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_e lelegate to their chairman the power to (Mr. Roebuck) would be the first man. to supportt him.n
esaittl nd with the Secretary of the Colonies. But the But he slid object to imputations of this sort being thrown
tosses", went to Earl Grey, and his mouth was out without some sufficient ground.—(Hear, hear.) . the"eh".'inntiedia•elY, who demurred to the authority of The motion was then sensed to aed the Comisncttee.
eitisi,ittrtaan• Earl Grey had not demurred to the appointed, consisting of . Mr. Beillie, Mr.
i Hume,i iJ
which
tieis re wired nor had he asked the grounds upon Waluesley, Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Hoeg, Mr. GA a ktolle Mr.
110 t do , e witnesses wore to be called. Lord Grey did C. Villiers, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Adderley,_._
* stopped" the only course Open to the Committee Mr. Wilson. Mr. S. Wortley, Lord Hotham, Mr. Al Cul-
thaosess bY the Government on the grounds which he la h, aria Major Blaeltall.
bees o,l' were utterly indsfsnsible. Then, as to the ohjees PIRATES (HEAD MONEY) REPEAL BILL.
this, of tehe expsnse to the c ,untry, he was astonished at Sir F. BARING moved the second reading of this Bill.e
400 s wan_ii it was suited that these witnesses would cost Sir G. CLERK- thought some explanation ought to hd-
toed
brid.7oo/. each. Ile had known many witnesses given before the House could agree to the secoud rea
hut if everhe had rentikeeeitdleize was worth its weight in gold it was the slightest doubt that the officers of her Maje!ty.'t.
an we, east fir colony complained of martiel fleet never would require any stimulus of reward, still
''''t tr? maintained fur months—(Cries of " No, no") would be unfair to take from those who ventured their
a lwonhgerteimae Abe p., i attar the rebellion was' over, lives those rewards to which they had hitherto been en-f
t.. Dfss to we put to death by mistake. titled without some reason being assigned. f cases o any auns,etlAELl said fie would refrain from making abuse had arisen, let the act of piracy be morelaccurate
trlole, sten to the debate of the other day- but as the defined—let the amount of reward be diminished—le
tend Lsts°:elcill'sa,rl alluded to the conduct 'of his lion. the acts be specified to which the head money should
say the s Rumen of this Committee, he was bound apply. There might be. good reason for altering the law,
°base's,. ' ut' lien. Friend felt justified in making the but previous to the passing of the Bill he thought some
versch 'erns he did. He would not say anything of the evidence ought to be laid on the table.
ken est°' the party or the. authenteity of the document . . Sir F. BARING said the allowance at present made
had etch hi, is
f qeoted. , on. Friend the Member for Inverness . was open to.great.objection; and it was proposed to get
Jre tss • eecause the witnesses would be brought be- rid of the distinctions which now existed. A. . gallant
testate-,, etiltnittee, He thought it his duty, however, officer now in command had expressed his opinion that
katee 1;,4 his Hou. Friend the Chairman of the Com- the subjeet should be re-considered, and that allowances
fere tse's,", he believed, only brought ihres witnesses be- ought not to be given for services now performed whichil
Post eseTteeittee, two of whom had filled the high are not the same as those contemplated whenthe.h. a ow-
Ms 'khans') °,,51,,ial Secretary, and the other was an eminent ante was originally made. The course which
sc'erteil es '"o had been appointed a member of the about to pursue was this. Ho by nomeatnhisip poosedwatos
a" bat's way eLY'on. There fore his Hon. Friend had not deprive those men who were engaged. in proposed
of
"stains, orought forward a case and attempted to the fair and proper rewards to which they were entitled,.
eisot
no taints'
toil e
uy the evidence of persons whose opinions but he thought it would be better to leaveadiscretionnenint %el t bee •
th ry. ff. e influence on the House and on the the hands of the Admiralty than to make the payr
he Rent! e-
en Ron. Friend reminded him that one of compulsory by Act of Parliament.—([Jeer.) The amount
the
Uncle-ea was summoned, not by him, but by required for last year was very heavy, and he should be
f:1.100)1y •luStheenretuy ' but that circumstance told fa- under the necessity of asking for an estimate of 100,0.004
sit groat - ease. He oelieved that the evidence, as Mr. HUME concurred in the course taken by the Right
litliq.ea'nfl hwseri'S was rather in vindication of the Gover- Hon... Gentleman for repealing the present Act. The
this head-money had been paid
a' ewn e "een suggested the Colonial-office. For principle on which
Ks c Part es hss, -by
tell eye), co_ ssa trom the first, attempted to keep was altogether erroneous. It was given to men who
sa ad essea minute() out of the Houseof Commons, for were paid for their services, and the practice did not exist
fa tesstigatio voured, es for as he could, to pursue the in any other service than the English. He considered it
tit Hate 4 with impartiality and temper. This un- a reflection on the service, for it was equivalent to say-
Oder.B Pr°ceedie
.ii, ecretar , - would not havehappened.
e' ld
is aeli) h d Y mei accepted the proposition he (Mr. without this additional. reward. He. wished to know
testi • a had
40 so Ilittios. 0 , when he was prepared to resume the when the papers which had been promised would be laid
trio with sanl-2,u_L he was bound to say he could not on the table, and trusted that the money would not be
aset7 to ewarsuin.e hopes to the House. He. was not paid until after proper inquiry had been instituted. The
kh ed sith sge in detail on statements which heel Act required that every person. taken or slain should be
1a.,-;B4', but—ja—eue would not introduce them into the proved to be a pirate; but in the course of the whole
had been given
kat* loin „,should be prepared in Committee very of the proceedings no sufficient evidence
liis,°;eeint I•C're into transactions about to be discussed. to satisfy the Court. The statements respectingnt the
n o the
letaaeere -0"'l had occurred up stairs, he must express number killed differed exceedingly, the
fromtip thatthere 6030_ up to
es which '"cuedthat listi. truth
„li prevent impartial. investiga- 2,000. It was a matter of great importance that the. '
et would d !eh he was sure the majority of the public money. and the. lives o. f people should not be dts-
im . ItOtlirreAll 0. posed of in such an inconsiderate manner. As he un-
a repeal aeeaKen ha s'ka said, five Honourable Members who derstood the present Bill, it was simply off the
aretiet era ld all said they were sure there was to be former Act, and did not enact the payment of 51. per
i tr,itrZeritiePg7heed by the
. Government for the purpose head.
at %I eherse investigation of the truth. That was Sir F. BARING—Yes. He could assure the Hon.
%pi, lires4c and the House could not mistake it, that Member. that very little delay would take place in the
thes,ed by atnnment there was such a power being production of the papers; and he felt satisfied that the
kee,traties7e Colonial Government. Every one of parties alluded to were pirates.
they ' *es el; except the Honourable Member for Mr. COBDEN said he had presented. a
.petition front
uon were ..o members of the Committee, and all said a public meeting on the subject of this horrible massacre.
. • h gop,_ S .
not let
to n•
thta Committee to make this investiga- He did not wish to prejudice the case, but could
eeedis 'eter, d gay the whole proceeding, if he were the statement pass without. his protest that 100,000/ was
!stss gesste-a it out of doors, was a cowardly pro- to be paid tor destroying pirates. He could state. from
a Aessagaisils, Proceeding to that Committee with a the highest authority at Lloyd's, that no appreciableo rise
Sot ps,"'Re• ,:' tile Government, saying, "We cannot had teken place in the insurance of goods
that
the easternieee
Laeltr'lit'ts6 are sure to be disappointed; we can- ocean, and that was a prima facie proof no p
1141 vitta tie truth!" Wh the real thing for them had been practised on English commerce. . Theseit .proy-
,itl"tithsge-refuse to servey,,in justice te themselves. ceedings had been carried on against origina risbeeds,
Lasiltedesti is( the Under Colonial Secretary with an which were never contemplated when the Act
commerceas
4'1)(3 to k Perverting the investigation, and he for the object of the Act was to protect
h 1
Ibis'itt its shaew if ever there was a charge more against the outlaws of civilized states.—(Hear, ear.,
4104 the nalleter than that which had been brought A rigid inquiry must take place into the Borneo mas-
fre '2over
-
-.4? No nment, and which, if proved, would sacra. The tribe which had been. slaughtered was carry
Illi„ UN, '3' destroy the character of the Govern- ing on a predatory warfare with a neighbouring tribe,
et3fli,u,eliejsa what ground was the charge made? Be- but no proof had been given that they. ever molested
yos,Pietess's that when a certain number of Members English commerce or an English subject. The question
Iltttelatttql—be get up and made charges against the was between two small tribes who inhabited a country
dare slit 11° supposed they had got a mass of evi- contiguous to that taken possession of somehow or other
ilale'lle-st'Possed they would not hazard anything. by Raja Brooke, who fitted out an expedition to make
s‘t._"4 oil vesght to be rounded on some considerations an attack on these savages, who had been slaughtered
VlosTaet Isge evidence. But here were four or fire in a manner surpassing the ravages of Trafalgar or
the
taith atliament charging the Secretary for the Nile, whilst not a man had been killed on board
act, Y had e serious dishonesty. They had got Ceylon English ships. It seemed to have been a complete
gesi kod Ileard of a
11.4ss_ Who, ,a_ an insurrectioni which had broken battue, with as little defence on the part of the natives as
alastiyli es g_ n c! been sudden certain, aftnr a would have been made by a flock of sheep. He trusted
frisiZsly tssiartial law; and proceedings that no mone would be voted until the evidence was
leis es f,(74 Place, the result of which was imme- produced,a
and that if the documents laid on the table
shishiees in that time to the present. Now let the should not disprove the accounts which had reached. this
Lits'll .soieet that Ceylon was called a colony, but it country, the Government would grant a Committee of
ats'Ne-althe common acceptation of the term. It inquiry.—(Hear, hear.)
Vilerl-atls -pendency, with a population which was Sir H. VERNEY said that if Hon. Gentlemen took
ts' 'lt Wholly foreign, and the dependency the trouble to go into the subject. they would find that
to e°tlcluer d d el, We had a small if this country, or any other, desired to carry on cora-
-1 Otsev'titht slash there ?phen
hency.i
n,
Ewnitianad.osltifethpaotpulation with mercial transactions in the seas between Australia and
IN kill) thetePreselisi
House w' as to China, the extermination of piracy was absolutely meets-
ktiO teiblerans ongall goccasions of tying the hands sary.—(Hear, hear.)
04474 rt„the energies of those who had a discre- Colonel THOMPSON said, in reply to the speech
iNeitine""em as representing the Sovereign of that they had just heard, that all he and thoseh who
ssais42lo4:elle distant climes, he said there could be thought with him wanted. was evidence. They were
(g*Cliits-k" office it that House undertook it, and not fond of pirates—they did
.not admire ordefendh‘
d.
issis," tst th tendency in that House and in the coun• Show them that they were pirates—(Hear, hear)—and
saa eaters° Peltry purposes of pitiful popularity— they would readily encourage any Act to suppress them.
1, ea es•-it
hit, Th. Bets Was the carping and the carv- But he knew that the public had a strong feeling at the
is4lassis
is of those who represented the coun- present moment against any temptation being held out to
