The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-17 00:00:00

Nbition,to 74s 6d, pea berry
Mocha sold 54s per cwt. Jamaica, 80s to 88s, country dam 573 to 60s, triage
37s to 455, broken of the
new crop, sold at former rates ; mid colory went at 85s, fine
a .d fine tine ord 70s to 745, triage 35s to 66s per cwt.
MOLASSES.—West India at rather lower rates ; Demerara,
good, at 255, St. Vincents 245, St. Kitts low and mid 22s to
23s per cwt. For Bengal Syrup holders are not inclined to
take lower rates.
TEA.—To-day.the market was firm for Tea, and several
purchases were made in nearly all descriptions ; Common
sound Congou cash Is to is Id, and Twankay ordinary is 3d
per lb.
Cocoa.—Para held for 34s to 355, Guayaquil 35s to 365,
and Bahia 36s to 37s per cwt. British Plantation has still a
dull appearance, and prices are going down. This afternoon
Trinidad taken in at 44s to 47s per cwt.
"INDIGO.—For East India holders remain firm and will not
sell, excepting at the rates previously established. For Spa-
nish higher rates have been asked, -Guatemala taken in at
3s 8d to 4s 3d per lb for middling and good middling.
RteE.—The market has an improving appearance for all
descriptions of East India Rice--Patna at 13s to 17s, and
Carolina at 21s to 26s per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Rice
met with attention, mid white went at lOs 6d to Ils, and
sea damaged first class lOs 6d per cwt.
Ott s.—ln common Fish Oils this week prices are still
going down. Pale Seal is 331 10s, and Cod 331 lOs to 341
per tun ; Sperm Oil firm at 75/ to 76/ for the best British,
and 731 to 741 per tun for inferior. Linseed Oil at 26s 9d to
27s per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil, pale, at 395, and brown
38s per cwt ; Olive has brought full prices. lm at re •
ducted rates. Cocoa Nut Oil is dull of sale, and prices droop-
ing. This afternoon Southern Oil at 271 to 301
for good
24s and
to
fine; Cocoa Nut Oil at 29s 6d to 30s 6d ; Palm at
255, and low 235.
TAELow.—There has been little inclination shown to pur-
chase P. Y. Candle on the spot this week, and 40s to 40s 6d
per cwt is the value. For delivery prices are goin d g
sellers for the last three months of the year at. 41s 3d to
41s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow at 39s to 39s 6d per cwt nett
cash. This afternoon New South Wales Tallow sold at
35s 6d to 38s ; South American at 34s 6d to 38s 6d, and in-
cerior 32s per cwt.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloch.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTI-
SLAVERY SOCIETY,--(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. G. TuomrsoN thought that he had not been fairly
treated, and he would new press his amendment which he
had before been disposed to withdraw. It was to the effect
that the proceedings of the Committee should be suspended
until there should be a general meeting of the Society.
After a prolonged and somewhat angry discussion the
amendment was carried.
Several other members then addressed the meeting, and
thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting
separated. _

TATTERSALL'S.-QTHIS EVENING.
UAIITEII TO SIX O'CLOCK.
DEIU

7 to 2 agst Ratan—taken
12 to 1 agst Orlando—taken
14 to 1 agst Bay Mourns
' 18 to 1 agst Leander:
20 to 1 agst Akbar
1000 to 15 agst Loadstone—taken
No other change.

COURSE OF EXCH,
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 141,,
Altona l3 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine 122
Petersburgh, 3Us 364
Berlin 7
Vienna, efTee. fl. 3M. 954
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 364
Cadiz
I;,'ilbao 36
Barcelona
Sevilla —

NGE.—(TIIIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa 25 90
Milan
Venice 47
Naples
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 534
Oporto 534
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICBS OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons-- 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91,
Silver in Bars 0 4 11

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
(THIS EVENING.)
Their Lordships assembled at Five o'Clock.
Lord A BIN GE A took the oaths, and signed the Parliamentary

roll
Earl FIT Z WILLIAM presented a petition from the Quakers
of Ireland, praying for the abolition of the punishment of death
in all cases whatsoever.
Lord BROUGHAM and another Noble Lord presented pe-
titions from Edinburgh and Leith, in favour of the North
British Railway.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PENAL ACTS REPEAL B!LL.
Lord BEAUMONT in postponing the second reading of
this Bill expressed a hope that the Noble and Learned Lord
on the Woolsack would make his arrangements so as to allow
the Bill to be brought on as early as possible.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that some delay was
necessary as this Bill proposed. to repeal twenty-eight Acts of
Parliament, and therefore it would take the Government some
time to consider the subject.
The Duke of Wellington stated that, on next Thursday, he
should move the adjournment of the House to that day week.
Lord BROUGHAM wished to ask the Noble Lord the Se.
cretary for Foreign Affairs if he had, received information with
respect to the annexation of Texas with the United States.
Fhis was a question of vast importance, so far as the abolition
of slavery was concerned, but he trusted that the deciding por-
tion of the Congress, namely, two-thirds of the members, would
oppose it. Nothing which had dropped from or the Noble
Lord at the heal of the Foreign Department even justified the
inference that this country, although deploring the existence of
slavery, ever contemplated any interference with the Constitu-
tion of America.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said the Noble and Learned
Lord could not expect him to give a precise answer to the ques-
t'on he asked. It was a subject quite new and unexampled in
the history of nations, and his Noble and Learned Friend might
depend upon it that it would receive the most serious atten-
tion of her llsjesty's Government. It was true, he
believed, that the treaty for the annexation of Texas to the
United States had been signed ; but he agreed in the hope ex-
pressed by his Noble and Learned Friend that the majority of
Congress would not agree to the ratification of it. At present
he eould not speak with confidence on the subject, but when
the time came, he should state his opinions to the House, and
act consistently with his duty as a Minister of the Crown.
Nothing that he or the Noble Lord opposite had ever said, could
justify the suspicion that they intended to interfere with
American institutions.
DUBLIN AND CASHEL RAILWAY.
Lord MONTEAGLE said he wished to draw the attention
of their Lordships to a matter of vast importance to those per-
sons interested as shareholders in the railway between Dublin
and Cashel. A Bill upon the subject of Railways in Ireland
had been introduced, and it had been announced that this Bill
could not possibly be carried into effect this year. Any dis-
appointment in this matter would be a source of injury to those
shareholders.
DUBLIN AND CA SHEIRAILWAY.
Lord MONT EAGLE presented a petition praying that the
standing orders of their Lordship's House might be suspended
in favour of the Dublin and Cashel Railway.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said there was undoubtedly
great interest attached to the measure to which the petition of
the Noble Lord referred. It was the wish of her Majesty's
Government to give every facility in both Houses of Parlia-
ment to the progress of this measure. The standing orders of
their Lordship's House were established for the purpose of
securing the public and persons interested against being taken
by surprise. Now, in the present case, there could be no sur-
prise, inasmuch as the notices respecting it had been given
several years ago.

THE LONDON GAZETTE

(THIS EVENING.)

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 13, 1844.
The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord
Forester, to appoint William Lyon, Esq., as one of her Majesty's
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Vaughan, who
retires.

WHITEHALL, MAY 17.
The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Sir
Thomas Francis Fremantle, Bart., to be her Majesty's Secre-
tary at War.

WAR-OFFICE, MAT 17.
6th Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant H. D. White to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires ; Cornet
F. W. J. Fit zWygram to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
White, May 17.
Bth Dragoons—Lieutenant G. Lockwood, from the 75. h
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cooper, who exchanges, May 17.
"'loth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant J. Wilkie to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Wood, promoted. Cornet F. Leigh to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wilkie. C. H. S. G. Lord
liarvagh to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Leigh ; May 17.
11th Regiment of Foot—Major W. Chambre, from half-pay
Unattached, to be Major, vice Bisshopp ; May 18.
18th Foot—Lieut. W. T. Bruce to be Adjutant, vice Graves,
promoted; Ensign R. H. Farrer to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Bruce, appointed Adjutant ; R. Holahan, Gent.
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Farrer, May 17.
70th Foot—W. D. M. Best, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Young, who retires, May 17.
75th Foot—Lieutenant W. H. Cooper, from Bth Light
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Lockwood, who exchanges,
May 17.
85th Foot-linsign J. A. Keyt to be. Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Lethbridge, deceased, April pi C. H. Aide,
Gent., to be Ensign, without put chase, rico Keyt, May 17.
89th Foot—Ensign A. Mt Geachy Alleyne to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Mills, who retires ; A. E. Malloy, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Alleyne, May 17.
UNATTAertEn.—Brevet Colonel C. Bisshopp, from the 11th
Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel by purchase ; Brevet Colonel
Sir T. H. Browne, from Captain half-pay 23d Foot, to be
Major, without purchase; Brevet Major W. Chambre, from
the Ilth Foot, to be Major, without purchase; Captain R. B.
Wood, from the 10th Light Dragoon?, to be Major, by pur-
chase, May 17.
AltatOßANDCM.—Major 0. Pilling, upon half-pay unat-
tached, and Fort-Major at Sheerness, has been allowed to re-
tire from the service, with the sale of an Unattached Majority,
May 17.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.
The Plight lion. G. H. C. G. Lennox, commonly called
Lord G. H. C. G. Lennox, to be Deputy-Lieutenant, May 7
. _

Commission b'

the Lord.Lieutnalit of Middlesex.

