The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-27 00:00:00

~. AIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEACE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday c hivied heavily, and compared with Friday's rates, Prices of all kinds were tending downwards, but the decline is barely id. per lb. The sales were estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000 bales, and 011 sisted of 120 Sea Islands at is. 'to 2s. 51. per lb. The Railway Share Market was tolerably firm, and Is usiness more lively. The sum which foreign shipping contributed to 'Wards our light and pilotage dues was, in 1853, 44 ,478 i., and in 1854, 52,7911. The proportionate trade of the various ports of England is not generally known, and the compari "t is in some respects curious. If tonnage were `c. decid e th e ques ti on L on d on wou ld stand above , but when exports are brought under notice the latter stands almost doubly as high as the l former. The tonnage inwards, and the declared 111 110 of British and Irish exports in 1854, was as follows Tonnage. Exports. London Liverpool 2,190,404 ••• 46,719,177 hull Bristol Newcastle Southampton 262,276 ... 2,334,141 Leith Glasgow 125,482 ... 4,905,557 Greenock Dublin Cork Belfast h lt he extraordinary amount in favour of Liverpool mu st arise mainly from its proximity to the textile man ufacturing districts, and the great trade with the United States. ' e ‘ceounts from Russia state that one of the Ira &jai transports, the Volga, on the 27th May, when on a voyage from Sweaborg between the r ids of Kuorsalo and Stamoe, took the ground, kna • 1 / 1 spite of the strenuous exertions of the got Nadjoschinij, on the 30th ult., she could : t be floated. A portion of the stores were trans -I,7ed to the steamer, however, and the cannon b t e , : e thrown overboard. As an English guil at then mad e h er a ppearance and prepared t att aok, the transport was set on fire and shortly er wards blow up. th rn * Lb e private bankers are excessively annoyed at k e disgraceful revelations in the bankruptcy of esBr e• Strahan, and the frauds committed excit elst a both their indignation and regret. t o P P i IY such cases are rare, but to prove t heir cu s t omer s how entirely they desire : rese rved intercourse and investigation, they held 4 0 1:11"ti ng yesterday afternoon at the Clearing tlae and passed a resolution to the effect that the Imes Was wrong in asserting that a banker would °ffended if his customer asked to look at his el, t4iti es• On the contrary, as the resolution de proes, they consider such examination 6, a most to i l er and business-like proceeding." This is a 111 ° 1 1-sense view, for even as a check upon the The clerks occasional reference is desirable. Medway, from Port Philip, 91 days out, Le a / P e a spoken in the Channel. She has on 14 p 2 . )000/., or, as some accounts state, 20 , 0001 . cold Th e Scinde Railway Bill was road a second time 05 40 Lord s l as t M on d a y n i g ht, and passed through It' l lr eitt en yesterday morning. The Company is r eceiving i ns talments in advance, bearing 5 k r cent. interest from the lst of the month after Yr4 ent. (1 1,116 English stock market has been exceedin g l y 411- pr' and the quotations have rema ined almost 9i e t eLse lY as they left off yester da y , Consols bein g at 91 . The fact that money is worth 4 per cent. *C h ar ts may have a little influe nce in conjunction lie!" t he French loan. The Ne w 3 per Cents. have 92g to and the Reduced 92 1. Bank Stock tt ki o been firm at 211. Exchequer-bills have im :ed is., being 16s. to 20 s. premium. g l k liere has been a bargain or two in Turkish Os at the previous rates, 811 to a transaction iix l rdinian at 86, being an advance of to 1, and per Cents, at 64-T. et following aro the nominal prices of foreign e at) ' ," -Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ to 7; Mexi- PerCi to 211 ; Peruvian, 6 3 to 7 0 ; ditto Three it t f , e4 ts., 48 to 59 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., dot 413 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; I:, 4lai. Pour_arid-a-Ilalf per Cents., 89 to 91 ; St,; qll New Deferred, 18 1 to 181 ; Ditto 3 per Dtt3B-f Passive to 39 • Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4, } ; aBsive, 4 to 41. a"aThe -u Railway Share Market has been very heavy a nd buyers mostly have the advantage. 444 ' Nor th-Western, Midland, Scottish Central, New.G.,...reat Western have been chiefly dealt in. thero" w estern of Canada shares are buoyant , and Th r eign lines are mostly steady. Foreign Mines are heavy. The , Joint Stock clo y at e In less request. Crystal Palace aro the decline. tit lT FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0' , 31,. (Pro at the Oficial a pet peeek Btwness dune k t :* a • u , duced Annuities. ..,..•, 92 A l P iril r i. Cent. Annuities ... ..• a a % i tto 4 !°l' Expires, sth Al 168 16,1 15_16 8 xce or A ' 44 eh e IClh July 9 IA 1 klocitier 00 246. 2d. 4,10 .... .. 19 20 16 20i 14 17 14 17 b Rh_ 000000000000000000000000000000000 -- 1, 4 17 ''kell(4ll ................. . .......... I :l4 t tte r bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. lOl 1001 t h , 11 , 1 44„ 0 j FOREIGN . FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK 5 per Cent. ........ 86 -u ° ,I € l s 6 per Tut Bln toh tzbividends on the L above payable in London. ell ange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull 641 HALF-PAST TWO. 91 1 eonaols . 'OrD'S SHIPPING- (THIS DAY.) W , OCKADE OF THE WHITE SEA. 44 N ette r received this morning at Lloyd's, from Arch under date the 13th inst., states that the blockade Otf le V, roads, and creeks in the White S!,a has be en N 1; the Commander of her Britannic Majesty's said sea. L L OIrn - Ozt, June 27.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; 11 41 r5 and fine. Nit a Medway, from Port Philip, with 17,030 oz. of gold '1: ~,W a s spoken on the 22d inst. w.) (.41. 11 0Erra, June 26.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Ethiope A t - . the West Coast of Africa. 'LI'AsT June 25.—Wind, W. Arriv e d—Ohi o, f rom 1 16 hn's.' tO eRRPOOL, June 26.—Th ck e Thomas will discharge, and Ulto the Graving Dock. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. 11., Off )4 N.W. m.ll ' -- john Barbour, and Miltiades, from St. John's, ; James Foster, New York. QUEENSTOWN, June 25. N A a. West. N'al la. ed • — Eckford Webb, from Charleston; Inconstant, 1A711 1(1 ' Tyr LAr r i ed.—Adeline,, L from Cadiz ; Due Gebroders, R ot. 134 ; Fidanyantearseilles. DUBLIN, Juno 26. ( BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.41 a.m. Ar r i r ! , • , tide, 4l hour's flood, weather fine. ea, June 26—Empress Eugenie, ; from Ceylon ; 4 te . Alexandria ; Corinna, Leghorn Fourteen, Be tai a~Porto Rico ; John and Isabella, Konigsberg. Sea Queen, for Port Adelaide. 