PtissNs7 ap-,F°tle of action tended to pinion men to go about the world, bearing. with themthe forces
til:- •st the a these who represented us in every of the army and navy, and saying to those they m et,
ttest!tistsalloclid, and to interfere with every enter- " Is. there anybody we can ill for you under the name
ZheN-i'lleaslt this ground that he stood up to enter of pirates and charge them in the bill? "—(Laughter.)
ail eaes-''ths4lilly and earnestly against such pro- That was what the public dreaded; and knowing. the
his Itiiss" s,se.
Whatt had they got on this occasion? weakness of human nature and the 'excellence of that
tkl.tc:,*4-I°,Bes4,4'Pengon,'who he beliheevedditdo hnaorte been public prayer, " Lead us not into temptation," they were
16? kis' Pstat, and he only hoped write anxious that measures should be taken to sift these
Nibliv sat "sea. But of this he was sure, that transactions whenever they occurred. Supposing the
WslYC'thethet a hostile population—he thought case tohhe that an individual with a considerable force
‘,llsl°R of them—Lord Torrington had in under is com. nd had one to some position where
sitcattik
sees is° than any man to prevent the effusion some petty tribes were warring together, what would he
Peo mat if all the
Ilia ass pie 0., he had tampered and played with have to do but to take one side, and say that
Yu* !Ilse had
that sort he would have had war, and other. side were pirates?—(A laugh.) Was that not a
"'treaties ltd been killed a thousand would have possible case?—did.. they not know that some of them
tlltt)ik j,:Pre, lint when Hon. Gentlemen found the could lay their fingers on its actual occurrence? There
s Ntr.l lee tug that things had been done con- were things, therefore, in which the public looked with
Nts Hated4lto-iPtn he should like to know what great jealousy in the pre.lent, sxtiaotuesotfoaffairs, and they
/)14,10
Ossktill !'; Ede yl Ceylon was a conquered were, therefore, parti.cular
..y promote an al-
a Id
to head- money for pi-
t'hei4t tZe, law of Ceylon was not the law of teration of the law with regar
ZS esis'ai hs"Clish law was only introduced by the rates captured.
14 eite'lli ..' Act of Parliament. He wished to The Bill was then read a seoond time.
, ~se'. the
sltsl4‘ueisi sits was anything to prevent the AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
tgialltipssel:llg
_martial law. He had known The report was brought up and agreed to, and leave
hoeresil% se! guises dunder this constitution, and was given to bring in a Bill founded thereon.
1; ?7l that'learfreunadnrahte pfeorusnodnsnhoadsbyemen'pactohny- REGISTRAR'S OFFICE (BANKRUPTCY) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
°Pli NI n them
rta in that House. But he wanted to committed.
tistll4-tio as illegal to proclaim martial law ARMY AND ORDNANCE EXPENDITURE.
hIS . Gov% Wall told there was a judge, and that he Mr. F. MAULS (in the absence of the Chancellor of
*'A AS ertati,,Re, b at,r. Did no one know the history the Exchequer) moved the re-appointment of the Select
leas •t Ret ;„, e side of the governors? The
ms -1* eel' -"''e dis t dhb lived the reason • d
issa,tes, ish is pu es, an e e e was agree to.
They Committee on army and ordnance expenditure, which
4`ilisee 0' lesi '''‘Yers were not statesmen. Look at THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
;iohAseltatta ; his Hon. Friend the Member for The House having resolved itself into Committee, Mr.
I,litl(iNsot 4043E14110w what they were. When they
Bernal in the chair,
t: kit. 44 10 the lawyers they went to loggerheads.
0, ,ateseePouse dealing with distant colonies; Mr. LABOUCHERE moved for leave to introduce
three Bills for improving the condition of masters, mates,
silks detChy stria, and other places in the same di-
and seamen in the merchant service: for the regulation
stir theyT,4o %rid they for party purposes inter-
of the Merchant Seamen's Fund: and for the regulation
Os ,te aeltisenlen who complained would do well of the admeasurement of the tonnage and burden of the
ii;,Zissastskt " hope of justice, and that they would
merchant shipping. At the close of last session he had
Nt liskel would stated his views on this important subject, and laid a
t,s4 essilikestio
_not allude to the question whe-
Bill on the tahle of the House for circulation among the
k'i,tittkes d te,ta a martial law was justifiable or
Members. That Bill had been materially altered in
444%htrait the GOP Hon. Gentleman had made any
many respects in consequence of communications from
giteo h said trvernor.
various pa. is of the country. The evils which the Bill
yt4itt " Ise_ at as long as he had Seen in the proposed to remedy were three—The ignorance and in.
kaitiks„. ad Cer heard such a tyrannical speech as
competence of the captains and mates, which, in many
ts^ttittsist
s.lt s'sen made by the Hon. and Learned
instances, were a discredit to the merchant' service; the
41014 "4 to 'anted to this—that the will of Lord
0
bslth,.tiot shiech theaw, and there was martial law
fair to a fearful extent ; and the system of contracts
Isiqviii, ,een si better. He contended that
whch was adopted.—(Hear, hear.) In order to
It'slti°testhe %,,,r, 'len, and that a proer oortunit
tlinliit Nit'," Per 'aessea had not been remedy. these clef: cis it was proposed in the
Nit',"
• 'anns s • afforded. . Many first instance to constitute a department of uter-
tlisttite.es„,/tlps,s aid that there was no rebellion,
tile marine of part of the Board of Trade, responsible
ehelaii,,' 'lichee -et would have been sufficient to put can
tile
1e,5.41 but that Lord Torrington pro- to the country and to Parliament for carrying out the
Ilviseetiss'"etio„) and took every individual fromprovisions of the Bill, and the general superintendence
tjlhktatits-te, (3.1 the law.—(Hear. hear.) Then f the mercantile marine. This department should
ettNa I torrEilial were constituted 'of three junior compriseo two captains, who would assis4 the President
of the Board of Trade. It was proposed to establish a
ih Vas' legs w Torrington's order 'no records of
Ilukstl elk Os! thst ere taken• Now such system of examination for masters and mates—the Act
Isee s N anou h • was. not . a
in this respect to be. prospective and not retrospective—.
"4 0)11 fan had .g to alarm the friends of liberty?
kt mki mt , 44,1 rise
.and to appoint public shipping officers instead of licens-
n from his last night's sleep a
agents. Those at present engaged as masters and
ki4issqa%itett hi 'men
no longer the man he (Mr. mg
Of hto tti, Narti groat for.-- ers mates should be supplied with certificates of service, but
hl tilt a ii,v, . aughter.) Lord Toning- mates
they were dismissed for impropriety of. conduct. then
thse,t k ti, 3", ali te 111 operation until he passed an
thsttisalest ;the tkuitt no court of law could uestion ought to be deprived of their certificates, without
iittli4it,!to tittlYtho. Goy'eatn act had received the sanction. they
which they could not be re-engaged, and so the Act
'"tis, aiittsths " Colisair,a?ent• He (Mr. Hume), daring provided. In 1836 an Act was passed regulating the.
taking of apprentices on board of merchant•veasels sail-
(lelleil tlslal/14:ttilttt-tuta'r‘t!' inquired if any of the pro-
log from this country, but the provisions. of it did not
s gess es,k, ells,' martial had been transmitted to
seem to be adhered to, notwithstanding the Government
‘loßt qh(t , 4,•loatici" that nothing of the kind had been
tlit leoettpshotzeis,l,,,eeeutinasth_a.t. the Noble Lord had sane- had done their best to carry out the provisions of that
Act.—(Hear, hear.) Having, therefore, foiled in that
Oils 'neegoot,.. „..itnout any document whereon
tote hot , • ts"aess !•-le also proposed that Lord Tor- respect, her Majesty's Government had taken
tli,N A Nty ktp, enquired to •
It hit, Lich ~ .._, give an explanation, but up the matter, and by the introduction of
the proposed measure anticipated that they would be
‘tes, 'sblleckiliese,'Sutt answer the questions. He
able to do away with many of the evils winch prevailed
as sett , its b tlit 4
Lora thous
any man would have sane-
eti►tetto es alit thout
ttl the 4e' 'la hi
under the present system. The Government had done
ti 'ii It Biteh 42'ae-b Grey• done so. From the their best to carry out the provisions of the Bill of 1836,
bat it bad failed in realising the objects anticipated from
14 44 aged book it would appear that Lord .
trot,s,h. 4. Cit,L. pd
111,149 'e 1:tliel .1" and corn but
confiscations to perishable it. The measure which he was now about to submit tof
the House would, he trusted, supply the deficiency o
part!psjetk.seis enal htisew
Ivor ; .
ithe fact was, that
e jes.vel pert,
clothes, &c.,
0044'1'114 4by publi that Act. In regard to the registry of seamen, it
was proposed by the present measure that a particular
t,ll,,,ft,ttglii_ 80 ~r_ c auction. And when some
„tisesiskeeest est them Pro was
had been taken inquired Vis'4'klittyti at r: he,ss
sthey found that none could be office should. .be established for that purpose. In regard
to the discipline and the general conduct of the sailors,
teem *si, esslttlitit;,,,, tie was astonished to find his the measure which he was about to submit to the .House
ect,,-ith -`, ace,7 as the advocate of tyranny and laid down certain rules. In regard to the registration
submit to the
;!,,, itIL, lee i "ing those who were better ac- of seamen, the measure he was about to
sltti?is44lll4,:t .11seiseatewt' thee himself of popularity House also made provision. In so fir as regarded the
did
4,,,
soy s
rittei.:lis
attehd laughter.) notes granted to seamen, instead of pursuing the present
lits itistwish rates to , '°lted the observations cf his system, it was intended to. establish an office for the
'Pe.'t AI lt4ta 't° 146 misapprehension of his remarks examination of such cases in respect of those as might
t`,Sli.;,"vitys ;Cele,' reePtesent him. His lion. Friend arise. Upon the whole, he considered that the measure
would be attended with the greatest benefit, not only to
t'i,iit'lllZeh"isejeid 4;l'3:lnnis own kind feelings which
the.. seamen themselves, but the mercantile interest gene-
Ilkli stets aha ourkl, as `atesightedness.—(Laughter.)
rally; and he, therefore, would at once submit to
'ti4 s'l not distszolaswsn that distinction betweenthe
t N '1( e` Tr. Itsunderst ' Pendencies, and if his Hon. House the motion be had read at the commencement of
tiar,, if ois„,_h,s,_sand that difference, no language his address.
qeittnhis
itY. isw%veoulei
use would make him do Mr. CARDWELL would only ask the assurance of
Osttse,,,ttlass'n°ll. pri.:::, dYI understand the differ- ~,)ther tlktiegsl ietelolnodie, Gentlemanendii,
ft
the
that
Bill hhe would.ih net fix a day
believed in the charges 1
4 I, J.
~., • sooner he was impeached
/i.\l;lllaTearltslgtea th'e b
ample time fur consideration. JIO t
Ii
ounGt y ihad
mans was good enough to pay a compliment to those
Theßighton. ent e-
('l ilto4l4htst want him
whom he (Mr. Cardwell) had the honour of represent-
s 11,1isisktitsct,$)
los ter 4,,,,h, la; but I cannot get him
g 1 h, -...th e Alen 9 .
there was the Colo- ing, and to that institution in Liverpool, the " Sailors'
Home," which carried out by voluntary contributions the
kli tiltltlllt,,b e head gat, th
Gel kl.t.te, tead; 4% Mr. „ftnct front of
vk►
t et
HLoam
himssanil. objects which the Bill now before the House proposed
'4I 110% gt ad to all h limes) if , the offence.—
to effect. He also observed that the opposition to the
he w.ould not find a
teitirs 0,, voee,e had . his Hon. Friend
~. is ~,_ .11e •.
measure of. Last. year camefrom those of the highest
let with `2lnourable iss c 'L. Ills Hon. Friend respectability iu the shipping trade, and in bringing for-
t hi._ ,4 prethet_ ern bers hadward the present Bill, expressed a hope that it would
-44 t jay i ere:l4l,olon .
pr charged the
Created f to event investi- mitigate the evils which existed, and soften down the or that charge,
and he opposition so given it. Ile (Mr. Cardwell) was appre-

