The Sun. — London, England, 1867-08-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS The Bristol Port Railway and Pier (Amen dments) Bill was read a third time. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Lord RAVENSWORTH said that though it might ap pear to their lordship s ri g ht and proper to alter the deci sion which had been come to by the house on the ques tion of the lodger franchise, still he must protest against any such alteration. He considered that the lodger franchise had nothing to do with the material elements of the bill, and ultimately ho was afraid that it would be found that the introduction of it would be accompanied with a great deal of harm. He thoroughly ccncurred with the noble earl (Shaftesbury) who sat on the lower benches, and who knew better than any one what was the condi tion of the working classes. He could safely affirm that the men to whom the franchise was now offered were not their own masters, and that hey would in any contested election take advantage of the power which had been given them. In the face of the tremendous revelations which the inquiry as to Trades' Unions had just made public, he could hardly conceive how such a suggestion as a lodger franchise could be received by either House of Parliament. The noble lord then stated that he considered it most unfair that the University of London should have a member ap portioned to it, and that the University of Durham should have none. That university was every day increasing in its scope of usefulness, and had even now a medical school attached to it. He would trouble their lordships on one more point only, and that was the clause as to minorities, or the three cornered franchise, as it was called. Cf this clause he fully approved, for it would nullify the effect of the franchise which they were about now to give. But he would say something about the members for the county of Durham. That county now returned ten members to Parliament, eight of whom were Liberals, but it was proposed to give them three new members, this would give rise to a great pre ponderance on the part of one party, and would require the fullest system of minorities to provide an equality. With these remarkshe would leave the matter in their lordships' band. Lord REDESDALE said that if this question of Reform was not now finally settled it might at any time give rise to a discussion as the means of accomplishing some poli tical purpose. In this matter he entirely advocated the finality principle, and trusted that, although the bill had been termed too liberal, it would not on any subsequent occasion be made a party principle. It was a most im portant question, and ought to be settled definitely. Earl FORTESCUE said that he could not understand any redistribution of seats until the franchise was extended to every householder in counties as well as towns. Until this was done there would be no fair distribution of the franchise. Lord LYVEDEN said that he was surprised to bear the sentiments of the noble lord (Redesdale) with regard to the leaders of the opposition party of the house. He warmly retorted on the Government the painful and al most humiliating position in wh ich the y had placed their lordships by passing one day by an overwhelming majority an important clause, and within a few days after their deliberate decision asking them to rescind it. He solemnly and earnestly repudiated the doctrine laid clown by Lord Redesdale that it was not within the authority and pro vince of their lordships to consider and decide upon ques tions of disfranchisement affecting the representation of the other house. Lord REDESDALE offered an explanation of what he bad said, but repeated his first assertion that it was a dangerous precedent to set before the lower house. After a few words from Lord DENMAN, Lord RUSSELL said he did not, of course, intend to oppose the third reading. Under the present bill there might, indeed, be a great increase of bribery and corrup tion, for a large number of the new electors to be placed on the list were both poor and ignorant. This undoubt edly might be the case; but further than this he did not apprehend other evils, and still less did he join in the gloomy forebodings of those who looked on the British Constitution as gone. He apprehended no such danger. The immense majority of the people were deeply attached to the Constitution, and, when admitted to a share in its electoral working, would form its strongest safeguard. His lordship then proceeded to review the redistribution scheme, and dwelt on the changes and alterations which the GoVernment had so constantly made in their plans, and which had led to the retirement of three prominent members of the Cabinet. The tactics of the Government had been unprecedented. While out of office their cry had always been that the Liberal bills wont too far, and now they had parsed a measure more radical than any yet brought forward. ,The question that the bill be read a third time was then put, and was on the point of passing, whm Lord STRITHE DEN, calling "Non-content," rose and addressed their lord ships at length, genet ally taking a review of all the chief elections since 1832 at which popular or eminent candidates had lost their seats. Ills lordship's remarks were listened to with much impatience. Ho concluded by moving that certain seats be kept vacant to afford seats for those mem bers who might be rejected by other constituencies, but whom, their services being of value to the country, the House of Commons should have power by their standing orders to elect as representatives of those special seats be fore mentioned. Lord DERBY, in a bantering way, pointed out the ridi culous nature of the clause they were asked to adopt, and said that, witkout disrespect to Lord Stratheden, it would be mere waste of words to explain at length the utterly impracticable nature of a scheme which really struck at the whole system of representation. The clause was then negatived nem. con. In reply to a resolution, moved by Lord UAR ROWBY, that the new borough should be called Ken sin.gton instead of Chelsea, Lord DERBY said he had not the slightest objection to the name being changed if it was thought to be a matter of such im portance that the opinion of the other house should be taken on it. On the motion that the bill do pass, Lord DERBY, in a few graceful words, expressed his thanks to their lordships for the spirit of conciliation and impartiality with which they had discussed the measure now about to pass. After an experience of more than forty-five years in both gouges of Parliament, he never recollected a bill of such surpassing importance and meg• nitncle of interest which had been discussed with more calmness and less of party spirit. They were trying a great experiment, the rdsult of which was hidden in the future, but he had sufficient confidence and belief in the steadi ness and loyalty of the great mass of his fellow-country men to believe that they would worthily exercise their electoral rights, a nd that the extended basis of their repre sentative system would prove to be the firmest after all. The motion that the bill do pass was then carried nem. con. On the third reading of the Railway Guards and Pas sengers Communication Bill, Lord Lucan moved that it be read a third time on that day three months, which Lord Kimberley opposed, and eventually, after some discussion, the bill was withdrawn, on the assurance of the Duke of Richmond that the subject should receive full considera tion next year. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and their lordships adjourned at a quarter to 8 o'clock. lIOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. THE ALABAMA. - Mr. REARDON asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the promised corresuondence between her Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States relating to the Confederate steamship Alabama would be laid upon the table of that house before the close of the session ? Lord STANLEY said it was his intention to lay the papers On the table before the close of the session. CANNING'S STATUE. Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE asked the First Commis sioner of Works if it was intended to move the statue of Canning from its present site, and to reinstate it in its former position. Lord J. MANNERS said the present position of Mr. Canning's statue had been selected by the late Govern ment, and he, on coming into office, had seen nothing that led him to dissent from the arrangement. A strong feel ing, however, had sprung up amongst the relatives and admirers of Mr. Canning against the position it at present occupied, and, in consequence of that, and the discussion that had taken place in the other house, the propriety of changing the site had been again taken into consitkration. Nothing definite had yet been arrived at, but in the event of its being thought neces sary to remove the statue, it would be placed in the centre of Parliament-square. Ho was informed that whatever was done some parties would suffer disappointment. MAILS TO AMERICA. Mr. GRAVES asked the Socretary to the Treasury if it was intended to confine the tenders for conveyance of her Majesty's mails from the United Kingdom to New York to ships sailing under the British flag ; and if not, whether vessels tendering under a foreign flag would be subject to the surveys and conditions imposed on British ships car rying her Majesty's mails. ?Ir. tITINT said no description of flag had been laid down in the tenders, but the Postmaster-General would, all other things being equal, give the preference to British ships. Any vessels chosen would be subject to the con ditions required in British vessels. EXTRADITION TREATIES. On the motion for going into committee on the Expir ing Laws Continuance Bill, Mr. WC. TORRENS called the attention of the house to the anomalous and unsatisfactory state of our treaties of extradition w ith F ore i gn P o wers, with a view to th e establishment of a permanent and uniform system of law for the surrender of fugitives accused of unpolitical crime. The hon. gentleman referred to the case of which - occurred in Canada, and that of Dubois, which_ occurred in London, the latter of whom was taken before Mr. Vaughan, at Bow-street, in order that he might be given up to the authorities in France, who claimed him, on a charge of forgery, under the Extradition Treaty. He contended that the law was in a very unsatisfactory state, because no man ought to be delivered up after his arrival in England, unless it was clearly proved that the offence with which he was charged was embraced in the provisions of the treaty in question. He hoped the whole matter would be taken into con sideration by the Government during the recess, and also that in place of the wretched, little, limping law which went halting after the convention of a foreign power, a law would be proposed which would settle for all governments of the world what it was fitting for Eng land to do with those who clung to her knees for justice. (Hear, hear.) He was sure it was possible to fix a time in which an appeal might be heard against the decision to send any person out of England at the demand of a foreign power, and he thought two months was not an unreasonable period, and in the event of the wholequestion being raised then the Court of Queen's Bench might be empowered to try the bona fides of the charge with a mixed jury— (hear, hear) —before a man was given up to a foreign power, he having once received an as) lum in England. He was quite content to leave the question in the bands of the Government, having every confidence in the notle lord now at the head of foreign affairs, but ho hoped that next session they would pass a law having a backbone of right in it—such an act as would secure for England the regard of the whole world. Mr. LAYARD was of opinion that the present position of matters was highly objectionable. He felt there ought to be no bargaining on such a matter as giving up a person on the demand of a foreign Government. He thought the proper course for this country to adopt was to lay down a certain principle upon which persons charged with certain offences should be given up without certain terms being conceded. He bad long been of opinion that the proper way to deal with the matter was for a committee to be selected from both sides of the house, and composed of gentlemen of the highest diplomatic ability. That committee could inquire into the whole question; they could decide for what crimes persons charged by a foreign Government should be given up, and then Government might enter into negotiations with the whole world. Extradition treaties might be granted on the terms settled by the committee, and no ea ers—(hear)—there need be no further negotia tions—no further appeals to Parliament. He thought, un der these circumstances, the bill could be reserved for one year on tho understanding that an opportunity should be given next session of discussing the whole question. Mr. NEATE thought the speech of the hon. member for Finsbury was ill-timed and most objectionable. Unless England gave facilities for the extradition of accused foreigners all diplomatic connections between England and the civilised countries of the world would be broken off. _ _ . . Sir F. GOLDSMID hoped the bill would not be for a longer period than one year, and that the position of per sons in England who had been engaged in civil conflict with governments abroad should be clearly settled and defined. Mr. WATKIN said Lamirande richly deserved the utmost punishment. No one sympathised with him. It was to be hoped that such persons committing the crime he had done should not find a safe asylum in England. He was cashier to a bank in France he forged on, and robbed the bank to an alarming extent, and then fled to America, and eventually to Canada, where he was arrested and sent back to France. He was arrested in Lower Canada, where the law was almost in accordance with that of France. Lamirande deserved the utmost punish ment, but the point raised in his behalf was that his cap ture was effected by illegal means. Mr. MILL thought the law altogether unsatisfactory, and hoped that the Government next session would intro duce a measure founded on the broadest possible ground. Lord STANLEY said it never was his intention to ask for a renewal of the bill for more than one year. Ile thought some misapprehension existed as to what he had stated last year, as on that occasion ho said the state of the law was far from satisfactory, and that if a committee of inquiry into the whole matter was moved for he should not oppose it. Lamirande's case however which had been referred to so generally during the present discussion had no more to do with the bill now under consideration than it had to do with the Reform Bill. (Laughter.) He freely admitted that the matter was in a very unsatisfactory state, but the error had been committed by our own authorities, and in any bill that was proposed, he thought it ought to be clearly laid down that the person given up should only be tried for the offence for which he was given up, as set dowu in the extradition treaty. The turn the discussion had taken had not been directed against the present bill, but against the principle of extradition as it had existed for the last two hundred years. He should have no objection next year to the appointment such as had been suggested by the right hon. gentlemen the member for Southwark. Sir G. BOWYER thought all countries ought to give up criminals, but there ought to be strong and effective conditions under which such an arrangement was carried into effect. The House then went into committee on the bill. Tho whole of the clauses were agreed to, the only amendment made being that the words directing t he continuance of the I bill were struck out, the operation of the measure being limited to one year. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) BILL. Lord R. MONT AGU moved that the house go into committee on this bill, the object of which was to remove, as far as possible, the restrictions relative to removal of cattle through Great Britain. He contended that the restrictions imposed by the cat tle p'.ague had not increased the price of meat in any degree worth mentioning, but that it had increased through some cause was certainly true, and in order that no undue• regulations might remain in operation longer than was actually necessary, the present bill was proposed. Mr. J. A. SMITH said it was useless going on with measures for preventing disease in cattle without some steps were taken to remedy. the cruelty that was exercised towards cattle during transit. A case had lately occurred in which for four days and a half some cattle, moved from one part of the country to another, had been kept without either food or water. Tho great mis fortune, however, was that there was no power in any department of the Government to prevent a continuance of such a state of things. The Government said they were anxious to prevent disease spreading, but stated they were powerless in such a case as he had mentioned ; they might go on for years passing such bills as the pre sent, and still be no nearer the object they had in view than they were at the present moment. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. JERVOISE also said a great deal of disease was occasioned by over driving. A case had lately occurred in which a flock of sheep had been almost destroyed be cause the sheep had been driven for two and twenty hours, with only two hours for rest. No horse could stand such treatment, and it was not surprising that disease broke out. It was very convenient to call it cattle disease. The CHAIRMAN reported progress on Clause 12, with leave to sit again on Monday. The Public Health (Scotland) Bill, the Turpike Acts Continuance Bill, the Recovery of Certain Debts (Scot land) and the Trusts (Scotland) Bills were severally read a third time and passed. The Companies' Act (1862) Amendment Bill, the Public Works (Ireland) Bill, and the Patriotic Fund Bill went through committee. Tho two last were rushed through at extraordinary speed, the Chairman only enumerating their clauses with out any indication of their objects. With all his speed he only got through about a couple of minutes before seven o'clock. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was then nearly alone on the Treasury bench, and there were not a dozen members is the house. Just then Mr. Whit more hastily entered, and in a voice loud enough to be heard in the gallery informed Mr. Disraeli that the bill had passed. He was followed by about 50 or 60 mem bers of the house, who had been in the gallery of the Lords, and who now came to witness its retransmission to the Commons. Mr. Lefevre, Ihe chief clerk of the Lords, appeared at the bar with the bill. Sir Denis le Marchant went down to receive it, and returning placed the docu ment in the Speaker's hands just as the first chime of the clock announced the hour of adjournment. There was a general cheer as the Speaker announced the title of the bill as now returned to him. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I do not rise to address the house—l have only to move that the amendments of the Lords be printed, and that they be taken into consideration cn Thursday. (Hear, hear.) The motion was agreed to. The sitting was suspended at seven o'clock. At the evening sitting. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. _ -- --- Mr. AYRTON rose to put a question to the Chancellor of the Eichequer with regard to the Reform Bill, which had come back from the Upper House with some very serious amendments. It would greatly facilitate the course of public business if the House wore informed as to the course the Government intended to take. The right hon. gentleman was no doubt aware that on occasions of this kind it had been the practice for the member who had charge of the Bill to put down upon the paper the amend ments he proposed to ask the House to agree to, and those he advised the House to dissent from. Perhaps before Thursday the right hon, gentleman would bo able to make some statement of this kind to the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Just as the House was about to adjourn, at a happy moment, when, if it had been a minute later it would not have been in my power to make the communication to the House, the Bill for the Amendment of the Representation of the People was returned from the other House of Parliament. I stated then that I should at once move that the amendments of the Lords be printed, and that I would move that the House should take them into consideration on Thursday Now, as I understand the hon. and learned gentleman, he wishes that in the interval I should state which of those amendments of the Lords Her Majesty's Government would request the House to give their assent to or dissent from. Now, my knowledge is limited on these subjects, and I would not put it in comparison with tl at of the hon. and learned gentleman, who on all subjects connected with the conduct of Parliament always shows so much informa tion; but I was not aware that was the custom of con- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1867. so magnificent, holding most inflated ideas of his own importance,was n otlikelyto be checked or cooled down by the influence of his wife. The memoranda drawn up by his Excellency for the guidance of his aides de-camp are fine specimens of what men may come to when thrust suddenly and unexpectedly into a position of high dignity and power. His Royal Highness characterises these orders as documents such as had never before come to his notice, in the propriety of which he is unable to concur, and as involving duties which could in no way increase the measure of any officer's liability to military criminal law. It is a well known fact that those who exer- cise with the greatest severity the official power with which they may be clothed, who exact the most rigid and unhesitating obedience, are often the first to question and rebel against the commands of their own superiors. Sir WILLIAM MANSFIELD has been proved to have brought on the army a deplorable scandal. He has been shown to have acted through out with an amazing want of judgment—he has driven an officer to ruin, by trumping up false charges fatal to that officer's honour, and ming the intem- perance he had thus excited in the man he disliked to blight all his prospects—thenurging as a full justi fication for himself the repeated, prolonged, violent insubordination of the gentlemen thus accused as the most conclusive reason for destroying him. Yet when his Royal Highness, SirWILLIAM'S superior, comments on the case, showing in clear language the errors of own course (which are patent t o a ll England), he does not hesitate to reply in a style of thinly disguised contempt for the opinions of his own commander. There is something grossly ab surd in what Sir W ILLIAM MANSFIELD alleges as being his conviction o f the course p ro p er for him to adopt. He says :—" MY view has been that it w as for the Commander-in -Chief simply to elevate him self above the whole matter, as if he were not a party concerned." Either the infatuation• or the hypocrisy of this is beyond the comprehension of ordinary minds. Here is a man who has pursued with a rancour that imperilled a splendid position, and what might have been a great career, to gratify the most paltry spite, talking of achieving the most difficult accomplishment of the calmest and greatest judicial mind. If Captain JERVIS had given his Excellency tough mutton and indigestible pickles, he is very properly punished, for only tough mutton and indigestible pickles, aided by a long residence in India, could have so lowered the mental calibre of the Indian Commander-in-Chief as to betray insisted and e a od i saidrtehoenr means dee s t a o nt rs t o h yb e iyn l . o gw o boy oh w r oTu,vr juveniles c e r bs a ew c e k ao e ur r rs s ye , him into so gross a scandal. What would Sir W t d i o n g p L s o l : by such worry th e b ru t e h a d b een driven to o b n ite th ? e doubt bi N te o asthe e the n el u s i b v o e y r e w a s o o u n l d for h a t v h ee execu tion, ewceul t tion, and dogs that do bite ought to be destroyed ; but then all dogs will bite under certain circum stances. It is quite evident from Sir WILLIAM'S answer to 11.R.11 that the Duke couli very easily have extracted a bite from him. Had the English Commander-in-Chief written in plain terms his opinion of Sir WILLIAM MANSFIELD he would have probably stung that officer to the quick, and he would probably have taken a " JERVIS" mode of expressing his dissatisfaction. But Sir WILLIAM'S insubordination