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London, England, 1850-02-06 00:00:00

ESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY. 6, 1850

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apeeer in that quarter ; he (sir. I.3aillie) sill:- at hetes een the Ceti, reittee attel th‘,lezoeveedrinugen,(vnttc.
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st,hsehenecriis;:gc? 7fIlE, in fact, of no
se ,• e', for Mere nal no of lem reason tees liestesr• fere melee no refeeence to thei:.c
could imagir e, but:that the Ge -lea. I com.eesed tessalinir to which W etim C have no to or migi t Lave testimony,
Mr. BRIGHT iliettglit that the course adopted by
, y
be • f too little importance lo need his attention.—(Heer, ~ ,
d Lerd Grey, if riot taken to avoid in uiry cer;ainl
hear.) When Colonel Droll' was at Csedy—and he eot I shall endeevoar to place iefire the Howe the laid • him open to strong suepicior . He (Mr. Brigh:)
wished to cell the at:enti,nt of the fiotts,! to the circuln- question en which I tan le they are eanel on to give a did not entirely approve of the amendment, fur
stance, because it would show tee ri elikss way iu which i eecision and t) express an opinior. The House iris it went directly to censure the Government,
human life had been sacrificed—wh•ei Colonel Dreff eai re-collect that on nearly tee last day of the last while the course which was condemned was
at Cardv, he sent Captain Bird to Crenigal with instrue - session, when the Committee reported the expreseeen need like' teleen
Y by one member of it,
times to prim:isles martial law, end to eeprelmed ail lOf tle•ir opinion that a commission should be through some misapprehensioe, who was not in his seat
those who were cl.argtd with whet they cslhd hind I sent to Ceylon to iequire on the spot into cost :in (sir- to state the grounds upon which he anted. He thought
treasor. Captain Bird apprelieneed one men, who m; .:s cutnettuacee, I multi sned, what was the fece that I had taet Lord Grey had acted entirely wroile in the matter,
said to be a noted offender—ant whose Ciegalese Thome preposed a compromise between the Committee—(Hear, and that it was unfortunate, beth tOr hinase'f and Lord
we ceuld not precisely et-tat—arid lull a court mseiiite hear —and the -Hoe. Gentlemen the Under-Secretary "Forringten, that he hesitated as he did. The Noble
at
which
the
prisoner
was
condemned to be shot and his of ;late ; and I recell•ct eLerward that the Right Lord (Lord J. Russell) had said that this was an excit-
body to be hung u 1; )n a tree for fair tllys.—(11( ar, Hen. Ge ntlernan the Member for Ripon, observing ing topic in the colony, but the best way t) put down
hear.) And he was shot, and his bees. did hang fur on that
.eompromise, regretted very much that and prevent agitations of a similar nature in this and
four days ; and yet in the very nt xi dispatch from the tee Under_ secretary had not a.,tasptcd it. Neve; tholes, other colonies, was for the House to show a determine-
the Hoe. Gen•lemau did not think it best that the reso- tier, when colonial grievances came before it, to have
Governor lie found by the blue-beck thee teis eupposecl
offender was all at large and eerlemly a elf, so that ano- lit on of the Committee should be sanctioned, but he tre speediest possible inquiry into the circumstances.
titer man had been shot in his place. Within two des s
e xpreased are r}' (petite d opinion of the come eti at Major BLACKALL bore testimony to the truth of
after the occurrence of this circentstance, Captain Bird eves notioatme After the circumstances that occurred the remark made by the. Secietery-at-War, that the
reported that he had linen el•o•eletl the Pretender ll:nge- in the He use, e eat happened in the Committee cernmaud of the army and the safety 'of the colony could
and
received in4iructiors aeeosst„gly to„ ,peeare to me to he qutte decisive Ls to the not be cen muted to better hands than it was.
rape hitnselc,
if: e Ilion be te of the (los/erne-met and the Mr. DISRAELI said he cooled not recognise alasimmediately hold a court-martial. The mort-nurtiel
was held, when the prisoner ices cototerened esed is.- Committee ; and Ido tot feel for a mom, ie, t- _lay had been stated in the course • f the discussion, thee all
stantly shot, together with four other men accused t f thee any &edit on tee minds of the Committee tired the the members of the Government would not share inthe
Government could have been entertained, lal re t the expressions of disapprobation contained in his amend-
high treason, and yet it afterwards appeared thet noton.
Hon. Gentlemen the Uralei-Secretary, in placing the merit, and be was ready to admit that it
only was the Pretender still at large, but alive at d well
circumstances before the House, so transposed the im- amounted to a censure of the Government.
at this moment in Ceylon. Neither was it a brother of
the Pretender, but only one of his adherent'.—(Hear, portant documents, on which the whole merits of this lie acknowledged the justice of the observation
hear, cheers and counter-cheers.) Not only had they emestion depend, that he conveyed to the House an ins- that fair netts bad net been gii ea of an amendment
it•certaiued that such was the case, but they
sal al„ pression exactly contrary to that which occurred. Now which amounted, and was equiv eat, to a vote of cm.-
ascertained the name of the unfortunate individual who
the Hon. Gentleman said he read the documents, sure; but the fault rested not with him but with the
al
had been shot instead of the Pretender.—(Hear, hear.) but he happened to read first the document which oc- Government, for they had brought f .rward a motion
The Home would therefore perceive that nei' her Ise curred lastme(teear, hear, and a la,,aii.) Too, is me which called for an expression e f opinion from Members.
nor his Honoureble Friend the Member fir Montroee a matter of argument but of fact.; ar.d 1 think there can If, however, it was thought that fair notice had not be ea
(Mr. :Hume) could possiblybring this matter Le 'ore them be no difference of opinion between the Under-Secrt- given, he vas ready to withdraw it.
with any probability of getting at the truth, unless the Lary, or among any of ur. The Hor. Gentlemau read Mr. VERNON SMITH did not agree with the
evi 'ence which they desired was bromght forward; and a resolution ste one that eccurred in the Committee, amendment of the Hon. Gentleman. He trusted that
it remained fur them ti say whether it should be pro- namely, a motion made and question put, that the Omit - the Hon. Member fur Manchester would withdraw his
duced, or whether, in order to stifle inquiry, it should he man be authorised and requeded to communicate with suggestion, and allow the Committee to be appointed
put back.—(Hear, and cheers.) He had thus, to tee her Majrsty's Secretary of State as to the necessary wit- forthwith.
