The Sun. — London, England, 1867-07-30 00:00:00

lAL pARIIXP BR ja rs yr HOUSE OF LORDS —LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. OF THE PEOPLE BIL L. REPRESENTATIO N On the motion of the Earl of MA.LMESBITRY for going into committee, Lord HALIFAX rose and ti the redistribution following amend ment—" That, with regard to the redistribution of seats the proposed scheme is inadequate, and that it is ex expedient to provide the means of giving more representa tives to large and important constituencies than was given by the bill, and said that if he adopted another plan to the one which he had now adopted, he should have incurred the censure of the noble lords. He was actuated by one motive only, that was that this question might be settled as satisfactorily and speedly as possible (Hear, hear.) Ho thought that the other side of the house was more likely to carry such a measure than they on that side were. It was Government only that could effect this. The motion he had put on the paper was therefore no party motion. He was a man of party, and if he meant this motion as such he should have avowed it to be so. But that this matter was above party feeling he would not have brought forward a rival scheme, for that would be a party motion. He thought that with regard to the redistribution of seats the scope of the bill was inadequate, and on that ground alone he brought forward this motion, and without any reference to party whatever. (He ar, hear.) He wished, before he went to the question of redistribution of seats, to say one word about the other side of the bill The Government had proposed a very large me asure of Reform, and he had to say for one that with it he was perfectly satisfied. He had none of those fears with regard to the operations of the bill which had been expressed in that house. He consi dered that there would be no abuse of the privileges conferred by the scheme. He only wished that the other half of the bill had been conceived in the same liberal spirit. With reference to the discussion on the bill, he would ask would they merely register the opinion of the other house of Parliament, and not discuss the question themselves because it had come to them late in the year? He thought not. If any borough should lose its seat through disfranchisement, which was under the influence of a member of that house, it would be a grateful concession on the part of their lordships to allow of the increase of redistribution that would produce this change. He proceeded then to point out the prominent de fects in the scheme. It would give in large boroughs certain extra members, but in the small boroughs hardly any alteration would take place. There , s ere 10 boroughs which had only 5,000 each, the population of the whole amounting to 38,000 ; and six of these boroughs had less in population than they had in 1831. Then there was the borough of Liver pool having a population of 440,000, 11 times the popu lation that of the whole ten boroughs just alluded to ; and there was an increase in the borough of Wolverhampton almost as great. It would be seen that as the largo boroughs had increased so had the smaller ones di minished. He should like to see certain districts cut up into equal proportions with an equal number of members. As under the present scheme there would be the same lumber of members to a county having 150,000 nhalitamts as there would be in one having only 30,000 or 40,000, he would rather see that there should be a proportionate number of members to each division. The noble lord then contrasted the boroughs which were to have additional members with the boroughs which were not mentioned in the bill, and stated that there wore many of these boroughs which really had a larger popula tion ; for instance, there was the borough of Darlington, which had 15,000, and that of Stockton 13,000 population, while many towns around had far larger populations. A prima facie case, therefore, was made out against the scheme, which was that it was unfair and inadequate. Th es e were not solitary cases, there were many similar ones. He thought he had shown them that the scheme of the Government with regard to the smaller boroughs was unequal, and that it was likely to cause discontent throughout the country. If he had satis fied their lordships that there was just cause that some alteration should be made in that portion of the bill he was satisfied. In conclusion, he impressed upon their lordship w s the policy of availing the mselves of the opportunity no presented for making the redistribution part of the measure coincident with the scope of the enlarged fnchise, and thus place the settlement of the question tin t s more per manent basis. The Earl of MALNIESBURY expressed his sense of his inability to fill the place of the Premier, and, having asked the indulggnce of the house, replied briefly to the charges of inconsistency made against the Government the other night, and said he had never expressed an opinion on Par liamentary Reform. At the time of the passing of the Re form Bill he was too young to have any opinion on the sub ject, but he well recollected that the intention was no doubt the generous wish to enlarge the suffrages and constituen cies, but there was also a second one—to prevent a Tory Government from coming in as long as possible. Thoy succeeded in both objects. The Conservative party ac cepted the measure, and everything went on quietly until the second object was frustrated by time. Then for the first time the noble earl opposite began to grumble, and the country was told that a new Reform Bill was necessary. Without following out one bill after another, the country found it was a see-saw, and grew weary of the procrastina tion. When the Conservative party proposed to bring down the county franchise to the level of the boroughs it was negatived. When last year they had to meet nothing but a sliding scale of reform, it became obvious not only to him but to thousands that the only resting place was house hold suffrage. That was the explanation he had to offer, so far as the Opposition was concerned. But he had now to turn to what fell the other night from tho noble earl his late colleague, who aceused him of holding secret opinions in favour of household suffrage, and therefore being an organised hypocrite. The Earl of CARNARVON—I beg my noble friend's pardon, but he is putting words into my mouth 1 never used. The Earl of MALMESBURY certainly understood him to say that if the Conservative party hold secret opinions in favour of household suffrage it was an organised hypo crisy. (Hear, hear.) What is the great difference ? Al though anything but an impartial authority on the sub ject, the noble lord's memory would doubtless enable him to bear testimony to the fact that long before the question of reform was discussed in the Cabinet, long before they became colleagues, when ho (Lord Malmesbury) paid him a visit in the country, they had a long conversation in which he told the noble earl in distinct terms that he thought there was no resting-place but household suffrage, and that it was the only hope of passing a Reform Bill. He not only had that conversation, but he wrote a long letter on the subject, and gave reasons in favour of his opinion which he would now repeat to the House. In a Conser vative sense he advocated household suffrage. He believed that if Republican principles exist (and he trusted that the extreme principles are only held by a few) they are enter tained by that class in the category between .