The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-05 00:00:00

The Reform Bill. DEMONSTRATION AT ROCHDALE. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Rochdale was held last evening in the large mill of the Co operative Manufacturing Society in support of the Government Reform Bill. The mill, which is estimated as capable of containing 11,000 persons, was densely crowded. The Mayor, Mr. Samuel Stott, took the chair, supported by Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. T. B. Potter, M.P., Messrs. G. L. Ashworth, Petrie, Heape, Robinson, T. Ashworth, Tatham, Kemp, Moore, and the principal inhabitants of the borough. The proceedings having been briefly opened by the Mayor, Alderman G. ASHWORTH moved the following resolution : " That believing the Reform Bill recently introduced into Parliament by Mr. Gladstone, though coming short of what the unenfranchised were reasonably entitled to expect, will if passed, prove a substantial and sensible advance towards its thanks fair representation of the peopl e, this meeting tenders thanks to the Government for the measure and for their expressed determination to supplement it by other neces sary refo of Parliament, and resolves to use its utmost endeavours to secure the passing of the bill into law." He said the Bill of the Government, although not what the people had a right to expect, was honest as far as it went. Its principle was just, because it recognised in some form the right of the occupier of a house to vote for a Parliamentary representa tive. He alluded to the fact that the building in which the meeting was held belonged exclusively to the working classes, and said it was a stigma upon the representative institutions of the country that not a dozen of the owners of such magnificent pro perty possessed the franchise. 11 the bill now brought forward by the Government was not carried, he sincerely trusted that an appeal would be made to the constituencies of the country. (A. voice—" There won't be many who will go back again.") (Great cheering.) Mr. PETRIE, a Town Councillor of Rochdale, seconded the resolution. Mr. T. B. PoTrEu, M.P., in supporting the mo tion, said he was not altogether satisfied with the bill of the Government ; it was not sufficiently com prehensive for his views, but it was a substantial step in the right direction, and was an honest bill, introduced by an honest Government. He had full confidence in Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone, and believed that they would stand true to the cause of reform. The Conservatives, although they pretended to take some interest in the question, w e r e really doing all in their power t o s h e l ve i t. As to the re solution of Lord Grosvenor, he agreed with Mr. Gladstone, that it sa id one thing and meant another, and that it was really undeserving of c onsideration. It might be possible that jealousy and distrust on the part of some of the great Whig families induced them covertly to oppose the efforts of the Govern ment to settle the question, but there could be no doubt that the most serious danger the bill was likely to meet with was occasioned by treason in the Liberal ranks rather than by Tory opposition. He complained of the course which had been taken by Mr. Lowe and Mr. Horsman, and said he was better content to remain the trumpeter of Mr. Bright than, like the right hon. members for Caine and Stroud, to be his own follower and blow his own trumpet. As to Lord Elcho, that noble lord had the disad vantage of being born in the ranks of the aristo cracy, but he would never succeed in crushing the spirit of democracy under his heel, although he had certainly done all in his power hitherto to set class against class. With regard to Mr. Marsh, who formed the tail of the malcontents, he would only say this, that Australia had no reason to regret the loss of his distinguished services. The resolution was put by the MAYOR, and agreed to. Alderman HEAPE moved the next resolution— " That the following petition in favour of the Govern ment Franchise Bill be adopted ; and that Mr. T. B Potter, the member for the borough, be requested to pre. sent it :---‘ That your petitioners having considered the pro visions of the bill to amend the representation of the people, recently introduced into your hon. house by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hereby express their belief that such bill provides an honest and safe extension of the suffrage in counties and boroughs. That your petitioners have learnt with satisfaction that the Government intends during the present session to lay before your hon. house further measures for the reform of Parliament. Your pe titioners, therefore, pray your hon. house to pass the bill already introduced without delay, and to reject all attempts to defeat it or to alter its provisions, especially as far as those provisions will extend and -simplify the existing franchise." (Cheers.) Mr. ROBINSON, a member of Town Council, seconded the resolution. Mr. BRIGHT, M.P., who was received with over whelming cheers, then rose to support the motion. As soon as silence was restored, the hon. gentleman said—Mr. Mayor and fellow-townsmen—l very much fear I shall not be able to make myself heard by the thousands I see before me. Since the day to which my hon. friend has just referred—since last Saturday—l have been so hoarse that I could scarcely speak, even in common conversation. I must therefore ask you to be as quiet as possible, to give me the slightest chance of being heard to-night. It is but three months now since I was last per mitted to address any number of my fellow towns men on the question of parliamentary reform. Many of you will recollect on that occasion I took the liberty of giving some advice to reformers throughout th e country, and some also to those re formers who now compose her Ma j esty ' s Govern ment.l regr e t t o say that, while the advice gavel to reformers in general has been in the main followed, that which I gave to her Majesty's Go vernment has not b een f o ll owed so exactly as I could have wished, fo r I f oun d t h at when Mr. Glad stone brought forward the bill it differed in almost every particular from that bill which I had urged him and his colleagues to prepare ; but if we have a Ministry or Cabinet composed of 14 or 15 persons of both ld houses of P ar li amen t, an d if th ey are t o b e held respon s ibl e . for great measures submitted to e Parliament, of course it is but fair that we should allow them an exercise of their judgment, and make allo wance for some difficulties which they see see, but which pe r h aps we did not:lr business , o a s an o r d e giv e . a candid and fair consid era ti on to the which they have proposed. Well, it i s to it consider it and to accept it, or to c on d emn Some of you will recollect the opinion which I pro nounced on it in the House of Commons. lam glad to say that is the opinion which has been pro nounced on it by Reformers throughout every por tion of the kingdom. (Cheers.) The Liberal party throughout the country have agreed to accept the bill, believing it to be, as I then described it, an honest bill, and to offer to the people a substantial improvement on the Liberal condition of our repre sentation. But what there may be in the bill which eng ages our sympathy and support, by so much it necessarily courts the hostility and opposition of the Tor y P a rtY ; and I think in what is now taking place - in Parliament we see the character of that party ex hibited, as it has been exhibited throughout its whole history for the last hundred years , con sistent and p ers i stent hatred of popu l ar insti tutions--(hear, hear)—or in in a an attempt to keep the government of this country Permanently in a class, and in a class whose sy rapa %es with the people are not such as to give us any kind of security that the Government of the country will belensmen h t, and gener te things Tory gener ous, and wise. (Cheers.) At this in party in the house is exhibiting one of two t a more than usual depravity, or e l se a desperate l re: solution to withstand every p ro p os i t i on of Reform, If you go back to 1859 you will find i n the :sr:. pipers the record of a bill which Lord Derby's aGo vernment proposed, and which Mr. Disraeli intro-- duck' in the House of Commons. That bill pro posed a ,ElO franchise for the country, but the bill of Lord Derby proposed to shut out from voting in the counties all the freehold