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sion to kingdoms in India ; but all that the Government had
done was to prevent the invariable succession from one per-
son to ano' her. No interference had been attempted with
regard to the succession to property. Much had been said
with regard to .the Rajah of Sattara, into whose claims,
which he denied, the hon. gentleman entered. The rajah was
a mere puppet set up by the British Government—(hear,
hear) —but it was much better that the rajah should appear
in the capacity he had held than end his days in a dung, *a
(Hear, and a laugh.) The right bon, gentle can had referred
to the opinions of Sir Charles Napier and Sir Thomas Munro
on the subject of tenure ; but ho (Mr. Mangles) was prepared
with ample evidence from the former authority to show that
the East India Company were not open to the censure which
had been cast on them iu this respect. It bad been charged
upon the East ludia Company that they eight to have been
aware of the state of the sepoy army ; but Sir Charles
Napier himself had pu: on record some very. emphatic
opinions in favoor of the native troops. Sir Charles Napier,
theirefbre, could not be said to have " warned" the Govern-
ment with respect to the state of the Indian army, in the
sense contended for by the right honourable gentleman the
member for Buckinghamshire. The "grievances" of the
s. Toy army had been also alluded to. He (Mr. Mangles)
believed that the scpoys bad been much indulged; but
did net think the mutiny had anything to do with
"grievances." lie traced it to a frantic fanaticism foundcd
on a supposed intention to deprive the natives of caste.
The mutineers were mad, under the impress.on th et their.
c este had twee interfered with, aid wer ; not in possesion of
th cir proper senses at the time of these o,Nurremies. No* le
could yet tell whether they had nit bees acted oa by foreign
influences. (Hear.) He entirely agreed with whet the right
hon. gentleman (Mr. Disraeli) had said as to the miEs'onaries.
As mers missionaries he believed tat these gentlemen would
be received with respect and without suspicion, but he agreed
with t le right honour +Me gentleman that it: was of the last
importance that Government should not be connected with
the missionaries, farther than seeing to their personal safety.
At the same time he thought the Government ought to do all
I they could to reform the social manners of India. It was
right that they should promote female education, and the
society having this object in view, had been labouring amongst
the Hiudoos for the last 30 years. He did not wish to tres-
pass longer on the attention of the house, though there were
many ether matters to which he would wish to allude. (Hear.)
Mr. AYRTON moved the adjournment of the debate.
The house then divided on the question of adjournment—

Ayes
Noes
Majority against the adjournment
Mr. HADFIELD declared his deep regret that a debate
upon so important a subject had been cut so short.

