The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-22 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1865. The first reading of the Appropriation Bill gives warning that the last days of the session are near at hand, and that members will very soon find themselves on the hustings to answer for the omis sions and delinquencies of the last six years. If any further indication of the coming end were needed, it might be found in the withdrawal of three measures yesterday—the Municipal Corpora tions (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill, the Merchant Shipping Disputes Bill, and the Bank Notes (Ire land) Bill, which were all disposed of in a very summary fashion. It is somewhat curious that after the prominent position which Irish affairs have occupied during this session, no less than two out of these three measures should belong to the sister country. The number of election addresses and the lists of candidates are daily on the increase, and very soon the whole political world will be in the turmoil and excitement of a general election. The prospect is not probably a very pleasant one to the members de facto, though ambitious aspirants to the honours of the parliamentary arena await the opportunity with eager anxiety. There is an uncom fortable recollection in the minds of many of the large and enlightened measu re o f Reform which they were elected to carry, and a fear that some of those very indiscreet and impolite querists, who usually attend the hustings, and play the part of a Greek chorus, with the proviso, that their running commentary is generally opposed to the chief speaker, will rake out old pledges and ask inconvenient questions as to votes given or withheld, speeches delivered or un spoken. The truth is, that the members of the pre sent parliament occupy a very invidious position with regard to reform. The occupants of the Treasury bench illustrate forcibly the good old fable about the dog in the manger, While the Oppo ---- sition, who have at least the recollection of Lord DERBY'S Bill to fall back on, have not always shown themselves to be very hearty in the cause. Mr. BERKELEY has industriously kept the ballot before the public, but though he has succeeded in winning a large body of adherents out of doors, he has not effected much inside the walls of the House. ' The extension of the franchise has been copiously discussed, but very little has been really done. Mr. GLADSTONE'S vigorous and powerful speech excited the enthusiasm of reformers, and alarmed his old allies to such an extent that while the one party was rejoicing over his conversion, the other per suaded him to modify his statements and qualify his opinions. The redistribution of seats being the most invidious part of a Reform Bill, we are apt to hear less about it, unless some energetic and not too scrupulous reformer is addressing populous town when he sweeps away all the old boroughs with the most praiseworthy indifference to consequences, and the most sublime disregard of Mr. MILL'S theory as to the right of minorities to be represented. To say the truth, the class of respectable mediocrities who appear to be most popular in the largest constituen cies is not encouraging, if it is to form the staple of our legislature. Such men may be very useful as a drag upon the wheels, they may serve to fill up the crevices very fairly and safely, but if an energetic policy or enlightened legislation is to be looked for among them, the result of the exclusive return of such representatives would be less satisfactory. But in this, as in all else, a wise medium is the safest course ; and while we do not admire the adoption of the representation by a number system, still there are no doubt very glaring inequalities in the distri bution of seats. The fact of the matter being that, in the bill of 1832, the Tory boroughs were for the most part disfranchised, while the Whigs, who had won the victory, very naturally did not turn it against themselves, but spared those comfortable pocket boroughs which still flourish amongst us. But though it is much easier and pleasanter to preach than to practise, you run the risk of being taken at your word occasionally, and the people who have heard the high-flown sentiments of Whig states men so often that they have got to believe them are beginning to apply to Whig practice. Unluckily the tine perorations about the rights of the people and;the free constitution of the country apply equally well to both sides, and there is no protective clause in the general principles which stipulate that Whig boroughs should be passed over in a Reform Bill. So that in the new measure that some Government or another will have to bring in before long the people are quite prepared to exercise a close scrutiny. It may do very well for one side to make the speeches and the other side to make the sacrifices for once, but the experiment can hardly be repeated after the experience of thirty years. The Tories of 1830-32 could expect no better treatment, and they had to thank their own obstinacy for what they lost ; but the so-called Tories of our day are wiser and less prejudiced ; and since they are not unwilling to admit the principle of Reform, they will gain the right to see that the same measure is applied to both sides. Their empty promises will no longer avail. The kind admonition to " rest and be thankful" will scarcely be heeded by a great and enterprising people, whose very anxiety to preserve their Con stitution makes them eager to eliminate all the elements of decay. This is the time for promises, but promises have been given before and have pro duced very little. Let the constituencies judge by the acts of the past rather than by the professions for the future, and they will scarcely be likely to repeat the mistakes made in the last election. In this its last Session, however, the house of Commons may claim to have accomplished some really useful measures, though the season has not been rife with occasions of political contest. The Courts of Justice Bill, the Union Chargeability Bill, and the Partnership Amendmentßill are all goodand productive measures, and the principles asserted in them are really sound. The Courts of Justice Bill has been talked of for many years, and it is only wonderful that so great a public inconvenience as the dispersion of the public courts could so long have been tolerated. The Union Chargeability Bill was similar in principle to a measure introduced by no less a reformer than Lord BROUGHAM thirty years ago, and it may be hoped that its adoption will prove the first step towards removing some