£7 and house hold suffrage. Generally speaking, they are not friends of the Church, but dissenters, of strong opinions. (Laughter.) The class immediately below them is a very loyal one. A noble earl the other night said, that many of this class are so ignorant that they do not know the name of the in cumbent of their parish. If that be so, it cannot be said that there is any ono of them who does not know the name of the Sovereign. (A laugh.) They are contented, and like the throne ; and even should the Sovereign at times be personally ucpopular, they have never despised the throne. But with the other, to which he had referred, it is very different; the Sovereign may be popular, but they distrust the throne. He always thought there aro only two principles to be considered on entering on the question of Parliamentary Reform—the principle whether the suffrage is to be universal or restricted. When we came to a restricted suffrage, that is a mere matter of detail, and a man must judge according to the circum stances of the time. A great deal has been lately said in the way of prophecy. In fact, their lordships have be come such famous prophets that the House will likely be consulted by the public on future events, and will stand before the country rather as an oracular than a legislative assembly. He had very little faith, however, in such prophecy, except when the pro phet has it in his power to carry his vaticina tions into execution. The noble viscount who has just sat down is one of these. He says that he looks to this measure as one that cannot be permanent. But what is permanent; is there anything jpermanent but change ? See in what position the measure stands, and if the re commendations just made can really be carried out. He asked the house not to look at this as by any moans a perfect measure. In the nature of things it could not be so. If it had not been a bill of compromise it could never have arrived at this point. Ithas been under the considera tion of the House of Commons for five months. Will the House of Lords at the eleventh hour tamper with the bill, the work of so many laborious weeks and nights—of so much diplomatic skill on both sides ? Would it be discreet and becoming of the Hones of Lords to interfere with a question so intimately connected with the House of Com mons in the way proposed? (Hear, hear.) The noble viscount proposes to disfranchise all the boroughs below 5,000. Lord HALIFAX did not propose any number. The Earl of MALMESBURY observed, that only in creased the difficulty by raising an abstract proposition. Then the noble earl on the cross bench (Earl Grey) has another proposition for the disfranchisement of 22 boroughs. But if the noble viscount does not state any figure, surely it is not the business of the House of Lords to fill up the blanks in his resolution. Suppose again that the 22 prizes are thrown opon, on what coast are they to be stranded—on Ireland, Scotland, or England? It is really nothing less than a new Reform Bill. (Hear, hear.) You cannot ask the House of Commons, already beginning to dispe r se, to consider the question over again ; and we_ uncertainty.shotld, therefore, be all thrown again into the chaos uncertaint y.intY. There is this strong reason against the f amended, proposition unanimously of the noble viscount, that the bill, when Did any noble lord think ouslyPassed the House of Commons. that any Government could send down to th e H ouse of C altered as the noble viscounto m d m e o sir ns a ea? a s extensively s o ty that the House of Commons would assent to such a change, or would suffer the work of the last five months to be rendered nugatory ? He must, therefore, on the part of the Government, ask the house to reject the motion. Lord CARNARVON objected to the redistribution scheme contained in the bill as quite disproportioned to the extended franchise, and remarked that the county repre sentation being the only check left upon household suf frage it was unduly limited, being only one-third of the *hole representation. He could not support the abstract resolution now proposed, but he would be prepared to vote for Lord Grey's proposition to deprive of double repre sentation boroughs with less than 12,000 inhabitants. Lord DE GREY and the Duke of CLEVELAND spoke in support of the resolution, while Lord Lifford, equally de precating the Government scheme, professed his inability to support the abstract proposition now made. Lord Rom ney, regarding the resolution as a vote of want of confi dence, declared his intention to support the Government. Lord RUSSELL, desiring that the present measure should be a settlement of the reform question, regretted that the Government should resist the resolution, as ho considered their redistribution scheme too imperfect to be permanent. Lord Taunton supported the resolution, as did also Lord Barrowby, who desired to increase the county representa tion as a counterpoise to the lowered franchise in boroughs. The Duke of BUCKINGUAM justified the scheme em bodied in the bill, and urged that it would be indiscreet to make any material alteration in respect of redistribution. After some observations from Lords Stratford de Red cliffs and Fortescue in favour of the resolution, the house divided, and there were 59 in favour and 100 against the motion of Lord Halifax, which was therefore lost. The house then went into committee upon the bill, and Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to. On clause 3 a conversational discussion was raised by Lord Ellenborough as to the meaning of the words "all poor rates," and eventually the clause was amended by the insertion of the words "rate made for relief of the poor." On clause 4, an amendment moved by Lord ROMNEY in creasing the term of occupancy required for exercising the lodger franchise was negatived without a division. A more important question was raised on this clause by Lord CAIRNS, who proposed an alteration which would admit as voters the occupants of rooms in halls and colleges. This was generally supported by the members of the Go vernment, and strongly opposed for vario is reasons by Lord Grey, Lord Westbury, Lord Abingdon, and Lord Granville. Eventually, on a division, the numbers were— For the amendment Against it .. 76 Majority On the proposal of Lord CAIRNS to make the limit of the lodger franchise £l5 instead of .£lO, Lord MALMESBURY intimated on the part of the Go vernment his readiness to accept the amendment, but Lord GRANVILLE earnestly deprecated such a stop, and reminded the house that if this amendment was car ried, all hopes of a settlement of the Reform question would be scattered to the winds. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said such an altera tion would only increase the regret of their lordships at the absence of Lord Derby, while Lord IlAnDwicicE said he was glad of a motion to increase the franchise in any way. He therefore seized with avidity upon the oppor tunity of heightening the lodger qualification. Lord KIMBERLEY opposed and the Duke of RUTLAND supported the amendment. The Duke of ARGYLL, while admiring the strength of the party ties of the Government, wondered at the weak ness of their political convictions. If Liberal peers pro• posed liberalising amendments, they were met by the ob jection that in altering the bill they were breaking a coin pact with the House of Commons, but when a Tory amendment limiting the franchise which the other house had agreed to was put forward, it was adopted without a word of explanation. Such a course on this question would be regarded by the country as an indication of the reaction which had already set in. Lord MALMESBURY defended the course taken by the Government, and said there was no analogy whatever between this question of the lodger franchise and that of the implied compact as to the redistribution of seats. Lord CARNARVON, though not opposed to the amend ment, was not, under all the peculiar circumstances of the present case, prepared to go so far as to vote for it ; and Lord RUSSELL thought that by its being carried, and the qualification raised, a fresh opening would be given to an agitation for manhood suffrage, and to get rid of any limit whatever. After a few words from Lord Ellenborough, Lord Gran ville, Lord Shaftesbury, and Lord Groy, who were opposed to the amendment, and expressed their regret that the Go vernment had departed from the text of their bill, a divi sion was taken on the original question, that the figure £lO be retained, when the numbers were— Contents B9 Non-Contents Majority —32 The amendment was consequently carried. After a few words, clause 4 was agreed to. On clause 5, relating to county property franchise, Lord lIARROWBY proposed an amendment altering the copyhold property qualification from £5 to £lO, which was agreed to by the Lord Chancellor, but op2osed by Lord Granville. After a very short discussion, their lordships divided on the question that clause 5 stand part of the bill, when the numbers were, — Contents 56 Non-Contents Majority —63 Clause 5 was therefore struck out, Clause 6 was agreed to. The House then resumed, and the other orders of the day having been disposed of, their lordships adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. DENMARK AND PRUSSIA. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the French Government had re monstrated with that of Prussia against their requiring any engagement as to the protection of the German popu lation of North Schleswig from Denmark as the condition of their giving effect to the fifth article of the Treaty of Prague ; and whether the English Government had offered any opinion on the subject. Lord STANLEY said it was quite true that communi cations had passed between Franco and Prussia, but he should not be justified in stating the nAture of those com munications, as the information ho had received was of a confidential nature. Her Majesty's Government had ex pressed no opinion whatever on the subject. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. Sir J. OGILVIE asked whether it was intended to bring this bill forward for discussion this evening. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended to do so that evening or any other evening during the present session. (Laughter.) It had been asked that the bill be reprinted, and on the motion for going into committee he should move that the house do so pro forma, and at the same time move that the bill be re printed with the alterations made in accordance with those of the English bill ; but before he could so it was necessary it should be known what was done in another place with respect to the English bill. Col. FRENCH asked whether it was proposed to raise any discussion on the motion for going into committee I The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not anticipate any discussion would arise, as the motion would simply be that the house go into committee pro forma. Mr. M'LAREN asked when the discussion would be taken ? (A Voice—" Next session.") (Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had already stated that it was not intended to proceed fur ther with the bill during the present session. Mr. M'LAREN said that the hon. member for Ayrshire had announced on Friday last that the bill should not go ou without an opportunity being given of discussing the matter. Sir J. FERGLTSSON said on Friday he was authorised to say that no progress would be made in the bill without an opportunity being given for discussion. He never said Ina further progress would be made. THE FENIANS. Major KNOX asked the right hon. gentleman opposite if it was true that he had stated that champagne and other delicacies had been fu rnished to the Fenians by the place heihad the honour to represent. Mr. MONSELL said his observations applied to Dun garvon and not Dungannon. THE PACKET SERVICE VOTE. In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. HUNT said he had intended to proceed with this vote on Wednesday, but as it had been represented that it would be exceedingly inconvenient to members generally if he did so he would fix the matter for Thursday next. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BILL. In reply to Sir G. GREY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended to proceed further with this bill during the present session. The order for the committal of the bill was then read and ordered to be discharged. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT BILL. In reply to Mr. Hoer., Mr. AYRTON said when the order of the day for the second reading was arrived at he would state what course he intended to take with regard to the bill. THE PURCHASE SYSTEM. Cul. NORTH rose to bring under the consideration of the house the casesof Lieut. Frederick Nind Woodall and Lakt. and Adjutant H. Curry, of the 74th Highlanders ; and Lieut. and Adjutant R. F. Stirke, 69th Regiment. The hon. and gallant gentleman said the cause of these officers was one of peculiar hardship: they had been pur chased over no less than five times, and the whole cause of their non-advancement in their profession was simply because they were not in possession of the means of obtaining their promotion under the pre sent objectionable system of purchase. The officers ho had mentioned wore men of the highest honour and undoubted courage, and it was to be regretted that such efficient officers should be so unjustly treated. He concluded by moving the following :--" That in the opinion of the house no monetary consideration should delay the promotion of those throe of f icers." Sir J. l'AiiinlON said ho should Leclino to touch `THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1867 . upon the questior o f any expenditure from the reserve fund until he ha" seen the report of the committee which had been sittinf ;to consider the subject. With respect to the 3d West I ndia Regiment, it was a peculiar case, and he had alreae ty dealt with it. (Hear hear.) With respect to the officer s of the 74th Regiment, he was quite contest to accept the In igh character that had been given to them by the hon. at td gallant gentleman, and he also admitted that it must Tie extremely depressing to be purchased over no less tt tan five times. The unfortunate circumstance was an in' cidental of the purchase system, and it turned on the changt 3 that had been made in the army by the late Governmt nt. By that Government it had been decided to reduce the strength of the army by cutting off two bat talions fro m every regiment quartered at home. Great hardships And inconvenience had ever since that arrange ment come int , ) operation, occasioned from the circumstance of having ref ;iments of one strength abroad and another at home. (Hear, hear, hear.) When this arrangement came into operation there were about 40 regiments at home, and knocking off two battalions from each 240 officers had to be provided for. An arrangement was made for the promotion of 60 captains without purchase, with the understanding that the other officers should re main as supernumeraries in the othor regiments to be absorbed as opportunity offered, and the case of those three officers, which he much regretted, arose entirely out of those arrangements and nothing else. He could not assent to the resolution moved by the hon. and gallant member. Mr. MONSELL hoped that as the 74th was about to be sent abroad and would be strengthened by the addition of two battalions, he hoped the case of the two officers would be favourably taken into consideration. The house divided, when there appeared — For the motion 54 Against it 65 Majority The motion was consequently lost. THE REVENUE OF INDIA. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. OTWAY asked the Secretary of State for India whether there was any, and if any, what limit to the sums of money which the Secretary of State for India in Council might expend in this country without obtain ing the sanction of Parliament ; and, should the balance in the Home Treasury be insufficient to meet any exceptional expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State for India in Council, whether there was any, and if any, what limit to the sum for which ho may draw on the revenues of India ; and if the Secretary of State for India could fix the day for the discussion of the Indian Budget. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said there was no limit to ;the home expenditure of the revenues of India, which were vested in the Secretary of State for India in Council. There were limits, however, with respect to the salaries of the Secretary of State and the members of the council. With respect to allowances that were made to officers dismissed for misconduct, the money was awarded those persons to prevent them from actu ally coming to starvation. It was thought very objectionable that persons having enjoyed certain positions in India should be seen in this country in a state of desti- tution. In committee of supply, the British Museum vote, moved by Mr. WILroLE, was agreed to—the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stating in the course of the discussion that early next year ho hoped to propound a comprehensive scheme for the better accommodation and exhibition of our national collections. The Education Vote (.