The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDiY.) - - - The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a number of petitions from Corfe Castle and other places in favour of church-rates. The Bishop of WINCHESTER also presented a great *umber of petitions from several places in his diocese to a similar effect. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented similar peti- tions. tition The Duke of MA RLBOROUGH presented ape from Leeds relative to the hostilities in China. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lora R EI )ESDALE, the Grimsby Fen Drainage Improvement, the Royal Naval School, the Shef field Cutlers' Company, the Grand Canal, the Midland Great Western of Ireland, and Great Southern and Western Companies' bills were read a second time. C. The Earl of MALMESBURY then said a statement had been made in another place by the noble lord the Minister for Foreign Affairs,. to the effect that Mr. Bruce was act ing according. td his instructions when he forced the passage of the Peiho. He must say he had the greatest respect for Mr. Bruce, but he (the Earl of Malmesbury) could not consent to the assertion that had been made that Mr. Bruce was acting exactly according to his instructions. He, therefore, proposed on Tuesday, the 21st, to make a state ment of the instructions he had given to Mr. Bruce / her Majesty's Envoy in China. NICE AND SAVOY. The Marquis of NORMANBY moved for copies of any instructions that may have been sent from the Secretary of State forForeignAffairs to the Charge d'Affaires at Florence, who was not accredited to the Provisional Government there, directing him to attend an official reception on the Ist of January, of Signor Buoncompagni, now acting as Governor-General of Tuscany, having been nominated as such by Prince Carignan,. of Savoy, without any subsequent popular sanction on the part of the Tuscan people, and also for returns of all•communi cations between the Secretary of State and her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris on the subject of the annexation of the duchies of Savoy and Nice to France up to the Ist of January last. The noble lord took the opportunity of re marking upon what he considered the extraordinary act in question, which he looked upon as an exemplification of the line of conduct which had been pursued towards Italy, and he would be careful not to say anything that would embarrass the noble earl opposite in the re marks he should feel it his duty to make on the present occa sion. The noble marquis then referred to the answer given to him on a former occasion when the noble earl, the Presi dent of the Council, said there might have been conversations on the subject between Count Walewski and Lord Cowley on the subject of the annexation of the two duchies, but that nothing had taken place which could properly be called' official. He confessed he could not understand how any such conversation could take place on so import ant a subject between two such eminent personages, and nothing transpire that could be considered official. He then proceeded to comment in severe terms on the part the Government had taken in Italian affairs, and said that the idea that the Baron Ricasola had been selected 'b e y the popular voice was quite absurd. According to his new it was quite a mistake to suppose that the people of the Central States had tranquilly submitted to tha Provisional Government. The Earl GRANVILLE said that he had never been accused in their lordships' house of want of courtesy, and he should certainly not be guilty of any want of courtesy towards the noble marquis, either in his tone oe manner; and if it had appeared so, he much regretted it. (Hear.) This motion was almost without precedent in its irregularity, but at theaarne time he had not the slightest objection to the return. Tho noble marquis stated that no communica• tion passing between a Minister of the Crown and an am bassador at a foreign Coma, could be regarded in any other light than as an official communication. He (Lord Gran ville) denied that such was the case. When a Minister and an ambassador had known each other for many years, it was impossible that they should not fall _into views and modes of expression which rendered the communication unfit to be regarded as a public document. The noble mar quis had referred to a conversation in which Count Walewski had stated what would be done in certain contingencies, but the papers laid last night on the table would throw some light on that point. He suggested to the noble marquis, that the correspondence should comprise the entire period since the accession of the present Administration to office. It seemed strange that, on such a motion as this, the noble marquis should have gone into a general charge against the Italian people. (Hear.) He really must ask upon what authority the noble marquis made all these grave charges? (Hear.) Private letters might throw some light on such questions, but they ought not to be made the basis of sucli' charges, and such discussions of public questions on which they all had reliable information on which they had formed their opinions. The noble marquis, night after night, read extracts and translations from his private correspondent, but we did not know the name t!or the motive of this private correspondent, and were therefore unable to say what *eight ought to a' tech to his representations. It would be childish for the Brit.sh Parliament to allow itself to be influenced by such things. (Hear.) A collection of tales of this description had been submitted to her .Najesty's Government, but, on inquiry, they proved to be without foundation. (Hear, hear.) It would be contrary to human nature to suppose that such a golden age had arrived for Italy as that there were no offences on the part of the people, and no misconduct on the part of the Government—(hear, haar)—but, from what he considered authentic information, he learned that the present condition of Italy was most re markable for the order which prevailed, and more espe daily if they contrasted it with the state of things which prevailed in 1848. Our representatives informed us that the elections were conducted with order and regularity, and that the persons elected were those who were remarkable for. nobility of birth, for extent of property, or for their scientific, or literary, or industrial qualifications. The noble marquis even questioned the very existence of this despatch. Probably this, too, was on the information of his private correspondent. (Laughter.) The noble marquis had used terms in speaking of the Central Italian Governments which had better have been avoided, in relation to the heads of States with which we wish to live in peace and friendship. (Hear.) There were no doubt some offences committed, but, on the whole, the condition of Italy was eatistactory as regarded the order preserved and the disposition exhibited on the part of the people. Her Majesty's Government had never been partizans in this matter, but had al weys preserved a strict neutrality. and when they approved of annexation, because the people wished it, they expressed their readiness at the same time to discuss any other proposition for a settle ment ; and, so far from the influence of England having diminished, it had gone on gradually increasing, owing to no other merit on the part of the Government than that they had acted in unison with the feelings of the people of Italy, and of the majority of the people of this country. (Hear.) No doubt the people of Italy looked to us for moral sup port, and our policy was to leave them to settle their own affairs (hear) —abstaining from entering into any engage ments which might fetter our free action; and, having strictly done so, he did not think that the Government deserved the reproaches of the noble marquis. (Hear.) The Marquis of NORMANBY, in explanation, was understood to say that, as he was informed, our represen tative was ordered to attend the official reception in ques tion, and that the representative of Fiance was ordered not to attend it. The Earl of MALMESBURYremarked that if the noble earl the President of the Council was tired of hearing the noble marquis bring forward this Italian question it was the fault of the Government themselves, for they had kept the house without information, and made it necessary to ask these questions and move for these returns. Without wish ing to glorify the late Cabinet, to which' he (the Earl of Maltnesbury) belonged, he must observe that on leaving office he presented to Parliament the full correspondence which had taken place on the'alrairs of Italy from the Ist of January to the end of May. The-noble lord the present Secretary for Foreign.AnStlrs haa not followed that example, forno-official papers had been published by him since his despatches of June last. Now he (the Earl of Malruesbury) had been made the subject of great misrepresentations. For some party purpose he had been held up as a partisan of Austria, and as a partial s u pp or t er of Austrian tyranny in Italy.. But in the very first despat c h h e wrote on the subject to Lord A. Loftus, at Vienna, on th e 12 t h of Jan., 1859, he stated positively and categorically t o Austria tat in no' case could England assist her in milit ary operations in Italy. In the face of that he had been accused of being partial to the Austrian Government and of wishing it well, and , being against Italian liberty and independence, while throwing every possible difficulty in the way of France. The object of the late Ministers was to establish and m a i n _ tain a complete, impartial, bona fide neutrality, which they knew was the wish of the English people ; and this was done up to the moment when they quitted office. No cir cumstances which had occurred could justify her Majesty's Government departing from the principle of non-interven tion. Though lie had not seen the papers which had at last been presented to the other house, but not to their lord ships, and spoke, therefore, with diffidence on the subject, yet, from all he had heerd, and, indeed, from what the noble lord.the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs had himself stated in the other house, ho eves apprehceeive that. strict impartiality and a system of non-iuterference had not been persisted in. If it were true that her Majesty's Government Believed that the best policy was that North Italy should be formed into a strong kingdom, composed of the united pro vinces which bad rejected their former sovereigns, and urged that,policy on France, and France used it as a reason and a pretext for carrying out objects which she epeeared to have abandoned for the time, then the blame of the loss of Savoy . 