The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

ntPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. NEW PEER. The Marquis of ORMOND took the oaths and his seat. PRIVATE BUSINESS. A number of private bills were read a second time. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented from Dromore, in Ireland, and other places, against the Sunday Trading Bill. MANOCICJEE CIIRTSGEE. Lord CHELMSFORD moved for a copy of a letter from Manockjee Curtspe, one of the judges of the Court of Small Causes at Bombay, dated ith February, 1866, toge ther with all enclosures, &c. After a short discussion, the motion for papers was not pressed. The Hop Trade Bill was read a second time, and the Land Drainage Supplemental Bill and the Cattle Assur ance Bill were read a third time and passed. In answer to the Marquis of CLANBICARDE, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY stated that the Pre sident of the Board of Trade would shortly bring in a bill for dealing with the Irish oyster fishery. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENDTG. The SPQR took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. FORDYCE took the oath and his seat for Aberdeen shire. A number of private bills were read a third time and passed. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, new writs were ordered to issue for the city of Winchester, and the county of Waterford, in the room of Mr. J. B. Carter, and Mr. J. Esmond, who since their election have accepted the office of one of the Lords of the Treasury. WEST BROMWICH. Mr. FOLEY gave notice of his intention on going into committee on the bill for redistribution of seats that he should move that a member be given to West Bromwich, and in the event of the Government stating their inability to do so, he should move that one member be taken from Tavistock and given to West Bromwich. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. B. COCHRANE c all ed attention to the arran g e men t of public business in the house, and complained of a breach of faith on the part of the Government in not adher ing to the pledge given when the Friday evenings were given to private members, in making and keeping a house on those evenings. He! thought that it was very unfair towards private members, after the repeated appeals that had been made to them, to withdraw these motions to make way for Government business. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was quite true that the Government were under the pledge, but he thought when the house heard his explanation it would be of opinion that the Government were not to blame for the occurrence. On Thursday evening, being the first night of meeting after the recess, he thought it might be possible that members might be re quired to form a house, and he accordingly consulted his hon. friend the Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Brand) on the subject, and letters were written directing the mem bers of the Government to leave their offices and be in their places at a quarter before four. Such an arrangement he need hardly say was not for the benefit of the public, if it was repeated too often. When the Government mem bers attended on Thursday night, it was found there was a s uperabundance of members, and accordingly it was thought that no apprehension need be entertained that a sufficient number would attend. Accordingly the whole of the Government members did not attend, when unfor tunately the Speaker could only count 36 members, al though he believed divers members were outside th e door, an d refused to make up the wantednumber. The Govern ment regretted, as much as the hon. member opposite, the failure of business on Friday last. Sir S. NORTHCOTE wished to know the course that was to be adopted with respect to the business that evening ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—On the reading of the order of the day the motion of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Bouverie) would be taken first, and as it was pretty well known the Government did not intend to oppose it, the motion of the hon. member for Wells would then, in accordance with the rules, have to go to the bottom of the list. He, however, thought it was a motion that required an immediate discussion, and there fore he hoped that the hon. member for Rochdale would allow it to have precedence over his. Mr. MARTIN said he was exceedingly anxious that his motion should be disposed of, but he could not, after such an appeal, stand in the way of the consideration of the motion of the hon. member for Wells. He hoped he should have no difficulty thrown in his way when the time for the consideration of his motion arrived. TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND). Sir H. CAIRNS asked on what day the Tenure of Land Bill would be taken ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that would entirely depand upon the progress made with the public business. When it was placed on the paper for discussion it would bo the first order of the day. Ile would take care that ample notice was given. FENIANISM. Mr. WHITESIDE asked when the papers relative to Fenianism would be distributed to members. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said papers had been laid on the table, but ho could not say when they would be ready for distribution. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. On the reading of the order of the day for the going into committee on this bill, Mr. BOUVERIE rose and moved " That the Represen tation of the People Bill and the Redistribution of Seats Bill be referred to the same committee—that it be an in struction to the committee that they have power to con solidate the said bills into one bill." The motion was put from the chair and agreed to. Sir R. then moved that it be an instruc tion to the committee that they have power to make pro vision for the better prevention of bribery and corruption at elections. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the instruction of the hon. member was in anticipation of a debate. He hoped, however, he would not persevere with it. The labour of sitting, perhaps, in. September and Oc tober to dispose of the Representation of the People Bill and the Redistribution of Seats Bill was long enough, without sitting into November to consider the question of bribery. _ _ Mr. B. OSBORNE said the hon. member for Northamp tonshire deserved the thanks of all true reformers in bringing forward the motion relative to bribery, which he looked upon as the plague spot on the constitution. If the Government were to get rid of their Re distribution of Seats Bill in order to consider the best means to put an end to bribery and corruption, they would then do something that was really useful. (Hear, hear.) He knew very well what waiting for the re port of a committee on the subject meant—it meant this, that nothing at all would be done. If, however, they waited for a "convenient opportunity," they would wait for a longtime. H e h oped the hon. mmber would perse vere, and if h o di v id e d t h e house he would give him his vote. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGiTE thought that whilst the subject of dis redistribution of seats wa s ruder cussion bribery oug h t not to be lost sight of. Mr. CLAY thought it was unavoidable t o W in definitely the consideration of such an import important matter bribery, and it was o f t he hi g hest importance that as the m atter should be disposed of be fore th e next election, a nd no one could say how s oon that mi g ht occur. Sir L. PALK also thought it highly desirable to consider and dispose of the subject of bribery. Sir G. GREY thought the law with respect to bribery was now nearly as stringent as it was possible for a legis_ lative enactment to be. He thought that if hon. members were in earnest the best course to adopt was rigidly to test the efficiency of the law. He hoped that the consideration of the bill for the amendment of the representation of the people would not be impeded by the consideration of the matter of bribery- Bir H. CAIRNS said one member of the Government (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) said the law with re ',Peet to bribe ry was gravely and serious l y defec tive, (g ar, th at c: hear.) Now he should like to know statement mPadeu b ll°ll was to be reconciled with t he just sat d own , the right hon. baronet who had was absolutely n eces Bsat li r a y h o: th e su bj ect. the imrtance of d e , hear.) He f e lt that legislation Mr. IL VIVIAN a raw s°,s so d eep l y i mpresse d w ith with the qu es ti on o f b r ib ery th a t p o dealing he had given notice of si motion that a member who might be found to have yes bribes should henceforth be disqualified from sitting in that h the hon. bart. with his me bribery was of itself quite sufficient o'crel:;squtheestihoonusoef now proCeildng an entire session, and therefore he hoped would not impede the bill by . tion. Mr. MOWBRAY tho u g ht the Go vernment w earn est in issuing the c ommissions appointedtaos not in u into bribery. Up to the p resent time, although aire month had elapsed since the Commissioners were appointed, nothing further had yet been done. Mr. STANILAND said, to show the necessity for something being done to put down bribery, he knew a borough on the east coast of England with about 1,000 voters where 700 received bribes—(cries of "Name, name' —that the price paid on the average was £33 per head, some of the independent electors had received as much as £6O for their vote, and yet no petition had been presented to that house complaining of such a state of things. Mr. BARROW also supported the motion. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL argued that the present was not the proper time to consider the question with a view of bringing it to a practical settlement. If the in struction meant anything it was to throwover the question of reform altogether. _ Mr. WHITESIDE created considerable merriment by remarking that if a little pressure were put on, the Govern went, who could settle and unsettle a constitution in a few days, might as speedily frame a measure to suppress bribery. After some remarks from Colonel CROSLAND and Mr. WYLD, Mr. GIBSON said that if the subject of bribery had been introduced into the bill the Government would have been justly chargeable with departing from precedent. The motion was a most effective mode of materially lessening the chance of carrying the bill, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not be acting as a true friend to his own proposals if he gave his assent to the motion. The house then divided, when there appeared— For Sir R. linightley's motion 248 Against it 238 Majority against Government ... 10 When the numbers were thus declared the cheers of the Opposition were again renewed. There being some impatient calls from the Opposition to have the numbers read from the chair. The SPEAKER again read the numbers, and declared that the "Ayes" had it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving that the Speaker should leave the chair, said that of course Ministers would wait for the production of the scheme, which no doubt Sir R. Knightley had formed, though he had not communicated it to the house, for dealing with bribery and corruption. When they had gone through those parts of the bill which were legitimate portions of it, and they had the clauses relating to bribery before them, it would be their duty to give them a dispassionate consi deration, and if the hon. gentleman's proposal would suc ceed in dealing with that which was a great evil, the Government would be glad to give him every assistance in their power. But they would not, so far as depended upon them, recede from the determination to prosecute the bill during the present session. Captain HAYTER (Wells) then moved the amendment of which he had given notice, to the effect that the house was of opinion that the system of grouping proposed by her Majesty's Ministers was neither convenient nor equit able, and that it was otherwise not sufficiently matured to form the basis of a satisfactory measure. In placing this motion before the house, the hon. member, whilst dis claiming all factious motives, frankly avowed that he pro posed it in direct hostility to the Government. Hethe . n examined the several groupings of boroughs contained ttihoensb, and on the insistedill,and grtohaunt grounds spoonf want of topographical ho oo mogen n e s i i t d y er m a m . - m p o o p n u l t at iaosnalaando crude a d l a m' t e andre s ts, immature, mea s i n u r e principleo f the G oe r vicious berouas, unjust satisfacto t ry o t s h ot e tle b m or e o n u t g . hs concerned, and w an o d uld dan no g t e Major ANSON (Lichfield) seconded the motion, and argued that the scheme of the Government was it wouldasaltothbeer without principle, sound or unsound, and that • possible to make a good measure out of it. Mr. BAGNALL (Whitby), while agreeing that the re presentative system was not in a satisfactory state, con sidered that the bill of the Government would only make matters worse, and urged that a just distribution of seats would include the enfranchisement of several important communities that the measure left entirely untouched. Mr. BARNET (Woodstock) pretested against the man ner in which the bill dealt with the borough he represented in tacking it on to two other places in a different county ; and Mr. S. BOOTH, who expressed disapproval of the mode in which it proposed to unite Petersfield in Hampshire with Horsham and Midhurst in Sussex, declared that the feeling in the South of England was decidedly opposed to such a "shunting" of seats. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL was not surprised at the opposition of Captain Hayter to the Government scheme, seeing that Wells was a place which must be wholly or partially disfranchised by any Reform Bill, but he was sur prised at the shape which the hon. member's opposition had taken. He then proceeded to contrast the provisions of the Ministerial measure with the scheme shadowed out by Mr. Disraeli on the second reading of the bill, and con tended that if the proposed groupings of small boroughs were carried into effect the result would be to cure the anomalous state of things under which those boroughs had the same number of representatives as the most populous constituencies, to destroy the system of nomination by neighbouring landowners and the influence of local cliques, and to render more difficult the work of corruption at elections. If the motion before the house were carried the reins of power might be transferred to gentlemen oppo site, but he warned them that they would not be able to evade the question of Parliamentary Reform. Mr. SANDFORD (Maldon) observed that, if the views of the Solicitor-General pointed in any direction, it was to the establishment of electoral districts. Arguing in favour of the retention of small boroughs as the nurseries and har bours of refuge for public men, ho reminded the house that among the members of the Government the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Cardwell, and Sir G. Grey ; amongst the members of the late Ministry, General Peel, Mr. Wal pole, Sir Bulwer Lytton, Sir John Pakington, and Lord J. Manners ; and amongst independent members, Mr. R. Lowe, Mr. Horsman, and Lord Cranborne, had all owed their introduction to public life through the means of small constituencies, and he held that if the bill passed it would be fatal to the intellect of the house. Mr. LOCKE opposed the motion as sinister in character, and predicted that although the members for small and in significant boroughs like Wells and Caine might succeed in defeating the bill, when next the question should be brought forward, instead of being treated as infinitesimal quantities, they would be swept away entirely. Colonel BAETELOT criticised the operation of the bill upon the representation of counties, and complained that, by the introduction of leaseholders and copyholders into the county constituencies, the effect must be to swamp the rural element, with which the urban was not identical. He pleaded especially that counties, or divisions of counties, in the position of East Sussex, ought to have a third member. Major JERVIS having moved the adjournment of the debate, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The Go vernment have no disposition to prevent a full discussion upon this question ; but I cannot help expressing my regret at the motion for adjournment, because having listened to the debate from the commencement, it does not appear to me that it has been a debate on the principle of this bill, Ibut almost entirely on points of objection that ought rather to be discussed in committee. If, however, there is a desire for the adjournment I trust we shall be able to proceed with the debate to-morrow, for as all parties profess to be agreed on the great importance of this question--all parties, I hope, will be prepared to testify their sense of that im portance by facilitating arrangements which are intended to bring it speedily to an issue. At all events that is the view of the Government, and in that view 1 shall presume to make an appeal to my hon. friend the member for Glamorganshire (Mr. H. Vivian), who has a motion on the paper for to-morrow with referende to bribery at elections. On the notice paper it stands alone, but I understand that two or three motions have since been added, and of course my hon. friend cannot be asked to p os tp one hi s mo ti on unless other gentlemen do the same. (The right hon. gentleman on turning round discovered, amid some laugh ter, that the hon. member was not in his place.) I suspect my hon. friend has been misled by the early hour at which the motion for adjournment has been made, because I be lieve he was prepared to entertain the question so far as to say that he would withdraw his motion provided other gentlemen would do the same. Of ccurse lam not autho rised to commit him to anything in his absence, but I would ask whether gentlemen who have notices for to morrow are willing to withdraw them if my hon friend does the same ? ("No, no !") If they are not, of course the Go vernment are in the hands of the house, and I must in that case fix the adjourned debate for Thursday. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELL—Perhaps the house will allow me to express what my view is as to the position in which they are placed with regard to this question. Ido not wish to enter into any recrimination on the matter, but merely to state what is the position of the house, and what I think is the course we ought to take. Now, from the remarkable manner in which, from circumstances to which I do not wish to recur, those important measures for the improvement of theincthetrheepreresreenatallytiohnasobf,en n pe o ople have been brought before discussion as yet on what may be called the principle of the complete measure. (Cheers.) I appeal to the fairness of both sides of the house whether this is not the fact. A partial measure was in the first in stance brought forward by the Government. The propriety of that course was con t ested, and after considerable discus sion, but a discussion confined to the partial measure, an other part of the scheme was brought forward by the Go vernment. Well, from the manner in which these measures were introduced to our notice, and from the peculiar cir cumstances attendant upon the discussion which arose, we we re obliged to agree to the second readi ng of thepartial measure, and that having taken place, there was a general understanding on both sides of the house that when the other moiety of the measure was brought forward it should be placed in the same tpositionerby g as theod k nfirste thanpart of by the mea sure found itself in, rah wasave p , difficult concur rence of opinion.ene to e pursue, Tha That and ds which course hieh involved considerable n sacrifice todmtahneyvheroyn.nmemempibicetrase;dsatnild perplexing r l, on the i e x winhg o le position b ar ing in mi in which the house was placed with reference to what may fairly be described as the most important subject be I tha th t ink co , ul t d he c be om et e eounnredeer that c c e o n n i s d iderat a io d n e , pted. vit Thewas, spirit, and, house acted with perfect good faith in that therefor e , w h en t h e question of the second readig of the e se eondmoiety of th emeasure was b ro u g ht forward, 1 on th Part of my f r i en d s expressed our intent i on t o place it in the same position as the first moiety. We have thus suc ceeded in having the complete measure placed before us, but while I won't say it a condition that we should we agree th ' at y read it a second time, was hap pened that thenflaaounlseeaawnarse perhaps, e n t o fr o o n m e h ci d re a umst n a o n n c t e r s ol ov i e t r so which, w co h n o d le r . ea A d f i t n e g r nearly three r : m a :O l e : re h t a h h , obliged 3. to agree to the se tvheerrwefaosred,ifsrcoumssethde asina troduction of the first bill, theve had no opportunity until to-night of considering rereetht oathat measure. hiet (Cheers.) Now, whatever influence I m. friends I certainly exercised to induce may possess with my second reading of the Redistribution Bill, in might be put upon the same level as the Franchise Bill, but I did so byassuring them--for Ithought I could repeat TAE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1866. the assurance I had received from the Government, that the house should have a fair opportunity of discussing the whole measure before we went into committee. (Cheers.) I was most anxious not to embarrass the Govern ment on that occasion, but at the same time I was so anxious L that the house should have an opportunity of expressing L an opinion upon the complete measure that I should have been satisfied if I had succeeded in my attempt, which was • to have a discussion though not a division on that occa sion, because a discussion on the second reading of the re distribution Bill would have enabled the house to consider the complete measure of the Government. I gave every opportunity to the Government, if they had chosen to avail themselves of that occasion, generally to consider that subject. A right hon. gentleman a Secretary of State did me the honour, certainly, to reply to the observations I made ; several gentlemen, however, rose on this side and offered their views to the house, but were not responded to, and it appeared—it might be by some unfortunate acci dent—that the Government and their supporters were not prepared to take the debate on that occasion. (Hear, hear.) In what position do we now find ourselves? To night a very important amendment has been at length proposed to the question that the Speaker do leave the chair. It has been proposed in a speech of considerable detail, and seconded in a speech of great ability, and enter ing very much into the details and merits of the scheme of the Government ; but really, so far as the Government are concerned, no notice has been taken of it. (Hear, hear.) No notice has been taken of the amendments or the speech either of the mover or seconder. Several gentlemen on this side of the house had continued the debate for a consider able time without the slightest evidence being given to the house that the Government and their supporters were even conscious of the subject which was before them. (Cheers.) But time drew on, and at length it was absolutely necessary that some individual from the Treasury bench should rise—and what took place? An hon. and learned gentleman rose, and, instead of addressing himself to the amendment of the hon. and gallant gentleman the member for Wells, or to the speech of his seconder, the hon. mem ber for Lichfield, he offered to the house what I suppose he considered an answer—if it gave him a night of easy slumber to indulge in that dream, I will not disturb it— (cheers and a laugh)—to some observation which I made some weeks ago before the holidays. (Cheers and a laugh.) There is only one inference to be drawn from this. I cannot suppose that the Government are not conscious of the importance of this subject or the merits of this mea sure. I can only draw this inference—that they are not prepared for the discussion which the house seems very anxious should be proceeded with. (Hear, hear.) It appears to me, therefore, that the best course will be for us not to interfere with the business of to-morrow—let that take its course ; and so on Wednesday. I take it for granted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has no engagement for Thursday—(cheers and laughter)—and we may then be capable of taking that part in the debate on this subject which I think both houses and the country require. (Hear, hear.) The amendment has not been noticed by the Go vernment or their supporters—(hear)—and on this occa sion they have avoided any discussion when it was offered to them under circumstances that show it was offered with no intention of embarrassing them, and the house having had no opportunity till now of viewing as a whole the scheme of the Government, I think the most discreet course for us is to let this debate be adjourned till a future day, in order that those who ought to take a leading part in it may be able to address the house with that amount of reflection without which no debate can be conducted with advantage to the country, and without which we shall occupy a position scarcely creditable to ourselves. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT—I think that those who sent us here, when to-morrow they read the report of what has taken place, especially the speeches made on the other side of the house, will be extremely gratified at the new zeal of honourable gentlemen opposite with regard to the ques tion of purity of election (a laugh) and their gratification will be the greater if they should happen to believe in that zeal. Now, there is no man in the house, lam sure, notwithstanding the speeches that have been made, and there is no man out of it, who knows anything about the principles of law-making, who is not quite certain of this—that to attempt to draw up a series of clauses upon all matters affecting the conduct of elections, with a view to insert them in thi s bill, is not a proce e di ng w hi c h i s w i se with raedgavredrseto tot thheqe bill lon now of be purity fore of the election,house. ((Hear,eu and is hear.) The Attorney-G enera l h as already stated that, and I repeat it. This question of purity of election is a very great and a very difficult question. We have had several committees of the house to inquire into it. I recollect sitting on a committee for many weeks with, I think, the learned gentleman, one of the members for Suffolk, whom I see opposite. Well, every kind of proposition almost was made. Most of the propositions were rejected, and of those that were accepted by the committee some have been rejected by the house and some have been accepted, but those that were accepted have apparently ut terly failed. (Hear, hear.) Some members have an idea that you can suppress bribery and corruption by measures of punishment. I entertain no such belief. (Hear, hear.) The law is strong enough now as far as the matter of punishment is concerned, and yet apparently nothing is done by the law to suppress bribery. What is clear to every man who is connected with therepresentative system in every other country but this is, that you can only sup press bribery by having constituencies sufficiently large, and by having the mode of election by ballot. (Hear, hear.) Now, sir, I will not go into a discussion of that question, but an hon. gentleman behind me has referred to it, and I wish only to utter one sentence with regard to it. It is this —that there is no country in the world but this in which we have constant charges and admissions of the gross bribery which takes place at elections. It is not charged universally—it is scarcely charged at all in the United States. (Cries of "Oh " from the Opposition.) It is not charged in any of the countries on the European continent. (Oh, oh.) I beg to tell my hon. friend that the electoral system of all these countries, or nearly all, differs from that of this country in this particular— that small constituencies such as wo have, manageable constituencies, are not known, and vote by ballot is all but universal. (Hear, hear.) Now, the hon. gentleman the member for Northamptonshire has proposed that the house should go into an entirely newquestion in committee on this bill. I venture to say that, whether he be honest in making this proposal now with a view to forward gene rally the cause of Reform or not, I am quit e sure th a t th e L result of his proposition, and I fear the object of his pro ' position—(oh, oh !)—as far as it is supported by many gentlemen—(hear, hear)—is to cumber the bill of the Go vernment so that it shall be impossible to pass it through Parliament during this session. (Cheers.) Ido not know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as leader of the house, and the most influential member of the Government, shall think fit to accede to any such proposition. I think he has not gained much by having acceded to the proposi tion of the member for Kilmarnock. (Hear, hear.) I believe the proper course to be taken with regard to Reform was that which the Government offered to the house in the first instance (hear, hear) and that every step they take in adding to their measure any of more e e p oo ro m p p o r s e it h i e o n n s s iv w e hich in make now the whichbill a d re oin in g te something nded t may be necessary to be done, but which they have not proposed to do at present—is only adding to their difficul ties in carrying any bill at all. (Hear, hear.) And I state without hesitation my opinion that outside this house every member, whether he be on this side or upon that who insists on adding to this bill matter which does not c come within its original scope of extending the franchise, 1 or of rearranging the distribution of seats, will be adjudged as a man who is putting obstacles in the path of this bill —(" Oh," and cheers)—and is desirous to embarrass the Government, whose difficulties, whatever else we may disagree about, we must all admit are at least sufficient for the time. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Mr. DISRAELI—I merely rise to say that I feel con fident the house will come to a decision on the question before it without any fear cf the reign of terror with which we are threatened. (Cheers.) The fact is that those threats are repeated too often, and not having been frightened by the letter that was read at Primrose Hill— (cheers)—the House of Commons will not be deterred from doing that which, under the circumstances, I clearly believe it to be the duty of the House of Commons to per form. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman who has just addressed us has taunted us with a new-born zeal in favour of measures to put down corruption and bribery at elections. (Hear, hear.) But lam not aware that we on this side of the house were ever particularly interested in maintaining that system of corruption. I always understood that the great mass of gentlemen on this side of the house were returned by county con stituencies—at least have represented constituents to whom, never for a moment, corruption has been attributed. (Cheers.) I do not find that with regard to borough elections the gentlemen on this side of the house have any cause to be afraid of confronting this question. (Hear, hear.) Whether the feelings of the hon. gentleman, and those intimately connected with him are the same — (Opposition cheers and laughter)—l shall not stop to inquire ; but if we are attacked upon these heads, I can only say that we may appeal to the annals of Wake field and Huddersfield. (Cheers.) The transactions that in these instances were proved to have taken place, and were properly condemned, were not perpetrated by mem bers who profess Conservative opinions. (Hear, hear.) Colonel CROSSLAND, amid cries of Order," rose to explain, and was understood to say that it was not the last election the right hon. gentleman was referring to. Mr. DISRAELI —Whether the experience was more recent, or whether it was at'a more distant date, I under stand from the hon. gentleman that he agrees that my statement with regard to the constituency was quite accu rate. (Laughter.) Let me ask the hous e w h a t th ey are called upon to do by the instruction moved by my hon. friend the member for Northamptonshire. It is, in my mind, to perform a duty which it is the very first which the house ought to consider under the circumstances in w hich the G overn ment have placed them with respect to these measures for the improvement of the representation of the people in Parliame nt. And what is the argument of the Government? Th e Attorney-General, who made a speech which was really only explanatory of the speech of the- Chancelthat there was no" lor of the Exchequer, said precedent for this, and that in 1832, whenthe g reat mea sure _ h ouse of Parliamentary Reform was introduced, was not asked to deal with the question of corruption or bribery when it was dealing with the franchise and redistribution of seats and other matters of that kind. Of course not. In 1832 you were creating the con stituencies that have since been corrupted. The case is not at all parallel. What has occurred in cons& pence of the Reform of 1832 in this respect was not co) atemplated at that time, but we must profit by the experience of what has occurred since 1832. We know the mer►sure of 1832, though it has been fraught with incalculable benefits to the country, has greatly increased bribery and corruption at elections ; and when we are called upon to increase the constituencies, to institute fresh borough representation, what is more natural than that we should profit by the experience of the past, and at the same time lake means and measures by which this great evil should not be in creased, but rather reduced. Therefore I conceive it is impossible we can refrain from acceding to the instruction of my hon. friend the member for Northamptonshire, and I am still in hopes that her Majesty's Government will re lieve the house from the trouble of a division upon the motion. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY retorted upon the Opposition that they had assented to the second reading of the kill, and now en couraged its obstruction, without having had the candour themselves of placing an amendment on the paper. Sir H. CAIRNS charged the Government with having, by their silence, exhibited a desire to stifle digcussion. Mr. CARDWELL denied the imputation, and said that it was the earnest desire of the Government to proceed at the earliest possible moment, and not to interpose a need less delay. • Mr. H. VIVIAN believed the Government were firmly determined to press forward the bill, and so thinking he was ready to withdraw the notice he had on the paper, and invited other gentlemen to follow his example. Mr COCHRANE had•already given way on one occasion in favour of the Franchise Bill, and was not prepared to do so again to promote what he regarded as a most mischiev ous measure. _ _ After some remarks from Lord R. Montagu, Sir M. W. Ridley, and Mr. Earle, the debate Was adjourned to Thurs day. The Customs and Inland Revenue Bill passed through committee. The Indian Prize Money Bill, the Reformatory Schools Bill, and the Industrial Schools Bill, were severally read a second time. Other measures were also advanced a stage, and Mr. Childers having obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the acts relating to the standard weights and measures, and to the