best of his ability, done his duty, and it now remained nesses to be ordered home to give evidence before the Mr. HENLEY was convinced that the whole question
Committee to be re-appointed on the next meeting of Par- could not be
for the House to say whether there should be a fair and properly settled without f 11
an open and u
liament, a motion made apparently by Mr. Hume ; and inquiry.
full inquiry—(Loud cries of ‘• Hear, hear," and cheers,
especially from Mr. Hawes)—and a hether the re after that, the Under Secretary of State said, making that Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not allow the amend-
should be full investigation into these statements, resolution the basis of the report which he read after- ment of the Hon. Member far Buckinghamshire to be
and give its support to his Hon. Friend the Member fir wards—a report which was drawn up to the effect that the withdrawn, because he looked upon it
as vote of cen-
Montrose and himsalf—whether it would give its sup-
Committee regretted on the termination of the session sure upon his Noble Friend (Lord
Giey) andgi himself.
port for a full inquiry, or to an unscrupulous Govern- that they had not been able to conclude their inquiry Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
ment in stifling all investigation.—(Hear, hear.) respecting the colony of Ceylor, and especially into the House divided, when there appeared—
Mr. HA WES said that the Hon. Member had pri- cause of the late insurrection in that colony, but from the For the original motion ..• • ... ... 140
68
vately given him notice that he meant to make some gravity of the circumstances, which their inquiry had For the amendment
observations on his motion for a select inquiry. lie La 1 • licited, the Committee expressed their opinion that Majority against the amendment ... 72
commenced his speech, on a former occaelore with some they should be appointed next session, and that The amendment was consequently lost.
very unqualified observations on the conduct of the Ge- Captain Watson and some others capable cf Mr. HUME then moved as an amendment to the
vernmeet with respect to Guiana, and had stated that explaining the circumstances attending certain courts- original motion that certain persons should be e • xamined
not a single order of the Government had keen carried martial in the colony should be summoned home to give before the Committee.
out in the colony. evidence before the Committee and the Government Lord J. RUSSELL thought if the last amendment
Mr. BAILLIE—Itois in theiblue book. Now this report was drawn up, and this paragraph e f was a censure en the Government, the
present motion
Mr. HAWES—As an isolated passage. The fact was the report was proposed and carried. It was an amend- was a censure on the Committee, and he
therefore must
that instructions had been sent to the Governor of Guiana went proposed by himself before the resolution which oppose it.
recommending the adoption of free institutions; and the; Under-Secretary has referred to as the basis After some observations from Mr. HAWES
though some objections had been male, a new set of of the report which was carried.—(Hear, hear.) When The Hoagain divided,when there '
House
members had been elec:e Ito the Court of Policy, and I drew up that paragraph, which was adopted by the For the original motion ••• ••• 109
Committee, I put in the name of the Queen's Advocate
the recommendations of the Government had been car- For the Amendment ... ••• • ••• 100
reed out without the opposition of a single dissentient. at Ceylon and of Captain Watson, and I left space iu Majority against the Amendment ---9
With regard to the salary of the Governor, the Hon. which to put other names; upon which a member The Hou then 1'
House en at journed, it being now Six o'cl(
Gentleman (Mr. &Lillie) had said that the Committee of the Committee (Lord Hotham) proposed the
had recommended a reduc ion; he would read the pas- addition of the nsrao of Colonel Fraser ;
sage in question, and the House would see that it was but it was immediately observed that as we
not , a direct recommendation. But the Governor had had ()greed not to insert the names. cf witnesses, it
stated to the Court oft Policy, that as far as Lis was better to have some underst ending with the Colo-
own individual interests were concerned he should nial-office in order that the subject might be more
not stand in the way of any alteration which they might matured, and that it was inexpedient to put in
have to propose. But the court had not reduced his the name of Colonel Fraser, although he was a
salary, and a Lea eilection since the extension et' the frac- very proper person to be summoned; and there-
chise ha I taken place, and yet the Governor's salary fire we negatived the proposition of Lord
had not been reduced by the new Court of Policy.
liotham, and it was proposed that the Chairman be au-
Under these circumstances, the Honourable Gentleman thorn:el to communicate with her Majesty's Secretary
f State as to the necessary witnesses to be ordered
is not enntlid to say that the Committee recommended '
a reduction, and that that recommendation was not home to give evidence before the Committee.—(Cheers.)
In my opinion the case is a complete one.—(Hesr,
atteeded to. The whole comes in this House arose
about some 1,000/. which wits guaranteed by the C.v.lList, Lear.) I don't think it will be creditable to
the House, if, under these circumstinces, it desert this
and over which it had no control, while the Govern-
went, by a careful supervision, had saved the country Committee ; and I feel great confidence that, if the
some 70,0001. or 80,000/.—(flcar, hear.) In many cases Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Ripon will fa-
it was the opinion of the Secretary for the Colonies, acid your us with his frank opinion, he must be of opinion
his (Mr. Hawes) own else, that the reduction made had that the conduct of the Government, on this
been too great, and the new trade in some instances in- occasion, hits been of a tendency as least ccl-
creased the salaries. But he would return to culated to fetter our inquiry.—(Hear, hear.) I am
the affairs of Ceylon, and here he must protest against not one of those who would avoid this inquiry. I think
the course taken by the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Baillie). the tone of the Under-Secietery cf State on this subject
It showed his usual want of candour. In the midst of an nas not only been unusual, but unauthorised. What ure
inquiry, on the eve of the sitting of a Committee, he the circumstances ? A grave charge was brought against
talked about the abandonment of the inquiry. He could the Government. What was the defence of the Ge-
assure that House that that inquiry should go on to the '
eernment ? Not a modest defence, certainly, but
end, and there should be a fair inquiry. What would the same tme of ready indignation which