hensive that it would net effect the object which no
doubt the Right Honourable Gentleman had in view.
In the first place, it made the masters of merchant
vessels the mere creatures of the Board of Trade,
for no vessel, hereafter, could have a master in com-
mand of such vessel, unless he possessed a certificate
from that Board. The Bill proposed that all those
who had hitherto commanded merchant vessels should
have a certificate of service ; but in fsture—that is,
after the passing of the Act—every seaman becoming a
master must produce a certificate that he passed the ex-
amination of officers or exininers appointed by the Board
of Trade. They would be therefore the mere creatures
of that Board, inasmuch as their certificate could be
withdrawn at the pleasure of that body.
Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that such was not the
case. A master could only be removed on sentence of a
competent tribunal.
Mr. CARDWELL—Whether the provisions of the
Bill were right or wrong, they certainly, to his mind, ren-
dered the masters of merchant vessels the mere creatures
of the Board. Then, again, the engagement between the
mariner and shipowner must bs under the superinten-
dence of the postmaster appointed under the Bill, and it
cannot be a valid engagement unless that officer, who
was appointed by the same Board, approve of it.—
(litar,tLear.) The provisions of the Bill of last session
did certainly create an apprehension among shipowners,
that being now exposed by the repeal of the navigation-
laws to foreign competition, they had not the opportu-
nity of availing themselves of the cheaper services of
foreign seamen. They see that their difficulties must,
of necessity, be increased if that Bill restricted them in
the manner proposed. Objections were also made to the
production of the log-book, because the shipping in-
terests said that many private transactions were entered
in that book, which ought not, f many reasons, be
submitted to the Board of Trade. All these were mat-
ters on which the Right Hon. Gentleman must be pre-
pared is expect a considerable discussion, and certainly
nothing could be more frank than his conduct through-
out, or more ready to receive suggestions to improve the
measure now brought forward. At the present stage of
the Bill he (Mr. Cardwell) should say no more than to
express a hope the Right Hon. Gentleman would give
them ample time for the consideration of all the difficul-
ties he had suggested.
Mr. HUME said the Bill might be of great use, or be
productive of great evil, and certainly no one who at-
tended before the Committee on the navigation-laws but
must come to the conclusion that something was neces-
sary to be done for the merchant seamen. He was glad
the registration of seamen was done away with, for in
his opinion it proved an entire failure; and altogether
he was gratified some step had been made to ameliorate
the condition of the seamen, who were one of the most
neglected class of her Majesty's subjects. As the Right
Hon. Gentleman spoke so much in favour of the Ame-
rican mercantile marine. he (Mr. Hume) was induced to
ask him whether he would consent to have in every sea-
port schools for the education of those youths who in-
tended to enter the merchant service? He remembered
also that in the evidence given before that Committee by
eminent merchants, they stated distinctly that when they
had foreign cargoes to send to this country they always
preferred a foreign vessel to an English one, and foreign
sailors to an English crew, because they said their goods
were taken more care of, and a better class of officers
was always found on board than in English merchant
vessels. He preferred that when disputed questions
were raised in ports the matter should be referred to the
magistrates as now, instead of leaving it to the arbitra-
tion of the port-masters, which he believe-1 would lead
to great mischief upon the most helpless class of men in
the community. There were many other objections to
the measure; and he therefore hoped that the Right Hon.
Gentleman would consider the question most carefully.
He had long been of opinion that an inquiry, something
after-the manner of a coroner's inquest, should be held
where practicable, on the cause of a shipwreck; but
having taken the trouble of writing upwards of 250
letters to the shipping interests on the subject, he only
received five letters from persons who agreed with him.
Lord Auckland had established such a rule in the navy,
and in a report which he lately saw of a ship wrecked
near Whitby, it was found that the accident occurred
because there was no chart on board. He trusted, urs-
der all the circumstances, that ample time would be given
before the discussion on the second reading came on.
Mr. RICARDO complimented the Hon. Gentleman
the Member fir Liverpool on his very moderate tone of
observation on the Bill; but as to the injury inflicted on
the owners of vessels by this measure, the Hon. Gentle-
man must know that one of the greatest difficulties they
now had to contend with was the notorious misconduct
of many who commanded British merchant vessels. They
could not shut their eyes to that fact; and the sooner
such an evil was remedied the better. Then, as to the
registration of seamen, ho wished to know from the
Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of
Trade—as he did not distinctly understand his state-
ment on the subject—whether that registration was dis-
con tinned by the present Bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERE observed that he should in the
first instance, inform the Hon. Gentleman the Member
for Montrose, that although no naval schools at present
existed, or were provided for in the Bill, for the purposes
he alluded to, yet there would accrue under it a fund
more than sufficient to pay the officers and that
the Government would willingly appropriate to assist
in the establishment of such schools, at the different
ports. With regard to the question of the Hon. Gentle-
man the Member for Stoke-upon-Trent, power was given
by the Bill t ► abolish registration, but it was not
thought proper to do so without great consideration, or
in a summary manner. It was not the intention of the
Bill to interfere at all with such institutions as the
" Sailors' Home," in Liverpool ; on the contrary, he
should be glad to appoint the managers of such institu-
tions portmasters wherever it was practicable. He
should not fix the second reading of the Bill without
giving due notice to the House, and allowing time to
consider it.
Mr. FOSTER nAced if the coasting trade was to be
brought under the authority of the shipping masters?
Mr. LABOUCHERE replied, that it would not.
Mr. BROWNE wished to know if these shipping mas-
ters were to draw up the engagements between masters
and seamen, or whether they were to act merely as
notaries public, to witness and give validity to the do-
cument?