standard trial pieces of tho coin of the realm, The house adjourned at one o'clock. Railway and other Companies. IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT (LIMITED.) A general meeting of shareholdersin this associa tion was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to consider the propriety of a voluntary liquidation of their affairs. Mr. W. Jackson was voted to the chair. Some objections having been expressed, The CHAIRMAN said he had undertaken the office at the earnest solicitations of some of the largest shareholders ; he had only recently left a bed of sickness, and wished that he was not a shareholder. Acting under legal advice, it was at the request of the committee of shareholders that the directors were not present in that capacity. He and the other members of the committee, having looked into the past affairs of the company, now asked the meeting to deal only with the present and the future. It was due to their creditors and their own property that they should deal carefully with both. In reply to a question, he stated that he held 250 shares in the association, and some time before the stoppage he had purchased 250 shares, but since that they could not be transferred. Ile thought the shorter the discussion they had on that occasion the better it would be for them. He would ask them to pass unanimously the resolution he had to sub mit for a voluntary liquid a tion if they wished to avoid the delay and expense of a compulsory wind ing up. He could tell them that if their affairs were now well managed they would get through their troubles sooner than they expected, and perhaps rea lise nearly 20s. in the pound. They had, like other companies, to pay for their experience, and if they agreed to the voluntary winding up and the sugges tions of the committee he believed that before 12 months from the present time propositions would be made to them by which they would have one of the best concerns in the kingdom. They must avoid banking in finance companies, and banking com panies must avoid financing. The finance com panies had taken away a great deal of his business in lending money to contractors, and in return sharing the profits. The company had £1,500,000 paid up ; they could issue debentures to a certain amount, so as to enable them to carry out their en gagements.' He concluded by moving that the re port, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, be received and adopted. Mr. EAMES seconded the motion, and at the same time protested against the interference of the large shareholders without consulting the smaller ones. He was in favour of the proposition for the volun tary winding up, as it was much easier to get into Chancery than to get out of it. They had 21 direc tors, two managers, and one secretary; dividends of 20 per cent. had been paid, yet all at once they had been brought to a standstill. They had been told at the last meeting there was no chance of a call, and now the call was doubled. If only ordinary pru dence had been adopted, and care taken not to lock up capital, the result would have been different. (Cries of " Time, time.") The CHAIR3IAN appealed to the meeting as to whether they wished to go into these matters. Every one would have something to say, and they would not be able to get through the business for which they had met. Mr. EAMES contended that the present position of the company had been the result of gross mismanage ment, and that the directors ought to be brought to book for it. Mr. HOYES, while he admitted the good advice of the committee, took exception to the manner in which that committee was appointed at a hole and corner meeting." Their appointment did not emanate from the body of the shareholders, and he thought the directors should have been present to answer for themselves. In winding up he thought they should take pattern by the plan adopted in winding up the Western Bank of Scotland, where they appointed three liquidators and five shareholders to superintend the liquidation. They made heavy calls on the share holders, paid off every creditor in full, then gradu ally and carefully realised the assets and divided them rateably among the shareholders, and the liquidators received the thanks of the creditors and shareholders. They took proceedings against some of the directors and recovered £171,000 from them toward the assess. He proposed that Mr. John Ball, of the firm of Quilter and Ball, be associated with Mr. A. Young, of the firm of Coleman, Turquand, and Young, as liquidators, on the ground that Mr. Young's partners were engaged with the affairs of Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Co., with whom the asso ciation had large transactions. He proposed that Mr. Ball and Mr. Young be the liquidators, and that a committee of three shareholders be appointed to confer with the liquidators, and to superintend the liquidation. The CHAIR3IAN said some of the-directors were in the room, and they did not shirk their respon sibility. The report of the committee was then unani mously adopted. It was announced that within a fortnight another meeting of shareholders would be held to confirm the resolutions passed at this meeting. The CHAIRMAN then moved, " That this associa tion be wound up voluntarily under the Companies Act, 1862." Sir W. CLAY seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. MORRIS, the solicitor, having explained the advantages to shareholders and creditors of winding up voluntarily under the supervision of the Court, The CHAIRMAN moved the following resolution : —" That if from any cause it should be necessary or desirable to have the aid of the Court, a proper application be made to have the voluntary liquida tion carried out under the supervision of the Court as distinguished from a winding up in court." Mr. HovEs seconded the motion, and it was car ried unanimously. On the motion of. Mr. ROTES, seconded by the CHAIRMAN, it was agreed that Mr. J. Ball be asso ciated with Mr. A. Young as liquidators in the voluntary winding up. The CHAIRMAN said, as Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Co. were mentioned, he thought it right to state that both Mr. Jay and Mr. Young. 'had examined the securities lodged by that firm, and found they exceeded in value the amount obtained on them by nearly £250,000. Mr. EAMES, seconded by Mr. lions, moved that the committee be requested to continue in office till after the next meeting, to take such steps as would further the voluntary winding up of the company. The motion was carried. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to questions, stated that the liabilities of the company were about £2,700,000 when first presented to the committee ; they would therefore want £2,000,000 to carry them through. His belief was that, with a call of £5 per share paid up, and arrangements with the largest creditors, they would want no more than the £5 call in addition to the calls already made. But there were two sides to the question ; the association had entered into solemn compact to lend thousands of pounds to con tractors to carry out certain works, those contracts had been entered into, and the association were bound to see those contracts carried through. He wished that every account had been as profitable and safe as that of Messrs. Peto and Betts. Some years ago he was a partner in that firm, and as to Sir M. Peto, he was truth and honour itself, and he was that the credit of that firm would not suffer with them, and they were bound to see it safe through. The association must fulfil its obligations. It was altogether a pocket question, £lO per share had been called up, and all they would want was £5 per share more, making in all £l5 a share to carry out their engagements. With the forbearance of their creditors they would not only be able to pay their debts, but to fulfil their obligations. The best thanks of the meeting were then voted to the chairman and committee for their services, and the proceedings terminated. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday in Room B, Home of Lords, the fol lowing Bills were passed :—The Kingsbridge, to raise £200,000 by shares of £66,600 by loan, to make two railways of an aggregate length of 5 miles 46 chains ; the Bridport,, Lyme, and South Coast ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (addi tional powers) ; the Metropolitan (additional powers) to raise £1,000,000 by shares and £333,000 by loan, and to contract with other railway companies ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (new lines) ; the Bradford, Eccleshill, and Idle, to raise £65,000 on shares and £21,600 by loan, to make a railway of 4i miles in length, the London and South-Western (Poole and Bournemouth Junctions), to raise £BO,OOO by shares and £26,500 byloan to make four railways ; the Winchombe and Midland to raise £42,000 by shares and £14,000 by loa n , to ma k e a railway 5 4 , miles in length; the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire (Liverpool extension) ; the Bristol Harbour Junction and Wharf Depot, and the Great Northern (additional powers) to raise £850,000 by loan. The Wrexham and Minera, the Liverpool Central Station, theMacclesfield, Knuts ford, ani Warrington ; the Wrexham, Mold, and and Connah's Quay (extensions) ; the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay (additional powers); the West Riding and Grimsby, and the Mersey Pneu matic Bills were adjourned. In Group 3, House of Commons, the South Eastern and London, Chatham, and Dover (London, Lewes, and Brighton) Bill was again heard and adjourned. In Group 12, the Bedford and Northampton Bill was referred to the Chairman of Ways and Means. The preamble of the Southam Bill was not proved. In Group 14, the Midland (Ashby and Nuneaton) and the Midland (Branches) Bills were adjourned. In Group 16, the Bristol and North Somerset (Southern exten.) Bill was withdrawn. The Bryn maur and Blaenavon and the Mold and Denbigh (Branches) Bills were adjourned. In Group 19, the North British (Glasgow Branches) Bill was adjourned. The Trade of South Staffordshire. ____ ___ ~.. BIRMINGHAM, Saturday Evening. The hardware trades of this town and district have nearly all been languid during the past week. Many large firms, aware of a scarcity of orders, freely availed themselves of the occasion of Whit tide holidays to close, either wholly or partially, their works. The panic, which a fortnight ago shook our entire commercial system, has left traces of its influence here which it will require many months to efface. The depressed state of the money-market, the repeated failures in the metropolis, and the pro bability of a oOntinerital war, are causes amply sufficient to discourage enterprise afid reduce ope rations to the narrowest limit. Here, as may be supposed, every failure announced in London reacts with injurious force upon every department of manufacture. The stoppage of the European Bank created some astonishment and un easiness in this locality, from the circumstance that this bank, some time ago, took to the London, Bir mingham, and South Staffordshire Bank, and for a short time carried on business in this town. In reference to particular branches nearly all the staple trades of the town are quiet. Many of the firms have the good fortune to have a supply of orders in band which they received some time back, and these enable them to keep their men employed. The advices sent home by the factor travellers have been during the past few days by no means encouraging, and their tenour is to the effect that a continuance of the present dulness may be expected for the next two or three months. Country shopkeepers order with reluctance, and the district travellers, who here represent London houses, are not pushing much to obtain orders at present. Some firms, however, enjoy an exceptional pros perity, among which may be mentioned manufac turers of heavy material, such as engineering tools and implements, hydraulic and other lifts, &c., and for these some large engineering contracts for India and the East are in hand. The demand for black ironmongery and builders sundries has de creased. The light steel toy manufacturers and cabinet brassfounders are tolerably well supplied with orders, but dulness prevails in the edge tool, electroplate, and fancy trades. There are some useful orders in hand for metallic bedsteads, for foreign markets. Labour is by no means in good demand, and outworkers are not so well employed as they were ten days ago. The foreign trade continues dull, and little im provement can be expected so long as money main tains its present high price. The iron trade of South Staffordshire, as may be anticipated, is languid. Orders now received for finished iron are almost nominal, and home and foreign orders are not easily met with. The specifi. cations distributed at quarter day have been worked out, and the deficiency of orders places buyers at an advantage of, at least, ss. per ton compared with official prices. At the works very little has been done during the week, both employers and em ployed appearing well pleased to keep Whitsuntide holidays. Home consumers now buy just sufficient, and no more, to supply actual requirements. A meeting of the creditors of _Messrs. Hartshorne and Ward, anchor and chain manufacturers, Queen's Cross, Dudley, was held on Saturday morning. Messrs. Hartshorne and Ward made an offer of 10s. in the pound, ss. to be paid down, 2s. 6d. in six months, and 2s. 6d. in twelve months. The liabili ties amounted to £19,040 15s. 3d., and the assets to £9,115 11s. 9d., leaving a deficiency of £9,925 3s. 6d. The offer not being accepted, the meeting was adjourned. On Thursday, at an adjourned meeting, Mr. C. E. Swindell in the chair, a report of the committee of investigation was read, and it was decided that an assignment of the whole of the partnership property should be made to Messrs. C. E. Swindell, W. Hargreaves, and F. J. Roberts, jun., as trustees for collection and realisation for the benefit of the creditors. The members of the firm agreed to comply with the terms of the resolu tion. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills and Ointment.— Windy Weather.--Throughout the spring and sometimes far into tho summer the keen easterly winds sorely test the weak-chested, the rheumatic, and the neuralgic. To subdue the first indications of those maladies, Holloway's well-known remedies should be applied at once; each day's neglect makes the treatment more difficult and the issue more dangerous. These Pills throw off all impurities, clear the lungs, regulate the circulation, and overcome in flammatory tendencies, and tho Ointment well rubbed in near the affect e d part checks all erroneous action, draws all surplus blocki,,which is creating mischief to the sur face, and then get; rid of it by increasing the capillarY circulation of the skin and augmenting its oxhalemeut. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The first Division after the renewal of the Reform debates is one which may justly be re garded with dismay by all who desire to see a mea sure of moderate and constitutional Reform adopted. Last night the two bills for the Reduction of the Franchise Qualifications and the Redistribution of Seats :were, on Mr. Bouverie's motion, referred, without discussion, to the same Committee of the whole House which was instructed to consolidate them into one measure, and thereupon Sir Rainald Knightley proposed a further instruction to the Committee to make provision for the better preven tion of bribery and corruption at elections. No ob ject can be more desirable than the prevention of bribery, but there is a time for all things, and Sir Rainald Knightley's moti on was resisted by the Go vernment as a device which would certainly smother the Reform Bill. There can be just as little doubt that this was the effect intended by its mover and supporters as that the Government, in a House of nearly five hundred members, was beaten by a ma jority of ten. The victory was magnificent, but nothing will come of it. The Division may show the temper of the House of Commons, but that is all it can show. " Any stick will do to beat a dog," and the world will interpret this defeat of the Go vernment as nothing more than an expression of disinclination on the part of the majority who voted last night seriously to consider a measure of Reform. The debate was short and spirited ; the House hot, eager, excited ; the enthusiasm over the victory im mense, and all about a motion to which few attached any real importance, save such as it might possess as a straw to show the current of the stream. The Government very properly declared their intention to proceed with the bill in committee, and we only hope the serious discussion of Captain Hayter's Amendment will not suffer from the purely party skirmish which preceded it. It must, however, be confessed that the little disaster of yesterday is ominous. We do not look upon it as foreboding the certain defeat of the Government scheme ; in fact, the deduction is rather the other way. It seems as if those who like the Reform Bills were unwilling to criticize them openly, and consoled themselves by defeating the Government in a skirmish, which has no effect whatever in the result of the campaign. We must protest against a policy as paltry as it is fatal. The grave defects and errors of the Redis tribution Bill were one by one pointed out last night with great force in the excellent speech of Captain Hayter, and we appeal to the members of the house on all sides who desire to settle the Reform ques tion to dismiss from their minds Sir Rainald Knightley's Instruction, and to devote their atten tion to Captain Hayter's argument. Captain Hay ter had, indeed, a very good case, and he made such use of it that the Government must by this time be convinced that it would have been better if they had left Wells