The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-10 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two '. At the Paris B ourse this morning, o according to Reuter's telegram, the French Rentes were 68f. 45c. Activity prevails in the English Stock Market, and prices are buoyant. The monthly settlement is in course of liquidation, and up to the present moment the arrangements have been satisfactorily concluded. Several dealings have been made to-day for investment, and Consols have advanced 1 per cent., viz., to 871 k for money ; and to 88 1 for the account. The New Threes are 86a 87, and Reduced a n nuities, 86f k ; I n di a 5 per Cents., 103 k ; and tto Bonds, ss. prem. to par. In the Foreign Stock Market prices aro gene rally firm. Italian have advanced k, to 541 k ; Spanish Passive k, to 19k 204 ; while Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined _a, to 281 ; and Greek 1, to 14 12 ; Mexican remain at 15k 16k ; Spanish Certificates at 15k 16k ; and Brazilian Scrip at 31 dis. American securities have been dealt in to a moderate extent. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced to 67f k . ; Erie Shares conti nue at 39} ; a nd Illinoi s at 76g In the Railway Share Market .business has been moderately active, and in some instan ces pr i ces are a s hade firm er. Great Western, North Western, and Midland have each improved ss. ; Great Eastern and Metropolitan, each 10s. ; and North Eastern (Berwick d eclined £1), 15s. ; w hil e B r i g h ton have each ; Great N or th ern an d d i tto A Stock, I.os. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material variation. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian have ad vanced k, and East Indian de- Z Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet but Alliance have advanced to 23k 24 ; Consoli dated Bank to 51 k ; London Chartered of Aus tralia to 211• Hudson's Bay C ompany are at 16i 17 ; National Discount Company a nd Credit F onc i er and .Mobilier of Englandrem have further improved zdis., on account of the satis factory character of the circular just issued, r „ . _ BRI TISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. . ktOV E RNMENT FUNDS.O per Cent. Consols B7l 8718 71 88f i I Do. Account,'July 10. tPer Cent. Reduced New iaer Cent ................... 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 ys, expire sth April, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.•.:_ Juno. .s.lTrch. 1885 — pm" ExeheqUer Bills, .£l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO Par Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, S per Cent Do Account .Qinthor GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent A i 11874 2OB ~ pr De. Account P 1) ........................... imi per Cent. July, 1870 DDo. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Poo. Certificates . Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent " 0 . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Ce nt , May 1879 D°Do. Deb , 4 per ' Cen.t , Aug, 1866 o' 13°045, .£l,OOO .... . under £l,OOO . ......................... par 10 pru FOREIGN F ..1 . 1.. N . 1 . 5 " -- . ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cont., .£l5 pd — Pia AiLitrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1809 Brazilian 5 per Cent .. ..,;.:. Do, 41 per Cent., 1.8.5.2-5e-;a0 ............ 64 De. 1863 .................. ... , Do. 1865 ..................... D°•-1-10 Account ... . .......... .£lOO Bond; ... ''''''''''''.................... 8 0 . Scrip, £55 paid .................................. 3 dis 11000 s Ayres 6 Cent ..................... Do .RlOO Bonder ....... ............... Cht)? 1 per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent.) .i.,loian 6 per Cent .............................. D° l, ) . • ft Per Cent • ............................... Colomu per Cent ............................. Cuba,° Sc rip, £5O paid ........................ 13 pin bian 6 iper Cent. .................. Cuba, 6 per Cent. ...... per Cent., . _,,.1.1, ......................... ounubiart ei_,..!..16,3280 .................. Do. Account .................................... 65 Equador New ConsoilatZ4l ... . deni .. ... DoDo., Provisional Land arrant ......... 13gypDeferred ................................. Dotian 7 per Cent ........................... ~ Second Issue ........................... Do £lOO Bonds Do £ lOO Bonds 1864... ................................ 87 8 Do. ............... -- .............................. -- Do. D Gover nment Rail way D ebentures. 83 0 . £69 paid re .......................... ... .... -- cils t iek 5 per Cents. 1.824- , 5 .... , ex Coupons -- DoDo. Account ........................ 12 . Do. Coupons ...................................... ktuat. Account ................................. 4f ernala 5 per Cent. ...................... It 5 per Cent 1865 ................ D o per ....... .. ................................ 631 4 Alo2cO. Mare mmana Railway .................. -- "oican 3 per Cent ........................... . Account ................................. 16 1 , 151 D o 1864 ......... _.. ............ 121 1 Vo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ............ Peru'vian 5 per Cent., 1865 . ................. 1.)0. Account ... ......................... .DoDo 3 per Cent. (Ifribarrenj ............... -- 1)0 41 per Cent, 1862 ..................... Account ................ . .. . ................ 14orteguese 3 per Cont., 1853 .... . .......... Po 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, D° Account ................................. 431 Rutimitta 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ............ -- -I'l j t, ) ° 4 .1. per Cent. 1850 ................. . ... l - per Cent., 1860 ..................... -- D o T ., .4 per Cent. 1859 • ........................ 80 6 '' ' ,-, U 5 per Cent. 1862 ........................ '1 i S -"° 5 per Cent. 1864 ........................ '-'B.l,dinian 5 per Cent ........................ -- ')PanD 410: Account ............................... ___— isli 3 per Cent ........................... D o 13° 4.,„ceiAlut ................................. „0 41e'sv Deferred ........................... — 2 .0 Aceolint ................................. 3 I "0 Passive ........................... Accsunt ..... ..... . ................... 201 i 19i BNnisla Cert. of C;ll';;;i;t'funded ......... -1)0 Account .......................... 16i 16 wedish 4 6 ... r " .. ... . . . - i , per en • ................. Turd - 1 - 41 per Cent. 1864 ..................... Dn-"O811 6 per Cent. 1854 ..................... Account .................................... —„O.Do. Per Cent. 1858 ........................ Account ............................ 59 410 XlOO Bond; ............................... / I ° 6 Per Cent. 1.862 ........................ D° Account .................................... 5 . 5 * 7 D O £lOO Bonds .............................. 501 .6 ° , G Per Cent., 1863 .................. : ..... —. 1-, ° . Per Cent. 1865, paid up Scnp... -- -.',0 Account ' 2Bl 1 8 1r u° . 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 9O * enpzuela 3 Per Cent. - ?itto account —.. 10 6 per Cent 1862 — ,o. A , ~ --- , , 2!,CCOUnt 34 " 0 . 6 per Cent, 1864 Diridends on the above Bel i payable in Condos. _ t) g , th, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. 4te h 1 ' 0G . 1 _,... It ' t.tll.le4leute (sle3upte"r Ex. 12 .. Guil _ Do. P er C e nt., 1861. Ex. „._ . ia 1 1 31 Account ..,. • i „.. ..................... 'TWO O'CLOGh. C o 871 i 18 for money ................ .--. 14 . 88i f 4 Ceolir l t , ..... , ..... . ..... . ....... . . . TWELVE The Money Ma r k e t presents indications of CLOCK ac tivity, owing to numerous bills relating to Indian business maturing to-morrow. The rates, however. show an easier tendency in consequence of a full Supply of capital afloat, which has been increased by the distribution of the dividends. The operations at the Bullion department of the Bank yesterday comprised a withdrawal of £lB,OOO for the Continent, and a receipt of 26,000 sove reigns from Egypt and £2,000 in bar gold. The directors of the Lion Brewery Company have announced an interim dividend for the past Six months at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the preference shares, and of 8 per cent, per annum on the ordinary shares payable on th© Ist August next. The report has just been issued of the Metropoli tan and Provincial Bank, which states that after writing off bad and making ample provision for doubtful debts, for interest paid and payable, for rebate, and for expenses of every kind, there remains at credit of profit and loss a sum of £10,202 Bs. 4d., showing a nett profit of 6 per cent. per annum. The rate of dividend to be declared, however, the directors consider should, in consequence of the peculiar state of monetary affairs generally, be sub mitted to the opinion of the proprietors at the general meeting. During the last few days there has been rather mo re activity ex hibi ted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce markets. At the public sales of tea, just concluded, late rates were generally well sustained. Sugar has been in more request, superior qualities being a shade dearer. For coffee there has been a good demand, and both Plantation and Native Ceylon have sold readily at full rates. Rice has been dull; while in tallow the operations, both for cousutnption and on speculation, have been on a Very limited scale, at about previous rates. SHARE 'his Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. tr a m I Closing 1 Business Price. done. it 'Bristol anti Exeter .... it Caledonian ...•• • It Cambrian......... 5 Cork and 8and0n...... 0 Cornwall. t Dublin & Belfast June. t Dun„Perth, & A b•June. 0 E.London, scrip Certi. Do. t Glasgow &S. Western t Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. it Do. E. Ang,l. at. No. 2 st Great North of Scotland it Great Northern it Do. A stock it Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm it Gt S, and W. of Ireland it Gt. Western -Original it Do. S. Val. Rail gua. it Do. South Wales t Do. W. Mid.—Oxford it Do. Newport it Do. Ilereford t Lancashire & Yorkshire t Landon and 131ackwall it Lon., Brigh., & S Coast it Lon., Chat., and Dover it Do. Metrop. Ex. A it Lon. & North Western it Lon. & South Western t Man., Shet., & Lincoln it Metropolitan .0 Do. New 0 Do. Extension , 0 5 Metropolitan District Do. do. do. .0 Do. and St. John'sW'd it Midland 9 Do. £9 Share it Do, Birrain.. & Derby 5 ifid Kent at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do. G•N•E purchase st Do. Leeds ..... at Do. York at Dor. Carlisle * ... 2 5 Do. Stock. & Darling. 25 Do. do. 1860-61 at North London La Do. do. 1864 LO Do. do. 1865 at North Staffordshire it N. &S. W. J unc ti on it Scottish Central it Scot. N. E , Aber. stock it Do. Scot, Mid. stock : it Shropshire Union it South Devon it South Eastern . 1 :0 Staines, Wok., & Wok it 'raft' Vale ,0 Do. C . it Vale of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny 1 .0 Waterloo & Whiteha i it West Cornwall 1 89 91 125 127 35 45 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 112 111 32 33 5 6 120 122 131 132 511 52 BRITISH I' 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence Bo g ra u. ., s ß p a e ro r d ee. a. n tC . e . n.ln 20 Do. 1' shares 20 1 Beni° & Lake Huron 10 Do. Preference 100 1 6 p.o. 1873- I.••••• • • Be f r.,Brant,&Goderich at Calcutta & 2- S. E., lim at Cape Town & Dock, gu 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 at East. Bengal, gu., sdo at East I n di an , gu . 5 p.c. 20 Do. 1 Extension at Grand Trunk of Canad a 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c LOO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds 100 Do. do deferred iOO De. 2d Pref. Bonds .00 Du. do. deferred 00 Do. 3d Pref. stock... 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 4th Pref. stook 00 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 20 120. Gua. 5 per cent 20 Do. New gua. sp. c.. at Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent et Do. 41 per cent at Do 201 Great Wes. of Canada.. 2 Do. New D oi O Do. 6p. e. Bds. pay. 1873 DC Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limited at Madras, gua. 5 p.o at Do. 42 do st Do. 41 d o !O Do. Fifth Extension 3t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. s M e e in l.:H .. u . :ls . o . n's Bay it N. Itl.C'da,6pclstpf.ba It it Do. Delhi : 0 Do. do ••• it Do. Puniaub..• • Do.lndus St.FloL COLONIAL GO Tait British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31 1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c. Ja.& July 18 77-81 Do. 6p. e. Feb. & Aug 1..1 D 0.5 pC. Mar. & Sept 101 Do. slx c. Jan. & July 101 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ek 101 Cape 1:T..1-Tope, 6 p.c. 1373 101 D° •API. & Oct 1690-1900 101 Do. do; 1880-9 u 101 Do. Jan.&July, tB9O-91 101 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOl Cevlon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( 101 rho . 1878, do lOl 31 Puritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May 15, N0v.16 10 Do. 1895, Feb, &.Aug 1 Natal riOV. 6 per cent.. N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.,10 uly 101 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c., 1866 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 101 New Zealand, 6p. cent 101 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o. sterling, 1875 l9l Queensland Gov. 6p. C. 101 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,C 1868-9 101 Do. 1878 & upwards_ 11' Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. J r a & July 10 Do, do, April Oct ll BRITIS MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Um 1 Chiverton - Cli ff ord Amalgamated 3O 5 7 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 425 445 - Drake walls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 29i 1 z l4 - East Caradon 2.14.0 7 8 - East earn Brea 3l I - East Grenville 2.14.0 21 - East Guniiislake 8.3.6 - East Loved 3.9.0 - E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 - StAubyn(G wen. 66 - - 4 Great Laxey, limited all 20 21 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 I ti - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 II - G. Wheal Vor (llelst , m 40 20 22 - Grenville 8.18.0 11 2 - llerocr s Foot .... 8.10.0 33 35 - iiingston Downs 5.10.6 3} 31 - Margaret (tiny Lelant 13.17.6 4 - Marke Valley.. 4.10.6 31 41 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, Um 21 2} lid - N e-,v Se ton - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassettailogan 4.4.0 - ' North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1. - Providence UnyLelant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) - South Condurrow 3.2 - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 - Stray Park - Tin Croft 5 Vigra and Clogtin, lint a - West Bassett (Mogan ' - W. Caradon (Liskeard - West Chi verton ....... . 1 _ West Seton ...... . - Wheal Bassett/Mogan - Wheal Buller (Redruth 1 Wheal Wh e s s l e a t r o y a rt n . .... .. .. Wheal Trelawney (Lis di 7 ! 