The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post Gold Silver 2to 50 guineas. Bend '2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, with their :prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for 5.. extra. 33 awl 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. T IiEATRE-ItOYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buekstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buck stone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. After which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY, in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear. And THE BOARDING SCHOOL. Commence at 7. 1L Lessee. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, will be performed HAMLET. Hamlet, ]lr. Phelps. To conclude with BOWLED OUT. Commence at 7. ADELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. . Sole troprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben). Webster. Reproduction of the powerful Adelphi drama, "The Flowers of the ?crest." Eleventh week of the American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. Tills ii:VENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington, Miss Laidlaw. Atter which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Pau' Bedford and Miss Julia Daly. And GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRADSHAW. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes. 12 20. ; Family Boxes, 11. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Is. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 1■ ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. FRENCH PLAYS—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. EVERY EVENING. Madlle. Delphine Fix.—X. Paul.Devaux. TO-NIGHT, L'HONNEUR EST SATISFAIT. And LES PATTES DE MOUCHE. Madlle. Delphine Fix and M. Paul Devaux. Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, 55.; Pit, 2s. Gallery, le. Private Boxes, from Two Guineas. Com . mence at 8. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY. In consequence of the immense success of the MID-DAY PERFORMANCE, ONE MORE will take place on Saturday, July 14, to commence at 2 o'clock. _ . On Monday, July 9, 1860 and during the week, to com mence with the immensely successful Grand Historical Spectacle in Three Acts, entitled "FAIR ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS." To be followed by Scenes in the Cirque, supported by Madlles. De Berg, Monet, and Leontine ?Messrs. Fernando, L'Epine, F. Wa tson, and Herr Christoff, Sbstttc., artistes of unequalled celebrity. Conclud ing with a Laughable Faroe. Doors °Den at halt-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti. CONCERTS. CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING. C. H. GOTJNOD'S OPERA. FAUST. First Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite ••••••••• Miss Russell. Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is Hall. 6d. ( !omio Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come than and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual entertainments. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—BUN OFFICE, JULY 13, 1860, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 66—highest since noon yesterday. 52—lowest this morning and during the night. 66—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.98 ; falling. WimP—North-Easterly ; light, with fine weather, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, ' Bh. 30m.—Afternoon, `3l , 4m, To-monnow.-Morning, 9h. 38m.—Afternoon, 10h. 12m, 0.1 _ 7 ii.C . ,•7•W' • 11 0 • • THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1860. In no way can England so well serve the cause of Italian liberty as by insisting on other nations as well as herself observing the great law of non intervention in domestic quarrels. Italy needs now—indeed, has always needed—no other help than this. England has in past years been very culpable for not asserting this principle. It means that a Ruler has no right to ask foreign aid against his own subjects. It is a part of the compact be tween the Hapsburg dynasty and the Hungarians that the former should never introduce a foreign soldier into the kingdom of Hungary. To do so was treason, and involved ipso facto forfeiture of the Crown. Yet with the general law of nations, and the special laws of Hungary, both prohibiting the monarch to coerce his people by foreign aid, the Hapsburgs accepted the aid of the Arch-Evil One of Europe, the savage NICHOLAS, of accursed memory, and our own Government did not even protest. We ought, then, to have said, our fleet in the Baltic will be the counterpart of a Russian in vasion of llungary ; let the Hapsburgs and their subjects settle their own affairs. We were guilty of like tolerance of disgraceful violation of the fundamental rights of nations when, in 1821, we allowed Austria to subvert the free constitution the country had obtained, and to fill all Italy with her brutal soldiery. We have paid for it heavily. Free countries are the life and soul of our commerce ; a free Italy would have been a splendid customer for us. She has been so indeed, in proportion to her freedom, already. Hungary had prepared, just as she was crushed by the Russian savages, to inaugurate a course of free trade with us, while Austria had up to that time compelled her to purchase only her own bad and dear manufactures ; and, being an agricultural country of untold resources, she would have carried on with us a vast and mutually enriching traffic. But the Hapsburgs had intermarried with the Cobnrgs, and savage Cossacks must be allowed to murder the liberties of the noblest freemen of the East that an Austrian Emperor might recover by their aid the blood-stained crown which he had forfeited. We awoke too late. NICHOLAS thought that we who had tolerated his infernal villany in Hungary would put up with his entrance into the principalities ; and the money and blood of the Crimean war were the atonement offered by England for the Hungarian sins of 1849, and the Italian sins of 1821 We hope, from the uniform language of Lords JOHN RUSSELL and PAMERSTON, that the same leaders will not repeat their former crimes. We must own we are not quite sure. We will not say that it may not be better to abstain from threaten ing. Every wrong done by a dishonest man can not be punished b y a war. LOUIS PHILIPPE and Gulzo T • played the blackleg with us respecting the Spanish marriages ; LOUIS NAPOLEON has equivo- , cated, lied, and cheat e d, not only us, but all Europe, in the affai r o f Savoy and Nice. Probably a more disgraceful viol a ti on of an Emperor's word is not on record than this i tta t N Yet none of us wished to fight about it. Lord Jots tais.nksPLL's punishment w as the only one we Could think of--to post the wa n "SUSPECTED," and consign him to the reputa- I ion of a monarch against whom We mu t s h t maintain a propriety frontier police. We almost question such a man in conference at ae 3 1.1 ° of meeting have lied to us once, place all thing s in the position in which they were before you told yo ur lies, and then we will meet you' —would seem to have been the sentiments appropriate to the invita tion of such a man. Such treatment would have been but the continuation of the kind of punish- ment which