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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY Evi,P., fq liN ci MARCH
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the bill. In the present state of affairs ta committee known throughout Paris, and therefore the eonrse hemline a member of the Conference for settling peace, 17th of April,' orders of the day should take precedence the Government would remit the suin of money paid to t Couatry Markets.
IMPERIAL PARLIAME NT
• would be irregular, for the hill could not with propriety taken by the noble lord in refusing the information and this was the reason why she was not invited. Never- of notices of motion. He did not propose to hand over i' them. - m -
• be discussed while it was before the other house, and be- to the British Parliament I asked for is perfectly unte- thelems, es part of me object the Conferences had in view Thursdays to Government, but to reserve it fcr the bills 1 Mr. S. ADAIR said, after much experience and in-
fore itwae brought before their lordships iu due course. nable. But beyond this, I find in the Monitcur of yes.
LIVERPOOL -Marten 14.
HOUSE OF LORDS-(YriarADA.T).
consists of a revision, in a certain degree, of the treaty of of private members, which were now numerous enough ' quiry, he was of opinion that wherever the mess expenses
At all events he did not feel disposed to give an answer terday a special announcement by the French moverra 1841, to which Prussia was n party-the treaty regula- ito reequire Thursdays as well as Wednesdays.
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iu a regiment were of undue amount it could be traced There was a goed attendance this morning, and a fair
to the question brought forward without the slightest ruent that an invitation has been made te Prussia to ting the passage of the Straits of the Bosphorus and the ; Mr. MALINS xecoaded the motion. ' to the fault of the commanding officer. extent of business was done in wheat and flour, at an ad-
avnandciesepveerr
nTu.esday last of about 2d per bushel on wheat,
The LORD CfIiNCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
notice. It was the anxious desire °filer MajestY's Govern- to attend the conferences ; that Prussia has accepted it, Dardanelles-even upon that narrow ground it was I Mr. SPOONER suggested that this arrangement Mr. M. CHAMBERS wished to know how many ap-
at five o'clock.
ROYAL COMMISSION. ment that both houses should give the utmost attention and that she has nominated the Baron Manteuffel and judged from the beginning that it would not he right that I should not begin till Thursday, the Ist of May, ivhic•h, plications had been made to admit orphans to the Royal
wa rl or sack on the best qualities of flour. There
s very little Indian corn offerine, and it improved 6,1 to
ls per er. Eemptian beans alse activanced ls.to ls 6cl per
to the bill. When the noble lord said he spoke on behalf the Prussian Minister now at Paris, M. Hatzfeldt, her the transaction should be concluded without inviting her i after some conversation, was agreed to. Military Academy since the report of the cernmittee,
The royal assent was given by commission to the
sir: oa"ts anr-ohttmeal were not higher in price, but were
foll wing hills viz •-Consolidated Fund (26,000,0001.), of the commercial world, he would remind him that it plenipotentiaries. How is it that the French people participation in the revision of that treaty to which sae SOUND DUES.
op • •
and whether Governmeot had, ever taken into coneidera-
Mutiny, Marine MutinY, and the Drainage of Land was upon the urgent application of the. commercial world hre to.be infhirmed by their Government, notwithstand- had originally been a party. But, moreover, it was also Mr. Me GIBSON asked the Prime Minister whether, tion the propriety of either abolishi en the nffice of gover• ' esch, in better demand. Barley sold readily at es to es per
that the bill was in the first instance introduced.
Advances Acts Amendment. ing this preliminary resolution of the conference, as to considered that as the negotiations should proceed, and in the negotiations that were going on respecting the nor of the academy or ot reducine the eatery ? qr. advance.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Earl GREY concurred in all that the noble lord (Lord what takes Place, and that the parliament of England in proportion as there should be any reason to expect abolition of the mound duee, any attention wes given to Mr. F. PEEL could not answer the question of the ---
the Earl of Harrowby, and the Marquis of Breadalbane. overstone) had stated, and thought it would be verY is the onlY Place where no information is to ae obtained, that they might terminate in a, satisfectory manner, the lend to ion the passage of goods between Hamburg hon. member, tte aeOlications for admissions were not WAKEFIELD-MARcm 14.
wrong if the house did not institute a deliberate inquiry and that the noble lord on an occasion of such grave in- Prussia should be invited, not to negotiate the treat
• TICKET-OF•LEAVE SYSTEM.
made to the War Department. The market has been fairly attended, with a good de-
into the subject. yf and Lubsek 7
terest avoids his responsibility, bY resorting to a plea but to accede to the result of the negotiation I believe, Lord PALMERSTON said that oint was not under A vote of 200.0001., On acceunt of defravino the mend from retailers for wheat, which realised 3s to 4s per
Lord DUNGANNON gave notice that on the 2d of
After some remarks in explanation from Lord OvEn. which upon mature reflection he must, lam sure, feel and in fact I know fli '' ' b. +h •i• e e •i.fi tp li, h h fl-• ' h • •• tl greed to. qr. over last Friday's prices. Barley ls dearer, with a
, --at an invitation for teat purpose see consieeration ot Lose appoin..e- -0 coneuct tee neeo- c acorns o et neatien in t e army, wee ien a _
guished good inquiry for best qualities. ln oats, beans, and shill-
igrote and Lord Molereleee, the motion was agreed to• is one ho ought never to have advanced ? I am at a has beeu addressed to the Prussian Government, and I tiatious on the Sound. e
Mil he should call the attention of their lordships to
the ticket-of-leave system, with the view of adopting a
On the n3otion of Lord mmANLEy of ALDERLEy, loss to understand what can be the reason that induced presume it will be, or has already been accepted, be- S UPPLY. Oil the vote of 25,400/. for rewards for distin
service ling no change. Lincolnshire and Yorkshire new white,
remedy to meet the growing evil. the Secretary to the Poor-law Commissioners (Ireland) the noble lord to refuse the information, which I hope cause Prussia desired to be a member of 'the conference The house then resolved itself into a committee of Mr. 'LA-YARD moved to reduce the vete by 1001., 71s to 75s ; ditto rem 64s tu 70s.
Earl GREY presented a petition against the abolition
Bill was read a second time. on further consideration he will feel it is not only in his at a time when it was not thnu kt she was entitled to supply being the amount of the aittieguished service pension
of Church rates without an equivalent being provided.
EXETER-MARCH 14.
Their lordehips at twenty minutes before eight o'clock power but his duty to impart to us, (Hear.) I should be mo. That Baron Mienteuffelgis new at Paris I eery A et.ote of 233,404/. for the ose of defra • the paid to Sir Richard Airer centeteling that while that
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The Marquis of BREADALBMNE presented a peti-
adjourned until Tuesday, April 1. be sorry to suppose that the noble lord finds in the elm much doubt-I believe he has not even yet left Berlin expenses connected with scientPmucrpeducation in tyhue)garmy office:del conduct as Qmarternmeter-Oeneral in the Crimea CORN.-In our market wheat may be quoted from 8s Od
tion for the better observance of the Sableeth.
cumstances that Prussia is now participating in the con- -but he would naturally go to Paris and join M. hat ino been propoeed, to Os thl. Melting barley, em 0(.1 to.ss 3d ; grinding do., Os
was under consideretion, the heels° wouA be stultifying
KARS. ferences any cause for regret. (near.) I should be Hatzfeldt at that court. I repeat that nothing is "in • Lor'el PALMERSTON took occasion to state in reply itself by aereeing to vote the distinguished service pen- Od to Os 0,1- Oats, 3s ~(1. to 3s bd. Beans, Os Od to 0.
The Earl of MALMESBURY asked the Under Secre- MOUSE OF COMMONS.-OrsiTEIiDA.Y.)
13th to believe that-for two reasons-first, if he should couvenient as that questions shoeli be asked Mom da,y to to Mr, Walpole, teat unless some latitude were'aliovved, sion to that officer. The question wa; one of ntiemPle, 1 ihnet.Z-Fiu: 52s Otis to( 1-8 Ott ; seconds, 50s Od to —8
Cd Pt Oeit 01 to 00 01
tau of State fur Foreign Affairs whether he had any
The SPILLKER took the chair at the usual hour. feel cause for regret in that circumstance, it would seem day with regard to the negotiations, which would lead to whereby the surplue of the vote under ene head n etht awl as the estieeetes would base to he brought sgra'n
that the councila of this country in the conf r he
objection to lay on the table of the house an exrd fac
Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from the .n . i , e encee are dlspute.tion or encourage expectations that might not be be applied to the deaciency which exieted ender another, before the honed at a later period of the eeseion, he °djae.;!ta.t-Pribri.' e beef, 10a 11 per score • cows and calvei
simite of the letter of Omer Pacha to General i iams,
Australian Association, praying that her Majesty would not so Innueotlat as eVery member of this house must fulfilled, or create unfavourable opinions not justified by great inconvenience would remit to the public eervice. ishouhl have lonleh pleasure in lemming the Payment of 121. to 16e -s; butchers' calves, 6,' to 6A'd per lb., rearine
together with an exact translation of that letter.
be graciously pleased to order that proper stepa be im- wish them to be ; but, 4itbe a eubject of regret to the the fame, and lam sure the houee will see that the Now, the Appropriation Aet, toth„uka, it eanemonee the the pension if the inquiriee of the commienion Icer= la- calves -ki to -8 each. Sheep, 6,ed. to 6;,-1. Lambs, -d to
Lord WODEHOUSE said he had no objection to
noble lord that Prussia has been admitted to it, I should members of the conference were perfectly right in the application of the surplue of one of the votes of the army voureble to that offic6r. Od per lb. Store hogs, large size, 50s to 6,.1s each ; slips,
mediately taken for the establishment of a regular
tbe production of such documents.
monthly postal communication with Australia. lament it still more, because I myself cannot but feel course they took, and that hon. members were not act- to the d• ficiency of another, yet it did not autanrise the Colette! NORTH reviewed some statements made by les to 20s ; small, 78 to 12s. Rough fat, 4td per lb,
Earl GREY thought it should be accompanied by
Sir E. PERRY presented a petition signed by 3,000 that the Circumstance is not ono for regret, but upon ing judiciously in asking the Government to depart frern appncation of a surplus of a vote for the army to •supply the hon. member icr Aylesbury last sessien, at a diener I Pork eareams from 9s 6d to 108 6,1 per score.
the report of some Oriental scholars.
ladies complaining of the state of the law au it affected which we may fairly congratulate the country and the that reserve they have adopted, and thus breaking their the defimeneies of the votee ha tee ordnance and cem. et Liverpool, aud en other eccamons, with respect to the - -
Lord WODEEIOUSE said that the tra.nsactions re- world. I lotok upon the accession of Prussia as an faith with the other powers. (Hear.) BRISTOL SUGAR-MARCH 4.
the earnings and property of married women, and pray-
missariat, arid vice versa. How tar that out., ht to be done system of staff appointments, and to the proinotuns
ferred to had been translated by an eminent oriental
ing the house to apply a remedy. The hon. member event auspicious of the satisfactory settlement ef the PERSIA. was no doubt a snbject worly of consideration, hut he which had taken place in the Coldstrepen Guards. The 7::•-:The improved tone mentioned in our last report has
scholar. aye notice that after Ee.ster he should call the attention questions that the conferences at Paris are deliberating
upen-(cheers)-ae an event auspicious of gamma colenel &needed two of his pereonal friends, Col. continthai, and a fair atrihent of busihess in West India
Lord BROUGLIA.M presented a petition signed by
!of the house to the subject. peace: Mr LAYARD called attention to the differences be- should remind the right hon. gentleman that the Govern.
has agam been done, at prices not materially varying from
2,000 women of various classes, complaining of the state
THE CLOCK TOWER. (cheers)-and one upon which the country ought to be mewier ea •ts• A A • 1 .11 t ' il •r 1 • f• d • dr• •- t tf th
t en. Mr Murray and the Shah of Persia relative to inent were at present only taking a vote upon aocgunt ; Elardinee and Lord Burgersh, from the attacks then
qu.ing sen
,- , h• ht d those last oted Fit• refi ere' oods there ha b e a
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za maseina, am., aeverted to the treaty relative to t lat ~ a vote must again come memo. consieeretion On ma e, an eave a eta einen re e services wic .a
eteady but not an active demand at the recent improve-
of the law as it affected the earnings and property of
lir. T. HANKEY asked the President of the Board congratulated, because, whatever the wild opinious
ments: Rums ar el d '
e neb ecte .
married women, and praying the house to apply a re-
of Works whether it was intended to have a dial-plate sometimes expressed-expressed often without thought the appointment of consular agents at Tabreez, Buchere, the houee, eveu before the introduction of the Appro. entitled those efficers to prometion. He also enumerated
P and Shiraz, and sending armed vessele to Buchere, and priation Bill, mid that they could then discuss the mat- the services of Sir Richard Airey while in command of
medy fer the evil. The noble and learned lord expressed
in the Clock Tower of a description that would and sometimes without temper-I cannot but feel that asked for an explanation of the real state of affairs with ter if they thought fit, the 34th Regiment, during the Canadian rebellien, and
a hope that his noble and learned friend (Lord Lynd- the settlement of the question at issue is more likely to
enable the public to ascertain at all times respect to Persia. Before sitting down he referred to Mr. S. HERBERT observed that, the vote which was while in temporary command of the Light Division in COAL MAKKEM-MARcit 14.
hurst) would soon after Easter be able to redeem d.
the hour of the day ! (Hear.) The ial-plate at he satisfactory and permanent if, as is now contemplated, the officers engeged in the attack ee the Redan, and then under the coneideration of the committee WAS not the Crimea, expresting his opinion that the character of
Prloes of Coal por ton at the close of tho market.
the half promise he had given to introduce a measure all the great powers of Europe take part in and sauction
present in the Tower, he thought, was not calculated
it-than if one great 1. •
power, so pecu lady situated RS hoped the Horse Guards would revise the order they had one upon account, and that he thought it would be ex- that officer would ceme out of the ordeal of the ingairy
8. d. Wallsend, ate.
on the subject.
to effect that object. issued respecting them and ive them some reward. tremely convenient if it were taken upon account only. untarniehed, and a. hope that her Majesty's Government ' h
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The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had a bill Prussia, should remain aloof and isolated. Independent Mr - •' g - GlfUto 1 ' • • s • would not consider the motion for the suspension of the Byass's West Hartley .. 17 3
Sir B. HALL said it was intended to have a dial-plate .V. SMITH said the two vessels sent to the u Int le circumstances of peace or war muet, in a great
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en the subject in preparation. of the general principle, that no settlement at Paris is
3. to be permanent if one of the great powers of ct"
t o wa
that would be legible. It was true the presen ne s !Buchere were f I D....itv. ison.'z West Hartley 17 t; Kepler
Lord LYNDHURST was underetOod to say that he . likel • or tie protection ef the British reaidents measure, depend the nature of the systetn for the e(luca- reward for distineuished service of that gallant officer.
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not_ so, as‘.it w.as merely th.e framework erected for the
mere and were of 500 and 250 horse power respec- tion and organisation of our troops ; and it was, there- Mr. F. PEEm oejectee to tee propose, maue uy tue
Howard's West Hartley La.mbton l7 6
was happy to hear that his noble and learned friend on Europe is not a participator, there are peculiar reat s • '
e ot trying an experiment.
Netherton l7 3 Pensher . l5 9
the woolsack was about to introduce a bill on the sub-
PILP°BPAINTING BY PAOLO VERONESE. why the sanction of Prussia should be given to that set-
' tively. Another vessel had been sent there, but fore, desirable that the house should have an opportu- hon. member for Aylesbury, on the ground that the corn-
North Percy Hartley ...IS 9 Plummer l6 0
ject.
Mr. OTWAY asked the Secretary of the Treasury ii
m Cement which I (in cotnmon lam sure with
member wpho h. h' • ' , every hon. to relieve one of the two which was to return home with nity of discussing the matter when the conferences came mittee could not adopt it without prejudging the whole
the late Goveriaor-General of India. He declined to to a close, and when they should know whether they case-(hear, hear)-or without prejudicing the board Tautield Moor Butes 14 6l Russell's Hetton 17 0
INSPECTION OF PRISONS. ears me) ope Is impending. The pre• give any answer whether the Government intended to were called upon to provide fer the requirements of aof general officers who were to consider the matter. It West Riding Hartley ...15 6i South Hetton 17 9
it was true that 1,977/. was paid for the picture of
senhe ot russtia at the conference is the only means,
was not a question of refusing the grant to Sir Richard ietewart's lB 0
Tbe Earl of SHAFTESBURY rose to hring under o The Adoration of the Magi," recently placed in the send out an expedition against Persia. The right hon. peace or a war establishment.
their lordships' consideration the 20th report of the in- National Gallery, and whether that sum included all aseaitsaomheGarrs o me, by which the opinions and sent'.
gentleman also referred to other points connected with Col. NOR I'll wished to call the attention of the Go. Airey for distinguished service, becauee that annuity Walleencl, &c. 'Caradoe
spectors of prisons. The noble lord then proceeded to the expenses occasioned to the country by the acquisi- ing,_ t I e
_many cah be represented and expressed upon it
tee state of Central Asia, but was unable to state any. vernment to a question connected with the Royal Milt. had been paid last year. It wouid he impossible for the isde.!
Es . ot er. e man power which has, from the first, par-
re occamon. (Cheers.) It is very true there
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comment at some length upon the teports of the etate tion of that picture ; by whose recommendation the "'
:tinal,`"r thing definite. tary College at Sa,ndhurst. A select committee had some house to adopt such a course. (Hear, hear.) If the I.2ettcceiV
of the prisons that had been made from Wales and
pated in the conferences-a power of which I desire 15 6 Hough Hall 16 0
picture was purchased, and on what authority it was
Mei ATTACK ON THE RFD I.N time ago been appointed by that house to take into con- hon. member for.Aylesbury were consistent, he might tsettl L. 11.,._
iainenue l5 9 Kelloe 16 9
other places, and concluded by moving for the copy of stated to be painted by Paolo Veronese ?
to s.peak with all due raw ect • but Colonel FRENCH asked the Firs-t
L'ord of the sideration the propriety of making provision or te e u- wi eat- 1 r -1'
f h d hh -al no net decline to vote the salary of Sir "1
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any communications that hal been made by the inspec- Mr. WILSON said the sum of 1,977/. included the p , I remember well the
reasnry w et er any ingairy ha taken place, or was
Thh• • d •
Belmout 15 9 Whitworth l5 6