3 3i 1 01 " ~ 6.7 20 25 11 325 375 t.O If t 18.9 174 221 15.6 - 9 9 11 Lll 3 5 11 1 2 9 6 7 11 671 171 105 115 7211 51 80 85 16 10 t 5 8 3 5 140 155 11 13 rHEFERENCE Great Northern, 5 per cent., 110 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 85 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldin), F e r s a n da Orleans, 35 frocite and San Franci sco , lim., gua. 7 p er cen t ., 14 San Paulo, lim„ gua. 0 per cent., 14 South Austrian and.Lombardo Venetian, 15j 13 West Flanders, 71 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 31 St. John del Rey, lim., 47i BANJUL Alliance. lira., 231 4 Chartered kler.fot India, London, and China, 87 Consolidated Bank, lira., 5} I English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 181 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 7 Imperial Bank, lim.. 27i Imperial Ottoman, 81 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia,.2l} London and County, 67 London Joint Stook, 431 New South Wales, 4 4 i 2 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 41 Union of Australia. 48! Union of London, 471 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 91 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 31 11 Berlin Water Works, lim., 10 Commercial Union, Insurance, 61 Credit Fonder and slobilier of England, 41 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, llm„ 6 Crystal Palace, 37 Hudson's Bay, 161. 17 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 4/ 1 London Financial Association. lint, 81 9 Natal Land and Colonization Co, lira, 2 Naional Discount company. 13 2 Peninsul a Ditto, n and Orew, iss iental Steued at 5 p am, 67 rem whi c h 31:is to pay, 51, I Ditto, new, 50v 14 Union Marine, Liverpool, iim. , 31 THEATRICAL NEWS.--There is - no truth in the report that Mr. Boucicault has become the lessee of a Lon don theatre, He will appear at the Lyceum in September next, in a new and original drtulia, hi Which Mrs. flouci cault will also perform. We congratulate Mr. Pechter on this engagement. It is reported in Paris that the author of "Jean la Poste" is preparing a comedy for the Theatre Francais, illustrative of English manners, or, as they have it, "Etude de Moeurs Anglaises." If Mr. Boucicault be as successful in painting English life as he has proved himself capable of representing Irish We, he will reform many erroneous ideas and ridiculous preNdices popularly entertained in France about English society. He has ma tured his powers since he wrote "London Assurance," and should be capable of producing a comedy as brilliant as that, future with more su b s t ance. We believe that many of the works of this popular author will be produced in Faris in the first place, and then translated to the Roglish stage.=.Erce. 33 3 1221 123 92 94 20 22 118 119 91 12 59 6 133 i )3 , 1 2, 3 ill 64 86 1251 /2.5 It 2 I 95 07 56 58 '4 26 109 110 69 71 1064 107 35 36 9 11 p 1.19 121 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 [4B 152 65 67 45 48 69 70 71 81 .4 145 2 3 ) 100 103 53 66 SIONS. 52 54 100 101 id ip 4 4i 7i 84 78 80 55 60 100 102 99 ICO, NO 101 18i 19, 85 87 57 60 58 55 50 65 45 SO 40 45 37 41 24 26 23 25 105 ICO I 1 3 I) 11v Ali 98, 91 93 15. 151 5i 5 a gl 93 83 85 lk 981 99j 89 91 85 87 81 82 964 974 98 97 1 j'' 951 964 105 j I 5 KENT SECUK. 02 94 93 95 94 96 75 77 )0 75 77 )0 99 101 )0 102 101 )0 102 101 )0 100 103 10 86 83 COI 102 10 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 1(3 105 97 100 91 94 92 93 90 95 83 ES 92 94 74 76 94 96 94 P 6 ;u :2 1 102 10i 101 105 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 Elei ;nce. Emigra serpool. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. A convocation will be holden on Thursday next, the 12th inst., at ten o'clock, for the purpose of electing one burgess to represent the university in Parliament in place of the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, who has vacated his seat by accepting the office of Commissioner for Administering the Laws for Relief of the Poor in England. During the month of June, twenty-five ships " under the Act" sailed from Liverpool for the United States, containing 8,430 steerage and 321 cabin passengers, of whom 2,637 were English, 242 Scotch, 3,490 Irish, and 2,061 foreigners—total, 8,751. To Canada there were four ships, contain ing 1,029 steerage and 93 cabin passengers, of whom 319 were English, 127 Irish, 1,583 foreigners, making a total of 1,122. One ship sailed to Nova Scotia with 368 steerage and 3 cabin passengers, of whom 298 were English, 56 Scotch, 13 Irish, and 1 foreigner, making a total of 371. To Victoria there were two ships, with 450 steerage and 13 cabin passengers, of whom 119 were English, 36 Scotch, and 295 Irish, making a total of 463, and a grand total of thirty-two ships under the Act and 10,707 passengers, 3,373 of whom were English, 334 Scotch, 3,925 Irish, and 2,645 foreigners. There is a decrease of 6,865 passengers compared with the previous May, but this is explained by the fact that a large number of persons, who would otherwise have emigrated, are in the meantime engaged in harvest ork, and that they will leave when that is over. During the month of June the ships not under the Act which sailed to the United States were two, with 330 passengers ; to Victoria one, with 21 passengers ; New Brunswick one, with 5 passengers ; South America five, and 10 passengers; West Indies two, and 6 passengers; Africa one, with 25 passengers—total, twelve ships and 488 passengers. In comparison with the quarter end ing March there is an increase on the June quarter of 14,289 passengers, and an increase over the same period of last year of 7,619 passengers. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1866. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Proclamation of the receipt of the writ was made at Cambridge yesterday, and also that the High Sheriff has appointed Tuesday, the 17th inst., for carrying the writ into effect. The members of the Liberal party still insist that, in all probability, there will be opposition to the re-election of Lord Royston, but as yet no name as that of a Liberal candidate has been publicly mentioned. GUILDFORD. The contest here will undoubtedly be a very se vere one, and the war of placards has been begun in earnest, although there is happily at present an ab sence of that violent and bitter party spirit which has occasionally marked contests in this borough. Yes terday the canvassers were busily at work on both sides, Mr. Bovill being attended by the members of his committee ; whilst Mr. Long's power was greatly augmented by Mr. Onslow, the Liberal member for the borough, and Mr. Pocock, the late unsuccessful Liberal candidate, also canvassing on his behalf. NORTH ESSEX. Mr. Charles Du Cane has issued the following ad dressito the electors of the Northern Division of Essex : —" Gentlemen,—Having accepted the office of Junior Lord of the Admiralty in Lord Derby's Go vernment, it becomes necessary for me to seek at your hands a renewal of the trust you have already, for three successive Parliaments, reposed in me. Having now had the honour of representing you for nine years, I feel that you will not look for a length ened exposition of my political prineiples on the present occasion. The present Administration, suc ceeding to the direction of affairs at a most moment ous crisis, will, I am convinced, receive at the hands of the country that fair trial to which it is eminently entitled. And I believe that in