The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-29 00:00:00

bravos !) And, I demand of you, if France, warlike
and conquering, has seen the nations offering to her
the tribute of their acclamations, what a part will she
perform in this long peace of the world ?—( A pplause.)"
Now, gentlemen, when you see such statements of
those applauded, as they were in a French assembly,
will you believe that France is that nation of perfidy
which some of your newspapers would make out?
Now I will be practical with you on this question.
I shall not speak to you again until it comes before
the House of Commons. I have said that it is a
question for civilians—that military and naval men
should have no voice in it. I am nut going to enter
into the technicalities of war, I know nothing about
that. Well, we are in a state of profound peace—it is
for you tax-payers to decide whether you will run the
risk of war, or allow an additional number of men its
red coats and blue jackets to live in idleness under the
pretence of protecting you. I say that I am for
acting justly and fairly, and for holding out the olive
branch to all the world, and for taking, as far as
my share goes, all the risk of anything that may
happen to me without paying for an additional
soldier. But it is not merely the question
of whether you will have more soldiers, that you, as
civilians, are called upon to decide. You will lay
out 17,000,000/. upon your armament this year, and
it is a question for you to decide whether the best
possible use is made of your money ; whether,
fur instance, the money for which you tc.il to dearly
is really employed in the best way to protect your
commerce and your shores.—(Cheers.) Where do
you think all your great line-of-battle ships have gone
to ? I've picked up a few secrets since I've been
abroad.—(Laughter.) I will venture to say there is
not more sheer idleness and more demoralisation in
consequence of idleness going on in the same
space on the face of the globe as in our ships
of war, for want of something to do. Where
are all those great line-of-battle ships that go out of
your harbours with such a magnificent display of
grace and science ? Where do they go? Do they
go where your commerce is ? No. Go to Ham-
burgh, where your commerce is immense; there's
never one to be seen there; go to the Baltic,
scarcely one is ever seen there. There is rough
weather there, and there are not many attractions
ashore.—(Hear, and laughter.) Go, then, to America;
there is N orth America, and I suppose we shall do
one-fifth or one-sixth of the whole of our foreign
trade with the United States. Do you ever see an
English man-of-war there ? No; it's the rarest
thing possible—it's put in the papers if one goes on
that coast—they don't like the American society—
they are too fond of business there are no idle
people there, and so they do not go. Then where do
those ships go to that we pay so much money for ? I
moved for a return last session which will throw some
light upon the subject when it comes—keep your eye
upon it. The return was for the amount of our naval
force that had been in the Tagus and the waters of
Portugal on the first of each month during the last
twelve months. When that report comes up I should
not be surprised if you were to find that you have
had a naval force in the Tagus, and the Douro, and on
the coast of Portugal, which in number of guns will
not fall far short of the whole American navy.—
(Cheers.) Well, now, Lisbon is a pleasant place to
be at, as I can vouch fur—climate delightful—gran-
aries in the open air in the month of January. I
don't quarrel with the taste of the captains or admi-
rals who go and spend twelve months in the Tagus
—if you will let them.—(Cheers and laughter.)
But what are they doing for the money they cost
you ? Are they forwarding English interests there ?
Nothing of the kind. Our fleet has been in the
Tagus at the absolute disposal of the Queen of Por-
tugal—positively nothing else—ready to give her and
her court an asylum, in case their misconduct to their
people should render an asylum necessary. Now that
is a subject of which every gentleman, and lady too,
who pays a tax upon her sugar to support those idle
people, is able to judge. I never like to speak disre-
spectfully of any country, but I may say of Portugal,
that it is one of the poorest, and in every respect one
of the most decayed and abject of European countries.
What is England to gain by taking that country
under her protection ? Is it its commerce, with a
population of some 2,700,000 or 3,000,000, and those
excessively poor ? You take four-fifths of all their
port wine, and if you did'nt take it nobody else
would drink it.—(Cheers.) Now don't let me be
supposed to be uttering an atrocious sentiment, or
that I mean it in any other way than as an
illustration ; but positively if the earthquake that
once demolished Lisbon should come again and sink
all Portugal under the sea, it would be an immense
gain to the English people. That is not the fault of
Portugal, or of the Portuguese people. You go
there to help the Queen to misgovern her people ;
then when the people rebel you put them down.
You take the management into your own hands, and
say who shall rule the country, expressly forbidding
one family. Yet you say that the elections to the
Cortes shall be free. They are free, and the con-
sequence is that almost every member returned is in
favour of the man whom Lord Palmerston says shall
riot rule.—(Cheers.) The people of England must
get rid of their apathy with regard to foreign politics ;
you must look a little into the doings of your foreign
minister, and when you do, I'll undertake to say you
will save money at all events.—(Cheers.) What I
want to bring home to your convictions is this. If
the old ladies of both sexes at Brighton are
frightened that they will he taken out of their
beds some night by the French, why not bring
up your fleet from the Tagus, and let them
cruise in the Channel ?—(Cheers.) It would be a
great deal better practice and better exercise—better
for the health of the crew, the condition of the ships,
and the morals of the men. If you follow your ships
to the Mediterranean, the same process goes on as at
Lisbon. The Mediterranean is crowded with ships,
but they are not protecting our commerce. Malta
is the great skulking hole for your line of battle ships.
I was at Malta at the commencement of the winter,
in November. A ship anchored there from Ports-
mouth, whilst I was there, with a thousand hands on
board. I went thence to Egypt and Greece, and on
my return to Malta there she was still—her captain
had gone ashore to live at the clubs, and the lieute-
nants found the utmost difficulty in finding anything
to do. It was lamentable to see the shifts they were
put to—letting loose the sails, hoisting them up again,
and scrubbing the decks, till one would think they
would scrub holes in them.—(A laugh.) I was
introduced to the American Consul when I was
at Malta, and we conversed very freely upon
the subject. lie said, " I consider your navy very
Mack.,' " Slack," I said, " what do you mean
by suck ?" " Oh," he replied, " too idle ; they can't
be in good order, if they are allowed to he idle in this
way three or four months at a time. We have three
hips in the Mediterranean, but my instructions are
never to let them come into port at all. 'There they
are—up one side, down the other—always in mo-
tion." The consequence is that the American ships
are in a far better state of discipline and equipment
than the English ships are.—(Cheers.) Now, this is
a question on which you are competent to form an
opinion ; and if they talk to you about protecting
the country, tell them to call home the ships lying at
Portugal. Talk of protecting the Queen of Portu-
, gal, why her subjects are her proper protectors.—
(Loud cheers.) Now one word rather personal to
myself. I have been, some how or another, rather
singled out on the question of these armaments. I
dropped a few remarks at Stockport in the most harm-
less way--in fact, I did not go to Stockport intend-
ing to say anything about armaments or taxation ;
but a man in the crowd called out, " But beant
taxation soomut to do wit;" and then, under
the influence of the moment, I spoke of the army,
navy, and ordnance as being the only taxes in which
a reduction could be made—and the papers in Lon-
don, trying to make me ridiculous, said that I wanted
to do away with the whole of the army and navy.
Now I will state my opinion very candidly upon
this point. It is the same as I said at Stockport, and
as I published twelve years ago in a pamphlet. It
is that we cannot have a material reduction in our
armament until a material change has taken place in
the people of this country with regard to our foreign
politics. I wished to do no injustice to the Minister
that maintained our armament, all I did was to invoke
public opinion as I do now, and as I will do upon all
eccasions.—(Loud and general cheering). W hen
public opinion is on my side I shall be content to
find my views carried out—till then I shall be con-
tent to remain in the minority, and in the minority
I will remain until I can get into the majority.—
(Cheers). But the real question before the country is
not the reduction of our armament—it is not the ques-
tion whether we shall dismantle our fleets and leave
Our arsenals defenceless—the real question is, will
you have an increase to your army, navy, and ord.
Nance ? When I admit that public opinion does not
go with me to the full extent of nsy views, at the
same time I maintain, speaking for the West Riding
of Yorkshire, speaking for Lancashire, for Middle-
sex, for London, for Glasgow, on the question of an
increase of armament—that public opinion is with me
against the increase.—(Cheers.) And if that public opi-
nion is expressed, and expressed through publ..c
meetings, before the estimates are brought on (fur I
have no hesitation in saying that a large portion of
the press has neglected its duty upon this subject)
I venture to say there will be no increase of arma-
ment. Whether that manifestation of public opinion
takes place or not, I am determined that not one
single shilling shall be added to the estimates for
that purpose but I will force a division of the House
upon it.—(Loud cheers.) I began by identifying
the question of armament with free trade, and now
I tell you, in conclusion, that the cause of free
trade is deeply jeopardied all over Europe by the course
which it has been proposed to take. There is a
band i,f free traders in Buis who publish their weekly
organ, as we did our League—Le Libre Exchange—
and that paper is mourning in sackcloth and ashes
over our conduct, whilst the Itloniteur and other
organs of the protettionists, lisp with sciltstion) and