we in the case of Savoy and Nice thought better than war. But this course must not be pursued too long. It may be punishment severe enough for a first of fence, but not for an attempt at a second. LOUIS NAPOLEON ought to know that, come what will, we sh all allow neither him nor Austria, nor Russia if she could, "tor even the kingdom we are married to in the north of Germany, to interfere with Italy. We shall not further the annexation of Sicily, of Naples, and of Rome itself to Sardinia, though we desire a united Italy ; but neither will we allow others to hinder it. Nothing would be more popular in England at this moment, nothing we are sure more popular with our fleet in the Mediterranean, from the Admiral in com- mand down to the cabin boys, than to place that fleet at the service of GARIBALDI. We refrain from doing it; we expect LOUIS NAPOLEON to do the same. We are told that there is no reason to ;pink he has put " pressure on the Court of Turin in reference to Italian matters." We do not believe a word of it. If he swore to it we would not be lieve him. He has broken his word and perjured himself openly more than once ; he is not so foolish as to expect us to believe him. We look only to facts which take place where he has re presentatives ; and the conduct of FRANCIS 11., and of the King of SARDINIA, too, all of it looks to us as if the arch-intriguer were doing his best to keep Italy disunited, " Confederation" is Ms watchword. A confedera. tion of French satraps. " Union," the watchword of Italian patriots—a union strong enough to enable Italians to maintain their natural independence and constitutional freedom against all corners. We cannot, of course, prevent his advising, but we can prevent his advising with the understanding that he will back his advice, if accepted, by force of arms. Lord JoHN RUSSELL does not think that the an nexation of the north and south of Italy will create a very firm state. He says s—" It may be that the people of Sicily will declare for annexation ; it may be—l think it is the case—that an attempt to annex Sicily and then to annex Naples, and I sup pose the Roman States, would not be likely to end in the consolidation of a firm state. For my own part, I doubt very much whether the people of the north of Italy, under the same sceptre as the people of Southern Italy, could form a firm and united Government. Those are my doubts, those are my opinions." We have no right to object, he observes correctly enough, if the King of NAPLES, and his continental subjects and the Islanders can come to terms, "If the King of NAPLES is able, by the concessions he has made, to conciliate his Neapolitan subjects, and induce them to live under him, with free institu tions, her Majesty's Government cannot find anything to deplore in that result. If the people of Sicily can obtain the constitution of 1812, and are satisfied with that constitution, it is not for us to find fault with their decision. Certainly not, since the Sicilian Consti tution of 1812 was almost our own work, and the Neapolitan one of 1848 the one which has so long been illegally in abeyance. On the principle of nen-intervention his lordship uses language clear enough on the right of the case. " But, on the other han.s3, we will never lose sight of that principle which we have dechuva,tehich we think is a sacred principle, to which, indeed, there are some, but very rare, exceptions,—that with regard to the internal Government of a country, the people of that country are themselves the best judges, and that foreigners ought not to interfere by force to coerce and overwhelm that decision. His Lordship even illustrates and argues the ques tion in language well worth quoting, if only for its last sentence. "It is not only a nice matter of the most extreme difficulty for foreigners to say, Such a man is worthy of your confidence—such a person may be safely followed—such a chief is a good political guide—such another will give you a con stitution under which you may live happily.' It is impossible for a foreigner to advise in such cases. It is for the people of Sicily—it is for the people of Na ples—and I must add also,whoever may be offended by the expression, it is for the people of the Roman State( also, to say for themselves what is the form of government under which they choose to live. In our foreign policy we may have, from day to day, matters to treat in which our relations with other Powers may induce us to recommend a particular measure at one time, or a certain form at another ; but I can assure this house—and it is the only one and the last word I have to say—that with regard to the people of Italy we have no other policy than to leave them to decide for them selves on their own fate, and that if their decision should be such as to lead to the happiness and independence of that country for the future, I feel confident that we shall not only rejoice at it— for we who value liberty confine its power within no narrow bounds—but that we shall hail it in the conviction that—for the maintenance of the balance of power in Europe—that term often abused, but which has a clear and significant meaning—there can be no greater security than the independence of Italy." All that seems 'needed is, an intimation ' that England while she has a ship or a soldier to spare will never again permit h violation of Lord JOHN'S " sacred principle." The Secretary of State for War, last night, ac cording to promise, brought forward the supple mentary estimates, as they may be termed, for this new war of ours against the Chinese. They were already known to amount—these additional esti mates—to the sum total of £3,800,000. Already, as we know, the amount of £400,000 was charge able upon the present year for the liquidation of the expenses incurred upon this war, agreeably to the rose coloured calculations, advanced under that head at the early part of the present session by the right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. But now, a few months later, we have another estimate of the probable liabilities devolving upon us from this warlike expedition not to the tune of another £400,000, but, as before intimated, of a grand total of £3,800,000. It should be explained, however, at °nee that this formidable sum is laid before the House of Commons as the amount that will be required for the future expense of the Chinese war minus the comparatively trifling sum of £443,000 for arrears yet unliquidated ! The present estimate, observed the Secretary for War, yesterday in Committee of Supply—the present estimate, applicable to the war in which we are now unhappily engaged, is less than £3,800,000 by £443,000, or, to be precise, £443,896 when applied to past transactions ! But—the House of Commons in Committee, while prepared reluctantly to accede to the proposal for passing a vote of credit for that Camel, in the shape of £3,3s6,lo4—evidenced a resolute determi nation to strain to the last at the Gnat in the shape of the small additional sum of £443,896 for old liabilities yet unliquidated. The " lump-sum," as Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT expressively though rather inelegantly terms it, is looked upon by many upon both sides of the house as decidedly unpleasant to thi