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you, gentlemen, the inexpressible pang Arch that good humour, or whose wit was so c,scetet d rt
consciousness and that conviction cause me at thi ; lieve the minds of his brethren a.Fer. a long an
moment. (Hear; hear.) To be, 'ail have Said yoer anxious day in court. It was, the efore, with he
representativeinParlianient, and tofillthe higl se greatest pleasure that he found himsAf permitted
of Attorney-General of England was to me the sum- to Sake pare in the present splendid ovation. (Loud
mit of ambition. I denirednceling further, and if I cheers.)
could have had my will and way, th et was the peeition Mr. Baron BitamwELL, in answer to loud and re-
I should have filled to this hour, and never have do- peated calls, •said that hts privileoe, as one of the
sired to part with it while had strength and energy youngest of the judges, was t s have his spec epee
to fulfil its dirties. But, a'as! man cannot frame generally Made for him, and therefore he spoke on
his own destiny as he will, andi became conscious that occasion without the slightest preme litatiou.
that many years of active life, and five of the corn Ho attributed the kind reception of his name to
bined efforts of official and Parliamentary labour, the fact of his being one of the judges of the land,
had produced a certain arnouut-of bodily tear and and also of his being the colleague—he was proud
wear. I was told that cert tin warnings were not to to add, the friend--of.their late diatineeiehed re-
be neglected, and that I should do wrong, and per- presentative. (Loud cheera.) To do hie distin-
haps destroy my capacity for public usefulnw,s alto- guished friend honour was the ol•ject of' their wee- -
gether, if I did not accept the highly honourable ing, and any beyond that would, •in his Opis
office which I now U., and vehichis far beyond any- nion, be out of place, (Cheers.) He nacd nit
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re-
thing I could have bid claim to. Had I followed mind them of his distinguish'-d friend's qualitieS
my own 'will I 'should still be Attorney-General, an advocate, or as a member a' the House of Com-
and, may I add, still representative of Southamp- mons, 'but:he-had now left both bar read senate, and
ton—(loud cheers)—but wise and anxious friends his eloquence would no longer serve hUn. It waa
counselled me, and te• their sober wisdrina I have not dazzling brilliancy that would d > the duty lie
yielded. tel should have preferred still to toss on the had to perform, and if that brilliancy were his only
stormy sea of political life, raiher than to.be navi- quality he would ha unfitted for his new duties.
gating the smooth and tranquil waters in which I But he (Baron Bramwell) ventured to .prophesy for
now float, and I can assure you from the bottom hiin on the bench a career as succe,sful as that wh;cli
of my heart that one of the greatest of my he. had thusterminated. (Heir.) He thought the
pangs is the severance of that connexion with you time would come when Southampten wpuld have
which formed my' greatest happiness. (Cheers.) cause to be proud of the share she h
el had in ma
What do I not' owe to this place ? Every step of turing the intelligent barrister and eloquent leis--
my .career has been influenced by my connexion lator intotheableanddistinguishe,djudge. (Cheers )
with Southampton. It was here that, noW some After one or two toasts, ,
16, years agO; I first reCeiyeicte, minor- judicial office Lord Chief Justice CoeariteßN said, that by the
in the shape of your Teem' ersblp, and it-gives Me. desite of their pre,ident, and with very hearty cone
inexpressible satisfaction when [ hear our president currence on hie own part, he lie I to trouble them
say that, whilelolrling that:office, justice did not again in proposing the toast which stood next on
suffer in my hands, ()Tear.) My first entrance into the list. Much had been seid of Whatmight be an-
Parliament was as member for Southampton lane tiipated of the commercial prosperity of South-
lam happy in remembering that, while ampton, and the subject bad been by so many
mained Parliament, represented no other of the speakers so eloquently handled that he was
place.. In barer), Subsequent step of my career reluctant to advert to it again, and yet this fee-. nas
you met me with cordiality and kindness, and turally brought him back to the subject upon which
I shall not easily •forget that when . official he had dilated at an earlier part the evc.ning. It
advancement interrupted my tenure in Faille,- was hia profound conviction that the destiny of
ment, my political opponents here exercised a Southampton was to develop* to a far greater ex-
generous forbearanee, add troubled mn not with tent than had: hitherio been don-a the cornmer-
opposition. Ste
.by
step you stood by me.. There alai prosperity and greatness of this country. To
were times when political contests forth° represen- him it seemed certaine--looking. to the future by
tation of this borough took place. I shall never the light of the past—that Southampton must be
forget what was the conduct of my friends inthose aud ever bet e great emporium of stesm naviga-
contest s, and now that I look back with ta dispassion- mug of this great country. Already thay commue
ate mind on the .condos tof my oppenents, I can icated with the east and the west, arid with the
say, *from my heart, that not in it either have I far distant country of Australiempire a, an
would con be
e believed
anything too complain of: They fought me manfully that the greats
and .fairy, and our contests, I trust, leave no tin- added to portuni with this country
pleasant remembrances, either in them or in me. through the of Southamptin. The adventure •
But I have allowed myself too long to be unmindful Who had to seek his fortune and work
foul Ii
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of my excellent colleague. Airs that I must say destiny in distant lands here took his last wl
my quondam colleague, who looks younger and of friends and relatives, and his heart swelled with
fresher than when, ten years since, we cinvassed sorrow to part from a . life; spent on these shores.