tors of prisons to the Secretary of State for the Horne whole cost, with the exception ef 12/. carriage from suing hf a great statesman-one whose *pinion upon cation of a limited number of the orphans of officers Richard Airey. If he were unfit to receive the one ne
Braddyll l7 0 Derwentwater Hartley .17 6
t e subject 1 may uote with reat ro riet p ace, as to the causes which led to the failure
Department. Paris. The picture was purchased at the recommenda- . l q . . g p p y, for they to take 1 • • of the artny and navy in that establishment, and that was unfit to receive the other. He hoped courses re-
of the attack on the Grand Redan at Sebastopol by Fra.mwellgate l5 9 West Kelloe 15 6
Earl GRA.NVILLE said the power of the Secretary tion of a director of the National Gallery, and there are not like yto be prejudiced upon such a point-I re- • ,
her Majesty s troops, on the Bth of Se' tember lait I' - committee had recommended that ten such orphans commended by the hon. member would not be followed.
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of State was extremely limited on this subject. He was could be BO doubt as to its authenticity. fer to M. Metternich, the Austrian Minister. Prince
Metternich said that .A.ustria WWI the true type of an P should be admitted last year, and that number should as On the motion that the vote of 25,400/. be reduced Hetton
by the sum of 100/., the house divided, when the num- Iletton Lyons Main ....16 0
Mr. LAYARD trusted that the determination of the early as the present time be increased to 20. Now, not-
afraid the answer to the returns moved for by the noble
WORKS OF ART IN THE NATIONAL empire, and that therefore all her interests must be im- Horse Guards that no regimental reward should be withstanding the recommendation of the committee, not hers were- Ships at market... 115 I Sold
lord would be nil. .
GALLERY.
genial. (Hear.) Austria has many kingdoms and many ' ' a single orphan had as yet been admitted to the institu-
given to surviving officers of this attack would be re- Ayes
After a few words from Lord PANINIURE the sub-
Mr. EWART inquired of the First Lord of the Tree- rbaucte
Ps
rdepe.nd.ent upon her, and dem. andino her solicitud med. tion, although it appeared that 25 cadets who paid at Noea
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YesenDAY•
ject then dropped. sury whether any progress had been made in carrying
name is homogeneous-she is Gerni-an-one mighet, Majority
THE LA.TE LORD TRURO'S LIBRARY.
Amsterdam .... .... 12 01,4 Gibraltar ...... •....... -
Sir D. L. EYINS reflected on the trivial causes which the rate of 25/. a year each, and two eons of field officers
into effect the suggestion made during the last session • had led to the war at the Cape and at Burmab, and
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The Marquis of L A.NSDOWNE rose to call the at- d d 1 t h P • •
In ee a mos say tat russia is Germany (Cheers ) who paid at the rate of from GO/. to 80/. per anuuto, had On the original question being put,
t - • b ' el d • • II 'la dd h 1 L d HOTLI I.NI 1 • tl 1 tatements
of Perliament that there should be affixed or appended ' • • h d h G h d
ope t e overnment would send out suc or ers as e
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Rotterdam .. •
tention of their lordehipe to a communication he had re- Therefore, and for that reason alone irrespective of sinch o tame a mission. e mie t a tattle most or t, . concurre, in me seven s
painting,s, stature and other works of art, to spo-
t° tl:e • ' '
would prevent the possibility of hostilitiee with Persia. Antwerp ............ 25 70 i Milan ............... -
ceived from Lady Truro. He (the 'Marquis of Lens- other considerations, I consider that 1; h 11
e, w o are a anXIOUS desire of the committee was that the orphans of of the benefits which the Clerk of the. Ordnance stated
cimens or illustrations of se'
ience, antiquities, public Mr GLADSTONE said it would be remembered that those gallant officers who had fallen in defence of their to have been cooferred on the arm
downe) had received a letter front the widow of that dee 1 int rh d • th If f E
p y ees e in ewe are o memo, must be de- wh • y during the past year, Brussels .............. 25 70 ! Venice..............
country should be enabled to enjoy the advantaoes which but begged the noble lord at the head of the Govern-
monuments and historical memorials in our public in•
en the hon. member for Aylesbury bad drawn the
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Hamburg,h ............ 13 11% Naples .. . - ~,`•
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nObleman, in which she stated that Lord Truro, having Mums that that power should. take part in the confer
stitutione, ex lanatory inscriptions, giving a brief ac- - attention of the house he hed given a recital of facts 25 4714 , Messina ..
collected an extensive library of law books, and in order ences, and feel that an authoritative announcement of • - • • the institution afforded. (Hear.) While spealZng upon merit to reconsider a statement made by him,. to the Par,,........
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ths .. 25 87 ! Lisbor • 1
count of'the sPub•ect, date, history, and author of the and had been followed in discussion b tbe noble lord at
that that library might be preserved, and rendered of such a circumstance woul •
d be matter of congratulatioa
bneecperTerzeirt f:rt Ethuersoe- ' that subject he might be allowed to advert to the'fact, eff. ect that the warrant for the new order was plain, and Ditto, three mon
work, so as to ajfford some general instruction to the tpoelt%,lotiej
e=rt:.t
h(alleritit:)u
8183 i taltslifo the head of the Government, who sytated to the house
service, Lady Truro offered the wbole collection to their ~. •
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that the governor of Sandhurst College-a most distin- did not require apy explanation, or he (Lord Hothain) Marseilles ............. 25 8734 Oporto ..............•• -
informed gaished Peninsular officer, who had served his country felt certa,in that the anny would never know who wer
maim and spare them the expense of purchasing a that the hon. member did not appear to bs fully
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lordships 313 an addition to the library of their lordships. itt.iltli'e
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upon the facts. Now it was his (Mr. Gladetotte•s) irn- well for a period of near 60 or 70 years-had been dis- and who were aot to receive the distinction, aud theY Bertm ................ - tiew York, 60 days' sight -
After passing a warm patiegyric on the late Lord Trine,
Lord PALMERSTON Th ta
- e tinges ion was a conferences, and if, on general grounds, it be adverse to • f.
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ehould ha,ve in that house nothing but complaints of un- Ile':
the noble marquis concluded by moving that the subjmit these interests that a great etate h ld • • 1 d
sou remain iso ate pression that the statement of the hon. member for charged from his office as one might discharge a drunken . _ _ e . . . .
h h 11 Trieste.... ~..•• •• .... to 34 PRICES OF BrILLICN, raz oz.
ver excellent one and had beeu almost entirely On this oc ' • A 1 b b •ll T gromti-
yes ury was sll stantia y correct. here Was no very (hear, heart-after having received a six weeke' fairness and partiality in the distribution, w lc a
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of the letter be referred to their lordships' library corn- 37. ' _ . , a canon, and if it be, for the sake of representin
carried out at the mationat Gallery, and the g material difference between the two statements, and that notice. Having said thus much with reference to the would have reason to deplore. He would now ask two „adrift .........., .... 4914 /Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
mittee, with the view of their carrying into effect Lady G man o inione d M ' •
er p . an sen iments, important that Prussia
institution at Sendhuret, he sheuld beg next to call the qaestions, of which he had privately given notice to the eadie .................. 60 Mczican Doilars .... 0 5 oee
British Museum. He wee not sure whether it had been of the hon. member for Aylesbury was substantially cor- .
Truro's wishes and intentions. (Cheers.) should be present at the conferences it is eauallv de i -
, New Dollars ..... 0 0 0
carried out at Hampton Court, but he would make t - ' r rect. Although the house had observed that reserve on attention itf the Government to settle circumstances con- hon..gentleman the Under-Secretary for War, and of
e"Avrictieel°".• ..• :• :: :: •:•.• -7- l Silver in bars ...... 0 6 0%
Lord Lyndhurst, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Grey, and . able dor English interests. Whate '
Ver we may hayebeard
nected with the Military Asylum fur the sons of the non- which he had atiked the fih ,
r:ner last year, when the hon. e m •
uir
questions of this kineltwhich the noble lord had recorn-
the _Earl of Derby expressed themselves in similar terms mg Yr• of the past conduct of Prussia, which allow me to remind -
entleman was too fresh in office to give him an answer.
SEATS IN KENSINGTON GARDENS. mended and enjoined, yet he (Mr. Gladstone) thanked commitsioned officers of our army. The subject was one g ,
of eulogy on the merite of Lord Truro. the house has never been the subject of debate or disc
h 1
* f the There was a rule of the service, that w en a genera
SEABORNE MA Ild.).
It was resolved that the subject of the letter should be the President of the Board sion in the Br•tish us- the hon member for
Mr. E WART inquired of , , i HOUse of Commons, it will be well to - ' Alsb • fo he in r ised this
ye. uty r , v g a . which ha:l been brought under the consideration o
house in the ear 1854, and a decided wish had upon officer arrived at that rank he was not entitled to his
of Works whether means would be adopted for givin question, because the short discussion that had taken place
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referred to the library committee, for the purpose of g remember that if there be such a thing as a natural ally
th • Yb
- f'l I h 1 d. vdf fII • m sasafield
at Occasion een expressed to the effect that the num- u, pay un esti .e la ser e or u six y ar. ,
carrying Lady Truro's message and intention into effect. the public the accommodation of a greater number of we may fairly describe Prussia as the natural ally of on it muet, he thought, have shown that the Government
,w in some instances that rule was not oh- en otnities that um mails are sent rrorn the General Post otce
LIMITED LIABILITY. seats round the trees in different parts of Kensington- England. (Hear.) From the period when she first en- hal sou.o uneasiness on the subject. (Hear.) It was true her of orphan sons of our non-commissioned officers in officer. ele.i,
t oweht "1. e n‘g -411
th 'ht Li SI by the morning-iespatch.)
Lord MONTEAGLE ofß RAN DON moved for a retern gardens, as well as in the Park. tend into the highest class of sovereignties with one brief that matters which were trifling at the outset frequently ' 1 b I ' f i I le '
the asylum should be increa.sed by 120. Some months served as it oug it. to e.
ll t vette
.a arra e, u . t,f.
.
,
Sir B. HALL said if Parliament would vote the exce tion and then h m• ' . became of great importance arid then they bad to leave afrer that decisien had been arrired at, he (Calotiel to be equally applied to a . Besides, this pension or
'Day wi•en mam e e From w A I
wem
of the number of joint-stock companies completely regis- p , . s e was ae ing under compulsion, he • e ' • North), being anxious to ascertain whether the wee' dietinguished service had been given to officers who hail
tered, and also of those only provisionally registered, i d• t 1 b erected.
money more seats would mme ia ey e .•., she has been our ally, and from historical associationm- t . int rests of the country in the hands of the ad.
dOI7STMIEe. In General Post- Port dt, In
LOCAL CHARGES ON SHIPPING. visers of the Crown. Wie a they heard of an expedi- f h hd b •1 ' ff tt 1 (11 - i not served six years. Of this he did not complain, but
o the nee, a een came( into e ec , lac a risme/
Ordce, London.* Dispatch, En eau.
under the new act of 1855. He referred to the regis- geographical situation-her produce-the ra f h
he. o Or
• ' 1 that the receipt of this ension enabled
a letter to his right honourable friend (Mr. Stdney he complainei. p. . ..........._—
,H, . _
._
~ , . .
... --
• • • Mr BR MaILEY-MOORE asked the Secretary of inhabitants-and I might alm tien and guns bsing forwarded to a place from which
trar a returns showin a number of companies, such as e • - -
g oat eay of her religion also
1.1,-rietrt) wlio at the time held the office of Secretary often the recipient to overleap the barrier, and obtain eerterica(byn ir t.intcLJNilf, or) edam • - Liveipoo. Mar. 14
the Treasury what had been the total expense incurred -Prussie is a power whi the ac d•t d tative fth la Id t d
a patent Teleecopic Fire Escape Company, a General Itd th 19 h d ' eh lam stue will alwaYB be th crteu ,7i ritopireseon
an o e Queen .at epar en ,
at War, expre,sing• a desire to obtain. some informa- the full 400/. a year instead of the 200/. to which he semen:mote United Sj.;il !
the Royal Commission, ca e e t ay of
nder • . reearded with s m ath b ey na ra.y ae e the may about it, especin y
•••. a a - - Liverpoo. ;
Newspaper League Company, a Dutch Laundry Corn- .telea . . . . e y p , y y the people of England, and
t. th t" et His right iIrIII. friend, with would have have been otherwise entitled. He would gittfteat)(it; ey'ittmeti
t th 1 1 h
n 1853 to inquire in o e oca c arges upon when a eentiment of mistrust gained ground as to there rou upon esuoe t.
ever with profound interest b E 1' h t
pany, whose objects were at all events doubtful, and "I
le' rc•
' f ' h d y ng IS s atesruen.
esk one other questioe with toe view of aceeleratine aacte.) .N . ~..-•• - Southemet • Mar. 21
his ueual courtesy, bad stated, al reply to that letter, • , , . . --- - •
t e ate of the commission to the pre- (Cheers.) I keow that being an adequate cease of quarrel-(heara-and from
contended that the legal privilege of limited liability s 113111.ng, Pm some persons are apt to believe
that a building for the reception of 120 boys would promotion, o g
r enabline infirm officers to retire. eustralia (ma South-
should not be extended to any but genuine commereial seatiankevi
ILSON said the commissi that because it was said to have been proposed by Russia •
what he had been able to glean from the newspapers of
ha readine•s in the spring of 1855 ; but he (C ,I. ean arrangement had been made, uraler which ameten) .....• ••• • aV
„ I oitto (via eternities) tie -•••-•. , • reoutham pm i
,-•••••• ....Dever .. 1
undertakings. He thought the compardee he had men- I)
two ..
d h h 1 7 09'1
years, an t e w o e cost , ~ on extended over that Prussia should be admitted to the conferencee in the this country and other sources it appeared to him that be
North) on visiting the site of the building iii the the Commander-ill-Chief hid the liberty of allow- Ditto (via Cape of Good
h• l I ' b I l'ff ' h
tis guarre -I it is a quarre -or those c 1 erences tat • .
Uncertal
tinned did not come within that category. first instance, that was a sufficient reason why the great ee , t m
..... ••••••
Lord STA.NLEY of ALDERLEY did not see why INDIAN SALT DUTY. powers saeuld have refused to admit her. (Hear from •
eximed rested on the most trumpery and insignificant aortal of -1.
. Une or July ef the eaine year, had found that ing omeer , a.ter Loamy years eervice, to retire ou
h. PM t
1 Nil3cl co the rnotarn ~pi ~,,„, mar 6
14 lia,l full pay and with a step in rank, Of that he del 3-" ca (''''','" Cou'''•': le 9 2 k, 3,1 of ..
.!DY'n ' ;
they should not. Sir J. PAKINGTON milted the President of the Mr. Layard.) Notwithstanding the as • h '
minting c eer from •
grounde. (Hear.) The right hen. gentleman the Pre- v•ry little had been done towards its erection. eee - . , . meemerie,......... ye, „ 4, ~ - over ..
il not complain ; but be compllpted that suite officers klexandria.....„. ~hi 4th ez.2ntli of ino,,. F•outhampt ._
Lord MONTEAGLE said that if these ruatters were Board of Centro!, whether he had yet received the re- an hon. gentleman who has given much attention to fo- indent of the Board of Centrol, in his etatevneilt to the again paid the place a visit about a fortnight ago, and,
itilato
exacted a tar e SUM ef money from their re timents by eammae ..... . ...1e 17Lh of the non ISoutham,t, (
not looked to we should soon have another commercial Port of the Commission appointed by the Governor- reign affairs, I believe that nothing CALI be more errone- house that night, had let slip words of the greatest im- i i i_ei
incl
tt li ii to t li, et
obwu
ai 1
rddi
sn ete
hhea
ed. led e
ieinf ipi lsate ede
airn aa
apdo et ioti,
ti , i n
way of bonu -g, ae a condition of their applica6tion tor re- 3eigium ..., „1„... , ~N.1)tti1L..t.,:;,.,.,•iii;:• Dover .... ,Datl)
:6.
panic worse than the last. Thera was a bill upon the General te inquire into the mode of collecting the ous or fallacious than that opinion. I know of nothing portance, which called for observation. (Hear.) The a i i 5° h.
subject in the other houee, and he should inove that a duties on salt in India. , more likely te make Prussia our adversary hereafter .
second question of the hon. member for Aylesbury WAS y f t• h• hh fb y•
' b th 1 tirement, He, 1 1
cousequence •, ano ice w lc a( emi given y e ton. teere.ore, wished to ask the hoe. get. tic- rezniol•• —••—— •• ' • Ml9th of the ino' ;Ail.: iSio' 'ittha4llll-1-4.ltTi:. tairr: 16
member for Pontefra'i,r, to the effect that he would brine ruan whether the authorities were aware of the practice Cape et
6 Ayres ........M
Good Hope ..t.; Various per; ru,,,grt,o.
committee of their lordehipe be appointed to consider Mr. V. SMITH said the whole of the correspond- than that the settlement which I hope is now about to whether the Ceurt of Directors or Indian Government
ail their approval and if not, Cape of Good Hope ..N I
RA objects. He trusted that tbe bill would be intro- ence had now been received. It was in the press, and take place at Paris should he of a partial and not of a had been c lle luOr te • •
a i. p n e prepare an experi ion agains
et• .. t the matt _ir under the consideration of the house, an order te which he alluded, if it h• .
~
Cape de Verds N oth ot the month Souttounotoo
(Need in time for proper discussion. would be presented as speedily at possible. It was very universal character. It is of tlae greatest importance Persia, but he had thought proper to pass it over in had bee ec ived tt mi the ver nlOlllll3, of his (Colonel if they we, e prepared to take steps to prohibit it ?
Ceylon (see Inlle)
N l-'en r•
.7 to , Irit 73 moreYbo e n't'akin e torsi oi Mr. F. PEEL said that as te the general officers who emion ei . I
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said there could voluminous, and would be soine time before it was ready. that Russia should not be enabled to fall back upon the silence ; bet he (Mr. Gladstone) made no complaint of , t )
;tr. i . , yl:11
~ a( II .
f y'
' g ' - b th . ved full time would receive full pay under Chaneol Isles-. NlMon.,We:l.,gi,Yri,.lSoutliampto Tu.Th.ma
f 1.0. Now h . hoped some satie actory reason would e no eying 8C ..
'll!2,lkL, I rth i, reontl,louthampt,l ,
be no objection to tbe returns ; but to ask in one house CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS. that. The fourth qte,stion was whether the expenses o
authority of a great Power like Prussia as not connected an d me ftat.
~ . p ' . f ith ti t given by the Government why these leo orphans, the the warrant of Oetober 1854, this rule WaS abselute, with tigiat
tt ,
'Once a m0nth....1 ;Mar. 20
y e ne. ion amorist erste, or o a war w .la
for a committee upon a, bill then before the other houee, In answer to a, imeetion from Mr. H. BAILLIE and with the settleivent. As a mere question of diplomacy,
sons of our brave soldiers who had perished in the Crimea, two exceptions, namely, if the officer obtained a Govern. Constantinople .... „ :.• ,11,13,18,*23,m2s oi in Dover ...... '
country were to be borne by the revenues of the United
was cce of the most extraordinary suggestions he had also from Mr. ROEBUCK, nothing could be mere useful to Russia than that Prussia • ' h "'tar staff In no other nstan•ino 'e
laid been taus deprived of the advantages of education ment or was placed on t-e miii y . . . ci, ~,,,,o,„ 14thwtottr.mon.tootimptofi
„dim
Lord PALMERSTON said that he hoped to lay the should demand to take part in the conferences for if she g
