The Sun. — London, England, 1862-04-11 00:00:00

11,1PERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took hie seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN IN WORK HOUSES. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition, complain ing that the Presbyterian religion had been given to a Roman Catholic child in a poorhouse near Glasgow. The petitioners prayed for inquiry. The Duke of ARGYLL said, if the noble lord would supply him with the particulars of the case he had men tioned, he Mould forward it to the Board of Supervision in Scotland, - whom, he was sure, would take such steps as the justice the case required. The Marquis of NORMANBY suggested that a cora. mittee should be appointed after Easter to inquire into the subject, ADMIRALTY IMPROVEMENTS. TArd KINGSDOWN said last autumn it was under ecood that fcrraal steps would be taken for the bringing in of a bill to purchase the houses in New-street, Spring gardens, in order to enlarge and improve the Admiralty. Nothing had yet been done, and he should like to know what was intended to be done. The Duke of SOMERSET said he was very anxious that the proposed improvements should be carried out, but cir cumstances had prevented active s • ape being taken up to the present time. The inhabitants of the houses might have considered themselves safe for the present year, but he could not answer for a longer period. THE ITALIAN PAPERS. The Marquis of NORMANDYcaraplained:of;the scanty information contained in the paprJrs that had lately been laid before Parliament. Then© being but one letter from Sir J. Hodson, and that v.ias not of a very important cha racter he should like aIF4 to know why no notice had been taken by Sir J. liuda:.,n of the important discussions that have lately taken r:iace in the Chambers at Turin. A case had also occurred in connection with the proclamation against brigar.diage which he thought ought also to have been noticed. Earl liU,SSELL sa id a ll the papers bearing on the questior, in tb e possession of the Foreign- office had been given top °IA noble mar qu i s . With respect to t h e part i cular act c,r cruelty referred to Sir J. Hudson, had had no complaint made to him of any act of oppression, therefore he did not think it necessary to give any account of it, and with respect to debates in the Chamber at Turin, Sir James was was not in that country for the purpose of reporting any circumstance that transpired in that assembly. It could not be ex.pected that he should forward an account of every subject that took place in a foreign country. (Hear, hear.) CHANCERY REGULATION BILL. Lord KINGSDOWN moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to compel the Court of Chan cery to decide points of law, instead of leaving it to their option as at present, - TIIE REVISED CODE. Lcrd LYVED I EN, in asking the Loh' President if ho would propose after Easter a Select Committee on the Minutes of the Privy Council respecting Education as re cently sltere4, said his question was not prompted by hos tility to the Revised Code, a. ha considered that the Govern ment deserved great oredit., for the attempt to introduce the .principle on which it, was b ase d. Lord GRANV.T.ILE regretted he could not give an answer in the sens e i P -4".chich Lord Lyveden wished, and thanked him for the ve y candid and impartial view he had taken on the tines'„ A ..on. In regard to the concessions recently made, he said ..‘e feared that they would not produce the results expected, but would diminish the economical benefits antici pated, and would considerably deteriorate the effectiveness of the Revised Code. He was sorry to answer the question of Lord Lyveden in the negative, as the appointment of a select committee would be only going over the ground passed over by the royal commiseion. Aiter a few remarks from Lord STAJMOPE, Lord. ELLENBOROUH thought this question of edu catiou was in a most unsatisfactory condition, as the recent toT.icessions made by the Government would only be used as a means for obtaining further concessions, and would prevent the Government from carrying out that principle of retrenchment and of obtaining money's worth for money which they had endeavoured to impress on the country. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The SPHA=R took the chair shortly before four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. 6 The following bills were read a third time and passed : Dublin (Borough) Fire Brigade, &c.—Limerick Markets— Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway—Queenstown Improve ment. !Several private bills were read a first time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Parochial Assessment Bill, and in moat eases it was moved that these should be referred to the select committee sitting on this bill —in favour of alterations in the Poor Law in Ireland, par ticularly as related to out-door relief—for the general sub atitution of direct taxation for indirect taxation—in favour ct the Public Houses (Scotland) Bill—in favour of a reduc tion of the duty on hope—for a more equitable basis for the imposition of the Income Tax, &c. FIRE INSURANCE DUTY BILL. This bill waa brought in by Mr. SHERIDAN, and read a first time. THE SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE brought in this bill, whickwas read a first time. MALT, BARLEY, AND HOPS. On the motion of Mr. BASS, certain returns were ordered on the subject, including operations for the last four years respecting the amount of duty charged. THE LATE ASSIZES FOR THE COUNT OF TYRONE. Major S. KNOX asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland 'whether his attention had been called to the circumstances that occurred at the late assizes for the county of Tyrone, which led to the quashing of the jury panel and postpone ment of the trial of prisoners; and whether, he had any objection to lay on the table a copy of Mr. Justice Chris tian's ruling quashing the said panel as returned by the sheriff? Sir R, PEEL said that this subject had certainly ex cited some feeling in Ireland, and he had communicated with the learned judge and other authorities on the matter. It appeared that there had been a challenge of the array of the jury, and the learned judge in question ruled that chal lenge, It was not cornet that the prisoners had not bean tried, MA.RRILGES OF CHRISTIAN OONVERTS IN INDIA. Mr. TORRENS asked the Secretary of State for India whether he had received a copy of a bill introduced into the Legislative Council of the Governor-General of India, to legalise the dissolution of, or in some way to legislate re garding, marriages contracted by Christian converts previ ous to their conversion ; and if so, whether he would lay a copy upon the table : should no such copy have yet been received, would he lay a copy upon the table of the house whenever the bill might be received ? Mr. T. BARING said that there was not any copy of the document alluded to in the possession of the Government.. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. CAIRD asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he would state to the house, and lay upon the table, the substance of the rages by the Courts of Quarter Sessions to his circular on the subject of agricul• Surat statistics ? Sir G.OREY said that the queetion of the hon. member had referenen to theemployment of the police in the collec tion of these statistics, and the reports received were gene rally unfavourable to the use of that agency. CAPTAIN COLES' PLANS. Lord ROBERT MONTAGU asked tho Secretary to the Admiralty when Capt. Cowper Coles first submitted to the Admiralty his plans, which have lately been adopted for ships of war ; if such plans were to be reported on at the time ; and, if so, by whom, and whether that report was favour abl .") or other Wise: and if there was any objection to lay the Tapers on the subject upon the table of the house ? Lord C., , PAGET said that the Admiralty had no objec • tion to laying any information before the house which hon. members might require, but it would be inconvenient if the all Admiralty were to be °ailed on for information respecting th e inventions submitted to them. It would be attended ith considerable inconvenience if the reports of the confi denhetia tth lo e T . c ‘ e t rs of the Admiralty Were to be made public. t v hey ~.aterriesty's present Government came into f)ffice shield R of Captain the same feeling with reference to the Coles that their Predecessors had done, not onti with ry also to ship,, ro g ard to their application to batteries, but the lt e was found, however, that there was some difficulty I:aecution of the shield, but when that had been snrmotrat t'dpiatn4d,tthe experiments proved satisfactory, the house was With respect t c , n ° for a grant for their construction. taide4 ; i Feneral subject of inventions, the Admiralty had as rersted C . a ptai rni up from time to time, and 9 0 feg, 111 had been put on fall pay,' an a-ity y V;i. h . carrying out of hi, inve n ti on. expenses during the re ,,,,„, e ,..., T ,.h0wever, was not re garded in the light ,of ton for his inventions. (Hear, heir:). MR. SAM CELSOWS - 6/ /xt Lord FERMOY asked the Secr et „.. 