The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT 1 present state of affairs in Ireland, and that if an efficient system of railway management for Ireland was adopted by the Government the best results would follow. Mr. DUTTON hoped that next session the Govern ment would be prepared with some measure which would tend to relieve the railways in Ireland from the difficulties with which they were surrounded. What was wanted was not the extension of any of the Irish railways, but a full development of the traffic, which was, if properly managed, of a remunerative nature. The circumstances that had brought about the present state of railway affairs in Ireland was a loss of credit. When that was re-established prosperity would re turn, and all the railways which were now in a very ques tionable situation would become amply remunerative. Without State interference, in a very short time the rail way system in Ireland would come to a close. Lord NAAS promised that the matter should have the serious consideration of the Government. Mr. GLADSTONE remarked that if the Government, in considering the report of the commissioners, should see their way to deal with the subject in such a manner as to confer benefit upon Ireland, any proposal with that end should receive the fair and candid consideration of the Opposition. HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tile following bills were read a third time and passed South London Market, Buckley and Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway Companies, Midland Railway (Branches, &c.), Bute Docks (Cardiff), Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, and Wendale and Speldon District Water. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE moved for papers relating to the Danubian Principalities. He said he had a few observations to make on this motion, which stood so long on their lordships' paper, and which he was compelled to postpone on public grounds, and from circumstances over which he had no control. Having ad verted to the geographical position of the Principalities as a barrier between Russia and Turkey, he expressed his ap prehension that the boundaries of the Principalities would be affected by the disturbances on the Continent. He was understood to say that a union between the Principalities would be highly desirable in a political point of view. The noble lord entered into historical details in connection with the constitution of the Principalities, but spoke in so low a tone as to be audible only at intervals in the reporters' gallery. He was understood to say that the circumstances con- nected with the Principalities assumed additional import ance from the position of other powers of the Continent. He referred to Denmark and strongly condemned the violation of principles upon which Prussia had proceeded of late years. The time was most critical, for an attempt was made to strike an important State out of the position it had so long occupied. He believed the policy of Prussia had been concocted for some time, and he contended that its pleas for aggression on Austria were not founded on justice or good faith. He said he believed- that they would have to look back with regret to what had taken place in reference to the Duchies, when a timely word of interposition might have taught Prussia not to transgress a certain boundary of action, and repressed the attempts at aggression into which it had been betrayed, to the danger of the peace of all Europe. The Earl of DERBY, though declining to follow the noble lord over the wide field of controversey he had traversed, could not refrain from remarking that the noble lord had laid down principles which seemed to call upon this country to interfere by force in the events which were now taking place on the Continent. He did not hold the opinion that it would be wise on the part of England in all cases to pursue a policy of neutrality and non-interfer ence, but we should certainly be stepping out of our pro per province if we interfered in the present war or re sorted to the use of threats or menace. As to the Princi palities, it was rather for the late than the present Go vernment to vindicate the policy acted upon by this coun try ; but his own opinion was that the union of the two Principalities, instead of being a source of weakness, was likely to prove one of strength to Turkey, by enabling her to hold her own on that frontier. Referring to the election of Prince Charles to the Hospodariate. the noble earl ex pressed his disbelief in the sentiment that it had been effected at the instigation of Prussia, which had disclaimed all interference, and there was no proof whatever of her connivance at the proceeding. The Powers which were parties to the Conference had succeeded in persuading Turkey to abstain from having recourse to arms to enforce her claims, and ho hoped that in a short time the questions between the Ottoman empire and the Principalities would be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Under these cir cumstances he asked Lord Stratford de Redcliffe not to press his motion for papers which could not be produced without great inconvenience to the public interest. Earl RUSSELL argued that it would be unwise in the present state of the negotiations to produce the papers. His opinion was that the clauses in the treaties of 1856 and 1858, which provided that the Hospodar should not be a foreigner, were not advantageous either to Turkey or to the Principalities. So far from that, he believed that a foreign prince was much more likely than a native to main tain his authority over the people and preserve tranquillity in the provinces. It had for a long time been the cherished wish of the Moldavians and Wallachians to have a foreign ruler, and he trusted the Porte would recognise Prince Charles on his promising to pay tribute and fulfil the duties which had been discharged by his predecessors. The motion was withdrawn. STATE OF THE NAVY. Mr. SAMUDA directed attention to the present state of the navy, and to the very small progress that has been made, especially of late years, in its reconstruction with ironclad vessels, and compared these results with the great augmentation that has taken place, and is still taking place, in the armour-clad navies of other States. He recommended that 12 new armour-clad ships should be built with all ex pedition. Of these, two ought, in his opinion, to be of 2,500 tons each, and 1,000 horse-power, capable of steaming 15 knots an hour, and furnished with two cupola turrets and the heaviest armament they could carry. The re maining 10 ought to be of 1,500 tons each, and 350 horse power, and all should be protected with iron plates six inches thick. Sir J. PAKINGTON recognised the great importance of the question raised by Mr. Samuda, and felt that the time had arrived when experiments should cease and action be taken. Iron-plated ships and turret armaments ought not to be neglected, and he hoped to utilise the recess by making our naval defences as efficient as possible in those respects. Mr. T. G. BARING claimed for the late Board of Ad miralty the credit of having worked hard to increase the number of armour-plated ships. Sir J. HAY expressed his opinion that the cupola prin ciple had been triumphantly vindicated, and must be ac cepted as a complete success. After a few words from Mr. LAIRD, Sir S. M. PETO spoke as usual in condemnation of the reckless dockyard expenditure which had characterised the Admiralty for many years past. Lord .T. HAY defended his late colleagues from the con. sure cast upon them by the last speaker. The debate was continued by Mr.GRAvEs and Mr. Alder. man Lusx. OUR FOREIGN POLICY. Mr. LAING inquired of the Foreign Secretary whether he could give the house an assurance that no step would be taken which might commit this country to any inter vention in the war now proceedin g on th e Continent with out giving Parliament a previous opportunity of express ing its opinion as to the policy of such intervention. Mr. HORSMAN followed with a commentary upon the general situation. He characterised the proceedings of Prussia as a wanton and deliberate aggression, and ex pressed his opinion that the general feeling of Englishmen in reference to the war was to see Venetia given up to Italy and an Austrian army in Berlin. One of the contin gencies which might call for the intervention of this country had already occurred, and that intervention had been evoked by ono of the neutral Powers. Those Powers were now standing in doubt and hesitation, and at such a moment a timely declaration of the English Cabinet might be valuable in the interests of peace. He asked, therefore, whether her Majesty's Govern ment had received any invitation from that of France to address any joint communication to the belligerent Powers; and, if so, whether the English Government had expressed their readiness to concur with France in recommending Austria to accept the two con ditions proposed by Prussia as the basis of peace—the surrender of Venetia, and ceasing to be no longer a mem ber of the Germanic Confederation. Sir G. BOWYER said he admired the ability of the speech to which he had just listened with great regret. The right hon. gentleman stigmatised the policy of Prus sia in the present war with great truth as unjust and aggressive, and said in the opening of his speech that he would rejoice to see an Austrian