property that is within the limits of boroughs. The object was to confine the county representation more strictly than ever, if possible, to the powers of the great landed proprie tors, and to shut out from it all the influence of the towns. Still, if a 10-pounder in the counties was fit for the franchise by the bill of 1859, surely a 14- pounder in the county is fit for the franchise in the bill of 1866, and yet the Tory party wish to get rid of this bill, and object so far as I hear to this pro vision of the £l4 franchise in the counties. Well, is the boroughs the bill of Lord Derby made no difference—that is, it did not lower the. franchisei2o, below £lO, it proposed a lodger franchise of and savings-bank franchise, and I think ofrnaenoerbistweso, others, which I have described as f anc y all of which I think may be set down re t e o ol b lo e o ra t ? h e a r t bad than otherwise. But yo u may two very eminent members of LosrdooDre7abzyy 's , .ia ° c v l ell‘llir ment—Mr. Walpole , t he Home . Trade—re - - - t they were signed Bentley, tb t e h i r e P s e r a e t s s i d i e n n t t o h f a t t P h a ß b Board , of becauseTr were in favour ofaretdbue roctbioonoufgtbhefbraonroebuigshe to orabne chise ; they wis hed brought down at least to £B, which is within 20s. a year of the present Government proposal, and we have it upon record that Mr. Disraeli, the leader of the house at the time, did hold out, it is said, distinct promises, but cer tainly did hold out most strong expectations, that if the House would but read the bill a second time, they would consent in committee to some reduction to a borough franchise. Well, if they were willing for the sake of retaining office then to carry a bill with a £lO franchise for the counties, and to hold out the hope that they would reduce the borough franchise from £lO at least to £B, what are we to say of the patriotism of the party which now, seven years afterwards, stakes its Parliamentary reputa tion upon a course which involves the rejection of this bill, and, if possible, the destruction of a Go vernment by which the bill has been introduced ? (Hear.) I say that this course of theTo Brypuatrtiyf itis factious to the very last degree. (Hear.) be not this, it is something, perhaps, if not more immoral, more selfish and more stupid—(cheers)— because it is the manifestation of a desperate re solve that they will never consent to any further ex tension of political freedom to the people of the United Kingdom. (Cheers.) They say to the six millions—more than six millions and a half of grown-up men in this kingdom—they say to them in effect, " Not o ne o f you shall ev er come within the barriers that the bill of 1832 erected. You shall be outsiders every one of you for ever, unless in a county you can surmount the barrier of a £5O rental, or you can surmount the barrier in a borough of a £lO rental." lam not quite sure that Lord Derby or any of his followers dare say that to the people of this country. (Cheers.) But either their conduct is factious or immoral to the last de gree in their opposition to the bill, or they have changed their minds and their convictions upon the subject of Reform, and conceive it to be their inte rest or their duty to resist in all future time any ex tension of the suffrage. (Hear.) Now, what is this bill, and what is it to do ? It is to admit 400,000 men who have now no votes to the elective fran chise within the limits of England and Wales. Of that number 200,000 will be within the limits of counties and holdings, or land of the annual value of £l4 and upwards, and therefore we may set them down as not of the working class. Within the boroughs it will admit about an equal number close upon 200,000 new voters ; and although nearly all these have been reckoned by Mr. Gladstone as of the working class, yet I am perfectly satisfied that his estimate is altogether inaccurate, and although it would be a substantial increase of the number of electors, I believe that no more than the bare majo rity of that number can be said to be really and pre cisely of what we term the class of working men. (Hear.) I think lam not overstating the case when I say that after 34 years have elapsed since the pass ing of Reform, if a Bill is proposed, and if it be ola:. jected to and resisted by a great party in the State, we may say that party sets itself resolutely and de terminedly against the enfranchisement and the manumission of the working people—(hear, hear) — that they mean the representation should remain as it is. Depend upon it, if this bill is not passed, that if there be a power in Parliament that can resist it, any idea of a reduction of seats, or, in fact, of doing anything in this matter, must be, for some time at least, abandoned. (Hear, hear.) You are to be condemned for ever, you working people, to exclu sion. The country which carries on a constitutional Government by representative system is to be hence forth only 1,000,000 of electors, and that millionso placed, so distributed in regard to members and seats, that the representation of the people in the House of Commons is little better than a sham and a farce. (Cheers.) In the counties you know per fectly well that the landlord, and the landlord only, is really the elector. You know that in the boroughs —you read the reports of the electors and every general election—that is, in many scores of the boroughs, there is a system of compulsion and cor ruption which destroys almost even the very sem blance of popular and honest representation ; and every man knows, who knows anything of our elec toral system, that the whole process is hideous, and disgraceful, and humiliating to the last degree to all intelligent and honourable men. (Cheers.) I was speaking the other day to a member of the House of Commons—a man most honourable, of great wealth, of high reputation—who was returned to this very Parliament at the head of the poll, whose conduct during the election—whose personal conduct--was without the slightest stain or blame, who told me that there were things done in this borough such as, after the contest was over, made him feel the deepest humiliation that his name had been in any degree whatever connected with it, and I believe that his feelings have been so shocked by what he has witnessed that nothing probably could induce him again to appear to be connected with so much that is so odious to those immediately con cerned, and discreditable and dishonourable to us as a great nation. (Hear.) But they tell us in Lon don, in the House of Commons, and occasionally at the clubs, that the - working people, after all, don't care for the franchise, that the middle class who have the vote don't wish to extend it to their bre thren who are beneath them in the social scale, and that the working classes themselves aro altogether careless about their enfranchisement. Now, so far as this borough goes, I know no man of the Liberal party, whatever his position in the borough, however wealthy, however eminent, who is not willing and anxious to hold out his hand to the working man, and say, " My good countryman and fellow towns man and friend, come up higher and be on the same level with me." (Cheers.) I admit that the work ing people are very quiet ; they have not yet taken throw country of the or 11 hours a day, most of them ; they have their wives and their children at home, and there is a de mand evandery da at home ; every day for the wages of the work and it would be a perilous thing for this working ft he f r e esho ul or that aweek their e be t t that kind of move mentto willstimula rdi te them nar up fora wdaps classesy labour to turn themselves into active and agitating politicians. (Cheers.) Thereis nothing more mar vellously obtuse than the expression of these men at head-quarters that they will not give this ex tension of the suffrage because the working people are very quiet and make no clamour —even those who vilify them most in the House of Commons can walk among them unarmed. If the state of things were otherwise, would it con vince these men ? (Cries of " No, no I") They might yield from fear, but they would not yield from a sense of justice—(cheers)—and when in the years 1831 and 1832 your fathers were not so quiet, and when in half a dozen populous counties there were great armies ready to take the field, not drilled and armed, but still assembling in vast numbers to a Parliament partly wit h pet it ions and paparpchtrloyawith menac