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cause us any apprehension of a sudden invasion from
France. I remember this is a very old story ; but it
used formerly to be Russia and not France. I re-
member Mr. Attwood, late Member for Birmingham,
making a four hours' speech, to prove—and he made
a good case for an invasion case—that Russia might
be expected to make her appearance at London-
bridge some fine morning, witheut the slightest no
tics. But now Russia is left out of the question,
and it is France that we are to fear. Why the
French budget shows a reduction fur the coming year.
I don't frotnethe budget see any reason for fearing
that France is making preparations to invade Eng
land. She has determined that there shall be thir-
teen fewer ships and 2,000 'ewer seamen kept in
France next year than were kept during the past
year; but we are told by the invasion gentlemen,
that we must not think anything of the budget—that
all that is done to blind you, to lull you into a false
security—the more France reduces her armament,
the more you ought to increase yours, because they
have an infinity of means of getting money that you
know nothing about—thst there are means of fitting
out fleets arid paying seamen that are not made public,
and that all this reduction in the budget is nothing
more than an attempt to throw dust in the eyes of poor
John Bull.—(Cheers.) Those statements are very
perplexing, to say the least of them. Then again,
whenever a basin is cut, or a hole is dug in France,
it is always to float a war steamer—there is never
any allusion to a desire in France for an increased
trade—there can be no wish on the part of the people
of Havre or Cherbourg to improve their harbours for
commercial purposes. France does not care for trade
—everything is with a view of invading England.—
(A laugh.) I believe that we Englishmen are
all interested in the improvement of the harbours
of France ; and as to the breakwater at Cherbourg,
w'Ller that is a work in which the whole world has
an interest, and to tell me that we are to regard
such works with jealousy and suspicion, why I
cannot participate in such feelings, I have no sym-
pathy with them; I glory in all these improvements,
and I do not believe you have any right whatever
without facts or reason to impute to a great neigh-
bouring civilized country intentions only worthy of
hordes of savage barbarians.—(Cheers.) It is one
thing to say we will keep up a certain armament
because the world as a whole has not arrived at such
a state as to enable us to do without it ; but it is
another thing to go out of your way to impute to a
neighbouring and friendly country such designs as
must excite in the heart of every honest man in
France a feeling of indignation that after se long a
peace his nation should be thought capable of such a
nefarious and wicked act. I cannot contemplate with
patience such an odious necessity as that there should
be hostilities between France and England, and I.
trust it is not possible in the present status of the
world, that those two, at present friendly, neighbour-
ing countries, both advanced in civilization, can be
nursed by any wretched craft into a state of reciprocal
hostility.—(Cheers.) I hepe I have not said too
much upon this point, but I know the men of Man-
chester do not like qualitications, and they always
suspect a gentleman connected with office.—
(A laugh) Why,. I was toll this very day by a
gentleman that he expected to hear when toe time
came that I was suddenly taken ill with a fit of the
influenza, and would not be amongst you to-day.—
(Laughter.) But I never found candour bad policy, and
I am sure it is most satisfactory to one's own feelings.
I have told you broadly, and I tell it you conscien
tiously and sincerely, that I have no sympathy what-
ever with what is called the " military ' hut I
will not commit myself in this assembly or ih any
other place to any particular vote or act in reference
to this question. I knew not what the Government
mean to propose. I am not in their secrets, and
therefore cannot disclose them. They may hold the
same opinions that I do in reference to this invasion.
All I say is, wait—wait before you pronounce an
opinion upon them, at least till you hear
what they propose—pronounce an opinion on
the celebrated missive from Lancashire, on Mr.
Pigou, or on the Duke's letter—but pronounce
no opinion on the policy of the Government
when you are not in possession of it, and let me re-
main open and free to act on my own judgment when
the time comes, and to give that vote upon this ques-
tion, if it should be presented to Parliament, which
I feel my conscience, my judgment, and my duty to
my country require of me.—(Loud cheers.) It' on
this or on any other question I tail to give you satis-
faction, you will hare an opportunity of settling that
account with me in a manner which I need not name
to this assembly.—(A laugh.) After briefly adverting
to the Jewish question, and expressing his opinion
that no declaration of religious faith should be re-
quired from any man as a condition of his ability to
discharge civil functions, the Right Hon. Gentleman
concluded amidst great applause by saying, that
whenever an advocate should be required for the great
principles of commercial and religious freedom, he
should not be found wanting.
Mr. KERSHAW, M.P., proposed the following toast,
which was most rapturously received :—" The electors
of South and North Lincashire, the West Riding of
Yorkshire, and the other constiteencies who have
returned free traders to Parliament."
It was drunk with all the honours.
Mr. COBDEN, on rising to acknowledge it, was re-
ceived with one of the most enthusiastic bursts of
applause it was ever our fortune to he witness to.
After several essays to speak, he at length said :—I
have, in the first place, to tender my thanks, and the
thanks of those gentlemen who represent North and
South Lancashire, and the West Riding of Yorkshire,
for the honour you have just conferred upon us. I
believe a very large portion of the Members for those
divisons of the counties are free traders, and I have
no doubt they will be found to do their duty to the sa-
tisfaction of this assembly. I have now been asked a
dozen times at least what was the object of this
meeting. I confess to you that I do not like to re-
gard it as a meeting to celebrate past triumphs, still
less to glorify ourselves, or one another. I wish
rather that it should be made to show that we are
alive to the future ; that having secured on the
statute-book a guarantee fur free trade in
corn, we intend to make that the prelude to
free trade in shipping—that we intend to prevent the
West Indian proprietors from taxing this country ;
and that, in fact, we intend to carry out in every ar-
ticle of commerce the principles of free trade which
we have applied to corn. —(Cheers.) Now, our es-
teemed representative has so ably and efficiently an-
ticipated some coitits which I intended to refer to in
connexion with the sugar question, and has offered
such a justification of the principles of free trade,
that I ate relieved from the necessity of reverting to
those subjects again, and I thank him most heartily
for the speech he has given us, which is one of the
ablest I ever hear lin this hall. I leave the question
of free trade then—in all its details it is thoroughly
understood in this hall. That which I pointed out
as the fissure object of this meeting has your concur
recce, and no doubt every Member of Parliament on
this latform will join in care \deg out those princi
ples.—(Cheers.) Now, I wish to allude to another
subject, and though I deem that subject to have an
intimate connexion with free trade, I do not
presume fur a moment to speak the senti-
ments of any Member of Parliament or gen-
tleman beside me. I speak only for myself,
and wish to be understood as comprising no other
individual.—(Cheers.) I allude, as you may probably
have anticipated, to the intention which has been
announced of increasing our warlike armament.
Now, you will bear me out, that throughout the long
agitation for free trade, the most earnest men to co-
operate were those who constantly advocated free
trade, not merely on account of the material advan-
tages it would bring to the community, but for the'
far loftier motive of securing permanent peace in the
world, and I believe it was that consideration which
mainly drew to our ranks that great accession of the
ministers of religion that gave so powerful an impetus
to our progress at the commencement of our agitation.
--(Cheers.) And I, who have known most of the
leading men connected with that struggle, and have
had opportunities of understanding their motives, be-
lieve that the most earnest, devoted, and persevering
of our coadjutors have been prompted by those far lof-
tier and purer, moral and religious motives to which
I hare referred. lam sure that every one of the se
men has shared with me the shock which my feelings
sustained when within almost one short twelvemonth
after we had announced ourselves free-traders to the
world, we are startled with the announcement that
we are going to increase our warlike armament. I
ask what is the explanation of it ? Probably we may
find it in the Duke of Wellington's letter, in his pri-
vate efforts, which he announces he has made with the
Government, and in the correspondence which he has
had with Lord J. Russell. We may attribute it then
to the Duke of Wellington, his letter, and his per-
severing efforts. I don't profess to share the venera-
tion which some men entertain fur successful war-
riors ; but is there amongst the most ardent admirers
of the Duke one man possessing the ordinary feelings
of humanity, who would not wish that that letter
had never been written and never published ?
(Cheers). Ilis Grace has passed the extremes'
probable duration of human existence, and we sney,
say, almost without a figure of speech, that he is tot-
tering on the verge of the grave. Is it, not a must
lamentable spectacle that that hand which is no longer
capable of wielding the sword should devote its still
remaining feeble strength to the penning of
a letter (and
that letter may possibly
his last public letter to his countrymen), which be
is
more calculated than anything in the present day t,.
create evil passions and animosities in the breasts of
two great and neighbouring nations ?—(Cheers.)
Would it not have been a fitter employment for bin
to have been preaching forgiveness and oblivion u;
the past, rather than recalling recollections of Toulon,