West Middlesex Regiment of Militil—The Right Hon. G
S. Byng to be Colonel, vice Sir J. Gibbons, deceased, April 29,
WHITEHALL, MAY 9.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed J. Price, of Shrews-
bury, in the county of Salop, Gent., to be a Master Extraor•
Binary in the High Court of Chancery.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.

THOMAS BRAND, livery-stable-keeper. Stamford-street.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPEZI.SEDED.
CHARLES STEWART SWEENY, apothecary, Albion•
place, Hyde-park-square.
JEFFERIES BRIGINSHAW, publican, Wandsworth.
BANKRUPTS.

ART UNIONS.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
the Art Union of London, praying that the Art Unions of the
country may be legalilßsed.
ISH POOR LAW.
•

EDWARD BUCKTON LAMB, builder, Burton-crescent,
to surrender May 24, at eleven, and June 28, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Palmer,
Nitre-court, Temple.
SARAH BANKS, victualler, Ipswich, May 23, at half-
past one, and June 28, at ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Smith,
Furnival's Inn ; Pownall, Ipswich.
ROBERT MASTERAIA N, surgeon, Trinity-street, South-
wark, May 23 and June 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers ;
Wright, London-street, Fenchurch-street.
PETER CATTANEO and JOSEPH CATTANEO,
jewellers, Reigate, Surrey, May 24, at twelve, and July 2, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official
assignee, Old Jewry Chambers ; Birkett, Curriers' Hall.
THOMAS WILLIAM YOUNGHUSBAND. bitumen-
manufacturer, Uper Belgrave-place, May 28, at half-past two,
and June 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Frederick's place; Old Jewry ; Wadeson,
Austin-friars, City.
CHARLES NEWTON and CHARLES WORSSAAI,
engineets, Kingsland-road, June 1, at one, and June 28, at
two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,
Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Hickson and Son, Jewry-street,
Aldgate.
RICHARD MARKS, victualler, Union-street, Southwark,
May 28, at two, and June 28, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Dy-
son and Flavell, Bedford-row.
NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A. Thomas, clog maker, Oldham, Lancashire.
11. F. Brown, veterinary surgeon, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
li. W. Salisbury, goldsmith, King's-road, Chelsea.
J. Bond, tailor, Manchester.
W. G. Legge, accountant, Shaftesbury-street , Nevv North-road.
R. Duke, police officer, Henry-street, Pentonville.
J. Griffin, miller, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
W. L. F. Tollemache, Hyde-park-placc, Marylebone.
W. Lillie, wheelwright, Deptford.
J. Slade, carpenter, Bexley, Kent.
B. Nash, letter-carrier, Stockton, Durham.
R. Oake, joiner, Leeds.
J. B. Broombead, Batley, Yorkshire.
T. Braim, commission agent, Leeds.
.1. Jones, plasterer, Liverpool.
D. Blair, boot maker, Manchester.
E. B. Downing, commission agent, Birmingham.
E. Kirby, jun., paper maker, Maidstone, Kent.
W. Styles, butterman, Rothcrfield, Sussex.
W. Gant, grocer, Castleacre, Norfolk.
T. Mathew, labourer, Coychurch, Glamorganshire.
B. Watkinson, draper, Castleston, Derbyshire.
W. Tuamer, clerk Reading, Berkshire.
R. Collins, plumber, Greenwich.
W. Lys, hatter, Road-side, Mile-end-road.
J. Lines, Bloxham, Oxfordshire.
J. Charlesworth, clothier, Alniondbury, Yorkshire.
W. H. Alsop, accountant, Manchester.
J. 11. Leathes, Norwich.
S. Alcock, bent maker, Manchester.
H. North, confectioner, Mousley, Leicestershire.
F. J. Grace, tailor, Arlington-street, St. Pancras.
I'RICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending Mav 11, 1844, is 365. 11Ad. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of -Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

COAL.
On the motion that the Order of the Day for going into
Committee on the Customs Acts be read,
Lord 11 WICK said that the coal return, which had been
asked for a long time since, was not yet in the possession of the
House. He thought it very hard that this return, so e,sential
to the c nsideration of the subject of the coal duties, was not
yet in the hands of Members.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
when the return was asked for, he sent directions to have it
made out, but owing to some difficulties that presented them-
selves, they had not been
S abIeCHURCH to make it out yet.
IRIH .
ATI% WARD said that he wished to ask a question of the
Noble Lord opposite, the Secretary for Ireland, on the
subject of the Irish Church. In the debate which had taken
place last year on the Irish Church, he (Mr. Ward) had given
an estimate of the revenues of the Irish Church which
amounted to 552,753/. The Noble Lord who censured him
on that occasion, also gave an estimate which amounted to
432,023/. which he received from the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners. The Noble Lord subsequently explained to
[ him (Mr. Ward) that his (the Noble Lord's) estimate
was inaccurately made up, and that a mistake of 120,0001.
had been made. Thus both estimates would nearly
agree. Au estimate had since been made out which
though it took twelve months in the preparation, was ex-
tremely defective. He wished to ask the Noble Lord whe-
ther he could reconcile it to his conduct and his duty to lay
such a return on the table as the only information which the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners could give Parliament on the

