The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-23 00:00:00

IMERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC OATHS ABOLITION BILL. The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented petitions from some rural districts against this bill, and went into their prayer at some length in a rather informal manner. THE NATIONAL GALLERY, ecc. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions from different bodies of artisans in the metropolis, praying that the above institution, and other institutions of a similar character, might be opened to the public three times a week in the afternoon or evening, so as to enable the working classes to avail themselves of inspecting the valuable col lections they contained. TRUSTS ADMINISTRATION (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second reading of this bill, made a few observations explanatory of its objects. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his approval of the bill, which was read a second time. The Lunatic Asylum Act (1853), &c., Amendment Bill went through committee. The Fortification (Provision for Expenses) Bill was read a second time. The Malt Duty and Harbour Transfer Bills were read a second time. Kingston Harbour Bill was also read a second time. The General Post-office (Additional Site) Bill passed through committee. The report of amendments on the Railway Debentures, &c., Register Bill was brought up and received. The Publichouse Closing Act Bill was read a third time and passed. The report of the amendments on the Locomotives ox Roads Bill was brought up and received. The Admiralty Acts Repeal Bill, the Admiralty Powers, ac., Bill, the Dockyards Bill and Regulation Bill went through committee. PRISONS BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, the motion for going into committee on this bill, which stood on the list, was postponed. The Small Benefices (Ireland) Act (1860) passed through committee. _ _ —___...... The report of amendments to the Mortgage Debentures Bill was brought up and received. The report of amendments to the Prisons (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill was also brought up and received. The Trespass (Scotland) Bill, the Ecclesiastical Leasing Act (1858) Amendment Bill, the Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Bill, and the Pilotage Orders Confirmation Bill were read a third time and passed. _ _ The report of Amendments on the Smoke Nuisances (Scotland) and Procurators (Scotland) Bills were brought up and received. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Church and Chapel Exemption (Scotland), Colonial Va lidity, and Defences Act (1860) Amendment. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were a third time and passed :—Bel fast and County Down, and Belfast, Holywood, and Ban gor Railway Companies ; Bristol Port Railway and Pier ; Cork and Limerick Direct Railway ; Isle of Wight Rail way (Steamboats) ; and Llanelly Railway and Dock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. EATON took the oaths and his seat for Coventry. LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT. Mr. HOWES brought up the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the matter. The report was ordered to be presented. THE CIVIL SERVICE. Sir C. DOUGLAS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the system throughout the civil service that two persons were selected by the Treasury, in each office, to make out the list of payments to be made, which lists are sent to the Paymaster General, who pays them without question if signed by the offi cers duly appointed to sign, and the Audit-office passes the accounts (of some offices) in the accounts of the Paymaster General ; whether those officers in the several departments do not substantially draw cheques on the Paymaster Gene ral, as the Treasury banker, which are honoured by him, and passed by the Audit-office as a matter of course ; who audited the accounts of the drawers of cheques ; what secu rities there were against the drawing of cheques contrary to Treasury authority, and possibly not for the public service, ' or against fraud, except the integrity of the drawers of cheques; and if there was any, and what, security for the discovery of fraud by an audit of the accounts in the ac count of the Paymaster-General. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could only answer the question in detail. He would in preference be happy to give his hon. friend every facility to prosecute his inquiry by personally explaining to him the whole arrangement. He, however, could inform him that there was no uniform rule; different departments were governed by different regulations. THE LOSS OF THE BOMBAY. Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty if there was any special report made to the Lords of the Admiralty, by the Admiral of the station, as to the loss of 92 sailors and marines from the burning of her Ma jesty's ship Bombay, off Monte Video, on the 14th of last December ; if he could state the number of marines and sailors who were drowned, separately, and the length of time that elapsed from the breaking out of the fire to the sinking of the ship ; if there were any patent life belts on board ; and if there was any order, rule, or system in the navy, or the marine corps, under which the recruits or men were taught to swim ; and if the boys in the ser vice were instructed in the art of swimming. Lord C. PAGET said there were unfortunately 91 per sons lost in the Bombay. All the boys in the Admiralty training ships were taught to swim, but the Admiralty did not supply life belts to her Majesty's ships. Cork beds were some time ago partially supplied, but the crews ob jected to them. There were, of course, life buoys on board. An experiment was now being made in the Channel fleet of certain life belts, and if they were deemed successful, a number of them would be supplied to her Majesty's navy. The crew of the ship amounted to 641 in all. The origin of the fire had never been satisfactorily explained. THE SEE OF BRISTOL. Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government had re ceived any communications from the city of Bristol, or whether their attention had been directed to any commu nications made by the city of Bristol to the Ecclesiastical Coommissioners respecting the claim made for the restora tion of an episcopal residence at Bristol ; whether he was aware of the circumstances under which the union between the sees of Bristol and Gloucester was effected ; and whe ther there was any objection to produce the correspondence which had taken place on the subject. Sir G. GREY said ho had not seen the communications referred to. There bad been a great deal of correspondence on the matter, to the production of which there would not be the slightest objection. THAMES EMBANKMENT. Mr. CAVE asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Metropolitan Board of Works had complied with the requisition of the Board of Trade, as suggested in the report of Messrs. Goode and Rawlinson, that they should draw larger quantities of material for the Thames embank ment from the bed of the river ; and, if not, what course he proposed to take in the matter ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the Board of Trade had been in communication with the Metropolitan Board of Works on the subject, and a special resolution had been agreed to. It appeared they were now acting in the spirit of the resolu tion, and he believed it had been decided that a great deal of the material dredged up from the river was fitted, gene rally, for filling up the embankment. SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY. Mr. BUXTON asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether he was prepared to give an answer to the appli cation made to him by a deputation which waited upon him some time since, with regard to affording the clerks in the several Government offices the opportunity of obtain ing a half-holiday on Saturday afternoon ? Lord PALMERSTON said the subject had been consi dered by the heads of departments, and he believed there were many departments from which a great many of the clerks could avail themselves, by turns, of the Saturday half holiday. CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTION BILL. Sir G. GRElesed h moved t the