The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-15 00:00:00

4 _IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, MAICH 14. itsthuikauags took kis not upon the woolsack pia*. THE Ea..ITER RECESS. Rad GRANVILLE dated that on Friday next he should Mew that their lordships should at their riaiug adjourn to Iftrodley, the sth of April. THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL. Lard ell EULSFORD said that a noble lord had on a press •veniog asked the noble lord the Secretary for War whether the military authorities recognised the part item by the Deputy Judge Advocate-Geseral at the late aseetenartial as • precedent for the future. The noble earl natal in reply ►hatit was a question of some difficulty, leashat it ought be desirable to consider whether the Judge Alratue•Geaer•l ought not to be li m it e d t o his judicial lanniens, and that the matter was under the consideration delis governnient and of the military authorities. He had lend that statement with great satisfaction, bat that feel fag was dissipated a few evenings after by an answer given if the Judge Advocate-General in another place, who atrial that it was not intended to protases any alteration whatever in the duties of the office. He wished to know whether any alteration was in contemplation, or whether Sae were to remain in their present uosatisfaetory state lad DE GREY and RIPON said there was not the =difference of opinion between the Judge Advocate elf co the subject. He had stated that the matter was ander the consideration of the government and the weiliary authorities , and that it was a question as to white it was sot desirable to arrive at • hasty decision. •t that time the Mutiny Act had not been passed, and the gamine put in another place had reference to the Articles al War, which were founded upon the Mutiny Act, and the ammo w.a that this year it was not proposed to make any DEW change. There was, however, nothing in the Articles at War which rendered the employment of the Judg• Admaite.Geoeral is such cases secemary. On the contrary, they rather had a teadericy in the opposite direction. The NlSitar set well worthy of the consideration of her M.ijesty's gerenimeot, and he quite agreed with the noble and learned tries to its importance. THE MISSION OF LORD WODEHOUSE The Earl of DERBY said with reference to the mission to Oepenbages of the noble lord opposite (Lord 11 - odehouse) be wished t.s pat a question to him !with regard to a speech attributed to the late D ,nish minister, M. Hall, which bad hews printed in the public papers. M. Hall, in appearing before the electors, stated, the other day, that he o had had • unsunation with the noble lord, is the course of which he aasil the noble lord whether the withdrawal of the coast lotion of November, as recommended by the government, would be anflicieot to avert the invasion of Sleswig, to which lie noble lord opposite was reported to hare answered meet distinctly _that it certainly would not. He (the Earl of Denby) did DO, see anything in the correspondence to bear wet that statement, and u the papers delivered owns down to a later date, if any such statement had been made it aught to have been published. Upon the 21st of December be found that there had bees a conversatioo between M. Holland the noble lord, in which M. Hall asked whether the withdrawal of the constitution would be sufficient to prevent any further demand being nude or steps taken by the Guinea powers. The noble lord appeared to have evaded 'hi question very ingeniously. the answer which he pee Ling that it would be better for Denmark to consider not what she would gain by complviug, but what she might ire by refusing. He wished to know whether there were any other circumstances which approached nearer to the statement of M. Hall, and if so whether he bad any ob. *title to state them? Lord WODEHOUSE said he was glad of the opportunity sI aaswering the 'able earl's question, as be considered it lust desirable to remove an impassion which had arisen from the neater in which the statement referred to sp in the public papers. He had read the speech of Hall, and 'it was not clear what M. Hall meant to aay, het it appeared that he stated that he (Lord Wodehouse) said that the revocation of the constitution of November IS as regarded Sleswig would not prevent the German in- Vision of that State. At the time of his arrival at Copen hagen the execution which had been ordered by the German Diet io Holstein was imminent, and those wbo had read the Danish papers would see from his despatch of lith December that he stated he had considered whether any measure% which the Danish government might be advised to bike would have the effect of stopping the Federal execution, ad that he regretted he had come to the conclusion that no measures the government could take would have that effect. He had very little doubt that H. Hall referred to that elan:meat He could remember being asked after his arrival whether any measures were likely to atop the execution, sad be answered according to what had been stated in the despatch, that he was afraid nothing could stop the execu tive, and that was perfectly in accordance with what he had beard at Berlin. With regard to any further measures that the German powers bail since taken, it was clear be mold not have made that statement in reference to them, fee the 11141104 that he could not possibly know. As the segotiatices went on until the end of January, and be came away the first week in January, it was not probable that he could state with confidence what would be the result of t►e advice given by him during the Ism weeks io December. Of course the object of the advice which he tendered to the Danish government was, if possible, to prevent the invasion et Sherri;; and although he should have been taking too nisch on himself if he bad said that he could engage for the Germao governments that they would not invade Sleswig, yet se doubt the object of the advice gives was to limit the occu pation by the German troops to Holstein. He was speaking of a time when the execution had actually taken place in Holstein. The object was to limit the execution to Holstein, and to prevent the invasion of a state which never belonged to the German Confederation, which the German Coefederatioa bad never claimed, sod which invasion the Daalh psvernment regarded as as act of war. PRINCE GORTCHAKOFF'S DESPATCH. Lord STI: ATLI EDEN inquired what credit ought to be attached to the aliegatacm of Prime Gortchakoff, reported hr Lord NSPIef 1113 a despatch from St. Petersburg, page 804, No. 4, of the Danish papers, to the effect that the fear governments of Austria, Prussia, Bosnia, sod Great Britain were "sow thinking and acting in harnion• on a qmetioo still more important than that of Holatein and Bieewig." EarIGB.A..XVILLE—In the absence of my noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, which is caused by a slight indisposition, I have, in reply to the question of the noble lord, to state that we suppose the allusion made by Prima Gorkbakoff to an agreement between the four power'. necessarily referred to the agreement supposed to exist apinst the plan of a general coogresa. I can suite in the tubes' and most explicit terms that, as regards England. we have entered into no combination of soy sort or kind with the other greet powers of Europe, of a nature that might be construed into the slightest hostile feeling towards 'Preece. I am anxious to state that in the most positive terms, so that it may be understood that there is no cow nen ogre-suet of such a kind with regard to the great questions that are pending. (Hear, hear.) VESTRY CESS ABOLITION (IRELAND) BILL. The above bill was reed a saioad time. THE INCLOSURE BILL. This bill was read a mooed time. MOVEMENT OF AUSTRIAN VESSELS. The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH said that before the house adjourned he wished to know from the noble duke whether be bad observed, io a oorrespoodence which ap peared that day in the papers, that on Monday hat an Austrian ship of 22 guns and a gunboat had left Malta harbour, as it was stated, for Gibraltar. If so, these vessels would by this time be coming up Chimera with the westerly wads. He asked if the noble duke was acquainted with that circumstance, and if any measures had bean taken in 11101100 4 1 . 