The Express. — London, England, 1861-06-01 00:00:00

4 1 MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. BOUSZ OF LORD& MAY The LOUD estaicut.ot took his 'beet on the woolreek at efeleek. PRIVATE: ISUSINLSS. Mee f.llowingl•flle rem Trot • sorond time : --The Lime. risk sod Fot nes I:.ilemy. the Manehenger. Sheffield. sod lim tf.lfire f ul.litnro.l work.): fife fTsrel Ga. ; I::atensi.fn Railway ; the l'ortoloolf, Dun fom.fich Juocti.m Itailemy; the 'Myth sat Tyne S A lea.. .u 1 the Iktet.m.upon-Trmil Water. fife W.,it .d File Mineral Railway and Charleston Har. how Rfelway and Harbour Companies Bill was raid a third Sala mei loess'. Till ‘NDING ()MAWR OP Till , . HOUSE Lord REDE4DALE soared that the starling onler No. In (formerly =ti he awed, ia ceder to Ito being amended in the follomia/ misses :—After paragraph 2, to assert - -" That so priwoosinauthoeirnanycompasy w raise lb at 7. or to •iuliacnha Weenie, or to graantee ally money, .o ilia urlagaltin; of another company, shall be introduced set , say bill which is not brought in I.y the company ▪ authorised to raise motle), Or to lON or 01 putaater " The motile lord said this frier was for the par p.m of putting A stop to a pearlier whtch had . peak( up of powers to railway companies to mad worry sa lor VII. Imlomon.c b. other continu:•... Ten Murrill of I. AN objected to the rlteni• tar is the standing ordm, oo the pound that it would re. no:, railway a-murales to bring is add:roam! hills if they was h. .1 to riot "bier compror,ual that would emote greet expense arl is obtaining ixatiiametttary powers. After a Ilion Ji.c.imios, Corl I Ft.tN LLE: rid this wee a tastier which would Impure carerld wateh.n.g. It was DM &nimble to multiply 441.1 beg orders which did net agree with the garbs; 05.1.-is of the other hour, and be would eat,gett that the mu* via alio d.l be postponed Loot !GLUE:WALE said that seder the circumstances, thirsgh he h.ed oat ezpeeted say oppo , tiou, uw 1 . 46, 0 har uaj been veils to him of it, he would Out pee.: Its. mode. LkISEA, Le., AY INCURRED:I'i ItEiTltlt'f lON BILL • -wition of lord LiTturirs, tbt■ bill WA rind A lAtid 11.,t vvsl µvats& AA LIP IN FINHEII.I6II OF &MILANI/ AND WA LEN. Tie K.! .4 lIALNICABUILY sale' the &Heaton, of the holm to the mpg{ mid reetemnewlstems .4 the c or n . s Isomer. epee the inhume Ilsheriesel 1.:n.4411,11 and W.diri. Ho believes' that if her llsjeety's governrseet followed stoutly the whim of the royal ouninio.orsers they .m'ea'l in • muse of impossible legishitiori, beciuse they woll.l be tryieg to do inn much. He therefore trusted they would Pe the ...tenability IoP4IIIZ ale. etroureist inmeore. (lime hew.) Lai VILLE atl he dell not lonised well nailer. stand this quietioe. serer Miele( sat on • troutuitttee oun recto., with it ; but the government lawil shown that they left it to h.. nee of con.i,lrnible import.inee, and had iotro. eyed a till in the other house on the -object. The prewnt bill was founded upon a law now existing in [reined. sad the remelt of which was of • most sistafiestury character. The seinect thee dropped. CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN INDIA. The Harm* of TWEF:I4)ALE rem to call the attention ei the him.e to the question of the cultivation of cotton in • and t.. present a petition from the Manchester and Illasauw l'ottoe Arsocuitios epos that subject. It appeared I labia that India was Now taloog position in the eyes 4 this couutry. lathe hail soil and climate for the produe. ties of cotton ; it had plsaty ef maimed Inborn anti in dustry, enough to supply 41 the cotton which this country muted. This subject waa weriky af their Inal a hi.' on. nidentiou and patronage, and if the merchant.. of England would only create a asarket for thua etc produce of India they would in return led an lifted market in Ind,. for every class of manufacture. which tl ey producisl. (Ileac) Levi H %KRIM sod that the suhject which had been brought 'inter the notice of their loidships by the noble marquis our rue of great imp... Mere. Mt the difficulty minted to be whether the merelistibi of this cou n t r y ... l id get sunkient severity if they advanced money to poonote the growth of cotton in India. lie believed they might at nesimut a.lesnue moony wit% ooneolerable confident*. There ha.l been no iiiiwilliorness shown on thee part of the ipvernment to give every amiantus piouble la the improve- 1 meat of euntu nioition, awl he believed that British mer shatla would have amok security fur their money if they mere propited to invest it io the ...titivation of boil is Ishii. The question of the production of cotton mad very great importance in consequence of the war in Assurics, and he was gaits nue that a very large supply of entice miAt he °Animal from our yeamessioos. Lord RWAIGHAY felt grateful to the noble mar.mis who introduced the subject fur hie very ahle mul most in directive speech. He entirely ameed with his nide friend n his re.ammendatioa to the petitioners foon Mon. slimier and Glasgow, that the room whal i th e y ought to mite, in order to Menem the supply of cotton (r em f e di, waa to send over persona duly withal i.e.! by them to nuke the cultivaton sore of a market by arranging for the paichaeir of their gond.. Rut, notwithstanding the position in which the supply of cotton was placed by thorn aims himentshle and &Omni& erenti that were taking place m the Uinta! Mate., if lie e.mi.l still mill them the United Water, his belief was that there were many difficul ties I. the way of receiving East Indian cotton PI A %%lb. Adobe for American cotton. The supply of cotton from Judie at the present time dal not woman to more than seuiewhere about ooeistuth or onc•tenth part of whit c.ime from Glierim; but there would be no difficulty in supplying from our West Italian colonies or from the growie4 source simply ou the African comet any ileticienej that might arise in the supple from the United State.. The Esrl of ELLENRGROUGH said it wan .mite ice p to overstate the importance of the qiiestion to wbwh the noble marquis hail called attention. lie had taken a peat interest in the question, cad had made endeavours to improve the cultivation of colon in India, hilly recognising how important it was that Enxland should meths satinly dependent upoi. the United states for the supply 14 the raw material of so important a manufactire. Ile could sot look forward to the ear:y treastahliffiment of the supply from America, and whatever the result of what we.. Dow going on there, we cool.) not for the future look with say decree of cooridenoo for tb e same er anything like the same amply we had Leon hitherto recening from thence. We hail nee to meet an emergency, and we must depend, in the eitasiged state of things, mainly epos India, hat ale upon other muerte% for the wieldy of cotton, which formed so essential a pert of our prosperity. kart DE GREY and Hirt iS entirely mowed with what had been mid by previuoi .pea!,,rs VIA to the importance al the subject which the noble marquis het introduced le the noticed the hones, mud the debt of thkl2:ol that they awed Mike sable marquis for the imporrant remarks which his experience berlseggeeted. It was town:milli° to over lea at the present moment the imptirtanm of any Reestioll connected with the supply itt rotloo to Oka roustry, and he win not surprised that the sobjeet bad beat brought lame their lordahips. He MN happy to be able on behalf of her 3Lijesty. ;rovers moot to impress his entire concuneure in all that hail fallen bags the noble marquis on this subject, thou.;ll he was not able to agree altogether in the prayer of the petitiou. The ruble earl who had just sit than Iwl a‘:.2l whether her Majesty's governmeot were shoat to adopt ivy special mea sures for the purpose of meeting the reueroesey which had mime is Colioequ•lice of the lament mute kola of this in our cattori market in the united 8t des. Rot lin did 00t Other from the speech of the noble earl what wis the as ters of the niasseres he would wish to em- mbotted, Or in what direction it was he thought her Ma:eity't government ought to advance. The E.rl of ELLENRIIROI•GH gaol he hid pmpand Howe, and he main sugge.ted then, that trier, ihoohl be repeated everywhere whop, the satires were in the habit of waintregatiog, the plan which Mid been adopted by the gen tlerann to whom he lied referred The Fat; lit: GREY and RIPON mid he .1:4 not imagism from th• lam/nage of the mode furl, th ,t routes which 1130.1.1 to reentoMetwl by war .4 was th e stimatrei to which I.e had referred. file oishl revert to tle. .0 % ." t prevently. Ile was at. oat th it, with re ard to en..imm of • wake and 1.1•• n, • cleanest, be 'nu Art to Lear (rte., the oprevh of ti,.