alone. He read, moreover, to the house an opinion of one whom many members will regard as the highest authority on what is practicable in Parliamentary Reform—Sir William Hayter- - who condemned the bill on the sufficient ground that it could not settle the question. And, indeed, unless greatly amended, it is clear that the Redistribution Bill will not in any degree settle the question. It was concocted in haste, and has all the faults which might have been expected in a measure so quickly cobbled together. There is no branch of the bill which is not easily susceptible of improvement. It leaves untouched many old anc malies ; it creates some anew. One of its principles is that all boroughs having a population exceeding 8,000 shall preserve their privileges undiminished, and therefore any borough, however little above thislimit, which returns two members, will continue to return two, although none of the new groups will have two members unless their population exceeds 15,000. This is an anomaly which Mr. Goldsmid shows can easily be avoided. He yesterday gave notice of his intention to propose in Committee that one member shall be taken from all boroughs having a population between 8,000 and 10,000 and return ing two members, and with the seats so obtained all groups exceeding 10,000 can be permitted to have two members. A graver blot in the Government bill is the omission to couple unenfranchised towns with those already enfranchised. This defect is so palpable that it is not easy to understand how any degree of haste could have occasioned it. Nothing provokes more jealousy than the total exclusion of a municipality from Parliamentary representa tion. Men can tolerate with equanimity an insuffi cient share, while they resent absolute exclusion ; and even if a group has but one member, it must be conceded as a merit of the principle of grouping that each town in a group will exercise au influ ence exactly proportionate to its own importance. If the unenfranchised towns had been associated with those already enfranchised, one source of dis content would have been removed. As for the groups actually proposed by the Government, Capt. Hayter yesterday exposed their shortcomings in a way which left nothing to be said. Towns are st rung t oge th er almost at haphazard, and groups are formed by rules of arithmetic, instead of principles of policy. No attention seems to have been paid to local influences or to local character. The single thing the Govern ment seems to have desired was to avoid any appearance of jobbery, and even in this they were unsuccessful. The adoption of the limit of 8.000 has exposed them to suspicions, to avoid which was one great object of their adherence to figures. It is plain that the Government scheme of redis tribution must be considerably remodelled, if we would secure any settlement of the question giving a promise of reasonable permanence. The Ad ministration must have confidence in their own honesty, and in disfranchising, enfranchising, and grouping act upon more rational principles than are consistent with a slavish observance of numbers. A physician consults the temperament and the consti tution of his patient ; a quack has one remedy for every ailment, one cure for every sufferer. The reform of our representative system requires at least as much care and discretion as are found necessary in combating disease. There is no doubt much that we should like to have done which is impossible, but, unfortunately, the Government have not at tempted all that is possible. It is the interest, no less than the duty of all members of the House to assist in amending the Government measures, so as to secure as good a scheme of Reform as the circum stances of the time will allow. Whether the com pletion of the task is possible this Session, or whether it must be reserved for an Autumn Session, remains to be seen ; but we hope that an attempt will be seriously made to have done with it now, and that we shall hear no more of such proposals as Sir Rainald Knightley's, or of such victories as that of yesterday evening. The time before us is t oo li m i ted to be wasted on unreal discussions, which only serve to discredit the House of Commons and to blunt the edge of genuine criticism. TIIE " SPECTATOR " ON HAIR-DYEING.—Dyeing may be immoral possibly, but dyeing red cannot be more immoral than dyeing black. The world does not greatly condemn a fair w oman whose beauty is spoiled by untimely greyness for removing the blemish—feeling, though not ack now l e d g i ng, t h at beauty is a gift which it is as right to preserve as health or eyesight—and if white hair may be made black, surely brown may be made golden. At all events it is made every day, and if those who make it would only remember that the golden locks of Flavia, who has a cheek like a peach and a brow of milk—not of alabaster, 0 minor poet ! healthy flesh never being absolutely bleached—will not neces sarily suit Lalage, who has a face carved out of Derbyshire cheese and a forehead which cannot tan, the golden hair would add to the grace and variety of assemblies. So rapid has been the spread of this fashion that the resources of chemistry have been ransacked for dyes, and we have before us a large volume of receipts for the production of almost any shade. They are all very nasty—nastiness is the real objection to hair dyes, as it is to rouge and chignons, and is not to false teeth—and all subject to one fatal defect. They do not change the in herent colour of the hair, which grows every moment as it was originally made ; the pigme n t th ere f ore must be incessantly re-applied, and the hair, instead of being dyed, as, for instance, a topaz is dyed by burning, is only painted, by no means a very pleasing idea. One would think it prima facie pos sible to make a radical change, the colouring matter being an oil held as it were in a tube, and impreg nated with substances the character of which has been discovered. According to Mr. Cooley, " The chemical constitution of the hair was first made known by Mr. Hatchett, who showed it to consist chiefly of indurated albumen, together with a little gelatine, or maiter that yields it. Soft and very flexible hair is said to contain the most gelatine. Subsequently, Vauquelin discovered that hair con tains two different kinds of oily matter—the one white and bland, common to all hair; the other, coloured, and on which in part the particular colour of the hair depends. He also found small and variable quantities of mineral substances in hair. In light-coloured hair he found mag nesia, and in black and dark hair iron and sulphur. It is the presence of these last that mainly gives to dark hair its colour. Fur, wool, bristles, and spines, in their chemical nature, structure, and mode of formation, resemble hair ; as also, to a very great extent, do the feathers of birds." We ought, if that is correct, and we knew how, to be able to feed people into hair of the wished-for colour, but then we do not know how, and so are driven back on devices many of which are dangerous or disagree able. It is easy enough and safe enough to darken the colour. A weak solution of acetate of iron dis solved in water and mixed with a little glycerine will, if rubbed daily into the head, gradually and permanently darken the hair and benefit the_ health besides, a hint we recommend to red-haired beauties when popular prejudice turns against them again, as it will one day. Lead, often used instead of iron, is as dangerous a substance as it is well possible to employ, and the lead comb in which our grand mothers trusted is of very uncertain efficacy. There. is no swift mod e w hi c h d oes no t i n volve the use of lead or silver to a d angerous ex tent, and no sal e mode except iron, or sometimes after a certain age iron and sulphuret of potassium, which restores the decreasing sulphur. In any case, too, under any temptation, the woman who tries to change the colour of her eyelashes is a fool, who risks for no thing penalties which may embitter an entire life. Instantaneous hair dying is effected by washing.th e hair in a solution of nitrate of silver, and then in a . mixture of hydrosulph ure t o f ammon ia and distill ed water, which acts as a mordant, when the hair in stantly turns either brown or black. It is, however, on the golden shades that intellect has been recently chiefly expended, and here is a list which includes every colour except one—the golden bronze--wh ich is caused by washing w ith a so l u ti on of blue vitri ol, followed by another of the ferrocyanide of potas sium. " A strong infusion of safflowers, or a solu tion of pure rouge, in a weak s olution a crystal; lised carbonate of soda, gives a bright red, like henna, or a reddish yellow,' according t ° its strength, if followed, when dry, by a `l°°r dant' of lemon juice or vinegar diluted with one; half to an equal bulk of water. An acidulated solution of a salt of antimony, followed by a