the courts and alleys of your town together. • But Here, too, lie who after years of separation
longfir st
[ forget, politics are excluded, the tragedy must be greets,
that happy England.whieh had beer. so
played with the part of Hamlet omitted, and a dream and the hope of his fon le•t aspirations,
Punch is nobody, because you must not make him sets font again in the country which gave him birth,
speak ; and yet how many points are there upon and as Mr. Palvey
was (lad of the prev
in, i Ili spd
already
say a word. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") told them science was doing what she poet only
I should like to say a word in vindication of my• dreamt of in the exuberance of his fancy—putirig
own conduct, if open to animadversion, and as it has a• girdle round the earth. In a few days ships
often been animealv-rted On ; but this I must sty, would start from these shores to the Atlantic with
that with now and then an• exception, justice has that sub-marine cable by means of which two great
been done my motives, even by those who differed populations would be connected, and the throb-
from me in opinion eand lam bound to admit that bings of the political and polemical pulse of each
I received at the hands of oppons well as of would be Mt almost momen•arily beyond the
friends, a generous, liberal, and nobles ndulgence bounds of the vast scene Which it hal hitherto
for the ten yearsduring which [have been
ears what takings and great destinies connected taken months or weeks t pass.Southasul In alptoo, these
he was
under-
with Southampton. During those ten y
great events have there not passed over England. sure, was intimately connected. At least it was
During, that time was passed through one of the his fond hope that such might be her destiny, and
greatest wars ever known, and even if some faults that he might live to se that gatwhich had be,n.
ch had
were committed and some shortcomings took place , i
from which we must learn wisdom for the future, to all a theme of wonder, marve', and delight.
yet; on the otherhand, British valour never shone, Gratitude had been defined by one of the speakers
more conspicuously, -nor was the honour of the Bri- as a lively sense of favours to come ; but it was not
tish flag ever more magnificently upheld. And always so, as there was a gratitude in reference to
now a glorious peace has crowned, that war, favours past—that was it by which he was inspired,
and secured tbe liberty of Europe and the . East and it made him wish fondly for that prosperity in
froM aggression for centuries to come... It is true bringing about whioh the Ohamberof Commerce was
that when we hoped universal peace had rowned a great, a valued, and an efficientinstrument—an
our efforts, a new cause of war arose in centre stitution in which Was gathered together the influ-
lations with China, but I trust it will not be of •ence, the eiperience, and the
wanes.wisdm of that
long duration. duration. Our demands-are just,- all we ask mercial community; and whioh sentielly use-
being security for ourcornmerce security for our ful and instrumental in developing the resources of
fellow.subjects, and that our relations with China the trade of the town. His last wish, hope, and
may be placed ontho same footing as with the rest aspiration, to which he might be permitted to give
of the civilised world. But if our fair demands and utterance in that place was not only for their gene-
pretensions should be refused, British valour and real, but for their commercial prosperity and their
discipline will not fail to bring the matter to a sac- individual prosperity. In proposing to them toe
cesstul termination, when I trust that the temple of t )ast of " Success to the Chamber or Commerce,"
Janus may be permanently closed, and our atten- and bidding them farewell, he felt that with the
ton turned to domestic and social reforms, and the happiness of that evening was mixed threw painful
most perfect development of that trade and corn- associations to .which he had alluded. It was like
coerce, the extension .of which appears to be pre- the parting .with some dear laud varied friend,
eminently the cleatinyacif this great people. As re- where the sense of the impending separations as
garde internal improvements and political matters, rendered deeplyacuteand full.of anguish by n-
I have no more to say. If they should have refe- seiousness.of the pleasure with which they could
rence to the department to which lam now wedded, still hap the hand ; but even the Sense of pleasure
my assistance as a senator can no longer be given ; which that gave rendered the sense of parting
but so far as my advice goes, it shall never be want- doubly conscious and acute. Such were his feelings
Mg. I rejoice to think how great a share South- in parting from theta. It had been his pleasure to
ampton must bear in the development of our trade. meet them to say farewell, but with that pleasure
Yes, if it be the peculiar destiny of England to de- was mixed the bitterness and the conscious peas that
velem trade and commerce to their utmost limits I this was their final separation. (Cheers.)
rejoice to think that in that great destiny Seals- The PRIESIDRNT responded to the to est, and the
atnpton must. bear a necessarily triumphant posi- healths of the president, the vice-prasident, and
tion. (Cheers.) . Your , peculiar position, your secretary being drunk, the proCeediegs were brough,
docks; your per, your water s, the activity of your to a conclusion shortly before midnight.
community, and its industry, all impress my mind
with the conviction that Southampton has yet a
great destiny to fulfill in the further development
of its commercial eminence. (Cheers) That such
may be the case is one of the most cherished wishes
of my heart. • 1 cannot ever pay the debt of gratitude
I owe to Southampton. There is only one way for
people who feel they owe a deep, debt of gratitude,
and don't know how to pay it, andthat is by che-
rishing in their hearts a warm and enduring sense
of affecti.on and love for those who have heaped on
them benefits. (Loud cheers.) And I believe that
to the last moment of my existence, happen to me
what may, when I look back on my past life and
past career, as far as my public mind is concerned,
the happiest and the brightest of my recollections
will be my, association with this community, with
which I have been so intimatelycon.nected, as being
your representative in Parliament, and from which
I have received innumerable acts of kindness and
courtesy, both fiora friends and foes. That feeling
will always make me rejoice in all, good that may
befal your whether as an aggregate community; or
in your individual persons. Believe, I entreat you,
that these are not mere words of 'ceremony, but
words proceeding from my heart and soulwords
which cannot give effect in utterance to the emo-
tions with which my heart is filled—to recollections
so indelible as never, so long as my life lasts, to be
effaced. (Loud cheers.) fi thank you for all your
kindness, and not least for tkis last crown ag act,
which I shall lay to my heart; and treasure in my re-
collection,, as expressing on your part and on the part
of Southampton, of which you are the representa-
tives, the opinion that I am not altogether un-
worthy, of the confidence which has been reposed iu
me, of the kindness with which Lam now received.