• th a t k • 1119 oot prapmeil t.. subd tlio w. ight el his high wittiority to one pot at Iriat at the prayer of the petite,. The ht.t point in thei metitiim relate 4 to Om quotation of Lind tenure is Imam. Upint abs par , of b e e klajewty'• iverstoeht ha had nu hesitation in smog that tlie griveniment of this country and is India Were Wet rawly and amin es. toadied every LiciiPy for the snapiwynisat of capital ea the calteration r o tt en t.. th e dams sail weepier. .4 LOW in Indi a . Kit if he Iliad Ile 43sny) wars to it:pre. hi. Ibllyaival opoiima, it comorred moth that of the umile earl when ha told thole tontlltiot he tt+t believe Wt the beet wale of promoting cotton cal timeliest is Italia wee by proree4in4 11411 there 1.•41 Aequitiag bliw trail& of land is that country. In that IN:wn:A he i_ y wind, though he hmlnoubjeetiou to me Englisionsa pia • sat, ta that country 'ail settling. Itut if M were cad that facilities alstrall gilrIPM foe the attainment of the fee simple of lands in Imlia—that laud in India should be aoastaatly put up to ails and bought in at aa upset prism free from all liabilities—it was almost impertinent is Ls to way saythiz . nr . thz i nstacim after what had fails, fnisu the hint. Whatever fell Oro the nada harm must ha entitled to the great.ut z a lt s t,, sat ...IF from his Manuals kiwi/11,4e of ths parabrey, hut (rums ths meat attention he hail paid to this particular million, and the beasticial and importint changes whirl. Intd bees introduced maw hit ampeas. Nothing which fell from his (Vaal de (firer) ciithl 014 to th• weight of thiwe' mmarla In the view, theft fore, which haul leen expremad by th.• uottle hares be entirely eimeurred, out he might add ,hat Lev Majooty's tovertn...nt were pr TM,' to tab a INNIZio which would endang .r the tenures of revenue, even Vit could ha .idopted with )satire to the ryeta, who were nist this seas tomcat at will of the government. The noble mirk in wanking of the meats wool in crrt.iin districts bad allowisd ..ultivatia of privlnev - remits dish ha believed 4,1 not sled in the 'abr. &arid, elm wham— said that asno.,gst ether tuouurem I wen the aslablialinruit of a law for makiag contract. penally en• faireible. file n(I LLENBORIi:GH —I mid tltat ruch A Law dia oar. elint. _ . The Lrl DE t•REI nail RIPON Rohl that th.,t "IN 11 , 1. 114 preemt 141 Matsu; to the SIR auhjevt sot yet pont The aereed maim& se the o u bl. ww . tw THE EXPRESS, 110,1)4, IMAM was suspended for the present. He then cone to the consideration of the measure which had bees stig.geseol by the milile earl, and he dial not deny that it was mod impurtact that opportunities should he afforded of showing to the rents an improved mole of cultivation. But be must confess it appeared to him upon the meet sound 4 , o:1..1114:al principle , . far more desirable that that information should he conveyed to the rynta by other means than by the establishment in every district of Indio of these small government nodal farms, which would not be nearly no well couiluaril a satisfactorily adapted to the exprot WAWA of the Eitgleth market, an if this duty de. volved upon those who were directly interested. He must oil it dal appear to him one i'f the most important steps which geoid be taken at the present moment by them who were interested in the growth of cotton, that they should themselves send out agents to the count ry, who should go into the distrista, communicate directly with the cultiva tors, and explain to them the requirements of the market in Lighted, without the inte eeeee ice of a genes of widdlu itieu, in the heeds of every one of which deterion tion iiinst t ike place. He tnided that step; of that kind were likely to be adopted ; hut thole duties devolved entirely on thews who were cultivators of cotton. There were other things which required to be done. One of the most im portant of the*, which had been adverted to by the noble marquis, was the increase I facility of communication with the interior. With regard to this polo' he believed, that in spite of the difficulties in which India was now involved, it was not the intention of her Hajody's government to suspend the carrying out of those important branches of oonimunication, the endways. It was thought necessary that times works should he brought as speedily as possible to completion. The noble ntanjuis, however, spoke not pull of n.i: waj a, but of another mat important means of 1 communication lie meant that which would be afforded ' by the river Geri:Avery, if the navigation were improved, and made available fur the conveyance of cotton to the sea. Certain sums hid been already voted by the government of India for the carrying out of these works ; and that very day information had b een received from the Madras prem. dewy stating that during the remaining portion of the then financial year, sums had been voted for the improvement of the Clolayery. Then, when the petitimiers asked that her Majesty's government should raise a loon for the purpose of completing thin undatukinis it must he borne in min.) that large demands would love to be made upon the mosey market in this country, forth. e.nuplct ets of the I nilu n railways. But on this paint he would not anticipate the statement which was about tube made by his right hon. friend the Seeretary of Mate for India im Monday next. Ile could only my that, however trilling and anxious her Majesty's government might he to complete thin scheme, it was very doubtful whether, looking at the sums which the right hon. gentle. luau might have to °hien from the money market for the completon rd railways, either by direct loam, or from the railways themselves, either one government or the other would, looking at the expenses of last year, reoornineiel that aunts should be rained for the purpose before mentiniseiL lie understood from casual expressiose that fell from the noble marquis, that there was another point referred to in the petition. It related to the eaten. twos of the local courts, and the enactment of some measure oa tins subject. No doubt the evils of delay in the mlininis trollop of justice bad been great ; but their lordships would remember that only in 15.59 there had been issued a new cede of civil procedure which was now coming into operation, and the results of the improved procedure would, lie believed, prove most eatinfactory. That alone would, be believed, remove • large portion of the objec tion of the petitioners. He did not think there was any other point which it was neceseary he should mention with regard to the measures about to be taken by the government in dueling with this emergency. He could only say that every effort would he mails which was condo. intent with the urgent necessities of the Indian revenue. How ever great was the importance of the matter, they must sot overlook what they owed to the people of the country from whom these finances were raised. (Near, bear.) But their first desire must be to bring those finances as early as pas sible into • satisfactory position. He could assure the noble marquis that her Majesty's government were fully impressed with the importance of this question ; and their constant attention would be devoted to the best means of facilitating the supply of cotton from India. Tb E.trl of F.I.I.ENBOROUGH said that his suggestion had the very simple object is view of Machin the people of India generally bow, with the game amount of labour better applied, they might provide a larger and improved quantity of usable cotton. He had recommended to the noble lord • plan of increasing what he deemed to be the food of the people of India, and the noble lord gave him in re turn a small piece of political economy. He was grieved to led from the epees+ of the noble earl that it 1713 the truth that her Majesty's governmeut did not comprehend the extent of the danger with which the country was threatened, sod had taken very inadequate measured to meet the emergency. Their lordships then adjourned at 20 minutes past 7. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, MAT 31. rh• Elmira took the chair at four o'clock. Hee or two private NBA were advanced a dna. THAMES EMBANKMENT BILL Ye. COWPER explained that he had been in error on a fernier e►ening when Matins that the London. Dover, and Chatham Company were promoters of the oboes bill. Ito was requested to state that that company declined taking part in the Eintisukntest OW. POST-OFFICE REPORT. Mir 0. BIWYER salted the Cbanoenor of the Exchequer when the Post-oflee Report would be Lid before parka. meet and what her Majesty's government were prepared to do for the redress of grievances in the Poet-office. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there were several papers relating to Use Internal administration of the Foreign Poet-oaks under the consideration of the government. He lIMA not able to say whether they would be laid upon the table, but he hoped very shortly to be in • condition to state to tie house the decision which the =meat might Arrive at with regard to the subject. ein. by those papers. THE INDIAN NAVY. Sir G. BOWYER eked the Secretary of /Ride for India if any decision bad beet' arrived at with regard to the future of the Indian navy: and, if so, when it would be made known : had the report of the civil Roane. com mission (recommending a wholesale reduction of the Indian away on economical munch.) been received by government, and If it Will their intention to adopt the report : if a re daction or sholitien of the service wu contemplated, what warm was it the intention of the government to pursue with repel to the officer.. Sir r. WOOD replied, that it was true the report of the civil finance commission in Inglis, recommending a very large reduction in the Indian navy, had been received by her 11.ijcity'e goveromeot. Nu dectsion, however, bud yet been coons to on the millect. Sir (I. 110 W YF.H. mi d the right hon. gentleman bad not stated what course the government intended to pursue with maid to the officers. Sir C. Winn) said the su'.i.icet was under the considera tion of the Secretary of State and Council. STATE OF THE FRESCOEi, Mr. C. BENTUNCK asked the First Commissioner at Weeks whether be had been informed that the frescoes in the houses of parliament were showing symptoms of decay; and, if so, whether he would institute proper inquiries to ascertain the cause of such decay. Mr. COWPER replied that the frescoes in the corridors of the House of Commons and the corridors of the House of Lords wore all in a perfect coalition, but, as any boo. member might sea. the frescoes in the hall were partially diseoleur•d. He bad no intention of insetutint; an inquiry oe the subjsct, because it was very clear what the decay arose from. It could not arise from soy dampness of the walls, bat as they were the earliest frescoes pivoted in this country, and at stens when there was very little experienco in that art, their decay had arisen entirely from want of experience no the port of the painters as to the messed application of their colwir.. The defects, such as they were. onuld be very molly rentedi-d. 'west's° a piece could be cut nut wail a new piece inserted without any detriment to the If !IWO itself. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. ADI)ERLEV askwl the Under Secretary of Nieto for the Colonies whether the bill poised by the New &Mend Legislature for constituting • astir° council differing, in its relation to the colooial governmeut, from the bill of last session, ha,' received her Mijesty's &west sad continuation. 31r. 1:011,11:- , CI!E said tbst the duty of Sir (:. (Irey would to in the tirst inst,nos to endeavour to bring to a ales • t!,, , uuhappy war sow nigin; ; and is the second place. to couoiler the whole lumittou of astir' adminhar.dion in New &stool for the porpoise of ',hieing that administrstion Oa a better footing iu future. l'nder these circumstances her Niajat)'• governi:;ent whaled hi leave Sir George Grey free to deal with each iiiiestiew, and therefore they were sot prepared at the present moment to advise her Majesty to give lair rotas to the bid in question. THE FOUlt SEATS. Mir C. LEWIS C.Vre notice that on Tiseaday nett he 41vm1.1 hriire, in a bill for the appropriation of the tout orate, arai 04...ke it the retailer. (Hear, hear.) SITPLY. - • Upon the radios for going irko oontrnittee of supply. Sir P. 14.111 TH called the attention of the governoiont to the report of the Enfield awl Whitworth committee, tailed for hi, the Serrrtary of State for War, by letter, doted the sth of Nov. 1454, and arikiyl the Coder Secretary for War what steps but lawn tikes Plitt/ that date to determine the superiority of the two arm.. THE IRISH HEIIIIERi AND THE GALWAY CONTRACT. - - - • ilr. VGIONDE laid the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Arpin had yam/whir, during the discussion 017 the images, alluded to a tranesction which affected. as the noble lord said, the honour and character of the govern ment. At that tune he +vas ulster the impression there wee souther class of pereons whose honour sod character wan elan ntfmte.l - (hear, beer) -and on that octagon he communicated with the noble lord the member for the town of Gelway (Lord Dunkellin), who be thought was one of the mud prominent persons connected with the tnaus e cti on , dad requested him to rise and i remove the mprevedon which mint have remained no the house after the speech of the route lord the Foreign Secretary. His noble friend, however, bad not been fortunate enough to catch the eye of Mr. Mammy. an•l therefore the house went to a divivion with a • •ry unfavourable impression against many boo. gentle smompt whom be naked himself. At • milmegnest SATURDAY EVENING, period the noble lord at the bead of the government gave an account of a transaction, which account created a great deal of surprise among the Irish members. The noble lord spoke of a transaction which took place between himself and a reverend gentleman. For his own part he (Mr. &monde) ruse merely for the purpose of vindicating his per. sonal honour, but he had also been requested by various bun. members to say that the rev. geutleman in question was totally uoauthorised to state to the noble lord that a Lt on of Irish members wets willing to wait upon him —(hear, hear)—and that if any such statement was made it was a must unwarrantable and impertinent interference on the part of the reverend gentleman. (Hear, hear.) He was sure the house would forgive the Irish members feeling strongly uo this .scausion. (Hear, hear.) There might be gentlemen in Ireland as well as iu any other part of the kingdom. (Cheers.) The noble lord stated that he alluded to this matter because it had been commented upon in a paper which was iteiversally read. That paper, however, was nut very friendly to Ireland, and there was even a very insulting leader upon the subject in that day's paper. He trusted that for the future such an accusation as that brought against the Irish members would not be set up without inquiries having previously been made. (Hear, hear.) OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA. Mr. DUNLOP moved that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty praying that she wall be graciously pleased to instruct her reprrentetire in China, in the seer- CM of an impartial neutrality between the two contending parties in that empire, to afford to British subjects equal facilities for commercial intercourse with both, and to seek to maintain • friendly underetauding, for the purposes of trade, not only with the imperial government, but also with the de facto rulers of provinces which her Majesty's sub jects have occasion to trade is, or to pass through. for commercial objects, so as to avonl all unnecessary rink of interruption of traffic or hostile collision. The honourable gentlemen said that in two instances British ships had tired upon forts in the bands of the in sunpata. One was in 1r4.544, under the very eve of Lord Elgin, cal the other WAS at the ports near Shanghae. That would not