that House think when he told them that there had been the same gentleman has on more than one occasion ex-
no refusal of witnesses? On the 28th of July, 1849, pressed. Yet, whatever may be the ultimate opinion of
a motion had been made in that House that the Com- the Committee, whatever may be the final decision of
mittee of Inquiry should not be rei owed, but that a the House, there is no one but will admit that the invest:-
commission of inquiry should be sent out to aka lon. gation into these aTairs was a necessary and a most im-
The motion was rejected, but how was it rejected? was portant one; and when the Hon. Gentleman calls my
it rejected by the Government ? No; for on looking at Hon. Friend the Member for Inverness to account for
the division-list he found that of the Members uucon- the personal courtesy or conduct of a gert'aman
netted with the Government, on had voted for the elm is to be called before us as a witness, let
motion, and 64 against it. He would call to mind what me remind the Under-Secretary of State that
had taken place in the House upon that occasion, and he h:., is to show in the most unequivocal manner that the
spoke in the presence of the Right Horn the, Member whole of this is a conspiracy in the island of Ceylon, and
for Ripon and of the First Lord of the Treasury, who that he insinuated that we are to have the
would confirm what he would state. The Right lion. the evidence( f witnesses who were parties to that conspiracy.
Member for Ripon proposed that the Cemmitte‘', should [ Vr. Hawes, "No, no."] I don't say the
meet on Monday, and decide what witnesses it would Under-Secretary of Stare used those words.
wish to be sent for to Ceylon. Tho Committee did bet yet that was the unavoidable inference
meet, and the witnesses whom it named had been sent from what he die; say. I am for pursuing this inves -
for, and would be ready to appear before the Committee ligation; and I would add these words as an
when it sat.—([dear.) They were at that moment in this 'imendreent. I would agree that the Select
country waiting for that inquiry. Had power been given Committee be re-appointed to inquire int,
to the Secretary of State to name his own witnesses? the grievances of the colony of Ceylon in connexion
No; but the witnesses alone named by the Committee Lai with the proceedings of the Government of' that colony,
been sent for. On the 28th of November, without any and to report their opinion with respect to the redress of
communication with the Secretary of State, the Hon. any grievances of which there has been rva,on to
Gentleman called upon the Secretary to produce certain complain, and that this Hoare deems it expedient to
sxprees its disapprobation of the manner iu which
witnesses,
besides those ordered by the Committee. 0"
course Lord Grey refused to do this—these were rot
net. Majesty's Government have evaded the understand-
the witnesses ordered by the Committee, and in doing rig of fast session, that they would further the produce
so he showed great discretion. Every witness brought Lion of much witnesses as were necessary for the proper
here, it mutt be borne in mind, would cost the pursuit cf this investigation.—(Loud cheers.)
country no less a sum than from 4001. to 7001. each. Lord J. RUSSELL said that as he,was the person who
Ile thought it right to :protest against the course of was mainly instrumental in the institution of this Com
the Honourable Gentleman. In the midst of the inquiry, wit ea, perhaps the House would expect him to express
while the witnesses were ready for examination, he something of an opinion respecting the vote of censure
makes charges and attacks upon men who were in at- which had just been proposed by the Hon. Member for
tendanee in this country at his own request. Was that Buckinghamshire. He would beg the House to remem-
j ustifiable? Certainly not. He, however, could assure ber that, at the close of last session, he had, contrary to,
the House that as far as he was concerned the inquiries tie advice of the Honourable Member for Ripon (Sir
should go on. Witnesses and petitions were ready to J. Graham) refused to a:low the Honourable Member
be: examined. Sir Emerson Tennent, the Colt- at the head of the Committee to withdraw his motion,
nial Secretary, was now in this country on leave end had pressed the House to a division. The House
of absence, re ady to be examined, and he there- agreed with him that the commission which :it was pro-
f ire asked the House what necessity there posed to send cut to Ceylon to gather evidence, ought
was for delay? But he could allow the attack upon Can- rot to be sent. The Hon. Member for Buckinghamshre
taiu Watson to pass so lightly, because it was unusual had ur ale another, and he thought a preferable proposal,
for a Member of Parliament to attempt to prejudice the that witnesses should be se sent for from Ceylon, so that
Home and the country against a witness who had be eu they might be ready to attend there at the beginning of
summoned, and was about to be examined before a Com- the next session. By a reference to the words which he
mittee. If the Committee, when it met, should assign had used on that occasion, he found that the purport o'
good grounds for calling additional witnesses, he saw no teem was, that he saw no objection to these witnesses
reason why they should not be sent for; but on being summoned before the Committee, and that with-
another cecasion he might point out the inexpediency of out the occurrence of any physical impediment, there
sending for witnesses whom the Hon. Gentleman oppo- was no expectation but that they could be present. The
site might name. In the mean time he hoped the House had agreed with him, and had negatived the mo-
House would direct the inquiry to be proceeded with tion. The Committee then came to a resolution which
at once. went far beyond what .he had said in that House,
Mr. HUME said the Honourable Gentleman need far - beyond the intent of any word which he
not be alarmed about the inquiry not proceeding, for had uttered, and far beyond the power whict
so long as he had power to perform his any Parliamentary Committee was entitled to exercise.
duty he would never rest till this atrocious Ceylon affair [hey decided that certain witnesses should be summoned
was sifted to the bottom. Government had attempted from Ceylon. By the passing of this resolution, the)
to stifle fair inquiry; , bat as the affair in Ceylon was me ant one of two things. They either meant that the
even more disgraceful than many of the transactions words which he had uttered were far beyond any con-
which had taken place in Hungary, he hoped the atruction that could reasonably be put upon them; for
House would support him and his Honourable Friend he had said that thirty -
witnesses could be summoned
opposite in having this inquiry properly conducted. from Ceylon, and the ,Committee had decree] that ar
