The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-24 00:00:00

NORWICH TOWN COUNCIL. • A special meeting of the members of the Muni cipal Corporation was held on Tuesday (the mayor, G. Middleton, Esq., presiding), when there was a much larger attendance than usual, in consequence of the minutes containing notice of a motion to .receive the report of the committee a )pointel to draw up a petition to the House of Commons, pray ing for a full, searching, and impartial inquiry into the CORRUPT PRACTICES AT OUR CITY ELECTIONS. • The Town-Clerk reported that, after considerable discussion, the committee had agreed to the ibllow- ins petition : To the Hon. the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled : The humble Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citi zens of the City of Norwich in Council assembled, Sheweth—That it is generally and confidently asserted that at the last election of members of Parliament for this city extensive and systematic bribery was practised. That this practice' is not only demoralising to the cor rnpted electors, but subversive of the constitution, and tends to degrade the Parliament in the estimation of the country and of foreign nations. That the measures hitherto tiken to expose and punish bribery have been inadequate, inasmuch as none but the actual parties to - the corrupt' transactions have been dealt with, whilst those -who were the moving cause and instiga tion of the evil and who provide the means of corruption, have bean permitted to escape. That it is rumoured that a fund was raised in London prior to the last general election for election purposes, to which it is asserted that influential personages largely sub ecribod, and that a considerable subscription from that fend was sent down to this city for tho purpose of being used at the late general election. That it is further ru moured that a considerable sum of money was subscribed by persons in Norwich for the same • purpose. That your petitioners are desirous that a thorough inquiry and investigation should take place before a committee of your hon. house, or before a royal commission, into the al leged bribery and corruption practised at the last election for thi s city, and particularly into the sources from which the money so corruptly expended was dens ed ; and your peti tioners pray that such inquiry and investigation may be full, searching, r.nd impartial. That it is further alleged that at former elections for this city bribery has been extensively practised, and your petitioners refer it to the wisdom of your hon. house to de termine whether those elections should be included or not in the inquiry and investigation now prayed for. - And your petitioners pray that a committee of your hon. house may be appointed forthwith, or that such other means may be adopted as to your hon. house may seem meet and proper to expose, punish, counteract, and prevent the prac tice of bribery at elections. Mr. TILLEpt then rose and said—Mr. Mayor rise for the purpose of moving that the petition ap proved by the committee be adopted by this Coun cil. It may be necessary perhaps to remind you, particularly as many gentlemen are here now who were not here on a former occasion, that the pre cise position of this question is as follows :—At a previous meeting this Council resolved to petition Parliament, and it was then referred to a committee to draw up a petition, and to recommend to what extent the petition should go. The duty of the Council to petition for a full, searching, and impar tial inquiry into the corrupt practices at elections of this city is not a point to be discussed. It has already been settled that a petition shall be pre sented, and the only question therefore now is— which materially narrows the line of discussion— whether this petition which has just been read shall go up, or what other petition shall go—whe ther any clauses in it appear to be objectionable to any member of the Council—on whether it can in any way be _amended. That, as it appears to me, i the simple question before the Council. Now sir, since I brought this subject forward on a for mer occasion, matters have arisen which tend mate rially to strengthen the arguments I then adduced. I may be allowed to state that on the committee some members did "object to these proceedings, on the ground that no evidence had been brought be fore either the Council or the committee to prove that bribery had been practised. Since the Coun cil meeting, and since the meeting of this com , mittee, facts have transpired of great importance with regard to the issue now before us, for a peti tion has been presented to the House of Commons signed by no fewer than six members of this Conn . , praying for an inquiry into the bribery sad to have taken place at the last election, On some ground of informality that petition Was necessarily withdrawn, but a second has since been presented, signed by other gentlemen, some also of whom are members of this Council. So that in fact no fewer than eight members of the Council have signed a petition to Parliament alleging that bribery was committed at the last election for the city. I may also be able to give the'information to gentlemen not yet acquainted with it, that another petition also has been, or will be, presented by certain indi viduals, some of whom, too, are members of this Council, alleging that bribery took place on the other side at. the same tiniz, so that in reality there will be, or probably are by this time, at least two petitions before the House of Commons. [Mr. Gedge—l beg your pardon, Mr. Tillett—three.] (Laughter.) The gentleman on the other side is one of the best friends I have, and I:only regret that such unkind expressions should have been used with regard to him, as that of " excessive zeal," but for my own•part I have no reason in the world to com plain of him. (Renewed laughter.) He informs us that three petitions have been presented, which so far strengthens my position that I think you will agree that it is no longer a matter to be questioned that there are allegations of bribery, and that as far as rumour is concerned gross and notorious bribery was committed. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) These charges of bribery, moreover, do not arise from one - sTde only, but mutually from each side again t the other. These petitions, it is fairly presumed, are petitions for a party object, petitions instituted not so much out of a deep and genuine abhorrence of bribery in itself, as.out of a deep and genuine abhorrence of being defeated, and being party petitions they are very likely to be dis posed-of frOm party motives. But I think, sir, that this Council, as a . public body, is called upon to step in between these party contentions, and to assume a public position. I think that we are bound to say that this question of bribery is too serious, and the consequences which it involves too extensive, to be matter of compromise or arrangement on grounds of party expediency. (Cheers.) . The question must be laid before Parliament as a public grie vance, and the inquiry must be sought for on public grounds and for the public advantage. Of these petitions, the only one of which I have a copy is the amended one which was presented on the 17th inst. •It alleges that the sitting members, by gifts, promises, and other gross and notorious acts of bribery, induced electors to ah±lain from voting for Sir Samuel Bignold and Mr. Lushington, and to vote for Lord Bury and Mr. Schneider; by which means 1 - 11.. fr election was secured. That 'allega flail, sir, is s; 4 ned by several of our most respecta b le e iti ze .a.i, and we have a right to presume that they believe that every one of them is provable in law and in fact. I have not, as I have alreadysaid a copy of the petition which I believe has been sent up by the gentlemen of opposite polities but we may fairly pre sume that it contains allegations not less strong as to the practices on the other side. There will therefore be these two petitions at least; and the third, o f which I know nothing except that it has beenmen tioned by the gentlemen on the other side. (Laugh ter.) It is the duty of this Council, then, to raise this . question out of the low, I may almost say discredit- . able arena, of mere party contention, and make it a, true judicial inquiry—collino. on Parliament, at the . instigation and request of alCparties, to send down a commission, or by other means to make such an in quiry as shall prove beyond all question what are the facts with regard to the last election. (Applause.) Now, sir, this petition conies precisely within the terms of the resolution' adopted at the previous Meeting of the Council. It prays for a full, search ing, and impartial inquiry. If any gentleman can Suggest words which will make it more full, more searching, and more impartial, I can say on behalf of myself that I will readily