would have assumed in his eyes quite a different aspect. It would then be the high spirit of an English gentleman resenting an unmerited insult. We would have heard nothing of the in subordination of private soldiers never being over looked, and a different law for them and for the officers. It is also an extraordinary fact that a clever man, such as is General MANSFIELD, should put for ward the opinions of the officers by, whom he was surrounded, such as the Judge-Advocate-General, the Adjutant-General, and the Deputy-Adjutant- General. He must have known what all men know, that these gentlemen merely reflect the opinions of the Commander-in -Chief, where they have no great interest in the result, but where the Chief's feelings are deeply in terested. We are all aware what the evidence was of a Deputy-Judge-Advocate - G eneral, who, on his oath in the Supreme Court o f Calcutta, stated that he had no opinions of his own ap art from the Com mander-in-Chief, at whose breath he lived ! hat then can be the use of bringing forward such testi mony in support of his case? Had he been influenced by the exalted sentiments to which he pretends, he would have resigned on receipt of the Duke's de spatch. The words of the English Judge-Advocate- General were quoted by the Duke with his entire concurrence that the Court-martial censured by General MANSFIELD had performed their difficult functions with marked impartiality and sound judg ment, and Sir WILLIAM is directed, as an act of pe hopeles. may prove an But there is a m oral, and ther e is an end to this justice to the officer s com p osin g it, to make known this opinion to them. This p lea sant pill his Excel lency antidote to h swallowed, te lv h i ch w indigestible ick story, which we wish to arrive at. Is Captain JERvis to be ruined? and is Sir WILLIAM'S observa tion to stand on record, backed by this extraordi nary instance of its truth, that there is one law for commissioned and another for the uncommissioned, and one law for the commander an d another for the commanded ?....-Anglo-American Times. ducting the affairs of the House of Commons. I propose to follow the precedents—fortunately, rare precedents—in cases of this kind, and on Thursday, when I move that the amendments of the Lords be considered, I shall take the opportunity, before asking the House to consider them seriatim, of taking a general view of these amendments, and I shall state the course which Her Majesty's Govern ment are prepared to recommend the House to follow. THE SIMLA COURT-MARTIAL. Mr. BRETT called attention to the Simla Court-martial, find moved an address to the Queen, praying that its find ing may be reconsidered with a view to the reinstatement of Captain Jervis. In a lengthy and circumstantial re view of the papers laid before Parliament he traced the history of the dispute between Sir W. Mansfield and Capt. _ _ _ Jervis from its origin, contending that at an early period Sir W. Mansfield's treatment of Capt. Jervis had been manifestly actuated by strong personal dislike, which, com bined with the false charges of fraud ho preferred against him in a vindictive spirit, and of which the Court-martial had righteously acquitted him, had provoked him into the acts of military disobedience of which ho had been found guilty, and which Mr. Brett did not attempt to justify Some of the extracts which Mr. Brett read from the mem:,- randa of Sir W. Mansfield as to the conduct of his house hold created much laughter, but he was loudly cheered when he commented in strong and indignant language on General Mansfield's conduct, on the subtlety with which he had laboured to convict Capt. Jervis, on the manner in which he had given his evidence before the court-martial, on the vindictiveness with which he insisted that the court-martial should reconsider their first finding, and on the flagrant injustice of his General Order in which he reiterated the charges which had been disproved, passed a judgment in his own favour, and inflicted the punishment which the court-martial had reported ought to be remitted. Of the despatch of the Duke of Cambridge and the memo randum of the Judge-Advocate-General he spoke with ap probation, but insisted that full justice would not be done unless Captain Jervis were restored to his rank, for he re pudiated with scorn the offer of £l,BOO as a salve to his honour. General PEEL expressed deep regret that the Govern ment had consented to produce the Duke of Cambridge's despatch to Gen. Mansfield—in every word of which, however, he concurred, and for which he was responsible, having given his sanction to it as Minister of War. But if he had expected this private and confidential communica tion of the Duke's opinion for the General's future guid ance to be made public, he should rather have advised Sir W. Mansfield's recall—a course which, indeed, had been discussed, but which the Commander-in-Chief thought was not called for, as there was nothing illegal in General Mansfield's conduct. He pointed out also that if the Duke had intended it to be published he would have taken means for that end without leaving it to a chance motion, and that its publication would put an end to all this kind of confidential communications. Reminding the house that General Mansfield's wrong did not• make Captain Jervis right, and that from the treatment of General Mans• field it must be assumed that the Horse Guards had fairly considered Captain Jervis's case and had done him justice, he earnestly pressed on the house not to consent to the motion unless it was prepared to deny that the Crown had a right to dispense with the services of any officer without assigning a reason. This dictum was receives with some expressions of dissent, and, replying to them, General Feel pointed out that the right was exercised under the responsibility of the Ministry, and that this motion, therefore, was virtually a cen sure on the Minister of War. He warned the house that in assenting to it the house must be prepared to reopen the proceedings of every court-martial on every private in the army. Mr. DUTTON, speaking as a connexion of Sir Wm. Mansfield, defended his conduct, denying that he had been moved by dislike to Capt. Jervis, and asserting that it was the captain's own fault that he had not cleared himself of these charges without a court-martial ; that the general would have referred the dispute to a civil tribunal had it been possible ; and that it was with great pain he had felt himself compelled to disregard the recommendation to mercy. Lord W. HAY, concurring in the Duke of Cambridge's despatch, and admitting that General Mansfield was re prehensible, declined to acquit Capt. Jervis of all blame, pointing out that.the court had not "honourably" acquitted, only simply "acquitted" him—a distinction well under stood, and corresponding to the difference between " not guilty" and " not proven"—and that there had been no answer given to the charge that ho had used the general's stores for the entertainment of his own friends. Mr. KARSLAKE declined to support the motion on the general ground that it was not the function of the house to reopen the decisions of competent tribunals. Mr. HOWES defended Sir W. Mansfield. After some remarks from Sir P. O'BRIEN, Sir J. PAKINGTON, accepting the full responsibility for the conclusion of the War-office in Captain Jervis's case, defended tho publication of the Commander-iu-Chief's despatch, which had been done after groat consideration and by a decision of the Cabinet, maintaining that it was not a private letter, but a public State paper, and that its publication was necessary to enable the public to under stand the justice of the case. Ills first answer to the mo tion was that justice had already been done,. and that ho could not have urged unless this despatch had been pub lished ; and his second answer was that the house was not competent to revise the sentence of the court-martial and the decision of the legal authorities hero and in India, a course which he earnestly deprecated as highly inconve nient and improper. Pointing out that the court-martial had not " honourably acquitted" Captain Jervis, he dis cussed his conduct to show that it would not have been proper to reinstate him, which was the opinion