accepting office un der Lord Derby I am joining a Government which will do its utmost to maintain peace abroad, and assert at home the cause of constitutional progress." Anecdotes of General Scott. " Dixon," writing from Washington, contributes to the Boston Advertiser the following characteristic stories of General Scott : IN CHURCH. The General, while in Washington, was a regular attendant at St. John's Episcopal Church—more commonly called Dr. Pine's Church—and strangers went there to see him just as they went to Dr. Gurley's to see Mr. Lincoln. A knot of about twenty persons stood about .on the morning in question, evidently waiting the arrival of the Gene ral. Presently his well-known low-bodied carriage drove up, and his grand figure and stern face soon appeared. He walked with some difficulty up the steps, and paused an instant before entering the church. I arrived at that moment, and was passing in at the door when I heard one of the young men stand ing near say, " Well, we've seen him ; come, let's go." The general must have heard every word, for the young man evidently spoke louder than he sup posed. Quick as thought he turned upon him and exclaimed, " Young man, go in and say your prayers to God, who made the old soldier !" He accompanied his words with a commanding motion of his hand, and there was in his eyes and firm-set I;ps such decisiveness of meaning that the young man passed into the church without even a glance to his companions. THE GENERAL AND AN ORDERLY. That General Scott was of hasty and irascible temper in these latter years no one knew better than himself. That he was as ready to recall as to utter an unjust rebuke, is not, perhaps, as well known to the public as it should be. I was witness, acciden tally, to an incident illustrative alike of his impatient spirit and real gentlemanhood. It occurred while he was yet Commander-in-chief, though .I cannot now fix the exact time. His office was on Seven teenth-street, opposite the War Department. His carriage stood at the door one afternoon as I passed, and discovering at the instant that he was coming out for a ride, I paused to see him. Kind enough at heart, and thoughtful of his troops when in seri , ice, he permitted no undue familiarity on the part of his soldiers, and required proper observance on all oc casions of his rank and position. The regulars knew this well enough, and were not likely to offend in this regard. His peculiarities were very little known, however, to the Volunteers. As he came out of the door of the building in which head-quarters were at this time, an orderly stepped up with, as it appeared afterward, a letter from one of the bureaus of the War Department, which lie had been directed to deliver to General Scott at once—of course to his adjutant-general or chief of staff. The willing but not well-learned volunteer interpreted his order literally, however, and carelessly giving the salute, began :—" Oh General, here's a paper I want you too look at before you —." The haughty veteran of nearly four score, seemed dumb-founded for just one or two seconds, and then, straightening to his full height, and raising his cane, with a sudden sweep of his arm —I think he had a cane—he exclaimed in a weighty voice, " Clear out, sir—clear out !" The astonished orderly sprang away, and the General passed to his carriage and was driven off. The letter was taken charge of by the orderly on duty at the office, and the other slowly walked on. The carriage was driven no more than twenty or thirty rods before it turned about, and the driver called to the unfortunate orderly. He, of course, met it with hat in hand and fear in every quivering muscle, He was beckoned to the door, and the General asked his name and regiment, as he told two or three of us immediately afterwards. He gave both, and the General answered, " Well, sir, report to your colonel that you were guilty of gross disrespect to General Scott as an officer, and that General Scott was guilty of gross disrespect to you as a man, General Scott begs your pardon. Go to your duty, sir." AT TIIE WHITE HOUSE. One of the last occasions on which I saw the General was at a Saturday afternoon instrumental concert in the White House grounds by the Marine Band. It was quite the custom of Mr. Lincoln to appear for half an hour or so on the southern portico of the Executive Mansion during these concerts. Happening to be there on this afternoon, with some Illinois friends of the President, I was included in the invitation to accompany him to the portico. We had been out there a quarter of an hour, perhaps, when one of the servants came to say that General Scott was at the door. The President im mediately went to meet him, and directly returned with the Lieutenant-General, in full uniform, lean ing on his arm. It was a sight worth something to see. The crowd in front of the house saw it, was hushed in reverence a moment, and then broke out into a hearty clapping of hands, The General stepped to the front and raised his chapeau in acknowledgment. At this instant th© baud struck up " Hail to the Chief l 7 while the 146604 6dntitilidd their plaiiclits. " rolfte gdt a good many young generals, Mr. President," said he turning to Mr. Lincoln, "but they don't forget the old general yet, do they ?" with a motion towards the people, and a decided emphasis on " don't," as if he had turned the question over and over in his mind. "We could spare a hundred of them better than we could him," answered Mr. Lincoln as he supported him to a chair. " I thank you, Irr. Pre sident—l thank you," said the general, in conclu sion, Were there tears in his eyes ? At least there were in the eyes of several of the persons who stood near, Wo have much pleasuro 111 announcing that Lord Henry Lennox has been appointed Secretary to tho Admiralty. Rev. J. D. T. Smith, rector of the Episcopal church in Shelbyville, Tenn., regarded as one of the ablest divines in that section, died on the 15th of May. The Fourth of July. The Times remarks that there was a time, no doubt, when the celebration of the anniversary of American Independence was observed solely because it ()tiered an occasion for exulting over England. That sentiment may still inspire the orations which will amuse the rising generation in the streets of the United States on the 4th, but all enlightened Americans are heartily ashamed of it. As a pea ple they are growing superior to their old animosi- ties and prejudices, and regard them as unworthy allie of their present fortune and their future des tiny. We in England have an interest of our own in this Fourth of July, if we regard the day in the way Americans look upon it, as a marking point in their history. The relations between the two coun tries are becoming more friendly and substantial than they have been for some years past, and it is needless to recall in proof of this the instances o: goodwill shown towards us by the present Govern ment at Washington. Almost on the eve of a general election it has risked arraying against it self the opposition of a large and powerful class in order to enforce a strict observance of the neu trality laws ; it has treated other questions which might have given rise to embarrassments and ill feeling in a spirit of great moderation, and we may fairly hope that there is no point of difference that might possibly arise between us which the President and his counsellors would not approach with the sincere desire to effect a just accommodation. That so good an under stancli.ng should be