Mr. DISRAELI—I had no personal interest in the divi-
sion which has just taken place. Having had an oppor-
tunity of expressing my views at some length on the condi-
tion of that country, which must now for some time occupy
the attention of England, and considering that the motion
for the adjournment came from the other side of the house,
think.l should have acte t not only with discourtesy, but also
with a want of fairness, if I had not Toted for it. lam con-
tented to have bad an opportunity of expressing in my place in
Parliament my general views on the condition of our Indian
empire, and I do not look upon the decision of the house,which-
e ter way it might go, or in whatever form it might be demand-
ed, as being really an incident of any importance in the matter.
The future is hid from us, and until the future is revealed to us
it is quite impossible to arrive at any satisfactory decision on
these great events. Ido not therefore, solicit from the house
any definite judgment, but I do think it of the last importance
that the House of Commons, under such circumstances, should
show to the country that it has given its attention and conside-
ration to events of such startling importance and interest as
those which have occurred inlndia. I must avail myself, under
these circumstances, of my privilege for a few minutes to make
some remarks upon the observations which have fallen from
different hon. members in the course of this debate, and as
they shall be very few, I will at once refer to those which are
of a personal nature. I can assure the President of the Board
of Control that he labours under a great misapprehension
if he supposes that I accused him of displaying levity in
the answers which he made to me on a former occasion
in reference to this subject. As I aot not in the habit of
preparing any expressions whic h I use in this house, I would
not myself venture to say that I had not made use of par-
ticular words, but I can assure the right hon. gentleman
that nothing was more foreign to my feelings than to attribute
anything of the kind to him, and my friends around me tell
me that they were perfectly unaware that any such expression
had fallen frona me. (Hear, hear.) I certainly did think,
and I retain my opinion, that the manner in which the in-
formation from India was first received by the right hon.
gentleman, and on a subsequent occasion noticed by one of
his colleagues did convey to mo the idea, which is shared, I
believe very generally by the House and by the country, that
the Government did not attribute that importance to these
events which I think they deserved. (Hear.) That is a
point which, after all, time must decide, and I am not pre-
pared, and I never wished, to force the House to give an
opinion on it. It has been said of me—and I hope the House
will absolve me from egotism in referring to it—that this is a
new-born zeal of mine in the affairs of India, and the bon.
Chairman of the East India Company said of mo that I was
the stormy petrel of Indian affairs, inasmuch as rnever made
a speech on them except when they were in a disastrous con.
dition. These are observations easily made and easily.l
believed by a majority probably of the House. I cannot I
suppose that there are many gentlemen who have watched
my career with such critical minuteness as to be able to say
whether the allegation is a true ono or not; but, as it has
been made, I may be permitted to say that it has not the
slightest foundation. Certainly I can say with respect to
Indian affairs what I suppose every gentleman who has had
a seat for some time in this House can—that it is not a sub-
ject which one gets much encouragement to meddle with
in this 11,,use. The observations of the hon. chairman were a
little inconsistent, because he owne I himself, in the course
of his speech, that on the occasion of the disasters in kffghan-
istan I, occupying a very insignificant position in this house,
did endeavour to attract its attention to the policy and to
the causes which had produced them. But the hon. chairman
says that circumstances or chance having placed me in a more
influential position I did not exhibit that zeal for which I am
now desirous of gaining credit in Indian matters. In 1853,
the hon. gentleman says, I never favoured the house with any
opinion upon India. But what is the fact? In 1853 not only
did I trespass upon the house at almost greater length than
I have done to-night, but I did all that I could to prevent
the renewal of that charter to which the hon. gentleman owes
the position which he at present occupies. It was at my in-
stance that my noble friend the member for King's Lynn
brought forward the amendment which, if it had been carried,
would have prevented the renewal of that charter, and I sup-
ported him to the best of my power. The hon. gentleman
says that I was not a vary frequent attendant on the Indian
Committee of 1853. That sounds very well in debate, but
when you coma to analyse the facts --and I feel that I really
must ask the house to excuse me for entering into these
details—you will find that the result, so far as the interest
which I took in India is concerned, is exactly the reverse
of that which the hon. gentleman wishes the house to
infer. It so happened that the inquiry into the expedi-
ency of renewing the charter of the East India Company
took place when I was in office. The right hon. gentleman
then at the head of the Board of Control did me the honour
to consult me—as I had then the direction 'of the business of
this house—upon the form and mode in which that inquiry
shoilld be made. We finally resolved that there were seven
heads of inquiry it was important should be entered into by
the committee before its decision was arrived at. The first
bead was as to the form of government ; the next referred to
those great. questions upon which I have touched to-night
—the revenue, the tenure of land, the interference of the Go.
vernment With the religion of the natives, and other matters
of that kind. The first head of inquiry was entered into
during the year that I was in office. I sometimes attended,
and though the pre sure of business was heavy upon me, I
kept my attention fixed on all that took place before the
committee. Next year, when we were out office, the Go-
vernment which succeeded us came to the conclusion that,
although the committee of the House of Commons charged
with an inquiry as to what should be the future government
of India for a long series of years had only investigated ono
of the seven branches which we had fixed upon— namely,
that referring to the mere form of government—to the
question of the double government, on which the country
took so much interest—yet it was absolutely necessary, for
the security of our Indian empire, that we should without
loss of time legislate upon the form of Government, and enter
upon an investigation of the other branches of inquiry
after the act hnl passed. My nolo!e friend the member for
King's Lynn then brought forward his amendment—the
mildest and most moderate which could have been proposed.
All my noble friend asked was that the house should not
legislate until all the heads of inquiry had been entered into.
I supported him in that motion, but we were defeated, as we
always were when we took a view of Indian affairs opposed
to that which continues to exercise so fatal an influence. The
hon. gentleman now says that I did not attend the committee.
But can a man occupy a more contemptible position than to
be a member of a committee of the House of Commons to in-
quire what shall be the new government of India when the
louse of Commons before that committee have half concluded

