her former evidence.
The trial cannot close before Monday.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazelle.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of March, 1519.
IssCE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued.. •• •... 28,582,185

Government debt .. 11,01,100
Other securities ... • 2,981,90
Gold coin and bullion 14,251,016
Silver bullion 323,369

£28,552,185

£28,582,185
M. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 29th day of March, 1849.

Bell; Lieutenant Richard Atkinson to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Horne; Ensign Henry Albert Norris to
be Lieutenant, by purchasc', vice Atkinson; Thomas
Edmund Miller, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vico
Norris, March 30.

25th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Frederick Clarke, from
the 26th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Burton,
promoted in the sth Foot, March 30.
_ _

26th Foot—Frederick Douglas, M.D., to be Assistant
Surgeon, vice Clarke, appointed. to the 25th Foot,
March 30.

28th Foot—Ensign William Gordon Shute to be Lieu
tenant, by purchase, vice Loinsworth, who retires
James Graham Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur
chase, vice Shute, March 30.

29th Foot—Ensign William Lancey Davies Smith to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice :Mtge, died of his
wounds, Jan. 19; William Congreve, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Smith, March 30.
48th Foot—Frederick John Castle, Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Tullio, deceased, March 30.
50th Foot—Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger 1110,
K.O 8., to he Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir Juhn
Gardiner, K.C.3., appointed to the 6th Foot, March 28.
51st Foot--Ensign Stewart Alexander Cleeve to be
Adjutant, vice Bentley, promoted, :.11arch 30.
62d Foot—Surgeon William Leslie Langley, M.D.,
from the 87th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Wood, who (x-
-changes, March 30.

66th Foot—Lieutenant Tom Bqnson to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Trench, who retires; Ensign Archi-
bald framiltcn Dunbar to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Benson; Milo Va!entin9 Maher, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Dunbar, March 30.

72,1 Fout— Lieutenant Alexander Smith, from the 58th
Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Grab tun, deceased, March 30.
75th Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class George
Williarer,on, M.D. to be Surgeon, vice Gray, who ex-
changes, March 30.
87th Foot—Surgeon Robert Wood, from the 621 Foot
to be Surgeon, vice Langley, who exchanges, March 30.
93d Foot—Surgeon William Sall, M.D. from tho sth
Foot, to be Surgeon, 'r'C'3 John Campbell, M.D., v. ho re-
tires upon half-pay, March 30.
Rifle Brigade—Second Lieutenant Herbert Somerset
Hamilton Cornewall to be First Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Pennington, who retires ; Daniel Sidney
Sandford, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Cornewall, March 31 ; Henry Trafford Trafford,
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Bott, deceased, March 31.
lit West India Regiment—Ensign William John
Coen, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Miller, appointed to
the 80th Foot, Mirch 39.

Royal Newfoundland Companits—Lieutenant Wil-
liam John Coen, from the Ist Vest India Regiment, to
be Lieutenant, viee Alenzie, promoted, March 31;
George Priestley, (It ut., to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Coen, promoted in the Ist West India Regiment,
nirch 30.

UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Theodore M. Ileultain,
from the 39th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase,
March 30.

IlosprrAL STAFF.-Surgeon Edward William Gray,
NI.D., from the 75th Fc:ot, to be Staff Surgeon of the
St coed Class, vice Williamson, who exchanges, March 30.
WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 30.

List of noncommissioned Officers and Privates killed in
the actions brfore Wealtan, between the 27th Decem-
ber, 184 S, and the 27th January, 1849, or who ctib.
sepently died of wounds received in those actions.
10th Foot.

Killed—Privates Therms Allen, Ebenezer M.Lean,
Cornelius 'Moriarty, Richard Prendiville.
Died of Wounds—Private John Horan.
32d Foot.

hilted—Sergeant William Forsyth, Corporal Henry
Grainger, Privates George Pearson, Thomas Pottinger,
Gunner Phelan.

Lied of Wounds—Sergeant William llatt, Private
Francis M‘Nabourg, Drummer George H. Gresham.

