The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1866, ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. A Convocation was holden yesterday at 10 o'clock for the purpose of electing one Burgess to represent the University in Parliament, in place of the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, who had vacated his seat by accepting the office of Commissioner for Admi nistering the Laws for Relief of the Poor in Eng land. Mr. Hardy was proposed by the President of St. John's College, and there being no opposi tion, he was declared duly elected. LORD CRANBORNE AND Silt J. HAY. STAMFORD. Lord Cranborne - having accepted the office of Secretary for India, and Rear-Admiral Sir J. C. 1). llay that of one of the Junior Lords of the Ad miralty, they presented themselves yesterday morn ing to their constituents for re-election. Ihe nomi nation took place at the Town-hall, Mr. 0. Simpson, the Mayor, presiding. Mr. R. THOMPSON proposed the re-election of Viscount Cranborne, referring, in doing ;so, to the number of men connected with Stamford and its vicinity who were now in the public service —viz., the present Lord Chancellor, who formerly repre sented the borough, Lord Burghley, the lion. G. Noel, and the two members about to be re-elected. Mr. Alderman HAND SON seconded the nomination. Mr. G. CAYLEY proposed the re-election of Sir J. Hay, remarking that when Lord Derby had offered him a seat at the Admiralty, and when the Times had expressed a wish that a yet higher position had been assigned to him, the electors had every reason to be proud of such a representative. Mr. ROBBS seconded the nomination, and no other candidate being proposed the Mayor declared Lord Cranborne and Sir J. Hay to be duly elected. Viscount CRANBORNE, who on rising was received with cheers, said—l have to return you my sincere thanks for the honour which you have now, for the fifth time, conferred upon me in returning me as the representative of this ancient and loyal borough. It is not very long since I appeared before you as a candidate for re-election, and I confess that on that occasion I had no expectation of having so soon again to come before you, for a change of Government, such as that which has just taken place, was, perhaps, the most remote contingency that any of us could then have dreamt of. The constituencies of this country decided at the last election, by the voice of the members whom they returned, to repose their confidence in the aged statesman who was then at the head of the Ad ministration, and they expressed that decision by a majority so overwhelming that no one could have forecast that within 12 months the Government and the party of which that aged statesman was atjhe head would retire from the conduct of public affairs. If it has so happened, it has, I think, been the result of a combination of unforeseen causes, and to a great extent of causes in which the volition of neither party had any very distinct share, rather than the consequence of one of those political crises which are produced by the efforts of one side to ob tain the ascendancy. We are now brought before you, as you are aware, not in consequence of any vote of want of confidence having been carried against the late Administration, nor indeed in con sequence of any motion proposed by the party which has now been called to her Majesty's coun sels, but in consequence of a decision of the House of Commons on a question which, superficially con sidered at least, might have - been looked upon as a matter of detail, but owing to which the late Go vernment thought proper to tender their resigna tion. No doubt the party with which I have the honour to be connected offered to certain provisions of the important measure which the Government had introduced a most determined because a most sincere opposition. We thought that in many re spects the bill was a bad one and was not likely to conduce to the interests of the country. As in duty bound, therefore, we did all in our power to amend it, and to introduce into it provisions which we regarded as more consistent with the interests of the nation. (Hear, hear.) The late Government, however, for reasons which, I confess, appear difficult to analyse, held that their honour was at stake in adhering, not only to their bill as a whole, but even to the detailed provisions of which it consisted. This is a course which it is not very usual for a Government to pur sue, but I do not question their discretion in so do ing, for they were perfectly entitled to deal with the matters affecting their own honour as they thought fit. At the same time, it is impossible not to see that, if they had not entangled themselves by pledges the full bearing of which I do not think they recog nised at the moment they entered into them, a change of Government would not have resulted from an adverse decision of the House of Commons upon a matter which was not in itself of the first importance. I have dwelt upon these points because every one, I think, must see that this is not the mo ment which anybody except the most reckles partisan would have selected for a change of Government. We come before you, therefore, as having accepted office, because under the circumstances no other course of duty lay open to us, rather than as having, however little confidence we might have felt in the late Administration, wished to select that particular time for effecting a change. This being the case, a change of Government does not, as usually happens, imply, except at least on a limited number of ques tions, any great change of policy. Any one, indeed, who has studied the political history of the last few years, must have observed that the contests between the two great parties in the state the field of con troversy has been very considerably narrowed. Un doubtedly there are stiil questions of deep and vital difference which must be fought out ,between the two parties ; but, on the other hand, with respect to many:matters which formerly were quetsions of con troversy and contest, those on either side who direct the actions of parties, and who may in turn be called to the direction of affairs, have come to an agreement. Take, for instance, our colonial policy. Colonial questions of very great importance have sprung up within the last 12 months, such, for example, as Ja maica and the confederation of the North American provinces; yet upon these there has been no expressed difference of opinion between the two opposing parties. If you look back 20 or 30 years you will find that animated contests were carried on, not necessarily between Whig and Tory, but between various public men, as to the extent to which the mother country should interfere with the govern ment of the colonies, and as to the duties imposed on England by the possession of a colonial empire ; but as time has rolled on men of all parties have arrived at the conclusion that the best course is to allow the colonies, so far as possible, to conduct their own affairs, it being evident that even if they, on the spot, do not come to the wisest decision — which, however, as they possess the fullest informa tion, they are most likely to do—still, that as they themselves will be the sufferers from any mistake or miscarria ge , it is proper that the responsibility for any such mistake should rest upon their shoulders, and not upon others against whom they would then have just reason for complaint. Except, therefore, where native rights are concerned—a very impor tant exception which it is necessary to bear in mind —the tendency of all public men, on whichever side of the house they sit, has been in favour of the prin ciple that the colonies ought