strengthened and made enduring must be the earnest wish al'ke of every American and every Englishman who truly understands the interests of the two countries. In the destiny of America the destiny of mankind must be clos e ly nobler the aims of higherin t a h n e d y will be of attachi ng to themselves people t o h l e v ms ed e ; lv tah es nedin th to e hree la c s e t r i t n a g sympathies and goodwill of this country. Should we desire Prussian Success ? The ;nterested or prejudiced advocates of a bad cause, in excusing admitted errors, generally give us to understand, that an early, if not immediate, reform is certain. We had the strongest passible historical example of this in the late American war. Persons in England who claimed to be the most un compromising abolitionists, maintained the cause of the slaveholders, and urged as one of their most co gent reasons that if the Government were success ful slavery would stand, but if the slaveholders were successful, And made themselves perfect mas ters of the situation, they would be sure, out of their natural chivalry and love of freedom, to abolish slavery of their own accord. We presume that the same class of arguments will be urged in favour of Prussia as soon as the conflict developes sufficiently for people to get their prejudices thoroughly enlisted. In fact very many German Liberals are now going for Bismarck and the war, on the ground that when the Prussian dominions are sufficiently enlarged, Bismarck will be sure to give their rights to the people, or else the King will find another Premier. We think it just possible that this may be an in couect conclusion. It seems to us that when Bis marck shall have consolidated his power by success, when great armies in the field have learned implicit obed'ence to his commands, when the people are poor, weak, and exhausted by the war, when new and disaffected provinces furnish fresh excuses for acts of stern repression,—then it will be the worst tune in the world for the Prussian people to hope to obtain their rights of Count Bk-narck, or a new and a more liberal Premier in his stead. The complete suceess of Prussia necessarily in volves the success of the policy of Count Bismarck. That policy clearly is to make, of all North Ger many at least, a consolidated despot;sm under the d'rect sway of the Prussian King, and to place the rest of the German States, Austria included, in such a position of inferiority as will make them v'r- Wally vassals, with final slavery in reserve. And any considerable Prussian success in the final issue wall have the same despotic tendency. It will in evitably tend to keep Europe bristling R :th bayo nets, and thus to oppress the Continent with the support of an immense body of non-producers, and with all the decided obstacles to liberty and pro gress which great standing armies must inevitably occasion.—Anglo-American Times. Foreign Mail racket List. RAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles July I". Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Aug. 5. Ditto, by French packet . July 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... July 22. China. Penang. and Singapore. via Southampton.. July —. Ditto, via Mar5ei11e5.........,~., Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton. ........ July 27. India (Calcutta), and Ce•ilon , via Southampton July —. Ditto, via Marseilles ........ India (Bombay). via Southampton. July 11. Ditto, vis Marseilles ... July 7 Malta, Egypt, and Aden , via Southampton July —. Ditto, via Marseilles July 14. Mauritius, via Southampton July 13 Ditto, via narseille 3 July 13 Newfoundland .... . July 18. Portugal ............. . Aug 5. Ditto, by private ship t o 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 13. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife ....July 11. West Indies and Paola° (except Bahamas and Honduras) . Cuba and Mexico July 30. Bahamas, via New York. July 26. Bermuda, vla Halifax Aug. 1. AN UNFORTUNATE INAINTOR.--A deplorable inci dent occurred in the Bay of Valparaiso in May. A German, named Flach, havirg constructed a torpedo sub marine boat, made several successful experiments in sink ing and raising h's boat in four fathoms water. He then took a party of friends on board, and with them proceeded some distance out in the harbour, and there sank his boat, with himself and friends on board, in 30 fathoms. No anxiety was felt about the expedition for some time, Flach haying stated that he could remain under water ensily for the space of six or seven hours, but as the boat did not mike its appearance about this time considerable anxiety was created, and as evening advanced the anxiety in creased. Unfortunately, Flach was so confident in the success of his expikiments tLat he would not allow any buoy or rope to be attached to the boat, and thus no search could be made for them with any certainty of • success. Every effort to find them was made by divers and other wise, but no traces were found until five days afterwards, when a diver discovered the boat, but at such a depth as to render it impossible for him to make a rope fast to it. 321 3} 1214 1339 I 129} 92f 2121 1181 924 5/ 134 k 1261 J 96j 571 7 P 70 991 too} no} 100 ITIli:S. loft I } SPORTING lE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB—THIS D 1 T. GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 2on the field (offered) 10 to 1 agst Midia colt (taken) 200 to 16 agst Black Prince (taken) Very few members present. Scarcely anything doing. TATTERSALLS'—Last Evening. GOODWOOD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Special (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Midia colt (offered) 12 to 1 agst La Fortune (offered) 12 to 1 agst Lucifer (offered) 12 to 1 agst Black Pi:nce (offered) 16 to 1 agst Potomac (offerod) 100 to 6 agst Nu (offered) 20 to 1 agst Bradamanto (offered) 20 to 1 agst Surney (offered) 25 to 1 agst Callihan (offered) 100 to 3 agst Othello (offered) 100 to 1 agst Miss Harriette (offered) GOODWOOD CUP. Even on Gladiateur (taken) ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Savernake (taken) THE DERBY. 1000 to 40 agst Rake (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Grand Cross (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING.—YESTERDAY, G3ODWOOD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Special (take 100 to 30) 10 to 1 agst Black Prince 10 to 1 agst Midia colt 100 to 8 agst La Fen: one 100 to 8 agst Luecer 100 to 6 agst Nu 20 to 1 agst Camball RACING FIXTI JII. Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Kau tsford Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 AUG Airdrie 2 Deauville Ripon 6 Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 I Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 'RES FOR 1866. ,Y. Winchester Spilsby Chesterfield Southampton Huntingdon Caen Goodwood UST. 29 31 Hastings York August Dover Plymouth Lichfield ,' , Tunbridge Yarmouth Derby Summer Weymouth , Baden Baden ...... , BER. Newmarket 2d October... 8 Hereford ... 18 Newmarket Houghton ... 22 2? OCT Northampton 2 Lothians' Racing Club 3 Ryl. Cal. Aunt and Kelso 3 Bedford 4 SEPT.' Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 I Canterbury lB Richmond NOVE. Lincoln Liverpool IRISH RACIN JU. Downßoyal Corporation SEPTI _ • Curragh - OCT , - 27 28 28 29 31 :MBER. Monmouth Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall Lanark 2B MBE EL Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 G FIXTURES. 