Ist Battalion 60th Foot'

Killed—Sergeant Charles Theobald ; Privates Henry
Aylesbury, George Carter, George Clarke, 2d,
Martin Delahanty, Peter Gulliver, George Porter, John
Smith (3d), Bartholomew Sullivan, Thomas Watt.
A List of Non-commissioned Officers and Privates killed
in action at Chilianwalla, on 13th January, 1849, or
who subsequently died of their wounds; also a List of
those missing.

3d Light Dragoons.
Killed—Sergeant Daniel Thompson—Privates Henry
Barry, Nathan Brett, James Collins, James Coomber,
Wrest D. Digges, Robert Griffiths, John Hart, John S.
Hamilton, Henry Hale, James Hunt, Emanuel John-
son, William Langston, John Markey, Edward Mar-
shall, Richard M'Enermy, George Milligan, Edward
Norton, William Pilbeam, Richard Reed, Owen Regan,
James Slade, William Swan, James Thyer.

9th Lancers.

Killed—Laree Sergeant Richard Calcutt, Privates
Robert Dalton, John Cunniam, Abraham Mathews.
14th Light Dragoons.
Killed—Privates George Atkins, David Evans, George
Tookey.

James Williams, tailor, St. George's-place, Back-road,
St. George's East, April 9, at one, and May 21, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee,
Cok man-street; Wilde, Union-court, Old Broad-street.
Charles Cushing, carver, Norwich, April 9, at two,
and May 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street;Sto-
rey, Featherstone-buildings; Tillett, Coleman, and Co.,
Norwich.

William Welton, timber merchant, Rotherhithe, April
0, at two, and May 15, at eleven, at the Court_ of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-
place, Old Jewry; Nixoa, Warwick-court, Holborn.
William Lloyd, linen- draper, Madeley and Wryne
Hill, Staffordshire, April 11 and May 2, at twelve, at
the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official as-
signee, Birmingham; Jones, London; Motteram, Knight,
and Emmet, Brimingham.

William Cotton, timber merchant, Moseley, Worces-
tershire, April 17 and May 8, at ten, at the Birmingham
District Court. Whitnvire, official assignee, Birming-
ham; Harrison, Birmingham.
Abel Williams, licensed victualler, Iron Acton, Glou-
cestershire, April 12 and May 10, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Tre-
hern and Waite, Barge-yard-chambers; Sabine, Bristol.
Edwin Burt, boot maker, Bristol, April 10 and May
12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton,
official assignee; Boykett, Chancery-lane; Ayre Bristol.
Willi:in Chaffer, ironmonger, Barton-upon-Humber,
Lincolnshire, April 18, and May 2, at ten, at the Leeds
District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hall; Fiddcy,
Temple • Fretson, Sheffield.

11;chard Smithies, timber dealer, Turner- fold, Lan
cashire, April 11 add May 2, at twelve, at the Man-
chester Distridt Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man-
chester; Smith, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Traps, Clitheroe;
Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester.
Cuthbert Rippon. limeburner, Stanhope, Durham.
PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending March 27,
1539, is 265. B',3d. per cwt.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
The Mutny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, and the In
demnity Bill were respectively read a second time.
The Earl of ST. GERtIANS presented a petition
praying for an alteration in the Irish poor-law.
THE POLISH REFUGEES.
The Earl of HARROWI3Y asked whether the insinu-
ations which had been thrown out against the character
of the refugee Poles by the Noble Earl (Eglinton)
had been justified by the inquiries which had in cense-
quer.ce ',nen instituted by the Government.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was happy to state
that the result of the inquiry which he had instituted had
been to prove that the suspicions entertained had been
most erroneus, and that the returns afforded no founda-

tion for the insinuation which had been cast upon the
eharac'er of the Poli,h nigees.
INSOLVENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
Lord BROUGHAM had hoped that the Bill which
had been i,itroduced into the ether House, to de-
prive InsAvent Members of their seats, would
have been made a Government measure; but
seeing that the Bill which had been brought into the
other House had been dealt with in a manner which pre-
cluded all hopes of i:3 passing, for, instead of a Bill to
take away the privileges f Parliament from in-
solvents, it was a Bilt to enable debts to be more
easily recovered from Members of Parliament, he would,
if the measure were not taken out of hiS hands, intro-
duce a Bill simply to extend the provisions of the .52d
George 111., from bankrupt Members of the "'else of
Commons to insolvent Members of the House. The Bill
did not extend to the House of Peers, the Members
of which House stood in a totally different position to
Members of the house of Commons. The only
alteration he proposed to make was to take away
the power given to bankrupt Members to retain their seats
for twelve months. Thus he hoped this great scandal
and abuse of the privileges of Parliament would soon
be brought to an end. He moved that the Bill which
he now laid on the table should be read a first time, and
would postpone the second reading for the present.
The Bill was then read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