second reading of this bill, passed which had e House of Lords, and the object of which was t o give effect to the recommendations of the Royal commission appointed in 1864 to consider and revise the various forms osubscription and declaration required to be made by the clergy of the Established Church. Al luding to the amendments the Mr. Whiteside had given notice, viz, to substitute: consolidated oath con tained in the act 21st and 22d of Victoria, e for the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration,l ? observed that he istanch as they w as quite willing to assent to the a m, would restore the bill to the state i and where the which it was when first introduced into the House of Lords, alteration had been made. Mr. WHITESIDE regarded the bill as a valuable and use ful one, and the Government and the Home Secre tary were deserving of than ks for the manner in which they had constituted th e commission to inquire into what was a very delicate and important subject, and for the fair an d courteous way in which they had considered and treated his amendments. He therefore readily gave his cordial support to the measure; but adverting to the application recently made for licensing the Convocation of the Church in Ireland, in conjunction with those of the Church in Eng land to consider the canons and formularies of the Church, he protested against the almost contumelious manner in which the Convocation of the Irish branch of the national establishment had been t` snuffed out." Mr. BUXTON was of opinion that tho change proposedby the bill did not go so f ar as it ou ght. Still, by providing that every clergyman must accept the doctrines of the Church 8 , 4 i a , whole, and not is part or parcel, it, would. relieve a number of tender consciences from a cruel burden, and was likely to be of very considerable value. Mr. BRISCOE admitted that the change wAs radical in kind, but he denied that it was so in degree. How it was to relieve tender consciences he was at a loss to understand, for it did not alter a single word in any of the services of the Church or the Thirty-nine Articles, whilst the clergy were solemnly required to make use of and teach those very formularies and articles to which they conscientiously objected. LEFEVRE, regarding the bill as a step in the right direction, though a small one, cordially assented to it, but saw no reason why the approval of Convocation was ne cessary to effecting such a change. Mr. HADFIELD remarked that the revival of the action of Convocation was a great mistake and an insult to the country. Why, he asked, did they not "lay the axe to the root of the tree," and mend the Catechism and revise the Prayer-book and formularies which were most objected to. To the bill itself he offered no opposition ; for if there were tender consciences that could be comforted by so petty a relaxation, do let them have it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL believed that the mea sure would have a just and salutary operation in that re spect, and really relieve scrupulous consciences. He justi fied the refusal of the Government to allow the Irish Con vocation to meet in synod with the English, and said that practically there was no Convocation in connection with the Irish Church. The desire of the Government was to keep the Established Church in harmony with the feeling of the people, and to produce confidence on the part of the clergy ; and there were no better means of attaining that harmony than by having a body such as Convocation, where free expression could be given, within certain well understood limits, to the opinions of the clergy. Sir W. HEATHCOTE explained that it was only owing to severe illness that he had not placed his name with those of the other commissioners to the report upon which the bill was founded. Mr. LEFROY also supported the bill. Mr. D. GRIFFITH dilated on the evils attendant on the operation of the law of simony, which he hoped would be dealt with in the next measure of ecclesiastical reform in troduced to the house. The bill was read a second time. The Colonial Governors (Retiring Pensions) Bill was passed through committee. SUPERANNUATION OF OFFICERS OF CUSTOMS. On the order for reading the Consolidated Fund (Appro priation) Bill a second time, Mr. HENNESSY called attention to the inadequate salaries and superannuation of the out-door officers of Customs, and asked whether any steps had been recently taken to remedy the grievances under which those per sons labour. Mr. A. SMITH observed that formerly it was the prac tice of the House of Commons to keep a watchful and jealous eye upon the Treasury bench, for the purpose of guarding the public expenditure ; but during the present session the object seemed to be to encourage an increased expenditure in every department of the civil service. Mr. NEATE was glad to find that there had been such a reaction on the part of hon. members, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer had carried out his notions of economy to an extravagant extent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was something novel in the use which Mr. Hennessy was making of the Appropriation Bill. Hitherto members had availed themselves of it to checkthe disposition to increased expenditure on the part of the Government ; but now it was used for the purpose of contending that the people were not taxed enough and ought to be taxed more. Than this nothing could be more mischievous to the public in terest. In some portions of the civil service there was a rule for granting an annual increment of pay ; but he could not admit that the principle was so wise that it was the duty of Government to inflexibly apply it in all cases. He denied the existence of any special hardship in the cases re ferred to by Mr. Hennessy. Inquiry had been made with the view of ascertaining whether some classes of officers performed extra duties that were not remunerated; but no information had yet reached him to show that anything of the sort prevailed. The bill was then read a second time. The Comptroller of the Exchequer and Public Audit Bill was recommitted, and ordered to be reported to the house. On the order for going into committee on the County Courts Equitable Jurisdiction Bill, Mr. AYRTON pointed out the anomaly of maintaining the Sheriff's Court in the City of Loudon, and allowing the corporation to levy fees to the extent of £5,000 a year, whilst they paid the judge only £9OO a year ; and moved an instruction to the committee to assimilate that court in all respects to a county court. Upon hearing from the Attorney General that if the instruction were adopted it would endanger the passing of the bill, the hon. member withdrew his motion, and tho bill went through com mittee. On the order for reading the Indemnity Bill a second time, Mr. HADF lELD moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day three months. The amendment was seconded by Mr. HENNESSY, and opposed by Mr. PEEL. Upon a division the amendment was negatived by 32 to 18, and the bill read a second time. The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill and the Compound Spirits Warehousing Bill were also read a second time. The Local Government Supplemental (No. 5) Bill and the Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill passed through committee. Other orders were advanced a stage, returns relating to various subjects were ordered, and the house was counted out on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill at 12 o'clock. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CITY OF LONDON. A private meeting, called by circular, of the City Liberal Registration Association will be held this day to decide who shall be the Liberal candidates at the ensuing election. There is, it is said, complete unanimity as to supporting Baron Rothschild and Messrs. Crawford and Goschen, but considerable difference about the eligibility of Mr. Alderman Lawrence, the late Lord Mayor, who has also announced himself as a candidate. Several mem bers of the association are in favour of bringing forward Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, the late Governor of the Bank of England, who is an advanced Libe ral. It is, however, understood that whoever is decided upon by a majority of the meeting will be joined with the three sitting members as the can didate of the Association acting on behalf of the Liberal party in the city. WESTMINSTER. Yesterday evening a public meeting of the elec tors and non-electors of Westminster was held at the Pimlico Literary Institution,.Winchester-street, for the purpose of supporting Mr. J. Stuart Mill. As this was the first public meeting which has been held since the amalgamation of the cominittees of Mr. Stuart Mill and the Hon. Capt. Grosvenor it was regarded as of more than usual importance. Mr. C. WESTERTON having been called to the chair, briefly opened the proceedings. Mr. JOHN NOBLE moved the first resolution, which affirmed that it was due to the position and reputation of the city of Westminster that it should be represented by persons qualified to guide it on political questions, and that Mr. Mill would be a fitting representative. Mr. Smith, he urged, was unfit to be their member, inasmuch as, if elected, his opinions, whatever they might be, would be under the control of his aristocratic Tory friends who had brought him forward. Mr. HESTER, on seconding the motion, consi dered that the return of Mr. Stuart "Mill would go far to redeem the metropolis from the reproach which had been cast upon it in consequence of the members which had from time to time been returned by the metropolitan boroughs. He believed that Mr. Mill would prove above corruption, and that he would never be tempted to take office in order that he might be silenced, like many eminent Radicals, whose speeches were in former years of the highest character, but who, since they had taken office, had been struck dumb. (Hear.) Dr. BREWER gave a general view of Mr. Stuart Mill's political and theological principles, the adop tion of which he maintained would be for thebenefit of mankind. It had been said that Mr. Stuart Mill was a mere thinker, but from personal knowledge of him he could assure the meeting that Mr. Mill was a most eloquent:speaker. (A Voice—"He will not give us a specimen.") He would very shortly ap pear among the electors. (Cheers.) Sir J. TRELAWNY, M.P., who was announced as a personal friend of Mr. Stuart Mill, next spoke. To say that he was an Atheist was an unfair and disin genuous charge, and those who made it were moral assassins, who would stab a fellow-man in the dark. (Hear, hear.) He had been an ardent student of Mr. Mill's works, and he would undertake to say that there was not a passage in the whole of them which would warrant such a charge. He believed that the working classes had no better friend than Mr. Mill, who would st r i ve to b r i ng t h em i nto c l oser re l a ti on with the higher classes than they had hitherto been L able to obtain. Mr. J. BEAL thought that when Dean Stanley, the Bishop of St. David's, Mr. Gladstone, dignitaries of the . Church, Edward Miall, a leading Noncon formist, and others supported Mr. Mill, the charge which had been Ynad© against hire was acattged. to the winds. Upwards of £l,OOO had been already subscribed to secure the election of Mr. Mill. The contest on the part of Mr. Mill would be condieted upon the purest principles, and doubtless he would win. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed to put the resolu tion to the meeting, a suggestion which caused con siderable interruption. At length, Dr. LOVE ascended the platform for the purpose of moving an amendment :—" That Mr. Mill is not a fit and proper person to represent Westminster." A terrific uproar ensued, which lasted half an hour. At length the resolution in favour of Mr. Mill was declared carried. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1865. FINSBURY. On Wednesday evening Mr. Phillips met the electors of the Clerkenwell district at the Spafields Chapel Schoolroom, Exmouth-street, Mr. Bolton in the chair. There was a very crowded attendance. Mr. Phillips advocated a large extension of the suf frage beyond Mr. Baines's Bill, protected by the ballot, the total abolition of church-rates, the equalization of the poor-rates, and a large reduction in the national expenditure. He believed those principles were held by the large majority of the electors of Finsbury. He would vote against the Permissive Bill, believing it to be wrong in principle. TOWER HAMLETS. A rumour has prevailed during the last few days that Samuda, the engineer and shipbuilder of Black wall, who has been connected with many important works, has been invited to become a candidate for this large and densely-populated borough, and that his address may be shortly expected. Of course, he will come forward in the Liberal interests, for no candidate of a Conservative tendency would have the slightest chance. The present members—Mr. C. S. Butler and Mr. Ayrton—are, however, very popular in the borough, and have given a very close attendance to their Parliamentary duties. Mr. Butler's local influence is great. He has been a re sident within the borough all his life, and has been easily accessible to his constituents. He has always given a silent vote on the popular side in the House of Commons, and has lately strengthened his local influence by his chairmanship of the East London Bank. Mr. Ayrton has made up for the silence of his colleague by taking part in the discussion of almost every subject debated in the house, but it cannot be denied that his advocacy of the Government measure for amalgamating the city with the Metropolitan police, and which was subsequently withdrawn by the Home Secretary, rendered him unpopular with many of his consti tuents. On the other hand, his long and consistent advocacy of popular rights and his support of mea sures for the improvement of the great district he represents have rendered him a great favourite with a majority of his constituents. The tone of the borough is decidedly Radical, but since it has been enfranchised only one Radical—Mr. Geo. Thompson —has been elected, and then by the largest number of votes ever polled in the borough. He was not returned a second time. The members who have sat for the borough since its enfranchisement in 1832 are Dr. Lushington, Sir Win. Clay, Colonel (now Major-General) Fox, Mr. Geo. Thompson, Mr. C. S. Butler, and Mr. Ayrton. The unsuccessful candi dates have been the Hon. L. Stanhope, Capt. Mar ryatt, the novelist, Mr. H. Hutchinson, an attorney, and Mr. W. Newton, now a distinguished member of the Metropolitan Board of Works. He is very popular in the borough, and has been invited to be come a candidate, but has declined. AYLESBURY. Mr. N. M. de Rothschild has issued an address, in which he says, if elected, he shall enter Parlia ment as a " perfectly unfettered and independent member," though he concurs generally with the course of her Majesty's Government. He adds : " I am quite prepared to support a comprehensive and well-considered measure for the extension of the Parliamen tary franchise, and you will always find tee ready to en force the just claims of those on whom sound policy should confer a privilege so important. The failure of every party which has attempted, and the rejection of every scheme which has been proposed for the settlement of the question of church rates, have convinced me that nothing but the total oblition of that impost will afford a satisfactory solu tion of the difficulties with which that subject is sur rounded. Believing that the efficiency of the public ser vice is perfectly compatible with the exercise of a wise eco nomy, I have observed with satisfaction that her Majesty's Ministers have been enabled materially to reduce the public expenditure, and to select for the remission of taxation those burdens which press upon the masses of the people and the productive industry of the country. It will be the duty of your representatives to devote their vigilant atten tion to the details of expenditure, in the view of promoting practical retrenchment ; and, relying on the kind assistance and support of an intelligent and Liberal constituency, I trust to be placed in the position of being able to promote your local interests, the general welfare, and the cause of enlightened progress throughout the country." BATH. The canvass of the committee of the Liberal As sociation on behalf of Col. Pinney has proceeded in a manner favourable beyond their anticipation. Their efforts, however, havebeen thwarted by a com munication made by Col. Pinney, on Tuesday, to the effect that he declined to stand unless 1,200 sig natures were obtained in his favour. This was felt to be impracticable, as a large number who promised declined to bind themselves by signing. The result is that Col. Pinney, who from the first bas felt un willing to enter into the contest unless his election could be almost guaranteed, has retired. The return of Mr. 