to be left as much as possible to govern them4ves. (Hear, hear.) Take again as another instance of this g ra d ua l converg ence of opinion that great dependency with which I have at this moment the honour of being more espec i a lly connected—l mean India. Thirty tyyears ag o the predominant idea with many En states men was that our interests in India consisted in ex tending our territory to the largest possible extent, and that it was our duty, as a matter of prudence, extend our influence and power over the vast dis tricts on our frontiers, thinly inhabited by barbar ous tribes, in order to ward off the possible attacks which some European Power might some day make upon those frontiers. To such ideas the great dis asters of Cabul and Afghanistan were due, and to that annexation policy the terrible disaster of the mutiny of 1857 must to a large extent be ascribed. But as time has gone on, that desire of increased dominion, which is ,the natural temptation of all Powerful States, has been overcome, and statesmen of all parties have arrived at the conclusion that we now hold in India pretty well as much as we can govern, and that, at all events, until itoir 7 have more th orou ghly consolidated our ath .le , al have left the marks of it by cliffusin all the bless i incrs of the civilisation which we ourselves enjoy among the populations of that vast empire—until that happy time arrives, or until we have approxi mated to it much more nearly than now—we should be pursuing an unwise and dangerous policy if we tried to extend our borders or to lessen the power or the permanence of those native rulers upon whose assistance we have so long relied. (Cheers.) I be lieve the native princes were formerly the objects of jealousy and distrust to English rulers, but within the last ten years a great change has come over the spirit of our statesmanship in that respect ; and there is now, I think, a general desire to uphold them iu the rights and honours which they justly earned by their loyal support at the time of the mutiny, and to look upon them not as impediments to our rule, but as its most useful auxiliaries. (Hear.) Then, in foreign affairs, we see the same convergence of opinions. We are now in the midst of a terrible crisis. The most frightful calamities are desolating the centre of Europe, and we sympa thise deeply no doubt with those upon whom such fearful sufferings have fallen, though while so sym pathising, we yet cannot forget that it was the com bination of two powerful States a couple of years ago to oppress a weaker neighbour that has brought this terrible visitation upon Germany. Be that, how ever, as it may,and whatever our sympathies may be, we have come to recognise that it is not our duty to mark out the limitswbi ch the various States of the Con tinent should ob serve towards each other, and states men on all sides agree in holding that the first duty of England in wielding the tremendous power which she possesses is to look after her own interests and uphold her own honour, and that when this is fully attended to she may repose in peace. As long as the honour of England is not infringed upon, as long as the interests of England are in no way prejudiced, I believe that on no side of the House and nowhere amona s , our statesmen is there any desire to draw ourselves horrorsthe very we aorfticinlethoef those dow unnumbered n upon rYsma ad lle r s e tp newspapers with so much regret aenrdthepolitical commiseration.fiela (Cheers.) If you thus glance to domestic policy that controversies still exist, you will see, I think, that it is only on matters relat ingand even with regard to those considerable qualifi cations must be made. Some, indeed, of our conflicts are, as I have said, vital. Take, for instance, the question of the Established Church. There are some who desire its entire overthrow, but I believe the en ormous majority both of the House of Commons and of those Whom the House of Commons represents, recognise all the blessings which the existence of that Church has long conferred upon these islands, and sincerely wish to maintain her influence and her use fulness unimpaired. (Hear.) I think, too, that even those conflicts which exist upon the subject of the Church, and those differences of opinion which pre vail even among her best friends, will be found, if you look at them closely, to be more often differences on questions of fact rather than on questions of prin ciple. Take that which has been, perhaps, the sorest point in ecclesiastical battles of recent years, the ques tion of Church-rates. If you examine the speeches of those who have addressed the House on either side, you will find that there is no difference of opinion, at least not among the vast majority, as to whether churches ought to be kept up or not. The controversy is as to whether, if Church-rates were abolished, the fabrics would be kept up or not; and that is plainly not aFlifference on a question of policy, which it is hopeless to expect an agreement upon, but on a question of fact, which, as opinion progresses, and as the facts may be more clearly ascertained, it is possible may be some day adjusted. The same re mark, I think, applies to the question which has sent us here—l mean Parliamentary Reform. You find some people who hold that every man in this coun try has a right to an equal share in the Government, no matter whether he holds a large stake in it or no stake at all, and no matter whether he contributes very little or very much to the taxation by which the Government is carried on. They argue that, without taking these circumstances in the least de gree into consideration, every man has an equal right to a share in the government. That is a prin ciple which I am sure would never be endured for a moment in commercial affairs, or any other of the affairs of life, and I don't believe it will ever be sanctioned by the great majority of the people of this country. (Cheers.) But undoubtedly it is a question of principle, and as long as that principle is in dispute, so long upon that point we must ex pect constant, and, it may be, bitter contests. A great deal, however, of the difference of opinion upon the question of Reform, as brought out by the recent debates, appeared to be on a question of fact which further inquiry may tend to settle. For in stance, one great point of controversy was not whe ther one class ought to preponderate over other classes, for the great majority of the House of Com ' mons, had that question been put, would have affirmed that there ought to be a balance of classes, and that none ought to have a preponderance ; but the question was whether the measures before the House would result in the preponderance of the work ing class or not. Upon that point our information was insufficient ; butl haven° doubt that when com plete information is brought before the minds of the Legislature, the differences of opinion will not be so great as they seem to be. The controversy as between the rural districts and small towns on the one side and the large towns on the other, was also as to a question of fact. No one was bold enough to main tain that the great towns ought to dominate over the rest of the country ; but the question was whether a particular set of measures would have that effect. It was thus a mere matter of statistics on which our controversies to a great extent turned, and I in dulge the hope, therefore, that if more complete information was obtained our differences would not bo so wide. (Hear, hear.) I make these observa tions because I am one of those who think that, as it was expressed by Lord Derby the other night, the dividing line of parties and the