subject.
Lord ELIOT said that the Hon. Gentleman had accurately
stated what had taken place last year. The estimate which
he had given was derived from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
but Mr. Irck, the gentleman who prepared it, being engaged
in other business, had committed an error of 120,0001. in the
calculation. In order to prepare an accurate return, it was
necessary that the dignitaries and bishops of the Church should
make returns of their revenues ; but neither the Government
nor the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had the power to compel
them. They could only give perfect returns of the revenues
of those particular livings which had become the property of
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and of those livings which
came under the operation of the Church Temporalities Act.
After a few words from Mr. SHAW,
Mr. SHIEL wished to know from the Noble Lord whether
he had any objection to lay the letter of Mr. lrck on the
table of the House?
Lord ELIOT said it was a private letter, and he did not see
what good could be obtained by its production.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said the course pursued in this
matter on the part of the Noble Lord and the Hon. and Learned
Member for the University, after the mistake of Mr. Irck,
was most strange. The Learned Recorder had moved last
August for a large detailed return of the revenues of the Irish
Church ; but those papers had not been laid before the House.
If the papers were laid on the table of the House, they would
have a full body of information on the subject.
Lord ELIOT disclaimed any intention to conceal any infor-
mation on the subject.
SIX CLERKS— COMPENS AT lON.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Right Hon. Baronet had
stated the other night that Lord Cottenham had given his as-
sent to the compensation clauses in the Bill relating to the abo-
lition of the office of the six clerks. Ile (Lord J. Russell) had
since understood from that Noble and Learned Lord that so
far from giving his approbation to those clauses, he had de-
clined giving any opinion on the subject.
Sir J. GRAHAM said if the Noble Lord had intimated to
him that he meant to draw the attention of the House
to the matter, he would have brought down a letter which
had been handed to him by the Solicitor-General, and which he
(Sir J. Graham) had in his hands when he made up the state-
ment. That letter was from Mr. Wainwright, and he stated
positively in it that he had waited on Lord Cottenham, and es-
pecially called his attention to the clauses giving compensation
to the parties, not only during life, but extending to a period
after their death, in consideration of the transferring which had
been exercised for a long period, and that Lord Cottenham
made no objection whatever to those clauses.
Lord J. RUSSELL—It was not that he made any objection,
but that he declined giving any opinion on the subject.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM—That was not the representation
of Mr. Wainwright.
Mr. C. BERKELEY inquired whether the Government
meant to introduce a Bill upon Charitable Trusts. The Right
Hon. Baronet had said some time ago, that it was the intention
of the Lord Chancellor to introduce such a Bill into the House
of Lords.
Sir JAMES GR NIIAM said that it was the intention of
the Lord Chancellor to introduce a Bill on the subject.
Mr. BORTHWICK complained of the state in which the
public business was at present. He wanted to know when the
Poor-law Amendment Bill would be brought before the
House. There were several other Bills too, such as the County
Courts Bill and Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, which he was
also anxious to know when they would be brought forward.
The House was so frequently counted out that it became quite
an abuse; and last night so thin was the attendance of Hon.
Members that he could have counted it out when the First
Lei d of the Treasury was speaking.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he was afraid he could not set the
i Hon. Member's mind at rest with regard to the House being
counted out on Motion nights; but he was not aware that it
, had been counted out on a single Order night. The Right
Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury had given notice
of his intention to move, that after the first week in June
Orders should take precedence of Motions. He ( Sir J. Gra-
ham) could not give any definitive answer to the Hon. Mem-
ber's question with respect to the poor-law, but he would en-
deavour to do so before the Whitsun recess. He had hoped
that some progress would have been made in the County
Courts Bill before Whitsuntide, but a difficulty had ar'sen
which he did not foresee. A very grave question was now
pending in the other House with respect to the abolition
of imprisonment for debts in execution. The principle had,
in fact, been affirmed by the other House. Now, it appeared
to him important that the sense of the House should be taken
on the principle of that measure before they proceeded further
with the discussion of the details of the County Courts Bill,
which proceeded on the opposite principle, and would not only
continue imprisonment for debts in execution, but even extend
its operations to debts of smaller amount. Upon the whole,
he :thought it would be expedient to postpone the further
consideration of that Bill until the other Bill, to which he had
referred, had been brought before the House.
MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES.
Mr. EWART said he did not know whether it was in the
power of the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the
Treasury to answer the question of which he had given him
notice, with respect to the war between Buenos Ayres and
Monte Video. A vast amount of property was at stake. He
believed he was justified in saying that the Right Hon. Baronet
had stated, some time since, that it was desirable that some
interposition should take place, on the part of the French, the
British, and the Brazilian Governments, for the purpose of
putting an end to the war. Since that time, the fears of
British subjects had increased by the continuance of the war.
It had been stated by General Rosa, that he could not be
answerable for the safety of the property of British subjects, or
of the persons. In a battle which had recently taken place, the
Monte Videans contrary to general expectation hae been victo-
rious, but this victory had only tended to prolong the war, not to
bring it to an end. He wished to ask if the Right Honourable
Baronet could hold out any hopes of intervention on the part
of the British and the French Governments, for the purpose
of bringing the war, now raging between Monte Video and
Buenos Ayres, to a termination, and opening the commerce
of the River of Plate.
Sir R. PEEL regretted that the war between Monte Video
and Buenos Ayres still continued, characterised, as that war
was, by the most revolting cruelties ; and looking to the spirit
in which that war had been conducted, he was afraid that
there was little chance of its speedy termination. In every
case in which any violation of the rights of nations had taken
place, with regard to British subjects it was the determi-
nation of the Government to give protection to its stajects,
even by a recourse to force, if necessary ; but so long as
there was no violation of the law of nations, he was not pre-
pared to intervene. There could be no doubt but what it
was extremely desirable that these hostilities should cease.
England and France had offered the intervention to the
two belligerent Powers, and that intention had been
accepted by one of them. France, he had every reason to
believe, took the same view as England did of this subject. No
doubt it was possible, by a forcible intervention, to put an end
temporarily to these hostilities ; but then they must be prepared
to take military possession of the country, and to provide
for its internal government, for, as soon as their force should
be removed, hostilities would be renewed. The precedent, too,
would be dangerous, for other powerful States, sanctioned by
our example, must take upon themselves to interfere in the
domestic politics and internal arrangements of States subordi-
nate to them ; therefore they ought to pause before they inter-
fered in such a manner.
Mr. M. GIBSON admitted the justice of the Right Hon.
Baronet's remarks as to the imptopriety of direct interference,
but he wished to ask if the Government had taken care to pro-
vide means to resume the safety of the persons and property of
British subjects in Monte Video and Buenos Ayres.
Sir, R. PEEL said that there was a British Naval force in
the River of Plate, and which would afford all practical protec-
tion to British subjects and property.
IRISH ESTIMATES.
In answer to a question from Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would
bring on the Irish Estimates on Friday.
DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
Sir R. PEEL stated, in answer to Mr. Shiel, that the
Dissenters' Chapels Bill would not be discussed this evening.
—( Hear, hear.) If there was time before ten o'clock
his Hon. and Learned Friend (the Attorney-General) would,
in moving the second reading, state the object of the Bill ; but
he would take care that there should be an opportunity afforded
of considering the Bill at. a future stage some other evening.
DUTY ON STAVES.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said he felt it his duty to take this
opportunity of calling the attention of the House and the
Government to one branch of the trade of the country, to
which, if prompt measures were not taken by the
Government to support it, would be utterly and
completely destroyed, he meant the cooperage trade. He
had to express his regret that no alteration had taken place on
the duty on staves. It was a question of much im-
portance, and if the Government did not Intimate its inten-
tion of taking it up themselves, some other member would do so.
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materials for the coopers' trade, while the duty on
staves imported from North America into our colonies were
entirely abrogated, the cooperage trade at home was nearly
destroyed. Even manufactured casks from the United States
were introduced at a duty of 7i, ad valorem, into the colonies
in consequence of which the exports of casks into the colonies
were put an end to. The British cooper was, therefore,
deprived of the trade with the West Indies, because he was
not able to compete with his American rival. If this had taken
place on the principle of free trade, he would not com-
plain, but he complained that it was not properly
applied. But the colonial trade was not alone ruined,
the foreign trade was likewise destroyed. It must
be obvious that this must be the case. The cooper
now paid between 60 and 70 per cent. ad valorem, en staves
imported into this country. In consequence of this heavy duty
they could not export casks, and he believed that foreigners were
able to undersell the home manufacturer in the home market.
This was not the result of any natural advantages on the part
of foreigners. When they paid between 60 or 70 per cent.
upon foreign casks, it was impossible the trade could exist
under those circumstances. The consequence was that
ruin was impending on the coopers. Journeymen employed in
London, now 500, were not fully employed.—( Hear, hear.)
the coopers of London were a most respectable class, ai.d he
entreated the Government to take the subject into their con-
sideration. There was no question of reveuue involved—
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20,000/. It was a question of arrangement, not of revenue ;
and he intreated the Government not to allow the coopers to
be crushed. The duty on furniture now had been
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Gentleman were greatly exaggerated. He seemed to censure
the Government on the ground of certain allegations made by
a certain class of traders. He (Mr. Gladstone) should like to