army in possession of Berlin. In that wish he heartily joined the right hon. gen tleman. (Laughter.) But the right hon. gentleman was so influenced by the power of success, which often made all the difference between a hero and a scoundrel—(laughter) —that he actually concluded with a panegyric upon Prus sia and an invective against Austria. He (Sir G. Bowyer) believed there was no Englishman, whatever his political opinions might be, who did not look with reverence and admiration on the heroic conduct of Austria. (Oh.) An hon. member said " Oh," and he was ashamed of him. (Laughter.) The man who could not admire military prowess, and the endurance of defeat with undoubted pluck and undiminished resistance, did not deserve any observa tion he could address to him. (Laughter) He believed that the position of Austria was looked upon in this country with respect. (Hear.) Austria presented a spectacle worthy of the admiration of the gods—the spectacle of a just man suffering the infliction of injustice. (Oh, oh.) In what position was France placed? The Emperor held him self out as the arbiter of Europe_a political Jupiter, who by his will could influence the course of human affairs ; but what had happened ? Austria ceded Venetia to him and accepted his mediation ; but the Emperor of the French was told by Prussia to mind his own business, and the Italians continued their operations as if nothing had occur red. In fact, the Emperor was snubbed by both Powers. (A laugh.) All Europe waited in expectation, and they saw the Emperor of the French completely defeated ; he suc ceeded admirably in making the famous step from the sublime to the ridiculous. Some people said there was a conspiracy between France, Prussia, and Italy. He could not believe it, but there had been a conspiracy between Prussia and Italy. What did they find about a week ago ? A speech was made by Prince Napoleon in which he said that the French empire was the triumph of modern demo cracy —the triumph of a revolution which had been retarded for 15 years by the Restoration and by parliamentary libe ralism. He meant to say that the time was come when the banner of the revolution must be unfurled ; that the pro gramme of the revolution was a struggle e.gainstCatholicity —that it must be carried on till democracy founded on the principle of universal suffrage was triumphant. The first obstacle to this was Austria, the most powerful supporter of the Roman Catholicreligion, the supporter of federalism against unity, and of parliamentary institutions as against democracy. Yet after giving utterance to these senti ments, Prince Napoleon was sent to Italy on an important mission by the Emperor of the French. One object, there fore, of the French Emperor was a religious war against one form of Christianity, and another revolutionary war for the principle of democracy against parliamentary libe ralism. He felt sure England would not countenance any policy which had such objects in view as a war against one particular form of Christianity, and against parliamentary liberalism. This brought him to the principle of non intervention put forward by the right hon. member for Wick. Ho did not wish to see England plunged into a war, but he could not shut his eyes to the fact that, as Austria now was, England might at some future time be called on by two great foreign powers to adopt the prin ciple of democracy, founded on universal suffrage. It was all very well to talk of nationalities in connexion with the principles professed by the right hon. gentleman, but it was a different thing to talk of nationalities founded on the principles put forward by Prince Napoleon, and now en forced against Austria. (Hear, hear.) He thought that England was bound to raise her voice diplomatically against principles which were opposed to the peace of Europe and the constitution of . this country. He did not believe this country would sanction the oppression of Aus tria, our ancient ally, and her exclusion from the Germanic Confederation on such principles. The unprincipled and outrageous conduct of Bismarck had been properly stigma tised, as well as tha reckless manner in which he conducted the war, and in which he took advantage of his success. It had been laid down by writers on international law that war should cease when the object of the war had been at tained. Now, the object of the present war was the vin dication of the supposed rights of Prussia to the Elbe Prin cipalities ; but she was not satisfied with that. Owing to the success which she had obtained in consequence of the ingenuity of a gunmaker, she acted on the principle of a mere buccaneer. Talk of fatherland. Why, she was de vastating fatherland; she was taking its princes .. and shut ting them up in prisons, and acting in the spirit of a coin The business on tho paper was advanced a stage, and their lordships adjourned shortly after seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Glasgow Police, Swansea Vale Railway, Wandsworth and Putney Gas, Wolverhampton and Wal sall Railway, Brighton West Pier, and Liverpool Sewage Utilisation. plete buccaneer. Ho throw much of the blame of what was - _ now taking place in Europe on the Government of Lord Palmerston and the Government of Earl Russell who eneou. raged these violations of public law, These Governments considered that perfidy, fraud, and violence were legitimate if they were successful. Thus they encouraged Count Cavour, and Count Bismarck had only followed in the steps he was more p ower f u l. The Government of Count Cavo ur . He was indeed more suc s ce o s overturn those Europe, and they did a ll th ey cou ld to fsfLulorbdeclisuasle mers ton and Earl R usse ll h a d d emora li se d th e p o liti cs o f principles on whidi English statesmen used at least d had the pretend to ac t—(l aug h ter)—on which they the decency t o pre t en d to act, and on which if they di( no t act they were at least ashamed. He understood that in another plac e an appeal had been made to Lord Derby with regard to the state of affairs in Europe, and the noble lord said he had j us t come into office, and these things which had happened were caused by the policy of his predecessors, and he was not responsible for them. He (Sir G. Bowyer) trusted the Government now in office would be actuated by moro generous sentiments than that which preceded it, and he trusted it would not be attracted by that enthusiasm for success which his right hon. friend the member for Stroud had been influenced by. He trusted they would consider the interests and the rights of our ancient ally Austria, and would not en tertain so preposterous a notion as her exclusion from the Germanic Confederation. He trusted they would not fall in with the views of France, which appeared to be founded upon some agreement between Prussia, France, and Italy for the purpose of making their profit out of the rrAisfortunes and troubles of Europe, and he trusted they would no forget what was dee to the south of Italy. The Government of Florence had not gained Venetia by their own prowess, for they had been defeated by the Austriins, and if they received Venetia they would receive it through a conspiracy with Prussia. He hoped the Government would not take example from those who preceded them, and would not sanction principles which might be turned against ourselves, but would maintain things as much as possible as they were, and not countenance the aggrandise ment of one power at the expense of another. Mr. GLADSTONE—Sir, it appears to me that my hon. friend has been somewhat severe and unsparing in his de nunciations towards those with whom I have the honour to act. He has been so liberal of them that I hope I may not be thought intrusive in venturing a comment or two on his speech. My hon. friend delivered a tirade against the Emperor of the French, of such a nature and character that I think when the intelligent Frenchman rends it in the columns of the British newspaper he will read it with much the same feelings that we occasionally read the reports in the French papers, of the speeches of a certain marquis —(laughter)— that is to say with feelings of no resentment or displeasure, but with feelings of considerable amusement, and yet more considerable surprise, that members of legislative bodies should be found to stray so far beyond the exercise of their legitimate functions. (Hear, hear.) My hon. friend having denounced the Emperor of the French, having denounced Countßismarck and Count Cavour, says there is somebody worse than all these. They are but secondary representa tives of the true principle of evil, and the true principle of evil all this time and the true seat of responsibility has pre sided in the late Government of England. My hon. friend has one faculty which is truly enviable, and that is the power of delivering accusations in themselves the most violent, and invectives the most extravagant, with a de gree of good humour which is always to bo admired, and I only wish that my hon. friend who exhibits thisunbounded good humour towards us would exhibit it towards that country of which he never speaks with good will—l mean Italy. (Hear, hear.) I own I was astonished when I came to the passage of his speech wherein, appealing to the Go vernment, he said he hoped they would not forget what was due to Italy. When I heard him say that I thought for the moment that he was going to claim for