The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARIUNLITT HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANcium took his seat on. the woolsack jit five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Limerick and North Kerry Junction Railway Bill was read a second time. Some private bills were read a first time. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS BILL. The bill went through committee. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. EAST AND WEST JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Lord HENLEY moved that the East and West Junction Railway Bill be re-committed to the former com mittee, and that it be an instruction to the committee to refer back to the referees on private bills the question of the sufficiency of the estimate, having regard to the abandonment by the promoters of a portion of their line, and the quantity of property proposed to be taken in the town of Northampton. - Mr. A. MILLS, as chairman of the committee referred to, opposed the motion. After a short discussion the motion was withdrawn. FTETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER RAIL- WAY BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the minutes of the evi dence taken before the committees on the Exeter, Y eov il , and Dorchester Railway Bill, the Sahsbury and Yeovil Railway (with Branches) 891, and the Blandford and Bur ton Junction Railway B ill, in session 1847, a n d on th e Mid Devon and Cornwall Railway BM, in session 1861, be re ferred to the committee on the Okehampton Railway (No. 2) Bill.—.A.greed to. PETITIONS. Colonel SYKES presented a petition from certain Indian o ffi cer s praying for redress. Mr. Cox presented a petition in favour of the reduction of duty on fire insurance. Mr. KINNAraD presented a petition against the Writs Registration, introduced by the Lord Advocate, and in favour of that of the hon. member for Greenock. Mr. LONGFEELD presented five petitions in favour of the bill for the amendment of the law of libel. LAND REGISTRY. Mr. LONGFIELD moved for a return of the number of applications for registration of any estates with or without an indefeasible title, and the number of all transfers or land certificates made to or by or under the officer of Land Registry, together with the amount of fees re ceived in the Land Registry-office since its establishment ; And, of all applications to obtain a declaration of title un der the Act 25 and 26 Vic., c. 67 (in continuation of Par liamentary Paper, No. 451, of session 1863). The return was ordered. ABOLITION OP TESTS. Mr. GOSCHEN gave notice that on Tuesday next he should move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish tests on taking academical degrees in Oxford. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN IRELAND. Colonel GREVILLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whether the attention of the Government had been called to the statements made at the last assizes for the County Down by the Chief Justice, relative to the admi nistration of justice in that county, and what steps the Government have taken with reference thereto ? The hon. gentleman took the opportunity of censuring the Chief Secretary for Ireland for the language he had used with respect to Justice Monahan. Sir R. PEEL repeated the answer he gave last evening, and said up to that moment no further information had been received. His remarks last evening were made upon the information he had received from the High Sheriff of the County. With respect to the case of Patrick Doyle, a vagrant, for " coshering," he was convicted under an act passed in the reign of Queen Anne, which provided that such person should be imprisoned in the event of not being able to find good sureties for good behaviour. Mr. P. HENNESSY said as the Government had not thought proper to take steps to repeal . that Act, he should take upon himself the labour of introducing a bill for that person. . Mr. D. GRIFFITH said he had not seen the notice of the hon. gentleman, otherwise he would have refrained from anticipating him in putting the question to the Go- vernment. Mr. HADFIELD thought all the old acts of Parliament ought to be revised. Such acts as those referred to of the reign of Queen Anne were a scandal and a disgrace, and ought to be removed from the statute book. THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. Mr. CRAWFORD asked the Secretary to the Treasury if it was intended to proceed with the bill for the enlarge ment of the accommodation of the General Post-office at St. Martin's-le-Grand? Mr. PEEL said increased accommodation was urgently required at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, and therefore a bill would be brought in by the Govern ment for that purpose. HYDE PARK. Mr. BLACKBURN asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the part of Hyde-park behind Apsley House, shut off from the rest of the park, and used as a garden, was leased, or whether it might at once be opened for the use of the public ? Mr. W. COWPER said no lease had been entered into with any persons ; but an agreement had been made that by a payment of three guineas a year" certain parties might have the use of the garden, but no lease of any kind had been granted. lONIAN ISLANDS (PENSIONS). - Mr. B. COCHRANE moved an address for copy or ex tracts of any communications which have passed between her Majesty's Government and the Government of the King of the Hellenes respecting the British subjects who have pensions on the lonian funds.—Ordered. AFFAIRS IN OIIDE. that, and, if necessary, to make war in vindication of a violated right. But it did not belong even to the Crown, nor to any one Power, to disengage itself from treaty obli gations contracted with another power. The hon. member proposed that, in consideration of the violation by Russia of her treaty engagements of 1815, the payment of the annual sum on account of the Russo-Dutch Loan, stipulated not by the Treaty of Vienna, but by that of the May pre ceding, and therefore not connected with the Polish ar rangements, should be discontinued. That engagement having no reference whatever to Poland, to say that, be cause Russia had misconducted herself in Poland and broken her engagements under the Treaty of June, 1815, we - were therefore to break our engagements founded on a different treaty and relating to a different transac tion, was a lame and impotent conclusion. Moreover, any such course the house and the government should be utterly ashamed even to contemplate adopting, for it would be equally unworthy of Parliament and unbecoming the country. Mr. DENMAN thought every opportunity ought to be seized by the house for expressing its disapprobation of the scandalous manner in which Russia had violated her engagements with respect to Poland. He recommended, however, the withdrawal of the motion. Mr. B. JOHNSTONE said that now the struggle was over, and England had refused to draw the sword in sup port of a gallant nation, there would be something humi liating if the house were to content itself with putting on record a fruitless motion of sympathy. The diplomatic action which the Poles had required from this country was an endeavour to induce Austria to permit the Gallician provinces to go free. In that case, with Gallicia. and Po land in revolt, it was hoped that they would be strong enough to achieve their independence. The diplomacy of our Government, however, had been humiliating to Eng land, whilst it had been useless to Poland. Mr. GRIFFITH scouted the idea of resorting to mere diplomatic action without backing it up with a display of force. Such discussions as the present were not only use less, but calculated to aggravate the feeling of Russia against the Poles. The motion was withdrawn. Mr. W. E. FOSTER inquired what steps, if any, the Government had taken, or intended to take, to carry out the recommendations of the committee appointed to in quire into the arrangement between the Foreign-office and the Board of Trade in reference to the trade with foreign nations. He contended that there ought to be such arrange ments between the two departments that the Minister at home and his representatives abroad should be ableto seize every opportunity of increasing the trade between the two countries by possessing themselves of a full knowledge of the principles of political economy on which that trade was based, and putting themselves in communication with various merchants and manufacturers, so as to become acquainted with the special interests