The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-10 00:00:00

fliPElliii PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. Tha LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Barnsley Gas Bill was read a second time ; the Glasgow (City) Union Railway and the Northumberland Central Railway Bills were read a third time. TENURE (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquisof CLANRICARDE,in moving the second reading of this bill, said that this bill would put an end to all disputes with regard to a subject which greatly distressed Ireland. It would do away with all contests that existed between landlords and tenants in Ireland. The class of small tenants in that country would be greatly benefited by this bill. Thera were tenants in Ireland not only paying £5OO but .£5,000 a year, and it was absolutely necessary that those persons should be protected by some enactment. as that which he now proposed. By the provisions of this bill, they could give to the people of Ireland such cheap legislation, such. an avoidance of all litiga tion, that would enable them to assert their rights without any extraneous action. The bill was a protection to both landlord and tenant. The bill would be referred to a select committee. Lord MONK said that he was glad to hear that the bill would be referred to aselect committee, which would decide upon its merits. He (the noble lord) had no doubt that it would affect the groat body of the Irish people, and such a bill would be highly beneficial. We had gone into many of the questions relative to Ireland, but we had not gone deep enough to ascertain what was the real point at issue. He then alluded to the bill introduced by Mr. Fortescue, Who was last year Chief Secretary of Ireland, and stated that that bill would have been highly satisfactory to the tenant farmers of Ireland. He thought, considering the demands of the tenant far mers of Ireland, that this bill would perfectly meet them. After some observations from the Earl of MAL3MSBURY, [the Bill was read a second time. The Vice-Admiralty Courts Acts Amendment Bill and the Canada Railway Loan Bill were also read a second time. The Marquis of WESTMEATH called attention to the prevalence of ritualistic practices in the Church of Eng land, and in view of the possibility of a Royal Commission of inquiry being issued contended that it would not be en titled to confidence if several of the bishops, and especially the Bishops of Oxford and Salisbury, were members of it. The two latter prelates, he said, had used unauthorised and superstitious ceremonies at the consecration of bells at Bampton and Sherborne, whilst the Bishop of Glouces ter had inaugurated a novel order for Church ministers, and the Bishop of Chichester had attended a novel service for the presentation of a pastoral staff with profane Popish emblems engraved thereon, and held a highly objection able service for the consecration of a Lady Warden of a Tractarian Sisterhood. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH complained of the un fairness of the course pursued by the noble marquis in bringing forward this question, when he must have known that the Bishop of Oxford was engaged on his confirmation tour. Moreover, the noble marquis had acted upon partial and private information. The Marquis of WESTMEATH excused himself for acting with some precipitation, by saying that he was apprehensive lest a Royal commission should be issued in the meantime. The house adjourned at twenty minutes to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMNIONS—LAsT EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Plymouth Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. THE MALT TAX, Mr. READ gave notice that on Monday, May 7, he should move for a committee to inquire into the operation of the malt tax. THE IRISH CHURCH. Sir J. GRAY gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of the house to the temporalities and civil disabilities of the Church of Ireland. PRIVATE EXECUTIONS. Sergeant GASELEE gave notice that on the motion for the second reading of the private executions bill he should move that it be read a second time that day tix months. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Captain ABCHDALL asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer if, in the opinion of her Majesty's Government, the present tribunal for the trial of election petitions was a satisfactory tribunal; and whether he would consider the advisability of endeavouring to frame clauses in the Bribery and Corruption Bill which shall de fine the limits beyond which clerical interference becomes undue influence," and which shall state the precise amount of violence required to constitute a "general riot" at an Irish election. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he I hoped to obtain leave to bring in a bill on the subject this evening, and to induce the house to read the bill a second time on Thursday nest. When they went into committee on the bill the hon. and gallant gentleman world have an opportunity of suggesting any clauses, supposing those proposed in the bill were not sufficient for the purpose intended. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE—As the committee for the represen tation of the people was arranged to stand as the first order for that day, he presumed there would be no dis turbance of that arrangement. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the arrangement would be strictly adhered to. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. In reply to Mr. TREEBY, Mr. HUNT said he could not say why the return or dered on the 16th of May relative to the Metropolitan Board of Works had not been made. The Board formed no part of the Treasury department, th3refore he could not say when it would be made. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. In reply to Mr. ROEBUCK, Mr. WALPOLE said it was not lawful for magistrates to sit with closed doors whilst hearing charges against tradesmen charged with using false weights and measures. THE METROPOLITAN GAS BILL. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he did not intend to proceed with his bill until after Easter. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE said in the event of this amend ment limiting the rateable value in parliamentary boroughs being adopted in committee, he should move in the third clause that whenever the rateable value of any tenant falling below £5 by reason of any deduction of less than 20 per cent. for gross estimated value the occupier may claim to vote if otherwise qualified. THE LONDON, CHA.THA3I, AND DOVER RAILWAY. Sir M. PETO moved for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the means adopted by the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company for raising the share capital, and exercising their borrowing powers under the various acts of Parliament authorising the con struction of the main line and its extensions and branches. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not see how it became consistent with duties of the House of Commons to undertake the investigation pro posed. They all knew and entertained the highest respect for the hon. member forßristol ; they all knew the troubled condition of the railway in question, and they could not but regret that he had unfortunately become involved with them. He thought, however, that the house ought to hesi- tate before they agreed to that motion, because there were peculiarities about it with which the house had no con cern. They were private speculations, and those who em barked in them did so at their own risk. He should like to know where the line was to be drawn if this inquiry was to take place into the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Why should not inquiries be made into the affuirs of other railway companies ? Why should the position of railways only be inquired into ? Why should not banks also fall within the scope of Parliamentary inquiry ? He regretted the motion, but he could not re commend the house to agree to it. Mr. BARING asked the hon. member for Maidstone, who had the following motion on the paper, whether he intended to proceed with it :—" As an amendment to Sir Morton Peto's motion for a select committee on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, to add, at end, rand also into the means adopted by three of the mem bers for Huntingdon, Bristol, and Dover, for raising money for the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, and the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway.' " Mr. WHATMAN said he did not intend to proceed with his amendment. He was quite ready to meet the hon. gentlemen mentioned in his motion in any way they thought proper. (Laughter.) Lord cr,_vNBORNE said he did not know whether the hon. gentleman who had just sat-down implied a challenge by his observations. (Laughter.) Ile (Lord Cranborne) thought it highly unsatisfactory that, after putting an amendment on the paper, pointing at something like fraud, that when the tine came for bringing it forward he should fail to substantiate his charges. Ho thought it was desirable that SOlllO opinion should be expressed by the house on such a matter. Mr. AVIIATMAN said if it was the