their inquiry decide the very form of government that shall
be adopted 7 (Hear, hear.) Why, it was a perfect mockery.
I admit that from the moment the House of Commons passed
that Act I no longer attended the Indian Committee. The
hon. member did attend it, and if there is the slightest doubt
on the subject I answer for the worthy chairman that he was
sedulous in his attendance upon that defunct and obsolete
society for inquiry into the condition of the country. I have
been obliged to refer to evidence upon such subjects as the
levying of revenue and the tenure of land, and. if the house
want to see an apology for unalloyed and unmitigated :con-
fiscation they have only to turn to the evidence of the worthy
chairman. (A. laugh.) Ile has now explained everything by
what ho terms the " frantic fanaticism" of the Sepoy. Ido
not know what frantic fanaticism is, but when I listened to
the chairman the other night I remember the hon. member
who fills that mysterious and responsible office rising and
telling us that his mission was to convert the whole of India
to Christianity. (A laugh, and " Hear, hear.") I sty that was
fiantic fanaticism. (Cheers.) Recommend me to this C 3.
end,
avowal of the Chairman of the East India Company, tn
when our East Indian empire is in a state of emergency.
(Cheers.) I now come to the answer of the righthaomn.ennte
gen-
tleman the President of the Board of Control, which
to this—" You say we have had warnings
native army." I therefore expected that
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notice. Ho reated them as o
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g nt!eman to the comprehensive
to"e take' was a technical, red-tape, Treasury, worn-out, and
old-used argument. The right hon. gentleman says—" I will
prove that we had so warnings. I will prove that we, the
Government of Great Britain, that I, the Minister of India,
was more completely ignorant of the state of India than you
imagine." The right hon. gentleman spoke with all the sim-
n-
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Go-
vernment—with ne
vernment —with this Cerberus to watch over the affairs
of India, with the Government at Calcutta, the Government
at Leadenhall-street, tho Gover• ment in Cannon-row, and
all the complicated contrivances of this vast machine--I
thought it possible that the right hon. gentleman might suc-
ceed in obtaining a glimpse of light and some slight fragment
of information. But I did not think it right to assume tbat
iu these events which have alarmed a country and endangered
an empire these had been in official quarters the gross igno-
rance which appears to have prevailed upon these subjects.
(Cheers.) The right hon. gentleman denies that he knew
anything, and protested his ignorance with a plaintiveness
that is irresistible and a pathos that I yield to without further

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struggle and argument with a Minister who, so far as India is
concerned, would lead us to believe that his Government is the
most purely ignorant Government, and also the most iica-
pable (because there are some who believe that capabilitY Abets
net depend upon knowledge)—the meet uriinforrieed and most
ignorant Governmert that ever presented to influence
,the
' destinies of that country. • (Loud Olean.) The right' lion.
gentleman has suggested that this debate is af no use; The
noble lord the member for the city of London, who is not a
stormy petrel but the halcyon brooding on the waters—(a
latigh)—and Who, when the. Government is in any ,diffienity,
produces a card—a conciliatory card—the noble lord, 44,
does not see the use of this debate: Why; sir, have I notmtge
gelded aeneeteleeethat may have inconeeiveble ;impel-tenet in
the future—the issuing of a Itoyil commission and have we
not had au admission . from the. Gore nmeut that the pro-
position is not only politic red 'praCticable, but that per-
haps it will be adopted ? (Hear, "hear y More than that
I am not aware that this. proposition may not have been
already decided on. (Cheers.) Is that' a debate without a
result I Bat then the right hon. gentleman says that if we
have a royal commission we must have a master n•ind (A
laugh.) The light hon gentleman says, "It Is all "eery wall
to recommend a Royal commission, lent' can yoeefind a master
discoveringin the n o
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observe to the Government that for' the cint'es I -withitho
comtnission to perform uo master mind is necee ary.
The possession of those high qualities that commend the con-
fidence of mankind —these are what we want. (Cheers.)
What India wants is not a master mind, but the assertion
of truth and justice and the sovereign powr of the country.
Lot it be announced in an authoritativee manner froni the
highest authority of this country that you will no loitger
sanction the violation of right, that you will re.pect your
engagements, and take care that those who are your subjects
shall enjoy their just privileges; and rest assured that you
will do more than all the devices of all the master minds to
secure the tranquility of India. (Cheers.) I come now to
the notice that I have placed on the paper. The right hon.
gentleman says that I have moved for the production et
one paper tbat does not exist, and of another paper-that
cannot be produced. (A laugh.) Now, as to the first
paper that does not exist. I read in au Indian newspaper,
a year and a half ago, to which, therefore, it cannot be
objected that it was an article produced with reference
to these events, a detailed account of a document drawn up
by General Anson and submitted by him to the Governor-
General. Toe military service is congratulated upon thi: step
ou the tart of General Atpon. The paper is sa dto describe
the proposed constitution of the staff, and many other err-
tieulars are given. The writer awaits with the greatest anxiety,
he says in conclusioe, the decision of the Governor-General on
the subject. The man who wrote the article did not know the
form of the document, and does not say whether it is a me-
morandum or a despatch. All that I can do, the refore, is to
give a description of that document, thinking that no Minis-
' ter would make a technical objection to its production, and
that if it were in 'his posse sion it would be placed before the
House of Commons as a doeument of importance. "-Now I
have uo moral doubt that a document of thatelaseriPtios is
in existence, and was presented to the Governor-General of
India. So much, however, for a docemeut which is said not
to be in ex stence. Let vie next advert for a moment to that
which wll not be produced. The report of General Napier,
according to the noble lord the member for London, is im-
material and ins'gnificant. Has the noble lord, -let me 'ask,
rea that report ? If not, how does he know that it is imam•
terial or insign fieant ? I myself have not seen it, but I know
men of the highest character who are familiar with it, snd,who
assure me that it is most material an I significant. -I think it
t erefore of the utmost importance that that document should
be laid before us; but instead of it and as a substitute for the re-
port of Gen, Anson, which if produced would givens some busi-
ness-like information, wo are, it seems, to have one of those
dry constitutional platitudes which, in a moment of difficulty,
the noble lord, the member for the city of London, mechani-
cally pulls out of the dusty pigeon-holes of his mind (laugh.
ter), and shakes in the perplexed face of a baffled House of
Commons. (Renewed laughter.) The noble lord's is one of
those amendments which nobody can support, and which no-
body can oppose. (Hear, hear.) What idea, I would ask,
*au a commonplace so vapid give to this country, to Europe,
or to Asia, of the feelings, the thoughts, and the opinions of
the House of Commons at this moment? (Cheers.) It is,
in short, one of those constitutional platitudes which 1688
would be ashamed of (Hear, hear.) We have, I contend,
a right to possess information upon the important subject of
this debate. We ought not to bring it to a close by assert-
ing that which is after all nothing more than a mere routine
expression of opinion. So far as I myself am concerned, I
am satisfied that an opportunity has this evening been
afforded we of stating, however imperfectly, my views as to
the policy which we ought to adopt with regard to our Indian
empire. The future must decide as to whether these views
are or are not correct. I shall no longer contend about the
miserable question whether two papers should be laid before
this house, or whether we should aceept the commonplace
which the noble lord, the member for London, has submitted
to our consideration. I shall rest satisfied with having
placed upon record, before we return to our respective con-
stituents, the principles which in relation to the important
question in debate I profess, and the policy which I be-
lieve will be ultimately supported. (Cheers.)
Mr. T. BARING and Lord J. RUSSELL rose together,
and there were loud calls for the former, but
.he gave_ way,
and