'LY. 18 MBER. ►BER. 4, 5, 6 Curragh - 16, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. JULY. Amiens Abbeville LEI Pin 22 Caen 29, 30, 31 AUG Deauville...., 4, 5, 6 Rochefort 5 Bourge5... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg l9 UST. Lo Mans Laon l9, 20 Tarbes l9, 22 Blois 26, 28 Baden-Baden 3l SEPT. Baden-Baden 3, &, 7 Chantilly MBER4 Paris (Autumn) ...... 23, 30 THE WAR IN GERMANY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIAN HEAD-QUARTERS, PARDUDITZ, July 9. The army of the Crown Prince, which forms the tete d annee of the Prrqsian force, is already far beyond Pardubitz. The propel ion of the wounded is eight Austrians to one Prussian. THE ITS LIAN LOSS AT CUSTOZZA. FLORENCE, Jrly 9. A supplement to the official Gazette, published to day, contains the following report of the Italian losses in the battle of Custozza on the 24th ult. The loss among the officers was 69 k'lled, 203 wounded, 63 prisoners, and 20 missing. The First Army Corps had 369 men killed, 1,719 wounded, and 2,853 prisoners and missing. The Second Corps, 2 wounded and 9 prisoners. In the Third Corps there were 281 killed, 1,135 wounded, and 1,362 prisoners and men missing. The Reserve Cavalry Division had 1 killed, 13 wounded, and 38 prisoners. _ Total loss in men, 651 1-gilled, 2,909 wounded, and 4,252 prisoners and men missing. OVERLAND MAILS. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAILS. MALTA, July 7. The Nyanza, from Southampton, June 27, arrived on the 6th instant, at 4 a.m., and left at 4 p.m. for Alexandria. The Ripon, from Marseilles, on the sth instant, arrived at 9 p.m. to-day, and will leave at 2 p.m. to-morrow for Alexandria. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. VALENTIA, July 9. The Albany arrived here yesterday afternoon She landed stores for this station, and sailed to-ely at noon to join the cable fleet at Berehaven. Her Majesty's frigate Racoon, Capt. Armitage, is in this harbour, and will proceed to sea to assist in the operation of splicing on Wednesday next. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, July 10.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PLYMOUTH, July o.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jesee Boyle, from Quebec. TRooN, July 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Reciprocity, from Quebec. CLYDE, July 9.—Wind N.W.—Ai.ived—Tippo Sahib, from Quobec. PENZANCE, July B.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Prince Albert, from Quebec, leaky, havingexperienced very heavy weather. FALmourn, July 9.—Wind S.W.—Ahived--Gustave Joseph'le, from Nantes. L.BY SLIM= TELEIRIPE. I GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning Aii:ved July 9.—Proserpine, from Gueinsey ; Nemnier Sichs, from St. Jago do Cuba ; Fjellstadt, from Miramichi Waverley, from Sundswall ; Magnolia, from Quebec; Mar garet Barie, from Cagliari ; Bar tue Cerrett', from Nichael off ; Coquette, from St. Petersburg. Arrived, July 10.—Wm. Thornboro, from Guernsey ; Dart, from Hoguesund ; Stefano, from Ibrail ; Two Gebroders, from Stolpemunde. Sailed— Seringapatam, for Otago; Jupiter, for Phila delphia; Fulton, scrow steamer, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored.—S roe Singapura, from London, for Singapore. Passed.—Red Coat, for Malta; Jane Owens, for Oporto— both from London ; H.M.S. Griffon, from the River, for the West; St. Bede, from Shiolds, for Alexandria; Herald from Soderham, for Bordeaux ; Eglantine, from the North, for the West ; Hobe, from Quebec, for London. THE TEA TRADE, July O.—The deliveries in London, ostti►nated for the week, wore 1,271,2921 b, which is an increase of 59,7071 b. compared with the previous statement. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Last evening a tan:LW° accident occurred on the Great Western Railway. As the 7 10 train was on its way toEaling, and had arrived at a viaduct crossing at the end of the market groundb in the occupation of Mr. Day, a man was seen standing in front of the engine, and before the driver could reverse the action of the locomotive he was caught in its wheels and actually torn to pieces. The remains of the unfortunate man wore scattered far and wide, and when collected nothing could be found that could lead to his identity. The heap of mangled fragments of the poor fellow's body pre sented a most sickening spectacle, and they now remain at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Acton, whore an inquest will be held. IMPERIAL P.ARLIAUNT HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on tho woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Lady Staney's (Trust) Estate, Market Bosworth School, Ayr Harbour, Krynar and Blaenavpn Railway, Shrews bury and Potteries Junction Railway, Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Railway, Waveney Valley Drainage, Lantrissant and Taff Vale Junction Railway, No1:11 Metro politan Railway, Wycombe Railway, Ogmore Valley Rail way (No. 1), London and North Western Railway (New Works, &c.), Mould and Denbigh Junction Railway (Branches), and Bristol and North Somerset Railway (Ad ditional Capital). MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. The Earl of DERBY—My lords, in r;sing again to address you from these benches as the First Minister of the Crown I can assure you l / 4 in all sin cerity, that I do so with no feelings of personal vanity or of exultation. My lords, I feel too deeply that I have not sought the high and onerous post which my Sovereign has entrusted to me. I know too well the difficulties by which it is surrounded, and I have foreseen, too, the obstacles, the almost insuperable obstacles, which I shall have to encoun ter in under taking the performance of these arduous duties, not to have been most anxiously desirous to shrink from undertaking them,--to shrink from un dertaking duties which must involve to me personal sacrifices of ease, of comfort, and perhaps of health —if I did not feel myself compelled by a paramount sense of public duty to undertake them. My lords, fcr my own part, I should have been content to hold the position which I haveoccupied for the last seven years, honoured with the confidence of a great and powerful party—powerful enough to exercise no inconsiderable control over the affairs of this coun try, powerful enough to give to the w'se itsef n s d u support Minister of the Liberal party a . and check which enabled him to curb and constrain the over-eager impetuousness of some of his more impatient adherents. Such is the position I have had the honour to occupy down from the year 1859 until the last general election and the lamented death of Lord Palmerston. And, my lords, I cannot in passing avoid saying that it reflects the highest credit upon that great party which has honoured me with its confidence that during that long periodthey should have consented to hold a position of great utility certainly, of the highest possible ut"ity to the country and most honourable to themselves, at the same time most dispiriting and dishearten ing to individual ambition—that of supporting a Minister to whom they were opposed by party ties, and that during that long period their ranks never could have been thinned by defection arising out of the natural impatience of public life caused by long exclusion from those offices of honour and advantage which are looked to as the legitimate reward of efficient public labour. But I should have been well contented to have continued in that position—and I believe that the Conservative party would have been content, for