0 Piedmont and its annexation to France w o uld in some measure rest with her Majesty's Government, because they had abandoned the principle which the late Government first established, and which their successors had for a time followed. Every man had aright to form an opinion on this subject, and the opinion of her Majesty's Government, it appeared, Was that a strong kingdom should be formed of North Italy. He had the greatest respect for the experi ence `and ability' of the members of the Government in that house, and of their colleagues in the House of Cora %toes ; but in his opinion that was not the way to give real 'strength to the government of that part of Italy. He con cluded that they wished what he, and he believed every n in this country, wished, viz., that It a ly s h ou ld b e strong na enough to resist aggression and to take her place amongv the oth er great nat i ons of Europe • but he did not think that th e i r scheme as the best for arriving ' at such a co nsummation, and he need not tell them why. If they formed a kingdom of North Italy, by uniting the duchies of Parma and Tuscany, the omagna, and it had for its consequence the annexationanl R of Sa vo y t o F rance, h ow cou ld it be a strong kingdomae t nilitary sense ? (Hear, hear, from the Earl of Derby. It would be open at both ends. (Renewed cries of m " Ile e ttr u , 6 h y of thfro.l.n the same noble peer.) France - would ho Austria the key of North Italy on°tl 1?s en the south, and The geographical formation of Ittealdinci°. (Hear,hear.) country to defend in a military point ofyvivnead . o it a difficult the character of the Italians, he believed thwa ;'and looking to Italy was to be found in the existence of those e s strength of distinct governments which it had possessed for r ep m a a r n ate and cen turies. It Would be stronger as a nation of confederated States, free of course from foreign interference, than as one indep e ndent kingdom, as suggested by her Majesty's Government. If Italy were formed into a kingdom, as they proposed, it would be strong enough to give offence, but s laver strong enough to protect itself; but, though the se were his own private opinions, he did not wish to urge them upon the Italians, nor would lac do so if lie were now a Minister of the Crown. Let them, ,in o sG d' name, leave the billions to work out their own liberty. (Cheers from the Mipisterial benches.) And if her Majesty's Govern ment had any influence over the Emperor of the French, let them induce him to withdraw his army horn (Hear.) He now only saw French troops substituted for atria consmnation of which he perfectly dizap . proved, but which, he confessed, ho had foreseen. A smaller matter had been brought before their lordships by the noble marquis, viz., the compliment paid to Signor Buoncompagni. He entirely agreed with the noble marquis in regretting that any mark of respect which w not posi tively necessary should have been paid to that gentleman. He (the Earl of Malmesbury) was not a prude in politics, nor influenced by any Quixotic feelings, but there was a line, in his opinion, beyond which particular indulgence should not be extended. If he believed that that the maxims of the Christian religion were not sufficient to keep society together, there was the code of honour established by men which should be acted upon. Without a code of honour it would be impossible for negotiations between different na tions to proceed, and the whole state of society would be one of disruption. Let him remind their lordships what Buoncompagni did when he stood in the sacred character of Sardinian Minister at the court of the Grand Duke of Tus cany. From the evidence of Mr. Scarlett, the English Minister he appears to have been if not the chief at least one of thei most active conspirators in bringing about the revolution in Tuscany and in hurling the sovereign from his throne. To English minds this was almost incredible. Let him suppose that the Sardinian or any other foreign Minister at the British court was discovered conspiring with the Irish agitators or any other band of conspirators for the purpose not only of violating their oath, and breaking the law, but of actually driving the sovereign from her throne. Such was the case in Tuscany; and before the ink was dry which signed away the Grand Duke's power over his subjects, Signor Buoncompagni, having been accredited to hlm as the King of Sardinia's Minister, sat almost in the place of the Grand Duke, inasmuch as he was one of the royal commission who managed the whole affairs of the duchy. Revolutions were revolutions, and they did not expect to hear of them without many and perhaps great crimes ; but there was no reason why those who took part in them should receive useless and unnecessary compliments. Therefore he was perfectly unable to understand, as well as the noble marquis why our charge d'affaires went., though now apparently without orders, in official dress to the levee of M. Iluoncompagni. If he received no orders to attend that official reception, of course these remarks went for no thing; but he (the Earl of Malmesbury) apprehended that their lordships had too great a respect for public morality to feel for one moment that such conduct could be excused. (Hear, hear.) He had only one word to say with regard to Savoy, and that was to express his surprise that no state ment had been made to the house concerning that scheme. Considering the footing which, he was glad to say, the noble lord at the head of the Government had established with the Einperor of the French, it appeared to him that her Majesty's Government ought to be perfectly clear and well informed upon the subject. Did the Emperor of the French mean, or did he not, to annex Savoy to France ? The question was a short one, and easy to ask, and it ought to be easy for his Majesty to answer. When her Majesty's Government first had an idea that the annexation of Savoy was contemplated, they ought to have lost no time in pet ting categorical questions. When Lord Cowley was ap plied to on the subject, he said not only there was no treaty, but no intention on the part of the Emperor of the French to annex Savoy; but it appeared that since her Majesty's Government had had communications with the French Government, and that some, proposals had been made re specting the annexation of Savoy. Now, he wished to know what were the impressions on the minds of the Government with regard to this matter ; - and if they had received any answer from the French Government, they could perhaps tell whether such a consummation was likely to take place. If the subject was of such immense importance to Europe as people generally supposed, they ought to expect and press for an answer from her Majesty's Government, unless they were of opinion that it was not for the public benefit to give a reply. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said the noble earl, and the noble marquis who made the motion, had mixed up two questions which were totally disconnected, far he had assumed that the annexation of Savoy to France was to be part and parcel of the annexation of the Central States of Italy to Sardinia. No such connection existed, and although unfortunately the contingency of the annexation of Savoy to France had been admitted into the discussion which had taken place, he for one believed that such a scheme would not now be carried out. (Hear.) He believed, and strongly hoped and trusted, that the consolidation of a strong Italian Government by the junction of the liberated duchies would be offectol. The feelings of the house and the country were very strong against the one proposal, and very much in fa vour of the other. The Marquis of Clanricarde then taunted the Marquis of Normanby with inconsistency in blaming the Government for giving their moral support to the pro visional governments of Italy, alluding to what the noble marquis had done as English ambassador at Paris during the revolution, and referring especially to his having, four daysufter the revolution, written home to his own Govern ment to say that they should tender their support to M. Lamartine, as the head of the previsional government. He confessed he had listened with extreme pain to the speeches delivered both in the last and the present year by the noble marquis. He believed that very few but the noble marquis would have spoken as he had done with reference to the Italians struggling for their liberation from the most despotic and oppressive Government which perhaps ever existed in a civilised age. (Hear.) The noble marquis's information was as entirely incorrect as his political reasoning. J'ic said he had long resided in Florence, and was well acquainted with the country, but it often happened that a resident who attached himself to a particular creed. or party knew less of the condition of the country than a mere casual visitor. (Hear, hear.) That was precisely the case of the noble marquis. The noble marquis instanced Milan, where he said that under the new Government taxation had in creased 15 per cent., but considering that daring the