The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-25 00:00:00

' THE WFI '-General.) ie P O l 3 , s b o o This 15 eabo nt ex t e nt 01 jots of the P re ! lo 9 15. were the 184 5 ' 5 ' ars for is• col - r ecto., , t oe In comp ar e t, it ie neceipsi. d July 21, slOt fatal in 678 ootor, to 1,7 41 ; o bit more filed 0 bas pre TROPOLIS, 0 151 USES B JITO 21. Y, ........... ............ .. 4. 0 ........ ises :15.......•• o f d r Organ ° , .. ........ • i i ; 0 8 other Ur ..... ............ ......... 'soles . ...... .............. " .... ••• ......... A ............... or, ............... g ................ ............ erallee .... jl P ... .... ......... .. . .. .......... 9 3 in coil& ling week $ f 18c4. 15G ...... 192 ••••• • 1 4 155 ••••'' 90 4 298 ••• s. 91 ,008 47 6 439 EX. 79724 ... ...... 1, 5 ° 3 ...... Hs PA t noon, pr 1° 0 . 4* Arrive d Iftr an Que el/ ' p.O t 41 4 e port—Plrro i f kyab ; 0. ► IP W Dff 4 A rt ! S.W. „OP ? C OllBl.- g ° w ith dA I I,O I LieLis to ey JAg off 11° sii oOf .Arrived' 0 1 01 ;1, 1 nescisl 4-- 4 Od , r iand; 00! '1 ,11 0 4' OnliP ie i o r b so p modal OP le tyro O , 1 1. SS 0 UM ' S ; Le. i• yrowg , 00 0 0 .0 , /o 0 o' 1 • 1 r o ' Loft 01 ,; ms(lo9 , 1 ,00 From t ip eulel• Adei Irene , O. London . he ricer. --- to r of Y l ", 0 07 0 Pa" es to uie g, oe, revoi. o bi 0 E worP e y ° 0 1 atree l t • al. W ig ir jbar Itbe o foo li c p s " ces t ir° cos li ff p of tablitbe .to 0 04 P f r°°l O P • It i° I that t • r i,dr ° o o {reel/ l evy bee° olv in c •pb 0 4 , v it - be v er W 6 A let t ' n- eo f with • 00 ° A goeflifit)fil Ii bortjt-hsOc-jer. sv" - 01 0 0 01 bOUe" c hliti t e o f the ! hOthierb cootO nother re _to it of t b° 01 9 ,i2eCl tb n i ie 40 . pit'eetben 00 n", and t °l3 l l t .ftr 080 4 4 0 , iit the )1 1 - • o. - • vetch ° lto 1, ; t ) a j _ 510711" MONEY 3IARKET AND COZMER VIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. of The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday et. ()a ed tamely an d steadily, and prices were un atuanged since ' Friday. Th e sales were estimated 5,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken for ex -I)°4 and on s p eculation), including, in addition to ft .e roeri oa The n , 400 Egyptian, a t bid. to 81. per lb. 13rov Railway Shar e M ar k et opened at a slight im ement, whi c h was maintained throughout the a a7, closing firm. 4 bill ha s b een brought into Parliament for the elation be of Chinese passenger-ships, it having „ e n found expedient to take some measures for tcc:. prevention of the abuses so frequently perpe trated upon them. The term Chinese passenger tcP includes every passenger-ship from Hong 4 : 11 g, and every British ship from any part of wa ge r - 100 Within 100 miles of the coast. No pas aftigeribiP, under this act, must clear on a voyage ship, than seven days without an Emigration !tiCommissioner's certificate. The commanders of e r 'hips of wa r may search and demand the pro tou e th ti°ll of pape rs , and vessels refusing to submit his theca regulations shall be forfeited. A fine, ,e72v.e'rer, may be substituted for forfeiture. The ce " i Itell d eclarations of commanders will be re liarci as prima facie evidence. Proper pro gar°l4 is made for dietary regulation, and re ,„,„ iS Paid to ventilation, space, and to the -.Bp, d ra •T of the vessels. A list it given of the car Is which are to be carried. The bill appears N e t'llY Prepared, and since the tide of emigration 41 111 . the Celestial Empire appears rather to gain hit„ i n ti L eie ased impetus than the reverse, much il " Would accrue from its becoming law. / ad . , Sciede Railway is so highly appreciated in raonia!that every mail brings some new local testi paj hit its favour. The Commissioner of the p ret ) t 7b writes over that the country is getting on Pred„ k we ll, but wants an outlet for its surplus t ka ;re) Which a railway from Kurrachee to Mool- I t td Powerful steamers on the Punjaub rivers (5 .A 1111 afford. 4,2-sJ:int-stock company, with a capital of 120,0001., )pi tti ' share s , i s before the public for subscription, be t ,, tlo 'view of laying down a submarine telegraph 4 to e r the Dard ane ll es an d Alexandria, forming oftl ect ion betw een th e l a tt er p l ace an d all parts 41411.11°Pe- Th e promoters have o b tained from the tel e 1 .c Porte a formal concession of exclusive kip! °li e communi ca ti on f or 50 years, w i t h ot h er 1 ) to - 344 Privileg es . Th e cap i ta l can b e i ncreased to J o '°°°/., on an extension to Alexandria att. a• Th e pro j ect is almost certain of success, `'as im portance, from our relations with the O i t a ; ,_a manifest. Th e cap i ta l , no doubt, will be of th e !41 W ith ease, as th e di rec ti on i nc l u d es some T h r st - merchants an d b an k ers i n th e c i ty. A iax_ e l a Plollet of bill s d rawn h ere b y th e Honour id ladia Company upon its treasuries in the *a t e Il eiee during the fortnight to last evening I• as l ' e a t ee diegly li m it e d. bot 61 relay afternoon the exchange on Paris did iN t e t :I: to r - 4 , 11 1 ;i: but Trieste and Hamburgh were Th,r13,1 ~ Funds have been flatter, and there , business doing. Consols have been 1 1 f or , 9 4 for transfer, but not higher than 90 1 7 3 - to 1 9a. count. Exchequer Bills have been quoted 2(1. pe r 443' Premium for those hearing interest at 1 4i -I.2lZat• per diem. Bank Stock is firm at an d ° 24; ul a rid East India Sq:ock has been at 142 1 G ,, 15.1 6 1 1e The annuity of 1885 is at 161 to 4 ror e i ' gtt Stocks ' ll4 We are have been quiet, with . exceptions to si, NAii about to name. Peruvian have risen A • an d n_ 14 i.. 8 --y, having been yesterday 77 to 78. ceiv od hu consequence of powers having been re the aimshe Minist er h ere , D on Ri vero , t o ma ke ,„lf i pe g fund 5 p er cen t. on th e Four-and-a 4'llre., t Cert. B on d s , an d 3 per cen t. on the t icii ; i; t S o far this is another step in the right direc -110446f th e question of the home debt is still in an 'Mil actor position, and every effort will p.ro ybe y lt°o lti Pale to convert it into Anglo-Peruvian g alt L -11 " get it quoted here. The Deferred Bonds c. ote z qtt, „,n 5 7i to 59k, an advance of 2 to 3 per 4 %till T urkish Bonds are heavier, although there Oil ' '.,good deal d o i ng . Th e y h ave b een 894 t o at s,Cexican are steady at 22 and Buenos Ayres littir. Rra zilian old bonds have realised 102. ktlii 4lati 5 per c en t s . h ave b een 86i t o 87. h e - has be en d one i n Span i sh. 4t3 'lts ! t° 11 ""ing are the nominal prices of foreign tab.4,2cVorenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi t7 %e h . 22 1 • Peruvian, 81 to 82; ditto Three t i. to 4 - s ''' 5 7 to 59 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., di to , c) ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; a ilal liall, li i , r-a nd-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; 'Rita ttoi 3'T 4-lew Deferred, 181' to 19 ; ditto 3 per to l'as • 37 1; ditto Certificates, 4i to 41 a Tli e i t , 8 . 1 1 °. 3 , 4 to 4i. Cl!, 1 4 -- 4 1 ,_ iw aY Share Market is without tone just ;Nt ' t V ‘cere is scarcely any movement in prices. ,pitt No are still declining, and the heavy 4 4 ter ti °l. damages has a marked effect. Great iptkler, ,are I lower, North-Western are a trifle Nr,4l4„d So uth-W . estern keep up well. North ilacialllellarr_wic,k) have receded. Grand Trunk of h sitei lt es are down I. C Ch art 'limn Mineare steady, and also Cocaes. 1414 4 o Bre d Bank of Australia are flatter. °4l Panies' shares are up 10s. to E. 1 141 4 4 14113111 S TFIIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ' 14 0/4 the OtAciat List. e lk 's Bucmoms. (1011 k. 1 Ott t e 4 .. 0000 0 • 214 15 1 4 t p,". i'd,, - i n , 3 At. e4 . 3 _ Attnnities. 1 4" Der 0 u ''' ) lg &nullities 414 4 4 i per Ce t• Annuities ....., ...... .. pkinlllitnt• Annuities 77 6 b 1 , , ,,,tc 3 0 Ve4, Pre: sth Jan., 1.4'•70 4 1-16 1 1 4 N- no, :1 0 ears. Expire 10th Oct., 1R.50 3i 441 At 1.6341 E xPi sth April, 1885 16,1- 1546 % I t . re 1~, 00" 1 „ 1 ...t 1 t, ‘ 4ll . £loor -iiii 4 ,l ll :: :i ttbd,„ _4OO .. ( or e ceo tlooo 31 tt oo l , l ) er ir d l: l l t, Bth August 90,1 1 ' 244 i 2d. N ..... ............ - 411 .. ............. tiet ii;) ...... . II 1 41 4 1 ° , ndn l iiB . ii ...................... Iti k ' ll /11 1. 421 ? , flp ; 5 0 9 ' ~ R.—Ns A uti oDd RFTM I / 4 T FUNDS TI-11 - cl DA Y . 7, t.)1 3 3fre R 4 010 _ 8 , , 1_829 dt 39, 5 per Cent. 1001 P6 11? 1 ? to r Ptetr r e nt , 6 per Cent 57 litlit% finds Ao" . IN, f,-..od s , nut 22 zlt t , e t' th e 2_ . %4 per Cent.. Pii; l te f .' Per 6'ceant ir k I t& at t h ent •• BO 79i 911 80i 1/ 801 '"lk` - ' 4l tt,, et ace ...._ b i ,kh b_ ki s ,ceant tto f ""n ds, .ki Per Cent. 1 Z the; Ac oi. cent •• ...... 90h , N ezi oluit .. t n_ da o n the ~.= .......... 90/ 89i 90/ I i 1 'wove Pa) able 3 , ' ,TOOT; qt, 3 41 % THREE O'CLOCK. tor. ............ ii... A_ gi rt h® Account-- ............. 4 f 441- Zt 7 ---------------------------------- NEWS .—(THIS DAY.) 20 23 , 10 1 4 f lt of ti,_ CORN EXCHANGE. u oth",,,.‘e I. fiZ. tnglish wheat for sale in to-da's market /4 117 e alce °f Monday ; and the show of samples of Itiot:', l . it 1,10,...w.hite w as very limited. For most . kinds le l obs ' 14clniry but no change took place in the ttlo•lttitil / o r,. 1, • ' NI ....),',/,...nin-eitt---the show of which was tolerably ex - V_ l ltoti l i'L 4 (l, oft slowly at last week's currency. Float ktiel.,ikpo''l l ilted extreine rates. 1 / 1 t hys a d''" of foreign barley being extensive, that 1 , rtim t dull a A 4.1 % / h i '. 11 . rather lower to purchase. th kip re , little was doing, at late rates. 1 , 4 %1Z 1 1 - le t , ta lt ies of oats moved off heavily, at 6d. per Ite‘ t ', oh i'aeY/ Sound parcels were firm, and quite as, - ooda . Ihits % d Y. 11 flour were dull, but not cheaper. Sik tilit .. whea, AItItIVALt THIS IL aWE 01414.,. 630‘' Barley. z s ai t t o . 0;7 6 11•1 9 o 2 n o r . ' .. 17 65 ' 10,2171 = 4,710 _ 9',, ........-.-.. 24,118 2070 sla %N et tut ve 4 s_ /1()R0 1.741F1 ROP, d to til % , 6 t le a 2n:eri dull sale for all kinds of hops/ , a 9 by -4 'itleb k ,1'!IF evit less money must be accepted '''QtY,2so,cloot. • ,T h. 11,, dtz.nd wrirrEcrcA.pEL. ,1:::'"ei534,..4.„„;,!1a,+x1.t...::::..aria1iee,:a---3.:.;Btecizztuloytto,,:ait,Ba3ts;h e poBar f k o t 11 0 : 34 : 8 i l6 n oa g i t; P o ri l4a c sm e prices ,L.l.cif ~ • '''"*--.............