11 14 DEAL, Wednesday, 9.20 a.m. eal .Am ed m, fine. Jane 26—John Prone, from Newcastle, for th meeting of the Asiatic So /1441e course of the last a t Paris, M. R e i nau d laid on the table an Arabian 411 4 4 re it r t iPt treatise, just rebeived from Abd - el - Kader, 4 1e, en. by that personage. The Emir has always A t ri a high reputation among his countrymen for his and literary taste. ; 11 t 4TI LE MusicALE.—The Marquis and Marchioness 41 4 r " a d'dbane have generously allowed the use of h their hed t l l 4 ' in Park-lane for a matinee musicale, to he held big Friday, Jul 12 in aid of the funds of the .h qis e f 41T Arksoiation o f the Friends of Poland, of wire Aettiship is president. 14 tl 4. r P RIZIL-MONEY.—Yesterday a Government bill ta th e h Souse of Comm o n s wa s p r inted, to repeal the I leie d uty on ord ers f or army pr i ze mone y. At pre sat,(*ders f or army prize money are liable to a stamp 41 11 .0 f le., and the object of the bill is to repeal the and to g i ve th e b ene fi t to all non-comm i ss i one d A ;;lalid soldiers. the marriage letter, in the Independe n ce o f B ru ssels, says : Et tk 'he marriage of Col. Fleury, Aide-de-camp to the Fiti4 Pe ror and Comm an d an t o f th e G u id es, w i t h Mdlle. do Paul, i s s h ortly to take place. A brother of M . galabregue, equerry to the Empero, is about to ` vg Ae the Ltiece of General LawcoatiLte."r 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 St. LOI St. 101 St. 101 60 a 501 al 25 I a St. 10; 10 St. 'A 25 2: GU al 20 a] ‘() al 10 20 I al 10 17 10 al 20 1 40 a: 20 al 20 al 20 1 20 al 20 20 20 20 I 1 Si 10 a 20 11 20 1' 72111 S DAY.) t~. L %'TA Y:?. fi• aWLIS. Closing Prices yesterday 23 - 5 Aberdeen ..... 8: tinbg. Notlng Bost. and Easter. Junet... 11 Bolfast SE, .13a 11 Birming. Welt )rb Stour Valley :9i Birk _.do.d. Lauesl.. c(• CbeslliYo JllllO, 11 Du. Cllew,h. a Birk., ao and £25 Cons. 9 Do., £2O 11 Blyth kTyn 3 origina' £25 (is:sd. at £45, 0 Bristol and Exeter 0 Caledonian - 8,1 - 81 13k - 121 151 - 16, SA - 7j 90 - 92 62i - 63. st. r;0 10 61 .s. Caimarthen and Car digan 50 al..'Chester & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass 20 16 Cornwall 10 1 Ci .ff Junction 50 45 Duolin &Belfast June 25 all Dundee Perth&Abor deen Junction dl Do. }T , !w .... )0 East Avglian .11 Eastern Counties )0 Eastern Union, A Stock .... .00 Do., B. Sto,lc 8, 4 . Do., Now A )0 Fast Lancashire )0 Edinburgh& Glasgow .11 Minh. and Peebles Edin.Prth &Durdeel 9 Forth & Clyde Ju 611 Furness ill Do. Extension.. )0 Glasgow &S. Western )0 Great Northern )0 Do., A. 5t0ck...... ... )0 Do., B. Stock )0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) great Western )0 Da. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk ill Irish South-Eastern ill Lancaster & Carlisle L 43 Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds ld Laneash.andYorksh 1 Da, Wst. Riding Un Li v: Crsby.&Southpt .11 London & Blackwal 10 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 10 Loud. and N. Westn. .6 Do. Fifths Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B 0 Do. Eighths .00 London andS. Westn 14 Do., £5O ... `Do., £4O al Lndndrry& Col orainel ill Lndndrry. & Ennisk.' 10 Manch.Sher.&L'ncla 11 Do. Shares, No. 1 2s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 73i 74; 41 46 13i - 14 9 - 11 ... - ...d 15 - 16 12k - 121 20 St. 1.0 32 - 36 23 - 25 St. I it 76i - 58 - 60 - 9. 19 - 20' 70 - 72 92i - 93, 75 - 77 126 - 128 100 - 1.02 67 -67 i 75 - 80 8 - 10 8 - 10 811 - 81 i 74 8 [Ol 103 [Ol4 102,E - - $ .) '- 83 84 8a• • 70 74 6f 1 26i 27 Bir 8 'Midland j 1)0. Birmn g. X. Derby al Midld. G. W,st. , Lll Do. Half Sbarc . . - , Lll Newcastle !33 Nwpt.Aberg. fs, Eirfd. 8 Newry & Euniskilleb a] Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrovor Norfolk 3? 2 Northn.Connties Un )0 North British al North Devon, No. 1 11l Do., No. 2 11 Do., A Deferred... 11 Do,, B Guaranteed )0 N.Easteru—Berwicl 9 Do. do. Extension .3 Do.do. G.N.E. Punk 9 - 7 li - 2 -•- ••• riO - 52 30 ... 31 74 75 6i 6i 3f 131 14} 50i 51± 49 51 d par id 1 5 -- 6i 1 d tar al Do. Leeds ,(1 Do. York ,11 North London ,11 Do. Now .ElO 1F N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. 17i, North Staffordshire.. ,11 - North Western.,,.... .1] N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,itt Wolvarhampton 8 Portsmouth • Ccutral,.... 28 - 30 Scotti sh TMidland 1 03 105 67 69 46 48 13 14!, 614 29 30 4 2 2d par• Q Shropshire Union 1 South Devon 0 South Eastern U S:,llth Wales 5 Yrksh. & Riv. Dur 5 Do .4 Staines, Wok &Wok '1 Stockton ik Dar lilt 39 - 41 .e>slStn - .•.kton ds Hutlepl 6 . lTaff Vale ) Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1 In 'lames Haven Doelt and Railway . tilverstone & Lancs Vale of Neath 4 4 - 11 Waterfl. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerie) al West Cornwall 1 20 2 3A - 22 - 24 7 - 8 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West London .Is.lNVimbledn &Croydoul RE Al A RIiSTS using:kw, ions this day. FOREIGN. - Ph 2i •--7 lt - 2 li - 2i 1 - 35i -35 i 9 - 10 25)1 - 26 3g - 31;1 6 - - 181 65 67 94 - 96 4 - 41 5 - 6 P t° 5/ - 6 4 4A at 3 i 221 224 100 - 102 106 -- 109 110 -- 115 104 106 ' 22 - 224 107 - 109 dig 6i —6, - 2t 5 - 7 2 - 3 6i- 6i 16 = Bit 12i -- 13! ••• - •• g - 9 • 29 -294 P 45 47 pm 25 26 21 22 —lo 113 d ... --- ••• ro 21 ..-- 2B ... —• pm ... ..... .•• 3i - 4 .. gi -1011 P ... --. ••• 18 --• 19 BANKS. SI - 85 65i -664 ti fd-ip - - 6 pI 171 -- 181 19i - 20 - 4 ..._ d 35 - 37 48 - 49 ' • •• • .I.M. •• • 35 - 36 38 - 39 52 - 51 ••• ••••• ". 42 - 44 74 - 75 8 - 9 .» B ~.. St. Ir. 12A1 50 al 13i al 31 I 2! 25 I al 10 50 a' 20 al St. 101 St. II St. ti 12 al 50 al 161 20 1 a] BC 10 St. 10 20 1 stl 11 to i 3 25 al 8..25i 8: St. 50 al 25 al 100 ^ll 2r 9 ZO I %. 16 ai 8 al 8 al St. ' 25 21 25 1: 50 al St. 101 50 al 10 1 20 al 10 a] 10 11 Antwerpltßott ,rdarn 4 Belgian Eastn. Jun, .0 Beziers to Grai Mena. Is. Bombay, Baroda, an Central India,Scril 11 Demerara .0 Dutch Rhenish a Eastern of France 1.0 Do. New al Fast Indian, g. sp. c LO Do. Er;ension at Do. 4.3 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible 31 Po. do. do., '59, do.. .73 Gd. Tkof Canad AA 11 DO. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. '0 Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till dl Po. Comp. 6p. c., do. .0 Gt. Central o' an 611 Gt. Indian i.'enironl , guar. 5 per cent. . I Do. New 5 per cent. 2 Do. Extensions.... 31 Do. do 1.3 Great Luxembour Constituted Sharer 31 Do. Obligations I 11 Gt.WesternofCanad Share 11 Do. Pas., payable's7. with option till '55.. !I Do. do., '62, p. '56 11 Do. do., '76, p. '6O 11 Do. do., '73, without option 11 Hamilton & Toronte l dl Do. 6 per cent. .4 Lake Const. & Basle ,11 i Lucca & Pistoj asp. c. prof .0 Lyons and Genova L 4 Lyons dc Mediterran a Madras LO Do. Now i Maria Antonia 1 1)o. do. Now a Namur ex Liego (with interest) .........