n k of even, after that fir s t co ukur de rose total, talked of so very compla c ently and confi dently as au-suf6.cient at the beginning of the THE ' SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1860. session by our day-dreaming Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is felt, nevertheless, to be a neces sary evil—besides which, in asking at length frankly for this " lump-sum," the Secretary of State for War is only proceeding in strict conformity with all financial and administrative precedents. He has carefully examined those precedents, he tells us, for example, having reference especially to ,he two former Chinese wars, to that miserable war of ours against the Kaffirs, and to that still more recent, and still more expensive, and formidable war Fought out by us in conjunction with France and Sardinia (to so unsatisfactory an issue) under the walls of Sebastopol. And in each and every in stance he has found that in this apparently slovenly bat wholly unavoidable manner, " a lump - sum has been put on a single sheet of paper and presented to the House as a vote of credit." This has hitherto been deemed quite sufficient by the House of Commons when in Com mittee of Supply upon our War Estimates. It has been, as the right hon. gentleman has shown suc cinctly and categorically, the invariable precedent. As it has been in the past, he argues manfully, and certainly not without reason—so it should be in the future. As in each previous, so in this present, war against the Chinese. And the cause of our thus having always remained satis fied upon the like occasions hitherto with the pre sentation of the simple lump-sum upon the single piece of paper as a vote of credit, is, as Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT insists, perfectly obvious and transparent. The reason being solely the manifest one that Go vernment could not in reason be expected to foresee to a nicety what would be the actual amount of expenditure. Without a preternatural power of prevision, the Government would not specify the actual amount—it could only, by possibility, pre- sent something in the form of an approximate estimate. We cannot wonder in the least, there fore, that when the Secretary for War finds him self at last fairly put to it in Committee of Supply to state the probable expenses of the Chinese war now commenced or commencing—he does so in that safe and rational manner which is strictly in conformity with all known precedents. He lays before the House of Commons (last night), in Com mittee of Supply, the lump-sum written down upon a single sheet of paper, and presents it as a vote of credit. This agreeable lump-sum turns out to be no longer a moderate item of £400,000, or there abouts, but a good solid lump enough, to wit, the predicted aggregate of£3,Boo,ooominus the afore said £443,896, being arrears . due by the Imperial an d East Indian Government. Otherwise, as already specified, the exact lump-sum (apart from the ar rears) of £3,356,104. It may be sufficient to cover all the past and future expenses of the expe dition, quoth the War Secretary—it may be iusufficient—it may be more than sufficient —who knows ! It is merely, he reminds us pleasantly, an approximate calculation—a simple conjectural account set aside for a given purpose upon certain uncertain contingencies ! We must make the best of it that we can. We are unmis. takeably in for another bout with the Chinese. They are a nation, remember, numbering pretty nearly half of the human race, namely, from 300,000,000 to 400,000,000. They are situ ated at the opposite extremity of the globe. They have to be dealt with thus by England under all those manifest disadvantages. But they must be so dealt with, coute qui coute, advantages or disadvantages. The commercial in terests, the political interests, the diplomatic in terests, the prestige, the honour, the glory, the power of England, all demand that the question so long and so often in dispute between ourselves and the Chinese should this time be settled at last defini tively. It was the conviction of this that induced the House last night—not, however, until after a stormy discussion—to vote the required lump-sum of £3,356,104 asked for by the War Secretary. The other sum, the comparatively trivial amount of £443,896 (for arrears), being still held back grudgingly. This being somehow done, apparently, upon a distorted view of the old axiomatic bit of wisdom, assuring us that If we take care of the pence the pounds will take care of themselves. Poor BRUNEL ! One cannot help regretting still, however vainly, that he could not have survived yet a little longer, so as to have himself witnessed the virtual fulfilment of all his boldest predictions as to the Great Eastern Steamship. Those predic tions of his have actually been fulfilled either liter ally or virtually. The monster of the deep, emanat ing from the engineering enterprise and genius of BRUNEL, has made, by the longer route, one of the quickest passages upon record across the Atlantic. She has, in so doing, attained at times the maximum speed claimed for her by BRUNEL, namely, that of 141 knots an hour. Her average speed has been over thirteen ! But it must be borne in recollection, especially, that her bottom is so excessively foul as to retard her course through the water, to an extent almost beyond the credence of a landsman. Those who are competent to pronounce an opinion upon the matter, assert that, with her bottom properly cleaned, the Great Eastern will easily maintain an average of from fourteen to fifteen knots an hour, if not more. However this may be, it is no longer matter of conjecture merely that the discomforts of sea sickness are, by means of this glorious floating island, done away with—so fo speak annihilated! To appreciate this to the full from mere descriptions, it is only Necessary to glance through the entertaining narrative given elsewhere from the correspondence of one who has just participated in the comforts and amusements provided all the way across the Atlantic on board the Leviathan. As to the amusements indulged in during this ocean voyage, only imagine a quiet game of skittles among the passengers ! Enough, however, if we here add that we do most cordially felicitate all those who have had any share whatever in developing this unprecedented enter prise of The Great Eastern, upon the now indis putable fact that her first voyage has been thus signally triumphant. SHIPS FOIL GAUIBALDI.