(The noble and learned lord resumed his seat amid
loud and general cheering.
The next toast was • " The County Members.".
The Hon. It. DUTTON, in returning thanks, al-
luded in complimentary terms to the guest of the
evening, who, ho trusted, although having termi-
nated one brilliant career, was only about to com-
mence another equally distinguished
Sir J. C. jnavorszgave :The Borough Members."
Mr. WILLCOX, in • returning _thanks, although
yielding to-his late distinguished colleague the palm
of ability, claimed an equal share of zeal and atten-
tion in the performance of his. parliamentary duty.
lie should always do everything in _his power to
promote the interests and stimulate the commerce
of Southampton. (Cheers.) .
The CHAIRMAN gave "The Judicial. Bench."
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, on his owrt'behalf and on
that of his colleagues, 'thanked the company for the
warm manner in which their healths bad been re-
ceived. It would ill become him to institute a
comparison between the present judges and their
predecessors, but this he might say, that never was
there a time whet' the judges were more devotedly
anxious to fulfil the duties of their' station himestly
and fearlessly. (Hear, hear.) He must add, that
to him, 'as one of her Majesty's judees, it had been
a source of infinite satiefaction to be a wi ness of
the affectionate respect so sincerely and so benefi-
cially shown to that eminent member of the judicial
bench for whom th;s evening's homage was specially
intended. He also rejoiced at being a partaker iu
a Southampton festivity, for he had once been a
Winchester boy, and he well remembered that a
trip to Southampton was one of the most pleasing
anticipations of his school days. (Cheers.) Since
then it hictalways- been a pleasure to him to come
to Southampton, but peculiarly so on the occasion
of his last visit ; and although the Chief Justice
was present he would tell him that it was mainly
attibutible to his having his lordship for a col-
league. (Hear, hear.) He would he pardoned for
saying in.. his lordship's presence that he has never
had a colleague so free from affectation, so full of

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ONDON and NORTH-WESTERN
IZATLWAY.—CONTRACT for PERMANENT WAY MATE-
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Company are prepared to receive Tenders for the SUPPLY ;of the
undermentioned MATERIALS :-
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1,250 tons Chairs. 2d.tons Bolts and Nuts.
100 tons Fish Plates.
Specifications, with particulars, may he obtained on application
to the Permanent Way-office, Railway Station, Stafford. Tenders
addressed to the Secretary, at this Mice, to be sent in on or before
Tuesday, sth May.

By order.
CHAS. V•. STEWART, Secretary.
Secretary's Office, Euston Station, April 20, 1857.

BANQUET AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LORD
CHIEF JUSTICE COCKBURN.

The building known in Southampton asthe Audit-
all was on Saturday evening the scene of a banquet
of a novel and interesting character. The public need
hardly be reminded that for 10 years the present Lord
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was • the repre-
sentative in Patliament of the borough of South-
ampton, but perhaps it is not so generally recol-
lected that some 16 years since' he also filled the
important judicial office of its Recorder. The Cham-
ber of Commerce of that town, anxious that thii
double connexion should not pass away without
some solemn and ceremonial kind word at parting,
determined on inviting his lord-hip to a public din- 1'
ner ; and so popular was the suggestion that the
list was speedily fil'ed up with the names of men of
all parties in politics. As a general rule the judges
do not dine in public except at the Mansion-House,
but-in ibis case the strict judicial etiquette was de-
parted from, as not only did the Lord Chief Jus-
tice accept the invitation of his old constituents,
but he was accompanied by Mr. Justice Williams
and Mr: Baron Bramwell, who both bore testimony
to the fact that the popularity which had marked
his lordship's forensic and Parliamentary career had
not deserted him since his elevation to the bench.
The dinner was got up by a committee of the Chem
bar of Commerce, the respected president of which,
Mr. J. R. Stebbing, was the chairman of the even-
ing. Amongst the company were men of all parties
in the borough, and there were many present who,
having strenuously opposed the noble and learned
lord 'at his succe 'sive elections, now eagerly slaw ch ed
at the opportunity of showing, by the fervour of
their demonstrations, that, while they bad differed
from him as a politician, they had never ceased to
esteem him as a man. There were present the
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Jus-
tice Williams, Mr. Baron Bramwell, the members
for the borough, Messrs. Wilcox and Weguelin,
the county members, Sir J. C. Jervoise, Hon. Mr.
Dutton, Capt.. Mangles, M.P., the High Sheriff of
the county, Messrs. Lankester, Coop,r, Croskey,
and nearly all the members of the Chamber of
Commerce of Southampton, and a large number of
the most respectable and influential inhabitants of
the town. Covers were laid for eighty.
On the removal of the cloth the Chairman gave
" The Queen;" to whom he said a recent interest,
ing event save an addition claim on the affections
of her 'subject?.
After " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal
Family," came ." Her Majesty's Ministers," which
toast gave the chairman the opportunity of passing
a warm euloginm on Lord Palmerston, from whom
he said he differed in politics, but to whom he still
gave the credit of having rescued the country when
in her deepest distress. Under the most adverse
circumstaires his lordship had
" Held his country's honour fast,
And nailed his colours to the mast."