Lord J. RUSSELL proceeded to saythat ho had not, as
the right hon gent'eman the memb• r for Buckinghamshire
had stated, applied the words "immaterial and insignifi.
cant" to the report of Sir C. Napier. He had obsrved that
he believed the report was immaterial to the decision of the
que-tion-at issue, but he had not need the word " insignia-
cant" at all.
Mr. T. BARING said the point whether the system of
double G..vernment should be adopted or not had been tho-
roughly investigated by the committee•before the bill for re-
newing the charter was introduced into the horse. If the
rtght hon. gentheman then held the opinions he had ex-
pressed to-night, why did he not state them to the committee
of whi ii ho was a member, and not reserve them for a time
when affairs in India were in a crisis. The 'right hon.Lmem-
bees speech consisted of nothing but what they had heard
before from the hon. member for Devonport. He had never
heard a speech from the right hon. gentleman with greater
pain.

Lord PALMERSTON—The right hon. gentleman appears
to be satisfied with his speech. I myself cannot pretend to
answer for the opinions of other persons, but I must for my•
self say that I regret that a gentleman who possesses the
talent of the right hon., member for Bucks, and who holds
such a prominent position in this house and in the country,
should have selected a moment of great difficulty and anxiety
to bring forward this motion. I myself shall not go further
into the subject than to say that I am content to stand upon
the speeches of my right hon. friend the President of the
Board of Control and of the hon. gentleman the Chairman of
the Court of Directors, and to leave those two speeches as an-
tidotes to the speech of the right hon. gentleman. ' 'Wear,
hear.) I shall not enter into the main question, or detain
the house by repeating a' atements which have already been
made ; but I must say with regard to one paper moved for
by the right hon gentleman—namely, auassumed report from
General Anson—the right hon. gentleman states that ho has
read that report in an Indian paper--I can only say that the
Government are not in possession of such a report, and there-
fore i is not in their power to produce it. (Hear, hear.)
With regard to the report made by Sir C. Napier in 1849,
that report undoubtedly does exist. The right hon gentle-
man says that he has never seen or read it. Now I have
read every word of it, and I can say that it is not a report
upon the organisation of the Indian army, but that it refers
to the means of defence against external aggression. It sets
forth precautionary measures to guard against witch a contin-
gency, and displays the sagacity and knowledge of its
author ; but it is a paper the nature of which I submit to the
house p: ecludes its being laid befog o Parliament. (Hear,
hear.) It does, I admit, contain some passa. es relative to
the Indian army, but the purport of those ,passages is not
that which the right hon. gentleman would lead tae house to
anticipate. I have no objection to the production of the par-
ticular extract which relates to the c Instruction of the Indi an
army, but I think after what has been stated, that the right
hon. gentleman will not be anxious for i a production. I,
sir, admit it is only right and proper that this house should
be called upon to take into their consideration the events
which have recently occurred in India, and I think that my
noble friend the member for L-ndon, has justly estimated
the feeling, not only of every man in this house, but that of
the people of this country, and has suggested a most proper
course for us to pursue. lam sure that the House of Com-
mons will agree, now that we are called_ upon to discuss the
recent unfortunate event, in India, to adopt the terms of the
amendment which has been movad by my noble friend,
(Hear, hear.) I am glad that my noble friend has moved
this amendment, and I am sure that the blouse of Commons
ought not to separate without voting the address which he
has moved. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to advert to what lie con-
sidered to be an irregularity. From what had fallen front
the noble lord ho understood th at the hon. member for
Gaildf,rd had been reading extracts from that vary paper for
• which his right hon. friend had moved, and which had been
refused. Such •a course was most irregular, and ho hoped that
, the noble lord would make that paper public by laying it on
the table of the house. _