101,1 CC. - - The Duke of SOMERSET .as understood to say that intelligenos had been received of the vessels referred to Leis( left Malta, but beyond that be had no information. The bonee adjourned at s quarter to sit o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, MARCH 14. The JPLAILZR took tb. choir at 5 =haute' Wore 4 o'clock. BERWICK-UPON-TWEED ELECTION. Yr. LONGHELD, the chairman of the committee ap• painted to try the merits of a petition against the last re. torn of a member for Berwick-upon•Tweed, brought up the report of the committee, which stated that ►fter the corn. suttee had deliberated upon the evidence they bad unani snowily resolved that Mr. Cargill was duly elected ; that no ease of bribery bad been proved ; that it was sot true t►at corrupt practices had prevailed at the last election ; that no evidence had been laid before the committee from which they had reason to White that corruption extensively =ailed ; and that the petition was not frivolous or vsaa• On the motion of Colonel TATTOO ■ new writ was ordered to be Mimed for the election of a member for the county of Armagh, is the room of !dr. Clow', who had accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Mr. H. BERKELEY pee notice that ea going iota com mittee on the army estimates be should all attention to the mode adopted in arming the volunteer artillery. CAPITAL PUN ISRMILVIS. Mr. DOULTON gave notice that on an early day after Taster he should call suestion to the numerous exercises of real prerogative in commutation of capital punishment, sod should move that mercy b• extended as the result of inquiry. rather than on individual respoosibility. BRADFORD RESERVOIR. Mr. B. FERRALtiII gave notice for this day to call the attention of the Secretary of St►te to the dangerous state of the large reservoir belonging to the corporation tf Brad ford, and to ask whether it was intended to take any im mediate steps to prevent the occurrence of a catastrophe similar to that which had just taken plane at Sheffield. BRITISH HERRINGS IN AUSTRIA. - ---- Mr. W. MILLER asked the (*oder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any attempts bad been made to is. dale the morseled of Austria to rodeos the prohibitory duty charged on the importation of British cured berriop bib that countre ; if so, what mimes@ bad attended such endaiyuum, sod if be would be willing to lay opoo the table of the bode copies of the correspondence that might Imes pawed for the attaionseet of that object. LA.YARD mid that the Multi.. gorarnmsot had TEN YEARS MEN IN THE ARMY. Mr. D. DARER asked the Under Secretary of State for War if, in consequence of the term of service of so many " ten years" men in the army expiring in 1864.5, the government was prepared with any proposition by which they might secure tie services of these old soldiers for • further period of eleven years, or, through them, making • sort of reserve in addition to the pensioners ! The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that no doubt • great number of men who had been enlisted for tea years on the breaking out of the Crimean war would now be entitled to their discharge, but he believed that the number was greatly exaggerated in the public e.timation. Measures, however, were in contemplation to induce as many as pos sible to remain, and when they were matured be would have great pleasure in explaining them to the house. SOLDIERS' GARDEN& Mr. W. EWART eshed the Under Smoothly of State for War whether it wu proposed to afford soldiers in the dif ferent camps in the wintry, and generally, where practi cable. facilities for eultivating gardens, u was the practice on the continent. and as had been recommended by a mili tary commission The Marquis of HARTINOTON said that the wish of Earl de Grey was to afford every facility for the cultivation of gardens by soldiers, when practicable, and a commence ment bad been made at Aldershot. The other recommen dations of the commission were under the consideration of the military authorities, and be hoped soon to have to someone* that they had been adopted. REGULATIONS OF OONVICT PRISONS. Sir S. NORTHOOTE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it was the ow that a notice was pat up in every convict prison, to the effect that con vict, under sentences for life might be eligible to have their casci considered, with a view to a remission of their sea teoces, titter a period of from eight to twelve yeses whether persons who, having been sentenced to death, had bad that sentence commuted into • sentence of transports tion or penal servitude for life, were held to be entitled to the same consideration as convicts originally sentenced to punishment for life ; and whether be would have any objec tion to lay upon the table • return of the cues in which convicts whose sentences had been so commuted had subs.- queutly been liberated Sir G. GREY said that no such notice as that described by the hon. baronet was to be found in any of oar prisms, where each case of commutation was determined upon its own merits, and no fixed time was specified. Under the old system convicts whose capital sentecoes were commuted suffered • much shorter term of imprisonment than at pre sent. There was ao distinction with respect to convicts in whose cases the capital punishment had been remitted, as regarded the regulations, but there was • great distinction made in disposing of these individual awe& VACCINATION. Sir M. PETO asked the President of the Board of Health whether, u the registratioa of eases of veccioatioa was a total failure, both for statistical purposes and wan effective adjust* for the prosecution of °Booths, under the act, it was the initiation of her Majesty's government to amend the act this session ! Mr. LOWE said that the practice of which the boo. baronet complained lay not so much in the defects of the Registration Act as in the reluctance of persons to prosecute poor people for evading the vaccination law. H. could not promise any legislation this session. THE LATE CATASTROPHE AT SHEFFIELD. Mr. ROEBUCK inquired of the Secretary for the Home Department, who had oo doubt seen the accounts of the terrible calamity which had so recently occurred in Sheffield, whether he objected to sending down a government in spector to inquire —first, as to the cause of the calamity ; next, as to the number of persons who had been killed; and, thirdly, if any means could be adopted for relieving the distress which must have been created. (Hear, bear.) Sir G. GREY said he had read with deep concern the accounts which bad appeared in the public paper' respecting that terrible catastrophe. He had that day received • communication from the Mayor of Sheffield, requesting that • government inspector might be sent down to assist in the inquiry which was about to be instituted into all the circumstances. He had received a similar.request from the coroner, and accordingly Mr. Rawlineon, a civil engineer attached to the Horne office, had been desired to proceed at once to Sheffield, sod place himself in commusioatioa with the mayor and coroner. Mr. Rawlioson would arrive at Sheffield that evening. (Hear, hear.) If incessery • second person would In not down. With respect to assistance, he presumed that the hon. and learned member did not refer to peen- Diary anistance, but in the case of persons who had been driven from their bonne by the inundation, government would in co-operation with the local authorities reader all the assistance in their power. THE BOMBARDMENT OF KAGOSIMA. Mr. LAYARD asked for the indulgence of the house whilst he read two documents in vindication of two valued public servants, namely, Colonel Neale and Admiral Kuper, whose conduct bad been the subject of much animadversion. When information reached those gentlemen of the sensation which had been created in England owing to recent transac tions in Japan, they wersimuch pained, mad had at mos takes steps for their own vindication. He had that morning re ceived despatches from Japan, which he trusted the house would permit him to read. (Hear, hear.) Them despatches would be printed and distributed in the usual course. but be felt it incensey to lose no time in making the house acquainted with their contents. They were aa follow : " Yokohama, January 16. 