The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-22 00:00:00

M V ". E Pa A t K T CO • AND -1..M-ER CI 4 L r A 11.4... J r Th e Cot CITY, Two O'CLOCK. clos e Market at Liverpool, yesterday i Li s a Be buo yantly, and w ith an advance in prices o at t 0 id. per lb. Th e sales were estimated eaPert (of m° °o bales which 5,000 were taken for 104 , ,and 15,000 on speculation), comprising The 4hl a, bid. ; 1,000 Egyptian, at 6d. to Blight ; b a nd 12,000 S ura t , a t 31d. t o 51d. p er lb. C ailw ay Share Market was steady, and a k decline hasecline prices has taken place. been introduced into Parliament to sid„„ 4 , 4 t he law rel a ti ng to bill s o f l a di ng , an d, con altdig the obj ec t , i t i s on l y surpr i s i ng t h a t t h e lone,rati°ll Proposed in the existing Act had not is t ° si nce a been ma d e. At present a bill o f l a di ng good Busferable by endorsement, the property in the tigh t .Passing with th e d ocumen t, a l t h oug h a ll hill 8 111 re spect of th e contract contained in the ow,:f ladi ng conti nue i n th e or i g i na l shipper or Iteer• It freq uently occurs t h at t h e goo d s repre ey,(l 1 1 the bills of lading have not been ti ler ; O ti board ; an d it i s p ro p e r to guard, of ebdlre, Where such b ills are i n the hands tho °44 fi de h o ld ers f or va l ue , that they d boe4l not, on the ground of the goods not having Der 4 ,% am en be que s ti one d b y th e m aster or other w ho has signed such bills. The amended tigh t a 4 i ' v eu every consignee or endorsee the same 44 4 : 8 if the contract for conveying the goods sot Haim- made with hi mse lf . Thi s , h owever , wi ll tlaita-' de ee t the right o f s t o ppa , z e in transits or ler freight. A bill o f l a ding in the hands of tae b r . fo r value i s t o b e conc l us i ve ev id ence o f hold o t r t ne nt as against th e mas t e r, unless th e N - au notice th a t th e goods are not on board ; orZu t hat the mas t er ma y s h ow th a t th e mis ietatio n was caused by fraud of the shipper f o r r *, Power i s g i ven t o d e t a i n a f ore i gn ° ach„ - cl aim und er bill o f l a di ng or chart er if 'vtA t v " El sel be found within three miles of the tii iet l a i i ! th e United Ki ng d om, an d p ower i s g i ven 6,2 4 theta even beyond those limits if there has .itt,intitne to make an application previously to tl:4l::Partnre to the British authorities. It is to ititl:ed there is nothing in this clause contrary kerellarnational law, or it may involve us in dan (l,l, (16Pute.s. A foreign ship may he released c llitf n , 3it iug a sum equal to the claim with the tl lot e c' e er of Customs and 201. for costs, and this Per kt ; w ill be at the disp mat of the jud•„ ; e. The t• he dgivbag security for such foreign vessel is to qetejat.'efendant, but any party applying for the li tet lt i, l°ll of such foreign vessel must also give e5 e1 ,.. 1 for costs and expenses, and if he does not p ower er t th e all amount he claims, the judge has tip t ,,, ° co ndemn him to pay his own costs. • ViTthe result of the indigo auctions, Messr s the ewe alanry and Co., state that 10,989 chests Si quantity offered, and that t kriti n i ti ce the clos e of the sale in February last indigo 4,N thin fair demand both for export and home use, kitt Itelrefore just concluded opened with fair spirit i t t l e 4t: al lee of 2d. to 4d. per lb. for the middling an and this advance bas been fully maintained 1P4 11: t ; the fine qualities, for which the demand Ited e y ' have not quite maintained February rates ; 114 " - ,: e ngat was in limited request, and low Madras di Le t unsaleable at 2d. to 4:1. per lb. discount; Cli . t n"rlb Pah , e ?did Madrasan realised advanCe of 31. to sold exceeds has fully equailed expectations, and of the May sales, tt ot th r exceeds the average must be lip v ider td tace of ano th er sa l e in IY next , Atha very good feature as f t a h i e r ; and for dewattendance .of - Ili Nti Pti li° n °B4l ti e le a r n e d w f a o s good relgn vv competition." t he r ent • th e !a teetil a 3 inder of the letters from Australia by tfal t ,„ . / c ulla n , alnes were delivered this morning, and vabh• r— What was mentioned yesterday in the t he lc notice as to the more favourable state h et 4rk et for some articles of .import, dry goods Princip a l exception. - e y , 101 to March 6, the demand for most the 44 verylimited. Nevertheless prices were and taiteci ' stated that the market upon it t s j u s med a brighter aspect titan for -`011i11:),v4'1% three a montks, and without much pro tiut'llittlllo4Z:etion, as nearly all merchandise was Prer, m , l ttr t I t he actual cost. The rates of ex -144. 144 ered viz par to 1 per cent. a .0 1 - .) liati B f 4 p e° °llllt 3 sot much was doing. w it ln n Iv a , 4 . r ° l ll Jamaica state that much ' c lt on the receipt of the informad e,- °f 500,n„01 --"' to the taking of the guaranteed' as it settled the question of ie t o rgat° that , (4 the island notes, if not into d sp s e ir c hig , 14 41 4 t oon en just as useful to persons Th e q ' v iz., bills of exchange on e Eng 411Y ilt° P r ietor 1 1 , a t 8 of the Electric Telegraph Coln- Riti` 4ll p kc aPecial meeting this day, agreed to tho ite.4rliament for amalgamating the same ,thlncler tCeelllational Telegraph Company/ 8 a me M anagement. both to Nttt i t r% s Wi th attlaiga Sts Railway Company, having NI til e N o Ina tion bill, will confine to work Th e ant,rth-Western line under the traffic ar -111)0,) Stock market has been very • firm t hr is Zeh,, 4811 re adopted in lowering the interest li ko 'lle ta Oiler Bills from lid. to 2d. per centum ht ti tile r proof in favou r of the funded debt, and lid ti tae :C t 4 of the abundance of money. At the pr e ! le reduction not being as large as soma /1 4 :thri li ~',44'ed, Exchequer Bills are at a better The I, the bek, `4 e Cee 4 9on re, being 9s. to 10s. ConscAs t hat, r enhi ta t . ll t ° and are now 90k to . 1 ; 26 5 -. he c eav y "as advanced to 2i and 21 premium, liacitalto~ca all ment of 2 ,400,000/. being now met. a"' another payment next month. The k li, t l t is at ?,°nity is at 16i to 16 7-16ths. Ban . 83 ants e 9 l, being rather firmer. The New 3 40e been 891 to 90i, and the Reduced a t e " St ock tliat e . 1 , 11 k b , -c4ohange official hours of business ,qoo r , °lase at 1 o'clock on Saturdays, and - the establishment will finally close re . 11.: 1 11 'gll Stock Market is exceedingly quiet. V t ili 44 °llan are les s b uoyan t , a t 78 to 78k. I,;ti,' Pel. " 4 per C eu t : , h ave been 954. Th do n Cents. are 92i. There has been i n the other securities. . I 'g are the nominal prices of foreign t renacha Deferred Bonds, 7 to 7i ; Mem ; t° Peruvi an , 67 to 69 ; ditto Three ▪ 1' ‘ 4 9 ' • Portuguese Four per Cents., at~i e • Ku 7llsi4 n Five per Cents., 98 to 10r, , • c1 -4- Ralf per Cants., 87 to 89 ; Def erred, 18k to 18i ; Ditto 3 per I ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 41 ; t)1 1) , tW ay • oi to 41. e x „ hlt rea have been rather in favour of Ali tl • ;4 —e pt for particular lines, the Midland, Il lc cr ei tern, and Great Western being steady. hee 1 1 lines at 1..1, are quiet. Grand Trunk of Ca agree 'e'er rates. The advance of 900,0001. 11 . 10:4 11 . es aped d to by the local Government. 0 4444 11 .. 11. Australasia Bank Shares are ‘ 44 Company's Shares are firm. 4 p,_ ulsri) THIS DAY.—CLOSING pftwEs. ; ,t , k , a ',.s t :t.)o, f. ' 6 ' 0,4 the 0 7 ,4 a ,ueed".. ................... .... ... s . t . :: ) 2 1 0 tliness (kle tett Il At. N r !c!• l '' tie . " .... • •, , o. _ Annift' il kn °l. 0 4) u '" 18 An 1 Is ••• t !tt, Ni ti 1,1 . A iut . I Tities t k ,,A L ,a4 v t4i, R . ,,, 5 . tubes 89i 904 89,i 90 1 1 .., t. ,:k1,-, 1 4 4 0 .".1.,..in , .. sth Jan., /8",1 0 : 1:1 , N tel t zea rii, „zire Ath 1860::: V . til h t - 1, 1:1 r ~ , i. . ............ sth April, 1883 164 7-1 G i ki,,,,, . e ° 4 lit i . .; ........... 231 " lt, . vth tio, et t ;: ... May 9 os i i t tioo )6 ....i11.... :iicii. tt5iptcit1_tt,11:4.1.4:‘.e..y.t.........11::::::....:4,......11:::: 1105 12 4 4 : t t : t„im is e ,i . ........... ................. . 14 15 _ ti l, , 185 “ , ~ 1 11 I C'E 0 ,, ° 4 4 per Cent. lOO 11 1 , 11 0 , e PORE , :ti N 4 Q.1, 41 , 5 IGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 1144 t 14 r ' l a&P Per Cent . — e ‘111 1 "1 1 "? '-;*, -' 4 A P-r 97 . ) t h . L . i,,,, tal . .b. z . - Cent.,... I,l'l/41 it Ce ...... ;l it tili b ) 41 ... nt. ..................... 21A 4 ' 1 43 4, t'"'lrs" per ..... 4 , t tli er the , 6 tx e e nt. 874 kg4oll„Zilent • 1 • 1, 1 L, 4 1 , 1 1et rzq ' : 1 3 ii Per 7B.E . 784 8 7 i1 •2 ,t , ,,,z, 4 4 , 4 ~2 Per Cent li b the ft b„ , ; 1 4 , ,1, e., r• t "" e PaYable in bcpdon. ,-n;tl Der C,,, -, ' C 2, atirT,:„ " L 2 Gt , ' --1-4,1 •...._ CosaLi 0113 VIRE E U'ULOOK . tt o ..... ik , .... . ~,,,y • 4 cc. Q . : ti .. u . t...:: ................. g .. " 11 kpo vea' a cl'" , D ebo. 0; , LIT BRAT ÜBE. The _Patent Laws of all Nations, and the Acts for the Registration, of Designs. By Mr. E. J. Hughes. Inventors and designers will find in this work an admirable digest of the laws of all nations re latin g to patents for invention and the registration of designs, accompanied by remarks and explana tions which will enable them to sec u r e the fruits of their ingenuity and skill to the utmost possible extomt. Long engaged in promoting the reform of our patent laws, and in point of fact the main cause of the present amended state of these laws, few men were so well qualified as Mr. Hughes to prepare a work of this description ; and by the mariner in which he has performed his task he has added to the great debt which inventors and the country at large previously owed him. A more valuable hand-book on the subject can hardly be conceived. A concise history of the measures adopted to obtain the present act regulating patents is prefixed. Davie: f and Laurent's French Mercantile Law. By Henry Davies and Emile Laurent, Avoue. Einngham - Wilson. A . loucid exposition of the French mercantile law, and . vrell calculated to remove those unwarranted apprrihensions which have hitherto materially limited the operations of our merchants and mann factu rers with France. The principles and customs whicili guide the French tribunals in the considera tion and decision of litigations arising between English and French merchants are carefully laid dew ri, as also the position in which the bankruptcy of a French merchant places his creditors. Tra eels and Adventures in Assam. By Major John Butler. Smith, Elder, and Co. One of the most, attractive and valuable books of travel and adventure we have read for some time. The author's residence in