Kin dom or of lodia ? and in answer to that quetion
case could he obtain the pay of 4001. a-year. Tee in. no ot. et 1•' ; , Ai /i IIT
ever heard made to their lordships.
for a period of 18 months. (Hear.)
C t l A r• u t succeeded sh '(.l la •d l• ' •
Lord 0 VERSTONE said the Government had done papers relative to the en ra me man qes ion on e woui ave pai a comp iment to Ruff:ilia, the right hon. gentleman the President of the Board of
yypt (sec India) !
stances to the contrary which the noble lord may have
Cont 1 'el h Mr'
h re, sat that t at eas a question, should war arise, PEEL said he must adroit that the report of the ‘rfance ... ... mst eclrmice daily.. .... Dover .... TWieetlait
a far more extraordinary act than that, and he much the table of the house shortly after the Easter recess, and if she was excluded, she would have furniehed her
committee te which the hon. and gellant member had aseumedt must have occurred areviouely to the warrant Gibraltar ::........m,4,7, 17,20, 27 ,ftit South•irepto„
regre e
tt d the levity with which the noble lord seemed [The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table 0 with ground hereafter for questioning a settlement of' a tat woula be s.ttled in the firet instance by Govern- ,
854 As to the other question he had no Greece (see India) 1
ferred at the conneeneement of Lis observations had of October, 1 . . , .
h.
.. ,
to treat this question. A bill had been brought forward the House, and summoned the Speaker and member question affeeting the interests of all Europe from which ment, or by a reference to that house, but would have re
:term awn .. .....„. ml2rie a 17th of mon.Moinhemptia
y t roduced no visible results ; but he could assure the knowledge of any such arrangement.
N rrtiesdky ic. Friday:London ... ,
by the noble lord (Lord Stanley of Alderley) himself, to attend the House of Lord,, to hear the Rep' assea one of the great Powers of Europe had been excluded. to stand over for consideration, and would be probably
a'
Ile P ffi 1 hre dt')n of that c •ttte The vote was then agreed to, as were the following :- relaaravabnurgb -----12 d I th e So, t, t.'A il 1
nay
.. ~
~.... m n o c mon , a aagap 0, pr .
directly in the teeth of the evidence before the commit. given by commission to several bills that had passe I cannot believe that a British Minister will object te the the occasion of a great deal of discussion and considera- ga ant o cer thiat e mommen at
rozmi td
67,000/. to defray the army pay of general officers. Holland ........ —.hi Daily •• ••• • • • .... mover ..... mui, ,
tee, and of their report, and yet it was declared that the h Ali Houses of Parliament. For a, list of the bills see admission of Prussia, and I have no doubt the noble lord Men between the Court of Directors and this Govern was one which t e overnment were yno mea !smote
519 094/ for retired allowances. Honduras .......... et tete r ) the montb.lSouthampto, Ifithotmor
bill was brought in in consequence of that report. Was Lords' report.] has by this time decided upon a c
• onviction of what•is the in
ment. (Hear.) And he (Mr Gladstone) was justified to disregard. It was, however, clear that it was idle to • ,
el• • ' . • • ' f b d • -f th 'ht f ffi 290 410 for pensions and comperesation to the widowe India (via mgrtei
royale or te e ucation o e otp ens o our o cent a , [mils (vla:'outhanapf.rd i4th 4-. 20th oemonemymouth .• 4&20 m
iie,)m 9th&2sth of montiilDover ......1
thet a customary or rational course ? The bill had also PRUSSIA IN THE CONFERENCES. real interest of Europe end of thi
. s country. I cannot be- •
meeting attention to it for it was only within a re- P
lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, S, 07 of IflopPover• • • • •• i
' - at Sandeutst unless the Government were in a position of officers.
been brought in only three days before the end of last Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house, on its lieve that on such an occasion the passions or private feel- cent period that the question with reference to the ex-
t ive them' con miesions when tleeir education was 83,555/. for defraying pensions and gratuities, &c., to freland ........M &e; price daily ...... 'Holyhead . 7w1•44 lc,
session, with most improper haste, and the first act of ings of a Cabinet or of any individual Minister will influence ponies of the China war, wbich occurred about sixteen
Lisbon.-- .. ..., aesi7, 9, 17, & 27 of m.lSouthamnto. March 16
ri ' rourn to Mende th 31st of M h
tinge at j •y, e arc .
°g
1 d N 1' h h'• t f nded officers.
comp ete . ow, au t o presect moment t e its o wou
. madeira .. .. ...... „el e)th of the month SoutharnplmJ
had been settled Hear
yeats ago, . ( .) • • •
the Government this year wee to bring in a bill to re- the course of publ e eveuts Passi
. . on hal already worked
h h ' fill d ' tn The next vote was for 32,096/. for Chelsea and Kil- seadeira ...... „.„ „N.2ad of month .... Liverpool ...
peal that of last year. He had lived through all the Mr. DISRAELI-I shall take this opportunity of re- imury to this country, and I hope we have outlived the Sir J. HOGG was understood to say not yet. (Hear.) cemme stens wit out pure use was e up, a, circu -
• Malta (sec India) 1
great commercial crisis of the last 30 years, and strongly curring to a question put by me to the noble lord yes- time when such conduct will he repeated. (Hear.) It is h• • '
Mr GL MDSTONE said he understood it had so f stance which was in a great tereamma (mice to the fa.ct mai:than-a
' ar
ali
that, those comnaissione were to a reat extent conferred Mr. SPOONER moved that the grant be reduced 501,, '8 18 &28 of mon Dover 14 &20 il
lailutt'iti;....e.r.dis'i " " . - -
protested against the course adopted as dangerous in the terday, and to which I received a reply from the noble for this reason that I should, instead of viewing the accts. te is Grerrent was honcerned._ He wee anhiout, how-
uon volunteers from the militia into the line. It was, the sum paid to a Roman Catholic priest fur Kiltnaint seam-Item (5.e...n....)..m 11 eth of the month
extreme. Those artificial and ludicrously named corn- lord which wee not only renaarkable, but evasive. I said Mon of Prumia tb the Conferences as adverse to the in- ortrh, oca the attention of the house to the importance
tlferefore, uite lar that the Government were not a 3 ham Hospital. He moved this amendment on principle. ggeh.feo
............2d,2thi ef the inorill-. 'Soathampten'April I
q c e
,6thlsth2sthofmon.Dover ......
panies which had been referred to were sown in times terests of Europe or of England
. e , regard it as beneficial e answer of the rioht hon. gentleman the President
of the B d f ''''
' • • •le h • yet in a position to carry into effect the recommenda- Mr. HA.DFIELD said he should go with the hon. Zftp!e(3.....1.........N,
there were rumoura somewhat authoratative announcin
y ;Mt& 17thof month,Bouthampton I
oar 0 Control in connection wit t e constitn- ,
of dearness and scarcity of money, when they would t g to the object for which we are a,ll of us anxious. I have •
fth ' 1 • d fi • ber for North War ivickshire, if he divided the house. tie% gera" a•'" '• 'Io neat sti 'Mari 17 ln
not rructify for the present ; but still the poisonous that an event of the greatest importance with respect to taken this opportunity of recurring to the sub•ect in con- tional privileges of that house. When the advisers of the Mons o . e committee, but they on y emote a tting mein aland.„ y p •e- I) ..1 ons port , worts
........b st,hl:s.th2sthonnon.iDever ......1
seed was in the ground, and bY and hy, when the the conferences at Paris, in relation to the Court nf sequence of the unsatisfactory reply the houjse received h C 'ell. •
Crown used the prerogative of t e rown in ec aring . .
opportunity to adopt that course. With respect to the He did not want grants at all, and there was but one Papal States
I h d'd td • w money from the State. He Peninsula ..........le ,Ithl•th27thofmon. eoutharaptonl
precious metals began to return, it would spring up, Berlin, had occurred, viz., that an invitation had been from the noble lord last night. I believe that what I w '
ar that house must be called into their cc:termite at an Military Asylum at Chelsea, he had oaly to observe that c ass w o 1 nu ra
10 0001 had been appropriated for the purpese of pro- thought it wrong to tax anybody for religious purposes, Peru .. .......... yn Pc 27th of men4Southamptenl
Port NatWi . . N ay private ship...iVarious ports•llneerun..
and. produce its bitter fruits in most destructere pro- made to Prussia to assist at the conferences and that yesterday intimated had occerred is in ever semis cor. early stage to furnish them with the necessary supplies. m_ • .
thorraonemoyer ......
fusion. When he saw the manner in which Go- If, then, war was to be made on the resources of this vidieg accommodat h h Pta t f Cthl• m C. thor f Pro- stem, ~ • • --•- sthlsth2s
ion for the 120 boys te whom the wet er ro es an sor ,iti 0 IL., or a ice or
sthlsth2,sthofmon. Dover ......
' rect and it would, I ana persuaded, aff trd Ythe at
ts He would, however, be consistent, and have Tuscany ............t.
that invitation had been •
accepted. Later in the day, after • ' • hon. and gallant member had referred, and he under. testan .•
m°st country, there muat be an early appeal to the house as
aencenea
tt h
......!,, 2d & 17ta of month Southampton 1 & 16 men
vernment had treated the matter, he confessed lie satisfaction that we should Lave it authorit 1
1 off i
ateve y an- stood that the building devoted to that object was 250 • • yan Diemen's Land me
bad very serious apprehensions for the fate of the house had assembled, information on still higher au- • - to the propriety the justice and the necessity of that
flounced by the Minister. I trust, therefore, that the ' e ' • I tod •• d h Malt state in r ply Mr. STAFFORD thought the hon. gentleman's con- .
Vast:albs) .... .
our commercial institutione. Nor could it be said they thority reached this country, and we learned that not noble lord will, upon reflection, feelthat the Parliament war ; yet they had been told that if this war did take its:whecomp ee. , en
his ° ighlti h in. friend M:- s eistency was rather late, ae he had already swallowed wen Indies .... ••
„,... 2,.1& 17th o i moor Bouthampton!l & lemon
were without experience-the panics of 1825 end 1845 only was it true that such an invitation had been made of England should not be less informed by her Majesty's place, that the question of responsibility of the cett must
H tb
tsugtrt"lin Mot. .r t 'rt ared t(o te ke a the camel of 49,814/. voted for similar purposes at page t ' .
should have taught a lesson that would not easdly be for- to Prussia and been accepted, but that that power had Ministers of what is going on in reference to these co stand over for consideration. (Hear.) He declined to ad- er er ), at e mivernmen were pep , . a
h dates fall on a Sunda th r ii
y, e ne s ,t Ili os de. .
14 f the estimates and now strained at this small gnat ip:larchheeldl anmyn °tli et foelleowin ,
gotten. It was because we had been constantly and n- mit that doctrine however much he might question the vete for 200,000/. at present, upon account, maving the 0 -, g day, a ith the excepthon 01 the Irtib, Olt
t il
ac ua y named the plenipotentiaries to whom she would ferences than the popelation of Paris is by the French h• • ' • eoutharnpton), and the Malta, both of which will he despatch 0, ti e
wisely mending our Legislature that we had made our Government iu the Moniteur. (Ilea.r, hear ) c arging it on the East Indian Government wou rea y eine ning por ion o e v
Id II r i • t• fth ot for ecientific education for of 501.
ci
preceding day.
The house divided, when there appeared-
sentatiou of her ower
entrust the repre p and the manage- exempt the English people from the cost incurred. He another time.
commercial system so perfect. We had been enabled
Viscount PA.LME .
For the original vete
during the last six months to go through a drain of the ment of her policy at the conferences, and the names RUON-I can assure the hon. had no wish to interfere with the Government in the Col. NORTH said he saw no 'meson why the orphan -________ _._ .. _
15
precious metals, which he was c onfident every well•in- mentioned were the Prussian Prime Minister, tho gentlernaa that lin no degree complain, or have any exercise of their responsible duties, but he cautioned sons of officers should not have the same chance of get- For the amendment-,
SHARE MARKETS.
formed and experienced person would agree with him in Baron llanteuffel, and the Prussian Minister at the right to complain, of any want of courtesy on his part, lease as other ersons
them against involving this countrY in any more Eastern ting commisaions without pure . p . Majority
_____,_____
saying was the most severe this country had ever wit- M • t fth T i'leries M II t rld
. our o is ii , ,- . a zie t. It was impossible a uarrels (Hear.)
in not giving previous notice of the questioa be put e ' ' • • • •
Mr. EWART thought great educationa.l reform was The vote was agreed to.
1,168,000/. was agreed to for the out-pen• LITERPOOL, Malian 14.
aessed within the memory of living man. Moreover, wo for me to give notice of an inquiry of such a, nat to Lae yesterday for it was d kl. dl Mr. V. SMITH explained, He did not say that if a d• th f d said he should like to know A sum of
require in e army ,an
ure, nig. , un-ou-e-y a question • , f what alterations had "men made in the examination sio_hers of Chelsea and Greenwich hosPitals. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The tone of the market has been
had gone through that period with all our commercial WaS it, in my opinion, necessary that I ehould do so. Tho which, if fi b ' • war occurred it would be a, matter of arrangement a ter-
steady to-day, prices have advanced i to e per cent. and
pers, whether the examinatione raleted not only to the X vote of 124,264/. for superannuation allowances was
tto e put at all, required no notice. On the wards between the Government and the East India Pa
closed at their best point. Caledonian, 30; a L '
- ondon
and trading operations stable, sound, and firm, Of this rule that obtains in this honse, of giving information t, th li d 1
we had a just right to be proud, but it was at the same Ministers of questions to be addressed to them b rue o o er an , lowever, I hope he will acquit me of any directors as to the payment of the expensee ef that war, appointmente, but to the promotions in the army • end agreed to, and the house resumed.
don and North-Nt'estern, 100 i 6-East Lancashire, 18i-
- ' ' LOCAL CHARGES ON SHIPPING.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83S e it ad-Midlands, 714 i-
tinaea phenomenon yvhich her Majesty's Governinent and b• i t ff i f t • I b t •
els, ano an a ar o cour say mete y, u anises Morn
Y _ ni- intentiot-al want of courtesy as to the answer I gave. but that if a war broke out the Government and the • -
ale() wiehed a return to be inade of the number of sehools
Mr. LOWE moved that a select committee be ap•
those who were charged with this particular departtnent the necessity of things, such questions having g,enerall (Hear.) It was perfectly true that when the Conference directors would have to decide who was interested in it, d librariee in the arm .
an h . , y . . Great Western ef Canada new o; p -South Eastern
were bound to study and thoroughly to understand. All reference to the duties of some one or other of the deY- first met, the firet resolution they came to Was that the' and who should bear the expenses. Cept. m. VERNON said he was attached to the ti 1 • • ' 11 1 cheree h' • , • ' 'tt • • '
mute( to inquire into tme oca .e s uP°N 8 'PPlng 20s-Mancnester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 26,t i -North
e in the United Kingdom and the islands• of Jersey, British 7a -Luxenilsourg Constit. 7? d.-North Eastern,
our legislation upon that subject up to the present time partments of the Government. It i ir Sir J. HOGG complained that the remarks of the Quartermaster-General's de,partment in Ireland during 1
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s neceseary for the proceedings should be kept secret • and th ttk rams of great, trouble in that country and knew some- Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and ,lan. York eepital stock, 27$ Ditto, Leeds ditto, 15a -Dutch
had been based upon sousd principles, upon thatprinciple raving of time and despatch of basiness that notice be- tered • , a ey ere. right hor. gentleman the President of the Beard ef Con- Y ' ,
' ' Mr VANCE regretted thet, the discussion on the Rheuish, n p.-Ditto, new, 24 n.-Great Western, 63,
which Mr. Huekisson affirmed when hatred(' that thegreat • forehand should be given to the head of the particular de- into an engagement for themselves and for their trot tended to mislead the house. In the war with China, thing cf the aiiication c.,of the officers then employed in
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1 . ere o 1 ' •I. had been so summarily die-
danger of this country, the magnitude of its great crisee, pertinent to wh' ' 'th -I,*
Ica e quee ion relates, in order that he respective Governments that secresy should be kept. Affohanistan, &c., it was distinctly arranged between
re the service, and on leoeing nver the plans whicli were loca ch „es n saippu g
MANCHESTER. 31eAcn 14.
arose from an undue extension of credit, which had led to ma make himself ac uainted with the detaile to be e ' (Hear.) Not that there wero any mysterious roceed- the directors and the Government before the war cam- d of.
seut io at various times, he was perfectly aetonished and Pose , g
Semen EXCHANGE.-The market has been doing a very
Mr. LENDaS retted that the I
• I reg bil had not been
an iuordinate love of speculation. Now it was proposed ablYed to afford the required information. But 'When n" inge that were to be in an wat • ' p ' rnenced that th. 3 expense 4 should be charged on the re- amazed at the amount or education which existed amonget
-day end prices were at their highest.
1 in er., e cow?. r was nhagtred strong business to ,
gum- y ay variance with the in. .
the officers.of the line. The hon. and gallant member proceeded with. The sh•pp g rEn t y
that that system, from-which we had reaped such valu- tiona ofhi hstete al venues of India. The matter eas distinctly ascertained
London and North Western, 100; Leeds, 84-Doyers,
.1• t
able fruits, should be reversed by thie law of limited ha- g erests the leni ote •
g. • p icy-questionsof peaceorwar-ques- t p p ntanes represented, or with the and settled before the war commenced, and was not left ?he" 'vent
- into a minute examination of the vote, object. 300,000/. a year, fir which it received not the seghtee
shire, fifths, -t p.-Chester and Birkenhead, 22/. shares, 12
ions regardingthe progress of negotiations-vvhethercer- honourable discharge of their duties, but if it . • •
t 1 f the t f li. h•t ' - 1 benefit. The principal objections to the bill were those
d ing o severe o 1 eels owle i wag compose( . Crystel Palace, 2 9-16-Eastern Counties, 9Sh
bility, the unquestionable and inevitable principle of fain important circumstances have or hare r were only in that doubtful and unsatisfactory state the house woul
ot occurred t f
Mr. MONSELL defended the vote aryl explained the of a Moat character. He thought the Government bad ,______ .
which would be to extend and intensify the syste suppose from the observations of the right hen. gentle-
ra of in foreien courts in which we are directly interested- nre erence to this House of Parliament that decision items which had b • ' not eufficiently considered the measure, and hence tlie
credit, and to stir up Meet demon of speculation which 1 ''' man. (Hear.) een objected to. BIRMINGHAM, MAUCIE 14
w ten such questions are addressed to the First alinister was a wise one in regard to the furtherance of the ob- Sir F. T. BARING, as chairman of the conamittee withdrawal of the hal.
fled for the present becu successfully allayed. The prat- of the Crown •t h h I . The subject then dropped.
'TOCK EXCHANGt.—The tone et t
, i at never, tat am a,ware of been con- Jecte for which they were accredited. Fo 1 ' Mr FENWICK thought some arrangement might
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eiple of the bill WAS utterly untenable, for it affirmed sidered necesear to iv i^i t' ' ' h • r 1 it were te ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. on the Sendhurst College, expressed hi, diatormintment
y g e prev oue n imation of t e in- have been meaner that "mem-, eet. . me_ __ ~ .
that a Man might borrow without beinre nhlieed te mo m_a_ „ ..