1864. " My Lord,—The misconceptions which appear to have influenced the remarks of some of the public journals in England in respect to the proceedings at Kagosima, as pub lished in the London Ga7ertr, I venture to conceive renders it proper that I should place upon record • series of facia the official recital of which did not seem to me at the time to be of urgent necessity. The statement' of the Prince of Satauma's merits. herewith enclosed, were made in free and friendly conversation with the members of this legation while the indemnity money was in course of counting and reception. I deem it desirable to add, that the population of Kerosine at no period exceeded 40,000 inhabitants, far leas 180,000, as has been strangely imagined to serve as • more striking text for comments, and fur ther, that them 40,00 D souls—men, women, and chil dren—withdrew while their huts and paper houses incurred the risks attendant upon stray shot and shell from • British squadron, audaciously fired upon by numerous batteries be- cause it bad signalled its intention to obtain redress for • terbium' murder and outrage commit.ed upon British sub jects, for which all redress had been evaded. Subsequent events, the voluntary payment of the indemnity demanded, the formal obligation entered into to execute the murderers of Mr. Richardson when arrested, the professions of friend ship cheerfully expressed by Satsuma's envoys on behalf of their chief, their desire to cultivate friendly and social M- I tercoune with the British nation, and their good humour and graceful offerings (of fruit) to the crew of the flagship of the British admiral after the facts of Kagceima, would all imply that the agents of her Majesty displayed a degree of caution and moderation duly appreciated by those most deeply interested.—l have, Ac., (Signed) " EDWD. ST. Jro. NEALE." " Purport of the convention and statements of thespian of the Prince of Satsuma, on the occasion of the payrnect of the indemnity money at her Majesty. legation, co the 11th day of December,l*i3 :—The agents for the payment of the indemnity stated that they had taken advantage of a coming typhoon at Kagosine to fire on the squadron, but that the typhoon had been the Nun of the @stout of the oon flagration. and in consequence of there being no people in the town to put it out. That the number of soldiers col lected in and about the batteries was 6,000. That Immo. diately upon the appearance of the squadron, and even pre viously, as they had beard through Nagasaki it was coming, the Prime of Satsuma had ordered the inhabitants N retire into the villages, and that therefore no harm had happened to the people. That if we returned to Kagoeims we should find the town nearly restored to its original state. That reserves of soldiers were kept outside the batteriee, I bat that it was difficult to get them to go into them to supply the place of those who were killed. That inimedi- I upon our taking the steamers a horseman bad been despatched at full speed to ask the Prince of Salaams what should be done, when he directed that the batteries should immediately open lire upon the squadron. (Signed) ABEL A. J. GONER. Joan MACDONALD, LACKLAND FLETCHEIL, A. V. SIEBOLD." LADY HILL'S ANNUITY. Lord PA.LMERSTON—Before the orders are read I wish to postpone till Thursday the motion pf which 1 pee DO. ties with regard to the pension to Lady. Hill. The order for the committee was accordingly read and postponed. WAREHOUSING OF BRITISH SPIRITS BILL. Oa the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Excite...lcm the order for the committee on this bill was also defined till Thursday. PPL Y.—PERSONA L EXPLANATION. On the order for going into committee of supply on the navy estimates raised that on that oi:eisios is would make a statement gad& lonia IsiVe been vary interating WiNs - i — er — mattes, Irving toluenes particularly to the milieus. I bed likawiee oe a previa* omuron stated that such was the Antention of hity holm friend. My_ hon., friend, when f placed the paper im Mr. Ifaiweei, hoods, got up to melee his etatement, but be failed ual,rtueately to catch the chairman's eye. (Laughter.) If boo. gentlemen will allow me to proceed I think they w il l see 'that the laugh was rather out of pleas. (Hear, hear.) My hoe. (Mead got up with the desire of making his strte mutt according to promise. He will best be able to explain what took place as reptile himself, but, as fares I woe a party to what occurred. I wish to refer to the matter. The vote was put, to the surprise of the committee. and discosteot was very loudly impressed that mamma as the goverment had promised that a statement should be made, the vote was passed without giving the committee the opportuetty of expressing soy Ipinioo with respect to the vote. Several bon. gentlemen spoke, expressing their surprise at what had occurred, and the hon. member for Sunderland (Mr. Lindsay) insinuated that there had been in fact "foul play.' He felt perfectly certain that my boo. friend did desire to address the house, but intimated that some one had pulled him down. Laitghter.) I can only say that if anyone was to venture to pull my hos. friend down, I think itobable that my hoe . friend would have palled him up. (A laugh.) My hon. friend the member for Birmingham allowed in the debate, and stated— The SPEAEER—This is a matter of personal explana tion, sod it would be very inconvenient on such au occasion to refer to • previous debate. Lord C. PACET—I only wish to show that there was oo intention on the part of the government to deceive the house. If lam not allowed to quote what the hon. gentle man said I shall be in this difficulty, that I shall be unable to state that which is very boocourable on his part, gamely, that haviag expressed himself in terms that be felt afterwards desirous to retract, he wrote letter to me to that effect. I wish to read • letter of mine to my hon. friend and his answer. (Hear, hear.) My boo. (Amid said that a trick had been practised, and that an insult had been placed upon the hones. I quite agree with him that the affair bore that aspect. After be resumed his seat the Chancellor of the Exchequer got up and assured the committee that there was no intention oa the part of the government to deceive the house—that it was • mis carriage' an accident. My bon. (Heed then stated, in answer, that he acquitted the Chancellor of the Exchequer. but that there was another member of the government whom he did not acquit. I then —sot believing that I was supposed to be implicated in this—rose in defence of my boo. colleague, and stated that I was perfectly sure his full intention was to address the committee. So the debate ended. An hon. patkonan afterwards informed me that I wee the culprit—(laughter)—that it was I who endeavoured to pull down my hoe. friend, and prevented him from making his statemeot. I thought it doe to myself that I should set the matter straight, and accordingly I wrote the following letter to the boa member for Birmingham:— Deer Bright—flood laughter)—From any one but an eminent man I should treat such insinuations as were uttered by you last evening with silence, but coming from you I eannot allow the matter to drop. I shall, therefore , on Monday evening, in the debate on the navy estimates , feel it to be my duty, unless you withdraw the insinuation that I was a party so • trick, to make a full explanation, and shall leave it to the opinion of the house whether your most unworthy suspicions were in any way justifiable." My boo. friend wrote to me the following answer :—" Dear Lord Clarence Paget,—l am sorry you are annoyed at what happened oa Thursday night. I have spoken to Stansfeld and Massey, and have come to the cooclusioo