of the trade. The question elicited a discussion of some length, in the course of which Mr. Horsfall expressed his approval of the manner in which the Foreign Office, without the interfe rence of the Board of Trade, had discharged its functions in connection with commercial affairs; Mr. Lowe con demned the revival of a disposition to conclude commer cial treaties, and called on the President of the Board of Trade to state what advantage he conceived the public derived from the Government meddling in any way in matters of commerce ; and Mr. White, who would be satis fied with nothing short of the abolition of the Board of Trade. Mr. LAYARD, as representing the Foreign Office, said that the appointment of last year was founded on a misap prehension, and that the evidence taken by them com pletely destroyed the case of the chambers of commerce and completely refuted the imputations directed against the Foreign Office. It had been the practice of that depart ment to bring up its attaches in a knowledge of the princi ples of commerce; the secretaries of the legation and of em bassies abroad were directed to furnish reports annually of the trade of the countries with which they were connected, and a more valuable collection of documents than these could not be found. Yet, strange to tell, the chambers of commerce were utterly ignorant of their very existence. With regard to the recommendations of the committee, the Foreign Office had constituted a new department, under the denomination of the commercial division, consisting of a chief clerk and other officers, whose duty it would be to carry on all correspondence in commercial matters with British ministers and agents abroad, the Board of Trade, commercial associations, and private persons both at home and abroad. This department would be under the immediate and ex clusive supervision of Parliamentary Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Sir S. NORTHCOTE thought that injury was done to the interests of British commerce by maintaining the delu sion that the Board of Trade could be of the slightest ser vice in promoting and extending trade and commerce abroad. Ih his opinion merchants and commercial men were much better able to advance the interests of com merce by their own representations and intercommunica tions with other countries than either the Board of Trade or the Foreign-office, or both combined. Government in terference was only calculated to add to the work of the administrative departments, and to maintain a vicious sys tem, without producing satisfactory results. Mr. GOSOHEN said there warn bc - rcial titwativuo con nected with commerce, as, for example,-trade marks, with which the Foreign-office could not deal. If such matters were undertaken by the Board of Trade, and the Foreign office would look to the commercial interests of the coun try as well as its diplomatic relations, the result could not fail to be satisfactory. Sir M. FARQUHAR was opposed to the principle of having two departments with divided responsibility. Mr. BAINES considered that great practical results would flow from the labours of the committee, and thanked Mr. Forster for bringing before the house a subject in which the different associated chambers of commerce felt so deep an interest. Mr. GIBSON remarked that the changes effected by the Government were very much those which had been re commended by the committee. The Foreign-office did not consult the Board of Trade upon mere abstract principles, but in reference to such matters of detail as that depart ment was peculiarly acquainted with. There was as little difference in the relations between the Foreign-office and the Board of Trade as in those between the Home-office, the Admiralty, and other branches of the Government. He contended that all communications with ambassadors and consuls abroad should be conducted by the Foreign-office, and there could be no reasonable objection to the Foreign Minister consulting the Board of Trade or any other de partment from which he could derive the knowledge he required. Mr. FITZGERALD believed that so far as the just com plaints of the mercantile body were concerned, the measures taken by the Foreign Office were a mere sham. The com plaint was that a great deal of delay and inconvenience arose from the communications between the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade, and nothing had been done to remedy it, but the evil still continued. The real practical solution of the matter was to strengthen the Board of Trade and establish a communication between it and the commer cial world. That department should communicate directly with our agents abroad on questions of trade, and when once a negociation was initiated he would leave them to carry out the details. And he saw no reason why any con flict of jurisdiction should arise. In reply to a question from Lord STANLEY relative to the production of certain papers in connection with this matter, Sir C. WOOD said he would give the information when he made his financial statement on Indian affairs. BANK NOTES ISSUE BILL. Mr. CRAWFORD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what course he intended to pursue with respect to this bill ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he proposed to pass the bill through committee pro for ma, in order that he might make certain alterations. The bill would then be reprinted, and he did not intend to proceed with it until the bill in its amended form, was in the hands of hon. members. UNION RATING BILL. Sir M. RIDLEY asked when it was likely this billwould be proceeded with. Mr. VILLIERS said if they made progress with the army estimates that evening, he hoped to be enabled to proceed with the bill on Monday next. SUPPLY-POLAND. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. P. HENNESSY rose to move the following resolu tion :—" Whereas the Russian Government shows its de termination to set at nought the engagements it contracted in 1815 respecting Poland ; whereas the respect of those engagements was the condition on which the Powers of Europe consented to recognise as lawful the possession by the Russian Czar of the greatest part of ancient Poland, this house cannot any longer abstain from pro claiming that the violation of these engagements implies the forfeiture of the Czar of all right to such dominion, and also of all right to any further payment by this country of the annual sum conceded to Russia under the name of Russo-Dutch Loan, that payment having been in 1815 undertaken to be paid during the space of 100 years in consideration of Russia faithfully co-operating in thn maintenance of the stipulations of the same treaty of 1815." Sir H. VERNEY, in seconding the motion, characterised the conduct of the European powers on this question as culpable in the highest; degree, and he • was firmly of opinion that until justice was done to Poland, there would be no permanent_ peace or tranquillity throughout Europe. Mr. CAVE hoped that the latter part of the motion, especially that which referred to the remission of the money-payment to Russia, would not be acceded to, be cause it would not only be taking a low view of the ques tion, but would preclude this country from interfering in any way on behalf of Poland. Lord PALMERSTON regretted that the subject of Poland had been again brought under discussion in that house. The matter had already been frequently discussed, and as far as eliciting an opinion from the house with respect to Russia, it had somewhat weakened the effect of former discussions then strengthened it. Re had f ar b e tt er , at all events for the present, to haven let matters rest. The hon. gentleman's recom mendations da tions had all f a il e d, b u t no thi ng d aun t e d, h e h a d come forward with a third motion , and that was that that house should make a declaration in favour of Poland, and a withh o l ding of certain money payments from Russia, but no good could come out of suc a proceeding. With regard to th e second point, there were two ways in which the Government, acting upon the promptings of the house, might have interfered in the affairs th of Poland : the one was diplomatically, the other of° employment of force. But, as to the latter, the moverthe resolution himself disclaimed any wish to go to war, and had always recom rhsesrible diplomatic mended the Government to use every Governments he action in behalf of Poland, and induce other r ha t d reaty to join them in persuading Russia to execute her engagements faithfully. Well, the