„--------.t.,__,............. --_____,..... tel t ' a. BQB Cg . .ohei t4r. , Ca LIVING.- The rectory of Cooling, 11411,441111eth.•ThieN.to be sold by auction, on the 17th of tet,,, t . Ekuri ~, , ineonie, exclusive of fees, is 6001. per 0/16 eulti4tio4l°rease of income is expected from the t,,,,, Ah c i tu 13 of hops in the parish. The population Ittiletria."e;lge of the r e t rector is 66. The . ' '19 1 :14. 1 „, 11 '4 410,th...e recptoersonf the parishes of St. -.._. : . ..c.,a, h 4 R ' - - - '''''' ' l4 r 3r Mennthcm, in the City of • -'~ RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GRAND TRUNK OE CANADA. A general meeting of shareholders in this company was held 37, sterday at the London Tavern; Mr. T. Baring, M.P., in the chair. _ The CHAIRMAN explained that the periodical meetings of the company were appointed to be held in Canada, but, in deference to the wishes of the shareholders in England, the present meeting was held. The president of the company, the Hon. Mr. Ross, and one of the directors, 111 r. Hincks, were present, and would give any information in their power. An earlier meeting of the shareholders would have been bn praoticable, and at the same time the directors were bound to acknowledge the forbearance of the shareholders in waiting for a meeting up to the present time. The SECRETARY (Mr. Chapman) then read a report from the London board of directors in respect to the progress of the undertaking. it stated that 171. 10s. per share and 70 per cent. on the province and company's bonds, of the A series, have been called up. The total amount which has been received on this capital is 2,898,4271., of which 464,394/, is in advance of future calls. The arrears are 71,2171., of which 22,2371. are on the last call. The amount yet to be received on the A issue of capital is 683,9721. The next call of 21. 10s. per share, and 10 per cent. on each class of bonds, will be due and payable on the 12th October next. The certificates for works in favour of the contractors for which the A capital has been raised amounted to 2,888,2181., including the pay ment of interest to this date, which interest forms a deduc tion from the payments to the contractors as the works pro gress. The sum of 298,5001. not originally reckoned upon, but which was found to be indispensably required for putting the line from Montreal to Portland into effective working condition, has likewise been expended. The progress and Exe cution of all the works have been in the highest degree satis factory, and the directors are assured that the sections of the line from Quebec to St. Thomas (40 miles), and from Montreal to Brockville (125 miles), will be delivered over to the company for traffic in the ensuing autumn. The com munication between Brockville and Toronto (a distance of 210 miles) will be completed in the course of next year. The section from Toronto to Stratford (82 miles) will be delivered over to the company by the contractors before the expiration of the present year. A connection will thus be effected be tween Stratford and Montreal, and between Montreal, Port land, and Quebec, a distance of 841 miles, with the excep tion only of the link of the Victoria-bridge. The Governor- General of Canada was empowered by an act passed in the late session of the Canadian Parliament to grant to the company a further advance of province bonds to au amount not exceeding 900,0 OZ. Under the powers of this act bonds will be granted to that amount at the same rate of interest as borne by those already issued, and for a term of 20 years. By means of the aid thus afforded the directors have been able to effect arrangements for the common benefit of all concerned in the undertaking. In the new arrangement entered into with Messrs. Peto, Brassey, Betts, and Jackson, provision is first made for payment of the balance due to the contractors in respect of works certified up to the Ist of May, 1855 ; and, as no part of the new province bonds is available for works executed before that time, this payment is to be made in B shares and B company's bonds—two-thirds in bonds and one-third in shares. For the works to be actively prosecuted between St. Thomas and Toronto, estimated at 1,600,0001., the contrac tors are to receive payment, one-half in cash, and the remain der in equal proportious of B company's bonds and B shares, on which latter 121. 10s. is to be taken as paid, and out of the cash payments is to be deducted the interest payable by the contractors to the holders of beads and shares, according to the provisions of the original contract. No call is to be made on the B shares beyond the 121. Os., to be credited thereon, until after the Ist of May, 1857. illould any extra works be required, the contractors have agreed to accept payment in bonds arid shares of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Com pany, calculated at par in sterling, which bonds and shares the company hold to the extent of 200,0001., which are re served as a provision for this purpose. The c)ntractors leave to the disposal of the directors the province bonds of the B series to which they are entitled under their original contract. They consent to the suspens!on of the works from St. Thomas to Trois Pistoles, and from Belleville to Peterborough, until the first of September, 1556. The contractors also agree to a modification of the contract for the Victoria-bridge. This arrangement will enable the directors to consider whether it is possible to adopt any more economical plan for its con s ruction. The present expenditure on that work is to be limited to 60,0001., that being the amount estimated as re quired for fulfilling existing arrangements with sub-contrac tors. They undertake to proceed actively with the works from Montreal to Toronto, and from Quebec to St. Thomas. The directors submit the foregoing arrangement as fair and equitable. The works actively prosecuted are those from which the largest and earliest return is to be expected. Those which are suspended are the portions likely to be least remunerative. The total receipts from the traffic upon the line already opened from Portland and Montreal amounted for the half-year ending the 31st of Dec., 1853, to 54,6151. ; ending the 30th of Jun:, 1854, to 72,831/, ; ending the 31st of December, 1851, to 97,907/. ; and for the 25 weeks of the half-year ending the 30th ult. to 82,9121., being au increase over the corresponding period of last year of 13,3791., or 19 per cent. Various causes have combined to retard the de velopment of the traffic over the eastern lines, such as the sudden paralysis of the timber trade, the commercial panic which ensued, and the withdrawal during the last half-year for the exigencies of the war of the steamers destined to ply between Liverpool and Portland. The directors express their unabated confidence in the undert iking, and that it will prove amply remunerative when completed. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. The Hon. J. Ross, the president of the company, seconded themotion, and in doing so said there was not much to state on the present occasion in addition to what they had heard, but when the undertaking was completed throughout there could be no doubt it would be remunerative. In reply to questions it was stated that the Victoria-bridge had already cost 200,0001., and that 60,0001. more would be required before they could stop the works with a view to give time to consider whether a cheaper mode of construction could be adopted. Half-yearly reports would in future be given to the shareholders, stating the progress of the works, and so forth. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was unanimously adopted ; and the proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to the Canadian and London directors, and also to the Chairman. The meeting then separated. PBUSSI i N DLSPATCII. - The Prussian, Monacar publishes the following de spatch, dated the sth, addressed by M. de Manteuffel to Count Arnim, the Prussian ambassador at Vienna : " Through the kindness of Count Esterhazy, we have re ceived a confidential communication of the project of a de claration on the subject of the Eastern Question, which Baron Prokesch is to present to the Diet in the name of his Govern ment. The Cabinet of Vienna has also been so kind as to communicate to us the circular dated June 28, by which Count. Buol.announces to the German Governments the steps which the Imperial Court of Austria intends to take. I need scarcely assure your Excellency that these documents have appeared most interesting to the Government of the King, awl in the opinion which we have formed of them, we are guided by the greatest federal amity to wards the Imperial Court of Austria, as well as by a sincere desire to impre , s as much as possible the decla rations which the Diet may be called upon to make, with a character of unanimity. In this respect, I above all notice with satisfaction the declaration contained in the cir cular of the 2Sth, viz., that the Confederation cannot be called upon to enter into new engagements, or to give exten sion to the existing ones. This is perfectly in accordance with our view of the matter, as is unmistakeably proved by the numerous documents which have latterly emanated from the government of the King ; and consequently the only ques ion which might be raised, is that of knowing whether, in gene ral, a new declaration on the part of the Diet is necessary, seeing that it is only to maintain its preceding resolutions. If, on tais question, we were, only to consider our own situation, we should be disposed to reply to it negatively, since Prussia in her quality of European power will remain under any cir cumstances in that state of preparation for war which responds to the resolution of the Diet of the Sth February, I n th e meantime, although the hope of the re-establishment of peace between the belligerent powers has not been yet realised, we, nevertheless, think ourselves authorised to believe according to declarations which have been made to us as to the turn which events have lately taken, that the chance of Austria taking an active participation in the war is removed, an d that the uneasiness which had arisen from that idea for Ger many is considerably diminished, and consequently