—The patriotic Dictator of Sicily has, through his agents here, been successful in negoti tting the purchase of some noble vessels for the flotilla which he is forming. There can be no hesitation in now stating that one of these is the City of Aberdeen paddle wheel steamer ; and others, if not yet gone, may be shortly upon the way. The last purchase of the kind, which was completed yesterday, is that of a magnificent screw-steamer of about I,soo:tons, built upon lines designed to combine speed and carrying capacity, and which is considered by competent surveyors to be well adapted to carry the heavy armament of a steam sloop of war. As a troop or passenger ship she has few equals, having a full poop 80 feet long and 'twixt decks 6 feet 4 inches clear in height, and ventilated throughout. Her engines are oscillators ; cylinders 63 inches in diameter, 300-horse nominal power, but capable of working up to 750 horses, with all modern improve ments, and which aro now, with her boilers, in tho rough sea-going order. The screw being fitted with lifting s a t p e p a a m r a e t r u she wit t e h o o m s a b i o n f e thes a fa s advantages i o p f p e a r full-pored vessel. we s She was bought, we believe, with ample stores, which include cabin and other requisites for a large number of passengers. Her name, of course, is prudentially reserved for the pre , sent. The money for her purchase is already in hand, and the necessary papers will be completed to-day. Garibaldi's agents here are in possession of ample means, and we are not surprised, therefore, that their attention should have been directed to an inspection of the stock of arms and other warlike munitions with which some of the warehouses of our large wholesale exporters abound. They are said to have especially admired a stock of 23,000 rifles, of the value of about 355. each. Materials for a siege train, w ith heavy guns of mode rn manufacture, seem an object of solicitude, but no purchases have been effected.—Teiverpoo4 Daily , Times of July 12, LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, JULY 13. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, which shows the following results, as compared with the June account : Cash . DECREASE. 37 millions. Current accounts POLITICAL COWARDICE. (From the London _Review, July 14.) In private life there is scarcely to be found a more objectionable and mischievous character than the amiable man of, good intentions, who loves his own ease better than high principle, who desires in all emergencies to "make things pleasant," and who is cursed with the inability to say "No." His moral cowardice continually leads him into difficulties, from which he can escape only by pecuniary or perso nal sacrifice. He tut ourns the unpleasantness which he cannot hope to avoid. He encourages aggression by t his weakness, and in his w eakness he succumbs to I it. His children become und utiful, his servants ungrateful, and his friends, even if they affect to love him, despise hint in their hearts. He is the prey of beggars and sN7indlers , and of all the sharp-sighted knaves who learn that to threaten is to subdue him. By dint of , being continually pleasant to everybody, he ends by making an atmosphere of unpleasantness all around him. He dies without securing that peace and ease which were the objects of his life, and is dismissed into oblivion, condoned but despised, with the contemptuous epitaph, that he was " no one's enemy but his own." It will be a bad day for England if our states manship shall permanently assume a character such as this, and if our leading public men shall become the political cowards which some of them are. Of late years there has been too decided a tendency to this unworthy good nature—too strong a desire to " make things pleasant," and to forget, despise, or adjourn the consideration of those high and en nobling principles of conduct which have made us a great and powerful nation, especially when their assertion threatened to hasten the easy jog-trot of political hacks, and to cost much exertion to men in office, or much money to the State. To tide over the evil day appears to be the highest object of such men. To coneiliate opposition suits them better than to conquer or overbear it, espe cially if the conquest be attended with any personal sacrifice ; and to yield all demands, however de grading, which it is inconvenient to resist with no other than a barren remonstrance against the wrong, is the highest effort of virtue which they appear to be capable of. It was in this way that our statesmen made default, when the late Czar Nicholas threatened to march his armies across the Pruth for the conquest and humiliation of Turkey. A bold message from the Prime Mini ster of Great Britain, at the very commencement of those difficulties, notifying that such a step would have been a declaration of war against this coun try, would infallibly have prevented all the horrors, bloodshed, and bootless glory of the Crimean cam paign. But our responsible statesmen were timid, and allowed the critical moment to pass by. The consequence was one of the most useless and un satisfactory wars recorded in modern history--a war in which we neither saved Turkey, nor seri ously checked Russia—a war in which our ally gained all the credit, and we all the hard blows, and which was brought to a termination against our will, at a moment when our blood had just been sufficiently roused to enable us to do some thing effectual for the future peace of the world. A curt and decisive negative to the demand of the Emperor of the French, when he called upon the Ministers of Great Britain to alter the criminal jurisprudence of their country in the matter of the trials consequent upon the wicked attempt of Orsini on the Emperor's life, would have saved the Palmerston administration of 1858 from an ignominious defeat, and raised not only the moral status of British statesmanship, but the prestige of the country thrcughout the world. But such answer was not given, and the Anglo-French alliance has ever since exhibited symptoms of cool ness and dilapidation ; not so much from the 'fact that the ruler of the French was unreasonable, but from the worse fact that the responsible chief of the British Ministry was much too good-natured to say "No ;" and far too anxious to " make things pleasant" to a powerful neighbour, to perform a disagreeable duty. The same sortof amiable but mischievous weakness is to be seen in the conflict of powers that has un fortunately broken out between the Lords and Commons on the vital subject of taxation. As usual, our excellent Prime Minister desires to make things comfortable. The House of Lords is told that it has done wrong in attempting to re impose the excise duties upon paper, after the House of Commons has determined to abolish them. It is softly admonished not to interfere with the power of the purse ; and politely informed that its breach of privilege, and usurpation of an authority not belonging to it by the recognized practice of the Constitution, is to be endured for this time only, and must not be repeated,—otherwise the house of Commons will have the unpleasant duty of remon strating again—perhaps a little more sharply than before, but certainly not to the inconvenient extent of an open quarrel and a counter course of action. There could be no ranker political poltroonery on the part of the House of Commons than this. Such a tampering with a sacred principle, though it may give the Administration a lease of office until February, 1861, must of necessity create new and greater difficulties—either for this Administration or its successors—and will indubitably foment a great and very serious quarrel, out of what might otherwise have been a small one. The country itself has a more earnest spirit, and sees that Ministers and the House of Commons will both be stultified, unless means be found to give practical effect to the resolutions carried by the aid of the too-willing Opposition on Friday last. To collect, on the authority