Government re sorted to negotiation, and negotiation had failed, not Simply when exerted by the British Government, but when it had been supported by the representations of almost all the non-Polish powers of Europe. Not deterred by his own disclaimer and the failure of what the lon. member h a d recommended, he now proposed, as a third measure, that the house should make a declaration of forfeiture, and with hold a paynient which had been expressly stipulated by treaty with Russia. What would be the value of a decla ration of that sort ? The House of Commons was not a treaty-making power. And if any treaty which the Crown had contracted had been broken by the Power with which it was concluded it rested with the Crown to represent Mr. CHEETILIM was glad to find that that was the view of the hon. gentleman. After a few words from Mr. BAZLEY the subject dropped. - - Mr. COX drew attention to the large increase in the amount now paid by the metropolis for police rate, and put a question to the Home Secretary on the subject. Sir G. GREY admitted that there had been a large in crease, and it had arisen from two causes, namely, the growth in the number of houses within the metropolitan district and the new assessment which had recently come into operation. The hone° then went into committee pro forma. The Union Officers (Ireland) Superannuation Bill was read a second time. The Consolidated Fund (0175,650) Bill went through committee. The Colonial Naval Defence Bill and the Metropolitan Main Drainage Bill were read a third time and passed. Leave was given to Sir C. WOOD to bring in the follow ing bills :—Bill to enlarge the powers in certain matters of the Governor-General of India in Council at meetings for making laws and regulation; and to amend the law re specting the territorial limits of the several presidencies and lieutenant governorships in India; and bill to extend the f or g ranting fresh letters patent f or th e hi gh courts in and to make further provision r es p ec ti ng the terri torial jurisdiction of the said courts. i te n r din, m The house then adjourned. LrADVERTISEMENT.3—HoIIoway's Pills and Ointment.— Diseases of %Vomen.—Medical science in all ages has been directed to alleviating the man y maladies incidental to females, but Professor Holloway, by dilligent study and attentive observation, was induced to believe that nature had provided a remedy for those special diseases, and after vast research succeeded in compounding his celebrated ointment and pills, which embody the principle naturally designed for the relief and cure of disorders peculiar to women of all ages and constitutions, whether residing in warm or Cold climates. They have repeatedly corrected disordered functions which had defied the usual drugs pre scribed by medical men, and still more satisfactory is it that the malady is relieved completely and permanently. BREAKFAST B EVERAGE.—H OM ea vathic practitioners, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doc trine of homceopathy was firs; introduced into this country there were to be obt :fined no preparations of cocoa either at. tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied is the crude state, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to turn his attention to this subject, and at lenAth succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined grateful u breakfast Epp s' by the perfect ti iteration it receives in the process it passes r a t r i n gene ral t pre. sigh, as to be moa t acce pt a bl e t o th e d e li ca te stomach. o sC ocoais distinguished as an invigo rating, beverage, possessing a most deli cious aroma. Dr. Adult eratm • * Ilassall, in his wo r k , "Food and its s," says -"cocoa contains a great variety of . and with im portant nutritive the growth and principles —every ingredient necessary to sustenance of the body." &gain: "As a nutritive, cocoa sta nds ma very much higher than either coffee or tea." Di breakfast cup, tined — Two teaspoonfuls of the po w d er i n a la tin - lined alb., up4.lb. boiling w a t er or m ilk . S ecure d llb. labelled packets, and sold by till grocers, confectioner s, and chemists.- [A nrr.] rnE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 186 L measured mile off Maplin Sands on her final trial previous to leaving for ier destination. The Terrible, 21, paddlewheel frigate, 1,850 tons, 800-horse power, Master-in-charge F. Townsend, was swung for the adjustment of her compasses yesterday. She will be shortly commissioned and made ready to accomlany the Great Eastern in laying down the Atlantic telegraph cable in July next. The Phaeton, 39, screwsteam frigate, 2,396 tons, 400-horse power, Capt. G. Le. G. Bowyear, recently returned from the North American and West Indies station to be paid out of commission, was taken into Sheerness dockyard on Tlursday to be dismantled. She will be paid off on the 24th inst., and placed in the third division of the Sherness Steam Reserve. A general order has been received at Chatham garrison from the Horse Guards, announcing that by an Act passed by the Legislature of Queensland the privilege hitherto granted to military and naval settlers in that colony is abolished. The route for the departire of the depot of the 81st Regiment from Chatham has arrived at that garrison from the War De?artment, and the two companies will forthwith move to Gosport, where they will await the arrival of the head-quarters from India. The 81st Regiment embarked for the East Indies on the Ist of July, 1853, and was one of the corps which served with the Eusufyzie expedition under Sir Sydney Cotton in 1858. From the time the regiment has been in India the strength of the service companies has been greatly reduced, but they will be raised to their full complement by the depot companies and recruits. The Lock-ont in the Iron Trade. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Friday. In this district all persons interested in the iron trade are extremely anxious with regard to the in terview between the representatives of the masters and men which will take place at York this after noon. A meeting of delegates from the Gateshead Union of Ironworkers, in anticipation of the inter view with the masters to-day, was held at York last night. From Middlesborough it was reported that a vote of approval had been passed to the executive for their conduct in respect to the North Stafford shire strike, and for the policy adopted by them at the delegate meeting on Tuesday. The men were prepared to withhold all support to the North Staf fordshire men, but were totally opposed to sign ing any document, as suggested by the masters at the conference. From Jarrow, Darlington, Black hill, Wittonpark, and Spennymoor, the reports were substantially the same as that passed at Middles borough, and at each place the men were opposed to signing any document. From Walker it was re ported that the men were fully satisfied with the pro ceedings of the council relative to North Stafford shire, were pleased with the spirit of the delegate meeting, and were determined to withhold all support from the North Staffordshire men until they came within the pale of the association. They were al so against signing any document. From Consett Mr. M'lver reported that the men had proposed a reso lution to withhold all supportfrom the men of North and South Staffordshire, providing the masters of the north of England would terminate their connec tion with the masters of North and South Stafford shire. He said that the men were desirous that the ironworkers of the north of England should have a union and executive of their own, and have no con nection with the southern ironworkers ; and they wished the northern masters also to discontinue their connection with the south, so that each district might settle its own differences, as they felt confi dent that if the northern executive had had no con nection with the south the north would not have been brought into the present difficulty. As the Staffordshire delegates had not arrived, the meeting was adjourned until this morning. A telegram was received from Sheffield stating that two delegates from the iron-workers of that district would be in York to-day. They would have been there yester day, but they had to attend a meeting of the trades union of that town last night, called for the pur pose of making arrangements for a levy on their members in support of the persons locked out. There are 5,600 men out of work at Middlesborough, and it the lock-out is protracted in: that town for