The CHAIRMAN then said—l have now the grati-
fication of calling your a,ttention to the toast of the
evening, the heklth of the distinguished man in
win'se honour we have collected this remarkable and
most agreeable public meeting. (Cheers.) Gentle-
men; it must be a matter of great pride and plea-
sure to a great commercial community like this to
be thus enabled, uninfluenced by any unworthy
motives, and avoiding all political or polemical
discussion, to do honour to a member who has
served them well, and who has always shown a jea-
lous care of their commercial and municipal inte-
rests. One of the strongest reasons, one of the
greatest inducements why this meeting should take
place, was the desire that one of the most dis-
tinguished men of the pre-ent. day, one who could
vie in eloquence with the greatest motors this coun-
try has ever produced, one -who has retired to the
position of one of the Chief Justices of England,
night not be said, politically speaking, to "die
and make no sign." (Loud Cheers.) As c mmer-
cial men, you remember the bench's , he has con-
ferred upon this great commercial town, and you
would not wish, I am sure, that he should pass into
comparative solitude without receiving some proof
that whatever might be your political differences,
they had not destroyed your sentiments of poitical
or personal gratitude. (Cheers.) I am rejoiced,
and I am sure you are rejoiced also, that, setting
aside some difficulties which might have interposed
to prevent the appearance of a judge at a public
meeting, his lordship has thought fit to be here to-
day, and that while politics are rigorously excluded
from our meeting, he can receive from us those
warm and sincere expressions of gratitude which
commercial men are always ready to offer to
representatives who have served them well. (Loud
cheers.) But neither, gentlemen, must we forget
that our distinguished guest has served us in an-
other capacity. Long before his lordship accepted
the distinguished office 'which he now fills, he com-
menced his judicial career as Recorder of South-
ampton, and he will not, I am sure, even now be
displeased to bear that while filling that compara-
tively insignificant office, not one of his decisions
was ever called in question. (Loud cheers.) I
mention this because I thought it would be grat-
fying to his lordship to have it recorded that his
conduct as Recorder of Southampton bad been as
free from taint as I believe will be his career as one
of ,the Chief Justices of England. (Great cheers.)
Since then, his brilliant career in the House of
Commons is matter of history, but to that, as
politics are excluded, I shall not more particularly
allude. As a chamber 'of commerce simply we re-
ceive our distinguished guest, and to the members
of that chamber I propose that we think his good
health with every mark of fervour and approbation.
(Great cheering..)
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE then rose, and was re-
ceived with loud and long-continued cheering. He
said—Mr. President and Gentlemen,—l am at a
loss, I assure. you, for words to express the emo-
tions I ieel at this moment. To receive this com-
pliment from the Chamber of Commerce of South-
ampton, a body so 'eminently qualified to represent
the wealth, the intelligence, and the respectability
of this great community, to be by them thus re-
ceived, thus entertained, and thus welcomed, in
common with my honourable colleagues, is indeed
an honour and a happiness which ,it is difficult to
find words properly to acknowledge. (Hear, hear.)
And it is the more grateful to .me to be thus re-
ceived by you, because I see in this assemblage
many gentlemen whose politics I know to differ
front my own, whose support I could never have
askr-d for, nor they have given, during the time I
was candidate for *eat in Parliament. To sea
these men united with the old and kind friends
who have always supported me, is an indication
that, although I had not the happiness Of repre-
eenting the opinions of all my constituents, still I
may entertain the hope that all are of opinion that
the representation of Southampton was not dis-
honoured while comsnitted to my bands. (Loud
and general cheering.) But, alas ! gentlemen, all
good is more or less alloyed with soinethin of bit-
ternese—somsthing of regret ; and while I feel that
the honour you have done your late members this
day is one of which both, but above all I indivi-
dually must be proud, because I cannot place my
merits in comparison with those of your other
efficient member, still I cannot but feel a pang of
regret when I reflect that this is the termination
of all connection between us. (The speaker here
paused, and appeared deeply moved, while the
company cheered tremendously.) I cannot but feel
that my political sun has set, and that although
your kindness may to come extent gild the evening
which I Fee gathering round me as a political man
—.-(" no, no")—it cannot permit me to hope that
that which was the • pride and glory of my ex-
istence—the honour of representing you iu Per-
liement—can ever again be mine. I cannot tell

A THOUGHTFUL Sea .LAR.—A clergyman gave an
address oce atterneon a; a Sunday school, on the omni-
presence of the Deity. He began by asking "Can any
child here tell me where Gad is not go be found I" TLe
questioner having paused for a reply, one little girl an-
swered, timidly, "Yes, Sir, I can." The clergyman
said, " Where, my dear ! for I do not know where the
place is to be found." The little girl replied, "Ma-
Bible says, 'He is not in all the wicket man's theughte.'"