last two years the principal crops—viz., wine and silk—had failed, the condition of the people was not so bad as might have been expected. But why did not the noble marquis, who was so much interested in the finances of Northern Italy, go to Venice, where the property of people was sold because their yearly income was not sufficient to defray the taxes they were called upon to pay ? Surely that might be called confiscation. (Hear.) Ile had seen the reform agitation, and he recollected many contested elections, and he must say he never in his life saw among all classes and throughout the wholteof any town such order, unanimity, and such happiness as he had witnessed at Milan during demonstrations of popular feeling. It was all very well to say that a stranger might have been deceived, but a per son coming front a free country, generally was supposed to know something of demonstrations, and could easily col lect from his intercourse with different parties whether their sentiments were real or not. He had also visited Parma, and here he must say he was sorry that the noble marquis opposite should have thought it necessary to bring in ques , tien the personal conduct of the ruler of those countries. For his own part he believed that among the wealth and irtelligence of the middle classes in those provinces there was shalt ono feeling, namely, an anxiety to get rid of the system under which they had lived. There certainly were documents in existence of which the signatures could not be denied, and he warned the noble lord (the Marquis of Nermsnby) that when those documents were laid before, the house and the country they would not redound to the honour of the princes who had been removed from their thrones. What: was the government existing at Bologna ? It was notorious that in that country the government was so bad that life and Property were not secure from the rapa city of the Austrian commanders and the pillage of the Austrian soldiers ; ' while, on the other rand, there was no protection against the banditti and other malefactors of the country. In one place 26 young men had been shot one morning for mere ordinary delinquencies, and there was an instance of a person being shot by an Austrian soldier for having stolen about twopence in value of our money. He was as anxious as any man for the maintenance of thetem poral possessions of the Pope ; and looking at the state of things in Europa, it was his deliberate opinion that it was most desirable for the Protestant states that the Pope should be in the independent position of a temporal soyereign. He was sorry there should be so much delay in settling the Italian question, but he thought that everything that could be done to strengthen the Governments in Northern Italy ought to be done as speedily as possible. He defied the noble marquis to produce at that table the list of the repre sentatives of Tuscany and Bologna, and show there could be found a more admirable collectionof persons to represent the interests of those countries. Among the number were two princes, 29 marquises and counts—and among them the oldest historical names-12 knights, 6 men of high military rank, 12 professors, 4 ecclesiastical dignitaries, 4 judges, 5 doctors, 2 engineers, and 5 manufacturers. The provisional government of that country were placed in this position, that they had the revolntionary party, which it was very difficult for them to restrain, to deal with, and they were now called to go to a new election, while at the same time they saw their enemies were making preparations, not for now elections. but possibly for a renewal of the war. It was a positive fact that Austria was constantly sending addi tional troops into the Papal countries, and SOO men had lately been despatched from Trieste to Ancona. He had thought it right to make these remarks, because he consi derec the provisional government of Italy and the people of Italy had been most unfairly treated by the noble lord opposite. His noble friend might go front one end of that country to the other, and walk about, the towns at all hems in a great deal more safety than he could ever have done while it was under the Austrian rile. At the same time, it must be remembered that after the Grand Duke was expelled by the revolution of 1818, and the Government then established was overthrown by theliariy then in power, the Grand Duke gave in his adhe sion to n o p ar t y, an d hi s f i rst act was to strike a medal in honour of the persons who then composed that Government; I s s t u a t t ewohie things,n he felt a and d e c re - e i , n l B l t e i tu t ed totally capital abolishedvin punishment. e s established 1 i s ß h e u d t the fact was that the present state of Italy demanded the utmost attention, an d our Government should lose no time in endeavouring to see them properly settled. Earl Glt AN VILLE explainedthat the despatches which h a d b een i;t:;L Ironl Lard Cowley made no allusion_ b r whatever to territorial acquisitions y the reach Go; ern • meet. After an observation from the Earl of MALMESEURY,' which did not reach the gallery, The Earl of CARDIGAN protested against the -' evaeul lion of Route by the French troops. It might, judicious to withdraw the troops from Northern. Italy, but if Rome were evacuated the lives of the Popo and the cardinals would not be worth an hour's purchase. So hateful had the Papal Government become to the people of Rome, that the pre sence of a strong force of foreign troops was absolutely ne cessary for their protection. The Earl of DERBY said that the house need not be under the least apprehension that he was going to follow, much less reply to, the very discursive speech of, the noble marquis opposite. He agreed with the noble lord the Pre sident of thetouncil that the papers having been laid on the table of both houses only on the previousilai, any further discussion on the motion of his noble friend would be pre mature. (Hear.) Still less did he think itwonld be desirable to follow the noble marquis from Italy to Ireland, from the biography of the nobles and princes of Italy to the noble marquis's own reminiscences of the time when he presided over an institution for the promotion of civil and religious liberty, or to the history of the old Catholic Association, or even the account of the disciples of Dr. Cullen, all topics upon which the noble'marquis had amused, and, no' doubt, to some extent enlightened their lordships. He (I,ord Derby) had not been to Italy for 38 years, and therefore had escaped the ignorance of its affairs, which had been said to be the result of a2O years' residence in the country. (A laugh.) Neither had he paid it one of those Audden visits from which it was said such sudden illumination could be derived. But he should not discuss these contradictory opinions " non. nostrum tantas compenere lites . ' 7 this, however, he would say, that the Italian topic was becoming every day more important, and could not be ignored. At present he joined in deprecating discussion; but there were one or two points upon which he would say a word. He wished, in tho first place, to know whether the papers which had been laid on the t a bl e conta i ned the latest infnrmatipn respecting the al le ged.contemplated annexation of Savoy, and whether Go vernment had rece i ve d any i n f ormat i on as to t h e present i n- Zi i n e ti a e r.) oflr the Emperor of the . French on the snbject. Government hadllllb:i earl could not give him that informa tion h' was compelledanelttoecaorgetnoutehuesleyonwclituhsitohneeHithouersetshaotr t P h a e l m .lia an e d n t t ite or Ca t bi ne t o so much stress. As he was not the harmony betweed the Tuileries upon which they laid nswerei the understood ir e , n t e h h e papers overn m laid e n t o d n o the lNa t t o ab Jleulcyonlabtatir but thwehaat he wanted to littow was whether city TIM SUN, LONDON, WtDNESDAy EV ENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1860. change bad taken place - in the imperial intentions since that time. If the noble earl told them that negotiations were still going on, he had not another word to say, but should wait the production of the correspondence for further explana tion. The public press of Europe, especially the French papers, which were supposed to be under such strict con - trol, spoke of the proposed annexation without hesitation as a thing virtually decided, and therefore he hoped that her Majesty's Government would take the earliest opportunity of satisfying Parliament and the country on a subject which was causing so much anxiety. The other question was of less importance. He wi Shed to know whether Mr. Corbett had attended the reception of Signor Buoncorapagni, not being officially accredited to the Provisional Government, and if so, whether he had done so on his own responsibility, or whether subsequently they had written to him any opi nion on his conduct? _ _ Earl GRAN - VILLE said, in answer to the first question, that negotiations were still going on, which would render the giving of all further information inconvenient. 