and Paris, and Waterloo, and, in fact, doing every-
thing to incite a brave people to retaliatory measures
in order to retrieve themselves from past injuries and
disasters ? Would it not have been a more glorious
object to contemplate had he poured the oil into those
wounds which now are almost healed, rather than
have thus applied a cautery, re•opening those
wounds, and leaving to another generation the task
of repairing the mischief which he accomplished ?
(Loud cheers.) I. leave the subject of the Duke's
letter. When I read it I came to the conclusion,
where he says "I am in my 77th year," I said,
" that explains it all, and excuses it all."—(Cheers.)
We have not to deal with the Duke of Wellington,
we have to deal with those younger men who want
to make use of his authority to carry out their own '
special purposes. What I want to stipulate. with you
and the people of England is this ; that the question
before us is not a military or a naval question, but it
is a question forcivilians to decide.—(Cheers.) When
we are at war, then the men with red coats and the
sword may step in to do their work ; and, as a gen-
tleman recently described it, "a damnable trade it
is."—(Cheers.) Bat we are now at peace, and we
wish to reap the fruits of peace, and in order to do
that we must calculate for ourselves the contingencies
of a possible war. It is a civilian's question—it is a
question for the tax-payers who have to provide the
sinews of war—it is a question for merchants, for
manufacturers, for shopkeepers, for operatives, for the
females of this country, aye, and pardon me, my
Lord Ellesmere, it is a question for calico printers.
—(Cheers.) Well, what is this prospect of a war ?
where does it come from? You, I say, are compe-
tent to judge better than military men—yeu are more
impartial—ycu are disinterested—at all events your
interests do not lie on the side of war. Any man
who can read a book giving an account of France—
any man who can read a translation from a French
newspaper—any man who investigates the statistics
of the progress of manufactures, commerce, and
wealth, is as competent as any soldier to judge of
the probabilities of war. I have had better oppor-
tunities than any soldier of studying those things,
and I say there never was a time in the history of
France and England when there was a greater ten-
dency to a pacific policy in France, and especially
towards this kingdom, than there is at this moment.
—(Cheers.) Why, the French people have gone
through a process which almost disqualifies them from
going to war. They have gone through that social
revolution which so much equalizes property, that the
tax-payers being equally spread over the country, and
paying a large portion of the taxes in direct taxation,
the whole community has a most sensitive feeling
with regard to the expense of going to war. There
are more people of property in France than there are
in England. There are five or six million proprietors
of real estates in France. There is not one-tenth
that number in England—they are thrifty, pains•
taking men—they put away their savings, and have
all their little hoards of five-franc pieces, and they are
anxious to do something for their children ; for there
is not a more Affectionate or domesticated race in the
world than the French.—(Hear, hear.) I have seen
with horror, shame, and indignation, that some of the
newspapers have spoken of Frenchmen as the most
degraded and ignorant of people. There's one paper
in this city which I always wish to treat with respect
if it will allow me, which I see last week bravely
adopted this line of argument, that it is necessary we
should have police in Manchester, and that it is
constantly necessary to increase the police to
protect us—against what ?—against thieves, murder-
ers, pickpockets, and robbers; therefore we must
have a naval and military force to protect us against
France. Are the French thieves, then ? Are the
m ,jority of the French thieves, pickpockets, and
murderers ? If they were, could they exist as an
organized community—a community as well orga-
nized as our own?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I
see that another paper in London, a weekly
paper, that used to write with some degree of gravity,
but which is so terrified that it seems to have lost its
wits, says that the next war with France will be made
without a declaration of war, and that we shall lite-
relly have to protect our Queen at Osborne House
against these French ruffians, or they'll come and
carry her off.—(A laugh.) W hat a lesson has our
courageous Queen read to such people ! Why, she
went over to France unattended and unprotected, and
threw herself on the shore there at the Chateau d'Eu
literally in a bathing machine. Now, there's great
courage on one side, or great cowardice on the other.
—(Cheers and a laugh.) But this is a sort of
periodical visitation that we have. I sometimes com-
pare it with the cholera, because I believe the last indi-
cation of this kind that we had came about the time of
the cholera. That was invasion from Russia ; and I
am rather identified with that, for it was that that
literally made me an author. That it was that made
me a public man, and I believe if it hadn't been for
the insanity of some of the papers, who told us that
the Russians were coming some foggy day to land
I near Yarmouth, I should never have turned author or
have written pamphlets, or have become a public man,
and might have been a thrifty pains-taking calico
printer to this day.—(Cheers and laughter.) No re,
I want you to understand a little better about these
foreigners. You may remember that about three
weeks or a month ago I had occasion to make a few
remarks at Newton, on the occasion of the election
of oer friend Mr. Henry. I then let fall some re-
marks upon this subject, little dreaming that within
a few hours of the time of my speaking a large meet-
ing was held at Rouen, the Manchester of France,
at which 800 electors assembled to promote
the progress of Parliamentary reform, and there a
gentleman was making a speech so like my own, that
he sent me the newspaper containing his speech, and
a letter expressing his astonishment that our two
speeches, so much alike, should have been delivered
at the same time, without any collusion on our part.
Here is an extract from M. Vicenet's speech :
" How long will it take to turn from theory into
practice the very simple idea, that apart from the
precepts of religion, which we do so often quote, hut
so seldom practice, and upon the merest calculations
of an enlightened self interest, nations have a far
different mission upon earth than to excite in each
other mutual fear ? How long will it be
before they discover the a' 'fish objects of
those who have an interest in persuading
them that the name of a foreigner is synonimous
with that of enemy ? When will they learn that,
as children of the same father, their real and only
eneiniea—tho-e which they ought to struggle to de-
stroy—are, ignorance, oppression, misery, and su•
perstition ?—• (Cheers) —that in proclaiming their
mu usl friendships they will tend to the consolidation
of peaceful relations with each other ? When will
they discover that the maintenance of formidable ar-
maments in countries whose nationality is not se-
riously menaced inflicts an evil upon all, and confers
benefits on; none ?—(Shouts of " That's true, that's
true.") But. better to define my idea, do you not
think that if, confident in the maintenance of an
honourable peace, we were to deduct from the five
hundred millions of francs which our army and
navy costs us, twenty millions to be applied to the
education of the people, and a like sum for the pur-
pose of converting twenty thousand soldiers into
road- makers--if we give back to agriculture and
manufactures fifty thousand more soldiers, leaving
in our pockets the sum, which they ,cost to pay and
support them—think you that this would be a good
result of the entente cordiale ? I will not say between
the Governments—we know what that is worth—
(Laughter)—but the nations, which have no dynastic
interests. to serve, and do not play at diplomacy.—
(Cheers.) Do you not think that this example
of common sense, and feeling of security gieen
by us, would have its influence upon the
other countries of Europe, would lead to other dis-
armaments, would facilitate everywhere those fiscal
reforms which are postponed from day to day on the
plea of the necessities of the Treasury, and which
would give to productive industry that capital and
labour which are now diverted into unproductive
channels ?—(Expressions of assent.)" At the same
meeting another gentleman, an eminent. Member of the
Chamber of Deputies, spoke also He said, " Heaven
grant that the day may come when the world shall
be one nation ! God gave us the earth not to bathe it
with blood, but that we might make it smile with
fertility.—(Cheers.) Oh ! gentlemen, which nation
hasifound the grandest success in wart? What country
can exhibit such glorious triumphs as France, whose
soldiers rushed to the field of battle in search of death,
or rather immortalityl?—(Applause.) But after glory
come reverses; we hare found that if war has its
immense triumphs, it has also its immense disasters.
Besides, what changes are going on around us I If
war, during so many ages, was the , rule, and
peace the exception, in our ay peace ought to be
the rale, and war the exception.—(Loud cheers.)
See, in fact, what is passing throughout civilised
Europe. People are fraternizing by their industry,
and by those novel means of communication which
are almost annihilating distance. In four days
you are at the extremity of Germany ; in five days
you may visit Berlin and Vienna ; in seven days you
ore upon the banks of the Vistula. In a short time
we shall be as near to the empire of Russia ; already
travellers are carrying ideas of liberty into that
country, frightening tyranny, which will one day fall
from its seat. Enough of conquering! Who would
wish again to arm people against each other ? Why
alreadyL
et m e
we not be
begin be told
to
h,t
should they think of the aggrandizement of territory
when there are no longer any harriers between
rtiteaatlti;:tre r ii,. i, B
2—(Prolonged cheering)
3 ytht‘elaieliir inj—'tlenrcuotuorpsiea,;nations are beginning
to know and understand each other; they are ridding
themselves one and all of those ancient prejudices
and hatreds which have hitherto separated them.
Why should they not fraternize together ? Why
Mould they be enemies ? Are they not the children
of one God ? Have they not all the same immortal
spirit, which is the emanation from heaven ?
(
And upon earth have they not the same interests
to protect and develop.—(Prolonged sensation—