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE then rose pursuant to
notice, to present a petition respecting the state of the Eden-
derry Workhouse, in Ireland. The prayer of the petition was
merely for inquiry, in order to prevent a recurrence of such
conduct in future on the part of the Commissioners. This
was a matter of vast import, because the law, as
it now stood, was most unpopular amongst all par-
ties, with the exception' perhaps of some few amongst the
higher classes. It is perfectly impossible, if they wanted to
maintain peace in Ireland, that this law could be continued.
In the newspapers of this day were detailed the circumstances
of an affray caused by the collection of poor-rates, when the
highest amount due was only Is. This measure had been car-
ried completely against the will of the greater number of the
Irish Members, and therefore must have been ill-suited to the
condition of the country.
The Duke of WELLINGTON agreed that this was a sub-
ject of great importance. The report of the Commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the subject would be laid upon the
table in a very short time, when their Lordships would have
better information.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
The Westminster and Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Salford
against certain clauses of the Poor-law Amendment Bill. Also
a petition in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were pre-
sented by Dr. Bowring, from Bolton; Mr. Pusey and Sir
George Grey from Devonshire ; Lord Robert Grosvenor from
Chester ; and the Solicitor-General from places in Ireland.
Petitions were presented against the Bill by Colonel Con-
nolly from Donegal, Mr. Plumptre from Durham, and Mr.
Ileathcoat from Tiverton.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented a number of petitions
against the Irish Registration Bill.
Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from Bath, praying
that the practice of granting Post-office Money Orders on the
Lord's Day may be abolished.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition against the union
of the Sees of Asaph at.d Bangor, and in favour of the esta-
blishment of a Bishopric of Manchester.
Lord CHARLES MANNERS presented a petition from
several solicitors residing in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire,
against certain clauses in the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.
Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from the Welsh Cal-
vanistic Methodists resident in London against the Dissenters'
Chapels Bill.
Sir T. WILDE presented a petition very numerously
signed to the same effect.
Mr. FOX MAULE presented two petitions one in favour
of, and the other against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Colonel LOWTHER presented a petition, signed by 4,500
persons, in favour of agricultural protection.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from an Unitarian
congregation in Brighton, and from several other dissenting
congregations of the town, in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels
Mr. PATTISON presented two petitions to the same effect.
Lord POLL INGTON presented a similar petition.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from a Dissenting congre-
gation in Warwickshire, against certain clauses in the Dissen-
ters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from Cheltenham,
in favour of-the Bill.
Mr. HIN ULEY presented a petition against it.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from members
of the E,tablished Church of Preston in favour of the Dis-
sectors' Chapels Bill : also'a petition from the Roman Catholics
of the same place to the same effect.
Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from the Vauxhall
Bridge Company, against the Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill.
PULTENEY TOWN HARBOUR BILL.
On the motion of Mr. GREENE, the Pulteney Town
Harbour and Improvement Bill was ordered to be re-com-
mitted to the former Committee.
Mr. ESCOURT brought up the report of the Standing
Orders Committee on the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way (Ireland) Bill.
Mr. WYSE presented a petition from Kilkenny, praying for
the suspension of the Standing Orders in reference to the
Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland) Bill.
Petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were pre-
sented by Mr. Ward from Sheffield, Lurd A. Lennox from
Chichester, Mr. Y. Smith from Northampton, Mr. Labou-
chere from Taunton, and Mr. C. Wood from Halifax.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented petitions in favour of the
Disenters' Chapels Bill, from the Protestant Dissenters of the
New Meeting-house at Birmingham ; from the Protestant Dis-
senters of the Old Meeting-house ; from the officers and
teachers of the Dissenters' Sunday-school, and of the adult
pupils of the same at the Old Meeting-house ; also one from
the descendants, relatives, and friends of persons who have
been interred in the burial-ground attached to the Old Meet-
ing-house.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from► Devon-
shire in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Lord \VORSLEY presented several petitions from Lincoln-
shire in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. RUSHBROOKE presented a petition from Suffolk in
favour of severer punishment for the crime of arson.

Sir J. HANMER presented tA;;Peiitio;;l;;fa your of the
Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

when the Savings' Banks
Mr. HUME gave notice that,
Bill should be brought before the House, he should move a
clause, repealing the section of, the 9th George IV., cap.
19,
which allowed the Minister of the day to deal with moneys
de-
posited in Savings Banks in the purchase of Government
securities.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that, when the Inclosure
Bill :should be in Committee, he would move to expunge
clause 86.
IMPORTATION OF BOOTS AND SHOES.
Mr. H. BERKELEY moved for a return of the number of
boots and shoes imported during the years ending Jan. 5,1840,
to Jan. 5, 1844, stating the amount of duty paid thereon.—
Agreed to.

GAOLS.
Mr. MACKINNON moved for certain returns ci the subject
of gaols.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets
in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.

know on what ground the Right Honourable Gentleman
had made his statements. So far as the law
was concerned the trade was much better than it had
been when the Right Honourable Gentleman was President
the Board of Trade, and when he shad made no proposition in
their behalf. He (Mr. G.) granted that the case of the
coopers was. a serious one, and that the whole trade
in wood was under serious disadvantages. He admitted
that the reduction of the timber duty, for which his Right
Honourable Friend had been so censured on the other
side of the House,as an improvident sacrifice of revenue was not
sufficient to place the workers in wood in this country in a po-
sition to stand on an equal footing with the rest of the world.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

A deputation of private country bankers, consisting of
Mr. Plumptre (Kent), Mr. Rodwell (Suffolk), the Hon.
A. L. Melville (Lincolnshire), Mr. Veasey (Hunting-.
donshire), Mr. Spooner (Birmingham), Mr. Tweedy
(Cornwall), and Mr. Birkbeck (Yorkshire), had an in-
terview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