es, these men, or rather the men of that day, althouh they were driven from their positions,they wwilorlikinoffer no menaces. placiladsedthtehaßt Refeofronirmßitliriupmaspsehded, tthhaeyn athreeandtriumph now, when (Cheers.) thater ngpe o people I c Reform a r e quiet should society of statesmen ; fellow townsman, a man not brought up in Universities or in the little or I may be nothing, being only your nothingappears that of these things but to me it providing against them, statesmanship Co n • ' I may know fore sight, and in foreseeing evils that are coming, in ,paaalurtotdigyeitnihnethwr.ihs abso lutelyAaptrtowtviheissic.omanlloment them I regard Earl Russ e ll members Mr. Gladstone, their col leagues, and the willing to support themrßi3f Parliament who are regard them all as men to whom history will point its finger in future times and say, " These were really the statesmen of day." (Cheers.) Probably, however, this Tory part y and Par y and the three or four men—for when it cornea to the final decision probably they will not be more than three or four men who sit on our side of the house who will be likely to join them—the Tories, I say, have probably a double object in the course which they are pursuing. They may reject the bill, and they may destroy the Government. For a mo ment we will imagine this to be possible. What then ? Will Lord Derby come into office ? Will all his colleagues, supplemented, it may be, by the two or three men on our side who will join them ? What if they do? Will they bring in another Reform Bill, or will they try something else to avoid Reform? Have you read the newspapers within the last few days ? You will have heard a whisper of diffi culties in the heart of Europe—that Austria and Prussia are quarrelling over the distribution or the division of the territory which they united two years ago in seizing from Denmark. The Prussian people at this moment have a Parliament which is very much in the position of the Parliament of England some 230 years ago. They have a monarch who seems desirous of playing the part in Prussia which Charles I. played in England. I hope, in our less severe times, that, whatever may h a ppen him, he may not come to so calamitous a fall as that which overtook the King of England. (Hear, hear.) Now, suppose that war broke out, can anybody tell how far it will s pread or where it may end If you look at the map of Eu ro p e y ou see Prussia . 9 i east—always a great arm y there. You see France n the in the west —always a great army there. You see , that the annual income Italy in the south with an arm y so large, and mili tary expenses so exce ssive of the country does not suffice to meet the annual expenditure. If a war breaks out between Vienna and Berlin, between Austria and Prussia, how far the conflagration will extend no man can tell ; but this it would be easy to do if we had a Tory Govern ment in England anxious to follow the course of the Tory Government of 1793. It would be easy, per haps—if it were easy it might ultimately be perilous —it would be easy to postpone the question of Re form by plunging the country into an European war. (Cheers.) Look across the Atlantic and you will see questions not without delicacy, not without difficulty. You know the excited state of the Irish population in the United States ; you know some thing of the difficulties which have arisen between us and Canada, and the abrogation of the treaty of commerce which has existed between them ; you know what the Tory newspapers have said during the last four or five years on every question con nected with the United States ; there would be no difficulty whatever in a Government determined not to face this question of Reform involving you in financial difficulties, and, perhaps, in war with the great Republic on the Ame rican continent. I would not trust that Tory party —(cheers)—their annals for the last 100 years have been annals of calamity to this country. (Cheers.) To them we owe mostly what there is of ignorance and brutality and of the abject povery that is spread among the lowest and most hopeless class in the kingdom, and now, when you have a fair measure like this—fair, but most moderate, I say that they are showing themselves in the old colours when they unite, it may be to a man, to resist this small con cession to the people. (Cheers.) Well, what have we to do ? The 5,000 assembled here are but a small portion of all the people of England ; but to night there are many 5,000 meetings ; last week, this week, next week, and longer, we have had and shall have in the newspapers accounts of great meet ings to discuss this question. We have to choose probably whether there shall be a Reform or no Reform—whether the book of progress in which is written so many good measures of late years shall be shut up and closed for ever, because if you allow the Tory party to gain the ascendancy again it is impossible to say when that book will be again opened. (Cheers.) Of the working class, which they spoke of with so little respect, without which England would be no nation at all, without whose industry the greatness and the wealth of the country would be as nothing in comparison with even an unimportant country in Europe, you have to say whether that class shall sink under the slanders which have been heaped upon it; whether, for example, the national verdict shall confirm that which was said the other night by a gentleman who, being a mem ber of her Majesty's Privy Council, is by title a right honourable, and who sits for a rotten borough, elected by the Marquis of Lansdowne. (Cheers.) That right hon. gentleman said, "If you want venality, which means corruption—if you want ignorance, if you want drunkenness, if you want to be intimidated, if you want an impulsive, unreflec tive, violent people, go to the unrepresented class." (Cries of "Oh ! Oh !") Now, what we have to decide—what this town and the public have to decide, is this—whether the national verdict shall be given in favour of that slanderous sentence uttered against the millions of the people of England. There is no complaint that you work and that you toil for 10 or 12 hours a day ; and six days in the week you sweat at your work ; you pay your taxes ; you build your wealth for others. In combination with capital and intellect you make the greatness of this nation, and yet in the House of Commons — the people's house—not the House of Lords—lan guage like this I have quoted is uttered and cheered by the great Tory party in the house. (Hear, hear.) I say there is a desperate peril in this—that lan guage like this, the state of mind which causes it to be uttered, the doctrine out of which it springs is the doctrine of revolution of the worst and themost calamitous character. We abhor all this. (Cheers.) We are for peace—for peace at home and peace with all nations abroad. We are for peace and for justice, and for the safe and gradual advance of freedom. We believe that the time is come when the middle classes, who are mainly Liberal, shall unite, and can unite, with the great body of the work ing class, who are aspiring for something higher and better than they have hitherto had; and we say that, united together, we can gain from our Government and Parliament whatever is necessary for us. We feel that our fate is in our own hands, and, assembled here 5,000 strong, we resolve, and ask the country everywhere to resolve with us, that we will never of our own free will be parties to our own humiliation and to our own enslavement. The hon. gentleman, who was labouring under a severe cold and spoke with great difficulty, resumed his seat amid great cheering. The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and votes of thanks having been passed to the Co-ope rative Society for the use of the mill and to the Mayor for presiding, the proceedings terminated at 9 o'clock. Mr. BRIGnT, in supporting the vote of thanks to the Mayor, said the people would really help the question of Reform by signing the peti tion to be presented. He hoped no mishap would attend the bill in its passage through Par liament. His own impression was that if the bill passed the House of Commons, it li ould pass with out mutilation through the House of Lords. He suspected that wise men of that house would not wish to get into contest again with the people of England as to the condition of the franchise which should return members to the House of Commons. The petitions should be short, good, and sensible, and extensively signed, that the House of Commons might feel that those who spoke of the bill within its walls were seconded and backed and supported by the great public opinion in those districts from whence they came. Mr. Bright was loudly cheered on retiring. AN EFFECT BY CAUSE DEFECTIVE.