£705,865) was moved by Lord R. MONTAGE, who went into the educational budget of the year in considerable detail, contrasting the expendi ture, and the results with the figures of former years. For the building sad enlarging schools and teachers' houses £30,000 is asked in the estimate, as against £24,000 actually spent last year, which had been supplemented by £91,000 of voluntary contributions. For elementary schools, £427,345 is asked, and for night schools £16,000, as against £416,582 and £13,302 spent last year, supplemented by .069,000 voluntary subscriptions and £56,000 endow ments. For normal schools £74,000 is asked—a slight decrease on last year—and for administration, inspection, and office expenses £81,790. Passing to the results, Lord Robert mentioned that during the past year 80 schools had been built, 50 enlarged, and 61 teachers' residences had been built, affording altogether new accommodation for 20,516 scholars. There had b3en inspected 13,586 schools —.tn increase of 636 schools over the previous year ; 1,510,871 children wore on the books at the end of the year, of whom 1,287,604 had been present at the inspec tion, and 664,000 had boon presented for examination, and more than five-sixths had obtained passes in reading, writing, and arithmetic. The number of night scholars on the books was 42,872, a sensible increase over last year. _ The usual long and discursive conversation on various points preceded the granting of the vote. On going into committee on the Parks Regulation Bill, Mr. LOCKE strenuously opposed the bill, objecting par ticularly to what he insisted was a principle novel in our law, giving magistrates jurisdiction over political offenders, instead of sending them before a jury, and to the clause which allowed the Ranger and the first Commissioner to make regulations the breach of which is to be punishable by fine. Now that a satisfactory Reform Bill was on the eve of passing a measure of this kind was unnecessary ; and he moved that the hoes() deems it inexpedient to proceed with the bill this Session. Sir C. RUSSELL supported the bill, on the ground that London was now threatened with another Hyde Park demonstration against Mr. Hughes' Sunday Trading Bill. Lord AMBERLEY denied that these meetings had been shown to cause public inconvenience or to interfere seri ously with the street traffic, maintaining that Hyde Park was the most fitting pl ace f or great pu bli c meet i ngs , an d in an ironical vein complained of the ingratitude of the Go vernment towards the Reform League, which by its demonstrations had co-operated so powerfully with them in passing their Reform Bill. Mr. COWPEU supported the bill to preserve the parks for the purposes of recreation, arguing that the power of preventing public meetings was vested in the custodians of all other parks ; that they never had yet been allowed ; and that if the house refused this bill the parks would become the arena of all kinds of controversies, political, religious, and social. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE opposed the bill. Mr. HARDY denied that the bill interfered with the right of public meeting; its only object was to prohibit the holding of meetings in certain places properly devoted to purposes of recreation. That such meetings there was illegal was beyond a doubt, for up to 1855 nobody had ever attempted to hold them, and the bill simply gave additional facilities for enforcing a legal right. Mr. GLADSTONE, though not disposed to refuse to legislate for the purpose of giving these additional facili ties, was of opinion that this bill had not been well con sidered—and at this period of the Session it was not pos sible to consider it—that the peculiar delicacy of the subject had not been kept sufficiently in view, and that it was altogether inopportune. This was not a question to be decided by argument alone—feeling must be considered as well ; and objecting to increase the power of the Execu tive in connection with the events of last year, and appre hending that legislation at present would bear the appear ance of an attempt on the part of Parliament and the Executive to revenge themselves for something like a defeat, ho supported Mr. Locke's resolution. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER remarked that the right of public meeting was a valuable safety valve, as useful, perhaps, to those in authority as to any body, and, admitting that the Londoners were not so well off for open spaces to meet in as the people of other towns, he maintained that it was more convenient in great colos sal cities that meetings should be held in buildings such as the Manchester Free-Trade Hall, adding that if a great public demonstration were needed there was Primrose hill. But the bill was a mere social and police arrange ment, and the only question for the committee to decide was—ls it desieable that the parks should be retained for the amusement and recreation of the people ? Mr. BRIGHT dwelt on the importance and the use of public meetings, and eulogised the conduct of the people at the recent Reform demonstrations, metropolitan and provincial, arguing that at meetings in Hyde-park the risk of collision would be less than at Primrose-hill, as the ground was larger, and that, as they would be witnessed by a larger number of persons, their effect as demonstra tions would be greater. The urgency of the case was not proved, neither was the ncessity for increasing the power of the executive to deal with public meetings ; and he pressed the Government to drop the bill, pleading that, if s t ess e io s n ub i jtectshcoouuldla ap proachedbetaht otuhgeicitomnemeeesnscaormyetnotloef neat session be h f re s s u e c n cess en a t n . and without the same risk with of greater provoking h popular a n e eo resentment. Mr. NEWDEGATE su pp orted the bill, and on a division Mr. Locke's resoluti on was defeated by a majority of 45 133 to 88. The house wo nt into committee, but no pru gress was made with the bi ll. Several other bills were for warded a stage, and the house adjourned at a quarter to three o'clock. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Henceforth no one will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health -restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' and Infants' Foot, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from Invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope. whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the "Uazette du Midi," July '2sth :—" Rome, July 21, 1861;.—" The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. 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In his Allocution he announced to the Sacred Col lege the execution of the Emperor Maximilian, and that his solemn obsequies would be celebrated in the Sixtine Chapel. New bishops were appointed for Sens and for Oran in Algeria, which has lately been made an episcopal see. The Pope himself in vested Mgr. Antonio Bassoun, the new Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia, who has taken the name of Antonio Pietro LX., with the pallium, with the accustomed ceremonies, all the Armenian bishops in Rome being present, as well as the Siro-Maro nite Patriarch of Antioch and other prelates of Oriental rites. Afterwards he received the peti tion for the pallium from the Archbishops of Sens and Quito, who were invested in his presence, and conferred the cardinalitial ring on the new car dinal. We hear every day threatening rumours of the preparations of the Garibaldian party, which, it is hinted, are subsidized by the Italian Govern ment. In spite of the protests of the official journal that Government is determined to arrest anything of the sort, they yet receive no effective check. It is not that there are not now and then secret meetings disturbed, a marauding party in the frontier overhauled, and a few arrests made, but from all I hear there is more going on than c ould be managed without assistance in high quar ters. A handful of men spurred on to the attack will form an excuse for sending a whole army in pursuit, and, once in the Roman State, may they not cry, "it is good for us to 'be here !" At the present moment, at all events, the excuse is seized for concentrating large bodies of troops on the frontier, which, under the title of cordone d'osser vazione, present good grounds for suspecting in them the materials of an invasion. The " National Committee " and the " Centre of Insurrection " have contrived somehow to effect a fusion at last, and have constituted a new administration with the title of Junta Nazionale Romana. Its first act is the circulation of the following proclamation : " Romans !