Italy some consideration and advantage. I did not think that after having, in the earlier part of his speech, eulogised the en durance of defeat, he was going to praise the Italians for the manner in which they had endured their defeat. But my hon. friend has not a grain of admiration, or sympathy, or pity for them. When he came to describe what was due to Italy he at once destroyed all ground for a charge of in consistency against him, for that which, according to the hon. member, is due to Italy, is that the influence of the British Government shall be used to tear her in pieces, and undo, so far as it is in our power to undo—and I thank God it is neither in our power nor our will to undo it —one of the noblest works. It has gathered together the fragments of an ancient and distinguished race. (Hear, hear.) It has made a country which was formerly the arena and battle field of the contending passions of European powers, and assumed the form of a solid unity, and promises within itself to be one of the great pillars of European liberty. I am satisfied that the Government will remember what is due to Italy, but that they will remember it in a sense pre cisely contrary to that given by my hon. friend. (Hear, hear.) My hon. friend who has just sat down says that a little while ago Prussia had in view an object in the war which at any rate, if not just, was fair Now, that is a distinction which I do not undo' stand, but he said that she had a fair object in view, and that the war only became abominable and execrable in his eyes when it assumed this double character. First, it came to be associated with the liberation of Venetia ; and secondly, it came to be a war for the unity of Germany. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. BOWYER—I did not say that. Mr. GLADSTONE—That at any rate was the construc tion I put upon the words. If the hon. baronet wishes to explain them I shall be happy to hear the explanation. Sir G. BOWYER—What I said was, that the legitimate object of the war, if not a just object, was at least a fair subject for dispute, the question of the Elbe Duchies, but that after Prussia had met with great successes, she went on with what I call a system of buccaneering, overthrowing sovereigns, making and maintaining conquests, in a manner which was utterly inconsistent with international law and alien to the war itself. Mr. GLADSTONE—I am glad the hon. gentleman has stated distinctly what he meant, but it does not alter the case, because we do not know that up to this hour Prussia has overthrown a single sovereign. I know it not. Sir G. BOWYER—Saxony and Hanover. Mr. GLADSTONE —I know it not. It may be that she has coerced those states for the purposes of the war, and there is no doubt about that ; but I say the condition of the sovereigns of those states remains the subject for future settlement, and no one can determine whether with respect to those states Prussia deserves the charge of buccaneering until we know much more than we do. Let my hon. friend descend into the arena of argument and consider what has been the condition of Germany. In my opinion, as far as I can pass an opinion on the history of the last half century, it has been a deplorable condition, Germany, instead of being the strength has been the weak ness of Europe, the perpetual cause of difficulty and appre hension. The time has been when millions have been added to the military estimates of this country for no other cause than a fear of what would happen to Germany. (Hear, hear.) Is Germany in such a condition that she ought to be dependent for her security upon millions being added to our estimates ? Why, the Germans are the most numerous race in Europe— one of the most intelligent perhaps the most highly intellectual—united by close jux taposition, famous in history, having old traditions inferior to those of no other people—surely Germany ought to be able to defend herself. And why has Germany been weak? Because she has been subject to the constant struggles and the constant rivalries of those two powers, to neither of whom has its high station been beneficial, on account of those struggles and rivalries, while the effect of those struggles and rivalries has been that Germany has been deprived of the influence and strength she ought to have possessed in Europe, and prevented from rendering to Europe the solid service we had a right to expect at her hands. It was not for us to determine in what way the great German problem should bo solved ; other influences had to determine it ; but there was a great German pro blem. It was impossible for any intelligent Englishman to regard the state of Germany, so weakened in her useful ness and neutralised by her internal dissensions, and by the minute subdivision of her parts among smaller States, for influence, in which Austria and Prussia were continu ally intriguing, without thinking it was to be determined by other influences. I cannot but say that, instead of a state of things in which Austria and Prussia were continu ally contending for supremacy in Germany, 1 believe it would be better for both if one of those Powers only should be in a position to wield the influence of Germany. I can understand my hon. friend calling upon us and the Government to use its influence in maintaining the position of Austria as a portion of the Germanic Confe deration, if that old state of things had been a beneficial one. But what has been the position of Austria for the last forty or fifty years ? It has been most unhappy. In her own dominions, formed of races difficult to combine under one head, no doubt she has bad great difficulty in combining them, and her chance of doing so would be far greater if relieved from her false position in Germany and Italy. I confess, as far as Austria is concerned, it appears to me that she made a great step towards her transition from the place she occupied 100 years ago, when she re nounced the ancient and venerable title of the Empire of Germany. That wile an enormous change. It was a change • which to the common eye appeared to consist simply in a name, but it was a name full of the power of ancient and venerable traditions. Since that she has had nothing to sustain her against Prussia excepting her own policy and strength ; and undoubtedly there has been a tendency on the part of Prussia as a progressive power, weighed down as Austria has been, to gain ground. But supposing that Venetia ceases to be an Austrian province, what will be the position of Austria ? What will be her population ? She will still have, I imagine, a population of some thirty-two or thirty-three millions. She will still have a country of enormous fertility. She is not so fa voured as other countries with regard to the command of sea-coast, but I take it for granted that she will retain her great sea port upon the Adriatic. I will not say what might be reasonable after a long protracted ware but if these things are tobe settled by equity, or any other power but the sword, it appears that no nationality or historical geography would justify them in including Trieste in Italy. (Hear, hear.) She will have vast space of undeveloped territory, and vast amounts of undeveloped resources. She will have all those millions agreeing together and combined together under the influence of good institutions. She has shown herself—and I give her the greatest honour for it— under the influence of an enlightened ministry, in the last 12 months, superior to one of the most tenacious prejudices that still fetter the human spirit in regard to freedom of wmendea jtteh d commercial tathhtiset hceoAustrianutinntime tcountry. intercourse. w. he(un tehalerty, statesmeni e s hffe i femaocrrpt effected impossible hbe spirit Well, too iltretahwta highly syh to o h t he y e o i m n e s f I commerce with this country. (Hear, hear.) Well, has she not be forebe- fore her a hopeful and noble work ? (Hear.) Is there anything to prevent her continuing to be what she has 60 long been, and I hope always will remain, one of the great Powers of Europe ? Is it not even possible that she may find that this curtailment of territory, this loss, this cession of certain parts and characters which she was un able adequately to fulfil, though apparently loss will prove to ho a real gain. (Hear.) I know not whether this is too hopeful a picture. In times of wholesale bloodshed perhaps it may be an unnatural deducti on to anticipate favourable results to be wrought out through the miserable process of a bloody war; but when these favourable re sults do appear to rise up before us it is not too m uc h to hope that the three parties to the war—namely, Germany bbe in i t n h think, h on ep t p h i e er n , o a r n t d h, in A be us t t t r e ia r , h a e n r d m l e t n a y ly t — og w et il h l e b r e a bo fte th r t s h t e ro w n a g r er th an an d we e e an That d blessed whether much consummation, o little shouldthey were beforeall des it. re , England would in the slightest degree be affected by it. I have now answered as explicitly as I could the various questions that have been put to me, and I think I can as sure the hon. gentlem an th e mem b er for Wick that there is no danger so far as human foresight goes of this conti nental complication involving this country in war. I think in the next place that if we do not intend to take part we ought to be exceedingly cautious how we either use our