accept the suggestion, and I believe that the majority of the committee, if not all of them, vill do the same. I believe, how ever, that it will be found utterly impossible to strengthen the petition in this respect, and that no one reading the petition would be able to tell from the wording of it from which side of this room it had "emanated. (Cheers.) The first allegation is, " That it is generally anti confidently asserted that at the last election for members of Parliament for this city. extensive and systematic bribery was practised?' It is not said here—and on that point conceded to a gentleman on the other side—that it is notorious even, or put forth as an acknowledged fact, that there was bribery, but simply that it is generally and confidently asserted, which I appre hend no one can question. (II ear, hear.) Excep tion was taken to the words "extensive syste matic," but no words. and ess expressive than these would represent- the state of things which is' be lieved to hal:a:existed. Ido - not stand up here to say that there was bribery merely - isolated cases, or that it was committed in a few instances in the heat and excitement of the contest; bat I ask for this inquiry on the ground that the bribery was systematically , extensively, and deliberately planned and carried out._ The nex t clause is, ""That this practice is not onl y demoralising to the cor rupted electors, but subversive of tho constitution, and tends to degrade th e Parliame nt in the estima tion of the country and of foreign nations." I hold it to be a serious qtiestion in regard to the influence of this count on foreign nations, that this prac tice of. bribery should be brought to an end as soon as possible, and that all who have any influence should show they are pitpared to promote a rigid and searching inquiry. England, sir, is almost the only country in the world which is blessed with a constitutional governMent. (Hear, hear.)--- We are continually hearing of disturbances and revolutions in all puts of the world, owing to the oppressionmor ,_ 4 rulers and consequent discontent of their subjects. England assumes the high privilege of teaching the nations how to live, bow to govern themselves, and how the power of the Crown and of the aristocracy may be properly ' , lended with—and, if I may so, moderated by—due power on the part the people. Anything, therefore, which tends to bring into con tempt the constitution of this country, and to show that the Parliament is like a lot put up to the highest bidder; to have this, I say, the confessed truth—to have it so recorded in the annals of Par liament itself—to have it the subject of conversa tion and rejoicing amongst our enemies abroad, is one of the most serious aspects in which the evil can .be regarded. (Applause.) The next clause is, " That the measures hitherto taken to expose and punish bribery have been inadequate, inasmuch as none but the actual parties to the corrupt transac tions have been dealt with, whilst those who were the moving cause . and instigation of . the evil, and who provide the means of corruption, have been permitted to escape." That clause, Sir, I am sure, will expreSs the real feeling of every member of this Council, however much some may be indisposed from personal or other frotives to give their support to it as it stands. (Cheers.) It was put forward at the previous, council meeting that the effect of these proceedings would be- to bring punishment on individuals, and particularly on the hubler classes of the voters. Now, Sir, I have no desire of that kind. Ido not believe that they are the criminals—the real, the great criminals in these transactions. I believe that those ilien who provide the money for party purposes or for purpose's of per sonal ambition—who lay the plan and carry it out —are the men who should be visited with all the punishment which appertains to the offence. (Loud cheers.) I happened to be listening to the debate the other night in the House of Lords on the Italian question, and was much struck by an argument put forth by Lord Brougham. Ido not remember his words, but his remark was to the effect that when anything is done of which you have to complain, if you have a difficulty in finding out who were the instigators of the offence, and who provided the means for it, a question naturally arises the answer to which will help you to a conclusilon—the question started by an ancient Roman judge—" Cui bono r (To whose advantage does it tend ?) And his lord ship contended that whoever was benefitted by the act might fairly, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be taken as the instigator of it. (Hear.) Now I say that bribery was committed at the last election to the extent of some thousands of pounds, and affecting some hundreds of voters. I ask, then, for whose good, if I may use such a term, or to whose advantage was it done ? And when you have found out for whose advantage it was done, you have tolerably' good grounds for concluding who was the doer of it. (Hear, hear.) I would lay hold, there fore, of the men at the head of the affair, I would bring them all unsparingly before a commission, and 'would make every one of them give an account, particularly as regards financial matters, touching this contest. (Applause.) The next clause is, " That it is rumoured that a fund was raised in London prior to the last general election, for election pur poses, to_which it is asserted influential personages largely contributed, and that. a considerable contri bution from that fund was sent down to this city for the purpose of being used at the late general elec tion. ' Now, Sir, I have already said that I hap pened to be in the House of Lords the other night, and heard the discussion on the address, and I at the same time heard Lord Derby's speech on this ques tion of bribery. I admit that he did, in the most decided and unequivocal terms, deny that he had subscribed anything for the purposes of corruption, but he nevertheless made an admission of a very serious character as affecting the question now be fore us. He said that he thought there could be nd objection to subscribing for the legitimate ex penses of elections—that he saw no objection to a fund being raised to help candidates to pay for their legitimate expenses. (Laughter.) Now, Sir, I say that it matters not whether the two or three thousand pounds which were sent here, came from the Reform Club or froni the Carlton Club—from whichever it might come, it is a mere pretence to say that it was sent for the legitimate expenses of the election. If any such fund was raised in London as Lord Derby's speech evidently admits, and if it was employed to help men to pay their election expenses, how can Lord Derby under take to say that the money so subscribed by him for legitimate purposes, was not applied for the pur poses of corruption? And if the rumour is correct that considerable differences have arisen between one of the political parties in this city and their candidates touching the payment of the legitimate expenses of the last election, and if legal proceed ings are arising out of these differences, it only strengthens what I have said that the matter re quires a rigid investigation. Anyhow, the commit tee who have drawn up this petition have a right to credit in this respect, that there is nothing in this clause which accuses one side more than another. There is no stronger imputation on the gentlemen who managed the election on the part of the Conservatives, than there is on the gentlemen who managed the election on the part of the Libe, rals. The clause is impartial, and only asks for a full inquiry into the truth. The next clause is; " That it.is further rumoured a considerable sum -of' money was subscribed by persons in Norwich for the same purpose." To this clause the same remarks apply as to the one immediately preceding it. The following paragraph says, " That your petitioners are desirous that a thorough inquiry and investi gation should take place before a committee of your hon. house, or before a Royal Couimission, into the alleged bribery and corruption practised at the last election for this city, particularly into the sources from which the money, so corruptly expended, was derived ; and your petitioners pray that such in quiry and investigation may be full, searching, and impartial." Now, sir, I can only of course deal with what is currently reported, but I am told that gen tlemen on the other side—and there is some confir mation of this in the reports of the meetings which they have held—are united for the purpose of at tempting to defeat this inquiry. (Loud cries of "No, no, no," from the Conservatives.) Well, llm glad to hear it; this shows the importance of stating what one has heard and the mentioning the rumours that are afloat, for if I had not made that remark, a feeling would,have remained in our minds which would have been unjust ; but certainly