that the whole affair was a blunder of • mixed kind—(loud laughter)—and I think if you or Stansfeld bad at the time explained the exact circumstances of the case, this little unpleasantness would not have occurred. I shall be gait* willing to say this ia th e house on Monday evening. " It only remains for me to declare that I was no party to any trick, and that I had no knowledge of any trick being prac tised on that °comics. (Chasm) Cord C. PAtIET said—in moving that you, sir, do leave the cbair, I wish, with the permission of the house, to ad vert for a moment to the circumstance which occurred ow Thursday evening last upon the nary estimates. lam sure the house desires that nothing should go forth to the country to the effect that any goveremett or any me•nher of any government should eudeavour to do that which would be most improper —namely, to smuggle a vote through this house. (Hear, hem.) As this is rather a personal question which Imo reforest* to my self and others, I thought, perhaps, the boom would permit me to state shortly what took place on Thursday. It was my ditty. oa Mr. Mosey taking the chair, to place the vote No. 8. for the payment of artificers of her Majesty's bock yffirde la his Imo& My boa. faked sad ealleaese bad yea THE 1 3E$DAT EVENT/01i. MARCH 15, 1864. • not held eat any hope of reduction until the reviainiot the . Zollteeek YIN In 1566 It wag promised that them the subject wash' ha When into cessidecatkie. THE ALDERSHOT COURT-MARTIAL. Six J. PERM:MON asked the Judge Advocate whether the witeemes meat hose from India for the defence of Colossi Crawley were privately cross-examined by the Deputy Judge Advocate at say Um previous to their ap peariog before the court-martial at Aldershot. Mr. HEADLAM said it was not comet that soy mew had been sent over fur the defence. Sit Hugh Hose ordered home every one who know anything about the mat ter, and the prosecutor examined them to ascertain what they could prove ; and those witnesses were also called for the defence. oonstraction of vessels. The policy of the Admiralty was, while they asked for a small umber of men, though suffi cient for all requirmasete, and • smaller vote for storm, yet awash for the iron-plated vessels in the next fivaocial year, to take • larger sum for labourers' wages, sod, after pro vidiog for rePefre, to demote their energies to the construc tion of new and powerful weals. He thee explained the system under which die increased expenditure would be administered, and the new and improved scheme of dock yard accounts. Men convenient with large mercantile and manufacturing operations, he remarked, were aware that they could not be profitably or safely conducted for am, lesgth of time, unless they were based opoi, an accurate and simplified system of accounts ; aai if this were true of private undertakings, how much more were such amanita required In a great department like the Admiralty. lo cooelnsiou, he described the changes and new arrange meets introduced, or to be in , into the orgaoisatien of the labour department, especially in the Coolsollsr's department, from which he anticipated much advantage. Mr. LINDSAY said Mr. Steadeld had not shown that mewls could be built as economically and efficiently in her Majeety's dockyards as in private yards. If they could be built at the same oast in both, he thought policy dictated that the work should be divided between the two. lie moved to reduce the vote by 244,9791., the sum set down in the estimate as the wages of 3,712 additiocal hired arti ficers and labourers, with reference to the establishment of shipwrights. After a long discussion, and • ris, by Lord C. PAGET, who showed that the digerati,» between the moue% of wages for hind artificers in this year and in the last was not 214,9791., but 174,279/., and who answered the inquiry of Sir J. Pakingtoo, made in the early part of the evening. Mr. LINDSAY withdrew his amendmeot, and moved to reduce the vote by 162,438/., the differsooe between this year's vote and that of last year. Mr. STANSFELD gave further explanations and replies, and after further discussion the committee divided, when the amendment was negatived by 110 to 29, and the vote was agreed to. The vote of 69.2051. for the wages of artificers, labourers, and others in her Majesty's naval establishments abroad was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house resumed. THE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILLS. The ConaoiciaiedF;;(l47s6,Zioi and Timm. Bins were severally reed a second time. THE LAND SECURITIES OOMPANY. The report oi; thel..ZocifieC;rities COinpar; --- (shamp duty on liorypige Debentures) Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the house adjourned at five minutes past twelve o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES. BERWICK.UPON-TWEED. After our report left yesterday, The CHAIRMAN iuseouoced that the committee were of opinion that Mr. Quid! had been duly elected. that it had not been proved that bribery or corruption prevailed due. log the election, and that the petition was neither frivolous nor vexatious. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAY. As was folly anticipated, is consequence of the Doncaster and Rugby meetings cosunmseieg to-day, the atteodance at the Corner this afternoon was limited, and speculation tor respoodingly tame. Lioness was a little "up and down" for the Northamptonebirs Stakes, but she bravely weathered the storm, sod left off firmly at 7 to L often& Nothing was done on the Two Thousand except one bet of 7 to 1 taken about Cambuscao, who was somewhat " fishy" during the early portion of the afternoon : au old friend, however, cams to the rescue, and immediately afterwards 1,000 to 70 was accepted twice about him for the Derby. A few trifling movements took place on the Chester Cop, which, together with those on all the other events, will be foun d in the subjoined list of closing prices NORT HAS' Pro A II IRE STAK ES. 7 to 1 agst Merry's Lioness, 6 yrs, Wt alb (off t Bto I) to 1 Major W. Melville ass linthileld, 4 )rs, 741 Mb (ti 100 to 8 Baron Rothschild's Whigrany I yrs, Ist 121 b 100 to 8 Capt. J. King's Gardener. 8 yrs, 74 4lb toff) 600 to 60 Union Jack ad (new erg's, coupled (t) TWO TMOUAND GCL`i OAS. 6to 1 apt Count F. de Wrange's ((oat 7 to 't and off) 6to 1 Mr. Ten Wooers 'Paris (oat 783 1) 7 to 1 Captain Jobe WhWs Cambusean (t) CHESTER CCP. 100 to 8 apt Mr. A/piston's Golden Pledge, 6 yrs. 7st Mb (off" 20 to I Mr. IL Drewitt's Blackdown, 4 yrs, 7st Mb (off 25 to 1 Mr. J. Ostioniirs Mae Stag, 8 yrs, dot (t) 30 to 1 Mr. R. Dretritt's Acctdent, 4 yrs. net alb (t) 33 to 1 Mr. Merry's Crisis, 3.yrs, Est Sib •t) 66 to 1 Yr. R. Drevritt's Greenland, 3 yrs, Est 81b DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Merry 's Scottish Chief 1) 14 to 1 Mr. Naylor's Loaatiguard 100 to 7 Captain John White's CamLuscan II to 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Prince Arthur (off t2sto 1) 29 to 1 My H. Hill's Acknorth 1000 to 30 Mr. Ten Broeck's Oiler 40 to 1 Mr. H. Hill's Copenhagen (t; BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MONDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SURFS. 8 to 1 sot Lioness (t) 15 to 1 apt Whigrave (t) 10 to 1 BllWeid 6 and 16 to 1 Fairsrater (t) offl 20 to 1 Toscli-and-go 100 to 8 Gardener t) 20 to 1 tnloa Jack 3) 14 to 1 Dollar (t) 20 to 1 Gibraltar 3 CITY AND 81:1111! BAN HANDICAP. ID to 1 apt Jarnlooton (wanted) DERBY. 100 toe opt Yaeger (t) DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.•--MONDAY. Tan Tint. &raw a/ 5 son, each, with 30 added, for 3.yr-olds end upwards. Penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. Threa-quarters of a mile. (7 ante.) Mr. 0. W. Morries Sim, by Walston Chrestabeoe. rs, filb (Qurell; I Mr. T . Pen ' s ßlood* line 71b es) ,lleeloM 2 Mr. R. IL o . ll.eres Barefoot, 3 yrs. Gilt 611)....