of those heavy burdens which press so unfairly on the pauper and the ratepayer alike. The Partnership Amendment Bill is only an extension of that Limited Liability principle which has been so generally ap proved of in commercial circles. These three mea sures are therefore something to boast of as the result of the brief and uneventful session which closes the present Parliament ; and the larger works left to be done by its successor will, we hope, be worthily fulfilled. The rules which regulate the connection between members of the House of Commons and their con stituents are difficult of arrangement and settlement in many instances, and in most cases it may be said that the fewer there are the better for the interests of all concerned. At any time the officious inter ference of third parties is always mischievous, and cannot possibly conduce to any good or beneficial result. A notable instance of this has just been seen in the correspondence between Lord ELcno and the Protestant Electoral Union. A better reply could not have been given than that which was sent by the noble lord to the extraordinary communication which was forwarded to him. In his answer, Lord ELCHO gives a very proper defini tion of the terms which should exist between mem bers and their constituents. It may be said that the circular letter was unwarrantable to a degree that amounted to impertinence, and represented a peculiar style of thinking, and exhibited a sectarian spirit such as are quite incompatible with the course which an enlightened representative should follow. The information which was sought to be obtained by the compilers of the circular was whether Lord ELCHO would support or oppose some of the motions before Parliament concerning Roman Catholic endowments. As a candidate for the represen tation of Haddingtonshire in Parliament, the Pro testant Electoral Union of Scotland wished to learn from Lord ELCIIO if he was in favour of a motion for the withdrawal of the Maynooth Grant and all " other Parliamentary grants in sup port of Romanism ;" also if he would support or oppose " any proposal in Parliament for the en dowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood in Ire land out of the Consolidated Fund or otherwise ?" To this communication his lordship very properly made answer that personally he had not the honour of the acquaintance of those who addressed him, that publicly he had no knowledge of the existence of the Protestant Electoral Union of Scotland, and that politically he did not recognise the jurisdiction of any such self-constituted body. A more suit able reply could not have been framed than this, and Lord ELctio merits the thanks of his consti tuents and the approval of the general public for his bold and straightforward course. A more dele terious mode of proceeding can scarcely be imagined than that which has been followed by this Society, and it is the more incumbent on the part of those who are the objects of its investigations to disclaim its privileges and deny its rights on account of the Approaching general election, wh), e v e r ig clone ox left undone in the new Parliament, we certainly do mot need the services of these narrow and partisan Union. Societies or Institutions. To withdraw a Parliai nentary grant is a serious thing at any time, and ur Icier the peculiar circumstances of the case there ,could be no more unfavourable instance of such a thing being done than the Maynooth Grant. To retrograde in the path of religious liberty would be quite inimical to the spirit of the age, and foster dissensions and raise controversies on the most ex citing and irritating of all topics. Besides, as Lord ELCHO very properly puts it, what right has this or any other self-constituted political association to interfere ? They seek to come between a representative and his constituents, and between candidates and electors. Such a line of action is quite against the Constitution, and must necessarily impede the freedom of election, and the sooner the evil of such a proceeding is made known and condemned the better. Lord ELCHO has done good service to the cause of independence by exhi biting such a right spirit, for the danger is, that some inexperienced members or ignorant candidates may fall into the snare so specially set for them, and become compromised as to their future course before they are well aware of what they have been doing. It is fortunate, indeed, that this unjustifi able communication has fallen into the hands of one who kifows the importance of its bearings and the full significance of its purport. No one can now say that they believed it expedient to pledge themselves, for they will here meet with an explanation that must convince them of the un desirability of the course pursued by the querists. A better letter than this of Lord ELCHO could not have been written, and a more fitting time could not have been chosen for its publication. Let those members who are undecided as to their views on subjects of interest and importance not be over persuaded to come to any hasty conclusion, but let them take their own time, and at any rate allowthe matter to rest between themselves and their consti tuents. No self-constituted political association ought to be permitted to interpose, with their mis chievous officiousness, and it is earnestly to be hoped that the excellent example of Lord ELCHO may be followed. When we consider the length of time that his lordship has sat in Parliament, it seems alike intrusive and impertinent for this Union to interfere with his proceedings. The course which has won for him the support and confidence of his constituents for so long a period might have been supposed to be sufficiently wise and proper ; but there is no accounting for the persistency of prejudiced persons. Lord ELCIIO gives a brief account of the principles which guide him in his course with his constituents, and they may well serve as guides for others similarly circum stanced. He states that he has " in variably declined" to limit himself by any pledge in the exercise of his Parliamentary duties. He trusted to his own freedom and discre tion, and intended to adhere to that course. The conclusion of this admirable letter is worthy of the spirit which animates its whole tone and tenour. After stating that hitherto he has enjoyed the con fidence of his constituents, Lord ELCHO says ••-- This confidence I hope to retain, and I do not believe that it will be forfeited or diminished by my denying, on their part as well as on my own, your right to interfere between them and me." There are times and occasions when a decided manner is requisite, and this was essentially a case in point. If all those noblemen and gentlemen who are favoured with these inquisitorial demands were to meet them in a similar spirit the result would be very beneficial alike to the in terests of the community and the general progress of liberty, both civil and religious. To attempt to interpose a sectarian spirit into the conduct of our Parliamentary proceedings is a very dangerous thing, and though such an undertaking cannot prosper it may occasion considerable progress while it is in process of working. The Great German Powers and the Duchies. KARLSBAD, June 17.