Lord PALM ERS iON—I stated that the substance of
groat bulk of the paper referred to by the right hen, gentle-
man referred to a hubject different to the organisation of the
Indian army. That part of the paper which relates to that
subject alone I am perfectly willing to produce.
Mr. DISRAELI—With the permission of the houseJ will
move only for extracts from that paper to which the noble
lord has referred.
General THOMPSON said that no notice had boon taken of
what was a most important part of the question, and thatwas
the breach of faith towards the native troops, in fact it was
the play of " Hamlet" being performed without a Hamlet.
For his own part, he could only say that as yet he had heard
but one side of the question, and he WM content to follow up
the old maxim, " audi alteram partem."
The motion of the right hon. gentleman the member for
Pucka was then negatived without a division, and the amend-
ment propos d by the noble lord the member for London
adopted.
The Municipal Corporation Bill was read a third time aid
passed.
The Lunatics (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The New Zealand Government Act Amendment Bill was
read a second time.
The Insurance Companies Bill passed through committee pro
forma.

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COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND)I3ILL.
This bill paised through committee. ,
OXFORD UNIVERSITY 818.
This bill was read a third time and passed. '
AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICt.
On the motion of Mr. BLiCHBURN, a return_ was ordered of
the dates of arrival and departure'of • the steamers employed
by the Peninsular and Oriental Company While performing
the Australian mail service, showing how Often and to what
extent the vessels failed to forward the mails in regular
course, and of the dates of arrival and depaikure of the SOTO-
ral steamers of the Peninsular and OrientAl , Company em.
ployed by them in the mail service for the last two years,
showing the rates of speed of each voyage. ,
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THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, July 28,
IL DON GIOVANNI. naturally follow, and the means by which a re-
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Had the tumult subsided—had peace been
Taglioni, entitled
restored—there was scarcely an opinion enunciated
by Mr. DISRAELI which we would not willingly
endorse. He has published a treatise—aye, and
a very powerful and convincing treatise—on some
of the many causes of Indian disaffection ; and
we believe that considerable additions might be
made to his long and heavy bill of indictment.
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sent Ministry are responsible not for creating, but
merely for continuing flagrant grievances, many of
which are of long standing. We have repeatedly
from time to time explained the dangerous con-
sequences arising from the annexation .of native
States in consequence of the alleged failure of
direct heirs, and the profound contempt of well-
established customs, and of every principle of
equity and justice. The case of the unfortunate
Rajah of Sattara must be familiar to a large
number of our readers : the disregard of the
practice of adoption, so prevalent among the
native population, shook not only the con-
fidence of Princes, who saw precedents established
by which their own rights and those of their
families might be materially affected, but also of
large and powerful parties throughout the country.
For be it remembered that the new doctrine did
not apply to Princes only—every landed pro-"
prietor was more or less interested in the affair.
It touched all Jaghiredars and possessors of
Crown lands. And if estates of the annual value
of fifty lacs of rupees, or 500,000/. sterling, had
already been appropriated in Bengal alone, we
cannot feel surprised if every person similarly
circumstanced should feel alarm and dread at the
novel and unwarrantable proceeding.
There was also a belief that the religion of the
great body of the people had been unduly tam-
pered with, and, however absurd we might con-
sider their prejudices and superstitions, any direst
interference therewith should always be avoided.
We might strive to lead imperceptibly, but the
attempt to drive should carefully be eschewed.
Our empire should be based on justice, and on
respect for every native institution ; but so far
from that being the case, the greatest grievances
were inflicted without any tangible pretext, or, at
all events, any that could satisfy an intelligent
Hindoo.

