The Express. — London, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

DIPERIAI. PARLIAMENT. HOIjaX . ,QF LORDEL—MoNoox, APRIL 23. ROYAL COMMISSION. The royal assent was given by commission to the follow ing bills : —The County Courts, the Cattle Plague and Contagious Diseases, and the Manchester Royal Exchange Bills. The royal oommiasioners were the Lord Cheapener, the !real of Beseborough, and the Viscount Sydney. The 1."1:0 Citi-Yetu.ton took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVBS. The Earl of CLARENDON m id—My lards, es your lord ships take a deep interest in all that concerns the Abyssinian captives, I have no doubt you will allow me to read a despatch which has this day been received at the Fereign from the British Resident at Aden, dated the :Mb March :—" My . Lord,-1 have the honour to re c:::your lordship's information, that the Victoria has est returned from Maasowah bringing news from Mr. up to the 7th February, dated from Ajan Muder in south-west Abyssinia, and stating that the 'paperer had ten him a most magnificent recerion ; a regularly oonsti ted embassy from hug lend coul d not have been treated with greater honour and attention. A few hours after his first interview with his Majesty a letter was written ordering the release of all the Eu ropean prisoners, including the missionaries and the Frenchmen, and directing that they should all be made over to Mr. Bassani to take out with him from Abyssinia, which he hoped to leave about the end of Meech. The King sent his chamberlain to Magdala to un fetter the prisoners and to bring them to meet Mr. RSIIBIM at Debra Tabor, to which place they were proceeding from the court, then in Codjam, and where he expected to re ceive the released captives at the end of February. The Emperor has written a most polite letter to the Queen, which Mr. Raman felt sure would please h er Ma j est y and the British nation. The Emperor had also made Mr. R1L5.3171 hen some presents, and he was preparing more to give to the mission before they left the country. The above was received at Maseowah on March 18, and we may there fore expect to hear of Mr. llassam having actually met and received the released captives about the 10th or 12th proximo, when the Victoria will again visit Massowah." The Earl of DERBY—My lords, nothing can be more gratifying than to hear what my noble friend has just read, and I am very sorry my noble and learned friend who has taken such interest in the matter (Lord Chelmsford) is not present in his place. lam not aware whether my noble friend has aunt this important information to the Times ; I suppose it is genuine. (Laughter). The Earl of CLARENDO- N—This is the only mode I have adopted of making the despatch public. It is genuine information. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following bills were read a second time :—Kidwelly and Burry Port Rail way and Burry Port Amalgamation, Cambridge University Sind Town Water, Derwent and Shotley Bridge-road, Stockton Gas, and Tynemonth Improvement Bills •, and the following bills were read a third time and passed : Gas, Delsbole Railway and Bossinney Harbour, Southgate and Colney Hatch Gas, East Barnet Gas and Water, Brighton West Pier, Furness Railway, Cornwall County Lunatic Asylum, end the Central Wales Extension Railway Bills. PRIVATE BILLS. On the motion of Lord Rgrutspatt the following resolu tions were agreed to : "That no private bill brought from Lhe House o Common' shall be read a second time after Friday, the 29th day of Jane next; that no bill confirming any provisional order of the Board of Health, or autho rising any inclosure of lands under special report of the Inelosare Commissioners for England and Wales, or for confirming any scheme of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, shall be read a second time after Friday, the 29th day of June next ; that no bill confirming any provisional order made by the Board of Trade under the General Fier and Harbour Act, 1861, shall be read a second time after Friday, the 29th day of June next ; that when a bill shall have passed this house with amendments, these orders shall not apply to any new bill sent up from the House of Commons which the Chairman of Committees shall report to the house is substantially the same as the bill so amended. EAST INDIA MILITARY, Ace., FUNDS TRANSFER BILL. The report of amendments in this bill was considered and agroed to. PARLIAMMITARY OATHS AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE. The Earl of CARNARVON called attention to a sub sect which had been brought under the notion of the house a few evenings since, namely, the condition of the Strand 'Union Workhouse. He was informed that the medical officer of the board had directed attention to the condition I of the house, and that complaints had been made to the board of guardians with respect to it. He believed that 300 cubic feet of air was allowed for each able-bodied 1 pauper, and that the Poor-law Board required soe cubic feet for each person in the sick wards. The Military Hoe- • pital Commission, however, laid down that 1,200 feet should be allowed, and he understood that 900 cubic feet ' were provided in the case of convicts. He therefore thought that 500 were insufficient, and that some change in that respect was called for. Earl GRANVILLE thanked the noble earl for giving him an opportunity of making an explanation on this sub ject. He thought the question which had been pat on the former occasion was with reference to the casual and not the sick wards. The medical officers had never made any communication to the Poor-law Board on the 'subject. The board required 300 cubic feet to be provided for each per son in the casual wards, but they required more to be pro- vided in the sick wards, without specifying how much. A short time ago the medical inspector of the board and an architect had been directed to make the round of the Lon don workhouses and report, with a view to see what was best to be done. (Hear, hear.) Their lordships adjourned at twenty minutes to 6 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, APRIL 23. The house met at 4 o'clock. MAIDSTONE ELECTION. Mr. C. W. HOWARD brought up the report of the com mittee, to the effect that the sitting members, Messrs. Whatman and Lee, were duly elected. ROYAL COMMISSIONS. On the motion of Mr. KNATCHBISLIAIDGEMEN, it was agreed that the Deputy Speaker should have permission to attend at the bar of the House of Lords on the occasion of royal commissions. ELECTION COMMITBEEB. The committees in the cases of the Wakefield, Northal lerton, Huddersfield, and King's County election petitions were severally sworn at the table. NEW WRIT. • Mr. BRAND moved for a new writ for Helton in the room of Mr. A. W. Young, whose election haa been deter- mined to be void. Mr. D. GRIFFITH had great objection to such a I " rapid" proceeding as was proposed to be taken with re gard to this borough, which had escaped merely by a manseuvre from being convicted of extensive bribery. The meaitsx withdrew upon a single case of bribery being I proved, which showed that there was a great deal behind which it was not wished should be made public. (Oh, oh.) That was a very well known parliamentary tactic to pre vent the disfranchisement of a corrupt borough and to give the member a hope of representing it again, or of pa vin g the way for some one else. If they sanctioned this p ing the same thing would be tried in the case of Notting ham. When a candidate gave a large sum of money to has election agents, making do inquiry as to how it was ex pended, could he be absolved from moral responsibility for its application. (Cries of "Move, move.") He moved that the writ be suspended for a week. The amendment failed for want of a seconder, and the original motion was carried. THE MANCHESTER REFORM PETITION. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow, in moving for a select committee to inquire into the Harden petition in favour of the Reform Bill, he should call attention to the petition presented from Manchester on the 12th of April, for the purpose of showing that it wee a manufac tured, and not a genuine petition. EXHAUSTION OF THE COAL FIELDS. Mr. LIDDELL asked whetherthe Home Secretary would lay on the table any information from the geological sur vey department upon the subject of the ooal supply. Sir G. GREY replied that the information asked for was mixed up with a variety of other matters, but ho believed there would be no difficulty in extra.cting it. FIRE DISURANCE. Mr. LOCKE inquired of the bon. member for Dudley whether it was his intention to bring on his motion to morrow. He understood that the hon. member for Green wich would postpone his motion, which stood first on the paper, in order that the debate on the Reform Bill might be proceeded with. Mr. SHERIDAN said there were other notices on the paper besides that of the hon. member for Greenwich, and if be were to postpone his notice, be might not have another opportunity of bringing it on before the budget. (Cries of "Oh oh,' and opposition cheers.) The Chan cellor of the Exchequer had announeed that he would in ;*iinoe the budget immediately alter the close of the debate .on the second reading of the Reform Bill, r and although the reform debate M4,1`..t close on Thursday he saw very little ululate of brineog on 1• 1 4 Minion on • ZHU, on going Into supply, there being on that ,lays important question connected with Ireland to be dim cussed. He hoped he was doing no violence to the wishes of the house or of those gentlemen with whom he was in the habit of acting, and, if the government could give him any day for his motion, it was far from his desire to inter ; rapt for a moment the continuation of the important de bate on the Beformßill. His motion would not take more than an hour, or an hour and a half, and he did not be lieve the reform debate would close on Thursday or Friday. (• Oh, oh.") TB& REFORM BILL. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Re presentation of the People Bill was then resumed. I , TEE, _ JjeillAGHT rose to saeak andilst load cheers, in the midst of an immensely crowded house. Commencing his alieeadt with au apidoig to Mr. Lowe for having a recent pwbNo inessehig &intentionally attributed to him some winiM Well i let uttered, the hon. member pro; medal to reply to the charge of which bad been retorted upon him by" caatz,- ley with regard to two divisions which took place a few years ago, one in reference to the China war, and the other to the Conspiracy to Murder Bill. On the first of these questions, Ur. Bright explained thnt he was not in parliament during the session in which it was dis cussed, nor even in the country, and that the first he heard of the subject was in a news-room in the city of Rome. As to the Conspiracy to Murder Bill, nearly 100 members, including Lord Russell, Mr. Milner Gibson, and himself, voted against its introduction ; whilst Lord Stanley and his friends warmly welcomed and supported it But when Mr. Gibson gave notice of a resolution which WSJ subsequently debated and carried by the house, the noble lord and his Mends turned round on their policy, supported Mr. Gibson, went into the same lobby with him, and thus put Lord Palmerston's government in a minority. If, then, there were any conspiracy in that case, it came f rom the other side of the house ; and if it WWI a " dirty conspiracy," the " dirt" was imported into it by the noble lord and his friends. Turning, then, to the question immediately before the house, the hon. member observed, speaking first to the amendment of Lord Grosvenor, that he suspected, if the truth were known, that even were the goverrunent to lay upon the table a distribution of seats bill which was no snore ex tensive than the Franchise Bill it would equally meet with that noble lord's opposition ; but the one being absent was made an excuse and a weapon for destroying the other. Reverting to the speech of Lord Stanley in seconding the amendment, he characterised it as much more ingenious and much leas candid and straightforward than that of Lord Grosvenor ; but it landed the house in the same position. For during the speech twice, if not oftener, he used the words " balance of power" with res pect to the representation of the people. Now, they ha 1 pretty well done with the " balance of power" on the con tinent ; and he trusted that the time would arrive when they would cease to hear the phrase in that house, and the House of Commons become the fair representative of the whole people. Whatever might be the future arrangement of seats, it must lead to greater popular power in the house ; and whatever might be the extension of the franchise, it must be attended with the same result. It was a painful and perilous thing, then, to see the heirs of two of the most ancient, wealthy, and powerful of the houses of the English nobility oppose themselves to this moderate and just bill, and by means of a coalition in this house setting themselves to expel Lord Russell from power, for the simple o ff ence that he wielded the authority of his high office to extend in what he believed to be in a moderate and oonservative degree the franchises of his countrymen. The course which Lord Grosvenor was taking tended, in fact, to sever the connexion of the most important members of the Whig party with the liberal and popular party in that house and the country ; and if that were the coiwequence, if he did suc ceed in dissevering the most intelligent of the wing nobility from the great popular party, transported them to the opposite side of the house, and ranged all the dukes and nobles on one side of parliament and the popular party on the other, history would teach him that whenever the great popular party in a nation was fighting by itself against the nobles, whatever their virtues and their power, they might rely upon it that the popular party would win and the nobles would go to the wall. Passing to the manner in which it was proposed to deal with the question of reform by separating the scheme for the redis tribution of seats from that of the extension of the fran chise, the hon. member justified the course adopted by the government, and contended that a franchise bill which did not adjust the question for at least, thirty years, was a measure which it was not desirable that the house should , anent to, and that a Distribution of Seats Bill which did not settle that branch of the question for as long a period was equally undesirable. Analysing the electoral returns which had been figures by the government and com paring them with supplied to him from the Pot tense( and other p , Mr. Bright concluded from the whole that the estimate formed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the number of working men who would be admitted to the fmnehise bythe billwas excessive inthepro portion of one-third • that was to say, it would be 116,0 0 0 only instead of 180,00 0 . The hon. member continued : The right hon. member for Buckinghamshire once asked the question with which I began my speech. He said—" Can this question be kept in obey- ance ? " That question was asked in 1859 ; and now I ask—Can it be kept in abeyance in 1866! (Hear, hear.) You may defeat this bill. I am not learned in parliamentary computation. There are gentlemen on both sides of the house who can tell the majority either way within a vote or two. I know nothing of that. I will admit, if you like, that you can reject this bill, defeat the government, and drive Lord Riewell from office. The right hon. member for Buckinghamshire has no doubt a parlia mentary " Bradshaw " of his own, all the lines of which converge to Downing-street--a place to which I have un wittingly helped him once or twice ; but I had very soon after to h elp in expelling him from that paradise of official men. If he goes now to Downing-street, are you, his sup porters, prepared to say there shall be no reform ? Are you prepared to let the right hon. gentleman and his friends, who in 1859 prepared a measure which his ex perienced oolleagues declared would be fatal to the consti tution—are you prepared to let him deal with the ques tion! Does it not always break up a party ? (" Oh, " and