THE SEASON OP BUTTEROUPS.—HaiI beautiful season
of buttercups ! thrice b .au Hui in thy timid gentleness.,
thy confiding innocence, and thy fulness of rich pts -
mise! Welcome fragrant season of slanting sunbeams,
fresh birthtime of yellow flowers I . When the dear chil-
dren go With hearts hill of springtime, and hopes yet
in the unfolding bud,—searching for the snow-flakes
and the spangles, the daisies and the buttercups.
which they think heaven hest let fall as menea ;
then, wearied with prattle, to loiter home, in twee aeo
threes, laden with their flowery spoil', to de and dream
all night of worlds made ef flowers, and people with
yellow faces and white daisy eyes, and yellow hair, walk-
ing upon yellow ground, on which there is not room to
tread without crushing the buttercups. Welcome.
bright birthday of flowers and song 1 soft season of
verdurous fr,sliness, bringing back the growth and glory
, of the world, and filling manod's heart wit dreams of
boyhood and the fairy picturheso of the past.h Hibberes
Bramiles and Bay Leases,
CHINESE EII/QSANTS.—Copies of communications to
or from the Foreign-office and other departmertis of her
Majesty's Government on the subject of• mortality on
board the ship Duke of P. raend, carrying emigrants
from China, have just been published by order of Parlia-
ment. The Duke of Portland sailed from Hong Kona;
with 330 (not 500) Chinese emigrants bound for Haven-
nab, and 130 died on the voyage from fever and suicide,
the remainder (200) having been safely landed. A
rigid inquiry into the circumstances was. instituted
by the Government. Another vessel, the Jelin Calvin,
lost 122 out of 297 colonists. No blame attaches
to the masters of either vessel ; both ships had ex-
perienced surgeons and ample accommodation. A
fatal disease manifested itself on board the Duke of Port-
land, and soon became epidemic. The causes of the sick-
ness are traced to the quality of the water, and partly to
the smoking of opium in excess. The Local Marines
Board (Cornhill) are unanimously of opiaion that nu
blame attaches to the owners or caetaine, or to any one I
connected with the ships. It appears to the board that I
the mortality on board the Portland was much aggra-
vated by the heat and unusuel length of the voyage
(150 days), caused by the Failing of the ship in an im-
proper season, one month, at lee 4, later than she
ought to have done—to enable her to get down the
China seas. The Chinese emigrants gave much trouble
on board ; they made frequent attempts to take the
ship, and the captain never lay down in bed with-
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brought on board by them at Hong Kong. The sick-
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such as onions and pickles. The habits of the Chinese
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affection of the liver and lungs,, and exhaustion aris.ng
from the seeds of the disease. The disposition to com-
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been demandd from Sir J. Bowrin the Colonial-
office relativee to the number whieh theyabove Wadi
were legally qualified to carry.
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THE EUPIIRATZS VALLEY Rdl (-4
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ti the copy of a report acid A.,
aid di fictot ‘:f E r 419
Company,
•Majdr-G.netal Cliesnmri. s
A. A., F. R. and dated- L:indon, Feb. 13, 185( :
We have, as you are all aware, obtained from the'
Porte such a general °secession as will enable us to lay
down a railway between the Mediterranean and the 7
Persian Gulf, in three cant' cutive sections ; the first of
which, from the month of the Orontes to Jaber Castle
on the Euphrates, has been definitiVely settled by the
concessions and firman of the Sultan ; so that nothing
is wanting to ensure complete success excepting the same '
support and"co-operation
.from the Goveinnient at home
which it has already so warmly bestowed on the undone
taking in Turkey. Referring you to the interesting letter
of Capt. Burget4, RN., and to the report of Sir John-
M'Neill respecting the port to be constructed near the
Orontes and the nature of the country to be-traversed,
as well as to the minutes sent home by myself, I shall on
the present occasion confine my observations to four ma-
terial points. Ist. The advantages that would accrue to
England ; 2d. The existing commerce and its extension ;
3d. The difficulties expected from the Arabs ; 4th. The
means of laying down the proposed railway.
" let. By means of the proposed railway, troops and
warlike stores, mails, to., cool i be conveyed from Eel-
land to India (Kurrachee) in the space of 15 or 16 day s,
and to Southern Per,ia in a much shorter time. The -
opening of this route would, as already stated, enable
large tracts of•country admirably adapted for the growth
of cotton, sugar, coffee, and indigo, to be cultivated,
which now lie comparatively useless, and would lead to
a large increase in the consumption of British manufec-
tures in Turkey, Central Asia, India; and Persia, it be-
ing the most direct, and cobsequently the cheapest '
means of transport 'tef those countries. These remarks •,
apply especially to Persia, to which the proposed line
gives a much shorter, cheaper, and readier access for our
extensive commerce with that country, than the miserable
mountain mule road from Trebizonde now in use, and
whiCh has 191 e additional evil of being partly under Res-
sler'. control.
" 2nd. Profane as well as sacred history shows us that
extensive commerce has in all ages been carried cn
through Arabia. And so it continuesto this very day.
For although under the name of Gnmrook or custom
duties, trade is subject to some exactions from the Arabs,
it is at this moment very extensive, 'much more so, in-
dud, than I hall ventured to expect. I was aware, from
the Custom-house returns, as given in the appendix to '
my work on the expedition to the Euphrates and Tigris,
that the Indian trade to Mesopctamia alone approached'
two millions ; but I found the trade through Aleppo and
Northern Syria much more important. Sir John 211'Neil
met in one day 1,453 laden animals beeween Suedia and
Antioch ; and it appeared from the registers that, on as
average, 1,200 camels and horses pass the Jisr Hadid
every day with goods from Aleppo or Killis, and various
other places. The papers sent home by Mr. Kennedy,
which have been printed in connection with the Es-
phrates Valley Railway, show that 181,000 tons of goods
are annually imported through Aleppo, and 179,803
tons pass from that city for export. These figures,
must observe, are the results given by Mr. Kennedy ex.
elusive of Mossnl and Killis, which have been overlooked
by him. The r trade is very considerable. The value of
the abode-mentioned imports is about 1,250,0001., of •
which 444,6891. are from Great Britain ; while that of
the exports amount to about 1,050,0001. Of the exports,
it appears that 107,800 tons are brought from towns in
or near Mesopatamia, such as Baghdad, Halal, Anah,
Bussorah, &o„ and that 118,100 tons are, imported in' o
those places. Subsequently to this account from Mr.