7 Admiralty Mr. A. whether it was true that, so far back atil eatan th t e Samuelson sent in to the Board of Admiralty: l Z , eifications for a double-skinned self-subnier g i ng ape similar to the Naugatuck already built by Mr. 5tet,75175 for the Federal Government of America • andt if so, whether the Admiralty will take steps to have. the plan tertian," adopted. as bits been the case in America ? Lord Q. PAGET . .aitlthat . l4r. Samuelson, in 1860, h ad proposed the plan of a vessel which would have the Myatt tar.re of tiding -submerged a certain distance so as to present only a limited surface above water. However, the plan was not considered suited to the servive of her Weal, but ar• Samuelson was informed by the Admiralty that any future proposal :he might make would receive attention. (Hear, hear.) THE LARGE BELL OF THE CLOCK TOWER. Sir J. HAY asbed the First Commissioner of Works w hether the large begin the Clock Tower was to be taken down and re-east, or whether it was to be used in its pre sent condition ? Lord HOTHAM expressed a wish that any future ex penditure incurred on the subject should be fi submitted to the house for their sanction• Mr. COWPER said that this bill had 13: , (n a source of great anxiety to him. (Laughter.) He ha consnited some of the most eminent scientific men in re '.ence to the bell when it was discovered that it was cracked, and their report was to the effect that the bell might come to pieces and fall on the heads of the passers by. Under these circum stances, he did not think he should take any steps in refer ence to the bell unless he was properly authorised to do so, and with respect to the remarks of the noble lord (Lord Hothato) he could assure the house that before any more money was expended on the bell, the subject would be brought before the house. (Hear, hear.) THE WARRIOR. Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN asked the Secretary to the Ad miralty whether it was true that at Shoeburyness, on Tuesday, the Bth instant, the Warrior target, or section of the Warrior's side, was twice pierced through by round shot ; whether the shot was a 1501 b. Armstrong shot, fired from a 300-pounder Armstrong gun; whether th charge of powder was 50113, ; whether the 1501 b. shot with a 401 b. charge of powder failed to penetrate the target; and whether the 300-pounder Armstrong gun could be worked on board ship ? Lord C. PAGET entered into a statement, which was to the effect that experiments at Shoeburyness had been gene rally satisfactory. In respect to another question, he said that the publication of the report which had appeared rela tive to the Iron Plate Committee ha 4 not the sanction of the Admiralty. He did not consider it desirable that the results of these costly experiment should be made public. GREAT GRIMSBY ELECTION. Mr. EGERTON, the chairman of the committee ap pointed to try the petition against the return of the sitting member, Mr. Chapman, anmunced that the committee were of opinion that that gentleman had been duly elected. THE INCOME TAX. On the motion of going into Committee of Ways and Means, Lord R. CECIL drew attention to the present mode of collecting the income tax, which he contended was very objectionable. Sir H. WILLOUHBY took exception to the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and conten ded that there would be a deficit at tne end of the year. After some remarks from Sir S. NORTHCOTE, Mr. NEW DIGATE, and General PEEL, BREWERS' LICENSES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re minded the noble lord (Lord R. Cecil) that he the (Chan cellar of the Exchequer) was not the collector of the In come-tax, but if the noble lord would furnish him with any nformation, he would direct that the subject should be inquired into. Mr. BASS, who had a notice of motion on this subject, said that he would move that the resolution in committee of ways and means in referenee to brewer's licenses should be postponed till to-morrow. Mr. LOCKE seconded the motion, pleading the claim of the hop factors, hop merchants, and holders of British hops to a drawback, as had been allowed to the papermakers and other interests, and to which, ho insisted, they were entitled. After a few remarks by Sir J. SHELLEY, Sir J. TROLLOPE, in supporting the motion for ad journing the committee, protested strongly against the proposal to require licences for private brewing, which he thought would prove vexatious in its operation, and lead to a system of espionage. The discussion, which involved minute points, was con tinued by Lord H. Vane, Mr. Buxton, Mr. Puller, and Mr. Hodgkinson. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied to a variety of objections, assuring Sir J. Troll.pe that he was entirely mistaken in supposing the licence for private brewing could give rise to espionage. Upon the main question, and upon the subject of drawbacks—with refer ence to which the time, he said, had not arrived for the settlement of the question—he indicated certain provisions that would be introduced into the bill. He distinguished the case of hops from that of paper as regarded drawbacks, and, after some general remarks, expressed a hops that the house would proceed to discuss the resolutions in com mittee. Ur. BASS having withdrawn his motion, the house went into a committee of ways and means, when the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the reso lutions for charging certain excise duties an licences to brew beer, which, after much debate, were agreed to, with amendments ; the words relating to farmhouses, in the re solution charging duties upon licences to brew beer not for sale, being struck out. COURTS OF JUSTICE (MONEY) BILL. On the order for the second reading of the Courts of Jus tice (Money) Bill, Sir W. HEATHCOTE observed that this measure, which tended to create a very lai ge charge, in opposition to an adverse report of the Treasury, required explanation as to the circumstances that called for it. Mr. COWPER said he had explained those circum stances when he moved for leave to introduce the bill. He suggested the advantages that would result from better ac commodation being provided for the courts, and from their being brought into juxta-position, which would be of pecu niary value to suitors. Looking at the subject in all its aspects, the measure was, he said, a most important legal reform. He proposed that this bill should be referred to a select committee, which would ascertain the real amount of the charge the whole scheme would throw upon the country, adding some de'ails on the subject of the charge to those he had given on the introduction of the bill. The maximum charge upon the Consolidated Fund would be £45,000 a year, subject to reduction and ultimate extinc tion, as the compensation allowances, amounting to £59,000 a year, gradually fell in. lie was aware that the Society of Lincoln's inn desired to keep the equity court within the precincts of their inn; but this desire did not meet with favour from the whole profession, and could not be set against