he considerol as neutrality. Mr. BAXTER, in seconding the address, Raid he was sorry to see the small attendance, because although this was nut • party question, it was a question of the highest import. lOW both to Mad country and the people of China. By the last mail we had intelligence from Chins, and be found the must distinct allusion in all the newspapers and reports to the well known fact that we were doing all we could to bolster up the Tartar dynasty, and it was stated that about 100 French trams, and the Meteor steamer, wore stationed at one point to prevent the Taepings attacking the imperialists, and that the people were willing enough to be brought under the ►uthority of the Taepings. He believed that by our policy we were prolonging thin unnatural war and proloog ing the miserly. of the people. He was coovioce,l that if we bad left the people of China to themselves this um. natural war would have come to as end long ago. Lord J. RUSSELL, observing that it would have been better to wait till further pupate were before the house, said the question was not what had recurred three years ago, but the mitred Mate of affairs, which was totally dd. ferent. Sir J. Hope had ascended the Yang.tse kiang, and at Nankin the British commander, had entered into arrange meats with the Taeping authorities, and had engaged to observe neutrality in the contest between them sad the imperialists. The official despatches lately received con. taiio d more correct and trustworthy narratives of (seta than private letters, and they showed that we were pursuing our proper business in China—to promote our trade and to maintain a neutral attitude and a friendly intercourse with both the parties.. Mr. BUCHANAN, in supporting the motion, gave an historical sketch et the rebellion in China, and a descrip tion of the reignieg dynasty, which he considered effete, awl with which it was unwise for us to connect ourselves, as he maintained we hail done. He condemned the system under which our China trade was carried on. Mr. S. FITZGERA LI) called attention to circumstances which he thought compromised our neutrality in some of the Chinese ports. Lord PALMEItiTON said it would be seen by the fur ther papers that we were observing the strictest neutrality, and bad obtained from the Taapieg authorities secerity that our commerce should not be interrupted. As the policy we were pursuing was to maintain a strictly bona fsde emu trelity, this disposed of • great portion of the objections of Mr. Dunlop. With regard to the collection of the customs' duties in China by British agents. he contended that this was no infringement of that neutrality. Some of the cir cumstances mentioned by Mr. Fitzgerald were not known to the government, and deserved inquiry. Mr. WHITE thought that the regulation with regard to English vessels, if persisted in. must lead us into some con test with one of the contending parties. For his own part he believed the sympathy which had been called forth is this country for the 'raepings would never have existed If people oily knew, as he dad, whiat a desperate set of low ruffians and scoundrels the Taepings were. (Hear, bear.) He strongly urged upon the government the necessity of maintaining the strictest neutrality between the ountending parties. Great misapprehension prevailed as to the Tee pines, and the sooner the public mind was disabused of say belief is the honesty and gond intentions of the Taping movement the better would the state of *Heirs in that country be understood. Colonel SYKES said the speech of the noble lard the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs had failed to satisfy him that the English government hod observed a policy of perfect neutrality. With regard to the Taepings, the hon. amid gallant gentleman observed that under them trade and ' comma*, bad sprung up, while in several instances where Imperial rule prevailed the reverse had been the case. He wished to know how long Shanghae was to be occupied by British troops, became if they remained therefor any length of time the :net ti this country would be greater titan the mosey it would receive in the shape of indemnity from China. Our object ought to be to conciliate the Taepings, who were a vast body of people, outlasting of 100 millions, with live millions of armed men. Mr. DUNLOP then, by leave of the house, withdrew his IMOUINI. DISTURBANCES IN KING'S COUNTY. Mr. M'AIAIION called attention to the eireumstances under which the barony of Geashill, in the King's County, was obliged to pay 300/. damages for the alleged malicious burning of so outhouse belonging to a Mr. Trench, and to the fact that a confidential report from the constabulary to the authorities of Dublin Cantle, stating that the rerun who burned the outhouse was a party resident in Mr. Trench's house was shown, in breach of confidence, to Mr. Trench. The hon. member was proceedin g with his state. ment when it was moved that the house be counted, but forty members being present he resumed, and having given some details with regard to the burning of the outhouse in question, asked the government why no step; had been taken to prosecute the offender. Mr. HENNESSY said his hon. and learned friend had made an attack in most unmeasured terms upon the con duct and character of Lord Di by, without having Maud. , gated the facts of this see. There could be no doubt that this was a malicious burning. The ratepayers of tie barony thought Lord Digby was entitled to 5001. , but he wouldonly take Mi., and the grand jury, composed of Z.l honourable gentlemen not connected with the barony or with Lord Nell, confirmed the proceedings of the ratepayers. Since Lord !Neer had been to possession of the property only three tenants had been evicted, and they owed eleven years, fourteen years, and thirty years' rent respectively. (Hear.) He thought the lion. and learned gentleman should confine himself to the Woods and Forests, and he should not have made a statement in reference to the King's County, which he could assure the house WWI utterly fallacious. Mr. P. O'BRIEN wished to know upon what principle the government IA acted in regard to this mutter. A re. port had been made to the •mvernment, and the question was how far were they disposal to go in reference to it and this very s e rious transaction. There was a great feeling in the King's County In regard to this burning, and he hoped the right hon. gentleman the Secretary for Ireland would make a statement which would tend to allay the excitement which prevailed there. Mr. BRADY sail be only wished to observe that the OW made out by the lion. and learned member for Wexford (Mr. WIWI:ion) wan very clear. There could be no doubt that these outrages bail occurred is many parts of Ireland, nod the perpetrators of them ought to be brought to justice. He nested the government would take the question into thiir serious eonebleretion, for it bad done great injury to Ireland, anal it tended to corrupt the people and to lower the standard of morality in that country. Lord NAAS submitted that bringing this question before the house was a most unfair and improper proceeding, be ams the charges were made upon imperfect evidence, and there was no opportunity given to refute them. There might be • difference of opinion as to the management of Csry in Ireland, but in regent to this estate he had not heard of en eviction, and some time ago the tenants were invited to meet the laodlord to state whether they had any complaints to make against the agent or his system of ma nagement, sod they all declared that they had none. (Hear.) With regard to thin report, if there wee say mason to sup pose that any person had bees guilty of the outrage alleged, of course the g.ciernment would place the report in the lands of the law officers of the crown and the party would be prosecuted. lie proteatel against these charges being made against owners of property. Mr. CARDWELL raid when an injury had been coin-nutted the law give to the injured person the power of applying to the sessions. That mime wee taken io the first instance. The presentment ass found by the grand jury, awl the barony, of comae, wee bound to pay for that which the constitutional tnbunal had found to l ie a nu di e i nnn