a laugh.) When you come to deal with reform you will find a difficulty, and if you refrain from dealingvrith it your difficulty will not be less. You may depend upon it, on whatever side of the house you sit, whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer carries his bill or not, there still remains the nation outside this house ; and there will still remain the great questionof parliamentary reform. I believe there never was a bill submitted to this house by a government connected with the liberal party that it was more clearly the duty and interest of what is called the conservative party to support. (Hear, hear.) In lgrd the tory party opposed the Reform Bill of that time, went to the constituen cies, and was destroyed for the time ; and if this bill musses the enlarged constituencies will not probably look favour ably on the party who tried to prevent it from passing. When you see a man like Lord Russell, who was the chief spirit of 1832—("No," from the opposition)—yes, he pro moted reform for years before it made its appearance in this house, and proposed the bill on the part of the government —when you see him, knowing as much as any man in this house, so convinced of the necessity of doing something on this question, and o ff ering a bill so reasonable , sthis, I cannot help saying that gentlemen opposite must be mis led by their leaders, or else have driven their leaders into a corner periloustothe true interests of their party, in op posing the bill. Perhaps there never was a bill which seemed more gradually and moderately to accommodate itself to the advancing intelligence of the people. There is not a whisper of disaffection against it. (" Oh, oh," from the opposition.) I speak, of course, of those persons who are in favour of any improvement of the representa tion, and, so far as I can learn, even those who are called the conservative party in the country are weary of the per petual discussion of this question, and would be glad to settle it on the terms which the government have pro posed. (Cheers. and " Oh, oh," from the opposition.) I slid not rise with the expectation that I should con vince hon. gentlemen opposite that they were wrong and I was right ; the most I could hope WAS that some fact or argument might find a lodgment in some minds, and moderate their opposition to a measure which I think the country requires, and which I think the country is anxious to receive. I have not spoken in favour of the government. I think their figures are wrong, and that the case th ey laid before the house is unneces sarily and un injurious to their own canoe. Will the house believe for once that I am speaking in no party spirit, from no wish to do anything in the country, or to the country more than they would wish ; that my view of the public interest is as honest and conscientious as theirs can be. I have been misrepresented, condemned, and denounced by gentlemen opposite, and by not a few writers in their lure ; but my conscience tells me that I have laboured honestly to destroy only that which was evil, and to build up that which was good. (Hear.) The poli tical gains of the last twenty-five years which were summed up by the hon. member for the Wick Burghs are my poli tical gains in as great a degree as they are those of any living Englishman . (Loud cheers .) If now , in all the great centres of our population—in Birmingham with its busy districts, in Manchester with its belt of towns, in the populous towns of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in Glasgow, amid the industry of the West of Scotland. and in this great Babylon in which we are Resem bled, and which our people have built—if I say, at this moment, we do not find ourselves surrounded by a hungry and exasperated multitude, if now, more than at any time within the last hundred yeers. it may be said, quot ing the beautiful words of Mr. Sheridan " Content sits basking on the cheek of toil," if this house and its states men glory in the change, have not I as well as any other living man some claim to partake of the glory ? (Loud cheers). I know, and every practical man among you, and those gentlemen who sit on that bench opposite rind lead you to this enterprise, know that the policy I have urged on the house and the country, so far as it has hitherto been accepted by parliament, is a policy conservative of the public welfare, strengthening to the just authority of parliament, and adding from day to day fresh lustre and dignity to the crown. (Loud cheers.) And now, when I speak to yuu and ask you to pass this bill—when I appeal on behalf of theee who are not allowed to speak them selves in this house—if you could raise yourselves for this night, for this hour, above the region of party strife—if you could free your selves from the pestilent atmosphere of passion and prejudice which so often surrounds the house, I feel confident that at this moment I should not plead in vain with the imperial parliament on behalf of the English constitution and the Eneed people. (The hon. member resumed his seat amid loud and general 6 1 41i 11 84 Mr. VHITEATDA described the *each of Mr. Bright as the language of the platform, and declared emphatically that the bill was the inspiration of the hon. member for Birmingham, and that the government had allowed them selves to be pot forward u its author, in order that the ulterior objects which he had in view might be accom plished. The bill for the extension of the franchise was intended as a lever to assist him in carrying the measure for the redistribution of seats, and that point bed gained he would go on with his demands until the whole of his revo lutionszy programme was exhausted. Referring to the accu sation so repeatedly made against the opposition that they YPR .SS . TUER4y ; EVENING, APRIL 24, 18.616 were hostile to all reform, the right hon. and learned gen tleman rcferred to the conduct of the liberal party in 1859, and.coitonded that the rasolution proposed. by Lord liar tington, after the meeting at Willis's Rooms, was uncon stitutional and factious, and that the manoeuvre by which Lord Derby was driven from power was intended by Lords Russell and Palmerston for the express purpose of behay ing the cause of reform. lie was not opposed to a safe and legitimate extension of the franchise, accompanied by a scheme for the redistribution of seats and the defining of boundaries, but he could not consent to transfer the functions of the legislature to a majority chosen by num bers. The presout measure was, in his opinion, levelled against the just influence and power of the aristocracy as defined by law as part of the constitution. It would, he thought, be an unfortunate thing for the country that such policy should prevail ; and for the sake of the constitu tion, which, although it might be destroyed in a day, was nevertheless the growth of years, he called on them to support the logical and well-considered amendment of Earl Grosvenor. • • ---- - Dlr. WC. TORRENS protested against an asser tion which had been made that the middle classes were opposed to the extemion of the franchise, and pro ceeded to point out that Lord Stanley and Mr. Disraeli had voted again and again for the alteration of the fran chise in Ireland in 1850, without saying a word about the redistribution of seat.; being included in that bill. He argued against what he deemed to be the fallacies, that small constituencies were necessary for the introduction into and retention of great statesmen in parliament, and that in large constituencies many persons did not exercise the fran chise, and therefore that it wns not a necessity that they should be still further enlarged ; and maintained that there was no foundation for assertions that the working classes would use their existing organisations for political purposes, while as regarded the effects of the bill„ he ridi culed the notion that it would tend to swamp the existing constituencies by the addition of a small proportion of working men to the franchise. Mr. WALPOLE said that the issue raised was whether, admitting the necessity of reform, the question