w eak mordant' of neutr a l hyd rosu lph ure t of ammon ia or the bisulphuret, c are f u lly avo idi ng excess, gl'i" , a 'red turning on the o range ,' w hi c h tones well on light brown hair. A solution of sulphantimonia3; of potassa (Schlippe's salt) w ith a mordant of wa te r slightly acidulated with sulphuric acid, give s ,; ' bright orange red,' or golden red colour.' Golden yellow—A solution of bichlo r id e o f tin ( sufficien tl y diluted), followed by a ' mordant' of hydrosulP ll°- ret of ammonia, gives a rich golden yellow tint' to very light hair, and a ' golden brown' to dar ker hair, owing to the formation of aurum musivnin; mosaic gold, or bisulphuret of tin. A solution ' 3 ,; acetate or nitrate of lead, followed by of yellow chromate of potash, gives a brilliant rich golden yellow.' If wanted warmer' or 6 deeper toned,' a few drops of solution of diacetate of I" — , (Goulard's extract) should be added to the aceta te solution. A solution of pure annotta, obtained by boiling it in water slightly alkalised with carbonate of soda, or with salt of tartar, gives a golden Ye: o low' or flame yellow,' according to its strengthi, very pale hair, and corresponding tones to darif, hair. A previous ' mordant' of alum water deepe ns it, and a subsequent washing with water ware; a mordant, with lemon juice or vinegar reddens' it, or turns 1 on the orange: Henna, by the way, is unobjee; tioxable, and never fails, so that if any wou l A a s really wishes for bright redhair she has only to al/r r friends with some attache of the embassy at v ° l stantinople or with Mr. Lyard. We must add th tj a there is now sold in Paris a dye which iesta ° „ u / o changes white or flaxen hair into the most gold, which is nearly instantaneous, and never faiw' or can fail. It is called orpiment, is the video sulphuret of arsenic, and has only one trifling dra /1 0 ; back, which those who want it p ro bably vril, l / 3 „ 5 mind. It kills, just as inevitably and as siviftl. doses of arsenic would, COUNTRY MARKETS. NORTHAMPTON—MAY 26. ; she The market thinly attended, and in the price 0. bu t no material change. Barley not much sought after, prices firm. Oats scarce. Beans in good demand. o ld New white wheat, 49s to 52s ; new red, 44s to 495; white, 48s to 535; old red, 46s to 50s per 36 stone. 13° ,.30 for malting, —s to —s per qr. ; grinding, 30s to 38s Pe r ' stone. Oats, old, 30s to 34s • new, 28s to 32s per 24 •L Beans, old, 46s to 50s ; new, 42s to 45s per 38 stone. 36s to 40s per 36 stone. CHELMSFORD—MAY 25. t, To-day's market was very w e ll su ppli e d With wh at'd and best samples brought l as t wee k' s pr i ce s. Oats er barley unchanged. Beans and peas disposed of at is P qr. more money. s gs Wheat, bid white....44s 52s Peas, Partridge ...... 3 68 so new .4zs 51s White ...... ....' , ' 9s its old red 3is 4is B,ilinm.. ...... 3 ' 6 40 0 new. 35s 45s Dun ' ••• : _ 468 , -- 0 Barle Chev ... . 25s 33s dit o neiV••• ~5 , 404 y alier 38e 42s Beans, Tick, , old••••••' 390 Grind.n,g 25s 34s Malt 58s tOs Chevalier 60s 628 n y Oats ..• 2.4 26s Il m a a r z r a o g l a n ne e l l w .',:i....3 .c.. . .s:3 4CB.33igi ~8 ,4 GRANTHAM—MAY 26. There were limited supplies of wheat at market i cfr ld and prices remain as last week. No malting barley , a grinding sold at late rates. Old white wheat, 52s to 545; old red, 49s to 52S ; whits, 49s to 52s ; new red, 44s to 47s per 36 stone. r ley for malting, 36s to 42s per qr. ; gr i n di n g, 30s to 33S lii4 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 32s ; new, 25s to 30s Per ne , stone. Beans, old, 48s to 51 s ; new , 44 s t o 46 s per 38 stun Peas, 36s to 40s per 36 stone. COLCHESTER--MAY 26. There was a moderate supply of wheat at market t - (I A; Traci , : inactive, and quotations about the same as this 740 week. Beans continue scarce, and fully as dear. peas. ,/, 4 10. Wheat, white 465 t6s B eans , Mazagan.....•.. - 400 rcd 43s 50s' Middle and 5ma11..348 Barley ........ 34s 43s Peas, white.......... Oats —8 — 8 grey ......... .••366 ABERDEEN—MAY 26. Little doing in the market to-day, and, with a th in 6t teudamee, prices wore unaltered. White wheat 40 s O d to 45s Od t 6 2th 1.1 bushe l ' Red wheat 40 s Od to 45s Odj ho i, Potato oats 25s Od to 25s 6d . } . Common oats 24s Od to 24s 6d I. Bore 30s Od to 31s Od . 5 31 b ? bush ° . Barley 32s Od to 32s 6d j f 28 01 h Oatmeal l9s 6d to 20s Od V boll°, .2801b' Flour, fine 36s Od to 37s Od Vsack 0 ' 40lb lil bus Small supplies of all kinds of KIRKCALDY—Iay 26. at the prices of last wee k . grain. Sales sIOW Wheat. Barley. Oats. 44s 6d 34s Od 28s Od second.... 40s Od 35s 61 298 Od Third.- 40s Gd 37s Od 30s Od COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s . Cl. s. d. Walls E n d H e tt on lB 6 Houg Kelloe ........ h Hall ............ . 1 .., 6 18 3 South Tees , s 1 East Hartlepsol Tanfield Moor Butes 14 6 H e tt on Lyons ... '" 16 f, Tunstall :l6 6 H ar t on ............•••... , 6 o Kepier Gran ge l6 9 Byron ............•• ..."' ' Cassop Ships at market, 52; sold, 38. s oli ' ADVERTISEMENT.]. -Avoid medicines: they alviral c ,i p attl' vate chronic complaints, but Du B a rry's Delicious Pcioe Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields thre e .: 00 the nourishment of the best meat, saves fifty times„ e h. ' tjoo , in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect die'cl. reG strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure bloo 00 0 freshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to t r60, 09° disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out O n " „DO , Cures :—Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchioness de rola , of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, b as * tion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerabl e p Lo rd agitation.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Dec les. t 1 0. Lieutenant of Waterford. of many years' dY O P e A P v B ; epi l 49,832. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, m„ * „ . " r e ri e ; spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—M ar i a 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of years' diseased lungs, spitti n g o f blood, liver d% r " s petb ment, and partial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherf.lol. spirits, and nervous tancies.—Cure No. 54,616. The ilef iorP l T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "of indigestion arid_ents dity or the liver, which had resiste i all medical treat"' 2411), In tins, 11b, 2s 9d ; 21b, 45 6d ; 51b, Ils ; 1216, 2 2 e ;. do si IN.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, 1,,,t4..400 also Phillips, tea dealers, 8, King William-stree t ; at 61, Gracechuirch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Biol le 4;sid; street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330 ' ; 96 ' 54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, Tottenham-court-rus coo Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting S t* rßrothers, 65, High-street ; and St u bb s , Queen's-f d John's-wood, London ; and a ll respectable grocers &AWL—Beware of spurious imitations. Births. . c .,.. S till : BENTLEY—On the 27th inst ,at Speltborne - g r °c%a - .. o f - bury, Middlesex, the wife Of Wm. D. Bentley, - 1 -'''' son. 1 301 EvEnsLEv—On the 26th inst , a t Coldstream Vlll9lthe wife of E. H. Ev er sl e y, ' of a son. a"' re 0 3 ° HOOD —On the 26th inst., at 44, Bryanston e-gr Viscountess Hood, of a daughter. -1)- v.„nsiur HUNTER—On the 27th inst. at Royal-crocentt - ton, tho wife of E. J. Hunter, Esq., of a daughter. Marriages. ~k oc b; Poplar,Southw Southwark FINNEY—FLETCHER—On the 24th inst., at T r nitl y1; 1 , ol of Southwark, and Lit c h urc h, Derby. Fletcher' of l j a o ra h , n o , n s l e; o d n a d u g s h o t n e r of of G J o e h o r u g F a i r n n eye q., Job li HAMILTON—On the 244 h inst., at St. PanerasiChuro , b to Hamilton, of Brook-green -terrace, Ira Nod Anne, i t ' ,t._ll Anne, only daughter of the late John Rope r, ° End, Fulham. BATHURST On the 25th inst., at WWI George, Ft„ ge, Earl Bathurst, aged 77. Du n ' the 25th iust , at Brook House,_Greati lon mow, Mrs. Sarah Fuller . relict late John 1 u . ' , relict of the ~ aged 93. - P. 'll ll FITZGERALD—On the 28th inst., at 4, Queen-street, -1 Mr Ed • ' • wald I itzgerald, aged 53. ~ , o nooll GREENWAY—On the 26th in t at . Cleve Dale, if° - - S. Cirencester, near Bristol, G. C. G - s " E Commander R. aged 70. leenwaY' Esq., #l.._ Harts, H 0. ., mas---On the 27th inst., at Goldington. Sarra—/ Joseph II 11' o is, Esq., aged 69. N e sbitt, °f NESBITT—On the 27th inst., at Norwood, F. A.. Nob' Wolverhampton, Esq., FR.C.S., aged 34. iv Finn POTTER—On the 28th inst. at , 60, Tabernacle -30=-1 bury, Mr. T. J. Potter, Esqaged 58 ~ London : Printed and Published by WILLIA M of No ' 11% Sand, ,at Tif , Sag 0:1 1 % ot Strand, in the Precinct Printer of the StZvoy, in the, Idcw- Middlesea.—Tueeday, May 29, 1866. r ( C • to L .~