Assam extended over a period of fourteen years, and having, in a previous work, drawn attention to a large proportion of the hill tribes, he conlnes himself, in the present, to the rein ainder, whom he visited in the capacity of Princi pal .Assistant Agent to the Governor-General, N.E. frontier, Assam. These consist of the Angalunee Nagahs, Kookies, Meekers, and Re,ngtnali Nagai's, tribes more than usually susceptible of cultivation, and whose manners, customs, and habits are suffi ciently singular to warrant the elaborate descrip tion given of them. The work is accompanied by a map and illustrations, valuable statistics, and specimens of Assam music. Among the illustra tions is one of a ruined city. British Mines, considered as a Means of Invest ment.. By J. H. Murchison, E 34., F.G.S. Mann Nephews. The second edition of a trustworthy and useful guide to parties desirous of investing money in British mines. Considerable improvements have been effected in this edition; a number cf new mines having been added, and fresh information given up to the latest period, while the old particulars have to some extent been rewritten. Two dividend tables also materially enhance the value of the pre sent edition. The Merchant Shipping Act and the Merchant Shipping Repeal Act of 1854. By W. Paterson, Esq., Barrister-at-law. John Crichton. To that large class more or less directly interested in British shipping the present volume will prove exceedingly useful. It is enriched by numerous note , .; and contains beside an index and a report of a de , aision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Coraicil on the law of blockade. Batman Longevity, and the Amount of Life upon the Globe. By P. Flourens, translated by Charles Martel. • A deeply interesting treatise ; the result of a pro longed investigation of the above subjects, by one well qualified to enter o❑ it. Among other things the author, who is Professor of Comparative Physio logy at the Museum of Natural History at Paris, &c., endeavours to show by analogy and facts that the term of human life (under favourable circum stances) is 100 years. The Angler's Song Book. Compiled and edited by Robert Blakey. George Cox. The song-loving public, as well as the members of this gentle craft, are indebted to Mr. Blakey for this capital collection of new and old songs, gathered from a great variety of sources, and characterised by almost an equal variety of sentiment, the gay and humorous, however, prevailing. GREAT MEETING IN BIRMING HAM IN FAVOU R OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM. Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Bir mingham was held in Bingley-hall, to consider the pro priety of establishing an Administrative Reform Asso ciation. The Mayor occupied the chair, and the body of the ball was occupied by several thousands of persons. The MAYOR opened the proceedings by reading the requisition, signed by between 300 and 400 inhabitants of all political opinions. Mr. W. MATTHEWS, the extensive ironmaster, moved the first resolution " That this meeting entertains a strong and earnest con viction 'chat the disastrous and disgraceful condition in which Englivid has been placed in the conduct of the war with Rus sia is. mainly attributable to the inefficiency of the Executive, ant!, the defective system of conducting the business of the ration, and that this state of things is the natural result of the systematic postponement of merit to family and personal influence in the selection of Ministers and other public ser vants." It had been said that this inquiry was unnecessary. It was so said a few weeks ago when the inquiry into the state of the army was declared to be unnecessary, and when the House of Commons, to its disgrace, divided upon the subject. He next alluded to the letters of the Times' correspondent, of the Rev. G. Osborne, and the statements of Mr. Augustus Stafford, as evidences in proof of the great mismanagement which had been dis played in the conduct of the affairs of the war. He knew no parallel in the hi - story of this or any other country. He did not despise great names, but did despise the idea of having the affairs of an immense country sacrificed by men 'who merely possessed great names. They must look out for the best talent they could get, and do pre cisely in public matters as they did in private affairs. If they had any great interest in private life to promote they did not send for any member of their family to execute their plans, unless they were thoroughly sati-fled they were capable of doing what was required to be done. No ; they never committed their great private interests ti) family connexions, and the nation should protest against having their public business mismanaged by incompetent people. But how w ire the evils they all complainer.; of to be remedied ? He knew there were difficulties in the way, but they could be surmounted. There were plenty of Layards in England. (Loud cheering.) He rejoiced at that cheer, because at the present moment Mr. Layard was the exponent of the pluck of England in the House of Commons. (Renewed cheering.) Yes, that hon. gentleman had only to per severe, and he would find the nation would support him. Mr. J. A. ATTWOOD seconded the resolution. He said that for some years he had not taken much interest in politics, but devoted his time to other pursuits. He confeissed that for a time he was incredulous as to the eta:cements with regard to the sufferings of our troops in Vile Crimea; those statements had, however, been very fully verified. Thank God, however, the people of Eng land were not responsible for the deaths which had oc curred in the Crimea. Their blood still cried up to Heaven for vengeance. (Cheers.) All they bad now to do was to adopt determined means for the remedy of these evils, They were all shareholders in a great com pany, and (which was not a solitary case) they had found that the managers and directors were using their influ ence and funds to promote their own interests. They had therefore been obliged to call a meeting of the share • holders and to take the business of the company into their own bands. Mr. LANGFORD supported the resolution, and said that an attempt had been made by the aristocracy to separate the working classes from the middle classes. A great sin lay at the deor of the middle classes. For 14 years they had neglected one of the most important functions which was conferred upon them by the Reform Bill. (Heir, hear.) He charged them with deserting the working classes after the Reform Bill was carried. The resolution was then carried unanimously, amid cheers. Mr. MIINTZ, M.P,, said every Englishman found that his honour had been interfered with and his country dis graced. 's (Cheers.) He would tell them that he consi dered the present one of the most momentous periods this country ever went through. Perhaps there was a period about 100 years ago when events were somewhat similar. He alluded to the time just previous to the advent of the first Lord Chatham. Then every spe cies of corruption and mismanagement characterised the Government. To use the expression of his late lamented friend Lord Dudley Stuart; "The round men were put in the square holes and the square men in the round holes." (" Hear," and laughter.) Their fleets were dispersed, their armies defeated, and no redress of those evils could be obtained until the King took into his counsels that great man the Earl of Chat ham. (Cheers.) They were now much in the same situation. He (Mr. :aunts) bailed the appointment of Lord Palmerston to the office of First Lord of the Treasury with great pleasure ; but he must confess that went was much disapp o i n t e d a t the first step which h e took. To his groat su r p r i se th e noble lord refused the committ former ee ministers of inquiry, eunptor,toutt of heap o p fll o c in e. tme m nt ea o r f , hi e hear.) h With all ntz (Mr. Mu ' 8/ wishes and hopes, it mu st be admitted that it was o n ly t o h ar d wor d s he conceded w that inquiry—an inquiry from which good followed, but had but not to the extent which would have resulted had it been boldly adopted and fearlessly conducted. Still, it had led to the exposure of had r appointments, and gross mismanagement , . NoW, with regard to the aristocracy of this country, they 'were still, as a brave and high-spirited race. Tehye always had been, They could fight as well as any men in the world, but appQ . he found fault with Irreceivingptments vfhOla they were not Om.: THE SUN, LOT , VDN., TUESDAY' .EVE? , 4.1.N0 MAY '22 1855 petent to fill. (Cheers.) Mr. Muntz concluded by moving,— " That the monopoly of the honourable and lucrative of fices of the State by one class discourages men of ability from qualifying themselves for entering the service of the nation ; and this meeting, while it disclaims any desire to exclude the aristocracy from that share in the direction and con duct of public affairs to which their ability or their special fitness may entitle them, is of opinian that' the most prompt and effective remedy for the official mismanagement from which the country is now suffering is the substitution of the test of merit and fitness for that of rank and family cou nexion in all o.fficial appointments." Mr. G. DAWSON seconded the resolution, which was supported by 'Alderman BALDWIN, and carried unani mously. • Mr. T. LLOYD urged the necessity of union, and argued that as the Reform Bill and the repeal of the corn laws had been carried by association 'and combina tion, there was no fear but that the measure they now proposed would be accomplished by similar means. He concluded by moving the following resolution : " That an association be now formed in Birmingham for the purpose of promoting administrative reform, and the follow ing gentlemen be requested to form a committee (with power to add to their number), to define the constitution of the society, prepare laws for its government, and to take mea sures for enrolling the names of members." After some speeches in support of the resolution, a number of men belonging to the working classes pre sented themselves, and proceeded to advocate universal suffrage and the ballot ; and one of them moved an amendment to the effect that these measures were the only remedies for the evils of Government of which the promoters of the meeting complained. The amendment was put, and the original motion carried by a large majority. A petition founded upon the resolutions was then. adopted. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Trafalgar, 120, is taking in ballast at Sheerness, pre vious to hauling into the Medway, in ordinary. Imperieuse, 51, screw, Captain Watson, C.B , and Tartar, 20, screw, Captain Dunlop, having been injured by collision with each other in the Baltic, are expected to return to Sheerness to have the damages repaired. Horatio, screw, Hon. Captain A. Cochrane, is still in the basin, Sheerness. Her alterations for Nasmyth's patent guns are fast drawing to a close. . She bent sails yesterday morning, but is indifferently manned. She is just fresh painted, but her definite time for leaving there for Liverpool still remains unknown. Scylla, screw corvette, 22 guns (which is building in Sheerness yard), is partially in frame. Three g.►ngs of shipwrights (60 in number) are working to finish her with all despatch. Win, 18, paddle, Captain Wilcox, will go into Ports mouth harbour.. Tire mortar-boats are undergoi ig very necessary alterations, to make them seaworthy and effi cient. Trusty, 16, screw floating battery, is in the basin, Sheerness. L{er masts are ail on end. Although the rizgiog is not set up, she makes, we hear, about three inches of water in the 24 hours. Glutton, 16, screw floating battery, is still in No. 1 dry dock, Sheerness. The caulking that had been found defective has been done over again. She was ex pected to haul out to-day. Enterprise, explorin; ship, Captain CoHinson, is still in the outer basin, Sheerness. If possible the crew will be paid off on Wednesday ; they are now busily employed dismantling her, the lower rigging is all off the mastheads, but orders have been received fur the crew to take all the stone ballast out of her, &c. Aolus, shell vessel, has hauled out of the fitting ba-in, Portsmouth, to make room for the Royal yacht, which vessel has been masted, and will haul into the basin immediately for completion. The Peruvian frigate Apurimac, Commodore D. J. M. Salcedo, and the sloop Loa, Captain Rees, sailed from Plymouth Sound for. Lima on Monday morning. A full-rigged American transpoit,' with horses from Havre for the Crimea, was off Plymouth on Sunday at noon, in tow of a Lark-rigged steamer. The steamer Stella, from Constantinople for London, was observed off Plymouth on Sunday evening, by the screw steamer Ondine,, Captain G. C. Smith. IPE MA L PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERD AY. THE VIENNA. CONFERENCES. Mr. S. HERBERT—Sir, I observe that the hon. mem ber for Manchester has placed upon the votes of the h , ,ase a question tending to lead io a precipitate decision, which may involve the most momentous consequences to the country and the whole of Europe. I wish, before the question is entered upon, to make an inquiry of the noble lord at the head of the Government, inasmuch as upon his answer must depend my own course, and probably that of some other gentlemen in the house on the motion about to be submitted to their decision. I find, upon page 7 3 of the papers of the Vienna conferences, a protocol of the 21st of April, at which my noble friend (Lord J. Russell) was present, the following paragraph :—" Count Buol does not consider the different modes of solution as exhausted, and considers it as especially the task of Austria to look for means of accommodation. He hopes, therefore, that the conference will meet again as soon as any of its members shall have any new proposition to make." (Rear) The ques tions ravish to ask are these—Does the noble lord con sider or not that the different modes of solution, are ex hausted, or doss he con s id er it , an d d oes A u stria still con sider it, to be her task to look for means of accommodation, and st is te the that any o conference s members completely may a make propo sitions to the allied p owers ? Lord PALMERSTON—I h ave no difficulty keauy wnehwatev erin answering the questions of my right hon. friend. Her Ma jesty's Government certainly d ) not consider all the modes of solution of the question at issue as exhausted. We con sider that Austria is still charged, by her own voluntary as sumption and the consent of the allies, with the task of en deavouring to discover means of bringing about an accom modation between the contending parties ; and the confer ence, although at present suspended, is not finally closed ; and if any proposal were inn,de worthy of the country, or which was considered likely to lead to a satisfactory re sult, that conference would be ready to be reassembled. I can only add, that it would be considered by her Ma jesty's Government to be their duty to give their most favourabl.) consideration to any proposals which might come to them from or through Austria, with a view to a safe, honourable, and satisfactory termination of the con test. At the same time her Majesty's Government would equally feel it their duty not to consent to any arrange ment which slid not sufficiently satisfy the honour of the country—(loud cheers)—and which did not substantially accomplish those motives for which the war was com menced. Mr. GLADSTONE—With reference to the question of my right hon. friend (Mr. S. Herbert), it appears to me that the answer of tile noble lord justifies me in making an appeal to the hon. member for Manchester. (Hear, hear.) Tho passage which was quoted by my light hon. friend was from the record of a conference held at Vienna on the 21st of April. Since that conference was held, a further conference took place on the 26th of April. At that further conference a second Russian propo,al was ten• dered, and that second proposal was met by the re presentatives of Anstri•i and France by the recital of various strong objections, but at the same time—if I rightly understand the record —with a declaration that it contained materials for further discussion, and the ele- wants of a pt;;;ii;1; nt. (Hear, hear.) On the part of the only representative of England present at that conference; it was met by the declaration that his instruc- Lions were exhausted. Under those circumstances, sir, it t.ppears to me that the right hon. member for Manchester was entirely justified in the supposition. so far as England was concerned, and in reference to the proposals which had been laid before the conferences . of Vienna, that those conferences and negotiations had absolutely terminated. No doubt, sir, it is a matter of the utmost delicacy and difficulty for this house to form a judgment, in circum stances so critical, at what point it is their duty to respect and leave intact the functions of the executive Govern ment, and Where the functions of the Government termi nate and its own function of pronouncing judgment on the conduct of that Government begins. Mr. ROEBUCK—Sir, I rise to order. Mr. GLADSTONE—Then, to be in order, I shall end by moving the adjournment of the house. (Hear, hear.) was going to say that it appeared to' me 'that, upon the record as it stood before the house, the right hon. gentleman was perfectly warranted in believing that there was, so far, so much at least of an absolute termination to the negotia tion upon the ba , is before us that the time had arrived when he might justly appeal to the house for its judgment upon the subject. 1 concurre . l, I confess, in that opinion s I did feel, I believe along with him, that if the house bad permitted the papers which have been laid upon the table of the house to remain there without an expression of opinion upon its own part, the inference drawn out of doors would justly be, from the silence of the house, that it con curred in what had taken place and made itself.virtually a party to the declaration of the British plenipotentiary on the 26th of April, that his instructions were exhausted, which of course, it' it stood alone, would mean that the discussions of the conference were at an end, and that there was n o prospect of a settlement 'being arrived at by what had already passed between the powers. We have already heard, and it is unnecessary for me again to repeat, the answers just made by the noble lord at the head of the Government to my right hon. friend ; but it is plain that those answers leave the case in a posi- tion different from that in wh , ch it would have stood had Cheers.) it rested on the declaration of the Rtrl of Westmoreland on the 26th of April v that his instructions were exhausted. I will not enter now upon a discussion of the declaration of the noble lord, that no proposals incompatible with the honour of the Government or the country will be accepted or entertained by the Government • but f, for one, feel Very deeply the responsibility of interfering with the proceed ings of her Majesty's Government in matters of negotiation which are still open, and I do not think that I over-inter pret what has fallen from my noble friend when I say that these negotiations are still open, and that these ne gotiations do afford, in the opinion of the powers, or some of them, the materials of a satisfactory settle ment. There is no reason why advantage should not he taken of those proposals for the purpose of seeing what could be made of them. Convinced as I am that the right honourable gentleman has no dther ob ject in view but the restoration of peace to this country upon honourable terms—convinced as I am that ho entirely disclaims all motives of party, all disposition to disturb the Government, or to weaken its plans in the proceedings it has been or may be carrying on, I venture with great respect, having no title I am sure to assume such a function, t 4 put it before his consideration whether he would not exercise a wise discretion in refraining from asking the House of Com mons at the present moment for any definitive judgment on the subject of the negotiations that are virtually still in progress, and whether it would net be fairer to all parties and all opinions, as well as more conducive to all the objects which every patriot must have at heart, if he would forego the occasion he claimed ; and which had been offered to him under circumstances materially different, and exercise his own discretion at a future period, when these circumstances may call for an appeal to the house upon the question, to make a motion of this description or any motion at all upon the subject—at all events, whether it would not be better to leave the matter in the hands of the Government, in order that they may not be embar rassed by our discussion in this place, which would cer tainly have an embarrassing and weakening effect on the Government—to leave them free from any . difficulty of that kind to conduct to its legitimate conclusion the task they have taken in hand. Sir, I beg leave, with reference to what I have stated, to move that this house do now adjourn. Mr. S. HERBERT—I take this opportunity of stating, having no knowledge of what course the right hon. gentle