the desire expressed by our German co-federates to see the charges im posed on them appears justified. The best means of coining to an understanding on this question will be to submit it to the deliberation of the Committees to whom the Austrian declaration will be referred, and the more so, as the text of that declaration was not in the first place made kuowu to the other German Governments, and a complete exami nation appears absolutely necessary, and certainly so in the eyes of the Austrian Government. As far as what concerns the Pruss an Government, its position as regards the treaty of De cember, and the negotiations connected with it are well known. Prussia has not acceded to that treaty, notwith standing the invitations made to her, and a formal approba tion of the conclusion of that treaty, and of the conferences connected with it, would place us in flagrant contradiction with our past policy. We are convinced beforehand that such cannot be the intention of the Cabinet of Vienna. Such an approbation would suppose a solidarity, which Prussia considers as incompatible with her political convictions, as well as with the solicitude she owes to her own interests and to those of Germany, and she must consequently decline it now as openly as she did at the moment of the conclusion of the treaty of December. Such an approbation, moreover, could not take place, unless Austria should, as formally, ap prove of the policy pursued by Prussia and by Germany. Such a reciprocal approbation given after the faci s had occurred would perhaps bring prominently to light and in a disastrous man ner the differences of the past, and we prefer leaving it to the Imperial Cabinet to decide whether it would not be better to renounce it on both sides in the interest of the wished-for understanding. We are confirmed in this idea by the decla ration contained in the Austrian project of wishing to main tain irrevocably the bases of pease as admlted by Austria. As far as it is meant by this to point out the maintenance, under all circumstances, of the four points considered as a whole, the resolution of the Diet of the 9th December, would be exceeded. Such an obligation does not exist as far as Germany is concerned. She has resolved only to ap propriate and to maintain the first two points. Since Russia has declared that she will also consider them as obligatory for her so long as Germany and Austria shall not take part in the war, there is no reason to believe them menaced by her. These two points, however, will only possess real value by being executed, and in that respect Prussia thinks right once again to reserve to herself, in her name and in that of Germany, the participation which is due - As regards the third point, it is relative on the one hand - to the maintenance of the integrality of Turkey; on the other to the diminution of Russian preponderance in the Black Sea. In the first respect there scarcely exists a dif ference of opinion. Austria declares that she is determined to continue to occupy the principalities to defend that integ rity. It belongs to the Cabinets of Vienna and Constanti nople to decide if this occupation be always necessary, or how long it will be so, for the occupation of these princi palities has taken place in consequence of a treaty between Austria and the Porte. Looking at affairs in a German poipt of view, an attack from the Russians, which appeared not impossible when the resolution of the Diet 44 - Dec. 9 was taken, is less to be apprehended at pre- Sent ttian - ever. If, nevertheless, events again assumed a German lmore menacing character for the German territory, the reso nunnt all to insure the safe-being Governm nf en t t h s e , thatcountry in a n i s ex s e o ee s d t i i i • l o g u l ; amongst short space of time the most energetic measures would be taken, in conformity with the federal obligations relatiVe to that safety. The King our Sovereign is also determined to employ all his forces for that holy mission. The diminution of R us sian preponderance in the Black Sea is the point against which the understanding between Aus • tria and the other contracting parties of the treaty of December has failed, and iihich has led to the close of the conferences. We abstaiii froth every examination of the question of ascertain ing who led to that result, and we unhesitatingly approve of the efforts made by Austria in favour of peace. But from the time that these efforts have remained fruitless, from vie lame that no doubt exists, that the Cabinets of Paris and London no longer conceiVe themselves bound by the declarations made to the Diet all the 1301 3 90.40 115 which 470 !ma dimmed . . THE SUN, .LON 00N. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 25 1855 in view of the solution of this question, whether in or out of the conferences, no longer form a determined base for tinc execution of which it would be advisable to enter into en gagements, but rather furnish materials worthy ot' being take,. into consideration, and which perhaps may serve, according to the events of the war—unfortunately alone capable of being decisive—towards an assured state of 'right and of peace, for which the resolution of the Diet of Dec. 9 designates the four points in their essential contents, as au appropriate basis. To tie oue's hands in any manner whatever with respect to these materials appears to us objectionable, and we would not even counsel that to the Austrian Cabinet, and still less to our German confederates. Such are the principal observations suggested to us by the Austrian project just communicated to us ; and I have to request your Excellency to inform Count Buol of them, leaving him a copy of the present despatch. It will be of great interest to us to learn to what an extent these considerations, which we have deemed it our duty to express to you openly and frankly, may influence the course which the Austrian Cabinet will follow in this affair. Receive, " MANTEUFFEL." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition from the Presbytery of Lorn against the Scotch Eluca . Lion Bill The Duke of MONTROSE presented petitions against the Scotch Education Bill. THE FIBRE COMPANY'S BILL. The Earl of HARDWICKE rose to move that in con sequence of the proceedings upon the Fibre Company's Bill having been superseded, by reason of the introduc- tion of a general measure upon limited liability, and as there is DOW little prospect of such measure passing in the present session, it is expedient that the said bill be allowed to be • read a second time. The noble lord said it was understood that the Limited Liability Bill would effect all that was asked by the Fibre Bill, and that it might be inconvenient to legislate on a private bill simultaneously with the introduction of a general measure on the same subject; it was considered but respectful to such an argument that it should be listened to. The session had now, however, so far advanced as to make it almost certain that the general measure cannot pass this year for want of time, it being only now in com mittee in the other House of Parliament, and it was therefore sought that the Fibre Bill must be allowed to proceed. His motion was based on two grounds ; let, The importance of the measure itself, from the very great public advantages it was calculated to promote. 2d, As respects the standing order 176 ; the very con siderable doubt whether that order was applicable to the Fibre Bill ; and the perfect impossibility of the promoters of the bill to comply with such order, and to conform at the same time to the requirements and pro visions of the Joint Stock Act, which now regulated the preliminary proceedings of all companies. The import ance of the measure might be gathered from the fact that it proposed to give powers for providing a remedy for one of the greatest wants of the present day, viz., the supply of a cheap material for papr. The promo ters felt that they could not find a better argument in support of their - views than that furnished by the con tents of an article published in the last June number of the " Quarterly Review." It was entitled, " The Sup ply of Paper," and commenced thus : "The literary world is just opening its eyes to an im pending evil of no little magnitude—even a scarcity of intellectual food. Stubborn facts and figures warn us th.t, unless extraordinary efforts are made to avert the calamity, we shall soon experience all the inconveniences arising from the deficient supply and consequent high price of paper. Already a rise in price of one half penny per pound in that article has seriously affected our public journalists, causing a loss, it is said, to the Times newspaper alone of 10,0001. or 12,0001. per annum, and inducing the proprietors of that journal to offer a reward of 1,0001. to any one who can discover a new and readily available material. " The cause of our present dilemma is the increased consumption of paper without a corresponding increase in the supply of rags. In the five years from 1830 to 1834, both inclusive, the amount of paper manufactured in Great Britain was on an average 70,988 131 lbs. per annum. This was prior to the reduction of duty on first.class papers from 3a to its present equalised rate of 11d, per lb. Tak ieg the five years from 1849 to 1853, we find that the average annual quantity produced had risen t 0151,234,175 lbs. The production of the year 1853 was 177,633,0091., being above 23,000,000 lbs., or 10,000 tons more than the preceding year, and requiring for its production an ex cess of not less than 13,000 tons of raw material. The re turn for the year 1854 continues to show an increase, caused by an increased export demand ; but the amount does not ereatly exceed that of 1853. The figures are 177,896,2241b5. Taking into account the higher price of paper-making materials, it is estimated that the cost of produc7ion to our manufacturers during the present year will exceed that which the same weight of paper would have cost in 1852, by no less than 1,000,0001. sterling. " This increased consumption of paper in Great Britain is due to the vast demands of our periodical literature, the more widespread ability to read and write among the lower classes. the cheapness of books and newspapers, and the facilities of communication by post." .7 tion from Poplar, praying that that