Examiners

Blomefield
Brooks ...
Butler ...
Corker ...
Fusssell
Galland
Glennie
Kingbury
Letts ...
Marshall

BISVENTE
Bangor, Viscount Trinity,
Berry ... Que. n s
Blineo ... Queen's
Browne ... ... Corpus
Dawson ... Pens b.
Evelyn Trinity
Gardener Queen's
Grylls Trinity
Hicks ... John's
Hoare ... Trinity
I I obson Cath.
Holmes Pemb.
Jones Peter's

ZGR(
Arkwright Trinity
Chubb ... Penal).
Dickson... ... Clare
Gathorne ... Trinity

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEN IN G, JANUARY 29, 1846,

say, " We told you so ; Englani has no faith in free
trade, since other countries will not follow her ex-
ample, and she is preparing her armament to take by
force what she cannot get by fair means. --(Cheers.)
I exhort my countrymen everywhere to resist this
attempt. We began our advocacy of free trade be-
lieving that it would bring in its train peace and
amity. We never said we expected a millennium
after free trade. We expected to give time to other
nations to adopt our principles, as we required time
ourselves to adopt them; we did hope that the
Continent of Europe, with its eyes steadily fixcd on
this country, would at all events have seen that we
were not the first to doubt our own principles, and
arm ourselves against the world, when we pretended
to be seeking peace and amity.—(Cbeers.) When
many good men joined our association, we promised
that we would endeavour to make it the harbinger of
that peace we so much cherish. We planted the
olive-tree—we never expected its fruits in a day
but we did expect its fruits in good season, and with
Heaven's help and your assistance it shall ba so still.
(The Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amidst
deafening plaudits).
Colonel Thompson, M.P., John Bright, Esq.,
M.P., Joseph I3rotherton, Esq., M.P., and George
Thompson, ALP., severally addressed tise meeting.
Want of space prevents our giving a report of their
speeches to-day. Manchester, proposed and
Jonas BROOK X, Esq.,
EDWARD ASHWORTH, Esq., seconded, r p
votes of thanks
to Mr. Milner Gibson and the other Members of
Parliament who had attended the meeting
The toast was received with nine hearty cheers,
the company upstanding.
The meeting broke up at a quarter before twelve
o'clock.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHAZ%'CERY, Nov. 28.