man the member for Manchester is about to take in conse quence of the appeal that has just been made to him by my right hon. friend—l wish to state that sh mid he think it his duty to persist "in bringing .forward his motion, I shall consider it my duty to move the previous question as an amendment. (Ironical cheers from the o,,position.) Lord H. VANE said he found no difficulty, having en gaged to second the motion of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester, and having come down to the house with the intention of doing so, in nrgirg upon him to acquiesce in the suggestion made to him by the right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford. (Laughter from the Opposition benches.) He would put it to his right hon. friend whether it would be wise, in the interest• of peace, in the interest of that cause he had so deeply at heart, to persevere after the declaration which had just been made by the noble lord at the head of the discusse l under great difficulties, and as negotiations Government. It was quite obvious the question would be might be said to be still going on, that course would be very embarrassing for the Government. Mr. DISRAELI—I have seldom witnessed in this house a scene like that which is apparently performing near me to-night. (Loud cheers.) At the first blush of the ques tion, it appears to me that. if the extraordinary, and as I believe most impolitic, request of the two right hon. gen tlemen who have so suddenly risen this evening is to be acceded to, the House of Commons and the country have a right to demand a mu3h more explicit declaration from the heed of the Government—( Loud cheers from the Opposition)—as to really what position the country is now placed iu with respect to recent negotiations, and as to that which the noble lord and his colleagues apparently seem to consider amely,sufficient to satisfy the deman(ls of the two right hon. gentlemen. Now, what is the frtate of the case? The noble lord tells us that he believes he can venture to say that he supposes that it is not impossible— (laughter) —that peace may result—that all the means of solving a difficult political problem have not been ex hausted by those distinguished mon who have devoted their abilities to the service of the Government and the country. But has the noble lord stated any circumstances which may induce us, as representatives of the people, to suppose that there are any grounds by which we may guide our conduct at a moment,so critical as the present in order to j ustify a strange forbearance from expressing ouropinion upon public affairs? The noble lord has done nothing of the kind. While there is life there is hope ; that appears to bo the policy of the Government. I am sure, sir, I am the last man in this house who would strictly define the limits to which for bearance might reach in the conduct of Parliament or of the Opposition while pr e p arations for war or negotiations inl baffled c o ll eague hSecretary of State f for peace were taking pl ace. I think it our duty to place on Althoughsatisfacatsi of informing Par a 'lament that the means of s o lu t i on of this difficult in the Government a very wide con fidence under such cir cumstances. Had the noble lord come to us when the un successful plenipotentiary, had made hi s re - appearance in t,hames the hre Colonies, a t u u s r e n' a t ad l to a i l d resumehtaav us, his the ' duties pro blem are by no means exhausted, and that I have reason to believe we will yet succeed in accomplishing a solution ; and, therefore, I trust to the generous confidence of Par liament and to the patriotic spirit of the country n o t t o press me to lay upon the table the record s o f th e hitherto unsuccessful negotiation ;" then the noble lord might have appealed, and not in vain, to the forbearance of Parliament. But what has been the conduct of the noble lord? The noble lord has placed upon the table of Parliament the records of negotiations which have been undertaken-by his colleague and by other representatives of her Majesty, under instructions which they had formerly in those papers acknowledge.' to he exhausted. For what were these papers placed upon the table? (Hear.) Surely they were placed there to elicit the opinion of Parliament upon the conduct of the negotiations, and to ascertain the precise position in which our country is now placed. (Hear.) I said then, as I now repe a t, that it would have been w e ll if the noble lord, following the authority of precedents, had been him self the leader to elicit the opinion of Parliament under the circumstances. But the noble lord forbore to fulfil his duty, and au independent member; a gentleman not connected with the Government, exercising a legitimate and, as I think, a very proper duty, gives notice th he will propose, instead of the Minister, an address to her Majesty expressing the opinion of Parliament upon those papers, Did the noble lord, rise then and eah "I have, tterleips with too . much readines s , pl ace d these State papers upon the table, bet . do not, u n d er an y eonsideretio n , p ress the Opinion of Parhainent upon these solution are by no m ean s tiegoticiots, because the ineat s . q of the utterly exhati s fedt' The noble lot. s a id not aword kind. He gave no dis'dottragement to the motion of the sight bon, gentleman, bet on fliC contrary, the noble lord dietnrles the natural order of the fit!i,e6 ,-, of the house, and facilitates the course which the- hoe. gentleman pro poses to take; and vrben the whole cot inf.r . v r expectant— when thi s room i s filial ad it leas seldom for years, then the noble lord, having hinfeo/f given a 4.:aY to the right hon. gentl e m a n—h a ving himself oreated the occa sion and framed the opportunity—then the tLoble lord, by some mysterious and sinister means, as rapid and unex pected as that wire which now communicates front Bala klava to Downing-street, and which passes the gangway as unseen as that wire passes the Black Sea and the Danube — (laughter)—the desire of the noble lord comes from an un expected but influential quarter. And now, when we are assembled to give an opinion upon these unsuccessful ne gotiations, the records of which have been lying for a considerable period upon our table, and in reference to' which a privy councillor has given a notice to which the noble lord has given precedence, then the noble lord rises, and without the communication of any particulars, and without any unequivocal statement that there is any chance of negotiations being carried on, but by a vague declaration, which he would have been justified in making if there never were a more favourable prospect of bringing affairs to a more happy conclusion, it is expected that, in silence—without a murmur, and without a protest—this great discussion should not occur. lam not aware what course the right hon. gentleman the member for Manches- • ter is going to take ; but, judging from the remarkable promptitude with which the - noble lord who was' going to do him the honour to second his motion—(laughter)—re sponded to what I have described as the most unreasonable suggestion of the two right lion. gentleman the members for Wiltshire and for the University of Oxford—judging by that extraordinary promptitude, one is almost afraid that the proposer as well as the seconder of the motion has fallen into this position, which is much more convenient than honourable to the individuals (hear) and to the Mi nisters. But, sir, is there nothing to consider in the matter but the convenience of the Ministers? What is the country to'think of this exhibition ? (Hear hear.) The country will surely require some information, at least some rational explanation why, when negotiations have been carried on until they have arrived at a termination of failure, when their records have been placed upon the table of Parliament, when a right hon: gentleman has given notice to ask the opinion of Parliament upon these negotiations, when the Minister rises, and only rises to facilitate that discussion, and yields the highest possible favour to a private member of Parliament ; viz., a Govern ment day, in order to take the opinion of Parliament—the country will at leaSt expect that the Minister should make a declaration, clear, unequivocal, explicit, to show that we are not trifled with under those circumstances. But if we renounce, as a Parliament, one of the higheSt, one of the most solemn duties a House of Commons can perform, which is to express its opinion upon negotiations that have failed in accomplishing their object or cbjeets, let it be shown that we have done it upon g:cat and sufficient grounds, and in a manner and spirit which, whatever may be the condition of the Ministry or of their official or DOL.. official supporters, will at leasi leave tho. House of C.nn mons in a clear and honourable light before tho country. Lord PALMERSTOY—Sir, in reply to what has fallen from the right hon. gentleman, I am prepared to maintain that the course which I have taken in regard to the pro- ceedings of the house upon this matter has been uniform and consistent. The right hon. gentleman upon a former occasion called upon me to lay .upon the table of the house the proceedings of the conference of. Vienna. I told him I would do so. I think the home and the country were entitled to have those proceedings in their 'hands. Those proceedings the right hoe. gentleman is pleased to call the records of an unsucceAsfol or failing negotiation. Sir, they are the records of a negotiation conducted with the greatest ability by my noble friend ; and if they have not resulted n a termination favourable to the objects of peace, the fault has not lain with the noble lord, the fault has not lain with her Majesty's Government, the fault has not Lain with our ally the Emperor of the French, the fault has not lain with our ally to a certain degree I may say— (langhter and cheers) —that is as far as moral an•i political sentiment goes—(laughter) —I say the fault has not lain with the Government of Austria. but the fault has rested with the Government of Russia, to whom we are opposed. But . the right hon. gentleman then called upon me to do that which he said had been done on similar oc- casions, viz., to come down with a message from the Crown for a vote of Parliament approving of the course that had been taken. What was the auswer made to the right hon. gentleman? The house recollects that answer. It refetes the charges the right hon. gentleman has just brought for ward again. I said I will not do any such thing, because it would be shutting a door against any honourable negotia tions, and destroying all hopes