the great advantages of bringing all the courts and offices under one roof in a convenient site. _ . Mr. SELWYN believed that this measure would involve the country in a very heavy expense. The effect of the guarantee undertaken by the Government was of serious importance ; the calculations formed by the Treasury stated the result at upwards of £1,000,000, which considering the condition of the national finances, was of-great,gctoment. He disputed Mr. Cowper's assumption-that.the suitors' fund belonged to nobody, and contended that Goverument would be bound to provide for claims. If the bill passed, it would arrest the improvements in the Court of Chancery, applying the funds for the benefit of other courts. As to most of the Chancery Courts, there was, he said, no neces sity for any alteration. He justified the claim of the Society of Lincoln's-inn to retain those courts within their limits, and objected to the accumulation of all the courts in one site. He moved to defer the second reading for six months. Mr. PEEL, confining himself to the financial part of the question, stated very clearly the nature and amount of the blyiniaidtttoy,e took by aydtvhlitehierery. public Suitors' world pee two — gr a es n ai f tr r e rHehdt.hs—oiteihdhLeatLhaSoaubtitietresien :not be different view of the financial part of the question, believing that the measure, deemed by some of the judges of the Court of Chancery un necessary, would impose an enormme charge upon the tax payers of the country. He should therefore support the amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted there was a prospect of a considerable charge, against which there was, however, a set-off, and he thought it extremely desirable that a committee of the house should have an op portunity of examining the whole question, The Govern ment believed that this was a measure of the greatest public importance, and were willing to encounter, and to advise the house to encounter, some risk, taking precautions to meet it. Mr. BOUVERIE thought the set-off would prove illu sory. Law reform might be bought too dear, and he thought the present was not a time, with an unfavourable balance sheet and the prospect of a large expenditure, to embark in so costly a scheme. TIN object itself had never been suffi ciently discussed, and it was not of such immense value as to justify so large an outlay at the present time. He sup ported the amendment. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, declining the financial question, replied to the objections offered by Mr. Selwyn to the proposal to apply the SUitors' Fund to the building of the Courts, contending that the origin of the fund was en tirely Parliamentary, and that the suitors in the Court of Chancery had no rights, in, relation to the fund, distinct from those in the courts of law. The profession generally were in favour of better courts, and of a concentration of the courts, and, if the cost should be greater than.was ex pected, the object would be worth the money. Mr. MALINS believed here was a general concurrence of opinion in favour of the proposed scheme as far as the law courts were concerned ; but there was no occasion to spend one penny for the Courts of Chancery, which disposed of one third of the judicial bus'ness of the country, and which had been, or could be, provided for by the aid of Lincoln's -inn. The .SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed that the ques tion divided itself into two—the object in view, and the means by which it was to be obtained. As to the first, there could not, he thought, be two opinions of its import ance to the profession and to the public. As to the second question, the ways and means, he maintained that the funds proposed to be applied to the object were as much public property as the Consolidated Fund itself, and as much at the disposal of Parliament ; and that the object was of greater public importance than any other to which the funds were applicable. Some of the points mooted in the debate, he remarked, could be considered in the select com \\ tuittet, and the house woo d have again an opportunity of reeloridering the subj ec t. r. lITA.LPOLE said, as prudent men, if our finances Cote not i n Course q e a flourishing state, and four out of the six hesitat e b et : i nc l. arY were admirably situated, they should of housee, aliedtbheY proceeded to pull down a vast number new courts, at an expense was convin ekci : c il i a which he far exceed the estimate. Admitting the object to b, sold present state of our fina lle, this was not the time. In the sibility of approvin g vil l t h. e would not incur the respon proposition. he considered an extravagant THE SUN LOSDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1862. The house then divided on the mo tion for the second reading— Ayes Noes Before the division-paper was handed to Mr. Brand it became known that the numbers were equal, and there were cries of " A tie, a tie I" and loud cheers from the Opponents of the bill. The SPEAKER—The house having given leave that this bill should be introduced— The right hon. gentleman was here interrupted, for a murmur ran through the house that the vote of the hon. member had not been recorded ; at the same time there were cries of " The tellers are agreed." Mr. BRAND then came to the table and said,—l under stand, Sir, that the hon. member for Rochester, who would have voted with "the Ayes," was not numbered. (Cries of " Divide again," and "The tellers are agreed.") 31r. W. MARTIN having come to the table, The SPEAKER said—Did you hear the question put ? Mr. W. MARTIN—I did; I was in the house, but did not pass through the lobby. The SPEAKER--If the hon. member heard the ques tion put and stopped in the lobby, he would be excluded from voting. Did the hon. member intend to vote ? Mr. W. MARTIN—I did. The SPEAKER—Which way did the hon. member wish to vote ? Mr. W. MARTIN—With the "Ayes " (Loud cheers.) The SPEAKER having then put the question that the bill be now read a second time, the house again divided. Ayes Noes B3 _ _ Majority against the second reading 2 When the division-paper was handed to Mr. Selwyn there were loud cheers from the Opposition, and some mo ments elapsed before silence was restored. When the num bers were at length announced the result was received with renewed cheering. SUPPLY. • The house then went into Committee of Supply, when a resolution was agreed to granting a sum of £1,000,000 to pay off Exchequer Bonds. Certain bills were forwarded a stage. Sir G. GREY obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to Corrupt Practices at Elections of Mem bers of Parliament, after explaining its provisions. In a committee of the whole house, _ . The_ SOLICITOR-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a bill for the incorporation, regulation, and winding .up of trading companies and other associations. Leave was likewiee given to Mr. HUNT to introduce a bill to give greater facilities for summoning persons on juries. Mr. HUNT moved- for a select committee to inquire into the operation of the present system of payment of the expenses of prosecutions, and to report whether it is desir able that any alteration should be made in that system. The motion was agreed to, after some remarks and expla nations by Sir G. Grey, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. S. Booth. Leave was given to introduce a bill to provide for the education and maintenance of pauper children in certain schools and institutions ; and a bill to provide for the better assessing and collecting the poor -rates in Scotland in re spect of subjects of small annual value. On the motion of Mr. COWPER to nominate the select committee on the Thames Embankment Bill, Mr. CRAWFORD protested against the constitution of the committee. After some discussion, the committee was nominated. The remaining business having been disposed of, the house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. SPORTING IN7ELLIGENCE. EPSOM SPRING MEETING-THURSDAY. The dreariness of the morning had doubtless some effect on the attendance at this meeting on its opening