dividing line of opinions do not coincide, and that many who sit on opposite sides are really at one upon all important subjects. Nothing, therefore, should be more de sired by all who love their country than that those who agree in opinion should fight side by side for the principles which they cherish. (Cheers.) I have gone over these various topics in order to show that in succeeding those whom we opposed, it does not necessarily follow that upon all, or even upon the majority of points, we shall pursue a widely diffe rent policy. With respect to the measures which it may be our duty to introduce, and to the fate which the Government may meet, or the complexion which the contest of parties may hereafter assume, this would not be the place for me to touch upon such matters, nor could I expect to offer any infor mation or conjectures which would be worth your attention. I can only say that the conduct of the party to which I belong has in past times given sufficient guarantee that our first object, in what ever position we may be placed, will be to maintain the honour and interests of the country over which we have been called to rule, and whatever may be the vicissitudes of politicsolfetehlact youonfid ibeenotntthratuytoeud will have no cause to regret formation Administration Administration which has recently the conduct of affairs. by your representatives so tl (Loud cheers.) ie b Sir Jolt/4 HAY, who was warmly cheered , said — I appear before you at much shorter notice than I anticipated, when two months ago you did me t h e honour of returning me as your representative , but the reception you have given me assures me that I have not done wrong in accepting oflice in the new Administration. (Cheers.) My noble friend has so clearly explained the course which the Government is about to adopt, wad its desire to co-operate with all whose political opinions arc not entirely diverse from our own, that I should be tres passing unduly with your time were I to touch on that topic. He has accepted one of the noblest positions to which an Englishman can aspire, hay ing bequeathed to this country by the daring of Clive, and cemented by statesmen of the greatest reputa tion, who have endeavoured to promote the inte rests of the millions whom Providence has com mitted to our care, and I f ee l sure that he will de vote all the energy and determination of his charge ter to the same end. The duty which I . have to perform is a much humbler one, but I am quite sure that in taking part in the administration of the navy I am undertaking a duty which, if faithfully performed, will be appreciated ) not oily by my con stituents, but by the country at large. (Cheers.) No great change of policy can take place in that department. The eminent men who have for the last few years held office have been endeavouring to ascertain what principles were necessary to guide them in the construction of ships and in the charac ter of the arms entrusted to the seamen, but I be lieve sufficient time has been devoted to those in quiries, and that we should now come to a decision. Recent events on the Continent of Europe have shown that an inferior weapon, compared with other rifled arms with which we are acquainted, has given important advantages to an army which Lad not hitherto been considered superior to the forces to which it was opposed, and this practi cal and unmistakable result should lead us at once to arm our soldiers and seamen with the best pos sible weapons, for whatever the cost may be it will in The th e f l o o r n m g r o u f n p our r o v ships thec ch h e a a s p e a s l ts also o b l i e c e y n . ( a C hee rs. ) subject a t t i h o e n s s e offo theirh a i v n e nt not °f m r u e a e h l i s e e x d p e t r h i m e e sanguine s o e i x n p e e t f my predecessors eees A sors new at ly - th c e oi ß ls o tr a u rd cte o d f s A h d ip, mir o a f lty w p h r ic e l_i phesied great things—the Amazon—has unfortu nately come into collision in the Channel with the Osprey, a steamer from Cork, and both vessels have foundered, though, happily, a small loss of life took place. The Amazon was constructed with the view of providing what were regarded as improved Ala bamas, it being deemed essential, after the achieve ments of the Confederate cruiser of that name that ships of such a kind should be added to the navy, and that they should have the means of sinking any antagonist by means of a . subruarine prow or beak. Many naval men believed that this was no great ad vantage, but the Amazon was so built, and certainly sunk the ship with which she came in collision, but at the sacrifice of herself—scarcely the best proof of the advantage of that system of construction. (A laugh.) Again, there has been much dispute with respect to the cupola, or turn-table, upon which large guns are carried, and which enables the heaviest artillery to be safely mounted at sea. It was confidently asserted that ships of such a kind could not be made safe for seagoing purposes; but there is now in our waters a very singular specimen of that mode of construction, belonging to our bre them on the other side of the Atlantic. The Mian tonomah, which carries the heaviest guns, has safely navigated the Atlantic, and I am told there is no wooden ship in her Majesty's navy which could for a moment oppose herself to this formidable engine of warfare. A wooden vessel might indeed be swifter, and so escape ; but this is not the course which Englishmen would desire our navy to adopt. (Cheers.) This vesselshows that such ships can na vigate the ocean, and though they may not be so swift or so safe as others, it is high time thatvessels should be constructed capable of opposing these monsters, and I venture to hope that my right hon. friend at the head of the Admiralty and my other colleagues who are eminent men in the profession will not be slow in turning their attention, not to theoretical experiments, but to constructing and arming ships as to make our navy what you desire it to be, viz., the first in the world. (Cheers.) Another question which requires attention is that, in spite of the liberal supplies which have beenvoted by the country in order to obtain a proper comple ment of men and to do away with the abominable pressgang, the number of men who can be relied on for the naval service has been diminishing at the rate of about 2,000 per annum during the last four or five years. How can that loss be supplied ? Speaking simply for myself—for of course there has not been much opportunity for conference with my colleagues —I believe the wisest plan is to educate boys in the training ships along the coasts. Not only would well-disciplined men be thus obtained, and the ne cessity of harsh discipline and punishment avoided, but many lads who might otherwise from want of education swell the criminal classes would be well educated, and ready for service either in the Royal Navy or the merchant service, according as the de mand for men might happen to be. (Hear, hear.) These are points to which the Admiralty should at tend, and we have sufficient data to enable us to come, I hope, to a speedy decision. Boards, I know it is said, never decide very quickly, but I think I may venture to say, considering the character of the First Lord and of those who will assist him, that we shall endeavour during the recess to come to some decision on these matters, and to place the navy on a firmer footing both with regard to arms and men. (Cheers.) With reference to political questions, you know enough of me to know that I am astanch Con servative, and I believe I represent as such the feel ings of a very large majority of the constituency. (Cheers.) I