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY COMPANY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Sir F. KELLY replied at considerable length in
;his case, and
The LOAD CHANCELLOR reserved his judgment.
The Court rose at half-past three o'clock.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jun. 28.
(Sittings in Banco.)
GOODALL V. LANCEFIELD.
This was an action upon two bills of exchange
brought by the plaintiff, endorser of the bills, against
the defendant, who was the drawer •f the same. The
bills respectively bore date the sth and Sth of August,
payable three months after date. The cause was tried
before Mr. Baron Rolfe a few days since, and a
verdict passed fur the plaintiff for the amount of one
of the bills.
It appeared that upon the dishonour of the bill
notice of the same was sent to the defendant,
but it appeared that the notice was put into the
post, addressed to Castlenau Villas, Fulham-road.
The bill became due on the 12th, which was a Fri-
day, and the notice was forwarded on the 13th, Sa-
turday ; but, in consequence of the misdirection of
the letter, the residence of the plaintiff being at
Barnes, and not at Fulham, the letter was returned
with the words " Try Barnes" written upon it ; and
in consequence of the delay thus occasioned, the
defendant did not receive the notice till the 15th or
the 16th, the date not being perfectly legible.
Mr. CROWDRIC now moved to set aside the verdict,
on the ground of misdirection of the Learned Baron,
he having told the jury that the receipt of the letter
upon the Monday, Sunday being the intervening day,
was sufficient notice. The Learned Counsel con-
tended that as there was a Sunday delivery of letters
at Barnes, the notice was not good, inasmuch as it
was delayed a day at least beyond the proper time.
After some discussion, the Court decided that they
would grant a rule nisi, unless the plaintiff should
consent to have the verdict entered for the defendant
on the issue with respect to insufficient notice.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE.
LIST OF HONOURS AT THE BACHELOR OP ARTS' COM-
MENCEMENT, JAN. 29.
MODERATORS.
George Gabriel Stokes, M.A., Pembroke College.
Thomas Gaskin, M.A., Jesus College.
EXAMINERS.
William Nathaniel Gratin, M.A., St. John's College.
Chares Octavius Budd, M.A., Pembroke College.
[ln all cases of equality the names are bracketted.]
WRA.NOLERs.
Todhunter ... John's Leake i. ... John's
Mackenzie ... Caius Pearse 3 ... John's
Scott ... ..• Sidney Scott, C. B. ... Trinity
Barry l ... Trinity Dunn ... ... John's
Dusautoy S ... John's Westcott . . Trinity
Glover ... ... John's Bainbridge ... Caius
Twisden... ... Trinity Deacon ... ••• Queen's
Wisken ... ... Caius Noel ..• ... Trinity
Humber ... ... John's Hernaman ... John's
Hanson ... ... Caius Horley ... ... Emm.
Lamb ... ... Caius Berry ..• ... Trinity
Ramadgo ... Caius Watson,' A. 8..•. Queen's
Gibson ... ... Queen'sjCarr ••• ... John's
Compton, Lord A. Trinity 1 Hardy ••• ... Trinity
Pearson ... ... Trinity 1 Arnoid ..• ... Caius
Watson ... Corpus Chilten ... ... 'Trinity
Rogerson t ... John's !Carrington ... Trinity
Turner S ... Caius ICaldecott ... Trinity.
Lyde ... ... Jesus Ripley ••• ... Caius
SENIOR oVrIMES.
Clark ... ... John's ;Lewis ••• ... Emm.
Vallir:'B ... Trinity 'Blenkin ... ..• Caius
Kingsford ... John's IRawlinson ... Trinity
Cutts . . ... Queen's Burn ••• ... ohn's
Stephen, W. R. John's Vaughan .. Trinity
Blenkiron . . Christ's Adam s ... ... Trinity
Graves._ .., John's Gee ••• ... John's
Lee, J. M. ... John's Lee ... ..• Queen's
Frost, P.
Knapp... ... John's Allen ... ... Christ's
... John's Davis ? ... Christ's
Turing ... ... Trinity Rumsey 3 ... John's
Hervey ... ... Clare Male ••• ... Emm.
Harvey ... ... John's Iley-gate ... Queen's
Dale, F.._ . . Trinity Campbell ... Queen's
Strew fivld ... Christ's Fuller ••• ... Clare
Dent, Mr. ... Trinity Burrel ..• ... Christ's
Trinit
Pratt ... ... Trinity Davis, J. L. ••• y
Dyer ... ..• Emm. Appach ... ... Trinity
Grainger ... Caius White ••• ... Clare
WTIMES .
Brikewater ... Ungd.
Smith, 0. A. ... Trinity
Wiglesworth ... Caius
Marston... ... Caius
Norton ... ... John's
IBishop ... ... Trinity
!Hayward . . Trinity
Green ... ... Trinity
Dewes ..• ... Queen's
Russell ... ... 'I rinity
Hodgson ... Corpus
Partridge ... Queen's
Vincent ... ... Trinity
Dasent ... Trinity
Holme ... Emm.
Richards ... Christ's
Eustace ..• ... Peter's
Bird ••• ... Trinity
Howson ... ... Christ's
Moncrieff ... Trinity
Weston, C. C. ... Trin. H.
Palsy 1 ... Christ's
'Phillips 5 ... Trinity
Heaven ... ... Trinity
:Hughes ... ... John's
Ililugh ... ... Clare
IWilliams, F. ... Trinity
• 'Jones, R. D. ... John's
Richards ... Queen's