'With respect to the second, Mr. Corbett had received only the usual instructions. ' Earl DERBY said it was important that the Foreign office should have some information as to so remarkable a diplomatic act as the attendance of Mr. Corbett at the re ception. Lord WODEHOUSE said that Mr. Corbett could not have attended the reception in an official capacity, inasmuch as he had no credentials to any Government. When the re volution took plice, and the Grand Duke loft Florence, the noble earl opposite, then Secretary of State for Foreign Af fairs, instructed Mr. Scarlett to resume " officious" rela tions—that was his own word. Mr. Corbett remained, but in no official capacity, and no act of his could amount to a diplomatic recognition of the provisional government. When a provisional government was established for the maintenance of law and order, Mr. Corbett maintained " officious" relations with it, but he did not remember his having reported his attendance on the reception. There was no precedent of a Secretary of Legation, under such cir cumstances, compromising his Government by attending a reception. The Earl of MALMESBURY thought that if Mr. Cor bett had attended the reception on his own responsibility, he had acted officiously in another sense. (A laugh.) The Earl of ELLERBOROUGH said that thiii annexa tion question was one of European importancz.., and he ques tioned the right of Sardinia to give France Savoy without the consent of the powers which gale Savoy to her. It would be remembered that in 1814 Sardinia retained nothing but Sardinia, which was secured for her by our fleet, and Genoa was subsequently added to neutralise the influence of Franco, then considered to bo so injurious to Italy. Any annexation now would be an act of treachery towards her allies. It would be a further act of treachery to all these states of Central Italy which had shown such confidence in the Kin; of Sardinia, and which had desired to have him for their ruler. Savoy was the frontier of Italy, and all those states which expected at no distant period to be added to Piedmont were as much interested in the annexation of the territory of Savoy and Nice as Sardinia itself was. They were told of the strategical importance of Piacenza ; but if the King of Sardinia hiid the option of giving up Savoy to obtain Piacenza, and of keeping Savoy and giving up Tuscany, he would decide upon retaining Savoy, if he understood his future . position. He (the noble earl) felt deeply on this question, and he hoped that at no distant time they would have an opportunity of. a regular discus sion upon it. The Marquis of NORMANBY, in reply, said that the French Ministerwrote home for instructions as to attending the reception of Signor Buoncompagni, and that ho (the noble marquis) could net of course say what was the answer he received. It was certain that Mr. Corbett was the only member of the diplomatic body that was present on the oc- casion. • The motion was then agreed to, its terms being altered so as to include the papers up to the present time. Their lordships rose at 10 minutes past 8. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY ! ) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. _ _ Mr. HUTT took the oaths and his seat for Gateshead, on his re-election, and Mr. Cowran also took the oaths and his seat for Hertford. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : Birkenhead Railway (No. 2) ; Bolton and St. Helens Road ; Burnham Tidal Harbour and Railway's ; Doncas ter and Tadcastor Road; Faringdon Railway; Greenock Harbour ; Lincoln's Inn ; Mid-Sussex and Midhurst Junc tion Railway Deviation; Milford Raven Railway and Docks; Norwich Corporation Markets, &c.; Oswestry and New town Railway (Branch Railway, &c.) ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and Severn Valley Railways ; Peters field Railway; Tenbury and Bewdley Railway; Ulster Railway and Corporation of Belfast ; Upper Mersey Dues, .Purchase, and Conservancy; Wexford Free Bride; and Widnes Gas and Water. He also urged at considerable length the ordinary argu ments in support of his motion. Mr. R. LONG seconded the motion, urging that the grant to Maynooth was one of the first of those yieldings of principle to expediency by which Sir Robert Peel broke up the Conservative party. Mr. P. O'BRIEN denied that thii was a religious question, and urged that no case had been made out for the withdrawal of the grant. Mr. HENNESSY denied the charge made by Mr. Spooner of disloyalty against the priests of Ireland, and especially during the recent meetings in that country, and be read extracts from speeches from the archbishops and bishops expressive of their loyalty to the Crown. If Mr. Spooner were prepared to give up tithes in Ireland, and the '• regium donum, ' he would promise him the grant to Mavnooth would be given up also. Mr. CARDWELL urged that the principle laid down by Mr. Spooner for the withdrawal of this grant would equally , apply to the exclusion of all Roman Catholics from partici pating in the Parliamentary grant for education. He trusted that by an immediate and decided division the' house would check the first step towards unsettling tke religious institutions of the country. Mr. NEWDEGA.TE and Mr. HADFIELD having spoken against the continuance of the grant, each from his own peculiar point of view, the latter amidst considerable interreptiop, Mr. SPOONER briefly replied, and the house divided. For the motion Against it Majority against it .. -58 TRINITY AND ST. JOHN'S COLLEGES (CAMBRIDGE.) _ _ _ Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART moved that an humble address be presented to her Najasty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to withhold her consent from certain portions of the statutes of Trinity and St. John's Colleges, Cambridge, now before Parliament, relating to the compul sory ordination of the college master, the compulsory ce libacy of the senior fellows, the removal of fellows who have openly seceded from the Church of England, the filling up of the vacant places in the seniority by the master and the remaining seniors, and the dele gating to the masters and seniors exclusively all rules respecting the attendance of the under graduates who are not members of the Church of Eng land at the college chapel ; and that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to give such directions as to her may seem fit, to refer the above-mentioned statutes to the Cam bridge University Commissioners. Mr. BAINES seconded the motion; he urged that Dissenters should be alloWed to enjoy the fellowships which Were intended to be the reward of merit, and which were unconnected with ecclesiastical functions. Lord STANLEY said that the commissioners of Cam. bridge University had no competency under the Act of 1856, under which they were instituted, to Jeal with the question of the exclusion of persons other than the mem bers of the Churali of England. Tho only mode of settling that question would be by a bill in Parliament, as by act I I of Parliament the exclusion was created. If it had been proposed by any of the commissioners to give a license for ncn-attendance at chapel, on the ground of conscientious objections, it would not have been within their power to have carried their object. He had no alternative but to op pose the motion. Mr. WALPOLE said that the questions involved in the motion had been deliberately brought before Parliament, discussed, and distinctly negatived, and it was very incon venient to raise them again in the form of the present mo tion. After a few words from Mr. Burscoa and Mr. NEWDE GATE, the motion was withdrawn. Mr. CLIVE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the re gulation and inspection of mines. Mr. WHITESIDE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the medical acts. The house adjourned at half-past eight. PABLIAMEIVTARY DI VISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FEB. 14. AYNOOTH COLLEGE. Motion made, and Question put, " That this House do re solve itself into a Committee, to consider the Acts for the Endowment of the College of Maynooth, with a view to the withdrawal of any Endowment out of the Consoli dated Fund, due regard being had to vested rights and interests." The House divided—Ayes, 128; Noes, 186. AYES -12$. Agnew, Sir A. Griffith, C. D. Palk, L. Alcock, T. Grogan. Sir Edward Papillon, P. 0. Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Hadfield, Geo. Parker, Major W. Archdall, Capt.3l.E. Haliburton, Justice Paull, H. Astell, Lord' Hamilton, Major Peacock, G. M. Ayrton, A. S. Hanbury, R., jun. Pevensey, Viscount Baines, E. Hanbury, Captain Pigott, Francis Ball, E. , Henley, Lord Potts, George Barrow, W. 11. Hill, Lord E. Powys, L. P. Baxter, W. E. Holmesdale, Lord Raynham, Viscount Beach, W. W. B. Horsfall,, T. B. Repton, G. W. J. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hotham, Gen. Lord Roupell, N. Beresford, W. Ingestre, Viscount Seymour, Digby Bovill, Wm., Edwin Jame. . Shelley, Sir J. V Bruce, H. A. Jervis,, Captain Sibthorpe, G. T. W. Burghley, Lord Kendall, N. Smith, Abel Butler, C. S. ' Kennard, C. Smith, S. G. Caird, James Jiang., Hon. L. Smollett, A. Cairns, Sir IL, King, J. K. Spooner, it. Carnegie, Hon. C. Kinnaird, Hon. A. Stanhope, J. B. Churchill, Lord A. Knox, Major W. S Stansfeld. J. Close, M. C. Laing, S. Steuart, A. Cole, Hon. H. A. Langton, H. G. Stewart, Sir M. B. Collier, R. P. Lawson, W. Stuart, Major W. Coningham, Wm. Lef r oy, A. Sturt, Capt. C. N. Cratifurd, E. 11. J Lysley, W. Thynne, Lord E. Curzon, Viscount Macaulay, K. Tile, Win. Davie, Sir IL R. F. Msckie, J. Tollemache, J. H. Davison, Richard Matins, R., Vance, John Du Cane, Chas. Ma heron, A. Vansittart, Wm. Duke, Sir James MaTheson, Sir J. Verney, Sir Harry Dundas, Frederick Miles, Sir W. Vernon, L. V. Dunlop, A. Miller, T. Walcott, Adm. J. E. "Dtt Pre, C. G. - Miller, William Walker, James It Egerton, E. C. Mills, A. IVatlington, J. W. Ellice, E., jun. Montgomery, Sir G. Wemyss, J. Ewart, William Moody, C. A. Whit more, H. Ewing, 11. E. C. Morris, D. Wickham, H. W. Finlay, A. S. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Williams, W. Porde, Lt.-Col. W. Mure David Yorke, Hon. E. Forester, Col. G. C. Newdegate, C. N. Gard, R. S. Nicol, William Gore, J. R. 0. • North, Col. Greenall, G. Parke, G. H TELLERS. 1.011„1.Z'. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. NOES—MG. Acton, Sir J. Foljanabe, F. J. S. Noble, J. Adair, 11. E. Forster, Charles North, F. Adam, W. P. . Fortescue, Hon. D. Northcote, Sir S. H. Menne. IL J. Fortescue, C. S. O'Brien, P. Agar-Ellis, Hon. L. Freeland, H. W. Ogilvy, Sir J. Andover, Lord French, Fitzstephen Paget, C.:, Angerstein, W. Gavin, Major Paget, Lord A. A molt, Sir J. Gibson, T. M. Pa , et, Lord C. E. ~, I;agwell, J. - Gifford ; Earl of Palmerston, Visct. Baring, A. H. Gladstone, Capt. Paxton, Sir J. Baring, Sir F. Glyn, G. C. Pease, H. Baring, Thos. Geo. Glyn, G. G. Peel, Sir R. Bathurst, A. A. Goff, Captain Peel. F. Beamish, F. B. Gower, E. L. Philips, J. H. Beaumont, W. B. Graham, Sir J. R.G. Pollard UrquhartW Beecroft, G. S. Greene, Capt. J. Pryse, Capt. E. L. Bellew, R. M. Gregory, W. H. Pritchard, John Black, Adam Grenfell, C. P. Puller. C. W. Illeneowe, J. G. Grevillc, Col. P. Ramsden, Sir J. W, Bonham-Carter, J. Grey, Rt. iin. Sir G. Redmond, J. E. Botfield, Beriah Grosvenor, Earl Ricardo, J. L. Bouverie, P. P. Gordon, B. Ricardo, 0. Bowyer, W. Hankey, Thomson Ridley, G. Bratuston, T. W. Harcourt, G. G. V. Rothschild,BarouL Briscoe, J. I. Hartington,Marquis Russell, Lord J. Bristow, A. ' Hartopp, E. B. Russell; Hastings Browne, Lord J. T. Ileadlam, Thos. E. Russell, A. J. E. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Hennessy, J. P. Russell, F. W. Buller, Sir A. Herbert 11. A. St. Aubyn. .T. Burke, Sir T. J., Bt. Hervey, Lord A Salomon,s,Alderman Buxton, C. Heygate, Sir F. Scholefle.d. W. Byng, Hon. G. H. C. Hodgson, K. D. Scrope, G. P. Calthorpe, F. H. Howes, Edward Selwyn, C. J. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Hutt W. Seymer, H. K. Castlerosse, Vista IngraTh, H. Seymour, Sir M. Ca.veniish, Hon. W. Jermyn, Earl Seymour, 11. D. Cliftbrd, C. C. Jervoise, Sir J. Sheridan, H. B. Clinton, Lord R. Kekewich, S. . Slaney, R. A. Clive, George liinglake, A. W. Smith, M. T. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Kinglake, Serj. J. Somerville, Sir W. Collins, T., jun. Lanigan, J. Stanley, Lord Cowper, lion. W.F. Latham, E. Steel, John Clibitt, Ald. Leighton, Sir B. Stuart. Major Dalglish, Robert Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Sullivan, M. Davey, R. Liddell; lion. H. G. Sykes, Col. W. li. Davie, Col. F. Longfield, Robert Talbot, Hon. W. C. Dawson, R. P. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Tottenham, C. Dickson, Col. Lion, lion. F. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Disraeli. Benjamin McEvoy, H. Turner, J. A. Douglas, Sir C. McMahon, I'. lipton, - ,G en et al Duff, M. E. Maguire, J. F. Vandeleur, Col. Dunkcllin Lord Mainwaring, T. Villiers, lit. Hon. e. Dunne, Col. Manners, 11J. Walplle, S. H. Egerton, A. F. Marjoribanks, D. C. Walter, .John Egerton, W. ' Marsh, M. 11. Way, Arthur E. Ellice, lit. Hon. E. Martin, P. W. Western, T. S. Estcourt, S. Martin,J. Wes thead, B. Evans, T. W. Massey, W. N. Whitbread, S. Ewart, J. C. Merry, James Wynne, C. G. Fenwick, Henry Mitchell, T. A. Wyvill, 14. Ferguson, Sir R. A. Milord, W. T. TELLERS. Foley, .T. 11. Mansell, Rt. lin.W. Brand, H. B. Foley, Hon. H. W. Napier, Sir C. Knatchbull-Hugess PAI, RS. 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I)u Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London - Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 189 Piccadilly ; A`ebis, GO, Graccchurch-street : 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150, Oxford street; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate st-...ect ; 85, Tottenham-court-road. Also at Dublin. Thrwley ,and Drap e r ; at Edinburgh, Itairaes and Co. at Liverpool, Nix on an d Thew; at Manchester, Sharp and Scott; at York, Rattnes, 'Blanchard, an d c o . ; at.Soutb awzgion, Randall and LAW INTELLIG ENC.E.—Feb. 14. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.) REID V. STEARN.-THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. Mr. Bacon, QC., and Mr. W. K. Wigram ap peared for the plaintiffs in this suit, which was in stituted under the following circumstances :—ln Feb., 1850, the defendant Stearn, who was a licensed victualler, deposited with Messrs. Reid and Co., of Liquorpond-street,brewers, of whom he was a custo mer, £5OO, at the same time telling them that the money was not his own. Messrs. Reid and Co.having afterwards reason to believe that the £5OO were the proceeds of the gold dust robbery committed on the South Eastern Railway in 1855, for which J. Bur gess was tried and convicted at the Cen tral Criminal Court, paid the money into court, and filed a bill for the purpose of ascertaining to whom the £5OO belonged, by which they prayed that the different claimants—namely, Steam, John Burgess as trustee under a deed of assignment of the personal estate of James Burgess, the Crown, and the South Eastern Railway Company—might be ordered to interplead. The two defendants, Stearn and John Burgess, had by their answer disclaimed all right to the £5OO. On the part of the company it was contended that it was mot a proper case for an interpleader suit, as the company were quite willing that the money should be paid to the Crown ; and it was submitted on behalf of the Crown that the Crown could not be calltd upon to interplead, but that as the railway company were willing the court might at once order the £5OO to be paid to the Crown. Mr. Malins, Q.C., and Mr. J. T. Humphrey ap peared for the railway company ; Mr. Wickens for the crown ; and Mr. Southgate for the defendant Stearn. The Vice-Chancellor said the right of the plain tiffs to file a bill of interpleader (several claims having been made to the £500) was clear. Two of the defendants having disclaimed, the only claimants before the court were the South- - Lastern Railway Company and the Crown. It had been contended that the gold-dust had been sent by the railway company, who, as carriers, had the custody of it ; and it had been proved that the indictment at the trial at the Central Cri:r.inal Court was for stealing gold dust the property of the South-Eastern Rail way Company. That, however, did not give them a legal title. On the other hand the crown claimed the £5OO as the property of a felon. The court could not, without further investigation, decide the question as to whom the £5OO belonged, and therefore the crown and the railway com pany must be decreed to interplead. The bill must be dismissed as against Stearn and Burgess who had disclaimed, .with costs to be paid out of the fund, and inquiries must be directed to ascertain whether the £5OO, or any part thereof, was produced by a sale of the gold dust Stolen by James Burgess, and whether the gold dust was at the time of the rob bery in the custody of the South Eastern Railway company, and to whom the same belonged; and also whether the South Eastern Railway Company, or any other person, had become entitled to the money, or to any and what part thereof. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of church-rates ; in favour of Parliamentary reform ; against legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister; against the London Corporation Reform Bill, &c, LIME REGIS ELECTION. The petition against the return of the member for Lymo Regis was withdrawn. TELEGRAPHIC CONTri,ACTS. Mr. SMITH gave notice that on the 28th inst. he would draw the attention of .the house to this subject, with the view of founding a motion on the same. VOTE BY BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill for the better prote3tion of voter:, at elec tions for members of Parliament. THE SPANISH DEBT. Lord BURGHLEY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what was the exact amount that Spain had agreed to repay to this country ; and whether she had consented to do so spontaneously, or at the request of the present or the late Government. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the amount in question was over £483,000, and that the Spanish Government had acted in regard to the transaction with the most honourable feel ings. (Hear, hear.) PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. E. JAMES asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what period he intended to postpone the intro duction of the Bill for Reform of the Representation of the People in Parliament. • • Lord•J. RUSSELL said that, according to his present arrangements, ho proposed to bring forward his bill for Parliamentary Reform on the Ist March. (Hear, hear.) WINE AND MEDICINES FOR THE ROYAL NAVY. Lord CLIUD HAMILTON asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the attention of the Board had been directed to the quality of the wine supplied, to the navy for metheal purposes, it having been described as unfit fur the use of invalids, although exempt from duty; and also, whether he could give an assurance to the house that the drugs supplied to tho navy were not of an equally adulte rated and deleterious desertptien ? Lord C. I'AGET said that the drugs supplied to the Royal Navy were purchased at Apothecaries Hall, mai therefore were of the best quality. No complaint had been made as to the description of wines which had, up to the present time, been furnished to the Royal Navy, but in consequence of the statement made to the house by his right hen. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer respect ing foreign vintage, the Board of Admiralty might be in duced to make some enquiries relative to the wines in future to be supplied to the Royal Navy. (Lau ;;hter.) THE FRENCH ARMY IN ITALY. _ _ Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether preparations had been made for placing the French army in Northern Italy in a state ready for imme diate active service, and a military intendant and staff sent to Tuscany to prepare for the arrival of French troops there; and whether such preparations were made with the intention of occupying any part of Central Italy by French troops, in order to ," protect the voting" should fresh elec tions be resorted to, or for any other ostensible object ? Lora J. RUSSEIL said he had heard nothing with re gard. to any such preparations in ref e re nce t o placing the French army in Northern Italy in a state of readiness for active and immediate service. In respect to the second part of the question, the Government had received no inti mation on the subject, and therefore he was not in a posi tion to reply to the hon. member on that point. As related to the last p ar t o f the question, he was not in possession of any information that would enable him to give a satisfac tory answer. THE TREATY WITH FRANCE. Mr. EIVART asked the President of the }hard of Trade, whether, in the Treaty of Commerce with France, the English or the French was understood to be the correct version of Article 10, " the privileges, favours, or advan tages granted to national vessels" being stated in the English version to be granted " generally," while in the French they are stated to be granted " sans exception." Mr. M. GIBSON.said he believed it was understood that the meaning in the two versions was just the same. There would be no disadvantageous effect produced by the terms of the treaty on the privileges enjoyed by the shipping in terest of this country. (Hoar, hear.) LUNATIC POOR (IRELAND). . _ _ _ Colonel GREY ILLF. asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land if it was the intention of the Government to introduce a nacasure,to consolidate and amend the law relating to the lunatic poor in Ireland ? - Mr. CARDWELL said that it was necessary to institute some fu: :11.i ries before adopting any legislative mea sure, and Government did not at present propose to intro duce any bill on the subject. Mr. SMOLLETT asked tho Secretary of State for India, whether application had been made on behalf of a London Joint Stock Company, called " The Madras Irrigation and Canal Company,' for the guarantee of a minimum interest of 5 per cent. per annum, payable from the Indian revenues, upon a capital of two millions sterling, for the alleged pur pose of enabling the said company to prosecute certain irri gation schemes in Cuttack and in other districts of Orissa; and whether it was intended to accede to this proposal ? Mr. T. G. BARING said that facilities had been afforded for the guarantee in question, but they were not intended to be availed of. CHINA. Sir M. SEYMOUR, moved for copies of letter from the Secretary to the Admiralty, No. 336, dated the 9th day of August, 1858, respecting affairs in China, inclosing letter from the Foreign Office, dated the 16th day of July, 1858, inclosing letter from the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine to the Earl of Clarendon, No. 91, dated her Majesty's ship Furious, Gulf of Pechele, the 23d day of April, 18;8 : of letter from the Earl of Elgin of Xin car di ne , N o . 101, d a t e d her Majesty's ship Furious, Gulf of Pechele, the 29th day of April, 1858, to the Earl of Clarendon; of letter from Sir Michael Seymour acknowledging receipt of same, No. 326, dated her Majesty's ship Calcutta, Hong Kong, the 27th day of September 1858, with its enclosures, viz., letter from the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine to Sir Michael Seymour, dated . her Ma jesty's ship Furious, May 21, 1858, and letter from the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, dated Tiensen, July 6, 1858 ; and of letters from tiro Secretary to the Admiralty to Sir Michael Seymour, No. 512, dated Nov. 23, 1858, and from o r e i Secretary n. to m e t h e. e Nov 2 Admiralty 3,BsB to . G. Hammond, Esq., ---- - - dated tedi' g ?JAYNOOTII COLLEGE Mr. SPOONER moved that this house do resolve itself into a committee to consider the Acts for the endowment of the College of Maynooth, with a view to the withdrawal of any endowment out of the consolidated fund, due regard being had to vested rights and in terests. The hon. member, amid much laughter, contended that recent circumstances in Ireland and different parts of the continent justified the polioy of withdrawing the grant to the Collegeof Maynooth, which was a seminary for the propagation of seditious feeling and heretical doc trine. In support of this position he cited speeches recently delivered in Ireland by members of the Roman Catholic hierarchy and clergy, and also the doctrines con tained in Den's theology, the text-book of Catholic divises, COURT OF E%CHEQUER. Sittings at Guild hall.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.) MORGAN AND ANOTIIER V. THE LONDON DOCKS COMPANY-THE - WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE ALLEGED FRAUDS IN THE LONDON DOCKS. The declaration charged that the plaintiffs had de livered to the defendants certain valuable wines, to be securely and safely kept, and that the defendants so received them, but through negligence the wines had been adulterated, and materially deteriorated, and a large quantity had been lost. The defendants pleaded not guilty, that the plaintiffs did not de liver the wines as alleged, and that the defendants did not accept them. The case excited a great interest amongst the wine and spirit trade, a great number of whom were present during the proceedings. Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Phipson, and Mr. Nor man were counsel for the plaintiffs. Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Groves, Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Murphy represented the defendants, the London Docks Company. Mr. Edwin James said, that the plaintiff in this action, the Messrs. Morgan, were wine merchants of the highest respectability in the city of London, and were larze exporters of first-class wines. The issue which the jury had this day to determine was one of extreme import ance, not merely to the community of the City of London, but to the public at largo who were consumers of wine. Mr. Thomas Morgan, the plaintiff, was then called. He deposed that his firm had been in existence nearly 100 years, and had up to 1858 de posited their consignments of wine in the London Docks to the amount of about 1,500 pipes in the year. In July, 1853, they deposited 20 pipes of port of the vintage of 1851, and marked with a star, in the London Docks. The vintage of 1851 was one of the best ever known, and the star showed it was particularly good. He sold one pipe in March, 1857, to Messrs. Smith, of Pall-mall, and the quality was objected to. In December, 1857, he found it so inferior that he had the wine vatted. Vatting much deteriorated the value of wine, for in fact it deprived it of its credentials. He estimated the loss in - vatting fine wine at £2O a pipe, and as it had to be vatted with another wine the loss would be in reality £4O per pipe. The docks estimated the loss at one gallon per pipe per annum, which he had considered fair. He sold the other pipe to Mr. Stone, a wine merchant at Brighton, in August, 1853, who gave• orders to have it cleared. Witness drew a sample in Sep tember, 1857, and found it all but worthless. In October, 1853, he plaeed in the docks with other wines upwards of seven pipes of port, consigned by Gubians, by the ship Montero. It was of the highest class. In November. 1853, he sold one pipe to _Messrs. Neighbour and. Son, of Smithfield, who returned it in the beginning of 1858 as bad. It had not loft the docks, and was not like port wino at all. Wine is gauged when it enters the docks, and re-gauged when it is taken out, and the duty paid. The entries in the defendants' books were here put in, and showed that, although eight samples and two tastings had been taken from the wine, the ullage quantity was 115 when it entered, and the same when regauged five years afterwards. Examination continued—l n Dec., 1854, witness received 20 - pipes of wine, by the Martello, marked ‘"fLH," double diamond, shipped for a customer, Air. Henley; 15 of these showed great irregularity under gauges, and tasted quite differently from one another, so he had to take them all off Mr. Henley's • hands. He sold five pipes. The rest were vatted lin December, 1856. The loss would be £2O per pipe, even supposing the wine was identical, but it would be much more if the wine were deteriorated. In May, 1854, he docked one pipe of 1851 vintage, marked " TNS," part of parcel shipped to Messrs. Neighbour, who made a complaint in 1858 that it was bad. It was now in the docks, and was very inferior. The gauge of this pipe when docked in March, 185 i, was 118 gallons ullage, and in March, 1858, when regauged, 117 gallons. On the sth September, 1851, he decked five pipes of port of the vintap of 1851, a very fine wine. He sold four of the pipes to Messrs. Hugh Smith and Co., of Pall mall—two in December, 1856, and two in February, 1857. The other he sold to Messrs. Maitland and Co. The Messrs. Smithy complained of two pipes, and they were returned on his hands. It was very inferior, but there was no complaint as to the others. In January, 1855, he deposited 14 pipes of very fine port, which ought to be worth £7O now, if it had not been altered. He sold 11 of these pipes of wine, and there had been no complaint about them. Four had deteriorated iu value, and were higher coloured. They had to be vatted. Mr. Phipson—Would you give me the price that they would sell at ? Plaintiff—l should not like to buy them. Mr. Edwin James—Perhaps they would do for an agricultural meeting. (Laughter.) Sir F. Kelly— Or perhaps for a meeting at Mary lebone. (Renewed laughter.) The plaintiff proceeded to sae , that in January, 1855, he docked 18 pipes of port, marked double diambnd, which, with other wines, he sold to Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Co., in the following May, at £46 per pipe, and be had to take back the whole 18 and vat there because they were so infe rior. Again he sold to the-same parties 45 pipes of a stouter bit sound wine. Three were complained of, and were most inferior —almost useless. On the same day he deposited another parcel ; of which, as to 10, there had been no complaint, three had bees vatted, but were not the subject of this action, and two were stillin the docks, much deteriorated. Ile sold two pipes out of a parcel of 35 of the vintage of 1851, star marked, to Mr. W. Potter, in October, 1856. He had to take one back in November, 1857, and had to allow £35 on the