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Daily attendance at 13, Whitefriargate, Hull ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-parace, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, Saarbro'. '".* 110 connection with any one of the same name. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 4h. 35m.—Afternoon, 4h. 55m. To-Moscow.-Morning, sh. 18m.—Afternoon, sh. 40m. cab - nu. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1865. In the House of Lords last evening Lord DERBY put some very pertinent questions to the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs respecting his recent communications with the American Govern ment. The Earl of DERBY, in introducing the sub ject, took occasion to express a hope, which, how ever praiseworthy, does not appear at present to be very well founded, that the conquerors would endea vour as far as possible_to conciliate their adversaries and would treat those in their power not as revolted subjects, but as these who, though vanquished, were not di sgraced. " On the course which they follow," said Lord DERBY, no mean authority, " will mainly depend the estimation in which they will be held by the civilised - world, and this is a subject which can not fail to be of importance to them." But it was not on the general policy of the United States that the noble earl wished to address their lordships, but on one or two particular points which concerned our own policy with respect to them. Ile reminded the House that when Lord lioucwroX some short time back put a question to the Foreign Secretary regard ing the belligerent rights of the Confederates, he received an answer satisfactory to the House. Lord R IJSSEL L said that the term of th ose rights must depend on the United States themselves, since when they gave up the blockade this country would cease to acknowledge the belligerent rights of the Confe pointed out that by derates. Lord DERBY Lord RUSSELL'S recent circular the recognition is already abandoned, although President JOHN SON'S proclamation only partially removed the blockade. Mr. JOHNSON said that certain ports were to be open and certain ports closed for the present, adding the extraordinary information that persons attempting for mercantile purposes to enter such ports would be regarded as pirates. This, as Lord DERBY showed, is' simply illegal, since the law - of blockade is distinctly defined, and any offence against it comes under the head of smuggling, and cannot by any pretext be regarded as piracy. " The President of the United States," said Lord DERBY with quiet satire, " has vast powers, but he has not the power of changing the international law of the world." Lord DERBY pressed Lord RUSSELL for an answer to his question respecting the manner in which this remarkable proclamation was received by her Majesty's Ministers, but failed to elicit a satisfac tory reply. Lord RUSSELL'S answer was confused and evasive, besides being so indistinctly given as to be scarcely audible ; but he was understood to say that the question was a difficult one, but that Mr. ADAMS had assured him all would be right. Perhaps the English public may not be inclined to put quite so much faith in Mr. ADAMS ; at any rate they would be glad to see a little more vigour and decision in our foreign policy. This we fear is not likely to be the case while Lord RUSSELL holds the seals ; and we are glad that Lord DERBY seems in clined to keep a close watch, over his vacillating course. The Union Chargeability Bill has been one of the vexed questions of the present session, and it is so far satisfactory that it has passed the second reading in the House of Lords. Even there, however, it had to encounter opposition, although of not near so formidable a character as that it met with in the Commons. Lord GRANVILLE, 'in moving the second reading, aptly put forward the chief points of the case, and met some of the many objections to the measure. The noble lord said that the course of legislation had been tending in this direction for a long time, and the principle of the bill, which tended to equalise the rating and to shorten the term that gives a legal settlement, had been adopted in theory ever since the passing of the new Poor Law Act. Lord GRANVILLE very properly stated that when people spoke of the necessity of making inquiries, they seemed to forget that for more than thirty years they had been inquiring into the matter. As for the proposal to send the bill to a Select Com mittee, there is no doubt that the noble lord very successfully disposed of that motion by stating that Select Committees were generally resorted to when they had an intricate bill before them. This mea sure, on the contrary, contains very few clauses, and is by no means intricate in detail. Some interest was imparted to the proceedings of thiz dull debate by Lord BROUGHAM seconding the motion. The noble and learned lord said that he felt concerned in the fate of this measure, because the Government to which he belonged, in 1833 and 1834, were " unanimously in favour of such a measure." They were then unable to effect their object, but Lord BROUGHAM, when proposing a bill in 1834, ex pressed a hope that " before thirty years had passed away the principle upon which the present measure was founded would be assented to by Parliament." It must have been a great satisfaction to the noble and learned lord, after the lapse of a generation, to find his prophecies realised and his wishes fulfilled in this respect. Few are so fortunate or favoured as to survive to witness such a consummation. The Duke of RUTLAND conducted his opposition in a more moderate manner than that which charac terised the opponents in the Commons. There was nothing new in the arguments which the Duke of RUTLAND employed ; they were but a recapi tulation of old grievances, as to causing dissen sions between employer and employed, and creat ing distinctions between town and country that would be mischievous. A majority of • sixty-two decided against the motion that the bill be referred to a Select Committee. We may conclude, there fore, that the measure has escaped the shoals and quicksands which have so impeded its progress, and threatened its safety. It is quite a mistake to suppose that a bill of this sort can finally dis pose of difficult and long-standing points of dis cussion. It is a step in the right direction, but no more ; and hereafter all legislators will have ample opportunities afforded them of rectifying any evils that experience may find to exist in the working of the Poor Law in its several departments. At a future time the question of the inequalities' of rating may be very properly dealt with, and there can be no doubt that Parliament will not refuse to consider the subject with the attention and discretion that it may demand and deserve. Yesterday was a grand clay for the Merchant Taylors' School. The