• .11 Do. (cx interest) Xll Northern of France. D o .20/. Slis.lato Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3# p. c. & rod. at 22A/. dm% 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 al Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bde• (fmy. B. dr elms. Qs. ) ,11 NorwogianTrunkPre: [6 Paris and Lyons Xll Ditto Bonds di Paris and Orleans al Paris and Ronon... . .3 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. 11 Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish al Sambro and Meuse a Do. 5i p. cent. Prof 2s. Scinde 11 Southern of France.. .6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) Jl West Flanders dl Do 6:1 per c. Prof .6 Western of France West. of Switzerland ll Wis'sbadon Zealand JOINT-STOI all .lustradasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Buk. o' India, Australia, ;.1 China 30 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all English Scottish and Australian Chart all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australi a ............. 5 Ditto Nt . .. 20 London a -10 Loudon Joint Stock.. 20 Lond. & WeFtminster 35 National Provincial of Engl 10 Do. New ... ....... 22?, National of Ireland.. all New South Wales.... all Oriental Bank of - -. Corporation....., ;5 Provincial of Ireland al Do. Now 1 Royal Amstralu.Biii. & Gold imp Co 611 loath Australia 11 LTuion of Australia V Do. New l 9 Vaion of L.J.o4i.t 20 1 , is 10( 176 a 20 11 20 al 20 11 20 al 20 11 00 LOO al 25 1' 25 n 1 100 I 7i .00 al 20 11 5 5 al 20 U. 4 al 20j al 100 a l 100 al 100 I al 20] al 100 a; 20 1, 20 11 20 1' 20 d 20 li 334131 20 I a] 1 I a] 104 5 4k 22 1 ni THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN IN(1, JUNE 7 . 1855,, '‘",easing Compails. L,indc.n u" N. W. "t. L.&N.W. Calodon... E. Un. Gt.Nrtnn. Calcionian. Ca. West' Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM I Do Do S. Easton Do Pet° & Co Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midld. Stckton & Darbngt. Aidland lEn. Coun. E. Connt. Do L.&N.W 1 &Ln&Yk Do iGt Northi LancashF. Yorksh. T. Brassey MClear Stockt. Darlittgt Do IGtWestn. L. I RAILWATA. !ihr. I Pat font and Bletil9 ley Buckgb mush. O Clydesdale .Tc. '4 Col. Stour V,v. Sud. and Hal. O E. Lin. 7. 6pc 10 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 10 Do. New 11 Glstr.& Dn. Fr St, 101 St. WI 25 2, st. Ito st. Ila St. 1.0 25 al 100 al ,11 lTrtlpl. Dk. & Railway 50 all Hull & Selby 25 all Do. Shares. 12A all Do. Shares. IZ, I all Lon.&Groonw 20 all Do.Preferenee 10 all Lon., Til., &S. St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cen.... Do. 6 per ct. .11 Manch. Bx; • and Middlesbrc E-; Redcar. !O Midld.R i 4 Newmari.c: Bury Exton ill N.& 4 lst.sp.c al Do. 6 per ct. 11 Do. Fixeds p 11 Prest. & Wyre St. 1.01 51 a 50 I a] St. ICI 6i 5 50 a] 50 al 25 I a] 12, al St. LC 11 Do. Shrs. A )0 Roystn.&llit. Shcf.Roth and Gooleg.s p. c. 11 Shrews.&lfer 94. S. Stallordsh. ll WearValleygr 6 per cent al Do 10 ffilts&gomrst 25 I t 25i; St. li PREFER Closln2 Prices yesterday. 98 - 100 100 - 102 135 -17 i ii - 29 tOi --- 1.6 - 13 23 - 24 -12} 2i - 2i 94 96 a iP 58 60 133 - 135 8 9 22 —2 id 32 - 33 93 --; 95 CE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. olyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Bris. & Es. 4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares /0 Caledonian £lO 11 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 11 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 .11 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 11 Cork dalandonsip.e 11 Duu.Prth Aber..;. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 10 Do. do. Cls. D 6 p. c. 0 Do. ( -1 .0 Cls. C 7p. c. 11 Eastern Co um' es Ex. tension, 5 p. c. No. i 11 Do. No. 2 11 Do. New 6 r . c. St. 11 East Un., G. 6p. .11 Do. 51., 10 per cent. 11 Do. 101. DAentr.Sh. 11 Do. do. 4 per cent... ) East Lancash. 6p. cts. 11 E. &W. York. J. sths 0 Ed. Prth. &Dun.4p.c 11 Furness alas. S- S. W. G. 5 p. c 0 Great Northn. sp. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom... Do. p. e Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... 1 Gt.N. of Scot. ls 1 t. Pro , .00 Gt. S. & W. (Irelf nd) 9 Do. 4per c. P 1.4 ';'t 6 Gt. Wostn. (Boris Malts Ex. 5 p. c)... 0 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. 0 Do. con. red. 4p.c. j Do. irred. 4p. c. al Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 11 Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. 11 Do. do. 5 D. c. do M Do. Birm. Gua. Stk a) Do. Ches. Gua. Xll Do. do do dl Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2c H) Do. 6p. c. Stock )0 Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c )0 Do. Prof., sr, c. St xi Do. New Gualn,.6 p. c )0 Do. do. 5 per cent )0 Lon.&N. W., Coy. dl Nuneatc . ; 13. et_ 5 Lon.& Oen.3dh 11 Londy, &Cc or, 1 f Sh. .11 Londy. &Eanis.i 11 Man., Shef., & Lin Nor;, £lO 44 Do. £6 ill Marypt Carl. 4 g Xll Du. 4i per cent .oil Do - - X) Mid, Consol.6 p.c.SL Do. Consol. Bristol 1 Birm. 6 per cent... WO Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St Ili Do. Pref. 4per cen all Do. 5/. Pzef. 4 p, a.. i.. 00 Ditto Leicester atn Hitelien Pref. St. ~ all 'Norfolk Deteature . 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stool 100 Do. 5 p. c. Est 100 IDo. 5i per ct. pref 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c {OO / North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c :No./ 9 De. do. Quarters 4f. _0 Do.YorkH. &S. Pm% all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.£ls, 6 p . e 1.0 . 1 7 Do R. Pref. 10/. Sh. Scot. Ceut.,Now Pre 11 south Devon Do. fixed,4a per ceni 11 S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 84 1 a 10 I 1 .0.6 al Do. 41 por cent 611 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. 611 Do. do. 4l p. .11 S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. ill Stock.& Dar., sp. c. .5 Do. do. do ,11 Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1,'56 4 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6p c St. 1.01 20 a] 20 al 20 a) 25 al 25 11 ••• -- ••• 98 - 100 93 - 95 6 Ra. ... ...' ~ 3 - 4 6 -6, - 1 1 - 134 - 14 • .• - "." 60 - 63 138 - 120 110 112 iCi - 106 $ in 9 - 9i 6 -- 64 99 -- 101 90 - 42 - 92 -- 94 17 -17 i 10 - 10$ 74 -- 76 19i -- 20.} 9i -- 101 14 -- 151 137 - 139 2i - 131 - 14 i - iP 39 - 141 93 - 100 - *1 4i - litvoress this day. NEWCASTLE RACES (THIS DAY.) - - (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LATEST BETTING. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Vindox sto 1 agst Bolton 5 to 1 agst Lady Tatton Bto 1 agst Courtenay 10 to 1 agst King of Trumps 10 to 1 agst A_rribas 16 to 1 agst any other IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the Electric Telegraph Company Bill, and the International Life Assurance Society Bill were considered. The Bradford Corporation Water Bill, and the Liver pool Improvement Bill were read a third time and passed. The Airdrie Rural District Police (No. 2) Bill, and the Connaught Mining Company Bill were considered and ordered to be read a third time. CARNEGIE'S RESTITUTION BILL. On the motion of Viscount DUNCAN the following gentlemen were nominated as the select committee on the above bill : - - Viscount Duncan, Viscount Palmers ton, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, Mr. Dis raeli, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Solicitor-General, the Judge Advocate, Sir Frederic The siger, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Horsma,n, Mr. Brand, and Mr. Setheron ; and all the members of this house who are of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Coun cil, and all the Gentlemen of the Long Robe. Five to be the quorum. That the committee have leave to sit and proceed and report forthwith. PETITIONS. . . Petitions were presented by Viscount Ebrington from St.Neotts, from Shiffnal, and from,Montgomery in favour of the Marriages Bill ; by Mr. Spooner, several petitions from different tarts of the country against the Maynooth Grant. FORMATION, &c., OF PARISHES BILL St. 11 20 St. it 91 a: ft st. lii 20 1 a] 5 1 al st. ID St. 1.1 20 1 St. I St. ii St. 1.1 St. 10 121 5 1 0 a St. 20 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 8 al 10 a] 10 al St. 101 MI al 13i/ 20* St. IF St. iIA 12i l,l 10 al 12? al 12; al St.t St. LO 20 124 25 20 101 - 103 95 - 97 3i - 4 1 - 17 la 105 - 107 -14,3 id par 23 234 99 101 16 = li' 2 - 3p 2 - id MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gol d 10s. all Anglo Californian g 20 6 Australian ll 11 1 all Australian Cordiller. ••• - 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 50 all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal . . 20 14 BritiEh Iron 5 6 35 26 Brazilianlnap.(issued at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Coca.es & Cuiah 21 31 20 15 Do. St. John Dolßo ; ; I 28 -- 30xd 1 Carson's Cve , :k — 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica —3 P 40 all Cobra Copper 5B 60 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng 25 all Do. Prof. 71 p. cent ••• ' 1C Copiapo 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg Go 1$ —li 2 1 Fortuna $P 20 all General l5 —l7 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinneg C all Great Polgooth. 1 all Liberty I 3 all Linares 3' Do. B 2 21 5 1 Lusitanian — it; 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada V 1 , all Now Linares Mining and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde — ••• 20 all Pontgiband Silva) Lead Min. & Smelt 1G 17 5 1 Port Philip — $ 1 all Quartz Rock — 1 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 12i Santiago de Cuba si 6 1 all South A ustralian 10 71 Tin Croft ......... .• • 28; all United Mexican 3l —4/ 4 1 all Waller A 1 all West Mariposa J. 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba — ••• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 17} Australian Agrioalt. 29 31 10 all Auslraln. Royal Mail ... •4 10 7 Berlin Water Works 2 A 2 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 57 60 57A 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co — 100 32i Canada 119 121 123 St. [OO Canada Gov. 6p. et. Jan. and July ll4 115 5 all Crystal Palace 2i 34 2i 5 5 Do. Preference — 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ..• 1 $ Duston Iron Ore 20 N Eastern Steam — •• 25 23 Electric Telegraph l7 18 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gon. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam ••• 16 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.A.mericn. 64 6, 1 1 10 24, Do. New • ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam. Fuel • 10 5 Netherlands Land — 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & inter. Steam Navigat. Co. . ..• 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 20 15 Nrth. oiEuropeSt axe 13 1 all Oriental Gas ls 1$ all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl 2l 2i 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 10 Do. New — ~.p 13 2 all Portland Iron Co l/ 18 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 72 74 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1 2 1 Ditto New — 25 all South Austral. Land 37i —38 A 74 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered. 1 I 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. 14 Obi Yaw Di"" 1111 Land,l2l On the order of the day for tliefiecondreadiniTif the above bill, The Marquis of BLANDFORD said that, though the session was so far advanced, he felt bound to ask the house to consider its principle and agree to the second reading, even though it should not pass into a law this session. The Church Building Commission had been founded some years ago, to dispose of a grant by Parliament rf 1,500,0001. for the purpose of building churches in various districts. He should take the first descrip• tion of districts, called the district parish, in which churches were built by the commissioners, and powers granted to levy rates for the repayment of the original loan. The entire district was to be liable to Church-rates for twenty years. There were 79 of those districts ; but the commissioners found they were not sufficient, and they then formed 92 consolidated chapelries, in which services were allowed to be per formed immediately on their formation. The next description of districts were district chapel ries, amounting in number to 578, and they affected the largest portion of the country, and therefore the laws affecting them were of the greatest importance, and the noble lord averred that those laws were in a state of the greatest anomaly. The result of this variety of districts was a source of the greatest complexity, which would require almost a lifetime to unravel and 6- terrnine. With regard to the question of church rates, he believed the law must soon deal with it, and he was far from wishing the law should deal with that questi on i n any niggard spirit. (Hear.) But thero was one pecu liar grievance under the present system, where the pa rishioners saw the rates raised from themselves applied to churches in another parish, not in their own district, and with which they had nothing to do. Under the 6th and 7th Victoria, commonly called Peel's Act, 242 parishes had been created, in which 189 churches bad been built, and he controverted the simple working of that act with the cumbrous machinery of the Church Building Commissioners Act, which amounted to 18. By an act of last session, the duration of these com missions was limited to the 26th July, 1856, and attempts bad been msde to consolidate these acts and continue the powers of those commissioners, but instead of doing that, he thought it would be better for the house to repeal the 18 acts alluded to and the commis sion be allowed to terminate, and any property they may have vested in the Ecclesiastical Commission for Eng land, and extend the powers of Peel's Act as far as ne cessary to continue the subdivision of parishes to the ex tent required. It was all very well to make parishes and build churches, but it was also necessary they should be endowed. (LEFT SITTING.) LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Justice Campbell and a Special Jury.) VAN WAGENINGEN AND ANOTHER V. DIAESLITELE AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, ship owners of Holland, to recover damages from the de. fendants, Australian agents of this city, for an alleged breach of charter party. It appeared that in March . 