township might not be included in the same district with Bow and Bromley. The Earl f FORTESCUE presented a petition from Somers-town acrain , t portions of the bill. Liird WODEHOUSE then moved the second reading of the bill. He stated that the Government of the me tropolis as regarded local affairs was of the most com plicated and unsatisfactory character. There were no less than 250 local acts relating to different portions of the metropolis, and as many separate local bodies. Be sides these there was the commission of sewers. Since 1847 there had been no fewer than seven different com missions of sewers, and they had incurred a debt of no less than half a million, and the cost of management was as much as 28,j per cent, on the expenditure. There was to be an end of this commission, and of the nume rous local bodies he had referred to. It was proposed to extend to all parishes the provisions of Hobhouse's Act, as regarded the election of vestries, and in the va rious parishes wards would be constituted. The parishes of the metropolis were divided by the schedule of the bill into two classes, schedule A and schedule B, and they might be called parishes sole and parishes in union. These parishes were 23 in number. The rest of the metropolis was divided into 15 districts, making a total of 38 districts, each of which would elect a board. To these boards would be trans ferred the superintendence of paving and lighting, besides the management of the local sewers. As regarded the rating it would remain as at pre sent, the occupiers paying the paving and lighting rates, and the owners the sewers rate. It was also proposed that there should be what was called a Metropolitan Board of Works, which was to be composed of forty-six members. The central board would have one most important duty to perform, namely, to consider a plan for remedying that which was becoming every day a more serious evil, the condition of the River Thames. They would have to devise some method• of preventing any of the sewage of the metropolis from being poured into the river ; and if that object alone were accomplished a very great benefit would have resulted from this mea sure. After having thus explained the main provisions of the bill. his lordship concluded with a recommenda tion of it to the most serious consideration of the house, as one affecting the welfare of all the inhabitants of this metropolis, who formed so great a portion of the people of England ; and he moved that the bill should now be read a seeond time. Lord PORTMAN regretted there was not time enough remaining this session for the consideration of the details of this bill, though he recognised its value, and thought it most important that it should pass into law. He had some suggestion to offer for its amend ment. The great questions were, the division of the town into districts, and the mode of electing the district boards. He thought it was hardly safe to invest a newly created body with all the functions which bad existed by virtue of some 250 local acts of Parliament, which were now to be repealed, unless the house were better informed than it was at present of the nature and extent of those various powers. _ The deficiency was becoming so much greater by rea ,on of our supplies of flax and hemp from l'ussia having h• - -en considerably reduced in consequence of the war. From the thorough test which the proposed new flax material has undergone at a very considerable cost — from the fact that an edition of the Times newspaper has been published upon it—the Fibre Company was in a position to pledge itself that, should the Parliamentary powers, sought by their bill, be granted, they would be able in a very great degree to solve the difficult problem, and to supply tile pressing requirement of a subsCitute foi rags. The necessity for the adventure being carried out by a company must be evident from I consideration of the magnitude of the operations required to prodilee a sensi ble effect, arid the wide range to which thdy must ex tend ; indeed it may almost he said, that to supply a re quisite quantity of the new material for papei making would be as far beyond the capability and prudence of private enterprise as it would be to undertake to supply the whole of England with bread from one ibdividual purveyor. The noble lord than proceeded to comment on the standing order, and contended that it was at variance with the practice of, the house, and therefore the bill ought to be read a second time. Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion. The noble earl had argued the case just as if there was no way in which cheap paper could be obtained except through the instrumentality of this company ; but a patent hed been granted for making paper of fibres ; and of that patent any person or cainpany might avail themselves. He begged to remind their lordships that this was the first bill in which they had been asked to allow aliinited lia bility to an exclusively trading company. He believed that what made the promoters so anxious to press this measure this session was a wish to buy up the patent to which he had referred, and thus establish a monopoly. H e denied that the standing order 176 was obsolete or contrary to the acts of Parliament he had named ; nor did he see any reasen why the order relating t 3 the pe lied a t which private bills should be read a second time should be set aide. It was true that the partiele bad not pressed their bill, but they had abstained from doing se en tirely on their own responsibility, and not in consequence of any promise on the part of the Government. He trusted that the house would reject the motion, i put a stop to a practice which he was sorry to a t againonee lyto springing up, the practice, namely, of persoollY can vassing peers in support of private bills. (Clo e rs.) It was highly necessary, for the character of t house, that they should discountenance any attempt tlt resort to that practice by every means in their power. (Hear.) The Marquis of CLAN . RICARDE, in supporti n g the motion, declared that he had not the slightest pe rsonal interest in the bill. He did no t k now th a t any one of his acquaintances had any interest in it, hut he bid b een so far personally canvassed, that a statement of the com pany's case had been put into his hands, and after per u-ing that s atemen , he had come to the determination to support the company's application. Earl GRANVILLE admitted that be had recom mended the postponement of the bill until the Govern ment measure should tive been brought before them. The Government bad no intention of abandoning their bill, although he was certainly not able to, promise that it would be passed during the p re sent session. He thought that it a standing order was a bad one it ought to he repealed, but so long as they kept it on their books they ought to enforce it, unless good cause was shown to the contrary. On this ground he should oppose the present motion. After a few worth from the Earl of NARDWICKE in The re The Earl of DERBY said he thought this company ha,l been hardly and unjustly dealt with. They were not responsible for the delay w hi c h bad occurred, inas much as they brought in their bill in good time , and they were not permitted to go on with it, a s it was stated there was a bill for limited liability in general, which it was expected would pass this session. That bill, how ever, had not Passed through committee of the other house, and they had passed the day on which their lord ships had determined they would not, except in case of exigency, read a bill a second time which came from the Commons. He was himself in favour of the principle of the principle of limited liability without ample time and limitedtloiaconsiderleisure it. After the feeling which had been expressed he did not think it would be discreet in his noble friend to go to a division, as be would probably be in a small minority ; but however small the minority, if he did go to a division, he would support him. The motion was then negatived without a division. THE BARONY OF FERMOY. Earl FORTESCUE also intended to propose an amendment in committee. By this bill four great London parishes, St. George's, St. James's, Marylebone, and Pancras would continue for a time the election of their vestrie , in the present mode, being exempted so far from the obligation imposed upon other parishes and districts of adopting the mole of election prescribed by this bill; and in the meantime all the new powers which were given by this bill would be exercised by the old vestries, including the appointment of officers, fixing salaries, and deputing representatives of tho 'e parishes to the central board. He considered thi4 was objectionable. The Marquis of SALISBURY thought the Govern ment had d ,ne well in attempting to improve the local management of the metropolis, but expressed some d o ubt whether this measure would prove more efficient for the sewerage than other metropolitan sewers com missions which had been create in vain. He recom mended that, as in the case of the New Poor Law, this measure should be only a temporary operation at first, for a term of three or five years, so that its faults might be corrected by experience. The Earl of CARNARVON supported the objections which had been taken by Earl Fortescue to the 7th clause of the bill, relating to four large parishes of the metropolis ; he thought it involved not only a practical injustice, but almost a constitutional grievance, to em power bodies which had been elected for a different pur pose to perform duties which neither they nor their constituents ever contemplated. The Earl of DERBY concurred in expressing his re gret that this bill came before their lordships at a period of the session when it was physically impossible for them to bestow sufficient attention upon it ; but he frankly admitted the great importance of passing the measure, and the diligent consideration it had obtained from the House of Commons, as well as from the Government. He thought it improbable that he should be able to attend when it was discussed in committee ; but he felt confi dent that Government would readily consider any sug gestions that might be offered. There was one feature of it on which he would make some observations—he meant the enforcement of an uniform system of voting in, and