Mr. LABOUCHERE observed that the business of
he shipping master was to see the engagement was a
proper one, and that every justice should be done to all
parties.
Mr. WAWN had opposed the Navigation Bill of last
session, because he foresaw that restrictions would be
placed on shipowners in manning their vessels. That,
surely, was not free-trade.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND BILL.
Mr. LABOUCHERE then asked leave to bring in a
Bill for the better regulation of the Merchant Seaman's
Fund. He need not remind Honourable Gentlemen of
the feeling of dissatisfaction which prevailed among sea-
men in consequence of the present management of that
fund. It had long been the subject of complaint, com-
missions were issued to inquire into the subject, Bills
were brought in to remedy the abuses, hut the evil still
remained, not only unabated, but increa‘e 1, and was con-
shntly increasing, until at last the subject was brought
to such a condition that it was impossible the
Government could any longer refrain from inter-
fering. The Institution from which the Merchant
Seaman's fund originated, was established in 1746,
previous to which a sum of 6d. was levied from
every sailor for some such purpose as that then
contemplated, but no advantage was derived from
it. In 1746 some of the principal merchants
thought to establish a sort of Greenwich Hospital for
merchant seamen, and the Government of the day,
consulting the feelings of the seamen, and anxious to
conciliate them (it being the year which follosved the
great rebellion of 1745), co-operneed with that company,
and an Act was passed incorporating them. Its object
was to give the merchant service that which the Royal
Hospital of Greenwich conferred on sailors in the royal
navy. They proposed to erect an hospital of that d, -
seription, to grant pensions to sick and disabled seamen,
and also to the widows and orphans of those who were
either killed or drowned. A power was also given by
the Bill to raise a shilling from every captain, and six •
pence from every seaman, in addition to the sixpence
paid to Greenwich hospital. That fund was supported
by the great merchants of that time, and although un-
fortunately they possessed none of its records, as they
were destroyed by firs, it seemed to have worked ♦ery
well for a considerable length of time. It was, the
House would remember, particularly intended for pen-
siening the widows and orphans of thee° who were either
killed or wounded in the service.—(Hear, hear.) Subse-
quently, however, a great change took place between
1820 and 1830, for it happened that the great merchants
who supported it withdrew from the shipowning trade,
and persons of an inferior class having succeeded them,
the private subscriptions greatly fell off, and the funds
in consequence were reduced to such a condition, that in
1833 an Act, which now regulates the society, was
passed raising the imposing contribution from ls. to 2s.
on masters, and from 9d. to ls. on seamen. By that Act
all widows, without distinction, were to be pensioned,
even if their husbands had not been either killed or
drowned. The fund under that Bill completely failed
—its relief was perfectly inadequate—the complaints of
the seamen who had compulsorily contributed to it was
justly loud, and if this system continued, the fund would
soon be reduced to the brink of ruin. The inequality of
the pensions to equal contributors arose from the fact
of the pensions being made payable at the
place where the party had resided for the last
five years, or had been a contributor, whereas the
ports where the seaman contributed the most were
commonly not those where ho settled down in his
old ago. As an evidence of this, ho might state
that Liverpool, with a tonnage of 407,000, had
1,044 recipients, Newcastle, with a tonnage of 311,000,
had 2,680 recipients, Sunderland, with a tonnage of
191,000, had 2,053 recipients, and Whitehaven, with a
tonnage of 38,000, had 745 recipients. The inequality
of the pensions was exhibited by the following statement
in a return on the subject. At Belfast the rate of pen-
sion was 71. 10s.; at Liverpool, 71.; Dundee, 6/.; New-
castle, 11. 16e; Whitehaven, 11. 10s.; Poole, 1/. 145.; and
at Sunderland it was very small, but he had no return.
The insolvency of the fund had been the subject of an
inquiry a few years ago by the Committee over which
Lord Elleeborough presided, assisted by Mr. Finlayson,
the eminent Government actuary, and it was then found
beyond a doubt that the fund was in a state of complete
insolvency, and was progressing fast to absolute ruin.
The assets and liabilities of the fund on the 31st Decem-
ber, 1846, estimated according to the principles applicable
to a benefit society, stood thus, in round numbers:—
The value of existing pensions was 506,000/, of invest-
ments. 202,0001., balance in hand, 29,0001., making a total
of 231,0001; thus leaving a balance against the fund.
'l'ho balance against the fund under the manage-
ment of the London Corporation was 107,0001,
and the balance against the out-ports funds was
106,0001. It was only necessary to glance at that state-
ment to perceive the utter hopelessness of the situatio❑
in Which this find WO placed. Lctrd glleuborQugh's