of the House of Lords, a tax abolished by the House of Commons, whether the tax be abolished by a great or a small majority, or be in itself considerable or inconsiderable in amount, is a beginning of strife for which no man can foretell the close. Better to stop such an evil at its outlet, when it is but a little stream, than allow it to swell into a flood. Most people admit the question of the abstract right of the House of Lords to refuse its consent to the repeal of the paper duty, or any other tax ; but, after the exer cise of that right, the functions of the House of Corm - lions again come into operation, to assert the prior and paramount right of the popular branch of the Legislature, and to re-affirm its first deter mination. There are many abstract and theoreti cal rights which wisdom and common sense will not exercise. It is a man's right, if it so please him, to cut off his nose ; but none, except fools or maniacs, would exercise such a power. It is the theo retical right of the sovereign of these realms to reject measures passed by the Lords and Commons, and to make successive appeals to the country to elect a Parliament subservient enough to give effect to the Royal will ; but what king or queen would be insane enough to stake the tranquillity of the coun try and the popularity of the monarchy on such an unworkable principle ? Had this country unhappily such a sovereign to rule over it, a civil war, and perhaps the destruction of the monarchy, would be the result if the chief of the State unluckily hap pened to be as obstinate as he was unwise. In the present state of Europe, we should deprecate and deplore any dislocation of the British Ministry that might tempt the despotic Powers of the continent to combine for the extinction of the nascent liberties of Italy, or for the mutual aggrandisement of the confederates. For this reason, among many others equally cogent, but not perhaps so pressing, it is to be hoped that Lord Palmerston, and the colleagues who agree with him as to the inexpediency of resisting the }lowa° of Lords, by acts as well as by words will recon sider their determination, and exhibit the moral and political courage which the occasion demands. Mr. Gladstone and Lord John Russell owe it to their own honour and reputation, and to their chance of future usefulness to the country, either to convert Lord Palmerston to their bolder and sounder views, or to leave the Administration. Courage is the best peacemaker, and if a majority of the House of Commons do not see their duty to resist the encroachment at the present time, the day will assuredly come when t h ey w i ll either have to fight a still fiercer battle, or resign their place as the governing power of the nation. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, July 13.—Wind this day at noon—North ; light breeze, and very fine weather. PLYMOUTH, July 12.7 Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Hawke. Sailed—Chinoto, screw steamer, for Syria. SOUTHAMPTON, July 13,—Wind N.E.—Arrived— Shannon, steamer, from the West Indies. Sailed—Mas silia, steamer, for Alexandria. LIVERPOOL, July 12.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—City of Washington, screw steamer, from New York. CARDIFF, July 12.—Wind NE.—Sailed—Homeward Bound for Callao. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived, July 12—Tenera, steamer, from London. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morninn. Wind calm ; tide, first hours' ebb ; weather very light. Arrived, July 13—Rosa, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Arrived—Frisko, from Bremen for New York. I 'FRANCE AND NAPLES.—The Government has refused to "denationalise" the two French vessels lately purchased for Garibaldi. The obvious conclusion is that France means to support the Neapolitan Government in the reforms and concessions it offers to its people, and to force Piedmont to accept, as sincere and real, the declarations of naples. INCREASE. Advances . Bills discounted not yet due . 54 1-5 " 431 " 11 14 Bank notes Treasury balance CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. LONDON, JULY 13. The Vectis, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 5 p.m. yesterday. Mails left for London at 10 p.m. The Ripon, with the heavy portion of the above mails, left Malta at 2 p.m. on the 9th, and may therefore be expected to arrive at Southampton about the 19th inst. The Alhambra, from Corfu, arrived at Malta on the 7th inst. ' COMMERCIAL. CALCUTTA, JUNE 4. Shirtings dull. Mule twist dull and declining. Raw silk 1 lower. Indigo unchanged. Copper quiet. Exchange on London, 2s. Oid. Govern ment Securities—fours, 1 higher; fives, 11 higher. Freights dull and declining. SHANGHAI, MAY 17. Trade improving. Large speculative inquiry for grey shirtings. Tea dull. Silk, No. 3, Tsatlee, dull, and unchanged. Settlements in fortnight, 2,000 bales. Export to date, 64,500 bales. Ex change on London, halfpenny lower. Exchange on India, 1 higher. Freights unchanged. CANTON, MAY 22. Trade almost stopped. Grey shirtings 61, cal ties 7 higher. Water twist advancing tendency. Tea quiet. Total export to date, 78,373,000 lbs. Exchange unaltered. The Candia arrived at Suez on the 30th June with 161 passengers. OUTWARD MAILS. The Valetta (from Marseilles 6th, with Bombay mail) arrived at Malta 6 p.m., and left for Alexan andria 10 p.m. on 7th inst. _ _ The Indus (from Southampton 27th June) reached Malta at 1 a.m. on the Bth, and left at 6 a.m. for Alexandria. The Salsette, with London mail of 12th to 18th May, arrived at Point de Galle, en route to Aus tralia, on 11th June—the day she was due. FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 12 The manoeuvres which will take place this year at the Camp of-Chalons are principally intended to decide upon the expediency of transforming all the heavy cavalry of the French army into light cavalry. _ _ The Emperor, after the last campaign in Italy, entertained the idea of effecting this transforma tion, which was, however, opposed by Marshal Randon, the War Minister. To arrive at a decision, it has therefore been resolved to try the experiment at the Camp of Chalons ; and on his return from the baths of Aix-la-Chapelle, Marshal Randon will accompany the Emperor to the camp for that purpose. The practical experience which may be offered by these experiments has induced several foreign Courts to ask permission of the French Govern ment to send military delegates. It is believed that several German sovereigns will also be present, to judge from the preparations which are being made for the reception of the illus trious guests. BOURSE, July 12.—The market has been well maintained, but with little business done. English Consols have arrived with an improvement. The following are the last quotations : 4f per per Cents ... 97 25, Credit Foncier 875 Do end month.... — 1 Belgian 41 97 50 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 951 Roman Bank Shares . . 2805 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 697 50 Spanish Threes — Do. Account — Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Accouni Orleans 1368 75 .. 1370 - Northern - New ditto - Lyons and Mediterranean 895 .. 895 Geneva 385 .. 