wish of the house he was quite ready to go on. (Loud cries of "Go on, go on.") Mr. CRAWFORD rose to order. He thought it was not competent for the houso to inquire into his conduct other than that done in that house, or in his cha racter of a member of Parliament. The SPEAKER could not say that the motion pointed to anything like fraud. He could not say that there was anything on the paper which was a violation of the rules of the house. Mr. GLADSTONE did not think it was the wish of the house that the matter should go on. There was no charge of fraud, therefore the character and high honour of the hon. gentlemen mentioned was not impeached. He could not but regret that the hon. baronet, member for Bristol, had brought forward the matter, and no ono sympathised with him, who had conferred so great a benefit on his country some years ago, more than he did. He hoped, ---- however, the motion for the committee would be with- drawn. Mr. Baring, Mr. Wathin, and Mr. Hodgson having de clared their willingness to defend their conduct when and wherever it was called in question, Sir M. PETO said, after the kind remarks of the two right hon. gentlemen, he could not hesitate to withdraw his motion. Ile could not express how deeply he felt the kind observations that had been made respecting him by the right hon. gentleman the leader of the house. The motion was then by leave withdrawn, so also was the amendment of Mr. Whatman. OATIIS AND OFFICES BILL. In committee on the Oaths and Offices Bill, Mr. CANDLISH moved, by way of amendment, the omission of those portions of the measure which proposed to allow the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to be a member of the Roman Catholic faith. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The right hon. gentleman the member for the City has observed that we all know what is the matter with Ireland. I can assure him, so far as I am concerned, that I do not share in that knowledge. 1 know he is an able man, and must be a favoured man if he is a master of the causes which afflict that country. I think the debate of this evening must have given them all reason to feel that there is some truth in the observations I am making, for at this moment there is a conspiracy constantly breaking out, for the cause of which no one has given an authentic reason, which is not indi genous, which is said to be imported, and which is assisted, if it conies from the other side of the Atlantic, by the sym pathies of those who formerly went from Ireland. But there is no doubt that certain effects are produced by these extraneous agencies, which are extremely perplexing and inconvenient, not only to those who govern but to those who are governed, and I am surprised that the right hon. gentleman should have announced so distinctly that we are all acquainted with the causes of the discontent which ex ist in that country, and which deserves the deepest consi deration. The course of the debate has thrown some light upon that matter. We have had considerable references made to the conspiracy which is now so prevalent in Ire land, and the cause of that has been attributed to the Catho lic priesthood. Ido not want to go into any detail on that subject or to divert attention from the simple matter before us ; but I cannot allow the observations which I have heard charging sympathy and connivance with the Fenian insur rection to the Roman Catholic priesthood, without rising and stating, as a Minister of the Crown, that from all our experience in regard to this unfortunate conspiracy, and from what is occurring at this moment, we have no cause to feel any distrust of the loyalty of the Roman Catholic priesthood. I can truly state that their sympathy with the Crown and the interests of England, that the information which they have given, that the counsels they have offered, that the valuable knowledge for which we are indebted to them, have greatly assisted us in the management of affairs of extreme difficulty, and although we have been obliged to have recourse to severity—l trust the country will feel that it has not been extreme severity—that it has been tempered with discretion. (Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to the question before us, it is very important to distinguish between the nature of things which seem to be similar, but which are distinct. The Roman Catholic Emancipation Act was a statesmanlike settlement, adapted to the time and circumstances with which former statesmen had to deal. The act was no doubt founded partly upon principle, and partly upon expediency of the moment and requirement of the time. But although I look on that arrangement to have been an arrangement of very wise and considerate men, 1 do not feel that we are foreclosed from considering the policy under which that arrangement was recommended. With regard to the two offices which are involved in this discussion, I believe, from what I have heard, that some years ago people of great authority and much connected with the settlement of these affairs, that including the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland in the arrangement then made was an error, and that was a misconception which confounded that office with the office of Lord Chancellor of England. (Hear.) The Lord Chan cellor of England is placed in a peculiar position with re - gard to the church. He has great control over its patron age, and is the peculiar adviser of the Crown in all questions connected with the dispensation of church patronage. There is, therefore, very good reason that, we would maintain that the constitution of this country should be Protestant, the office of Lord Chancellor of England should bo Protestant also ; but there is no thing in the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland to pre vent its being held by a Roman Catholic. The office is in no way connected with the dispensation of church patronage, nor does it hold tho se p eculiar relations with the established church which would form a valid objection. It is simply the highest office, the greatest prize that is open to t he le g al profession in Ire land, and therefore I think it desirable that every Irish man, whatever might bo his religion, should have it open to his ambition. But I thin there is a great difference be tween the offices of Lord-Lieutenant and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and that even if there were not such an absolute distinction it would still be unwise and indiscret in the Roman Catholics to press further the throwing open of this office. I think that such a line of conduct would only re vive prejudices awl call back animosities which we all hope have passed away, because the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland is the representative of a sovereign who holds the crown by a peculiar religious tenure, and such being the case the Lord-Lieutenant is placed in very peculiar relations with the Protestant Church in Ireland. I think, then, that to insist on the throwing open of this office would be a course most unwise, and that it would create great distrust and dissatisfaction amongst the people of this country, whilst at the same time it would be a mere shadow to be obtained at much loss to those who contended for it. I think, there fore, that the course taken by my noble friend, the Secre tary for Ireland, was a discreet and wise one, one that can be defended upon principle; and that if we cross the line which he lays down we shall create such distrust and alarm amongst the people of this country as will be a great ob stacle and discouragement to those feelings which it has always been our object to foster. I think that instead of producing that equality of position and sentiment which is sought by all of us, its tendency would be to produce some thing which would be entirely the reverse. (Hear, hear.) I shall therefore support the views of my noble friend, as expressed in the amendment. lam quite prepared to open the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland to Roman Catholics because I see no reason why differences of religion should be an obstacle to the acquirement of that office ; but at the same time I cannot support the other object of this bill. I think we shall be acting a wise and discreet part in accept ing the amendment. (Cheers from both sides of the house.) Mr. GLADSTONE—The right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer has spoken on this subject with a modera tion, and a studious and unaffected concern for the feel ings of the people of Ireland which did him honour ; but at the same time it must be obvious to the house that the argumentative portion of his speech fails entirely of its ob ject. To use an old but familiar illustration, "his wheels draw heavily." (Hear, hear.) I think it is on very nar row grounds that he offers opposition to the most important portion of the bill. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentle man began by saying that he did not pretend to know the sources of all the evils of Ireland, and it would be pre sumptuous in me to contradict him, or to assert for myself any superiority in such knowledge. But although we may not be able as yet to heal the wounds of Ireland — although we may not as yet even have probed them to the bottom, yet the skilful physician, when dealing with the constitution of the ;patient, may, pending the ultimate cure, pursue such mitigating and soothing methods as must afford him good grounds for hoping for the ulti mately successful treatment of the case. (Hear, hear.) Now, admitting frankly the difficulties which have been stated by the right hon. gentleman, yet I must observe that if we observe the principles of simple justice we may, with reference to the evils of Ireland, very much assuage irritation and greatly promote an ultimate cure. The right hon. gentleman draws a distinction between the offices of Lord Lieutenant and Lord Chancellor of Ireland —indeed, with respect to the latter and to repeat the com plaint of the hon. member for Armagh, the noble lord the Secretary for Ireland has submitted to a frightful degra dation in throwing open the offices to Roman Catholics. But the distinction drawn by the right hon. gentleman is that the Lord Lieutenant holds a peculiar position with respect to the patronage of the Church. Now it should be observed that my noble friend proposes to divest the Lord Lieutenant of all concern in the ecclesiastical patronage, and even if he did not there would not remain to the Lord-Lieutenant a shadow of responsibility, because as is well known, he is completely sheltered by the Home Secretary, a Minister of the Crown, in whose case, be it remembered, there is no reason why the office should not be filled .by a Roman Catholic. We are told the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland is the representative of the Crown ' • and so he is in all matters of ceremonial, courts, and d raw mg-rooms, and all similar public occasions when the ladies aro presented to hitnovith various functions of that descrip tion. (A laugh). But his more important functions are controlled by the Home Secretary, who, as I said before, may be a Roman Catholic. Well, but the main reaso n g i ven by the right hon. gentleman is this—he thinks that the motion of my hon. friend will revive prejudices an d exc i te animosities and my hon. friend behind me concurs in that sentiment. Let me take this opportunity of as Nu s : u ht i e :i tn n u g tlio i a n iiils : y hon. friend that most painful it would be t o me if i n sui p w o l ri which e g i thisho holds bill a shouldstich justb e reverence; bu those i t told that we are to apply in Ireland principles different from those which rule in England and Scotland I demur, and say we should apply the same principl e , namely' ht in as far as may be consistent with the unity o f the empire you should consult, in framing your laws for e ac h country, the character, dispositions. and convictions of the people of that country. (Loud cheers.) And I respectfully assure my hon. friend that in my belief the best way is to follow that principle firmly and conscientiously, and consistently with the principles of civil justice is the way to confirm and strengthen, not to weaken our institutions, whilst on the other hand the pursuit of a different policy would be the sure way to revive prejudice and to create animosities. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman says that this motion will revive prejudices, but where? In Ireland ? Is it a good reason to give the majority of the people for withholding their civil rights that the minority say their animosities will be awakened and their prejudices revived? I think we can forego our prejudices on this THE IJ N, LONDOB, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 10, 1667 side of the water, and I ask is it fair, just, or equitable that we should resist a motion which is calculated to as suage prejudices and to soothe wounded feelings ? Shall we say to England and Scotland, "Even your prejudices must be consulted ;" but when the people of Ireland de mand only their rights every objection must be taken ? (Hear, hear.) There is no man in this house who seriously believes—l am sure that the right hon. gentleman will not urge, and cannot possibly believe, that danger can arise to the Constitution, the Church, or the religion of the coun try from the contingency, perhaps remote, but even if it were ever so near—that the Lord Lieutenant may be a Roman Catholic. Ido the right hon. gentleman the jus tice to point out to the house that in his speech he has made no such allegation. Ho has rested on the ecclesiasti cal patronage which is taken away from the Lord Lieute nant by the bill ; he has rested on the representation of the Crown, which is exercised subject to the control of a Minister whom the law permits to be a Roman Catholic; he has dwelt upon the revival of prejudices, which preju dices, I say, it would be most unworthy of us to plead against, the civil rights of the Irish people in a matter which is Irish, and not English. Of danger to the Consti tution the right hon. gentleman has not said one word. That danger, I am persuaded, he believes to be a phantom ; and I say that if there be danger to the Constitution, it lies in this—in slackness, in reluctance, in niggardliness on our part in dealing with the claims of Ireland, which are founded in civil justice, and that to extend to her with a large and liberal hand that treatment which civil equality dictates is the true way to consult alike the interests of religion and the constitution of the country. (Cheers.) The committee divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment 143 Against it The amendment was therefore carried. The announce ment of the numbers was received with cheers and counter cheers. The clause as amended was ordered to stand part of the bill. On the motion of Sir C. O'LOGHLEN a clause was inserted to the effectthat;llenthe Chancellorship shall be held by a person not a member of the Established Church the jurisdiction of nominating delegates to hear appeals from ecclesiastical courts shall be exercised by such other of the judges as the Crown shall appoint. The bill so amended was thereupon passed through committee and ordered to be reported to the house. In committee on the Transubstantation Declaration Abo lition Bill, Mr. NEWDEGATE moved an amendment which, while dispensing with the offensive phrases in the declaration now made by persons being Protestants and holding public offices, professed agreement in the true, usual, and literal meaning of the 22d and 28th Articles of the United Church of England and Ireland. Upon a divi sion, however, after much discussion, the amendment was rejected by 135 to 76; and the bill passed through com- mittee. The Criminal Law Bill was read a third time and passed. The Fortifications (Provision for Expenses) Bill was passed through committee; and, some other measures having been forwarded a stage, the sitting was brought to a close at 25 minutes past one o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. T USSDAY. At the betting-rooms on Monday night there was some brisk speculation on the Biennial, the amount of money for which D'Estournel was backed bringing Mr. Savile's colt to the position of first favourite. Vauban, who came in for a good deal of support, left off a point below, but this was only when the Marquis of Hastings had accepted 1,000 to 500 about D'Estournel. Dragon was backed for the Derby at 1,400 to 100, and several other horses had friends at the quoted price. The wind continued very boisterous throughout the night, so that the effects of the rain on the previous day were not observable on the heath ; on the contrary, the dust was driven in blinding storms across the heath, rendering it particularly uncomfortable. The going was all that could be desired, and but for the wind and dust the day would have been thoroughly enjoy able. The company present exceeded that of the previous day, notwithstanding the disastrous time the backers had of it ; and the programme presented a very full appearance, bringing together very decent fields. Owing to one of the matches set for the day falling through, racing did not com mence till half an hour after the time fixed, when it opened with the match between the Duke of Newcastle's Novice and Lord Westmorland's Wings of a Dove filly, which re sulted in favour of the latter. The only remarkable feature about this affair was that Kenyon scored a victory, which is getting quite a rare thing for him to do now, as the backers of his mounts can testify, who have had a most heart-breaking time of it lately. The Sweepstakes of 50 sovs, for 2-yr-olds, brought out a dozen of youngsters, and the winner turned up in the Duke of Hamilton's Loonie, who started first favourite at 2 to 1, and took up the running immediately the flag fell, and, never being ap proached, won in a common canter by three lengths. She is a chestnut filly, by Newmiuster out of Gaspard's dam, by Hampton, and from her magnificent shape, as well as from her performance, is very likely to turn out the Achievement of her year. The Duchess, another of the speedy progeny of St. Albans, cut down a couple of opponents in the succeeding race ; which was followed by a sweepstakes of 50 sovs, where Baron Rothschild's grand filly, Hippia, found no difficulty of disposing of the pair opposed to her. Then came the race of the day, the Ninth Biennial, producing 