i n j ury. The second q 011440111 114Mt11101.1 that a confidential report had Teen shown to Mr. Trench. If that were imp it was not within bin knowledge. He did not believe that it was so, but he was not prepared to say that the police were not in communication with the party injured border to discover the person who hail been guilty of the crime. Then, with with regard to the third question, namely, why the person who burned this out-house had not been subjected to pro secution, the answer was the government was most anxious to proreate in every case of the kind, and ea soon as it could. Colonel DUNNE thought it quite right light that the confidential report should bs shown to Colonel Trench, who was the load rwagietrate. THE LAWS OP JERSEY. Mr. soTHEßAwriiikikriti moved far copies of cor ms pow euce with the authorities of the ids of Jitney en the subject of the report of the Royal Commission. Sir li. C. LEWIS rose to make some explanation. bat an boo. member having moved that the how., be counted, the right boo. baronet resumed his seat. O the house being coasted it was found that a sufficient JUNE 1, number of members were present to constitute a house; but The subject then dropped. IRON-CASED SHIPS IN THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH NAVIES. Sir J. PAKINOTON rose to call the attention of the house to the comparative progress of England and France in the construction of iron-Lased ships, and to put • ques tion to the government on the subject. M. ObevaDier, writing to the boo member for Sunderland, said :—" You have a full statement of our navy—that we have only one iron-cased vessel, sod that * full year must elapse before we have any more; and yet, notwithstanding all this, you talk of Freon invading England." The noble lord the Socretai7 to the Admiralty had spoken on that subject, and be (Sir J. Pakingtoo) must say with perfect fairness as to the state of both navies, and with all the in formation he possessed. (Hear.) What he stated was, that the French navy was not what M. Chevallier repre sented it to be, but that the French government had at that time six frigates covered in armour, either built or being built. La Gloire was one ; and he added that, exclu sive of tire old butteries of the Russian war, they had either built, or were building, five iron-cased gun-boats and four vessels of a formidable character, which he called floating batteneso. But his noblefriend (Lord C. Paget) added what he (Sir J. Pakington) thought a most important assurance, and to which be begged to call the attention of the noble lord at the head of the government. The noble lord the Secretary to the Admiralty told them that if they found so much prevess was made over the water, or in any other nation, in building those ships it would be the duty of the government to come down to the house and state frankly what was going on. (Hear, hear.) But the information which he had received from Admiral Elliot yesterday was not exactly the same. Admiral Elliot was an officer of high character and honour, and had told him of what he bad himself seen within the last fortnight, while his noble friend the Secretary to the Admiralty ofcourse derived his information from others. There were two other frigates building at Toulon which Admiral Elliot had not visited, and ten others, which Admi ral Elliot had seen building, every one of which would be , 1 larger than La Weise, and was intended to be an improve ' meat upon that vessel. Ten of the new ships would be, like la Moire, of wood plated with iron ; and two of them wholly of iron. Besides these 13 frigates, there were two ships which had been described by the noble lord as ships of a large size, and as carrying 52 guns each, instead of which they were rally vessels of • most remarkable character. They were line.of-battle ships carrying two decks of guns upon each side, of • tonnage exceeding 4,000 tons, and but little inferior to that of the Black Prince and Warrior. They were, however, pierced for 100 guns each. They were thus of • strength never heard of before. Fifty-two of these guns, 28 on each side, would be wholly covered with armour, and it was intended that the rest should be partially covered. These two ships were to be called the Solferino and the Magenta, and it was intended that they should be launched next month (June), on the anniversaries of the battles whosenamea they respectively bore. Such was the strength of the French armour-covered navy. They had these 15 ships; and the nine mentioned by the noble lord, namely, four formidable batteries and five gunboats—in all 24. What, now, was our state of preparation in England! We had the Warrior and the Black Priem ; which were superior in tonnage to the Solferino and Magenta, but with only 40 guns each. We had the Defiance and the Resistance, which, with every wish to . speak of them with respect, be could acs bat consider inferior to any of the 13 he had referred to. (Lord C. PAGET made • gesture of denial.] Well, he hoped the noble lord was right. Then we had two of • class inter. mediate between the Warrior and the Resistance. There was • seventh which the noble lord raid was going to be built in the government yard at Chatham ; but that was not even begun yet. Admiral Elliot assured him that not only were the French thus in advance of us, hut in every one of the yards which he had visited the utmost efforts were making to press on the work to completion. He (the right hon. baronet) had no wish to excite alarm, but he had felt it his duty to communicate to the house the information which he had received, and which was of this startling nature. He would not discuss the motives of the French government, foe every one would be able to judge for himself what was the ultimate object of these prepara tions on the part of France ; but he wished thus publicly to draw attention to efforts which, if not met Ly corresponding efforts on the part of this country, would rapidly reduce us to the position of the second maritime power in Europe. It was impassible to exaggerate the importance of the subject. Was, or was not, what he had stated the truth and if it was, what were the intentions of the go vernment ! The matter ought not to be looked on as • party one ; but he could not help feeling regret that her Majesty's government had not fully considered it before they had needlessly thrown away a large amount of public revenue. (Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") lie could easily on derstaud that that remark might not be acceptable when he considered how recent had been the struggle ; but he had not made it from any party motive. There was no one that believed more implicitly than he that the noble viscount was anxious to maintain the maritime supremacy of this country. (Chows.) Thu noble lord had received within the List few days one of the highest eons plinieuta • public man could receive, and that, too, from a gentleman of high station and character—for be said that the noble lord had the heart of an Englishman and the head of a statesman. No party differences could prover,: him (Sir J. Pakingtea) from subscribing to that opinion. He hoped that he should himself receive credit for half the same compliment, namely, that he had an Eog bah heart ; and it was because he felt like an English man that he had been impelled to bring the subject forward. (Cheers.) Hs regretted that the pledge which his noble friend (Lewd C. Paget) had gives last February so far es he was able to give it, had not been fulfilled, and that the fresh efforts which had been made across the water had not called forth fresh exertions at borne. He hoped that the noble lord—to whom, he had reason to believe, the same informa -1 tion bad already been communicated—would feel with him the exceeding gravity of the case, and would be able to tell the house that uo financialconsideratione should prevent bon from using every possible endeavour to maintain the maritime su premacy of the country. (Cheers.) Admiral WALCOTT had received from Admiral Elliot the same information which the right lion. gentleman had just laid before the house, and be was satisfied that before long the French would be able to place in the Channel a fleet which would be perfectly