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
CLERKEIV WELL.
Mary Williams, a middle-aged woman, and James
Williams, her husband, an ex-policeman, were placed
at the bar for final examination ; the former being
charged with extensively robbing her master, Mr.
William Thomas Abud, gold refiner, of 1, St. James-
street, Clerkenwell, and the latter with having received
the property, knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Wontner attended to conduct the case for the
prosecution.
It appeared from the evidence of Hart Isaacs, a
City constable employed by the committee of
barkers, Post-office- court, Lombard-street, that on
the sth of January he was attending the committee
of bankers, when the prisoner created a great dis-
turbance, flourishing a sword stick over his head, and
making use of obscene and disgust.ng language. Ile
was drunk at the time. The postmaster ordered
witness to go and take him to the station-house.
Witness did so, and found on him a cloth, to which
was affixed a card, directed to Mr. Dunn's library
in Newgate-street. The prisoner gave his name
as William Davey, of No. 8, Mill-street, Ro-
therhithe. He was charged at the station-house
with drunkenness, but was remanded by the Lord
Mayor several times, with a view to trace the owner
of the property found on him, but lie was ultimately
discharged, the articles being left with Isaacs to pur-
sue further inquiries. On going to Mill-wall Ito-
therhithe, it was found that the prisoner had formerly
lodged there, but had left, and was residing at 8,
New-row, Deptford. The officer kept a watch on
him, and being informed that he was a married man,
followed him, and at length discovered that he was in
communication with the other prisoner, who was in
the service of the prosecutor, and was in the habit of
plundering him and handing over the property to the
male prisoner; he therefore felt himself justified in
taking them both into custody. When at the station-
house they denied all knowledge of each other, and
said they were never married, but subsequently the
woman admitted that the prisoner was her husband.
On searching the male prisoner's lodgings, 8, New-
:ow, Deptford, the officer found a large chest crammed
full of articles, consisting of plate, jewellery,
books, wearing apparel, and other property to
a considerable amount, with a great number
of pawnbrokers' duplicates; and in the room
were also found large maps, account books,
chains, rings, &c., the whole of which were now pro-
duced and identified by Mr. Abud as being his pro-
perty. The male prisoner was also traced to have
sold numerous valuable books belonging to the pro
secutor. The other prisoner had been in his service
upwards of three years, and having entered it with
an excellent reference as a widow, the utmost confi-
dence was reposed in her up to the time of the dis-
covery of the robbery, but it would appear that she
had commenced her plunder on her first entering the
situation, and although the robbery was of so exten-
sive a nature none of the property was missed until
it was discovered in the possession of the male pri-
soner, who was formerly an officer connected with
the M division of the Metropolitan police, but was
discharged.
George Trew, police constable 56, City officer, cor-
roborated this evidence.
Mr. W. T. Abud, gold refiner, of 1, St. James-
street, Clerkenwell, identified the whole of the pro-
perty produced.
John Crawford, shopman to Mr. Dowling, book-
seller, of Newgate-street, identified the male prisoner
as having sold thirty-eight volumes of " British Es-
says,' twelve volumes of Robertson's works, two
volumes of " Rogers on the Liturgy." Several other
books were also purchased.
The prisoner was questioned, and said they were
his own property.
Numerous pawnbrokers were in attendance with
articles that had been pledged by the prisoners, and
the court had the appearance of a sale-room.
Mr. Wontner, addressing the Bench, said, that
since the remand of the prisoners an extraordinary
letter had been addressed to his client, Mr. Abud, by
them, which he would read. The following is the
purport :—They begged him to excuse them for this
their first offence. Their characters had been hi-
therto untainted. They hoped he would have mercy,
and not send them to the sessions. Their lives were
in his hands. They would beg on their knees, like
children who wished to avoid the rod, for mercy.
They had no friends but God fur their father, the
church for their mother, and they trusted that heaven
would be their portion at I,,st. The letter was signed
James and Miry Williams," and was addressed to
" Mr. Abud, 1, James-street, Cierkensvell."
The hearing of the case occupied nearly the whole
of the day, and caused great interest.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence, and
they were fully committed for trial.
Samuel Hurley, Mary his wife, and Sloplien Hurley
their son, were finally examined, charged with nu-
merous ingenious robberies, and were fully committed
for trial.

JUNIOR
Cridge ... Peter's
Jones ... . . Caius
Corrie Err m.
Swain Pew.
Taylor ... John's
Woodhouse ... Christ's
Stanley ... Balm.
Feen, T. F. ... Trinity
Binder ... Caius
Heath ... Corpus
Leighton ... John's
Rutland... Emus.
Hudson ... ... Trinity
Fendall ... Sidney
Smith, T. Queen's
Wilson, W. ... John's
Little t Sidney
Wilson S Emm.
Sosmes, C. ... Caius
Smith. J. ... Queen's
Mayor ... JOhn's
Turner, R. 0. ... Trinity
Hughes ... ... Corpus
Hammond ... Trinity
Martin ... John's
Smyth ... Trinity
Bowes .. Corpus
Stanley,llon.E.ll.l Trinity
Pengelley ... Corpus
Smith, J. B. ... Trinity .
LIST OP ORDINARY DEGRZES.
'William Hall, M.A., Clare Hall
Thomas Hedley, M.A., Trinity College
J. Hulbert Glover, lAA., Clare Hall
Samuel Robert Carter, M.A., Emmanue
College
Thomas Sutor Ackland, M.A., Clare Hal
Joseph Woolley, M.A., Emmanuel College
FOURTH CLASS.
... Trinity Marlon ... Trinity
Trinity Nightingale ... John's
Trinity Owston Cath.
Trinity Petty ... Trinity
• Trinity Ross Pemb.
John's Sammons John's
Christ's Simpson ... Queen's
••• Trinity Snaps John's
Trinity Trail ... Corpus
Caius Twells ... Peter s
FIFTH CLASS.
Anderson ... Trinity Jackson ... ••• John's
Barker ... Trinity Riempson ... John a
Barrington ... Trinity Kyiniston Trio. 11.
Bateman Caius Mskinson Trinity
Beale y . . ... Trinity •MiNiven, ... Trinity
Bla .kden Down Meredith ...
Bodley Queen's Moore ... John's
Buckley ... ... Corpus 'Mottle Corms
Calvert ... John's O'Brien ... ... John's
Cass ~. ..• Dom. Ouvry North ••• 'Trinity
Clay ..• Trinity Pye '1 rinity
Cobbold ... Trinity Reece . Queen's
Cole ••• John's ,Rhodes ••• Cbi fist's
Dian John's ;Roberta Trinity
Field ..• Cath. 'Smith, R.C. Caius
Fielder ... Jesus :Slay tt an .. Corpus
Fletcher... ... Corpus Southgate Emu"
Foord Trinity 'Stevenson Trinity
Fox ... ... Trinity
,Stewart Clore
Frere Trinity Street Queen's
Garrard... ... Queen's,Stuart, C. P. ... John's
Gwyn hlagd. Watson, H. Queen's
Hastings Trinity Weston ... Trinity
Hatch ... Magd. Williams Christ's
Haworth ... John's Wilson... Pemb.
Ilathornthwaite... Otitis Wroth Eintn•
Hodgson Trinity Yate John's
SIXTH CLASS.
Blagden ... John's Marshall ... Queen's
Bolton ... Corpus Parkes... Dovfn
Brock ... ... Trinity Poeklington Cath.
Brown ... Cath. Roe Corpus
Collings... ... Trinity Samuel ... Christ's
Cook ... ... John's Scholefield Trinity
Crake ... ... Trinity Seddon... John's
Cuthbert ••• Trinity simons... ... Queen's
Day ••• Trinity Smith, G. F. •..
Fane ••• Einm. Sperling, J. 11.... Trinity
Gandy ... Trinity Spurway ... Trinity
Greenland ... Corpus Stanfield ... Down
Hannay ... John's Taylor ••• ••• Cath.
Hackneys „J„bn,, Todd Christ'a
Trin.
Inglis ... Trinity Wallace..• ••• Queen's
Johnson, J. R.._ Trinity Wilcox ..• •"
Lloyd, J. ... John's Wilding Trinity
I CLASS.
John's
'Lambe ..• Trinity
Lodge ••• ••• Trinity
Maule ••• ••• Trinity
Montefiore •••
Sidney
!Parry ••• •••
;Pope „.. Christ's
Corpus
Sandberg •••
ISandilands ... Jesus
. ,in_ 5.... Trinity
s•peri g• T in. H.
Taylor ••• •••
T T. Trig.
siW‘‘l
tfNe:ai detelbelde rgnnst 1.. °I
no
n Christ's
hoo
IJohn's
. G.
Of
eist