—Rejoice that there aro no more dissensions among . us ! All section s o f th e Liberal party are to day united in theresolution to crush once for all the Papal Government, and to give Rome to Italy. "The National Committee and the Centro of Insur rection aro alike supe rse d e d by the Junta Nazionale o' on , of ijoni the "Rejoice movement. faith v and Roman, which hencefo r th w ill t a k e the Sovereigndirec ti is h c o ip ly lin c e_ onc n o n r i d n , n andin to in s t e e c n o t nd ns it by union and sacrifices. The Roman fasces aro truly formed this day, and will lead you to victory, but beware of another fracture. " Romans !—The honourable citizens who compose the Junta, into whose hands we resign our office, are worthy of their exalted mission, but they can do nothing unless seconded by your courage and confidence. You have but to will it, and 25,000,000 of our brethren will acknow ledge Rome for the capital of Italy. (Signed) ." " TIM N ATION AL ROMAN COMMITTEE, " Rome, July circulars as they will It is not from within, however , tha t we have rise against the Pope, "m...n ; E CENTRE OP INIJIICTION. anything to fear. The Junta may issue as many attack from without to ex pect, t a h n e d y i w f o w n ' et hadget n the ei s ßomans u bs id iz e t d o we might rest con fident that the boast of this new Roman fascio would turn out another fiasco. The Pope still continues too much occupied to leave Rome. His departure has been postponed, but no day has as yet been named for it. The heat is very great, but the general health is not much below the average of the tim e of year. The obligation of abstinence, on Fridays and Satur adgaayisn, s h t a p s o b s s e i e h n l e dispensed,inread of h e o h w o e l e v r e a r ~ p and because the as aprecaution season is considered trying. There was a Solemn Mass for the Emperor Maximilian on Wednesday sung by Cardinal Reis ach. l in ih t e h r e o S p i the absolution. Nearly a ll the cardinals and pre xe t p i n r c o n C o h u a n p c e e l d present and a consider lca Count e u s n i t n Tr RomeTrapani, n a i s , s i s m t e a d n . y T it h o e m l a i n i n p g r i o n f c es, Naples and atnhe d Corps Diplonzatique were pres , able crowd of faithful. Letters from Vienna describe the obsequies cele brated there on the 12th as very grand. The cata falque was surrounded with the arms and banners of the imperial houses of Austria and Mexico. At ' the foot of the coffin were two velvet cushions, on which were laid the arch-ducal and imperial tcrrem;vnasr, outongdetwheerrewpalhaeethde limartraipaleroarbinanmdasscseipve .silver candlesticks, and beyond these were sta tioned the body guard. The Emperor of Austria entered the nobility.church about eleve o n f Eo'clock,nglan England, France, by the Archdu kes and officers of State. The PR t h l ue e l is s h i r iP e a e (3; man t i deanenntd Turkey i t who e tit T aries and envoys rkey were present, as well as all his throat in St. Peter's left the Hospital of San Spirito, cured of his wound, on Saturday last. I believe he has been removed to asylum a i‘ ; fo i d t en is es t c he n t e h w ir sp d ap ti e n r ie wh h i e ch h h a a s s aattemptedlunatic berernhespomefeeslitrte time in abeyance, reappeared on le his life. I have just b ad my attention called to a St. Cat P to e u t c e o r . ' s day number of the Semaine Religieuse of Ncvers giving an account of a most interesting ceremony 1 which took place at Barbeloup, near that town on the 19th ult. When Pius VII. was transferred from Savona in June, 1812, he was m night notwithstanding his and age and infirmitie s ; in order also t o p r ev ent the adeto travel to Fontainebleau, day manifestations which the sight of him would have called forth from the people along the route it was arranged to have a number of posting stations pro vided with relays of horses at some little way out of the towns. Thus it happened that on the 19th the cortege came through Nevers, and the horses were changed at a little place named Barbeloup, be tween Pougues and La Charite. The Pope left the carriage during the delay, and sat down to rest under a cherry-tree by the wayside.while he sent into a cottage to ask for a draught of milk. A peasant woman brought it to him on her knees ; the Pope thanked the new Veronica, and presented her with a piece of money, which she always afterwards wore hung round her neck like a sacred medal. The cherry-tree was long an object of veneration for the whole country side, but somehow perished in some subsequent storm either moral or atmo spheric. The Bishop of Nevers had the happy thought of replacing it by a more durable memorial, which might serve in future ages to mark this sta tion in the Via Dolorosa of Pius VII- The Mayor of Trousage, in whose parish Barbeloup is situated, was most assiduous in seconding his pious wish, and subscriptions were not wanting. A local archi tect, M. Bouveault, accordingly has just erected an elegant column of sculptured marble, surmounted by a gilt cross and bearing this inscription : Ri o Die XIX j'nii M.D. CCC. XII, Pivs VII P. 31 . Peregrinvs et regrotans Modico lac to reficiobatvr. De torrente in rid bibet, propterea exaltabit caput. A large crowd assembled at its inauguration, and after the psalm, " Quare fremuerunt gentes," had been sung, the bishop made a short address on the text, "Et venient ad te curvi filii eorum qui humiliaverant te, et adorabunt vestigia pedum tuorum." "The children of them that afflicted thee shall come bowing down to thee, and all that slan dered thee shall worship the steps of thy feet." (Is. lx., 14.) A letter from Turin, dated July 22, says : The new bill for the liquidation of the Church property continues under discussion, and seems likely to pass. It is the most sweeping measure yet proposed. By it, the State lays its hand on every kind of ecclesiastical property, even on what was spared before ; the very subscriptions of Confra ternities do not escape notice. The Chamber is hard at work in its struggle to make up for lost time and is holding three sittings a day. The second and third clauses were passed on Saturday. The attempt at philosophical Accuracy in the wading barely escapes being ludicrous, the ente morale the moral being—of ecclesiastical bodies ceases. Their corporate possessions become national pro perty, bene del demanio, as it is called, or as an Italian paper suggests would be more appropriate in this instance, del demonio. The pittance to be doled out to the dispossessed owners is prescribed in Article 3. By a report presented to the Chamber it appears that the estimates for 1867 amount to 1,114 millions, and the deficit will be 217 millions, without counting arrears. The Commission appointed to inquire into the general administration of the Naval Department has sent in a report which, from the extracts that have been allowed to transpire, reveals a deplorable state of confusion and malversation. When the Commission found that the receipts and payments were a long way from balancing, they were told it arose from economy in the