of peace. I said I will not shut that door, and therefore the charge the right hon. gen tleman now brings against me of not having held uniform language is not founded upon the course I have pursued. I stated then that which I state now, namely, that I do not re nounce Lopes of a sati factory result from future negotia tions; and that I will not take a step which would close adoor to negotiations, or render any negotiation for the present i m possible. But, then, the right hon. gentleman says that I did not discourage the right hon. member who is about to make his motion. The house surely recollects I was asked a question by the hon. gentleman the collea7ue of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester—(hear) —who asked me whether the time had arrived when the house might fairly enter into a discussion on the negotia tions. I said that the hon. member mast exercise his own discretion, but that I thought such a course would be a most inconvenient one in the present state of affairs. I said that it would be attenied by public inconvenience, but that it was not my intention to dictate to the hon. member or to any other person. I thought the hon. member would abstain from pressing his question on the considera tion of the house in the presentstate of things; but the right hon. gentleman the other member for Manchester did nevertheless think it right to put, his notice on the paper. What was the course then I thought it my duty to pursue? Should I, on the part of the Government, back out from the discussion ? (Hear.) Should I endeavour to stave it off by technical delays, saying that this day would be incon , venient, or the next day would be incovenient ? No, sir • I feel it tho duty of the Government boldly to face the right hon. gentleman; and though I disapproved of his motion, and though I thought and still think it was a most ill judged motion, and one calculated to lead to a discussion which must be injurious to the interests of the country, if the right hon. gentleman thought otherwise, I said, "Here we are ; I will give you an early day for the pur pose ." and now:Nm) come down here ready to meet the righehon, gentleinkn face to face upon the terms of his motion, if he thinks right to make it, and to give it a positive and direct negative. (Cheers.) Well, I say the course I assume is perfectly plain anti simple, and there is nothing that requires illustration. We laid before Parlia ment the documents it was entitled to haves I would not take the step the right hon. gentleman urged me to take, because I thought it would be shutting a door upon future negotiations. I stated to the right hon. gentle man the member for Manchester that I thought it would be extremely inconvenient for the public interest—not for the inconvenience of members of the GoVOrnment, for I place the matter on higher grounds—that it would be pre judicial to the interest of the country with a view to future negotiations, that we should be called upon at the present moment to discuss and come to a decision upon the terms ' which had been offered and refused, and upon the terms which might have be e n p ro p osa l. I went into those dis tinctions in my answer to the right hon, gentleman, and I said that I thought there would be an inconvenience, and I think so still. Whether the motion of the right hen. gentle= man is met, as my right hon. friend the member for Wilt shire intends, by moving the previous question, or by a direct negative, as the Government are prepared to move, I think in either case the discussion mast be prejudicial to the in terests of the public. But the discussion is forced upon her Majesty's Government, and we aro ready to meet it. (Hear, hear.) I was asked a question founded upon ins sages in one of the protocols. I answered those questions; but if I am called upon by the right hon. gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire to enter into au explanation of what pissed between the Government of her Majesty and those of France and Austria, I say I will not be led into explanations and discussions couhdential cations (hear, bear); the effect of which Inuit be to ren der such communicatious fur the future imipssible. or, al _ . all events, not beneficial for the harp ises for which they aro carried on. 'I say the hgnso may or may not think fit to continue to give their trust and confidence to her Majesty's Government iu the conduct of public affairs; it is for them to judge; but this I will say, whatever Government may enjoy the confidence of this house, I think this house would commit a great mistake, and would be doing a great injury to the public: service, if they were to take out of the hands of the Government, whatever it may be, the conduct of matters which can only be carried on by Government. (Cheers) If the House of Commons take upon itself to do that which the motion indicates, viz., to prescribe to the Executive Government how it is to carry on negotiations, what conditions it is to ask for, what conditions it may press, and what eoudi tient' give up—if this house takes upon itself the power of carrying on negotiations, I say they will be doing a greater injury, and be departing more dangerously from the true principles of the constitution than I think any great num ber of gentlemen in this house will be inclined to submit to. I say, therefore, that negotiations of this nature can only be carried on by an executive Government ; but, if they are to be called upon from day to day to state what is the last proposal made, and what is proposed to be done, and what has been done during the last week or ten days, the functions of Government must cease. I say you must give a certain amount of confidence to any Government that may exist for the day. If you think this Government unworthy and undeserving of your confidence, say so dis tinctly and plainly, and we shall know distinctly what it is our duty to do. (Hear, hear.) But so long as you do not do so, so long as this house is content to leave the Executive Government in its place, I say it is the duty of this house, and that it is nec i essary for the interests of the country that you should not interfere in this manner in the detail of a negotiation, that you should wait until the final result is known, and then if you are displeased, you can censure the Government if you like, or express your opinion as you please. But you never will arrive at a successful end of the negotiations if this house is to under take, as the motion is calculated to effect, the practical di rection of important negotiations. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT—I wish to say that I think therehas been a little over-excitement on both sides of the table about this matter. (Laughter.) The right hon. gentleman the member for Bucks need not be very much exasperated at any course that may be taken to-night; for he must know very well that the object of my righthon. friend is one which is not suppasad to harmonise entirely with the views com monly expressed by the majority of his followers, and tho there fore is at liberty to judge what is best in the interest of object which we have at heart, and which I take to be the establishment of a satisfactory peace. Now, the house will not suppose that I have any object other than that after the course I have taken for the last twelve months on on these questions. Some time ago I p ut a question the noble lord at the head of the Governximz he has referred to-night, and I ii was an explicit than he had given us Government, to which have from him something as to whether negotiations were I meant not that the nego tiations ex' being carried on or not ; and when I said carrying on, . did I want to were exhausted, for if the negotiations were ex hausted we should be at war ro fo w r er e s re w r e , know exactly if the Allied. re n ‘ o v r illing to receive offers from Russia, if they were sufficiently submissivo ; that we also know very well;nor did ne a wa y n t t h t ing ok s n o o t w he i r f ' were engaged in doing a great many n than those which this c ountr y and Government have been asking her to do for along time past. (Laughter.) What' I wanted to know was this, for I wished to embarrass the Government as little as possible— (hear, hear)— and, indeed, I ?would be willing to bargainhot to. APPOINTMENTS. Clerk.—Henry W. Molesworth (1853), to be anis tant paymaster of the Agincourt, 72, at Devonport. ' Clerks' Assistants.—Hugh C. Goldsmith, to the Agin court ; Thus. J. C. Wood, to the Belleisle, 6, hospital ship, at Devonport ; Warwick Wooldridge, to the Medusa, 4, paddle, at Woolwich. MILITARY. It is expected that the huts and stables for cavalry and artillery horses at the camp of Afdershott will be ready for occupation by the troops early in Juno, and it is stated that 3,000 militia, 600 regular infantry, 400 cavalry, and 300 Artillery and Sappers and Miners will march to the heath about the 12th of the month. The permanent camp to be constructed of brick, and which will include the field battery, smithies, and artisans' workshops, has been commenced. There are at. present only four regiments of infantry, besides the two newly•raised battalions of Rifles, quar tered in the United Kingdom, the whole of which are under orders for foreign service—viz., the 51st King's Light Infantry, returned irom India last autumn, at Manchester ; the 30th Foot, at Portsmouth ; the 94th Foot, returned from India last autumn, at Windsor and the Tower ; the 96th Foot, returned last month from India, at Dublin ; the 3d battalion (newly levied) 60th Rifles ; and 3d battalion (newly levied) Rifle Brigade, at Portsmouth. The following names were omitted from the list of those who received the Crimean medal from her Majesty on Friday :—Lieutenant Morgan, 4th Dragoon Guards ; Sergeant George Wright, Private John Sheen, Private George Button, and Private John Hubbard, all of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. THE MILITIA. 270 men of the Carmarthenshire Rifles have been re attested and permanently enrolled. The regiment is now assembled at Carmarthen, and is undergoing its 56 day's drill. Lieutenant-Colonel Vaughan has resumed the com mand of tho Monmouthshire Light Infantry, now at Pembroke Dock. The gallant colonel has just returned from the Crimea. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAL:, HAY MARKETS. smrrarinn.—Meadow hay, 21 17s to 51 03 Od ; elovet ditto, 3/ 03 to 6/ N ; and straw, 1/ 6s to ii 12s per load. A moderate supply and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 Os ; clove] ditto, 3 1 Os to 6' 03 ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade firm, at full prices. WHITEMIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 17s to 5' Os; clover ditto, 3/ 03 to 61 03; and straw, 1/ 6s to It 12s nor load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.