The Marquis of LANSDOWN E gave notico that on
Tuesday he should move that their Lordships do ad-
journ for a fortnight; but if any Bills should come from
the other House on Monday, which required dispatch, it
was possible that the motion fur adjournment might be
postponed until Thursday.
ARMISTICE IN PIEDMONT.

The NOBLE MARQUIS explained that the papers re-
lating to the north of Italy would be laid on the table
as soon as the state of the negotiations would permit.
He had also to state that information had
that afternoon reached her Majesty's Government, that
the new King of Sardinia had concluded an armistice with
the Austrian commander, by which the Austrian troops
were to evacuate the duchy, the frontier fortresses to be
occupied jointly by Piedmontese and Austrian troops
during the continuance of the armistice, and the Pleni-
potentiaries had been already appointed to negotiate a
peace.

The Earl of ABERDEEN considered that no delay
need take place in presenting the papers, in consequence
of the nef otiations going on between Sardinia and
Austria. Ho was rejoiced to hear the communication
which the Noble Marquis had made, and which he con-
sidered as an additional proof of the moderation of
Austria.

After a few words from the Marquis of SALISBURY
and Lord BROUGHAM the subject dropped, and their
Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Mr. BBOTHERTON presented petitions from vari-
ous places in England, praying for the settlement of all
disputes by arbritration.
A great many petitions Were presented on the same
subject by other Hon. Members.
THE SCOTTISH REGISTRATION AND
MARRIAGE BILLS, &c.

Mr. DUNCAN presented petitions from various places
in Scotland against the Registration, the Marriage, and
Lunacy Bills.
Mr. ANDERSON presented petitions from Orkney to
the same effect.
Sir THOMAS BIRCH presented petitions from
Liverpool in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the snuff
manufacturers of Dublin complaining of the scarcity of
tobacco in the manufacture of snuff, and also that the
process of straining in America enabled the tobacco to
hear a larger quantity of water, which greatly deterio-
rated the article.
Mr. PATTISON presented a petition from London in
favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. T. BARING presented a petition praying for a
loan of 500,000/. for the purpose of relieving the colo-
Y means of drainage, Sze. He
be referred to a Commit-
tlnveieostuasltdopfmrleosrevinetlistthhsaiGtttitto'higeanpuape,tbisttiaoinrs on the subject of British
Guiana.
Mr. BRAMSTON presented a petition from Essex,
sigr.ed by 150 clergymen, against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a gentle-
man named Wright, involving a plan for the improve-
ment of waste lands in Ireland, under the supervision of
the military, and subject to the control of the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Don-
caster, praying that measures might be taken for the
suppression of vagrancy.
Mr. HASTIE and Lord LINCOLN presented petitions
from Falkirk and other places, praying for some legis-
lative measure to enforce the discontinuance of trains on
Sunday.
Mr. KERSHAW presented petitions from Stockport
and other places, in favour of the repeal of the navigation-
laws.

Mr. FIUME proueritQd a petition from Norfolk. pray.
ing for relief to clergymen where they conscientiously
felt compelled to dissent from their ordination vows.
Mr. FORBES presented petitions from Falkirk against
running trains on Sunday.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Newcastle in
favour of a more stringent inspection of mines.
RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAYS.

Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions again&
,he system of railway travelling on Sundays.
THE REV. MR. SHORE.

Various petitions were presented, praying for the
liberation of the Rev. Mr. Shore.
EXTENSION OF TIIE SUFFRAGE.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
certain inhabitants of Alarylebone, praying for an ex-
tension of the Parliamentary suffrage.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Mr. MACKINNON gave notice of his intention, on
Monday next, to move for a Select Committee on the
subject of the removal of Smithfield-market.
THE PETITION OF MR. HOLDSWORTH.

Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER moved that the peti-
tion or A. H. Holdsworth E6q , presented on the 28th
of March, be printed with the votes.—Agreed tn.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. HOPE adverted to a complaint that had been
made to him that the stone of which the new Houses of
Parliament was constructed gave signs of decay in
places. He himself was convinced there was no foun-
dation for that complaint; but still, he would beg to ask
the Hon. Member (Mr. Greene) if there was any foun-
dation for that complaint.
Mr. GREENE could give a very decided contradiction
to the statement that there was anything like general
decay in the stone of which the new Houses of Parliament
were built, though some few stones had given indications
of decay.
Mr. OSBORNE would ask Mr. Greene another ques-
tion, viz., whether there was any foundation for the
report that lion. Members were to hold their delibera-
tions in the New House of Commons soon after Easter.
—(Lou !aught( r.)
Mr. GREENE had heard of no report of that kind,
and there was not the least foundation for it.

CII F.ESE M AN HEAD.
Captain HARRIS asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, whether the works in the course of construction off
Cheeseman Head were utuiert•~kcn with a view of forming
a harbour of refuge at Duv& r, and if so, '.vhet'ner :litre was
any objection to lay the plan and estimate on the table.
The RiglA Hon. Baronet was probably aware that his
HQn. Friend Sir Howard Douglas, than whom there:was
not a more able engineer in the whole country, and Sir
W. Symonds, who whatever the opinions might be that
were entertained of his ability as 4 ship builder, did hold;

and had always held, a very high reputation in the navy
as an officer, had both declared against the construction
of any such work as a portion of the harbour of refuge
at Dover.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the best answer he could give to that question
would be quoting the reply which he had given to the
Select Committee last y ear upon the same subject, and
which he would quote from their report. He had said,
that whether the smaller plan, which involved the ex-
penditure of 2,000,0001., or of the larger one of
2,500,0001. were adopted, the execution of this work would
in no way affect the general object of the karbour of re-
flip. It was intended to run out a quay of about
800 feet long, and that work would he complete in itself,
or it might form a part of a larger work, but whether it
was one or the other it would be productive of one great
advantage, by preventing the injury that was likely to
accrue from the silting up of Dover Harbour.
Captain HARRIS trusted that not a shilling would
be spent upon the work before coming to Parliament for
its consideration and sanction.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the Hon.7,and Gallant Member might he quite as-
sured that he should not spend his own money.;
Mr. II LIME said, he trusted that regular reports of
the Fogless cf the works, and of the moneys expended
would be laid before the House.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
he had already stated before the Committee that these
reports would be given.
REFUSAL TO TAKE OATHS.
In reply to a question from Mr. OsnonsE,
Sir G. GREY replied that Mrs. Watson had been im-
prisoned for refusing to take an oath as a witness. Appli-
cation hod been iia.;(le to Lord Denman and another judge
to obtain her release, but they had replied that they had
no power to interfere. There was, however, a Bill now
passing- through the House to remedy that evil.
WORKS OF ART FROM ROME.

Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL wished to ask if her Ma-
jesty's Government will permit the importation into this
country, fur the purposes of sale or delivery to
purchasers, of" works of art, sold or about to
be sold by: the Provisional Goverment of
Rome. He said the Provisional Government et
Rome was recognised by no European Power, and had
no legal authority to dispose of the public works of art
in Rome— (Cries of " Order, order")—and wished fur-
ther to know whether the Government of this country
would purchase any of them?
Lord J. RUSSELL said:he supposed that, if imported
such works of art would enter under the regular Cus.
toms' duties; but certainly the Govt rnmeut did not in-
tend to purchase any of them.
SUPPLY.
On the order of the day for proceeding with the con-
sideration of the postponed resolutions,
Mr. HUME moved, in pursuance of notice given—
That it appears by jthe report of the Board of Audit,
that the expenditure for naval services for the year 1847-
48, per Ac: of 10 and 11 V.ctoria, c. 107,
exceeded the greir.s (including appropriations
in aid) voted by Parliament, to the amount
of 323,7371. That the sum voted by Parliament
for the formation of the dockyard battalions, in the year
1847-48, was 20 0001., and the actual expenditure
amounted to 72,3991. 19s. 3d., being in excess of the vote
52,3991. 19s. 3d.,‘and forms part of the excess. That.this
House concurs in the opinion expressed by the Lords of
her Majesty's Treasury, " That with regard to this large
excess (for the dockyard battalions) the expenditure
was entirely within the control of the Board of Admi-
ralty ;" and, " that the proper course would have been
to have postponed the enrolment of men beyond the num-
bers provided for by Parliament." That " when a certain
amount of expenditure for a particular service has been
determined upon by Parliament, it is the bounden duty
of the department which has that service under its charge
and control, to take care that the expenditure does not
exceed the amount placed at its disposal for that pur-
pose." The Hon. Member proceeded at length to ana-
lyse the proceedings of the Board of Admiralty in em-
ploying a greater number of men than sanctioned by
Parliament, and he called upon the House to ratify the
opinion expressed by her Majesty's Ministers.—(Hear.)
All he therefore wanted was, to strengthen the hands of
Government; and he would strongly recommend lion.
Members to look to the report of the Finance Commit-
tee of 1828, in which it was recommended therein: no
extra expense should be incurred without the sanction of
the First Lord of the Treasury. There was, unfortunately,
a disposition in every department to keep tho amount of
the expenditure up to the highest point; and it was with
the view of checking this extravagance that the Com •
mittee sat and reported. He asked the House to concur
in the opinion expressed by the Ministers of the country.
He begged therefore to move the resolution as it appeared
upon the paper.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH seconded the resolution.
Mr. WARD said that his Hon. Friend the Member
for Montrose had discharged what was no doubt a public
duty with admirable taste and good feeling, and
he had administered, but in the mildest pos-
sible way, to'athe Lords of ,the Admiralty
the censure which ' he thought they deserved.
In most of the observations of his Hon. Friend ho en-
tirely concurred. He admitted the justice of those ob-
servations as a general rule; but, at the same time, he
was bound to state that the Admiralty would have pro-
bably acted otherwise, had they known that so large a
number of men would have enrolled themselves
voluntarily in those battalions. The enrolment
of those battalions was determined upon hastily perhaps,
and in the conviction that the most vulnerable parts of
the kingdom were left completely defenceless. It was
thought desirable to organise a suitable force :for the
defence of the country in case of aggression of any kind.
He (Mr. Ward) did not defend that policy. His Hon.
Friend had said they ought to postpone the enrolment of
additional men another year; but in that case they would
have a less efficient corps, and a deal of unnecessary expen-
diture. It was found afterwards that it would be better
to keep up double uniform, which would last five years
from the present time. In Copenhagen and many
other foreign parts, where the services of those
artizans from the dockyards had been called in
requisition were found to render them most formidable
antagonists. The expenditure, no doubt, in the first
year had beet largo, but it would not recur for some
time, as the men were provided with uniform which
would last for five years; and the men were exceedingly
well drilled, and their discipline had elicited the enco-
mium of Sir Harry Smith.
Sir W.WILLOUGHBY said the question was, whether