other. Mr. Potter said that the one which was returned was perfect rubbish, and witness thought he was about right. (Laughter.) None of the wines which formed the subject of this action had left the docks. The gaug e in January, 1855, when the wine was deposited in the docks, was 116 gallons ullage, and when re rsaucred in . October, 1858 , it was still 11 6 gallons, et having been in the interim subjected to five samples and three tastings. The plaintiff deposed further that in July, 1855, he deposited 10 pipes, which he sold in November, 1858, to Mr. Relt James, at - e54 p e r pipe. In a few days he had to take back six pipes, and had to allow -1;20 on the other f our t o in duce Mr. James to keep them. The gauges and the regauges on the lot were the saw, although they had been esubjected to samples and tastings. ExaminatiQii continued--In 1831- Ile deposited five pipes in the docks. He sold three to Messrs. Pin cent and Co., of Newtown Abbott, Devonshire. Two gave great satisfaction, and one was returned as totally different from the others. Witness could not sell it as good port, and it had been very choice. Up to the end of 18.54 he had seldom to make any claims for deficiencies. After the discovery of the frauds in 1854 the company agreed to allow the trade for all deficiencies in wines then in the dock, including the gallon per pipe hitherto excepted. A letter, dated Feb. 8, 1855, from the secretary of the Dock Company to the deputy-chairman of the Wine and Spirit Association, stating that the company were willing to accede to the suggestion of the association, to make the allowance on all wines in the East Vaults in 18,54 of the gullon per pipe, when the deficiency exceeded that amount, was here put in. Sir F. Kelly here read a letter from the company in reply to a demand for deficiencies by the plain tiff, to the effect that the wine on which he claimed the allowance was not in the East Vault, and there fore did not come within the regulation. The plaintiff—l don't agree with that, because, according to our books, all our wines aro in the East Vault.. The plaintiff's examination in chief having been concluded, the court adjourned at half-past four o'clock to this day, when the examination will be proceeded with. POLICE INTELLIGENC'E—Feb. 12. MANSION-HOUSE.--Margaret Biamish, with a little girl about 12 years old, both wretchedly clad, was charged before Sir R. Carden with begging. Viscount Raynham said—Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, while walking along Fenchurch street, I observed the prisoner sitting with the child in a doorway. - Whem I came up to her she held out her hand, and begged of me to give her something. I did not give her anything, but being struck by the unfortunate appearance of her child, who seemed to me to be in a dying state, I watched her. I saw her get up and go into Gracechureh-street, where I saw a gentleman give her something, and I then gave her in charge. Prisoner—l did not beg of you whilst I was in the doorway. I was saying my prayers. Mr. Childs, medical officer of the City of London Police Force, said the child was brought to him to examine, which he did, and he found her to be a mere living skeleton, labouring under disease of the spine, produced through sheer starvation, which she might recover from with proper care and atten tion ; but, if her present mode of life were con tinued, she would certainly live but a very short time. Sir R. Carden—What have you to say, prisoner? Prisoner—l can't help it ; I can't live on 4s. a week, which is all I get from my husband at the most, out of which I have to pay 2s. for lodging. Officer—Her husband is in court, my lord. Sir R. Carden—Then let him stand forward. Husband—l am not able to keep my wife and child, my lord, because I scarcely earn enough to maintain myself. I hope you will discharge them this time. They have never begged before. Officer—l have known her as a beggar for the last eight years. She has always taken the child out with her ever since its birth, and the husband is always drunk. husband—lt is false. We have only hem in London about a year. As for my getting drunk, I can't afford to do that. Officer—Why, you were drunk last night when I came to tell you about this. Husband—Yes, I know I was last night, because I fell down yesterday, and my employer gave me something to drink on that account. Prisoner—Oh, my lord, could you separate us ! He does not contribute to my support. If I remain at home I sit starving and without fire. Sir R. Carden—This gentleman (Viscount Rayn ham) is one of the Governors of an hospital where they cure diseases of the spine, and he very kindly offers to take your child in. Are you willing to let her go ? Prisoner—Well, she don't want to go. Sir R. Carden—You have never asked her. How ever, as you like ; but let me tell you, that if that child dies through your taking it out begging, you are as responsible for its death as though you killed it by violence, Prisoner—Oh, then, I'll let it go, your worship, and be very thankful to the kind gentleman, I will. Sir R. Carden—Well, I shall discharge you this time ; but if you are again brought before me I shall deal very severely with yon. The prisoner was then discharged, and an officer took charge of the child to take it to the hospital. BOW-STREET.—Lucy Flick appeared to a sum mons to show cause why on order, which she had obtained to protect her property and earnings against her husband, Edward George Flick, and his creditors ahould not be discharged._ _ The proceedings excited considerable interest, both on account o the novelty of the case, and also because the magistrates at some other courts have declared that they had no power to discharge a protection order. Edward G. Flick, the complainant, deposed— This day 12 months, Valentine's-day, 1859, I was arrested for debt, and taken to Whitecross-street. A day or two before that date I was living with my w ire. I was in prison about nine months, being remanded for eight months from the date of the vesting order. Here is my certificate. Mr. Jardine (after referring to the certificate) — I see the vesting order was dated the 2Sth Feb ruary. Then you were discharged on the 28th February ? Witness—l think it was in November. I had not deserted my wife prior to my arrest. I was keeping out of the way for about two months be fore, not to desert her, but to avoid being taken. There was only one judgment against me, and I thought I could settle that, and so avoid going through the court. In cross-examination by defendant's solicitor, complainant denied that ho had ever ill-used his wife, or introduced women of bad character to the house. Was on one occasion brought to this court for an assault, on the charge of a man whom he found secreted in his house one night when ht came home earlier than he was expected. He had gone home at intervals, chiefly on Sunday, during the two months that he was out of the way. Mr. Jardine said this was wholly irrelevant. Any ill usage, or infidelity would not justify this order, which had been granted solely on the ground of desertion. The complainant had sworn that he had not deserted his wife, and unless the defendant could show that he had the order must be dis charged. Mr. O'Brien (clerk to the court) here read the information sworn by the wife when she applied for the protection order on the 28th October, in which she deposed that her husband had deserted her in November, 1858. ,The wife being now sworn, repeated that state ment, and was about to go into charges of ill-treat &c., but was stopped by the court. Mr. Jardine—Why did you not tell me your husband was in prison:? Defendant—Because I thought he was out. I had been told ;,co. Complainant—You knew better. You had been there to see me till! Sunday before. John Potter, formerly journeyman to the plaintiff : was examined to prove that his master was away from home for .some time previous to his arrest. As to the cause of his master's absence he prevaricated so much as to expose himself to the magistrate's censure. said the wife had made wh a t h e lr. Jardine d calla mistake mistake as to her husband having wil fully deserted her. Still he must observe that she concealed the feet, of which she was well aware, that he had been in prison nearly the whole of the time .of the alleged desertion. Yet she came to this court and told him (the magistrate) that her hus band had deserted her for nearly a year. She thus obtained the order on the very day wken her husband was to come out of prison, as if she expected him home and wanted to be prepared with the order to resist him. At all events ho was now here, and swore that he never meant to desert her, and indeed, as soon as he recovered his liberty, he went home to claim his wife and goods. Under these circumstances the order must now be discharged. SOUTHWARK. —Richard Harding, a respect able-looking man, a journeyman mason, was brought before Mr. Burcham charged with at tempting to commit suicide at London-bridge. Rogers, 483 A, said that on Sunday night he was on duty on the Surrey side of London-bridge about half-past ten, when he was told that a man had . rushed do wn th e s t e p s , f o ll o wed by a female. Witness went there and saw the prisoner at the bottom calling out, "I am determined to jump in." His wife had hold of him, pulling him back, and she requested witness to prevent him from com mitting suicide. He accordingly took him into cushdy. Mr Burcham asked what state he was in ? Rogers replied that he was very drunk and hardly knew.what he was about. The prisoner replied that was quite true, and having a few words with his wife, he ran down the stens to frighten her. He assured his worship he had no intention of committing suicide. Mr: Burcham told him he had made a great fool of himself, and his being locked up served him right. He hoped it would be a caution to him for the future. He was then discharged, and left the