—RATIIER SPITEFUL is the following snarl in the Examiner, which says—The firm of Russell, Gladstone, and Co. is about to fail. This great misfortune is not due to bad management, or to the state of the market, or to any of the usual causes, but solely to the loss of a customer. A distinguished contemporary, enlarging upon the nature and consequences of Lord Grosvenor's motion, continues thus : "After such a rebuff, it is very doubtful whether the Minis try can last long." We all know the story of the great man of boots, Hoby, who, on receiving the severe re proaches of an angry client, called John to put up the shutters instantly, as Captain Smith withdrew his cus tom.' Lord Grosvenor, it appears, is Government's Cap tain Smith. Up with the shutters ! Mr. Lowe and Lord Stanley will perhaps be ready to deal with the assignees for the " goodwill ;" a thing some of the " party"—the Hybrid, or Lowe-bred party, or what is it ?—are likely enough to require. What great effects from little causes Wig! :GENCB THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1866. was no help for it, when the bad weather somewhat abated, than to run off the deciding heats of the races set down for decision. The event of the greatest importance was the finishing trial of _ THE GREAT ONE MILE HANDICAP.— Sam Sutton 160 yards start, Coo 160, Amos 200, Golding's Lad 200, Young Book 200, and Roberts 200, now came to run off for the prizes, namely, £lO for first, £2 for second, and £1 for third. Roberts was made favourite at 6t04t0 3 to 1 agst any other. At half a mile Roberts was still first, and Coe had gained second position, Golding's lad third, Sutton fifth. In the last lap for home Sutton put on a fine spurt and ran into second place, but could not reach Roberts, who won a good race by four yards, Coe being defeated for second place by three yards. THE QUARTER OF A MILE HANDICAP.—The final heat for this race was also run off for the prizes, £3 10s. for first, £1 for second, 10s. for third. IV. Davis, 23 yards start; rep ' pett, 28 ; Shepherd, 35 ; and J. Barker, 45, toed their re spective marks. They got off very evenly ; Davis and Shepherd ran up to Barker, the leading man, 50 yards from home, when a splendid struggle ensued, Shepherd winning by a foot only, Barker second, and Davis only a foot behind for third. The betting was even on Shepherd, and 2 to 1 asst the others. CORNWALL AND DEVON WRESTLING.—In consequence of the rain and the badness of the ground, it was not until late in the evening that the requisite number of standards were completed, Clements (D), Henry Heywocd (D), Harper (C), Dillon (D), and Bickle (D), making up the sixteen. Double Pay.—J. Moncur and Sara Heywood were called, when Heywood not answering, the fall was awarded to the former. F. Clements and E. Dyer came together, and after some splendid play for 20 minutes Clements was thrown by the "bollyheave." J. Slade and J. Cornish next ap peared ; after eleven minutes' splendid play, Cornish throw Slade with his favourite back-lock. Darknessnow coming on, and ten players still being left as well as the treble play and final falls to be decided, it was arranged that the meeting should be postponed until Monday next, to commence at two o'clock. CRICKE TING. THE COUNTY ELEVEN OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE T. FIF TEEN COLTS (WITH J. GRUN'DY AS CAFTAIN.—This match, which commenced on Monday on the Trent-bridge Ground, Nottingham, was continued yesterday. We now give the result of the game : Yesterday (Tuesday), in finer and pleasanter weather, play was resumed at half-past eleven, the company present at ono time numbering close on 2,000. Parr and Bignall continued their innings to the bowling of J. Oscroft and Nixon, the latter bowled with great truth and steadiness ; but J. Oscroft got the first wicket, bowling Bignall with a fine bailer, the score at 94. Biddulph played tamely at a ball from Nixon that took the middle stump of his wicket, and with the score of 97 for six wickets, Paling joined Parr, who was playing in his best form. These two stayed Burrows was tried for four overs at Nixon's end ; he gave up to a fresh bowler, Parker, and Howitt was tried again at the other end, and from two consecutively bowled balls in his fourth over, he bowled first Paling and his succes sor Tinley—the seventh and eighth wickets both falling at 126 ; making the second time in his innings. Howitt had two wickets with consecutively bowled balls, but more luck was in store for Howitt, as in his sixth ooer, Parr got too much under a log ball and was easily caught out by the long stop, for a fine leg-hitting innings of 45 runs, made up by six 3's, three 2's, and 21 singles. Parr went in with the score at 39, and out at 129. The two Shams went in to finish the innings ; they were not long there, as Shaw was easily caught out by mid wicket on, and the in nings finished at one o'clock for 132 runs. There had been 123 overs bowled in this innings as follows : Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wides. No balls. Wickets. Nixon... 32 21 23 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 Howitt 28 ... 15 21 ... 0 ... 0 ... 5 J. Oscroft 26 ... 17 28 ... 1 ... 1 2 Burrows 14 ... 6 ... 17 ... 4 ... 0 ... 0 Grundy 8 6 2 0 ... 0 1 Parker 8 ... 5 11 0 .. 0 1 Scottom 5 ... 1 ... 1 13 0 ... 0 Slack 2 0 6 „, 1 0 0 The Colts innings was opened by J. Oscroft and Mellor, to the bowling of Wootton and Alfred Shaw. A very clever catch at mid-on, by W. Oscroft, settled Mellor before arun was scored ; Slack hit freely, and scored 10 by two 3's, a 2, and two singles, when " How's that ?" asked by Alfred Shaw, was answered against Slack, and a brace of Colts had gone for 11 runs. Sears played in very good form for 9, including two 3's, one a good en-drive from Alfred Shaw. Burrows was in some time for his 4, exhibiting good cricket during his stay, but the bowling at both ends was of that very high character as would have rendered the innings of any eleven a short one. Wootton bowled at one end all through—at one time he bowled ten succes sive maiden overs ; and Alfred Shaw and J. C. Shaw at the other. The fielding too was very good. Biddulph kept wicket so well that out of the 339 balls bowled not more than six balls went to the long-stop. The bowling of the Eleven was as follows : Evers. Maidens. Runs. Wides. Wickets. Wootton 42 and 3 balls... 33 16 ... 2 Alfred Shaw 27 18 ... 22 0 , 4 J. C. Shaw 15 10 7 ... 0 4 The second innings of the Colts was opened by Mellor and llowitt, to the bowling of William Shaw and J. C. Shaw. From William Shaw's second over, Howitt made a fine leg hit-hit for 4, and then was well caught at short square leg by J. C. Shaw, who had to stretch his legs well to get to it. J. Oscroft again played some good cricket for his 5, but on Wootton going on he bowled him with the first ball he delivered, and at six p.m. the stumps were finally drawn. The result of the score was as follows : THE ELEVEN. W. Oscroft, b Grundy 33 A. Shaw, C Mellor, lillowitt 0 G. Wootton, c Grundy, b Howitt 0 R. Daft, c Wheeler, b Oscroft G. Parr, c Burrows, b Howitt 45 T. Biguall, b J. Oscroft S. Biddulph, b Nixon 0 G. Paling, b Howitt .. lO R. C. Tinley, b Howitt 0 J. C. Shaw, not out 2 W. Shaw, c Burrows, b Pallor .. 1 Byes, &c. Total.— 132 THE SIXTEEN. E. Mellor, c Oscroft, b A. Shaw . 