ALPHEA.
Idle. Marie Taglioni, M.
ICES Cacchetti, and M. Charles,
PR:
Pit Tier, Grand Tier, and One Pair.. 22 12 6
Two Pair 1 11 6
Mali' Circle 1 1 0
Pit Stalls 0 12 6
Gallery Boxes 0 12 6
Gallery Stalls 0 3 6
Gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0
t 0 3 6
G,;llery . 0 2 0

Nu froo tisk—Applications to be made at the Box,offic3 of
the Theatre. Doors open at 7, Opera to commence at half.
put 7.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Farewell Performances at Reduced Prices•
THIS EVENING, July 28—DON GIOVANNI.
WEDNESDAY, July 29— IL TROVATQ.RE and MARCO
SPADA,
THURSDAY, July 30—Mozart's NOZZE DI FIGARO.
FRIDAY, July 31—LA PRAVIATA and MARCO SPADA.
SATURDAY, Aug. 1--FIGARO and ALPH EA
The entertainments in the Ballet will combine the talents
Madame Rosati, Madllea. Katrina, Boschetti, and Marie
Taglioni.

Prices as above.

THEA TR E-R OYA G, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.
GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL
COMPANY.
Prices—Pit and Promenade, Is; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and ls.
6d. • Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence
at 9.

JACK THE GIANT KILLER, with novel effects.

ROYAL PRINCES'S THEATRE,
THIS EVENING will be performed

Shakespere's Play of
THE TEMPEST.
rreeeded by LIVING TOO FAST.

111HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET
X. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.

THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled
VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William
Farren, Miss Reynolds, &e., will appear.
After which, by general desire, she late Douglas Jerrold's
comedy of THE HOUSEKEEPER.
To conclude with a new Ballet, THE GLEANERS.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price, s. d. Second price. s. d.
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes ...... ......... 3. 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Pit
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of
GEORGE D.% RVELLE, in which Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr.
Wright, Mr. Paul Redford, and Madame Celeste will perform.
After which, " FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN •THE SEVEN
DIALS."
To conclude with the sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE
STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE,
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan:

THIS EVENING, Tuesday, July 28, will be performed
ALL IN THE WRONG. Characters by Mr. Robson, Mr.
Addison. Mr. G. Vining, Mr. G. Cooke, Mrs. Stirling, Miss
Swanborough,

To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R t
B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob-
son, Cooke, Danvers, dtc. ; Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall,
Hughes,' Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont.

Tt is the anomalous double government of
India, which was deliberately extended for a fur-
ther term, that has occasioned the entire mis-
chief. The magnates of Leadenhall-atreet ruled
matters with a high hand, and they adopted the
most summary measures to silence and put down
all who had the ma 'liners to complain of Cie
existing state of affairs and to suggest remedial
measures. The dangerous feelings existing among
the Sepoy troops were repeatedly brought under
their notice, and as repeatedly pooh-poo'ied as mat•
ters of profound indifference. They unhesitatingly
aimed at the noblest quarries, and Lord ELLEN-
BOROUGH and Sir CHARLES NAPIER—a Governor-
General
and a Commander-in-Chief in one of the
Presidencies—were numbered amongst their vic-
tims, simply because they had the manliness to
state inconvenient truths, and to protest against
the policy pursued by the Boards of Leadenhall-
street and of Cannon-row.

The time may speedily arrive for that stringent
and searching investigation, so imperatively de-
manded, And should the despatches, now hourly
looked for, prove favourable, as we sincerely trust
maybe the case, nothing should be suffered to
postpone, even for a single day, the steps neces-
sary to ensure the preservation and security of
our Indian Empire. The sword of DAMOCLES has
been too long suspended over our heads ; care
should be taken that it should, for the future,
have a less fragile support.

Lord REDESDALE has given notice that he will
this day move the adoption of the usual sessional
order with regard to public bills, fixing the 7th of
August as the last day for second readings, and
making that a bill day. This is the result of a
compromise between Lord DEmar and the Go-
vernment. it is an arrow directly aimed at
Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S contemplated bill, which
cannot possibly pass through its various stages in
the Commons before that time. It is a portion
of the same dodge which Mr. HENLEY at-
tempted to practise with respect to the Divorce
and Matrimonial Cause 3 Bill, and should, albeit
at the eleventh hour, induce the House of Com-
mons to proceed by resolution in enabling Baron
ROTHSCHILD to take his seat, to which he has this
day been unanimously elected by the citizens of
London.