—The knowledge that the Prince of Augustenburg has forwarded further con cessions to Berlin than those he had declared at Vienna has decidedly prejudiced the not in itself particularly warm advocacy of his claim, by arousing a feeling of deep depression at the unreliability of the policy of the Kiel Cabinet. The strength and persistence of this impression would probably have been considerably greater if the Oldenburg protest against the residence of the Prince of Augustenburg in Holstein had not directed its main attack against the policy of Austria, while the Grand Duke only thought it necessary to give personal explanations upon the matter in Berlin. It was not until the Oldenburg concessions began to be talked of in di plomatic circles, if not at that time publicly known, and their scope might be divined from the suddenly altered tone of Herr von Bismark, that excuses were made by the Oldenburg party at Vienna, and the offer was held out of a personal visit of the Grand Duke. The latter was declined, and the necessity of the former denied, it being pointed out, that according to treaty, Prussia could form no separate agreement without Austria, and that the Oldenburg negotiations in Berlin could there fore only have the value of a pour parler. It was known, however, that matters had gone further in Berlin. This and various ministerial statements in the Berlin Chamber of Deputies seems to have placed Austrian relations with Prussia upon a very delicate footing. There is no longer any talk of a meeting taking place between the Emperor and the King at this place, and even their subsequent in terview at Ischl is considered far more doubtful than it was a few days back. The scale in this matter appears to have been turned by the Note handed by Baron Werther on the 12th inst. to Count Mensdorff, together with the conversation relating thereto, whence it was seen that Prussia considered her negotiations with Oldenburg as stipulations, while Austria, considering them to have been entered upon by one party only, will not admit their validity in principle. It is looked upon, in fact, as the destruction of the Confedera tion, and the utterly inevitable self-constitution of the North German Middle States, and the pro jected arrangement is thought to place Hanover in imminent danger. It is possible that those organs which announce a complete "breach" of the Austro-Prussian alliance make use of a very strong expression, but it cannot be denied that the guiding influences at Vienna have reached a point which renders at least unconditional adhesion to the alliance in principle extremely dubious. It is pos sible that practically a more decided advance would be made in this direction, if a settled object, or rather a settled way to the desired object, could practically be found. This object is inclination to apply the necessary means for the purpose stated by the majority of the Diet on the 6th of April. On the other hand, it has been repeatedly said in influential quarters that that majority is willing to saddle Austria with all the burdens, the difficulties, and therewith also the method of arriving a solution in conformity with the resolution of the Diet, but at the same time withholds from her even the slightest advantage of such sacrifices for the inte rests of the Confederation and the Middle States. Of what kind this ultimate advantage is thought to be at Vienna is not apparent. Tho notion of com pensation may still perhaps be entertained ; but whether it is to be of a territorial or a federative character—i.e., the accession of the whole of Austria to the Confederation—no Middle State appears yet to have received an intelligible hint. Gladiateur left the Rue de la Faisanderie yester day for Newmarket. With the exception of a little thick ness of the shoulder, he is pronounced by Paris judges to be " perfection." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ROME. 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On a peti tion from an ex-sub-officer who had served in Africa, praying to have a medal established for the war in Algeria, some conversation en sued, the committee proposing the order of the day. The Marquis de Boissy supported the prayer of the petition, whilst M. Monceaux, the Government-Commissioner, argued that no petition could be taken into consideration on such a subject, the Emperor alone being the judge of the propriety of acting in the manner prayed for. In the end, the order of the day was pronounced. On another petition praying that a sum of money should be accorded to young priests for their expenses of in stallation, the committee proposed the order of the day, whilst the Archbishop recommended to have the matter referred to the Minister of Public Wor ship, at least for certain points mentioned. M. Rouland having recommended to leave the Govern ment to act of its own accord in the case, the Arch bishop acquiesced, and the order of the day was pro nounced. The other petitions were not of any general interest. BOURSE, June 21.—The markets to-day have again exhibited no symptoms of an early return to buoyancy, but the transactions that have taken place have generally been conducted at yesterday's closing quotations—the only change to notice being an up ward movement in the Stock of the Mexican Loan (New), which has now reached 328 fr. 75c. The following were the closing quotations : 4-} per Cents 95 30 Do. end month Ditto Throes — New Mexican Do. Bonds 335 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes 44 25 Home Debt Deferred Roman 3 per Cents. 66 40 Do. end month 66 35 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3600 Credit Fonder 1255 Italian Loan 66 75 Do. end month 66 65 RAIL' UYS. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Easteru Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona l5O Cash. Acct. 815 ... 815 1065 1067 50 841 25 ... 838 75 578 75 ... 578 75 525 ... 525 503 75 ... 505 -- 308 75 ... 305 415 ... 415 987 50 486 25 175 ... 180 325 ... 