any length of time there will soon be great distress, and as there are a great number of Irishmen in this population it is feared that mischief will arise. At a meeting of the Labourers' Union held at Middles borough the night before last the following resolu tions were adopted. It was proposed by J. MALO NEY and seconded by J. BRANNEN : " As we, the Labourers' Union, are the only organization through which the thoeuasaanopdst of t h e interestslabourers inof boththis district unn can give expression to their thoughts or invoke the sym pathy of the public, w and Non-Union labourers , and pledge ourselves to obtain work or aid for them, if possible." bayrCe:it!AniConaTnldi present and ndseitcoththede by y I H t w EN as ßy pr w opo m s L ed iAms : 311a"yTorh,arteqwueesgteitngultm to convene a public meeting at his earliest convenience to take into consideration the best means of supporting the 5,600 men who are locked out at present ; and that this association pledges itself to refuse any aid to any person or persons who, by any riotous con duct, shall place person or property in danger, or otherwise commit a breach of the peace ; and the like person or per sons shall be liable to forfeit azy benefit from the associa tion hereafter." The following is a copy of the memorial men. tioned in the foregoing resolution " To the Worshipful the Mayor of Middlesborough. "We, the undersigned burgesses and ratepayers of Mid dlesborough, taking into consideration the hardships likely to be endured by the great body of the labouring classes, with their helpless wives and families, by the present lock out, a cause for which they are not directly or indirectly responsible—and which, if protracted, will inevitably drive the smaller tradesmen into the Bankruptcy Court, and en tail an amount of evilstehxaptrysn of opinion years of Opprospz h conduce to will o f n a d ilto e might c erase—we, thinking an es to an early settlement of the dispute, or, if not, to arrange some means by which the large numbers of the labouring classes now out might be . employed, earnestly request you to convene a public meeting to take the subject into consi deration." At Witton-park and Spennymoor many of the workmen occupy houses belonging to the masters. At Spennymoor there is some prospect that the men and their families will be evicted unless the lock-out is speedily terminated. At Witton-park the agents of Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan refuse to pay the i men their " baff-money" until they quit the cottages and give up the keys. The Jarrow workmen have come to a resolution that after Messrs. Palmer's works are reopened they will not lay their hands upon a tool until every man in the works becomes a member of the union. In consequence of this step Mr. C. Bladen, head manager of the ironworks, met a deputation from the men yesterday morning, and expressed his great regret that a meeting of the workmen should, after laving thanked Mr. Palmer for his kindness and courtesy at the Newcastle meeting, in the very next breath threaten to keep the works closed unless every man joined the union. After the conference with the deputation from the union, Mr. Bladen proceeded to Newcastle and had an interview with Mr. Palmer upon the action taken by the union men, the result of which was that Mr. Palmer immediately telegraphed to Jarrow an order that all the labourers and men engaged in extend ing the ironworks should at once be paid off. In the afternoon a meeting of the Jarrow Lodge was held, when the following resolution was put and carried : That this meeting, h av i ng re flected upon the motion passed at a meeting of thi s l o d ge yes t er day about the men not commencing work till all had joined the u nion, now withdraws that motion i n it s e ntirety, feeling that it is unjust and most unreasonable ; at the same time i t wishes the fact to be known that the chairman, Mr. Leech, dis sented from the motion, and that when the motion was proposed and put to the meeting it was partly broken up." After this meeting had been held, Mr. Leech, the chairman of the lodge, waited upon Mr. Bladen, and explained that the resolution of Wednesday was passed at the end of the meeting, and after a portion of the men had left, and though no hands were held up against the motion, many of the members of the union were decidedly opposed to its spirit, and, as the resolution above states, that he as chairman, did not agree to it. Mr. Bladen again waited upon Mr. Palmer and gave the above explanation. Mr. Palmer expressed his deep regret that the men had evinced such a spirit of opposition, and said that he could not go to the York conference with the same hopes of a speedy settlement as he otherwise would have done. Yesterday the mill men were solicited to go in Naval and Military Intelligence. Yesterday morning, in accordance with previously understood arrangements, the majority of the mem bers of the Board of Admiralty arrived at Ports mouth from London, and embarking on board the Royal Sovereign turret ship, at Spithead, took a short cruise in the Channel, south of the Isle of Wight, accompanied by her Majesty's ships then lying at Spithead, and witnessed some evolutions under steam and gunnery. The fleet at Spithead, which consisted of the Achilles, Black Prince, and Defence iron clad broadside gun frigates, the Royal Sovereign iron cased turret ship, and the Liverpool, latest improved class of wooden screw frigate, had steam up and cables hove shortly after 9 a.m., in readiness for their lordships' arrival. The wind was moderate from S.S.E., with the barometer steady at 30.5. At half-past 10 the Fire Queen steam yacht was seen from on board the ships of the fleet to be coming from between the points of Portsmouth har bour to Spithead with the flag of Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., the Naval Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, flying from her main, and very shortly the party on board of her were transferred from the Fire Queen to the Royal Sovereign, consisting of Admirals Sir F. Grey, Drummond, Eden, Frede rick, and Fan..shawe ; with Mr. Romaine, C. 8., and Capt. Hall, R.N., secretary to the Duke of Somerset (from the Admiralty), accompanied by Admirals Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., Sydney C. Dacres, C. 8., and George Elliot, Capts. Caldwell, C. 8., Preedy, C. 8., F. Scott, C.B. and Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. and a number of other naval officers out of uniform, and also by Capt. Pigaud, Naval Attache to the Imperial French Embassy in London. Capt. Astley C. Key, C. 8., of H.M.S. Excellent, received the members of the Admiralty and the officers by whom they were accompanied on the deck of the Royal Sovereign, as her commander pro tem. The anchors of the fleet were soon afterwards weighed, and the ships steamed slowly out of the eastern channel as they secured their anchors, the Royal Sovereign lead ing, as the flagship of the Admiral commanding; the four-masted A Mlles came next, the Black Prince third, the Defence fourth, and the Liverpool last. The Lords of the Admiralty present had, therefore, for their immediate personal observation under steam three distinct classes of our broadside gun ironclads, our most powerful turret ship, and the latest im proved model of the 34-gun wooden frigate. The ships continued on their course, with the steam ten der yachts Fire Queen and Sprightly in attendance on the port beam of the line, until 20 minutes past noon ; when the headland of Dunnose opened out well on the starboard beam of the fleet, and the course was changed from S. and by W. to W., so as to bring the wind and sea abeam and get as much roll as was possible out of the turret ship while working her turrets and guns. There was found, however, to :be neither wind nor sea enough to affect her, placed as she was, in the slightest de gree, and the direction of the course was therefore again changed by signal to W. and by S. to some distance further off the land. There the breeze freshened a little, with a somewhat heavier sea. The Royal Sovereign's speed was slowed, her crew beat to quarters, turrets were manned, upper deck bulwarks thrown down, and other preparations made for action, and all being ready the turrets were turned by that portion of the crew at the winch handles below, and the guns sighted and laid in various directions. There was nothing new or par ticularly interesting in any of these proceedings, ex cepting the fact that the work necessarily took a