SOUTH WA RK.
Just as Mr. Cottinghaim was about to leave the
bench, Mr. Franklin, a tradesman in the borough,
attended before him to ask his advice respecting a
501. note, which was detained by the clerks at the
Bank of England.
Applicant said, that on the previous day he dis-
posed of the goodwill of his business (a beer shop) to
a person for 701. He received from him a 601. Bank
of England note, and some small change. Ile owed
his brewer and a few other persons a little money,
and proceeded to the Bank that afternoon to get the
note changed, for the purpose of paying them ; but
on presenting it for payment he was told that it had
been stopped, and that he must go to the secretary.
He was instantly token to the latter gentleman, who
told him that Mr. M•Leod, the brewer, had stopped
the note, and that the Bank could not restore it or
change it unless with the consent of that gentleman.
He certainly owed him a trifle, but still the Bank had
no business to detain his note.
Mr. COTTING HAIL—Did the secretary tell you why
he detained your note ? Applicant—The only thing
he said was, that Mr. M`Leod had stopped it, and they
could not pay the change unless they had some advice
from him.

Mr. COTTINGIIAM—It is extraordinary conduct on
the part of the authorities of the Bank. Do you
suppose the note to be stolen ? Applicant—l received
it ft om a highly respectable party, and I am sure that
such is not the case. I think that Mr. APLeod has
stopped it through spite, because I would not trust
him with the note to pay himself.
Mr. COTTINGIIA3t—The Bank has no right to stop
a note under any such pretence. They are liable to
an action, and if all that the applicant has stated is
true, he would get heavy damages.
Applicant—lt is perfectly true; all I have told you
is exactly what has taken place. M‘Leod was at the
gates of the Bank when I went in, and as soon as the
clerk told me that he would not give it up without his
sanction, I went outside and asked him to come in,
but he refused.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM—I never heard such extraordi-
nary conduct on the part of the Bank of England
before. Go to the Bark to-morrow morning and
demand your note in the presence of respectable wit-
nesses, and if they refuse you serve them instantly
with a writ of action, and I have no doubt they will
have to pay you well. Don't listen to any compro-
mise, as it is shameful conduct on their part if all you
have said is true.

COhxatosr.dG, MeoAm..-----:-7r---------"--- ----
INNER TB/erns, JAN. 28.—The following gentle-
men were this day called to the degree of Barrister-at-
Law by the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple, viz.
Thomas Kingdon Kingdon, Esq., ot Exetur College,
Oxford, M.A.; Edward Gordon, Esq., of Oriel College,
College, Cambridge, M.A • Eiward Samuel Alderson,
Oxford ; Henry Ralph 'Francis, °f of Esq., o Trinity College, Cambridge, 8.A.; Thomas
Neale Rippingalt, Esq., of St. John's College, Cambridge;
;e:Ne'w. Cetuhnelriffe:gro..oks, Esq., of St. John's
of St. John's
College, Cambridge, M.A.; Henry Barnardiston Ray •
sql\.:adhaca College,
mond Barker, Esq., of Caius College, Cambridge; John
Thomas Anderson, Esq , of New Inn Hall, Oxford;
Charles James Stuart: Es.q. of University College,
Oxford, 8.A.; and Thomas 'Hughes, Esq., of Oriel
College, Oxford, B.A.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governor of Canada, and
also for the Governors of the other North American
Colonies.

Applicant repeated that it was quite true, and left
the Court with the determination of following the
Magistrate's suggestion.