It must now be obvious even to Lord Jogs
RUSSELL himself, that his measure cannot prevail
against the "FABIAN" tactics adopted against it.
The Government will not give up a day for its
discu3sion, will make no effort to enable it to pass
in sufficient time. Even could it pass through
the Commons, it would only strengthen the hands
of their opponents, by showing that a majority of
the House doubted the existence of the privilege
which they may subsequently be compelled to
assert. Should a collision take place, the Lords
will only have themselves to thank for the
contest which they have provoked, and the
consequences whereof may be more formidable
than they have at present any notion of. The
time has arrived for action. Let Lord JOHN
RUSSELL withdraw his bill, and the newly elected
member for City of London present himself at
the barof the House, in order t 3 take the oaths in the
form most binding on his conscience. We can-
not doubt the result, if the matter be at once
brought forward, and before the Liberal Members
have dispersed, leaving matters in the hands of a
few jaded Tories, and Ministerial hacks. De-
lays are dangerous, but in the present instance
they will be fatal to the principle which every
Liberal Member must have deeply at heart, and
very prejudicial t) the unquestionable rights and
privileges of the House of Commons.

We cannot conceive that the house will calmly
await the prorogation, without bringing the
case of Baron ROTHSCHILD to a conclusion, one
way or the other. Ton tedious long rears
has a matter that might properly have been
disposed of within as many minutes,
remained in abeyance, and for ten, or
twice ten years more will it be shelved
unless the House of Commons takes the matter
into its own hands, and, at the eleventh hour,
does that which it ought t) have done at the
commencement. It is

" The calm JOIINNT, who upset the coach,"
that now stops the way. If any doubt could re-
main on his mind as to the reception of his new
bill by the Lards,
should it ever be permitted to
got there, it must now be
completely
we trust, then, that he may at l removed.ast enter on a
more decided and s:raightforward
course ; and, as
be more than hinted on a previous occasion,
advise Baron RoTHscarLD to present himself at
the table, and brave every risk in vindication of

his own rights and those of the constituents who i NE y ra. ARIC E T

iv.ve so nobly supported him for a series of

yt ars.

AND

LATEST NEW,

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCZ,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with a very firm appear-
ance, and last week's prices were fully supported.
The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which
were taken on speculation, and 1,000 for export.
In the Railway Share Market there was only a
limited business transacted, but prices were at a
slight improvement.
Business in Mincing-lane is very dull, and it is
evident that the suspense concerning India is exer-
cising a paralysing effect upon all branches of trade,
because it is impossible to calculate what financial
outlay may yet be rendered necessary. These
departments which are more practically connected
with the East are also materially influenced, and
thus the anxiety felt for the receipt of the overland
mail (the announcement of which is hourly ex-
pected) is increased almost to the highest degree.
In sugar, tea, coffee, and rice the transactions are
circumscribed, but their values remain without any
material alteration.
The George Marshal, arrived'from Sydney with
gold, and the Great Britain from
aboutVictori2l,l,l3:
with in
thmore than 40,0001., is now daily
expected. Besides this, it is thought probable
that the Parana, due on Saturday next, will bring
ulawards of half a million sterling ; so that there is
every prospect of the imports of specie still being
in excess of the exports, notwithstanding the large
remittances to India and China. The silver
market is firm, at previous rates, as there is a
good demand. The supply here being insufficient,
recourse is bad to the Continent, whither large
amounts of gold, causing withdrawals from the
Bank, are made in consequence. Thus, during
the last few days further reductions have been
made in the bank's stock of bullion, which has
tended to diminish confidence in the favourable
progress of monetary affairs, and all expectation
of an immediate diminution in the rate of dis-
count has been temporarily dissipated.
The Western Bank of London has declared a
dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum.
The failure was announced yesterday of Mr.
Guistiniani, a Greek merchant, and the financial
agent of the Turkish Government. The liabilities
have been estimated at 200,0001. and 300,0001.,
but the assets are said to be good. His suspension
is attributed to speculations ; but it was recently
elicited at the Court of Bankruptcy that he lived
in a very extravagant style, and this injured his
credit. Finding great difficulty in getting his bills
discounted, a stoppage became inevitable. It is
feared that several small firms may become em-
barrassed in consequence.
The market for English Securities is very agitat-
ed, and, owing to numerous sales, a fall of nearly
per cent. has already taken place. This move-

BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON.

went has been caused by a rumour that the Over

land Mail is in, and that the advices are very un-
favourable, while it is also alleged that a fresh
attempt On the life of Louis Napoleon has been
made. Great excitement consequently prevails,
and the values of all classes of stock and shares
have suffered. There is now rather more firm-
ness since it is found that telegraphic advices
from Paris report a slight improvement in the
Renter, proving that th 9 rumour relative to Louis
Napoleon is incorrect. Consols for money have
been 91 and 91, while for account

they dropped from 91 uI to 90i to 91. They are
now 90i 91 and 91 b 91i respecively. The new
3 per cents have been as low as 91f ; the Reduced
91i and Long Annuities 7-16ths and
9-16ths. Bank stock is steady at 215 to 216.
Exchequer Bills are better—viz., 53. to ls. dis-
count, and the bonds, 98k. Exchequer Bonds,
under 13001. are 25e. to 28s. discount.