longer time in each instance than it did on similar occasions of trial when the ship was in commission under Capt. Osborn's command. This was owing to the fact that the greater part of the men yester day (who had been lent from the Excellent) had never before been engaged in working turrets and their guns. While the Royal Sovereign was lying thus the four broadside ships steamed past and close alongside her in line, and it was evident that had theybeen in reality approaching the ship in this man ner as enemies every ship would have been sunk by the guns of the turret ship before they could have brought their broadside guns to bear upon her deck or turrets. The Achilles was a strong 'illustration in point, as she steamed up for the Royal Sovereign's port quarter with only eight guns in battery on either side of her hull, the foremost guns being on a line with her forward funnel. It was also remark able that all the ironclads exhibited a greater lateral motion, or " roll" than the Royal Sovereign under full steam, and that while the Defence plunged her bows into the water and threw a wave up to her hawsepipes the Liverpool rode with greater ease than any of the others. There was a want of both wind and sea to test satisfactorily, as a matter of compa rison, the working of the different ships' guns in a roll of a seaway, for no roll to speak of existed, and preparations were therefore made for target firing, the Royal Sovereign commencing from her three foremost turrets at 1,800 yards' range, with 1501 b. round shot and 401 b. charges of powder, firing to starboard—and then with circling round the target and firing from the same guns at short range. Guns, turrets, and fittings worked with ease, and the con cussion felt on the ship's upper deck was generally allowed to be less than the concussion ordinarily felt on a ship's main gill). deck from the firing of ordi nary 68 or 100 pounders. The Lords of the Admi ralty present and the officers accompanying them were on the ship's upper deck during the time of the firing, some being on the platform round the funnel easing, and others walking the deck itself on the lee ward side from the fire. The practice from the tur ret ship having been brought to a conclusion signal ;was made to the fleet to close on the Admiral, and bat p te as ri on past. The th ß e oy t a a l rg s e o t ve a - t openr6en yards fireled o asff w h t tehhye steamedtheir two p o o s r h t ots from her foremost tur ret guns, and was followed by the Achilles from the 9.22 inch or 100-pounder smooth bore coil built guns, and the other ships by their mixed batteries as they came up. The effect was magnificent, and the Lords of the Admiralty saw much to sug gest reflection in the brilliant scene before them. There was a costly squadron of five ships, each perhaps superior as a ship to all others of the same class in foreign navies, and yet only one of these carried guns that would even under the most favourable circumstances pierce any one of the other's sides. If, however, the naval display of yesterday was intended to settle any of the disputes in the contest of " turret versus broadside ships' batteries," an old partly plated hulk or target would have afforded more satisfactory results. The target fired at was a small " pole" target, sent afloat with a flag on the top of the pole, and it is remarkable that it was not hit in any instance by the fire of the fleet. After the firing had been brought to a con clusion the fleet returned to Spithead in the order they left, and again anchored there. The Lords of the Admiralty, on leaving the Royal Sovereign, took the opportunity of visiting the other ships as they came to an anchor. On returning to Portsmouth their lordships visited the Malacca and other ships in the harbour, and afterwards dined at Hirst's Portland Hotel, Southsea. The Royal Sovereign is ordered to undergo an ordeal of some 12 or 14 days' experimental work outside the Isle of Wight, under the direction of Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Ex cellent, when her gunnery capabilities will be fully and practically developed under every possible con dition. As on this officer's report must depend in a great Pleasure the matured opinion of the Admiralty respecting the turret principle, it is satisfactory to hear it remarked on all sides that the conduct of such an important matter could not havebeen placed in more able or impartial hands. Apatented compass, the invention of Commander Arthur, of her Majesty's ship Excellent, was tried on board the Royal Sovereign during her cruise, and attracted much attention from several of the lords and officers on board. It is for registering a ship's course at sea on lined and prepared paper, working on a cylinder by clockwork, the direction of the ship's head being taken andmarkede placed in indicatorby an part of the penthlever s y hil whmineurtees.lt can b there is no local attractio n , and does not require being placed with the ship's compass. The Torch, 5, screw steam gunvessel, 428 tons, 80-horse power, recently commissioned by Com mander G. A. Douglas, was swung for the adjust ment of her compasses on Thursday last in Sheer ness harbour. She will be taken this day to the and work at Jarrow, as the masters were in want of certain plates for the purposes of shipbuilding, but, as the men refused to go unless in company with the puddlers, it was afterwards announced that Mr. Palmer had made arrangements by which he would secure a supply of plates for some time to come. THE YORK MEETING. Yesterday a meeting of the ironmongers of the North of England and representatives of . the men was held at the Station Hotel, York, for the purpose, if possible, of coming to an amicable arrangement with regard to the present lock-out in Staffordshire. Mr. C. M. PALMER, chairman of the Masters' Committee, first addressed the meeting. He said that at the meeting on Tuesday last it was stated that they should call a meeting of the trade gene rally of North and South Staffordshire and the North of England, and that they could not come to any settlement until the workmen had arranged with the executives in Staffordshire to meet the de legates there that day. It appeared, however, that the executives in Staffordshire had not taken any notice of their communication. He feared from this that, although they were instrumental in bringing about the present state of things, they were not dis posed to come forward in a proper manner to meet the masters, and endeavour to settle the dispute. This had placed the committee, of which he was chairman, in a most difficult position, because the masters in Staffordshire very properly said there was no one present from that district, and they wished to know whether what transpired on Tuesday had been forwarded on the part of the men. The reso lution that was.then thought of was to send puddled bars into Staffordshire, the men withdrawing all support. He feared that on the last point they were as far off as they were at the previous meeting. He deeply regretted this. He had endeavoured to con ciliate, but he feared from what had transpired that they were not approaching the solution of the ques tion. He had before him a paper containing reso lutions passed at his own place the day after their own meeting. Those present positively refused to send puddled bars to Staffordshire, and they ignored the question of sending puddlers there to work the furnaces. It had been positively declared that they would not withhold their subscriptions to the Staf fordshire men. He had seen a resolution showing the animus towards himself. It was that they would not allow his works to be opened until all the men had joined the union. Such a system of tyranny was intolerable, and he regretted exceedingly they did not appear to improve their position. Mr. DUFFIELD, from the Jarrow Ironworks, said the delegates were perfectly willing to withdraw their support from Staffordshire, and it was the opinion of the majority that as they had withdrawn their support the masters might meet them half way by withdrawing their support to the North Stafford shire masters. Mr. KANE said the delegates had sent letters and telegrams to Brierly-hill, and the telegram he had that day received in reply was this :—" The de putation having just arrived from London, the Council state that it is too late to entertain the question of sanding delegates." It would be seen that the delegates had done all they could to induce the attendance of delegates from Staffordshire. There was one thing he