'rite, the present Liberal member, is consi dered certain. BERWICK-ON-TWEED. Mr. A. Mitchell, of Stow, has issued an address soliciting the suffrages of the electors. He is for the abolition of church rates and extension of the suf frage. He thinks this is the best time for a settle ment of the question, but he does not commit him self to the approval of all acts of the Government. COLCHESTER. Mr. John Gurdon-Rebow (Liberal), who formerly represented this borough in Parliament, has just completed his canvass of the electors, and expresses the strongest confidence of his election in conjunc tion with Mr. Taverner John Miller, one of the present Conservative members. DEVONPORT. The election for this borough was held yesterday. Mr. Brassey, the successful candidate, having secured a majority of 56. The following is the close of the poll : Brassey ... ... ... ... ... 1,264 Fleming ... ... ... ... ... 1,208 Majority for Mr. Brassey —56 At 5 o'clock Mr. Smith, the Mayor, declared that the election had fallen on Mr. Brassey, who stated that he considered himself the representative of both parties. Good temper has prevailed throughout the contest. Mr.FLEMING said, though discomfited, he was not dismayed. It was an unfortunate contest for all concerned, as it must be fought over again in three or four weeks, when he should be at the disposal of the electors. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, with three hearty cheers for the Queen, and the large assemblage separated quietly. _ . More voters polled than ever before-2,472. At the last contest, in February, 1863, 2,250 polled — viz., for Ferrand, 1,140 ; Grey, 1,110. ESSEX (NORTH). There is every prospect of a severe contest for this division of the county. The friends of Sir T. B. Western report his prospects as most encouraging and daily inspiring more confidence. - GRANT fiAM. No opposition to the return of Mr. F. J. Tolle mache and W. E. Welby, the sitting members, is expected. FALMOUTH. The Conservatives here have at length found a candidate in the person of Mr. Sandbach, an exten sive merchant and shipowner of Liverpool, who arrived here on Tuesday, and immediately com menced a canvass in the Penryn portion of the united borough. He lids not yet issued an address, but his friends empress themselves very sanguine as to his chance of success. The local papers state that he comes forward as a Conservative candidate in opposition to Mr. Gurney, Mr. Baring being con sidered safe for re-election. IPSWICH. Two Liberals and two Tories are here, seeking Parliamentary honours, the two present representa tives—Mr. H. E. Adair (Liberal) and Mr. Cobbold (Conservative) —being opposed by Mr. Tidm as (Con servative) and Mr. H. W. West (Liberal). Mr. Cob bold seeks election for the fifth time, having repre sented the borough 18 years. LEICESTER. On Tuesday the friends of Mr. Taylor, the sitting member, and the proposed new Liberal candidate, Mr. Harris, held a large meeting, at which it was resoved that those gentlemen should receive the sup port of the united Liberals during the coming elec tion. Mr. Taylor has issued an address, in which he says— " The longer I live the deeper becomes my conviction that in the radical reform of proved abuses lies the only true Conservative policy—of that Conservatism which cares for principles rather than for forms; and I believe that by timely concession only can privilege hope to avoid the danger of hasty, if not revolutionary, change." In the address issued by Mr. Hey-gate, the present Conservative member, he says " he has never been opposed to any rational scheme of Parliamentary reform," and regrets that a revision of the electoral system•has been so long delayed ; but he cannot sup port such a change as would be involved in a £6 borough franchise. The constituency of the borough has increased from 4,207 voters in 1859 to 5,328 in 1864. Mr. Heygate " regards with satisfaction this rapid though silent enfranchisement." LEICESTERSHIRE. Lord John Manners thus addresses the electors of North Leicestershire : "As the size of the division and the number of its elec tors are such as to preclude a personal canvass on my part, I take this mode of informing you of my intention at the coming election to solicit again the honour of representing the Northern Division of Leicestershire. In my speeches and votes during the last six years you will find a sufficient indication of the policy I shall, if elected, advocate and follow in the new Parliament—a policy the main features of which are the maintenance of the ancient relations be tween Church and State, now openly assailed, abstinence from unnecessary interference in the affairs of other coun tries, civilised or uncivilised, the due, but not the extrava gant support of our national defences, and financial justice to the cultivation of the soil." Mr. Hartopp, the other sitting member, thus ad dresses the electors : " The experience I have gained in the years during which I have occupied my present honourable position has increased my attachment to those Conservative principles which, if adopted by the Government of this country, would, in my opinion, afford a surer prospect of real liberty and safe reforms than could be secured by those ill-consi dered schemes which have found so little favour either from the House of Commons or the country at large." LICHFIELD. Colonel Dyott, of Freeford, will come forward as a candidate in the Conservative interest. Both the sitting members are Liberals. LIVERPOOL. Mr. R. S. Graves, the new Conservative candi date, has issued an address to the eledtors. lie says " In politics I am associated with the policy of which Lord Derby is the recognised head ; and, believing that any administration formed by him would he based on prin ciples safer and more constitutional than those of any sec tion of his political opponents, I shall be prepared to give to such an administration a general support, claiming at the same time that liberty of action and independence of judgment which a British representative should never sur render. With those who seek to force forward violent changes in our constitution I have no sympathy ; but such modifications as the progress of society reader just and ne cessary will always have my support. To the ballot I especially object, considering the encouragement of a bold and fearless expression of opinion is alike accordant with British character and British institutions, and that to sub stitute secrecy for publicity would bo inconsistent and undesirable. I consider that the franchise might. with jus tice and safety be extended, and I should bo glad to see introduced a well devised measure for largely enfranchis ing education and intelligence, but I can give no counten ance to schemes of indiscriminate extension which would confer upon any single class a monopoly of political power. Advocating to the fullest extent religious toleration, 1 am not the less attached to the Church of England, and would uncompromisingly oppose any attempt to diminish its in fluence or weaken its connection with the State. The large expenditure for the defences of the country, which the advancement of science has rendered necessary, especially for the reconstruction of our navy, must prove for some years a heavy tax on the industry of the nation. Admi nistrative reform and public retrenchment may do much to mitigate the burden, and, believing that both are impe ratively demanded, it would be my aim to labour in this practical direction." MA.LD ON (ESSEX). Mr. G. W. Peacocke (Conservative) again seeks a renewal of confidence. If again returned he pro mises to pursue the same path he has hitherto fol lowed, upholding the principles of independent Conservatism, not by being the tool of party but the faithful disciple of its teaching. The two great principles he desires to assert are those of safety for property and prosperity for the people. Mr. Thomas Sutton Western is the Liberal candidate. Mr. Western is opposed by Mr. Ralph A. Earle (Con servative), of 116, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. He states in his address that he should rejoice to see an equitable settlement of the church-rate question, but could not assent to total abolition. He conceives the reduction and ultimate repeal of the malt-tax should be among the foremost objects of the new Parliament. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (NORTH). The representation of North Notts appears now to be finally settled. Lord Edward Clinton, next brother to the Duke of Newcastle, will take the place of Lord Robert, who retires from ill health. The Speaker will be re-elected withoutn. Lord Edward is now on his Right ilon. the way home from Canada. ORKNEY AND SHETLAND. It is understood that Mr. Samuel Laing has de clined the invitation of the electors of Orkney and Shetland to contest the county with the present member, Mr. Dundas, as Mr. Laing has pledged himself for the Northern Burghs. The electors are now in treaty with another gentleman of position and influence to come forward to contest the county. PEEBLES. Sir G. Graham Montgomery, member for the county of Peebles, will, it is expected, be again re turned without opposition. ROXBURGHSHIRE. The Liberal member for this county, Sir W. Scott, is likely to have an unopposed return. His address has just appeared, in which he claims for the present Parliament that it has accomplished much wise and beneficent legislation, the work of the Government being directed, not towards special interests, but the public good, and this has resulted in general pro sperity and contentment. SALISBURY. The three candidates for this city—Mr. M. H. Marsh and Mr. E. Hamilton, Liberals, and Mr. J. Chapman, Liberal Conservative—have now finished their canvass, and they all express themselves per fectly satisfied with the promises they have received. Mr. Marsh is generally considered to be pretty safe, although it is felt that his absence at the time of the election cannot but prejudicially affect his interests. He is about to sail for Australia. STAFFORD. Lord Sandon has been invited to become a candi date, but has declined the proposal. STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH' At an influential meeting of the Liberal party at Stoke-on-Trent, on Tuesday, Mr. Buller, of D ilhorn hall, was adopted as a candidate for the representa tion of North Staffordshire in the Liberal interest, and it is considered that his prospects are very good. Mr. Buller represented the northern division of Staffordshire in the first three Parliaments after the Reform Bill, and subsequently sat for Staf ford for several years, but has been since defeated twice by the Conservative candidates in attempting to regain his seat for North Staffordshire. He will be opposed at the general election by the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley and Viscount Inges tre, the present members for the division, both Conservatives. In his address to the electors Mr. Buller avows himself a supporter of the general policy of Lord Pahnerston, from which the country has derived great advantage, and an advocate of Par liamentary Reform, a subject which can be success fully dealt with only "by a Government acting under the responsibility of office." STOCKPORT. Mr. William Tipping, of Banstead-park, Kent, who describes himself as a Liberal-Conservative, has issued au address to the electors of Stockport. SUFFOLK (WEST. Major Windsor Parker and Lord Augustus Her vey, the Conservative sitting members, have issued addresses, in which they offer themselves for re-elec tion. Major Parker observes, as regards the malt tax, that although the efforts made during the pre sent session for its repeal proved unsuccessful, he is confident, whatever party maybe in power, that this measure of justice to the farmer and the labourers cannot long be withheld. Lord Augustus Hervey also trusts that the new Parliament will be enabled to deal with the malt duty in a satisfactory manner, as he is convinced there is still further room for re trenchment in our national expenditure. Lord Au gustus advocates the " principles of safe and en lightened Conservatism"—an adhesion to all that is sound and venerable in our Constitution, but, at the same time, the adoption of such measures as, being in accordance with its spirit, shall promote the pros perity of the people. WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS. From the quiet attitude of the present Conser vative members for this borough, Lord Grey de Wilton and Mr. R. Brooks, it was presumed that their re-election would be a " walk over." Wed nesday morning, however, dissipated these views, as two Liberal candidates, Mr. H. G. Grindley and Mr. H. Edwards, then issued their addresses to the electors. The former gentleman says : " My chief claim to your support is my earnest and inde pendent advocacy of those Liberal principles to which the nation owes its civil and religious liberties, and the peace and prosperity it now enjoys. On the supremacy of those principles I am convinced depends the maintenance and expansion of those blessings in the future." He regards the extension of the franchise as politic, "in order to embrace within the Constitutional Government an equal representation of all classes." He regards church rates as " anomalous and irritat ing," and, although a sincere member of the Church of England, would completely abolish them. He believes the policy of non-intervention with the affairs of other countries, which the Government of Lord Palmerston has hitherto followed, is for the general good of the country, and while he " would in no degree curtail those national works so impor tant to the country's defence, nor impair the effici ency of the army and navy," he advocates " a closer supervision, and, where practicable, a reduction in the public expenditure." Mr. Edwards's views are analogous to those of Mr. Grindley. Both gentlemen intend taking the earliest opportunity of personally soliciting the electors' votes. WITITEHAYEN. In consequence of the intended retirement of Mr. Lyall, noticed in The Sun of yesterday, Mr. G. Cavendish Bentinck, M.P., for Taunton, will be come a candidate. YORKSHIRE (SOUTH-WEST). The Conservative candidates for this division are active, and the addresses of the two candidates in that interest are published. Mr. Stanhope says : " On the question of Reform I believe that the House of Commons as at present constituted fairly represents all classes and interests in the United Kingdotia. I believe that it is the best and most efficient representative assem bly to be found in any nation. I have not been convinced that any of the measures which have of late been proposed as Reform Bills could have afforded the country an im proved representation. While any well-considered mea sure for admitting to the franchise persons fitted by intelli gence and education to its due exercise would receive my most earnest attention, I should vigorously oppose any attempt to produce a violent change in the present consti tuencies by a simple and unqualified lowering of the fran- Being heartily attached to the national Church, while I should wish to give the utmost consideration to the just claims of all those who dissent from her, and to ac knowledge their efforts in the cause of religion and educa tion, still I believe that union of Church and State, the maintenance of the parish church for the free use of the poor, and the existence of a Christian principle in the government of the country are essential to its welfare. Should an adjustment of the church rate question be brought forward which would satisfy the scruples of con scientious Dissenters, securing at the same time the main tenance of the fabric, I should gladly welcome such a solution; but a measure to abolish church-rates, intended as a part of a detailed attack upon the national Church, would receive my warmest opposition. lam in favour of non-intervention in foreign affairs, coupled with a conci liatory and dignified bearing towards all Governments, whether they be strong or weak. I wish to see the national defences fully maintained. With respect to the most important of these--the navy—l believe the expendi ture is disproportionately great as compared with the result in effective force. In my opinion, the course