38 Southern 505 507 50 Western Eastern .... Sardinian .. Austrian Lombard NAPLES. The fallowing is the text of the amnesty lately granted by the King of Naples : " Art. 1. Penal proceedings are abolished as re gards all persons accused of political offences, and consequently any ulterior action against those in confinement or absent for facts anterior to the 25th June is prohibited. " Art. 2. All principal or accessory punishment, which remains unfinished for such offences, includ ing perpetual exile from the kingdom, even for those on whom it had been inflicted in commutation of other penalties, is also remitted. " Art 3. Those persons will have the benefit of the amnesty, who have been already condemned by default for political offences, and equally with those who, from measures of precaution founded on poli tical motives, had left the kingdom, will have the power of returning to it. " Art. 4. If, however, political offenders have to answer for offences committed against the common law, justice will take its course against them, but only for such offences ; and we reserve to ourselves, under any circumstances, to accord a diminution of punishment in any particular case we think proper. " Art. 5. The above extensions do not derogate from the rights established by law for civil actions or reparations, and for the recovery of judicial ex penses as far as regards only the parties civilly concerned. As to those which belong to the State and the general administration of the finances, no further proceedings or ulterior execution will take place. " Art. 6. Our Ministers of Justice, Publie Works, Interior, Finance, and Foreign Affairs are charged, each as far as he is concerned, with the execution of the present decree. " FRANCIS II." AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Hammonia, Captain Schwensen, from New York, on the 30th ult., has arrived here. She brings 184,940 dollars in specie for England, 14,000 dollars for Hamburg, 133 passengers, and 1,500 tons off cargo. The Ham.monia's news has been anticipated, The United States steamer Illinois, Captain Griffin, with dates from New York to the 30th ult., arrived off the Needles at 11 a.m. this morning. VOYAG.E OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES. PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The Colsstguard screw steamship Hawke, 60, Captain William C tiepin, arrived in the Sound this morning. She left Queenstown on Saturday, July the 7th, at 8 a.m., under canvalAs, and at half-post 6 o'clock, on Tue sda y , the 10th, 25 miles sou th o f the Scilly Islands, met and saluted the screw steampship Hero, 91, Capt. G eorge H. Seymour, C. 8., with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The Hero was attended by her escort, the screw steam frigate Ariadne, 26, Captain Edward W. Vansittart, and both were proceeding very fast under steam and canvass for Canada. About half. past 8 o'clock the Hawke spoke Admiral Fro mantle's flagship R oya l Albert, 121, Captain Henry J. Lacon, which with the rest of the Channel Squadron, had just parted from the Hero. The squadron was under easy sail, bearing west, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. SURRENDER OF A NEAPOLITAN WAR STEAMER TO GARIBALDI. GENOA, JULY 13. A despatch from Cagliari states that the Nea politan steam corvette " Neloce," six guns, had gone over to Garibaldi. NAPLES, JULY 11. Tranquillity still prevails. IMPERIAL PA HOUSE OF LORDS—(TIN EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE ROMAN STATES. The Marquis of NORMANBY gave notice that on an early day he should move for copies of certain despatches which would prove supplemental to those which had been moved for in the other house from Mr. Lyons, relative to the condition and administration of the Roman States. The noble marquis briefly entered into the reasons that had led him to move for the papers in question. THE TREATY WITH HONDURAS. The Earl of MALMESBURY asked the noble lord the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs to inform him when the papers connected with the treaty of Honduras would be laid on the table of the house. Lord WODEHOUSE said the papers were being printed, and would be produced without any unnecessary delSCOay. TTISH DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. On the motion that this bill be read a third time, Lord ST. LEONARDS objected to the bill, because the company by it were empowered to advance money on mort gaged estates without inquiring into the amount of the mortgage or other encumbrance, and then stand first on the list for repayment of the sum lent for so called improvements. He desired to have an expression from the Government on this important matter. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY did not think it was desirable at that stage of the bill to stop its progress after es similar powers had been given to other compani. He thought that whatever went to the improvement of any estate was for the benefit of the landholder, but it was highly desirable that some general legislation should take place on the subject. Lord REDESDALE entirely concurred in the observations of the noble lord who had just sat down, that some general law ought to be passed regulating such companies. He thought there was a groat necessity for something of this kind being done, as it would prevent any particular company coming to that house to endeavour to procure peculiar advantages to itself. Earl GRANVILLE said he had not paid any particular attention to this bill, being a private one, but after the ex pression of opinion that had taken place, it was their duty to take the subject into their consideration, but he could give no promise at that time that the Government would intro duce a bill on the subject. The Earl of DERBY said if an expression of opinion on the part of the Government was given against the intro duction of these half private and half public bills much good would be effected. Lord CRANWORTH said shortly after he resigned the Government seal he introduced a bill precisely of the na ture that had been alluded to. The bill went into com mittee, but the whole of tile clauses which would meet the present case would be struck s :ut as dangerous. Lord ST. LEONARDS said, under the circum stances he should move that the further progress of the bill be postponed to this day fortnight. After a few observations from the Duke of BlTcunucx, The LORD CHANCELLOR said he thought ;the bill ought to be read a third time and passed. Lord BROUGHAM said he hoped they would postpone the bill, as nearly every noble lord who had spoken on the subject owned that they knew very little about it. On the LORD CHANCELLOR putting the question that the bill be read a third time, Lord ST. LEONARDS moved that the debate be ad journed. Their lordships divide d, For there appeared — For the adjournment of the debate .... 29 Against it ..................... ..• .. 36 . • . -7 Majority ....................... as sed. The bill was then read a T thirdTlNG time and p [LEF BIT.] __- HOUSE OF COMM6AT.§.