influence or hold out any illusory hopes. (Conservative cheers.) If our advice is asked, and if that advice seems likely to be of practical use, I do not think we ought to re fuse to give it, but when we give it, as that which we think best, under a deep sense of moral responsibility, as being the best in our judgment, we ought, I think, carefully to avoid involving this country in a war in which our in terests are not concerned. I think we ought not to place ourselves in such a position that any other nation can say to us, "We have done SD and so on your advice ; we have suffered for it ; you have brought us into the difficulty, and therefore you are bound to get us out of it." (Hear, hear.) I have now stated all that I think it is possible for me to state ; and knowing as I do how utterly impossible it is for any member of the executive to carry on the business of his department without the support of public opinion, it only remains for me to say that as far as the nature of the case allows, I shall always be anxious that the house shall be conversant with everything that is done. (Cheers.) power, we should do nothing to impede or prevent it. (Cheers.) Lord STANLEY—This debate has lasted for some time, and, as was tp be expected, many and various opinions have bees expressed. I hope it will not be supposed that Mr. B. COCHRANE said he was sorry to hear some of the opinions expressed by hon. gentlemen opposite. They all of them said they were in favour of non-inter vention, and yet they were not actually in favour of it. He trusted that the policy of the present Government would be the exact opposite of the policy of the past, for he believed that all the continental complications of the last three years had been much aggravated by our official meddling. He did not wish to detain the house, but he congratulated the house and the country on the policy which the noble lord had enunciated. Mr. WATKIN, on beingsalledby the Speaker, post poned until Monday the motion of which he had given =ace, for royal W44146E404 to inq uire t he__O causes I necessarily agree with those opinions which I do not expressly mention for the purpose of saying that I differ from them, or, on the other hand that I differ with those opinions in which I do not get out of my way to express concurrence. I think that in the state of Europe the house will hold me justified if I do not think it expedient to go into a general and detailed discussion of the political situation—(hear, hear) —and the more so as that situation is changing not merely from week to week, but from day to day, and I might almost say, as the telegraph informs us, fronehour to hour. I shall confine myself therefore as closely as I can to those questions which have been put to me in the course of the discussion. First of all comes the question of the member for Wick. lie wants some gua rantee that no intervention is contemplated on our part. He wants some assurance that this country will not drift into a war, as he says we did into the Crimean war. He admits that the policy of the Government is intended to be that of non-intervention, but he fears that it may be pos sible to drift into a quarrel without intending it. Now, I suppose when the hon. member speaks of intervention, he is speaking either of armed intervention or of intervention of such a nature as though not immediately, yet in its ultimate results, might lead to an appeal to physical force. If that is what he refers to, all I can say is that if the speech delivered by Lord Derby not long ago in another place, if the opinions which I have invariably expressed upon the subject, not merely when occupying the position I now hold, but for many years past, when these questions were under discussion—if, which is infinitely more im portant, the unanimous feeling—for I believe it amounts to unanimity—both of Parliament and of the people out of doors is that we ought not to be dragged into these Conti nental difficulties—if all these things taken together do not constitute a guarantee that ours will be a pacific and observant policy, then I am unable to understand in what language a stronger guarantee can be provided. (Cheers.) Is the intervention of a different character? Is it inter vention in the name of friendly advice tendered by a neu tral power? I think the question whether intervention of that kind and under particular circumstances is de sirable or not, is a question which must necessarily be left to the discretion of the executive Government. (Hear, hear.) lam not personally very fond of the sys tem of giving advice to foreign Governments. (Hear.) I entirely agree with what was said by the right hon. gentleman opposite, that you are never more likely to lessen the influence of England than when you are con stantly trying to exercise it by giving advice. I think the right of giving advice has of late years been largely used— (hear, hear)—and 1 venture to think that it has not only been used, but abused. (Cheers.) There is truth in the pro verbial saying that lookers on see more of the game than the players, and cases do occur when interference in the sense of a friendly and neutral power, or a power which is well known to have no interest of its own to serve, no de sire to gratify but the restoration of peace, and permanent peace—there are times when advice so offered may tend to shorten the duration and limit the extent of a war which might otherwise spread to wider proportions. That, I ap prehend, is the practical question upon which the house wishes to have an answer from me. I wish distinctly to assure hon. gentlemen and the country that at this mo ment the British Government stand, as regards these Euro pean controversies, free, unpledged, and uncommitted to any policy whatever. (Hear, hear.) The sole diplomatic action which the present Government have taken, and it was almost the first action which we had to perform, was that of supporting in general terms, at Florence and Berlin the Proposition made by the French Government for the temporary cessation of hostilities. It seemed to us that to support that proposition was on our part simply an act of humanity and of common sense. (Hear, hear.) The house must recollect what were the circumstances of case. Vene tia had been ceded —not indeed to Italy—but ceded by Austria. A great battle had been fought. A decisive victory had been gained. Austria had invoked the mediation of France, and France had accepted the part of mediator. She asked us to support, not terms of peace—that would have been premature—but merely the general proposition for an armistice, in order that the belligerent parties might have time to consider whether in the totally altered state of circumstances it might not be possible to substitute negotiations for further bloodshed, and to obtain the re sults of the war without continuing the war any further. We do not think it was in our power to refuse assent to that proposition. (Hear, hear.) But while in general terms we have supported that proposition for an armistice, we heve pledged ourselves to no terms or conditions of peace whatever. Wo have pledged ourselves to nothing beyond the general advice that an armistice should take place. The circumstances under which that advice was given have now passed away. Our mediation, our ad vice, has not been officially asked by any competent power, and it has not been given or offered by us. The right hon. gentleman the member for Stroud asks me whether there is an expectation of an armed intervention or me diation on the part of the French Government. Well, it is not my part to answer for other Governments than my own. (Hear, hear.) All I can say is that I have not the slightest reason to believe that any step of the kind is in contemplation, and I have every reason to believe that no such step is thought of. Mr. HORSMAN—I did not ask that question. Lord STANLEY—I beg the right hon. gentleman's pardon. It was another hon. member. The right hon. gentleman asks two questions. The first is whether the British Government have been invited by France to unite with her in a joint communication. Now to that my an swer is, that the French Government took the matter up, and it now rests with that Government. The French Go vernment may or may not ask us to join in the work of mediation. If so, Ido not think it would be well for the British Government to join in any such mediation until we know distinctly what the terms proposed by France are. (Hear, hear.) The second question asked by the right hon. gentleman is this—Whether the British Government has expressed a disposition to confer with the Govern ment of France in recommending Austria to terminate the war by accepting the terms proposed by Prussia and Italy, the cession of Venetia, and ceasing to be a mem ber of the German Confederation ? N ow as to that, Whethe absoluter or co n diti ona l , I d o Venetia has been, as I understand, ce d e d , so far as any question will n A ri u se stri as a not know, still I apprehend that none of us can enterta i n a to is the ce c n e e ss e doubt that the final result must be that V ene ti a must pass from Austria. Venetia has been conqu ere d i n G ermany, cession d. being and whatever may be the mode of transfer, I do not think any reasonable man can doubt that Venetia at no very dis tant period will belong to Italy. Then, with regard to the question whether we will recommend Austria to terminate the