can only assure you that, in giving you my hearty thanks for the hononr you have now done me, I will•endeavour as far as in me lies toserve the Queen faithfully in the office to which I have been appointed, and to serve you faithfully in the position to which you have just re-elected me. (Loud cheers.) Mr. HEALEY wished to know whether Lord Cranborne contemplated doing anything for Ireland, which was justly discontented. Lord CRANBORNE thought Mr. Healey did not sufficiently consider the fact that India and Ireland were countries widely remote from each other. (Cheers and laughter.) His impression was that in the India-office he should find quite enough to do without undertaking to go to the Lord-Lieutenant or Chief Secretary for Ireland and tell them how to govern that other most important country. (Cheers.) As a member of the Cabinet, he should, no doubt, have to consider Irish questions, and he quite agreed with Mr. Healey that something had been wrong in Ireland for a great number of years. The misfor tunes of Ireland were the inheritance of the faults of England in bygone times, and whatever England could do to alleviate those misfortunes, and to re move the evils which our forefathers by their ignor ance and error produced, we were bound to under take. The Government, it was obvious, had had as yet no time to come to any conclusions on mat ters of detail relative to Ireland, but he hoped that when they next met his questioner would approve what they had done. (Hear, hear.) The proceedings. then concluded with a vote of thanks to the Mayor, proposed by Lord Cranborne and seconded by Sir J. Hay. THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL. GUILDFORD. The resignation of the Liberal candidate having occurred after a poll had been demanded it was necessary that the polling booths should be opened yesterday, and that all the officials should be in at tendance during the statutory hours to receive the votes of such electors as might present themselves. A considerable number of Mr. Bovill's friends deemed it prudent to register their votes, in order to guard against any surprise on the part of that section of the Liberals who disapproved of the re signation of their candidate. A placard issued by the committee of the Liberal candidate announces that they requested Mr. Long to withdraw from the contest "in consequence of the declared intention of many of the Liberal party to abstain from voting, and on account of the ex traordinary pressure which has been put upon the electors generally." It appears from the same placard that the thanks of the committee were given to Mr. Long for the " truly disinterested and patriotic man ner in which he came forward to support the Liberal cause at the present momentous crisis of public affairs, and more especially for the kind manner in which he placed himself in the hands of his committee" (in assenting to their wish that he should not proceed to a poll). A few Liberal electors tendered their votes, but the understanding that Mr. Long withdrew from the contest was honourably observed by the great ma jority of the party. The polling being thus nearly all on one side, very little of the excitement of a contested election was displayed, and the town wore throughout the day a most peaceable and orderly aspect. A large assemblage of electors and non-electors took place at the Public Hall to hear the declara tion of the poll. The Mayor (Mr. Jacob), accom panied by the Solicitor-General and his friends, made his appearance on the platform at 7 o'clock. His worship declared the numbers to be as follows : For Mr. Bovill •.• ... 316 For Mr. Long ... ... ... 11 He therefore declared Mr. Bovill to be duly elected for the borough of Guildford. Mr. Bo viLL, who received a most enthusiastic welcome, said he bad now the honour of being again the representative of one of the most honourable and independent constituencies of the kingdom. The electors had been taunted that morning, in the pla cards issued by the Liberal committee, with having had an extraordinary pressure put upon them. He would, however, ask what pressure had been put upon the 316 electors who had come to the poll when there was no necessity for doing so ? (Cheers.) He could assure them that a great many more would have come if it had been necessary. Some of the friends of their cause when they were told that the election for Guildford was regarded with interest by the whole community did not hesitate to travel some hundreds of miles to support and return him as their representative, and to record their votes in favour of constitutional government. (Cheers.) His honourable opponent, Mr. Long, whom he should have been glad to see there that night, had been pleased on the nomination to give the electors a reason why he bad come for ward. He said he had done so because he could not help it. Some one had asked the reason why Mr. Pocock did not come forward to contest the borough on the Liberal interest, as he had done at the last election, and the reason given was that he, too, could not help it. (A laugh.) That seemed to be the fate of the party. Having come forward, why did Mr. Long go away ? There was the same an swer—because he could not help it. (Laughter.) And why did the committee request him to go away? Because they could not help it either. (Laughter.) And did they know why nobody could not help it ? Because their opponents had made a canvass of the town, and knew the feeling of the electors. He un derstood that they were out early and late, and that certain mysterious strangers were observed in the town. They were, however, so well watched that they were unable to operate, and at length they were fairly run to earth. (Cheers.) It was unneces sary to remind them that the number of votes polled for him by no means represented the number of promises he had received or the number of those who intended to vote for him if their votes had been required. Last year they heard a good deal about the " eleven" of the county of Surrey, and now that very eleven had turned up and had voted for Mr. Long. (Laughter.) His hon. colleague (Mr. Onslow) told the electors yesterday that the eyes of millions of their countrymen were upon them. For himself he rejoiced that this issue bad been placed before them, because it would show whether on the first contested election of a member of the present Government for an English borough that borough approved or not the principles of the existing Government. (Cheers.) Having again thanked the electors for the honour they had con ferred upon him in sending .him to Parliament for the fourth time, and for the kindness he had re ceived upon his present canvass, the hon. and learned gentleman concluded his address amid the enthusiastic cheers of the meeting. The proceedings terminated with the usual com pliment to the Mayor. No sooner had Mr. Bovillreturned to his carriage than the crowd outside the hall detached the horses and drew the hon. and learned gentleman in triumph through the principal streets of the town. When Mr. Bovill had been escorted to his hotel, the White Hart, the cheers of the crowd in the street were re newed, and it became necessary for the hon. and learned gentleman to come to the balcony to bow his acknowledgments. The same demonstration of good feeling and cordiality accompanied the Soli citor-General to the railway station on his return to town. to►►g. The readings of the barometer at the station also afford the most curious data, which until now have been almost entirely overlooked in electrical science as connected with the submarine cables. It is found that exactly in proportion as the barometer rose the resistance of the