known throughout Paris, and therefore the eoerse
taken by the noble lord in refusing the information
to the British Parliament I asked for is perfectly unte-
nable. But beyond this, I find in the Monitcur of yess
r
terday a special announcement by the French
atevern.
resent that an invitation has been made to Prussia to
to attend the conferences ; that Prussia has accepted it,
and that she has nominated the Baron Manteuffel and
the Prussian Minister now at Paris, M. Hatzfeldt, her
plenipotentiaries. How is it that the French people
are to be informed by their Government, notwithstand-
ing this preliminary resolution of the conference, as to
what takes place, and that the Parliament of England
is the only place where no information is to be obtained,
and that the noble lord on an occasion of such grave in-
terest avoids his responsibility, by resorting to a plea
which upon mature reflection he must, I am sure, feel
is one he ought never to have advanced ? I am at a
loss to understand what can be the reason that induced
the noble lord to refuse the information, which I hope
on further consideration he will feel it is not only in his
power but his duty to impart to us. (Hear.) I should
be sorry to suppose that the noble lord finds in the cir.
cumstances that Prussia is now participating in the con-
ferences any cause fur regret. (near.) I should be
loth to believe that—for two reasons—first, if he should
feel cause for regret in that circumstance, it would seem
that the councils of this country in the conferences are
not so influential as every member of this house must
wish them to be ; but if it be a subject of regret to the
noble lord that Prussia has been admitted to it, I should
lament it still more, because I myself cannot but feel
that the circumstance is not one for regret, but upon
which we may fairly congratulate the country and the
world. I look upon the accession of Prussia as an
event auspicious of the satisfactory settlement of the
questions that the conferences at Paris are deliberating
upon—(cheers)—as an event auspicious of peace—
(cheers) —and one upon which the country ought to Le
congratulated, because, whatever the wild opinious
sometimes expressed—expressed often without thought,
and sometimes without temper—l cannot but feel that
the settlement of the question at issue is more likely to
be satisfactory and permanent if, as is now contemplated,
all the great powers of Europe take part in and sanction
it—than if one great power, so peculiarly situated as
Prussia, should remain aloof and isolated. Independent
of the general principle, that no settlement at Paris is
likely to be permanent if one of the great powers of
Europe is not a participator, there are peculiar reasons
why the sanction of Prussia should be given to that set-
tlement which I (in common, I am sure, with every hon.
member who hears me) hope is impending. The pre•
sence of Prussia at the conference is the only means,
as it appears to me, by which the opinions and setae.
meats of Germany can be represented and expressed upon
this memorable occasion. (Cheers.) It is very true there
is another German power which has, from the first, par-
ticipated in the conferences—a power of which I desire
to speak with all due respect ; but I remember well the
laying of a great statesman—one whose *pinion upon
the subject 1 may quote with great propriety, for they
are not likely to be prejudiced upon such a point—l re-
fer to M. Metternich, the Austrian Minister. Prince
Metternich said that Austria was the true type of an
empire, and that therefore all her interests must be im-
perial. (Hear.) Austria has many kingdoms and many
races dependent upon her, and demanding her solicitude,
but Prussia is homogeneous—she is German—one might,
indeed, almost say that Prussia is Germany. (Cheers.)
Therefore, and for that reason alone, irrespective of
other considerations, I consider that we, who are all
deeply interested in the welfare of Europe, must be de-
sirous that that power should take part in the confer-
ences, and feel that an authoritative announcement of
such a circumstance would be matter of congratulation
to the country. (Hear.) But if it be necessary for Euro-
pean interests that Prussia should be present at these
conferences, and if, on general grounds, it be adverse to
these interests that a great state should remain isolated
on this occasion, and if it be, for the sake of representing
German opinions and sentiments, important that Prussia
should be present at the conferences, it is equally desir-
able for English interests. Whatever we may have heard
of the past conduct of Prussia, which allow me to remind
the house has never been the subject of debate or discus-
sion in the British House of Commons, it will be well to
remember that if there be such a thing as a natural ally
we may fairly describe Prussia as the natural ally of
England. (Hear.) From the period when the first en-
tered into the highest class of sovereignties, with one brief
exception, and then she was acting under compulsion,
she has been our ally, and from historical associations—
geographical situation--her produce—the race of her
inhabitants—and I might almost say of her religion also
Prussia is a power which I am mere will always be
regarded with sympathy by the people of England, and
ever with profound interest by English statesmen.
(Cheers.) I know that some persons are apt to believe
that because it was said to have been proposed by Russia
that Prussia should be admitted to the conferences in the
first instance, that was a sufficient reason why the great
powers should have refused to admit her. (Hear, from
Mr. Layard.) Notwithstanding the assenting cheer from
an hon. gentleman who has given much attention to fo-
reign affairs, I believe that nothing can be more errone-
ous or fallacious than that opinion. I know of nothing
more likely to make Prussia our adversary hereafter
than that the settlement which I hope is now about to
take place at Paris should be of a partial and not of a
universal character. It is of the greatest importance
that Russia should not be enabled to fall back upon the
authority of a great Power like Prussia as not connected
with the settlement. As a inure question of diplomacy,
nothing could be more useful to Russia than that Prussia
should demand to take part in the conferences, for if she
succeeded she would have paid a compliment to Russia,
and if she was excluded, she would have furnished her
with ground hereafter for questioning a settlement of a
question affecting the interests of all Europe from which
one of the great Powers of Europe had been excluded.
I cannot believe that a British Minister will object to the
admission of Prussia, and I have no doubt the noble lord
has by this time decided upon a conviction of what is the
real interest of Europe and of this country. I cannot be-
lieve that on such an occasion the passions or private feel-
ings of a Cabinet or of any individual Minister will influence
the course of publ e events. Passion has already worked
injury to this country, and I hope we have outlived the
time when such conduct will be repeated. (Hear.) It is
for this reason that I should, instead of viewing the acces-
sion of Prussia to the Conferences as adverse to the in-
terests of Europe or of England, regard it as beneficial
to the object for which we are all of us anxious. I have
taken this opportunity of recurring to the subject in con-
sequence of the unsatisfactory reply the house received
from the noble lord last night. I believe that what I
yesterday intimated had occurred is in every sense cor-
rect, and it would, I am persuaded, afford the utmost
satisfaction that we should have it authoritatevely an-
nounced by the Minister. I trust, therefore, that the
noble lord will, upon reflection, feel that the Parliament
of England should not be less informed by her Majesty's
Ministers of what is going on in reference to these con-
ferences than the population of Paris is by the French
Government iu the Moniteur. (hear, hear.)
Viscount PA.LMERUON—I can assure the hon.
gentleman that I in no degree complain, or have any
right to complain, of any want of courtesy on his part,
in not giving previous notice of the question be put
to nee yesterday, for it was undoubtedly a question
which, if fit to be put at all, required no notice. On the
other band, however, I hope he will acquit me of any
intentioeal want of courtesy as to the answer I gave.
(Hear.) It was perfectly true that when the Conference
first met, the first resolution they came to was that their
proceedings should be kept secret; and that they en-
tered into an engagement for themselves and for their
respective Governments that secresy should be kept.
(Hear.) Not that there were any mysterious proceed-
ings that were to be in any way at variance with the in.
terests the plenipotentaries represented, or with the
honourable discharge of their duties, but if it were only
in reference to this House of Parliament that decision
was a wise one in regard to the furtherance of the ob-
jects for which they were accredited. For if it were to
have been proper that every day of the week hon. gentle-
men were to get up and found questions upon telegraphic
messages and articles in foreign newspapers, calling upon
the Government to explain what had passed in the
Conference on the day before in respect to questions
unsetded and discussions still continuing, I appeal to
the good sense and judgment of the house, wheel I ea,'
that under such circumstances, a successful issue of the
negotiation would have been difficult. if not improbable.
(Cheers.) Therefore, I think, the decision was a wise
one, befitting the character of those who made it, and
one that was calculated to promote the object for which
the Conference had assembled. Acting upon this view,
I gave the answer I did to the right hon. gentleman's
question yesterday. The right hon. gentleman, how-
ever, to-day puts his question in a way that makes it
necessary for me to give some explanation. (Hear.)
It is undoubtedly true, as he says, that Prussia is one
of those powers of Europe which have hitherto been
considered as what are technically called the five great
powers, and which have been accustomed of late years
to enter into arrangements and treaties together on
matters connected with European :interests. In the
year 1841, when the treaties were made in reference to
the affairs of the East, those treatiei were cencluded by
Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, in
concert with the Porte, and if on a recent occasion no-
thing had been 'required except a simple conference of
the great powers of Europe to settle general questions
affecting European interests, no doubt Prussia would
would have been invited like the other powers to be-
come a party to such proceedings. (Hear.) But the
conference was appointed for the purpose of negotiating
and concluding peace between powers that were at war,
and the natural parties to such a conference were
England, France, Turkey, and Sardinia on the one side,
and Russia on the other. Austria, though not one of
the belligerents, had nevertheless entered into engage-
ments with Turkey to maintain her Principalities, and
had likewise acted the part of mediator between the
belligerents on the occasion which had directly led to
these negotiations. Austria, therefore, could not be
excluded from being a member of the conference—but
Prussia stood in no character that made her in any way
whatever a party to these negotiations. (Hear, hear.)
I will not follow the right hon. gentleman into the dis-
cussion of the question which of the German powers is
the most homogeneous, or which of them most accurately
and fully represents the public opinion of the German
States. Prussia is a great power undoubtedly; she is a
power with whom it is always our iaterest to maintain
the most intimate relations of friendship, and I trust
those relations will always be maintained and become
stronger and stronger. But Prussia, for reasons which
we are not entitled to criticise, has felt it to be her into
rest to abstain from taking any part in the war. She has
maintained the strictest neutrality, and has declined to
enter into any engagement with the allies on the one
lurid, or to take any part with Russia on the other. There
is no hhracter or capacity therefore in which. she oJulti