irresistible, unless threepenny made greater exertions to place itself on an equality with them in this matter of armour.covered ships. Mr. LINDSAY thought the naval power of England should he equal to that of France and of any other European power combined. The noble lord the Secretary to the Admiralty admitted that they had 17 line ' of-battle ships more than all the nations of Europe put to gather. (Hear, bear.) France bad six iron ships, carrying from 36 to 52 goes. The right hon. laronet made a great deal of the Magenta and Solferino, but those vessels were not to be compared to the Warrior or Black Prince. On the otherhaad, we had seven !roe-eased ships built or build ing. The Warrior war. equal to two La Gloires. It was double in size and carried twice the weight of meta/. That was the case also with regard to the Black Prince. Neither La Gloire, L'lnviecible, or La Normandie was to be compared with those vessels. In imn-cased vowels, there ' fore, they were before France. Prance bad four batteries, mounting fourteen guns each, but these were for the pro. tection of the harbours. She had five gunboats, each mounting two guns. Surely there was nothing in such a naval (tree to alarm this country, or justify the right hon. gentleman in urging the house to spend more money on our navy. The statement of the right hon. baronet, coming as it did from one who once held the high office of First Lord 'of the Admiralty, was calculated to create great and unne cessary alarm in the minds of the people, and was calculated to lead them into trouble with the Emperor of the French. (Cheer.) Sir J. ELPHINSTONE said the statement which had been made by the right hon. gentleman was an alarm ing one, and it was the more alarming when they coo sidered that the government, which he believed possessed the information which was that day made public, had last night voted away money which, before the end of the year, might be required for more important purposes. Mr. DAIAILISH suggested that the government should send over to France two or three gentlemen as a committee to examine into the state of the French navy, aed lie had no doubt that the French government would give to such a committee every facility for seeing their dockyards, and that it would be found that a very differeut report would be made to those that had retched the house. Lord C. PAGET had listened very attentively to the tipeech of his right friend (Sir John Pakington), and was hound to err it was perfectly true that the French wore making considerable progress in the building of these lino eaied ship.. There wee no doubt that within the last few months they had kid down, and were preparing to lay down, nine more of these iron ships. Bat the right hon. gentleman had talked of them as if they were growing up like mushrooms. The fact was that the French were not using any undue exertions in this respect, but tle•r had very vast dockyards and were constantly building, and of late years they had given almost undivided attention to this very powerful class of vessels. There was, however, no Beason to suppose that we were going suddenly to be overwhelmed with a vast fleet of iron vessels. The right boa. gentleman told the house that the French were building the Magenta end the Solferino, vessels et lOC guns each, and while he (Lord C. Paget) w►s most happy to give ' his testimony to the merit and ability of Admiral Elliot, and to express biz convictiou that he had given • faithful report of what he saw in the French dockyards, he thought the right honourable gentlemen bad mistaken the gallant admiral's meaning. It was true that the Magenta and Solferino were pierced with 100 ports, but that did not represent that those vessels were to carry 100 guns, and indeed they had not the &da -1 Mon to carry that number. The Warrior was called • 40- gun ship, but if guns were put into all her ports her arma. meet might be very nearly doubled. It would be very on. wise to arm any of these ships with more guns than they could curry in their protected batteries, and the Magenta and Solfenno were built to carry 62 glum It was true that the Warrior only carried 40 guns, bet our ships were mode to carry 100-pound Armstrong guns, while the French s hip s were not so large or so powerful and had not the fie t+tion for the wee number of gune of the same weight. He had intended when the navy estimates came before the house to make a statement with regard to the intentions of the government in building these ships, but the subject ti had ful ly b e di w ee n o u u so n ld sed freq t be h u e e t nt ly hdireno necessary ;ttb.thh.rinkbouiiityonsatifuttlity,iTriegoxbapevatie.- meet had watched very carefully what was taking 1861. place in France, and had determined to built Ave additional wooden iron-cased ship in the govern ment dockyards. This would not cause any addition to the estimates, as they had frames of timbers which had been out out fur line.of-battle ships, and by giving those vessels additional flotation and additional length they would have the power of carrying eery powerful armaments, and would bear also casing with armour. With regard to what the bon. member for Portsmouth had stated, no doubt may interesting reports would be obtained from the committee now sitting as to the best means of casing iron ships, mid las believed the result of the experiments now being made would be of great service in the construction of iron-cased ships. APPOEN"rNENT OF COLONELS. Mr. CON INGHAM, referring to the appointment of co lonels to regiments, expressed has opinion that if the ap pointments were to be made by selection, the selection should be made on account of distinguished service in the field, sod the relative merits of officers should be duly weighed. Looking to the Crimean war, he could point to an officer selected for an important command, not on ac count of any eminent service rendered by him in the field, while ore of the most distinguished officers in the British army was passed over. He should like to hear from the Uoder-Beirretary of War what was the principle upon which the appointment of colonels to reuiments was made, and why in the last of these appointments the services rendered by other officers bad been passed over by the authorities at the Waroffice and the Horse Guards. Mr. T. G. BARING thought it would have been more convenient if the hoe. gentleman had stated more particu larly the appointmeut to which he referred. Mr. CONINOHAM—GeneraI Eden's. . _ . _ Mr. T. G. BARING could satisfy the house, in the case of Major-General Eden, that the attacks that had been made upon the appointment were not justified by the facts. The statemente were that Major-General Eden was a Guardsman—that be had seen no foreign service, and that he was appointed colonel of the regiment out of order. Not one of then statements was correct. General Eden was not a Guards of ; he served in the West Indies in com mand of his regiment ; and so far from being taken out of his turn, he had been passed over by several officers in consequence of their better fortune in seeing service in the field. The appointments of colo nels to regiments were made upon the recommendation of his Royal Highness the Commander•in•Chiet upon the principle that an officer of good service, although be might not have seen distinguished service, should not be parsed over, hut that officers of very distinguished service should have the appointments before those who had not had the same opportunities of distinguishing themselves. He thought it would be found that in recommending to these appointments his Royal Highness had acted with strict justice to the profession, and that in no case could say fair ground of complaint be shown. The discussion of this topic was continued by Colonel Dunne, Colonel North—who defended the appointment of General Eden—and General Upton, who bore testimony to the anxious discrimination exercised by his royal highness the Commander-in-Chief in his selection of officers for these appointments. The house then resolved itself into a committee of sup ply upon the army estimates, beginning with the votes for warlike stores. Mr. T. G. BARING, replying to Sir F. Smith, said that there would be shortly another trial between the Enfield and Whitworth rile. Colonel DlCkiori moved to reduce the vote by 112,4931. ; but after debate the amendment was not pressed ; and the vote was agreed to. In reply to Sir J. PAKINGTON, Mr. BARING said the vote for volunteers would be taken on Thursday or Friday next. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. This hill, as amended, was considered and agreed to, mad it was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. EXCLSE ANI) STAMPS BILL The house went into committee noon this bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he merely proposed to insert some verbal amendments, and to have the bill reprinted. Upon clause 2, Mr. D. GRIFFITH called attention to a petition from wholesale spirit dealers in favour of the government plan enabling them to sell a bottle of spirits, and praying that the privilege might be extended to the sale of a pint. Ms CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER maid his sympathy was with the hon. gentleman ; but having agreed that a single quart bottle should be the smallest quantity saleable by the wholesale dealers, be could not agree that the clause should be altered to the word " pint." He felt quite sum that the kindly and genial nature of the hon. gentleman would assist him out of bis entanglement with the supporters of a contract on the other tide of the water. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CONINOH AM said the quart bottle referred to in the claire would in fact be no more than a pint in measure. Mr. W. MARTIN prop s d the following clause :—" In clause 2, line 19, to e following proviso: (To enable spirit dealers to recover any amount for spirits supplied if not consumed on the premises of the vendor.) Provided further, that, notwithstanding anything contained in the 12th section of the act of the 24th year of George the Second, chapter 40, any person dealing in or retailing spirituous liquors shall be empowered to sue for and recover from any person whomsoever the amount duo for any spirituous liquors supplied by such person so dealing in or retailing such spirituous liquors : provided that such spiritu oua liquors so supplied so aforesaid be not consumed on the premises of the person so supplying the same." His object was to prevent dishonesty, and to enable all persons to ob tain what they might require. Mr. /dASSEY suggested that thin addition could not be made to the clamor. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the subject was one deserving the consideration of the house, but it was not germane to the bill before the house. The proviso was then withdrawn. Lord FERMOY then moved in clause 2, at the end, to add these wools, " Proviiled further, that, notwithstand ing any provision hereinafter contai ned, all penalties to be incurred or recoverable under this section, or in relation thereto, may be sued for by any superintendert or inspector of police, upon information and summons before the police court or justice having jurisdiction iu the place where the offence is committed, but the appropriation of the penalty shall be the amens is hereinafter specified." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed to the introduction of these words—(hear, hear) though he would nut be responsible for the torn of the proviso, which he believed was sound in principle. (Hear, bear.) The clause, as amended, was agreed to. On claws. 3, Sir W. JOLLIFFE said that the licensing system through out the country, in reference to beer houses, was not in a state the most satisfactory, and in that opinion the whole country would support him ; but, at the same time, he would suggest that the new houses should be placed under the coutrol of the excise officers, and not under the police. He objected that any shop or house, though not rated to the poor, should he able to sell those wines, and he wished the government bad placed them on the same footing as the beer-shops in the country. Time CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid house, of this kind bad heretofore existed under orders from the Treasury, and the purpose of these clauses was to legalise practice which prevailed extensively in the country, and which he believed conduced very much to the comfort of the poorer classes. The clause as amended was agreed to. On clause 9, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed amendments, the object of which was to make " duffers,' that is to say persons who are virtually hankers, but who sell by sample, liable to the same obligations as to taking out licenses a regular hewers. The amendments were agreed to. Ou clause 11, which relates to licenses on letting houses, . . . . Mr. A YRTI/N moved that it lie omittol. 'fa clause seemed to be conceived in the worst spirit and form of pro. tection, and to have originated in the officers of the in- land revenue set in motion by the auctioneers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. gentleman exaggerated the effect of the clause. The object of the clause was to substitute a reasonable amount of duty for an unreasonable amount, and to insure that that reasonable amount of duty should be paid. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CONINGHAM objected to the petty interference with trade which was the effect of the clause. Alderman SALOXIONS concurred in the objection to the clause. --- After some further discussion, The committee divided on the Ilth clause, and the numbers were— For the clause Against it The clause was consequently earned ; the remaining clauses were agreed to, awl the bill passed through com mittee. The Conanlidsterl Fund (10,000,0001.) Bill was read a third time ea! pawed. The Reformatory Schools (Scotism]) Bill was read a third time and passed. POOR ASSESSMENTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. BAXTER moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. HOPE protested against the second reading being proceeded with at tint hour (twenty minutes past one). Mr. HENNF.SSY moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. HOPE then proceeded to state his objections to the bill. He said the object of the measure was to benefit • few particular towns and parishes. Sir J. FEItOII.VION hoped bis lion. friend would not persevere in resisting the progress of this bill. After some remarks from Mr. C. Bruce, the Lent Advocate, and If r. Baxter, the motion for adjournment was with draws, and the bill was read • second time. LACE FACTORIFA. Sir G. C. LEWIS obtained leave to brieg in a bill to place the employment of women and young persons in lace factories under the regulations of the Factories Act. CONJUGAL RIGHTS (SCOTLAND). The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the law regarding conjugal rights in Scotland. ROADS AND BRIDGES (SCOTLAND BILL). On the motion of the Loan ADVOCATE, The iollowing members were nominated a select committee en this hill : The Lord Advocate, Sfr Jame Pervasion, Sir John Ogilvie, Mr. Blackbern, Mr. Stirling, Mr. Lockhart. Mr. Dalglieh, Sir Erlwanl ('olebrooke, Mr. Hope, Mr. Fin lay, Mr. Weinns, Sir Andrew Agnew, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Kinnaird, and Mr. Leslie. The house adjourned at twenty minutes to two. MARKETS. SUGAR.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the Itritish I'o...sessions in America, for thews& ending May 2*, is 26e. ltd. percwt., exclusive of the duties of customs.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, is 3d. —No return of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the East Indies. —The average price of the two foregoing descriptions of sugar jointly is zs. 511. per cwt. Bawrot, MAT 31.—We have bad a quiet but steady de. wand during the week for must kinds of sugar, but prices still give way, and 'oust be quoted at least Is. bad. per cwt. lower than those current at the end of April. Refined moves off slowly at rather easier rates. Rums : Demerara, Is. lOd. to Is. ild., proof ; Jsruaica, 3e. 3d. to 4s. TALLOW.—FIUDAT EVENTNU.— The market his been quiet to-day. At auction booth American in boxes sold at 56e. to 56.. ; a few pipes at 64e. June, 565. 6d. to 565. ; October to December, 545. 33. to 545. 1359 Y.C., fine con dition, 525. 9d. ; rather stale, 525. 