was to be settled as a whole, or be dealt with by a measure which comprehended only one part of that question ; and he pronounced against the latter proposition, and in favour of the amendment, the expediency of which he laid down had been so conclusively established by the speech of Lord Stanley, that for all practical purposes the debate might well have ended with that address. The right hon. gentleman, in detail, examined and contended against.the arguments of some of the most distinguished supporters of the government bill, and explained away the assumption of Mr. Bright that he and Mr. Henley had left Lord Derby's government on a question of parliamentary re form, under such circumstances as to render it diffi cult for them to oppose the present proposition ; and, while emphatically expressing his desire to settle this question, declared that the course pursued by the government was not calculated to attain that end. He suggested that the house should proceed by resolutions whereon to found a bill for the amendment of the repre sentation of the people. He should vote for the amend ment, not because he was opposed to reform, but because he thought that any measure on that question ought to be comprehensive and complete. Mr. GOSCHEN observed that the government had to defend their measure from opponents in their hoot and their rear, most of whom attacked it upon different and varied grounds, and he proceeded to analyse and reply to several speeches of honourable gentlemen, which, he argued, were inconsistent with each other, and only consistent in their object, that of defeating the bill. Many gentlemen had declared themselves ready to consider reform as a whole, but they did not say when ; and he wished to know whether, if the opportunity were afforded them, they would proceed to do so at once. The government were willing, if it could be, to do the whole this year ; but, if not, half now and the remainder next session. He then proceeded to combat the assertions which had been made that the bill in discussion was not safe or prudent, and argued against the fears which had been expressed in regard to the preponderance of mere numbers, which could result from the measure ; and he showed by calculation that no such result could ensue, for not more than ninety-seven members could be returned by the working classes proper ; and he asked if that number could be considered a pre ponderance in the representation. Assuming that the unfitness of the working classes had been abandoned, be dealt with the argument that the snore intelligent they were the more likely they would be to combine to obtain &nei n, political ascen , which he contended was, when con sidered, a mere f and urged that the main objection to the government b . 1 , was to that which ought to be its merit—namely, that it was simple. Mr. LOWE moved the adjournment of the debate. Lord ELCHO explained that he had not impeached the political honour of the government. Mr. GOSCHEN said that his allusion had been made to the hon. and gallant member for Huntingdon. Mr. ONSLOW seconded the motion for adjournment, and was • to make some observations in favour of the li 1, but was prevented by the opposition from ob taining a hearing. Mr. R. YORKE complained of the length of the speeches, and the difficulty which young members found in obtaining a hearing. During the two previous nights of the debate 22 hours had been occupied by 13 members, and that night four members had exhausted eight hours. He hoped that some time would be allowed to the younger members during the remainder of the debate. Sir R. KNIGHTLEY had not the slightest wish to ques tion the impartiality of the right hon. gentleman in the chair, hut it would be more consistent with both the spirit and the letter of the standing orders if certain members did not so exclusively catch his eyes. About 120 or 130 members had taken their places for the first time in this parliament, and there might be a con siderable amount of latent talent among them—(laughter) —and it would much conduce to the character of that house if that undeveloped talent had an opportunity of displaying itself. (Laughter and " Hear, hear.") During the year he had hail a seat in that house he had never wit nessed such a flood of eloquence as had been exhibited in this debate by past, present, and future placemen. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) It would be invidious, and possibly unjust, if he said that those gentlemen foresaw at no dis tant date a disorganisation of political parties, and were anxious that their individual claims might not be over looked in any reconstruction of the ministry. (Laughter.) He presumed that all the hon. and right hon. gentlemen who had spoken were acting from the noblest, purest, and most patriotic motives. (Laughter.) He was not actuated in what he said by any personal feeling, but only spoke on behalf of a very large class of new members who might desire to speak before the debate closed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BUTLER-JOHNSTONE was glad to avail himself of the opportunity of saying a few words upon the adjourn ment, as, at the rate the debate was going on, he should have to be content to address the house that day ten years upon the gene question . (A laugh.) It was impossible for any one under the age of fifty, unless he were a cabinet minister, to pretend to address the house on a great pies tion like this. If the whips on either side had a list of 30 or 40 persons anxious to speak on the question of reform, and only four, five, or six, were to be heard every night, and there were o , twelve nights, as the Chan cellorof the Exchequer had told them, on which the question could be debated, it required no very acute calculator to tell that few of the number would have the opportunity he desired. It seemed hard that a middle-agedgentleman who had no intention of being a cabinet minister should be denied the privilege of expressing his opinion, but as there seemed no probability of all members who wished to speak being heard, he hoped the leaders on both sides would be able to tell the house when it was probable that the division would be taken. Members might have en gagements in the country, and they might run down and return for the division. (Laughter.) Mr. HIREERT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was likely that the debate would be continued for a considerable number of days, so as to give members below the gangway, representing large constituencies, the advantage of addressing the house. (Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —I am afraid that as regards the adjournment of the house we have no choice, in consequence of the decision of the hon. member for Dudley, who is unwilling to give way to-morrow, as other members are. He compels the adjournment of the debate till Thursday. I confess I think that is very in convenient. (Hear, hear.) There is very great advantage in continuing debates of this kind from evening to even ing without any intermission at all, but still I am not aware that any one has the remedy against the hon. gentleman, who iscompletely master of the situation. The course this evening has been rather pecu liar. It is not for me to notice the moment of a member rising or sitting down, particularly as I myself am obliged sometimes to be a great offender in that respeet—(laughter) —butundoubtedly I do hope that onThursday, if we adjourn till then, it may be found practicable, from the course of the discussion that evening, for a number of members, who are now waiting the opportunity of addressing the house, to do their duty. As far as the government are concerned, I am sure they have shown no in dications of impatience—(hear, hear)—and whatever takes place it is not for us to in terpose, especially am the right hon. gentleman somewhat patheticallly stated that the six speeches I had delivered created some difficulties in the way of his friends—(laughter)—and that it required seve ral nighta of additional debate to remove the obstacles I bad placed in their way. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. DISRAELI said that so far as he could form an opinion there seemed a fair prospect, with some forbear ance and management, of bringing the debate to a conclu sion this week. It would be a great advantage if to-mor row could be devoted to the discussion. (Hear.) As far as he was concerned he was personally anxious for the debate to be prolonged to gin en Orertnni. q for n ittalwg The had taken their places in that - Louse (or the first time this etolllioll 19 speak upon the subject. So far as he could have control over the debates he was always anxious to assist new members, knowing from his own experience the anxiety and difficulty which they had at first in obtaining the opportunity of addressing the house. (Hear, hear.) At the same time they must all feel that it was almost impossible that by any arrangement they could make even amajonty of members could have that opportu r=eanshdriinuiltd be very glad if they could have some distinct all to the termination of the debate. He had originally contemplated that the debate might termi nate on Thursday. He certainly thought they might come to some definite understanding that the debate should end on Friday. (Hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer could use his influence ' ana he (Mr. Dirrath) moat happy to use his. (Hear.) The debate vas then adjourned until Thursday. fd be LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. This bill woe read a third time and passed. The Cattle Assurance Bill was read a third time and passe d. The following bills were read a second time :—The Con victs' Property Bill, the Harbour Loans Bill, the Drainage awl Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Bill, and the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to 1 o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES. lotto inttitignue. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-APRIL 923. --- - - - Sittings in Banc.--(Belore Juin:ices Blackburn, Shee, and Lush.) At a subsequent part of the day Mr. Justice Mellor took part in the baldness, in place of Mr. Justice Lush. The Lord Chief Justice was absent from continued indisposition. STRAUSS v. FRANCI.4.—LIBEL. Dr. Kenealy said this was an action for libel against the A theneum, tried at the last assizes for Surrey, at King ston, before Lord Chief Justice Erie, when the plaintiff was nonsuited. He moved for a rule calling upon the de fendant to show cause why the proceeding should not be set aside, and a new trial had. The libel was contained in a notice of a novel written by the plaintiff, a Canadian by birth, but t.ernum • parentSge. The plaintiff left Canada early in life, was an accomplished scholar, and a doctor of some Ger man university. The defendant in the action dill not justify but merely pleaded not guilty. It would ap pear that the counsel for the plaintiff merely put in the libeL The counsel for the defendant then commenced his case, and he read various extracts from the volume which, taken without the context, certainly conveyed the most unfair impressions to the minds of all who heard them read ; and after a great many of these extracts had been read the plaintifrs counsel got np and said that ho thought he could not carry his cane further, and then the counsel for the defendant and the counsel for the plaintiff made an arrangement that a furor should be with drawn. If that had been done with the know . . _ . ledge and consent and sanction of the plaintiff he (Dr. Kenealy) should have—bed—se locus standi on the present occasion, but it was contended by the plaintiff that his counsel on the trial had no authority whatever to de stroy his client's case, to abandon it and give it up wholly to the winds, without some communication with his client. He wished it to be understood that he had no wish to cast the slightest imputation on his learned friend who con- ducted the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Justice Mellor—Then your contention is that no counsel without the express consent of his client can agree to the withdrawal of a juror ? Dr. Kenealy—Yes. Mr. Justice Blackburn—That it is beyond the compe tency of counseL You will have some difficulty, I think, in making it out. Dr. Kenealy said he would quote the case of " Swinfen v. Swinfen " in favour of his point. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that went a great deal fur ther than this case. The decision referred to had been very much doubted. Dr. Kenealy said he was not aware that that decision bad been judicially doubted since it was decided. He was aware that doubts had been expressed with reference to it in other quarter*, on the ground of its being an inconve nient decision. _ . Justice Mellor said that the case referred to was with regard to the apportioning an estate. That was going much further than was done in this case. Dr. Kenealy said that all he contended for was the ad minion that counsel had only a limited authority. Mr. Justice Blackburn—A limited authority which per. mitted the withdrawal of a juror having the control and management of the case. Dr. Kenealy said this was a compromise of the case and in such a case counsel must have the special instruc tion of his client to do so. An attorney could not withdraw from a case without the consent and authority of his client without subjecting himself to an action for negligence. If an attorney could not do it, could it be said that a barrister could do what an attorney sould not Mr. Justice Mellor—The question is whether after the defendant's case had commenced, and the plaintiff's coun sel considered it would be worse for him to goon, he has authority to stop the awe ? Dr. Kenealy contended that a counsel could not even consent to a nonsuit without the plaintiff being called, and he conceived that to be a conclusive test. Mr. Justice Blackburn said he thought not. Dr. Kenealy said that if a counsel could not agree to a nonsuit without the assent and knowledge of his client, a fortiori be could not consent without the authority of his client to a proceeding which tied up his hands far worse than if a verdict passed against him, because in the latter case he could set the verdict aside, but in that of the withdrawal of a juror he had no remedy. He moved on affidavits, one from the managing clerk of the plaintiff's attorney, stating that he informed the learned counsel that his client would not consent to the withdrawal of a juror. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that was more in the shape of a remonstrance than an expr e ssed prohibition. The plaintiff, in an affidavit which l had drawn up himself in rather strong language, said be was present at the trial and was ready to be examined, and that he had several witnesses of high literary standing and competent scholarship ready also to give evidence in his favour. That when he was informed that his counsel proposed to give up his case he energetically pro- I tested against it, and he insisted that the book which had been so unfairly assailed should be put in as evidence, and that no consideration would have induced him to with draw his case from the consideration of the jury, but that when he returned into court he was only just in time to hear the defendant's counsel's conclu di ng remark to agree to withdraw a juror. Had he been in tame be should have protested against the inupueod aban donment of his case, and have asked for the brief and conducted the case himself. No consideration would have induced him to withdraw a juror, and no consideration would have induced him to withdraw from the cause, but that rather it should go to the jury, no matter what the issue might be. The learned counsel (Dr. Kenealy) con tended that a counsel was hired for his advocacy in a trial and not for his judgment. The two things were very different. Mr. Justice Mellor said that that eminent judge Lord Abinger, when at the bar, obtained more verdicts by his judgment in calling witnesses or not than by anything else. . Dr. Kenealy said that was discretion in the conduct of a case, and not the surrendering a case to the opposite party, without