The house then resolved itself into a committee of
supply.
A vote of 238,4041. for the purpose of defraying the
expenses connected with scientific education in the army♦
ha,'" in, been proposed,
Lord PALMERSTON took occasion to state, in reply
to Mr. Walpole, that unless some latitude were allowed,
whereby the surplus of the vote under one head might
be applied to the deficiency which existed under another,
great inconvenience would result to the public service.
Now, the Appropriation Act, although it sanctioned the
application of the surplus of one of the votes of the army
to the d. ficiency of another, yet it did not authorise the
application of a surplus of a vote for the army to supply
the deficiencies of the vote, for the ordnance and cern-
rnissariat, and vice versa. How tar that out ht to be done
was no doubt a subject worly of consideration, but he
should remind the right lion, gentleman that the Govern-
ment were at present only taking a vote upon acceunt ;
that that vote must again come under consideration of
the house, even before the introduction of the Appro-
priation Bill, amid that they could then discuss the mat-
ter if they thought fit,
Mr. S. HERBERT observed that the vote which was
then under the consideration of the committee was not
one upon account, and that he thought it would be ex-
tremely convenient if it were taken upon account only.
Upon the circumstances of peace or war must, in a great
measure, depend the nature of the system for the educa-
tion and organisation of our troops ; and it was, there-
fore, desirable that the house should have an opportu-
nity of discussing the matter when the conferences came
to a close, and when they should know whether they
were called upon to provide for the requirements of a
peace or a war establishment.
Col. NOR fLI wished to call the attention cf the Go-
vernment to a question connected with the Royal Mili-
tary College at Sandhurst. A select committee had some
time ago been appointed iey that house to take into con-
sideration the propriety of making provision for the edu-
cation of a limited number of the orphans of officers
of the army and navy in that establishment, and that
committee had recommended that ten such orphans
should be admitted last year, and that number should as
early as the present time be increased to 20. Now, not-
withstanding the recommendation of the committee, not
a single orphan had as yet been admitted to the institu-
tion, although it appeared that 25 cadets who paid at
the rate of 251. a year each, and two sons of field officers
who paid at the rate of from 601. to 801. per anuurn, had
since obtained admission. He might add that the most
anxious desire of the committee was that the orphans of
those gallant officers who had fallen in defence of their
country should be enabled to enjoy the advantages which
the institution afforded. (Hear.) While speaking upon
that subject he might be allowed to advert to the'fact,
that the governor of Sandhurst College—a most distin-
guished Peninsular officer, who had served his country
well for a period of near 60 or 70 years—had been dis-
charged from his office as one might discharge a drunken
groom--(hear, bear)—after having received a six weeks'
notice. Having said thus much with reference to the
institution at Sandhurst, he should beg next to call the
attention of the Government to some circumstances con-
nected with the Military Asylum fur the sons of the non-
conimimsioned officers of our army. The subject was one
which had been brought under the consideration of the
house in the year 1854, and a decided wish had upon
that occasion been expressed to the effect that the num-
ber of orphan eons of our non-commissioned officers in
the asylum should be increased by 120. Some months
after that decision had been arrived at, he (Colonel
North), being anxious to ascertain whether the wish
of the 'item had been carried into effect, had addressed
e letter to his right honourable friend (Mr. Sidney
lisribert) who at the time held the office of Secretary
at War, expre-sing a desire to obtain some informa-
tion upon the subject. His right lion, friend, with
his usual courtesy, bad stated, ie reply to that letter,
that a building for the reception of 120 boys would
be in readine•s in the spring of 1855 ; but he (C
North) on visiting the site of the building in the
month of June or July of the earns, year, had found thiit
very dale had been done towards its erection. He had
again paid the place a visit about a fortnight ago, and had
round that the building had been placed in a position to
a unlit 50 boys towards the end of last year, and that, in
consequence if a notice which had been given by the lion.
member for Pontefract, to the effect that he would bring
the matter under the consideration of the house, an order
had been received upon the very morning of his (Colonel
North's) visit to admit 73 more boys, making a total of
120. Now he hoped some satisfactory reason would be
given by the Government why those 120 orphans, the
sons of our brave soldiers who had perished in the Crimea,
had been thus deprived of the advantages of education
for a period of 18 months. (Hear.)
Mr. PEEL said he must admit that the report of the
committee tai which the hon, and gallant member had
referred at the commeneement of his observations had
ae yet produced no visible results ; but he could assure the
gallant officer that the recommendation of that committee
was one which the Government wereby no meansdispesed
to disregard. It was, however, clear that it was idle to
provide for the education of the orphans of our officers
at Sandhurst, unless the Government were in a position
to give them commissions when their education was
completed. Now, at the present moment the list of
cemmi-si• as without purchase was filled up, a circum-
stance which was in a great measure owicg to the fact
that those commissions were to a great extent conferred
upon volunteers from the militia into the line. It seas,
therefore, quite clear that the Government were not as
yet in a position to carry into effect the recommenda-
tions of the committee, but they only awaited a fitting
opportunity to adopt that course. With respect to the
Military Asylum at Chelsea, he had only to observe that
10,0001. had been appropriated for the purpese of pro-
viding accommodation for the 120 boys to whom the
hon, and gallant member had referred, and he under-
stood that the building devoted to that object was
now completed ; and he might state, in reply
to the suggestion of his right hon. friend (Mr. S.
Herbert), that the Government were prepared to take a
vote for 200,000/. at present, upon account, leaving the
remaining portion of the vote for scientific education for
another time.
Col. NORTH said he saw no reeson why the orphan
sons of officers should not have the same chance of get-
ting commissions without purchase as other persons.
Mr. EWART thought great educational reform was
required in the army; and said he should like to know
what alterations had been made in the examination
papers, whether the examinations related not only to the
appointments, but to the promotions in the army ; and
also wished a return to be made of the number of schools
and libraries in the army.
Copt. L. VERNON said he was attached to the
Quartermaster-General's department in Ireland during 7
years of great trouble in that country; and knew some-
thing cf the education of the officers then employed in
the service, and on looking over the plans which were
sect in at various times, he was perfectly astonished and
amaze(' at the amount of education which existed amongst
the officers of the line. The hon. and gallant member
then went into a minute examination of the vote, object.
ing to several of the iteees of which it was composed.
Mr. MONSELL defended the vote, and explained the
items which had been objected to.
Sir F. T. BARING, as chairman of the committee
on the Sandhurst College, expressed his disappointment
at the explanation which had been given relative to that
inetittition. The committee had recommended the ap-
pointment •f a number of orphans (-mils of officers who
had lost their lives in the service of their country, and
whose families were in distress, and if there was no pos-
sibility of providing for these orphans, why had the Go-
vernment appointed the counnittee at all ? He hoped
the subject would be reconsidered, and that the
hfinis-
tern of the Crown would take some measures for provid-
ing the means necessary for carrying out the recommen-
dations of the committee. (Hear.)
Mr. PEEL said some of the recommendations con-
tained in the report of the committee were more properly
matters for the consideration of the commissioners of the
college than the Government. In proper time the recom-
mendations of the country would receive due attention.
Col. LINDSAY believed that the report of the com-
mittee had not received that attention which it deserved,
and called the attention of the Government to the state
of the United Service lustitution, remarking that the
taxation and rent obtained by the Government from that
institution was equal to the subscriptions of 860 of its
members—their subscriptions being 10s. annually.
Cul. BUCK had been much associated with officers of
engineers. Three of them had recommendations from the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, which enabled them to obtain
much information in travelling through Europe by the
aid of the sum granted by the Government. He wished,
therefore, to know what number of officers bad availed
themselves of this fund. He much objected to Chatham
being selected as a place of study for young engineer offi-
cers. Did any examination take place on leaving Chat-
ham. He bad heard that no such examination took place.
He had heard young officers complain of the wine they
were compelled to take, and of the mess expenses at
Chatham ; that state of things ought to be altered,
Mr. EWART had merely inquired the number of offi-
cers who travelled, without reference to the amount or
expenditure of the fund iu question.
Mr. MONSELL—The number of officers who travel led
was not fixed. There wan no intention on the part of Go-
vernment to place a civilian at the head of the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwich. At an early period, pro-
bably at the beginning of next year, it was the intention of
the Government to abolish the institution at Carshalton.
He thought the gallant officer opposite (Col. Buck) was
in error on the subject of the control exercised at Chat-
ham over young officers under instruction. He believed
they were under the strict control of superintendent-
director of the establishment, and they were obliged to
take certificates before leaving Chatham to join their
regiments.
Mr. F. PEEL was not aware of there having been
any alteration in the subjects in which persons were
examined who desired to obtain a first commission in