day, yet the Stand was filled nearly as well as usual, although the sides of the course and " The Hill " showed but a scanty array of carriages. Our remarks last summer on the dun geon allotted to the officials, the jockeys, and the Press for the transaction of business have, it seems, been partially at. tended to. The black boards, still used for a telegraph, no longer obstruct the narrow entrance of the weighing place, but the present progress of racing arrangements ought to induce the managers of a place of sport, such as Epsom is, not to miter their popular meeting to remain the most in convenient in England. They are unable, or unwilling, to see the proper site for a trainers' stand, which ought to be behind the judge's box, and might be above a model weigh ing house. The day's sport had sufficient interest to amuse the spec tators, and good fields started for every race. In the chief event, Sawcutter, the winner, appearing not to have pleased his friends at home, was by no means a favourite, but he won in a common canter. The2-yr-olds do not seem to be a very formidable lot, but we expect to hear again of more than one of the older horses. The Trial titakes of 60 Boys, added to a sweepstakes of 6 soya each; 3-yr-olds 7st 11b, 4-yr-olds Bst 71b, 6-yr-olds Bst 131 b, 6 and aged 9st, mares allowed 61b, and geldings - - 31b. One mile. 16 subs. Count Lagrange's Arcadia, 3 yrs, 6st lib (Hunter) 1 Mr. Merry's Costa, 3 yrs, 7st 111 (H. Covey) 2 Mr. Saxon's Brown Duchess, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Midgeley) 3 Lord Ailesbury's Cantine, 6 yrs, 9st (J. Goater) 4 The following also ran :—Disappointment, The Sage, Equator, Blackcoek, Beseventum, Rosabella, Necromancer, Mystery filly, Amalthea, Commerce, The Saxon, and Rapture. Betting-7 to 4 agal Brown Duchess, sto 1 agst Cantine, 6 to 1 etch apt Arcadia and Costa, 7 to 1 agst Blackcock, and 10 to 1 agst any other. After one slight failure a capital start was effected. Can tine, next the rails, jumped off with a slight lead, followed by the favourite, Equator, Blackcock, Arcadia, and Costa, the others lying in a cluster at their heels, the last of all being Amalthea. On entering the old course Brown Duchess took the command, and with Cantine and Equator came on with the running some two or three lengths in ad vance of the next division, at the bead of which were Rosa belle, Costa, Arcadia, and Blackcock, in which way they ran to half way down the hill, where Mr. Parr's colt was disposed of, and his place was taken by Blackcock, closely followed by Arcadia and Costa. Crossing the tanroad Can tine gave way, and was passed in succession by Blackcock, the French representative, and Costa, to which lot the race was confined. Half way in the distance Blackcock was beaten and dropped into the rear, Arcadia at the same time, in company with Costa, joined Brown Duchess, the former getting her head in front at the Stand, and won very cleverly by two lengths. Brown Duchess finished a bad ' third ; Cantine fourth ; Necromancer was fifth ; Commerce sixth; and Blackcock next; the others were widely distri buted, and were pulling up as they passed the Stand, the last being Rapture. The Heathcote Plato of 50 soya (handicap) for all ages. New T.Y.C. ; three-quarters of a mile. Winners to carry blb extra. Mr. Payne's Rockley, 5 yrs, bet 121 b (Drew) 1 Mr. Saxon's Hopeful Duchess,3 yrs,6st 21b(J.Grimshaw) 2 Capt. Coates's Hesper, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b.... (G. Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Lord of the Manor, Cantab, Overton, Dux, Reprieve, Hartington, Prince Frederick, Freestone, and Chrysalis. Betting-2 to 1 agst Rockley, 6to 1 agst Dux, and Bto 1 each agst Beeper and Lord of the Manor. Immediately the flag was lowered Hopeful Duchess rushed to the front, and made the running at a good pace, having Reprieve next the rails, Reaper, Rockley, and Lord of the Manor in close attendance. Crossing the road the leading horses got close together, but, on reaching the distance, Reprieve fell back, and Rockley, with Hesper at its girths, joined Mr. Saxon's filly, the three running in company to the stand enclosure, where they were joined by the heavy weight, but in a few strides further the latter was disposed of, the three placed finishing the race home, Rockley, who got up a few strides from the chair, winning, with nothing to spare, by three parts of a length ; Hopeful Duchess finished two lengths in advance of Hesper, who was third, Lord of the Manor fourth, Dux fifth, and Reprieve next ; the others were beaten off a long way. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft and only 5 if declared, with 100 added; winners extra ; the second to receive 25 soya out of the stakes ; the last mile ; 149 subs, 50 of whom pay 5 Boys each. Mr. R. C. Naylor's Sawcutter, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Challoner) 1 Mr. Merry's Vest colt, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (H. Covey) 2 'Mr. J. 11. Smith's Fitz-Avon, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Adams) 3 Mr. J. Smith's VancJuver (51b extra), 4 yrs, 7st llb (Clement) 4 The following also ran :—Palestro, Camerino, General Hess, Nemesis, Croagh Patrick, Suburban, Confectioner, Astarte, Phantom, Highflyer, Grey Hen colt, Entremet, Ducat, Tuberose, Oberon, Brighton, Lord Stanley, Bosh, Limosina, and Olive Branch. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Vancouver and Ducat, 100 to 12 agst Phantom, 9 to 1 agst Suburban, 11 to 1 agst Pales tro, 100 to 6 agst the Vest colt, 25 to 1 each agst Olive Branch, Camerino, and Sawcutter, 1,000 to 30 agst Nemesis, and 60 to 1 agst Entremet. Little or no time was lost in the weighing out, and shortly after the hour set down the two dozen left the paddock, followed the started to the post, and were despatched, after a short delay, in a compact body. On settling into their places, Vancouver was seen to head the van, but be fore he had proceeded many stt ides he was passed by Astarte, who came on with a clear lead, having for immediate fol lowest Confectioner, Olive Branch, Croagh Patrick, Ducat, and Suburban, Vancouver, who headed the rear division, lying in the centre some two or three lengths away, the last three being Fttz-Avon, Sawcutter, and Phantom. On rounding the turn into the old course Astarte gave way, and was passed by the Vest colt, who, in company with Ducat, Croagh Patrick, Suburban, and Olive Branch, came on in a body, the others headed by Fitz-Avon, the Gray Hen colt, and Sawcutter, lying close in their wake, the pace mending considerably as they descended the hill. On fairly entering the straight the colours of the Vest colt were still ' seen in advance, Olive Branch lying on his whip hand, with . whom were Suburban, Confectioner on the lower side, Fitz- Avon, and the favourite, the severity of the pace having disposed of the rear division. On reaching the distance, Challoner, who had bided his time, brought Sawcutter through his horses, and halfway in the rails he took the command, followed by Mr. Merry's colt and Fitz -Avon. Vancouver and Suburban at the same time disappeared from the contest, leaving Sawcutter, who was never approached, to canter In a winner by three lengths, Vest colt obtaining the second money from Fitz-Avon by two lengths, a like distance separating the third and fourth ;,...!041.,and Ducat finished together on the lower side, close up witifthe favour ite; then came Camerino, Suburban, Lord Stanley, and Confectioner; the others passed the post at wide intervals, the last three being Astarte, Phantom, and Tuberose. The Two-yr-Old Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 60 added ; for colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 71b. The second horse to save his stake. Half a mile. 41subs. Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan (Hibberd) 1 Mr. Whittaker's King of Utopia (J. Goater) 2 Mr. Gratwicke's Side • saddle filly (H. Bell) 3 The following also ran :—Golden Dust, Tramper, Bats man, The Royal Stag, Persigny, Gentilhomme, Wyon, Lady Superior, and Oscar. Betting-7 to 4 agst Royal Stag, 6to 1 agst The Orphan, 7 to 1 agst Gentilhomme, and 10 t to 1 each agst Batsman, Oscar, and King of Utopia. The favourite was very fractious at the post, and got badly off when the flag fell. Mr. Ten Broeck's two, The Orphan, and King of Utopia were quickly in front, with Wyon and the Side-saddle filly at their girths. Before they had reached the distance, The Orphan took a clear lead, and finally won in a canter by four lengths, the Side-saddle filly being a bad third. Lady Superior, Gentilhomme, and Wyon were the next three, and Tramper last of all. The London-bridge Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 soya added. Weights for age, with optional selling weights Three-quarters of a mile. Nine subs. Mr. Saxon's Douche, 2 yrs, (£3O), sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Lord Coventry's Event, 2 yrs (£3O), sst 12Ib (J. Plumb) 2 Capt. Coates's Tiney, 2 yrs (£3O), sst 71b (car. sst 91b) (Hunter) 3 The following also ran :—Ceres, Saline filly, Ruth, Ross more, Passion, and Rupert's dam colt. Betting-2 to 1 agst Douche, 3to 1 agst Rossmore, and 6to 1 agst Event. Nothing else was backed. Copia was weighed for by Smith, and her number exhibited on the telegraph, but she did not get to the post in time to start. Ruth, Event, and Ceres ran in front until they crossed the road, when the favourite closed with them, and soon after wards had her head before Event. She then cams away, and won very cleverly by a length, a similar distance sepa rating the third from the second. Ruth finished fourth, close up. The winner was bought in for 165 guineas. The Inkerman Plate of 60 soya (handicap), for all ages. Half a mile. Winners extra. Mr. G. Hodgman's Shillelagh, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Challoner) 1 Captain Coates's Hesper, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Custanee) 2 Mr. Saxon's Paresseuse, 3 yrs, sst 101 b.. (J, Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Miss Julia, Fravola, Woman in Red, Antwerp, Miss Emma, Gaberdine, Santa Claus, Francatelli, Tarragona, Castor Oil, Miss Newlands, Hope filly, Tom Sayers, and Cairncastle. Betting-4 to 1 agst Tom Sayers, 7to 1 each agst Shil lelagh and Hesper, 8 to 1 each agst Miss Julia and Miss Emma, 10 to 1 each agst Woman in Red and Paresseuse, and 12 to 1 agst Fravola. After two or three breaks away the flag was lowered to a scrambling start. The front rank was compossd of Miss Julia, Shillelagh, Hesper, and Paresseuse ; the favourite and one or two others getting badly off, were left some dis tance in their rear. In this way they ran to the half dis • tance, where Miss Julia was in trouble, and the lead left with Hesper who appeared, to have the best of it, to the Stand, where Challoner called upon his horse, and got up in the last few strides, and won very cleverly by a length ; two lengths separating the second and third; Miss Julia was fourth; the others were beaten off. THE BA77LE OF THE TARGETS AT SHOEB URY NESS. Tuesday was a grand field day at Shoeburyness. The annihilation of two first-class wooden men-of war, of the United States _navy, by an armour plated ship, has agitated society in this country, from the lowest to the highest rank. We a re sud denly awakened to the consciousness that we no longer possess a navy, and royalty even is aroused. A numerous and distinguished assemblage, includ ing H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of Somerset, and other Lords of the Admiralty, a large number of naval and mili tary officers and high officials, Sir John Hay, )LP., and Mr. W. Fairbairn, with their colleagues of the Iron Plate Committee, several eminent shipbuilders, engineers, and gentlemen interested in the great question of the day, including Sir William Arm strong, were on the ground as spectators of a trial of strength between the Warrior and Fairbairn targets, as well as of experiments with the new Armstrong shunt gun. S 6 intense was the interest excited by this remarkable contest that fancy might picture the sensation as something akin to that experienced by the crowds who gazed on the fight between the Monitor and the Merrimac, on the banks of the James river and Hampton Roads. On a late occasion we recorded the damage suf fered by Mr. Fairbairn's target, from the screw bolts with which the plates were fastened breaking off at the nuts, inside the skin, from the effect of vibration. To render the description which follows clear we will remind our readers that this target consists of armour plates in close contiguity with the plates representing the skin of a ship, without any backing, whilst the Warrior target, which is a fan-simile section of the Warrior herself, is provided with eighteen inches of teak between the armour plates and the skin. Since this last trial, when the former target had to draw off like the Merrimac for repairs, the broken bolts were re placed by others more securely fastened, some by means of screws and nuts, others by riveting and counter-sinking the bolts at both ends. The nuts were screwed up against washers of iron and vari ous soft or elastic materials, as wood, india-rubber, and spun yarn, and thin sheets of india-rubber or felt were interposed between the armour plates and the skin, the object of these arrangements being to prevent the vibration which had been so disastrous at the last trial. Not to disturb our narrative, it may here be mentioned that the india-rubber and felt packing between the iron surfaces answered their purpose, as the screw and rivet bolts stood admirably the most tremendous shocks, but the in sertion of yielding material between the nuts and the skin turned out to be a mistake, the bolts which broke being some of those so provided, but of the other bolts and counter-sunk rivets not one was broken. The Fairbaiin target, thus refitted, we may say figuratively, came out of port, and challenged the Warrior section, which may be supposed, looked on contemptuously proud of her former victory—at all events, her constructors did. The two targets stand side by side, are of the same dimensions, 20 feet by 10 feet, and with the difference before mentioned, similar in construction. As regards the backing to the armour plates, it was a contest between iron and wood. For five hours, like the American iron sides, these targets encountered a continuous bat tery of projectiles. The Warrior having in her trial in October received a large amount of punishment, was on this occasion fired at only by solid shot, weight 1561b5, with the Armstrong successive charges of 40 lbs and 50 lbs of gunpowder. The Fairbairn was hammered at incessantly with rounds of shell, and 68-pounder round shot from smooth bores, and 110 mad 140-pounder solid shot from Armstrongs, the last from a shunt gun. We will not ettempt to give a detailed account of this remarkable feat of arms, in which the antagonist forces suffered heavy damage, and were both so much disabled as to be rendered hors de combat. The technical de tails would occupy too much time, and not be so interesting or instructive to the public as a descrip tion of the most noticeable features and general results. The Warrior was attacked by the Armstrong guns, intended, when rifled, to fire 300-lb. bolts, but now, being a smooth bore, firing 150-lbs. round shot, four of which formidable missiles were hurled against the representative of the noble ship, two with 40-lb., two with 50-lb. charges, each shot sepa rately. No description can give an adequate con ception of the destructive power of these iron globes propelled with su c h h ea vy charges of powder. At a n ra n n th ge a o g f ai 2 n o a o t yards, they tiffheeyrernut points of the target,shed from the c annon ' s m and with wonderful precision, struck the points aimed at, and sweeping destruction followed each impact. The armour Plates, 41 inches thick, were sh P;erced through and through. The shot theswmitahed o smaller r charges (40 lb.) split and crushed the iron a e over ve deep p a surface of three or four square feet, and n cracks 18 inches to 3 feet in length, the teak backin g being splintered into match-wood. na e e The 50-Ib. charges