my appre hension, when I saw the opposition benches so early and completely filled this morning, was that there had been what we call a " whip up" of ,the party on the other side, to try and thwart this mo tion for an inquiry. (Great applause.) lam glad, gentlemen, that you are disposed to second the efforts now being made to promote a full, searching, and impartial investigation. But you must excuse my having fallen into such a mistake, since I do happen to know that some of your lead ing friends did actually pledge themselves to be here on - a recent occasion to put a stop to this petition; and I am glad that that gentleman who charged another of his own party with having more zeal than discretion, has drawn out in time to pre vent the return of such a charge upon himself. (Laughter and applause.) The next clause is, " That it is further rumoured that, at former elec tions for this city, bribery has been extensively practised, and your petitioners refer it to the wis domthes o o f electionsy o ur hon sh o o u u r l a d b h b e e house u t d o e d d e o t e r r n m o i t n i e n w t h h e e t h e in quiryr and investigation n the o i o n uo v iw e: n tigation now prayed for." That know, was put side and atcl thoughth instance s a t a friend:nce of a ela g u en se t , le a m s of his wished it to be struck out, having myself adopted the suggestion in the Council I felt bound to preserve it in the petition when the question was considered -in committee, but of course I shall be happy -to bow, in this respect, to the feeling of the majority. The prayer of the p e titi on i s, " And your petitioners pray that a committee of your honourable house may be a ppointed forthwith, or that such other means ma y be a dopted as to your honourable house may sem meet and prop er , t o expose, punish, coun teract, and prevent th e prac tice of bribery at elections." So far as my own judgment serves me, I cannot but think that if gentlemen are honest in their professed desire to put a stop to this evil, they will assist in the endea vours to secure an answer to this prayer. I cannot conceive of any reasonable pretence on which they can object to the petition, and I can only say that, if there are any words in it to which they demur, anything too harsh or too strong, my real desire has been, not to bring an acrimonious ele ment into the discussion, but simply to do my duty to the public in the best spirit I could; and I am sure that if any gentlemen object to the precise form in. which the matter is put before the Council, they will be listened to, and their sugges tions met, as far as possible. I beg leave to move that the petition be adopted, and the city seal fixed thereto. (Applause.) The MAYOR—I hope that some gentleman on the other side will second the motion. Mr. LEDGE—Oh, I beg leave to second it, Mr. Mayon' lam very pleased to think that the feel ings of iny friend, if he will allow me to call him so, are a little milder than on the last occasion. I suppose he is tired of rumours, and I have no doubt that his evidence, when it comes out, will he like Queen' Charlotte's when it came from Italy. (Great laughter.) I suppose he will have no objection to have my petition - for the Guardians' election taken as an appendage to his, as it is extraordinary to me that a gentleman connected with the Norfolk News should excite the feelings, and spirit, and good understanding there used to be in this city, and•afterwards, in consequence of that paper heing wished to be prosperous, there must be some thing On , all occasions got up for the sale of the Norfolk News. (Great laughter.) It is a very pretty shop for the editor, 11.8 I 'mum Ist in 'HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1859 part, if not in whole. I suppose, like all other editors, he cuts pieces out of one paper and pieces out of another, and then puts them together and calls them his own articles. (Roars of laughter.) At the same time I must say that there is a deal of credit due to the company in endeavburing by stealth, for it is nothing else, to excite that class of people, the lower class, which read his paper, for nobody else but the lower class read it. (Laughter, cries of Oh, oh, and " Why, you read it yourself, don't you?") I say there's a good deal of policy in getting up all V. - is agitation, for at one time it was no doubt a losing game, and no doubt now it is a saving one. ' I dare say my friend heard of the rumour that I had purchased the Nolfolk Standard at Yarmouth, and had got a shop in the same street, to publish it here twice a-week to draw the people to buy that paper, because it was thought they would sooner buy it than a twopenny-halfpenny paper. ffeel obliged to you for hearing my chat-chat, for that's all it will dome to. (Laughter.) I suppose you will have no objection to this going up as an' appendage to yours - (holding out a roll of paper towards Mr. 'Ellett). It is an extraordinary expense to go up with two separate 'petitions. Yours will cost the city two thousand pounds, and I should not like to I add two -more. Why, at the late_Guardians' elec tion, ()tie of the proprietors—one of the partners — of the Norfolk News was seen in the grossest scene of bribery in the porch of the church ; and now one of these gentlemen comes under the pretence of purity and morality, and is burst out like a carna tion from its pad—(loud and prolonged laughter)— and is going to frighten every individual in this city because as he thinks he leas a chance of selling some extra papers. My dear Mr. Tillett, I wisa you joy. (Roars of laughter.) I have a note, ne I have it not with me, but it is this—" Dear Sir, — Unless you pay this account to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, I have strict orders to proceed against you immediately. Signed, J. H. Tillett,"—with a dash under " immediately." (Great laughter.) That was the day before the election. I say nothing about these matters, but I suppose that that is what my friend, Tilhtt would call coercion or undue in fluence,"such as he exerted at Peto and Warner s election, when be set twelve gentlemen on my humble person for a fortnight night and day. (Roars of laughter.) But I bear these things and am in good plight after all, and I have no doubt that after the investigation I shall return from London in as good spirits as I am, thank Clod, this morning. (Great laughter.) As no one proposed an amendment, the motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. TILLETT then moved , that the petition be sent to John Bright, Esq., member for Birmingham, for presentation. Mr. J. D. SMITH seconded the motion. • Mr. GEDGE thought it should be sent to Mr. Cobden as soon as he returned. Mr. WINTER suggested that the petition should be presented by the sitting members. The MAYOR and Mr. WILLETT both expressed an opinion that as the present members would both be interested in the matter, it would hardly do to ask them to present the petition. Mr. Tillett's motion was then agreed to. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE'. MARYLEBONE. A meeting of the electors of the borough a Marylebone was held last night, at the Literary In stitute, Edward-street, Portman-square, for the purpose of hearino. Lord Fermoy give an explana tion of his political principles. Mr, P. GRAHAM, of Oxford-street, having_ been called to the chair, said that last eveningthey heard a very , satisfactory exposition of the political views of Major Lyons; tonight they were assembled to listen to a statement from Lord Fermoy. That noble lord being an Irish peer, could not represent an Irish constituency ; but, entertaining as he did a desire to. take an _active part in the legislation of his country, he had come forward to solicit the suf frages of the borough of Marylebone. Lord FERMOY then addressed the meeting. He said the reason why he appeared before, them was that which the hon. chairman had just stated— that he, being an Irish peer, was not competent to represent an Irish constituency. .He was a man of business, and had represented 'one of the largest constituencies in his "native land, the agricultural county of Cork, for nearly 20years. lie belonged to the advanced Liberal party,..Ntildsc ranks he was glad to say were every day re03416 . ,g fresh recruits. The occasion of his appenrit, , pi,pi,r3„them was the promotion of Sir Benjamiio C - WA..:.'e peerage. It was an event of which Ski:te T q n Ind a right to . ~,„, be proud, and of which 'the pcopTe. of Marylebone had no reason to be ashamed. (Cheers.) But it be hoved them to be - very cautious as to the man whom they would put in his plaecl.; (Hear, hear.) While seeking their suffras;•es he would not assume a single principle which he could not honestly advocate, nor would he, even to attain the honour of repre senting Marylebone, pretend to espouse any politi- Ailich he did not s`ncerely feel to be IV% •-:4.4Vsalways ondeavared, while in