for an improved measurement of the tonnage of the
merchant shipping of this country. He would state very
shortly the general principles upon which it was founded,
and he might state generally that he was mainly in-
debted to Lord John Hay for the principles upon which
this measure was founded, and that it was not grounded
upon any experience immediately within his own know-
ledge. The Right Hon. Gentleman explained the present
mode of ascertaining tho tonnage of a ship, by which
considerable injustice was done to the large class of ships,
as c)m pared with those of a smaller burden. Ho recom-
mended the new system upon the authority of the COM-
missioners, and the hest scentific authorities. He did
not apprehend that there would be any practical difficulty
in enlisting the new system to the old system. He con-
cluded by moving a resolution for leave to bring in the
Bil►.

Sir GEORGE CLERK asked for ample time to con-
sider the question.
The resolution was read.
The motion was then agreed to, and the House re-
sumed.
PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS IN IRELAND.
Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE moved for leave to
bring in a Bill to amend the laws which regulate the
qualification and registration of Parliamentary voters in
Ireland. He proposed the abolition of all the franchises
which now exist, with the exception of the rating for
the poor. There were one or two alterations which he
proposed in the terms of the Bill of last year. He met
with no opposition last session on the great principle of
the Bill, namely, the substitution of a fixed rating. As
be was so fortunate on the last occasion, he might with
the greater reason claim the attention of the House on
the present occasion, lie should say very little on the
minor details of the Bill. In the third clause of the Bill
there was a new franchise given, namely, where there
was an estate in fee of
the value of five pounds. In the
transition statein which property was at present in
Ireland that was likely to be very valuable. The alte-
rations were few, and he hoped that Gentlemen on both
sides of the House would see the necessity of this mea-
sure. There was one effect which he looked for from
this measure of great importance, namely, that it would
induce the landlords to give the land in fee, and with it,
as a consequence, a certain tenure, the uncertainty of
the tenure and holdings having hitherto been the greatest
disadvantage to the tenants in Ireland.
Mr. STAFFORD hoped that in giving
leave to bring
in this Bill it would be understood that no one committed
himself to the details. He reserved to himself full
liberty to deal with this franchise when it came before
the House. He grieved that the first measure for
Ireland should deal with political changes rather than
with measures for the sustentation of human life. The
state of things in the Kilrush and other unions was a
disgrace to them and the Government. He hoped
another week would not pass over without Government
stating what they intended to do for these desolated
districts.

Sir D. NORREYS did not concur in the views of the
Hots. Gentleman opposite. It was absolutely necessary
to revise the franchise. Houses that let for 11/. and 12/.
previous to the late famine, and were rated at 6/. and 71.,
were now rated at a much lower rate than ',vela that
named by the Right Hon. Gentleman in his Bill.
Mr. H. A. HERBERT said he wished the Right
Hon. Gentleman to understand that any franchise based
on the present poor-law valuation would be most unjust
and unequal.
Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL considered the 81.
rate too high. He should prefer that as they had adopted
the rating as the basis of the franchise, that every one
who was bound to support the paupers should have a
vote. ibis great objection to the Bill was that the Iran-
cltho was fixed at too high a rate. The standard adopted
by the Right Hon. Baronet might have been correct at
the time he first took it up, but in the interval the value
of property had fallen so much, that it was no longer
applicable. Ile knew that in his own union they must
have a re-valuation, and that then a large reduction
must take place. But he wished to see the franchise
extended, independent of any landlord. Being a land-
lord himself, he wished no control over the vote of any
man.—(Hear, hear.) But what he did say was, give
every mean who was struggling with diflieultier, in order
to maintain an independent position, whit) at the same
time ho was fed worse than the paupers iu their work •
houses, at least the chance of righting those wrongs
which false legislation saddled him with.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. F. FRENCH said he felt compelled to enter his
most decided disapproval of this Bid. They had had
many others proposed in that House, but this was the
first that. meddled with the rights of those who already
possessed the vote. The Bill was, in fact, merely an ad-
dition to the machinery for collecting the poor-late in
Ireland. He feared that the parties enfranchised would
be mere tools, driven up to the huatings by the landlord,

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1850.

Commission proposed to consolidate the administration
of the fund, and place its management in the Trinity
House, and it proposed to raise a fund for the purpose
of aiding the general fund, by putting a tax of Ir. a ton
or. shipping. it proposed that in consideration of the
Trinity House taking the management of the fund, the
25,000/. annually paid into that board fur a similar pur-
pose should be united with it, and also that after five
year. no further pensions should be granted to widows.
Those were provisions which he did not feel warranted
in departing• from, and the proposals which he had to
make to the House were such as, he believed, would
plase the fund upon a proper footing. He agreed with
the opinion come to by Lord Ellenborough's Com-
mission, that this fund should be brought under a
central management; as local boards, besides en-
tailing unnecessary expense, would lead to local
abuses. At the same time ho thought that the ma-
nagement ought not to be invested in a local boards
and he therefore propose, as Lord Ellenborough's Com-
mission recommended, to vest-the general management
of this fund in the Trinity Board. The fact of their
having 25,000/. a year at their disposal for similar pur-
poses was a great argument in favour of that arrange-
ment, under which an amalgamation of that fund with
the general fund might easily be made. He should
propose, also, that the two captains who were to assist
the President of the Board of Trade in matters belong-
ing to the mercantile marine, should assist at this board,
and so give it a character of Government responsibility.
The next point ho had to call attention t), was the ne-
cessity of increasing the comforts of sailors in their old
age, so far as they were administered to by this fund.
With that view he should propose that no pension should
be leis than at the rate of 6d a day, and that as the con-
tributions were equal,
the pensions should be equal too.
To do all that, he proposed to raise the subscription from
ls. to Is. 6d. per month; and he had been assured by
those most conversant with the feelings ot these classes
ot men, that the intention of the increase would be
readily appreciated and cheerfully complied with. After
the lapse of five years he proposed to revert to the old
rule, as to the admission of the names. To put the fund
on a footing of solvency, it would be necessary, not-
withstanding the assistance he hal yet mentioned, that
a sum of 30,0001. should be added. He did not propose
to raise that 30,0001. by a tax on the shipowner, or on
wages, but he proposed that it should be given by the
State. Considering the national importance of the ob-
ject in view, he thought that proposition fair and unob-
jectionable. These were the alterations he proposed
should be made in the present system, which he thought
it would be scandalous to allow to exist longer, and be
believed that the course he had suggested would be satis-
factory to the House.—(Hear.)
Mr. HUME said he had great reason to doubt whether
the pensions would be equalised by centralising the
administration of the fund. If the Right Honourable
Gentleman had fully taken into consideration the re-
commendation of the Committee of which he had
spoken, he would have made some proposition with
reference to the lighthouse dues paid by shipping.
If Is. per ton only on all shipping were paid, it was
ascertained that the sum so raised would be sufficient
for all the lighthouses, and to pay a fixed sum, very
nearly amounting to sixpence, to the seaman. The
Trinity House was, in fact, a burden on shipping, and
the lighthouse dues should be abolished.—((fear.) It
would be a great advantage if the commanders of mer-
chant ships could, after fifteen or twenty years' service,
retire upon a pension the same as officers in the army.
It would be the best way to retain the services of
capable men. The present system was perfectly absurd,
when the Trinity-house could grant pensions at their
will and pleasure, whereas it ought to be in the hands of
responsible parties under the Government. It was also
an anomaly and injustice that yachts should be exempt
from tho payment of lighthouse duties when every
coaster had to pay them.
Sir GEORGE CLERK said there would be great
difficulty in establishing an equal and uniform rating in
consequence of the state of the outports, some of which
were solvent, while others were in difficulties. With
regard to pensions to seamen, the sum they contributed
of one and sixpence a month would not allow of a pen-
sion of six or seven pounds a year, besides making some
provision for their widows. He approved of the policy
of raising the fund by a tonnage duty of one shilling
per ton. He thought the shipowners would not object
to such an arrangement, and he therefore thought it
would be preferable to the plan now proposed, which
would eventually, though indirectly, be paid by the ship-
owner.
Mr. LA.BOITCHERE said there was a great difficulty
in settling this question from the opposition given by
the local boards at the outports. It was with great re-
hictance that he increased the contributions of the sea-
men, but when it was accompanied by a grant of 30,000/.
a year, the seamen would see it was for their advantage,
and be perfectly satisfied with it. Great advantages had
been derived by the coasting trade by the alterations
which were made last year in the lighthouse dues, which
were acknowledged by those parties. The Liverpool and
Dublin Steam-packet Company saved 3,0001. a year by
the alteration made in the pilotage alone.
Mr. FAGAN raid the merchants of Cork were op-
posed to the system of centralisation, but he did not con-
cur in that opinion. He hoped, however, that the ac-
cumulations acquired by ecoamaioal management would
not be taken away from the ports where they had been
aggregated.
Sir W. CLAY said he preferred the former mode, but
thought something ought to be done to remove the in-
selvency of the outports.
Mr. CARDWELL said, the difficulty arose out of the
insolvency caused by the local mismanagement, but he
was not encouraged by the central management which
had already prevailed. If he understood rightly, the
central fund was to be in the hands of the Trinity Board,
assisted by certain persons from the Board ot Trade.
He feared the latter would have too much to say in the
matter. He thought they bad better reserve the more
general discussion for the second reading.
Mr. HE A DLAM tendered his thanks for this measure,
on the part of the shipowners, but ho thought that
good management should be ensured by fixed rules. He
rather objected is the control of the Trinity House.
He should tither see it invested under the control of
some responsible board, with; its representative in that
House, so that if any abuse took place they could al
once caul for an explanation.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERE asked leave to bring in a B'