of all the officers whom he had consulted, and contended that sub stantial justice had been done to him, and the recommen dation to mercy virtually carried out by giving him the compensation of £l,BOO. The Marquis of HARTINGTON, though concurring in the censures on General Mansfield's want of judgment, ac quitted him of personal feelings, and gave him credit for haying acted entirely on public grounds. Looking at all the circumstances of the case, ho was of opinion that no sub stantial injustice had been dons by Capt. Jervis's removal from the army, and that it would be most unwise in the house to interfere with the decision of the court-martia: and the military authorities. Mr. OT WAY suggested an amendment in the motion so that it should run in the form of an address, preying Queen to carry out the court-martial's recommendation to mercy, and made some observations on the conduct of the India-office in paying the compensation out of the Indian funds, which called up Sir S. NORTHCOTE, who explained the share he had taken in the transaction, and after some observations from Colonel Sykes, Mr. BRETT accepted Mr. Otway's amendment, which on a division was rejected by 66 to 48. Mr. MILL brought in a bill (supplementary to that in troduced at an early period of this session) for the better municipal government of the metropolis. The remaining business was disposed of, and the House adjourned at half-past 1 o'clock. The Great Indian Pickle Case. The celebrated " Pickle Case" has again revived under the action of the House of Commons. Some of the honourable members have a disagreeable habit of calling for papers which officials would wish to pack away among forgotten records. Thus two documents have been produced and published : the one a despatch from the Duke of CAMBRIDGE to SirWILLIAM MANSFIELD, in which the Conductewedo, and latter officer in the JERVIS case is fully reviewed, the other a reply from SirWILLIAM to his Royal High ness's strictures. Perhaps our American readers will remember that Captain JERVIS had for years been Sir WILLIAM'S aide-de-camp. He was on terms of intimacy, living in the same house, and superintend ing the domestic arrangements. There is nothing more absurd than the assumption of ladies of the ordinary English middle class when thrust into gran deur in such countries as India, on the sudden rise of their husbands in official rank, and this case, like many others, had its origin in such assumption. The Eastern dependencies are the hotbeds where these weeds grow up with astounding rapidity, and attain propoftions that amaze the more genuine and legitimate plant. Every station, however paltry, has at least one grand lady—more probably two, who compete for the leadership. The wretched little society, isolated in the burning plains of Asia, is often split into contending factions by their ridiculous pretensions and those who in England are stripped of their plumage, and find shelter in some drawing-room apartments, often in India ape the style of Royalty. When Mrs. Brigadier PEA BODY and Mrs. Commisfionei PEACOCK assume such airs, people may easily imagine if their husbaii lb' good flrtune should raise them to the rank of Lady Commander-in -Chief ! what the spread of tail would then be. Sir WILLIAM MANSFIELD entered the army al a poor and un friended subaltern, rising in the 53d Regiment to the rank of Major. In that regiment Lord CLYDE, then a Lieutenant-Colonel in command, had oppor tunities of making himself acquainted with the talent of his subordinate, and when the public, after long neglect, began to appreciate Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, and circumstances led to his rapid ele vation, he picked out MANSFIELD as his aide, and carried him up the hill with him. The Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, together with a strong tide of good fortune, hurried the lucky MANSFIELD along till he found himself perched on a peak of the Himmalayah, dominating the vast peninsula of Ilin dostan, over whose wide-spreading plains he gazed as " military monarch of all he surveyed." A grandee A WITI Y IRISHMAN. given by the B u ll e ti n , an A us ra specimen of Irish wit The e n following ne w spape ri as a rich . —An Irishman. whose name appeared on the charge sheet as Harragan, was brought up at Roehhamp ton police court, charged with being drunk and dis orderly. On the charge being read over to him he said bis name was not Harragan. The Clerk —Then what is your name? Defend ant—lt's not Harraga n. The Clerk—Then te ll us wh at it is. Defendant —well it's not Harragan ; but if you like I'll jest b ru ap n tis o m ve . r ( t L o ou K d ilkennY and get my cert i f i cate o f laughter.) I won't be l ong ; ye to take ccaarnesoefndmoentehoefwthheilse. egin ( t ß le e m ne ewne(dthla e ughter.)police) The Bench—Oh, no, you are the man whether you are called Harragan or not. Defendant— Shure there's a difficulty about yer honours know ing that. The Policeman—Well, what are you called ? Defendant—Address me as a gintleman, if you plaze. (Laughter.) The Bench--You said you were an Irishiitan, didn't you ? Defendant—l appale to my acquaint ances here (the reporters) whether I did or not. (Laughter.) . . The Superintendent—Are you an Irishman ? Defendant—Not entirely, but neither. I'm neither the one thing nor the other. You see my mother was born in Ireland, and all the ould woman's posterity—(laughter)—but my ould man was born in an island, so he belongs to no country. (Roars of laughter.) The Policeman—What is your name ? Defen dant—Shure, the Same as my father's. The Policeman—What was your father called? Defendant—The same as the first of our race, (Laughter.) The Clerk—Wh a t i s your name ? Defendant You're a gintleman, mid I have' much pleasure in telling you. My name i s Mi c h ae l S c hofield. Evidence was th en given by the constab le in the case that he saw th e d e f endant d run k and riotous in the highway in th e par i sh of Lan d ra ke. He wanted to fight some mi ners, and sa id " he would have a fight if he fought for it ; and he would have a smack even at St. Peter if he got iu his \vv." (Laughter.) Defendant—Don't you say that again. Have you seen the praest te-da ? Witness--No. Defendant—Then I'll send him to ye before ye tell another. The Bench—No w pth e ev id en ce is concluded ; we will have no mole of this conduct here. Do you know it is a bat habit to drink and smoke?. Defendant--I belave, sir, a dhrop o' drink does a man a mighty dale of good. (Laughter.) I've proved from my inside, an I'd smother the tee totlers in a bucket of dhirty wather. (Loud laugh ter.) As for smoking, yer honours, I've had just enough of it. I've seen the flues of a large number of people, and with • yer honours' permission , b y jabers, I should be g l a d t o swee p yer honours' c l ane. (Loud laughter.) But L'nevcr smawke ; its just the thing you'll not find me doing. At thin moment, very unfortunately for rat's reputation for veracity, he suddenly dragged his hands from his trousers' pockets, and in doing so dragged out a shoat pipe. The pipe fell with much noise on the floor, which attractei the attention of the magistrates, but he managed to slip it in again, and appeared as unconcerned as possible. Defend ant had to pay the usual fine in such cases. The Universal Code of Signals. More than twelve years ago the British Board of Trade engaged in a work which well became Eng land as the leading commercial country of the world. That work but awaits the adoption of a few mari time nations to be complete, for it will then be uni versal. The Commercial Code of Signals for the Use of All Nations was prepared and first published in April, 1857. It was framed by a committee appointed by the Board of Trade in July, 1855, to investigate the subject. Previous to the introduc tion of this code MARRYATT'S system was in general use. His system was based on numerals, which gave a range of ten flags, a number insufficient for supplying a distinguishing signal to each national merchant vessel as well as for communication where the great object was to make the code universal. Nor was the range inadequate only, for, compared with the present plan, it was clumsy and inefficient, although to Captain MAR RYATT is due a great