(0. Sayers, 3 Sapper also ran. . Mein' : 5 to 4 eget Moodie and sto 2 eget Sim THI HOPITiIL Stases of 5 sovs. each. with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, 13et 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bet Penalties and allowanoas. Hopeful Course, about ate (admits. (59 rubs.) Yr. J. Dawson's Mow Spinner, by Ibutryse, out of Weasel* bet rib (li. enstener; 1 lir. H. Wilkinsoa's East I,rans, Pot 111 b Ih. Sib ex, Orbashawi 2 . . Watson e The following also ran : Blackbird. kondoleala, &ears Jun., Rose of Denmark, King Arthur, Bpriag Gun, Friday, Weather glass, Catalogue, A1100)1III, Grace Darllog, Nothing More. Bitting : 7 to 2agst the Frangipanai c 015,9 to 2 apt Black bird, 11 to 2 apt King Arthur, 10 to 1 (at first 100 to 15) apt Money Spinner, and 100 to 8 apt Friday. THE MOVCIPAL STALES a 5 sem each, with 40 added, for all ages ; selling and other &Boa 'noes. Half a mile. (6 rubs.) Mr. Saxon's Banda. by Vedette, oat of tillasfle, I. yrs Ma), 614 lab (B. Bharp) I Mr. l'easwa's f by Lasmiagkro—Little Hannah, 3yn 13014, Tat tlb ,car .:at alb (A. &Wards) I lb. T. Bancrof Croastadt, )ra (SA L), list 1011. (Challoner; 3 The ratty colt also ran. Bettieg : sto 4 on the Little Hannah Any, 3to 1 each agst Remota and the ratty colt. THE DONCASTER SPRING HANDICAP of 10 RM. each ; 5 ft, mid only 3if declared, with lOU Dors. Winners extra. St. Leger course, one mile and throe-quarters. (43 subs., 19 of whom declared.) Mr. Lowe's Anglo-34:0n, by Etbetbert—Griselda, S ms, 44 3lb (.1. Loatmi 1 Mr. Mum:eft Yontenoy, 4 ms, 74 alb (ear. 74 Mb) Edwards) I Mr. J. Oaborne's Mantrap, 3 yes, est Mb 'Carroll 3 Tim following also raw—Musk Unfashionable Beauty, Ghillie Callum, and Sew York. Betting : 3to 1 apt Truant, no to 30 apt Anglo-Saxon, 7 to 2 apt Mantrap, sad 5 to 1 apt Footenoy. Tut Memo Herr STIJL= of 3 soya. each, with 30 added, for local boatels ; geatlamaa riders. Two miles. (13 subs.) Mr. O. Walley:a Pigeon, by Lombtoo—Whigs of a Dove,. yrs. 211, (ate 1 Mr. James Holiday's Vandal, aged, hb, 12st 91b (limier 2 Mr. G. Simpson a Red aged, h b. 12st alb (Mr. C. Boynton; 3 The following also ran Lady Sutton, Young Aladdin, andlEasolute. 13ettiog : 11 to Bon Lady Sutton, 3to 1 apt andal, and 6 to 1 apt Pigeon. THE LoaDmiliolloColl PLATE of 1001., for 3 , yr-olds and upwards ; wioaers extra. It'd House in-5 furioap 152 yards. (19 Baba.) Mr. J. Jackson's Veterinarian, by Knight of Ayenel—Lon coshlre Witch, 3 yrs, fist 1016 J Marsom I Mr. W. Pbillipea Personslea, 3 yrs. fist 91b..(Willimasoa) 2 Mr. J. Osborne, Mantrap, 3 yrs, lot r on, The foillowing olso ran :—Miss Armstrong. Fil th , Wow. and Ea. B. uyoet. . . . - . Betting : 5 to 2 apt Veterinarian, 3 to 1 apt Miss Arm• strong, 100 to 15 each apt Faith and Persusaion, 100 to 12 apt Esc Bouquet, and 10 to 1 apt Wisdoms. GRAND MILITARY AND RUGBY HUNT STEEPLECHASE:3.-11010AT. THE GRAND 311LITART GOLD CUP. ?aloe 100 love., added to a sweepstakes of 10 son. each, with 100 added. 12st each ; ',Moen extra ; allow/am:ea. Three miles, over a fair huntiogicouotry. (17 subs.) Myur WombwelTs Bell's Life, by Hurwon 117{44a (to. 10lb a) Captain Starkey's Caw Wel. 134 (Kr. L Smi th emon; I Captain Blundell's Mahan, Iftt (Owner) 3 The following also tun :—Mlas Arthur, Apes, Urine Brute, Tupeky, Windsor, The Deacon, Wideawake. THE FARMERS' Ittuturu PLATE of 60 sous.; weight /or age. About 3 miles, over the Steeplechase coarse. Mr. K. burdeU's Dcoeptims. by liverstone, 6 yrs, 13st (Owner, 1 Mr. Daniell Long Enfield. aged, lid Mr. C. Norton's The spider. I yrs, 1351 (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Master Oliver, Mies Gent, Sir Peter, Wises, Escape, Paleface, and Paddy Shields. Tux VrriaAN STAKze of 10 'Dm earh ; gentlemen riders ; Iltet 710 each ; winners extra. Military Steeplechaae mune. Mr. Duffield's Bounce, by Tupaley, aged. 134 71b ;Includ ing lalb extra, ;Mr. Coventry) 1 Captain Park Oak's Rifleman, 13st Tlb (Inc. tub extra) Molynek, 2 Captain Wilkinson's Fusee, 134 (ineM ain 7lb extra) (Mr. Lawrence) 3 The Nobble, also ram. Tas Or= HANDicAr BTszna.citaas of 10 son. with :10 added; winners extra. About 4 miles. (15 su i t h .) Mr. J. de Chadwick's Jerry ;pedt unknown), aged, llst3lb B. Land I Mr. Tempest's Merrimac. aged. lilt Mb (Mr (. Knott) ) 2 Mr. M•Neghten's Thomastoen, aged. 12st 71b ..(Murphy') 3 Thu Stumm EkriarucHAss of 3 ion. each, with 30 added. Two miles. el subs.) Captain Tempest's Beduins (301.), list 7lb (Owner) 1 Captain Fitzgerald's Trumpeter (101...115t (Mr. Lawrence) 2 Mr. D. Collin:. Nerves la:. aged. 131 . .... 'Owner 3 The following also - boubt.teX 111 r Harry, Volunteer. Lovell, and Lord Derby. AMERICA. Mr. ROEBUCK asked wc;t11,;;•• the Solicitor-General bed stated that it was the intention of the government to ',mantra** with the government of the Confederate states upon their employment of agents for illegal parpoees , and ae the Fret Lord of the Treasury had declared that her Majesty's government desired to maintain the strictest neutrality between the Confederate and Fedend states, it was istended to remonstrate with the government of the Federal states upon the employment by them of agents in Ireland for the purpose of enlisting as soldiers the subjects of her Majesty. The boo. and learned gentleman com mented with some severity on the alleged apathy of the government in not taking measures to stop Federal recruit tag in Ireland, and concluded by expressing &hope that the noble lord at the head of the government (who, he said, he believed was not a Federal at heart) would insist upon a policy of perfect and absolute neutrality. Lord PALMERSTON said that Earl Russell was the organ of the goverment in all its relations with foreign powers, and that he had not taken any step is referees, to the subject to which Yr. Roebuck had called attention without the assent of his colleagues. The latter were ell equally responsible with him, and nothing could be more un- Fjust than an attempt to single out the noble earl at the oreign-office, and to seek to make him alone liable for acts for which the whole cabinet was equally responsible. As regarded the Federal and Confederate states, her Majesty's government wished to preserve the mat rigid impartiality ; bid it should be remembered that there was a great difference in the relative positions of the two belligerents. It was comparatively easy to watch the progress of shipbuilding, and to prevent armed vessels for Confederate account front proceeding to sea, but it was extremely difficult to prevent recruiting for the Federal', because the agents of that power were too cautions and intelligent to bring themselves within the meshes of the Foreign Enlistment Act. They evaded the act by offering facilities for labourers to emigrate ; and, whoa it was *maidens.' that the wages offered were so largely in excises of those to he obtained at borne, ft wpm not unreasonable to expect that the induce ment would be sufficient to attract numbers of young men across the Atlantic. On their arrival in America they were no doubt encountered by other meats, who prevailed upon them to enter the ranks of the Federal army. As yet the government hail not obtained any evidence against Federal recruiting agents in Ireland, but the house might depend upon it that if any snob could be procured, immediate steps would be taken to vindicate the law. After a few remarks by Sir J. FEFLGU3SON, Mr. BRIGHT, after observing that he had never heard le that house language so unworthy of it an that he had heard from Mr. Roebuck, said there was no necessity for the government of America to invite Irishmen to go to America. He only marvelled that any Irishman, not the owner of laud, would remain in that blighted and unhappy country Rome observations were made by Lord R. CECIL, and Mr. K I NGLAKE decLired that the language uttered by Mr. Roebuck, and the terms "base. cowardly, and cor rupt," which he had applied to the government at Wash ington, did not espressos the opioios of any party in that house, or any fraction of a party in the honer ; they repre sented his own opinion aloes. Tha subject then dropped. - - - Mr. HENNESSY, thinking it desirable, in joatificatioa of what he had stated on a former night, that the house should know what was the declared policy of Martini on the subject of aseueination, read an extract from • aeries of lettere addressed by Maazini