15 competitors, amongst whom were some whose performance was fraught with much future interest, as it involved the fate of more than one of the big races to come. D'Estournel steadily kept his position of favourite up to the start. His backers would no doubt have wished his steadiness to have con tinued further; but he himself seemed of a different opi nion, for he made such an exhibition of himself as to stamp him a perfect brute, and thereby promising to let MT his friends and adherents into the hole who have backed him for the Derby. Tom Aldcroft had certainly a nice chance of recommencing his career in the saddle— first with the Buckenham dam filly, who bolted out of the course, and then with this pantomimic animal. The race, when it commenced in earnest, showed but the three placed in it, as all the rest were done for a quarter of a mile from home, Mr. Savile's horse being out of the race as soon as anything, running unkindly all the way. Tho finish be tween Vauban and Wroughton was really splendid, and the head decision was fought for inch by inch. The New market Handicap, following in the groove of the other spring events, resulted in the veriest outsider in the bet ting winning anyhow. Such a season of reverses to ; of an th d e w s h p a o t rt w in i g ll e b o o ni co n ze ni o ty f , b frt h hi o s f h th ad ese lne i backers and 16 floorers" to prophets has s ure ly ne ver been k n n la o s s w e n s kll-ucosend tinues, is a melancholy conjecture. Leases, however, should have been backed, from the report of his having beaten Quick March in a trial previous to Northampton, as also from his improved running on the first day ; but the " talent" were all mad after Ansley, who got no nearer than third. The only other event deserving of no tice is the Beacon Stakes, and that only from the ridiculous ease with which Grimston " walked in" in front of the three others who tried to race with him. Below will be found a full detail of the day's proceedings. After the de cision of the Biennial some heavy betting followed on the Two Thousand, the chief feature of which was the im mense support awarded to both Vauban and Julius, who were backed for several thousands of pounds. The other transactions will be sufficiently explained by the table of quotations appended to the day's running : Match ; 100, h ft. First half of Abingdon Mile. Lord Westmorland's f, by Lambton W*ings of a —Dove, 2 yrs, 7st 111 b 1 Duke of Newcastle's Novice, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (A. Edwards) 2 Betting-6 to 4on the Wings of a Dove filly, who made the whole of the running, and won in a canter by three parts of a length. A Plate of 50 sovs, for two-year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; winners of a plate or sweepstakes value 50 sovs, including the winners own stake 51b, ochewo such races or one of 200 sovs value 71 b ext ra ; first half of Ab.M. Duke of Hamilton's Leonia, by NOVI MiLlSter—Gaspard's d a m, Bst 71b (Edwards) 1 Mr. G. Hodgman's Vex, Bst 7lb (Parry) 2 Mr. Padwick's Milt on, Bst 101 b (T French) 3 Mr. De la Ce's Lady Glencora, Bst 71b (Lynch) 0 Mr. Chaplin's Offe rin g , Bst 71b (Cannon) 0 Lord Westmorland's Earnley, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 0 Mr. Fleming's Jas mine, Bst 71b (Cartwright) 0 Mr. Ten Broeck's Stockholm, Bst 101 b (Fordharn) 0 Mr. Savile's f, by Skirmisher—Buckenham's dam, Bst 71b (I'. Aldcroft) 0 Mr. Ward's Haze, Bst 71b • (Norman) 0 Lord Vivian's Bouquetiere, Bst 71b (Challoner) 0 Mr. G. Angell's The Shrew, Bst 71b (Hustable) 0 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Leonia and Milton, 7to 1 agst Vex, 10 to 1 agst Bouquetiere, and 100 to 8 agst the Buckenham dam filly. The moment the flag fell Loonie took up the running, and, never being headed, won in a canter by three lengths from Vex, who ran second through out; Milton was a bad third, Bouquetiere fourth; Offering, who ran prominently until entering the cords, was next, slightly in advance of Earnley and The Shrew. The last pair were Haze and Stockholm. The Buckenham dam filly the moment the 11 is fell bolted out of the course. A S weepstakos of 100 cove each, I, ft, for three year old fillies ; Bst 91b each ; a winner of 400 soya 51b extra ; D.M. ; 5 cube. Mr. Edgar's The Duchess, by St. Alban's—Bay Celia, Bst 91b (Cannon) 1 (Challoner) Mr. Payne's Pussy, Bst 91b (J. Daley) 3 Baron Rothschild's Camilla, B st 91 b Betting-5 to 4 agst The Duchess, and sto 2 each agst Camilla and Pussy. Camilla made play with a clear lead of Pussy, the favourite lying last till the commencement of the cords, where Camilla was beaten, and The Duchess, taking up the running, won easily by half a length ; bad third. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bat 71b ; not engaged in the Two Thou sand Guineas, Newmarket, or the Ono Thousand Guinea Stakes ; D.M. 5 subs. Baron Rothschild's Hippia, by King Tom—Daughter of the Star, Bst 71b (Daley). 1 Captain Hawksley's Bismarck, Bst 10lb ..... (T French) 2 Mr. Thellussou's Pirate Chief, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Hippia, 2to 1 agst Bismarck, and 3 to 1 agst Pirate Chief. Pirate Chief made the running for a short distance, when Hippia took it up, and won easily by three-quarters of a length ; bad third. The Ninth Newmarket Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added by the Jockey Club, for three year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, fillies Bst Bib; the second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cont. on the whole stake, and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. ; R.M. 73 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Vauban, by Muscovite—Palm, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Cartwright's Wroughton, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Merry's Sunflower filly, Bst 71b (Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Bowes's Taraban, Bst 101 b (Carroll) 0 Mr. Crawley's Redbourne, Bst 101 b (Wells) 0 Mr. Eastwood's Lord Hastings, Bst 101 b Major Fridolin's Debut, Bst 101 b . Pratt) 0 Mr. Gillespie's Nunquam Donnio, Bst 101b...(T. French) 0 Duke of Newcastle's Silenus, Bst 10Ib (H. Covey) 0 Mr. Jennings's Sweet Home, Bst 71b (Hibberd) 0 Mr. B. Ledger's Breach of Promise, Bst 101 b (Parry) 0 Captain Machell's Catherine, Bst 7lb • (Cameron) 0 Mr. Savile's D'Estournel, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 0 Lord Westmorland's Foresight, Bst 10113 (Goater) 0 Lord Stamford's Arundel, Bst 101 b. .(Morris) 0 Betting —2 to 1 agst D'Estournel, 9 to 4 agst Vauban, 5 to 1 agst Wroughton, 11 to 1 each agst Taraban and Rod bourne, 25 to 1 agst Lord Hastings, and 33 to 1 agst any other. D'Estournel immediately he approached his horses at the starting-post became very restive, and his temper in creasing he kicked and reared most viciously, so much so that his falling over seemed imminent. A long delay in consequence occurred, but eventually Mr. Savile's horse, either from persuasion or exhaustion, became quieter, and a good start was at length effected. One of the first note worthy features was the unkind and shifty manner in which D'Estournel ran, so bad, indeed, that before 50 yards had been traversed he was comparatively out of the race, as he evinced a greater desire to stop and renew his vaga ries than to close with the leaders. When they had fairly settled down in their stride, Foresight, forcing the pace, rushed to the front, and soon held a lead of at least 10 lengths of a line of horses stretching across the course Sweet Home and Catherine being slightly in advance of them. They ran thus, with slight variation, for a quarter of a mile, when the lino of horses as it were divided into sections, Lord Westmorland's colours still being seen in ad vance of Sweet Homo and Catherine, while on the left side of the course were Wroughton, the Sunflower filly, and Vauban, the right being occupied by Lord Hastings, S nouns, Nunquam Dormio, and Arundel—the latter lying very wide of his horses. In rear of this division in the centre were observed D'Estournel, Redbourne, and Taraban. As they approached "the bushes," Catherine was beaten. The pace began to tell on Foresight, who gradually dropped back to his horses, and being dead beaten as they com menced the descent, Sweet Home momentarily held the lead, but in a few strides farther she also gave way, leav ing Wroughton in command, closely attended by Vauban and the Sunflower filly. D'Estournel and Taraban being beaten as they appeared on the crest of the hill, the race resolved itself into a struggle between the three placed, who raced on clear of everything to the dip, where Mr. Merry's filly was in difficulties, an exciting head-and-head contest between Wroughton and Vauban commencing as they ascended the hill to the finish. Mr. Cartwright's colt apparently had the best of the raco until within a dozen strides of the post, when Vauban, whom Fordham _ . had brought up inch by inch, got on equal terms with his opponent. and, answering gamely to his rider's final call, won one of the finest races ever witnessed by a head. At least half a dozen lengths from the second came the Sun- flower filly, who was clear of Sweet Home and Breach of Promise ; Lord Hastings was sixth, Redbourne