Kennedy, I obtained a copy of a report to the Foreign:- •
office on the trade of Aleppo from 1851 to 1855. By the
details contained in that paper, it appears that the im-
ports to and through Aleppo in 1855 amounted to about '
1,214,0591. and that the exports were 1,254,1301., irre-
spective of an internal trade with Turkey, which, -
1856, amounted to 1,079,5561. In bringing these fees
before the Tansimat, and in pointing out the present
ergeense of carriage (which is from 44. to 61. per ton front
Aleppo to Alexendretta), in order to piove that the rat'- -
way would give ample returns, I had also an opportunity
of showing, by the report of Suleiman Pasha, the late
Governor of Aleppo, that he actually paid into the tren-
miry, in 1853, 17,000 purses, which, being taken at 3
per cent., gives upwards of two millions sterling. Nita
reference to the extension of commerce in these countries,
I may cite that of Mossnl—which se not included in the
preceding returns. In 1844, 32,0001. duty were paid by
the Paella of Mossul, on goods valued at more than one
million sterling. Our consul at that place, Mr. Reese:a
(who cultivates cotton rather extensively, and is now in-
troducing the Sea Island plant), assures me that if tee
means of tra ispers Could be procured, there woul I b 3 at
least 300,000 camel loads annually of cotton, wool,
wheat, barley, madder-roots, tobavo, &c., sent from
Mossul for exportation. But Lois is only the increase
that may he expected in one instance. A proportionately
great one is likely to be tne consequence of facility of
transport elsewhere. Cotton, silk, and grain will, with-
out any doubt, be more largely cultivated on the plait s
between Suedia and the river Euphrates. In fact, ne.
thing is wanting but an outlet and moderate protection,
to develop the resources of this large tract of country—
superior in fertility to Egypt—and to produce an enor-
mous commerce in Mesopotamia and Babylonia, in
cotton, wool, wheat, indigo, sugar, copper, tobacco, vit.
lonia, red and yellow berries, &a.
"3d. The next point for consideration—the Arabs—is
usually considered a serious one, indeed more so than it
deserves. For lam firmly persuaded that, with judicious
managelient, everything can be satisfactorily arranged
with this people. I found this opinion on the fact that
trade has always existed in these countries, and on rey
own experience of the Arabs. It is obvious that it they
were to endeavour to stop trade altogether, instead ef
levying a toll or duty; as is their practice, they wetted
do themselves an irreparable iejury, and they are per-
fectly alive to their own interests in this matter.
With reference to a wore enlarged trade, and
to the means of ensuring its security, I think it would
be desirable to carry out the proposal made by Sir John
Malcolm, more than twenty-five years ago, to place a
judicious and influential commissioner in Arabia to
make arrangements With the tribes from time to tins'.
It is not very long since the Arabs themselves had
agents in Damascus and Aleppo, who received the sti-
pulated duties lot the goods passing through Arabia
under their guarantee. From my experience of these
people, I think such arrangements may be considered
safe and binding. In the papers placed by Government
before Parliament, I have already shown that the. Arabs
carried money for me in various small groups, to the
amount of several thoustand pounds. They also carried
gunpowder and fire-arms, and various kinds of stores,
without any loss whatever to their employers. They,
also placed depots of fuel along the river, and most faith-
fully fulfilled their contracts at distant places, where we
had no kind of control over them. These may be cell-
o I the brighter portions of my experience of several
years among this people ; fur it is quite true that I have
also experienced different treatment from them. As 'a
simple traveller, I have been robbed more than once ;
but I may add, as a curious fact, that even under these
circumstances, I was able, on the faith of the \English
name, to borrow money from the very individuals who
had already taken mine. I think, if judiciously mating-
eft by those who know something of their peculiarities,
we have nothing to fear Irons the Arabs.
"The singular character of this people enters largely
into the 4th and operative part of the question. The,
Sultan's authority is at present somewhat restricted in
the country, but it will, ere long, be strengthened and
consolidated in that part of the world. As Khaliph he is
the acknowledged head of their religion ; but as Sultan
his power is questioned, and sometimes even resisted by
the wandering tribes, though not so by the sedentary in-
habitants' who are more or less obedient to the laws of
the empire. ' For the first part of the proposed under-
taking, that of the connexion of the Mediterranean with
the Euphrates, there is no danger whatever ; and it is
needless tp remark that the completion of this propo,e4
portion of the route al me, w,ll of itself very matcri.
ally shorten the distance and time between England
and India. Beyond Jaber it may he otherwise, although
I hope not to any serious extent. Indeed, I think that
the protection, as arranged in detail on the part of the
Sultan, will give us the necessary security. Bearing in
mind tha,. the Sul bar's power is unquestioned at Mossul,
.at Baghdad, at Bussorah, and at other places, we have
only to fear the predatory movements of the Nomad
tribes who intervene; and with such paints d'appui, as
large garrisons in Baghdad and some other places, I do
not apprehend any serious difficulty from this quarter;
expect the assistance of the seden-
woef maythe towns along the Euphrates and Tie
some measure depend indiiectly upon the
especiallytgar ysßwhctoi kiahnss
Sultan through the chief Peeha3. In short, having the
immediate support and protection of the Sultan, with.