He might hare made assertions in the House which unlimited number should be summoned, or else that her
he was not prepared to prove, but the assertion that Majesty's Secretary of State was to be at the beck ant
the scenes of atrocity which had occurred in Ceylon cal of their chairman fir six months. Now it was not
were more disgraceful than those of Hungary, he was to besupposed that the Queen's Secretary of Stet'
ready and willing to substantiate with evidence. Why, was likely
in any way to be subject to the dietetics'
then, did the Hon. Gentleman who last spokeovithade- of any Committee whatever. Towards the ens.
gree of audacity that was:really aurprising, dare to tell of November the Chairman cf the Committee
the House that this inquiry was got up by a small band had written a letter desiring that certain wit
of persons, who were conspiring against the Governor ruses should he summoned, but without stating
of Ceylon? If the House really believed that statement, reason
whatever for their being called.—(dishes
let them look into a petition which had come from theJ.Russell) 'had thenhimself any
He (Lord
colony, and see the deeds of blood and atrocity which Lord e
rep 1. h Grey " hether any reasons bad been assigned for
rn
had been committed under the sanction of the summoning those witnesses, to which d replied—
low
W one w
law hen they did that h© was sure the House N whatever. atever. Without, however, adverting to the
would forgive him and his Honourable Friend fact that it would be quits unconstitutional for any
opposite if they felt no confidence in the Noble Lord the secretary of State to be subj-ct to a Parliamentary Com-
Secretary for the Colonies, or in the manner in which he mittee, yt
he might observe that this letter was written a'
proposed to have the inquiry conducted. But, said the the end of November, and that Parliament met at the
Ilon. Gentleman who had last addressed them, why
sufficient
end of anuaray, so that there was clearly not J
stop the inquiry when the witnesses were on the rime for calling these witnesses, even if their presenct
spot who had been named by the Honourable had been necessary.—(Hear, hear.) He did not be
Member for Montrose? He named the witnesses! He
;love that either the Honourable Member who made
was against doing anything of the sort, but it was stated
this motion or his Honourable Friend the Member to:
to the Committee that Captain Watson had superine m ontrese was at all aware of what the effect of this dis-
tended the burning of villages, the confiscating of pro- cuesion might be. Not only was it important as affecting
petty, and afterwards purchasing it; and they said at
the
character of Lord Torrington, but it was calculate/
once this man must be had over to explain his conduct. to unhinge authority in their colonies in every part of the
He, however, could par im no give
• • tial evidence on the real world, and to entirely destroy it in the island of Ceylon.
merits of the case. Again, there was Mr. Selby; what was They had spread among the natives that they had the
he sent for? Why simply because he could explain the mur- greatest authority, that the Governor was not to be at
deideg of the priest. The evidence against the priest was tended to, that their communication with the Member
givers by two men, a father and son, who were candidates Montrose
for would be sufficient to procure the meal of
offices
for under the Government, but it was proved Lord Torrington. He thought that it was no small matte:
beyond all doubt that the priest was innocent of the t
o spread such reports in that colony. The Hon. Gentlem at
charges made against him. Lord Torrington, however, oughtf to remember that he had higher duties to per-
said if all the priests in the colony would vouch for his
florin at Chairman of this Committee than to spread in-
innocence he should he hanged, and hanged he was. emorisa_aAory reports in a distant and disturbed colony.
Surely, then, all that Mr. Selby could do was to explain
the trial and act of hanging. The next witness „c€B.aliioJiis Mit
iIadGbRAIIAM said that though upon mans
:'Noble
his lot to be brought into collo
who it teemed was present in this country was Sir sion with the' a Lord at the head of the Government,
Emerson Tennent, but he was secretary to the very tet from his knowledgee e f that Noble Lord he was sup
Council who had ordered the execution of the abhor- that there watt no less capable of breaking any ph doe rent acts complained of by the petitioners, which he had' oranclaen
given, nor did he thick there NS si and no confidence could bo placed on any evidence he any man in the House from his constitutions
could give. He had no confidence in the Colonial-
offise, he never had, but he did think the Noble Lord principles—persevered in who,
through so long a career—wsa
let's desirous of impeding
at the head of the department entertained a Commons House cf parir inquiry prosecuted by the
men!.—(Cheers.) This wa
suffieisnt sense a justice to take care that his general belief, but his
an iniquity like this should be impartial!conducted; -
y vole lace upon the occasion
special remembrance of what
but he had
been mistaken, and he was astounded now to ,f p s
he
r,
collected,
the m would confirm his belie
Noble Lord, when the ne.toi
find the Noble Lord proposing that they should go into A ' air* a ussed bet' the wss e isc . ore House last session, ()reposed tl e
the inquiry with witnesses who were implicated in thel
Committee should name the witnesses which it tequiree,
charges to be investigeted. The stability e. f the colonies but the Committee passed a vote by which it delegate.
eves involved in this question, for twenty-eight ht men had to its chairman the right of nominating
been shot, twenty. two banished, and sixty-eightg impri• the witnesses
thus clearly going, beyond the bounds of the Nob!,
sorted through the misconduct of the Governor cf Ceylon, Lord's proposition. The more he heard of the.
and 'f they refused to investigate the matter, or allowed t matter thmo more he wished to see it in-
to be swamped by the influence of the Government, what quired into, nor did he think it was tt•
confidence would the other colonies have in appeal to that
House against any injustice or •with of the Government to stifle any inquiry. Little
wrong comm. tad b • •
their local Governments? ) time had been lost, two months at the most, and h.
should propose that the Committee should be to-day ap-
Mr. DISRAELI said the question which the House
pointed, should set to-morrow, and settle on what day
has to consider to-day is, I think, of a very • simple elm- it would proceed to exumine witnesses.
ratter, and should be confined entirely to the considers.- Mr. FOX MAULE wished to explain to the House
tion by the House of the understanding that was arrived that Colonel Droff, who was . represented to 'be an

MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS.
The new committee of Mexican bondholders is on the
most friendly terms with the Mexican Ambassador here,
as well as with the other functionaries, and the following
letter has been sent to them by Senor Luis More. The
Senor expresses his ttrong satisfaction and approval of
the new committee, and a determination to hold no fur-
ther communication with the old one, which perseveres,
however, and has called a meeting for next Monday.
The following is the letter:—
(Translation.)
" Mexican Legation, 7, Gloucester rcal,
" T o W. P. Robertson,‘‘ E Regent's
p Chairman
akil of the
Fe
b 41850.
Committee

of Mexican Bondholders.

"Sir,—Your much esteemed communication of the
31st ult. I have not been able to answer until to-day,
from its only having been received at this Legation on
the 2d--a delay which probably Las arisen from its
having been erroneously addressed.
" My ieelings and my duties most perfectly coincide
with the contents of your letter. From the moment I
learnt that the Mexican bondholders had happily been
inspired with the wish to have a committee of their owe,
in order to represent them hero and with the Mexican
Government, I applauded the idea, which was carried
Into effect a few weeks after its first announcement, and
which was happily realised by the general meeting of
bondholders hold on the 23d ult.

" Although I have not the pleasure cf the personal
acquaintance of. the gentlemen who forms the ne corn-
mitte,, I know very well the good spirit which reigns in
t, and, above all, the recommendable qualities which
characterise its chairman, among which the most re-
markable are a conciliatory spirit, an urbanity, and a
proper manner of treating public business, with the de-
sire of bringing it to a termination mutually .tt'isractory.
Although in the present case I have not, nor can I have,
precise instructions from my Government, yet all those
exiting in this L?gation tend not only to recognise the
eiulutions of your public meeting, beginning w;th the
nomination t f the new committee, but to afford it every
assistance which it can receive, from the Lrgation in
London,

" My instructions on the agency question, and in re.-
ard to the coutnitt-e of bondholders, are such, that if
oy any unforeseen and lamentable accident the com-
mittee over which yon preside should cease t exis., and
if it should be pte!ended to restore the old tommittee,
chis Lvga i m would not vacillate fer one single moment
,n refusing to acknowledge the latter, and in addressing,
•tself, as it has do, e before, to the bondholders thera,--
ielves, passing by that committee which the Mexitaii
Governm, nt ,an never again accept as the me iium of
making an arrangement with the Mexican bondholdil-r!.
" The observations which you make relative to the
advantage of the existence of tt.e best understanding and
the most, pei feet, harmony b4ween the cemmittea of
000dbolders on the one side, and the Mexican Legation
and agency on the other, are perfectly just; it would
have been impossible to obtain such harmony before the
formation of the new committee, and so will it equally
be should it cease to exist; and it is under this convic-
tion that I have written to you in the terms which I have
now the honour of doing, offering you at the same time
the expression of my highest consideration.
" JOSE MARIA Less MORA."
T-- S