Par liamentNtarry out the principles entertained by the adVanded Liberal party, and had always been ' the follower of his late respected , friend Joseph Hume. (Check) He entered Parliament in 1837, and r6flerented the same constituency 'to 1855. During that period he had given many votes tc, Which he would- refer with th Utinost . contlamce. In February, .1838, he supported a motion by Mr. Grote for•theintroduction of the ballot. It was said that the ballotWDS un-English. The ballot was a re medy for a great _disease. The remedy was un-En glish, but the disease Woi: still more un-English. It was cruel to give.9. - nwythe privilege of a vote unless they protected hi rn in -dip eNcereise,of it. (Cheers.) He had always been, an advoe4rte of household suf frage, but he would clot: ,stop - there.. There was a Most valuable class of inen s ,who:occupied only por tions of houses i men most trustworthy in their avo cations, but who were not in a positiox to acquire an entire house to themselves. To those persons he Would give a vote. With regard to the redistribu tion of the representatives, that was a subject which all parties agreed required immediate attention. Tire present state of things was most unsatisfactory. Pepulatiosi ought to be an important ingredient in the redistribution of seats. ,He would not leave pro perty"' 'al6gether out of consideration, but popula tion,he.tliought, was-as good a test as to the sub stantial qualifications of a :representative as could be had. The borough of Marylebone ought to have six repsesentatives, less than that number ought not to be given to so important a constituency. Tisis brought him to the quest ion . as to the suppres sion of the small boroug! a. lie was sorry to see in the present Government one. Cabinet Minister at least who had declared himself in favour of the preservation of small boroughs. But it was his firm conviction that no measure would be of any avail short of a total abolition of those small constituen cies. (Cheers.) They were a blot and a disgrace to the British constitution. Let, the small boroughs he merged in ' the counties ; for he did not ap prove of grOuping them together. Although he in 1838 represented a large agricultural constitu ency in Ireland, and was himself the owner of ex tensive estates in that country, yet when in that 'year Mr. Villiers brought forward a "motion for the repeal of the corn laws, he (Lord. Fermoy), not withstanding • his connection with the agricultural interest, voted in supporter that motion. (Cheers.) He did . do so because he felt • that 'no man had a right to cut a slice off the loaf of the poor. (Cheers.) He was the advocate of freedom of conscience, and 'of the total abolition of church rates. It was a most cruel oppression to compel onerman to pay for the church of another.. He believed that the doc trines of the established church, in the tenets of "which he had been brought up, would be greatly advanced if 'All were at once to come forward and assent to the entire abolition of church rates. He believed that in that case the voluntary prin ciple would come out most triumphantly in, the support of the churches of this country. (Cheers.) But whethe r that would be so or not - he held that no man who did not believe in the tenets taught in any particular church ought to be called upon to support that church. (Cheers.) In regard to social, legal, and administrative reforms—three very large words—he would then only say that he had always tNl advocate,' iveoaNisvigenvoeti,,p iFi e oe v b e ca r ob y ul yl d d e i sc nna r Et i p in, ti egf o lra n ani o nd f f r ra e o f m o m r o m r e. making.a o b n l e e r a e nT m dh a ei r n k r e , ent legal reformer than Sir Richard Bothell, the present Attorney-General. It was, in his opi nion, a great loss to the country, and a great in jugsatiine e ap t p o oi t n h t e ed m Ni man himself, that instead of. being a \ , bald Attorney -General havel te givenwas not i placedthe on tie woolsack, v opportunity of promoting those legal reforms which he was so eminently qualified to propose. ` On the subject of economy he had to remark that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gladstone) was reported to have said that the finances of thecoun try were in a most unsatisfactory condition, and that it would be necessary to impose additional taxation. Instead of increasing the taxes, they ought to strive to effect retrenchment. He be lieved that much in that way might be effected. The diplomatic department would admit of very considerable reduction. Applying the principle of never giving money unless they got value for it, he. knew of nothing from which. the nation got so little as from the labours of diplomatists. (Hear.) To those gentlemen was intrusted the settlement of the question, in the East with Russia. A Peelite was appointed, and what was the result ? The Cri mean war, the expenditure of immense sums of money, and the lo:;s of thousands of lives. : And what - was the case riew 9-- They had had deSpatcheS —some in good. English, some in bad, and some with bad spelling, but our diplomatists had not succeeded in their object, that of keeping Europe' tranqu'.l. They had had envoys, ambassadors, and whole classes of these men at work, and yet the war was spreading over the whole of Europe, and nobody knew at what moment this nation might be swallowed in the gulf. (Cheers.) Therefore, if those gentlemen did not give value for the money they received they ought net to be paid it. (Cheers.) But they were always meddling with other men's business ; and the more they did so the greater was the mess they made. (Cheers.) After a few re marks in support of local self-government the noble lord referretl.4o the present state of affairs in this country. They had just formed a new Government, and he would at once say, whatever his views and feelings might have been before the Government was formed, that looking at as, it was now, con stituted, he regarded it with feelings of great dis trust. (Hear, hear.) They had for some time been under the rule of a minority, and Lord Derby had done some-things badly and some things 'well, but the advanced Liberals were of opinion that it, was not for the interest of the country that the Tory party should remain in power. 7 But when the.ad vanced Liberals came to consider the matter they found that they could not. th miselves govern the country if the other parties—the Whigs, Pcelites, and Tories, opposed them ; it was, therefore, deter mined that all sections of the Liberal party should unite. There was a -meeting called at Willis's Rooms, and the, general cry was—" Turn out Lord Derby and youshallhave a Government in which all sections of the Liberal party shall be represented.', That was the understanding_ at Willis's Rooms. The parties accordingly united and put Lord Derby out ; but when they had turned Lord Derby out they turned in a very different sort of thing from what was intended. Now, how had .the understanding come to been carried out ? The proposition was that all the sections of the Liberal.party should be represented in the Cabinet. Those sections consisted of Whigs, Peelites, and advanced Liberals. The most numerous party no. doubt was the advanced Liberals. But how were the seats in the Cabinet apportioned between theSe three parties ? The ad vanced Liberals would have been satisfied if there had been share and share alike; but what was the real state of things ? Why, first and foremost, the Cabinet was formed without any member of the Li beral party being in it, because hitherto the Cabinet had consisted of only 12 or 13 members, and when these were made up of Peelites and Whigs they dis covered that none of the advanced Liberals were in it. -Hallo! said they, where are those Liberals? We shall not be ible to go on against these 146 or 156 if we do not, at any rate, make a semblance of letting some - of them in.' If we do not do so we shall be turned out in a week. Accordingly, they agreed to increase the Cabinet from •12 to 16. Well,- one would suppose that the advanced Liberals .would have the additional four ; but no, they got only two seats, and then two old Tories were stuck in to balance them. (Cheers and .laughter.) That was what they called in this Country a one•sided recip rocity. (Laughter.) That, then, was the actual state of things. They had a Cabinet of six or seven old Whigs; they had the whole of. the Peelite party; 'stock and lot, so'that if any distinguished foreigner were to come to this country and ask to be shown, among other curiosities, a Peelite, they would be obliged to go to the Cabinet door and respectfully ask one of them to come out: (Laughter.) It was true they had left out Mr. F.' Peel. (.