to Daniel Manic, and published in London, entitled " (:to the Theory of the Dagger." Mr. W. E. FORSTER did not think the observations and speech of the boo. end learned gentleman would add dig nity to the pros:codicils' of that house. He had brought forward • charge against an absent man, who, whatever Ids fault., was • man of high character, and who wee now under • charge made against him by a foreign governm en t, w hi c h the hoe. and learned member did not venture to say he believed was well founded, and which, in the general belief, was not well founded. It was gemeally believed that Mezzini was not implicated in any plot for the purpose of &marinating the Emperor of the French, and that if there were any plot at all, it had been got up to implicate Menial. It was not making a right use of that house to read from a painnblet published some years ago to found • charge against Mauled, and which would be takes that he wee guilty of the crime of measainatioe. It was making • one of the home for • purpose for which it ought not to be med. If the bon. gentleman supposed that there was any foundation for the charge let him call upon the government to institute a prosecution against Martini. The pamphlet might contain many foolish thins, but if they were called our ft to ol judglof its em.ipirlinciear.lles they should have the whole Mr. G. DUFF observed that naturally Mr. Mummy dis liked Martini, because he bad done more than any other man to keep alive in evil times the great idea of Italian unity. The hon. member was • warm sympathiser with the Polish insurrection, yet never bad an insurrection so disgraced itself as that by its reliance upon the dagger of the assamin. Mr. DISRAELI ridiculed the idea that because M. Massini waa absent therefore free discussion in this boom upon bis acts was not to be permitted. Ws tioaocirable friend had shown that he was justified in the observations be made on a former night. Her, was • plot to assessinate a neighbouring sovereign ; one of the parties encased was M. Marzini, and a minister of the crown, who admitted that he was the friend of Mazzini, if not the correspondent of Greco, had declared from his personal observation of Mazziars character that he was convinced be was incapable of entertaining the odious opinions that had been attributed to him. All he could say was, that the answer of the Under Secretary to the question of Sir L Palk was most unsatisfactory. THE NAVY ESTIMATES. The house then went into committee, when, on the re committal of Vote 8, the labour rote, -......_..... __ _ _ Mr. BTANSFELD to explain the causes of the very considerable increase of vote, for wages to artifi cers, labourers, and others employed io the establishments at home, the amount being 1,275,3164, that of last year being 1,112,878/. After *bowleg that the condition of the Davy as regarded men was eminently satisfactory, he in. !Fisted upon the policy of • rapid construction of the newest sad most powerful vessels. coosidering that consumption of time and slowness of construction were incompatible with the rapidity of changes at the pelmet day. It was seosmary, he observed, to have a little courage in dialing with these matters; like • manufacturer, who hastened to adopt the newest and best machinery. Relying upon mimics and theory, the Admiralty endeavoured rot to be left hthisti„ not is th e slumber, but is the design and NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 14.—APPOOMILSTS.—Pay muter A. W. Caimmo, to the Bulldog. Naval Cadet. (Dominated) A. M. Comte acid T. IL J. C. Clarke. Chief Eimiseen G. Kent, to the Fiagard, for the Mutine ; J. R. J °boom, to the Glechator, oommusioned ; T. Lumley, to the Researc h , commissioned. . _ Regina.= W. Roberts, to the Gladiator ; E. logledes, to the ludas, for the Fervent ; G. Thompsou, to the Research. Aseistant-Eogineers T. Ross sad J. Rasnalls, to the Gla diator; J. Wstooo (a), to the Research. THE REGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF GREEK AT OE POED.—Au the repl- of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the question put by Mr. Clive in the House of Commons on Thursday last would almost suggest that the subject of the increase of Professor Jowett'a stipend would come be fore the Oxford convocation again, we may state that it is geoerally understood the matter will remain in :tofu quo for some time, as the Hebdomadal Council, as at present constituted, are not likely to recommeud its promulgation. The recent elections to the council of the Provost of Oriel, in the place of the Dean of Lincoln, and Canoe Ifeurtley in the room of the Dean of Westminster, has left the Greek professor's friends in a minority, sod it is generally thought the measure will be deferred until a change in the council. LONDON POSTERS' BENEVOLENT SoulETY.—The annual meeting of the members of this society was held last night at the London Ceffee.house, Ludgate-bill, the Right lion. the Lord Mayor in the chair. Mr. Bennett, the secretary, read the report, which oongratulided s the members on the steadily increasing success of the society. At the pre sent time there ware 1,962 members on the books, of whom 173 had joined during the past year. There were at present 12 pensioners on the find, 15 altogether having been elected duns( the last three years, to whom had been pabl the sum of 457/. 9s. There ware also 25 candidates on the list for the May *lactic*, and the committee hoped that by the liberality of the trade they might be enabled materially to reduce that number. The contributions during the past year had amounted to 735/. 18s. 9d., and • sum of 2501. had been realised by the summer fete at the Crystal Palace. The funded stock of the society now amounted to 4.893/. 7s. 7d. The report concluded with an earnest appeal to the porters of Losdoo to enrol themselves in the society. The Lord Mayor expressed the pleasure be felt at hearing the society was progressing so favourably and was so well sup ported by that bard-working and deserving class for whose benefit it bad been instituted. Let the porters themselves show their appreciation of the society, and the employers would not be slow to assist it by dominos. On the mo- tion of Mr. Allmon, seconded by Mr. Pallett, the report was adopted. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Marshall, Stevens, Pitt, Whitelock, Lane, and others. The secretary in the course of the evening announced donations from employers to the amount of about 1001., including five guineas from the Lord Mayor. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting. CLARE MARKET RAGGED Self oors.—The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of these schools took place last evening at the Whittington Club, Arundel. street, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. There were also present Alderman Sir R. Carden, MP., Mr. logharo, M.i'., Deputy-Judge Payee, &a., ke. Resolutions were passed recognising the value and importance of the ragged school movement, of which the Clare-market establiSh meet was a favourable exemplification, and appealing for as increase of subscriptions as indispensable to the con tinence of its prosperity ; and while acknowledging and returning thanks for the voluntary services, pointing out the importance of an increased voluntary staff of helpers as an essential element in the prosperity of the school. The receipts for the year ware reported at 249/., and the ex penditure at %W. The average daily atteodance had been 130, and the number on the books 200. At the night schools the average attendance had been 45, and the number on the books 90. There had been a considerable int-ream in the average attendance at the Sun day schools and the library, the mothers' meetings and other adjuncts of the charity had also satisfactorily pro gressed. The valuable aid afforded by Miss Teton& and other active friends of the schools, were also recorded, The Chairman, in appealing for further support, drew attention to the great improvement in the character of the lowest clam of the metropolitan population in decency and good order which had marked the last few?ams, which be attri buted mainly to the efforts of this and kindred institutions, and expressed his regret at what appeared to him to be a fall ing off in the interest and sympathy which the destitute °au dition of the poor outcasts for whose benefit ragged schools were established ought to command. He also urged the want of these ragged schools of voluntary teachers, especially females, whose influence with the ragged school children was of the greatest value. THE SUSPECTED MURDER IX MABTLIBONE.