should regret very much, and that was the longer the struggle continued the more would the existing .feelings be strengthened, and the wish of the delegates was to secure a settle ment of the dispute. Mr. PALMER alleged that the executive of the north of England had called out the men, and if they could find any way of getting them to work, and putting an end to the dispute, the masters of the north would be very glad. Some of the delegates denied that the northern executive had called out the men of North Stafford shire, and stated that they could not compel the men there to go to work. A suggestion was made for settling disputes by arbitration and on one or two other points ; after which, Mr. DictE, one of the masters, said this move ment had no connection whatever with any wish on the part of the ironmasters to limit the union among the men for all legitimate purposes. They had no desire to prevent union among the men. On the contrary, they believed that a body representing a large proportion of the ironworkers was a conve venient machinery for frequent communication. Mr. DUFFIELD said he was very happy to find the masters had no ulterior designs against the unions. The men had no design to do any harm to the em ployers. _ _ After some further conversation the delegates re tired, and the masters had a private consultation. They ultimately passed the following resolution : " The Brierly-hill Union not haring responded to the invitation of the Gateshead executive to attend here to day, it appears impossible to carry out any of the plans for a general solution of the difliCulty which it was the object of this conference to consider," SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIDIES.-If there be a subject which a wise Assem bly might well desire to avoid, it is that of Poland. The mere recollection of it must humble the pride, prick the conscience, and excite the grief and com miseration of every thinking man. For the third of a century the two great nations of Western Europe have been engaged in impotent demonstrations in favour of this unhappy country. In England people have made speeches, signed petitions, questioned candidates, voted, joined processions, subscribed, dined, and danced, for the benefit of Poland. But Poland has gained nothing. The gathered anti pathy of many years did, indeed, burst forth in 1854, but the Crimean war did not wrest a single mile of Poland from the power of its oppressors. Fortu nately for our own self-esteem, we have not been alone in this weakness. France has been still more conspicuous in her inability to deliver those whose freedom she demanded. The only article of the Orleans faith which the present Empire appears to have adopted is that France is the natural ally of the Pole against the Russian. The demonstrations which were repeated year after year under Louis Philippe seemed likely to be followed in 1863 by some more effective policy, but all has come to naught. Poland has fallen, and who shall say that she will ever rise again ? The course to be taken by an honest and reasonable Englishman can no longer be a matter of doubt. Whatever continental nations may do, it is our part to abstain from rous ing again the national hatreds which divide two races, one so exulting and powerful, and the other so utterly ruined. For this reason we can hardly listen with patience to Mr. Hennessy when he asks the House of Commons to show its reprobation of the Czar by resolving that the annual payment con nected with the Russo-Dutch Loan ought not to be continued. Mr. Hennessy's resolution declares that the Russian Government ' shows its determination to set at naught the engagements it contracted in 1815 respecting Poland," and that the respect of those engagements was the condition on which the Powers of Europe consented to recognise as lawful the possession by Russia of the greatest part of ancient Poland. What can be the object of thus returning to the old discussions, which were diploma tically exhausted two years ago ? Mr. Hennessy gives us a review of the late rebellion, and the course taken by the British Government, prefacing it with on account of the shortcomings of England as far back as 1831. At that time, we are told, France asked England to join in an intervention. England refused. At the time of the Crimean war we were asked by the French Emperor to make the indepen dence of Poland one of the conditions of peace. We refused again. In 1863 it was our fault that the insurrection was not successful, for, according to Mr. Hennessy, Lord Russell had the power to save Poland without even going to war. One would think that these instances should have been enough to deter any member from re-opening the subject. Such repeated declarations of unwillingness or ina bility should convince him how hopeless is his task. In what a position would the adoption of his-resolu tion place the British people ! They who, to accept Mr. Hennessy's facts, would not move a finger in 1831, when the newly enthroned house of Orleans was ready for a popular war, and the whole body of the Poles werein arms—they who would not extend to Poland the discussions whichpreceded the peace of 1 856—finally, they whose Minister chilled the zeal of France two years ago, and encouraged Prince Gortschakoff to a more haughtytone, are now asked to show their powerful displeasure by declining to pay the sum of £70,000 a year. This important ad dition to the Russian revenue was looked upon, we are told, by Lord Castlereagh as a security for the due observance of the engagements of Russia. We have it therefore in our power to hurl a thunderbolt. The late Czar did not quail in 1831, his successor stood firm in 1863, even though it was doubtful for a time whether the strength of this empire might not be measured against his own. But now we can utter a threat which will bring him to his knees. We can declare the Russo-Dutch Loan to be forfeit! It has only been paid for 50 years; it has 50 years more to run. An actuarywill easily calculate the loss we could inflict on the Russian Empire by withholding it, and the immense value of the security for Russian good behaviour which was taken by Lord Castlereagh when he devised this unparalleled system of payments. It is almost incredible that any politician should desire to place the House and the country in such a contemptible position as they would occupy were they to accept and act on this resolution. We may presume, however, that Mr. Hennessy is not serious m demanding that we should show our humanity by repudiation, and atone for our former selfishness by putting the Russo-Dutch dividends into our pockets. He simply desires the vote of the House as an ex pression of feeling, a " demonstration," a proof that Englishmen have not forgotten Poland, that they feel for her wrongs, and in some vague way wish to redress them. But it is just against these " demon strations" that we are bound in honour and con science to guard. We have had more than enough of them, and ought to be ashamed of any repetition of the unmeaning and cruel farce. We and the French, and the European Liberals generally, have been demonstrating for upwards of thirty years, and the end of it all is that the yoke is more cruelly pressed down on the necks of the Poles than ever. Nor is it only our own self-respect which should prevent us from resuming the agitation of Polish politics. It is not as if the speeches were heard and commented on nowhere but in this island. Every word that is uttered in the House of Commons, or even on a London platform or the hustings, in favour of Polish nationality is likely to be repeated with exaggeration among an oppressed people, and to ex cite hopes which we, at least, have no power of rea lising. Mr. Hennessy, it must be admitted, is not alone in his efforts to revive these discussions. The Marquis Townsend had a meeting the other day, which, it appears, came to the conclusion that Eng land ought to have gone to war for Poland ; and Lord Amberley at Leeds, though as his father's son he could not go this length, yet is happy the meeting proved that sympathy with Poland had not died out. Lord Amberley sympathises with the Poles, and ear nestly trusts that at some future day their efforts on behalf of freedom may be attended with greater suc cess. Though he thinks the Government ought not to have done more than it did, yet that little appears to him well worthy of Polish gratitude, for " al though the representations of the English Govern ment may not have produced any immediate or