personnel of the office. There was a sufficiency of clerks to look after the receipts, but there were only two or three to note the payments, and these were so frequent that it was often impossible to register them all ! This is a specimen of the frivolous answers given to the gravest charges of the Commissioners. `With reference to various secret gatherings of small knots of Garibaldians, of which we hear now and then, the following appears in the Corriere Italiano, the official paper : —" The King's Govern ment is not only resolutely determined to oppose every attempt of an attack on Rome, but the most complete measures have been taken to prevent any infraction of the pledge on that subject already given." This is said to be the result of a late warning from the French Emperor, recalling the convention, and stating he has so much now on his hands, that a Roman complication must be avoided at all hazards. The same paper states that Cardinal Antonelli has addressed the three following questions to the representatives of the four Catholic Powers,France, Austria, Spain, and Portugal :—What course they would pursue if it should appear plainly that the Italian Government was conniving at the invasion now being planned by the Garibaldians, in spite of the convention ? 2. What they would do in case the revolutionary party made their way up to the gates of Rome ? 3. And what, supposing there was any outbreak in Rome itself ? I give you the paragraph as it stands, on the faith of the Corriere ; I have heard nothing from Rome itself of any such application. The only public notice which has hitherto been taken in Italy of the execution of the Emperor Maximilian has been by the Pope. A Turin paper, while raising its voice against this apathy, accuses certain papers of not being content, like the Go vernment, with an ignominious silence, but of publicly applauding this frightful act of Juarez. I have not heard that this has met with any official reprobation, but a printed sheet, entitled, " Sogno di Napoleone 711. e l'ombra di Massimiliano," which was in circulation at Milan, has been seized. From Austria it was rumoured that the Arch duchess Sophia had been so horror-stricken by the terrible news of the loss of her son that she had entirely lost her reason. The Vienna Gazette of the 15th denies this report, but it says she has been most painfully affected by the intelligence, and it is said she seems continually to have the picture of his last sad moments before her eyes. The Press of Vienna announces that the visit of the Emperor of Austria to Paris is definitively abandoned ; he has, however, invited the Sultan to spend some days alp. Schonbrunn on his way home. The Tagsblatt says the Sultan will come by way of Berlin about the end of the month, but that he has expressed his earnest desire that his coming shall in no way interfere with the Court mourning, and that it may not occasion any public festivities which would be out of season at such a time. Count Crotti's re-election for Verres has just been completed and declared valid in the Cham ber. It remains now for the battle of the oath to be fought over again. The Florence journals are beginning to wake to a perception of the irreparable injury to art which is resulting from the public contempt of its reli gious sanctuaries. The instance which has spe cially roused their ire is the vandalic treatment of the cloisters of Santa Croce—Santa Croce, where the great Dante festival was completed by the inauguration of the statue which now commands the piazza ; Santa Croce, where so many great men of Italy are inhumed, till our guide-books have called it the 'Westminster Abbey of Florence ; Santa Croce has a claim on the Italianissimi which would be wanting in a mere church. But they have sown the wind, and they are now reaping the tempest ; the smooth, green turf beneath which are laid a Sabatelli, a Santarelli, a Gazzarini, a Virginia Blasis, is con verted into a yard " where rubbish may be shot !" The traceried arches which enclose it—the work of Arnolfo de Colle, in the fourteenth century —are covered with obscene and ribald scrawls. The marble tablets destined to record the merits of the departed, are covered with offensive and derisive epithets. Small boys, brought up in com munal schools which have succeeded the pious teaching of religious, delight in giving a practical effect to the anti-ecclesiastical lessons they are taught by spending their play-time in shying stones at the monuments and defacing the frescoes. They are brought up to see religious edifices turned into barracks, and prisons, and army stores, and, more logical than their elders, they deem it less of a sacrilege to make places of sepulture serve for a playground. • Our Sindac° issued an order a few days ago re lative to precautions against cholera, which, among other things, forbad the hawking of fruit and vege tables. A number of poor people are thus deprived of the means of existence, and we had quite a little e'meute last Friday. The itinerant vendors of fruit and lemonade, who had thus been condemned to starve, collected in crowds, and after parading the streets for some time, surrounded the Palazzo di dial, the female element predominating, and com menced tearing up the pavement to provide mis siles with which to assail the building. The police c ame out and restored order by carrying a consi derable number to prison, where they will, at all events, be fed. The same day we had another affair which has made some noise. A woman, very respectably dressed, and of prepossessing appear ance, attempted to commit suicide in the streets. She was observed to point a pistol at her head, but before anyone could reach her, she had pulled the trigger. The ball entered her mouth, tearing away part of the lower jaw ; but the case is not considered likely, to prove fatal. The act is attri buted to despair excited by jealousy. A letter from Paris says The Chamber, on the eve of dissolution, conti nues to be occupied almost exclusively on the Budget. M. Berryer took occasion on Saturday to inquire of Government what reports had been received regarding the cholera, and what pre cautionary measures had been adopted. M. Forcade, Minister of Public Works, said in answer, that the Mecca pilgrimage had passed off without giving any grounds for serious apprehension of mischief, owing to the favourable conditions of the atmosphere, and the precautionary measures adopted during the last two years at the instance of the French Government, such as preventing the overcrowding of the Red Sea steamers. Cholera has, however, appeared at various points of the Mediterranean coast, first at Tunis, then in Sicily, then in Italy. In Sicily it was not the towns that were attacked, but the small villages in the open country. The affrighted village populations col lected in the towns—at Palermo to the number of more than 40,000, and, strange to say, they did not take the contagion with thent The reports that have been circulated about Rome are greatly exaggerated.; there is no cause for alarm there. In the north of Raki, however, at Brescia and Ber gamo, it broke out, but has not spread. Some isolated cases have also been reported at various points of the coast of Brittany. With regard to precautionary measures, M. Forcade stated that, though the system of quarantine had at one time been abandoned, there had been a reaction in scientific opinion, and last year permission had been given for its adoption in certain cases, as when a vessel arrives in port which has had an outbreak of cholera on board. Government was, therefore, armed against the wor§t ; but, at the same time, it hadbeen determined not to have recourse to a means so calculated to impede trade, except in case of great necessity. M. Berryer replied that he was glad to hear that the opinions of anti-contagionists were not paramount in France. The bishops, on their return from Rome, have been received throughout France with the most marked expressions of rejoicing and veneration. In most instances they were met at the railway station by Confraternity processions which conducted