‘ And Sir J. Graham.") Yes, and Sir J. Graham, but with the 'exception-.:of- those two gentlemen , the whole ,Peelite party were in the Cabinet, besides some six or seven Whigs and a sort of doubtful man, neither fish nor flesh, a half Tory and half Peelite—Mr. Gladstone; and then, they had •Mr. Milner Gibson, who was; the only real Liberal party in the whole ( Mr. Cobden.") Wait. He could not believe for , bne moment that when that good and great man, who did so much to cheapen the bread of the poor —Richard Cobden, should come to this country, fresh from •America, and see-in what way the Com pact had been carried out which was entered into at Willies Rooms, that he - would' consent to join the Cabinet. (Hear.) But if, on the spur of the moment, he should be taken by the glitter—and no doubt it was a great temptation to a man to be efferal-to•be made a Cabinet Minister—if; then, for ,a moment he should be.carried away, his firm belief was thatbeforethreemonths were over both Richard Cobden and Milner Gibson would walk out:- -The advanced Liberal party h - ad: not been-fairly treated in the formation of the -Cabinet., and he believed the good sense of the country would go with him when he made that assertion. (Cheers.). If, then, the electors of Marylebone should send him to Par liament, although it would be impossible for him to join the Tories, -yet he should watch with some care and some doubt the course which the new Go vernment might take. (Hear, hear.) He was not disposed to trust them merely because they had got together a Cabinet. He could have no confidence in them, constituted as that Cabinet was ; and the only real guarantee the country could have of the Cabinet being infavour of advanced liberal opinions, would be to have men of advanced liberal opinions in it.' (Cheers.) In the absence of that,. if they brought in good measures he would support them, but he could not promiSe to vote for them in blind confidence. (Hear, hear.) Something had been said about neutrality. He was on principle utterly averse to war ; and if' they did not meddle in other people's affairs they would not get into so many scrapes, but 'they must :always be prepared to hold their own. (Cheers.) , England held a great and a -proud position_ the first position atnong civilised e.of nations. the She was•the w on d er an d th e n world, -.and they- : must - take dare that she was at all times prepared to preserve her greatness and her power. (Cheers.) But that was not to be done by lieeping up a large standing army. The - best policy to be pursued was to maintain an efficient fleet, and let that fleet be . kept in. the Channel to protect their own shores. , (Cheers.) There were two • Advantages in a good fleet—it could be used against an invader, and it could. not, be used againSt the people. (Cheers.) The•-noble la liberal hope i t n ila the t i h r e se e n le t c i- - ments to object to him on the ground of his - being His, iotsnhee ambition; u an t n i f o w l , hat bridged to ibr o oihfk r re d :eeiort:olAs, concludediaryle Marylebone e expressingvir were oo an Irishman. .(Cheers.) He, for his part ; would o eepr Liberal leosvie,eahlr't. party ,hceohueur (Renewedefg borough a man whom they conceived •to have better ante cede its and higher qualifications to repreSent them, he waS not the person to stand in the way. (Great cheering.) A resolution was then proposed by Mr. Wvi,D to the effect that the meeting apprOved the sentitnen;s express , ,id by Lord Fernley, and pledged themselves to secure his return for the borough of Marylebotte. Mr. ROBINS moved an amendment to the effect that the meeting did nottleem it desirable to pledge themselves firsUpport Lord Fc;rniov;"although they fully approved the political opinions his lordship had expressed. • After some confusion and uproar, the amendnient was negatived, and the original resolution was car ried -by an, overwhelming majority, amid loud . applause. . The following letter has been received by the deputation appointed to communicate, with. Sir Joshua Walmsley:— , 2 "Wolverhampton Park, Newbury,..}lants, June 22: 'a Sir•Toshua Walinsley is this Moment, 5 o'clock p.m.,• favoured by a telegraphic message asking if,he' would be-' 'come a candidate for the r epresentation of Marylebone; h's name having been received by acclarnation: He feels much, honoured by the invitation, but the: cot of the contest' for thatlorough is too great for him to take such a responsi bility. He begs to express his ackuolyledgment:s to those who have thus honoured him. "To John WilSon, Esq." tralia ; June 13, the Nil Desperanduni, from the Mauritius; June 14, the barque Vandolla, =from Demerara, and the barque Sultan, 24 days from New York ; June 17, the brig Annie, and June 20, an English ship, second distinguishing pendant No. 9,582, from Whampoa. The Mcgcera, screw troopship, Commander George T. N. Purvis, arrived at Spithead late on Wednesday evening, from India and the Cape of Good Rope, &c. From her defective state she has made a very lengthened passage home. She brought home a few invalided soldiers, women, and children, who were landed at Portsmouth, and taken in charge by the military authorities yester day afternoon. The followingvcssels were spoken during the latter part of the Megrera's 43assage : On the 6th of June, in lat. 3811, long. 40, the Ito- sario (English), from Leonis Island, for Falmouth. On the same day, the Marseilles •(French), 40 days from Gambia. June 14, off Fayal, the IStria (Eng lish), 63 days . from Montevideo. June 18, in lat. 48.10,,10ng. 21.34, the John Harley (English), 33 days from Barbadoes, for Dublin. • Capt. Rochfort B. Maguire joined the- Imperieuse at Portsmouth yesterday. The Gorgon, 6, paddle, Commander Bedford C. Pim, steamed alongside. the Pitt coal depot off Hyde yesterday from Spithead, to fill up coal: The Rhadamanthus steam .storeship arrived., at Portsmouth yesterday from Devonport with a small detachment of Marine Artillery on board, to join head-quarters at Fort Cumberland. She will sail this morning from Portsmouth for . Sheerness with supernumeraries. • The Beagle, 6, screw, Sphynx, 6, paddle, and Shannon, 51, screw, at Portsmouth, will beat once placed in the first class of steam reserve. In the list we gave, yesterday of the - steamvessels in com mission at Portsmouth, we omitted to include the Urgent, Commander Hire, now in No. 8 dock pre paring for further service. The Pincher and Flamer gunboats were yester :day docked in No. 7 dock at Portsmouth. The Simoom screw troopship, Commander Cook, is berthed alongside the Victorious hulk in Ports mouth harbour, clearing out, stripping, &c. It is stated that she will be placed in dock to prepare for furtuer service, and her crew " paid down. It is asserted in Portsmouth that the following alterations will be.made in the uniform of the,me• diedl officers' belonging. to her Majesti's navy : Assistant-surgeons over six years' service to wear the uniform as worn by surgeons at present; surgeons under 20 years to wear the same uni form as secretary to a commander-in-chief ; sur geons over 20 years, the uniforth of a post captain, with a crown on. the epaulette ; inspectors, same uniforni as the last, with a crown and star on epaulettes.; inspector, same uni form, with crown and two stars on epaulettes; in spector-general, uniform as an admiral. Vice-Admiral G. Rich is to receive the goo I ser 'N ice pension vacant by the decease of Vice-Admiral Sir David Dunn, K.C.H. Captain J. L. Stokes is to have the good service pension, vice. Henderson, promoted to flag rank. Captain Erasmus Omman ney is to have the good service pension, vice Jones, promoted to flag rank. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty: . --Captain Thomas Miller, to the Clio, commissioned Corn. F. D. Rich, to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard; Lieut. George Marriott, and Lieut. Y. J. W. Jervis, to the Mars ; Lieut. F. H. S. Flood, to the Amphion ; Lieut. W. Clark, to the .Gladiator ; W. IL Petch,, Master, to the Mars; F. B.' Ydul,. Master, to the Diadem ; Samuel Winnecott, Master; to the Acorn ; John R, Ryan, Master, to the `Gannett •, F. • 33, -Henwood, Master, to thOArnphion; G. P. Heather, Master, to the Clio ; J. Henderson, Surgeon, to the Iniperieuse; William .D. Kerr, Surgeon, to -the Donegal ; John P. Burke, Surgeon, to the Cam bridge ; - James 'Mitchell, Surgeon, to the Topaze Edwitrdtolburne, Second Master (additional),' to, the Minotaur ; George A. F. Day, Second Master to the Avon ; George Patterson; Second Master, to the Nautilus ; .John G: Barnes, , Paymaster, to the Gladiator; William Horninian,•Paymaster, to the Cambridge; Harry T. Nettleton, Paymaster, to the Clio ; R o.' U. Press; rare, Cleik; to the 'Gladiator ; iii •Ja es . H. Wallis, Clerk,. to the Clio ; _andDaniel V. Hamilton, Clerk, to the Amphicnr. • THE.' In addition to the tents erected - at the Spur, I battery, Chath'im, for a portion of the troops longing to the 2d battalion, a -Lumber of tents have just'beea pitched in thegrOunds attached to the Garrison and Fort Pitt hospitals;.in_which the con valescent troops now in