0 J. Oscroft , b A. Shaw 5 H. Slack, I bw, b A. Shaw ..... A. Sears, b A. Shaw G. Martin, b Wootton 3 H. Nixon, run out T. Burrows, c A. Shaw, b J. C. Shaw 4 J. Wheeler, b Wootton H. Scottorn, b Wootton 0 W. Clements, b Wootton C. Bandon, b Wootton F. Thornton, b J. C. Shaw S. Wightman, c Oscroft, b Wootton H. Parker, b J. C. Shaw G. Howitt, b J. C. Shaw J. Grundy, not out 2 w . Total 47 PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ISM—At Eton, Grundy and R. C. Tinley ; Dawes, of Yorkshire, is also engaged ; at Harrow, J. Heartfield ; at Winchester, W. Goodhew (Kent); at Rugby, during half of April and the earlier half of May, Thomas Hayward will assist Diver; at Marlborough, Brampton, Willsher awl. Griffith are engaged for April, and Slinn for May ; at Cheltenham, James Lillywhite will be assisted by young James Lillywhite ; at Westminster, T. Mantle will be as sisted in June by M. Armstrong, of Surrey ; at Charter house, It. Bush, of Surrey. AQUATICS. WEST LONDON ROWING CLUB. A meeting of this great club was held at the Club Rooms, Wandsworth, on Saturday, whenthe follow ing candidate were elected :—Messrs. C. Foxton, H. A. Lowe, S. Bull, F. Grave, A. Day, C. Bosisto, and W. H. Kempster, making 21 members elected during the month. The crews selected for the eight oar race of the 14th inst. were as follows : Mr. Smith's Crew—Gurney, Bosisto, Foxton, W. Frost, Drake, Roberts, W. Smith, and Present. The Captain's Crew—Dixon, E. Bright, Gouldsmith, H. Bright, Walsh, Shephard, Kirridge, jun., and Houseman. The Deputy-Captain's Crew—S. Frost, Kerridge son., Nelson, Lee, Donaldson, Thompson, Howard, and A. Mares. Coxswains not yet chosen. The committee have issued a reprint of their rules and list of members, which is very tastefully got up and contains a variety of interesting information as to the foundation of the club and its gradual pro gress during successive seasons. INO ROWING CLUB. The opening day of this club has been fixed for Saturday next. The name of Ino may not be un familar to many old friends of aquatics, as the club was started many years back ; but for some few years past, owing to many circumstances, it has been discontinued. Last May, however, some of the old members joined with others who wished to have the old cab resuscitated, and by their com bined efforts the re-established club now numbers about 80 members. The Ino Rowing Club bears a great similarity to the Ilex Club in one respect, as the majority of the members of the former are clerks in the General Post Office, and those of the latter clerks in the Bank of England. The inaugurative dinner of the Ino Club will take place at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, on Tuesday, April 10. SPORT' NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING—WEDNEsnAv. A more wretched day's sport can scarcely be imagined, the racing being of such a plating character that the prestige of Newmarket alone saved it from being compared to the lowest class meetings. Gladiateur walked over for the Derby Trial Stakes, although it was anticipated that Pro serpine would oppose him. A large crowd inspected him with that curiosity always evinced to see a Derby winner, and he looked the picture of health and condition. We may add that before going to the Heath 25 to 1 was taken freely about Ceylon for the Derby. The running is suffi ciently described in the subjoined return:— A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft; for three-year-olds and upwards ; weight for age ; with selling allowances. Criterion Course (6 furlongs). 11 subs. Mr. York's Novice, 3 yrs, Gst 121 b (£100) ...(11. Covey) 1 Mr. Fisher's Reindeer , aged , B st 61 b (£loo)...(Challoner) 2 Count F. do Lagrange's Balham, aged, Bst 131 b (.£200) (11. Grimshaw) 3 Betting-6 to son Novice, 2to 1 agst Reindeer, and sto _ _ . 1 agstiham. The favourite, on the lower ground, waited on Reindeer to the top of the hill, where she came away and won in a canter by four lengths ; a bad third. Rein deer was claimed by Count Lagrange. The Derby Trial Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added ; three-year-olds, ist ; four, Bst 101 b and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra. Last mile and a half of B.C. 11 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's Gladiateur, 4 yrs, 9st 61b (inc. 101 b extra) (H. Grimshaw) w.o. Proserpina saved her stake. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-year olds and upwards. D.M. (7 furlongs 210 yards). 4 subs ] Lord St. Vincent's Brimstone, 3 yrs, Est 21b...(Stephen,s 1 Mr. Pardoe's Troublesome, aged, Bst 131 b (Custance 2 Mr. Chaplin's Willie Sharpe, 3 yrs, Est 91b(car. rimsh6st 111 b (rt. Gaw 3 _ _ _ • Betting-6 to 4 agst Troublesome, and 2to 1 each agst Willie Sharpe and Brimstone. The latter made all the running, and won cleverly by half a length ; Willie Sharpe beaten off. The Column Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three-year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; certain allowances. R.M. (1 mile 17 yards). 17 subs. Mr. Savile's Leybourne, by Alusjid—Harlequin's dam, Bst 71b (car. Bst 81b) (Custancei 1 Mr. Merry 's Beelzebub, Bst 71b ( H. Covey 2 Lord Westmorland's Crown Prince, Bst 71b (J. Goater 3 Betting --6 to 4 on Beelzebub, and 2 to 1 agst Crown Prince. Leybourne, on the whip hand of the favourite, made play till within 50 yards of the chair, where he drew away, and won in a canter by four lengths; Crown Prince beaten a length and a half from second. The Subscription Plate of 50 soya, for three-year-olds and upwards; weight for age. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). Mr. W. Goodwin's br h Saccharometer, by Sweetmeat — Defamation, 6 yrs, 9st 31b (Custanco) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Pantaloon, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Cannon) 2 Betting-2 to lin Saccharometer. The young one made the running at his best pace till just before entering the cords, where he seemingly had the best of it, but mid way, when the pinch came, he shut up, and Saccharome ter, running with his usual gameness, won by three guar. ters of a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-year-olds and up wards ; weight for age ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs, if demanded. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). 6 subs. Mr. York's c by Blackthorn, dam by Joe Lovell, 3 yrs, ist 71b (Loates 1 Lord Westmorland's Idler, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (J. Goater 2 Mr. T.Jenning's Crossbow, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (H Grimshaw 3 Mr. Hughe's Loaf Sugar, 3 yrs, 7 st 71b (Prior 4 Mr. Gilby's Piano, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (Norman) 5 Mr. Chaplin's Credulity, 8 yrs, 7 st 71 b ...... (J. Grimshaw) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Loaf Sugar, 3to 1 agst the Black thorn colt, 100 to 30 agst Idler, and 6 to 1 agst Crossbow. Credulity made play for abuut 200 yards, when the Black thorn colt took up the running, followed by Crossbow into the cords, when the latter gave way to Idler, who, how ever, could never reach the Blackthorn colt, who won cleverly by two lengths ; a similar distance separated the second and third ; Loaf Sugar close up. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft ; for three-year-old fillies ; Bst 101 b each. T.Y.C. 5 subs. Lord Coven.ry's La Muta, by Wild Dayrell—Fenella, Bst 101 b (J. Adams) w.o. The * Witch, Savernake, Jura, all Capt. Watt's horses, are scratched out of Catterick engagements. Church Militant and Overton have been scratchedfor the Innkeepers' Plate at Croydon. Charles Bradley is open to an engagement as private trainer Lord Uxbridge has purchased the steeplechase horse Marble Hill from Micawber. Mr. T. Hughes claimed Baron Rothschild's Melinda, the winner of the Sweepstakes (D. 31.) at Newmarket on Tues - day. The Rawcliffe Yearlings will be sold this year on May 7, by Messrs. Tattersall, at Albert Gate, Hyde-park, and not at York, as formerly. We are desired by the Clerk of the Oakley Steeple Chases to state that the two following horses are to be added to the Bedfordshire Handicap Steeplechase, run on Friday next :—Mystery (list 81b) and Capsicum (list 71b). Harry Grimshaw, after riding La. Fortune and Equi voque at the Paris Spring Meeting on Monday, journeyed all night, and reached Newmarket at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Fordham's sprained wrist still prevents him from appear ing in the saddle, and he was not present at Newmarket. Owing to his continued indisposition he has vexatiously missed riding John Davis at Northampton, and Ceylon in the Biennial at Newmarket yesterday. HARPENDEN.—There will be only one day's racing atthis meeting this year, viz., on May 11, the Friday immediately preceding Epsom. DISOBEDIENT JOCKEYS. — Carroll, Dixon, W. Martin, Morris, and Stead, were severely reprimanded yesterday by the Stewards for disobeying the starter's orders at the Durham Meeting. CROYDON SPRLNG STEEPLECHASES.—This meeting com mences on Friday next, and extends over the following day The programme is of average strength, and good sport is anticipated. BEDMINSTEIL—We are requested to correct a mis-state ment on Saturday last in reference to this stallion being located at Mr. G. Holmes's, at Beverley. His owner, Mr. T. Gee, informs us that ho bought the horse in November last, and that he is now standing at Dewhurst Lodge, Wadhurst. LECTURER.