6d. Town fallow de clined 91. ; the prevent quotation is 51e, fal., net cub. Cocoa nut oil is quiet : Cochin at 4fa ; Ceylon at 455. ; and Sydney at 485., fine, to 43.. weak and inferior. Palm oil is goofed 45a., fine quality ; rough fat, 2s. 90. Deliverise to list evening, 743 OPALS; arrivals, 504 cults. COTTON. —LirLamm., MAT 31.—The market through out the week hes been very plentifully supplied with American descriptions, and except in the good stapled qualities the buyer has had a trifling advantage. Brazil and Egyptian are without change, whilst Sunnis have been freely offe , ed, and are rather lower. Speculators have taken 5,060 American and 5,170 Surat; and there are reported fur export, 5,310 American, 220 Egyptiao, 70 Pernam, 10 West India, 5,700 Sunet, and 70 listless. The market to day opens with a moderate enquiry ; probable sales 10,000 bales, including 2,000 on speculation and for export. COTTON GOODS.—Maccurcren, MAT 31. —The mar ket remains almost exactly in the same state as on Tues. Some demand is still reported in the cloth market, both for India and China, but scarcely any business has bceo effected. The few sales that have taken place were at previous prices. There is no ravival of demand for printing cloth or domestics, but their value is unchanged. The yarn market continues tolerably firm, but very little business is being done. Mule mod water twist have been taken in small quantities, at previous rates, for ludia and China. The principal transactions are still those of the German houses, who have operated to a fair extent in 16's to 24's water twist. Yarns fur the Blackburn district are reported to be in rather more request this week. CORN.—Ctmaiiroao, MAT 31.—The weather is very fine for the wheat crops, but the spring corn is now want ing rain. There was a small supply of good wheat to-day, which realised last week's prices ; but inferior descriptions, of which the bulk of the samples consisted, were unsaleable, white, 60s. to 64a. ; red, 50s. to 60m. Beans rather easier. Prices :—Wlmat, Ws. 7d. Barley, 36.. Oats, 'as. Bears, 465. 10d. LINCOLN, MAT 31.--The supply of wheat was fair at our market to-day ; the trade ruled dull, and to effect sales la decline had to be anbinitted to. Scarcely anything offering in spring corn. Beans were steady. *heat, red, 48e. to Ws. ; white, Xis. to Ws. LTVIERPOOL, MAT 31.—With a fair attendance of buyers at this morning's market, both wheat and Hour have found rather more favour at the reduction previously established, viz., about 2d. per rental on the former, and Is. per barrel and sack on the latter, as compared with Friday laid. Indian corn opened dull at .its. for prime mixed, but a good demand springing up, the market was pretty well cleared at this price, and the decline on the week cannot now be called more than Is. per quarter, with a decidedly better feeling. Oats and oatmeal without alteration. New Egyptian beans, peas, and barley, are each Is. per quarter cheaper on the week. The market closes with more firmness. WAKEFIELD, MAY 31.—The wheat trade is affected by the finer weather, and large sup lien of foreign grain. Fine wheelie ls. cheaper, and slow of sale. Secondary sorts are difficult to more at lower rates. Malting barley is neglected ; grinding is in retail request at 30a. to 42a. (32j lbs. per bushel). Other articles tending downwards in value. Average, week ending May 27 :—W heat, 1,161 qrs. at 59e. Tid. ; barley, 166, at 35e. lid.; oats, 50,a128a. ; beans, 101, at 47a. 9itl. COAL% -40ADON, MAT 31.-Bell's Primrose Gas, 135.; Bowers West Hartley, 15s. 6d.; Hastinp Hartley. 15s. 9d.; Holywell, 16a.; Howard's West Hartley, 15s. 61.; Lambert's West Hartley, 15a. 3d. ; Tanlield Moor Balm, 13a.; Walker Primrose, ; Wylum, I.ls. 6d. ; Walls End Acorn Clow, 15e. 94.; Walls End Eden, 15e. 9,1.; Eden Main, 165.; Walls End Bell, 13. t. ; Walls End Ilehnont, 15e. ; Walls End Braddylla Helton, 16s. 6d.; Walls End Durham, 14s. ; Walla Eod Helton, 17s. 6d.; Walls End Kepler Grange, 16e. 3d. ; Walls EMI South Helton, 17s. Gd. ; Walls Ead Tunstall, 16s. ; Walls End Camop, 16s. 3d. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 17s. ; Walls End Hearth Hall, 15a. 9d. I. Walls End Kailas, 16a. 6d.; Walls Fad Shineliffe, 15s. 6d.; Walls End South Hartlepool, lems. ; Walls End Thornley, 14s. 3d.; Walls End Thorpe, 16s. 61.; Walls End Thracian Hartlepool, 16e. 941.; Walls End Trimdon Thornley, 148.6 d.; Walls End Pease'. West, 15..; Camay and Duffryn Anthra cite, 213. 6d. ; Cerway and Duffrys Malting. 245.-Ship at market. 115 ; sold, 108. TRAFYIO RETURNS. Kari tor tier. Total. Total, unwi re opus omen cloaadlao 3E91 IE4O Week ending 11 ay 10. Z Royal Danish — VJO 557 Week coding May 25 . Stockton and Darlington 1,817 6,430 7.i4 7,635 Weak eWuyl May 2... Caledonian VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Constitutional ship , . from I.lverm.d for Calcutta 34 days, ad well, April 17. LW 4.46 is, lon W. Grampus. Irian Calcutta for Loudon 104 days, Slay 25,15 t 45 S. Inn 5 W. Henrietta Marcy -hip`, from New Orleans for Liverpool, Maylo, lat 53.43, 74.2. St. Charles, from New Orleans for Liverpool, May 3, lat 25. DDITRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE 310NRY.—Notice is given in yesterday's thiretle that preparations are now being made for the intended distribution of the amount awarded for 'salvage services rendered to the brig Nina, be tween the 10th and 14th February, 1860, by her Majesty's ship Cunene.; of the proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the brigantine, name unknown, captured on the 15th June, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Viper; for rounders &luau, names unknown, captured between the 29th Sep tember and the 21st October, 1830, by her Majesty's ship Viper ; for two (alumni, names unknown, captured on the 3nl September, 1850, by her Majesty's ship Pluto; of the proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the brig, name unknown, captured on the 24th I.ecsmises, 11t,15, by her Majesty's chip Triton ; of the tonnage bounty awarded for the topsail schooner, name unknown, captured on the 17th August, 1859, by her Majesty's ship Archer ; and the proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the slave brigantine, name unknown, captured on the 30th January, 1860, by her Majesty's skip Archer. 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P.Y.—)Kay' at Claremont. Bradford, Yorkshire, the a ife of J. Gurney. Fag., of a daughter. JONE4.—fday 9 9, at Cranky-place, Onglow-square, the sire of C. E. Jonea, I'bq., of a son. KENNEDY.—May 29. atgouthwick-place, Hyde-park, Mn. 11. H. Kennedy, of a daughter. N l ityLo . K.— . Nay 28. at flartford.grange, Northwith. Chnhire, the wife of W. T. Naylor. Evl , of ^ion. PEARNON.—May tl. at Luston-aquare, the wife of J. M. rear. sow, Nag.. of • 4aulthter. POTT.-11‘y 2s, at Iluasee.gardens. Ilyde.park, the wife of IL Pott, Esq.. of a eon. SILVITIL--May 'l7, at West Norwood, Mrs. S. W. Silver, of • &seat r, MARRIAGES. BULYIRCIE --C I f t`neßing, Sussex, by the Rev. B. D. Ash, oh orge, sou of E. Bulbeek, lil., of Yelphato. to Elizabeth Mary, daughter of B. Challen, Esq., of the $? aide. Coellnit. BUTLER - OLIVER.—May 88. at St. Matthew's, Levis. lv the Rev. Y. W. Morley, William Thomas. son of Mr. W. T. Sutler. of Dorking, Surrey, to bums, daughter of C. J. Mawr, 7,1 • of Leeds. CRE/MWELL—BENNETT.—May 28, at Crof tot, Devon. I.e Ow Bev. W. P. Bastard, the Rev. S. G. Croswell. !lawful' , " St. blues, Posbury, Devon, to Sarah Anne, daughter of the late J. It. Bennett, EMI.. of Sandwell. D,VOII. 11141.L0 WI —BRETT. —May 27, at St. °Dees. catalsereell, Henry West, one of R. M. Hallam. Esq., to Charlotte, daughter a A. Brett. Seq., of Peckham-rye. DEATHS. DYKE—May Vt, at Tatonequare, Louisa Anne, daughter of the late Colonel O. H. Dyke. Coldstream Ousrds. VAIrKoK7T.—May ti, at Canterbury, Swum. daughter of Dui late If O. Kennett. Pay . of Ilepplueton. Kent FORDTKIL —May to. the Von. J. W. Forster. LL D , Archdeacon of Aeliadne. Killarney. KBIOIT.—Mai 27, at Bromley common, Kent. Mary. wife of li U. flebbert, lIIINT.—May to, at Glanflawnna, Carnarronahlre, Mari. • O°W of the late IL I lent. d 67. JONES.—May 28, at Aberystwith. W. T. Jones, New. of GWD' trim. 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