annual election took place of scholars to St. John's College, Oxford. In the evening a grand banquet took place at the Hall in Threadneedle-street. Lord STANLEY proposed pros perity to the Colonial Empire in a very interesting speech. The noble lord had in this theme one most congenial to his tastes, and was enable to dwell on the impressive character of our connection with those ilisant spots. He truly said that the audience to whom he spoke did not require him to expatiate upon the great advantages which our colonies afforded to us. Wealth, influence, and power alike are concerned in their preservation. Yet the noble lord declared that he thought more of the benefits that accrued to our people at home in a social man ner from having this outlet afforded to them for the surplus population. This is very true, and should not be forgotten when the interesting theme of our colonies comes under consideration. Lord STANLEY, in his reflective manner, forcibly put the case before the assembly last night, when he said, " Given the conditions of English life, a very limited territorial area, a perpetually increasing population ; given, also, the exuberant energy which belongs to our race, shut up that people within the area which is assigned to them, with no outlet, and it is just like lighting a fire under a steam-boiler and screwing a safety-valve." It is difficult indeed to realise what England would be without her colonies. They are her great resource and her puissant allies in form ing the mind and manners of many of her popula tion, and, besides, increase her strength tenfold among the nations of the world. Lord STAN LEY'S excellent speech was all the more appro priate, because there have been some who advo cated the renunciation of these inestimable pos sessions, and have persisted in forcing their unwelcome opinions upon those who denounced and despised them. The noble lord spoke from his own experience. He said he had seen a good deal of the colonies, and he never saw them with out marvelling at the amount of human energy and power they displayed. Yet this might, if the colonists were shut up in this country, have been provocative of evil rather than of good. Lord STANLEY also remarked that, by Act of Parlia ment, we could never regulate our relations with our colonies; they must be settled by circum stances. This interesting and instructive oration was concluded by the noble lord's adverting to the gentlemen who had come over from Canada, and proposed the health of the members of the Canadian Delegation. Without entering upon the disputed points of the matter, the noble lord remarked, that if in consequence of our diplomatic differences the colonies were drawn into quarrels they had nothing to do with, we were bound to not disclaim all re sponsibility for their defence. This is very true, and speaks the sentiments of the country despite the prejudices of the peace party, and the assertions of some sapient individuals. Altogether this speech was quite a success, and afforded great satisfaction to the company. The question of our " Colonies" is one that cannot be set aside with impunity, and our wisest statesmen and most far-seeing politicians have always recognised its importance, and CANNING, with the prescience of genius, declared that he called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old. It would seem from the intelligence brought by the Moravian that, notwithstanding the surrender of KIRBY SMITH, it has been thought desirable to send an expedition, consisting of 15 of the largest Federal vessels, accompanied by several others, to Texas, under the command of General WEITZEL. From this it would appear that the Washington Government are not altogether satisfied with the aspect of affairs in the West, and that they are apprehensive that there is still enough life left among the sturdy dwellers in Texas and Arkansas to give them some trouble. Perhaps, too, they are glad to find employment away from the capital for some of their superfluous forces, and are desirous of making a display of their power in that part of the States. The degree of tranquillity and union which has been as yet attained is not very promising, and the worst of it is that those who .should make it their chief business to heal the breaches made by the war only endeavour to foment excitement and foster angry feeling. Thus Governor BROWNLOW, in answer to representations made by the people of Tennessee respecting the bitter feeling existing be tween the returned soldiers and the sympathisers with the rebellion, has issued a proclamation recom mending all complainants to apply to the civil courts for redress. In the course of this proclamation he takes occasion to observe that the rebels have for feited not only their right to citizenship, but to life itself. Such assertions as these should not be lightly made by a man in prominent opposition, for they can hardly fail to incense and to irritate the high-spirited people of the South. There is another point, however, which will go far to exasperate the feeling of the Confederacy against the North, and that is the rumoured trial of General LEE for treason. The New York Tribune, which is usually a paper of some authority, repeats this report, and announces that numerous Confederate officers have been summoned to the District Court to testify against General LEE and other leaders on a charge of treason. If this intention is, indeed, carried out, it will be a most disgraceful breach of faith, besides a glaring inconsistency. General LEE was in open arms against the Union when General GRANT, with the consent and approval of the Federal Govern ment, made terms with him as a recognised belli gerent, not as a traitor acting in defiance of the law, and there can be no possible excuse for now calling that treason which was a few weeks back regarded as honourable warfare. Since the mere fact of bearing arms against the Union is regarded as sufficient evidence of treason, there is not much need for witnesses to identify LEE with the army. But it would be highly improper for any Govern ment to hold parley, to enter into treaties, or offer terms to men guilty of high treason ; so that in declaring LEE a traitor the Federal Government are denouncing themselves. What General GRANT may say as to this outrageous breach of faith re mains to be seen. There can be but one opinion among men not carried away by the passions of the hour as to the moral obligation ; and if the re pudiation of national debts is considered disgrace ful, what we must call the breach of the national word? There is one thing which is satisfactory. President DAVIS is to be tried by the District Supreme Court, under Judge CARTER, not by a Military Convention, as was at first proposed. Whether or no he may expect or obtain justice from either, we must leave future events to determine. Great Defeat of the Russians in Kho'•an - ♦--- (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) TIFLIS, May 17. The progress of the Russian arms in Central Asia has just received a serious check. Hitherto every thing had favoured the progress of General Endoki moff, whose successes were as much due to the exer tions of Prince Gortschakoff as to the military talents of the generals of the Czar. Having made friends of the important population belonging to the Khanat of Khokan, called Kaissaks, General Endo kimoff carried his army of 40,000 or 50,000 infan try, with a proportionate force of cavalry and artillery, into these districts of Central Asia, knowing well how far he could count upon this people. By this means, on the side of the Lake Aral, the Russians, without striking a blow, ob tained possession of the fortress of Akmedjid, a place of great strategic importance near the mouth of the Sir-Darid. They claimed the fortress as having been sold to them by the late Khan of Koa daiar Khan. On the side of Turkistan the Rus sians, after a 15 days' march, advanced to Kodja- Ahmed, the 1 esak of the Russians, and from thence, after another march of six days, they reached the fortress of Tchimkett, otherwise known as Toumkat, a place about four days' march from Tachkend. This progress of the Russians, made without firing a shot, was altogether due to the assistance and countenance of the Kaissaks, who, partly on account of their Russianised habits, and partly owing to their wealth in cattle, which causes them to desire the protection of the Russians, thus lent all the aid in their power to their projects of domination. The great object of the late march of the Russians has been to obtain possession of the town of Tach kend, as occupying a point strategically the most favourable to their views, being on one side the key to the Khanat of Khokhan, and on the other seri ously threatening the Khanat of Bokhara, if the latter ventured to offer any assistance to the former. General Endokimoff, after his march of 21 days, was able to arrive almost at the gates of Tchimkett, and he attempted to obtain possession of the place, with the future view of the occupation of Tachkend. He imagined, it would seem, that the Khokanese commander would at once open the gates, and little anticipated that in place of an easy conquest he would find the Regent at Khokan and the Emir Mera-Ali-Khanli at the head of a nume rous force, ready to oppose him. The Russian general, seeing the state in a perfect state of defence with a battery of fifty cannon, gave up all idea of attacking it, and gave battle instead to the Emir. The conflict was a bloody one, and ended in the defeat of the Russians, who were com pelled to fall back upon Hodja Ahmed with a pre cipitancy which amounted to a flight. The Kho kanese had about 1,000 killed and wounded, and the Russians, it is said, about four times that number. No doubt General Endskimoff will endeavour at the earliest opportunity to retrieve this disaster, but it will be difficult for him to take Tchimkett, not only on account of the strength of the place, but of the spirit of the inhabitants, which is now thoroughly roused. The Regent is thoroughly aware of the importance of the post, and has mustered an army of 150,000 highly efficient troops for its defence. It is now certain that the Khan of Bokhara has not only sent a sum of money to the assistance of Khokan, but is at the head of a large army of ob servation on the frontiers, in the neighbourhood of Samariand. Fatal Accident at the Grosvenor Hotel. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—An accident, unfortunately attended with serious consequences, occurred at the Hotel yester day evening. The beam which suspended the machinery of the lift gave way, and the ascending room with the persons in it was precipitated to the bottom. One of our porters was killed by the counterweight falling on him, and a gentleman's servant had his leg fractured. The other occupants of the lift escaped with slight injuries.-1 am, Sir, yours obediently, GEO. GOD, Sec. LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. NAPLES, JUNE 8. A telegram from the military authorities of Can tanzaro positively contradicts the news published by the lndipendente that Deputy Galluca had been tortured and put to death by the brigands of the Sila under Correa. It is stated that Signor Gal lucci, though still a prisoner, has not up to the pre sent been suffered ill-treatment from the brigands. FLORENCE, JUNE 13. The Nazione of to-day publishes a correspondence from Rome announcing that the difficulties in re ference to the oath of allegiance to be taken by the Bishops to the King of Italy have not yet been re moved. This circumstance has created some oppo sition to the proposals of Signor Vegezzi on the part of certain personages at the Roman Court. It is, however, believed that the Pope himself is favourable to the negotiations which have been in trusted to Signor Vegezzi. ROME. ROME, JUNE 12 (Evening). The Pope gave a private audience this morning to Omer Pacha, Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Army. SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 12. In the Senate to-day Senor Gonzales Bravo brought forward a bill authoriging the suspension of cap. 23 of the Press Law. In the Chamber of Deputies, Senor Gonzales Bravo declared that the rumour of disturbances in several provinces of Spain was unfounded. The Epoca of to-day says :—" We mentioned a few days since that certain maps were circulating in Barcelona, representing Spain in 1866, in which Gibraltar and Portugal figured as Spanish posses sions. We learn that copies of this map are to be found in Madrid also, and that not long ago one was publicly on view in one of the most well known establishments in this city." FRANCE. PARIS, JUNE 13. The Moniteur of this morning publishes a circu lar, dated the sth June, from the Minister of Marine to the naval prefects in command of the French ports, announcing that the Government no longer recognise the Americans as belligerents, and ordering that Confederate vessels shall no longer be admitted into French ports. MM. Hebert and Romoauf have been appointed Questors of the Corps Legislatif. The return of the Emperor to Paris was a real ovation. Long before the hour at which the Impe rial train was expected to arrive, and whilst the houses were being decked out with flags, vast crowds were hastening to the approaches of the Lyons terminus, and indeed along the whole line of streets through which the Emperor was to pass. A battalion of the 3d Voltigeurs formed the service of honour. At five precisely the train entered the station. The Empress had set out at eight in the morning for Fontainebleau with the Prince Impe rial, accompanied by the ladies and officers in waiting. The Empress remained at the Palace up to the moment at which the telegraph announced from Montereau the arrival of the