ample means as to troops, and our own increasing in-
fluence among the Arabs in consequence of the employ-
ment of their camels and themselves to a large extent, I •
do not see that we have anything to fear, nor do I anti-
cipate any difficulty beyond that of organi'ation in lay-
ing down the rails. The construction of a railway being •
a gradual operation, its progress, like my intercourse
with the tribes in 1835, 1836, and 1837, will be gradual
also ; during which time they will be taught to second
rather than oppose the railway, and by the time it has
reached Aleppo, we maiecount on the cordial support of
this singular people. Three different messages of con-
gratulation were sent to me wbilst recently at Alepp
one of these was accompanied by an offer to bring 4,000
or 5,000 workmen from the neighbourhood of Mossul,
'some of whom had been employed as the excavators of
the Assyrian ruins. '
"In conclusion I may mention that in all my
nego-
tiations with the Porte I set aside entirely all increase of
commerce from India, Central Asia, and Persia, and
founded my calculations solely on the commerce now
actually existing, which give the followirg results :
The import's to Alexandretta alone amounttot to a
50,000
tons, and the exports to about the same, tbe l veloe
being about 2A millions sterling in 1855, the whole of
which would pees over the railway between the Medi-
terranean and Aleppo, and theEuphraess.. The probable
receipts of the fir 4 section of the railway would
Leperb as
follow :—lmports and exports, 100,000 tons, at
ton, 200,000/. ; deduct 50 per cent, for working ex-
penses, 100,0001. ; leaves 100,0001., or equal to 7 per
cent. on the capital. This is exclusive of passenger traffic
Tue rate of carriage for goods between Aleppo and the
sea varies from 31. 63. Bd. to 61. 13s. 41. per ton ; in the
above estimate of the receipts of the proposed raila ay,
only 21. per touis charged for the carriage between the
geplarates and the Mediterranean.
Should you require any further information regard.
ing the concessions which have been obtained from the
Porte, and which you have received in detail, I shall
most happy to afford it.—l have the honour, &c., .
(Signed) "F. R. Crsszusr, Major-General.",

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In addition to the vacancy of the colonel-com-
mandership of the Ist battalion 60th Rifles, by the
dsm'se of Lieut.-Gen. Banbury, the colonelcy of
the .12th Regiment has been placed at the disposal
of the Gener ii Commanding in-Chief by the death
.f Sir It. Clarges.
Good si rvice pensions -of 1001. per annum each
:ave been confer! ed on Lieut.-Col. H. J. French,,
Assist in' -Ydjutant-General at Cork, and Major-
Gen: C. TroUope. A good service pension of 2001,
a-year is available by the deith of Geu. Everard.
In thediet from the Moniteur of erotnotions in
the Leg'ou of honour of English officers, given in
The .Sret of Thursday, the name of Lieut-Col. J. T.
Grant, •19tlt Beeirnent was mentioned. It should be
Lient7Col..J. T., Gran-, C. 8., 49th Regiment.,
The freightsliip Admirel left Woolwich on Satur-
day at 2 p m., having on board the 23d company..
'of Royal Engineers, and a cargo of naval and miii-
t.ary
steres for China. The company, consi-tiug of
Captain, Clerke in command, Lieut. Malcolm,
Lieut. Pritchard, Lieut, Lennox, 4 sergeants, 9
co •porals, and 83 privates, arrived .at the Arsenal
station from Chatham, where they wete met by the.
band of the Royal, Artillery regiment and escorted
to t. he pier, whence they immediately embarked,
and iu les, than an hour the vessel was under way
for Graveseud,
Mark Sharp, a gunner of the C troop of Royal
Horse Artillery, who was admitted to the hospited
about tin days ago,. suffering front the loss of his
thumb and 'ether injuries, sustained-lay the pre-
mature explosion of a field piece during the
menceuvres which took place oa Woolwich-
COMMOiI on the occasion of the visit of Lord
Bloomfield, is progressing favourably, although
incapacitated for farther service. A detachment
court-martial, composed of one captain and two
lieutenants of the corps, last week assembled
to i nvest .get is the accusation brought against
Sergeaet W. Sinus, who directed the firing
party at the eon. The charge was preferred against
the accused, as neglect of duty in giving the word
" Ready" before No. 2 gunner was clear of the gun
wheel. The case having been clearly proved was
nevertheless acknowledged to be one of ordinary
occurrence in cases of speedy firing. By sentence
of the Court martial, which was confirmed by the
commanding officer, the prisoner was ordered to
be reduced from the grade and • pay of sergeant to
the statioa of gunner in the ranks.
The gull-boat Leven was on Saturday removed
from the b tein at Woolwich, and, having shipped
her ammunition at the Arsenal, she proceeded un-
der steam ti Greenhithe to adjust compasses and
to join the gun-boat squadron under orders for
China. When nearing her moorings to be swung
she got foul of one of the buoys, and damaged one
of the bled s of her propeller. She was conse-
quently brought back to Woolwich for repairs.
The paddle-wheel steamers Bann. and Brune hav-
ing been pronounced by the Mister Shipwright at
Woolwich unfit to undertake tie voyage to China,
the Bauu is ordered to be despatched to Sheerness,
and the Brune to be fitted as a tender for service
on the co tst of Africa.