the sake of the country, to have also continued in that position—had Lord Palmerston continued to hold the reins of office. In what lam about to say I hope there will be nothing disrespectful to the noble earl, my immediate predecessor. I should be sorry in deed to let fall a single word that would hurt his feelings in the sl'ghtest; degree. If I deal as:th the topic at all it is for the purpose of justify ing to your lordships the position in which I feel myself at present. lam told—l know not how truly, but I am told—that Lord Palmerston, and I think that very probably it is true, because there was no better judge of human nature, and no man who possessed a greater knowledge of Parliamentary feeling—l am told that one of his doctrines, one of the propositions that he held out to his colleagues, was that it would always be imprudent to propose a Reform Bill in the first session of a new Parliament. I have been told that such was his opinion, and it was founded upon this, that in the first session cf Parliament it was impossible for a Minister of the Crown to feel the pulse of Parliament, or accurately to judge of the degree to which he might expect to meet with support in br:nging forward a large and extensive measure of reform. . The noble earl, I think, admitted to us the other day that he had mis calculated the state of public feeling on this subject. I understood him to lay down the principle that it was not expedient or right to propose a measure of reform unless he felt satisfied he had the support in Par"nment which would have enabled him to carry the measure. The noble earl was deceived by the aspect of the general election, and when he saw a majority of 70 votes in favour of a Liberal Admi nistration he fell into +he mistake of not consider ing how large an amount of that support was given to the personal character of Lord Palmer ston, and how large a r Drtion of it might be with drawn on the proposal of extensive reform. I think that was very natural. Nothing could be more na tural than that the noble earl, if he thought he had that support, should be anxious to bring forward yet once again the question with which his name is inse parably connected. If he thought he could satisfac torily carry a measure for the enlargement and im provement of the representation of the people, I can not blame him that he lost no time in announcing the part he was going to take. But he will excuse me for saying that I cannot but think this question was taken up too hastily, and without a due consi deration of the excessive gravity and importance of the measure. (Cheers.) I cannot help th'nking that it would have satisfied all the reasonable supporters of the then Government if ho had announced his in tention at the opening of Parliament to deal with the question of reform, but that it required so much consideration, was of so large and extensive a char acter, and must have such important bearings upon the interests of the country, that he desired to have the interval afforded by the then session of Parlia ment for the purpose of considering during that ses sion and during the subsequent recess, the details of a measure which he might then hope to lay before Parliament as fully matured for th 6 fullest conside ration. (Cheers.) I think that would have been a more judicious course than that which was pursued by the noble earl, and the result of the course actu ally pursued was that a bill was brought forward very imperfectly, and founded upon very imperfect information, which he expected to carry through Parliament without much difficulty or opposition. I think that was a great mistake and a great miscalcu lation with regard to the political feelings of the House of Commons. The House of Commons were not prepared to have forced upon them a measure first of all introduced in a fragmentary shape, and subsequently in a more extensive shape, but still bearing the marks of want of consideration and crudeness. Still less were they prepared to be told that unless they chose to pass that bill in all its im portant features they would be considered as passing a vote of want of confidence in the Government. I do not in the slightest degree question the policy of the resignation of her Majesty's Ministers,but I do say that if in the course of the debate a more liberal tone had been adopted, if there had been a disposition ith do ex hibited which treated the House of Commons that consideration to which they were entitled, not think in that case that the particular question which the amendment was carried against to justify importance vernment was one of sufficient . .1 admit fully • resig ning. her Majesty's Ministers in the Goon r important or unim portant, when a question, holt w - e u v r e, by the Government portant, had been put forward a dverse vote would be with an intimation thatf want vote, of theco confidence, gave eal l a when, notwithstanding dealt with as st the Government, I do think a gain majority abl they had e menno alternative that then as honour consequences of that vote and resign. regret that a change of Government a vote of the t h al a sk v e e lt t h a e ken place at this time I cannot say sm b h u ou t ue t lhd o that I find any fault mith the course they pursued. It will be in your lordships' recollection that nearly a week had elapsed before the final signification of the resignation of the Government, when on her Majesty's return from Scotland her Majesty did me the honour to send for me, and in most gracious terms, which I cannot mention to your lordships because I have not applied for her Majesty's autho rity to do so, her Majesty informed me that her Ministers having sent in their resignations, and her Majesty having accepted them, she turned to me, • as she was pleased to say, as the only person she thought at the time likely to form a Government which would have her confidence as well as that of the country. Her Majesty was pleased to say that she did not fix any time, but desired me to consult with my political friends, and ascertain what pros pect there was of forming such a Government as she desired. On the following morning —on the Wednesday—l met a considerable number of those with whom I am accustomed to act, and I comruu nicated to them her Majesty's wishes and my o . wn that I should endeavour to form a Govern inent based, no doubt, in the main upon the Conserva tive party, but also upon an enlarged basis, ca.. pable of including within it some of those person s either opposed to us, or who had been supporters or even members of the previous Government. From one and all of those friends whom I non _ suited I received their assurance that they considered it a point of bounden duty on my part not to refuse to undertake the task with which her Majesty had entrusted me, and at the same time I received from one and all the assurance of their individual desire to sacrifice altogether all personal considerations, to waive all private inte r rests, and, if necessary, to make any official Eacri fices if they could help me in any way to form a Government on the basis I laid down. My lords, I used the words, " enlarged basis," and I used those words advisedly, to express precisely the meaning intended. I do not consider a Government upon an enlarged basis as at a'l identical with a Government by coalition. A Government by coalition intimates upon the part of those who coalesce to a greater or less deg:ee the sacrifice of their own individual prin ciples and opinions for the purpose of obtaining united