carried the two projectiles throughun the armour plate and 18 inches n re f s t i e s a ti k b , ly an dbu bursting through the ship's skin and itselfi foundationronnh ribs,it of the target, o ne Which struck a bottom plate buried e thick balks of timber which form the and may be considered as the gun-deck ; th e ot h er , which struck th e u pper plate, made a monstrous ragged hole through the thick iron and teak, and hurtled away h air out to sea as if rejoicing at the tp ha ar v rot o ug f n o l h a t tophad the done. Evidently, if the Warrior in action had been penetrated by these four shots, unless she had inflicted equal damage on her adversary, must have struck her colours. She re • ceived. one wound betwee9.,.wind and water of so lacerated' and ugly a charatter—which a bystander appropriately termed a compound fracture, smash ing skin and bone and muscle and sinew—that the healing of that wound under fire would have been impossible. The others were so far fatal that they opened windows in the armour plates through which those formidable explosive shells which made the decks of the Cumberland and Congress charnel houses, could be poured into the ship by the enemy. So much for the boasted prowess of the W arrior. But do we from this catastrophe conclude that iron armour cannot be made invulnerable ? Far from it. A reference to our report of the first trial of this target will show that from the defective con struction of the armour plates its speedy destruction might be anticipated. We are. sorry to report that the rival mailed structure, the child of the Iron Plate Committee, fared no better or rather worse than the Warrior section. At the close of the day, after suffering the assault of 10 distinct rounds, including 49 heavy projectiles of every kind before mentioned, except the terrible 1501 b Armstrong solid round shot, the Fairbairn was left in so miserably maitred and crippled a condition, that had she been a vessel en gaged in deadly strife with artillery she must have been in a sinking condition. But the Iron Com mittee gallantly fought their ship to the last, deter mined to ascertain her defensive properties with the view of determining the weak as well as the strong points of the system of armour plating which this specimen illustrates. In an experimental point of view too much praise cannot be given to the members of the special com mittee for the energy, perseverance, and intelli gence they displayed in conducting the day's pro cedings. In spite of wretched weather, and tramp ling in mud and slush, they were engaged in their useful labours from ten to past five o'clock. Mr. Fairbairn, who took the command, being the most active and persevering up to the last moment, con tinually urging the artillery to new trials of strength in this remarkable combat. The Lords of the Admiralty, as w ell as the Duke of Cambridge, evinced a laudable anxiety in watch ing and examining the effects produced. At the sound of " cease firing," they took the lead is the throng which rushed from the cover of casemates, and observed attentively the effect of every shot. Many of them were seen mounting by a ladder to a giddy height on the timber which represented the upper deck of the Warrior, to scrutinise the extent of internal damage caused by that destroy ing missile which fled away seawards, leaving a round hole bigger than a man's head. We will not vouch for the Royal Duke having gone aloft, but certainly the Duke of Somerset was at the post of danger. These experimental trials have been most in structive, and in that sense successful. They were carried out in the way so strongly urged by the Mechanics' Magazine. The targets were attacked a outrance, and the results were invaluable. Many minor points are decisively settled. It would be an elaborate work not suited to a hebdomidal survey of scientific and mechanical events, to enter into a minute analysis of the practical results of this really effective artillery practice on iron armour-plated structures, but we will briefly describe the facts which seam to be definitely determined. Ist. The little dependence to be placed on through bolts, or any kind of fastening exposed at the surface to the impact of projectiles; indeed, we may say, their self-destroying character was clearly proved. Five or six of the bolts, of which the heads were struck by shot, were instantaneously converted into powerful wedges, which taking up the momentum were driven through the 41 inch plate, and split the iron asunder. One bolt, after performing this destructive exploit most effectively, by literally dividing a massive plate into two parts, escaped through the target,. whizzing away to sea. 2. Bolt holes were positively proved to be a source of weakness, for in a dozen places long and deep cracks were caused in zig-zag lines from one hole to another. It was, in fact, demonstrated that the through bolts and their holes greatly aggravated the damaging effects of the artillery fire, which un questionably would have been less destructive if more secure modes of fastening had been adopted. 3. Wood as a backing is utterly condemned ; whatever its advantage to prevent vibration and protect the ship's skin, it undoubtedly facilitates the demolition of the plates and the rupture of the fastenings. This is the case of the Warrior, and applies to the wooden ships intended to be armour plated. _ _ _ 4. The arrangement of armour-plates close to the skin of an iron ship without an intermediate back ing is exemplified by the Fairbairn target to be wrong in principle. We will make no further commentary, leaving facts to speak for themselves. The performances of the day were brought to a close by a little interlude, both interesting and in structive. A system of backing plates with plaited iron wire and wood on the plan of an inventor whose name we did not learn, was submitted to trial by the Iron Plate Committee. Four small targets, ingeniously constructed for comparative trials, were fired upon with a 6-lb. conical ball from a small piece with the same charge. Each target was of the same dimensions, and contained the same weight of materials. No. 1 was all iron ; No. 2 and 3, iron and plaited wire of different thickness; and No. 4, iron, wood, and wire in layers one over the other, the iron in every case outside. No. 1 repelled the shot, receiving only a slight indentation ; No. 2 and 3 were penetrated through the iron plate, and nearly through the wire backing ; and No. 4 was pierced through and through, showing conclusively the total inefficiency of wood or any yielding sub stance as a backing. Another system of armour-plating, the invention of Captain Inglis, of the Rayal Engineers, was to have been experimented upon ; but no time was left for the trial of his plan, which consists of wrought iron planks crossing each other in alternate layers, and secured by screw bolts. We understand this trial will come off in a few days. We also observed that active preparations are in progress on the ground for the erection of Mr. Scott Russell's and Mr. Samuda's targets, which are in a forward state, and will be subjected to the searching test of artil lery as soon as possible. THE INTE.RN TION A L X HIBITIO.N. The eastern annexe has made considerable pro gress during the last few days ; but all the exer.