seventh, Arundel eighth ; Nunquam Dormio, Silenus, Taraban, and D6but pulling up next. Foresight, Catherine, and D'Estournel walked in several lengths in rear of the others, the last named not being persevered with when his chance of success was hopeless. The Ninth Sale Stakes of 50 sovs each, It ft, for three year year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; untrieds allowed 31b, and those bought for less than 300 gs allowed 31b, for less than 100 gs 61b, such allowance to be claimed at the time of naming ; maidens at starting allowed 71b ; the second to save his stake ; A.F. ; 11 subs. Mr. Ton Broeck's.Midwife, by Wild Dayrell—Jessie, 7st 111 b Mr. Pryor's New Guinea, 7st 111 b (Hibberd) 2 Mr. R. Sutton's The General, Bst 71b (T. Challoner) 3 Mr. La Terriere's Umbra, 7st 41b (Huxtable) 0 Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Golden Bloom, Bst 41b (Fordham) 0 Betting-7 to 4on The General, and 6to 1 each aget Golden Bloom and Midwife. Umbra made the running followed by New Guinea and The General, Midwife, and , Golden Bloom bringing up the rear. This order was maintained to the top of the hill, where Umbra gave way, and New Guinea took up the running, maintaining an ad vantage of Midwife until half-way in the cords, when the last-mentioned drew away and won cleverly by a neck from Now Guinea, who defeated The General a cou p le of lengths for second place. Golden Bloom was fourth, and Umbra last. Thei f declared, Newmarket Handicapf ; w 25 5 sovs winners after each, 15 ft, and 5 only Jan 23 ( a t w ith2oO added 6 p.m.) of a handicap amounting to 200 sovs with public money added 51b extra ; winners of all other handicaps with public money added 51b, of any two 101 b extra ; from the starting post of the R.M. to the end of 8.C.; 60 subs, 21 of whom declared. Mr. F. Elliot's Leases, by Raparee—Phantom Sail, 3 yrs, Gst 41b (Goodwin) 1 --- Count Lagrange's Plutus, 4 yrs. 7st 111 b '(llibberd Duke of Hamilton's Apsley, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Edwards) — 1 Mr. R. Walker's Christmas Carol, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (Fordharn) Mr. Naylor's Wild Briar , 4 y rs, 7st 21 b (Cameron) Prince Soltykoff's Sering a p atam, 3 y rs, Est 81 b...(Jarvis) Mr. Savile's Primrose , 3 y rs, Gst Glb (Kenyon) ( t e e at el after starting, took u p the running with a cle ar lead of y latter y Mr. E. Brayley's Whirl i g i g , 3 y rs, Est 41b (Peppier) Mr. J. Dawson's Numa Pompilius, 3 yrs, sstl6 (Butler) 0 Betting-2 to 1 ag st A p sley, 4to 1 a g st Wild Briar, 6 to 1 each agst Plutus and Whirligig, 100 to 15 a gst Numa Pompilius, 7 to 1 agst Christmas Carol, 10 to 1 agst Prim rose, and 100 to 8 agst Leases. a n dt h e y T ara h e The dn thA latter, urse across Primrose, Numa Pomp ilius, and Serin g a p a tam, those being Al slightly tintghd the wide advance iu in renoo nf thet helands Seringapatam Whirligig Seringapatam dr o pp e d away, an d r i o: Plutus, who had been lying off in company with Christmas Carol, ran through his horses and took second place, and Numa Pompilius and Primrose, as they ascended the bill, g i v i ng wa y, Apsley was the only other animal who could bo considered in the race. Half way in the cords Hibberd, on Plutus, made a determined effort to reach Leases, who, however, maintained his lead, and won easily by a length. Apsley cantered in a bad third, Whirligig was fourth, a couple of lengths in advance of Christmas Carol and Wild Briar; then came Primrose and Numa Pompilius, Sering apltam bringing up the rear. The Beacon Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two'year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 71b ; winners, slb ext ra ; l as t half mile of B.C. 12 subs. Mr. Pryor's GriMStOLI' by St. Albans—Theodora, 9st llb (including slb ext ra ) (Fordlialn) 1 (J. Daley) 2 C B (T. French) 3 Duke of Hamilton's Clemence, Bst 71b (Edwards) 4 B e tti ng opened at 7 to 4 but closed at 4 to 1 on Grim ston, who, after going a short distance, took up the run oalroonne R 1 Kn h o s x cli 's il ß d :t s ls NarnYao,"Ba'st 101 b Bst 71b run ning, and, increasing his lead half-way up the hill, won in fire lengths. The remainder, who p ulled u p i a n c a a canter by s ter were placed by the judge. , Match, 100 , h ft . T.Y .O. Capt. Hawksley's Rh y mer, 3 yrs, Bst received forfeit CaP Coventry's Land lax, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b paid forfeit LICHFIELD RACES—TuEsDAV. The Paget Welter C u p (Handicap), value 100 sous, by sub scription h a. f m ts winners of any handi cap7lb extra; gentlemen riders, professionals Glb extra ; one mile ; 11 subs. Mr. T. Wadlow's Gordian Knot, by Sweetme at, Sir after f p 10 ri 1 sous (a t each, nine Tatton Sykes, or Knight of Kars—Josephine, G yrs, 11st llb (inc. 61b ex.) Mr. W. It Hunt no, Canarello., 3 yrs, Wit 1 llb (car. 9st) (Mr. J. S. Halford) 2 Mr. J. Saunders's Clatford, 4 yrs, Oat 131 b (inc. 61b ex.) (Payne) 3 MY. T. Cliff's Alice Lee, 6 yrs, list 61b (inc. 61b ex.) - (11. Taylor) 4 Won in a canter by three lengths. The Whittington Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; four year olds list 71b, five 12st, six and aged 12st 71b ; gentlemen riders, &c.; two miles and a half on the flat. Mr. T. Watson's Scamington, 4 yrs, 11st 71b (Mr. T. Price) 1 Mr. Coupland's Boatswain , 6 yrs, 12st 71b(Mr.Edwards) 2, 3 Mr. 0. L. Evan's Brampton, 6 yrs, 12st 71 b (Owner) The following also raa :—John O'Gaunt gelding, Nigger, King Bango, and Chance. Won after a slashing race by a length. The Bosworth Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; four year olds list, five list 91b, six and aged 12st 31b; winners of any steeplechase, flat race, or hurdle race, in 1865-6-7 , value 50 sovs 71b, any sum over. 50 sovs 101 b extra; gentlemen riders ; about three miles and a half over the Steeplechase course ; 8 subs. Mr. T. lvens's Ladbrook, by Cannobie, aged, 12st 31b (Mr. Wilson, jun. 1 Lord Uxbridge's Marble Hill, aged, 12st 31b(inc. 101 b ex.) 2 King Charming and Tally-ho also ran. Ladbrook Lass came in alone. A Plate of 30 soya (Handicap) ; winners after the weights are published 71b extra. About half a mile. Mr. T. Wadlow's Gordian Knot. yrs, Oat (inc. 71b ex.) The following also ran :—Ge"tille, (W. White) 1 Mr. J. Saunders's R us tl e B eau ty, 5 yre, B st 91b (Payne) 2 Mr. D. Collins's Bigot e , 5 y r s, 7st nub (W. Page) 3 Duchess of York, Sirocco, Tho Gautle Shepherd, Hazard, and Snuff. Won easily by a length and a half. A Hurdle Race Handicap of 3 sovs each in case of accept ance, with 25 added; winners of any hurdle race after April 1 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra; about two miles, over six hurdles. Mr. George's Sprite, by 3fartext, aged, 9 st 61b ( J. Pa g e ) 1 Mr. J. Turner's Oldmiuster, aged, 9st 71b (Rudd) 2 Mr. T. Golby's Knave of T ru mps, aged, lOst 51 b (Wheeler) 3 Tho following also ran :—Alice Lee, Foreign Stamp, and Bird of Passage. Won easily by a length. We learn by telegraph that at an open air meet ing held at Plymouth Hoe last night, attended by four thousand persons, it was unanimously determined to hold a Reform demonstration for Plymouth, Davenport, and Stonehouse on Easter Monday. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. THE " SATURDAY REVIEW" ON THE OPENING OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—The good old custom of making April fools, or, as the French have it, April fishes, was on onday last duly observed by the Emperor Napoleon. As Emperors are accus tomed to do everything on a very extensive scale, it need not surprise us that the Imperial peasantry should count its victims by thousands. Great care was taken to produce the impression that his Ma jesty would cross the Seine by the Pont de la Con corde, and keep to the left bank of the river. Sol diers were posted along that route, and a vast crowd impatiently awaited the cortege. On the right bank no precautions of this kind were visibly taken ; heavy drays and carts of every description were freely allowed to circulate till within a short time of the Emperor's arrival, and when he passed a com- parativeiy small number of spectators had the bene fit of beholding the light of his countenance. In . . prudent arrangements of this kind the Emperor only follows the example of Louis Philippe, but the Citi- zen King never had the audacity to open an Exhi bition which was still for the most part in packing cases. The few . thousands of April fools who lined the quays from the Corps Legisfatif to the Champ de Mars were notthe chief victims on this occasion. The foreigners who came from a distance were the principal sufferers, for the Exhibition was not ready to receive them. A canopy of green cloth, with golden bees, golden cords, and baldaquin of gilded ornaments, supported on gaudy Venetian masts, with long banners, extended from the road by the river to the entrance of the Exhibition building. Under this passed five or six carriages and four, with the Emperor and his Court. The Empress was there, but not the Imperial Prince, which amounts to an avowal that the child is not so well as the official reports represent him to be—a fact which will be sincerely regretted by many who are not admirers either of Napoleon or Napoleonism. Whether