them to their cathedrals, where they addressed their flocks on the glories they had witnessed in the Eternal City, and dismissed the congregations with the Papal Benediction. The towns were in gala array with flags, and wreaths, and triumphal arches, and illuminated in the evening. The Bishop of Rennes, who was prevented from going to Rome by grave indisposition, but sent 20,000 fr. for the support of forty Zouaves, has published in his dio cese a letter of sympathy and thanks addressed to him by the Holy Father. Mgr. Godelle, Bishop in partibus of Thermopylae, Vicar-Apostolic of Pondichery, who intended to spend a few days at the House of the Missions Itrangeres in Paris before returning to his diocese, was taken ill in conse quence of the fatigues of the journey, and obliged to lay up at Chambery. He desired to be taken to the Hotel-Dieu, which is a very extensive institu tion at Chambery. The Sisters of St. Vincent lavished every care on hi'm, but his constitution was already undermined by the labours and priva tions consequent on the duties of his apostolic mis sion, and he died on the 15th at the age of 62. It may well be doubted whether, with all his foresight, the Emperor had any suspicion of the comments that would be passed on his late letter and present to M. Rouher. According to the fol lowing details of the circumstances of its presen tation, published in the Independance, the latter would seem to be better acquainted with the state of public opinion :—" As he was entering the Council Chamber, M. Rouher was requested to attend the Emperor, who then gave him the cross and the written testimony of friendship which ac companied it. The Minister, casting his eye over the document, observed the line - which implied it should be made public, and, in order to make quite sure, asked the Emperor if he meant it. The Emperor replied that he expressly stipulated it. The note did not, however, appear in the Moniteur till after the lapse of another day, M. Rouher, in his exceeding discretion, having thought it advisable, in the interim, to give his imperial master the opportunity of reconsidering his deci sion." The diamonds are said to be worth £1,600. The King and Queen of Portugal and the Infant, Duke of Coimbra, brother of the King, arrived on Sunday evening. The Viscount di Paiva, Portuguese Ambassador at Paris, met them at the Belgian frontier. The Emperor, accomp anied by Prince Joachim Murat, received them at the terminus of the Nord Railway. The Empress came down to welcome them at the foot of the grand staircase of the Tuileries. After spending some time in the private apartments of the Empress, they drove together to the Pavilion Marsan. The Empress left on Sunday morning for Havre, to embark there for her private visit to the Queen. The Emperor accompanied her to the pier and re turned to Paris in the evening. King Louis 11. of Bavaria also arrived on Sunday, and paid a visit at the Tuileries; he travels under the title of Comte de Berg. The Moniteur reports that the Prince Imperial appears to have already derived great benefit from his stay at Bagneres•de-Luchon. He bathes regularly every morning, and takes a walk of two or three hours on the mountains. "He has never been better; it need hardly be said that he is the theme of all conversation and of all thought in the neighbourhood. His pleasant, healthy coun tenance, his vivacity and amiability, have won all hearts." the 15th inst., at eleven o'clock, a funeral service for the repose of the soul of the late Emperor Maximilian, honorary member of this Societe d'elite. Among the numerous congregation were most of the notabilities of the capital, the Ministers, and foreign officials, and the whole of the Austrian Embassy. THE GOLD FIELDS OF NOVA SCOTIA. The Paris prints are a good deal occupied with speculations concerning the fate of Dano, the French representative in Mexico, who was accredited in June, 1865. The Emperor Maximilian sent to Paris as his plenipotentiary General Almonte, in May, 1866. Juarez, on his success, demanded that General Almonte should be given up, threat ening, in case of refusal, to shoot 1)ano. Of course, France cannot give up Almonte ; but, with the specimen we have had of Juarez's recklessness, the safety of the French plenipotentiary is doubt ful indeed. The Courrier Francais reports that he has effected his escape, but there is no notice of such an event in the official journal. An ancient town has lately been discovered in Russia in a curious way. A fort was in course of construction at Orembourg. The Kirgis had un dertaken to supply the bricks, of which they seemed to have an exhaustless supply of a very fine kind. The Russian engineers at last benme curious to know whence they were obtained, and, in answer to their inquiries, were told they had a mine of them. The officers required to see the mine, and found that there was a town of considerable extent buried beneath the soil. The Kirgis had already destroyed the dome of one large edifice for the sake of getting the bricks. There was no one on the spot, however, capable of determining the date of the constructions. The Abb6 Sire, one of the professors of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, while in Rome for the Centenary of St. Peter—l believe on St. Peter's day itself—presented to the Pope the very labo rious production on which he has been engaged for a long time. It is a collection of translations of the Bull Ineffabilis Deus (defining the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception) into three hundred languages and dialects. He has been at pains to render it as correct and complete as possible, each translation having been verified by the bishop of the diocese in which the language or dialect is spoken. Each is written, adorned and bound according to the prevailing style and taste of each country ; the precious metals, jewels and enamels, corals and mother-o'pearl, have been put in requi sition for their ornamentation. It is curious that, of all the European versions, those from Poland and Portugal are said to be the most costly and elaborate. A letter from Brussels says:— Great astonishment has been expressed here at the rumoured retirement of M. Van de Weyer, and all sorts of conjectures are afloat as to the probable cause of that Minister's tender of resignation. Nothing can exceed the gratification of the Bel gian nation at the more than cordial and handsome manner in which its representatives have been received by the English people. The souvenirs of the Belgian volunteers seem to rest with peculiar satisfaction on the entertainment offered them by Miss Burdett Coutts ; but they seemed at first to have some difficulty in understanding why that lady was singled out for one special occasion in their programme. The public spirit which prompted this individual liberality, however, and the peculiar circumstances which suggested to her the wish to receive them on her own responsibility, upon being explained to them, it was both felt and appre ciated. The awkward incident of the disproportion be tween the number of medals distributed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Wimbledon and the number of recipients has excited some comment and remains to be explained, and Colonel Gregoire has been severely censured for a laxity of discipline and a want of method, without which such an accident so vexatious to all parties, and principally to his Royal Highness, could not have occurred. The magnificent annual procession known as that of the " Tres Saint Sacrement de Miracle," took its accustomed circuit on Sunday last from the Cathe dral of Ste. Gudule, amidst an immense concourse of the faithful, and followed by upwards of 2,000 pilgrims. Every accessory that could contribute to the imposing richness of the occasion was supplied ; and, although those who took part in it began their preparations as early as three in the morning, it was five in the afternoon before the different groups put themselves in order to gain their respective homes. The first stone has just been laid of a new bridge across the Vesdre, which is