advance in the power of sig nalling—an advance that has been of unspeakable utility for many years. The objects sought by the committee were to form a comprehensive, clear, and inexpensive code, to embrace the greatest range, so as to render it applicable for international commu nication ; to make the signal complete in one hoist ; to limit the number to four flags, so arranged that the nature of the communication might be designated by the number and shape of the signs employed. Thus two flags together, denote urgent and important signals, three flags together, relate to general topics of information and inquiry ; four flags belong to geographical and vocabulary signals and ships' names. Beyond these no signals are required, the two Answering Pennants simply signi fying " yes" and " no." To obtain the necessary range the Committee threw aside numerals in favour of the alphabet. They estimated the requi site number of signals at not less than 70,000, and set to work to secure that number by the simplest method practicable. They found that a range, amounting to 78,612 signals, could be given by 18 flags, limiting the hoist to 4. The table showing the number of communications, of which signs are capable, is curious. From 18 flags can be extracted in a hoist of 2-306 signals ; in a hoist of 3,-4,896 ; in a hoist of 4-73,440 ; and if an extra flag be added to the hoist, making the number 5, the communications swell at once to the prodigious total of 1,028,160. The 306 communications obtained by hoisting any two of the eighteen, being the most simple, were used by the committee to denote urgent and important signals. The 4,896 communications obtained by the combination of any three of the 18, were given to general topics of information and in quiry, leaving the 73,410 to signify the names of ships and of places. Having laid down this simple plan, they proceeded under the same influence to mark distinctively each flag. Leaving the vowels out of the alphabet they took the 18 consonants, and named each flag after each one of them. This scheme brought into use two flags more than MannYarr's, if we except the code signal, which simply denotes the system, being hoisted under the ensign, but can be dispensed with when this code becomes universal. Of these 18, one is the Burgee, four are Pennants, and the remaining 13 are square flags. By adopt ing these shapes great additional power is obtained. Thus, for instance, in signals of two flags, the Burgee uppermost, represents " Attention," a Pennant uppermost " compass" signals, while a Square flag uppermost means " Danger." When used in the four-flag hoists, ' the Burgee or the pennant, or the square flag uppermost, refers to geographical, to vocabulary, or to ship names. So by this code the nature oft a signal is apparent by the shape of the uppermost flag. A glance at the sys tem laid down will show how beautifully it com bines simplicity with comprehensiveness. Distin guishing pennants are abolished, and the sailor perceives, by unmistakeable iudicatiorts, even before the colours can be • seen, what is meant. A ship at a great distance runs up two flags, and the little dots flutter at the gaff. A telescope shows the character of the hoists—a moment's steady look the form. If the uppermost flag be square the story is half told, and the duty of the commander is clear ; the signalling vessel is in danger and calls for aid. It matters not to what nationality she belongs, the language is universal, and will, we doubt not, be soon understood by all nations ; and he is bound, if possible, to give the assistance required. If the Burgee flies uppermost the signalling ship wishes to attract attention, but there cannot be urgency or danger implied, and the captain is at liberty to continue or alter his course at his discretion till he can get within range of distinguishing colour. Thus the first flutter of the flags before their colour is known, and therefore_their alphabetical designation, signifies by two clear indications what is intended : first, by the number of the hoist ; second, by the shape of the uppermost flag. The committee, to whom the world owes this admirable code, was mainly com posed of men of nautical experience ; the three mem bers appointed by the Board of Trade, we regret to say, are now dead. Besides those three, the Admiralty appointed one, Trinity House another, LLOYD'S Committee sent two, the General Ship Owners' Society and the Liverpool Ship Owners' Association each supplied one. WALTER FARQUHAR LARKINS, Esq., of the Board of Trade, was the secretary, and it devolved upon him to complete the labours of the committee. The first step after perfecting the code was to induce its general adoption, for the ocean is truly cosmopolitan, , and any code narrowed to a nationality is little better than worthless. We need scarcely say the first nation that took up the s 3 stem was the United States. In February, 1860, the Navy Department addressed to the commandants of navy yards an order to put the code on board all ships in the American navy. But that fatal war, the monster that swallowed up or checked for years so many beneficial schemes, in tervened. We believe that Professor ROGERS, a native of Philadelphia, became deeply interested, and lent his aid in the promotion of the code. 11r. LARKINS was afterwards appointed by the Board of Trade, at the request of the French Government, as one of the International Commis sion assembled in Paris in 1861-65, upon the ques tion of adopting one universal system of signalling at sea. That Commission decided upon accepting the English " Commercial Code of Signals " as the one best adapted for universal use, and Mr. LARKINS was directed in conjunction with Lieut. SALLANSISOURGH DE LAMORNAIX, of the Imperial Navy, to revise the code. This has been carefully done, and the Signal Book is now published in English and in French, by Sir WILLIAM MITCHELL,* and is edited by Mr. LARKINS. By a decree of the Emperor of the FRENCH, this code is directed to be used exclusively on board French vessels and at all semaphore stations on the French coasts. The code having been adopted for the British and French marines, the two Govern ments conjointly, and through their representatives abroad, urged its general adoption in an identical note addressed to the United States, and to the principal European maritime Powers. To the parent nations was confided the task of explaining and translating together the code with those speaking the same language. Thus Portugal was left to deal with Brazil, and Spain with the South Ameri can Republics. Tne work contains what is not found in other signal books of modern date, a code of distant signals fur and semaphores, and there is added a code for boat signals, regulations for preventing collisions at sell, the cautionary or storm-warning signals, for night and day, giving the most com plete range, and embracing every requirement for signalling under every possible position. As was the case when the carrying of lights by steamers at sea was some years ago established and enforced by England and France, we find that, following the example of these two Powers, most of the European maritime States have already adopted the " Commercial Code of Signals," and several are * This publisher appeared in last Tuesday's Gazette as a Knight in recognition of his services to maratime affairs, were especially in e§t4li4bil3g code. North America — Mexico, &c. United States South America— Bolivia Brazil Peru Chili Venezuela and Grenada Asia— Malay Peninsula Farther India Japan.... New 4.9 4.0 2.5 2.5 8.0 8.0 3.8 3.0 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 8.0 China and Thibet Northern Europe and Asia 4.0 4.0 Europe— Germany Austria Spain England Africa Other countries 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 .7 .8 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 now translating it. The French Government showed its appreciation of Mr. LARKINS' services in this cause by presenting that gentleman with a magnificent piece of plate (" La Navigation"), now exhibited by the maker at the Paris Exhi bition. It is by furthering such schemes of uni versal good that NAPOLEON'S reign will be chiefly marked, shining as a period in France of unusual prosperity. Whatever may be the glory of his great predecessor, it will be found that the general benefit is the best foundation upon which to build a name.