PROMOTION IN THE NAVY.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER (in continuation from our
Third Edition, proceeded to say)—ln 1815 they had 831
captains, the average of whose age was 36. They had
837 retired captains with an average age of 31 years
and four months. They had 812 commanders and 80
retired commanders, making in all 892, with an average
age of 27 years and six months. They had 400 flag-
lieutenants, with an average of 23 years and seven
months. In 1843 they had 720 captains, and what
would the House believe was their average age ? At
the present moment their average age was 46 years.
Now, if his Gallant Friend, who was made a saptain at
17 or 18, only got at the head of the list when he was
52, what was to become of those who were only made
captains at 56? He asked the House whether this was
not a miserable state of things? He thought he had
explained as clearly and as shortly as he could the
present state of the navy ; and he was now going to pro-
pose, not a full remedy, because he knew to do so
would be useless. If he got the Right Iron. Baronet to
listen to him, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would
perhaps tell him that he had no money for the purpose.
But he believed there was not one man who had sat at
the Board of Admiralty for the last 20 years who had
not seen the danger they were in, and the necessity of
remedying it. He did not believe there was a naval
officer in the House or out of it, who was not sensible of
that danger, and the Right Hon. and Gallant Officer
wbo sat opposite to him (Sir George Cockburn) knew
that as well as he. did. He thought it most extra-
ordinary that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of
the Government, having bad the evils of the system
shown to him, should persist in maintaining it.
The Right Hon. Baronet afterwards proposed to allow
the old officers to sell out and young officers to purchase
in under certain regulations. At the time he proposed
that, the Right Hon. Gentleman stated that when he
brought the matter before the Commission he had not
met with sufficient encouragement. According to the
regulations now existing, though he was sorry to say
they were not carried into execution, the Admiralty
could not promote more than one man in three deaths.
That patronage was entirely in the hands of the First
Lord of the Admiralty, and he promoted whomsover he
pleased. But the Government received many applica-
tions, and being out of office for ten years they had a
great many hungry fish to provide for.—(Hear, hear,
and laughter.) But the number of deaths was not
equal to the number of promotions. From 1830 to 1843
there were 332 commanders made captains ; 535 lieute-
nants were made commanders ; and 939 midshipmen
were made lieutenants. In 1815 there were 892 com-
manders, at present there were 1,135. Those were not
all regular commanders, but some of them were lieute-
nants on 7s. a day, with the rank of commander. The
lieutenants were then 4,010, Now they were
only something more than 2,000. There was
something fair in this. He did not see any objec-
tion to the selling out, and he would propose, in addition
that no officer should have any vacancy who had not
served a certain term ; that no officer should be ap-
pointed post captain who had not served as a com-
mander for five years, and that no lieutenant should be
appointed a commander who had not served the same
period. He would also propose that a midshipman
should serve the whole of his time before he could be a
lieutenant. This would enable the Government to give
the vacancies to officers who had served for a consider
able time. Now, if purchase were allowed, what wsuld
take place ? Men of fortune, of family, and of influ-
ence, would press the First Lord of the Admiralty
to promote their sons.—(Hear, hear.) It was
quite natural that they should do so, and it was often
impossible to resist such applications. But the First
Lord of the Admiralty would say, " I should be ex-
tremely happy to promote your son if I could, but be
must remain a commander fur five years before I can
make him a post captain. If you wish to. make him a
post captain, you may purchase after two years, other-
wise you must wait for two years." How would it af-
fect the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) if he wished
to obtain a vacancy for his son ? He was very happy
to have it in his power to compliment the Right Hon.
Baronet opposite upon the great talent of his son, who
had now,he'understood, become a lieutenant, not through
the Right Hon. Baronet's influence, but through having
passed a very clever examination.—(Hear, hear.) In
the case which he had supposed, the Right Hon. Baronet
would have been able to purchase one of the commissions
for sale, without taking away what belonged to others or
injuring the service. Now let them look at the case of
midshipmen. Numbers, he hesitated not to say, had
left the service disgusted at seeing others put over their
heads. If naval officers, who had served for several
years, conducted themselves with impropriety,
why let them be sent out of the service at once ;
but when they behaved in a proper manner, they should
not be treated with so much indifference and neglect.—
(Hear, hear.) With respect to the retired list, the navy
was the only service under the Crown that had not a
voluntary retiring list.. The officers in the army were
allowed to sell out, and hence a certain number of pro-
motions might take place ; but in the navy, in conse-
quence of the pernicious system which prevailed, officers
were obliged to remain until they were wholly unfit for
service. The marines should, at all events, have the
same justice done them as the artillery, but they had
not. If the artillery were permitted voluntarily
to
fall back upon the retiring list, why
There were captains in
inrm, as to be wholly unfit for
instance of this occurred in Syria
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—there were 1,600 marines there, but almost all their
captains were unable to discharge their duties—out of
the whole number of captains, only one was able to
march properly.. One officer of marines was so dis-
tressed with the, fatigue of marching, that he (Sir C.
Napier) was obliged to get a donkey for him—(Great
laughter)—he really could not go on a quarter of an hour
longer, if it were to save the lives of all the men of the
division but for the donkey.—(Renewed laughter.)
What a state of things-1,600 young men, fit for any
sort of service with officers so aged, infirm, and
worn out as to be unfit to march with them.—(Hear,
hear.) Suppose there had been no donkey—(Laughter)
—how were they to have managed ? Hon. Members
might laugh, but the fact showed the absurdity of the
present system. He believed the Right Hon. Baronet
had proposed to allow 150 captains to retire on 150/.
a year each. Now that would amount to 15,0001. ; but
he (Sir C. Napier) did not ask so much : all the retiring
pension which he sought for naval officers who had
reached their sixtieth year would amount to only 10,000/.
Another point which he wished to press on the attention
of the House was that they should go down lower on the
retiring list. In . some instances, old commanders
who had been thirty or forty years in the service
were allowed to retire upon sixpence a day. Now was
this just, or fair, or becoming ? Those young men
whom the Admiralty intended should fill the post of
admirals, should be placed at once upon the Admiralty
list, so that in case of war there should be twenty or
thirty, or a sufficient number, of these officers in readi-
ness to meet the exigencies of the public service. In
the event of a war now, where were admirals to be found
who would bo capable of carrying on a blockade, or
other important hostile operations ? Why they were
not to be found at all. At. Syria, where there
were seventeen sail of the line, most of the
young admirals were so timorous and so nervous,
arising from their inexperience, that they could not sleep
a wink at night, whilst within sight of the land.—(A
laugh.) It would surprise him very-much if the House
refused to accede to his motion. After what they had
heard a few nights ago from his Hon. and Learned
Friend behind him (Mr. Watson), he thought they could
hardly say *at the parties whose claims he (Sir Charles
Napier) brought under the notice of the House were not
as deserving of consideration as those to whom his Hon.
and Learned Friend had alluded. Why it appeared
there were four Chancery clerks receiving for sine •
cures alone 28,0001. a year.—(Hear, hear.) And
when those sinecures were about to be abolished,
these four clerks got a retiring pension, amounting to
22,000/. a year during their life, and 11,0001. a year, for
seven years after they were dead.—(Laughter, and cries
of "Hear, hear.") Another batch of these clerks,
eighteen in number, had 49,0001. a year, and they got a
retiring pension of 26,0001. a year.—(Bear, hear.) The
Hon. Baronet theu alluded to the " patent during plea-
sure," which had been abolished by Act of Parliament,
and asked, was it fair that, whilst Chancery clerks re-
ceived those enormous sums as pensions, such paltry com-
pensation should be made to such men as Sir M. Seymour,
Sir T. Briggs, and Sir T. Gordon, the latter of whom
had nothing more than a house rent -free at Greenwich
Hospital ? No distinction should be made between the
treatment of officers in the army and in the nary. The
Hon. and Gallant Officer concluded by requesting of the
House to agree with him in the resolution which he would
now read to them—" That it be a recommendation to
the House that previous to the preparation of the esti-
mates for 1844 and 1845, a plan of retirement be devised
so as to render the naval service efficient, and with a
view to reward old and deserving officers."—(Cheers.)
Sir R. PEEL said he would more especially address
the observations he was about to make to that portion
of the speech of the Gallant Officer which had reference
to the department over which he (Sir R. Peel) had
control, and would leave those observations of the Gallant
Officer which were of a technical nature to be answered
by his Hon. Friends connected with the Admiralty. He
thanked the Gallant Officer for the kind notice he had
been pleased to take of the young man, his son, who had
been recently promoted, not, as the Gallant Officer had
observed, through his (Sir R. Peel's) influence, but
on account of his own merits. To be so lauded by
so distinguished an officer as the Hon. and Gallant
Member could not fail of stimulating the young man
to pursue that line of conduct, of the success of which
the Hon. and Gillant Officer himself furl sished so bril-
liant an example.—(Loud cheers.) The o bservations he,
Sir R. Peel, had made on a former occasi, an, were in no
degree meant to disparage the services naval officers,
or to recommend to the .House a too ri.gid economy in
the consideration of their deserts, but Pa he meant to say