— Yesterday afternoon, at • quarter to five, Dr. Lankester opened an inquiry io the board-room of Muylebone Work. house isto the cause of death of Joseph D uc found in an insensible state in Little Chesterfield-street noder the cir cumstances reported yesterday. The coroner said he only proposed to take evidence as to identity, and then adjourn. Evidence was then given by the brother of the deceased as to the identity of the body, the finding of deceased is an insensible state by Polies-constable D 122, and the post• mortem examination of the body of the detwsed by Mr. Fuller, the houseaurgeon of Maryleboin Workhouse, who gave it as his positive opinion that the deceased had died from wounds indicted by a second party, and not from a fall. The deceased when is the hospital asked for two sove reigns, but they could not be found. The inquiry was adjourned to Tuesday week, Tea CANADIAN MAIL LINK—The Montreal Mail Steam Navigation Company was established in 1854. In June, 1857, they lost their first ship, the Cardiac, off the Pillars, in the Gulf of St. UW11104,11. In November, 1859, they lost the Indian off Marie Joseph Gunton ; 27 persons perished is this wreck. In Febmary, 1860, they lost the Humarke off Caps Ledge, Sable Island, end 295 persons perished in her. In Jam they lost the Canadian off the Straits of Belleisle ;33 persons p erished in bor. In No 'ember, 1861, they lost the N orth Briton. In April, 1863, they lost the Anglo-Saxon off Cape Race ; 237 wefts perished in her. le Juin, 1863, they led the Norwegian off Anticosti Island. In February, 1864, they lost the Bohemian off Aldens Rock, Portland, 19 persons perished in her. In seven years the company lost 5 ships, in which 521 persons perished. All the ships were lost on the American coast. Mr. Sam. Cowell, the well•known comic singer, expired at Blandford oe Friday last, io his 43rd year, leaving a wife and largo family to deplore his lose. The Cunard screw steamer Hector, Captain leGoloy which nailed from New York on the 2od lost., arrived as Liverpool yesterday, bringing 54 passengers mid 145,100 dollars is opens. ORMAL PALACI. Owe SHILLING DAT. MONDAY, MATCH 14.—Admimione es payment, 768 ; ditto by lemon tickets, 677 ; total, 1.445. MORE THAN ItV/11 AND NWT= SWAN 1111111.—This applies to the tamest sad best stock of spring sad ssauser padres ever submitted for public wow& The world-teased 16*. trouser. at Alfred Webb MOW the originator's only eats. bliskassat, 71, Brook-street, nartoverempera Ihrialdished 1841 (Advsellsimeet. TEE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. The advent of the Cambridge men on the water at Putney yesterday had been looked forward to with much interest, and the sanotineement that they were to take their first torn over the course drew • large assem blage of spectators. Oxford went oat first, starting from the Aqueduct at twenty minutes to 5, rowing over the entire course to the Ship at Mortlake. They started all to gether, sod much better than they had done before, and rowed thirty-six strokes per minute for the first mile, with • shah{ increase afterwards, although the water warn somewhat rough, and sa they pealed through Hammer smith-bridge their boat was , not being fairly and steadily epos; her keel. They exhibited an approach to that proficiency of rowing and swing for which the Oxonians are celebrated, and notwithstanding the am of the boat that we have de scribed, went at • good pace. Mr. Tottenham, their coxswain, steered them admirably, and their time for the distance was 24 minutes 15 *roods, bat there wee very little tide nader them. Cambridge MOO out at • quarter past five with • little better tide, but with the dimadvaniage of the westerly wind having slightly immersed. and the Kingston eight also had • slight pull with them. They started well, but it was generally remarked, especial in the early part of the mums, that they threw vas too much back at the end of the strokes, which created an unsteadiness in the boat, which neoemarily imT her way. The stroke oar is exceedingly good. Al thebegin ning of their work they took 35 strokes par minute , get their water very forward, lay hold of it well, but as they proceeded towards Haminerenrith.bridge there wee some amount of irregularity which practice will so doubt cum. It must, however, be borne in mind that this was their first time oat on the Thames, and so merited an improvement was there manifested co their return down to Putney, that those who bad not setertained • 'err favourable impreseica of their rowing up on the flood were fain to admit that in allprobability it might turn out • first-rate crew before the day of the race. They timed and swung well together upon the re turn. The stroke I. fine sad lively, not short and snatchy, as was a short time ago reported in the accounts of their doings at Cambridge. They row • longer drubs tluia their Zr.ts, but do not bring their oars so cleanly through water. e Their time for the distance was 25 minutes 5 secoeds, but they were certainly sot steered anything like the nearest course, and west far into the bight at the Crab Tree before they shot the water. The 6 sad 7to 4 offered ea Oxford are being freely takes, but the favourable impress don left upon the minds of the beholders on the °imbibe return will probably diereses the odds. The Messrs Searle have chartered • fast boat, Chinn H, to acesespany the race, with • limited number us board. THE CONVICT HALL. The foßowleg Wise wee received by the Mayor of Bit. mingbam at 'belf.past one o'clock on Ilooday morning " Whitehall, March 13, 1844.—Sir, 1 em directed by Sarre. tary Sir George Grey to inform you that since I addressed le you my letter of the 11th, in reply to the memorial which up to that time bad reached Dim in behalf of George Hall. be has received ocher petitions and memorials to the same effect, which, from the poeitiot and character of the persons signing them, are entitled to great consideration. In addition to the general petition from th e inhabitants of Birmingham, transmitted by you. be has received memorids, one of which is *lipid by about 100 gentlemen of the legal profession of Birnsiog. him ; another from between 30 and tio physicians and cur. geons practising in that town ; and a third, in his Minds only yeeteeday, which is signed by a large number of jus. tics of the peace, clergymen, and dimieuting miouten , and manufacturers of Birmingham, and ita immediate neighb our . hood. Sir George Grey basal:lo received from other sources the strongest assuraoce that amongst all ranks and cleaver of society in the town sod its neighbourhood, cornpnsing many who are strongly opposed to the abolition of capital punishment, there exists a deep feeling that it would be undesirable that the capital sentence in this use should be carried into effect. Under these circumstances he has felt it right to reconsider the decision announced to you in my former letter, and, while be can me no reason to alter the opinion therein expressed as to the character of the crime, be has decided, at ter anxious deliberation, that he may samosa the responsibility of deferring to such a strong and almost universal feeling, by recommending to her Ma. }sty to remit the extreme penalty of the kw. An order hhas accordingly been forwarded to Warwick to stay the execution of the prisoom.