of legislation of the Parliament now about to be dissolved has been in general satisfactory, but I attribute this result in a great measure to the firm and consistent policy of the Conserva tive party, who have been able to resist effectually all measures fraught with danger to our time-honoured Con stitution, under which I believe the British nation enjoys a larger share of liberty and independence, coupled with order and security, than would be possible under any other existing form of Government." Mr. Christopher Beckitt Denison, of Doncaster, the other candidate in the Conservative interest, is the son of Mr. Edmund B. Denison, who for many years represented the West Riding. He is a direc tor of the Great Northern Board, succeeding thereto on the retirement of his father from the chairman ship of the company. In his address he says : politics I am a Conservative, and a warm supporter of all those institutions in Church and State under which the British Empire has risen to its proud pro -eminence• True Conservatism, as I understand it, implies a readiness to modify our laws so as to meet the growing requirements of the age, and thus render more secure the Constitution under which we have the happiness to live. On the great question of Electoral Reform, I am opposed to any measure that has yet appeared for the more lowering of the voting qualification in town or county, but I am quite ready to admit to the privilege of the franchise all who have ac quired a stake in the stability of the State and all whose education enables them to appreciate the franchise as a trust to be exercised for the common weal. lam opposed, however, to any change which would swamp the present electoral constituencies by the force of numbers, or which would give to any one class a predominating influence in the Rouse of Commons. As to Church-rates, I can not support any measure for their abolition, unless provision be made by which the fabi ics of the national Church may be kept in suitable repair ; but I am not without hopes that some compromise on this vexed ques tion may be effected, which, while maintaining the nation ality of the Church, will prove acceptable to those who dissent from her communion." THE NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—In view of the approaching elections the following circular has been issued by the North-Eastern Rail way Company : " The directors of the North-Eastern Railway Company wish all officers and men in their employment who possess the elective franchise to know they are at full liberty to act in accordance with their own opinions, and that the votes they will give will not in any way prejudice their position in the company's service." 71ST HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY.—The annual dinner of the officers now and formerly serving in the 71st Regiment, took place at the London Tavern on Monday, the 19th inst. The following were present:— Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles Gray, the Earl of Morton, Sir Hew Dalrymple, Bart., Sir A. P. Gordon- Cumming, Bart., Sir Thomas Erskine, Bart., the Hon. H. H. Duncan, the Hon. R. Harbord, Major-Generals Law and Slack ; Colonels Hope, C. 8., Horton, Rich, Blennerhassett, and Colvill ; Major Halkett ; Captains Hamilton, Segrave, Horne, Elwes, and Roberts; Mr. A. G. Wingfield, and Mr. A. K. Blair. (ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— High and low, rich and poor, old and young, have availed themselves of Holloway's remedies, and have in gratitude testified to the success which have followed their employ ment. Few maladies can befall mankind which do not ad mit of alleviation, relief, or cure by these healing, soothing, and purifying preparations. The action of the ointment and pills is wholesome in the highest degree, and never can be harmful in either external or internal ailments. Holloway's remedies cure sores, ulcers, sprains, bruises, diphtheria, chest complaints, digestive derangements, and biliousness. In influenza, bronchitis, hoarseness, coughs, shortness of breath, and palpitation of the heart, this oint ment should be well nibbed upon the walls of the chest every night and =ruin. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS• TlMES..—Agreeable intelligence from our colonies has, of late, been so unusual as to render particularly welcome some satisfactory pap ers f rom N ew Zea land, which have just been presented to Parliament. For the first time for a long period, we have official information from that disturbed settlement of our cause being actively espoused by friendly natives, of debt adjusted, and of troops recalled. The two last of these items of intelligence are those which will most immediately attract an English eye. It has been our unfortunate position for some time past to have our troops perpetually wasted in ineffec tual and inglorious New Zealand wars, to hear of our Treasury being continually tapped to supply driblets for New Zealand expenses and guarantees for New Zealand debt, and to see no end to any of these demands ; and it has been our only w isdo m to submit to this position as best we might, in the hope of some better prospect opening. At length the present despatches seem to tell a different story. In the first place the New Zealand Government have directed the Crown agents for the Colonies to issue and hand over to the Imperial Treasury debentures for £500,000, bearing interest at 4 per cent. Mr. Cardwell observes, indeed, that this announcement is accompanied by no information as to the further financial plans of Sir George Grey's advisers ; but the fact is satisfactory, so far as it goes. The infor mation respecting the recall of the troops represents, probably, a more tangible benefit. General Came ron, we learn, has by this time received Lord de Grey's instructions for the withdrawal of five regi ments from the colony. It is, moreover, the " de clared policy of the New Zealand Government" to send home the remaining regiments as soon as ever the circumstances of the colony will permit it ; and for all troops whom it may be desired to retain for a time Sir George Grey is instructed to take care that " that provision is made which is contemplated in the correspondence between this Department and Mr. Reader Wood." The policy, in fact, of allowing the colonists to fight their own battles is now thoroughly commenced, and we may expect in a short time either to have no troops engaged in a New Zealand war, or to be relieved of the principal expense of their employment. It will be the chief advantage to be expected from such an arrangement that the colonists will be very chary of calling in our assistance. Satisfactory, however, as this informa tion appears, it might be received with some mis givings if we had reason to think at the same time that the disaffection of the natives was as active as of old. But, happily, in this respect also the news is more satisfactory. Our troops seem to have been for some time comparatively inactive, to the appa rent dissatisfaction of the colonists; but two suc cesses of considerable importance have been achieved independently of their assistance, and both are due to the interference of friendly natives. The first of these successes is the defeat, already reported, of the rebels in the province of Wanganui, in a regular en gagement with the friendly natives. Twenty-five rebels are said to have been killed on the field, and four chiefs of importance were taken prisoners. One of them is the principal chief of the Wanganui dis trict, and he has since appeared before Sir Georg e Grey, has made his entire submission to her Ma jesty's authority, and has ulidertaken to aid, to the best of his ability, in preserving the peace, so far as concerns the Wanganui river and the adjacent dis trict. He had, moreover, previously given proof of the sincerity of his intention, by sending back to their country a reinforcement of about 200 men who had been despatched by other disaffected chiefs to his assistance. It seems not too much to anticipate with Sir George Grey that the firmness thus dis played by the friendly natives and the conduct of this prominent chief will exercise an important in fluence upon other chiefs in the same part of New Zealand, and we hope with him that he " may not be too sanguine in saying that he regards it as a proof