pal pable effect, I believe that they will be gratefully remembered by the Poles in after-times." The differences between the so-called friends of Poland show how utterly they are without a conception of a policy. Some would " go to war" at some un certain time ; another is for representations which, though not immediate and palpable in result, may entitle us to the gratitude of the Poles when they gain their liberty ; another is for punishing the Russian Empire by withholding a paltry payment. All these recommendations are equally futile, but they may not be the less injurious in their effects on the Polish people. Unless these are now com pletely undeceived, they may still fancy they have something to hope from British interference, while we well know that they must hope for nothing. Is it, then, aught but cruelty to maintain these dis cussions ? If by some mighty and unexpected revo lution the Polish nation were to be once more re stored, Englishmen might rejoice at the result; but while European events keep their regular course, and no deliverance appears possible, it is as well they should hold their peace. The horrors of 1863 ought not to be lightly renewed. Some 30,000 Poles killed in battle or executed, twice or three times that number deported to Siberia, such is stated to have been the result of the last rebellion. It is notorious that it was protracted, if not begun, through the hope of a European interference, which interference never came. To have provoked one such catastrophe in a genepation ought to be enough. POST.—It is acknowledged that the world is the best school for politics, and Lord Amberley was prompted by an honourable and sagacious instinct when, to fit himself for the career of a statesman, he chose rather to become an oratorical citizen than a meditative student. He might be worrying his brain over deep political problems still had he pre ferred the latter course. The temptations of a stu dent, moreover, are such as in no degree affect the public man. The student, having nothing but his own ideas to contend against, does not allow them to baffle him for long. His combats are rude and serious, but in the end he learns effectually to sub due them ; 'and seeing that he has it all his own way, it is not astonishing that he should grow opinionated. The political voices which issue from the closet are intolerably dogmatic and arrogant. They have no doubts. They deal in first prin ciples, and understand no scheme that is not com prehensive. Mankind can never move fast enough to satisfy them ; opposition is their deadly anta gonist ; they have a contempt for details ; and special interests are matters to be put aside with a sweep of the arm. It is our public life that makes Englishmen of us. In the closet we are theorists and only half insular. Great credit is due to Lord Amberley for perceiving so early in his career that books must be thrown aside, speculation trampled under foot, and the world fairly met. A perusal of the speeches he has already addressed to Leeds and his countrymen will show that he is not a student. A man less opinionated it would be hard to find. He is so amenable to hostile ideas, that they have only to be put to him in a certain shape to-day, and to-morrow he will adopt them and make them his own. There is a German tale of a man who sud denly became somebody else. Lord Amberley ap pears to have the power of becoming somebody else at a very short notice. Whether he is as amazed as that hero was, when greeted by total strangers with an overwhelming familiarity, and preserves the same sort of lingering consciousness of a quondam indi viduality, we are not accurately led to divine from his remarks ; but we observe a growing hesitation about them, as if he partly began to fancy that the Amberley of the 31st of January was not the Am berley of the 15th of March, and still less he of the transforming 16th. When a .woman changes her mind rapidly and frequently, censorious men declare that she has no mind at all. There is little doubt that they speak in their ignorance of the sex ; and as much may said of those who would charge the same upon Lord Amberley. That he has not yet discovered his right mind is quite evi dent, and he is at no pains to conceal the fact ; but that he is making honest and laudable efforts to identify and overtake it, is also plain, and should win for him more tolerati on th an h e i s a t presen t receiving. The truth is, that Lord Amberley made the capital mistake of commencing as a teacher and not as a pupil in the w or ld. Hi s i ns ti nc t was cor rect in propelling, but his ambition counselled him badly. He began as an orac l e , an d w hil e no ques tions were put to him he had no stammering fit. When the questions came the Delphic utterance ceased at once, and he was a simple pupil of the men of Leeds. Liberals are, perhaps, as easily to to be had ready-made as Conservatives. But be tween a ready-made leader of the former party, as Lord Amberley. was bidding to be in his January speech, and a full-grown Conservative, a marked difference exists. A Conservative has little else to do save to march monotonously up and down the castle wall, and show the top of the musket over the battlements. Different qualities are demanded from a Liberal chieftain. Lord Amberley has evidently been think ing over the distinction. The responsibility of at tacking institutions he now perceives to be infinitely more serious than that of defending them. So, he is " not quite sure" upon certain points with which his pertinacious questioners harass him. Anticipat ing, we may presume, that the question would come, he gave himself grace in an opening survey of our foreign policy, wherein he is quite at one with Leeds and the English public generally. This was given, modestly enough, in the teacher's vein, and sounded like the speech of the man we had known. But the fatal moment came at last, and we fear it brought a melancholy lesson for the youthful as pirant to political honours. Leeds had no objection to a young gentleman who is pleased to hear , his oratory, and to his teaching all that he knows— and more ; but what the electors chiefly require in their representative is one who will engage to stand for their opinions and interests in Parliament. Lord Amberley's views of foreign policy gave satisfaction. His answers to what we may truly call the home thrusts exhibit the most,striking picture of the Re former Reformed that we have beheld in recent days. To inform his hearers that " the state of the Church and State in Ireland is a very great anomaly," if the phrase provokes a transient applause, is a poor way of silencing men in earnest about what they ask. To tell them that he is against the punishment of crime by death, " so far as his present opinion is concerned," imposes too tremendous a weight on the reality of that "present opinion." But the terrible ordeal and crucial test was proposed by one of the electors with a definite formality almost too severe. " Would Lord Amberley in the present House of Commons, vote in favour of Mr. Baines's Borough Franchise Bill ?" We can make every allowance for Lord Amberley's incapacity to reply to it on the spot. His emotion must have been painful at the dead silence following his announce ment that he conscientiously could not put his entire adherence to this bill upon record. A Mr. Joseph Lupton, who expressed the feelings of the meeting so fully when he said that Lord Amberley, by his latest observations on the franchise, had " taken the breath out of him," was prophetic in adding that the day was probably not far distant when Lord Amberley would feel it his " bounden duty to sup port such a franchise " as this devised by Mr. Baines. In fact, the next day Lord . Amberley was prepared to support it. He had in the interval re flected, and some members of the working classes _ in whom he had been taught to place a perfect re- Hance, and he was ready to give a voice for the bill of Mr. Baines as an earnest of his desire to ob tain the honour of a twinship of election with that gentleman. The world must not be too hard on Lord Amberley. He has displayed a praiseworthy ambition and an unerring instinct—he has only been too hasty. The offspring of a luminary may have worse faults. In his first speech we saw the " young moon, with the old moon in her arm," too faintly adumbrated. The ring of parental light IS much clearer about him now. One whom the months do so much to brighten and make various, should inspire hope rather than disapproval. Whatever the electors of Leeds may think of Lord Amberley, the politicians of Great Britain must feel that he i . s• We do not imagine for one moment that he w lll remain subservient to their impositions on his volatile judgment. He has a larger career before him. The peril of a mind so rapid in changing, an d honest in confessing the change, is, that his reputa:- tion will be wrecked with the public before his opinions have become fixed and his ideas have arrived at maturity. Metropolitan Board of Works. This board held its usual weekly meeting at the offices in Spring-gardens yesterday. The president, J. Thwaites, Esq., took the chair at 12 o'clock. FINANCE. The cash statement for the current week shows a total general balance of £601,227.195. 