instructions to the contrary. Mr. Justice Mellor hoped no counsel would receive a brief with his hands so fettered. A counsel ought not to receive a brief without such instructions. Dr. Kenealy said that must be a matter for his dis cretion. Mr. Justice Mellor said there would be more danger likely to result from a counsel's hands being so tied than in the client being able to gratify his malignity. Dr. Kenealy said counsel might refuse to act unless he bad unlimited power to act. The learned counsel con tended that counsel was confined to advocacy and not to give his judgment and discretion. It was the legitimate duty of an attorney to make oomproniimes and bargains. He protested against the doctrine that counsel had un limited authority. Mr. Justice Blackburn—Neither has be. Alter some further arguments, Mr. Justice Blackburn said the rule must be refused. There was nothing in the affidavits that had been pro duced to show that the client had withdrawn the counsel's authority, or to lead to the conclusion that the counsel had done such an unprofessional thing es to be the mere mouthpiece of the client, and to conduct the case without his own judgment, but, as Dr. Kenealy seemed to think, subject merely to give his eloquence and skill On the contrary, one of the most important parts of the duty of a counsel was to exercise his judgment and discretion also. The learned counsel had only done what was within the competency of counsel to deal with in the management of • cause. The Other learned judges concurred. Rule refused. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. 77Losnas Maynard, 25, carman, and William Child, 37, were severally indicted, Maynard for stealing a horse and cart and two cases of pictures, value 801., the property of Messrs. Tingle and Jacob ; and Child for receiving six pic tures, value 301., the property of Tingle and Jacob, well knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Metcalfe (instructed by Mr. Charles Young) prose cuted ,• Mr. Ribton (instructed by Lewis and Lewis) ap peared for Child ; Maynard was undefendeiL This was an extraordinary case, from the time which has elapsed since the robbery was committed, and how the facts were mainly made out by a convict sentenced to penal servitude, and who was brought in custody from Chatham to give evidence on this occasion. It appeared from the evidence that on the Ist of Decem ber, 1863, a carman in the employment of Messrs. Tingle and Jacob, Billiter-street, was directed to take from Messrs. Aldridge's picture gallery, in King William-street, City, two cases of pictures (which had been sent there from the Cape of Good Hope to be cleaned) to the St. Katharine's-dock for reshipment. Wizen the carman gut to the dock he went into an office to make inquiries as to what part of the dock the ship he required was lying. He was a bse nt about three minutes, and on his return the horse, van, and contents were gone. A man named Thompson, who was subsequently seen driving the van by a witness named Jones, was taken and charged with the robbery, and tried in this court at the January sessions of 1864, convicted, and sentenced to four years penal servi tude. The van and horse were found astray at Black well, and no clue as to the property or how the robbery was effected was obtained until a short time back, when Thompson gave such information as led to the apprehen sion of the other prisoners, and the recovery of the whole of the property. The jury found both the prisoners Guilty. A previous conviction was proved against Maynard on the 16th of December, 1857, when he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. The Assistant-Judge sentenced Ma yn ard to be kept in penal servitude for seven years and for five years. Thomas Pursdl, 21 ; Jame; Bryant, 18 ; and Thomas Hawkins, 19 ,• were indicted for stealing 250 yards and up wards of woollen cloth, the property of the Midland Rail way Comysany. The wisoners pleaded guilty. Mr. Braley appmred for the prosecution. The Assistant-Judge sentenced Pursell to 18 months' imprisonment, and Bryant and Hawkins to 12 months 's& GRZAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD, ISLINGTON, N.—Number of patients for the week ending Apri 21, 1,121, of which 285 were new cases. LANCASTER.. The committee yesterday retired to deliberate, and on their return, The Chairman said—l have to announce the resolutions to which the committee have conic : " 1. That Edward Matthew Fens% ick, Esq., and Henry William Schneider, Eeq., were not duly elected as burgess., to serve in this present parliament for the borough of Lancaster. " S. That the last election for the said borough is a void election. "3. That Edward Matthew Fenwick, Esq., and Henry Willi..zu Schneider, Esq., were by their agents guilty of bribery at the last election for the said borough. " 4. That it was proved•to the committee that Thomas Baxter was bribed by the payment of 15/4 William Armistead, by the payment of 401.; John Western, by the payment of 101.; Richard Armiste ad, by the payment of 10/.; Thos. Edmondson, by the payment of 101.; Henry Catson, by the payment of 12 /.; Daniel Edmonson, the son of Jonas, by the payment of 101. or 12/.; John Edmond. son, by the payment of 15/.; Thos. Bennison, by the pay. ment a TOL; and Win. Sharpies, by the payment of 101. " 1 That there is no evidence to show that the said acts of bribery were committed with the knowledge or consent of the said Edward Matthew Fenwick, Eaq., and Henry William Schneider, Esq. 6. That the committee have reason to believe that corrupt practices extensively prevailed at the last election for the bo r ough of Lancaster. ' The proceedings then terminated. BRIDGWATER. -The committee heard further evidence in favour of the petition against the return of Mr. Kinglake and Sir John Shelley, who now claims the meat from which Mr. Westropp has been ousted. At the usual time an adjournment took place. Nzw WINDSOR.—At the meeting of this com mittee farther evidence was taken. One witness deposed to Mr. Labouchere having offered him 5/. for his vote. He was asked to point out the gentleman who bad so at tempted to bribe him, and he fixed upon Lord Charles Lennox. The committee again adjourned. RYE. —This committee again adjourned after re ceiving further evidence in support of the petition. NATIONAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. The West Sussex. Gazette contains a report, pub, Exiled as " from a correspondent," of a vestry meeting o' the pariah of Southwick, at which some extraordinary statements appear to have been made respecting the ma nagement of the National School at that place. Mr. Hall. of the Drove, Portslade, Shoreham, had issued a circular on the subject, and the result was an unusually large attend ance. Mr. Hall, in proposing the election of Mr. Mechen as churchwarden, is reported to have said : " My principal object in calling you here to-day is to invite public attention to a disregard of the religious feel ings of our fellow parishioners, and to a cruel treatment of little children. That there may be no misapprehension as to the facts, I shall mention three cases that have come under my notice during the peat week. Mrs. West, of Fishersgate, had two children st the school, both under eight. She sent them, because required to do so, on Sunday mornings, at ten or thereabouts, to the school, after which they attended the morn ing service at 11, at the parish church, a mile and a half from their home. It was impossible for these little things to get home before half-past one ; and yet., because they did not or could not (having already wanted three miles) attend the school and church again in the afternoons, they were beaten on two Monday mornings, and when the third fl ea tng was due, M. West removed them to the church of land school at Hove. Ido not know a more kindh or more Christian gentleman than the Rev. Walter Kelly, the manager of that school ,• and il need scarcely toll you that there the brutal treatment I have described is unknown. There is a boy named Sheppard. He is fatherless ; his mother lives in Adur-terrace. He was thrashed