those establishments are to be encamped. These tents .are very commodious, each one being capable of. accommodating 10 men. The whole are furnished. With_ every requisite for the comfort °lithe convalescent men who are to be quartered in teem. During the last summer the eiperiment of encamping a portion of the inmates of the military hospitals at Chatham was attended with much success, the men placed under canvas having recovered their .health and, strength much More speedily than those occupying the hospital wards. During the last feW days a number of the invalid non-commissioned officers and men who ar rived from India in the Eastern Monarch have been forwarded from Port Pitt to the convalescent esta blishment at Yarmouth, where they will' remain until discharged from the service. It is feared that. the men will receive no compensation from - the Gel vernment :foe the losses' by' the burning of the Eastern Monarch, and although - many of them have' lost considerable sums- - of. money—the savings of nearly a lifetime spent in India—the only allow. ance they have yet received from the Government is a freekit, ,which has been supplied to each man. The most urgent cases of distress haire been attended to by the committee 'of the Asradiation for Reliev ing-the Wives and Families of Soldiers and Sailors, ; who have placed a sum of money in the hands of Capt. Pope, of the Invalid Depot, to be distributed among the sufferers. The new barracks at Gosport, with accommoda tion for one commanding officer, two field officers, 34 other officers, eight staff' sergeants, 4,000 non. commissioned officers - and men,--60 married soldiers, and six-horses, will be complete in their barrack stores and furniture, and ready for occupation by the Ist of July. Capt. Webb, in command of a detachment of ono ser - reant,. one corporal, one drummer, and 48 pri vatl'es, belong inc to the Woolwich Division of Royal . Marines; yesterilay Proceeded -to-Portsmouth to join, her Majesty's . screw_ steam frigate Imperieuse, for service. The division is now totally denuded of service men, and consists: only of recruits and a number of volunteers who_ have .recently joined from Militia regitnents-in Ireland. ‘- The Royal Glanaorgan_ Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, tinder the - ethilinancl of Col. C. J. Kemeys Tyntc, M.P., is ordired-to assemble at Cardiff, on. the-14th of July next:, for 21. days' training. LAW INTEEITGENCE—June 23. COURT •OF QUEEN'S BENCH.. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Justice Hill ande Special Jury.) RUCK V. ELL AND AicOTTIER'.—ACTION FOR' ,FALSE.IMPRISONMENT Itsi A LUNATIC *ASYLUM. ( Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) Mr. Justice Hill then summed - up the evidence to the jury. His lordship said the action was brought by .the plaintiff ~to recover, damages from the de fondant for imprisoning him anion, lunatics from 'the sth: of November, 1857, te-thethth of August, 1858. The defendant said he was justified in what he did ; and the .questiOriTthe : jury to determine was, whether he was justified. It would be their diity to dismisSTrom their minds avast deal of what they had - heard. discussed respecting the policy_ of the law. That was a question for neither the jui y nor the judge, whose duty it was to administer the law- as they. found- it..- One thing, however, was clear—via., that most elaborate provisions had been made by the law for; the -protection of-those who were plaCed in the unfortunate position of being confined in lunatic asylums. All human laws, how ever, were imperfect, -but, their - defects must be re medied by the LegislatUre. A ()Teat change had been made in Modern" times in - the- mode in•which lunatics were treated: Harshness and bodily ye straint had given way - to gentlen:Ss and soothing . kindness, and the absence of bodily vioknee one gentleman, Dr. Conolly, had been Troved to have taken a prominent part in .bring abort mit this amelioration. - But the q u es tion now was whether the plaintiff's-d e tention was justified I)3r law. The defendant was a licensed keepc:.• rd.' a licensed asylum, and he said the patient was brought to him With a written o r d er for his reception, and accompanied by two certificates signed by. two medical men in the form pointed. out by the statute, and that he was justified and bound to take charge of him till he died, or was discharged in due course Of law. The plaintiff said there was a prOvision in the statute which forbade a certificate to be signed by certain parties that Dr. Conolly' s cer tificate ; tifi ca t e was in violation of the Act of Par liament ; an d that the • certificate was - illegal, - and no justfication. It would be a question for the court whether the certificate, though_ sufficient in point of forin, was sufficient in point of law. The provision was, " that no physician, surgeon, or apothecary who, or whose father, brother, partner, o r assistant, is whe,lly or partly th e propr i e t or . o f ; or a regular • professional attendant in, a licensed house or hospital, shall sign -a certificate for the re, ception of a patient into such. house or hospital,i &c. (16 and 17 VietOia, ca,p. 90, : •sec. 12.). The question which he Pir.`lll . stiee Bill) sliouldYeave to the jury would be, whether they were of opinion, upon the evidence , ho d t fir, C9nolly yams " partly the proprietor of, or a regular professional attendant in," Moorcroft-house ; and if so, he should direct them to find a verdict for the plaintiff for such damages as they, might be advised. If, on the other hand, they should be of opinion that he was neither, he (Mr. Justice Hill) should direct them to find a verdict for the defendant. There would also be two other questions, whether Dr. Conolly examined the plaintiff' separately and apart from ICir. Barnett, and illso whether Mr. Barnett was in actual prac tice as a surgeon. His lordship proceeded to ob serve that there could be no doubt that the plaintiff had been sufferink from delirium tremens, and he (the plaintiff) said that Dr. Conolly and Mr. Bar nett were both present all the time he was being THE NA VY. The screw 'steam storeship. Industry, Master- Corn. Hodges, was yesterday removed from Wool wich to Deptford, to fill in with victualling stores. A nnmber of extra hands were yesterday taken on at Woolwich, in order to hasten the progress of the various_ships under construction and repair for the pendant. The construction of the screw line of-battle ship Repulse, 91, commenced _on the 7th inst. under the new crystal shed, has already the whole of her keel laid down, and her floots'crossed. The paddlewheels Prometheus .and Ardent, to gether with . the' Firefly, having been thoroughly repaired for coast serviee, are nearly ready for commission. The Prometheus is masted and top gallantmasted, and the Hecate, Alecto, and Blood hound,under complete overhaul and repair, are in a forward state for the same service. The screw steamship Caesar, 91, Capt. Frederick, and the first-clogs heaVy ordnance steam frigate Diadem, 32, Capt. Moorsora, both from Havannah, May 19, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday afternoon; as reported in The Sun of yesterday. They left England , October 21, for the Westindies, and have been employed principally off Greytown. Several young officers; chiefly mates, oi the pur-, pose of passing, have come home passengers. The Caesar, with the exception of some slight leaks, is in an efficient state, and her crew; about 820 men, healthy. In consequence of her heavy metal, the rolling which the Diadem had to endure while off Greytown 'strained her- considerably, and she was, in consequence, obliged toleave the anchorage dur ing heavy weather -and go to sea. After a little caulking the Diadem will be ready for any duty , and she has only four sick in a complement of 475 well-disciplined then. 0,1 the passage home, Juno 2, she signaliSed a ship with the Sebond dist in gnisb 'in„,o• pendant No. 9,582 ; June: 10,111 d schooner Jane,. 84days from Rio Grande, and the : froth - the Brazils for -Brerriii.