— This horse, winner of the New Plate at Newmarket on Monday last, was bred by the late Sir Tat ton Sykes, and was, together with his dam, bought by the Hon. C. W. Fitzwilliam, at the deceased baronet's sale in 1863, for 170 guineas. Before he ran on Monday he was bought by the Marquis of Hastings. CEYLON.—This colt, winner of the Biennial at New market,was bred at Middle Park (which is carrying every thing before it with winners), and was formerly named Saucy Boy. He is by Idle Boy, out of Pearl (dam of Pearl Diver),by Alarm, and was purchased by Mr. H. Hill at the 1864 sale for 500 guineas. Ceylon is in the Derby and Leger, but not in the Two Thousand Guineas. IWe understand Lord St. Vincent has instructed Mr. Gra ham, his lordship's solicitor, to ccarmence an action against his late trainer, Edwin Parr, for the balance of a cheque for £l,lOO, given by his lordship to Parr, about a week be fore his dismissal, to pay certain bills with; but which Parr, instead of applying to that purpose, claims to retain a large portion of, for a year's salary from the time of his dismis sal; his right to which, however, Lord St. Vincent dis putes, and has determined to have the whole matter, which will of course involve an inquiry into the cause of the dis missal, thoroughly sifted in a court of law. We shall look to Parr's cross-examination in the witness box with some little curiosity.—Sporting Life. TAMWORTH RACES.—This little hybrid meeting, which included among its stewards Sir Sobert Peel, Bart., and Mr. John Peel, M.P., was held on Monday last, and not withstanding the very unfavourable weather, was a toler able success. The Tamworth Castle Stakes of 10s. each, with 5 soya added, for ponies, heats half a mile, was won by Mr. Tait and I'm Not Aware, beating five others. The Hunters' Steeple Chase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, was carried off by Mr. Drax's Beverley (h b), aged, 13st, beat ing Mr. Gulliver nd ch h Turnham Green, 6yrs, 13st 71b. The Drayton Manor Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 2 added, about 2 miles, was carried off by Mr. Tharme nas's Brighton (h b), aged, 12st 101 b, beating nine others. The Farmers' Steeple Chase Stakes of 2 sovs each, with 20 added, was won by Mr. A. Dabbs's Blue-eyed Susan, 5 yrs, list 121 b, beating six others. The Galloway Stakes of 1 soy each, with 10 added, about 1 mile, was won by Mr. Tharme's Rose, beating five others. The Middleton Hall Open Hurdle Race of 2 sovs each, with 20 added, about 2 miles, fell to Mr Gulliver's Jacob, aged, 12st 101 b, beating nine others. VINCENNES STEEPLE CHASES.—The Spring Meeting ter terminated on Sunday, and the weather being fine, a large number were present. The Prix de Saint-Mauriee brought out only three starters, and was won by La Chatte. The Prix de la Marne produced a most interesting race, being contested by nearly the same horses as the other great handicap, tho Prix de l'Empereur, a fortnight back. As trolabe (12st 61b) and Ossian (lost 71b), who then came in first and second at a distance of two lengths, again finished in exactly the same positions, the winner running, how ever, on six pounds worse terms. Sentence was third, and Valentino, R. M. D., Amaranths, and Beausejour also ran. This performance with the top weight ranks Astro labe as the first steeplechaser on the Continent, as Magenta is certainly, in his present form, not within ten pounds of her, and l'Africain, has crossed the Channel, probably for good. The race for horses ridden by French jockeys was won by M. Bournet's Robert, cleverly ridden by a lad named Falaise. PEDESTRIANISM. HACKNEY-NICK• The anticipation of a good day's sport on Tuesday at Mr Baum's grounds was doomed to disappointment, more espe cially in the wrestling, for scarcely has ever been seen gathered together more celebrated men of the two counties of Cornwall and Devon. The rain poured down to such in extent that the grounds were almost a quagmire, so there SPIRIT OF T, TlMES.—There can be no harder exile than that of Frenchmen who, accustomed to the civilisation, the political and intellectual activity, and the re fined luxury:of their own capital, finding themselves leading a life of enforced retirement in a foreign land, hearing oontinually of what passes in the country they remember so well, and dwelling with their mind's eye on its honours and enjoyments. Such a lot has been that of the elder members of the House of Orleans, cut short at the outset of their brilliant careers by a revolution which drove them and all their family from the country in which they filled the highest places, whose history and politics they had earnestly studied, and to whose service they had devoted themselves with morethan the usual zeal of Princes. It is easy to imagine what chagrins have been borne in secret, what dis appointed hopes have been covered by the veil of dignity which they have known how to wear. But they have had at least one consolation. Though dethroned and banished, their family has not been forgotten. Their father sat on the French throne for less than 18 years; he was in the eyes of a large portion of society little better than an usurper, and in the eyes of another only a stop-gap until the country should be ready once more for a Republic. His reign was disturbed by the utmost virulence of party spirit, and was brought to an end by an out burst of popular Yet his single lifetime may be said to have founded a dynasty. The House of Orleans divides with the Legitimate Bourbon and the overthrown Republic the affections of those Frenchmen who are discontented with the present rule. One would have supposed that after the lapse of 18 years—a period as long as the reign itself of the late King—the friends of the House of Orleans, having no faith like Legitimacy to keep them to their allegiance, would have been diverted to Imperialism or Republicanism, according to their respective bents. But this has been only partially the case. There exists still in France a definite political party, a definite habit of thought, which can only be de scribed as Orleanist. The Orleanist is the most able and the most impacable opponent of Imperial ism. He is even more opposed than the Republican to the concentration of power in the hands of one man, for he does not believe, as many democrats do, in the necessity of occasional dictators and the right of genius to seize supreme authority if it will only use it for the benefit of mankind. The Par liamentary system, the object of M. de Persigny's elaborate denunciations, is still admired and trusted by a large body of highly gifted Frenchmen, and all these, more or less, connect it with the family which is now in banishment. The reason of this is obvious. Whatever may have been the faults of Louis Philippe's Government, however narrow may have been the suffrage on which its representative institutions were based, however unduly obstinate may have been its Ministers and its Deputies, it did honestly allow France to be ruled by Parliamentary talent. Every man who could speak or write on political subjects had a career before him, and whe ther he supported the views of the King or opposed them, might hope to gain that admiration and fame which belong to political leaders in a Parliamentary country. Consequently political ability in France is still Orleanist. Not only such veterans as Guizot and Thiers, but also a whole race of young men who have emerged into active life since the down fall of the Monarchy of July, have a sympathy with an order of Government which developed talents like their own. They may have no definite designs, they may be ready to accept institutions which the majority of Frenchmen have chosen, and which are at least compatible with great material prosperity and a wide influence over foreign nations ; but their ideal of apolitical system is that which existed during the 18 years of Louis Phillippe, and they give their sympathy to the family which they consider to repre sent it. The existence of this feeling gives an interest to the assemblage of statesmen and men of letters which gathered round the grave of the late Queen of the French. This lady had the highest claims to the respect of Royal personages and the Ambas sadors of foreign courts. She came of the highest lineage in Europe; her mother was an Austrian