-1 i am air , yours obediently, H. WADDESGTOL—To W. Holliday, faq., Mayor of Bd. mingham." MARKET& LONDON WIOEKLY DOCK swum Lmvortd.. Delswerd., Br Guy—, r. I. bluls & Vol Leos MaarlSlas ballsi Us: Bad ladla WO bias baskets' Manilla bap! Havana boatel Cuba. bozos. Bss ForoWlascovado :21 — d 30 A wages& Do. — Cwis l —W.L paokspo 297 Do..bria. It bap Ceylon calks, 763 vo. brig. & bap IMS Mocha paekaps4 390 Othsr L India packages, — I Do. do. „mess' Brasil t Costa Lea bop, 154 09000. lwo 663 Paolo Mt 193 Do. — ILLL Ll ro dl as) 296 Smarms Natuts or, rotas ten 172 1,166 0.266 Mal 60 10,164 026 1.314 2.245 201 2,211 290 1,166 1.782 8.544 805,656 1101,2/* 8 1,4 1 17t,76.9 126.656 544 1,732 6411,913 311.949 27,701 43.234 I 21.101 14707 i 11,370 31,4% ;tea 1 1,486 7.286 : 6.5513 :90438 15.800 6,40 %WI 487 non 10. - 666 i 18,2 b I 94,f100 A 143 WU i l 10,171 82,941 - 6P,010 7,1180 ! 6,647 TALLOW.—The tallow given off on the lit instant and due te-morrow having been provided for before the close of last week, the market opened firmer this morning, holders asking an advance of 6d. per cwt. upon disclosing prices of Saturday. The trade demand is good, and speculative action is promoted by the &deices of a small supply from Russia, and less than aversge supplies from South America. Our prices at Nees class are—Spot, 41s. 6d. new, 41e. old. April, 41s. 9d. ; June, 41i. 6d. to 435. ; October to December, 445. 9d. ; town tallow, 40s. 6d. net ; North American, 4ls fine, to 40e. 6d. fair, 37a. to 39a. inferior and low ; South American, 43.., first pipes ; Aastraliaa beef, 41s. fine. Cocoa•nut oil steady : Cochin, 435.: Cey lon, 39a. ; Sydney, 36e. to 39.. good to fine. Palm oil firm, 36a. file Lagos ; Palm nut oil, 33a., fine—(From the circular of Misers. Smith and Charles, dated Monday evening.) ODTTON.—LrviarooL, 11Aaca 14.—We hays had an active demand to day, and •strung market. resulting io • large busmen, and an advance ofjd. per lb. on Brazil and Americana, gd. on Egyptian, and 'ld. on the common qualities of Surat. The Wee are 10,000 bale', of which 6,000 are for export and speculation. CATTLE.—Lnintrool, MARCBI4. —The supply of cattle today was larger than on last Monday; of sheep loss. slow demand for cattle at rather lower prime ; sheep without change ; beef. 50. to 7d. ; mutton, 7d. to ; oattle at =orbit, 2,241; sheep, 5,093. COALS.—LoIDOS, MARCH 14.—Brass's Bebside West Hartley, 16s. ; Hastings Hartley, 16s. ; Holywell Main. 17s. ; North Paton Gas, 13a. ; Taofield Moor, 13s. ; Wylsm, 17s. ; Eden Main, 17s. Col. ; Walls End Broddylls Beth*, 181. 3d. ; Walls End Haswell, 19s. ; Wall. Eod Hatton, 195.; Walls Eod South Hotta), 19e.; Walls Eod Stewart's, 18s. 6d.: Walls Did Tomball, 16s. 6d. ; Walls Eod Carsdoo. 18a. 6d. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 13s. 9d. ; Walls Hod Hough Hall, 13a. ; Walls Ead Kenos. 17s. 9.1„; Walls End East Hardspool, 18s. 9d. ; Walls Eod South Hartlepool, 17s. 9d. ; Walls Eod South Hallos, 13a.—Ships at market, 73 ; sold, 71. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GitsirittgaD.—Arrived:March IR Hanel, from St. Ilk-huts ; Jules. °revenues Regina, Demerara it. anal= Marla. Horsens . Agile. Caen . BlandLna, Redound ; Bilbao, &lbw. Clontina. Denmark; Dolphin, Sweden; Dolphin, Antwerp; lyenoord, Rotterdam: Oarlbal,ll, Helsingborg : Glpsy, CaLab : Havelock, China; Helens. Jamaica Hilda. Hanle: Julia, Onetime). Louisa, Gement& : Magnolia Honduras. Primers Helene, St. Michael's: nuassa. Melbourne; Young Australia. Moreton Bay : Uttar, Gothenburg. Sailed— March It. 111rJazaseties 7saHy , to Bombay. IJ'etzPooL—Arrived: March 14. Africa tin, trout Boston: Heels (as‘, Western Belle. and Constantine, New York ; Karen, )ltuatitlan : MelUa, adamant: Genova teal, Palermo lade. Venice ; Pride of the Thames. Caporal : /mum, Hoeg Hong Hooshk7, and David Croaker, San Francisco. . . .10i1a1..310r01l 14. Ceci114144 , , to CSO . 47014111; (1111511114 Malta ; Memnon at:. Alexandria. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PAHIJA BENT. —Yesterday, is onninittem of the Commons, the cane of the Halifax, Huddersfield, zed Heigh* Railway was opened by Mr. Burke, Q.C., and evidence for the pro motes of it called; Mr. Elope Scott, Q.C., Mr. Richards, and Mr. Davison appearing for various intonate in °peon. tioe. The investigation into the merits of the Hammer smith and City, the competing scheme to those of the Leedom and South Western (Kensington Extension) sod North and South Western Junction, was finished, and the opposition on the part of the landowner, woe taken. The committee io the can of the question of the validity of the payment of the deposits to the Aceountant.Geserel of the Court of Chancery. on their proposed capital of 1,500,0001., by the Sheffield, Charterfield, and Staffordshire Railway, through the agency of the Guardian Assurance Office, and Maws. Baxter, Bose, and Norton, the solicitors for the bill, continued their inquiry into the oirenaostanora, which an of • somewhat peculiar character, and ultimately de termined to refer the whole question to Mr. Rickards, the Speaker's counsel. The committee then took evidence relative to the proposed route, and the probable traffic of the proposed new le., the main extension being one of 35 miles from • junction with the Sheffiekl and Beihrkam branch of the Midland Railway, pawing by Sekiya and Whiner to a junction with the Ashtsounie branch of the North Staffordshire Railway, with • branch of eight mike to the Chesterfield station of the Midland Railway, and several minor extensions. The bin for the South Kensing ton New-road was withdrawn in that committee ; and ;that for the Birmingham Distoiok On was opened by Sir W. Alexander, Q.C., and Mr. Chinn, in the only committee, that of Lord Do.oaghmere sitting I. the Lords. [Advertinetnent.l—.HOLLOWAT'll OINTMENT AND PlLts.—Thousandr of pampas who have wrought wonderful cures by means of these remedies have extolled them as they do- served, but hare not given them one word ot praise mom than they richly merited. An attentive perusal of the "directions" accompanying Holloway's Medicaments will maids any Invalid to overcome his trouble, whether It be visible outwardly or cod. ended Inwardly. Bores. skin diseases, lailaumsations_, erysipelas, chest complaints, as wall as many disorders of the Mad, heart, stomach. liver, kidneys, and bowels, may b- radically Dimond t r e lo o lloi t v . xy' s s u g e r:4arllona. They y ham wcanee crad iLt i s pasted sveryw i ters. are moderate in cost, isle In action, and tend to strengthen, not to weaken, the system BiRTIIB, lIARRLiGINS, AND DEATHS. BIRTH& CHAPMAN. —Werth If, atiiiiip.beetreet, the wife of T. P. , Faq.of a sou DEC 11. at New Wandsworth, Surrey, the wife of Coyish' H. De-Carteret, of a son . LIBERTY.—Mareb It. at Bereford-square, West Dromptoe, the wife of the ter K. Liberty, of a dattOter. MUSGRAVE. —March 11, at bandford.howie, lirkataD, the wife of J. M. & Mailgram gag., of a eon. WHlPl l l2C—Mareh 12, at to al-crescent„ Notting-hill, the wife of H. W. IL Whlflln, Len., of a son. W ILION.— March 11, at Dockland villas, Delalte-perk, Ramp steed, nib J. C. Wilson, of a daughter. _ILLRRLVANZ. ORE—DICEVIDON.—Mareti Ite. at Rt. Sfertheirle-thelleids, By the hey. W. Allgood, W. Oke, Eaq , Wont Cowen, Ide of Wight, to Caroline, daughter of D. Dickenson. Faq., of Porten. TAYMIL—TAYLOR.—Marcit It , at the parish Such of St. George, Manovereouare, by the Rey. G. B. Mseinralo, M.A., J. B. Payne, of Moturesdale, to the Wand of Jamey, to Zot.EauneLine, deaghter of the late W. Taylor, Esq., of Lan. colu'alee. _ _ :!..t lihrfleboo• Chunk P. Iced . lee , of Weetbourue-partgoad. Bayswater. to Fumy AIM daughter of the We & N oods, geq , of fraollegharo, saw.. DEATH BODDY.—ltareh 11. at 11 - 1 - orsoe, Ciumdmaread. West Holloway...tan Worms& daughter J. Boddy,iiim4 , agedr7. aces.--Meech a, at his residence, No. 13, Kunand-atm.*. North. Brixton, Mr. Joha Nichols* flub., aged Cu Years. MAKFl.Ell7.—March 11, at Ewell, Surrey, Stephen Staines, sou of lir. S. Martleet, aged 211 MAI/MALL —March 11, at ►den Lodge, Beckenham, Kent, J. Marshall. lat, aged ea. TONNY.--March 11, at Park.place, Layton, Mks Ain Toney, teed 65. Plaint Nod hoblislii b Woman .inlie lagalarieareca. la 167 City of Load" PI 0.• al. Y TAaabanl.trar4 la the /Wawa al WI Masai. MIA= Lk VAL it Le. b. I. at t►e 13.-14ocz 12. Pr. fit•ck lbta. 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