—(Tms DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly a fter 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESSg g vp - -;_lre con- The Lords' amendments to th e followin bills s idered and agreed to : — North British Railway (StatiO.no, &c.), and Waterford and Limerick Railway (No. 2). The Isle of Wight (Eastern Section) Railway Bill was read a third time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying the house to maintain its constitutional privileges m regard to the right of taxation. TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered. Mr. VANCE moved the following amendment :—" That it shall belawful for the owner at his option to execute the proposed works at his own expense, and to charge the tenant with interest at five per centum on the outlay, to be recoverable in the same manner and along with the rent." After some conversation, Mr. CARDWELL suggested the introduction of the following words, as meeting the views of hon. members : " That it may be lawful for the landlord to execute the ne cessary works, and by agreement with the tenant to charge him 5 per cent. on the outlay, to be recoverable in the same way and along with the rent." A clause to this effect was agreed to and ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 30 A, Mr. WHITESIDE moved an amendment, the object of which was to substitute the jurisdiction of a judge of the • Landed Estates Court for that of the Court of Chancery in regard to the subject of making leases. The amendment was agreed to, and the clause, as amended, was agreed to. Mr. WHITESIDE proposed a clause, "That any per son authorised to make a lease by virtue of this act may, in like manner, enter into a preliminary contract to grant such lease, which would be binding on a ll p ersons who could be bound by the leaso if it had been made." Mr. DEASY objected to the clause as being inconsis tent with the framework of the bill. Mr. WHITESIDE said that the effect of the clause which he proposed would be to relieve the county court judges from a description of business Which they could not completely discharge, and leave them unburdened to the performance of their other judicial duties. The clause was read a first time, and the house divided on the motion that the clause be read a second time. Ayes Noes B6 • —76 Majority Mr. WHITESIDE'S clause was accordingly lost. The "retrospective clause" proposed by Mr. BUTT led to a division, when there appeared— For the clause ... 26 Against it Majority against it .. —76 The clause was lost. The sitting was suspended at four o'clock. At six o'clock the house resumed, and was (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVE. r.ING) THE NATIONAL DEBT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act 10 Geo. 4, G. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof, for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1860, amounted to the sum of one million five hundred and eighty-seven thou sand three hundred and seventy-nine pounds thirteen shillings and two penee. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of three hundred and ninety-six thousand eight hundred and forty-four pounds eighteen shillings and three pence, being one fourth part of the said surplus of one million five hun dred and eighty-seven thousand three hundred and seventy nine pounds thirteen shillings and twopence will be applied, under the provisions of the said Act, between the 6th day of July, 1860, and the 30th day of September, 1860 to the following purposes, viz.:— To be applied to the purchase of Stock To be applied to the purchase of Exchequer Bills, commonly called Deficiency Bills, made out in pursuance of the Act 57 Geo. 3, cap. 148 396,644 18 3 Add Interest receivable on account of Do nations and Bequests, to be applied to the purchase of Stuck 7,409 0 0 £404,253 18 3 National Debt Office, July 10, 1860. A. Y. SPEARMAN, Comptroller-General. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Archibald Paul Burt, Esq., to be Civil Commissioner and Chairz man of Quarter Sessions fez. the Colony of Westerni Aus tralia ; Francis Spencer Wigley, Esq., to be Atlo - 0 , • and St• La c ' ' General for the Island of St. Christopher -, John Palmer' Esq., to be Treasurer for the Island of • Macnamara Dix, Esq., to be Treasurer for Dominica.patent to letters p the Island of The Queen has been pleased to direct jilting the Lord be issued, under the Great Seal, P be Metropolitan B E i is sh na o p p s o a f f A c l a o n n a tr d e a a . l and his successors To ij.,L, JULY 1 3. WAR-OFFICE, PALL -31 BREVE T ' Queen. with the honorary rank To ofl CAaildaenseidien aschal Tache", Corn apier Macnab, Bart, C In Upper Canada. - o - C th aill e Army manding 7ih Military Colonel to Hon. SiDriAirstl'ite,tine P , Colonel The Hon. SDistrict, Lower Canada. r t a o ,y th_ n e N mending 2d Milit ary ßOAßD OF , T RADE, WHITEHALL, JvLY 12. The Ri Hon. the L ords of the Com mittee of Privy o-ht ' Trade and Plantations have rec e i ve d , f rom C o uncil for State for Foreign Secretary of , .. Affairs, a copy of a clo the her Majesty s Minister at Naples,enclosing s patch from Government, a note from the Neapolitan to the effect that a te y have deputed the Russian Consul at Palermo, to sign or o•rant bills of health to foreign vessels which leave that port for the continental dominions of the King of Naples. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs copy of a despatch from her Najeef 0 Minihter at Naples, enclosing a COPY d a Neapolitan royal decree prohibiting provisionally the ex• portation of gold and silver coin and bullion. BANKRUPTS. Frederick George Orchard ani George Frederick Cun nington, tent manufacturers, Brick-lane, Old-street, St. Luke's, to surrender July 23 and Aug. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Porter, cabinetmaker, Kingsland, July 28 and Aug. 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles Le Batt, messman, Exeter Barracks, July 30 and Aug. 26, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Wm. George Young, brewer, Bangor, July 24 and Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Cour t . Jeremiah Winks, spirit merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 19 and Aug. 15, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Jacob Alexander Alexander, china dealer, Exeter, July 26 and August 30, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Oscar Rewman, merchant, 24, Martin's-lane, Cannon street, City, July 24, at half-past eleven, and August 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Philip Wamsley, Thomas Hammeraley, and Frederick Hammersley, silk manufacturers, Leek, Staffordshire, July 26 and August 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court Arthur Bellairs Harries and Walford Arbouin• Harries, timber merchants, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, July 24 and August 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. James Taylor Rogerson, cotton waste dealer, Salford, Lancashire, July 26 and August 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. John Lamb, grocer, Pendleton, Lancashire, July 27 and August 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District I Court. - - SCOTCH BANKRUPT. Andrew Murray, hotel keeper, Edinburgh. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 11th day of July, 1860 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .....,.