Arch duchess, her father was a Bourbon, she was closely connected with the elder as well as the younger of the two French royal families. That the Prince of Wales or the representative of the Austrian Emperor should be present to pay the last tribute of respect was graceful and fitting, but there is something still more gratifying in an attendance which bespeaks attachment to a principle. The friends of the late dynasty have shown themselves unaltered in their allegiance to the political system which they admi nistered in years gone by. Without intending any political demonstra.ion, and moved solely by the de sire to show respect for one who was the wife of their former ruler, some of the most eminent men in France stood by the side of the grave on Tuesday. Remark able beyond all were the two former rivals, M. Guizot and M. Thiers. Their contests are still in the me mory of the present generation. They disputed with an eloquence and ability seldom surpassed, and with an earnestness that sometimes passed into acrimony, and yet they stood together to do honour to the dead. With them were others who gained distinction in the late reign, and were desirous to show they had not forgotten the principles of their earlier age. It is no little honour for a family that it should be asso ciated in the minds of a class of gifted men with the memory of constitutional freedom. That this should be the case is a sufficient reply to those who would unduly censure the late King of the French. What ever may have been the errors of his reign, it is evi dent that those who knew him best, and were most concerned with political affairs while he was on the throne, retain a sincere respect for the July mo narchy, a sympathy for the house of Orleans in its fallen fortunes, and a hope that :France may, under one ruler or another, regain such a polity as was overthrown in 1848. It must be a con solation to the family of the late Queen to find that the throne which she shared is still thus remembered in France. For our own countrymen we may say that both in her Royal and her private capacity the late Queen gained their unfeigned respect and goodwill. While her husband reigned her influence was constantly exerted in the cause of peace, and during many years of exile she has lived a patient and blameless life among us, doing good largely, but quietly. With the death of the Queen the monarchy of July appears to recede still further into the past. So many of those whom we associate with it have passed away that it seems now to belong almost wholly to history. Queen Marie Ameli e , who represented in character and sentiments the pre-revolutionary period of France, and whose career seems to bridge over the most momentous age in modern annals, has been spared until a great part of her younger contemporaries have been taken away. Her son-in-law, the late King Leopold, was the last to fall. Of those who called Louis Philippe to the throne and upheld him in the early days of his reign the most eminent stood by her grave at Weybridge. In a few years they too must be with drawn from the scene. The time has now arrived when we can consider the reign of Louis Philippe without prejudice or partiality, and do justice to an illustrious couple, remarkable alike for their high destinies and for the misfortunes that beset both the opening and the close of their lives. PosT.—The question of the redistribution of seats among the electors of the country, which is even of greater importance than the question of the extension of the franchise, is naturally attracting much atten tion among politicians. As every argument for the extension of the franchise is based upon the as sumption that the Parliament of England ought to represent the people of England, it is felt than an equitable distribution of members among the elec tors is, so far as an exact representation is concerned, of even more importance than any increase in the absolute number of electors that can be proposed. And it is equally felt that the prospects of the Government will not be in the least improved even if their present Reform Bill should pass the second reading, unless the measure of redistribution which is to be submitted to the House of Commons im mediately after is not palpably final and satisfac tory. The weak point of the Ministry is that they huve taken in hand half a measure. only, and that half the least important in the eyes of most people. It is probable that in the shape in which it is pre sented it will never pass into law ; for, although it may by the influence that a Government in office can always bring to bear be passed through a second reading, it is probable that it will be so altered in committee and in the Lords as to bear little re semblance to the original measure ; and not only the extent of these alterations, but the existence of the Government itself, will be bound up in no small degree with the merits of the scheme of redistribu tion which will be proposed if the debate, which is to commence on the 12th, should issue favourably for the Ministry. It i s admitted by the Govern ment that their bill at present is incomplete, and therefore unvatisfactory, and if the House of Com mons can be induced to allow it to proceed on suf ferance, it can only be on the condition that the further measure for its completion should prove to be well considered and unobjectionable. It is to be remarked that the same objections do not exist against a fresh distribution of seats as against the extension of the franchise to new classes of voters; and many who see very good reasons for not hand ing over a preponderance of power to those who are least likely to exercise it with wisdom and dis cretion would not see any reason for not giving to each constituency, however it may be composed, its fair proportionate share of power. .Thus, redistribu tion, although a more important, is, as far as abstract principle goes, a less difficult question than exten sion ; and, were there no other reasonsin existence, the Ministry might have thought that they were securing a tactical advantage by committing the House of Commons, if possible, first to the adoption JOURNALS. HULL.-TUESDAY. of a scheme of extension, in order to strengthen their position when they should come to ask for support to a scheme of redistribution. Besides this, as there are evident reasons for the distaste with which a new Parliament would view a measure in volving a great risk and expense to many of its members, and as abstract principles cannot be re lied upon alone to decide any question, it was pro bably thought wise to introduce the least difficult part of the question first. But, unhappily fol. the calculation of Ministers, their hand has been forced by Lord Grosvenor's admirably framed resolution, and they now find themselves, against their inclina tion and decision, obliged to adopt the more honest course of presenting the whole measure before any separate part of it is finally adopted. The proposed Reform Bill has been settled with so much unne cessary precipitation that it is not matter for sur prise that no definite scheme of redistribution has yet been adopted ; but the nature of the measure already introduced, and of the objections which have been urged against it by the more reflecting and intelligent section, even of the Liberals, induces a hope that more care and circumspection will be bestowed upon the complementary measure now under consideration. The returns upon which it will be founded have not, it is believed, been long in the possession of the Government ; but such as they are, they show, it is understood, reasons for the second bill such as are in vain sought in the re turns which are relied upon to support the first. Boroughs with less than 200 electors are found to be represented in Parliament by a member whose power in the State is equal to the elect of 10,000 or 20,000 voters. Such a state of things calls for a remedy, apart from any consideration as to the class from which the electors should be taken ; and if the present bill should pass the ordeal of the second reading by the help of the screw that is being unsparingly applied in every sort of way, its ultimate fate will depend in a great measure upon the manner in which the remaining part of the question is dealt with. The grouping of adja cent boroughs has already been found to answer well, and it has the advantage of removing any un due influence more difficult of application. The gift of a member, for