• 'June 11; -the ship :` 'Lztona, from Demerara; Juno -12 P , the ship frat ing Light, from Bombay, and a ship, third dis tinguishing pendant No. 2,497, Amu $91411 Auti- T examined, but there was no other evidence on that, point, and the question would be, whether the jury could rely on the plaintiff's evidence in contradiction of the certificates, which stated that the parties had examined him " separately from any other medical practitioner." The next question would be, whether Dr. Stilwell kept the plaintiff bona fide, or whether he kept him there for his own gain, and those questions would be very important in con sidering the question of damages. His lordship then read the -plaintiff's evidence as to his treat ment by the defendant, which showed that his de lusions continued up to July 26, 1858, and also the evidence of the keepers and Mr. Wainwright on the same.point. His lordship then referred to the book kept at the defendant's establishment, from which it appeared that in the first quarter of the year 1857 Dr. Conolly had received £152 10s. from the defendant. His Lordship thought that if Dr. Conolly had been partly the proprietor he would have received something out of every patient ; but the book showed that he only received payments in respect of a certain number. It looked more like the case of a man who was " a regular professional attendant in" the asylum. In the second quarter, ending June, 1857, Dr. Conolly received his con sulting fee (25 guineas) and payments in respect of 18 out of 40 patients. In the quarter ending at Michaelmas, 1857, Dr. Conolly receiving his con sulting fee (25 guineas) rnd payments in respect of 18 patients, in varying sums; amounting in all to £lB4 7s. 6d. In the quarter ending at Christmas, 1857, he received payments also in respect of 18 patients. So, also, in the quarter ending in March, 1858, he received his consultation fce (25 guineas) and payments in respect - of 18 patients, and in that quarter Mr. Ruck's name appeared with £l5 oppo site it. In the quarter ending at Midsummer, 1858, Dr. Conolly received his consultation fee of 25 guineas and payments in respect of 18 patients, Mr. Ruck's name having £l5 opposite to it. It would be for the jury to say, upon that evidence, whether they thought Dr. Conolly was or was not " a regular medical practitioner in" the asylum. Mr. James called his Lordship's attention to the fact that while £l5 appeared twice after Mr. Ruck's name, Dr. Conolly had not attended him at all. , Mr. Justice Hill said. that was certainly Mr. Ruck's evidence 'but one of the witnesses said that Dr. Conolly spoke to him, and asked him how he did. Its Lordship told the jury that, whether they thought Dr. Conolly was "in part a pro prietor" or a regular " professional attendant" in the asylum, in either case they ought to find their verdict for the . plaintiff, with such damages as they might think reasonable ; but, if they thought sitherwise, they ought to find for the defendant. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and on their return into court found that, if receiving the money as shown in the book made Dr. Conolly a part proprietor they found the fact of receiving the money. They found that Dr. Conolly was the regular professional attendant, with £5OO damages. As to Barnett's not being in practice, the jury found they had not sufficient evidence that he was not, nor had they sufficient evidence to satisfy them that the plaintiff had not been examined separately by . Mr. Barnett and Dr. Conolly. Mr. Justice Hill then directed the jury to find their verdict -for the plaintiff, with £5OO damages. — 'verdict fe' the plaintiff—damages £5OO. SPORTING INTAUIGEIVVE. IVEWTON` RACES.—TnunsnAy. ... St. Helen's Purse. , . Buttezfly; . .l ' 2 Knayton. ' Lady Grosvenor .... Six ran. Gold Cup. Little Agnes . 1 Thornhill Prince of Denmark Seven ran. Visitors' Purse. Artless .. Jack Spring Ten ron. Garswood Handicap.. 1 Jack Spring 3 Ochiltrec Abron Four ran. . WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The Trial Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for 3- ' yr-olds and upwards. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Thorpe's Jack Spring, by Springy Jack, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b) (Plumb) 1 Mr. Hunt's Lottery, 3 yrs, 6st 81b, (Chelloner) 2 Captain Christie's Kestrel, 6 yrs, 85t..*.... (J. Snowden) 3 Betting-5 to .4 agst Jack Spring 2to 1 agst Lottery, 9 to 4 agst Kestrel. • Won by : two lengths ; bad ihird. • , Maiden Plate of 40 sovs ; for 3-yr-olds 7st ; four, Bst 41b five, Bst 91b .; six and aged, Bst 121 b ; maidens and geld ings allowed 31b. One mile and a quarter. Mr. I'Anson's Donati, by Daniel O'Rourke 3 yrs (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. Wood's Little Girl, 3 yrs (Smethurst .2 Mr. Barber's King William, 4 yrs (L. Snowden) 3 The following - also ran :—Polly Taft, Grace Darling, Emerald, Sir Hari.y, and July. Betting-5 to 2 agst Donati, 3to 1 agst July, 6to 1 agst King William; 7' to 1 agst Little Girl. Won by a neck ; three lengths between the second and third ; Polly Taft was fourth, July fifth, and Sir Harry last. The Great Newton Handicap of 200 sovs, added to a sweep • flakes of 5 sovs each. One mile and a half. Mx. Barber's Prince of Denmark, by Annandale, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (including 51 b e xtra) (L Snowden) 1 Mr. Chilton's Archduchess' 3 yrs, 6st 61b....(Challoner) 2 Mr. Copeland's Woma n in Black, 3 yrs, sst 121 b r (Spencer) 3 • The following also ran :—Knockburn, Peeress, Brown Holland, Queen of the East, Daniel, and Attraction. Betting—S to-1 agst Browa Holland, sto 1 agst Arch duchess, 7 to 1 p,;:st Prince of Denmark, 7 to 1 ugst Woman in Black, 8 to 1 asst Attraction, 8 to 1 agst Daniel, 8 to 1 agst Peeress. • Won cleverly, by half a length a length between s2cond and third; same between third and fourth. Peeress was a bad fifth. r k The Go'borne Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Sst 71b ; fillies, Bst '4lb: Half a mile.. Mr. Rich's Nofqh Lancashire, by West Austravan (J. Osborne) 1. Mr. Windsor's, Libellous., (Withington) 2 Mr. Hargreaves's Aristocrat (Bullock) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Libelous, 2to 1 each agst North Lancashire and Aristocrat. Won in a canter by two lengths ; a neck between the second and third. The M4aCield Plate (Handicap) of 60 sovs, for all ages. Half a mile. Mr. Eastwood's. Buttercup, by Daniel O'Rourke, 2 yr.'s, sst 21b .............................. Mr. Dawson.'s Sir Joseph, 3rs yrs, s s t 121 b (Madden) 3 2 Captain Whitel's July, 4.y, 6st 121 b (Little) The following also ran .--Lottery, Princess of Oranme Little Pickle, and Little Kitty colt. Betting-7164 agst July, 2 1 to agst Buttercup, 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths;; a neck between the second and third. -- - HAI:IPTON RACES.—TLIVRSDA.Y. The Bushy Plate of 30 sous, added 'to a Sweespstakes of 5 Boys eac h 'for' two ., yr-olds and upwards. Optional seini Staight half-mile. 10 subs. Mr. J. Da.y i s'Brenhilda ' 3 yrs (£4O), 6st 71b (W. Bottom) 1 Mr. T. Hughes's Chantress, 4 yrs (X4O), 7st llb (car. 7st 51b Mr. E. Phil l ips's Mountain Dew, 4 rs (X8O), 7st 111 b (Fordham) 3 The following also ran ':—Comlu3tor, Sudbury, Athenian, Sunningdale, Saloniea, and Nightlight. Betting-2 to 1 agst Chantress, sto 2 agst Bronhilda, 5 to 1 agst Sudbury, 7 to 1 agst Salonica. Won by halt a length; three lengths between the second and third.. The winner was bought in for 220 guineas. The Visitors' Plato of 50 sovs (Handicap). Winners extra. Three-quarters of a lop. Mr. Greville's Soothsayer, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b.... (Custance) 1 Mr. Mellish's The Present, 4 yrs, 7st 21b.... (Fordham) 2 Hammersmith and Yorkshire Miss also ran. Betting—Even on Soothsayer, 2 to 1 agst Yorkshire Miss, 5 to 1 agst The Present. Yorkshire Miss holted soon after starting, and Soothsayer came away aethe distance, and finished 20 lengths in ad vance of The gi•ekiitt, who was pnlled up opposite the Stand ; Hamnersmith did not pass the post. ITerllajdff s Plizof lOC. ; three-Yr.:Olds, 7st 71b; 9s , fr - V - e'rTst, - 61b ;"-- six and -- aged, 9st olb. The winner to be sold for £5OO. Two miles. Mr. J.-Barnard's Wrestler, 4 yrs, fist - . Mr. Bowes's Mouravieff, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Ryan) 2 Mr. B. Lkud's Ascot, 3 yrs, 7st 71b • (Dickenson) 3 Thca.f6nowing .also ran: —Naughty Boy, Sooth s ay er • WhitgVall Mushroom, Julie, and Arrow. Betting-2 to I.:alst Wrestler, sto . 2 MouraNfieff, sto each agst Ascot and Soothsayer. Naughty Bpy made the running to the last turn; where he was beaten, and on entering the straight the race was entirely left with - Wrestler and Mouravieff. A good race CR;I9CI i faTQW Qf WTOkit4Xby vi hod, Mat was beaten three lengths from the second ; the others were pulled up. The Richmond Plate of 50 sovs. (Handicap). Winners extra. One mile. Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, by Venison, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (Fordham) 1 Mr. B. Land's Indulgence, 6 yrs, 6st 91b.. (Dickenson) 2 Mr. H. E. Johnstone's Orianda, 5 yrs, 7st 21b..(Swift) 3 •Betting-5 to 4 agst Tame Deer, 6to 4 agst Orianda. Won by half a length; bad third. • The Railway Plate of 50 sovs, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights,, &c. 5 furlongs. 