to unite Verviers to the Ensival. The ,4 Grand Serment Royal et Noble " of cross bowmen and OPlXPliinergi of DgumeLl celtbrated, on Under the above heading we published in a lato number an article referring to the districts which have been successfully worked for gold. We have since been favoured with the report of P. S. Hamil ton, Esq., the Chief Commissioner of Mines at Halifax, which contains a large amount of infor mation relative to this auriferous country, and from which we gather the important fact that there - _ are few other British colonies in which capital can be more satisfactorily employed than Nova Scotia. It may be observed, en passant, that Nova Scotia is distant from England not more than a ten days' voyage by steamer, being:, in the direct route of vessels sailing between Liverpool and Bos- ton, United States—in fact a line of steamers run every fortnight between these two cities, calling at Halifax for passengers and merchandise. These vessels are constantly freighted with gold from ,he mines of Nova Scotia, and there is every reason ,o suppose that future years will show a Consider- able increase in freights of the precious metal from Halifax to England. As everything relative to gold mining—especially from such an authority as the Chief Commissioner of mines—must be deemed interesting, we give the following information, extracted from his annual report on the mines of Nova Scotia for the year 1866 : " GOLD MMES.—Our gold mines continue to be worked steadily and satisfactorily. The area over which operations are carried out is yearly extend ing, and as a rule, if not universally, the quartz lodes being worked show no decrease in richness, but rather the'reverse. Improvements in machinery and increased skill in mining have led to the pro fitable working of many lodes, which in former years were abandoned or left untouched as too unprofitable to be mined." As we shall probably have much to say in future on the interesting subject of gold finding and gold mining generally, we shall commence by describing the districts of Nova Scotia, in which up to the present time the precious metals (gold and silver) have been found in the largest quan tities. The first and most westerly from Halifax is known as "The Ovens Gold Fields," on the At lantic shore of the province, near Lunenburg har bour, and we take the following description of it from the Prize Essay, published in 1862, on " Nova Scotia and her Resources," by Thomas F. Knight, Esq., of Halifax : " The Ovens is a peninsula which forms the western side of Lunenburg Harbour, extending from the town of Lunenburg, a distance of five miles, into the Atlantic Ocean, terminating in a bluff promontory, about forty feet high, With steep cliffs on the eastern side, but on the western side sloping down to a stretch of level land, with another bay beyond. The average breadth of this peninsula is about half a mile, presenting a front age to the sea, where deep caverns have been worn into the bluffs by the action of the waves The quartz veins run in all directions through the promontory, and are visible to the naked eye with out labour. Whilst attention was general directed to the quartz veins in the upland rocks, it was conjectured that the sands below the cliffs would be impregnated with particles of gold. Experiments proved successful, and these sho re claims proved wonderfully remunerative. The astounding revelations of gold lying at their feet startled the imaginations of the stolid Germans, and so great was the excitement for some week s before the claimswere adjusted thatbuxom matrons and maidens might often be seen in diligent search . for some shirking nugget, or gathering sand w it h the hope of extracting the precious dust." Such is the description of the Ovens. The quar tz veins, described as running in all directions, ar e impregnated with gold in a singular manner, an d we have recently been shown a quantity of this auriferous quartz which is the subject of much research all over the world. If we are not rais" taken, this British colony of Nova . Scotia must ere long form a great attraction to emigrants of ever?: class, inasmuch as, apart from its gold fields, it possesses great facilities for agricultural operations. Coal fields and mineral productions are opening 11 .. in great abundance, and the fishing grounds in O' province are known to be some of the finest lo the world. We shall take the opportunity of referring t o _ this subject in future publications, taking for ou'i next article the gold fields of Tangier, which aff°74 much scope for the investigations of the g o ' seeker and the geologist.—Westminster Gazette. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER —Jury 27. The weather has been very unsettled since Thnr saft3 c ;' . and to-day the supply of grain was again very litnitela Every description of wheat advanced fully 2s per co- Spring corn scarcely anything doing, but prices &nu 3 ., Wheat, white 72s 74s Beane, Mazagan..•••• 33. 48 0 red 6•is 70i Middle and small,_ 4 43 42 0 Barley 428 48s Peas, white 38 3 20 3 60 4 Oatt grey I—JULY 26. ier D ately supplied with vim;is lst week's prices adva uce t. sorts. All other grab). lee of last week. Peas, Partridge ...... VI 426 386 White .. 345 0, 4 00 etkit0,0n1dew..........i4 4. Builing ........ 36s Dun.... ...388 4 ,. .• Beans, T d i i new. • ..39s 434 g0 Harrow Ticks.42s :0 new.... 410 4 30 Hazagan. ..... 396 CHELDISFO This market was very mod but business was steady. La per qr for inferior and 2s best fully maintaining the currenci Whest, old white....sBs 72a new ~EOB 75s old red. 568 66s new. 61s 708 Barley.... 26s 338 Chevalier tie 53s Grinchng 9 6s 328 Malt 668 748 Chevalier 68s 76.1 Oats ... 2os 26s . ABERDEEN—JULY 26. A tie , At our market to-day there was a quiet business -° 0 with a thin attendance. Prices for all kinds of grain W ° on a par with last week White wheat 58s Od 0d to to 6 L s 0 0 d 621b62 14 bushel. Red wheat 50s Potato oats 28s Od to 29s Od t 40t h La v b u shel' Common oats 26s 6 d to 27 s Odf '"— , B ere 35s 6d to 36s 6d t 531 b libuslle" Barley 35s 6d to 36s 6d) 28 0 Oatmeal 20s 6d to 21s 6d 11 boll of „,1). Flour, line 52 s Od to Hs Od %3 sac k of 2°' • IRKCALDY—Jur Small supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat brought le over late rates. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First...— 61s 6d ' 33s ud 3ls 6d tneeend 63s Od I—s Od 335 0,1 Third 64s Od —5 Od —8 Od COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the closeof the market. 15. s. d. . 0 Oassop 2O 6 Kelloe ................. „ Cowndon Tees South Hartlepool. Pensher Primrose Eden Main Ships at markot, 46—sold, 44, Births. the sfif e A NSO N—On the 28th inst., at 55, Portland-place, I.— of Sir John W. R. Anson, Bart., of a daughter- oar CARMARTHEN—On the 28th inst., the Marchioness 43' marthen, of a daughter. ttri Ob e R OBERT SON—On the 28th inst., at The Close, -13 the Lady Katherine E. Robertson, of a sou. Marriages. Asumtv—EDWAßDS—On the 27th inst a t th e 4toIX church of Beckenham, Edward AshburY,' Esq. , ° f r ° ville, Staffordshire, to Susan Anne , eldest dauVe Wm. Edwards, Esq., of Coper's Cope , Beckenb g T: f St 0 BRYER - CHAPMAN - 0a the 27 th inst., a t the Cliur,,ellol.l9oee John the Evangelist, Thos. Bryer, 13. A., of flie f o t Stoke Newington, to Amy, youngest ds.ughtel. Chapman, of Charlotte street, Fitzroy-squa re. Deaths. 0 sot 3 tr CASTRO —On the 27th inst., at Mortlake, Daniel do Esq., aged 62. Counts g KILMORET—At Lansdowne Lodge, PutneY, the of Kilmorey, aged 76. sts ffOr d KENDERDINE—On the 27th inst., a t Brook S o use ' -2. John Kenderdine, Esq., Commander R.N., net: gerti LEWis—On the 28th inst., at Hertingfordburf Parks Edward Lewis, Esq., aged 71 . ussv atel OMER.— On the 28th inst., at 65 , Queen's-road, B ay Joh Edward Oliver, aged 46. stall° POEE— n On the 28th inst., Margaret Pope, 0. aged 90. SUN' Lon ofd : Printed and Publishd by WILLIOOI No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Ti fac" a , wi ty 'strand, trand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in th° ° gidana...lllo4oYl Ally 39 1667.