Lord MONTEAGLE ofß RAN DON moved fora return
of the number of joint-stock companies completely regis-
tered, and also of those only provisionally registered,
under the new act of 1855. He referred to the regis-
trar's returns showing a number of companies, such as
a patent Telescopic Fire Escape Company, a General
Newspaper League Company, a Dutch Laundry Com-
pany, whose objects were at all events doubtiul, and
contended that the legal privilege of limited liability
should not be extended to any but genuine commercial
undertakings. He thought the companies he lead men-
tioned did not come within that category.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY did not see why
they should not.
Lord MONTEAGLE said that if these matters were
not looked to we should soon have another commercial
panic worse than the last. There was a bill upon tee
subject in the other house, and he should move that a
committee of their lordships be appointed to consider
its objects. He trusted that the bill would be intro-
duced in time for proper discussion.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said there could
be no objection to the returns ; but to ask in one house
for a committee upon a bill then before the other house,
was cue of the most extraordinary suggestions he had
ever heard made to their lordships.
Lord 0 VERSTONE said the Government had done
A far more extraordinary act than that, and he much
regretted the levity with which the noble lord seemed
to treat this question. A bill had been brought forward
by the noble lord (Lord Stanley of Alderley) himself,
directly in the teeth of the evidence before the commit-
tee, and of their report, and yet it was declared that the
bill was brought in in consequence of that report. Was
that a customary or rational course ? The bill had also
been brought in only three days before the end of last
session, with most improper haste, and the first act of
the Government this year was to bring in a bill to re-
peal that of last year. He had lived through all the
great commercial crisis of the last 30 years, and strongly
protested against the course adopted as dangerous in the
extreme. Those artificial and ludicrously named com-
panies which had been referred to were sown in times
of dearness and scarcity of money, when they would
not (`rectify for the present ; but still the poisonous
seed was in the ground, and by and by, when the
precious metals began to return, it would spring up,
and produce its bitter fruits in most destructive pro-
fusion. When he saw the manner in which Go-
vernment had treated the matter, he confessed he
bad very serious apprehensions for the fate of
our commercial institutions. Nor could it be said they
were without experience—the panics of 1825 and 1845
should have taught a lesson that would not easily be for-
gotten. It was because we had been constantly and
wisely mending our Legislature that we had made our
commercial system so perfect. We had been enabled
during the last six months to go through a drain of the
precious metals, which he was c mfident every well-in-
formed and experienced person would agree with hire in
saying was the most severe this country had ever wit-
nessed within the memory of living man. Moreover, wo
had gone through that period with all our commercial
and trading operations stable, sound, and firm. Of this
we bad a just right to be proud, but it was at the seine
time a phenomenon which her Majesty's Government and
those who were charged with this particular department
were bound to study and thoroughly to understand. All
our legislation upon this subject up to the present time
had been based upon sound principlem, upon thatprinciple
which Mr. Huekisson affirmed when hemaid that thegreat
danger of this country, the magnitude of its great crises,
arose from an undue extension of credit, which had led to
an itiori.inate love of speculation. Now it was proposed
that that system, from-which we had reaped such valu-
able fruits, should be reversed by this law of limited lia-
bility, the unquestionable and inevitable principle of
which would be to extend and intensify the system of
credit, and to stir up that demon of speculation which
.fad for the present been successfully allayed. The prin-
ciple of the bill was utterly untenable, for it affirmed
that a man might borrow without being obliged to re-
pay—that one man might take another man's goods
to carry out his own purpose; without being compelled
under all circumstances to pay back what he had bor-
rowed. This was no new way of stating the case, for if
their lordships looked into ancient books and into Saxon
acts they would find that credit was called borrowing
another saran's goods. Their lordships might depend
upon it that if they filled the commercial world with such
apecalations they would poison the whole tone of com-
mercial morality, disturb the legitimate state of prises,
and draw the whole system into a whirlpool from which
it could not escape. It was on behalf of the commer-
cail world that he protested against a measure which
was fable in principle as regards policy, and false in
principle as regards morality. He trusted her Majesty's
Government would not refuse a coramietee to inquire
into the subject. ((sear, hear.)
Earl GRANVILLE said it was not his intention to
follow the noble lord who had just sat down through
the various points of his speech. He quite admitted
that it was at a very late period of last session that the
bill alluded to was introduced, and he admitted, fur-
ther, that it was inconvenient that their lordships
should be called upon to affirm measures of so much
importance at so late a period. The House of
Commons had at that time sanctioned the prin-
ciple of the bill, and Mr. Caldwell, who had been
at the Board of Trade, had promised charters to
several companies, so that it was necessary to pass
the bill in order to satisfy those companies that
were making application. The noble lord had stated
that the Government had carried the bill by their
own votes, when no peers were on the opposition
benches. That was a circumstance which the Govern-
ment could not help. Due notice was given of the bill
being brought before their lordships, and noble lords op-
posite, rather than oppose a measure of which they ap-
prpved, absented themselves. Duo notice had also been
given of the motion which the noble lord (Monteagle)
had made that night, and what was the state of the
Opposition benches— why, there was only one noble
lord (Dungannon) sitting there, and he had taken his
seat since the last debate upon the question. ("Hear,
hear," and laughter.) The whole question seemed to
be whether the Government were to pledge them-
selves to a committee, or to fix a time when the
subject might be proceeded with. A bill upon the
subject was brought into the House of Commons early
in the session ; it had been read a second time, and
many times since it had been on the paper ; indeed
no opportunity had been omitted for bringing it before
the house. He (Lord Granville) knew this to he a
tact, because he went to the gentleman who had
charge of the bill to ask him to let their lordships have
it as early as possible. He (the noble lord) could net
give notice for any partichlar day, because that might 1,
stimulate members of the lower house to interpose do- ,
lAA and to throw obstacles in the wcy of the passing of

Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house, on its
rising, adjourn to Monday, the 31st of March.
Mr. DISRAELI—I shall take this opportunity of re-
curring to a question put by me to the noble lord yes-
terday, and to which I received a reply from the noble
lord which was not only remarkable, but evasive. I said
there were rumours somewhat authoratative, announcing
that an event of the greatest importance with respect to
the conferences at Paris, in relation to the Court of
Berlin, had occurred, viz., that an invitation had been
made to Prussia to assist at the conferences, and that
that invitation had been accepted. Later in the day, after
the house had assembled, information on still higher au-
thority reached this country, and we learned that not
only was it true that such an invitation had been made
to Prussia and been accepted, but that that power had
actually named the plenipotentiaries to whom she would
entrust the representation of her power and the manage-
ment of her policy at the conferences, and the names
mentioned were the Prussian Prime Minister, the
Baron Manteuffel, and the Prussian Minister at the
Court of the Tuileries, M. Hatzieldt. It was impossible
for me to give notice of an inquiry of such a nature, nor
was it, in my opinion, necessary that I should do so. Tho
rule that obtains in this honse, of giving information to
Ministers of questions to be addressed to them by mem-
bers, is not an affair of courtesy merely, but arises from
the necessity of things, such questions having generally
reference to the duties of some one or other of the de-
partments of the Government. It is necessary for thu
saving of time and despatch of basiness that notice be-
forehand should be given to the head of the particular de-
partment to which the question relates, in order that he
may make himself acquainted with the details, to be en-
abled to afford the required information. But when pm.-
tions of high state policy--questions of peace or war—ques-
tions regarding the progress of negotiations—whether cer-
tain important circumstances have or hare not occurred
in foreign courts in which we are directly interested--
when such questions are addressed to the First Minister
of the Crown, it has never, that I am aware of, been con-
sidered necessary to give previous intimation of the in-
tention to ask them—(hear)—and in the present state of
affairs, when the communication between one country
and another is so rapid, it is impossible to give such pre-
vious intimation, because the information upon which
the question is founded arrives often even while we are
sitting here ; whereas it is important that no delay should
be endured in making the appeal to the Government as
to whether it is authentic or not. Well, I thought yes-
terday that it was peculiarly an occasion when it was
the duty of the house to afford the opportunity to the
Minister of informing Parliament and the country whe-
ther, in fact, so important au event had really occurred
as that I alluded to, viz., the invitation and accession of
Prussia to the conferences. (Hear.) But what was
the answer I received from the noble lord If it were
not fresh in the recollection of all who heard me,
and fresh in my own memory, I should almost
think I was labouring under some strange hallu-
cination when I recall to the notice of the house that
the noble lord declined to give any information as to the
important subject of my inquiry. The noble lord said
that the first rule laid down by the conference of Paris
was that there should be complete secrecy with regard
to all their proceedings, and that therefore it was not in
his power to give any answer to my question. It may be
expedient—indeed, I think myself in the present case
there can be no doubt of the expediency—it may be
highly expedient and politic that the negotiations
should be secret ; but there is a great difference be-
tween negotiations being kept secret, and the parties
to the negotiations and the names of the negotiators
remaining unknown. (Cheers.) The very fact that
the negotiations are secret is, I think, an additional
reason why the negotiators should be known—for the
first condition of confidence is, that we should be acs
quainted with those who have the transaction of the
affairs in which we are interested, and the very resolution
of the coaference which the noble lord quoted as his rea-
son for not answering my question appears to me to be an
argument—if argument were necessary on such apoint—
in favour of the utmost frankness as to the persons, and
if possible the powers and instruction's of the negotiators.
It is not, however, requisite to argue on such questions,
for the principle the noble lord lays down is absolutely
impracticable. If it were true, as I stated to the hence,
that not only had the invitation been made, but that
Prussia had accepted it, and had even nominated her
plenipotentiaries, if that were true, as I believe it to be,
and that the plenipotentiaries have arrived in Paris at
this moment, as I am told, I say that these are incidents
that cannot be concealed even if it be desired. If the
plenipotentiaries of Prussia are absolutely in Paris, no
reserve on the part of the conference or the noble lord
can keep the matter secret. If Baron Manteuffel and
his colleague, M. llatzfeldt, are at Paris fir the pur-
pose of attending the conferences, it is not to be
supposed that they go to the hotel of the Foreign
Minister in disguise, or present thetzse'ves at M.
Walawski's ere masque. Their presence will be