1854, the defendants' chartered the plaintiffs' ship, the Osiris, at 51. per ton for a voyage to Australia, she being at the time discharging her cargo at Dort. She was to be surveyed and got ready for sea with all possible despatch, coming to London to ship her pa.„ sengers. She did not arrive at the London Docks until August, when the defendants refused to take her be. cause, as they alleged, all possible despatch had not beec used to get her ready. Freights having gone down the defendants, however, afterwards chartered her without prejudice to the first charter, for which they gave 4/, per ton, instead of a. The action was for the difference of amount. The case was proceeding when our report left. COMMON PLEAS. (Before Lori C. J. Jervis.) The court sat this morning at Guildhall, for the dis posal of common jury cases; but the whole list only occupied the attention of the learned judge for a short time, and the court rose at an early hour. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ',Sittings at Guildhall before the Lord Chief Baron and Common Juries.) The Court sat this morning for the first time this term at Guildhall, and proceeded with the Common Jury list. Up to the time our report was despatched no case of any general interest had been heard. BOW STREET-(THIS DAY). THE CASE OF STRAHAN, PAUL, AND CO. The excitement created by this case appears to in. crease rather than diminish. This morning the ap. proaches to the police court were densely crowded by a highly respectable body of persons, anxious to catch a glimpse of the prisoners, although it was understood that the proceedings would last but a few minutes, the remand being only a formal one, the power of the magis trate only enabling him to detain persons in custody for a week. At five minutes past twelve the door of the court was opened for the admission of the public, and in about two minutes the body of the court was filled to suffoca- The three prisoners Sir John Dean Paul, Bart., WU. liam Strahan, and Robert Makin Bates having been placed at the bar, Mr. Humphries said that, as the attendance this morning was merely a matter of form, he should not address any observations to the worthy magistrate fur ther than to ask that the prisoners be again remanded till this day week. Mr. Parry said he appeared there on the part of Mr. Bates. He did not attend to make anyopposition to the proposition for a remand, but he thought it right to state publicly that when the proper time arrived he should be able to show, that whatever fault had been committed, as far as regarded any offence against the criminal law, he (Mr. Bates) had committed no such offence. He felt it right to state this publicly, as the conduct of the de. fendants had been so freely commented on by the most influential portion of the press, even in their leading 123 I articles. Mr. Holt said, when the proper time arrived, he should be prepared with a proper answer to the charge on the part of the other two gentlemen. Mr. Humphries said, as this was merely a formal proceeding, lie did not think it necessary to answer the remarks made by Mr. Parry. Mr. Parry—For one of the best of reasons, you have no answer to it. M. Jardine asked Mr. Humphries if he would be prepared to proceed with the case on Wednesday next ? Mr. Humphries said he would. The magistrate then ordered the prisoners to be re manded till this day week. The Moniteur de l'Arinee, of the 12th inst., says—The Russians are beginning to run short of cannon balls and grape shot. A recent order of the . day of G enera l O sten Sacken would at least seem to indicate it. To supply the deficiency they use fragments of our shells, which the enclose in canisters. _ The Germanic Diet held a sitting on the 21st, when it received a letter from the Senate of Hamburg, inform ing it of the rejection of the bill on the C ons tit u ti on . The letter w as re f er red to the Political Committee. The Committee of the House of Lords, appointed to consider Earl Shaftesbury's bill for the limitation of the hours of labour arnon,gst needlewomen, report that it is inexpedient to proceed with the consideration of the measure. I:q PER lAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The Royal as , ,ent was given by commission to the f , flowing bilk viz. : The Consolidated Fund (10,000,0001.) Bill, Education of Poor Children, Insur ance on Lives, Abatement of Income Tax, Continuance of Ecclesiastical Courts, Stamp Duties, Repeal on Ma triculation and Deo:sees (Oxford), Grants of Land, Public Libraries and Museums, Spirits of Wine, Water ford and Li mer i c k R a il way , S t. Helen's Improve ment, Cromf, rd and High Peak Railway, Limerick and Castle Connel Railway, Newcastle-under- Lyne Railway, Limerick and Foynes Railway, Mary port and Carlisle Railway, Newport Gas, Weston-super ! Mare Gas, Alford and Boston Road, Wigan and Preston Roads North of Yarrow, Lands Improvement Com pany; Charlbury, Witney, &c., Roads; Lyme Regis Roads, Newtown and Os westry Railway,Dundalk and Blackrock Railway, Gloucester Water and Local Board of Health, London and Blackwall Railway ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Lincoln Branch) ; Notting ham and Newhaven Road ; Warrington Water ; Caledo nian Railway ; East Kent Railway ; Regent's Canal (Hertfordshire Canal) ; Glasgow and South-Western Railway ; Newton and Makerfield Improvement ; South Wales Railway Consolidation ; Newcastle•upon-Tyne Improvement. The Lords' Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, and the Earl of Harrowby. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented several peti tions in favour of the abolition of Church Rates. In reply to Lord VIVIAN, Lord PA NMURE expressed his regret at the delay which had taken place in the distribution of the honours of the Bath amongst those officers who had dis tinguished themselves in the military operations in the East. The delays, however, were unavoidable, it being necessary to seek for precedents for such dis tribution for military operations. He trusted, however, that that delay would soon be put an end to. The noble lord then passed a high and glowing eulogium upon several gallant officers who had rendered valuable ser vice during the winter campaign. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Bar badoes praying their lordships to prohibit the importa tion of slave-grown produce, and dwelt at some length on the evils arising therefrom. SECOND READINGS. _ _ On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the fallowing bills were read a second time :—Hartlepool Pier and Port ; Torquay Tor and St. Mary Church Gas. THIRD READINGS. On the motion of the same noble lord the following bills were severally read a third time and passed : Cork and Youghal Railway ; Metropolitan Railway ; Gomersal and Dewsbury Road ; Basingstoke, Stock bridge, and Lobcomb Corner ; Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway, Lightfill and Birdlip Road, Peterborough and Wellingborough Road; Stroud, Cairncross, and Minchin hampton Road ' • Stroud and Chariford R o ad, Rhy mney Railway, and Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. Lord PORTMAN moved that the house go into corn mittee on this bill. The house having gone i nto committee, Lord RAVENSWORTII moved the omission of the proviso in the Friendly Societies Bill which brought building societies under the operation of the Stamp Act. After a short conversation, in which Lord PORTMAN defended the proviso, the house divided, and the amend ment of _Lord Ravensworth was carried by a majority of 4. Tile proviso was therefore struck out. The bill then passed through committee. The Unioa of Contiguous Benefices in Cities and Towns Bill was reported with amendments. The Accidents on Railways Bill was then read a second time. The National Gallery, &c. (Dublin), Bill was read a second time. Carnegie's Restitution Bill was read a third time and passed. The Weights and Measures Bill was read a third time and passed. AUSTRIA AND THE WESTERN POWERS. Lord LYNDHURST then rose to oall the attention of the house to the treaty of the 2d Dec., 1854, and the re cent conferences at Vienna, with reference to the position of Austria in her relations to the allied powers. He had been told that the question to which ho desired to call the attention of their lordships was a very delicate one, and must be treated with great caution ; but as ho in tended to confine himself to a mere statement of facts, he did not think that any inconvenience could result from the discussion. Every person conversant with pub lic affairs must be aware that both Prussia and Austria, but especially the latter, had a more deep and immediate interest in the result of the aggressions of Russia than either of the Western Powers. If Prussia and Austria gad acted in concurrence with the Western Powers with energy and decisio s in the early period of the dispute, he believed the effect w ou ld h ave b een t o h ave restrained the proceedings of Russia, and we might not have been in volved in the present unhappy war. Ho confessed that be had no confidence that an active co-operation would take place on the part of Prussia. He knew well the history of the last war between Russia and Turkey. He observed the conduct of Prussia at that period. It was characterised by complete subserviency to Russia, and indeed Prussia could then scarcely be considered in the light of an independent power. But with respect to Austria he entertained different expectations. The fact that here was a great empire presided over by a young and high-spirited monarch, deeply impressed with the injustice of the proceedings of Russia, and fully con vinced of the deep interests which he bad at stake, led him to hope that some active assi s t ance an d co - operat i on might proceed from that quarter. It appeared, however, that cautious and timid counsels had prevailed at Vienna, and he regretted to say that the actual position of Aus tria was in some degree one of humiliation. (Hear.) He had asked himself several times to what the inaction of Austria was to be attributed. He ascribed it, as every trim who looked at the state of Europe must ascribe it, to her actual position, and he traced that po sition to one of the greatest political crimes committed in modern times—the partition of Poland, or rather the successive partitions of Poland, to which Austria was a party, and in the spoils of which she participated. (Hear, hear.) What had been the result of that pro ceeding ? Three-fourths of the extensive territory of Poland, with its enormous population, had been incor porated into the Russian empire, and by the last acqui sition, that of the duchy of Warsaw, Russia extended her boundaries to an advanced position in Europe, pressing upon Central Germany, and dividing the domi nions of Prussia from those of Austria. She had pur sued her ordinary course of policy with respect to that territory, namely, constructing in an advanced position a series of the most formidable foi tresses along the banks of the Vistula, and at other points, not for purposes of defence, but with the view of availing herself of the first favourable opportunity of continuing her aggressions in that direction. Any person who looked_ at the map of Europe, and took into consideration the facts he had stated, would agree with what was stated in another place by a noble herd— that the position of Russia might be considered one of menace to Germany, and in parti cular to Austria, corresponding to her menacing position at Sebastopol with respect to the Turkish empire. (Hear, hear.) He admitted that Austria could not have taken an active part in military operations against Russia without considerable risk. But risk must be encountered where great interests were at stake and great objects were to be attained, and he did not believe that Austria, by her policy of delay and postponement, had at all improved her position. O n th e con trary, he thought she never could have had a better opportunity of vindicating her rights, and encountering the dangers to which lie had referred, than by an offensive and de fensive alliance with the Western Powers, which had been open to her at any time since the commencement of the contest. (Hear.) He did not moan to say that we had derived no advantage from the policy of Austria. The large armies which she had maintained in Gallicia, and at other parts of her frontier, had necessitateda corres ponding armament on the part of Russia. That was an advantage which wo had felt during the whole of the con test. But he was sorry to say that there were at the pre sent moment symptoms and appearances which led him to believe that thi: advantage would not be continued,and that at nodistant period we should find a great diminution of the power of Austria upon her frontiers, allowing