Emperor. The Empress and the Prince Imperial immediately pro ceeded to the station of Avon, where they received the Emperor, with whom they returned to the ca pital. The Emperor, on his arrival in Paris, was received on leaving the railway carriage by the Pre fect of the Seine, the Prefect of Police, Marshal Regnaud de Saint-Jean-d'Angely, and General Mellinet. His Majesty, who wore the uniform of a general officer, with the kepi on his head, had his complexion much bronzed by the African sun, but looked in excellent health, and not all fatigued by his long excursion. The same carriage received the Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial, Gen. Fleury sitting opposite their Majesties. A picket of Cent. Gardes formed the escort. Four open car riages followed that of the Emperor. Throughout the passage of the cortege by the Place de la Bastille, the Rue St. Antoine, the Rue de Rivoli, and above all in the neighbourhood of the Tuileries, the crowd was exceedinglylarge, and the warmest cheers of welcome were incessantly repeated. At the Palace the Emperor found in waiting the Ministers in grand costume, the Marshals, Admirals, Presi dents of the great bodies of the State, several high dignitaries of the Empire, and a great number of Senators, Councillors of State, and Deputies, all anxious to congratulate his Majesty on his safe re turn. In addition to the illumination of the mi nistries, club-houses, and theatres, a great number of private apartments were brilliantly lit up. His Majesty would not quit the ironclad squadron which had accompanied him to Algeria without leaving it a testimony of his satisfaction. Besides various decorations and promotions, he directed 6,000 fr. to be distributed to the crews to celebrate his return. " An accident," sa ys the Press e , " occurred to Prince Napoleon the afternoon before last. He was driving in a light vehicle known as an American in the neighbourhood of the Champs Elysees, when, on arriving at the Rond Point de l'Hippodrome, the horse took fright, and, starting aside, over turned the carriage. The Prince was thrown out, but fortunately received no other injury than some slight contusions." The Emperor's long absence and his present re turn are remarked on by several of the Paris jour nals. Our contemporaries in general dwell on the perfect tranquillity which has prevailed during his Majesty's excursion, and the prosperous results which are certain to accrue to the African colony from so minute and so conscientious an examination of its wants by the Sovereign himself. We select for extract, however, only the following passages from the France, which embody several observations exceedingly apposite to the case, and expressed without the extreme panegyric found in other journals " In 1859, the Emperor, on abandoning the direction of the State, took the command of the army, and it may be said without any exaggeration that for the moment national war absorbed the whole existence of France. On the battle-fields of Magenta and Solferino were accomplished those great political acts which were to become glorious pages of history, and during that memorable epoch victory rendered everything easy. In 1865 the case was very dif - ferent. The high personalty of the Emperor, trans ported to a new scene of action beyond the seas, absorbed by other cares, disappeared in some degree for a moment from the direction of the State, and left to the Empress Regent all the responsibility of Government. In that circumstance wa s involved a serious trial for our institutions, and—why should we hesitate to declare it ? —it was with evident anticipations of in security that the Sovereign, whose action is so powerful over our destinies, was beheld removing himself from his capital. Well, these anticipations have happily been dispelled. The Emperor, who departed so calm and confident, has returned with the satisfaction of finding France as peaceful and his Government as strong as when he set out. And yet how many unforeseen events have occurred ! What sudden emotions ! What great debates ! The unexpected death in America of Mr. Lincoln ; the apprehensions relative to Mexico, the speech at Ajaccio, the resignation of Prince Napoleon, the strikes of workmen, the discussion of the Budget, the late solemn investigation of our finances, which have never been more deeply examined ; all this movement of the life of a great people manifesting itself by the incidents and the agitations which are its inevitable conditions—such are the items which make up the political account of these forty days' absence ! Few periods have been so loaded with events ; but, nevertheless, order, tranquillity, and confidence have never been better assured ; and this Regency, which had to meet eventualities so various and so formidable, terminates with an act of gene rous and well-imagined policy towards the press, which honours the initiative and the wisdom of the Government. These facts prove that if the Imperial institutions, on the morrow of 1852, found their chief support in him who established them, they have become at the present moment a power, a pro tection, and a guarantee, and that if the Emperor always sustains the Empire, the Empire in its turn supports the Emperor and his dynasty." BOURSE, June 12.—As is usual at the com mencement of the week there has been a total absence of speculative activity in all departments since the opening of business to-day ; with the ex ception, however, of French Three per Cents., which have slightly receded. The principal Securi ties have generally maintained the rates current at Saturday's close. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cents 95 40 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 67 40 Do. end month 67 40 Credit Mobilier ... 763 75 Do. end month ... 762 50 Bank Shares 3665 Credit Foncier 1265 Italian Loan 66 70 Do. end month 66 70 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Do. Bonds 325 Russian 9O 50 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Roman 74 50 'AYR. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 1066 25 ... 1068 75 Lyons and Mediterranean 845 ... 