£29,937,825 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,459,900 Gold Coin &Bullion 15,462,825 Silver Bullion .... - £29,937,825 £29,937,8251 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- - Government Secu tal £14.553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nuity ) eluding Exche- Other Securities quer, Savings' No tes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver missioners of Na- Coin 769,985 tional Debt, and • Dividend Ac counts) 4,120,050 Other Deposits 15,388,935 Seven Day and other Bills 738,009 £38,135,107 M. / £38,135,107 'ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated July 12, 1860. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuts DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 161 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 35 Hamturgh .. 13 6 13 51 Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 321 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 117 1171 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 344 341 Berlin — Madrid C 49 adiz — 1 CO Leghorn .-30 321 30 37/ Milan — 25 35 25 421 G enoa — 25 371 25 421 Naples Messina — 521 a Li s b on Oporto - Rio Janeiro New York — .. • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), ...Per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, South American Doublons PONTEFRACT RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] CASTLEFORD STAKES. Tattoo Doefoot Five ran. WELTER CUP. Birclbolt Beethoven . 3 Breezo Seven ran. PONTEFRACT HANDICAP. Greta Lustre Wild man Eight ran. PARK HILL STAKES. Vergiss mein Nicht Lucienne Glen Stewart Seven ran. CASTLE PLATE. Weasel Necklace. Four ran. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This clay. OLD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) EMBEZZLEMENT BT A SERVANT. Hiram Spear was indicted for embezzling and stealing the sums of ss. 6d., 165., and various other moneys, be longing to his master, George Wright. It appeared that the prisoner was employed to take out milk, receiving the money, and accounting to his master for such sums, and from suspicions excited as to the manner of his doing the business, an investigation took place, when it was found that he had been in the habit of altering the original bills but substituting bills of his own, and obtaining the various sums specified in the indictment. He was convicted, and the Common Sergeant sentenced him to six months hard labour in Holloway House of Cor rection. STABBING WITH INTENT. John Horler was convicted of feloniously stabbing Wm. Higley, with intent to do h im some grievous bodily harm, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment. BURGLARY. Charles Wright, 24, mid Thomas Murphy, 23, were con victed of burglariously entei.ing the dwelling-house of Wm. Metcalf, with intent to steal tLlerein. The learned Judge sentenced Wright to six years' penal servitude, and Murphy was put back for inquiries to be made. THE GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTIOX.—The jury last night returned a verdict o f not guilty. in the case of Henry Fayerman, who was indicted for perjury before the Select Committee of the House of Commons. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) ASSAULT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. Stephen Colman was charged with assaulting Mary Hunt in a railway carriage. Evidence having been adduced, the jury immediately re. turned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the defendaat was discharged. ..e.smimmosaMlNll THE NA Ir 7. The Torch, 5, screw steam gunvessel, Commander F. G. Smith, is now quite completed at Chatham, where she awaits her sailing orders. She will proceed to the coast of Africa. The screw steamship St. George, 91, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, in Plymouth Sound, will, it is expected, be ordered to Liverpool. She is yet short of a few hands. Lieut. Eugene C. Batty, commanding the gunboat Violet, tender to the Eagle, owing to over-exertion in getting her ready for sea, burst a bloodvessel a few hours prior to her departure from Plymouth, and was conveyed to the Royal Naval Hospital. The screw steam sloop Pelican, building at Pembroke, c ora mander will be navited therefrom to Plymouth b s Paul and a party of seamen from the Devonpo y rt Dockyard. The Lords of the Admiralty have, at the sp ecial request of the Prussian Government, given perznission. to M. P. von Wineke to enter the British navy. M. von Wi n eke has been appointed to the screw steamship Trafalgar, 90, Capt. Edward G. Fanshawe, and an attempt was made on Mon day last to put him on board, when that ship was with the squadron off Plymouth, in a ttendance on the Prince of Wales. That effort havi= proved uns uccessful M. von. Wincke has been placed on. the s books of th e fl ags hip Im pregnable, 104, Capt. Lord Frederick H. Kerr, in Hamoaze. The Trafalgar is expected _at Plymouth in a few days. The screw steam frigate _emerald, 51, Capt. A. Cum ming went, steam,undcerhaCharles le sF or Fremantle an tle ' s Wednesday , squ a f d ro r m on— B T o xi Poolz., the into Hamoaze. Two of iSir screw steamer Donegal, 101, Capt. H. Broadhead, and the Aboukir, 90, Capt. D. Curry, dis mas t e d two fishing smacks on Tuesday, when they were escorting his Royal Highness the p r ince of Wales down Channel. The screw steam sloop Greyhound, 17, Commander Francis W. Sullivan, which returned to Plymouth from the Channel Squadron on Tuesday evening has some defects to make good. She is ordered to prepare for foreign service—the Mediterranean it is said. The Malac ca , 17 , steam s l oop, 200-h orse power, was again tried yesterday, at the measured mile, Mapling S ande, with very satisfactory results. The average speed attained was 8 knots per hour. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :-43. G. Johnston, master to the Asia, for the 'mat tar or ite ; R. Taylor, paymaster, to the Hornet • G. Prince, assi s t a nt paymaster, to the Hornet ; J. N. Slade, acting second-class assistant engineer, to the Cumberland for charge of the machinery of the Fly ; J. Hervey, Henry Clyde, and W. Gentles, acting third-class assistant engi neers, to the Nile, as supernumeraries for disposal. AUSTRALIAN COTTON.—A sample of cotton was lately brought io Sydney. It was grown at Port Curtis, and bears a very silky appearance. It 3 quality renders it very suitable for the foreign market. The garrison at Messina at present is about 18,000 strong (official). BRIGHTON ELECTION.—The nomination takes place on Saturday. The candidates are Mr. F. Goldsmid nd Mr. White, both Liberals. There is some talk of start ing a resident candidate named Moor. SWINDLING ADVERTISERS —An advertiEsment has appeared in the Plymouth Mail, offering black silks at very low prices, and announcing that specimens will be sent from Spitalfields on application. Of course, specimens are approved of, and cash remitted for a certain quantity, but the goods are never sent, and the advertiser cannot be found, £844 18 3 Bu mark since an. on and I a lira MO anim coffer cult) , have indig the r scrip Cobol 19th scrip expe TE has s ratio very the s cienc Bt day taine Co disco accm Or mot Chat TE with New At Min( an a adop on t; declE TI but sols Soul Parl (Niel steac and at 9' but pre]] T 1 prep the rath beer We ss. ; Easi acti , Lyo Pao Eas exh. Lon tral to 5 3 pe 3 pc Nev lndi Diu Vitt Coll Exc