—Anglo-American Times. MYER PRODUCTION OF 7IIE WORLD FOR EIGH7EEN YEARS. Tho total production of silver for the eighteen years -1848-65—is given in the following table. The amounts are given in millions of dollars : - PRODUCTION OF SILVER 1848-1865. Quinquennial periods. '4B-'52. '53-'57. '5B-'62. Countries of Production. North America Mexico, &c. United States South America — Bolivia Brazil Peru Chili Venezuela and New Grenada 4.0 Asia— Malay Peninsula Farther India lO.O Japan China and Thibet 55.0 Northern Europe and Asia • 16.0 Europe.— Germany Austria Spain England 2.5 Africa— Other countries 12.5 ~ 168.0 172.0 165.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 32.0 18.0 18.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 40.0 55.0 60.0 18.0 20.0 10.0 12.0 10.0 10.0 13.5 15.0 3.0 3.5 13.7 15.0 Total Years. 1864. 441.7 466.5 Total 1865. for 18 Years. 25.0 580.0 15.0 53.0 1863. 4.0 72.0 2.5 29.5 8.0 120.0 4.9 63.8 1.6 19. 1.0 18.0 2.0 36.0 8.0 144.0 12.0 206.0 4.0 66.0 2.5 39.5 2.0 36.0 3.0 49.5 .8 11.3 1.5 24.0 3.0 50.2 Grand total RELATIVE VALUES OF GOLD AND SILVER. The relative values of gold and silver have been ascer tained, with probable accuracy, almost from the date of the discovery of these precious metals and their use as mediums of exchange. In the time of Abraham the relative value of gold to silver was one to eight; a thousand years before the Christian era it was one to twelve ; B.C. 500 it was one to thirteen ; at the commencement of the Christian era it was oae to nine. Since that period the standard, more positively stated, has been as follows ; A.D. 500 gold to silver lto 18 A.D. 1100 „ 77 lto 8 A.D. 1400 „ lto 11 A.D. 1600 „ 17 tto 13 A.D. 1700 „ 1•1 lto 15/ With slight variation the latter ratio continued to 1818. Before the California discoveries in that year gold uni formly commanded a premium which the influx then de stroyed, and the demand for silver occasioned a slight premium on the latter. The relative value of gold to silver in London that year was Id. to 151.1. The price of gold was then 775. 6d. per ounce, and of silver 591 d. per ounce. On the Ist of January, 1866, silver was 62d. per ounce. This rise was due, in a degree, to the fact that short sup plies of cotton from this country during the war required large sums of silver to be sent to India for cotton, as well as for other articles. After the gold discoveries in Cali fornia France b egan t o exc h ange h er s il ve r for gold cur rency, sendi ng the silver to India for silks and other pro ducts. The tea and silk trade of China with all countries also absorbs an immense amount of silver. • son. I m mo.. 0 froi by talented young bar-keeps, whose parents won the original Shaker-settlement in New York." The editor shows by the following announcement IA he is not forgotten among all these invitations to call and drink of the best. " WHITE.—In Virginia, Nev., Juno Gth, to J. C. White, a " With the above announcement came half a dozen cham pagne— sparkling, effervescing, and agreeable. May the youngster bo spared.to become like thereunto, and make glad the declining days of a fond father and tender mother. So mote it be." JOHN DAVIS must have been in concert with Mr. MITE :- "THANK You.--Our old Nevada friend, John Davis, has sent us a splendid ham—home-cured and as sweet as a woman's lip." But the appreciation of the people of Virginia of ,heir worthy editor did not stop here, as the follow og extract will show :- 44 WHO COULD IT BE ? —Yes, my boy, who could it be, that sent us such a beautiful fragrant bouquet this morn ing ? That's the question !' After due inquiry, wo as certained it was from 11. R. Smith (Messenger for Well; Fargo, and Co., bbtween Sacramento and Colfax), better known by his friends is Virginia and elsewhere as 'Smithy.' We have met Smith here and in the city of Rebel's Tannery and Swimloy's boarding-house. We know Smithy—so does Valentine. We were invited home by Smithy one night—and we wont; that accounts for the flowers. Accept our thanks, old boy, and remember to be constant in virtue and well-doing." These were the receipts of but one day, as it must be remembered that the paper is issued daily. Dr. HOP LOCK, Chinese physician, cautions persons against those playing themselves as his partners. He enumerates a long catalogue of diseases he can cure, when from detail he suddenly soars to the highest generalisation, declaring that he is master of all diseases to which the human frame is liable, no matter of how long standing. Indeed Mr. HOP LOCK might adopt the sign of his countryman in Hong Kong, and shortly state " Can do, any mortal thing." That he can do some curious things is seen in the three letters which follow, wherein people publicly announce and give their names that he has cured them of diseases which elsewhere would stig matise the sufferers. There is a cheerful invitation from Mr. WILSON, city sexton, to inspect a general assortment of every style of coffins. He pays par ticular attention to preparing bodies for shipment to California and the Atlantic States, and offers the most beautiful and reliable metallic burial cas kets. The proprietor of PIPER'S Opera House an nounces the engagement of the celebrated young tragedian JOHN M'CULLOCII, supported by Miss JENNY PARKER, Miss Amv STONE, and the Combi nation Star Company. Dress circle and orchestra seats, $1; parquette, 50 cents ; private boxes, $5 to $lO. The advertisement sheet of a paper published in a new settlement speaks volumes of its progress, and the rapid advance of Virginia is clearly seen by the columns of the Daily Trespass. We cannot close this article without one or two extracts to show the literary food on which the people of Nevada exist : "Quito a number of strangers have been circulating hereabouts during the past week, and various rumours aro afloat as to the probable objects they had in view.— Esmeralda Union." It is often the case, in a village like Aurora. A man of foreign manners and gait comes along, once in a while, and nobody knows what he is after till he goes off with some citizen's horse or buys a big mine. —(Editor, Daily Trespass.) The following comes up to the editor's idea of a sarcastic notice :-- "DUTCH FLAT ENQUIREIL—Boust, editor, was sojourn ing, yesterday, at Meadow Lake. The paper of that date contained this item from his pro tern :—' All the principal wire pullers are out of town. The place is rejoicing in brief spell of quietude and respectability." The man in Hartford, we suppose, is regarded in Virginia as ",smart," and a good model to copy : "To MAKE A FORTUNE.—A man in Hartford advertised recently that, on receipt of a certain sum, ho would, by return of mail, instruct any applicant how to make a for tuno. His directions 'were Peddle cigars, half Havana and half home-made, as I did, and always be ready to pick up a stray chicken.' " COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. Wo had a good attendance of the town and country trade at our market to-day, and wheat met a large con sumptive demand at ld to 2d per cental advance on this day ma. Flour in good demand, and last week's prices were fully supported. Indian corn sold well at is advance on previous rates. Oats steady, and oatmeal in fair request at Friday's rates. Canadian peas as before. Barley was scarce, and same as last week. Beans steady. LEEDS—TUESDAY. The supply of wheat was scarce, with a slow deman d. Factors require an advance of is to 2s over the rates of last week. Barley and beans were rather dearer. Other articles unchanged. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TITEsDAT. White wheat, 68s to 74s ; red, 59s to 68s per 36 stone* Barley for malting, 40s to 52s per qr; feed, 32s to 38s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 345; new, 2 6 s to 32 s pe r 24st. Beans, old, 52s to 545,; new, 45s to 50s per qr. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. There was only a moderate business transacted to-daY in the corn trade, with a middling supply. Grinding bad. ley was rather scarce, and former prices were suppoi:te'• Oats came slowly to hand, and prices were not materially altered. Beans slightly higher in price. Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushels....2ls Od to 265 01 White do do ....26s Od Vs °A New red do do ....`cOs Od 218 6 d New white do do ....23s 6d 25$ al Beans do do ....We Od 228 0,1 Peas, per qr.... .. Grinding, barley, per qr 35s Od 3ss Od Malting barley, . o Oats, do 27 s Od 328 v. F10ur....2s -id to 2s 8d per 141 b. MARKET HARBOROUGH.—TUESDAY. Old white wheat, 67s to 72s ; new red, 62s to 67s per • 3 , 6 stone. Barley, fine, 52s ; other kinds, 23s to 3 6 s pe r 3 st Oats, new, 26s to 35s ; old, 34s to 3 5s per qr. Beans, olal 46s to 535; new, 42s to 47s per qr. CORK—AuG. 5. White wheat, 12s Od to 12 s 6 d; red, 12 s Od to —s Od; black oats, 9s 4d to —s Od; white, 9s Od to lOs Od. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia a ad New Zealand, via Southamptoa.....Aug• Ditto, via Marseilles .... .... ..... 4' Aug.ng. 18. Ditto, via Panama Brazil, _Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Sept. 3. Ditto, by French packet Cape Yards. by Brazil paoaet ...... _ Sept. 3. Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 2 7 . China. Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton A.ug 2l ' Ditto. via Marseilles .. . . .... Aug . 8 ' Falkland Islands Sept. 3 G;braltar, via Southampton .. Aug- 14 ' India, via Southampton Ditto, via Mandl es Aug. 14 * Malta, Egypt, (to, Aug. 14. Ditto, Marseilles Aug. 18 ' _ _ . Mauritius, Capa of Good lope, and Natal. via Southampton. tug. 2 l. Ditto, via Marseiles Aug• I S ' Newfoundland —Aug. 11. Por algal Sept. 3 _ Ditto, by private ship to Oporto .. • Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &c., by British acket . 14 ' ..... Births. BELMOItE —On the sth inst., at Castle Coole, the C o uta ° of Delmore, of a daughter. •fa of Dou-GLas—On the s th inst., at Walmer, Kent , the WI C aptain Gordon Douglas, R.N., of a son. WE EXY—On the sth inst., at Newton House, Folkingba'vat the lion. Mrs. Welby, of a daughter. Marriages. PHIRBS—SANDS —On the Gth inst., at All Saints', Nn i g il , l o bridge, John 0. Phibbs, Esq., late Captain 3d ( I ° 3 ' f Own) Hussars, eldest son of Major Richard Phibbs,°, Rutland-gate, Hyde-park, to Annie, only 'child a toy late Captain H. Sands, of Milchott Lodge, Hants. Georg° . ! WALSH—PEREGRINE—On the 6th inst., at St. Hanover-square, Nugent C. Walsh, Esq. of law Board, barrister-at-law to Charlotte'Eliza Leo, tu t, eld.ist daughter of Dr. Peregrine, of 3, Half-mooa-stre° Mayfair. the l'eTe Deaths. BELIPIELD —On the 4th inst., at Tunbridge-Wells, I,hen's° D. .Belfield, of Blagdon, Devonshire, aged 71. i11 4 ' 112 CRAWSHAY —0 n the 4th inst , at Caversham Park, Crawsbay, Esq., aged 80. • s ce n t, CAnrwaiowr—On tho sth inst., at 3, Park-013, Waething, Capt. Thomas Cartwright, R.N., ag ed L- ,. ri IRISH:— On the Gth inst., at Putney, Joseph W. Irish, ~ - , s - 0 aod 28. • LOV g ELA ND -On the sth inst, at Pembridge 'Villas, 133315- water, John P. Loveland, Esq., J.P., aged 62. PRATT—On the 2d inst., at Dublin, Capt. R. T. Pratt' 69il Regiment, aged 33. sue igrovt SNELGROVE—On the 4th inst , Lily, wife of F. Esq., .of Chestnut, Cottage, Brixton-road, and the St°' Exchaxge Ty w v . • , aged 29. . ft. WARD- 0 n the 2d inst., at Tollerton Rec tor y , the ... O. Ward, rector of Tollorton, Notts, aged 59. we London : Printed and Published by WILLIA.3I AN D ° i ll ' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN 0111ce,Count). ° No. Strand, in. the Precinct of the SP von in the giddlesOX.-..yfedilefiday, August 7,1807. COMPARISON. The silver statistics give $1,620,400,000 of production in eighteen years, against a gold yield of $3,311,500 in the same period, or an average of $90,022,222 in silver to $185,638,888 in gold. Trustworthy statistics, covering all the producing countries, of the yield of gold and silver for 1866, are not now accessible, but the reader can easily estimate the probable production from the relative amounts in 1863-61-65 in the tables given. It will be seen, from the silver tables that the annual increase since 1817, except in the United States, is very moderate, while the annual gold product is constantly increasing from now discoveries, and especially from the application of scien tific processes to tko extraction of the ore.—lron Age. A NEVADA NEWSPAPER. (From the Anglo-American Times.) The most generally illustrated newspaper we have yet seen is one that makes no pretence to being an illustrated paper. Why the Daily Trespass of Virginia, Nevada, should have a little picture for each advertisement we cannot understand, unless it be to aid its mining readers in their spelling by signs and symbols. The amount of little wood cuts done in Virginia for the Daily Trespass must be prodi- gious , and its collection a curiosity worth seeing. When we add that the Daily Trespass is all adver tisements, with a very small exception, and that almost each advertisement has its own little illus tration, our readers may have an idea what a picture paper it is. At its head is a landscape representing, we presume, Virginia City. It might represent any place, for there is a degree of indistinctness about the sketch which leaves much to the imagi nation. It is a curious name to have given the paper. The "Y" trespasses on this picture, and so does the " T." Both words are thus introduced, showing the identity of the journal with the city. The first thing that meets the glance on looking over the columns are two hideous rows of teeth. These belong to the dentists of Virginia, and are warranted to give satisfaction. Two curious beasts are next introduced, with the extraordi- nar y knot in their tails which somehow or other has been considered by the naturalists who make these, and similar sketches to be charac- teristic of pigs. Why are pigs supposed to be tying knots in their tails? A cock in the act of crowing announces to the public that a family grocer also keeps fresli poultry. We would have supposed that the crow had been taken out of the bird, and that it had been stripped of the fine feathers in which it appears in the Daily Trespass before it was reduced to the condition announced by THOMAS J. CLARK. LAMMON and Co. have a new way of bringing old furniture to the notice of the public. They head their advertisement " Legislature," another " Spe cial Session," and then introduce four little pictures. The delightful places of recreation scattered over Virginia are described in a manner to fascinate, and each ends with an earnest invitation to call and see them. Mr. LEGATE says, " All luxuries may be found on my " lay out". Cases always win here ;—see me:" We can offer no explanation of what Mr. LEGATE means by cases always winning. He has two little pictures to show what his " lay out" contains ; one a bird, the other a fish. The Exchange offers the inducement of 200 fireproof rooms, all hard finished, to which the travellers are driven in the Exchange coach with Red lights. We presume there must be some curious connection between the fireproof rooms and the Red lights, which is suspiciously coupled with being nicely cooked. H. R. MULLER, who earnestly asks both old and new friends to " call and see him," offers as an inducement a choice lunch in the middle of the night. Mrs. HUNGERFORD gives lessons in French and Spanish, closing a curious advertisement by stating best of satisfaction given as to competency to any one asking Mrs. D. E. HUNCIERFORD. w e have little doubt that lady will give strong testi mony in her own favour. The sign of the Enter prise Saloon is a barrel and a pail, meaning, we presume, a large-hearted proprietor, which is further certified by the concluding sentence of W his public invitation —"e will always be ready to welcome our old friends, or to make new acquaintances." What does GEORGE LEWIS of the Magnolia Saloon mean ? With the usual invita .tation—" call and see me"—he adds, " lightning does not strike in the Magnola." He writes in a vein of poetry, under the signs of,:a rosebud and a glass : " The Legislature has adjourned, the State is out on a two years' furlough, and nothing but even going justice marks proceedings at the capital. The Magnolia breaths its fragrance to the Summer wind, saying to whoso thir4"32 'COMO Iced dxiuk concoctod and we ll phakon