there existed in this country any effective control over
the expenditure ?—(Hear, hear.) And he had come to
the conclusion that there did not; because it could be
shown that this expenditure took place in direct defiance
of the vote of that House, and without the knowledge of
the superior department of the Lords of the Treasury. He
put it to the Noble Lord, the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, whether any circumstance was more likely to cast
discredit on his administration than this case, which
came out a year and a half after the occur-
rence ; because, it was a fact that the
Treasury knew no more of that expenditure
than he (Sir H. Willoughby) did. The Appropriation
Act said that if they made application to the Treasury,
and that there was a surplus to be spent on any branch
of the service, that the Treasury had the power to ap-
propriate that surplus to any given service. But in this
particular case there was neither an application to the
Treasury nor was there a surplus, because all the sur-
plus was gone. He was ready to admit, where a Go-
vernment could not help itself, such as a sudden war
arising, or provisions became elearer, that that might
alter the case. That might form grounds for a jus-
tification of the increase of the expenditure,
but he stated that the department in London
for a whole service, without the slightest hesitation, ex-
ceeded the vote of that House by 52,0001., and actually
did that without application to the Treasury, and when
it was well known that there was no surplus. His argu-
ment was this, that what the Admiralty had done in this
case might be done by any other department.—(Hear.)
He should cordially support the amendment of his Hon.
Friend the Member for Montrose.
Sir F. BARING said though this was a most impor-
tant point, yet there was no defect in the principle on
which the Admiralty acted on the occasion in question.
He hoped that he was only expressing the opinion of
Hon. Colleagues about him. This was not a question
of principle at all; it was simply a question as to whe-
ther they should depart out of the usual course of busi-
ness for the sake of expressing an opinion.—(Hear, hear.)
Whelk this ClPliajcot, was first: stated it was at a time
of considerable public alarm. There was no disagree-
ment whatever as respected, principle between himself
and his Hon. Friend; it was only a matter of money.
Sir G. CLERK said that ho saw no reason why they
'should depart out of the usual course of business. It
bad always been tde custom to vote the supplies with-
out any reference to the peculiar plans in which they
were to be expended, and so long as the Right
Hbnourable Baronet held the position of First
Lord of the Admiralty he had every confidence
that the money would be rightly applied ; but
there was one topic to which he begged to call their parti-
cular attention. If it was a convenience to refrain from
laying before the House the plans on which they intend( d
to proceed, Parliament had at least a right to insist that
when they had once voted the money the amount should
not be exceeded, but yet that seemed to have been most
lamentably the case during the last year.
Mr. WARD said that he had distinctly stated the
other evening that an excess would accrue this year on
Nos. 1,2, and 17. But in one of these cases the Board
of Admiralty was not properly accountable as it was
only the agent of other earties.
Sir W. MOLES V/ORTH said that the object of his
Hon. Friend's resolution was not to give power to indi-
viduals, but to express upon record the opinion of the
House that the system hisherto pursued was wrong, with
a view of warning other parties against a simiiar course.
Mr. HERRIES said that there had been a studied
courtesy observed on the part of the Honourable Mem-
bers who brought forward the accusation, and of the
members of the Government who had spoken on the
question, but he (Mr. [Terries) thought this forbearance
was not too well timed, and he would not hesitate to ex-
press his opinion that the Admiralty had in this case ex-
ceeded the power conferred upon them by Parliament.
He admitted that sometimes it was necessary that an
excess should be incusred, but that that night he had
not once heard a reason to justify the increased ex-
penditure. He knew no case on which the
House might more fairly express its opinion
than the present ; and if the Honourable Member
would not press Lis motion to a division he saw no object
in his bringing forward his motion at all. For his own
part he would support the motion of the Hon. Member.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that, with respect to the
merits of the question, there could be only one opinion;
and that there was no difference of opinion between the
members of the Government and the Honourable Mem-
ber for Montrone the fact of the Honourable Member