Russia to detach her forces and direct them against the allies. The moral support which we had received from Prussia and Austria bad also been a great advantage. As far as Prussia was concerned, he believed that moral support was due entirely, not only to the disposition of the Pruksian Government, but to the strong feeling of the people of that country, who were no supporters of the humiliating course which their rulers had pursued. With respect to Austria, on the contrary, he believed her support had been sincere, straightforward, and consis tent, arising from a deep sense of the injustice of the con duct of Russia, and from a strong feeling of the interest she had in restraining V e ambition of Russia and check ing her aggressions. When he spoke of the moral sup port we had received, he referred to the protocols, begin ning as far back as December, 1853, extending down to May last year, stating in the strongest terms the injustice of the conduct and proceedings of Russia, and declaring in a forcible manner that the object of the alliance of the four posses; was, first, to procure 'the evacuation of the principalities, and next, to secure the indepen dence of the Sultan and the integrity of his dominions. Those documents ended in May last year. About that time it would appear as if Austria had been conscious that she was not acting a very bold part, and she deter mined to take a step in advance. Towards the close of May, or early in June, she required Russia to evacuate the principalities. That demand was made in very strong terms, with something like an intimation that, if not complied with, Austria would resort to force, if neces sary, for that purpose. Now, we a ere not to suppose that that demand was altogether a departure from the cautious course of policy which Austria had pursued. At that time the Russian troops in the principalities had suffered ,greatly by disease ; they had been defeated in several encounters with the Turks ; and they were pres sing, nob very successfully, the siege of Silistris. The allies had advanced to Varna, and a large force of French troops was at Adrianople. It was under these cir cumstances that Austria ventured, for the first time, to make the demand to which he had referred, and lie thought, therefore, it could not be regarded as a depar ture from the cautious and abstemious policy which she had attempted to pursue. (Hear.) But what followed ? Russia refused to accede to the demand, not in distinct terms, but in a counter-proposition amounting to a re fusal. What course did Austria then pursue ? Did she immediately make an attack upon the Russian forces ? Did Nile MA attempt tc) enter the PrinciPalitieg Ear : from it. She abstained from doing anything for several weeks ; but at length, when the siege of Silistria was raised—when the Russian armies were not only in retreat, but when they had served a notice that within a given time they should leave the Principalities and recross the Pruth, and there act upon the defensive—it was not till then that Austria ventured to take possession, without opposition, and without firing a shot, of the Principalities, having rreviously entered into a treaty for that purpose with the Porte. What afterwards hap pened ? Russia, with great skill and political address, had stated that she would act upon the defensive— a declaration which could be interpreted only as a re request to Austria to act the part of a neutral at that point. The proposition was practically acceded to by Austria. No attempt was made is cross the Pruth— no demonstration for that purpose took place—and what was the consequence ? Why the whole of the Russian armies—the army of Bessarabia and other forces which had retired from the principalities —were sent to the Crimea with great expedition, and there acted against the allies with much effect. (Hear, h ear.) It was not his intention to make any statement with reeoect to the conduct of the Austrian army in the principalities, which they entered with th e avowed object of i tect ing, because h e was no t su ffi ciently conversant with ith the facts of the ca se . B u t, a l though it was one of the articles of the t rea ty b e t ween Turkey and Aust r i a that the privileges of the Moldavians and Wallachian:c should be strictly guarded, he understood that mar tial law had been proclaimed throughout the principali ties by the Austrian generals. Austria having taken pos session of the principalities in the middle of August re mained there undisturbed by Russia, and while we were struggling in the Crimea in support of the common cause, and shedding our blood, and spending our treasure in support of an object in which Austria was more deeply interested than ourselves, Austria was spinning innu merable notes and memorials and letters addressed to Prussia and the different German Powers, and weaving a complication of negotiations as compared with which the complications of the Court of Chancery in its worst days was a matter of simplicity. Such was the state of things when the treaty of December 2 was signed be tween Austria and the Western Powers. Now, so far as related to the latter, the obligations were clear and in telligible; but as to the obligations which it imposed on Austria, nothing could be more vague, undefined, and almost unintelligible. For while the Western Powers were bound to engage in an offensive and defensive alliance with Austria if she were attacked by Russia ; it was, on the other hand, only stipulated that, in the event of peace not being concluded before the end of the year, on the basis of the four points, Austria would simply deliberate with her allies on the most effectual means of attaining the ob ject of the alliance. Now, if that really meant anything, it meant that Austria would in that case concert with her allies the means of giving effect to the alliance, and would take an active part in the application of those means. And that was the interpretation placed upon the treaty both by the French and English Govern ments. But what had been the subsequent conduct of Austria ? Russia having, after some explanations, con sented to enter into negotiations ou the basis of the four points, it was thought that if peace was not then concluded on account of the disinclination of Russia to make peace on that basis, Austria would then take active steps in conjunction with the allies. Welt, it was proposed by the allies to come to some arrange ment for diminishing the power of Russia and Turkey in the Black Sea. That proposition was supported by Count Buol, the Austrian plenipotentiary, with the utmost fairness, ability, and energy, but the Rus sians refused peremptorily to accede to it, and made counter-propositions, which were stated by Count Buol to be altogether unsatisfactory. Well, the casus fmderis had surely then