• tins of Mr. Robert Hunt, Mr. E. V. Liddon, Mr. Quin, and Mr. Thomas will be required in order to have the goods arranged. The goods shown in this portion of the building are those which form the basis of our trade and commerce, and the source of nearly all the wealth of the country. These pro ducts of the soil, and of the forest, and of the mine, the machines for tilling the land, for sowing the seed, and gathering the harvest, for working the mines, or the models for smelting the ores of iron and copper and tin, may not be so attractive to the eye as pictures that glow on the walls of the long galleries, or the wares that glitter in the depart ment of the silversmiths and jewellers; but they nevertheless possess undoubted interest, and must prove highly instructive. There is, for instance, a monster iron rail, rolled in one piece by the But terley Company. It is 117 feet in length, and is rather more than one ton in weight, or very nearly 601 b. to the yard. But it was fashioned into its pre sent form by one enormous rolling mill. When first taken in hand by the huge machine it was a rough block of gl ow i ng metal, and it was pressed, and compressed, and squeezed at the top and bottom and at the sides, by powerful rollers that compelled it to pass th roug h gra d ua lly decreasing openings until the block of six feet in length was attenuated into the bar of 117 feet, being the largest bar of railway iron which the world has yet produced. Near this monster bar is an iron plate not less won drous as a curiosity of metallurgic industry. It is an d thick. Thi s s l a b o f 14ft. long, sft. w id e , iron has been smoothed out into its present form by a successi on o f massive rollers, just a s li nen i s smoothed in the press or mangle. In th ese g i gan ti c specimens we s ee manufacturing process applied in the first stage to the produce of the mine. If the visitor will turn a side he will see t h at nature her self, as th oug h determined not to be outdone by the puny efforts of man, has yielded from one of the quarries at Llangollen a single slab of slate which completely throws into the shade the works of the Butterley, the Elbw Vale, or other great workers. his monster slab is 19ft. 6in. long, 10ft. wide, and 3in. thick—a monster slate for a national school. It is the custom to classify slates as they are produced from the quarry according to sizes, known as Empresses, Queens, Duchesses, Countesses, anal Ladies. The list of female dignitaries having been exhausted long before arriving at the present dimensions, the exhibitors have been compelled to resort to other regions for names, and have accord ingly called the present slab " a goddess." There are also in this department some gigantic pieces of hematite iron, or kidney ore, some very large lumps of other descriptions of iron and copper ore, and huge blocks of coal. The models for mining an i working collieries are very interesting, and the models of loading vessels with coal at the harbour of Seaham and the port of Sunderland have been constructed at considerable expense, and illustrate very successfully the appliances for sav ing labour in connection with this branch of our industry and commerce. In the open space some very elegant conservatories are being erected ; the largest and most highly decorated being one con tributed by Mr. Ormson, of Chelsea. Nearly oppo site to this is a basin, on a pedestal, formed out of a solid bl!)ek of Aberdeen granite. It is finely polished,but has a very clumsy look in consequence implements requires but of the enormous size Of its support. The extensive collection of agriculture: little labour to complete its L: rrangement. All the principal agricultural machinistsand engineers are exhibitors, and, reduced as their C hums for space have necessarily been, they still occupy , a very large area in this portion of the building. The western annexe is still a scene of active and energetic labour. The heavy masses of machinery are by no Means easily moved, and as fast as the waggons are unloaded their contents serve only to add to the increased confusion in the building. TL e goods of nearly 100 exhibitors have yet to be re ceived in this section. A commencement has been made with the putting together of the pair of marine engines of Messrs. Penn and Son. Among the most interesting of the recent arrivals of goods are some admirably finished Armstrong guns for field and sea service. It was stated by some of our contemporaries a few days since that the War-office had countermanded the order for sending the articles previously intended for exhibi tion. The guns and gun-carriages, and mortars, and old sixty-eights which are now in the building are the best evidence of the intentions of her Ma jesty's Government in this respect. At the Exhi bition of 1851, Mr. Cobden, who was one of the commissioners, proposed that all weapons of war should be excluded, on the ground that the world was about to inaugurate the reign of peace. It was only when the late Sir R. Peel, supported by some others of the Royal Commissioners, pointed out that important branches of industry were connected with the production of these " vile guns," and other im plements of warfare, that the point was conceded. The last ten years do not seem to have brought us any nearer to the milleninm of the Peaoe Society, And the questions which at the present time oc cupy, perhaps, the largest share of public atten tion are those connected with the preparation for defence. Since 1851 the volunteers have sprung into existence, and the rifles of Turner, Whitworth, Henry, and others will be examined with an amount of interest which ten years since it was never dreamt would be shown in them by the thousands of Englishmen who have learnt to use them. The Birmingham and London makers will be well repre sented, and every stage in the process of manufac ture of the Enfield rifle will also be illustrated. The royal carriage works at Woolwich will send some fine specimens of their workmanship. A device has been cut in the hardest description of wood, called "the beam wood," used in the carriage manufactory at Woolwich, for the purpose of testing the capa bilities of the band or endless saw. The device which has been cut by the saw represeny the rose, shamrock, and thistle, surmounted by Pie crown, and beneath it are the words " Royal Carriage De partment, Woolwich Arsenal." Mr. O'Connor is preparing a great display of stained glass. It will be exhibited in the gallery opposite the entrance from the Cromwell-road, and near the cross gallery leading to the range of picture galleries. Above the space to be occupied by the stained glass there is one of the inscriptions, with a slight verbal alteration, which was selected by the late Prince Consort for the shilling catalogue of the last exhibition. /t is— "The progress of the human race, resulting from the common labour of all men, ought to be the final object of the exertion of each individual. In pro moting this end we are carrying out the will of the Great and Blessed God." Considerable disappointment is felt at the refusal of the commissioners to grant to the National Life. boat Institution space for the exhibition of one of their lifeboats. In 1851 the society's exhibition was a most interesting one, and additional import ance was given to it by the very liberal prizes which were offered by the Duke of Northumberland for the best lifeboat which should be exhibited. It is hard, indeed, that in a great exhibition of the world's industry there should not be found room for a life boat. Last year 743 lives were saved through the instrumentality of these boats and the heroic crews who manned them. Among those whe may visit the Exhibition there will be hundreds of thousands from inland towns, and even from the metropolis itself, who have never seen a lifeboat, and who will be unable from a small model to form anything like a correct appreciation of this useful invention. PRINCE CONSOR2'S MEMORIAL FUND. Yesterday afternoon a preliminary meeting was held in the council room of the Society of Arts, with a -view to taking into consideration the steps neces sary to be adopted in order to afford opportunities for the great mass of the people who are anxious to contribute to send in their subscriptions to the me morial to the late Prince Consort. The meeting was entirely of a privt.te inaugural kind, and only assembled to discuss the best course to be adopted to receive small subscriptions throughout the c Jun try. As a matter of course it acts in entire accord ance with the chief committee, presided over by the Lord Mayor. That committee, however, has from the commencement received almost exclusively the contributions of the upper classes. These have now reached a very large sum, but it is evident, from the mass of correspondence which has reached the com mittee from all parts of the country, that a very much larger sum is ready to be subscribed, and