320 AUSTRIA. VIENNA, June 22. The Lower llouse of the Reichsrath voted yes terday the proposals of the Financial Committee, granting the credit of 13 millions of florins imme diately required by the Government to pay the interest of the Public Debt, due in July next. It was resolved at the same time not to grant any further credit to the Government until the Budgets for 1865 and 1866 shall have been voted by the Reichsrath, in conformity with the Constitution. Montrose Rifle Gathering. AloyrnosE, June 21. The Montrose rifle gathering, the first of the Scottish Volunteer shooting competitions, and still one of the most popular for the excellence of the marksmen who enter for the prizes, commenced its proceedings on Tuesday. The weather was all that could be desired, and a number of the finest shots in Scotland were on the ground. The chief feature in the proceedings was the contest for the " Scotland's Cup," carried off, it may be remembered, on the first occasion of the gathering, by Mr. Edward Ross. Since then the shooting has greatly improved, and the principal scores in the present contest are said to be the highest ever made in a public competition. The conditions of the contest for the Cup were seven shots at each of the following ranges :-700, 800, and 900 yards. Annexed are the highest scores : Sergeant Forbes, Gth Aberdeenshire, 28, 27, 26 ; total, 81. Mr. Edward Ross, London Scottish, 27, 27, 23 ; total, 77. The Hon. Captain Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Captain Morison, Peterhead, and Captain Fordyce, sth Aberdeenshire, made 74 each; the Earl of Aberdeen and Mr. Grant Peterkin, Cambridge, following with 73 e ac h. All th ese crac k shots, with the e xception of C ap t a i n A r b u th no tt (Henry), used the Whitworth rifle. In a competition for a challenge cup among eight of the best marksmen present, at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards, Mr. Edward Ross stood first with a score of 74. Forbes, the gainer of " Scotland's Cup," is a brickmaker in the little village of Ellon, to the north of Aberdeen, and was one of the Scot tish eight who shot for and won the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon last year. His score to-day was com posed of 18 bull's-eyes and three centres. The prizes are to be presented to-morrow by Lord Dalhousie. A NEW BOMBSHELL—The Cumberland Pacquet, says Mr. Thew, of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, has recently turned his attention to the construc tion of those fearful implements of warfare, bombshells. " He has succeeded in working out an idea which has been pronounced by all who have seen the models, including several gentlemen in this locality whose professions con stitute them judges in such matters, 'as being eminently well adapted to the object in view. The new projectile consists of a perfectly globular shell—the shape to which Government has shown preference—containing a second, smaller shell, of the same form ; this, again, contains a third shell, which in its turn contains a fourth. The idea may be most popularly explained by supposing one pill box enclosed in another ; this, again by a third ; and lastly, a fourth. The inner shells are about a quarter of an inch thick, and the outer is about an inch thick. Tho sizes aro so arranged that between each shell there is a Blear chamber all round of about an inch. The smaller shell and the several chambers are filled with gunpowder by a very ingenious Contrivance of the inventor's, and the whole would be then closed up by the ordinary fuse. The enor mous quantity of splinters which would be scattered about on the explosion of such a shell must be evident, and its destructive powers aro something fearful to contemplate. FUNERAL OF A BEE.---A correspondent of the Glasgow Herald transmits the following On Sunday morning last I had the pleasure of witnessing a most interesting ceremony, which I desire to record for the benefit of your readers. Whilst walking with a friend in a garden near Falkirk, wo observed two bees issuing from one of the hives, bearing betwixt them the body of a defunct comrade, with which they flew for a distance of ten yards. We followed them closely, and noted the care with which they selected a convenient hole at the sido of the gravel walk—the tenderness with which they committed the body, head downwards, to tho earth—and the solici tude with which they afterwards pushed against it two little stones, doubtless in memoriam.' Their task being ended, they paused for about a minute, perhaps to drop over the grave of their friend a sympathising tear, and then they Sam Way. Mr, Benedict's Concert, Mr. Benedict's Concert is always one of the great events of the musical season, and every year it seems, if possible, to increase in reputation and in popularity. If first-rate music, interpreted in the best manner by the most eminent performers of the day, can suffice to satisfy an audience, the most critical assembly can hardly be otherwise than delighted with Mr. Benedict's programme. The Concert yesterday was given in St. James's Hall, now the fashionable resort for large assemblies, which was completely filled, so much so that there was not a seat vacant, and several contrivances had to be resorted to for the accommodation of late arrivals. The prima donna of the Concert was certainly Mlle. Carlotta Patti, who sang Meycrbeer's " timbre Legere," and Bene dict's vocal arrangement of the variations of the " Carneval de Venise." Her wonderfully high voice enabled her to give these with an ease and a brilliancy impossible to surpass. Mdlle. Titiens, another favourite, sang the concert giver's own beautiful air, " 0 Love, they say, from " Richard Coeur de Lion," besides other songs. Madame Trebelli played an active part, and warmly ap plauded. Our own English singers must not be overlooked. Miss Louisa Pyne, who sang Bene dict's " Skylark," written for Jenny Lind, with her usual facility, and Madame Sainton-Dolby, who gave a new song by Claribel, with great expression. Herr Reichardt gave the " Echo Song" very successfully, and Mr. Santley gave an air from " The Brides of Venice" with spirit. The instru mental performers were of the highest order. Herr Joachim needs no praise on the violin, Signor Pratti is unquestionably supreme on the violoncello, and Madame Goddard is always brilliant on the piano forte. The latter instrument, of course, occupied a prominent place, and the double duet for Iwo pianofortes, written by Mr. Lindsay Slopes, was one of the very best things in the concert. Two of Mr. Benedict's young pupils made a very successful debut. No encores were allowed, which