7 subs Capt. Cooper's Volga, by Voltigeur, 2 yrs (X5O), 6st 41b (Custance) 1 Mr. J. Dowlino-'s Skittles, 2 yrs, (X5O), sst 131 b (W. Bottom) 2 Mr. Mellish's Julie, 3 yrs (X 100), 7st 131 b.. (Fordham) Creeping .Tanc, Donna Carmen, and Kate also ran. Betting-5 to 4' agst Skittles, 2to 1 agst Volga, 6to .1 agst any other (offered). Won by a neck ; bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. C. Peck for 75 guinea§. • The Scurry Stalti - 2." (Handicap), of 10 sovs each, h ft ; gentlemen riders ; professionals 51b extra. One mile. s,subs. •Mr. T. Brown's Pactolus, by Midas, 4 yrs, 10at 41b (Mr. W. Bevill) 1 •Mr. H.. E. JchnStorie's Orianda 2 5 yrs, lOst 1 21 b (O w ner) 2 Mr. C. Peck's Salonica, 5 yrs, llst 71b.. (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. T. Brown's Volatore 4 yrs, lOst 81b.. (Capt. Hunt) 4 Betting--- . .. 8 to 4on Saldniea, 3to 1 agst Pactolus. ' Won easilyby a length and a half; bad third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 2 a,gst Hepatica (taken) Bto 1 agst Burgomaster (taken) Bto 1 agst BankripA'(taliall) - crcionN . VOOD STAKES. -20' to 1 agst IttirlisfthiWttakeitY 30 to 1 agsl GailUr(traken) Xlig,pg,sipT, 1860. • 25 to 1 agsfTrovatore (taken) .30 to 1 egst•Ciiiiezou colt (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Tluinderbolt (taken) 1 agst Hartley .Wintney (taken) COUNTI&Y MARICBT% MANCHESTER—JUNE 23. There was a full attendance at this ;morning's market, and a rather better tone p r evailed than for some time pm t, Holders of wheat and •&Ur generally required an advance of Isle 2S per qr. On the former, a nd 6d to is p er sack on the latter, which was reluctantly complied with by neeyY buyers, and only a limited business resulted. No clan? -worthy of notice occurred inithe valu e of other articles. • ,;. :13IRMINOTIAM—JuNE 23. The wheat trade was active to-day, and the bus Ass done was at ,is to .2s above the rates of the preceding week,- e Bean.s were firm.' 'Bailey and, oa ts were 6d lowe r. Peas, a . dull trade, at previous'prices. ' . . . . - • LOTJTH--jvNE 22. The -show of wheat vas prettyfair , but t he demand was not active, at about the currencies of the preceding -week. .There was ,not much .bar4ey on offer, and .little business Passing,' at about nominal rates. - Oats in limited supply, at- late prices, - ,blit .a slow sale. 'Beans were scarce, and: a linaited business.. , Wheat ' White'do-...< 44s to 54s Tleansi .......... 44s to-48s Barley, ,.. 3ss to 37s Ditto , old ........--s to,-;rs , . BOSTON—Juxn 22. The supply of wheat limited, andhigher prices demanded in the little business transacted. Oats rather a s mall sho w . Bayley_ in slow: request, and at a decline. For beans we merely repeat previous 'potations. Wheat : . .40s -to 46s Oats.. .. 2 2, to 298 White do .46s t 0.485, Beans 44 , to 608 Barley .30s to 32s Peas ..425,t0 47s . , Averages for the week : Wheat... , " 1,539 qrs., at 45s 4d Beans l3B 5O ld •, : 8ar1ey...:..... „ ~ ...—s. Od _,„ Peas - - • .... 10 27 • 42s Oct ' Oath • • 35 „ 24.s Bd. Rye — ), —s Oct .- . . . ~___ ..,_ , . NE W ARK—Jnm 22. There was a small show of wheat, and farmers were un willing sellers at is to 2s per qr. d e cline. The trade In barley waa slow at last weed's rates. Beans were in limited supply. Oats were unaltered .in value. , , .., White wheat, 'new, 48A t0,52s Barldy, giiricling 28s to :3') s Red do. , '4os to 46s Oats 'old, .. 26s to 32s Old white ' '0.8,:t0,525. , ;New d 0.....: ... : 2Bs to a f t, Ilda d 0,,, ~ , .40s to_4ss . . .1 Beans... .. .. ... 48s to 54 .1- 13411.6 y; malting..., 388 to 425; 1; Beans ; new : . :... 465 , to k2s - GIiA,SGOWL-4,x.r5z,,24. : : , - ) , • : 1.:;: ; '' There is more tone in the wheat tr.ade to-day, and Ptica s , ,':, were 1 s u p.- ' A liirgeTbusiness.doneiri French wheat l i ge,,: , 4 , 4 perboll, Oats nnattered. Barley Is, and beans raid p: 6d to is per qy dearer . : • : ... ..,.: • , . 7:.;. t.. . , , • • • • CORK-417.NE 21. • The folloWirro.b were the .qubtatOne this.morning wheat, 23s Od to —s 0.1 - ; _white, 24s 6d to —s Od; barley 14s '0(1. to 14s 6d; oats, 13s 74 tp 16s 7.1. EDINBURGH GRAIN—JUNE 22. \ - - Sales were ready to-dar wheat selling better and barlty cheaper., • ~. Wheat on the top Os 6d down a ge Os e s 7d u Barley on the ttrp Os -.3d down average ls 5d do p,. . wn Oats on tho top Os -6 d up . ' average Os id down. Beans on the top Os 9d down. .. -average Os- ld doyna. Averages per Imperial quarter. ' Wheat. Barley - •112 4 2-12ths • - 1 6 5 4 - 12 ths Oa Be fs mis . - 2 6 8 1-12ths ': Total Supply and Sales. , . Wheat ..... ...1177 gs '... .. Sold 973 qrs i ..... 436 OS . ..... S old 91 qrs Bar tley...s ' - .1028 qi-S:.. .:: : . Sold 814 qrs Oa Beans 2: . 71 qrs ... .... Sold 66 qrs , ___ DERBY SI\IITI-I'—JuNE 19. The supply of fat beasts to-day was a full average one; prices were about the same as last week. Sheep were in large supply, and lambs numerous. Calves plentiful. Pigs few in number. - • • Beef . .... . ..... 7d to 71d. Veal . 6d to 61 I Mutton .. 6 l,d to 744 Pork Lamb Bd, to 81d .Rougb .fat, 5s Od per stone. • Hides, 34d to 5,1 d; . calf skins, &I to 61d. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—JUNE 23. The market was steady this 'morning, with little doing. BirkbnheadA, 74 q—feeds Northern 44 -45--Blackblirns, 1• i 11—North British, 54- 4l—Groat Western of ,Canada, 142 *—Grand Trunk of Canada, Si —direatWestern' 541'5 —Shellields, ,74—Caledonians .794 —L an cashire and York shire 90 :—London and North-Westerns' 891 90—Dutch Rhehtsh, .6t z dik.—East Lancashire , 871 Bl—Berwick9, 881—Midlands, 99 994 —Chester and lielyheads, 48 49—. Eastern Counties, 11 3.l6—Dovers, 20 4• ...... • I: . . LEEDS—JUNE 12. ... North Eastern, Leeds (No. 2), 4i p.—Lceds, Bradford ' and Halifax, 28s. p.—Nortlr British., -54 —Sheffields, 35t. , . ----. , , f P. . . Birt ylNGHA:kr•--Jizq 23,- . - - • The ticisin.,• g ilettitions to-dity viel7e7LGreat . Western, Birimingllath GuarntFed, 71 72-4.•ut.h.: Staffordshire; —Worecatcr. Canal, ;14' l- 4 1 ,- t - lr"n kid District 8ank, , .. 1 4i W!ls•yen Co. shares, 1,1 4 p—South ' • MANCHESTER—JUNE 23. - There was a firmer business doing, and the ci ls 'were easier at the' close'.' ' LOnd o n an d North' iln Westerns, 9,4 —Midlands, .99—Shefftelds, 351—Leeds; 91:4—Dovers, V.) 1-16—North Staffordshire, 41 dis.—Birkenheads, 731 -- Preston and Wire Halves, 23a. LII.DVptTISEMENI—HoIIoway's Ointment and rilispv Whooping - cough . =Every nurse thinks . she knows a re= medy for this complaint, but, unfortunately, the bills of mortality show them to be-fallible. The late Dr. Thompson alivays recommended sufferers from whooping-cough to be •kept warm, fed on a , thilk and vegetable diet; and rubbed well on the spine and. pit of the stomach with Holloway's Ointment three tithes a-day, wearing flannel next the oi-it!. No treatment is so safe, speedy, and efficient ; no case can resist it, and no ill consequences ever result from it. , The cough continuing from habit,.after the disease declines, is readily and radically. removed by Holloway's preparations , which act more like maoic than medicine in every stage of this tiresome diseaSe. 110tTT15. ..... "1 BEEBE.—On the 22d inst. at 23 Grove-road, Stockwell, Mrs.; Henry T. Beebe, .Of. a dauihter. CLARKSON. - 7 0 n: the .23d • inst.,_ at_ 50, Mornington-road, the wife of Mr. T. Clarkson, of a daughter MORTON the 22d inst.,'4 the Hermitage, Oxton, the wife of Francis Merton, Esq., of a daughter. SHEPHERD.-Ott the 22d' inst., at Osby House, North Bank, - B r egent's-park; the wife of Thomas Shepherd, Esq., of 'a son. MARILIAG-ES. LYSLEY—DU VERNET.---On the 22d inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Warine B: M. Lfrley, Esq., barrister-at-law, younger son of W.' J: Lysley, Esq:, M.P., of Mimwoodi Idarts, .to Lavinia Sophia Maria, e lder dau g hter of Col. 4 Y. S. D u - Vernet, late of ,H.M.'S Indian. Army, of 5 7, Queen's -gardens , Hyde".park. ,SnwELir—HANlcilt.—On. the 21st inst., at St. James's, Paddington, Henry, son of Isaac Sewell, Esq., of Want. stead, Essex, and Old Broad-street, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late William Alers Hankey, Esq., of HYde-Park-gar,(1?1.18),64, ilfelVkurch,street. .11•Mr,i&T Biu434ENT,—Omtilm.2ptirkt, at-Tunbridge-wells, at-the 0 residence of her he iew,, f. Walker, Madame HeiteF, Horne DidamenC4 SU' . . ;'' t the 2 s inst., at Alford, Titus Bourneil Bou4tra;,..___o t i Esq., aged 76. . ' - f CH JIn i AosliflEvdo Chambers, .-- Onatmhb.e the 17th g h Es in..s , atEt.,lged 7 1 3, 45, - Illackfriars-roadj FERGusoN.—On the 18th inst., at 31, Riehmencl-terrace,: Olapham-read, Archibald Ferguson, Esq., aged 28: FETtarsoN.--On the 20th inst., s uddenly, at Glasgow , Alexander Edward, the infant son of Robert Cutlar For-. gusson, Esq., of Craig - darroch, and Orreland. - , KnANE.—On the 22 d in st., at 53, §loane-street, the lion., Miss lieane, daug,htar of the late Lord Deane, aged- 52. _ . STERNipm...--On the , 21st inst., at Moorhouse's Hotel,; .Alberlnarle-street, Catharine Auguste, Baroneis de Stern , , ,l . . ~, berg, of Belsfield, Windermere. • ox-:..1, `C.Uted and 1'1.11410i:ea by Su );.4? of No. 112, Strand, rrinVcr; at The Sun OfTiOe, No. 112, Strwid, iu the precinct of the Savoy, in the county of N.idciloocx, Friday, J - tuia 24, 1809. .. _~. ti Al al BE