election of, vestries throughout all the different parishes. At' present only a very small proportion of the parishes in London were under the operation of what was called Hobhouse's Act. This bill did not formally introduce that act in all the parishes ; but in effect it did the same thing ; for while it repealed Hobhouse's Act, it introduced the provisions of that act, extending them over all the parishes, and thereby established single voting, and negatived the system of plurality in voting. Now he thought there was a great deal to be said in favour of the system of plurality of votes, as enabling the persons who contri buted most largely to the rates to exercise a proportion ate influence over the expenditure.. But many parishes bad had this question referred to their own. decision ; and the very class of persons who by this bill or by Hob house's Act would have the exclusive franchise conferred upon them, had resolved that they preferred remaining under Sturges Bourne's Act, which they thought was more conducive to the good government of the parish. Now he (the Earl of Derby) was not advocating one principle more than the other, but he would put it to the Government whether, for the sake of uniformity in the mode of election in all the different parishes and dis tricts, they would make it compulsory upon them to adopt a system which the parishioners did not prefer. He did not see why it should not be left to their option. No inconvenience would result from the central board being composed of members elected by different consti tuencies, in different ways ; for example, the Senate of the United States consisted of two representatives of each state, but elected under different state laws and by various constituencies. The working of the metropolitan system constituted as he suggested would afford a valu able illustration of the problem of the best mode of elec tion, and the representatives of each locality would try to rival others in good management. The Earl of PO WIS throughout the vestries of large parishes, like St. George's, were not suitable for the transaction of such affairs as would by this bill be com mitted to them. He apprehended, also, that the effect Of the first clause would be, though unintentionally, to put an rnd to the burial boards, and to the commissioners of baths and washhouses. It was inconvenient to begin the operation of the bill on the Ist of December, when the accounts of parishes were commonly made up at Easter or Lady-day Lord WO D EHOUSE briefly replied. With regard to the observations of the noble earl opposite (Derby), al though Sturges Bourne's Act was a general act applying to all parishes throughout the country, in the metropolis a large number of parishes had got special acts ; and there were scarcely two alike in the mode of electing their vestries. If the arrangement suggested by the noble earl were adopted, he feared it would excite more heartburuings and jealousies than the application of one uniform rule. The bill was then read a second time. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGE BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of this bill, which he stated to be for the purpose of remedying a great evil to which dissenters were now subject. Under the Dissenters' Marriage Act of 1836, when a marriage between dissenters took place by the registrar or by a dissenting minister, it was necessary to give notice to the clerk of the board of guardians, and if the marriage was to take pines without a license, a ;notice was to be read at threo successive meetings of the poor law guardians of the district in which one of the parties lived. Many most respectable persons objected to this, and many were thereby [deprived of the benefit intended by the act of 1836. The object of the bill was to substitute another mode of proceeding, and in stead of notice being given to the clerk of the guardians, and the notice being read three times at different meet ings of the guardians, the notice was to be given to the superintendent registrar, and be affixed in some conspi cuous in his office for 21 days. The measure was much considered in the other house by gentlemen of all sects, both of the Church and dissenters, and had come up to their lordships' house with their full sanction. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE the bill was read a second time. The following bills were read a second time :—The Stage Carriage Duties, &c. ; Chinese Passengers' Ships; Court of Jurisdiction (Prince of Wales Island) ; Conven tion with United States; Nuisances Removal and Dis eases Prevention Acts Consolidation and Amendment ; Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance ; Lunatic Asy lums and Regulations Acts Amendment ; Militia Offi cers' Qualification ; and the Turnpike Trusts Arrange. ments Bills. The Dissenters' Relief Bill after a short discussion was withdrawn. The Earl of DERBY said he wished to put a ques tion to his noble friend the President of the Council which affected their lor , lships' privileges. Some time ago he felt it to be his duty to bring under their lordships' notice the circumstances under which the Crown was advised to grant letters patent conferring the barony of Fermoy on a gentleman lately a member of the other house of Parliament, and at his instance the question had been referred to a select committee of that house. He had supposed that the honourable gentleman—he supposed be must call him— w h en the validity of bis patent was impugned, would have take n measures to establish his right, and have claimed his rig ht to vote for a represen tative peer of Ireland. Ile had not thought fit to take that i co o ur f s t e h ; e a s n es d si a e t n, th w ihse o many of the learned j u d ges per iod of the year, and the whom they would have to con sult, could no t be in at tendance, and when, consequent l y , it woul d be difficult to come to a conclusion, he (Lord Derby) sh ou ld not take any stringent course, but at an earl y p e riod next session, unless Government brou g ht the sub ject under the consideration of their lord shi p s, and unles s the hon. gentleman in whose favour:the patent had b een i ssued should think proper to claim his ri g ht to vote, he should meantime td t i m h t the oe question prejudiceounes tw whether i o n u ndtehre anything citheirneet lordships'question. . would be done in th e notice. He Earl GRANVILLE said he had been under the ex pectation that the nob!o earl would himself bring for ward the question, but having waited several weeks the noble lord (Lord Fermoy) bad consulted him, and asked him whether be did not think that he should claim his right to vote as a representative peer be fore the committee of privileges. He consulted bis noble friend on the wool . a ck, who told him it was y steps t o a c t on th e ir e did n o t k now whe e to a question too late to get a decision t his session on account of the absence of Om judges, and th erefor e he (Earl Granville) advised his noble friend to wait till ano ther session. He felt some slight difficulty i n answerin g t he question as to t w h whether interpretationt i h t e w r aaGovernment right g o:t theo gl ai would vwe, a because take an be a n theNlkGsElir.EeaNdtng BILL. of this bill, affect ing the prerogative of the Crown, but be might say that her Majesty's Government would not, 'without °onside. ration, advise her Majesty to do any act whi c h wou ld prejudice the question. METROPOLIS theLOCAL dayfor second M - On t h e order of - The Marquis ofIVESTILINUER preseuied i - Pe V' - .- The Treasurer of Counties (Ireland) Bill, and the Sale of Spixits(lreland)Bill, were severally read a second time. Tho Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, the West India Loans Relief Arrangement Bill, and the Public Libraries and Museums Bill were read a third time and passed. The Piers and Harbours (Scotland) Bill, the Crown Suit- Bill, and the Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Bill, were severally passed through committee. The report of the amendment in the Merchant Ship ping Act Amendment Bill was brought up and agreed to. MORTMAIN BILL. On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM this bill was with , drawn. Their lordships adjourned at nine o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Airdrie Rural District Po lice (No. 2) Bill ; East Kent Railway (Extension to Dover) Bill ; and the Surrey Gas Bill. TENANTS' IMPROVEMENTS COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for resuming the discussion on this bill in committee, Lord PALMERSTON rose and said he felt be move move that the bill be not further proceededa witho t yield session, The Government had been prep their own opinions to what might 4 they took Meng Ceehag of the people of Irelaucl , ad; be ;:orn_esidered. the . • . THE FLYING SQUADRON. The following extract from a letter from one of the flying squadron of the Baltic fleet explains the circum• stances of the death of Mr. Story, and other particulars, not given in the official despatches we published yester day : " July 16. "In the early part of last week we crossed the gulf and visited the south shore, calling at two places, Kounda Bay and Koskola, at both of which we fount Cossacks and Go vernment stores. We burnt the buildings, including a Cossack barrack, at Koskola, from which the owners but just cleared out, leaving much of their gear—lances, pistols, saddles, bridles, coats, shakos, &c. On Friday the squadron returned to the north shore, and anchored off the Strait of Frangsund, one of the entrances of the passages leading to Wiborg. On the afternoon of that day a reconnaissance was made in force of the defences of the strait by the Ruby gun boat and the boats of the frigates, with the view to ascer tain the nature of the obstructions placed to prevent our ingress. We started about 6 p.m. with eight boats and the gunboat, and proceeded unmolested up the narrow pas sage leading into Frangsund, Lntil within 4UO yards of the entrance, which we knew from pretty good authority to be staked. A Russian steamer, towing some large row gun boats, appearin inside, the Ruby opened fire on her at very long range, as well as the rocket-boats, and almost at the same time a heavy fire of musketry was opened from the left bank by men concealed behind a long low breastwork recently