war by accepting the proposal to cease to be a member of the German Confederation, on that point I must remind the right hon. gentleman that it has never, so far as I am aware, been proposed as the sole condition of peace, that Austria should be a member of the German Confederation. No doubt various preliminaries of peace have been dis cussed, but if the question were narrowed to that narrow issue whethcr Austria could obtain peace by ceding Vene tia and by ceasing to be a member of the German Confede ration that would be a question on which we should be in a condition to give an opinion. But we have no reason to know that the granting of these two conditions would be sufficient to produce peace, and when we do not know ac tually and precisely what may bo the terms likely to be ac cepted by one or the other of the belligerents, it would be clearly premature for us to express an opinion on an ab stract question as to what might or might not be accepted. With regard to the general policy of this country, I have only one remark to make. .1 think there never was a great European war in which the direct national interests of England were less concerned. (Hear, hear.) We have all our sympathies in this question. The Italian question I look upon as not being very distautfrom a final settlement. With regard to the other possible results of the war, the establishment of a strong North German Power, of a strong compact empire extending over the north of Ger many, I cannot think that if the war ends, as it possibly may, in the establishment of such a Power, the existence of such a Power is to us any menace or any danger. (Hear, hear.) It may be conceivable enough that the growth of such a power might be viewed with some jealousy, and possibly with some distrust by otherliuropean powers, to which it may act as a rival and a check. But the position is not ours, and if the North of Germany is to become a groat power, I do not see that the interest o NEW WRIT. Ou the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, a new writ was ordered to issue for the borough of Eye, in consequence of the resignation of Sir E. Kerrison. TAX ON DOGS. Mr. WALJ)EGRAVE-LESLIE asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether ho had any intention of bring ing in a bill this session with regard to the reduction and better collection of the duty on dogs ? Mr. HUNT said it was not the intention of the Govern ment to bring in such a bill during the present session. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. EWART asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what course the Government intended to pursue with regard to the " Law of Capital Punishment Amendment Bill." Mr. WALPOLE said it was not intended to proceed with the bill this session further than the first reading, in order that the bill might be printed for the use of mem bers. CATTLE PLAGUE. In answer to Major WALKER, Mr. WALPOLE said there was no order to prevent the holding of fairs, but there were to prevent the moving of sheep. As the cattle plague had shown itself in sheep, it was desirable to ascertain the extent of the disease before any alteration of the regulations with respect to sheep were set aside. THE IRISH SOCIETY. Mr. KENNEDY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when the returns relating to the Irish Society Estates, ordered on the Bth May last, were to be presented to the house ? Lord NAAS said a notice had been served on the Irish Society. As no notice had been taken, the hon. member had better make a motion that the return be made forth with. THE EAST COAST OF CEYLON. In reply to Mr. MARSH, Sir J. PAKINGTON said that published charts were at present in existence of all the dangerous parts of the coast of Ceylon, and as no dangers were to be apprehended from those parts not surveyed, it was not intended to take immediate steps for the publishing charts of those parts. MEDICAL OFFICERS. In reply to Colonel Noßut, General PEEL said there was no objection to produce the report of the committee relative to the medical officers of the army and navy. With respect to the recommenda tion of the commissioners it was not only intended to adopt those recommendations, but to go beyond them. MILITARY STORE DEPARTMENT. On the motion of Mr. OLIPHANT, returns of the names of the officers of the Military Store Department were ordered. FLAT-HEADED STEEL SHOT. Mr. OSBORNE asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if the experiments commenced by the late Board in firing at the Royal Sovereign would be complet e d as originally contemplated, viz., bj firing flat-headed steel shot or shell from the Whitworth r-inch gun, thereby ascertaining the penetration as compared with that of the round-headed shot fired from the 12-ton gun ? Sir J. PAKINGTON said with respect to the two de scriptions of shot there was no question with respect to the deeper penetration of the flat-headed steel shot. It was not, however, intended to recommend the forming of tur rets on board the Royal Sovereign. CHURCH RATES. Mr. HENLEY asked the hon. member for South Lanca shire at what hour he intended to proceed into the Church Rates Bill. Mr. GLADSTONE said he should not go on with ii that evening if h e did no t get an opportun i ty before mid night. NAVAL GUNNERY. Mr. B. OSBORNE gave notice of his intention on an early day of oiling the attention of the house to the pre sent system of naval gunnery. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHQUER gave notice that on going into committee of supply he should make a short statement showing the additional charge that had been made on the exchequer since the statement of the right hon, gentleman opposite,ka e nd to state what course the Government intended the subject. IRISII On the motion for going into committeRAILWAYS.e of supply, Mr. GREGORY rose to call tto ntion of the house evidence given be and her Majesty's theout t itailway e a ci nd l the subject of fore the Royal Commission on preveute . di t re length Irish railways. The hon. member enter, into the various causes which had in Ireland from making adequate return s to the share holders, and said the whole of the matter entirelywouldbe altered in the event of the Government taking th e man agement of railways in Ireland entirely into their hands. The hon. member recommended that the whole of the railways should be purchased and placed under the direc tion of ono tribunal, which should be composed of gentle men of the highest eminence, appointed for a term of not less than five years ; that the fares should be revised and lowered, that all unfinished lines should be completed, and that such a desirable result should be consummated as soon as possible. He hoped that her Majesty's Government would take the subject in hand, and, by adopting such suggestions as he had thrown out, they would earn for themselves the gra- I titude of every c l ass o f her llajosty's subjects in Ireland. Mr. MS ititi bad niwzagemezat had brought gout the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1866. which had produced the present pressure on the money market. LORD CLARENCE PAGET AND THE POPE. Mr. WHALLEY rose to ask the First Lord of the Ad miralty whether he was prepared to contradict certain un founded statements which had appeared in the continental newspapers, and thence copied into English papers, as to the proceedings of the commander of the fleet in the Medi terranean, and particularly the following : " that Lord Clarence Paget, the commander of the fleet in the Medi terranean, in passing through Rome, requested an audi ence of the Holy Father, which was granted, and lasted above an hour; and, afterwards, that he directed his way to the Farnese Palace, where his Majesty Francis 11. granted him an audience as desired." Lord H. LENNOX thought it unnecessary to give any answer to the question, which, moreover, was not one which it was within the province of the Admiralty to an swer. No doubt if Lord C. Paget had visited Rome he would, with other visitors, have paid his respects to the head of the country; but the fact was, that Lord C. Paget had not visited Rome at all, but was now on a visit to the Sultan at Constantinople. (Laughter.) NAVAL DISCIPLINE. Sir J. PAKINGTON obtained leave to introduce a bil; to make provision for the discipline of the navy. The bill was subsequently read a first time The house then adjourned at 25 minutes past one. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE JAVA. (Via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, July 11 (Morning). The House of Representatives has passed the Tariff Bill by 94 against 53 votes. The bill now goes to the Senate. Mr. Wade has introduced in the Senate a bill similar to the one recently introduced in the house, guaranteeing a Mexican republican loan of $50,000,000. The Washington correspondent of the New Fork Herald asserts that a plot has been discovered among the Radicals to implicate Mr. Davis in the assassina tion conspiracy: by the bribery of perjured witnesses. The Saxonia, City of Manchester, and City of London have arrived out. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The American papers record the death of Dr. Mussey at the ago of 86. The Cincinnati Gazette says : " In 1830 he proved, what Sir Astley Cooper had said was impossible, that intra-capsular fractures could be united. He was the first person to tie both carotid arteries, and gained success on more than one occasion. He operated, with equally happy result, in a case of that rare and fright ful disease, hypertrophiad tongue. In 1837 he removed the entire shoulder-blade and collar-bone of a patient who was suffering from osteo sarcoma, the first operation of the kind on record. The patient is still living. Out of 49 operations in lithotomy, only four were followed by the death of the subjects. He relieved strangulated hernia in 32 out of 40 cases." NEW CONCERT HALL FOR NEW YORK.—Mr. Bateman has come to England to make engagements for the opening of the new concert hall in New York, now being built by the eminent pianoforte manufacturers, Steinway and Sons, the Erards of America. The new hall is of very large dimensions, capable of containing between two and three thousands persons, and the enter tainments are to be on a high scale of excellence. The brilliant success, both in an artistic and pecuniary sense, of the last concert speculation of Mr. Bateman, who was lucky enough to introduce our eminent countrywoman, Madame Parepa, to his admiring compatriots, was noto rious ; and as the occasion of his new venture, owing to tho destruction by fire of the New York Academy of Music, which for a period makes operatic performances impossible, is singularly opportune, there is every reason to believe that its success will be at least as brilliant as his first. Madame Parepa, whose popularity on this side of the Atlantic is continent-wide, will again be Mr. Bateman's prima donna assolute.—Musical World. THE NIAGARA CANAL.—The Senate has dis cussed for some time the Niagara Falls Canal Scheme. It has developed considerably more opposition than was an ticipated, and its passage is very doubtful. Many who favour, and some who want such a canal, aro not in favour of giving this grant to any private corporation. GENERAL SICKLES' name is being pressed for the post of Naval Officer of Now York City. The President has again delayed the nomination. There is no probabi lity of Colonel Hillyer being appointed. CONFIRMATIONS BY THE SENATE.—The Senate, in Executive session to-day, June 28, confirmed the nomi nation of John Spear, as Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Kansas, and Duff Green to be Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi. The latter is not the Duff Green of former political notoriety. The Senate rati fied several Indian treaties. PARDONS GRANTED.—The President has directed pardons to be granted to eight persons from Alabama and Texas, a few of them under the first exception or fealty officer clause, but the most of them under the thirteenth or $20,000 clause. WASHINGTON, JUNE 28. The consideration of the Tariff Bill in the House, this afternoon, gave rise to a lively discussion on the item of coal, J. K. Moor head, of the Pittsburg District, consenting to the admis sion of bituminous coal at 50 cents when mined at Nova Scotia, on the ground that New England ought not to have to pay for transportation from Pennsylvania. Judge Kelley took up the question, and pronounced the whole action of the Committee on coal as a piece of satire. He said Pennsylvania wanted no protection on anthracite coal, which was to be found in no other country in the world, and so the committee had fixed it at one dollar and a-half per ton. He showed where the immense soft coal fields lay down from Pennsylvania, through Virginia and North Carolina, and urged that while American miners were struggling for existence, they should not be forced to com pete with the coal beds lying on tho shores of Nova Scotia, whose companies were paying dividends varying from fifty to two hundred per cent, yearly. The entire cost of our coal at our wharves is labour and freight. Thad. Stevens pronounces the Tariff act a free-trade bill, hardly equal to our internal taxation. The Democrats take no part in the discussion of the bill, which will pro bably last until the middle of next week. THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU IN VIRGINIA.-- Brevet Brigadier-General F. D. Sewell, Inspector-General of the Freedmen's Bureau for the State of Virginia, has just completed a tour of inspection of tho State, and in his report to the Bureau speaks highly of the conduct of Colonel Brown, formerly Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau for the State. He recommends a consolidation of the sub-districts and a reduction of the agents of the Bureau, to one-third of the present number. He states that the issue of rations is steadily decreasing, and will be loss after the crops come in. The largest issues are made at Richmond, Petersburg, Hampton, and Norfolk, where there are a great number of contrabands. He re commends that they be sent into the back country, where the demand for labourers is much beyond the supply. RICH MINERAL DISCOVERIES IN KENTUCKY.— The Mount Sterling Kentucky Sentinel says :—We have lately seen some iron and lead ore and lithograph stone, discovered by Mr. D. de Mortimer in Woolfe and Owsley counties about twenty-five or thirty miles from this place. The iron and lead ores aro the richest specimens we have ever seen, and exist in large quantities. The lithographic stone the doctor pronounces superior to that imported from the Old World, and to be the only quarry yet found in the United States. He exhibited to us several pieces which he had polished, and in smooth ness they exceeded the finest razor bones. Th© quarry, he says, is inexhaustible —extends for ten miles, and can be easily worked. The various purposes to which the rock can be applied render it of untold value. He also showed us samples of cannel coal found in the same counties, which is the best we have ever seen. The Doctor is a man of fine scientific attainments, and has spent more than a year in exploring the mineral wealth of the tier of counties above us. He decides that he has seen no region that is so exhaustless in minerals, and that furnish such profitable fields for investment. Nothing is needed but a road to these districts. A railroad can be made with a grade of loss than 30 feet to the mile, which will pass right through these coal, iron, and lead regions, and which will make this part of Kentucky rich and prosperous. The Doctor assures us that the one item of lithograph rock will pay for the construction of the road. If the citizens of Kentucky have not the money and enterprise to build a road through this country, we trust that the people of Cincinnati will take the matter in hand. CURIOSITIES OF CONGRESS.—The total number of Senators and Representatives who have had seats in Congress since the adoption of the Constitution is 4,012, the twenty-one free States having sent 2,610 members, and the fifteen slave States 1,402 members. The mem bers, according to States, are put down as follows : Alabama, 52 ; Arkansas, 15 ; California, 24 ; Connecticut, 121; Delaware, 38 ; Florida, 12 ; Georgia, 119 ; Illinois, 74 ; Indiana, 100 ; lowa, 23 ; Kansas, 5 ; Kentucky, 180 ; Louisiana, 58 ; Maine, 103 ; Maryland, 151; Massachu setts, 237 ; Michigan, 44 ; Minnesota, 10; Mississippi, 55 ; Missouri, 65 ; Nevada, 6 ; New Hampshire, 108 ; New Jersey, 130 ; New York, 744 ; North Carolina, 154 ; Ohio, 239 ; Oregon, 11; Pennsylvania, 443 ; Rhode island, 60 ; South Carolina, 119 ; Tennessee, 124 ; Texas, 17 ; Ver mont, 77 ; Virginia, 242 ; West Virginia, 7 ; and Wiscon sin, 28. The number of Delegates who have served in Congress from the nine existing territories is 30. With regard to the more proper common names, it has been ascertained that the Smith family have had 49 members in Congress, while the Johusons number 29 ; the Browns, 26 ; the Whites, 22 ; the Thompsons, 21; the Joneses, 20 ; the Wilsons, 20; the Millers, 18 ; the Moores, 18; and the Taylors, 15. To specify the places of nativity and the professions of the whole 4,012 Congressmen would be more curious than profitable ; but by way of approximating a full statement., we may glance at the present Thirty-ninth Congress. Of the 239 members of both Houses, 70 were born in New England, 49 hi ;cow York, while the remainder are equally divided between the middle and Westetn States, excepting two born in Ireland, one in Scotland, one in Bavaria, and one in Canada. On the score of professions the law claims a large majority, while printers and newspaper men number no less than fourteen members. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, July 11. Money abundant. Gold, 1494. Exchange on London, 163; on Paris, 3.43. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 99/ ; Illinois, 122/ ; Erie, 754 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 106/. Cotton slightly firmer ; Middling Upland, 36. Receipts of cotton at New York during the last three days, 4,250 bales. Flour dull. Wheat very dull. Corn quiet. Provisions depressed. Coffee dull. Molasses quiet. Sugar steady. Petroleum depressed ; crude, 23 ; refined, 39. NEW ORLEANS, July 10. Cotton dull ; low middling, 31 to 32 ; four days' receipts, 1,250 hales; four days' exports, 4,500 bales. The attempt to bolster up the price of gold has failed, and the price remains at 153 i. Th e v i o l ent fl uctuat i ons have ceased. Money is abundant, and lent freely at the quota tions given in my last. Exchange on London; 166. The endency of the railway market is still upwards, and more business is doing. I may quote New York Centrals at 99i; Illinois, 122 ; Erie, 69 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1054. The advices from Liverpool have given more strength to our cotton market. I think it probable that the price of gold will decline, now that the demand for England has slackened. The export within the last five weeks has been enormous, and whatever your demands may be you aro not likely to receive any very large extra sum, as the balances due are well worked off, and any further considerable demand would doubtless have a strong effect . in sending up the price of the precious metal. (From E. F. Satterthwaite . and Co.'s Weekly Circular, July 18.) By the "China," our latest advices from Now York are to the 3rd inst. ; they report a strong market for Govern ment securities, with but small amounts offering ; the latest quotations show an advance of fully one per cent. In Railroad Stocks the principal interest was in Erie, which, after some severe fluctuations and very heavy transactions, were quoted about $5 better than the pre vious week ; the shares of the Western roads m ere dull. State Stocks and Railroad Mortgages were almost a dead letter, and were nominally without change. Money was reported to be extremely abundant, a plentiful supply offering at from 4 to 5 per cent. on call. The premium on Gold was maintained at former rates, but this was chiefly due to speculative operations. Via " Greencastle " we have received the following quotations, being to the 7th inst.:— . _ - United States 5-20's 1 0 25i I G Er o i l e d , Common 69 Illinois Centrals 12 The following is the return of the New York Banks: _ ---- - Discounts. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. $ 8 8 $ June 23 248,436,808 8,504,096 26,585,394 201,969,388 June 30 250,881,168 7,797,218 26,706,622 204,357,272 DIVIDENDS. Panama... 6 per cent. quarterly, free of tax, payable J uly 7, We have again to note a very strong market on the London Stock Exchange for all descriptions of American Securities. Since our last United States 5-20 Bonds have improved 1a per cent., closing with a firm aspect at 69i to e. At this 'mice they are relatively 5 per cent, higher than by the latest advises from America. Erie Shares on the improvement established in New York have advanced to 42i to 43, and Illinois, partici pating in the general improvement, are last quoted 77i to 78. There is an improved demand for Atlantic and Great Western Bonds of various descriptions, the Debentures being freely taken at present quotations. Consolidated Mortgage Bonds aro now dealt in ex the 15th July coupon just paid. OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK.--United States 6 per Cent. 5.20 Bonds, 1882: Thursday, 671 ; Friday, 671 s ; Saturday, 671 1 s II; Monday, 68 71; Tuesday, 68 4 7 i Wednesday, 67 1 1 9 1. Virginia 5 per Cent Sterling Bonds : Thursday, Vi rginia 6 per Cent. Dollar Bonds: Thursday, 441 41 ; Saturday, 441 i; Monday, 441 5 ; Tuesday, ; Wednesday, 45. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (N. Y. Sect.) Ist Mrt. Bonds, 1880: Friday, —; Tuesday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (Penns. Sect.) Ist Mr t. Bonds, 1877: Friday, —; Wednesday, 70. Atlan. and Great Western Con solidated Bonds, 1895: Thursday, 471 6; Friday, 47 ; Saturday, 471 6 ; Monday, 441 1 ; Tuesday, 45 4 x.c. ; Wednesday, 45 41 x.c. Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid : Thursday, 391 81 9 ; Friday, 394 401 391; Saturday, 401 40 ; Monday, 401 40 1 1; Tuesday, 421 3 ; 'Wednes day, 43 21. Erie Shares, 6 per cent. Convertible Bonds : Tuesday, 691 9. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Bonds of 1875: Thursday, —. Illinois Central Shares, all paid : Thursday, 751 61; Friday, 76 ; Saturday, —; Monday, ; Tuesday, 761 ; Wednesday, 771 8. Pennsylvania Second Mort, Sterling Bonds, 1875: Tues day, 81. ARRIVAL OF PASSENGERS. Br THE CHINA.—Mr. Jas. Scott, Mr. Lindsay, Mrs. Pric and child, Mr. E. H. Huntingdon, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ilene drie, Mr. John Murdock, Mr. J. Barron, Mrs. Merriman, Mr. G. 'Washburn, Mr. F. W. Baldwin, Mr. J. B. Stillson, Mr. Jos. Halliday, Mr. Clomentson, Mr. E. Roddis, Mr. H. W. Brothrow, Mr. J. S. Grafton, Rev. S. Richardson, wife, and two children ; Mr. G. 0. Carpenter, Mrs. Webster, Miss Mary E. Wells, Mr. J. S. Blake, Miss H. M. Lowell, Mrs. Shaw, Miss S. Tilton, Miss Grace Til ton, Mr. A. L. Wood, Mr. Samuel Tilton, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dana, Mr. and Mrs. T. Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Dennett, Mr. Jos. Woods, Mr. J. H. Pierce, Mr. E. W. Pratt, Mr. Heneage, Sir J. Copley, Mr. Thomas Appleton, Archdeacon Hellmuth, Mr. and Mrs. Guyon, Mr. Thomas Sevale, Mr. William E. Abbott, Mr. James Minter, Mr. J. Meadowcroft, Mr. Thomas Hill, Mr. S. J. Witherill, Mrs. Goodwin, Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. John L. Tricker, Mr. G. L. Whit man, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Sin clair, Mr. E. S. Hector, Mr. L. H. Stewart, Mr. Robert Watson, Mr. W. H. Tailor, Mr. P. Boree, Mr. H. A. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. Boree, Miss Boree, and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Bland, son, and servant, Mrs. Hale, two chil dren, and servant, Mr. Cramer, Lieut. Evans's servant, Mr. and Mrs. S. Gregston and two children, Mr. H. Yates, Mr. J. Armstrong, Mr. J. 11. Davidson, Mr. J. M. Blanco, Miss Tatum, Mr. and Mrs. Williard and two daughters, Mr. J. 11. Butler, Mr. J. D. Walker, Mr. W. H. Merritt, Mr. W. P. Turnbull and child, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, daughter, and five children; Mr. H. Walker, Mrs. Walker, and child ; Rev. B. Lockwood, Mr. J. S. Lockwood, Mr. H. Peak, Miss M. Williams, Mr. E. Brown, Mr. P. Barry, Mr. J. B. Vanck, Mr. W. H. Fiske, Mr. R. Rothwell, Mr. J. B. Vanck, Mr. W. EL Fiske, Mr. R. Rothwell, Mr. Jas. Moore, Mr. Brown, Mr. Calvert, Mr. J. Hudson, Mr. T. Dixon, Mr. W. Lowrey, Mr. J. Davis, Mrs. Sinclair's maid, Mrs. Webster's maid, Sir R. Copley's ser vant, Mr. and Mrs. C. Nurdock, Mr. W. J. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Mr. J. Vassie, Mr. Minowitz, Miss For rester, Mr. Jos. White, Mr. and Mrs. Butler and three children, Mr. F. F. Evans, R.M., Mr. H. Burger, Mr. R. Hodgkinson, Lieut. Dwyer, Colonel Cole, Mr. Caddell, Mr. J. C. Robertson, Lieut. Prowtber, RA., Mr. T. Wilson, Hon. J. Hoare, Mr. and Mrs. Ridley, two children, and servant, Mr. Sircom, Mr. Russell, Mr. W. J. Engsin, 1 ser geant, 9 privates, 1 woman, 1 child, and 2 consular pas sengers—total, 178. BY THE MOILAVIAN.—Lord George Hamilton, Rifle Bri gade; Vice Chancellor Spragge, Mr. J. Blyth, Captain Nagle, two children and servant; Mr. P. Shee, Mr. E. L. Fraser, 60th Rifles ; Mr. J. L. Forsyth, 7th Hussars ; Mr. Cuttenacb, Mr. Bedard, Mrs. G. C. Ward, Mr. Greenharn, Mr. E. Duck and lady, Mr. Jones and lady, Mr. Ballantine, Mr. J. Williamson, Mrs. Molyneux, Mr. James, Miss Statton, Rev. Dr. Scott, Mr. J. B. O'Doherty, Rev. A. A. Reyner, Mr. Fry, Rev. Dr. Sc,adding, Mr. W. Moodie, lady, and infant ; Mr. A. Gough and lady, Miss Gough, Mr. E. Gough, Mr. Richardson, Lieutenant Wirsley and lady, infant, and nurse ; Ensign Orange, 16th Regiment ; Mr. Nicholls, Mr. Wadsworth and lady, Mr. L. D. Blanchett, Mr. Roddon, Miss Dumrich, Messrs. Parsons (two), Mr. R. T. Courts, Mr. A. Fleming, Mr. Rochford, 7th Fusiliers ; Mr. Gordon, Mr. H. L. Smyth, Mr. Hardinge and child, Mr. 0. R. Gowan, Major R. Munro, 60th Rifles ; Mr. W. Fairweather, Mr. T. Beattie. Landed at Mobile :—Mr. J. Brymer, Mr. H. Taylor and lady, Miss Taylor, Mr. R. Taylor, Rev. Mr. Laing, Miss Dobbie, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Dobbie, Messrs. Murray (3), Miss Murray, Mr. H. Mathewson and lady, Mr. T. Hall, Mr. J. Logan, Mr. J. Shaw. There were 46 steerage passengers. BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.—Mr. 11. P. Walker, lady, and child, Dr. Barker, lady, and child, F. D. Barker, Mr. Ca pen, Mr. Dunderdale, Mrs. and Miss Parker, Miss Jones, Mr. W. S. Parker, Mr. W. S. Bellamy, Col. Percy Wynd ham, Mr. Fox and child, Rev. Dr. Buddington and lady, Dr. Noyes and lady, Mr. Isaac R. Noyes and lady, Mrs. Meadows, Rev. Jubal Hodges, Mr. Josh. Barbiero, lady, and child, Mrs. and Miss Pettingell, Mr. Philip Oates, Mr. John Trenberth, lady, and child, Mr. Powell and child, Mr. Clarence A. Seward, Mr. Jose J. Jiminis, Mr. Nigo minella, Mr. William Goodall, Captain Williams, Mr. Gco. Cousland, Rev. M. Hill, Mr. Moses Hill, Mr. N. Duff, Dr. Holland, Rev. John Cosby, Mr. Wm. Barborn, Miss Sophia Barborn, Miss Annie Barborn, Mr. Ely Morthup, Mrs. Cromblehohne and child, Mr. S. S. Sanford, Mr. John 11I‘Kay, Mr. J. B. Harris, Mr. John Griffith, Mr. J. Oisher, Dr. Minegerode, Mr. John S. Davenport, Mr. F. R. Joynes, Mr. Gordon M'Cabe, Mr. Bruce, Mr S. Rodrigues, Mr. E. G. Hevia, Mr. R. Viben Ysian Ponti, Mr. F. W. Oewell, Mr. H. F. Meigs, Mr. P. Byrns, Mr. John Baker, Mr. Alexander M'Lean, Mr. Charles Kirnpo, Dr. Thomas Snyder, Mr. John iones, Mr. W. H. Duckworth, Mr. J.B. Grant, Mr. Ferdinand Moyer, Mr. M'Dowell, Genera 4 Williams, Mr. W. N. Armstrong, Mr. Thomas Mekin, Rev. Mr. W. H. Parmley, Mr. P. Martier, Mr. W. B. Thompson, Mr. 31. Humplay, Mr. B. Losudo, Mr. J. Erchelberger, Mrs. Betton, Mr. J. E. McDonough, M r . Hamilton, Mr. J. F. Quigg, Mr. Samuel O'Connor, Mr. B. Scott, Mr. John Mather. DEPARTURE OF PASSENGERS. LIST OF CAELN VASSZNGERS PER. 8, S. CELLA, CAFT'AIN GLEADELL.