that the disturbances prevailing in New Zealand are now drawing to a close." This welcome anticipation is most materially sup ported by the second of the two successes we are considering. A few days before this victory was gained on the west side of the island a still more important service had been rendered by a friendly tribe on the east coast, and one all the more welcome because it had been obtained without any sacrifice of life, and almost without hostilities. Sir George Grey informs us that " he had known for some time that the disaffected chiefs viewed the new superstition which has sprung up, and which they term Pai Marire,' as a bond of union which is to unite all parties in a last effort against the European. race ;" and that, in some instances, they had deter mined to delay further hostilities until the prophets of this superstition had been despatched to the na tives of the east coast, and the result of their mission ascertained. The officer commanding at Taurangi received timely information of this expedition having set out, of its first destination, and clear evidence of the nature of its object. It was obvious, there fore, that if it could be intercepted and captured at the outset, a decisive blow would be struck at one of the main supports of the rebellion. He wisely decided, however, to attempt this capture by sending an armed European force up the country, and he accomplished his object far more effectually by communicating the information to a friendly tribe and treating it rather as their concern than his to stop it. The result was that without the least diffi culty they captured the whole expedition, consisting of the principal chief of the Taurangi district, the leading Pai Marire prophet, another prophet, and a number of their followers ; and these prisoners were all handed over to Colonel Greer, to whose management the success was due. The more insig nificant members of the expedition were at once dismissed, but the chief, the two prophets, and six of their followers, were retained for Sir George Grey's decision. The chief, it appears, is an old friend of the Europeans, who has only lately been carried away by the new superstition, and the prac tical evidence of the falsehood of its claims afforded by the capture of its prophet promptly brought him back to his former allegiance. He accordingly at once expressed the greatest concern at having been in any way connected with the recent transaction, and offered to make the fullest submission to the Queen's authority, and to aid in any manner he could in bringing about a lasting peace. The friendly chiefs offered to guarantee his loyalty, and with the concurrence, as it appears, of every autho rity in New Zealand, he has been released upon his parole, " subject to the condition of living at such place as the Governor might direct until the war is terminated." The other captives are retained as pri soners, and will be brought to trial before a court martial, on a charge of endeavouring to excite her Majesty's subjects to join in the present rebellion. We are placed in a singular difficulty in dealing with these prophets. It would seem wise to disre gard them, after having so completely demonstrated the falsehood of their pretensions; but this course is rendered difficult, as " they are believed by their deluded followers to possess supernatural powers, and that these will be manifested by their so blind ing us that they will be let loose without suffering any punishment." We may hope, however, that some means will be found of steering between this danger and that of making martyrs of these fana tics, and that, to use the expressive language of one of the despatches, the result will be effectually " to put out the Pai Marire humbug." If this trouble some war should be really brought to a close by this means, it would afford a singular condemnation of our former tactics. A more decisive success appears to have been achieved by a skilful employment of the friendly natives than by all our dearly bought military achievements. There appears, indeed, to be some apprehension that the friendly tribe who thus assisted us will be exposed to an attack from the hostile natives ; but even if this should be the case, it would be a very different thing protecting the natives in the immediate vicinity of our own settlements, and entangling our elaborately orga nised forces in an invasion of the Maori bush. If we could but surround our settlements with a band of friendly natives, we should be comparatively secure, and our influence could not fail to extend. HERALD.—A night or two ago Ministers pro posed the vote to enable them to buy the land re quired for the enlargement of the National Gallery. The site of Archbishop's Tenison's School, and the plot adjoining, occupied by the workhouse, are found to offer all we require for the proposed ex tension; and it is so far a happy incident in the matter, that as all the parties making the cession are trustees for interests which will be rather bet tered than injured by the transfer, we may count on having the acquisition at no exceptional cost to the national Treasury. The arrangement, in fact, will be about as simple as the purchase of a tub of butter in the market ; and as we recall the fact that the want we are thus meeting so tardily has been quite beyond the power of exaggeration, we have the feeling of an unexpected relief when we dis cover that the supply was always at hand, to be had merely for the asking. Suffering under a famine, we have been shutting our eyes and obstinately re fusing to open our mouths and take the goods the gods had been wearying themselves in providing for us. Perhaps one reason why Government has been so long coy in accepting so desirable an oppor tunity has been the unwillingness to meet the diffi culty which now presses upon them of deciding whether the gallery shall be enlarged or rebuilt. After the floods of learned invective we have all been pouring out against that unfortunate struc ture, how, in the name of that transcendental art we all insist on and never get, shall we retain what we have, and yet avail ourselves of the new space, which would leave us without an excuse for the absence of a gallery worthy of the nation ? By what magic of architecture may we make the build ings we have even apart of that decent-Temple of of the lilac , Arts which all the better aspirations of the country are demanding? But whatever the necessity for a reconstruction, it is not within the, range of things English that we should have 1t• If the edifice we have were quite as bad as all l is t ! criti▪ cs say, there is a practical character in the nati▪ onal mind under which we should try to turn some good money out of it. Its almost infantile artlessness easily enough suggests the barracks , t be gaol, the factory, the workhouse, to the British n,: i tellect familiarised with the contemplation of sal objects ; and even people whose estimates are forme'', less on the relations of things, and who are 11°' accustomed to overdraw on their vocabulary, `" sigh to think that our architecture of that day, 1 " liberally subsidised, could invent nothing finer fer f the occupation of so fine a site and the answering such noble ends. The limited space, under the la of harmony in the proportions, admitted perhaps° nothing very extraordinary in a building whichio7 after all, to be adjudged chiefly as it fulfilled its Pl°, pose of being an effective show-room. We do 0" therefore demur to the common consent which seer" to have taken upon itself to decide that the architee" has made a failure. The question just now w i ne is to settle how we are to make the best of it. statesman may shine in a second role whose quabtiee condemned him to eclipse in a first, and it maY b t that a building which is decided to have fallen sll° r e as a whole may be made a very successful affair a S f part. There may be Shaksperes of architecture as (;)f the drama. If, as with Homer, it be the glOl7 to an architect to combine the new and the great 1 13 4 one beautiful result, it is not the less the triumPu " t his art if, like Shakspere, he can secure a like eff, ec , out of a skilful modification of the structure Inhre nulled him by the past. If we must put up with the mass of building we have in Trafalgar-squar e ,' " an see no reason why it may not be