only waiting the establishment of local and district com mittees in the various counties to be sent in at once. There are in all upwards of 13,000 parishes in the United Kingdom, and it is not by any means a san guine estimate to suppose that, with a properly or ganised system of local committees to receive the contributions ready to be forwarded, at least £3 or £4 on the average would be given in each palish, which in the aggregate would form an ample sum for the completion of the most splendid memorial. Among those who attended the rneetingy s e o si r e s r i a d l ay il were the Duchess of Norfolk, the l‘i t i h a e rclui Countess of a Malmsbry ,Ly Salis bury, the Duke of St. A lb Derby, the Earl and Countess onf e Lord HH. u L enn ad M anners , Viscount Torring ton , ox, Frederick Byng, the Hon. Arthur M.P,, the Ho n. Kinnaird, the Rev. Canen Lonsdale, Mr. John Kelk, Mr. Pownall, Count Strzelecki, the Chaplain-Gene ral of the Forces, &o. _ . — The Marquis of Salisbury having taken the chair, letters were read from the Bishop of Oxford, and also from the Primate expressing their regret at not being able to attend the meeting. The latter added " I shall be ready to concur so far as I am able in whatever means may be thought desirable for promoting the object which we all have somuch Which, I am s ure , nee d s onlyto be ge nerally made k nown in order to elicit the ready s ympathy of ev ery class in the country. " After at heart, and so me short discu ss i on upon each, the fol lowingre resolutions were p u t an d carr i e d unani mously It was mcved by Lord H. LENNOX, and seconded by the Hon. A. K.IN NAIRD ,_ ~ That this meeting cordially agrees with the Council, and heartily concurs in the re port of the proposal that arrangements be made to afford to ...........0 , .. 0.... ------ - everyone wh o desires it the opportunity of taking part in the intended national memorial of affection and gratitude t• o the Prince Consort." The second resolution , moved by Mr.l-13(AvNALL, and seconded by Mr. KELK, was,-- "That a general committee be appointed, woch shall represent all i nterests and all classes in t e country, to give effect to the foregoing revolution b, their collective and in dividual assistance in the for tation of local sub•cognmittees and in the receipt o f obscriptions." Th e third resolution, which was moved by the R ev . G. CILEIG , th e Cha p lain- G eneral, and seconded by the Rev. Yin M AItTIN, decided, " That a cen, ‘ t al executive committee be appointed. , it shall be to make known to , whose especial a, l tY each individual res.'ding either in the parishes and s m orial as may be approved hamlets of the Uniteel kingdom, or in the colonies, 't o the subscriptions of the character of such me to the fund; and that by her Majesty, and to obt all who desire to contribute Clabon cppint a chairman treasurer." the committee be instructed to and a vice-chairman, as well as a M. The fourth resolution appointet i Nr. Le Neve Foster, Mr. S. Redgrave, and Mr. i s qhn as honorary secretaries; when the ttllae‘ks of the meeting were also passed to the noble Lna rquis for his conduct in i - lie chair. AN UNNATUR iL DAUGETER. Yesterday morning an inquiry was held at the Jacob's Ladder Tavern, New Inn-yard, Shoreditch, by Mr. John Humphreys, the Midsex coroner, touching the death of Mrs. Mary Ev t ‘ns, aged 71, which took place under circumstances: that have given rise to a belief that her end was hastened by cruqlty. The first witness ctaled was David Evans, 21, Nelson-street, son of deceased, who said that she Nvas the widow of a respectable cow-keeper, but had, since her husband's death, been in very reduced circumstances. She ra g ll obliged to carry out tomilk sell, and was often i want. She resided with ht."l: daughter, who ill-usesher dreadfully. Witness ha..( l himself frequently' sa-- se en his sister beat her savag,'l37, and he would. A ra ther not state what he had heard ng she had done to her. Catherine Ann Evans, the de.' ighter, been aili id Deceased lived with me, and she hat. so me time past. Last Thursday she sex. to she was unable to go out with the milk, and she s.taYea as home. The next morning I accompanied hex' while she took round the cans as usual. In Bath-strec it she :et the cans fall and spilt a lot of the milk ; she fell herself directly afterwards. I had to drag her an d the ,milk cans home as well as I could, and she died that night. I got no doctor for her. I did not knock her down in the street for spilling , the milk that day, I know. Don't think I up slewt the milk k a lyself and then knocked her over for . letting it fall. I was so drunk that day and th e l next that I did r , of know my mother was dead.' was not aware Vila t I was hugging a corpse for tw o days instead of a living body. That was no sin, I hoe—at all events, I can't be hanged for that. I always did my duty by her, but I had not murk moans, so I could not 1 6 t her live as she liked.—Dr iday last he was informed Burcbell said that on Fr that deceased was dying, and he went and found her evidently suffering . fr om the effects of grey t hardships. He sent her i.'l some remedies, but it was said that her daughter would not allow there to be taken. He made a IN% t•mortem examina tion, and found all the vessels' congested, but no marks of violence to account io r death. There w ere, however, signs of great Privati on. The immediate cause- of death was an e frusion into the pericardium, which exhaustion an want of the necessaries of life would tend to produce. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, and expressed their indignation at the unnatural and unfeeling conduct of deceased's daughter. ---_-_-f___------ COUNIBY LYNN—Ar It•IL 8. The supply of wheat was moderate, and the trade ruled at fully last week's prices for all descriptions. Barley, both malting and grinding samples, commanded fully former rates. Beans and peas continue unaltered in value. Old white Ws to 60s j 8ar1ey...... 34s to 3 66 R , d s4s to 55s Oats.. .......... .228 to 28$ Beans .42s to 48s I Peas 37s to 394 NEWARK- —APRIL 9. There was a fair amount of -o f heat and bar ley at market to-day; late prices were realised, .and in some instances 1s higher. Oats unaltered. Beans mere difficult to buy. White wheat new, 60s to 63s Barley, gr i n ding...29s to 31s Red do. sss to 51s Oats, 01, .. cOs to 3 6 I Old white to 470 to 27s Red do. 46 s to 56 s 1 Bea ns.. .......... 54 s Barley, malting 32s to 395 Beans, new...... 44s : - . 0 ---11 Peas, ....48s to 545. PLYMOUTH —Arum 8. The market was moderately attended, with a flat demand for wheat and flour at about the last week's rates. White wheat, 65s to 665; red, 63s to 64s per qr ; French do., 60a to 62s ; American, 61s to 63 s ; Spanish, 74s to 76s ; Rus sian, 60s to 625. Barley at previous rates-34s to 38s pq qr for malting; grinding, 28s to 30s; oats, 22s to2Bs; ano beans, —s to —s ; flour, 43s to 44s ,6d. EDINBURGH GRAIN--APRIL 9. Wheat on the top 2s Oil down .average Os 5d doWD. Barley on the top is Od up. aver:age Os 4d up. Oats on tho top 2s Cd do% n average Os 5d clown. Beans on the top Is Od up. .. ..average' Os 4d dowth Total Supply and Sales. Wheat........ 1103 il rs ........ Sold 740 qrs 8ar1ey........ 728 qrs. Sold 555 (in Oats 1321 qrs.. • Sold 726 gra' Beans ll9 qr 5..... • ..Sold ,88 qrs CORK—ArBAL 9. The following were the quotal: ions this morning :—.11.(a wheat, 22s 9d to 24s 6 , 1 ; white, 31,90 d to —s Od; barley 1 1 A Od to 12s Od ; oats, 12s Od to 15s O. DERBY SMITHFIELD—'APRIL 8 There was a less supply of fat bees,'s to-day, and th e buyers were plenty, with a clearance effected. The supply of their wool); of sheep was large (the greater part out sales flat. A short . show of fat pigs. Fat a. nd store calves were a large show Beet 6d to 61c1 Veal . 66dido o Mutton .. 7id to Sld Pork ....... Lamb Od to Od Rough fat, 4; er stone. c * Hides, 3d. to 41d ; calf skins, 5 d to 011. t6 6 d i i FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. rir 18 ' Auraalia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... 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