-The fresh kinds of common congon sell at 91. to *l per lb for a grade above common, which remains at Bid per lb. SUGAR.-There has been a good inquiry for floating cargoes of foreign, both on home and Continental account, and, supplies not being large sold, at 20s 3d per cwt. Colonial and duty paid foreign has been in much request, and on the rise. Porto Rico and Mani itius have been quiet. Refined has been in brisk demand for home use, and at fuller rates. Brown lumps 47s to 67s 61 per cwt. Last week there were landed at East and West India Docks 2920 hhds 340 tea, 354 bls. The were taken for home use 1,626 hhds, 195 tea 563 bls. The stock is 7,909 hhds, 768 tcs, 699 bls. COFFEE.-Plantation Ceylon has been more sought after and at rather fuller prices. Good ordinary native has been, supported. Colory kinds are in demand. Mocha is at fuller rates, and foreign is wanted, supply being limited. RICE.-There is an active demand for Bengal, being at 158 7d. COTTON.-This article is firm, at full rates to id per lb advance. Rum.-Good Demerara has been sold at 2s 5d per gallon proof. There were landed last week at the above-named docks 791 puns 3 hints ; there were taken for home con sumption 204 puns 41 hhds, . and exported 115 puns 143 hhds. The stock is 7,946 puns 534 hhds. INDIGO-Of the quantity brought forward, it is esti mated that 3,539 chests are bought in, 1,969 withdrawn, and 5,511 sold, to which may be added about 500 of the bought in and withdrawn, making the total quantity sold about 6,000 chests, a which 4,000 are said to be for export, and 2,000 for home-use and re-sale. The following are the quotations as compared with the last February sale :- Fine shipping, par to 2d lower; good ditto, 2d to 4d higher ; good and consuming, 2d to 4d higher ; middling and ordinary, par; Madras, good and fine, 2d to 4d higher; middling ordinary, 3d lower ; Kurpah, good and fine, 3d to 4d higher; middling ordinary, par to 3d lower; Oude, par to 2d lower. The following aro the prices current per lb. :-Bengal, fine blue, none ; good and fine violet and purple, 6s. Bd. to 7s. ; ordinary and middling, ss. 7d. to 6s. 7d, ; good and fine copper, 6s. to 6s. 4d. ; ordinary and middling, 4s. 9 , 1. to ss. 9d. Consumers, good and fine, ss. 6d. to 6s. 2d. ; ordinary and middling, 4s. to bs. 41. Java, good and fine, none. Gude, good and fine , 4s. to 4s. 10d. ; ordinary and middling , ls. 6 d. to 3s. 9. Madras, good and fine, 4s. to 5s 3d. ; ordinary and middlin g , ls. to 3s. Kurpah, good and fine, s s. to 6 s. 6 d. ; ordinary and middling, ls. 6d. to 4s. 9d. Manilla, good and fine, none ; ordinary and middling, 9d. to ls. TALLOW.-The report of Messrs. Smith and Charles is as follows :-" In support of the position laid down by ourselves that the trade of Russia had not been affected by the coursJ pursued ' by the Allies,' in opposition to the assurance given to the House of Commons, last February, by Mr. Cardwell, and twice within this month repeated in the Upper House, by Lord Stanley of Alderley, that `the trade of Russia had been reduced by 50 or 60 per cent.,' we now beg to call your attention to the following sta tistics to this date as compared with last year's imports to same date of Russian tallow :- Arrivals from June r l, 1853, to May 21, 1854 71,750 PP June 1, 1854, to May 21,1855 PP Odessa and South of Russia Still on the voyage from St. Petersburg and at Prussian ports 61,828 5,304 82,132 So that by the end of this month, in all probability, the Government will find that the Board of Trade returns will exhibit to them what commercial men told them six months. and more ago would be the case if no check were placed on the export of Russian produce through Prussia. The market has declined since our last report. Very little business has been done to-day, and there appears a general disposition to await the passing Political events before en toxin, upon new transactions. Wo bays cffered new on the spot 51s 6d to 51s 9d; brack, 1353, 50s ; all the month, 51s 6d; August, 52s 6d; October and December, 51 s; Australian —Sheep, 52s 6d ; beef, 503 to 50s 6d ; South American, 52s ; tallow elaine, 48s ; tallow oil, 37s 6d ; linseed oil ' 38s; palmQil, Us town talloir, Us nett°, speak in this house for the next fifteen year; 1, if the noble lord would undertake to bring the rtsgotia tion to a slice t!ssful termination in the month of June. M 3 'object is ve.ey well rpuiersteol ; but I wish the noble lord at the head cse the Government to tell us whether the conies •ences or neg otietions are under that form and under those.' eir edmstances that take them oat of that ortlinsae,r state of things always existing during a state of war, iin which each siao is willing to receive Nom the other; ,vhettier the conferences let l e y held may bs said to he still alive, and whetter the noble lord the member for the city eii . Lon don, or the Earl of Arestmorela,nd, or anybody, is in com munication, and in such a manner as to afford so:ne Pro bability or hop e that lie - c ' e is not absolntely distant. "win the noble lord allow me to observe that it is not Austria alone which makes the observation which wa s quoted by the right hon. gen tl eman the . Wiltshire, tend which It - mete:l, es)e,, that there were for f' the elements o . a matisfasltory settlonv-slt hi thepropositions of Russia, but the -French Minister for Fo,nAfr at Vienna ' also gave ewpression to a similar is O e t p7inion. ai W rs i.lf, if that be so, what I want to there house P being and a . 17 3Pe opportunity t ii Y o n f thea shre-establishing h °i a ' pa impress rtoirl evenac that,won the honourable terms, that opportunity shoeid not be en to slip ; and if the noble lord give, an assurance of that kind to the house, I should be „.„dou., to abstain from urging my right hon. friend. to as pro ceed wit:a. his motion as I should be anxious to abstain propositions my self under . similar circumstances. The question being, w h a t is most advamtageous to the interests of those mem b o f this house as - ho wish the war to be brought to a close, tend who think th et there is something in the late upon which a satisfactory peace might be settled, itappeare to mo that the right hon. gentleman my colleague has that only to consider, and not what may be the objects of those w h o ma y e ith er fsel, as I do, not very friendly to the Go- vernmeut, or who are anxious to proloeg the war. The noble lord the nremb'er for Durham (Lord H. Vane), who was about to seared. the motion of my right hon. col league, and the righsklion. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford,. if I understood what he said cor rectly, intended to vote , in favour of that proposition.. It b ecomes a ques ti on wh e n those who take such views, and are anxious for the passing , 71' these resolutions, believing that the passing of these rest , ''. , stions by this house would be productive of great and imperlant results—when they urge my right hon. colleague to wield draw his motion, he is placed in that difficulty which we !rave seen many mem bers of this house of late placed in, r Am afraid to urge anything with regard to it—(hear, and :faughter)—but if anybody will say that it will be subservient to the cause of peace, I will urge him to withdraw his motion ; but, inns ' much as the statements that have been made appear to me to ho vague, I shall urge my right hon. friend by no means to suspeed indefinitely the motion which he has proposed 1 fer to-night, and I take it for granted that some time dur ing the week after the Whitsuntide holidays the noble lord will be able to tell us whether there is a probability of the conference comitis to a satisfactory conclusion. lam sure that there is A large party in the country anxious to have this question thoroughly debated in this house, and who think that they will get :eon the debate a little more truth than they have hitherto got from her Majesty's Govern meet, and a great deal more truth thau they have got from the public newspapers; during the last twelve months. I snail be satisfied if the ;notion goes on, and, under the cir cuinstances, I shall b equally satisfied if it he postponed. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. ROEBUCK— Sir, after the speech of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, I think the right I hon. member for Manchester is bound to go on with his motion. The noble lord the member for Durham kindly informs us that he intended to second the motion of the right hon. gentleinlie but that the circumstances are ' changed. Now, after the speech of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, I ask, have the circum stances changed? The noble lord says that when the right hon. gentleman proposed to bring his resolution before the house he felt that it was impolitic to do so. He feels so now, but he did not give the house to understand that any thing had happened to place the circumstances in a diffe rent position than they were at the time when the right hon. gentleman proposed his resolution. The noble lord says that Government is open to any proposition that will lead to peace. Now, I ask if that is not a condition in which every Government is at every moment of every war which ever existed ? (Hear.) Are we not at all times anxious for peace? Is not the noble lord at the thead of her Majesty's Government in a position at all times to re ceive any proposition which would lead to an honourable peace? If so, what is there that sae happened which in duces the noble lord to come to the deterrematien to second propositions, and now to.ask the right hon. gentleman to postpone them ? I will tell the noble lord why I urge the right hone gentleman to bring the question before the house. It is this—and I believe that I speak the voice of the country—that the people of the country have no confi dence in the nobly lord and the Government of which he is at the head. They are anxious for an' honourable peace, because they have no confidence, and because the feeling abroad is that a large portion of the Cabinet are at this moment anxious for peace at any price. (Cheers.) It is because I am net anxious for peace at any price, but for an honourable peace, that I ask the house to insist upon discussing the propositions of the right hon. gentleman. I must tell him that he has put himself in a position in which the house has a right to call upon him to persevere in his motion. He has thrust himself forward. There are other gentlemen who would come forward, but he hasfore stailed them, and the house has therefore a right to ask him to persevere. We demand of him that he will perse vere, because we demand an honourable peace. Not a peace at all price, but only an honourable peace. (Cheers.) The Marquis of GILANBY said—lt seems to me of great importance in deciding the question whether the discussion is or is not to be postponed that we should clearly under stand whether the negotiations are now actually taking place or not, and there is a prospect of peace being concluded. It appears to me also essential to know distinctly whether the First Lord of the Treasury is willing to entertain any propositions that may be made by any of the Five Powers at Vienna, or whether the propositions which are to be made are restricted solely to the Powers of France and England. I ask this, because the date at which the noble lord the member for London said that he had ex hausted his instructions was not the 26th of April, as stated by the right hon. gentleman the member for South Wilts (Mr. S. Herbert), but, as I think, the 21st of April, before Russia had made her last proposition. It therefore seems to me that the noble lord received instructions from her Majesty's Government that, whatever propositions Russia might make, they were not to be entertained, but that he was to come hack to England. This is a point which I wish to have cleared up before the house decides whether the discussion is to be adjourned or not ? Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, it is of course at the discre tion of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manches ter to choose whether he brings on his motion or not. With regard to that point, her Majesty's Government have no advice to give him. They will only say that they are ready to meet the motion if it is persevered in, and to acquiesce in its postponement if it is postponed. The hon. and learned gentleman the member for Sheffield says that the declaration of my noble friend amounts to no more than what might be said at any moment in any war ; that is to say that her Majesty's Government are ready to entertain prepositions for peace, Now, this is not the state of affairs as they are at present. We are bound, as far as we can, considering the confidential nature of the communications, to state the present condition of affairs. In the first place, therefore, I think it right to fill up that which isnot stated in the protocols, vrhich are merely summaries of confer ences which lasted often from four hours to four hours and a half. At the last conference at which I had the honour to be present Count Buol said that he did not think the dis cussions would lead to any result, or that the belligerent Powers were likely to agree ; therefore he thought that the conference had better terminate. Ho also »aid that he di( not think the means of accommodation were exhausted but as every member of the conference had a right to bring forweisi propositions, he hoped upon an early day the conference would again meet for the purpose of cosksblering any propositions which might be proposed. Tc that t answered that I certainly hoped that the means of accommodation might not be eichausted ; but as my in striations were exhausted, I therefore hoped that Count Buol would not name an early or any fixed day for the mecting, of the conference, as I was unprovidod with in structions to discuss the propositions which might arise. That was not without precedeut even during the present conference, for during the time that . the Russian plenipo tentiaries were waiting for instructions from St. Peters burg the conferences were adjourned. There was a sub sequent meeting of the conference—showing clearly that they were not entirely broken off—at the request of the Russian plenipotentiaries, and at that confer ence the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, following up wird I have stated, explained very clearly the reasons why his instructions were exhausted. He said, with reference to the new propositions of the Russian plenipotentiaries, as he had already declared at the last conference, that since the Russian plenipotentiaries had declined in every form whatever we had proposed, there was a limit to our instructions on the proposition relating to the neutralisation of the Black Sea. After that rejection we wore not empowered to consider proposals which did not include those terms. The French Ambassador, Baron Bourqu• ney, and Lord Westmoreland slaty agreed in this conclusion. Thu right hon. gentleman the nlembsr for the University of Oxford said that the plenipotentiaries differed amongst themselves. They all three made the same decla ration. They said that as the Russian proposals contained the principle of closing the Dardanelles, but not the entirs principle of op e nin g the straits to all the Powers, there was an element of accommodation. Count Buol declared that not even a basis , of accommodation was contained in the proposals of the Russian plenipotentiaries, Again, the conference was adjourned without any date being appointed for its meeting; but the Austrian • Government declared through Count Buol that, in their opinion, the means of accommodation were not exhausted. I must say that throughout the discussions the representatives of Austria have shown that they agreed with the Western Powers, and not with Russia in her propositions. (Hear, hear.) The difference between them undoubtedly was this; Whilst the plenipotentiaries of France and Great Britain were not ready to listen to any terms which did not contain a last ing and solid peace, the A ustrian p leni p otentiaries were most unwilling to put forward any grounds in such man ner as should immediately involve Austria in the .dangert• and miseries of war without being positively means of accommodation were finally every spirit with which the different propositions werte, That of.course made some difference with respeelrceteaetndvt.r. we could With regard to the opinion and iner:?lsup certhainsttheda. the plenipotentiaries of Austria. Now, thin anything not have received better than that which _vroewpr:erceiitveidefrnoomt only difficult but impossible precisely with respect to but my opinion cer ietiofneres ig f n or Ge p v e e a rn ce,. cent —because upon that question the Austrian Government will, tainly is that, whether ti.eporZoifseiteilonmsylesaeldftoqupietaeceinoreonniot. incom petent to give an opinion— perloopsoedsi,timonaakernsonmate hpervoe which elnrinnokt I ,i f n r u e s e t i comeeur from.ProsPooms pro positions. I imagine. before the co nferences th ar a e t fi th n o a s l e ly of the belligerent powers, and then the ons of two resell s—either they will be rejected by one, per haps by both, con ferences will be broken• off—it is no doubt perfectly com petent for any member to ask the house to declare its opinion on the negotiation—or the negotiation will be re sumed, and there will be a better prospect of peace being co ncluded. Ido not think it is possible for m e t o say vague,nioie. thatWhetnbo hon. speech of gentlemen my noble say frien n that ourNiaateemaer me ntsare is vague, it is because there is nothing definite and precise in the situation. (Hear, hear.) Of that which is in it self indefinite it is impossible to give a precise and defi nite explanation. This conditi on of affairs differs ma taenr(ite learnedllyfrom In t e h mb the supposition for Sheffield lna (Mr. debyß the honourable Roebuck), uck). which is that at any time rim w riming any way be made by any o f the par a ti r es propestr e n . . Th i eh s of av peace have been conferences for the purpose of considering the terms of peace. The fou r belliger en t powers have not agreed upon the terms of peace, therefore the negotiations have hitherto S IJ a t a. , ,a7.'.lr - k".", ----- ' - -r) w t to if3ii this hsetate pleases,m ent failed. But the negotiations a ' . 7 . ri taat ia:04.7, , it ~Ip azOidf course broken off. Ido not know that 'boa . anYt&P,',l l6 * s tieman the member for Manch. r a se ele-Vs - 6.; ' ~,., rs s e h i ail t s' lt,lia:giet: „ " . u meet his propositions. . te Sir J. PAKINGTON said—lt . , 1.4 , inkjetittag the noble lord has stated any facts - win ever, or added any thing to what Las fallen from the noble *lord the P;iine Minister, which can guide the houses to a alecision upon the question whether the right hon. gentleunan the member for Manchester ought or ought not to peraevere in his mo tion- Ido not believe that therd is on either side of the house) the least disposition to press her Majesty's Govern ment. (Hear, hoar.) The circumstance s are too important for any' such desire to exist ; but if tho sight hon. Clete gentlemee's the member for Manchester is eterred from persevering in his motion, I think it rieht, that the house should have . a , more explicit statement from her Majesty's Government Get the point, whether the conferences are still going on, and n egotiations still pending. I think that difficulties have ,arisen, and this conf us i on h as been created, from the f ' e at that the .negotiations have taken place at the capital of a neutral power. Our representa tive still remains I '6 . Vienna, but the plenipotentiaries have returned, and Government has laid the protocols on the table of this Lenge. The natural and usual course is for Parliament to p,%ss its opinion on those protocols, and I cannot see why the right hon. gentleman the mem ber for Manchester should forbear to press his motion, un less Government is prepared to tell the house that neeotia tions are still pending, an d that they are still open. I t think it right that the house she uld have a more explicit declara tion cn this point. It is imp. ossible for the house not to come to the conclusion that ner Ilajesty's Government is a party to the two courses which have been proposed—first, lsy the right hon, gentleman the m ember for the University of Oxford, who propmses the 1 djournneent of the h eine . ; secondly, by the right hon. gentleman the memb sr for South Wilts, who has intimated his intention of leaving the previous queetion I think from the conversation which has taken place that the'Jeouse has good cause to be!ieve chat her :Nest ' y a Governtm ant is anxious that one of the two courses should be adopts a The noble lord save Viet he is prepered to meet the in t• . with ' negative. - ',Ai ' then had he not asked thel • a ' a ighthon. gentlemen not tebriug forward their motions, in way ? Why did the nol'elel.l. ter i that he might meet it in this put aside the regular busi ness of the evenin g in order t T; the member for Manchester 1' i at the right hon. gentleman op portunity now appears that the noble lord and cle his question, when it her Majesty's Govern ment are desirous to evade the , question- occurred which render s it d esirabre n. that tho dis cuss i on h If anything has should be postponed, I thi n k th s house will jesty'a Government expresses eu, sia a desire agree _ if her Ha i sence of any such declaration fr. ,La her m ' a ; .