_HE ,ALE AT -ARLEOROUGH HousE.—Marl-
borough House was yesterday crowded with fashionable
company, assembled to view the effects of her late la-
mented Majesty the Queen Dowager. The invitations
were from tan to four o'clock, and during the whole of
that reriod the principal rooms of the mansion were
filled with a constant succession of visitors, including
many leading connoiseurs and collectors, all of whom
appeared desirous to possess themselves of some relic of
the &parte,' Queen. Among the more distinguished
company we remarked the Duchess of Norfolk and Latly
Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, the Duchess of Sutherland
and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Marquis f
Stafford, the Earl of Jersey and Lady Clementina
Villiers, the Right Honourable Sidney Herbert
and Mrs. Herbert, the Countess Dowager Wal-
degrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., the Vis-
countess Forbes, Lord Harry Vane M.P., Colonel
Sibthorp, M.P., Mr. Quintin Dick, M.P., Lord Ernest
Bruce, M.P., the Marquis of Douro, Lady Charles
Wellesley, and Lady A. Pierrepont, the Duke and
Duchess of Northumberland, Admiral Sir George Sey-
mour, etc. The company, on entering the mansion,
passed int., the dining-room, where an immense display
of linen of all descriptions was exhibited for sale, includ-
ing some very superb table napkins bearing the royal
arms and cypher, which were eagerly bought at prices
ranging from three to four guineas per dozen. A very
handsome dessert service of ruby glass and some china
services were displayed in this room, which also contained
tull-length portruits of King George 111. and Queen
Charlotte, marked at 501. Passing through an anteroom
the company entered the drawing-room, which, from
the valuable nature of the property it contained, formed
the chief point of attraction. The demand in this room
was so great during portions of the say that nearly a
dozen salesmen were kept actively employed, and it was
with some difficulty the property was cleared away, so
rapidly were sales effected. The upper floors of the
mansion were not thrown open to the public, it being in-
tended to remove their contents to the lower rooms as
the sale proceeds. We believe that a much larger quan-
t ty of property remains to be disposed of than was
expected, owing to her Majesty the Queen having
declined to purchase the effects contained in Bushey-
house. The sale will continue to-morrow and during the
succeeding days cf the present week.
THE COMPTROLLERSHIP •Y THE COAST GUARD.
As some incorrect reports are in circulation with respect
to this office, vacant by the appointment uf Cataain
Houston Stewart, C. 8., to be a Lord of the Adiniralty.
we may confidently state that Captain Alexander
Ellice, R.N., who has filled the office of comptroller of
steam machinery, at Somerset House, since December,
1846, and which office is now to be absorbed in that of
the surveyor of the navy, becomes the new comptroller
general of the coast guard.—Herald.
THE NEW NORTH .WEST SEARCHING EXPEDI•
TION.—The Arctic Committee appointed to consider the
best measures to be taken with the view of prosecuting
a further search for Sir John Franklin met at the Ad-
miralty 3 esterday. There were present the Hydrogn--
pher, Rear-Admiral Sir F. Beaufort, K.C.13., Captain
sir Edward Parry, Captain Sir J. Back, and Dr. Sir
John Richardson.
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary monthly
meeting of this scciety took place last Monday. G. H.
Waterhouse, Esq., President, in-the chair. The Presi-
dent nominated Messrs. Spence, Stephens, and We st
wood, as vice-presidents for the ensuing year. Several
1 inations of books and insects were announced. Several
new British Lepidoptera were exhibited by Mr. Douglas
and Mr. Stephens. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited some beau-
itul new butterflies he had received from Mr. Bates,
who is at present investigating the entomologioal trea-
sures of Para. lie also exhibited a fine specimen of
Eurycantha horrida from the South Seas. A paper was
read by Mr. Stainton on Micropterya, a genus of small
moths belonging to the family Tineidee.
MONET MARE.ET.—The premium on gold at Paris is
12 per milk, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25.45; and the exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25.421, it follows that gold is 0.10 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Ham-
burgh the price of gold is 4344 per mark, Which, at
the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 1O d. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.91; and the
ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.104,
it follows that gold is 0.40 per cent. dearer in Lon-
don than in Hamburgb.
~QUEENSTOWN.—Arrd. Janet, Chaleben, Madras for
the Clyde; Tynewouth Castle, Miler, Bahia; James
Backer, St. John's, New Brunswick for London.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall -street.
C. Pottinger, Banbury, Oxfordshire, tailor, Feb. 28,
at eleven—J. Darby, Dorset-mews, Dorset-square, horse
dealer, Feb. 26, at half-past elven—J. D. Ireland, Lew-
-2is6l:aamt,hlailef.npt,aslitctewnseeldve—j. m
victualler,orriFsoenb:
026h,eaaptsitdwee,istea—iloJr:
Batt arid T. Batt, Old Broad-street, dealer.; in silk, Feb.
Feb- 26, at two—W. Poynter, St. Paul's-churchyard,
warehou: etnan, Feb. 26, at eleven—S. Tipple, Norwich,
tailor, Feb. 26, at half-past eleven—J. Currie and L. E.
Seignette, Mincing-lane, merchants, Feb. 26, at one—J.
Clark and F. E. L. Clark, Pudding-lane, ship and insur-
ance brokers, Feb. 26, at half past one—T. Oldakor,
High-street, Southwark, hop merchant, Feb. 26, at two
—F. K. Fowoll, Piccadilly, wine merchant, Feb. 26, at
clever.