or if they asserted their independence, that eviction
would follow.
Mr. GROGAN approved of the principle of the Bill;
but he thought it was introduced at an improper period.
Either he should take the present valuation, or wait un-
til the new valuation, prepared by Mr. Griffiths, which
was a reasonable and fair one, was brought into opera-
tion.

Mr. SCULLY was glad to see that the Right Honour-
able Gentleman was determined to pass a Registration
13iH at last, and hoped that he would persevere with it
until it was passed. As to the objection, on the ground
of the valuation, he did not see why any man ohould be
prevented from having a voice in sending to that House
those who represented him, even if the poor-law valu-
ation was incorrect. It was, in fact, merely a question
whether they would have a constituency or not. It came
to that at last, and he hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman
would not postpone this measure. It was a question upon
which a strong opinion existed among all parties of
Irishmen, and he hoped that a discussion would imme-
diately t ske place in that House, as to the measures by
which Ireland might be raised from its present condi-
tion, both politically and socially.
Lard CLAUD HAMILTON said he regretted that
the Right Honourable Baronet, in adopting what he
admitted to be a severe principle, had not accompanied
it with some statement of the measures by which they
might have had a uniform rating, and the injustice and
inequality of the present system obviated.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, as was also
for leave to bring in a Bill to shorten the duration of
elections, and for establishing additional places for
taking the poll thereat.
Returns were ordered, on the motion of Mr. HUME
of the number of editors of the public press that have
been expelled during the year 1849, from the lonian
Islands, staring the names of public writers and of the
editors so banished, the titles of the papers they edited,
the offences for which banished, and whether tried and
sentenchd by any Court, or banished by the Lord High
Commissioner's authority; of the number of persons
• tried by courts-martial, during the existence of military
law in Cephalonia, and the sentences awarded, stating
how many,of those sentences have be carried out; also
the number of persons flogged in Cephalonia, in the year
1842, and by what tribunal teatenced, stating the greatest
and the smallest number of lashes inflicted, and the total
number of lashes inflicted.
Sir G. GREY moved for a Select Committee to inquire
into the rules and discipline established with regard to
the treatment of prisoners in gaols and houses of correc-
tion in England and Wales.
Mr. C. PEARSON said, if it was understood that this
motion was meant to take the matter out of his hands,
he would take the sense of the House upon it, unless he
was distinctly given to understand that the Committee
would not be composed of parties who were pledged to
any of the existing principles and systems of prison dis-
cipline. The slightest intimation on the part of the
Right Hon. Baronet that the Committee would have the
widest scope of inquiry would cause him to give way.
But if not, he wished it to be distinctly understood that
he was not precluded from bringing forward a separate
motion for an independent Committee at an early day.
If ha had pressed his motion last year he should have
succeeded, and he would not now relinquish his position
unless he had a distinct understanding that, between this
time and that for appointing the Committee, the Right
Honourable Baronet would, according to the courte-
sies of the House, communicate with him as to its
composition. He boldly affirmed that the criminal
population of this country could be maintained without
costing the country one shilling of expense, and he
pledged himself to prove this before any fairly consti-
tuted Committee of that House.—(Hear, hear.) He
was prepared to become a member of this Committee,
provided he would not be called on to compromise one
principle that he previously avowed, and was therefore
determined to act on. He expected that there would be
a resolution passed by the House, for the purpose of in-
quiring fully into the present system of prison discipline,
and for that object he was prepared to lend his aid, and,
with the few Honourable Members whom he required to
act with him, would represent all matters debated in
that Committee to this House.
Mr. MONSELL said, that he considered that the
plan was a very beneficial one, but the only objection that
he had to it was, that the gaols in Ireland were excluded.
When he considered the character of the criminals in
Ireland, who were driven by distress to the commission
of crime, he thought it monstrously unjust to have those
unfortunate people subject to such distress and priva-
tions in the gaols in Ireland.
Sir G. GREY said, that he considered that the prin-
ciple of the Hou. Member (Mr. C. Pearson) would not
be at all subject to any compromise by his own motion,
but, on the contrary, thought that the Hon. Gentleman
would be able to effectuate touch good in cooperation.
Lord NAAS said, that the state of the prisons in Ire-
land was of a most frightful character, and that nothing
tended so much to demoralization as the present condi-
tion of prison discipline. He felt assured from the state-
ment of the Right Hon. Gentleman that the state of Ire-
land would be attended to. Ho should move as an
amendment, that the gaols of Ireland should be attended
to by the Committee.

After a few words from Mr. Palmer, Sir D. Norreyo,
and Mr. Henley.

Mr. HERBERT said that he felt assured that the
system of hard labour, combined with the separate sys-
tem, as carried on in the Belfast Gaol, was worthy of
being looked upon as a model, and that sufficient in-
tormstion could be procared from the superintendent of
that establishment, which would be well worthy of the
attention of the Committee.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL said he felt pleased with the
Right Hon. Baronet (Sir George Grey) for the manner
in which he intended t 3 improve prison discipline in
Ireland.
Mr. C. PEARSON said that it should not be con-
sidered as a motive for opposition to his plan that prison
discipline did not succeed in Ireland, owing principally
to the late distress in that country.
Sir G. GREY said that he would hare no objection to
the amendment of the Noble Lord (Lord Naas), yet he
would allow the House to divide.
After a few words from Colonel DUN NE, the House
divided—
For the amendment ... 18
Against it ••• ... ...
9R

Majority ... ... —5
The motion was then agreed to.
The other orders t.f the thy were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Half past One o'clock.