owing to this cause, or to the incomplete state of the Exhibition, or to recent ill-health, or to equally recent loss of political position, the Emperor has seldom appeared less cheerful than at the open ing of this year's show. His visible sadness was noticed by every one, and occasional attempts to seem pleased and interested only served to deepen the general gloom. Years are beginning to tell upon him, and the passionless countenance which before seemed only inanimate has now acquired ex pression, for it expresses disappointment and fati g ue. The working-men in the streets read this last Mon day, and were heard to remark to each other that their powerful master was not a man to be envied. The Emperor did not wear a uniform, and the Em press was very simply dressed. People came in any costume they liked, though most men wore black trousers, and a certain proportion had put on the ceremonial whit cravat. Tnere was not much ap pearance of a great public rejoicing, but the sun shine, which was clear and bright all day, did much towards giving a look of gaiety. The inside of the building was not crowded, but the ring of cafés which surrounds it did rather.a considerable business in the sale of refreshing beverages. As most of our readers are already aware the building has no archi tectural pretension. The interior is about as in teresting as a railway tunnel, and a railway tunnel with rapid curves. The only impression approach ing to grandeur is to be received when you first enter the large outward passage where are the ma chines which in May or June may be " machines in motion." This is, h oweve r, exactly alike from all points of view, and the perspective is rapidly closed by the curve of the ground-plan. It is only by an effort of imagination that the spectator is able to realise the true dimensions of the structure around him. The building is entirely unsuited for any public ceremonial except a procession, and the pro cession of last Monday was so sans facon as to be scarcely a ceremonial at all. An elevated pathway, or stage, supported on cast-iron pillars, runs round the building in the middle of the great external corridor before mentioned. Along this stake the Emperor and Empress walked rather quickly, fol lowed by a promiscuous group of ladies and gentle men, and about a thousand people struggled to keep pace with them amongst the general higgledy piggledy of pieces of cast-iron and railway trucks and pitfalls and packing-cases below. It is really wonderful that these people did not break their necks, for it is a positive fact that there were pits lined with masonry five or six feet deep and covered slightly with deal boards, as well as wooden beams and iron castings in dangerous profusion under the feet of an excited little crowd. A feeble attempt to conceal some scaffoldings from the eyes of the Emperor can have succeeded only in putting him still further out of temper. They were hastily covered with large carpets, but only on the side of the platform, whose vast curve revealed long beforehand the true nature of these treacherous structures. The Emperor had at first walked with the Empress on his arm, but afterwards left her, and crossed from side to side in an unconstrained manner like an ordinary visitor, lifting his hat occasionally in answer to cries of " Vive l'Empereur 1" for there .was some approach to enthusiasm here, and the little struggling crowd amongst the pitfalls and packing-cases did truly shout in the intervals of swearing at its own peculiar difficulties and impediments. At last it came to a standstill, like a sportsman before an im passable barrier, and had the mortification of seeing the Imperial covey escape on its aerial path. A light railing of slips of deal barred the way. This would have soon been removed by the pressure behind, but it was supported by a living barrier of soldiers and gendarmes. Here many people were persuaded to remain, because the Emperor was to leave the Exhibition by this route, so guarded for that reason. Accordingly some hundreds waited here patiently for two hours, but the Emperor slipped out elsewhere, and made April fools of them all. THE " WESTMINSTER GAZETTE " ON THE LIBERAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN GERMANY.—The author of our excellent little book, "Instruction for Kings," after pointing out, as we have seen in our former articles, the chief classes into which German theologians are at present divided, adds the fol lowing pertinent remarks, which, we think, well worthy of attention :—") Without doubt the cutting reproach will at once be made : The writer of these remarks is incorrigibly ' Roman,' prejudiced; and devoid of judgment; at all events, he understands nothing;of the worth and essence of 'true science.' Many men of the so-called German Science, if one but tread upon their corns, or venture to express stay different views from their own, immediatelyhave re course to some such evasi on . But ;th writer is neither—which would be fatalestof —a Jesuit, nor a pupil of the Jesuits ; he has not studied in Rome or in It a l y ; he was never in the German College, although acquainted with many who were educated there all his studies were completed in German colleges ; and the greater number of his friends and acquaintances are not to be reckoned Romans' and scholas tics.' He has never taken part in the scientific warfare of the two schools though taking note of the results of their scientific labours, and endea vouring to become acquainted with the more excellent works of both. He is conscious of being perfectly. free from mere personal attach ments or aversions and of any - respect of per sons. His heart belongs to the Catholic Church alone ; and every form of science, every acqui sition, and every development thereof is wel come to him, and valued by him if it serves . the Church of God. I n this frame of mind he believes he has been enabled to preserve a clear mental vision and an untroubled insight into things, and thus to form a passionless and independent judg ment. It istrue we h ave b een h av i ng th e a dversaries of the 'Roman' and scholastic' school chiefly in view, and have said many things somewhat dis tasteful to them. But this was done simply be cause the latter had been attacked in a most unjust and unmeasured manner in the documents that gave rise to this work, and we think we are doing l a good wo r k i n d e f en di ng t h em f r om such attacks. `'Pere their adversaries to be exposed to similar treatment, we would as decidedly enter the lists in their defence. We are conscious of an earnest and unshaken desire of being perfectly impartial, which is, nevertheless, quite compatible with firm Catholic principles, and is neither blind to the failings., weaknesses, and imperfections of either side (for we are all poor mortals), nor hinders us from pointing out what is wrong or untrue, as far at ' least as is necessary to have an understanding of the documents we have spoken of above, beyond which it does not lie in the scope of our work to go. As we have now touched on the subject, we will at once frankly declare what has principally and disagreeably struck us on the part of many of the representatives of the so-called German science, and it can certainly only serve to their detriment with all unprejudiced persons. We mean the use of clap-trap, mere phrases ; empty husks are welcome food for those who do not give themselves the trouble of thinking, and are quite calculated at first to call down upon their adversaries the hostility of weak and empty heads. Such clap-trap are the terms Roman and ' Scholastic.' They are intended to put those whom they are aimed at under a kind of national and scientific bann. All the odium, which, since the , time of the humanists, has been heaped upon Rome, as the seat of the Papacy, upon the Papacy itself, and upon scholasticism by Protes tants, and by perverse Catholics, is with the help of such clap-trap hurled at the heads of their theo logical adversaries, while, on the other hand, they claim for their own party the exclusive quality of being German and scientific. All this appears to us quite unworthy of the dignity of science or of a good cause ; and, when we look to the source from which they sprang, we deluded Holy • rather? Biel not Professor can only regard them as perfectly intolerable. It Michaelis openly and solemnly call upon the Ger is well known that German Protestants now, as man episcopate to guard the interests of the formerly with matchless, modesty, declare Protes- Church against the Roman - scholastic party ? tantism alone to be German, Catholicism to be But not one bishop, as far as we know, found him foreign, to be un-German, to be Romanism, self prompted by this cry of distress to take any and Catholics to be mere Romanists. In like measures against the party so denounced. We manner they declare rationalistic phildsophy and cannot, therefore, convince ourselves of their theology to be alone scientific, whilst Catholic existence as a party injurious to the common theology is incompatible with science. Now, is welfare. They can, indeed, boldly answer their it becoming in Catholic theologians to treat their accusers in the words of Dr. Dollinger*:—' Do brethren to all