€ bt t it, in th e a h: merit, I see noreason—certainly none Las j • beensy's Gorarn why the noble lord should chang 0 the purpose whit rgned anuounced - ou a former occasion ; and I think u N o r 1: „ h s ! has been assigned why the right hunt. gentleman the j'.e ()- bar for Manchester should not persevere in his motiolnn.ein. Sir G. GREY—I think the question of the right Iron, hart, has been answered in auLLoipation. He is asked whether the conferences have beets closed, or rather lie has assumed that the plenipotentiaries have been withelrawee I think the statement of my noble friend was that the con ferences were not closed, but were alow in the smile position. as when they were, at the request of the Russian. plenipo tentiaries, adjourned, without a day having been fixed for their renewal. They have not been Enally closed, and any proposition by any of the powers they still he entertained by the members of the conference who slid remain at Vienna. Therefore it is not the truth that the plenipoten tiaries have been withdrawn. My noble friend. wes associated with Lord Westmoreland. The French Mi nister for Foreign Affairs was associated with Baron Bourqueney, who is left, also at Vienna. Lord -West moreland has else full powers tc' act alone, and Baron Bourquency has the same powers. The elements of the conference, therefore, still remain, and on any (ley on which the conference may be resu med, any new proposi tion may be taken into considers tion. The right hon. baronet has assumed that her Majesty's Government were anxiously on the watch for every opportunity to avoid this discussion. That statement has alreesly been denied by my noble friend at the head of the Government. He stated that Government were prepared to mem: the die mission if the house pleases to go on with it, and if the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester, after whoa be has heard, is willing to leave the discretion in the h %lids of the house. (Hear.) Mr. M. GIBSON—The right hon. gentleman has placed rather a heavy responsibility on me, but I admit I am boned to endure it, as I have given notice of moving this address. The hon. and learned member for Sheffietd says I have thrust myself forward in the matter, and t hat he and his friends are determined to have an honorable peace, but that there are others who would have pe: tee at any price. Ido not know upon what authority he i slakes that assertion, or why he and his friends are to arm gate to themselves an exclusive appreciation of the value of - the honour and dignity of the country. (Hear, hear.) 1 do' not yield to him or to any man in this houSe in a de 'ire co uphold the dignity and honour of my country—(hew)— . and I would not be the man to stand up in my place in the House of Commons and advocate any course which I thought inconsistent with the safety, the honour, and :the dignity of the country. (Hear, hear.) The Government ought, I think, to have anticipated discussion when they laid these papers on the table of the house. (Hear, bear.) I considered, when the Government placed be fore the houses of legislature a record of the proceedings of a recent conference, they invited the opinion of Parlia ment on the course which they had pursued ; and having myself perused the papers, I felt at liberty, under the circumstances, to move au address, with a view of sub mitting an opinion to the consideration of the house. But I admit the difficulty of the position, now the Go vernment tell us that the conferences are not ended, and that before they are fully concluded, the Austrian Go vernment are understood to be charged with pro posing some plan for bringing about an understanding be tween the belligerent powers—that that government will, before the conclusion of these conference., ea bruit a plaza Ito the governments of France and England, for the re-es tablishment of peace. This being the case, anti hearing- • also from the government that under these circumstances they would feel at liberty to discuss with frankness and without reserve the various proposals Cathave been made, I admit I feel that I should not be serving perhaps the ob ject I have myself in view, or serving the public interest, if I were to persevere in this motion. And I feel this; the more especially when the right hon. gentleman tells me he will meet it by moving the previous question, because the division would then be taken, not on the merits of my proposal, but on the preliminary consideration of whether or not it was convenient, after the statement made by the government, that such a proposal should be made at all. .. In postponing it, however, I mean not „to • abandon the proposal. (Hear, hear.) But if the existence of the con ference is to be a reason why the opinion of parliament ' should not be taken on the policy of the goi`'ernment, I want to know how long these conferences are to last ? (Hear, and a laugh.) For if they are to go on hum day to day till the end of the session, they will thus uniloubtedly gain the advautageof throwing overthe discussion on their policy altogether. While, therefore,l feel compelliad to re spond to theappealsthat have been made to me to postpone the motion now, I beg to give notice of my intention to take the very earliest opportunity after Whitsuntide of bringing it forward. (Cheers.) Mr. MA.LINS could not help rising to express his opinion . on the present state of affairs. The nation was watching the proceedings of the house with intense anxiety and yet no rational grounds were given to *arrant the expectation that any propositions would be made. Nothing was given by an assurance that at some indefinite period some pro- positions would be brought forward. Tile opinion of the country and its feelings had a right, to be considered. A general le.ding now prevailed that the house had been wanting in its duty and treating this great qiies- , idea with an indifference •Aich would, in hie opinion pro duce a deep digu,t throughout the laud. He tenstal that Government would make up its mind to deal with the country and the house as the house and the country had dealt with them. Government had upon all hand:: received the most friendly support. The country had, however, ex pressed its opinion that the war which it had got into, whether rightly or not, ought to be carried on to an honour able conclusion. He considered the present occasion as nothing more than a solemn farce and preconcerted scheme, which was intended to be a delusion for the country when the country was anxious to maintain its honour and great ness. He must say that he heartily disapproved of the course which was being taken -on this queOgnAnnd he would not give his support to a Government .tficli - would carry on the affairs of the country in this mantis:ha Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said it Was clear that the course which the house ought to pursue depended on the fact whe ther it was true or not that the conferences were closed. If Austria was about to produce propositions which might or might not be accepted, it was clearly a legitianate ex case for the house not to enter upon this discussion a tthe p r esent moment, and, in his opinion, the right bran; ee gen tleman the member for Manchester had exercised discretion in the course which he had taken. He V' Sir H. bt would be Willoughby), however, trusted that the dou ere to be ex cleared up as to whether any propositions w pected from Austria. d that Austria, al. Mr. JOHN AI`GREGOR believe never agree to make though acting in good faith, woul w d hi n e ev she could mot do an aggressive war against Russia, which em h pire. He thought without dismembering the Austrianithout due consideration, the war had been entered into: _ e .an emp . re, i and and in ignorance of the poweere./the optedsd to establish a , trusted that every mearTw pea l e t e. ° permanent and honourable_ be had always looked upon the moz.. Mr. CAYLEY said gentleman (Mr. Milner Gibson) as in. thin of the right hon. r o g 7to the best interests of the coun opportune and dange ed lithe discussion which had just taken try, and he co nsider ,erms. Those who imagined that the t lace still more cif; l'on repres ented the feelings of the p eo pl e were most eg.regone of this discliseedy m i s t a ken, and if the speech es w hi c h - red should inflece the negotiations now had been olive . ht l ea d po t he n establishmentof oil,they nog a most ring a ce. The more Parliament protested in f avonr disastrous pea e . ant would it be for Russ . of peace the peg _ _ , of la would look upon the course taken by the advocates peace at, any price ncoursgement to continue the contest. (Hear. ) ' i AS an e VICTORIA GOVERNKENT _BILL . . • gi r J. PAKINGTON suggested that the Grants of Land Bill should be put down for a second leading at the sam e time as this measure, so that th e discussion could be taken upon them both at the same time. - ' ' Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to that course, and ' would put them down for a second • reading on the 14th of Juno. Mr. LOWE said he could not undertake to discuss both bills in the same debate, as biz objections to the one were totally diffe ren t f rom the objections he had to the other. Both bills were then ordered to be read a second time on the 14th of Juno. COAL MINES INSPECTION BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on the 7th of June. FISHERIES (BRITISH ISLANDS AND FRANCE) BILL. This bill was read a second time. EDUCATION OF PAUPER CHILDREN BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported to the house. The Brighton Incorporation Bill LAND wa s road BILL a second time . ' The Lords' amendments to this bill were, considered and AFFIRMATION T) . agreed to. to alter the mode of am ending obtained leave to bring in a bill to alter a nd amend tht act MR. LOCKE KING obtained leave to bring in a bill acts of Parliament. Ist and 2d Win. 4, c. 37, • RENT ACT. The c b i a l l A w ß a IT read Eß sucF a Ko fi s i AT s t Esi t i tE i m N e r 0 . inutes to eight o'clock, till commonly The he house C a adjourned j d ou th rn e e T d r a u t ck fiv A e c in t. Th e bill was read a first time. twelve o'clock to-morrow. oT ya 601 of o e, fil ) 1(00 n 00° jo ge ' I P; Pl' fr o f sefwdir pi• e s ;0 11 ' 1' 1 00, * , 10 0.1 11' 4 \); 11'0°'