was an excellent reform. The whole of the arrangements for the accommodation of the brilliant and distinguished audience were confided to Mr. Nimmo, who, with his usual judg ment, arranged matters to the entire satisfaction of every one present. The management of the con certs for five-and-twenty years have been entrusted to Mr. Benedict, and, as we have on every occasion had to compliment him on the successful result of his labours, we can only repeat that which we have so frequently said before, that a better manager for so difficult a task could not be found. Sectarian Electioneering. The subjoined correspondence exemplifies a curious piece of modern electioneering : Protestant Electoral Union of Scotland, 17, George the Fourth Bridge, Edinburgh, Juno 17. Dear Sir,—We are instructed by the Protestant Electo ral Union of Scotland to request the favour of your reply to the following questions as a candidate for the represen tation in Parliament of Haddingtonshire, viz. : 1. Will you support a motion for the withdrawal of the Maynooth grant and all other Parliamentary grants for the support of Romanism ? 2. Will you support or oppose any proposal in Parliamont for the endowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood in Ireland out of the Consolidated Fund or otherwise ?—Wo are, dear Sir, yours truly, JOHN H. SKINNER, President. W. G. CASSELS, Hon. Sec. The Lord Elcho, M.P. St. James's-place, Juno 17. Gentlemen,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of a lithographic circular letter, dated "Protestant Electoral Union of Scotland," commencing with "Dear Sir," and signed "J. H. Skinner, President ; W. G. Cassels, Hon. Sec." By this circular I Am requested to reply to the following questions : 1. Will you support a motion for tho withdrawal of the Maynooth grant and of all other grants for the support of Romanism ? 2. Will you support or oppose any proposal in Parlia ment for the endowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood in Ireland out of the Consolidated Fund or otherwise ? In reply, I have to state that, personally, I have not the honour of your acquaintance; that, publicly, I have no knowledge of the existence of the " Protestant Electoral Union of Scotland ;" and that, politically, I do not recog nise the jurisdiction of any such self-constituted body. I deny the right of this or:of any other 531 f-constituted political association to attempt to usurp the functions of the constituencies, and thus to interfere between candidates and • electors. It is a direct interference with the freedom of election and an unconstitutional attempt to lower the representative of a constituency to the level of a delegate of a sectarian poli tical association. I have now for 18 years had the honour of representing the county of Haddington in Parliament. I have invariably declined, as regards my constituents, to limit my freedom and discretion in the exercise of my Parliamentary duties by any pledge. To that course I intend to adhere. Hitherto I have enjoyed the confidence of my constituents. That confidence I hope to retain, and I do not believe it will be forfeited or diminished by my denying, on their part as well as on my own, your right to interfere between them and mo.—l remain, yours, &c. ELcno. Literary Night-Birds. (From the Owl.) Tho Hon. Mrs. Arthur Hardinge has been appointed to the household of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Major Teesdale, C. 8., V.C., Equerry to the Prince of Wales, has returned from attending the funeral of the late Czarewitch at St. Petersburg, where he represented his Royal Highness. We understand that Major Charles Mansfield, late 33d Regiment, brother of the Commander-in-Chief in India, will succeed Colonel Staunton, C.B, Royal Engineers, as Consul-General at Warsaw. (Tram the Bat.) We aro happy to be able to announce that a marriage is arranged to take place between Policeman 359 X, of Scot land-yard, Middlesex, and Miss Anna Maria Jones, under housemaid, of 105, Belgrave-square ; also between John James, footman, of 49, Spring-gardens, and Miss Matilda Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Spriggins, errand-man to Messrs. Day and Martin. We are likewise extremely gratified to have it in our power to announce that the nuptial rites will shortly be celebrated between William Thompson, Esq., of the Ist Battalion Coldstream Guards, and the only daughter of the late George Finny, rag fancier, of Choapside. We also be lieve that it will shortly be in our power to announce a most important marriage in the neighbourhood of Finsbury square, which, however, we, for obvious reasons, at present suppress. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1865. 1864 Great Western ... £74,135 £73,568 North Western ... ... 1.16,244 113,183 South-Western 82,480 28,915 Brighton ... 21,527 20,142 Midland ... ... 41,660 46,721 South Eastern „. 24,697 23,502 Great Northerp 86,483 32,475 Lancashire and Yorkshire , ... 42,340 40,830 Bristol and Exeter ... • 6,825 8,507 North Eastern „. 64,184 61,588 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,174 18,336 Great Eastern ... 32,266 32,183 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are, with one or two exceptions, of a favourable character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £567, on the North Western of £3,061, on the South-Western of £3,569, on the Brighton of £1,385, on the South- Eastern of £1,195, on the Great Northern bf £4,008, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £1,510, on the North Eastern of £2,596, on the Great Eastern of £B3 ; while the Midland shows a decrease of £5,061, the Bristol and Exeter of £1,682, and the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,162. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market continues very strong. Sales, pro -25,000 bales or more. The Charentais relates a singular attempt at murder at Cognac. A. M. Fragonard was walking in the park of that town when a man approached and said, " Are you not M- 2" " No," answered M. Fragonard. " So much the worse," replied the other, " but I mean to kill some ono, and it shall be you." He then drew a pistol from his pocket and discharged it at that gentleman, whose thigh was traversed by the ball. The man was proceeding to reload his arm when a park-keeper with another person came up and secured him. M. Fragonard was removed to his residence and surgical assistance was obtained. His wound is not looked upon as dangerous. The assailant was AM ascertained to be insane. George O'Malley Irwin v. Sir G. Grey, Bart. This was an action under the Common Law Procedure Act, which entitles an application to be made to a jury, instead of to the judges, for a mandamus. The plaintiff appears to have been the first to have availed himself of the provisions of this act by applying for a mandamus to a jury, commanding the right hon. defendant, as Secretary of State for the Homo Department, to submit his petition of right to her Majesty, in order that it might be heard before the judges of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, pursuant to the Petitions of Right Act, 1860. The error book, now before the Court, stated that the writ issued on the 19th June, 1862, and that the plaintiff, having a claim to £lOO,OOO against her Majesty, had presented his petition of right on the 24th April, 1861, duly intituled in her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, in which the matter would have been cognisable if the same had been a matter in dispute between subject and subject. Tho venue having been laid in the county of Surrey by the plaintiff, was changed on the 10th July, 1862, to Middlesex, by an application of the defen dant. The case, having been tried on the 4th Dec., 1862, when there was a verdict against the plaintiff's application for the mandamus, now came on, after many postponements by the defendant, for argument upon error in fact. Tho error assigned, which was confessed on the record, was, that eight out of the 24 special jurors who were struck had not been summoned, and consequently that the defendant was not entitled to the tales jury, which it was confessed also on the record that the defendant had obtained before 10 o'clock, the hour fixed for the trial of the issue, and also that the names of the special jurors were not even called over at or after 10 o'clock, which was the hour named in the summonses for their attendance in court. Those facts having been confessed and admitted on the record, the question for the decision of the Court was simply.—Whether the issue having been tried by a jury thus constituted, was their verdict a nullity and not binding, and the judgment founded on it erroneous ? Mr. O'Malley Irwin appeared in person, and argued that the principle for which he contended was not confined to the narrow issue whether the sheriff had done wrong, but involved the larger and more important question, whether a subject of the Queen has had the security of a lawful jury for the trial of his most important interests He impressed on the Court that the confessed and serious wrong on the record was of the highest magnitude, and important to a degree, which did not admit of exaggeration to the administration of justice throughout the United Kingdom, especially iu Ireland, where special jurors struck, but not summoned ; seven tales men, and only five special jurors, were deemed sufficient to constitute a lawful jury for the trial of a criminal case, even contrary to the strong est remonstrance. He referred to the 6th Geo. IV., c. 50, sees. 25, 30, and 37, which enacts that " the summonses of every man to serve on special juries shall be made," and " that every special jury, so struck, shall be the jury returned for the trial of such issue." He also quoted Newman v. Graham, 11 C. B. 153 ; wherein Mr. Justice Cresswell stated, " The statute is imperative that the jury struck shall be the jury to try the issue," and added, "that the Court of Exchequer had repeatedly so decided." Chief Justice Jervis, in the same case, also stated as follows ;—" So has this Court. It is not compe tent to any Court to repeal a positive enactment of the Legislature. Tho practice on the subject is quite settled." Hague v. Hall, 3, Manning, 693, wherein Chief Justice Tindal stated, " Every jury, so struck, shall be the jury returned for trial of such issue." Haldane v. Beauclerk 3, Exch. 658. Montague v. Smith, 21, Law Journal, Q.B. 73. Co. Litt. 155. Tho Year Books, 17th and 20th Edwd. 3rd, and O'Connell, Gavin Duffy, John Gray, and others, in Errors v. the Queen, 11, Clark and Fironolly's Reports in the House of Lords, 351—wherein Lord Denman stated, " Can anything bo more wrong than that the public officer should enjoy full license to tamper with those sacred docu ments according to his pleasure," in reference to the special jury summonses? The Solicitor-General, who, with Mr. Hannen and Mr. T. Jones, appeared for defendant, argued that the allega tions in the assignment of error did not show any ground of error, and was bad, as contradicting the record; and that, even if the matters alleged in the assignment of error bo true, the same amounted, at most, to an irregularity, and that the case having been submitted to a jury, the Plaintiff had waived the irregularity. In support of his argument the learned Solicitor-General quoted Bacon's Abridgment, Error, K. 5 ; Bawse v. Carrington, Crooke James, 244 ; Hilbert v. Held, 2 Lord Raymond's Reports, 1,414 ; Malins v. Wetby, 1 Lewins's Reports, 76; The King v. Carlisle, 2, B and A, &c. Mr. Justice Keating asked, could an irregularity bo argued on demurrer ? The Solicitor-General replied there was no other way, and maintained that everything appeared to have been re gular according to the record, and that the plaintiff could not contradict the statements therein. Mr. O'Malley Irwin, in reply, argued that the assignment of error did not contradict the record, as alleged by the Soli citor-General. The record was indefinite, but the assign ment of error was definite and special, introducing a new fact, which did not contradict the record; namely, "that a special jury having been struck out and not summoned, twelve special jurors did not attend." He admitted that a jury came, but it was not the proper jury, namely, "the special jury," as set out in the assignment of error. Ho submitted to the court that the entire argument of the Solicitor-General was based on the assumption that tip assignment of error contradicted the record, which was not the fact. He pressed on the court the words of the statute, 6th George IV., c. 50, and of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852, which were imperative. That there was no doubt about it, and that it was not competent for the learned Solicitor-General to repeal the express and positive enactment of the Legis lature, " that the jury struck should be the jury to try the issue." That no authority was cited, or could be, to over rule the numerous cases, decisions, and rulings which he had cited to the court of the eminent Chief Justices of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, and of the Lord Chief Baron, Sir Frederick Pollock, as well as of the House of Lords in the case of " O'Connell