thrown up, and from among the trees. This was returned with great spirit by the boats, and shells fell with beautiful precision. The boats, continuing to advaLice, soon reached the obstruction, which was found to consist of large caissons of timber filled with stones, a small pas sage being left open for boats to pass through ; some of the boats pulled over it, and passed inside, thus fairly offering battle to the two steamers and the row gun-boats, who were pitching shot ant shell at the Ruby from behind the Point; they, however, were not game to come out, and, as the object of the reconnaissance had now been. completed, and all the soundings taken, the recall was hoisted, and the flotilla commenced its retreat. The firing lasted upwards of an hour, and was kept up with great spirit on both sides. The Ruby, not being provided with rifle-plate bulwarks, was much exposed, but most providentially no one on board was hit. In the boats five men were wounded—one only severely. A sad accident occurred iu one of the Arrogant's boats by the ignition of a rocket that had been prepared and placed in the boat ready for firing; the rocket exploded in the boat, and ignited the small magazine of ammunition, containing some 10 rounds of ball cartridge as well as the bursting charges for the rockets ; two'men were severely burnt ; one has since died, and the midshipman (Mr. Story) was blown into the water and never again seen ; being unable to swim, it is supposed he sank at once. The remainder of the crew jumped overboard, and were picked up by the other boats. The Russians are con structing some very strong works on some islands in Frang sund Bay, covering the approaches to Wiborg, the works of which are not considered well adapted for sea defence. It is supposed they have a large number of row gunboats laid up there for security. The Arrogant joined the fleet at Nargen to-day, leaving the Magicienne at Hog land. In the late distribution of C.B.'s to Captains who served in the Baltic last year I find Captain Scott excluded ! How is this ? Captain Scott took an active part in the first bombardment of Bomarsund, and after wards at Abe. Rear-Admiral Martin, who saw not a shot fired, is made a K.C.B. The Ajax, cO, is anchored at Foyle Fiord, Aland Islands (July 11) ; the Desperate, Conflict, and Basilisk are blockading in the Gulf of Riga ; the Pylades and Tartar are off Dagerort and. Hauge Head. The following ships are anchored off Revel :—The Duke of Wellington, Exmouth, Russell, Pem broke, Hawke, Cornwallis, Amphion, Volcano, Vulture, Merlin, Lightning, and Cossack, with 20 French and English mortar-boats. We were glad to see, on the 15th inst., the Sparrowhawk cutter, the property of Messrs. Galt, of Portsea, wine merchants, run up to our anchorage, 18 days from Eng land, laden with a very acceptable cargo. The new mortar boats have been practising for the first time against some islands here, and have developed the extraordinary range of upwards of 4,000 yards," ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. CARLISLE, July 24.—The seventeenth annual meeting of this society is now being held in this city ; but although it nominally commenced on Thursday last, the real proceedings of interest, at least so far as the great majority of visitors to these anniversaries are concerned, do not begin until to-morrow. Hitherto the proceedings have been confined to the trials of the machinery, to en able the ju;:ges to decide on their awards, but though the trial yard has been tolerably well attended, compa ratively few visitors from distant parts have as yet been attracted to " bonnie Carlisle." Carlisle, up to a very recent period, was more celebrated for its historical recollections including the imprison ment witl-in its castle of Mary Queen of Scots after the battle of Langside, and its siege during the rebellion of 1745, than for the importance of its trade. More peaceful times, the advance of civilisation, and, above all, the railway system, have, however,done much to develope the resources of Carlisle, and the population, which in 1801 was under 10,000, now closely approximates to 30,000. The old gazeteers inform us the staple trade of the town consisted of whips and fish-hooks, but those elements of industry are now thrown far into the shade by its cotton and woollen manufactures—the tall chimneys, to which EnglAnd owes so much of its commercial glory, now rapidly adding to the variety, if not the beauty, of the scenery. The most exten-ive of these establishments is that of Messrs. Dixon and Son, who are engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods in all their details, being said to employ 7,000 or 8,000 hands, or more than one fourth of the whole popul,.tion. As we have stated, Much of the present prosperity of Carlisle is due to its railways, though the Carlisle Gerd to the Solway Frith, which was opened in 1823, and has been since converted into a railway, gave the first real impetus to the trade. The city is, indeed, now one of the great centres of the railway system of the north of England, as uniting it with that of Scotland. The first of these railways, the Newcastle and Carlisle, 60 miles in length, was opened throughout in 1838 ; the Mareport and Carlisle, 27 miles in length, and from which there are junctions with C.tckermouth and \Vhitehaven, was opened in 1845 ; the Laneaeter and Carlisle, 70 miles in length, which connects Carlisle and Scotland with the whole of the London and North-Western system, was opened in 1846 ; and the Caledonian Railway, to Edin burgh and Glasgow, and from which there is a junction at Gretna with Dumfries, was opened in 1847. On entering Carlisle by any of the railway stations, the visitor's atten• tion is at present attracted by triumphal arches of ever greens and flowers thrown across the roads in honour o the meet leg of the Agricu tural Society, and a few of the bout es are decorated w .tla flags, wreaths, evergreens, 8v Of hut these tokens of welcome are far less imposing and less general than in any other city we have visited with the society. If, however, the outward show of welcome isnot so great as at some places, the inward feelings of gratifica tion et the visit can scarcely be conceived to be leas enthu siastic, inasmuch as the old tariff of 10s. and 15s. a night for beds is demanded with the greatest nonchalance though we believe that the expectations of a rich har vest will, in a great degree, be disappointed, the visitors in many instances preferring to make the neighbouring towns, which are easily reached by railway, their rest ing-p'aces, and thus escape the extortion of the resident innkeepers and other inhabitants. At the same time the number of visitors up to this period is much smaller than anticipated, or what we have been accustomed to observe at similar meetings. This we think, however, may be in some measure accounted for by a slight alte ration in the arrangements, which will deter the general company from arriving until a later period of the week than hitherto. The trial days of the machinery hays been extended so as to include the Tuesday, and the im plement-yard is not thrown open to the public until the Wednesday. The exhibition ground is to the north of the castle, on some beautiful meadows called the Sorceries. It would be useless to describe the general arrangements of the showyard, there being nothing to distinguish them from those of firmer years. The dinner pavilion, with all its a ccommodations and ornaments, is likewise familiar to every attendant at the meetings of the society, and we need therefore only say that the arrangements are as per fect as it is possible to make them. The space allotted - to implements is not as large as at Lincoln last year—Carlisle not being situated in such close propinquity to the prin cipal manufactories in the kingdom as that city ; but still, it is understood that there will be a very respectable show, whilst the entries for cattle exceed those of any former year, with the exception of the exhibition at Windsor in 1851. Amongst the implements exhibited which attracted the most attention in the trial yard may be mentioned Boy dell's locomotive or steam traction engine for ploughs, & c . The novelty of this engine consists in the wheels being supplied with "' a portable railway," as it is called, consisting of a series of s hoes or short lines of railway, are laid with the P revolutionsprogress. The of the appearancewheel, and is any thingt u facilitate p r epossessing, but th e ease w i th wh i ch the en pineich worked appears to have g i ven general satisfaction. Itiss but tatetethe generalthat the " portable railway" has been lately applied to gure carriage! , , and is lik e l y t o h ave a very material influence o n military operations by the ease and facility with which heavy ordnance will be enabled to be removed from one p oint to but w e a b s t a i n from of fering aannotuhmerb.erThoefredrhilalsv,ehboeeesn r respective merits, as it ng e., only unjust to d o so p r i or t o th e also so ig t d r h i sh a a, l en s ry , ne a b oo y tppi mj machines,uinion se d so g tf e eo s e , ti o yh& f enei publication of the awards, but it is very difficult for the ob-erver, from his necessarily disadvantageous position and want of sufficient opportunity to examine the vari ous implements, to arrive at a correct conclusion with regard to them. Carlisle was, last evening, visited by a very heavy thunderstorm ; and this morning being wet and sloppy, fears are beginning to be entertained relative to the suc cess of the popular day of the exhibition. MR. MECHI IN CAELISLE. — Ta kin g advantage of the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society in Carlisle, Mr. Mechi, on Saturday, delivered a lecture, in the Athena um, of the agrieriltural state and . p rovec t x o f the kifgdoXll• . • • ' I charge of the bill in the hope that it might pass this session ; which, though it might not give the tenant right party all thsy desired, yet, on the whole, might so far satisfy one party without inflicting injury upon the other. But the Government had bee❑ very much disappointed in that expectation. The progress of the bill had been retarded by lengthened discussions and divisions in great number, and they had now arrived at a period of the session that he thought they might con clude, without any great stretch of imagination, that the bill, the further progress of which, it was announced, would be likely to be attended with further discussions and divisions, they could not with any rational expecta tion look to it as likely to become law this session. This being a final day in the house for receiving bills from this house, and for the other reasons he had stated, he moved that the chairman report progress. (Hear.) Mr. F. FRENCH expressed great astonishment at the course taken by her Majesty's Government on this bill, which he understood they had entered into an arrangement with the Irish members, that they (the Government) would bring their whole force to carry. Mr. KENNEDY rejoiced that the bill was not to be proceeded with this session, because he believed it would inflict injury upon the tenant class of Ireland. Mr. DUFFY considered that if the bill had !passed it would have been a curse instead of a benefit to Ireland. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE defended the vote ho had given on this bill, particularly as regarded the 14th Clause. Colonel GREVILLE approved of the conduct of the noble lurd in withdrawing the bill at this late period of the session. He expressed a hope that another Irish bill (the Dwelling Houses Bill) which had been intro duced by a right hon. gentleman, a late Secretary for Ireland (SirW. Somerville), would not be persevered in this session. Mr. V. SCULLY expressed great astonishment at the withdrawal of the bill, a course to which he begged to say he was no party whatever. After some observations from Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ma guire, Lord Naas, and Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, Mr. DE VERE regretted the postponement of this measure, because ho believed it would give rise to the renewal of that agitation which had been the curse of Ireland. He hoped after the explanation that had been given by the noble lord at the head of the Government, the noble lord would recollect the pledge they had given on this measure, and would carry it out to the letter in another session if they were in power. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRADY deprecated the course that had been pursued by the Government with respect to this mea sure, and felt no doubt that its withdrawal would create great discontent and dissatisfaction in Ireland. The measure was calculated to improve the value of property in Ireland, and it was to be regretted that it should be withdrawn, as it was a measure calculated to cement the people of the sister country to England. (Hear.) Mr. NAPIER felt afraid that, in the state of circum stances at present existing, the noble lord at the head of the Government could not have adopted any other course than he bad done at this the eleventh hour. The house had been asked to accept the bill as an instal ment. He objected to the adoption of any arch prin ciple. If they were to legislate on this question at all let them do so in a spirit that would set it at rest. He trusted the Government would, before next session, con sider whether the measure could not be made more efficient. (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. SCULLY thought the present had been a most useless discussion ; for, while they had been talking about the withdrawal of the measure, and the provisions of the bill, they mieht, in the 2i hours occupied with such a discussion, have got through the committee on the bill, and adopted its clauses. After some observations from Sir W. Verner, Mr. Marnire, Mr. Whiteside, and Mr. Horsman, Mr. STAFFORD congratulated the noble lord at the head of the Government in bringing forward the bill and withdrawing it- (laughter)—and could only lament the exertions that had been made for a measure that had been now brought to its last gasp. The house then resumed, the chairman reported progress, and the order for the proceeding with the bill in the course of the present session was withdrawn. PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT BILL. On the order of the day for the house going into com mittee on this bill _ _ Mr. BOUVERIE proposed to postpone the bill to 12 o'clock on Thursday, as at the present hour it was impossible to get through the committee on this mea sure and the Limited Liability Bill. Mr. GLYNN and Mr. MITCHELL deprecated the course pursued by the Government, and complained that mem bers had been brought down most uselessly to the house to consider a measure that it was evident the Govern ment intended not to press forward. Lord PALMERSTON was sorry that members had been inconvenienced in coming down to the house, but denied that the Government were to blame. It was his intention to proceed both with this bill and the Limited Liability Bill on Thursday, at 12 o'clock. Mr. IIASTIE trusted the noble lord would not per severe with the bills, believing that they were dishonest in principle and totally at variance with the opinions of the public. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE hoped the bills would be persevered with, as he considered the best results would follow from them. _ _ _ Mr. CARDWELL would support the bills, for 65 purpose of having them well considered. He looked upon their principle as well founded, but they might require some alterations in their details. Mr. MUNTZ objected to both measures, especially the last, believing that they emanated from a Board of Trade that knew nothing about trade. Mr. HENLEY doubted whether any practical good could be accomplished by proceeding with these bills daring the present session, because he believed that no one would say that there was the least chance of their passing in the present session. Lord PALMERSTON, considering that these mea sures would lead to great improvement in the law, must persevere with the bills, considering that there was plenty of time to discuss the great principles involved in them. (gear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE entreated the noble lord not to persevere with these measures, on the ground that there would not be time before the end of the session to dis cuss them fully. Mr. BOUV ERIE believed the country was anxious these bills should pass, and that it was, therefore, the duty of the house to do all they could to persevere with these bills. _ _ Mr. MUNTZ moved that the chairman should re port progress. Mr. BROWN moved as an amendment that the chair man should leave the chair. Mr. GLYNN said there was no chance of proceeding with these bills in the present session, as they would doubtle=s be referred to a select committee. He trusted, therefore, the noble lord would withdraw both bills. Mr. BRIGHT said that wherever he went he was continually s.ked whether these bills were likely to pass. He believed the public were in favour of thorn, and he trusted the noble lord would persevere to press the measures forward, and if he did so he was sure he would he hacked by the country, and that the House of Lords for the purpose of passing them would remit the strictness of their regulations with respect to receiving bills. _ _ _ Lord PALMERSTON was determined to pass these bills in the present session, and he would divide the house upon the question of proceeding with them. Mr. VANCE had consulted with several commercial men upon the subject of the first bill, and their decided opinion was that it would turn out a dead letter ; and as to the second bill, it was generally looked upon as a measure to legalise fraudulent schemes. The committee then divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Muntz's motion that the Chairman report progress B9 Against it Majority for the motion —4B The CHAIRMAN then left the chair, and the house resumed, and leave was given to the committee to sit again on Thursday at 12 o'clock. NAVIGATION WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. The committee on this bill was postponed to Thursday at 12 o'clock. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL. The committee on this bill was postponed till Thurs day at twelve o'clock. CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL. The committee on this bill was postponed till Thurs day at twelve o'clock. INVERNESS BRIDGE BILL. This bill went through committee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill went through committee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE (IRELAND) BILL. This bill went through committee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. BURIAL OF POOR PERSONS BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. The house, shortly before 4 o'clock, adjourned to 6. The SPEAKER took the chair at 6 o'clock, but at five minutes past, after some unimportant matters had been disposed of, the house was counted out. THE COUNT-OUT ON TUESDAY. The following Members vi Mr. Kershaw. Sir Robert Peel. The Marquis of Blandford. Mr. Vincent Scully. Mr. J. G. Phillimore. Mr. R. Phillimore. Mr. Alcock. Sir John Shelley. Mr. Francis Scully. Major Reed. Mr. A. Wise. Mr. Massey. Colonel Dunne. Captain Scobell. rere in the Count-out : Mr. M'Cann• Mr. Tite. Mr Meager. Sir Thomas Baring. Colonel Lindsay. Lord Seymour. Mr. Crook. Mr. John Ball. Mr. Apeley Pellatt. Mr. George Hadfield. Mr. 13rotherton. Mr. Bononde. Mr. Gore Longton. or apndarcivina.c:asn—Trhite. morning for the —_,----- —_ The d claim e House OF Lo t peerages, RDS—Comsnrcs and to vote at th CormpomsiettoefebfeoarrPinrgivcillaeigmess et: election of representative peers for Ireland. arovr, Bart., to the titles, honours, of Sir James Carnegie of Southeak, Kienaird tot Soathesk and Baron Carnegie of gnaws of Earl Einnaird and Louchars, in Sc otland, was allowed, v g arrett's claim 6 election vote on the Viscount Mount. pee rs for Ireland was 8...0wed, of repres e ntative 11 claim was allowed. The hearin g The Earl Annesley'e H en ry Patton Bedingfield of th e claim--of -Sir I of 0 of Norfolk; to the baron 'borough, in the county for A foe:sight, ' Yof GrazdisoD, Wai adjourned -- --- i (‘ _HONOURS AT ROME AND PROMOTION ABROAD." The fnllowin,g letter has been addressed to the Times : —Sir,—l read with no little surprise in an evening paper of Saturday last that a pension of 1001. a-year had been granted to Lord George Paget for distinguished ser vices. I had previously seen his name early in the week in the list of those who had obtained