several times for not attending church, and told me, in the presence of the master the day before yesterday, that four or six cuts with the =me was the punishment generally given by the schoolmaster for not being here on Sundays before going to church, but that if the boys had been to any dissenting place of worship with their parents, the Rev. Mr. Parkes punished them himself, and much more severely. Joseph Child, carpenter, now present, had a boy at the school. He wrote, requesting the master not to flog the boy for not going to church, and expressed a wish to take him with his own family to the chapel at Fishersgate. This was positively refused, in writing, by Mr. Parkes, and the boy is now sent to church, against the father a conscience, that he may not be uneducated. I shall not, gentlemen (continued Mr. Hall), trouble you with any more instances; these things are not to be de nied—the parents or masters of these poor children are all now present before you. I know of nothing more destructive to the interests of religion than time to invade the sanctity and destroy the unity of a Chris tian home. A continual practice of this kind is a foul blot upon your character as a Christian community, and I ask you to do your utmost to remove it." The corn spondentcontinues :—" The rector (Mr. Parkes), the school master, and all the managers of the school were present, and no one attempted to deny Mr. Hall's statement. Mr. Hugh Gorringe proposed, and Mr. Gardner seconded, the re-election of the present churchwarden and manager of the school, Mr. Hardwick. Upon a show of hands being taken there appeared to be a majority of six for Mr. Mechen. A poll was then demanded, which took place on Friday, and resulted in a majority of 63 for Mr. Hardwick, the numbers polled be 107 ; Meehan, 44. The rector has appointed Mr. Hugh Gorringe as his church warden. We are informed that Mr. Hall intends bringing the matter before the Educational Committee of the Privy Council." The managers of the school will no doubt think it right to give some explanation of the circumstances on which these serious charges are founded. THE CANNON-STREET MURDER.—The investiga tions made at Eton by the detective officers of the City of London, and the Eton College police have elicited some further information with reference to the whereabouts of the prisoner, William Smith, on the night of the murder. It is understood that a young man, personally known to the accused, saw Smith one night during the week inwhich the murder occurred (he is not certain whether it was the actual night), at Eton. The accused, it is said, jokingly remarked, " I've got to do forty miles to-night," which the other refused to believe, and the prisoner soon after left him. The time of the above occurrence was, it is believed, a little before seven o'clock in the evening. Mr. Harris, the hatter at Eton, in whose company, it will be remembered, Smith said be had been till half-past seven o'clock on the night of the murder, is reported to have stated that the accused was with him ; till a quarter past seven o'clock, and that the last he saw of Smith was at the cornerof Eton-square, as he quitted the turning. Still more important, however, is the statement of • man I named Blackman, who is employed at the Eton Gasworks, and, being a relation of the accused, would of course know him well. Part of Black man's duty is to light the lamps on the highway, between Eton College and Slough. On the day of the murder his wife went over to Chalvey, a little village near Salt Hill, to work. Blackman made arrangements (as he would have to go along the Slough mad to light the lamps) tomeet his wife as she returned from her work at Chalvey. Just as Blackman and his wife had reached what is called the Chalvey stile they met Smith as if on his way to Slough, sad, it is believed, spoke to him. Blackman has reason to recollect the night in question, more especially from the fact of his wife's going out to work at Chalvey being an un usual occurrence. Now a person leaving the corner of Eton square at a quarter past 7 o'clock in the evening, if desirous of proceeding to London from Slough would have to catch the 7.43 p.m. train on the Great Western Railway. He would have nearly half an hoary to y do the distance, which could be effected by way of Eton College and the Slough road in the time named. The 7.43 is the 7.30 p.m. train out of Windsor at Slough, and by it the City could be reached about five minutes past 9 o'clock. About half-past 11 o'clock the accused was seen to come from the direction of Windsor-bridge, and go into Eton square. He seems to have then visited the New Inn, a public-house situated in the square, and where it is said Smith had some refreshment, and remained till the house was about to be closed, when he returned home. It is singular that the prisoner, who, wheniarrested, stated that he had been with Mr. Harry, did not volunteer some state ment of how he passed the intervening hours between the time given (half-past seven) and the time he was known to return home. It is said that numerous witnesses will be called to prove an atai, but some of those persons who at first volunteered such evidence, on being questioned sepa rately, had a difficulty it is understood in recollecting the precise day. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.—MALTA, APRIL 23. —The Tanjore left at 5 a.m., and the China at 9 a.m. to day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the evening of the 25th, and the latter at Southampton on the 2nd of May. The rem, from Southampton on the 12th instant, arrived yerierday at 2 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. for Alexandria. The Geelong, from Marseilles on the 20th instant, arrived yesterday at 8 p.m., and left to-day at 9 a.m. for Alexandria. HEALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED BY Du BaRRY'a DI LWICSIS itivALWITA A/Amca FOOD, which cares without me dicine or inconvenience dyspepsia (indigestion;, cough, asthma, consumption, debility, constipation, diarrhoea, palpitation, ner vous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints. It saves arty times Its cost in other remedies, and is the beet food for infants 80,000 cures annually.—Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London, W. In tins, at IA ; Ilb Ts 9d ; 121134., 231. ; 40e • also ate, Gmoachorcb-street ; 4, Cheapside ; SS, 1110, sad YOB, Orford - stree t and at ail Grooem—ptthertlaement THE POLICE COURT& MANSION-HMS. Richartl Lore, a well-dresawt young men, de aer ib ed being a confectioner, was placed in the dock by d o t ed *" officer Henry Webb, and charged bike* lb. dldemma Carter (who eat for the Lord Mayor) with forging a Pres* Man note for the payment of 5W thole's, and also with having in his possession divers engraved plates far tht printing of such forged notes. Mr. R. Mullen'', instructed by Mr. H er b ert, the mere Lary to the Prussian legation, appe,awa prisoner, who is a Prussian spa s &o wl ir ,rt fectly, was not defended, but had the beset. • anoe of an interpreter. Mr. Mulleus said he had the honour of the Prussian government to prosecut the bar for attemling to get engrave pee of printing ruesian thaler not fraud that foreign state. It would the present month the prisoner opens the subject of engraving the plates respectable engraver, carrying on hi garden. Mr. Lea at once entertained diately communicated them to Inspe City detective force, and also to and the result was that the services active and experienced of the City pants Henry Webb and George Scoti lion, and by them the prisoner was Cheapside on Sunday morning. As mintly been apprehended he (Mr. ) hie , elf now with giving sufficient mend. Detective officer George Scott wr reply to Mr. Mullen' deposed brother-officer Webb have been night in watching the movemento engag e d : day morning last, about half-past! standing in Cheapside, at the corner was alone, and we went up to him a police-officers, and should take bin don of having in his possession sonic of forging Prussian 500 thalt purpose no reply, and Webb 'took Ir while I searched him, and in the parcel which I now produce. and the contents shown to the how he accounted for the possession plates which the parcel had contained. claimed " Oh, pray break the plate. of the t Liates is steel and the other took prisoner to the police search we found on him, amongst notes, one for the payment of 400 genuine, and will be shown to have the plates found on the prisoner hi this we proceeded to the prisoner's I Camden-town, which we searched, thing which had anyconnection wit address he gave, however, viz., ClerkenwelL we found a stone, graved for the production of &nor tended forged notes. This evidence was interpreted clined to put any questions to .._ thing in his defence at present. Mr. Mullen' said the apprehension had so neatly isk effected, that be had not yet had sn opportusity deg conversation with Mr. Lea, the engraver, sad ha thin fore must ask for a remand. _ Mr. Alderman Carter granted the appliadioo, uilb prisoner was remanded accordingly. BS; 'TS. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK : Import& , BooAa Do—W. L kb& &Om] bra &?ossi lia7l 6 F.dast tsgli agg T Slam baskets; bap; Havana boxes' =n3lnaeovado casks' Beet Hoot Do. bags Oomz—W. I. —packages D 0..... brie a c te Ceylon Mocha cooomi lth For : A .I Coda E. India I Do, lb& _ _ 3,763 $B7 9,1178 ENE, East India —.tan SALEPits3 tom 19,488 163 351 101 60 1,455 1,732, 1,38 5,069 1,142 241 1,042 RETURNS.—Ann. 21, peltreed.,Pr.l444. 14 2 . 48 ! - 963 12,876 1,749 3,726 2,493 506 679 202 1,368 292 1,379 11,V33 170 1,10:€ 1,669 1,488 ilia 1119 - LW AZ 150,5911 U 1,07 NIX 9 a MX Oa 37 , 17 9 An 18,690 39111 27:776 ?„.479 1,175 3 4 1 3 :: , 11 : 17 0 6: 4 us 41,6!2 900 1,11 24,916 P,19 _ !7,105 SIAM I 4,111 6.871 I 411 TALLOW.—Mownar Evian/ea.—The Wks merkelb been very steady to-day ; there has been nutlet mere position to sell for the last three months, but for gel al June the market has been well supported. The lerei is small in consequenoe of the large present web elide tallow. Our closing prices are—Spot, 475.; Widow, 465. fkl. ; June, 470. 341. ; October to DeeerW.lit IL Town tallow nominally 44e. 93. net cash. "Sat' us menireae, and malt s .nmparatively high prices. Odisselly, 47s 6d.; beef, 46a. 9d. to 475. Australian beef, 4 Routh American, none o ff ering under We. Conesst firm ; for Cochin, b3s. 6d. ; Ceylon fiat at 41a ; fir* 445.6 d. to 465., good and fine. Palm oil, 435. be leeK palm-nut oil, 41s.—(From the circular of Hera 84 and Charles.) coTroN.—LIVZIPOOL, APRIL V.—Lorne beam t an advance of id. to Id. per lb. on Saturday's pm Bales to-day, 20,000 bales, including lotion and export. 12,000 American, 12' to 174, II 1,400 Pernam, &c., 15id. to 17d. ; 100 17d. ; 100 ldaceio and Babb" Did. to 160. • 1.111 Egyptian, 19d. to 24d. ; 200 S m yrna, 12d. to 13d:: 4. 01 Surat, Bd. to 140. ,• Madras, 121. to 120. ; Bell Sandi, Sta., Sid. to 10Id. ; 100 Peru, Ild WOOL AND WORSTED.—Thunmen, Aron /I- The improvement in the Liverpool Cotton Market, with an improvement in the tons of continental a w rlt tends to relieve this market from the some derma nlf# we had to notice on Thursday last. Though actual ness done this morning has not been of any moment, the feeling is less desponding than it was, and the its are more hopeful. Prices • little more stesay. worsted yams, the export merchants are looking r adii but more with a view to test prices and am:oMo the yen tion of spinners than to place fresh oriels. tpoo whole, pncea are atoadier . The demand for the hops trade is unchanged. In pieces, a few foreign barn" been in the market this morning, and some small peril° have been made. Manufacturers of plain goad! Me aM rather firmer in their quotations. The finer vestuer toes to improve the trade in the home houses. The dcuanife China figures still continues, anti fresh onion tore les placed to-day. The home houses are giving out o rders • dark fancies for autumn. CATTLE.—LIvERPOoL, APRIL .—The supply of WAD was less, of sheep the same as on List Monday. Thai' mind for cattl e very dull, and prices much love. !is change in the value of sheep. fleet hid. to 70. Pel l ; mutton, lOid. to la.; lambs, Ma. to 40s. each. COALS. —Lonna, APRIL 23.—Heywell Msia ti Holywell reshipped, 138. ; Twifield Moor Butes,l4 Wylam 16s. CtValls End Braddylh Hatton. 111 . Walls 'End Harwell, 18s. 6d. • Walls bia ISs. 6d. ; Walls End Kepler O range. 17s. ; Wow Pensher Primrose, 16s. 6d. • Walls End teeth 184. 3d. ; Walls End Toni:tall, 168. 6d. ; Caradoc, 18a. ; Walls End Camp ; Wau: Hartlepool, ltts. 6d. ; Walls End Sae, Va. Ead East Hartlepool, ltie. ; Walls End South 17s. ; Wall. End Tees, 18a. 3d. —Ships at sari w, sold, 53. [Advertisemont.]--HolzowAY's °wain 00 Piti.s.—The best way to gain any end there are ofW llll ways. but there Is always a best way. This ststeereetlailig with wonderful force to Holloway's remedies. ehk h ° —as ill-health by driving noxious matter from the frame, bor ing broken or injured structures, and by establishing of action. This is the only safe and feasible method of OM lug diseases and securing sound health. With pm* blootf; nerves. and perfect functional order , most mallidiew`2". nabbed and strength surely re-established. Th. healing qualities of Holloway's ointment render It Inv the nursery for healing cuts. scratches. and sores. for hillammations, reducing swelling., and cleansing unhesida."- speaks the benefit of h e ms I lour to app ear on b ehalf um acute the young lose e bud rem Eared plates for the pp % es, notes, with intent to ds tba id appear that early j goo ened communication% is with ]dr. Lee., a epi his business in Hattq k -- fed suspicions, and • spector Hamilton, of to the Prussian em ko *a of two of T. T. ty detective officers— lin Oett—wereput in TN • 110 as taken into custody j Po As the prisoner had so Mullen') should contsg it evidence to Pot* a I was then wont, sad on as follows :—I aM ehl en toe the La CO so i rth i tithe prisoner. On au act 9 o'clock, we esw tf e ha me wiser of Old Change. 14 no m and I told him we esl to him intecustody co eft conic engravedistes kei t :,haler notes. The k hold of his go n his coat pec a k ab et l f e l di When e. it was 0 ie prisoner, I Di scion of the two es csi o tamed. The womb et ei dotes, and let me go, 0 4 , er is copper." We ths ?.-station, and on a terti, at several other Al) thelen. This %Al Pooh i E eve been that from A l i 15 • had been engraved. AN N "e lodging*" 42 Prait - Ozot c Id, but did not di scovers* v with this charge. At arede , No. 2, Woodbridgeetree, which had she heel* t, nether portion of the is d to the prisoner, vb• the officer, or to my ser. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND MTV, ,tcr C ia vtaln ytau T N . H. Apro Pltt, of t : , ang st man ter antee the wife of L 4 BER:7. PHILBY.—AprIt 20, at Cl we Lae; the wife of p' ' Mimi. Peg., of at PlTr.—Apru 20, at Portland-place, Loudon, W., the OW StaiNo vii fidp., of a daughter' u..,, $ Wlll —Aprll 20, at Ivy . Cottage, Pexon-road.o. , wife of Yr. G. I. Whltwell, of a daughter. --- .. HAHRLAGES. PAINTER—DOUGHTY. —April 21 at bsp Orr ew° by the Eev. gsmuel Benson. V B. s ou r, " 4 road, Tufnell-park, N ., to Sarah Doughty,niece of _Sturniy,Esq., of Venbrugh-terrace, ,Blackheath SHEAREK—SUITON. —Aprll2l, MSG James's( bomb, by the Rev. E. Franks Hodgson, H. Shearer, En. o f • Inn, to Jean Georgians Sutton, of liertinglenneuT , ZiFis, RATES—HAYS.—April 21, at St. nark's L'hurc.K e e l , Yates, Esq., of Sarbiton, to Mary Jane, daug Ewa., of liontagn-place, Clapham. DEATHS. ...sr of TRYT3I3.—AprEI 10, at Chester street, W. B. •rart, aged 64. lat h e—April 21, at Hamilton-tensee, Blackheath. Mary, relict of the late Rev. John Hank, nee 00 01, ROBUNSON.—ApriI 20, at Claremont -crescent, Mary Jane Cush:wham., wife of J. S. Robertson, ~ ° saaar STEVENS.—ApriI 19, at W e stbourne-park•roltd. UM wife of Mr. Stevens, aged 87. STO/E.Fetter—A4o.pril B.C. Rouingwerth, daughter of Of. 11._,...811° Printed and Pnbilshed by WfUSeft EVIG oAloll.wweidriD Lombard s treet, In the Cit of Lemke. rita ter. Office in Lombard-rtreet, in y the Precinct 01 TrIODAT, APII.II. 24, 1806 ! r N ~~ / '7