A SHOAL or WitALEs.—ln a storm on the 13th
inst., a shoal of no fewer than 180 small bottle-nosed
whales were " shipwrecked" on the island of Harolds-
wick, in Zetland. "It's an ill wind that blows nobody
good."—lnverness Courier.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE • Tyne, Feb. 8, at half-past ten, and March 14, at one, at
OF FRIDAY. the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official
WHITEHALLJ. 24, 1848. assignee. Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Stanton, Newcastle-
'
upott-Tyne ; Meggison, Pringle, Stevenson, and Sham,
Tee Queen Las been pleased to constitute and appoint
Major-(general John Bell, C. 8., to be Lieutenant Go- King's road, Bedford-row, London.
vetnor of the island of Guernsey, in the room of Major- Thomas leaskerville, licensed victualler, Liverpool,
General Wiliirrn Francis Patrick Napier, C.B. Feb. 9 and March 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 28. urt. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Bridgei
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Scott, and Blake, London-wall, London; Dodge, Liverpool.
Esq., to be Surve) ins Engineer and Superintendent of William Craven, general contractor, Birkenhead,
Public Works, and James Ilosken, Esq., Lieutenant in Cheshire, Feb. 15 and March 3, at eleven, at the Liver-
the Royal Navy, to be Master Attendant and Post- pool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool;
master, for the island of Labuan. Chester and Cu., Staple Inn, London; Morecroft and
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Charles Co., Liverpool.
Simms, Esq, to be Chief Clerk and Registrar of the
Supreme Court, and Clerk of the Central Circuit
Court, of the island of Newfoundland.
WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 28.
2.1 Regiment of Life Guards—Captain John Smith
Dodsworth, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain,
vice Robert Blanc, who exchanges ; Lieutenant
the Honourable Robert Neville Lawley to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Dodsworth, who retires;
Cornet and Sue-Lieutenant the Hon. Jacob Henry De-
level Astley, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Law-
ley ; Lieutenant Thomas Gabriel Leonard Carew Gwyn,
from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet and Sub-
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Astley, Jan. 28.
6th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Alexander Augustus
Melton Campbell, from the 3d Light Dragoons, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gwyn, appointed to the
2d Regiment of Life Guards, Jan. 28.
3d Light Dragoons—Cornet George E. F. Kauntze to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Douglas White,
who retires; George Thorne Ricketts, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Kauntze, Jan. 28.
11th Light Dragoons—Cornet and Adjutant William
Ennis to have the rank of Lieutenant, Jan. 27; Cornet
Edwin Adolphus Cook to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Alexander, who retires; Mathew Wharton Wil-
son, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Cook,
Jan, 28.
12tn Light Dragoons—William Thacker, Gent., to
be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Brett, appointed to the
Cavalry Depist at Maidstone, July 14, 1847.
14th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Henry Elmhiret
Reader, from the 39th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
Greenham, who exchanges, Jan. 28.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and
Lieutenant William Charles Lyon to be Lieutenant and
Captain, vice Melville, who retires ; Ensign Thomas
Francis Holt, item the 63d Regiment, to be Ensign and
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lyon, Jan. 28.
19th Foot—Brevet Major Richard Denny, from the
58th Foot, to be Captain, vice Parrett, wko exchanges,
Jan. 28.
31st Foot—Rickard John Leeson, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Swaffield, promoted, Jan. 28.
39th Foot—Lieutenant William Greenhatn, from the
14th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Reader,
who exchanges, Jan. 28.
50th Foot—Ensign, with temporary rank, Colin Mac-
donald (Town Major of Montreal) to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Heaton, deceased, Jan. 28.
56th Foot—Ensign Willliam Watkin Bassett to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Saunders, who retires ;
Marcell Conran, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Bassett, Jan. 28.
58th Foot—Captain William Temple Parrett, from
the 19th Feot, to be Captain, vice Denny, who ex-
changes, Jan. 28.
60th Foot—Major Lord Charles James Fox Russell,
from halt-pay unattached, to be Major, vice James
Harrington Trevelyan, who exchanges; Brevet Major
John Temple to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord
Charles James Fox Russell, who retires; Lieutenant
Douglas Jones to be Captain, by purchase, vice Temple;
Second Lieutenant John Prevost Battersby to be First
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jones; Charles William
-Pownall Lillingston, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by
purchase, e ice Battersby, Jan. 28.
63d Foot—Ensign Edward Ralph Charles Sheldon
from the 70th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Holt, appointed to
the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, Jan. 28.
70:11 Foot—James Adam Rae, Gest., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Sheldon, appointed to the 63a Foot,
Jan. 28.
75th Foot—Lieutenant William Brookes to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, vice Brevet Major John Bolton,
who retires upon full-pay, Jan. 23.
91st Foot—William Barron Stanton, Gent., to be
Ensign. by purchase, vice Lamont, who retires, Jan. 28.
93e Foot—Lieutenant John F. A. Hartle to be Adju-
tant, vice Macdonald, promoted in the 37th Foot, Jan. 28.
99th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Augustus Frederick
Smith, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Fraser, who resigns, Jan. 28.
BREY),T.—Major Lord Charles James Fox Russell, of
the 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army ;
Captain John Smith Dodsworth, of the 2d Regiment of
Life Guards, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846.
MEMORANDUM. The Christian names of Ensign
Armstrong, of the 95th Foot, are John Herbert.
'1 he kalf-pay of Brigade Major John Frederick Lewis
Benne, as a captain of infantry of the King's GerrnaTt
Legion, has been cancelled, he having accepted a com-
muted allowance on the 28th January, 1848.
Erratum in the Gazette of 21st January, 1848.
For Gentleman Cadet William Ball, from the Royal
Military College, to be Ensign in the 64th Foot, vice
Mockler, read, Gentleman Cadet William Bell to be, See.
Commiesion by the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk.
James Hamilton Lloyd Anstruther, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant, Dec. 29, 1845.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Hilary Term, in the eleventh year of the reign of Queen
Victoria.
Thursday, the 27ih day of January, 1848.
This Court will, oil Tuesday, the Bth day of February
next, and tour fallowing days, hell sittings, and will
proceed in disposing of the business now pending in the
Paper of New Trials, and in the Special Paper, and
will also proceed to give judgment in certain of the
matters that will then be standing over for the considera.-
Lien of the Court. THOMAS WILDE.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
Robert Spencer, printer, Exeter.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Francis Jeekyris, corn merchant, Love lune, City.
BANKRUPTS.
Thomes Ellison, plumber, Luton, Bedfordshire, to
surrender Feb. 4, at half-past one, and March 10, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Oilman, official
assignee, Birchin-lano ; Silvester, Great Dover-street,
Southwark.
Athaiah Eber Player, grocer, Braintree, Essex, Feb.
4 and March 10, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basingball-street; Jones
and Wright, St. Swithin's-lane.
Edward Maxted, bricklayer and builder, Upper Sey-
mour-street, Euston-square, Feb. 1, at half- past eleven,
and March 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy
Pennell, official assignee; Ivimey, Chancery-lane.
Joseph Walters, bottle merchant, Union-street, South.
wark, Feb. 8, at halt-past one, and March 10, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee;
Dean, Leeks, Dixon, and Redpate, St. Swithin's-lane.
Joseph Turner, saddler, Newmarket, Feb. 11, at
twelve, and March 10, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Burkitt, Curriers'•
hall, London-wall.
John Inwood, builder, Albion-grove West, Islington,
Feb. 10, at twelve, and March 18, at two, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury;
Jones, Gray's Inn-square.
Anne Coley Hughes Ormsby, butcher, Church-street,
Hackney, Feb. 4, at one, and March 25, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee,
Aldermanbury; Marion, Union-street, Southwark.
Charles Cousins, corn merchant, Shepherd's-place,
Lee's mews, Grosvenor-square, Feb. 10, at one, and
March 18, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Lawrence and
Plows, Old Jewry-chambers.
Henry Sheldon, corn-dealer, Brentford, Middlesex,
Feb. 4, at two, ant March 25, at half-past twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Hine and Robinson,
Charter House-square.
Samuel Wood Youngman, wine merchant, Norwich,
Feb. 4, at one, and March 25, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury;
Dimmock and Co., Clement's-lane.
Charles Burrows and John Joseph Parker, coal-mer-
chants, Macclesfield-street North, City-road-basin, Feb.
8, and March 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman street,
London ; Roche and Co., Upper Wellington-street,
Strand.
Anthony Green, veterinary surgeon, Saint Ives, Hun-
tingdonshire, Feb. 3, at eleven, and March 13, at half-
past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand,
official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Grainger, Ituck-
lerebury.
John William Watson, scrivener, Shrewsbury, Feb.
12, and March 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court.. Whitmore, official assignee Birmingham ;
Bloxam, Shrewsbury; Hodgson, Birmingham.
Edward Price, farmer, Leominster, Feb. 5, and March
11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy,
official assignee, Birmingham ; Hammond, Leominster ;
Ryland, Birmingham.
Hannah Husband, innkeeper, Richmond, Yorkshire,
Feb. 12, and 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Nixon, Clifford's Inn,
London ; Coulthard, Barnard Castle ; Ihrle and Clarke,
Leeds.
John White, auctioneer, Shrewsbury, Feb. 17 and
March 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram and
Knowles, Birmingham.
Edward Gough, druggist, Wem, Shropshire, Feb. 15
and March 14, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Whitmore, official assigneeoeßirmingharu ;
Barkers, Wem ; Spurrier and Chaplin, Birmingham.
John Gadsby, wine merchant, Coventry, Feb. 15, and
March 14, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jackson,
Coventry; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham.
Andrew Morison, son., hotel-keeper, Cheltenham,
Feb. 8, and March 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Trehe
Brrnisl.
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White, Barge-yard Chambers, London; Sabine, n
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Jacob Moseley, watchmaker, Neath, Glamorgan g
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Feb. 10, and March 9, at eleven, at the
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Brist.sol°t;orl Sbine,
Bristol.
'Watson, hotel keeper, Bathwick,
Barnard Lindsay
shire, Feb. 11, and March 10, at twelve, at the
SBorte
ir'storliDistrict Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol;
Ilellings, Bath.
James Bromley, glass and china dealer, Kingston-
upon-Hull, Feb. 16,,and March 15, at ten, at the Leeds
fI 1 ffi 1 assi nee II ll
District Court. btans.e.c , o eta g , a
Saxelbyc,
Samuel Lee, confectioner, Thirsk, Yorkshire, Feb. 17
and March 9, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Milne and Co.,
Temple, London ; Swarbreck, Thirsk ; Barr, Lofthouse,
and Nelson, Leeds.
Philip James Autill, wine merchant, Newcastle-upow