7d. REPORT FROM THE MAIN DRAINAGE COMMITTEE. A report was brought up by Mr. Freeman from this committee, recommending that the tender of Mr. William Dethick, for the execution of the day, jobbing, and measured works to be executed by the Board, comprising the eastern portion of the metro polis north of the Thames, for three years, at 12i per cent. under the prices enumerated in the sche dule, be accepted, provided the result of inquiry to his responsibility and that of his sureties be satis factory.—Approved. The committee also recommended that the tender of Messrs. Hill and Keddell for the execution of the day, jobbing, and Measured works to be exe cuted by the Board, comprising the seteral parishes and places within the jurisdiction of the Board, south of the Thames, for three years, at IA per cent. under the prices enumerated in the schedule/ be accepted, provided the result of inquiry as t ° their responsibility and that of their sureties be satisfactory.—Approved. The committee also recommended tlyet the appli cation of the Sewage Utilisation and Essex Re clamation Company, for permission to apply sewage to certain pieces of land adjoining the Northern Outfall Sewer, be granted, on condition that the operations of the company be conducted so as 11° to occasion a nuisance, such permission to continu e only during the pleasure of the Board, and to be subject to the Board revoking the same at all tun eo without compensation for any outlay. This part of the report gave rise to a discussie li as to whether the Board was justified in sanctioning experiments which were undoubtedly injurious t.: 3 the health of the inhabitants in the neighbo urbo° Mr. Samuda and Mr. Dixon spoke against the recommendation of the committee. Mr. Freeman, Mr. Carpmael, and Mr. Richard son supported it. An amendment that the matter be referred back to the committee was attempted, but was lost upon a division by a majority of 21 to 7. The recom mendation was then approved of. A letter was read from Messrs. Wigmore and Whittick, withdrawing their tender for executin.g the day-jobbing, &c., works for the Western dill" sion of the metropolis. dr After disposing of the routine business the Boar adjourned. COUNTRY MARKETS. STAMFORD.—FnmAY. 36 New white wheat, 41s to 435; new red, 368 to 39s P er stone. Barley, malting, 31s to 33s • grinding, 26 s to °"_ per qr. Oats, new, 18s to 235; old , 25s to 28s per 24 stow' Beans 38s to 40s per 38 stone. Peas as heretofore. LIVERPOOL.--FRIDAY. ar" We have had a fair demand for wheat at this dayys il l it ket, but the business passing has not been so large ts, s otherwise would have been owing to the extreme Prlt, asked by sellers, and we cannpt quote the actual a dva 'v established since this day week at more than a good pe n a t per cental. Flour meets a better inquiry than of Jate'„o-t full prices. Indian corn is quite 6d per qr. dearer, to" ti p easy to buy, from the small quantity offering. Oats ar e k. id per bushel, and oatmeal 3d per load, on the week, Beans, peas, and barley steady at fully late rates. ga r - exhibits altogether more tone. LINCOLN.—Fnuay. New white wheat, 38s to 44s ; new red, 36s to 38s P er 36 stone. Barley for malting, 32s to 3 4 s p er q r ; grind i ng, 27s to 31s per 30 stone. Oats, 22s to 252- B y 38$ t° 42s per qr. DERBY—FRIDAY. New white wheat, 42s to 44s ; new red437o to 4 0 s P e ! V , stone. Barley for malting, 31s to 34s per q r. ; grinorto 28s to 30s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 23s to 25s ; old, 338 27s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 42s to 458 new, 37s t ° per qr. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY. Wheat trade firm, at the extreme prices of last Fr l : 6 ,3i; choice white rather dearer. Barley less plentiful, ana as dear. Other articles unaltered. ding The following are the averages for the week ell 9 40 March 13:—Wheat, 3,888 qrs., at 39s 3-1-d; bar l q i c all qrs., at 28s Od ; oats, 50 qrs., at 22s 7d ; beans, at s Od ; peas, qrs., at —s Od. BRISTOL SUGAR.—FRmAY• "no The market has become very flat, and prices have '`'d fully 6a to ls per cwt. Refined sugars are dull, O A. lower, with a very slow sale. Rum—no sales to reP" COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. v _ . 6j, s. d. - 18 0 Davison's W. Hartley 15 0 South Kelloe ......... 6 Carway and„Duffryn Kelloe .. . ..... ........ 19 6 Malting 22 0 Hartlepool ............ Tanfield Moor l4 0 East Hartlepool ...... 17 6 Heugh Hall lB 6 Tunstall .. ........... 18 Walls End Riddell West Belmont lB 3 Hatton ............... Ships at market, 58 ; sold, 46. Foreign Mail Packet List• ...- Ol% Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton ..... 10%12. w Ditto, via Marseilles April 6, Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pactet ......... _ r.r. 0 Ditto, by British packet .. ........... ; T o. 9t. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. • 21. •. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou t hampton . ••; i l lO .. 29 , Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands r. 0/ ' Gibraltar, via Southampton 3 14 r. 9 India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton...-. ...,. 2 • Ditto, via Mar,,eilles •• ..... gar. 3. India (Bombay), via Southampton. ..... ,2 . • ar.. ~ Ditto, via vlarseiiles .. A p ril /. . . ii 6. Mauritius, via Southampton ..... . Ali t ' 12. Ditto, via hlarseil es," April 6. Newfoundland April Portugal ' . . .... •" * Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. ............ • United states and British North America, bi. 00,05 tish packet Ditto. by United States packet, via Southarar _.•• tcn - Ditto, via Cork rot ji• Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderri• ' m oil Is ' West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe . ..... '— West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cubih,ar. 3i. and Mexico .................. .... ............. .••-a.'":"iii 8. Bahamas, via New Y ork. ........................... s l "..ii Is' . P` Bermuda, ditto ................................... )or , Cuba and Mexico ...............................•• Births. BAKER.—On the 16th inst., at Bayfordbury , of Wm. Clinton Baker, Esq., of a son. a Ec lB#a BOWLBY —0 . n the 15th inst., at Ryde, thew . 0 -f S. Bowlby, Esq., barrister - at - law, of a sou. the W ilo K.ERBY Sorts, the If iftl .—On the 15th inst., at Berwick-on - T Wee,L- of Commander E. F. Kerby, R.N., of a son. Marriages. tleS fed:(l' BARKER—MAYNARD.—On the 16th inst., at to At lee' Horace John Barker, of Finchl y New -road, ,it°,,ttlee eldest daughter of obert Maynard, Esq. 7 0f "' bet ford, Cambridgeshire. i i 10 10' BURR—T Burr, E gg CIaphaA SDALE.—Om -pnark, the 16t Surrey, to Eliza h inst at Southsve ' Pee' lithir 011, '7 E ~ oli eldesf daughter of Edward Teasdale, Esq.., ''' Notts. Deaths. I,,strel ADRIAN.—On the 16th inst., at 25, UPPe r i „t e rar f ).-. $ Islington, William Thomas Adrian, 8ec1 .7 ''''" o Treasury. A les' ll BALMANNO.—On the 16th inst., at 6, pall-Inu east' Wm. Balmanno, Esq., aged 72. ~ h AO Se icl FAIRREAD.—On the 16th in 1 . 4 . lA' 'd hill ag s., , a.., .....ai a- I. ,„.„,i, Fairhead, Lieut.-Colonel, retired list Beng al - 60. 3, Sta ir IIrLDEE.—On the 17th inst , at Haberdashers S' 0 109/ ' all, ing-lane, Mr. James Joseph Hilder, aged 45. H ,0 ARTLEY.—On the 16th inst., at Croydon, John Esq., aged 66. rp of Oc't LEWIS.—On the 17th inst at South Lanabetb, f t fi• '7 Harman Hicks Lewis, M.A., aged 62. c:, jZob e- SCHOMBURGH.—On the 11th inst., at Berlin, P: Schomburgh, late H.M.'s Consul at Bang S+ --' - - - - - - C - 0 ' London : Printed and Published byVVILLIA/1 isTo o f of No. 112, Strand, Painter , at Tits Strri (A Ce 6 O -0 1 ty Strand, in the precinct of the Savoy, in the Middlesex. —Saturday, March 18,1866• :Ak 7