current increased, and vice versa. In plain terms, a low barometer meant a good cable, and a high barometer a bad one. An other curious circumstance which has sometimes been noticed, but never carefully recorded till now, is that between 12 and 2 in the day, and only at those hours, the cable is always at its worst. It is impossible, however, to enter into this question at length now, when the Racoon is on the point of starting round to Berehaven, and in search of the 'William Corry. But enough has been given in out line to indicate that a mass of most interesting and important facts remains to be disclosed, which may perhaps hereafter have a most important bearing on the whole theory and practice of submarine tele graphy. LEICESTESHIRE (NORTH). The following address has just been issued by Lord John Manners : " TO THE ELECTORS OF NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE. " Gentlemen—lt had been my intention to appear before you on Saturday, and offer such explanations of the reasons which induced the present Ministry to accept office as might be necessary ; but a re cent attack of illness has compelled my medical advisers to forbid my leaving the house for some days to come. Under these circum stances I can only throw myself on your kind for bearance, and ask you to confer upon me, in my unavoidable absence, the trust which I had hoped to solicit and obtain from you in person.—l have the honour to be, your obedient and faithful ser vant, 44 JOIIN MANNERS. " July 10." There will be no opposition. Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. (From the Times Special Correspo n d en t) VALENTIA, July . 11. The Great Eastern is still anchored at Berehaven, and the expedition waits for her arrival —that is to say, that until she comes the squadron cannot start at all. Up till late last night it was confidently expected that the splice would be made to-mor row, but a messenger has just arrived who bears the unwelcome news that it may be Friday or even Saturday before the great ship can leave. R ea lly, however, nothing very certain is known on this point. It is a mere question of coaling the Great Eastern, and the Irish labourers who have been im provised for this duty work with such an intermit tent zeal that Captain Anderson has decided that whenever a reasonably fair quantity is stowed on board he will at once proceed to sea and leave the rest behind him. They are now loading day and night, and if this labour can only be continued the whole squadron will sail by Friday, but at present the chances seem against it. Every day that has passed since the thin end waslaid, with the exception of yesterday, has shown the wisdom of having taken advantage of the first break of moderate weather. Since Saturday the fogs have been dense off the coast, and the wind and rain more or less continuous, and always quite enough to put an end to any chance of landing under the cliffs of Foilhonunerum. The end of the wire out to sea, however, remains safely buoyed, and the electrical conditionisperfct. Strange to say, the William Corry, which submerged this portion of the rope and left it at 3 a.m. last Sunday to return to Berchaven, where she was expected to arrive at noon the same day, has not yet been seen or heard of there. Whether she is still keeping by the buoy which is some 34 miles out to sea, or whe ther she has mistaken her instructions and returned to England, none can say. Here, however, she is not, and her absence is causing some inconvenience, as there are 22 of the " cable hands" on board her who must be transferred t o th e G re at Easternbefore she starts. Not the slight es t apprehension is felt about her beyond the v ery na t ur al one that she may have misinterpreted her instructions. To-day her Majesty s screw Racoon will go out to the buoy to look for her, and signal her back to Bere haven, whither the Racoon is a l so b oun d. At the telegraph house on the cliffs of Foilhom merum the staff are busy just now, though no t much more so than they hav e b een th ro ughout the winter. Last year's cable appe ars to h ave sunk as much out of mind as out of sight of the general public, yet not a day has passed since its unfortunate fracture last August that its insulation and " conductivity" have not been almost hourly recorded. These show its condition up to the broken end, 1,260 miles from shore, to be absolutely perfect. There is always a certain amount of resistance to an electric current entering a cable, which is c alled retardation, and is measured by millions of units. A submarine wire of a certain length can, t h ere f or e, always be mea sured as it were, and it s i nsu lating and conductive powers ascertained to within a mile of a faultby the time the current takes in entering the wire. These tests, as we have said, have been carried on hourly with last year's cable, and the result as to millions of units has corresponded day by day in the most remarkable manner. Of course, both its " conduc tivity" and resistance have varied as earth currents arose or magnetic storms prevailed, but nine times out of ten the resistance test has been the same even to a millionth unit day after day, and these tests are identical with those which would be obtained from a perfect submarine rope 1,260 miles The Loss of the Amazon. The Amazon was not only a perfectly new ship, but was the first of so novel and interesting a class of vessels, that the following particulars of her con struction and armament will be read with interest. She was designed about two years ago by Mr. E. J. Reed, Chief Constructor of the Navy, in obedience to the directions of the Board of Admiralty and Controller of the Navy, for the purpose of replacing the slow and weakly-armed sloops of the Royal Navy with vessels of higher speed and more power ful guns, and in a very early stage of her progress she obtained considerable notice from the circum stance of Lord Clarence Paget, who was then the organ of the Admiralty in the House of Commons, stating in Parliament that she was the first of what he was pleased to call the "Alabama class" of our men-of-war, the fact being, however, that the Ama zon really differed in all essential respects from the Alabama much more than the latter vessel differed from the existing types of Admiralty sloops. The first thing aimed at in the design of the Ama zon, which was an unarmoured ship, was a speed superior to that of the Rinaldo and Roebuck classes, whose maximum speed was 10.25 and 111 knots respectively. The speed of the Ama zon proved to be 12.4, or very nearly 121 knots, and in a valuable Parliamentary paper, printed by order of the House of Commons on the 23d of March last, on the motion of Mr. Graves, the Con troller of the Navy shows that a speed of even 13 knots, in this vessel of only 1,080 tons, would have been obtained but for an increase in the weight of her armament and complement, and the sub mergence of the " counter" of the ship, intended to screen the rudder-head. With these drawbacks, however, the speed of the Amazon greatly ex ceeded that of all previous men-of-war of her size, at load draught, and placed in this respect among the fastest of our unarmoured frigates. The next peculiarity in the Amazon's design was the adoption of what is known as the economical class of propelling engine, which had been adopted with great success, as regards economy of fuel, in the Enterprise, Pallas, Bellerophon, and other ar mour plated ships, and in the experimental wooden frigates, but which was not in use in any wooden sloop of war belonging to the Royal Navy. The adoption of this class of engine, in association with the French form of screw propeller, led to some very singular and unexpected results in the early trials of the Amazon, all of which are set forth, in the detail that professional men require, in the parliamentary paper before referred to. The characteristic feature of these engines is the employment of very small boilers, and consequently the consumption of very little fuel, in proportion to the power developed by the engines, the large development of power being secured by the great expansion of the steam, the use of surface condensers, and the 4aystem of super heat ing the steam on its way from the boilers to the engines. The machinery of the Amazon was made by Messrs. Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co., and although in this case, as in that of the Pallas and the Belle rophon, the usual excess of power over and above the contract power was not developed, the result of the experiment was highly satisfactory, and the con sumption of coal for the speed of the ship proved exceedingly small. Perhaps the most interesting changes made in the hull of the Amazon depended in some measure upon the great indicated power which it was proposed to de velope in her engines. The bow was formed with greater length below than above the water, somewhat in the form of a swan's breast, not, as some of our contemporaries are pre suming, to adapt the vessel for use as a "ram," but with a view to superior speed and behaviour in a sea way, exactly in the same manner and for the same reason as the Helicon paddle-steamer was formed at the bow, with an obvious advantage in point of speed. There was no iron forging or casting upon the stem, as some accounts have represented, but merely a light brass cutwater to cleave the water smoothly and easily, as in the case of the Helicon, when the vessel was driven at the high speed con templated. It may be added that the bow of the Amazon received none of those interior bracings and strengthening which were fitted to the Pallas and other wood-built " rams," the use for ramming purposes of so light a vessel, built without armour, forming no part of the intentions either of the Ad miralty or of Mr. Reed, her constructor. At the stern of the vessel, on the contrary, where it was known that the great strain of her engines must come, an entirely new system of iron bracing was expressly introduced, under the personal directions of Mr. Reed, the power to withstand the strain of her engines and screw at that part being the crucial test of a wood.-built ship of great engine power, and this difficulty being enhanced in the case of the Amazon by the submersion of the " counter" before referred to. As other vessels of the Amazon class are coming forward, it is satisfactory to know that the stern of the Amazon, with the new system of strengthening, proved fully able to withstand all the strain brought upon it even when the engines and screw were running for many hours together at their greatest speed. The armament of the Amazon consisted of four guns, two of them being 6 tons weight, and firing 100 lb. round shot, with 251 b. charges of powder. These formidable guns were carried in the centre of the ship, and by a new arrangement of the gun slides and pivots were so contrived that both of them could quickly be brought to bear and fought on either side of the ship—a system which has also been carried out in most of our sloops of war that have undergone a refit since the Amazon was de signed. In addition to these two heavy guns amid ships the Amazon carried a revolving 64-pounder rifled gun at the bow, and another at the stern, each capable, like the central pivot guns, of being fought on either side. By these devices the Amazon was enabled not only to steam after an enemy at an unusually high speed, but also to engage her with an armament far more formidable than any sloop of like size had previously borne into action. 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General Peel has already made arrangements that GO,OOO Enfield rifles should be converted into breech-loaders, in addition to the 40,000 for which orders had been given by Lord Hartington. He has, moreover, issued a notice in viting private manufacturers to send in tenders for the conversion of muzzle-loading into breech-load ing small arms, so that we shall not be entirely dependent on the resources of the Royal Factory at Enfield. Waiving for the present the question whether it is better, on the whole, to attach breech-pieces to the barrels of our Enfield rifles, or to imitate the example of the French Emperor, by adopting an entirely new weapon, we readily acknowledge the promptitude shown by the Conservative Secretary of State for War in profiting by the experience which Austria has bought so dear. In his late speech to the electors of Huntingdon General Peel took some pains, which might, perhaps, have been spared, to rebut the charge of being an ultra-Tory and the greatest anti- Reformer in Lord Derby's Cabinet. He cannot do so more effectually than by effecting with his own department reforms on which the honour and even the safety of our army may depend. It is much to his credit that he attributes to his predecessor the whole merit of adopting the new principle and making the necessary experiments, only claiming for himself that of acting upon the lesson taught by recent events. The success of the Prussian needle gun proves, as General Peel truly says, that almost any breech-loader is so far superior in action to any muzzle-loader that no time must be lost in arming our troops with the former weapon. Lord Ilarting ton would, doubtless, have come to the same con clusion, had he continued in office, and nothing re mains but the practical application of it. A letter which appeared iu our columns on Wednesday, signed by Captain Walker, of the nth Highlan ders, points out several considerable objections to conversion. The writer urges that a con verted rifle is but a makeshift at best, and that in particular the " Snider" method of conversion was rejected, apon investigation, by the American Government. He says, moreover, that an Enfield rifle will not last more than ten years, and there fore, unless almost new, would not repay the cost of conversion. Finally, he contends that by retaining the Enfield bore we sacrifice one of the main objects of the breech-loading system—" viz., that a very small bore may be used, with its concomitant advan tages of increased range, penetration, and accu racy , without any of the disadvantages which the use of a smaller calibre than -50 in. involves in a muzzle loader, in the shape of difficulty in loading and ac cumulation of fouling, &c." He might, perhaps, have added that a certain risk of weakening the barrel at a critical point is incurred by any process of conversion, and that a liability to burst, however remote, is the very worst defect which a rifle can have. On the other hand, we have Gen. Peel's assurance that repeated trials have proved "the fire of the converted guns to be much more effective than it was before the change was made," and that, in his opinion, they will be far superior to the famous needle-gun. This is, simply, a question of fact, and it is one that admits of being settled by decisive tests. There can be no difficulty in procuring a sufficient number of needle-guns; and matching them not only with our own converted Enfields, but with other breech loading rifles of the most approved patterns. Capt. Walker justly complains that range and precision of fire are qualities which have hitherto been too exclusively favoured. Facility of loading and con sequent rapidity of discharge are now known, and might have been known before, to be of still greater importance; but