this clap-trap? Protestants, it you imagine, perhaps, that Pope and bishops must be allowed, have some claim to the exclusive would quietly allow matters appertaining to their Germanism of their celebrated science. For, with office and vocation to be snatched from their all respect for the talents of our Protestant philo- hands, or that they would patiently look on while sophers, and, however willingly we may acknow- a small, but presumptuous, batch of partizans ledge the grain of truth to be found in their sys- monopolized, for their own purposes and bene terns, however misused, yet it must be con- fit, the authority and influence of the Church ?' " fessed that such unpalatable food, crudities so barren, so contrary to wholesome common sense, are not easily to be found anywhere abroad. But is it conceivable that Catholic theologians, in opposing their brethren, should abase themselves so much as to borrow the glory of the so-called German Science' from this Protestant philoso phy ? Another observation forced upon our minds has also made a disagreeable impression upon us. It is the unmistakable approximation of many Catholic theologians of the so-called German Scientific School towards the false Liberalism' of the day. They are evidently very desirous of being noticed by the chiefs of Liberalism, and of not being classed by them with their scholastic and Roman brethren. Therefore, are they so apt to have the word freedom' ever on their lipsA without, however, having proved as yet that, when themselves raised to rule, they do not treat their adversaries with the same tyranny as the Liberals do whenever they possess the power. When Catholic theologians think to serve the Church, or to influence the minds of men, by joining the ' liberals' in abusing intolerance, the Index, Papal aggressions, the Inquisition, and the like, we can only deplore their holding this opinion, because it must end in signal failure ; but, for the sake of science and the German character, we blush for them when, as unfortunately too often happens, they stigmatize their adversaries as —' Ultramontanes' and Jesuits' the two most shallow and unscientific bits of clap-trap ever in vented by religious and political liberalism;' empty husks to be scattered among the crowd, whom they have relieved from the trouble of thinking. To tell the truth, a certain Catholic theo logian pleases us far better who regularly every year in his philosophical lectures seeks to fire the enthusiasm of his disciples for German science by the following rhyme :—Doctor R,omanus, Asinus Germanus. This sentence is as little scientific as it is German, and is likewise as remote from all philosophy ; yet in _our eyes such a rough and ready mode of fastening ridicule on adversaries is far preferable to the smooth-tongued liber alism,' whose respect for the clergy will cer tainly not be increased by seeing theologians borrow language adopted in order to cheat the unreflecting, and eagerly seeking to sun themselves in liberal applause. Unhappily, this is not the only point where the advanced theolo gians of this school and the 'liberalism' of our times meet each other. Liberalism is the natura: State of 'Crade. BARNSLEY, April 6.—The iron trade iu South Yorkshire remains quiet in most instances, but a change for the better seems to have set in. For plates there is an increased demand, which will ex tend as the shipbuilding trade resumes its wonted proportions. In hoops, sheets, and bar iron the trade is languid, and the business is chiefly on the hand to-mouth system. The increased activity in rails continues, notwithstanding the difficulties of the railway companies ; the East Indian Railway Com pany are inviting tenders for 14,000 tons, 6,000 tons of chairs, and over 1,000 tons of plates, bolts, &c. The steel trade retains its activity. The coal trade is not so brisk, owing to the more favourable weather which now prevails. BRADFORD, Bth.—The market has been very un favourably influenced by the various political rumours of the day—Continental and home. Comparatively little wool has changed hands, and prices are in favour of the buyer. In worsted yarns a few orders only have been given out, the causes above referred to having tendei to discourage buyers of yarns. Prices are not much altered. The piece branch has been, if anything, flatter than either wool or worsted yarns, and the operations of merchants are few and small. Prices are weaker than on Thursday. COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS-TUESDAY. The report from Mark-lane yesterday has caused holders of wheat to ask is to 2s more money, and in some instances they succeeded, but the demand was not extensive. Fine barleys sell at late rates ; other sorts a dull sale. Oats and beans unaltered. fruit of the separation of our universities and higher educational institutions from the Church. Those who were in power in the State, having set them f ree from the authority of the Church,' thought thereby to subjugate science, and to make it subservient to the despotism of State rule, for which they so eagerly strove, and through its influence to make the people also pliable to their views. The plan could not but fail. Science, freed from the yoke of the Church, withdrew itself shortly from the authority of the State. Science was something absolute, resting on its own foundations.' No one dare contradict her, nothing check her in her progress.' She set herself above all authority; henceforth she measures all things by an 'idea,' and demands that Church and State, Legislation and Law, Government and People, all should now accommodate themselves, without hesitation, to the new dicta. A pro gress until then unheard of—an astonishing, uni versal, intellectual culture, happiness, and pros perity, were the brilliant results promised by Science.' But by science must be understood the learned professors themselves, and their disci ples or admirers in prose and verse. For the goddess Science' has no actual existence. Thus a professional clique, raised still higher in the social scale by its connection with the Masonic Lodges, and by carefully cultivated family influ ences, came by degrees to exercise an intellectual despotism, and the more this was extended the more liberal' our times became. Whatever is taught in the name of science and set forth as the highest aim of our efforts is repeated by the Liberal' press in a thousand various tones as by a well-built organ. The Mi n i s t er believes it as piously as the Philister ;' the Parliament as well as the clubs ; and in a trice the institutions of the State, the laws, the schools, social re l a ti ons are changed to meet the demands of 'Science.' Hence endless change, endless progression,' so that the unfortunate people subjected t o such numberless changes, though more and more heavily taxed, can get no peace, the State fio stability, since prince and Government in profoundest worship lie pros trate before the goddess " Science," whom them selves have nurtured to her present dimensions. Besides, liberalism has its demi-gods, its grandees, and its leaders of tone. Their sayings are watchwords in the camp ; they are above all law, not to be touched, infallible. They are privileged to do and say what they please ; they may annihilate any adversary in public opinion by stigmatizing him as retrograde, or asan obscurantist. But woe to him who, in the name of freedom, dare rebel against this intellectual despo tism—to think and to inquire for himself, and to lay a finger, however gently, on the infallibility of these leaders of opinion 1 Who ever has attentively observed, with calm eye, the liberal' delusion of our times, will readily acknowledge the truth of this picture. Let us turn now to theology an d philosophy, that stand in such close connec tion with each other. Do we not see signs enough there also that not a few endeavour to isolate science,' to raise it above the living authority of Pope and bishops ? And, in institu tions that are not under ecclesiastical authority, do w e not see a professional sceptre lowering in the distance, the bearers whereof do not seek to con ceal the temptation they cherish to rule in the Church, and in the name of science ;' and, according to its ' ideas' an d ' demands,' to cut and shape ecclesiastical matters after their favourite patterns ? Do we not also see signs of a tendency to ascribe to certain men (men, no doubt, of great scientific acquirements) a sort of infallibility, and an almost entire exemption from criticism, whilst the docrine of the infalli bility of the Pope, when speaking ex ca thedra, is found intolerable ? It is painful to us to speak, but we wish to explain the impression which these things have made on us. Whether our judgment be correct any one can answer for him self who has preserved his heart and mind free, and unclouded by the volumes of incense contin ually offered up at the shrine of science. The extreme usefulness of scienee in the Church — yea, its real necessity —(though not exactly in the shape of ' German Science'), we are far from denying ; but its dep os it ar i es and guardians should never forget that God neither sent out profes sors to teach the nations nor built his Church on ' Science.' No member of the