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Mr FENWICK thought some arrangement might
be male for the final so. tioment of the question of pas-
sing tolls.
Lord PALMERSTON said the committee would re-
port on the wh,ple subject.
Mr. GIBSON con ended that the house had not yet
pr.nounced any opinion upon the matter. He di.l 11,4,
think the right lion. gentleman the member for Wells
(Mr. Harer) and the noble lord the member for Scar-
norouzil (Lord Mulgrave) had shown sufficient confi-
dence ix the stren.;th of their party in advising the with-
drawal of the measure, for he helieved that if the Vice-
President of the Board of Trade had persisted in his mo-
tion, he would have succeeded in carrying it.
After a short discussion, the motion for the appoint-
ment of a committee was then agreed to.
CA.NIBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

STOCK EXCHANGt.—The tone of the market was dull
to-day, 33 regards business, halt the prices were about
the .awe. Great Westerns, 62-111idlands, 70i 704—
London and North Westerns, 1004 101 Shropshire
Unions, 48i.

Mr. STAFFORD asked the Chlocellor of the Esclae-

quer nhe❑ the Treasury wut;idapPro;e or reject the
warrant in reference to our Army Medical Department,
which had been sent from the War-office with the recom-
mendation of the Secretary of State for the War De-
partment ?

DREADFUL Duni. —Yesterday a most painful sensa-
ti..n was created at the Shoreditch station of the Eastern
aiunto, Railwa•, where one of the oldest porters,
named William Stanford, who had been 11 years in the •
company's service, was killed whilst attempting to enter
a carriage as a trnin was in motion.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the warrant had been communicated to the Treasury, and
was one of considerable magnitude and importance, in-
volving not only the question of increase of pay to the
medical department of the army, but a'so that of the me-
dical department of other branches of her Majesty's ser-
♦ice. The Treasury thought it inconsistent to accede to
the proposition, and he wss unable to say when there
was any prospect of its beiii4 carried out.
THE ATTACK ON THE RNDAN.

BIRTHS.
OP A OON.

On the 13th inst., nt 7, Hyde-park-;ate south, the wife
of Charles .Johis Bunyon, Esq.
On the 13th inst., at Ashen Rectory, Essex, the wife of
the Rev. W. J. Deane.

Colonel FRENCH reminded the noble lord that he
had not answered his question.
Lord PALMERSTON said that upon receiving the
first accoent of the repulse of the Redau, hie noble friend
(Lord Panmnre) wrote for further details, which when
received were considered satisfactory. He was far from
looking at that attack as a failure, or as casting any slur
on the English army—(hear)—but rather as an houoer-
able day, and of glory to the British soldier, proving the
bravery and valour of both the officers and men in under-
taking that desperate service. (Cheers.) He reminded
the gallant colonel that the assault in question was the
result of a joint arrangement with our allies, and that if
the English did not succeed, the French were also un-
successful three times on that day. (Hear, hear.) He
considered that these attacks, unsuccessful as they had
been, had tended to the success in the principal quarter
--the Malakhoff ; and, far from the 18th June being a
reproach to the British army, he thought it shed addi-
tional lustre on their arms. (Loud cheers.)

Mr. BOUVERIE obtained leave t., bring in a bill for
the improvement of the University and Colleges of Cam-
bridge.
The remaining orders of the day were then disposed
of, and the house adjourned at a quarter past one
J'cluck.

Mr. S. Emery, the well-known actor, will appear in a
new character during Passion Week, having engaged
Drury-lane Theatre for a series of entertainments in
which he will be the sole performer.
We ( Chelmsford Chronicle) learn that after the decla-
ration of the poll on Saturday, a board meeting of the
directors of the Eastern Counties Railway was held, and
M►. Waddington was elected chairman by six directors
against five. On the motion of Mr. Waddington, Mr.
Bruce, the leader of the agitation, was deposed from the
office of deputy-chairman by the election of Mr. Packe
in his place.
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the army.
Sjr G. TYLER urged nn the Government the ch:itna
of the United Serv;ce Institution to their I.4vourable
cousi:lera,tion.

Col. NORTH followed in the same strain, and hoped