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SATURDAY.

Last night having been fixed for the consideration of the Queen's Message respecting the marriage of the Princess Royal, the House of Commons was crowded with Members—" perhaps the fullest House since the accession of Queen Victoria." After a number of questions on a variety of matters had been put, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the House should go into Committee to consider the Royal Message.

Mr. ROEBUCK immediately rose and made a statement of his:views. He described himself as fulfilling a divided duty—to the Sovereign and to the People ; as anxious to meet the wishes of the Queen, who had set an example to her people in all the relations of life, but at the same time to be just, and not to press too heavily on the people. What they would do in this case would be a precedent. The Princess Royal may one day be Queen of Prussia : they were not, however, to provide for her as Queen, but as the wife of a Prince. When the Princess Royal the daughter of George the Third married, the British Parliament voted her a dowry of 80,0001. without annuity; but the Irish Parliament gave her an annuity of 5000/. a year. Now he did not wish the country to be hampered with an annuity. He could not forget how England had been recently treated by Prussia. His proposal was that a provision for the Princess should be made at once by the payment of a suitable dowry. Lord PALMERSTON entreated the House not to discuss by anticipation a proposal not yet before it. The House having gone into Committee, the CHANCELLOR of the ExCHEQUER made a long statement, describing the position of the Crown deprived of its hereditary revenues and dependent upon Parliament for a provision adequate to maintain its dignity ; and contrasting that position with what occurred in the reign of George the Third. In describing the latter, he went into minute details ; quoted Blackstone and went back for precedents to the reign of George the Second, which' excited a good deal of laughter. The Civil List of George the Third amounted to 447,4361. ; that of the present Queen to 385,0001. George the Third did not surrender the whole of the hereditary revenues ; during his reign he derived 12,705,461/. from those revenues, of which 2,600,00W. was applied to the public service, and 3,372,834/. paid away in prize-money. George the Third received the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall during the minority of the Prime of Wales; her Majesty has applied a part of that revenue in payment of the education of the Prince of Wales, and the remainder has been vested for his benefit. During the reign of George the Third the Parliament voted a total of 3,297,000/. in payment of debts incurred by the Royal Family. From that system the reign of her Majesty has been altogether exempt. Allowances were granted to the younger branches of the family of George the Third; no grant of the kind has been made to the children of her Majesty. queen Victoria has been subjected to large expenses of a public nature. "I allude particularly to the visit which her Majesty paid to the Emperor Louis Napoleon, at Pans—a visit which was purely for public and state purposes, and not for her individual pleasure. (Criss of " Oh !" and great laughter.) That visit was not merely for the personal enjoyment of her Majesty, but for the public good, as was well understood at the time, and it was accepted as wach by the Emperor Napoleon." The expense of the visits of George the Fourth to Hanover and to Ireland and Scotland were paid by the country. Her Majesty has paid 34,000/. for the furniture and repairs of Buckingham Palace ; she also paid 6180/. a year to the peace and 15,500/. to the war Income-tax. There are two precedents applicable to the question before the House. The eldest daughter of George the Second received an annuity of 5000/. and a dowry of 80,000/. Similar sums were granted to the eldest daughter of George the Third. The precedents have been followed, but with a difference dictated by the change of circumstances. Sir George Lewis proposed that the annuity, should be 8000/. and the marriage-portion 40,0001.; and he moved a resolution granting the annuity. Mr. ROEBUCK moved as an amendment, that a "suitable marriageportion" should be granted to the Princess, "in lieu of an annuity." MT. WILLIAms seconded the amendment.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained, that the dowry had 'been diminished and the annuity increased in order that the best bargain night be made for the public. Sir CHARLES NAPIER wished to know what settlement the King of Prussia intended to make on his nephew ? Lord Jons RUSSELL replied to Mr. Roebuck, and expressed his concurrence in the Government proposal. In answer to a question by Mr. CLAY, Mr. ROEBUCK said that he objected both to the amount and to the manner in which it was to be paid. Mr. DISRAELI expressed his opinion that the House showed too great a jealousy of the Crown ; but, while he said that on a question of this kind they should place confidence in Ministers, he admitted that he was not posed to the principle of Mr. ]Ioebuck's motion. But unanimity was a ye all things desirable. Some other Members briefly addressed the Committee. Lord ELCHO pressed Mr. Roebuck to withdraw his amendment. Lord PALMERSTON rose to speak ; but Mr. ROEBUCK anticipated him, and asked leave to withdraw the amendmeut,—a request accorded with cheers.

The Committee having adopted a resolution granting an annuity of 8000/. to the Princess Royal, the House resumed. The dowry of 40,0001. was voted at a later stage in Committee of Supply.

Before going into Committee, Mr. ADDERLEY raised a discussion on the policy of settling the soldiers of the German Legion at the Cape of Good Hope. He said he should submit a motion when the proper estimates came before the House. Mr. LABOUCHEILE explained, that the cost of sending the soldiers to the Cape was 205,0001. From this must be deducted 80,000/. that will be paid by the colony, and 64,0001. which it would have cost to send the soldiers to North America, leaving the remaining expense about 60,000/. The third reading of the Transportation and Penal Servitude Bill came on after midnight, and called forth many objections to proceeding at that hour. Sir GEORGE GREY said he was anxious to pass the bill that night, as Lord Campbell was desirous the bill should reach the House of Lords before he went on circuit. At one moment a division seemed impending, and strangers withdrew ; but the bill was allowed to pass without a division.