the Com panionship of the Bath, and I observe in the Times of ye , terday, under the head of " Military Intelligence," that he is now placed in command of the Light Bri gade of Cavalry in the Crimea. Will you allow me, Sir, a very small space in your columns, that we may look into some of the antecedents of the noble lord, and see how far they justify such an accumulation of " honour, promotion, and reward ?" Lord George Paget entered the army in 1834. His promotion, as might have been expected, was rapid ; he becomes a major in the army in January, 1846 ; lieutenant-colonel (commanding the 4th Light Dragoons) in December of the same year ; and colonel in June, 1854. On the breaking out of the war he is employed for the first time on active service, goes to the Crimea in command of his regiment, is present (and only present, not under fire) at the Battle of Alma, and led his regiment into action in the gallant affair of Balaklava. He then applies for leave of absence to England and obtains it, not upon the ground of ill health, but with the express and avowed intention of selling out and lea v i ng th e army. On arriving in England, however, he finds that this will not do. Unless rumour very much belies the truth, the Queen herself gave him a hint on the subject, and, pressed on all hands, he is compelled reluctantly to return to the seat of war in the course of the spring, having deserted his troops and his duty during the hor rors of last winter, and hazarded his reputation and his fair name in the opinion of all who were aware of the circumstances of the case. Now, such being the nature of Lord George's services, is it or is it not a prostitution of the honour to enlist him among the Companions of the Bath ? Is it not an insult to the service to place him among the recipients of pensions for distinguished services ? Does the simple fact of having led a regiment in the charge of Balaklava, brilliant though it was, jusfify either one or the other, still less both ? One method of ascertaining this is to compare Lord George's services with those of other officers, and with this view I turn to Hart's Army List for 1855, and upon the very same page in which Lord George's name ap pears, and in which his services are summed up in this simple statement, " Commanded the 4th Light Dra goons at the Battle of Balaklava," occurs that of an offi cer to whose name is attached the following : " Lieutenant-Colonel served with the Light Dragoons throughout the astapaign of 1842 in Affghanistan (medal), and was present at the forcing of the Khyber Pass, storming the Heights of Jugdulluck, action of Tezeen and Huttkotul, occupation of Cabul, storm and capture of Istsliff. He served, aleo, in the Punjaub campaign of 1848-9, and was present at the affair of Rumnuggur, the passage of Vv - uzerabad, on the Ist of December, 1848, action of Sadoolapore, and Battles of Chillianwallah (se verely wounded) and Guzerat (medal, &c)." This officer is not _a Companion of the Bath, or in pos session, as far as I am aware, of a pension for distin guished services. A few pages further on I find the fol lowing : "Captain served with the Light Dragoons throughout the campaign of 1842 in Affgbanistan (medal), and was present at the forcing of the Khyber Pass, cap ture of Mamoon Khail, storming the heights of Jugdnlluck, actions of Tezeen and Huitkotul, and occupation of Cabul. He was present in the action of Maharajpore (medal). He also served in the Sutlej campaign of 1845-6, including the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah (charger killed), and So braon (medal and two closps)." No. C.8.-ship. No pension. Again : " Lieutenant-Colonel = served during the campaign of Affghanistan under Lord Keane, including the siege and capture of Ghuznee (medal); also at the battle of Maha rajpoi e (medal); in the campaign on the Sutlej (medal), including the battles of Buddiwal and Aliwal, at which last he was severely wounded by a musket shot while charging, with the squadron he commanded, a large body of infantry with three guns in their front, and which be broke through and dispersed, being the last of the enemy's infantry which stood their ground." No honours,' no pension. Again : " Lieutenant-Colonel --- - served at the siege of Bhurt• pore, and was a volunteer for the dismounted cavalry storming party. He served also in the action at Maharaj pore (medal), and in the campaign on the Sutlej, including the battles of Buddiwal, Aliwal, and Sobraon. At Aliwal he commanded the right wing of the Lancers, and sub sequently the regiment, as also at Sobraon." No pension, no honours. If it were necessary I could recite instance after instance of this description ; and, still further, were I to go into the services of officers of the Indian army I should find no difficulty in bringing forward several well know►► names of men whose services have been of the highest possible character, influencing, some of them, the issue of battles and turning the fortune of campaigns. but who have not obtained the distinction to which Lord George Paget's one charge appears to have entitled him. But the more serious question, sir, still remains be hind. Is Lord George Paget a fit and proper person to be intrusted with the brigade of light cavalry or is he not ? Do his reputation and performances justify such a command ? Does any military man be lieve that, if an occasion should arise where judgment, or skill, or coolness, or knowledge of the art of war is required, he would be found equal to the crisls lam a civilian, but I live much among military men. I have never heard but one opinion of my Lord George Paget—viz., "that he is utterly inefficient, and totally ignorant cf his duties even as commandant of a cavalry regiment ;" and not only so, but he is also reported to hold doctrines and opinions utterly at variance with the proper performance of his duties as a soldier. If to such men as these brigades of the British army are to be intrusted, all I can say is, " God help old England !" Whether we obtain success or not, one thing is certain, " we do not deserve it." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES.-TUESDAY. The County Members' Plate of 50 SOY'S (Handicap), for all ages ; extra weight for certain winners. Half mile. Mr. Fisher's New Brighton, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Hughes) 1 Mr. Morris's Comfort. 4 yrs, Bst 9lb (Basham) 2 Mr. J. S. Douglas's Gondoline, 3 yrs, fist (Fordham) 3 The following also ran—Falcon, Strutaway, Master Horton. Betting-6 to 4on Comfort, 4to 1 agst Strutaway, 7 to 1 agst Master Horton, and 10 to 1 agst New Brigh ton. Won by a neck. Two lengths between the second and third. Falcon and Strutaway, close together, were about three lengths behind the third. Master Morton was beaten off. The Chelmsford Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 100 added ; various penalties ; the second to receive 30 soya out of the stakes. Two miles. 45 subs, 27 of whom declared. Capt. D. Lane's Epatninondas, 4 yrs, ist 41b (.T. Mann) 1 Lord Clifden's Rodo-ineli, 4 yrs, sst 121b...(Fordharn) 2 Mr. Rogers's Miss Boltipn, 4 yrs, sst 61b (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :—Fulbeck, Langley, and Newbold. • . _ Betting-6 to 4 agst Epaminoudas, 4to 1 each agst Fulbeck and Rodo-meli, and 10 to 1 offered agst any other. Won in a canter by a length. The others were pulled up. Miss Bolton passed Fulbeck when within a few strides of the chair, and trotted in about six lengths behind Rodo-meli. Langley was beaten off. Newbold was left at the post. The Brentwood Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds-- colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b ; certain penalties and allowances. Half a mile. 12 subs. Mr. Morris's Tilly, by Planet, Bst 1 llb 711, sx.) (Bashan ) 1 Capt. D. Lane's Tug of War, Bst 71b (J. Mann) 2 Mr. .Magennis's c by Chatham—B.enrietta, Bst 41b (T. Cliff) 3 Tha following also ran :—Piccaninny, Woodcock, Ghika, and Van Brake]. Betting;-5 to 4 agst Tilly, and 4to 1 each agst Picca ninnya-half. and Tug of War. An intere3tino race. Won by a neck, the second beating the third 1.)3 , half a length ; bad fourth, Woodcock close up with him. The other two were beaten off. The Galley-wood Stakes of 3 iovs each, with 25 added, for three•yr-olds and upwards; optional sellingweighta. The New Mile. 6 subs. Mr. Moore's Medal, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (c. 7st (Kendall) 1 11 S m. r r .. L M i t e t l 1 1 e i s r h , s ' sGossi Firebrand,p, 5 yrs, l.B 7st l 8 7 t 1b 5 , 11) 3 , 01 3 . 0 i .. : je l n i n h y e I f v ol r l e o n w . ing also ran :—Corhampton , 2 agst Medal, and 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Gossip, to 7 - :1 first found lengths, to 1 agst Jenny Wren, who ctnei. was to be 21b but on returning to scale her jockey a warded to the overweight. The stakes wefreer therefore; (PaVrine l e l ri : owner of Medal, who waLl a .,- t e „ vv . ; r 4 7 ren Bol w d a t s o i ii e lll d Neirna l: rington for 42 guineas, and 0 e :17 1cr : 79 10 ft, and 5 on' y if de subscription Glared ; extra weight 611) extra. . One mle ( T is i h r o . m E p i vi s o e n s : 1 3 riders; professiona declared. The °aPt a W i n e Il t e ; C h u 0 37 p i s ' I y s n a . n I t a d °, ,e : f r l so O r t e o h a certain winners ; by lon, 4 yrs, iOst Mr. Morri s's Caliph, a j n u e Y 's Cock Pheasant, 5 yrs, lls ( t l a ir lb . ~ 0 1 Master Horton, 4 yrs, 9st 91b 3.5 Ci al. Mr. R. t pR • :Honey . wood na Nonsuch (Mr. C. Boynton) 2 (h b), 6 yrs, lOst 3lb 20 subs,. 10 of whom ludin , Olb extra) (inc e, (Yates) 4 m a jor Bringhurst's Humboldt, 4 yrs, lOst 121b(Owner) 5 ANCISTER RACES.-TunDAT. Lancaster Cup. , Saucebox Fanny Fern Patience Four ran. Vale of Lune Plate. Sr ren Vanessa ....................................... 2 Two ran. Queen's Guineas. 5auceb0x......................................................... 1 Fanny Fern .................................................. 2 Two ran. BETTING ON THI COURSE. GOODWOOD STEES. 7 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken) 10 t o 1 agst Surgeon-General (taken and offer* 11 to 1 agst Quince (offered) ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Oulston (offered) 8 to 1 aggt St. Hubert (taken and offered) 16 to 1 get Be rams, Corcebus, and Rotherham. in one lot-.Wien to 104(.