—From London to New York—Sailed July 15, 1866.—Mrs. Tilley Kernot, Mr. Cheeseman, Mrs. Culmer , Miss Annie P anne ll , M r. L. Mendel, Mr. and Mrs. L ass , Mr. Spinne r , M r. Crandall, Mr. Brunning, Mr. and Mrs. Wirtz, Miss Wi r t z . F rom Havre to New York—Sa il e d July 18.—M r . Ph . O lesner ; Isaac, Jacob, and Got h a Lowengart ; Mr. an d M rs. Neuschirter and two Misse s Neuschirter, Mr. St rauss, M r. A. Wagner, Fred. Metzger, Emil Schumann, B. Hirsch, Lehmann Gersan, B. Hersch heimer, Samuel Black, Ludwig Biesz and Mrs. Biesz, Carl Schuler, J. Gutzwiller, Carl Heischner, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wirtz and three children, Mr. Alerlaus and Cas per Dehner. ••• Prosecution of Ex Governor Eyre. The Secretary of the Jamaica Committee has for warded to us the following copies of letters which have been received from Mrs. Gordon by a member of the committee : "Regent's Park, July 2, 1866. "My dear Sir —The published resolutions of the Jamaica Committee, respecting a criminal prosecution of Mr. Eyre, and Mr. C. Buxton's letter deprecating suc h a course, appear to me to require some notice from myself as the person most interested in this gra ve matter. I am very grateful to the kind friends who manifest such sincere sympathy for me in my de e p affliction, and who seek to vindicate the memory of my dear husband. In any other circumstances I should desire to be guided by their counsel ; but in the present case I solicit permission to give utterance to my own feelings, which I trust will not be disregarded. "I shrink from the step suggested. My martyred husband, shaping his course in public and in private life by his Christian profession, died, forgiving his enemies. My earnest desire is to follow the example ; and I feel that in doing this I am only acting in harmony with the sen timents he expressed in his last letter to me, and with the pre cepts of the Divine Master, whose faithful servant ho was' " While yielding up my heart in gratitude for the grace which has been vouchsafed to me, and which alone has sustained me under this grievous affliction, I leav e Mr. Eyre and those who have aided him in his cruel ,pro ceedings in the h an d s of Him who judgeth r i g hteously. "Begging you to make such use of this letter as you may judge best, I am, my dear sir, yours very sincerely, (Signed) " 31. GORDON. "L. A. Chamerovzow, Esq." "40, Avenue-road, July 14, 1866. "My dear Sir,—lf my letter to you of the 2nd has placed the Jamaica Committee in any embarrassment, I shall regret the circumstance. My object in writing to you was to give my reasons for not becoming the prose cutor in this case, and I feel that to that resolution I must adhere. If, however, the Jamaica Committee consider it advisable, on the grounds of the public interests and public justice, and especially with reference to the future security of the black race, to take proceedings for the vindication of these groat principles, so outraged by Mr. Eyre and coadjutors, I do not see how I can in any way interfere. "As many of my friends are under the impression that I intend to prosecute Mr. Eyre, and are pained that I should have such thoughts, I think it desirable that this letter and my former one should be published. Wit h every sentiment of gratitude, I am, my dear sir, yours very sincerely, _ (Signed) "M. GORDON. "L. A. Chamerovzow, Esq." COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY. Wheat trade dull. Where sales are pressed a decline of Is has to be conceded. Other articles are unaltered. LINCOLN.—FRIDAY. New white wheat, 56s to 62s ; new red, 49s to 55s:per 3 6 stone. Barley for malting, 36s to 44s per qr ; grinding/ 32s to 35s per 30 stone. Oats, 29s to 335. Beaus, 50s t° 53s per 38 stone. LIVERPOOL-FRIDAY, At our market to-day there was only a moderate attend ance, and everything was at a standstill. There was no de mand for either wheat or flour. Indian corn slow, en d prices in favour of buyers. O a t mea l qu i et. A ll other quotations generally unchanged. DERBY —FRIDAY. New white wheat, 57s to 59s ; old red, 60s to 61s per 3 6 stone. Barley for malting, —s to —s per qr. ; grinding , 28s to 31s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 27s to 295; old, 29s Q t ° , 32s per 24 stone. Beans, o ld, 50 s t o 53 5; new, 4 6 s to 4°' per 38 stone. S T AMF ORD—FRIDAY. New white wheat, Ms to 58s ; red do., 50s to 52s per 86 stone. Barley, malting, 36s t o 40s; grinding, 28s to 315 per qr. Oats, new, 24s to 28 s; o ld, 28s to 32s per 24 stone Beans, 48s to 50s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. RIPON-FRIDAY. • White wheat, 8s to 8s Gd per bushel ; red, 7s Gd to 8s O a 'beans, 7s t o 7 s 3d ; oa t s, 27 s to 30 s per qr; barley, 355 t 0 38s Ud. BRISTOL SUGAR.—FRIDAY. There has been more inquiry for sugar during the viee l ‘' with an increase in price of fully 6d per cwt. COAL MARKET. s. d. 8. 6 South Hartlepool l9 6 W es t H ar tl ey 6 Kepler Grange l9 6 Tricadon Grange lB 6 Walls End Haswell._ 21 0 Pensher Primrose Cassop Ships at market, 33—sold, 28. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Bouthampton July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 11 Brazil and Cape Yards. by British packet ...... Aug. 6 . Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena July • -' 2 ' China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton... July 2 0 . Ditto, via Marseilles July 23. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton July 27. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton... July 2 0 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. July 23. Ditto, via slarseitles . ~,July 22 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles Juiy 2 2 . Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil:e3. „July 2 2. Newfoundland ,,, Aug. 1 . Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet July 26 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet. via Londonderry July 27 . West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe „Aug. 10 . West Indies and Pacific) (except Bahamas and II ondurai) - - _____ July 3 1 Cuba and Mexico July 3 0 . Bahamas, via New York. July 2 Bermuda, via Halifax Aug. 1. BEST VARIETIES OF FOWLS.—The Scottish Farmer gives the following estimates as to the value of severa l varieties of fowls :—For chickens for the table —nothing like the Dorkings. For the size of egg—nothing equal to the Spanish, but they do not lay very regularly. For th e number of eggs—nothing like Hamburgs, but the size of the egg is small compared with the Spanish. Th e Hamburgs lay about seven months in the year, and never sit. For eggs during the very hard frost and snow—there is nothing like Brahmas. Hard weather does not seem tO, affect them, and they always look well and "saucy-like ,' let the cold be ever so severe. [ADVERTISEMENT. j—Holloway's Ointment and Piu s Counteract most Diseases.— Causes which determine th e health or sickness of large communities should be carefully investigated, and, when possible, they should be removed• Where this is impracticable their baneful effects should be .. mitigated by such well-known purifiers and healers lw Holloway's pills and ointment. They prove in the hands of all sufferers the greatest boon when health is the °Wei' of search, and when immediate restoration is the only sale guard against continued indisposition. Holloway's remedies will succeed under the most unfavourable circumstances ill casting out all impurities, strengthening every weakness/ and regulating any disordered function. No medicines ca n equal them for ad vanc i ng an d protect i ng t h e pu bli c healtlx Births. BARFLAY —On the 20th inst., at 40, Beaufort-gardens, th e wife of Charles A. Barclay, Esq., of a son. PEARSE —On the 15th inst., at Cheltenham, the wife 0f Captain Charles Pearse, Madras Staff Corps, of a sou. TOLLER—On the 19th inst., at 6, St. Stephen's-cresce nt, Bayswater, the wife of Edward W. Toiler, Esq., of a soil. WOODALL—On the 15th inst., at Hythe, the wife of F. 1 !" Woodall, Esq., 74th Highlanders, Staff, School of Mus ketry, of a sou. Marriages. a O'CONNOR—GouGH—On the 12th inst., at the HolmWo ° Church, Dorking, Theophilus, youngest son of the l ate Capt. Daniel O'Connor, of the Royal Artillery, St.lle lo l to Maria Bliss, third daughter of G. Gough, Esq.? ° Wymbleton House, Holmwood, Dorking. WATT—SMITH—On the 18th inst., at Grouville Mural+ Jersey, William "Watt, 3d Dragoon Guards, youngest soli of the late F. Watt, of Morrisbrook, Cheshire, to Marl? youngest daughter of C. H. Smith, Esq., Les Mamie' Grouville. Deaths. BATLEi—On the 18th inst., at Mount Pleasant, Central" hill, Upper Norwood, Win. Bayley, Esq., aged 56. CHEW—On the 19th inst., at 40, Wihraington-square' Clerkenwell, Jonathan Chew, aged 69. - DOBIE —On the 17th inst., at 49, Pail-mall, J. Dobie, Ems'' R.N., aged 69. EGLINTON—On the 19th inst., at Great St. Helen's, George Eglinton, Eq., aged 87. GAZARD —On the 19th inst., at Church-raid, Hoinertont -------- Mr. James Gazard, aged 76. HAWKES—On the 16th inst., at Okehampton, Devon, Th os C. Hawkes, Esq., surgeon, aged 87. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREW?' of No. 112, Strand, Pointer. at Tits SUN Oinoe, No. 11 '1 Strand, in the Precinct of: the SavoM in the CotutY ° Middlesex.- Saturday, July 21, 1860. I I 'len I e el Mr, of t ne e , inn teet 8 11 s togy An Cler, sh 7 )„ tie; Dray ku B Year I rui 10(