In answer to Mr. Watromi, Lord PALMERSTON said that he proposed to adjourn over the day on which the Queen's birthday is kept, [the 26th instant,] and also over the following day, "on which our Isthmian games are celebrated." The Whitsun recess will be from Friday to Thursday.

The time of the House of Lords was chiefly taken up with the consideration of the Probates and Letters of Administration Bill in Committee. Lord St. LEONARDS moved amendments to exempt real property altogether from the jurisdiction of the Court to be created by the bill. Those amendments were negatived by 56 to 35. In clause 37, the LORD CHANCELLOR accepted an amendment moved by Lord St Leonards—it transferred the appeal from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to the House of Lords. The clauses and schedules were agreed to, and the House resumed.

Early in the evening, Lord Lumen's made a voluntary statement. He was understood to say that the Government had been charged with intending to suppress the Report on Military Education : never was there a more groundless or more malevolent insinuation. The report had been put in type, and distributed among their Lordships : he had sent 150 copies to Members of the House of Commons, and placed 150 in the Library. "I adopted that course because I did not wish to incur the expense of printing an unnecessarily large nuniber of copies, and because I knew that not above one-fourth of Die Members of the Rouse of Commons would care to read a bulky blue-book upon such a subject. My desire for economy has been turned against me, and I am blamed for not having printed the report, although I put it where every Member who chose might see it. That report, my Lordst is well worthy your attention. The Commissioners go rather beyond thew instructions, and I do not pledge myself to subscribe to all the opinions they have expressed ; but Imust say that their report is one of the most able documents which I have seen upon the subject. It comprises in a very clear form accounts of all the systems of military education abroad; and I hope it will receive from your lordships, and from. the Member's of the other House of Parliament, an attentive and careful perusal. I may state, in addition, that the Commander-in-chief and myself have been in communication for the purpose of establishing a system of education for the officers of the Army. We have almost arrived at a conclusion upon the subject. A system has been sketched out which I hope we shall soon be able to promulgate ; and your Lordships may be assured that no time shall be lost in carrying into practical operation that which is a great desideratum in our Army—a scheme for affording to our officers the means of acquiring the information requisite to fit them for staff and other appointments, rendering them as distinguished

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for the professional and technical knowledge as they have already proved themselves to be for their courage and gallantry in the field."

Housn or COMMONS Busaress.—The Army in are fixed for Mon day, then to be moved by Sir Joins Remsnms, in Committee of Supply. On, the motion for going into Committee, Mr. WILLIAMS is to move that they be referred to a Select Committee.

A good deal of business stands for Thursday. Mr. Rominex moves for a Select Committee on our relations with Brazil. Mr. Avarcus moves for a. Select Committee to inquire into the causes of the inequality of Poor-rates in the Metropolis. Mr. G. H. MOORE moves for leave to bring in a TenantRight Bill. Sir CHARLES Narisn moves for a Select Committee to inquire into the constitution of the Board of Admiralty.

The Duke of Cambridge presented the Ninety-third Highlanders with a new pair of colours yesterday, on the Dover Heights. Unfortunately, it rained throughout the ceremony. The old colours were presented by the late Duke of Wellington in 1834. The regiment is under orders for China.

The Royal Geographical Society will hold its annual meeting and dinner on Monday next. At the meeting, gold medals will be presented to Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Waugh, Surveyor-General of India ; and to Mr. A. C. Gregory, commander of the North Australian Expedition.. Sir Roderick Murchison, as President, will deliver the annual address on the progress of geography during the past year, and read the obituary of the deceased Fellows.

The Ericsson arrived at Liverpool last night, with advices from New York to the 9th instant. It is stated that Lord Napier has had a long and satisfactory" interview with the President ; but that when our Minister proposed to open new negotiations on the subject of the rejected Central American treaty, the President declined to accede to his request._ A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated yesterday, states that "Marshal Radetzky, while walking in his room, fell, and broke the upper part of the bone of the left thigh."

A Naval Court-martial was held at Portsmouth on Thursday, to try Captain Eyrea, the Commander, and Mr. Cavell, the Master, of the screw warsteamer Exmouth, 91. The ship had been allowed to take the ground near the Lizard Point, on the 12th instant. The Court adjudged Captain Eyres to be admonished, because he placed implicit confidence in the pilotage of the Master, and did not use the deep-sea lead ; and adjudged the Master, on account of his "long services and previous high character," to be only admonished and reprimanded.

The Coroner's Jury sitting on the Lundhill Colliery explosion case delivered their verdict last night. They consider that the explosion was accidental, but condemn the laxity of discipline and non-observance of rules" ; and they recommend not only an improved system of ventilation, but that some attention should be paid to the education of the miners.