one point has not even yet received the attention it deserves. These competitions are generally conducted by skilled marksmen, and for the purpose of measuring accuracy in shooting the best shots and the most favourable conditions must, of course, be secured. But for the purpose of as certaining the comparative efficiency of two weapons in actual warfare, they should be placed in the hands of untrained men. It is quite pos sible that a rifle of complicated construction, with which the maker could make wonderful practice might be less serviceable th an a c l ums i er one for , the use of common soldiers. Supp ose , f or instance the superior arm, being much s ma ll er i n the bore , required more frequent cleaning, or became more quickly heated, this of itself might make all the dif ference, and entitle the inferior weapon to prefer ence. We must, indeed, beware of exaggerating such difficulties as these, lest we fall into the same error as those who upheld the efficiency of Brown Bess against that of the rifle. Still they cannot be ignored and they have an immediate bearing on Captain Walker's proposal to introduce a smallbore breech loader capable of being discharged eight or ten times in a minute, carrying " a well-proportioned bullet, with a trajectory so low that judging distance would become almost superfluous." By all means let a rifle of this kind, such as that invented by Mr. Westley Richards and described by Capt. Walker, be sub mitted to the inspection of the War-office authorities, and of the volunteer committee now engaged in an independent inquiry into the same subject. Let due weight, too, be given to the reported selection of a model breech-loader, after a comparison of more than 100 designs, by the French Government. Let the relative expense of converting Enfield rifles and turning out new ones be treated as a matter of se condary consequence, though it cannot be left en tirely out of account. Only let it be remembered that a military rifle is intended solely for service in the field. The best is that which, handled by men of ordinary skill and intelligence, does most execution in battle, whether itbemore or less perfect in theory and whether or not it be the one that an amateur would choose for shooting at a target. The most valuable suggestion contained in Captain Walker's letter remains to be noticed, and before any final step is taken we earnestly commend it to the consi deration of Gen. Peel. No breech-l oa d er i s w orth adopting, or even examining, which requires to be capped before each discharge. " Fixed ammuni tion," or, as Capt ain W alker calls it, " a suitable cartridge containing its own ignition," is an in dispensable accompaniment of the breech-loading system. N mov e to ra mm i ng d own, t h e ments required for cap p i ng i nvo l ve t h e greatest waste of time and trouble, besides unsteadying the hand, and few sportsmen would care to use a breech loader on such terms. This is not a matter of de tail, but one which vitally concerns the efficiency of the weapon. Unless the " Snider principle" can be so modified as to admit of self-igniting cartridges, we do not hesit a t e t o deprecate its introduction. Some five years ago, we b e li eve, Lord Herbert made a minutein favour of retaining the cartridges now in use, on the gro un d t h at we have no magazines properly constructed for the storage of cartridges containing their own ignition, but it would be absurd for any Secretary for War, enlightened by subse quent experience, to shelt er hi mself under the au thority of his predece ssor. General Peel is bound, as a responsible Minister, to reconsider the whole question for himself, and, as a military man, he ought to be more competent than Lord Herbert to judge of it. If our Enfield rifles are to be converted at all, they should be converted o n th e ver y best plan ; and when this has been determined, the claims of repeating rifles to supersede all other breech loaders in future will demand an impartial hearing. POST.—We have, as Lord Stanley says, a hasty and positive way of judging our neighbours' affairs. It is a bad habit in itself, and its tendency is to cause a good deal of unpleasantness. Still this sit ting in judgmentupon actions and motives is claimed as a sort of vested right. More than once, at no re mote period, we have ourselves been called to ac count merely for expressing the opinion which Lord Stanley has just enunciated. There are people who argue from suspicions to a foregone conclusion, and pursue the process as complacently as if they really believed it was based upon ascertained facts. Lord Stanley made the remark in reference to past events, but, considering what is now daily occurring, it was not inopportune. We judged our neighbours acro ss the Channel before we began judging those whose home is on the other side of the Atlantic, and, having ceased to suspect the Americans, we persevere in suspecting the French. Only yesterday, and upon no better foundation than a perfectly intelligible . statement published in an Austrian evening journal, the suggestion that France contemplated " armed mediation" in the German question was seriously discussed. The day before, too, the idea of main taining the balance of power by territorial c . ompe n _ sation was dismissed with the well-known line of a popular and patriotic German war-song, and th e Emperor Napoleon was advised to study " La logique des faits." Now, there may be no har m i n this, but it is impossible not to agree i with its natural consequence. Moreover, whatever Europe may think of the policy of the Emperor, we at any rate have no reason to complain of it. To England, as Lord Stanley said, be has always been a faithful ally, and we have never had to reproach him with one hostile word or one unfriendly act. If, then, we must judge our neighbours, there are conditions which in justice and generosity should be observed. We may think that the famous old cry " Sie sollen es nicht haben" hardly fits in the mouth of those who have robbed Denmark and are invadin g Bohemia ; but, be that as it may, it is no part of our duty to join in the chorus. When, if eve r , th e words rush again into the meaning they were origi nally intended to convey we shall be able to appre ciate their import, and meanwhile it must be re marked that he who accepts the office of peacemaker is not to be envied. Before this war commenced the French Emperor was held responsible for not preventing it. He h a d b u t t o i n f orm P russ i a an d Italy that their conduct did not approve itself to his sense of right ; nothing more was necessary. The Prussians and Italians would not dream of doing anything that might give trouble or offence to the Emperor ; they were so tractable and docile that there could be no difficulty in binding them to keep the peace. This, and a great deal more to the same effect, was repeated from day to day. Now, however, it is quite another story. If anybody touches Prussia they will have to do with the Ger many of 1813. From the Rhine to the Vistula the great German nation will rise up in its might, and stand firm and formidable upon the ancient lines of the Fatherland. The Power that might have been awed into submission would at present resent inter ference. Prussia, having proved her strength at Sadowa, may dictate tile terms on which she is dis posed to niake peace. And this is, no doubt, true to a certain extent; still th a t w hi c hl is manifest to ail the world to-day was one of the contingencies which statesmen had to reckon with a month ago. It is easy to speculate after the event, but there is nothing to warrant the assumption that Austria would have yielded