was, that the House should be very cautious in coming
to any conclusion regarding compensation to naval men,
because though lion. and Gallant Officers on both sides
of the House might conjointly press on the House the
adoption of certain measures, it should be remembered
that they were not the best nor the most impartial
judges, and that, like members of other professions, they
were apt, in a strong feeling fur their own, to disregard
those principles of rational economy by which the House
should be governed.—(Hear.) The whole question had
been referred by the late Government to a Commision,
of which the following distinguished persons were mem-
bers—the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of
Richmond, Lord Melville, Lord Minto, Lord Howick
Lord Hill, Mr. Labouchere, Sir E. Kemp, Sir Hussey
Vivian, Sir H. Hardinge, Sir G. Cockburn, and Sir T.
Hardy. The Commission also examined a great number
of naval officers. The very question which the Hon. and
Gallant Officer had brought under the consideration of the
House was brought before the Commission, namely, the
policy of constituting a retired list of captains, for the
Ipurpose of clearing the list of a number of officers of
very advanced age. The Hen. and Gallant Officer had
reed an extract from the report of the Commissioner in
reference to the impolicy of continuing the retired list
of that class of admirals which had got the name of
yellow ; but he had not read that part which bad an
immediate bearing. on this proposal to constitute a re-
tired list of captains—doubtless the omission was not
intentional. The Commission said it did not occur to
I them to suggest to her Majesty the adoption of any
other changes with regard to the captains pay and al-
lowances ; various propositions were made to them to re-
commend the establishment of a retired list for officers
of this rank, as well as of other ranks. The whole of
these propositions had relation to the claims arising out
of seniority of service ; but as it did not appear to the
Commission that this change was calculated to advance
the public interest to an extent at all commensurate to the
charge which would be entailed on the public revenue,
they refrained from offering any recommendation to her
Majesty to extend the principle of a retired list beyond
the present practice, except in the cases of mates and
commanders. This very proposition, therefore, had
been brought under the consideration of the Commis-
sioners, and they stated that they saw no advantage in
constituting a retired list. The report bore the signa-
tures of Lord Minto, Lord Melville, Sir Charles Adams,
and his Right Hon. Friend Sir George Cockburn. He
hoped that under these circumstances the House would
not constitute itself a tribunal to decide this question;
that they would recollect that the Commissioners had
considered the question in its comprehensive bearings,
on other branches of the naval and military services, and
that they would not imply an opinion at variance with
that expressed by the Commissioners.—(Hear, hear.)
hear.) In consequence of the deference due to the opi-
nion of the Hon. and Gallant Officer, the Treasury had
given this matter the fullest consideration, and if they
hesitated, it was not on account of the expense, but from
a sincere conviction that the measure, if adopted, would
not produce the effect which the Hon. and Gallant Offi-
cer anticipated.—(Hear, hear.) That it would not clear
the list of captains ; that it would positively do no good
whatever except by enabling particular officers to exer-
cise their discretion as to whether they would retire or
not. He pronounced that the Gallant Officer would not
wish to make the retirement compulsory.
Sir C. NAPlER—Certainly not.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir ROBERT PEEL—Against compulsory retire-
ment, the strongest opinion had been expressed by Rear-
Admiral Griffiths, who said that it would involve a
breach of engagement, and give great pain, whilst the
saving would be quite insignificant.—(Hear, hear.) This
point would be brought under the consideration of the
Treasury, and it was clearly shown that the retirement
of 100 officers, would not be of any avail whatever, in
clrearing the list. The retirement of 150 captains would
entail au expense upon the public of about 26,0001. If
the retirement were optional what 1;,ould be the effect ?
Our oldest officers, the captains of 1808 and 1809 were
not those who would take advantage of the
option. Entertaining the hope that the next
brevet would give them the rank of admiral, it was not
to be expected that they would retire.—(Hear, hear.)
The officers who would take advantage of the retired
list would more probably be the captains at the bottom
of the list, who despaired of ever obtaining the rank of
admiral.—(Hear, hear,) That; was the precise intima-
tion conveyed to the Treasury on the part of the Board
of Admiralty ; and of what advantage, he asked, would
such retirement be • to the public ?—(Hear, hear.) It
did appear to him to be very improvident to offer this
boon, when the oldest men, who expected to at-
tain the distinction of the flag, would, in all probability,
reject it ; and when only young men who had no
chance of obtaining, for a considerable period, the
rank of admiral were likely to accept the IL per day on
the list of retired captains. It did certainly therefore
appear to him that the advantage to be gained by the
public was not sufficient to compensate for the expense
of the retired list. If they created this list now, when
six or seven years had elapsed, they would have to go
through precisely the same operation for the purpose of
again clearing the list.—(Hear, hear.) He did hope
that that House, having before them the opinion of the
Commission, which was composed of the most eminent
men in both services, would not be induced by their na-
tural predilection in favour of naval men, or by the ad-
mission which must be made as to the state of the
navy with respect to those who occupied the highest
rank in the naval service, to express an opinion which
would in the least degree fetter the judgment of her
Majesty's Government. The opinion which they enter-
tained on this subject was in exact conformity with that
of a Commission which had been appointed for the ex-
press purpose of investigating it. Nothing could be
more painful to himself and to his Right Hon. Friend
than the performance of this imperative duty of guard-
ing the public purse against demands, the yielding to
which would be unaccompanied with any public advan-
tage. It was not to be argued that because improvident
arrangements had been made in other cases, they should
make an improvident arrangement in the case under
consideration. He hoped the House would disregard any
such precedents ; that they wouldconeider the question on
its abstract merits, and above all that they would con-
sider the policy of leaving questions of that nature to
those who had to take a comprehensive view of them.
He should say nothing whatever as to the policy of per-
mitting the sale of con:Assions; that was a professional
question, with which he had nothing to do. If he were
asked what was the most effectual mode of preventing an
immense accumulation of aged officers, he would say a de-
parture from the principle of seniority, and the selection
on the part of the Crown of officers for promotion who had
shown themselves best qualified for the public service.
—(Hear, hear.) He knew that there was great jealousy
in the profession on that subject. He thought that
seniority was, on the whole, the best principle that could
be adopted, affording the greatest security against the
abuse of power and patronage. He believed that the
principle of selection from inferior ranks of the profes-
sion of officers to exercise command would shock' the
feelings, and perhaps the professional prejudices, of
many men whose opinions were entitled to great weight.
Let them depend upon it that the creation of the retired
list of 100 captains would do nothing whatever to clear
the list. If he were convinced of the propriety of
adopting the proposal, he would not be influenced by
the consideration of ten or twenty thousand pounds a
year, but he had a firm and sincere belief that it was
not a remedy for the evil in question, an evil consequent
upon the long duration of the war. If the House
adopted the recommendations of naval officers in this
instance, they must expect to have the same recom-
mendations with respect to marine and artillery officers.
Each service would adduce very good reasons why
similar advantages should be extended to itself. He
trusted that the Executive Government might be con-
sidered to have a due regard for the interests and honour
of the different branches of the service, and lie hoped
the House of Commons would continue to leave these
matters in their hands. Lie hoped that they would not
countenance the proposal of the Gallant. Officer, which,
while it involved a considerable expense, provided, in
his opinion, no remedy whatever for the evils which he
admitted the Gallant Officer had proved to exist.
Captain BERKELEY said he most fully concurred
with the Gallant Officer as to the grievances which he
had brought before the House. The Right Hon. Baronet,
however, at the head of the Government, asked them to
leave such matters to the Executive. That was always
the case when naval officers were under consideration.
—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet could see no
great advantage in making this retired list ; but he be-
lieved that every naval man must perceive that it would
be attended with ve:y great advantage. Much was said
about old and experienced officers. He believed that
the term " old and experienced officer," was very much
misapplied. If a man became experienced by remaining
on the shelf, totally unemployed, there were many
officers who were entitled to that description. It bad
been stated that many midshipmen were not allowed to
sleep when the vessel was in sight of land. He would
ask, if they were called upon to blockade a lee shore on a
dark night, under such circumstances, could they possi-
bly be efficient.? The Right Hon. Baronet said they
ought not to seek good things because others had
obtained them. .Did they not regard the navy
as their best bulwark in time of war ? Why,
then should they make the navy the exception,
and not give those who belonged to it the same option
of retirement which was extended to the other service?—
(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet sad it was the
ardent wish of every man in the navy to obtain the flag.
He would take his own case. He had been promoted at
the end of the war in 1814, and during thirty years he
had only been able to serve six years and six months,
because he had not interest enough to obtain a ship for
a longer period. He would ask what chance had he of
obtaining the flag ? Certainly, none, until he was per-
fectly incapable of performing his duty in case the flag
were offered to him. He thought that the present sys-
tem had the effect of setting officer against officer, and
allowing the appointments to bo influenced solely by
political motives. He felt confident that the profession
thought that practice was not- so likely to be done as
things were now managed, as if commissions were
totally unconnected with, and independent of, the
various changes of Governments. The warning given
by the Hon. and Gallant Member for Marylebone must,
sooner or later, be attended to, and he thought the
sooner the better; and he felt sure that the House would
do wisely in acceding to his motion.
Sir G. COCKBURN, who was almost inaudible in
the gallery, said he thought the Gallant Officer had not
brought this matter fairly before the House. Tho
nature of the naval service of this country was such,
that during the time of war a vast force must
be maintained, and consequently then a great many
officers were called into service ; but durng the time of
peace, when a reduction must necessarily take place,
those officers must be placed upon the retired or half-
pay list. The officers for service, according as they may
be required, were taken from the list of names ; but no
one could for a moment suppose that all whose names
stood upon this list could be employed on active service.
The Gallant Officer had mentioned the names of several
officers, but out of the number to which he had alluded
there were only two who had been employed in active
service, and_those two only fora couple of years. In

navy was not in a state of' safety. The Right 'Hon.
Gentleman entirely rested on what the Commissioners had
said, but there were only three naval officers:among them.
He would like to know what confidence was to be placed
in a Commission which came to a decision on one day
and reversed it the next? That was something like
what had occurred on Lord Ashley's motion—(Laughter.)
What did that Commission do? They gave 10s. a-daY
to lieutenants in the navy. And why did they do so?
Simply because they discovered that those lieutenants
would not serve unless they did something of the :sort.
It was a kind of " thank 'ye for nothing" affair.--
(Laughter.) Arid what did they do with respect to
commanders? Why they gave them 6d. a-day.--
(Laughter.) What did Admiral Wyse say with respect
to this? Why he said they ought to be ashamed of
such a thing, and he would be sorry to see such aCom-
mission again appointed. The Right Hon. Baronet said
that the expense of carrying out the proposition which
he (Sir C. Napier) had submitted would be 25,000 L
n-year; but this was a mistake, for it might easily be
done for 15,0001.; and the Right Hon. Baronetsaid that
if this retiring pension were allowed, the first-class
officers wetild not accept of it. He (sir C. Napier).4
id
not expect they would, but those of a lower class would,
and their places would have to be filled up by junior
officers. It was all nonsense to suppose that men who
were between sixty and seventy years of age
were competent to take the command of I
fleet, or even a large vessel of war. lie
piSir Charles Naer) was not very old, but he fre-
quently felt that he was not so strong as when, onlY
twenty-five years of age.—(Laughter.) The Noble
Lord the Member for Staffordshire (Lord Ingestre) hid
said that he (Sir C. Napier) had accused him of being
tongue-tied, but he had done no such thing. be
had said was that the Noble Lord had received a rePri-
man,l from the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her
Majesty's Government, and all lie could say new. w 1,5
that had such a reprimand been given to him he NO")
not have taken it so easily as the Noble Lord had Alone•
The Noble Lord said that ho did not intend to support
this motion, and yet he supported a similar motion bisit
year. Did the Noble Lord think that what was gooiL
last year was bad this? No doubt ho did, for seep
changes often happened in that House.—(Hear,
and a laugh.) It appeared that as this motion 111
been opposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, it
,wete
therefore receive the opposition of every Member on
Ministerial side of the House. One said to the other,
" You support it, and I will stick to you like wsut.rn
(Laughter.) He trusted, however, that the 101,-1
would ultimately find favour, and he was sure that go
would result from his having brought it forward. ..„„,
After a few words from Sir R. PEEL, in explantr"
:he House divided—
For the motion