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vessels, in Batavia Roads. In acting command of
the Victor, sloop, he co-operated in destroying the
Dutch naval forces and dockyard in the East ladies.
He was promoted to the rank of commander, 1809,
and for his services, in command of the Calypso brig,
at the siege of Dantzic, was posted June 7, 1814.
DEATH OF COMMANDER ROBERT WILLCOX (1823).
—lt was only a few days ago that we-referred to this
gallant officer, as one of the survivors of the old Su-
perb, and the uncle of Commander Willcox, of the
Fury steam-sloop, who remains unpromoted for his
recent gallant services in China. We little expected
that so soon after we should have to record his de-
cease, which took place last week, The gallant
deceased had seen no less than 21 years' service afloat,
18 of which was during the war ; but, we regret to
say, with so little advantage to himself, that be has
died only a commander. He entered the navy 1795,
rank of commander Se
became lieutenant 1809,
and was promoted to the
he was at the capture, offpt. 6, 1823. In the Lively, 38,
Irshant, of the French
frigate La Tourterelle, 30, where although the enemy
fired red-hot shot, the Lively had two men wounded,
and the enemy 16 killed and 25 wounded. He was
in the action off Cape St. Vincent, and was wrecked
at Rota Point, near Cadiz. He joined the Superb in
1798, and during the eleven years he was in that
ship was in Sir James Saumarez's action, in Lord
Nelson's pursuit, iu Duckworth 's action, at Copenha-
gen, 1807 ; had charge of two gun-boats at the siege
of Flushing; commanded a boat at the capture of
the Dutch brig Fauna, 18, and Salorman, 12, cutter;
was in the Naiad, 38, in two actions with the Bou-
logne flotilla, in one of which she had two men killed
and fourteen wounded, but succeeded in taking La
Ville de Lyons praam of twelve long 24's and 112 men,
more than thirty of whom were either killed or
wounded, Subsequently, in the boats of the. Pem-
broke, 74, he was at the capture of a town oh the
coast of Spain, at the cutting out of a convoy, and at
the reduction of Genoa. "Whilst in the Superb and
Pembroke he saved two lives by jumping overboard
at the time the ships were under nil. His last em-
ployment was commander in Portsmouth ordinary,
from 1843 to 1846, at the end of which time he ought
moat certainly to have been promoted.
DEATH OF RETIRED COMMANDER R. COATES.-.-
This veteran officer died at Plymouth on the Ist inst.,
aged 75. He entered the navy in 1798, and served
24 years on full pay. In the Argo, 44, he was en-
gaged in the capture of a large number of privateers,
at the reduction of Minorca, and at the taking of the
Spanish 42-gun frigate Santa Teresa. In the
Excellent, 74, he was in the defence of Gaeta and
capture of Capri ; was made a lieutenant in 1806, and
in the Surinam, 16, in 1802, was at the taking of
Martinique. From 1815 to 1826 he was agent for
transports afloat, and in April, 1847, accepted the
office of retired commander, on the list of 1830, with-
out increase of pay, but retaining the lieutenant's
out-pension of Greenwich Hospital, which had been
conferred upon him
,in 1842, but which has now
fallen in hand.
DEATH OP LIEUTENANT ASIIIIT.--WillitM George
Ashby (1826), died Feb. 3, at Landport-terrace,
Southsea, aged 52. He entered the navy April,
1811, and served 18 years afloat.
DEATH OF SURGEON JOHN JAMES (1828).—This
officer, on the retired list of surgeons, son of the late
Captain Jams, R.N., died last month.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
At length we are enabled to announce to the sur-
vivors of the expedition to Egypt, in March, 1801,
under Admiral Lord Keith, in which the gallant
Abercrombie lost his life, that the grant of the war-
medal has been extended for this gallant and distin-
guished service. Among the surviving officers noted
in " Allen's New Navy List," just published, and
corrected up to January last, we find Admiral Sir
Charles Ogle, Bart., who commanded the Greyhound,
and deserved the companionship of the Bath for his
services ; Admiral Hugh Downman, who commanded
the Santa Dorothea, 42, and captured General
Desaix and the staff of Bonaparte • Vice-Admiral
Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., who commanded
the Salamine, 16, and was posted for that service;
Vice-Admiral Dick, who commanded the Cynthia,
18, as senior officer of the blockading squadron ;
Vice-Admiral R. Jackson, who commanded the
Bonne Citoyen corvette ; Vice-Admiral Lord William
Fitzroy, K.C.8., who was lieutenant of the Pene-
lope, 46; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Richardson,
K.C.B , who was lieutenant of the Kent, 74, and
served in the battle of the Bth March; Vice-Admiral
the Hon. F. W. Aylmer, C. 8., lieutenant of the
Swiftsure, 74; Vice-Admiral H. M. Otneaanney,
lieutenant of the frigate Active ; Vice-Admiral A.
Duff, commander of the Mondovi brig ; Vice-Admiral
Sir J. Coghill Coghill, Bart., lieutenant in the Baerlem, 64 ; Vice-Admiral Ayscough, commander of
the Inconstant; Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane,
K.C.8., midshipman of the Ajax, 80; Rear-Admi-
ral Sir W. B. Procter, Bart., lieutenant of the
Diana; Rear-Admiral W. Croft, midshipman of the
Foudroyant, 80; Rear-Admiral C. J. Hawtayne,
lieutenant of the Greyhound ; Rear-Admiral
J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., M.P. (senior
Naval Lord of the Admiralty), midshipman of
the Kent, 74, which ship conveyed Abercrombie from
Gibraltar to Egypt ; Rear-Admiral E. W. Hoare,
lieutenant of the Northumberland, 74 ; Rear-Admiral
Fisher, acting lieutenant of the Foudroyant; and
Retired Flag-officers J. Prevost and H. T. Davies.
The patent constituting the new Board of Admi-
ralty was formally read yesterday, when Captain
Houston Stewart, C. 8., took his seat, and entered
upon the duties of his new office.
Vice-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart., is ordered to
strike his flag on board the Agincourt, depot ship, of
Devonport ordinary, on Wednesday night, and the
new superintendent of the dockyard and second in
command, Commodore Lord J. Hay, C. 8., will hoist
his red broad pendant in the same ship on Thursday
morning.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAT.—Captain Horatio T.
Austin, C. 8., proceeded to London this morning to
commence the superintendence of the fitting" out of
his expedition to the Northern regions. He will be
borne upon the books of the Fisguard guardship; at
-Woolwich, pro •em.
The Hermes steam-sloop and Dart tender got under
weigh from Cowes this morning, and proceeded for
the Cape of Good Hope. As strong gales have been
blowing ever since it is probable they have got no
further than Yarmouth.
The Winchester, 50, was hauled into, the basin this
morning to be docked, in the room of the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, which will go round to
the steam-basin to have her boilers put in and ma-
chinery refitted.
The crew of the Illustrious depot ship, Captain
Yates, were paid six months' wages to-day.
Wind—S.W., strong gales and rain.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 10.—The Jackal steamer, tender
to the Gladiator, for the safety of which some appre-
hensions have existed, arrived this afternoon in the
Sound.
WooLwlcir, FEB. 11.—Captain H. T. Austin,
C. 8., arrived in town at an early hour from Ports-
mouth, and remained at the Admiralty for a consi-
derable time making arrangements for accelerating
the dispatch of the vessels about to proceed on the
Arctic expedition in search of Captain Sir John
Franklin and the officers and crew of the Erebus and
Terror. The anxiety of officers to be employed on
the new north-west expedition continues unabated,
and the number of applications increases.
It is now considered certain that Captain Ellice,
controller of the steam department, will succeed
Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., as controller of the
coast-guard, and it is expected his appointment will
be announced to-morrow. The situation of con-
troller of the steam department will not be filled
up if the present intentions are carried out, as it is
contemplated to place the entire steam department
under the control of Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8.,
surveyor of the navy.
Captain Henry J. Matson (1849), having studied
steam at the factory at Woolwich dockyard, was
examined on Friday last, by Mr. Trickett, assistant
to the chief engineer, and having passed satisfactorily,
received the usual certificate.
Lieutenant John A. Sanford (1847) joined to-day
to study steam at the factory in this dockyard.
The Niger steam-sloop was taken out of the basin
to-day at high water, and immediately left Woolwich
for Greeuhithe, where she is to have her compasses
adjusted, and will then proceed round to Portsmouth
She is under the charge of Lieutenant-Commander
Parks, of the Dasher steam-vessel, who has the whole
of his own crew, with several of the riggers, &c., cf
Captain Austin's steam department, making a total
of about 75 men, to navigate her. Mr. Allen (addi-
tional), master of the Black Eagle, proceeds in her
to pilot her to Portsmouth, as tile. Stuart, the Go-
vernment pilot, will leave when she passes through
the Downs

I strong shears, upwards of 60 feet in height, and
capable of supporting 50 tons weight, was put up
this morning by Mr. Newbury, boatswain, and the
men under his direction, in the slip on which the
Agamemnon, SO guns, is in course of construction,
for the purpose of raising the stem of that vessel. The
stem is already formed, and weighs 12 tons. A por-
tion of the frame timbers in the centre of the vessel
has been put up, and the workmen are proceeding
rapidly in order to have her frame ready, if possible,
by the time specified.
The Sampson, steam-frigate, is under tho shears
in the inner basin, having her new boilers put on
board.