845 Southern 592 50 593 75 Western 526 25 525 Eastern Sardinian ~Austrian Lombard 495 498 75 North of Spain lB7 187 50 Saragossa 317 50 317 50 Ditto to Barcelona 157 50 157 50 he Fatal Accident on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The inquest on the bodies of William Anderton, of Chester, the engine-driver; Thos. Sivitter, of Bill-street, Wolverhamptom ; and Geo. Kent, of Greenwich, was re sumed yesterday at the Shrewsbury Infirmary, before Mr. Charles Frail. Mr. Chandler, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the widow of Mr. Kent, and Mr. Thurston, of Wolverhampton, for the representatives of Mr. Sivitter. Some discussion took place as to whether the jury should inquire into the cause of the accident, as well as the imme diate cause of the death of the deceased. Mr Chandler said on behalf of the interest of his client he did not wish the jury to go into the evidence as to the cause of the accident that having been already fully inquired into, and a verdict returned by a jury of the county. Mr. Thurston also con sidered it unnecessary to go into any further evidence than that of the medical gentlemen as to the cause of death.. The majority of the jury, after having retired to delibe rate upon the point, were. of opinion that it was their duty to investigate the cause of the accident before they returned a verdict as to the cause of death, and it was arranged that the whole of the evidence taken at the inquest at West Fel ton should be read over and sworn to by the witnesses. Wm. Eddowes, house-surgeon, was examined, and said the deceased, Mr. Kent, was admitted into the infirmary on June 7, suffering from a fractured spine, and he on Thurs day, the Bth. William Anderton was brought in on the same day as Kent, suffering from the ribs on the right side being broken in and his lungs lacerated. He died on the 9th from the injuries inflicted. Thomas Sivitter was also admitted on the same day, and died directly afterwards. On examina tion witness found that the pelvis was smashed, and that deceased had also received injuries to the back of the neck. The injuries in each case were such as would be inflicted by a railway accident. The evidence of Captain Tyler and the other witnesses was then read over. David Evans, the driver of the second engine, in addition to what he had previously stated, said, in reply to Captain Tyler, that he shut off the steam when he saw the green flag, and he got the engine out of gear when he saw the platelayer. When he saw one of the platelayers come out from the gang to caution the drivers, he blew his big whistle. The driver of the first engine shut off his steam shortly after he passed the flag, and his stoker put on the break when they came in sight of the platelayers. When the smash took place the speed was reduced from 30 miles an hour to 16. Edward Gregory, the guard in the rear of the train, added' that it was most unusual for him not to have heard the big whistle if it had been blown. He did not put on the breaks till he felt the train bumping. The train was going at a rate of 35 or 40 miles an hour. ThOmas Davis, the ganger of the platelayers, said, in re ply to Captain Tyler, that nothing had been done to the line since the accident, except the straightening of the rails. Captain Tyler, in reply to several questions, said he did not consider 30 or 35 miles an hour an excessive speed for a train of this description. There were many trains that would pasd over that line at a higher speed-40 or 50 miles an hour—and indeed, that being a straight portion of the road, the train ought to have gone over safe at 60 miles an hour. If the line had been in good order the length of the train had not much effect in speed, but there was a description of engine used on this occasion which was not safe at a high• rate of speed in passenger trains, and therefore the speed at which the train was going was not desirous. If a straight line was not fit for a train to pass over at the rate of 30 or 40 miles an hour, it must be defective. He thought that the line being in its present condition a red flag ought to have been sent down the line as a danger signal. A green flag with the pole placed in the bank would not be sufficiently visible. It was the common practice to have gangers to send men down with a red flag whenever it was necessary. He considered the break power with the train quite insufficient. There was a certain amount of chance in these accidents. The engine when it jumped might have come down on the right side of the line and all would have been well. It was the weight of the engine that tried the permanent way, and not the carriages, as these were much lighter than the engines. Mr. Grierson said it being his opinion that the line was not in a fit state to run over at the ordinary speed, it was the duty of the ganger to send back a red flag. If the plate layers were only lifting the line in the ordinary manner, then the green flag would be sufficient ; but, in his opinion he was song to say that No. 2 rule, which required that a person should be sent along with a flag, would apply in this case. If the sleepers were being lifted more than two inches, and if the line were in a condition which would prevent the train running safely over it, then the rule which required a man to send back a flag would apply. At the request of the foreman, Mr. Grierson read the rule which required in trains of a groat length guards to be placed throughout the train, and a certain number of guards to a given number of carriages. The Foreman—Then it was quite clear there was not a sufficient break power to this train. Mr. Stephens said with the two engines there would have been sufficient break power under ordinary circumstances. It was in the disci etion of the superintendent or station master who started the train to arrange the break power. Richard Griffiths, a platelayer, was called. He said he had been employed on the line on the 7th. The excursion train was more than two miles off when he first saw it, and the line was quite clear for it. There was so much dust and smoke accompanying the train it was evident that it was coming with great speed. Davis sent a man back to caution the drivers and the man went back about 300 yards. Wit ness did not hear the whistle blow till after the engine passed him a good bit. They put ballast in after the train had passed, and packed it up close round the sleepers after the excursion train had gone past. They had not lifted the last sleepers more than half an inch. No other train had gone over the last bit that they had raised before the ex cursion train. By Mr. Griorson—The sleepers wore not lifted more than two inches in any case, to the best of his knowledge. It was not usual to send a man 300 yards down the line in ordinary lifting. The reason for sending a man back was because it was a long train. He could not see that it was a long train till after it passed the bridge. Peter Foulkes, another platelayer, said when he first saw the train it was about a mile off, and Crump was then sent back to caution it. He did not hear the engine whistle till after the train had passed. The steam was on when the engine passed him. Crump walked back and did not run. By Captain Tyler—ln the morning he was engaged open ing out ballast, and after dinner he and the other men were employed beating up the ballast under the sleepers. There were about two lengths of rails of sleepers that had been filled in underneath, but the ballast was not beaten up. He did not know the train was coming. Henry Jones, another platelaper, said the train was a mile and a half off when he saw it. Crump got near to the level crossing when