instance, to every borough pos sessing a population of not less than ten thousand, and the disfranchisement of such boroughs as could not be conveniently grouped, or as have shown themselves particularly liable to improper influence, might be provided for ; and such a measure, if the Government has courage and singleness of purpose sufficient to propose it, will do much more to show its desire for real reform than the measure of clap trap by which its desire is at present represented. The present bill has found favour solely among the section of politicians whose aim and object is to invest our institutions with ES democratic a cha racter as possible ; but if a fair and proper bill for the redistribution of cleats can be introduced, it will obtain a very different kind of support. As the two measures are so bound up together, and as there is a desire to settle the question one way or the other once for all, it is not improbable, if the present bill passes the second reading, that it may be necessary for Parliament to meet for an autumn session in order to settle the complementary mea sure and the fate of the Government ; but that will be a cheap price to pay if the disturbing and dis , organising influence of the Reform question can be hereby finally and satisfactorily determined. COUNTRY MARKETS. Since our last the wheat trade in this neighbourhood has been somewhat dull. In English, although farmers have made a concession of about 1s per qr., very little business has been done, while the owners of foreign do not care to press sales at present prices. Barley was in large supply, and rather lower for malting purposes ; in grinding no change. Oats in fair request, at full prices. Beans and peas without change. English old white wheat, 48s to 52s ; old red, 42s to 465. Barley, English, 37s to 425. Oats, Russian, 24s to 255. Beans, new English, 43s to 445. Peas, English blue, 40s to 41s Od; grinding, 40s to 41s Od per 36 stone. SALISBURY.—TUESDAY. Wheat in moderate supply this morning, and business generally ruled slow. Barley about the same rates as last week. Beans, peas, and oats made quite as much money as before. Flour in limited demand, at 345, 365, and 388 per sack. The following are the quotations :—Wheat realised from 38s to 52s ; barley, 35s to 44s ; oats, 22s to 32s ; beans, 40s to 52s ; and peas, Us to 50s per qr. Tares, from Gs to 70 6d per bushel ; Best bread, 13d ; household ditto, 12d. per 81b loaf. Flour, 34s to 38s per sack. MONMOUTHSHIRE—TUESDAY. A moderate supply of grain, for which trade ruled very inactive. Grinding and malting barley in good demand, and prices were fully maintained. There was a good in quiry for beans, and prices had an upward tendency. The oat trade was more active, with prices firm ; in some in stances superior samples realised more money. The following are the average quotations: —Wheat, red, 5s Od to 5s 6d per bushel ; inferior ditto, 4s 9d to ss. 3d ; white, 5s 9d to 6s ; malting barley, 36s to 43s per qr ; grind ing ditto, 27s to 325; beans, 44s ; white oats, 24s 6d to 265; black ditto, 23s 6d to 24s 6d. LYNN—TUESDAY. A small attendance to-day, and but a moderate show of wheat ; the trade was firm, at last week's rates. The few samples of barley found buyers at late rates, while grind ing samples were fully as dear. Beans and oats firm. New wheat, 46s to 48s ; new red, 42s to 445; old white, 51s to 52s ; old red, 46s to 48s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 37s to 40s ; secondary, 33s to 355. Oats, new, 24s to 26s per 21 stone. Beans, small, 43 s to 465. Peas, 36s to 40s per 28 stone. NEWCASTLE—TUESDAY. At to-day's market there was a moderate supply of wheat from the growers, but a fair quantity both coastwise and from abroad. Fine new foreign met rather a better de mand at the rates of last week. English moved off slowly at previous rates. Malting barley was unchanged. Grind ing barley was lower, owing to a large Danish arrival. Malt and beans as before. Peas were 6d lower. Oats were firm, with a better arrival. Flour was dull, at late value. The average price of British grain for the week has been-- wheat, 47s 9d; barley, 36s 10d; oats, 27s Od per qr. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. , L a. Buddlo'sWestHartley 17 3 Walls End Hetton ... 19 0 Hastings Hartley l7 3 South Hetton Holywell Main l5 9 Caradoc lB 0 Tanfield Moor l4 6 Hartlepool N.Staffordshire 17 0 Hough Hall lB 0 Walls End Gosforth 15 6 Kelloo Harton Braddyell's Hetton.... 17 3 South Hartlepool l6 6 Walls End Haswell... 19 0 South Kelloe Ships at market, 95 ; sold, 60. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —That the fearful annual mortality of 6 0 young children and delicate persons of all ages may be arrested, if, instead of flying blindly to pills and medicines, which, though apparently relieving the patient, have in reality no other tendency than that of increasing debility , and with it the dangor of life, we were simply to study hoW to inc: ease the vital force by imparting new and pure blood, upon which the harmonious development of the whole frame depends, has been successfully proved by Du Barry's inva lids' and Infants' Food, the Revalenta Arabica, and its thousands of cures annually. It yields three times as mu:111 easily assimilated nourishment as the best meat, tnd for children it is the best substitute for human milk. Dr. Routh, physician to the Samaritan Hospital for Women and Children—the best authority on ouch matters —in his admir able publication on Food, says—Amongst the vegetable sub stances, t which comes closest t , ) milk in its composition is, without doubt, Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, con : aining both phosphoric acid in abundance and chloride of potassium ; it also includes casein, the same principle which is found in milk in its constituent parts. No wonder, there fore, that under its influence many children affected with atrophy (wasting away of the body), and market debt ity, have completely recovered. I have given it with the greatest advantage in such cases ; and iss, far as I may judge from nil own experience, practice fully carries out what theory, • from a knowledge of its composition, led us to anticipate. -- In tins, 11b, 2s fld ; 21b, 4s 61; 51b, ils ; 121 b, 22s ; 211 b. 40 s.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Phillips, tea dialers, 8, King William-street ; likewise at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishopsgate street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 830, Strand; 54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, Tottenham-court-road ; 0 0, Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. John's-wood, London; and all respectable grocers and clic mists.—Beware of spurious imitations. Births. EincE—On the 3d inst., at Brook House, Dover, the wife of Major-General Ellice, C. 8., of a son. HANBITRY—On the 3d inst., at 10, Upper Grosvenor-street , the wife of Robert C. Banbury, Esq., M.P., of a son. LowE—On the 3d inst., at 53, Portland-place, the wife of Major Arthur S. H. Lowe, of a son. - LLOYD—On the 3d inst., at 15, Kensington-square, Lon don, the wife of C. W. Lloyd, Esq., of a daughter. Marriages. GILLUM—BRODIE—On the 3d inst., at New Alresford• Hants, the Rev. Sidney G. Gillum, incumbent of Tong ham, Surrey, to Elizabeth Maria, eldest daughter of the Rev. William and Lady Maria Brodie. HAY—WRENCH— On the 3d inst., at St. Peter's Church, Old Windsor, Arthur Burslem, youngest son of the late Colonel P. Hay, of the Hon. East India Company's Ser vice, to Elizabeth Mary, eldest daughter of the late Wrench, Esq., of Old Windsor Priory. Deaths. • ANGERSTEIN—On the 2d inst., Amelia Mary Ann, eldest daughter of W. Angerstein, Esq. FAMIIOLT —On the 3d inst., at 22, Montpellier-squarel Brompton, Fredk. W. Fairholt, F.S.A. MOSELEY— On the 31st ult. at Seymour-street, Francis Moseley, M.D., F.R.C.S., aged 61. ROWE - On the 2d inst., at 15, St. Paul's-road, CanonburYi and of Change-alley, Cornhill, J. Rowe, Esq., aged 45. WILLIAMS—On the 2d inst., at The Nook, St. James '6 Mount, Charles W. Williams, Esq., aged 87. WITHALL—On the 31st ult., at the residence of her son, South Lambeth, Mrs. B. Withall, aged 92. WELD— On the 31st ult., at Seagram Hall, Lancashire, G. Weld, Esq., aged 80. London : Printed and Pubiished by WILLIAM ANI)REW SI of No. 112, Strand, Pi iriter, at Tll7. SIIN (ACC, No. 112• Strand. in the. Precinct of the Savoy .in the CountY Middlesex. —Thursday, April 5, 1E66.