most instances, when an officer retired, he was
succeeded by the next officer in command, and
and in all cases he was granted his half-pay when any
accident occurred. He regretted to be compelled to
differ from so high an authority as the Hon. and Gallant
Officer the Member for Marylebone; but still he (Sir
G. Cockburn) should say that he was confident, if war
were to break out to-morrow, the fleet would be quite as
well manned and officered as it ever had been. The
question brought forward by the Gallant Officer was one
of great importance and intricacy, and therefore it was
a matter for fair discussion, and considering the points
relating to it pro and con., and then decide upon what
was best to be done.
Captain PECHELL thought the expressions which fell
from the Gallant Officer who had just sat down, afforded
further proofs of what had been frequently asserted
before—namely, that it was hard under the present
system, to render justice to the officers in the distribu-
tion of promotion. That Gallant Officer had alluded to
precedents, as also did the Right Hon. Baronet at the
head of the Government ; but this Commission would
never have been appointed were it not for the number
of times which the question had been brought before
the House. The Gallant Officer who had lately been
appointed to the Government of the East (Sir 11. Har-
dinge) had spoken most manfully in behalf of the navy,
for which they felt deep gratitude. He (Captain
rechell) got several letters from the masters in the
navy, complaining of the manner in which they had
been treated; and also of certain expressions7which were
used in that House, and which they thought were likely
to lower their position in society. The claims of those
officers had not been brought before the Commission,
and he considered this to be a great hardship. Many of
the officers had no opportunity, from their long resi-
dence on shore, of being sufficiently conversant with
nautical affairs, and in order to obviate this evil, he con-
sidered it would be necessary that some change
should be made in order that the younger
officers might have some opportunity of be-
coming practically acquainted with their profession.
He stated that employment in the navy was never ob-
tained except by means of political or aristocratic in-
fluence. This was notorious ; one Board of Admiralty
might be slightly better than another; but, to use a
naval expression, they were all tarred with the same
brush. They would give employment or promotion to
those deserving of it, being continually pressed upon by
political influence. With respect to the employment of
ships, he stated that the Queen, of 110 guns, was kept
during nine-tenths of her period of service at anchor in
Malta harbour. And he could state another instance, in
which a ship, on board of which some important experi-
ments had been tried—the Fox—and of which experi-
ments the operation had never been tested. This vessel
had been lying ever since in the river Shannon, whether
for the purpose of collecting the poor's rates, or frighten-
ing the unfortunate natives, he did not know. But for the
sake of improvement in naval architecture, he felt indig-
nant that there had been such apathy in both cases.
In neither case had a sufficient trial been given to the
improvements. It was the object of the motion to pro-
cure more frequent employment for young officers—that
principle the Government had itself acted upon in choos-
ing the young and Gallant Member for Ipswich, whom
they sent to Hong-Kong to share the prize-money with
Admiral Parker, which, no doubt, he was very well able
to do.—(Hear, hear.) Were young officers more fre-
quently, employed, it would give more satisfaction to the
profession. He believed that the present Board of Ad-
miralty were as well disposed to them as any other, and
he hoped they would listen to the motion of the Gallant
Commodore, being assured that it did not at all interfere
with the prerogative of the Crown.
Lord INGESTRE said, he should not follow the
Hon. and Gallant Member for Brighton from Ireland
to Hong-Kong and back again. He was as well
disposed to promote the object of the motion
as any one, and he was as capable of exercising an inde-
pendent vote in that House as the Hon. and Gallant
Member. But there was a question of prudence involved
in this matter.—(Hear, hear.) He questioned whether
the reiteration of these motions, without a chance of
obtaining the object in view, was not doing an injury to
the cause, especially when such discussions were pressed
in a House so thinly attended. He should not vote
against the motion of the Gallant Commodore, neither
should he vote with him. But lie trusted he would not
press his motion to a division, for, if he did, he would
do great injury to the cause he advocated. The ques-
tion was much better left in the hands of the Executive,
because this House was not a court of appeal in ques-
tions of this sort. With the respect to the delay of the
Queen in Malta Harbour, he thought there might be
good political reasons for it, and though it was desirable
to try vessels, to test their powers, and exercise them,
yet opportunities were not always available for doing so.
Captain HARRIS (the new Member for Christchurch)
and Mr. Hume rose together—the latter gave way,
and the Hon. and Gallant Gentlemen addressed the
House. He said the question was one of the greatest
interest, and though he should not be disposed to inter-
fere with the Executive, yet as that House voted the
supplies, if it should express a wish to put the navy
list in better order, he did not see why they should not
do so. With respect to the Gallant Commodore's plan
of allowing 1001. a year to 100 captains as a retirement,
he thought many of them would not accept it ; still he
would have no objection to support the proposition, pro-
vided it was clearly understood that the arrangement
should be voluntary.
Mr. HUME said the question was one of great im-
portance, and had been often submitted to the House.
It appeared, from all the debates on the subject, that
they had a list of so many officers of different ranks,
yet, from the whole list, they would have a difficulty in
officering a fleet. Though he had heard that contra-
dicted, yet it was certain that the list contained a great
many men who could not, under any circumstances, re-
enter the service. Thus, whilst they had apparently a
largo naval establishment, they had really a most in-
ferior one. They were paying and keeping up an ap-
parently great military establishment, while their force
was really a small one. The estimates were no less
than six millions, yet they were told that a large num-
ber of officers were unfit for service. They had heard
that the House of Commons was not to interfere in this
matter—
Sir G. COCKBURN said that he had not denied the
right of the House of Commons to interfere with respect
to the navy.
Mr. HUME said he had understood the Gallant
Officer to say that the House was not to interfere with
the promotion or pay, of the navy, and the lion. and
Gallant Officer grounded his opposition to the motion
on the fact of a Naval Commission having been ap-
pointed three or four years ago. He considered an in-
quiry into the state of the navy would be of the greatest
importance, because he believed it would be shown that
many deserving officers had been set by to make way
for young men, the friends of the partisans of the Go-
vernment.—(Hear, hear.) From the report of 1838 it
appeared there were 683 captains in the royal navy, 313
of whom never served a single day after they were
posted.—(Hear, hear.) There was one admiral who
had served only nine years, and was only one year
in actual service. He believed the same admiral had lately
got a command in Malta. He had supported the Hon. and
Gallant Member for Greenwich when he brought forward
his motion for an inquiry into the state of the navy with
a view to remove those who were unfit for service. That
was a proper principle, and he believed no naval officer
in or out of the House would object to it.—(Hear.) They
had now waited four years and a half, and nothing had
been done. He thought the masters. who were a most
meritorious class of persons, had been treated with great
injustice.—(Hear.) if inquiry were granted he hoped
it would not be limited to clearing the list, but would be
extended to ascertain how it had become so numerous.
The appointments in the navy rested with the head of
the Admiralty, and of course, political influence was
regarded.—(Hear.) This was not the principle on
which the best bulwark of the country should rest.—
(Hear.) He had not opposed the grant to the effective
part of the navy. It was the money that was applied to
the useless and extravagant parts of it that he objected
to.—(Hear, hear.) They had seven captains and seven
lieutenants for a ship, and only used one.—(Hear, hear.)
Would any one keep seven coachmen and only use one !
—(Hear, and laughter.) It was no wonder then that
they had to pay 1,500,0001. to officers on half-pay. If
the half-pay list were examined it would be found that
the service of most of the officers had been but
but small.—(Hear, hear.) A regulation had been
made that no promotion should take place till three
persons had died. That bad been acted upon for some
time, but the returns would prove that it had soon been
disregarded. The practice had been to place school-
boys over the heads of old officers, but he was glad to
think that things were not so bad now. At the same
time, he did not think that the old officers should be
pensioned off without sufficient grounds. He did not
think the Gallant Commodore would do so himself.—s
(Hear, hear.) But he thought that an inquiry ought to
be granted.
Mr. S. HERBERT did not think the Hon. Gentleman
who had just spoken could have heard the motion cf the
Hon, and Gallant Commodore, or the reply of his Right
Hon. Friend—(Hear, hear)—for he seemed to mistake
the question altogether. The real question was, whether
the remedy which the Hon. and Gallant Commodore
proposed would cure the evils which they were all will-
ing to admit.—(Hear„ hear.) He believed that the effect
of his motion would be to add 25,0001. a year to the
permanent burdens of the country without effecting the
good he expected from it. How would it act ? if the
retirement were optional, those who were at the top of
the list would refuse the additional pay, and would run
the chance of their lives against the hope of being made
rear-admirals.—(Hear, hear.) They should then go
down the list to the young officers, who would accept
the retirement, and the consequence would be that the
old officers would be in active service, and the young
men would be on the retired list.--:(11ear, hear.)
Anything like compulsory retirement was out of the
question. He admitted that the practice of promoting
men according to seniority was good, but under pre-
sent circumstances it could not be done on a large scale.
Such was the practice in France, and he approved of it.
But there were different opinions amongst naval officers,
and The question being a large one, and the remedy pro-
posed being one which would prove ineffectual, ho
should vote against the motion of the Hon. and Gallant
Commodore. He should not regard the expense if it re-
medied the evil complained of, but if at the end of two
years they found themselves where they were before it
would be absurd to impose such a biirden on the coun-
try. He hoped the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman would
withdraw his motion.
Captain CARNEGIE said he should oppose the mo-
tion, because it was a direct interference with the Execu-
tive Government; because if the retirement were
optional, those at the head of the list would decline the
additional pay of ss. a day in the hope of obtaining the
rank of rear-admiral. He did not think there was occa-
sion for immediate inquiry.
Sir C. NA PIER replied. He did not think he ever
heard the Right Hon. Gentleman make so lame and
weak a reply as to his speech.—(Laughter.) He had
not attempted to controvert the case, ho (Sir C. Napier)
made out. lie did not disprOie him 'statement that the