In Foreign Securities the dealings are limited.
Turkish 6 per Cents, dropped to 93i 94, but they
are now about 94. The 4 per Cents. [remain
steady at 1021 1. Russian 5 per Cents. have risen
to 111 k. Peruvian 4i per Cents. are 81k, and
Dutch 2i per Cents. 64.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stooks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; Mexican,
22 ; Peruvian, 81 2 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55
6; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 si; Russian 5
per Cents., 110 12 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 97 99 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto New Deferred,
25 I ; ditto Certificates, 5i 11. ; ditto Passive, 5.1
There has been a very limited amount of busi-
ness done to-day on the railway share markets,
and prices, with one or two exceptions, are un-
altered. East Anglian have declined about ss. ;
South-Western about 108., and North-Eastern
Berwick have improved about 21., and North-
Eastern York 11. 10s. to 21. ; the other English
lines were at previous values. In the foreign lines
very few dealings took place. Great Luxenbourg
have receded to 778. Bd. The French lines are
at nominal values ; no business having been re-
ported on them. In the Colonial lines, Grand
Trunk of Canada have declined 10s.

There are no dealings to report in Mining
shares and prices are unchanged.
Joint Stock Bank Shares are inactive. Bank of
Miscellaneous Shares a very moderate
business
been transacted. London General
Egyptln
th are
e h las IG, and Bank of London 451 46.
Omnibus Company have improver' to 31. Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam declined 10s. Cryst it
Palace and South Australian Land realise former
val.ues.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List;)

..iank Stock ...................................... . 215 16Business done.
3 per Reduced Annuities .............. Oli
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ................ 910 4 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities .................. 2
7-16 9-16 91$
odg Annuities, expire Stu Jan. 1860_
It Ds. Bonds. ..........
.........
')itto, under 1.,'1060 ........................... 25 20 d
Csols for Aceeunt .................. 904.
hachequer 13111 a, 20.
£lOOO • • ............
£5OO
Small ..................... par
Fxchequer Bonds, 1858, Ri per Cent....
PAIOES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Brazilian 5 per Cent. .
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent
Rusiian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lll}
T traibh Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account 94f 4
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. -
Ditto Account IO2A
Dividends on the above payable u:
aintch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 64
TWO O'CLOCK.
-Cone,,ls, money
• Console for Account

The Queen of the Netherlands, visited, yesterday, the
government School of Mines and Museum, in Jermyn-
street, the Royal College of Surgeons, the flunterian
Museum of Comparative Anatomy.
Lord Brougham has consented to distribute the pr.v.s
to the successful students in the faculty of medicine of
University College, London. to-morrow.
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.B. has
been appointed au extraordinary Member of the am:moil
of India.

ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH COM-
PANY.—The report of the directors recommends a divi-
dend of 8 per cent. per annum.
THE SEACOLE FESTIVAL—The first of the grand
inilitary concerts for the benefit of Mrs. Seacole took
place last night, at the Surrey Gardens. The enter-
tainment went off to admiration.

The Gloucester Election Committee have declared
Mr. Pric-, the sitting member, duly elected.
Tte advices from Mexico to-day via America are to
the 3d of July. They confirm the statement that more
than 450,00 C/ in silver may be expected by the Parana I
on Saturday next, which vessel, it appears, will also
bring at least 100,000/, in Californian.
WELLINGTON MONUMENT.—Upwards of 9,000 per-
sons 'isited the Exhibition of Models in Westminster-
hsll on Saturday last. The exhibition is open to the
public on Moodays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
DEATH OF CAPT. PARKER.—SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.
—This day the Royal Mail Company's ships had their
colours hoisted half-mast, in respect to the memory of
Capt. Parker, who has been for many years in the com-
pany's service, and for the last four years a commander.
He was seizsd with a carbuncle on the lips. erysipelas in
the head supervened, and he expired last evening, Ile
Was about 40 years of age, and much respected.
SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT.—Tho unfortunate man
Robertson is still uf,able to leave the hospital. They
were again remanded.
BETTING IN THE STREET.—Yesterday a respectably-
attired person named Head, was ordered by Mr. Beadon,
the magistrate, at Marlborough-street Police-court,
to enter into recognisances to keep the peace towards
the police. He had been summoned for obstructing the
pavement at the corner of Oxendon-street, by being
surrounded by four or five persons engaged an Wetting
on horse-races.