any of her German rights in a Conference. As lord Stanley put it, the problem in cases of this kind is how, without taking action in the quarrel, to mediate effectively. Practically " armed mediation," properly so-called, is barely possible, inasmuch as one of the belligerents would take advantage of it ; and mediation in anticipa tion of war—that is, mediation which is positive and to be enforced —must also in the result come to the same end. That, therefore, which was pressed upon France in the first instance, might have brought about the very " armed mediation" which is actually deprecated. At the least, this is exceed ingly unfair. It is not judging our neighbours as we would wish to be ourselves judged. Neither in word nor in deed is there, so far as we know, any justification for the supposition that France is shaping her course without regard to public inte rests. She is as entitled to pay primary attention to her own interests as we are, and as all countries are ; but as to the acquirement of territory, if that had been the object of the French Government, there was a nearer road to its attainment. Prussia and Italy will eventually, it may be assumed, rectify their frontiers, and, as a matter of right, they have no claim whatever upon the provinces to be annexed. They have not as yet even the title which success in war gives. But the legitimate answer to misgiv ings with respect to territorial arrangements is that, be they what they may, to all and each of them the great Powers of Europe must be consenting parties. It is not as if France had, as was equivocally re commended, taken it upon herself to restrain the three belligerent Powers, which, if successful, would have amounted to arbitration, and if unsuccessful to an extension of the war. Lord Clarendon, it will be recollected, expressly guarded England against being committed to that policy, and Lord Clarendon has been rigntly commended for his dis cretion. It is a step that, if taken at all, should be taken ina form to constrain immediate acquiescence; it is, in fact, a measure of coercion, and must be considered in that light. The theory may be ex cellent, but it is apparently difficult to realise its in tention. Why, remains to be discovered ; but it is not through selfishness, for, as Lord Stanley re marked, " mere selfishness does not pay ;" nor is it because " the pomp and circumstance of glorious war" have lost their power over the nations. Only by searching the hearts of Governments can the reason be accurately assigned. It is enough, how ever, to know that, be it what it may, there is no alternative between periodical contention—conflicts like that which ten days ago raged over the broad field of Sadowa—and the confidence and good un derstanding that is frequently, if imperceptibly, im peded in the way Lord Stanley indicated. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCIIESTER—TuuRsDAY. • At this day's market the attendance was an average one, and a very languid demand was experienced at a reduction of 3s per qr on wheat, and is to 2s per sack on flour. Oats were rather easier, whilst choice oatmeal, being veil scarce, sold on better terms. Indian corn declined is per qr., and but little business occurred. BIRMINGHAM-THURSDAY. The supply of wheat offered at this market to-day I'a s short, and sold readily at prices similar to those of last week. Foreign wheat lower. For barley former prices ruled firm. Oats maintained previous rates. Beans not so much inquired for, and peas were rather cheaper. BURY ST. EDMUND'S-WEDNESDAY. Wheat was in good supply to-day, and the samples which changed bands must be quoted fully 3s per qr cheaper. All other kinds of grain remain unaltered. White wheat, 56s to 625; old red, 49s to 51s; new red• 44s to 488 , grinding barley, 35s to 38s ; Page's prolific bar ley, 39s to 40s per qr. Averages :—Wheat, 498 quarters, at 52s 3d ; barley, 71 qrs., at 32s 10d ; oats, qrs, at Os Od. EDINBURGH-WEDNESDAY. Wheat on the top, 2s Od down werage, 3s 2d dowp• Barley on the top, Os Gd down lverage, is Od up. Oats on the top, Os 9d down average, Os Od down' Beans on the top, 4s Gd down avc rage, 3s lld down' Total supply and sales. Wheat 729 qrs sold 302 Barley lB5 qrs sold 104 Oats 1287 qrs sold 236 Beans l2 qrs sold 12 Average prices. Wheat, 49s 5d I Oats, 32s ld Barley, 37s Gd 1 Beans 48 s Gd __. e xtra Town-made flour sells as f o ll ows :— W hite, 44s 6d; superfine, 43s Od ; superfine, 41s 6d ; fine, 40s Od. GLASGOW-WEDNESDAY. The market was well attended, with more inquiry for wheat, but little business was done, holders being firm, and only in exceptional cases offering, at a decline of 2s t° 3s per qr. from highest point this day fortnight Flour 1 1 to 2s lower. Foreign barley was firm. Beans wore at' dearer. Peas and oats 6d cheaper. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles July it Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet .Aug. 5 . Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena July 22. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles July 14• Falkland Islands Gibraltar, ria Southampton July 27• India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... July 2 0 • Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton July 1:3. Ditto, via Marseilles July 22. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 13• Ditto, via Marseilles July 14• Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles, .July 1 3 • Newfoundland 111 July 18 ' Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet ... July 18 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton ... . . Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..July 2 1 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife ~. „July 11. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) July 14 ' Cuba and Mexico Bahamas, via New York. July 2 °' Bermuda, via Halifax .Aug. 1. The Gaceta of Madrid announces that the Qtle e : has been pleased t o commu t o t h e sentence of death which had been passed on 116 o f th e m i l i tary engaged in the 13'.. revolt into that of ten years' transportation. Births. BI NNEY—On the 10th inst., at The Grove, Leo, the Nvii° of T. Binn o y, E sq., of a daughter. HUTTON—On the 11th inst., at 34, Beaufort-gardens, 3111. C. Hutton, of a son. lionßEx—On the 11th inst., at 16, Hermitage Villas, ni c „ ll.. mond, the w if e o f T. Horrox, E sq., of Gray's-inn, 11°''. don, of a son. WINGATE— On tho 10th inst., at Highfields, Ludf° /.4 Magna, Mrs. Wingate, of a son. Marriages. SKIDMORE—LEND—On the 11th inst., at Holy Trill" Church, Lee, Kent, Henry, youngest son of J. Skidrnorof Esq., of St. John's, Wakefield, to Ellen, eldest survif,i l3s daughter of J. B. Lund, Esq., of Le o -park, Leo, Kent' TREWBY—Dixox—On the 11th inst., at the parish char e of Longstock, Hampshire, J. H. T rew b y, Ch ance llor c' t tho Ottoman Embassy at London, to Hope Day, 01(1 0 daughter of John G. Dixon, of Longstock. Deaths. CUTMORE—On the 10th inst., at 3, Sloane-street, Mr. R ijil Cutmore, of 6, St. Ann's-land, City, agod 47. EAKEY—On the 11th inst., at 29, Addison-road, lionsinflt °l3 ' Eliza Easey, aged 80. RANFURLY—On the 11th inst., at 10, tloucester-P l3 l Portman-square, Mary Juliana, Dowager Countess , Ranfurly, aged G 9. TYLER—On tho 12th inst., at 5, Westbourne-place, Bata." square, John Tyler, Esq., aged 77. WALMISLEY—On the 10th inst., at 19, Earl's-court - g ar dens, Old Brompton, T. F. Walmisley, Esq., aged 8 4 . „ WOODROOFFE—On the 10th inst., at Readin g , John WOO rooffe, Esq., aged 75. WINTERFLOOD—On the 11th inst., at 61, Thistlo-grl Brompton, Frances Ann Amelia, wid ow o f th e late J. 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