A corporal of the Royal Marines, named Samuel
Long, recently appointed with a detachment to
serve on hoard: the gun-boat Slaney, ordered to
China, died on Saturday morning in the Marine
infirmary at Woolwich from the effects of a wound
sustained on beard the receivieg ship-Rabe, moored
off Woolwich Dockyard, on Thursday. It appeaas
that the deceased, while parading his beat as the
sentinel on duty, was savagely assaulted by a sea-
man named George Bave, who bad that morning ,
been liberated from confinement below, and that
immediately on reaching the upper deck be delibe-
rately cut the ship's boat adrift, so as to cut off all
communication with the shore, and, rushing furi-
ously on the sentry, possessed himself of his bayo-
net, and plunged it into his groin with fatal suc-
cess, vowing at the same time that he would be re-
venged ou.more than one on board, and, flourish-
ing the reeking weapon above his head, strode-the
deck in search of another victim. It being nine
o'clock at night the deck was fortunately clear. The •
ship's boatswain, who hapoenad to be on particu-
larly friendly terms with him, hearing the cries of
the wounded marine, hastened on deck, accom-
panied by a number of the ship's company, but no
one thought it prudent to approach him. The boat-
swain, however, at length succeeded by stratagem
(on the plea of shaking hands) in pinioning his
arms, and thus prevented further bloodshed: A
serge I nt and some constables of the dockyard police
were promptly on board, when the delinquent was
securely ironed and guarded for the night, and in
the morning was handed over to the custody of the
civil authorities. On Saturday morning, at an
early hour, perceiving that the poor fellow was in
a dying state, a messenger was despatched to Green-
wich to summon the attendance of Mr. Traill, the
pollee magistrate of the district, in order to take
the dying man's deposition, but be had expired be-
fore the magistrate's arrival.. The murderer boasts
of his crime, and declares his sorrow at having
failed to satiate his revenge on more than one.
A new description of breech-loading gun, manu-
factured by M. A. M. Montigny, of Antwerp, was
on Saturday landed at the Royal Arsenal, Wool-
wich. The weight of the piece is two tons, and it
is intended as a sample for the approVal of the
authorities. • Two wrought-iron guns a nine
and three-pounder have likewise been delivered at
the Arsenal front the Nile foundry, Birmingham,
also as samples, with a view of introducing some
important improvements into the artillery service
of the way.
Her Majesty's gunboat Minx, Lieut.-Commander
Richard H. Roe, was on Saturday paid off at Wool-
wich, and ordered to undergo repairs of maahinery,
forthwith.
The, Avon steam-tender arrived at Portsmouth
yesterday with supernumeraries from the eastward,
and left again in the evening for the westward with
others.
The Bustler paddlewheel steam-tug, tender to
the Hibernia, at Gibraltar, arrived at Sheerness on
Friday evening, last from the Mediterranean, and
left Sheerness for Woolwich..
In consequence of the strong winds and heavy
sea Mr. Jackson, Assistant-Maoter-.A.ttendantof her
Majesty's dock-yard at Sheerness, superintending
the 'raising of the Coast-guard cutter Curlew, has
been unable to raise her fora: ard by her own chain
cables so as to sweep her with proper chains for-
weighing her when the weather permits.
The
,Falmouth, T. Carrick second raast3r in com-
mand, arrived at Sheerness on Saturday last from
Davenport and Portstnouth.
A. line-of-battle ship, supposed to be either the
Cressy or Majestic, from the Mediterranean, was
seen off Portsmouth between 2 and 4 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, working up Channel.
The Devastation, 6, steam sloop, Commander
Marshall, arrived at Spithead on Saturday morning
from ,Plymouth with men paid off from the James
Watt and Euryalus ; ate landed them, and then
proceeded for the eastward with others.
The Sylph steamvessel arrived at Portsmouth on
Saturday evening from the Channel Islands with
the remainder of the 72d Regiment for Sborncliffe
and a detachment of Royal Artillery.
The First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir C. Wood),
Sir B. Walker (Surveyor of the Navy) Lieut.-
Colonel Greene, Director of Admiralty Works, Etc.,
are expected to make a visit to the g oaan-bt slips
at Hasher this day. It is supposed that a larg
gun-boat flotilla is about to be fitted out for China.
The Princess Charlotte, sailing threedecker 104
-was commissioned on Saturday at decker
Captain. G. St. Vincent C. 8., Aide-de-camp
d d
to the Queen, for service as a barrac -seip forhthPe
China station. The following other office.rs ave
oin
been appointed to her, and her
_eoqinuimpmanets
on as quickly C.Evened and H. G.
possible
:Cuci j
Dorville. Lieutenants J. G.
Belson, Paymaster G. R. D
Jeighton, Assistant-Pay-
master F. Penfold, Clerk J. L. Page, Assistant-
Clerkhospal- E. a White. The Melville, 74, it
ship, Commander Trollope, is rapidly fitting out in
the basin. at Portsmouth for the same station.
The Assistance and Adventure, iron screw-
troop-ships, will be also ready to proceed to China
nest week. They take out the 82d. Regiment from
port smouth.
The launch of the large steam screw corvette
Racoon, 22 guns, took place at Chatham dockyard
on Saturday afternoon in the presence of several
thousand spectators. Her machinery, a portion of
which has arrived at Chatham, will be of 400-hot se
power. , She will be fitted for sea forthwith. A
steam screw corvette of the same dimensions as the
Racoon is to be immediately laid down on the
same slip.

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MOVEMENTS OB SPILOIE.--LivEßrooL, Saturday.---The
Cunard scle a steamship Alps, Capt. Inglis, which ar-
rived last night with the Atlantic's snails from New
York, hid no specie, but it is extroinely likely that the
Asia, sailing on the 15th, will have a considerable
amount vu board. A 1-tter from Vera Cruz, datel
Nlarch.l7, received per Alps, announc,s the arrival at.
that port, on the llth u't., of a conducts, from the city
' of Motto), with 2,300,000 dole, in opeais.

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