v. The Queen, in Error." As to the plaintiff having waived the irregularity, he re ferred to " Chitty's Archibald," 1458 and 1461, to show that there could bo no waivers when the proceedings were unwarranted and a nullity, as in the present case, and also that there could be no waivers without know ledge. That it was not possible for the plain tiff to have known that there was irregularity before or when the jury were sworn, as the nominated special jurors were, as confessed on the record, not even called on at or after 10 o'clock, at which hour the plaintiff arrived, and which was the hour. named for the attendance of the special jurors and the Court to sit. Until that hour came, iu fact there was no Court, and the tales jury might as well have been arraigned in the private chamber of the right hon. defendant in the Home-office as when and wherever it had been. Tho Court took time to consider its judgment, and stated that it would be given on the 10th of next July. Mr. Irwin humbly objected to the delay in the giving of the judgment. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SEVENOAKS, MAIDSTONE, AND TUNBRIDGE. Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at the Victoria Station, Pim lico ; Mr. G. F. Holroyd in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been con vened for the purpose of sanctioning an agreement which had been concluded with the London, Chat ham, and Dover Railway Company, and which in sured the completion of thB line from Otford to Maidstone within two years. By the agreement the London, Chatham, and Dover Company were to take a lease of it at £14,500 per annum for 999 years, which was equivalent to 5 per cent. on £290,000. The Sevenoaks Company were to construct the line between Otford and Maidstone, and for that pur pose they had entered into a contract with Messrs: Peto, Betts, and Crampton. It was expected that a considerable traffic would pass over both lines to and from Maidstone. He then moved a formal re solution sanctioning the agreement for leasing the Maidstone Extension line to the London, Chathani, and Dover Company. Sir C. RoNEY seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. RAILWAY BILLS. In the Lords' Committees yesterday the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2) Bill was passed. The London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 1), the Wrexham and Minera, the Bishops Castle (Chirbury to Mins terley), and the Greenock Bills were proceeded with. In the Commons' Committees (group 10) the pre amble of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (extension to Liverpool) Bill was proved. In group 22 the preamble of the Glasgow and North-Western Bill was not proved. In group 25 the preamble of the Llanelly (extension to Mumbler) Bill was proved. MISS AMY SEDGWICK.—This highly-accomplished actress has returned to the stage. On Tuesday night she played, for the benefit of Mrs. R. Homier, the part of Constance in the Love Chase, at Sadler's Wells Theatre. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm which was elicited from the audience by her admirable acting. Vivacious, joyous, and withal true to nature, she was the veritable impersonation of the character. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE. —Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, not a little excitement and astonish ment was caused in New Burlington-street by the circum stance of a swarm of bees alighting on a cab which had just drawn up at a restaurant. A man having procured a hive set to work, and with assistance succeeded in securing the whole of the unwelcome visitors and took them away. A swarm of bees is rarely, if ever, seen in the streets of London, but it is not an uncommon occurrence for a swarm to stray considerable distances. To. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 21. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prime Leopold, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, with the younger branches of the Royal family, went to Frogmore this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise arrived at the Castle at a quarter before 6 p.m. yesterday from Buckingham Palace' Lady Caroline Barrington and Col. the Hon. D. de Ros were in attendance. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant visited the Queen to-day, and remained to luncheon. Prince Teck arrived from London, and was pre sented to her Majesty by his Royal Highness the Duke of Brabant. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar' rington and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, went t° London this afternoon. The Duchess of Roxburghe has succeeded the Countess of Caledon as Lady in Waiting. Lord Talbot de Malahide and Lieut.-Colonel 0. Cavendish, have succeeded Lord Cremorne and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell as Lord and Groom la Waiting to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales. - The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant" Colonel Keppel, visited the French and Flemish Gallery of Paintings, Pall-mall, yesterday. State Concert. By command of the Queen, a State Concert wag given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which a party of nearly 750 was invited. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise arrrived at the Palace from Wind" sor Castle in the afternoon, attended by Lady Bar' rington and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros. His Royal Highness the Princess of Wales' escorted by a detachment of the 2d Life Guards, and attended by the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe, Lieut.- Colonel Keppel, and Mr. C. L. Wood, arrived at the garden entrance of the Palace, from Merl" borough-house, at ten o'clock. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt. The Royal Body Guard of the Yeoman of th ° Guard was on duty in the Palace, under the our mand of Lieut.-Colonel Patterson, the Exen in waiting. Lieut.-Colonel Cook, the Ensign, 1 ° also present with the Corps. A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards O S mounted in the court of the Palace. The Prince of Wales, withtheir Royal Hi g hnesse s Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and the Duke °f Cambridge, conducted by Viscount Sydney (the Lord Chamberlain), and attended by their ladies and gentlemen inwaiting, entered the saloon shortlY after ten o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore a, dress of crimson and white silk, handsomely triranleu with rich white lace ; headdress, diadem of tur quoise and diamonds ; necklace and earrings to cor respond ; and the Victoria Order. Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a similar dress ; on the head a wreath of sweet PO and diamonds ; ornaments, diamonds ; and tb e Victoria and Albert Order. As soon as their Royal Highnesses entered th is saloon the concert commenced. The performers, exceeding 160 in number, con' sisted of her Majesty's private band, aided by sel e ' ral instrumentalists of the Philharmonic Society► Her Majesty's Theatre, and the Royal Italian Opera ' the chorus being selected from the operas and th e Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter Hall. The performance was conducted by Mr. Ander son, director of her Majesty's private band. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Reppel, and theirßoyal Highnesses the Prince Helena and the Princess 'Louise, attended by Lady Car° - line Barrington and Colonel De Ros, honoured the Exhi bition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 5 , Pall Mall East, with a visit this day. The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford will give a grand entertainment at Curraghmore, the familf seat, in the county Waterford, in August, to celebrate the coming of age of the Earl of Tyrone. The Earl Brownlow and Lady Marian Alf° ra will hayo a large party at Ashridge Park, Herts, on Satur day next. The Earl and Countess Grey leave town ab° tl tho 10th proximo for Alnwick Castle, Northumberlan d. Lord and Lady Londesborough will give „ 14 . grand entertainment at Londesborough, near Scarboro u g'" towards the and of the ensuing month. The Bishop of London gave his annual dinn er t° the archbishops and bishops on Tuesday evening at tb ! Palace at Fulham, as customary, in celebration o f tlw f Queen's accession. There were present the Archbis b° P ° f Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Archbis ho p. ° Armagh, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of )Irl,°- chester, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Bishop of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the Bishop of Li c h field, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Peterboroug'' the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of G ra hamstol i ; the Bishop (elect) of .Rupertstown (Dr. Machray), t,, Bishop of Moray and Ross, the Dean of Westminster, t' Archdeacon of London, the Archdeacon of Middlose%, Will of Cardinal Wiseman. The will of his Eminence the Most Rev. Nich °Wl Wiseman, Cardinal Priest of the Holy R° - 0 Church, was proved in the London Court on 14th inst., by the Very Rev. William Thompson' Eshe Laude, in the country of Durham ; the v .fe er '' Rev. Francis Searle, of York-place, Portman-si ll ; and Mr. Henry Ridgard Bagshawe, of Lince ill eil Y inn, the executors. The personalty was 0 0° ,7 under £2,000. The will bears date Oct. 30, 18 ! and is attested by Mr. James Vincent Hart itl % solicitor, of 24, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and Ps e t t o Henry Witchell, servant to the Cardinal. B 1 will his Eminence has left the whole of his prope; to his three executors above named for their 513°°4 lute use, but by a codicil, dated May 14, 186 2 , f : ii attested by Mr. Harting and William Newln"; butler to his Eminence, he leaves to the VerY gear William Thompson above named and the Very Henry E. Manning, D.D., all his copyrigh ts works published by him, and all unpublished eA t _ ii iie scripts, correspondence, and papers, whether p ub or private (not relating to the affairs of his di eces n e) i , on trust, to sell the same, but with power to destr"°o/ or publish, or retain and preserve d all or any P" his papers, correspondence, &c. By the codi' it b Eminence also leaves to all his servants living "W ci him at his decease, " not otherwise remenabere one year's wages.—Pall-mall Gazette.. BROKERS' BONDS AND RENTS (CITY OF Low BILL—The committe of the House of Lords on t i nile yesterday declared that the preamble was not prove 01 chairman stated that the decision of the committee unanimous. SCENERY IN BARBARY.—Poets and novelist°le written of the glories of Spain and the bea ut the Andalusian climate ; but their pictures of the ' t oe south would not have suffered had they, in those alif t4 ,, eo' mindful of pirates and despots, crossed the straits, all-mry livened their descriptions with a few touches of 1 31 ' 1 4,."" scenery, drawn from a day's ride between Tetuan and tr giers. To the east of the city, reaching far into the inv-,:ti the lofty hills of the province of Reefe divide the soft 11) t riant vale and winding stream of Tetuan from the, i;i10:•• portions of the continent, and apparently mark the lu' o ol tween barbarism and civilisation; whilst a little furt'''°-r the well defined outline of the Atlas - relieved by the undulating slopes on the opposite hut , here and there covered witn a thick bush, a solitarY or a half-cultivated patch of ground, gives a plosinrcginlie ntu of natural wildness and artistic beauty. pre' sportsmen, as to the artist, the country ro und about !tiler sents numerous attractions ; though, of course, the he penetrates the more sport he obtains. NeverthleAcjoe tridges may, with the help of a dog, be s hot in ahuu e within a mile of the city walls ; and the absence that boar in the Moorish cu isine as an article of food, togetii,., with the comparative rarity of a garr ison battue front ' OO , raltar, are necessarily favourable to the increase of gs o o Quails at certain seasons of the year,wild boars, har e , rs lsl foxes, at all times ; and a pack of h ounds at Ttalgie try , 1 1 0 additional incentives to an itineran t sportsman t luck a n and those who aro sufficien tl y adventurous, all k fl og not romantically in love with the deeds of Monsieur.: 11 0 1 Gerard, would do well to co nsider whether Morocco er an o fL i fe, by Lo rd promisinghunting (ace Cecil ground than th a n Al geria. lions ---Wr NO A very to -day in been chat dated par dation no gagernent About yesterday A joint at Marse. Rostand believed i Notice the Phosj day, 26ti the 28th, A furti sth July, Light -W The big bills on I yesterday eutta 12, Bombay before, 11 lOid. or Madras, t and abov At the Reuter's 66f. 30c. The E and quot change I Consols r the accou ties are Bills, 3s. Enfaced Prem. Foreig slight ext values. Mexican, tlnues at Passive - z 6 5 66*. 8 BusinE . rather di exhibited Great W have eac Great N Western, Eastern The ] Change 0 l Os. ; Gr] Indian Bank r equest. Alliance, Steam In The fo of the pri of 50,00 Atlantic The A ;. Ways of t 61 63 pc 1 11 p re Russian Land, Chubwa around kerehan Itailw ar 2 prl pre m. ; cl °n and grave I\l An b , t e Tiia, gia4 V ~ o gßol E .00. Gth