In the Country.
•
T. Ce atel, Suudrr:and, wine merchant, Feb. 28, ut
half-past twelve, at the Court, Newcastle. upon-T.)111;
J. Angus, Bt r wick-crn. Tweed, dealer in glass and
china, Feb. 28, at lia;f-past ore, at the Ccurt, New-
( a Cc-upon-Tyre-I'. Ft.x, lime burner and c( al met-
cha.:t, West Comic:nth and Thrishngton, Durham, and
1t gent's canal basin, Middleac x, Ft b. 28, at halt-past
ter, at Vie Cou, t, Newcast e-upon-Tyne—T. Martir,
Liverpool, merehan• Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Cou,
Liverpool—J. Llardley, r
ey, Manchester, tailor, F 4.1). 28, ut
twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Turnbull, Scar-
borough, linen and woollen draie-, Feb. 28, at eleven, at
the Court, Leeds—J. Morfitt, jun., Leeds, flax spinner,
Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
C. C. Buttalidd, Betersfield, banker, on Satur-
day, Feb. 2, and three subsequent Saturdays, between
eleven and two, at the office cf Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-
court, Basinghall-street.
W. Yardley, Nelson-terrace, Stoke Newington, attor-
ney-at-law, 2s. 4d., on Saturday, Feb. 2, and three
subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-
street.

C. H. Weatherley, Price's-terrace, Westminster-
real, 205., on Saturday, Feb. 2, and three subsequent
Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Edwards, Sambrook•court, Basinghall-street.
H. Rogers, 3s. 9d., on Thursday, Feb. 7, or any sub-
sequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office
cf Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-strtet.
C. F. CAR, 2s. 6d., on Thursday, Feb. 7, or any
succeeding Thursday, between eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-
street.

G. Holditch, J. F. Ho!ditch, and E. D. Holditch,
2 2-5 d., en Thursday, Feb. 7, or any succeeding Thurs-
day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pen-
nell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basingbal!-street.
B. 31`Leod, Briaton•rise, Surrey, common brewer,
Feb. 26, at one.

In the Country.
W. A. Glover, Tetbury, Glouce,tershire, hatter, Feb.
27, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Scott, Dewsbury,
blanket manufacturer, Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Caurt,
Leeds--D. Haigh, Almondbury, Yorkshire, and J.
Haigh, Huddersfield, cloth manufacturers, Feb. 28,- at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
G. M. M'Leod, Stockwell, Surrey, common brewer,
certificate of the third class, Feb. 2—R. Smith, Droit-
witch, Worcestershire, corn dealer, certificate of the first
class. Feb. 2—W. Cooper, Coventry, mercer and draper,
certificate of the first class, Feb. 2—P. Whitehead, Brad.
ford, Yorkshire, corn miller, certificate cf the third
class, after 21 days from Jan. 30—M. M'Griverin, Man-
chester, small ware manufacturer, after six months from
Jan. 30—S. F. Williams, Liverpool, hosier and laceman,
certificate of the second class, after 21 days from Feb. 1
—W. Lancaster, Regent-street, Middlesex, dealer,
Jan. 28.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
D. Hill, J. G. Hill, and W. Gray, Sunderland-near-
the-See, haberdashers—W., and J. P. Richard-
son, Coventry, watch manufacturers—J. H. Fulcher and
M. B. Evans, Liverpool, sailmakers—J. Perrin, W. L.
Perrin, and C. F. Clements, Liverpool, merchants—J.,
J., and R. Benn, Kendal, Westmoreland, guano dealers
—J. and R. Benn, Kendal, IVestmoreland, woollen ma-
nufacturers—G. Else and J. Stones, Mansfield, Notting-
namshire, wheelwrights—H. Simms, Agnes C. Simms,
and T. F. Simms, Leeds, music sellers—E. Sisson and
R. Mackay, Bishopsgate-street Within, bakers—W.
Woods and H. Blackmore, Brook-street, Grosvenor-
square, tailors—J. D. Stagg and W. Owens, Victoria
Cement Works, near Holywell, Flintshire, Roman cement
manufacturers—Elizabeth, W., and W. Ling (so far as
regards Walter Ling), Norwich, brush makers—J. and
W. Dartford, Aldgate High-street, haberdashers—W.
Dryden, W. R. Dryden, J. Rollit,, and E. H. Dryden (so
far as regards J. Bollit), Kingston-upon-Hull, solicitors—
S. Haldsworth, J. Hainsworth, and J. Chadwick, Leeds,
scribblers—W. Jones and E. Smith, Upper Ebury-greet,
Pimlico, licensed victuallers—W. Richards and W. Cox,
Westbromwieh and Wednesbury, Staffordshire, iron.
merchants—J. Dunn, G. Dunn, and M. Thynn, Bishop.
wearmouth, Durban', millers—W. W. Garnham and W.
Holmes, Becelei, Suffolk, linendrapers—G. F. A. and J.
W. Flower, West Knighton, Dorsetshire, farmers—J.
J. H. R. de Castro, I. Carruthers I. E. de Souza, B.
, James, J. R. Saraiva, and R. Carruthers (so far as re-
gards R. Carruthers), Manchester, Rio de Janeiro, and
Rio Grande, merchants—J. Lobb and J. J. Knight,
Southampton, linendrapers—J. and W. Stewardson,
•
Southgate, Middlesex, linendrapers—R. and J. Gill,
Kingstor.-upon-Hull, ship-brokers—J. Langley and A.
13. Clay, Manchester, eoinznistion agents—W. Royal and
J. Beddoe, coal-merchants—W. H. and C. Russell,
Stratd. dealers in tobacco and snuff—J. T. Austin and
'J. Maxworthy, IVardour-streer, Soho, fringe-manuf4c-
larers—J. 11. Firth and J. Newton, Busk Mill, near
Oldham, Lancashire, cotton-spinners—l. S. and S.
Johnson, Lwfird, Essex, cattle-dealers—l. Arter and
J. Collins, 13a h, tailors—B. Sparrow, a Round, J. W.
E. Green, W. M. Tuffnell, %V. Walford, jun., and E.
Round (so far as regards W. Walford, jun.), Braintree,
Chelmstord, Grout Coggeshall, Halstead, and Maldon,
Essex, and Bishop's Stortfurd, Hertfordshire, bankers—
J. Charlesworth and H. Spencer, Ardwick, Lancashire,
stonemasons—J. Hole and J. N. Bateson, Whalley
Lancashire, cotton spinners—T. Palmer, R. Green, W.
Towner, J. Burt, and W. Palmer (so far as regards R.
Green), Brighton, ironmongers—J. W. and T. W. Gray,
London, plumbers—A. Norton, J. Higgins, and J.
Higgins; Manchester, steel manufacturers.
'INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
John Wilkinson, Liverpool, fruiterer.
Andrew Tucker, St. George, Gloucestershire, clerk to
an attorney.
Frederick Fisher, Snave, Kent, farm labourer.
Joseph Evani, Liverpool, cartowner.
James Schofield, Liverpool, briekmaker.
John Soulsby, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, cattle dealer.
Thomas Brimmell, Worcester, ropemaker.
Matthew Heywood Williams, Bridgenorth.
John Norman, Shrewsbury, beerseller.
Elijah Elias, jun., Shrewsbury, coal-merchant.
Robert Franklin, Wem, Shropshire.
George Young, King's Lynn, draper.
John Whisler Skippon, Terriugton, Norfolk, farmer.
William Warren, Bridport, Dorsetshire, grocer.
Henry Jessop, Hemswortb, Yorkshire, beer-house-
keeper.
George Davies, Llandeloy, Pembrokeshire, farmer.
John Giles, Woodbridge, Suffolk, ropemaker.
George William Fish, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, painter.
John Leggett, Gislingham, Suffolk, blacksmith.
John Birdsall, Leeds.
Owen Jones, Pensconce' Carnarvonshire, farmer.
John Philip Schmidt, Great Haywood, Staffordshire,
tailor.
William Summers, South Lynn, Norfolk, general shop-
keeper.
John Cuthbert.son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, agent.
John Thompson, Neacastle.upon-Tyne, hairdresser.
Benjamin Wilson, Hewortb, Durham, hairdresser.
William Paxton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hairdresser.
Joseph Hutcheson, Barton.upoe-Humber, Lincolnshire,
tailor.
Thomas Youll, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, whitesmith.
William Worrell, Belford, grocer.
Henry Thompson, Sunderland, tailor.
William Masters, West Smithfield.
Thomas Stansfield, Idle-green, Yorkshire, clothier.
William Bryant, 'Bristol.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
L. Stewart, Edinburgh, auctioneer, to meet within
Cannon's Temperance Hotel, Edinburgh, Feb. 8 and
March 2, at two