made to uneeT e almost any conceivable transformation uncler t he resources of our decorative art. In any case in t : „ proportion in which there would be any difficulty making something out of what we have, would pr ° , bably be the danger of giving ourselves to the u nee,r r tainty of the unknown in architectural art, uncle:: such incubation as it might have under Lord ra 't merston and Mr. Cowper. The latest of our g r . ea building achievements—the International Exhibition —did not offer so encouraging an example that l ye should be eager needlessly to risk a larger stake 1,11 the chance of getting an architectural prize. must put up, we suppose, with one of our us ll i ": compromises. The old lot ; we have borne t sy_ often that it would be mere fastidiousness of tas . t‘' to make much ado about our not getting something. better now. • It is something in favour of an e i l e i a largement that we should sooner get the comple'llo building. It would be provoking not to have td, gallery by the time—let us suppose—when the Lan ce seer Lions will be about putting in their appea rarl e , the other side of the fountains. It would be sou k, thing, too, if it might be added that when the g lery is a gallery means were devised to see,n re no t larger use of it by the nation. As a rule, we " ce n . get our money's worth out of this sort of institute We are asked to think of what it costs the natio di, about eighteen shillings —every time we—We T af t vidually—visit an establishment that ought to be of this national collection—we mean the " Il lst4 n t rical Gallery." The country pays for the amuseine of those visiting the Kensington Museum ah.°ll,trg shilling a-piece. The price we pay for the vi si,w t o to a more popular institution—the British Mne e t o —is about three times that amount, and there 1 .? "a additional misfortune, which deserves to be no ticed' that in some of these establishments, n otwithsta., ll ,o ing the premium we are offering for them, the vislw oi , are falling off—the visitors to the British Mus e gip, for example, having been less in 1864, by B°,i n g than in 1859. A chief pleasure, however, in k e '", t ir our new house of the arts will be one which readers have not, perhaps, promised themseiv, y ay that of unhousing the artists who have been, 1 - of using the old one. It must take a great a° „a respect for them as distinguished painters al.e, accomplished . gentlemen, to prevent our being u ' og lighted at getting rid of them. Just so In A nT l fe we admire their paintings just so much wool °r not trust them with those of their predecess ° : so the training of their successors. They ha y ' v ie much cleverness in showing their own art that eo would not for the world let them lose a ro°, 111 „„ia about the art of anybody else. As soon au - bio Correggio—were he amongst us—consecrate of days and nights to the bustle and beadledoracio v official academicism. Short of giving them - 13n ti Ingham Palace or the Foundling Hospital, we they assign them any residence in the kingdom, if would only house themselves where they could is fine their corporate functions to giving artis „.0 liberal use of living models, make an annual bonPe'st of all lay figures, and showing under th e lit ar to favourable conditions all that masters of the flu e of have been doing for us during the 12 months. , 1 ,4 all clear things, the clearest is that the sooner 1 , 31 °r are made to shift for themselves the better `l, O everybody. At present they are helpless under ';ier embarrassment of their riches, and languid tln",, the pressure of their good fortune. The eight thei, sand pounds it costthern and their friends to ae e°l3 o plish the labour of buying three thousand peel worth of pictures is the succinct history of al l t ," 0 0 administration. Over patronage has all the effect on them that inanition has cn those who dep end . e s them, and the strenna inertia of the artistic Di s t within, overwhelmed by everybody's kindness, of offers the measure of the neglect, and the miser): the artistic Lazarus who lies at the gate withotl,. COUNTRY MARKETS MANCHE S TEII,--THunsDAY. A at t ° This morning wheat was in moderate deman-,,her . advance of is per qr., and foreign was the turn wf0 0 . 8 15 Fresh made flour was 6d per sack higher, but no ch 9 ' n° ,oo French. Oats and oatmeal steady. eans a nd Di corn quite as dear. BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY. 19 of At this day's market there was again a short ls Pe OPP r wheat, which sold at an improvement of 6 d t o re Barley tending upwards. Oats 6d per qr. hig her. and beans rather dearer. a Currencies :—English wheat, white, 43s to 47S ; red, to 44s per 36 stone. Malting barley, 30s to 358; .e:dio r 22s to 25s per qr. Oats, 24s to 30s ; Irish, 21 s to a, 30 stone. Beans, 42s to 45s ; and peas, 40s to 42s per' BURY ST. EDMUND'S—WEDNESDA Y. A There was a fair supply of wheat at this market +0 1 ,10 Prime samples realised an advance of is per qr . ill 00 week's prices ; secondary qualities in most instaue ,4001 not sold. There was no alteration in the value °I peas, or barley. Oats quite as dear. Talavera wheat, 44s to 495; red ditto, 37s to 4 05 ; 30s to 325; secondary ditto, 27s to 29s per qr. ley, 9t Averages : Wheat, 1,123 qrs., 39s 7d ; bar qrs., 29s 10d; oats, qrs., —s Od. BRIST L—THURSDAY. 514 r On our market to-day there was an unusually' sece ply of wheat ; the trade ruled very firm, and an ao . r n oir e ," is per qr. was readily obtainable. Foreign more 111 ',. r iale for,. at fully last week's prices. A good demand NI v r mg and distilling barleys, at an improvement of 6" p er Oats scarce, and all kinds sold at 6d per qr. utor?., o . Maize quite as dear. In beans and peas little do"'D. EDINBURGH—WEDNEsDAY. cle Ale; At to-day's market there was a fair attent; D 'g fr . " a good feeling prevailed throughout, wheat more money. Average prices. Wheat, 40s10d Oats, 23s iod Barley, 2Bs 1d Beans, 39s i d od Wheat on the top, Os 6d down average, is Barley on the top, is Od up Oats on the top, is Od up Beans on the top, is Od up average, average7 0; ; s ' cid ac i o ov v o , average, s - Total supply and sales. 61/ Wheat 771 qrs ............ sold 8 Barley 56 qrs ............ sold „ T o , Oats 1448 qrs ............ sold '` 6 'l . Beans 99 qrs ............ sold a; e gtro Town-made flour sells as follows :—White, 3 7 1 ° superfine, 35s Od ; superfine, 33s Od ; fine, als °"' de GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY. f he ti : d- The home supplies were small. The tone °- t i . e pe.,,, e or has not varied, and previous prices have to be n a 9 ,; 0 3 This day's market was fairly attended. Whea t ; jo g ow in limited request at about last week's rates. l'''P" - _,./ neglected. '...--- Births. FIENNES,—On the 20th inst., at 3, Clarendon-1,16i a soo th e ington, the Hon. Mrs. No de Viesci Flames, %Jo, GILBERT.—On the 19th iust , at The Priory, 13°- wife of Lieut.-Col. Gilbert, of a daughter. grs, GLYN.—On the 22d inst., at 51, Borkeloy_square7 - Leger Glyn, of a daughter. ' Marriages ~r o ir lees DP,O'' BROOME—BARIUM—On the 21st inst , at 1 1, ,* -- n st terb., l o , shire, Frederick Napier Brooms, Es.q., a -a- 1 si-i New Zealand, to Lady Barker, idow of coloue • iti' R. Barker, K.C.B RA ~ . . , Trlo o d HIGGS—NORMAN.—On the 21st inst , at Ifoil a toll Of Cloudesley-square, W. A. Higgs, Esq, ° f 18 „ii iin- 1 4°/11° Blackfriars, to Phoebe, eldest daughter of Sit.- -- ' Esq., of Clerkenwell Deaths. CRAIG.—On the 21st inst., at Bock in g , the ger• 1'13°111114 Craig, aged 85. a _ !Ace,' HUNT.—On the 21st inst., at 2, Upper Portia') 109.1 Caroline Sophia, the wife of Thomas Newolsll Esq. 6 9 .ssf et' STODART.—On the 21st inst., at 18, Durham- aged . bourne-park, Bayswater, Adam Stodar t, Esq., Toll TOLLIN. TO:c.—On the 17th inst., at Kilburn, gellrl ton, Esq., aged 60. lii' l6 WALTER.—On the 19th inst. , a t the Vicarage, Sutt On lance, Kent, the Rev. Franb Walter, M.A. Lofidon : Printed and PublibliedbyWlLLLkg,,,Afillo / of No. 112, :str,Lnd, Printer , at Viz SUN ° tf Strand. in the Precinct of the soroy, in the " bliddlegos.--Friday, Juno Z 3, 180. FRIEN 1 . 41 1 Sup they leAl-1.1 ecle F RENCH Bli It is Pure, N Bold in Bott 4t, Agents in 8 , GRE,V Observe the "Kinahan's L SA VE Y( your (•i ! CIGAR NIPE UTU A. 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