quoting the very words of tile Lords of the Treasury,
was E u fil cient to prove. Therefore, although ho could
not differ from the opinion or the language of the Right
HOD. Gentleman who had just sat down, he deprecated

the pressing the House to a division, because such a di-
vision would, in his opinion, be a rcklection on the memory
of the late First Lord of the Admiralty.
Captain HARRIS and Mr. HANLEY thought that
the Houle ought to go to a division.
Mr. R. PALMER suggested that the Hon. Member
for Montrose should withdraw his resolution, on the
understanding that no objection would be made by the
Noble Lord to its being placed on record.
Mr. HUME could not have any hesitation in acceding
to such a proposition. If her Majesty's Government
would state that they would agree to this resolution
being put unanimously on the books, he would havo no
hesitation in withdrawing it at that time.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that with regard to the
resolution itself it only contained un opinion expressed
by the Lords of the Treasury thernselve s. This one
objection arose simply from a matter of feeling, and out
of respect to the late Lord Auckland, but he was in the
hands of the House, and would leave that entirely to
them.

Mr. HERRIES, for his own part, although anxious
to have this resolution recorded, would have drawn no
inference derogatory to the memory of the late Lord
Auckland.

Mr. HUME then withdrew his resolution, and the
original vote was then agreed to.
Mr. NAPIER bad come to the conclusion of giving
bis vote against the second reading of this Bill. Whether
the House regarded the principle of this measure, or the
feeling which it had excited amongt the
most intelligent part of the Irish people, it was
a measure equally deserving their disapprobation
He wished to consider this question in the first instance
as a question of principle. He meant to divide the argil.
ment into two parts ; the first was the question of rating,
and the second was the question of taxation. With re-
gard to the question of rating, the principle involved in
this Bill was precisely this, whether a [rate
should be imposed en the rateable property of any
union in aid of the rate of any other union, however
distant or disconnected. He would remind the En-
gli.h Members that this principle might be
one day applied to themselves. Now, he con-
ceived that such a principle as that introduced
into a system of poor-laws was one which de-
manded the greatest consideration before it was
introduced, because if he examined it rightly, it in-
cluded every system of poor•law that had yet been
introduced into either England or Ireland.—
(Cries of "Hear, hear.") There was an attempt
made to establish an analogy between this case and the
statute of Elizabeth; but in his opinion there was no
ground for such an analogy.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

COURSE OF EXCH4
A..nst,r. tam ...... •• .. 12 2%
Ditto, at sight • 12%
Rotterdam •..... 12 2%
A.ntwerp •............. 25 75
Ramburgh ......M.B. 13 12%
Lltona ...... • • ....
Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 31
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 10
larseilles ............ 25 55
Bourdeaux . 23 55
Frankfort on Mains.... 12114
Petersburgh, RV a.. 36%
lierlin ••.. • • .... •• • •
Vienna, effec. 11 150
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 50
kiadrid • • .. • • ........ 49
Cadiz • • • ............ 50
8i1ba0..........
Barcelona

Eievilla•• •• •••• •; •• ••

RACES TO

Newc'.-on -Tyne Spring 2
Newmarket Craven 9
Burton Constable
Abergavenny l2
Hoo l4
Chester
Newmarket Sec. Spring 8
Shrewsbury 9

Hungerford 1
Ascot
Hampton l3
Beverley, Hull, & E. R l3
Newton
Knighton l5

kNGE.-(TITIS DAY.)
Gibra1tar..............
Leghorn ........ .• • . 33 50
Genoa ...• • ....... •... 27 50
Milan ................
Venice.• .• • . • • .• • • • • ••
Naples .............. 4,1,1
Palermo, 118 14
Messina .. ........ 119%
Lisbon.... .... 53
Oporto 53U
Rio Janeiro ........ • • '—
Buenos Ayres .. • • .. • •
New York, 21 days'sight
Philadelphia ---
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OR
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
3panlsh Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars .• 0 4 10%
Silver in bars ...... •• 0 5 0

Carlisle
Newmarket 3
Liverpool ll
Oxford lB

AUG
Brighton 1
Ripon
Chelmsford. ..
Derby
Lincoln
Wolverhampton l3
Canterbury l6

SEPTE;
Warwick 46
Lichfield
Weymouth 7
Doncaster
Leicester l9 I

COME, 1849.
UL.

Bath l7
Catterick Bridge
Epsom Spring 2O
Newmarket First Spring 23
I Mahon 24
9Y.

OCTO
Newmarket Sec. 0ct.... 8
Newmarket Houghton.. 22
NOVE
Yorkshire "joie]

Epsom .....
Manchester ..

Presteign
Bibury
Stockbridge
Newcastle
Winchester
Salisbury
Y.
Lancaster
Goodwood
Ludlow

... 22
... 30

Iruntingdon .
York
Great Yarmouth 2B
Radcliffe
Egham 29
Lothians Club 3O

'ZIBER.
Bedford
Manchester 2O
Newmarket First Oct 25
Wrexham
Walsall

,13g1t.
I Worcester

1113 ER.
Hunt 5

IRISH RACES TO COME, 1849.
Curragh .April 24 Down Royal Corpo•
Bellewstown May 29 ration July 24
Curragh June 26 Curragh Sept. 4
The Heath July 3 Curragh Oct. 16

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended March 25, 1849:—Coaching traffic, 8741.
2s. 2d. ; parcels, 441. 16s. lld ; goods and cattle, 199/.
12s. Od.; steam-boats, 911. 6s. Od. Total, 1,2091. 17s. Id.
—exclusive of toll from Shrewsbury and Chester Com-
pany, and payment for conveyance of mails.
WESTPORT, MARCH 27.—Part of a dog kennel has
drifted on shore near Belmullet, it is marked Elm Grove
or Eln Grove, which is supposed to be the name of a
vessel lost off the coast.