Against it 7l
Majority against the motion —4s
tioffi

The West India -Relief Bill was read a second:
and ordered to be committed.
The House then adjourned, at Ten o'Clock.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM.—On Wednescli:
the seventeenth Anniversary Festival of the Licen°,l
Victuallers' Asylum was celebrated at White Cor,r
House Tavern. Mr. Broadwood, M.P., in the
Eh ri
There was a very numerous attendance of raerar4
and friends of the institution present, between 4001171
500 sitting down to dinner on the occasion. Ang;
the gentlemen on the platform, supporting the xiar
Chairman, were—Mr. Foreman, M.P. fur Bridgwater, ft;
Mundell, Mr. C. Bleaden, Mr. Deane, Mr. Larby,
Vousley, Mr. Southall, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Wicker, end .1.-1.
Walter. The banquet provided on the occasion was eltce_A
lent. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honotql
the Secretary read the report, which stated thlt tto
benevolent feelings of the public had enabled thepthe
continue the liberal weekly allowances which for
last four years the Board had made to the.l-4
mates ; such allowances make up the income tor
each single person, widow or widower, to 63• ii
-
week, and that of a couple to 7s. per week. Ad of
period the Society's funded property consisteu
6,4651. 16s. Bd. Three per Cent. Consols, and 6171.6,°•„cis
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, which two
together were of the value of 6,400/. ; and the 137,ta
were gratified to say that the Society has def,rlere
every claim against it to the present moment. ,its.
were at the present time 102 out of the 103 htlielird
tions in the Asylum occupied ; and, including in. ,°
couples, no fewer than 131 inmates were, at t 045,470.
meet, reaping the comforts afforded by the. Poi.
rality of the donors at large, a fact which the °loci
butors to so noble a work of charity could fairly the
tbo
honourably boast of ; and some slight conception
necessities of the inmates might be formed from the
that to the occupants of the 102 houses now moe
weekly allowances are at the present time madethe
less than 79 of them, being more than two-thirds of tb.
whole. Many excellent speeches were mado loyal
course of the evening. Subscriptions were anucti
amounting, in all, to 1,741/. Amongst the subscriber.acii,
were, the Chairman, 25 guineas ; Broadwood,
and Co., in addition to 20 guineas, 50
bert Mundell, 15 guineas ; Mr. Huggienisn,egllss
Mr. E. ugns, 15 sC. Broadwoodo!
guineas ;p theDirectorsof the Imperial Gas-light C;
pany, 50 guineas ; the Directors of the Licensed
tuallers' Fire and Life Insurance Company, 10 guinewoo
ALDERMAN GIBBS AND CHARITY PROPERTY
Wednesday, Mr. Day, the vestry clerk of St. Gel:,
;guirn.e,s°l
the Martyr, Southwark, had an interview with-40.
Rock, the newly-appointed churchwarden of St- 1;(1,
phen's, Walbrook, relative to Mr. T. Dickenson's 100
who, by will, dated the 18th of December, 1631, dirk by
that the sum of 121. should be paid every ten yelirtoor
the churchwardens of St. Stephen's, for peLatill
children, belonging to St. George's to a trade. or
applications had been made to Alderman Gibbs for Soo
count of the property of the charity, but the Alde„ aet
was not inclined to let the gift of the donor g" bas
of his hands. A curious correspondence bereenno
taken place. Mr. Rock states that it was in congeal:el
of the manner in which Alderman Gibbs 111,.$ 001
the charity property which came into his Wu"' ool)',
first induced him to bring the matter before that/ iitaeP
lie ; and the most tangible case which presente the
to his notice was Dickenson's gift. By the will to b°
donor, the moneys arising from the estate we,r.e„b ass
kept separate from the parish accounts, but wit'th iteti
not done ; Alderman Gibbs had mixed them loot
in one account. He added, that having heell,,o's,
and sworn in as the Churchwarden of St. SrtoepPe,,pr- cvirteti
certainly would take care that the charity p
in trust by the churchwarden should be properlytu jh
out, or, if it was necessary, to join amicably ;o obi
parishes which were interested in any gift, s" ropertq
a scheme for the better distribution of such togs of
It is at length arranged between the legal restiotiat
Mr. Rock and Mr. Alderman Gibbs that tbeclu oboe'
churchwarden shall be tried in the Queen's Be•P
01
term, by means of a feigned action for tresionstder f• Or
SEDUCTION BY A FRENCH PRIEST AAA 'n"
one of the communes, in the department of
_11;414
Cher, states that a great seandal was lately Ft."
the cure having seduced a young girl of 16, bad
to one of the most respectable families in tew"
The parents knew that she frequently went t° s iestrTce.
but thought it was for the purpose of religion boolh6
tion. On May Ist she disappeared, and the Ptiots,l in `llO
having accused the cure of being instrutne
business, a great clamour was raised against to
at last acknowledged that he had sent her.' the t,4/
under the care of a servant, in order to conee'oolll,4o,
sequences of the seduction. The father n!1 01;st
lodged a complaint with the Procureur Ilcafroal tog'
and a few days back two ecclesiastics came
city, and carried off the cure in a carriaq Woo
precipitation that he could only take nrallgore4
umbrella and his breviary. The Bishop he 'd rest 001
suspended this priest for a similar act, 0(1,1,1: the
him to the exercise of his functions only .
pressing solicitations. neitri Ire
it •ne'
MURDERS IN SPAIN.—The fouovvi-o, too -nly.-
Spanish journal. It seems to us, however "tot toss
bable for belief :—" A terrible crime ha ° Jit is° per
place in the neighbourhood of Igualde• hoosNisi;
having lain in, in au isolated country
owe
neighbours took the child to the liobiedylb'
to have it baptised, leaving a women .n, thelealc
had offered to remain by the patient durl_F„on,
Bence. When they had all departed, this ;Yu; rioetwor
ing forth a knife, commanded the ptielt Ths.oll:
show her where her money was place"' 010 11/1,
obeyed, and taking her into another. rootn,loll4st,
lock her in. She then called to her twceerop. VOP
re,
hadman beenwho leftivas behind, and
in the a
ndsentthemff for r;
air wid to
about outside, and, stopping the
learnt their errand, and returned with th 17.0 theicip
oor
the mother that if she did not at once oPu
is
he would put them to death. The.) he tito
not paying any attention to tliis threnhe bm-fofv,
one of them with a knife, and knocked ()ate
clod to frt.
the other against a stone. He then Pr% the Pe°1111;1110
the door, and had nearly succeeded, whe, took 01140 j
turned from the baptism, and the assassin and fe,,toit4
The mother related what had taken plsse,ea'd beef;.'re tf.
in an expiring state. The alcalde, whcirmootit Yloilroof
to the baptism, entered first into thencoof,
prisoner was lucked up. motherbbe''' tohe
rwe.
second, and escaped. Tbe dietll on v
the day, and her husband is not expo'

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