Church, however good his intentions, ought to overstep his voca tion. A third sign that displeases us in the more advanced men of German ' Science' is their love of describing the theologians of the 'opposite school as a party, although they refuse the designation for themselves. Let us examine this accusation, which again has to do service as a bit of clap-trap. Party, in the evil sense of the word, exists where the common welfare is sacrificed to the particular aims of certain confederates of congenial princi ples and of kindred aspirations. Whether the Romans' or ' Scholastics ' belong to this class can best be discerned by observing their bearing towards ecclesiastical authority. No party can live in undisturbed peace with the Pope and the episcopate, who pursue selfish aims at the cost of the Church, and a body of men cannot constitute a party in the Church who are always found standing at the side of the authority set over them by God. Now, it is a well-known fact, that the so-called Romans' and ' Scholastics' are in perfect peace with the ecclesiastical authority; we have not heard that a single warning or reprimand has been issued against an individ ual among them on account of his party man oeuvres from Pope or bishop. To the best of our knowledge they have never been reproached with expressing discontent with the acts of those in authority, or with having excited others to discon tent ; on the contrary, their accordance is so apparent, that their opponents have taken up a directly opposite complaint. They accuse the scholastics of having hood-winked and misled the Holy Father and his congregations, and of having thus brought ' German Science' into dis trust and disfavour at the Holy See—a complaint which takes as little heed of the honour and dig nity of the Holy See, as it is unsupported by proofs ; as is easy to be forseen it cannot expect to gain credence with the unprejudiced, as from time immemorial similar subterfuges have ever been practised by all those who did not yield willing obedience to the decisions of the highest ecclesiastical authority. And what of the German bishops ? Were they all misled by the ' party ?' Or wgs it not their duty to open the eyes of the LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. At this market there was a good attendance, and con siderable business in wheat at an advance of 4d to 6d per cental on white, and ld to 2d on red. Flour held for more money. Oats id per bushel and oatmeal 6d per load dearer. Beans 6d and peas 2s per qr. higher. LYNN-MONDAY. New wheat, —s to —s; new red, -s to —s; old white, 62s to 70s ; old red, 58s to 62s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 46s to 51s; . secondary, 37s to 38s. Oats, new, 24s to 288 per 24 stone. Beans, small, 443 to 48s. Peas, 36s to 40s per 28 stone. MARKET HARBOROUGH.-T UESDAY. - - ----- Old white wheat, 60s to 73s ; new red, 50s to 68s per 36 stone. Barley, fine, 52s ; other kinds, 23s to 36s per 30 st. Oats, now, 22s to 235; old, 30s to 34s per qr. Beans, old, 50s to 555; new, 46s to 48s per qr. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TIIE SDAY. White wheat, 66s to 74s ; red, 50s to 66s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 40s to 52s per qr; feed, 32s to 38s por 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 35s ; new, 22s to 29s per 24st , Beans, old, 52s to 545; new, 46s to 50s per qr. SHEFFIELD-WEDNESDAY, There was about an average show of wheat and grain at market to-day, and factors required 2s per qr. over last week, but millers refused and little business was done at le advance for best samples. A quiet trade in barley and oats. Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushele....2ls Od to 258 01 White do do ....2.s Od 27s Od New red do do ....Ws Od 21s 61 New white do do ....23s 6d 25s Od Beans do do ....18s Od 22s 04 Peas, per qr Grindinc , barley, per qr 33s Od 38s Od alaitinebarley, r o Oats, do 27s Od 32s Od F10ur....2s 2d to 2-, ad per 141 b. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. justralla and New Zealand, via Southampton...,„April lg. Ditto, via Marseilles ..........................April . 3 . Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. ..... .. • • May 5 Ditto, by French packet April '2 2 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 21 China. Penang. and Singapore, via Bouthampton April 19 ' Ditto. via Marseilles ratkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Apri 13 . India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton April 13 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Ditto, via Marseilles .. April 13 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 13. Ditto, via Marseilles . April 13 Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles. April 1 3 Newfoundland •• April 10. PortugaA Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America; by Bri tish packet • Ditto. by Ca n ad i an United p ton ...... . packet, packet, via Ta Londonderry st . b .. a ..AprilAp ~.,,, ,A pri l 11: Ditto, via Cork • • West Indies and Pacific) (except Bahamas and Honduras) April 13• Bahami.J. via New York. May 8 Cuba and Mexico April 29 Bermuda, via Halifax April 10 Wefit Coabt of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe May 6. ENGLAND AND SPAIN.--We have reason to be' lieve that no answer from Spain has been received to Lord Stanley's latest despatch, and that the statements in this morning's telegrams as to the movements of the Mediter ranean fleet and their object are correct. The amount of compensation claimed from Spain by the Tornado's ere° is, we understand, £12,500, exclusive of the sum of X1i 093 taken from them. The owner's claim for loss of market' &c., is .£25,000.Pa11-Mall Gazette. THE TRAFALGAR -SQUARE DEMONSTRATIONS."'" Yesterday evening there was the usual Monday de monstration in Trafalgar-square, but the weather vri t ' 4 very unfavourable, and Mr. Beales was absent. At sig h o'clock there were between 50 and 60 persons present, b" they were soon dispersed by a sharp shower which beg ° to fall at that time. In the course of half an hour th e rain ceased and the people began to reassemble, the speakers taking for their platform that portion of the pedestal which fronts Morley's Hotel, instead of their usual place. Colonel Dickson was called on to preside' and apologised for the absence of Mr. Beales, who 10 ' 4 gone to Paris. He announced that a great demonstrati on would be held this (Tuesday) evening at the northern O a of Portland-place. A resolution denunciatory of t he 4 Government Reform Bill w a s p as s e d, b u t th e speocht were brief and with ou t muc h an i ma ti on . Th e svb ° "' proceedings did not last more than a quarter of an boa' BREACH OF PROMISE OF MA.RRIAGE.—At the Oxford Assizes, on Friday last, Mrs. Turvey, a widoWl 4 years of age, brought an action for breach of promise marriage against a widower named Iteay. The defenclaOo had gone so far in contracting to marry the plaintiff that tll l banns were published, the wedding-day fixed, and the 1 1 P - o f preparations made. At the last moment he backed out the affair, and refused to marry the plaintiff. The P r/ found for the plaintiff—damages .£5O. How TOWNS GROW IN NEW ZEALAND.--at most remarkable fact that the little town of Brighton " the west coast has within one month sprung into exiate i2 : and now has as many i n h a bit an t s as th e c it y o f Nele ° l4 - , and more than twice as man y a d u lt s . I n l ess than a f ° oo night a street longer than Bridge-street, Nelson, had be t o formed, with houses on both s id es , an d seven vessels 0 j , lying in a river not s o l arge as th e M a t a i.—New Zea' Examiner. Births. _ A A BELLEW.—On the Bth inst., the wife of Capt. F. J. •Ix' of Ripley Cottage, Bexley-heath, Kent, of a sou. o r EVERY—On the sth inst., at Eggington Hall, Burton-of Trent, the wife of Sir Henry Flower Every, Bart., daughter. cror WILLIAMS—On the 9th inst., at 9, Portugal-street, -op vonor square, the wife of Frederick M. M.P., of a son. Marriages. „ r cb , HANNTy—MANN—On the 6th inst., at St. Luku ' e 1 -100 0 Lower Norwood, John Hanv e y, o f D ove r, C.E., Mann, daughter of the late Thomas Mann, Esq., " ley Villa, Gloucester. 401 WlTT—ProwEn—On the 6th inst , at St. Ma tti Wit tt Croydon, George Paws e y, the only . son of Edwa f ra beli ft ' Esq., of Farnham All S a i n t s , t o Margatetta .„- 15 ' - to rel , " daughter of the late Jonathan Flower, Eq., of Norfolk. Deaths. „ mo o d' . COUSENS—On the 9th inst., James Cousens, Esq , 4, IPIC I DEADMAN —On auds-terrace, the ßlackhe 7th inst., at Bedford-row, Nl' °r-t II Joseph Deadman, Esq., agd 69. 1310 0 P ir REID—On the 9th inst., at 3, Streatham-street , bury, Mr. Henry Reid, compositor, aged 37. fe , 8, 1 1 " SIIAKESPEAR—On the Gth inst., at 58, Warrior - sq ua " . 10 7 ' Leonard's on Sea, Lieutenant Colonel John Dowdes Shakespear, late Bengal Artillery, aged 60. ;n lO O SCOTT—On the Bth inst., at Odiham, Hants, CaP tf "" Scott, R.N.,:aged 83. DRE G 4 London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM 1 ,- ; of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sus Offices '-' ot y 0 ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in t he Cot' Middlesex.--Wednesday, Aprillo, 1867. 0' • to et 01