The Alecto, the Dasher, and the Minz steam
vessels are also in the inner basin.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
,O to 1 agat Mr. Mason na The Chandler
2 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Sir John
2 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Rat-trap
16 to 1 agat Mr. J. Fort's Knight of Gwynne
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Fort's Little Fanoy—taken
30 to 1 agst ifr. Hassell's Victim
40 to 1 agst Captain Barnett's Maid of Athens--t
50 to 1 agat Mr. Butler's Laurel gelding—t freely
LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
Ballinafad was scratched at the beginning of last week.
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
to 1 agat Mr. H. Hill's Osterley, 4 yrs, 7st
to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Grief, 4 yrs, 7st
to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Belus, 4 yrs, Tat 51b
to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Damask, 3 yrs, sst 61b
to I agat Captain Lowther's Bastinado, 3 yrs,
4st 61b
The above quotations were taken in small amounts.
XETROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
5 to 1 eget Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful, 4 yrs, Est
15 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklain's Snowstorm, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
16 to 1 agat Mr. Murphy's Dough, 5 yrs, Bst 51b
20 to 1 agat Mr. Gregory's Damask, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
22 to 1 agat Mr. Hall's Ada Mary, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib—t
25 to 1 agat Mr. Douglas's Sir Gilbert, 4 yrs, Est 21b
25 to 1 sot Diike of Richmond's Quiver, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb
33 to 1 agat Mr. Carew's Eva, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
12 to 1 was laid in hundreds agst Cheerful; similar
olds to 751. agat Little Jack, and to 104 agst Westow.
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
16 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 4 yrs, 7st
20 to 1 agat Mr. Osbaldeston's Fogleman, sst 71b
20 to 1 agat Mr. Pedley's Cossack, 6 yrs, 9st 21b
take 25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Roland, 4 yrs, sst 81b—t
25 to 1 agst Capt. Harcourt's Ellerdale, 6 yrs, set Bth
33 to 1 agar Mr. Eddison na John Comber, 5 yrs,
Bst 51b—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, 4 yrs, 6st 10lb
—taken to 581. and offered
40 to 1 agat Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn, 4 yrs,
Bst 21b—taken to 50/. and offered
40 to 1 agat Mr. Wrelord's Woodlark, 4 yrs, Est
121 b
50 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Lodola filly, 4 yrs,
sst 81b
1,000 t 0.15 "gat Mr. Isaac Day's Cockermouth, 5 yrs,
6st 101 b—taken
LOCO to 15 agst Mr. Gregory's Lonpgarou, 4 yrs, 7st—t
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. B. Green's Lady Superior, 4 yrs, Tat
2,000 to 20 agat Lord WaterfOrd'a!Modesty, 3 yrs, sst—t
Glauca, Miss Ann, and John Cosser, were in moat re-
pt( at, but were not backed to any amount.
DERBY, 1850.
5 to 2 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum
0 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke—taken
o to 1 agat Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel
5 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur—taken to 150/.
and afterwards offered
1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—t freely
1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus—taken to 1004
1 agat Lord Airlie's Clincher
I agst Lord Eglinton's Mavors—taken
1 agst Duke of Bedford'siJohn o' Groat—taken
to 501.
40 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Hardinge
50 to 1 agat Mr. Gannon's Deicoon—taken freely
500 to 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Garforth
2,000 to 30 egat Mr. H. Robinson's Sir Charles—taken
1,000 to 20 each in one bet agst Nutshell and Hardinge
—taken
Bolingbroke, Voltigeur, and The Nigger were each
backed at an improvement on 'the previous quotations,
and left off firm in the market; Deicoon was also in
force, nearly 3004 having been laid out at 1000's to 15
and 20. Mayors receded to 40 to 1, takers. Nothing
done about Ghillie Callum or Th.• Knight of Avenel.
HER MAJESTY'S STAGHOI7NDS.—We are requested to
state, that in consequence f to-morrow being Ash-
Wednesday, these hounds will meet on Thursday, at
Farnham-common, and on Saturday, at Bedfont, inst• ad
of the days previously announced.

The Inflexible steam-frigate, the Prometheus, the
Lizard, the Rocket, and the Monkey steam-vessels
are in the outer basin, the latter having been taken
in on Saturday last to have new boilers and new
engines.

20
20
25
25

The Jasper steam-vessel has been placed in charge
of Mr. Bryant, master-commander of the Monkey,
until that vessel is again ready for service.
The Harbinger, from Moulmein, with a cargo of
teak, having a considerable portion of it fir Deptford
dockyard, was towed up the river to-day by a hired
tug, and the timber for Woolwich will be unloaded,
and taken down to this dockyard in lighters.
The Megwra steam-frigate, 350-horsa power, is in
King William IV. Dock, having her bottom covered
with a composition to preserve the iron, and prevent
the adhesion of barnacles, coral, and other sea shells
and weeds.

16 to
25 to
25 to
40 to
40 to

DIAMOND DUST.
(From Eliza Coo/i's Journal.)
Fear is seldom of use, but caution is always safe. To
take prudent care is the property of a wise man; but
idle fear generally increases the danger which it is so
anxious to avoid.

Better lire down than reply to the calumnies of oar
enemies.

Good listeners are like good housekeepers, they wake
use of everything.
The prosperity of others is the alarm-b 11 of astibiti )us
people.

- No mortal can be happy in every thing and in every
place; there ever is some want or deficiency in lifd's
household.
Good sense is an excellent tapestry, which gives won
derful satisfaction when properly ditp!ayed and ex-
hibited.

LORD BROUGHAM AND THR BANKRUPT LAWS.—
Lord Brougham's Bill in the Huse of Lords has just
been printed, headed "Bankrupt Law Consolidation
Act, 1850." It extends to 124 folio pages, and is ac-
companied by a paper of 12 pages of observations ex-
planatory of the Bill, and of the amendments and altera-
tions. The eventual saving, in the opinion of his Lord-
ship, to be effected by this Bill in town and country will
be 21,16 W. It is proposed to appoint a Chief Commis-
sioner of the Court of Bankruptcy, to whom all impor-
ant points could
be referred, and to whom the district
debtors with
and
commissioners could apply for guidance in difficult
matters. In addition to the consotidation of the batik-
rupt laws, the eas measure hasb e t
wbeeneen framed
the view to
their creditors. The explanatory paper points out the
m
errors in the Consolidation Bill, as pastel by the House
of Commons, and declares the necessity of the proposed
make arrangements npresent
m
alterations for debtors, as well as the trading community.
TRADE OF THE PORT ON BRISTOL --Prom the
Custom-house annual accounts relating to the foreign
and colonial imports and exports cf the port of Bristol,
it appears that in the year 1849, ending January 5,
1850, there was an increase in the total value of exports
over the preceding year of 74,914/. The inereafe in
the same period of the duties paid in the Custom-house
on foreign and colonial produce in direct imports from
foreign parts amounts to 35.5041., and in indirect im-
ports to 29,9171. In the number of vessels with car-
goes arrived at and cleared out from the port of Bristol
from and to foreign parts, there has been an increase of
21 per cent. comparing 1849 50 with 1848-8, and 39 per
cent, comparing 1849-50 with 1847-8.
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