political strength. Tam is always some thing repugnant to the feelings of Englishmen in ha` ing to sacrifice their principles or opinions from motives of expediency. But a Government on an enlarged basis, I take it, is a very different thing. I proposed that the basis should be enlarged not an to principles, but as to party. I proposed that the basis should go beyond the arbitrary limits fixed by existing parties, and comprise a number of those who, although party warfare had placed them in different camps, yet only in few and insignidcant particulars differed in opinion and principle from ourselves. It is with political principle.lin this coun try as it is with the social scale. You speak a the higher classes, of the middle classes, and the lower classes, and the distinction between the h i gher and the lower classes i 3 broad, prominent, and clearly traced. But when you come to the reiddle classes the whole of our social system is composed of such a beautifully graduated scale, descending so imper ceptibly from one step to another, that althoughyou may say this man belongs to the higher class, or this man belongs to the lower class, there will be a vast number of your countrymen of whom you cannot say that they belong to the higher, thehigher middle, the middle, the lower middle, or the lower classes. The social scale is made up of imperceptible links, and it is so with regard to political principles. You talk familiarly of Conservatives. As to Tories, I fear that few specimens of the old Tory of 40 years ago remembered by the noble earl opposite and myself now remain. (Laughter.) You talk of Conseria tives, of Whigs, of Liberals, of Advanced Liberals, and of Radical Liberals ; yet with regard to a large portion of them it would much puzzle us to tell the difference between a Conservative Liberal and a Whig, between a Whig and a Liberal, between a Liberal and Advanced Liberal, and between an Ad vanced Liberal and a Radical. (Laughter.) But there is a very wide distinction between a Conserva tive and a Radical, and I think there is a wide Cr - tinction—at least I hope so—between a Whig and a Radical. Yet it does so happen that the arbitrary line of party is drawn where the real difference of party does not exist. Ido not say that between a Moderate Whig and a Radien.lthere is not a difference of opinion greater than that between a Moderate Conservative and a Moderate Whig; and I say the natural division of parties is not that which exists in an arbitrary division which does not represent fa:n ciples. In eedeavorniug to form a Government I took the opportunity of communicating, in the first instance, with some o: the member:, of the late Go vernment ; and considering at the moment the cri tical state of public affairs, and considering that at this critical moment it would be for the public inte rest that the thread of foreign negotiations should not be abruptly broken off, and desiring that hands which had so long exercised the power of dealing with foreign affairs should still hold the rein, the first person a ith whom I communicated with the view of mairing an offer was the noble earl the late Secretary for Foreign Affaita. Mylords, I made that offer in all sincerity, be'iev ;Log that between mynoble friend and myself there er ested little difference in fo reign matters, and believing also that it would be of great importance to the country if in that particular office his servicescould be retained. My nobleriend considerl it inconsistent with his party obligations and his duty to his colleagues to accept the offer which I made him, as .I have said, in all sincerity, but his refusal was couched in langaage so friendly, in tones so cordial—but not more so than I expected— which left so deep an impression on my mind that it will remain so long as I live. (Cheers.) My lords, I then applied to another of the Cabinet—a noble duke—and from him also I received an answer couched in terms of similar courtesy. I applied to those who had been among the supporters of the late Government, because I thought I had fair and reasonable ground of hoping for efficient co-opera tion from those gentlemen who having belonged to the Liberal party, and still belong to the Liberal party, had found it necessary to separate themselves from it, and had brought on the crisis which led to the resignation of the late Government. My lords, I addressed myself in the first instance to one un happily now no more, and whose premature sudden death still afflicts with deep sorrow all those who were connected with him. (Hear, hear.) My first com munication was made to the late Marquis of Lans downe, whose name Ifelt to be a sufficient guarantee for the Liberal Conservative policy of the Govern ment—whom adhesion to that Government would, I have no doubt, have secured to it a considerable amount of support. The noble marquis expressed the most cordial good wishes and earnest anxiety that the Government I was expected to form would receive a fair trial. But he stated that in his opinion (in which I was unable to concur) that out of office he than if he was connected With it. I differ him to reconsider could give more effectual support to the Government edfrumhis view on that point, and requested e w s u twi t h otherswtwith him no more. who had aadndaetedoh f i s b d i e s c p i s a i rotny. and H e from left the th at hour room tto c s o a In the course of the day a noble earl connected ht about the resignation of that en deavouredparty to called ascertainuproonu grwhetheramse more that h o a r e t t those t h h a e n r e were differ wall him and had b Governmentto were disposed to give me any aP,sist e said, however, that the noble those gentlemen—that at marquisthe e. hadiu_ be ready to support and someee t oo o ff tak e °tPub g eivmhii:nl part l norim i amongstg n hedt th e Government which I was but that in regard to one distinguished some ; I need not expect at all events official co o'fnpoleTrnabitneigorn, and that it was quite unnecessary for me to make a personal application to him. After con sulting several of my friends, it was determined that a meeting should be held that evening at ten o'clock. The meeting was held accordingly. The proposition was considered, and at twelve o'clock Earl Gros venor called upon me and stated that those with whom he had acted had come to the unanimous re solution that although they might be prepared to give me an independent support they would not one of them undertake to accept office. This was at 12 o'clock on Friday, the 29th of June. I had then to consider very seriously whether it was my duty o to bt a a t i te ni m ng pt an th y e the late Government, or those who had voted against e f x o t r r al a n a e t i o o u n s a ° i f d a f r g o o m v e t r b n e m s e u n p t p e itl r i s o e u f t them in the late division. I considered deeply what was my duty, and I felt that my refusal to undertakeentire the task would have been the signal for the dissolution of the whole Conservative party, and a of forming a Government, and consequently that plain and avowed indication that we were incapable our opposition was one of a purely factious charac ter. My lords, I do not believe that noble l or d s op posite, or that any of those persons who value the constitution of this country, desire that the Con. was rich cess the rris, 2cl the )ck. irgh idge Col• idge the Dino vich ardo ) rcl3 Yes - will :I be Rua bake the L the F ick, The SSE 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 all 100 400 1100 Sii 76 6