court with his wife. A well-dressed young man, whose connexions are highly ropectable, was next charged with jumping off London•bridge, with intent to destroy himself. Simon Wood, Thames police•constable No. 7, brought the prisoner from St. Thomas's Hospital, where he had been since Thursday night. The officer was in the police galley at eleven o'clock that night, when he heard a heavy splash in the Thames, near the bridge, and on proceeding there saw the prisoner sink under several barges. He miraculously appeared again, when Wood at great risk rescued him from a watery grave. Mr. Burcham ordered the prisoner to be delivered up to his relatives, and complimented the constable on his. bravery. GO UN TRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-FEB. 14. At our market to-day there was a good inquiry for wheat, and pricos closed fully ld per rental dearer on the week. Barley was the turn dearer. Peas and beans both is dearer. Indian corn was less excited than on. Friday, but a fair business was done at fully is 6d per qr. advance on the week. Oatmeal met more attention at 6d per qr im provement. Flour in moderate request at 6d per sack and barrel over Tuesday. SIIEFFIELD—Fin, The sir:3ply of wheat was moderate, and a more cheerful tone pervaded the market than of ]ate. Barley and oath in demand, at full prices. Beans and other articles were unchanged. Red wheat, per sack of 3 imperial bushels...l6e 6d to 184 Od White lf ft ...ISt; Od to 20s Od. New red ), /) W ...s Od to 18e 0 d New white „ 79 ...18e Od to 19s '6d Beans If 1) ... 16s 6d to 20a Od Peas, per qr 42s Od to 4r3sod Grinding barley, per qr 33e Od to ;15e Od Malting ditto, ~ 37e Od to 430 Od Oats 71 225 Od +.O 30a Od Millers' prices for flour-1s Gd, le Bd, and is 10d per 141 b. LEEDS-FEB. 14. With frosty weather, and only moderate auppliea of wheat, the transactions show an upward tendency, and fine fresh qualities of English and best foreign make an advance of is to 2s from last week. Barley without much change in value. Beans were dearer. Oats also a better demand. Other articles at late rates. Averages for the week : Wheat 3,310 qrs., at 444 9P FORS ... 43 „ 37s aid Beans BB „ 42s 44 Barley.... 2,679 „ 395 314 Oats 265 „ ..238 914 Rye lO „ ..358 Ot Arrivals this week : Wheat Barley Linseed — Flour sacks. NEWCASTLE - UNDER-LYNE-FEB. 14. English wheat in good supply, and in the business dons a further advance on Saturday's prices has been established, but transactions were few. Foreign more in demand, but limits prevent business. Flour held fer I■ more money, and in better demand. Barley firm, at late rates. Oat' in fair request and 6d dearer. Beans and peas sell rather better. COLCHESTER—FEa. 11. There was a short supply of wheat; generally the trade was firm, at about 18 over last week's prices for best sorts. Spring corn as before. Fine malting barley is dearer. Wheat, white 44s to 50s I Beans Mazagan..32s to 368 red 38s to 46s I Middle & small 33s to 42s Barley 36s to 46s I White peas 3Bs to 40s Oats 2os to 28s I Grey.. 32s is 304 NORWICH CATTLE-F 1 B. 11. Our market to •day exhibited a good show of store cattle, comprising Scot., shorthorns, and Irish. A moderato trade was effected, although there was a tolerable attendance. At the close fully one• half of the stock remained unsold. Scots, 4s to 4s Gd ; shorthorns, 3s Gd to 4s Od ; Irish. 3s 3d to 3s Gd ; Devons, Os Od to Os (estimated weight when fat). Fat beasts a dull sale, at 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone. Sheep—Thero were fair supplies of sheep in the pens. Fat sheep, 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone; prime, 9s. Pigs—A poor supply. Store pigs 2os to 30s; fat pork, 8s Od to 88 Gd per stone. KIRK Here to-day we had 3;; and barley. Sales were re money, oats and barley wi Wheat (N). First.... 428 Od Second.. 46s Od Third .. 50s Od Wheat (0). First.... —s Od Second.. —s Od Third —s Od LLDY—Frat. 1 Aerate supplies eady. Wheat ithout change. Barley (N). 32a Od 37s 6d 40s Od • Barley (0). Od —s Od 1 of wheat, oats, sold at rather more Oats (N). 21g 6d 26s Od 29s Od Oats (0). —a Od —8 04 Od COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YBSTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15! 11 16 Antwerp Brussels Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — '25 35 26 40 Frankfort on Maine — 111 1171 Vienna _ _ 13 40 Trieste Petersburgh Madrid 13 30 34'4 49 13 40 34} 491 Carlin Leghorn Genoa Naplei Palermo 111 essina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York 49 30 35 25 40 401 121} 1211- 521 52f 60 30 40 26 45 40 121 f 122 62[ 63 Foreign sold in Bars (Standard) ~..per oz. £3 17 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ft 0 0 South American Doublons 9 21 0 0 FOREIGN JIAIL PACKET LIST. In the followlin," table E signifies that letters are despatdbed by evening; mails from London, and 3i by morning mails. Next DESTINATIONS. Despatch Poet of Mail of Mails. Despatch. doe. Australia and Mauritius, vial Southampton !Mar. 12, E,Southatap. Mar. 11 Ditto, via Marseilles 'Feb. 18, E l Mardi 5 Bahamas and II avana via New York Feb. 17, B Liverpool.. Feb. 16 Canada, dc. (by Canadn. pckt ) Feb. 13. k Liverpool.. Fob. 18 Cape of Good Elope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena Mar. I, R Devonport Mardi 8 China, Penang, and Singa pore,Ditto, via Marseilles (Feb. 20 E , overdaa .)Feb.io ,M, Sonthausp. Feb. 11 via Southampton .... , Feb. 20, MiSonthamp. ,reb. is Gibraltar, via • fields .... Feb. 17. K Southamp. Feb. 16 Hondu raslndia (c a l e a u n t d u i)ile a n d w - t via Southampton 1! eh. 20, M,South amp. Feb. 18 illes Ditto, via Marie • , overdo* DOM (Bombay), via South-, Feb.pton !I! 27, M Sontiainap. Feb. 23 Ceylon, _ _ _ _ Ditto, via Marseilles !Feb. 18 E Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands 'Mar. 9, li i Sonthamp. Mar. 3 Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto F e b . 17, hil iSeuthasap. Feb. 21 Malta, Egypt, and Ade,., via Southampton ......... : lFeb. 18, 31 Southamp. Feb. la Ditto, via Marseilles !Feb. 18, E overdo* Mexico and Havana ........ ! iSouthamp. Newfoundland ............ . . !Mar. 2, 1 ' E Liverpool United States and l3ritish N. . America (by British packet) , 17, Ekiverpool eb. 2,2 Ditto (by IL S. packet) .... Feb. 14, E Southamp. West Coast of Af r i ca, Ma- deira, and Teneriffe Feb. 23 B Liverpool.. Mar. IS West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, lo Feb. 17 . 11, 6 outhamp. Feb. 16 [ AD VERTISEMENT.I—Notice.—In conseauence of Messrs_ D VERTISEMENT.]—Notice.—In consequence of Messrs. Lawes and Morton having just commenced 1860 with opposi- Con similar to that which they previouslyadvanced, and Wish ing to do those gentlemen every justice, Mr. Thorley is induced to enlarge his coming pamphlet, making it 64 pages instead of 32-- showing beyond doubt that their observations on the so-called " Concentrated Cattle Food," and so-called " feeding statistics," are without foundation ; that the Itothamsted experiment was not made wills his food, and consequently that this complete failure must either be through mismanage ment or from baying the Condiment at the wrong shop.. The first impression of One Hundred Thousand Copies will be ready about the first day of March, and may be had post free on' receipt of Three Stamps, on application to Joseph Thorley. the Inventor and sole Proprietor of " Thorley's Food for Cattle," 77, Newgate-street, London ; 21, Broadway, New York, United States ; Mr. J. W. Thorley, Melbourne ; Vic toria; Mr. Alfred Burt, Sydney, New South Wales; and of all his agents throughout the United Kingdom.—Feb. 2,1860 BIRTHS. CAMPBELL—On the 10th inst., at Knipton Rectory, the Hon. Mrs. A. Campbell, of a son. GRIBBLE.—On the 13th inst., the wife of Thomas Cribb's, of a daughter. RONEY.—On the 12th inst., at Chatham, the wife of Capt. Roney, of a daughter. Ross.—On the 12th inst., at 17, Fitzroy-square, the wife of Alexander Maenzio Ross, Esq., C.E., of a son. MARRIAGES. En RlNGTON—Goonwm — On the 9th inst., at Ashburie, the ltev. John Launcelot Errington, second son of G. H. Errington, Eyq., of Leiden-park, Essex, to Isabella, eldest daughter of the Roy. H. J. Goodwin, of Hinchley wood ;louse, Derbyshire. BLANCKLEY c I.KIN OHOILNE.—On the 7th inst., at Pew. werris Chapel, Falmouth, Captain H. N. C. Blanckley, R.M. Light Infantry, to Augusta, second daughter of the late Capt. James Palkinghome, R.N. DEATHS. BATES.—On the 13th inst., William Bates, Esq_.. of Liver pool, at his residence, 1, Cambridge-square, Hyde-park, aged 65. CLARtt.—At Bronlee, New South Wales, F. E. L. Clark, Esq., late of Newcastle-on-Tyne. HuriciEß.Foity.—On the sth Dec. last, at Melbourne, Aut' tralia, Lieut.-Col. Townsend .1. W. Hungerford, C./ 3 .1 of the Bengal Artillery. LONGEIL—On the 12th inst., at Woolwich, Mr. J. Longer, aged 78. NOYES.—On the 13th inst., in London, Maria, relict of thl Rev. Thomas Herbert Noyes, vicar of Bath' Easton, au . ' sister of the late Sir Edward B. Baker, Bart., aged 87." SEENCE.—On the 12th inst., at East Real Rectory, Lis: colnshire, the Rev. John Spence, M.A., rector of tho place, aged 82. - J. -- LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. Ir 2, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N o. 112 ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the QO%I ° Middlesex, Wednesday, rebraary . ls, 1860, TR, OONT 13 UP The P M the tr, to thoir Blum purity kdged b tries. as the Laud They 1 Wines, stonsaoh A sun trill be ed., sr a It is a are the stomach `►ices II atrengti Their vilids, b the hem lioknowl !Acuity,' To pl.( of the flu All or Just Pu E riant jsmAs 113 YSTK? Lee pm UTItHN , tans ant *by the they cm totother feetion. ItTA street, I, Aester-r DU] tt *drably llTer, an Yon), ha nnvousi hies nystevia cr a m ps %Ohms, Vtints, str ,i 4 hal re us the m FR Q 4Jr. Wm i the gent at I Banff prim, past Miss T' This eleza with EVE .] aPPri past N.l (posil Far Di