the train met him. Ile hoard a whistle after the train passed. He was engaged in raising the "middles" when the train came in sight. He did not stop beating till the train reached about 100 yards of him. Gregory, the guard, said, after the accident he went down to the platelayers, and he found them at work putting the line straight. He sent one of them for a medical man. Henry Crane, a passenger in the train, said, after remain ing at the scene of the accident for some time he went down the line to see where the train had gone off, and saw some men at work on the line. When he got into the carriage to leave the scene of the accident, an hour and a half after wards, there were three or four men still at work at the same spot. This concluded the evidence, and the Coroner in summing up said it seemed that in this case there was no one point upon which the jury could fasten and say the blame lay there, or that that was the cause of the accident. There seemed to be a combination of causes to bring about the sad result. The first was an insufficiency of break power, next an inefficient engine, and, thirdly, there could be no doubt that the line was not in a proper state to receive an ordinary train, and certainly not a train of this weight and magnitude. If the line had been in good order there would not, according to the evidence of Capt. Tyler, have been any reason to complain of the speed. In reference to the evidence of the platelayers, he thought the jury could come to no other conclusion than that men were withholding something from them. Although they had with one excep tion denied working on the line after the accident, there were two respectable witnesses who had sworn to the con trary. In other respects their evidence was also unsatis factory. The jury then retired to consider their verdict. After an absence of about three quarters of an hour the jury returned with a verdict similar to that which had al ready been found in the previous inquiry. They considered that the engine No. 5 was not such as should have been attached to a train of that description; that the break power was not adequate; that the permanent way was not in a fit state ; that the signal exhibited was not sufficient ; nor shown in a proper manner, and that gross negligence had been displayed; but they were unable to attach criminality to any individual. Mr. Peele said, on behalf of the company, there had been only ono anxiety, and that was to ascertain if there was any fault which in any way might bo remedied in the future. With regard to the permanent way, ho believed that this line generally was as perfect as any in the king dom, and that this was the first accident which had hap pened upon it for eighteen years since the time it was opened. He was afraid the accident had arisen from the platelayers not going back with a flag. In other respects he thought there was no - blame attributable to the company's servants. The foreman expressed the satisfaction which the jury felt at the facility which Mr. Grierson had given for carry ing on the inquiry. Of William Lockley, of Longwaist, near Wellington, and James 'Parton, of Bilston, now in the Shrewsbury Infir mary, there is little hope of recovery. Mr. Hughes, who was taken to the Raven Hotel, is also in a most precarious condition, and is not likely long tnsurvive. LANGHAM HOTEL—We hear that crowds -of visitors have already gone to the hotel. Although yester day was the first day of opening to the public, three storeys of the hotel are already occupied. There can be no doubt but that it will be a great success. 1'03131 ry 3 ei rah r. The Princess of Wales. The following bulletin was issued on yesterday " Marlborough House, June 12, 9.30 a.re• " The convalescence of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales is steadily proceeding. " The infant prince continues perfectly well. " Her Royal Highness's recovery being so far advanced, it is considered unnecessary to issue all further bulletins. "ARTHUR FARRE, M.D• " H. SIEVEKING, M.D. " G. T. CREAM, M.D." The Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales drove to Twickenham, and dined with the Count and Countess de Paris at York House. Mr. Moffatt had the honour of showing a remark able horse, from South Africa, to the Prince 01 Wales at Marlborough-house. __,___ Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Col" bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldjue Somerset and Colonel Home Purves, left town yesterditY afternoon for Dover, on their way to Rumpenheim, th e Duchess's cheateau, near Frankfort. The royal big'', nesses on their arrival at Dover were received by a guar d of honour of the 37th Regiment. Their royal highnesses, after having partaken of dinner at the Lord Warden Hotel, embarked for Calais. The Earl and Countess of Wilton will entertain a distinguished party during Ascot races, his lordshiP having taken a residence in the neighbourhood for the race week. The Earl and Countess of Haddington and Lads Frances Hamilton have arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buck ingham-gate, from their seat in Scotland. Lord and Lady Stuart de Decies have arrived at tho Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate, from their seat in the North. A SOLICITOR SENT TO PRISON.—At the Maryle bone Police-court this day Charles Baldwin Lever, a soli citor in practico at 11, Bedford-row, and who resides at 251 Norfolk crescent, Paddington, was sent to prison for seven days for assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty. The Earl of Sefton left town yesterday for Ascot, for the races. The prospectus has appeared of the Phosphate of Lime Company, which requires a capital of £300,0007 in shares of £25 each. The directors have mad e arrangements for the purchase of a valuable deposit of phosphate of lime in the island of Sombrero, on a lease of 21 years granted by her Majesty's Go vernment at a fixed rental of £l,OOO per annuli' , without royalties. Another large deposit has ado been been purchased at Lagrosan, in Estre ma dura, an" both properties have been carefully examined by engineers, whb speak very favourably of the pro duce that can be obtained. The company has been brought forward by the Agra and Masterman's Bank and the English Joint-stock Bank. THE GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART.--Th e report read at the meeting the other day was Of satisfactory character. Three houses built out of the funds of the society upon land at Stevenage, generously given given by Sir E. B. Lytton, will in the course of two or three weeks be ready for occupation. There will still re main in the possession of the Guild, after payment of th e building expenses, a fund amounting, we believe, to £ 1,60° or thereabouts. The next step will be to elect members 0$ residents. t M Edne different ntEi describing much uf O r e . oh — ms A FRENCH CRITIC ON THE CHESTER ELECIV S Attahr anything r ye ltkah i tw t ien e i g r et hl itenhe thetatf t h o nci e no A u v dd e rnir Na tiona of meeting Fad' enb et s s oeef i n n a n3 C e l i eF e ni s e. taesnroc, Fiance. .i n s t evi After praising Mr. Gladstone for the tact and delicacy with whi ch he supported his son, and announced that he by no means presented the young man as sharing his own views in every respect, the French journalist pursues his obser vations in these terms:—" There is a certain, pleasure in observing how men of eminent parts conduct them" selves in an unaccustomed sphere. In the Hou se of Commons Mr. Gladstone is accustomed to com mand attention, and developes without interruption hi ° financial and political plans. Every ono hears, with a so rt of religious silence, so authoritative a voice. At Chester he found himself face to face with the numerous partisans of his son's rivals. One was Mr. Fenton, a Liberal candi date, a gentleman of great consideration in the country ; t h° other was a Tory, Mr. Raikes, who had his friends also among the assemblage. But the partisans of those two can didates seemed agreed to disturb the speaker at one time by jests of questionable taste, at another by tediously pro longed vociferations. In the eyes of an English crowd A Minister has no exceptional character, and when he solicits their suffrages, either for himself or for another, he is treated exactly the same as any other speaker. Imagine a VT; vincial assembly in France, before which M. Rouher or 0 -L• Baroche should come to deliver a speech, their ever/ word would be received with religious respect, and 50 indignation could be too great for an audacious jester or A noisy interrupter. The English have no worship for au , official, and they go so far, if the occasion presents its as to hiss even Mr. Gladstone, though at the same 6° , 11 1 they acknowledge his oratorical talent and his finan c !' s ability. The Minister, on his side, is neither . profoun au moved nor astonished by these uproarious interruptions; and Mr. Gladstone had to submit tranquilly to tumults which would have thrown into utter confusion the reai° ri , tY of French speakers. It must be said that the Britishp uli, enjoys a certain pleasure in subjecting its statesmen to toil' facetious outbursts of electoral saturnalia. And the nri tis statesmen accept with a good grace a conflict in which th°, do not hesitate to adopt the tone of their adversari°' order to combat them with their own weapons. Lord rs` t, merston is an acknowledged master in these popular jol t° t ing bouts. Mr. Gladstone showed himself no less adr oit Chester. At the end of half an hour's agitation he had su b ; dued the crowd of interrupters ; he swayed with all tb power of his talent the turbulent assembly, and was after; wards listened to in a respectful silence, broken on l y - intervals by irrepressible bursts of applause." a A FAMILY OF SOLDIERS.—There is resicupso Chatham Barracks the descendant of a family of 0 ° diers who have been serving their country uninterruP t° _. a d and wearing the British uniform, for a period of 165 ye" . : - , i ; His great great grandfather served in the sth Dragoons; the year 1701 ; he fought in the celebrated battle of Die ., heim, in which action he was killed. He left two s° 7o George and John; George joined the Guards in 1 722, T0 a 1 i a John became the land steward of Lord Fordyce. d Bertram (the steward), had two sons, John and l'O he co Robert joined the Royal Artillery in 1779, and was oino .. promoted to sergeant. John joined the Edinburgh "V d 0, teers, and with others, forming the 71st Highl °l3 ;ftet he went with this regiment to America in 17 75 . , e a seven years' hard fighting and privations he Tetaccid. with the regiment to Scotland, where it was diA b3n In 1787 he entered the Royal Sappers and Miner s ' be was appointed master blacksmith. During the tinlcro served in the American war ho had a son, who .the on one of the fields of battle. This son, George, j° i !: ct waS Royal Sappers in 1796. He was made sergeant attached to a company of Maltese Sappers. Holdi n i" fe d order among the noble body of Freemasons, he becam e . 0 ,1 1 0 popular and was held in great esteem by the liialteseies were nearly all brothers. He fought in the battisi the Peninsula. After being discharged from the India Sappers and Miners, he entered the late Hon. Eal s oras Company's service as a sergeant-major, and died at ro in in 1830. His sister, the mother of soldiers, was above the Royal Sappers in 1787 ; she is still living. I lif o ,the f „ is the mother's side. On the father's side, the g ran ue tcl3/ of Mr. Bertram Browne (the subject of this br isf 4,, was a sailor in the Royal Navy; he entered i n 11 1 ,0 0 fought under Admirals Byron and Rodney in 1 780 ,' . s c liO' the latter Admiral he was wounded and obtained P/.,ial charge. He had three sons, all of whom entere d the arcor Sappers and Miners in 1794. The younges t Ns : die d in 16 years of ago. He was discharged in 1818, n o, Or 1848. Ho had three sons; the second, horn in I wo listed in the 46th Regiment in 1833, from which he en charged through ill-health, and was schoolmast er Berg olioteci _ 1848. The youngest son, born at Chatham in 1820; , 0 the for the 41st Regiment in 1835, and was transferred- 11 ' 0 0 46th Regiment in the same year. In June, 1 854 4 e, iron' agsin transferred to the School of Musketrya t 113 las s sec which establishment he was discharged as a first c . rr isoo geant instructor in 1847. Since then he ha s been g` s 0 r librarian and sergeant-major of the local comp sol e dril l get sioners in the Chatham district. His talen ts as 3 ' „ l one" geant are conspicuous in the appearance and precisse in which the veteran soldiers perform the variou;t: cora of the rifle when they are up for training, a nd individually under the instruction of the serge ° , 11 , rj 3ert . Thus, then, for a period of 165 yerrs the famil o Y l .ei , a O ct , tram Browne have faithfully se rved their Sve O ld oto their country, and although every inducementir w ith tb ell !; to their grandfather by the Americans to remain _ ed to 10_ nothing could make himbreak the allegiance °" of King.the BritishT h i s fa m s illdyf soldier withoutv still a stain continuedof to dishonouriyear cy the_t I f :g eo r I r i r l ; out five generations. Mr. Browne, whois of t i ' the late prime of life, fully bears out a remark ' Clyde, that "Browne is a fine soldier -looking . and tad aso Browne's father-in-law joined the 73d 11 ° e was discharged from the 46th Regimen brothers-in-law,discharg ed as a corporalon joined from t h the Bst h 46 B t e h t g i sn i n n charged as sergeant , major in 1844. a a son -i/1-131 V in 1841; the other joined the 36th inAlgblr9oltbsellrdlsiaw 07;4 now serving in the 67th Regiment, an t. sergeant instructing in the 24th Tieghnen c°lo:lo2iitir: -IsBe°lr9fg9e:ll:::. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1865. ADELPHI THEATRE. Last night, a tragic play in five acts, entitled " Geraldine ; or, the Master Passion," was pro duced here, and during its representation it elicited the most unbounded applause. The play, we be lieve, is from the pen of Mrs. Bateman, and was originally acted in America, where Miss Bateman created a great impression as the heroine Geraldine. This fact, coupled with the desire on the part of Miss Bateman to vary her performance - in London, no doubt led to its being brought forward, but at the outset we must openly confess our opinion to be that a far better play in all respects could have been easily selected. The idea, with the author or authoress, which is strikingly apparent, has been to preserve all the peculiarities of the character of Leah in that of Geraldine, and not only has that been done to ' the greatest nicety, but several addi tions have been made, all, however, bearing the same peculiarities and mannerism. Thus we have in the part of Geraldine, as in Leah, concealed but consuming love, doubting constancy, rage, jealousy, revenge, remorse, and death, all of which Miss Bateman illustrates with her well-known dramatic power, ; but speaking of the drama as a stage play, it is most undramatically built. The first three acts are tame and flat, and it is not until the fourth and fifth that Miss Bateman has an opportunity of thoroughly illustrating those emo tions which so singularly mark her dramatic imper sonations. The plot of Geraldine, in brief, is as follows :—Geraldine de Lacy, daughter of the Earl of Chester, is betrothed to a gallant knight, Hubert de Burgh, who has gone to Palestine as a crusader. Six years being the period of her lover's anticipated absence, the Earl of Chester, her father, determines on her marriage by proxy, and Hubert's friend Hugo, Earl of Shrewsbury, arrives at the castle to take his part in the ceremony as the vicarious bridegroom. During the revelry a Welsh bard offers the service of his minstrelsy, and instead of a song the harper bursts forth with a cata logue of injuries suffered by the Cambrian moun taineers from the incursions of the English, and denounces the father of Geraldine as the destroyer of his son, home, and happiness. The earl tells the old man that his son, who has been a prisoner, had been liberated that morning ; but the incensed Welshman, in the midst of the festive party, pro claims the wrongs his countrymen have endured and invokes a curse on all within the castle walls, and on the shrinking group of the De Lacy family the act-drop descends. Six years elapse—now and in the meantime the earl has died, and his daughter Geraldine has become, through illness, a bunch-backed woman. When Hubert de \ Burgh returns from the crusades he is received by Geraldine with a fear that his love for her will not survive the sight of her deformity ; but the crusader weds her in despite of the disfigure ment, which, by the by, is never perceptible to the audience. Then a seemingly honest prior instils into the heart of Geraldine a suspicion of her younger sister Edith being her rival in the affections of her husband. Sympathy shown by Edith at Hubert's ill success at the tournay feeds the flame of jealousy which has been kindled by the prior. The maddened wife enters the chamber of her sister with the intention of murdering her, but better thoughts prevail ; and when the prior, who turns out to be the son of the Welsh harper, is exulting over the triumph of his machinations, Geraldine produces Edith, and, having poisoned herself to render Hubert happier with a fairer bride, she joins her husband's hand with that of her sister, and dies. In the last two acts Miss Bateman declaimed the passionate speeches of the frenzied and jealous woman with her usual intensity and * effect. The result was tremendous applause, and applause is nowadays looked upon as a certain sign of success. Miss Clara Denvil, as Edith, acted with much sweetness and feeling, and Mr. - Bateman, who made his first appearance as the Welch Harper, gave the terrible malediction in the first act with all the fire and spirit of a genuine American actor. The other parts of the play, the father of Geraldine, Hubert the husband, and Anselme the priest, were respec tively supported by Messrs. R. Phillips, Jordan, and Swinbourne, but the call on their abilities is very small, afid smaller still is the part of Gambo, the court fool, whose jokes were as hard as the heels of Mr. Billington's shoes invariably are. The piece has not been extravagantly mounted, rather the reverse ; but with all its imperfections it secured a complete ovation for Miss Bateman and her father. MARKETS—This Day. IIAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Lay, £-1 10s to £5 lOs Od; clover, £5 lOs to 16 lOs Od; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 lOs per load. Trade firm. CumßEßtAND.—Meadow hay, .f. 4 lOs to £5 15s; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. A steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade steady. COLONIAL TEA.--Business has not been very animated, although superior descriptions fully maintain former rates. SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, prices in some instances showing less firmness. In the refined mar ket there is little change to report as regards prices. COPFEE.—Thero has been a good demand for colonial descriptions, and superior qualities fully support previous quotations. RICE.—A limited amount of business has been done at about late prices. Tm.Low.—The market has continued very quiet, and the few transactions entered into both for present and for ward delivery havo been at previous quotations. Business in the manufacturing districts during the past week has been interrupted by the Whitsun holidays. At Manchester, however, prices of both cloths and yarns have been steadily maintained. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Hud dersfield has only been moderately active, while at Leicester and Nottingham there has been nothing new in the hosiery and lace trades. In the hard ware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wol verhampton there has been a slight improvement owing to the receipt of orders from the United States. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.—Mrs. John Mac farren has just given a series of concerts at this w ell known place, and she has been most successful in her efforts to amuse the fashionable world, who throng the places of entertainment at this season. These mornings at the pianoforte were rendered more agreeable by the interpolation of vocal music, thus preventing that weari ness and monotony which entirely instrumental perform ances are apt to occasion, even when the most skilful artistes appear. Miss Poole sang with great effect. yx.9 MK``.'. ..~ Mufti Ai Ileut 35,. Th b een inst al Irest, have Th about illii 1110 and