J. Reid, Glasgow, accountan', to meet within Carrick's
Hotel, Glasgow, Fet,. 11 and March 4, at one.
T. Wilson, Hawick, manufacturer, to meet within the
Tower Inn, Hawick, Feb. 12 and March 5, at one.
J. M'Neill and R. M'Neill, Glasgow, cabinet makers,
to meet within the Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Fob. 9 and
March 2, at two.

J. Bisset, Old Meldrum, merchant, to meet within
the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, Feb. 11 and March 6, at two.
William Ross, Burghead, Elgin, shipowner and banker,
to meet within the Royal Hotel, Elgin, Feb. 11 and
March 11, at one.
W. Anderson and John Mather, Glasgow and Edin-
burgh, carriers, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow,
Feb. 11 and March 11, at twelve.
J. Dickson and J. Dickson, Blantyre. Lanarkshire,
farmers and lime merchants; to meet within the Hamil-
ton Arms Inn, Hamilton, Feb. 14 and March 7, at
twelve.

SHERIFFS FOR 1850. .
(From the London Gazelle of last night )
At the Court at Windsor, the sth day of February,
1850, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council, the She:ifl's appointed for the year 1850 were
as follows:

Bedfordshire—Richard Thomas Gilpin, of Hockliff,-
Grange,R sq.

Berkshire—Robert Ailfrey, c f Wokefield-park, E q
Buckinghamshire—William Selby Lowndes, White:-
dot-hall, Esq.
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire—John Vipar,
of Sutton, Esq.

Cumberland—Thomas Salkeld, of Holm-hill, Esq.
Cheshire—Sir Arthur Ingi am Aston, G f A. tor,
G.C.B.

Derbyshire—Robert Arkwright, of Sutton, Esq.
Devonshire—William Arundel Yeo, of Freming-
xm, E>q.

Dorsetshlre—Henry Ralph Willett, of Mcrly-house,
Witubcrnc-Minster, Esq.
Durham—Robert Ilildyard, of Horsley, Esq.
Esicx—Thomas Burch We, ar), of Felix-hall, Esq.
Gloucestershire—Thomas Gambier Perry, of High-
nam•court, Esq.
Herefordshire—James Cheese, of Huntington, Esq.
Hertfordshire—Fullco Southwell Greville, of North
Myms-Place, Esq.
Kent—Matthew Bell, of Bourne-house, Bishops-
bourne, Esq _ _

Leicester.shire—Thomos Stokes, of New-Parks, Esq.