arisen ' • and Russia ha v i ng re fused to make p eace on the basis of the four pointy, Austria was bound, according to the treaty of December 2, to take active measures in concert with the allies. But those who came to that conclusion were not aware of the resources of German negotiation. Another and a final meeting of the conference took place, at which Austria made certain proposals, which some people said she did with the knowledge that they could nut be ac cepted by the allies, and simply with a view of slidieg out of the obligations she had contracted by treaty. Lie did not make any such charge, but he could not help seeing• that there were plausible grounds for making it. The proposal was that Russia and Turkey should, by a separate treaty, arrange the amount of the naval forces they should each maintain in the Black Sea. Now, the Russians had during thenegotiatious refused to assent to a proposal that the Russian and Turkish plenipotentiaries should come to an agreement on this point in presence of the congress, and that the document containing it should be annexed to and form part of the treaty ; and when Prince Gortschakoff made a proposal similar to that of A.ustria, for settling the question by separate treaty with the Porte, the Ottoman plenipotentiaries refused to do so, because such a course was inconsistent with the obli gations which they had by treaty contracted with the Western Powers. How, then, was it pos-iible that after these proposals had been discussed, and after the confe rences had been terminated on the 26th April—the ple nipotentiaries of the allied powers stating that their powers were exhausted—Austria could imagine that under such circumstances the allies would consent to renew the conferences ? It would have been as idle and as fruitless a step as could have been taken, and he thought that the Western Powers were therefore amply justified in rejecting the Austrian proposals. In what position, then, did we stand now? Was the treaty of the 2d of December binding on Austria or not ! Acting on that treaty, we had from time to time consulted with her, deerred to her countele and consulted her interest, hop ing that :he would eventually take active mettsut es in co operation with the Allies. We had, however, been Loin time to time disappointed, and now at the last stage we seemed to have been supplanted by that power and left to our own resources. ft reminded him of a story cur rent amongst sailors of a mariner who sees what he con siders a friendly sail at a distance. He alters his course and pursues it ; but she runs before him—often disap pearing in one part of the horizon, and reappearing in an other—and he does not overtake her. At last she dis- appears fleetly, and the mariner finds himself in an ties known sea, surrounded by rocks and quicksands—there left to his own resources. The popular name of that vessel was well known to their lordships, but he would not men tion it lest he should be considered personal. (Laughter.) He believed that Austria bad now entered into a silent understanding with Russia to withdraw her forces from Gallicia, and other places where they had been stationed, and that this was no better than, in fact, a silent treaty of neutrality. He wished now to say a few words with re spect to the manner in which the negotiations at Vienna had been conducted. A noble viscount iu another place was said to have complimented the noble lord who repre sented this court at the conference upon the very great talent which ho displayed there. Now, no one had a higher opinion than himself of the abilities of the noble lord, or of the skill and address with which he got him self out of a difficulty. (A. laugh.) Indeed he believed that the noble lord would voluntarily place himself in a position of difficulty for the sake of exhibiting his skill in getting out of it. But he was, at the same time, bound to say that the only power that had obtained any ad vantages from these negotiations wee Russia. The first two points were the only ones in which the German powers had a direct interest. These were discussed in the beginning of tee conference ; everything went on with smoothness and calmness in the negotiations, and these points were settled to the satisfaction of all parties. When the third point came on Lord John Russell, with great suavity, proposed that Russia should take the initiative. Prince Gortschakoff saw his advantage. He had, or pretended to have, no powers to make pro posals, and said that he must refer to his court for in structions. Eighteen days elaped before an answer was returned, and how were those days employed ? Through the medium of Prussia and other channels, communica tione were made to the lesser Powers of Germany, repre senting that Russia had conceded everything in which they were interested—the abolition of the protectorate of the principalities, and the free navigation of the Danube. And this was followed up by a distinct com munication from Russia ; to the effect, that if they would remain quiet and not take any active part in the contro versy, she would adhere to the engagemen!a she had made with them, whatever might be the result of the conlrences. Russia thus obtained an immense advantage, for the lesser German powers ceased to make exertions to aid Austria, who did not consider herself safe unless the were backed and supported by the lesser powers. After an interval of eighteen days these negotiations were resumed; but, although they were apparently conducted as before with the ut most courtesy and smoothness, it was evident that this was mere outward show, and that there was an undercur rent of a different character. Allusions were from time to time made to the siege of Aden by the English, and to the supposed designs of France on Tunis, with an air of triumph that peeped out now and then through the subsequent negotiations. Now, he must say that, ac cording to the best of his judgment, the propositions made by the allied plenipotentiaries at the conference with respect to the reduction of the naval power of Russia in the Black Sea were not worth the paper on which they were written, for they could never have been carried out, would have been continually evaded, and must have given rise to incessant quarrels and disputes, which would have ul timately terminated in another war. And when the noble lord who represented England alluded unfortunately to the treaty of Utrecht and the destruction of Dunkirk, he thought that that might have given him a little hint as to what was likely to be the result of the acquiescence of Russia in the proposition of the allies. That treaty was evaded in the most marked manner, and gave rise to continual disputes, and nothing was eventually gained by it. (Hear.) As to the counter-propositions of Russia, they were quit e w id e o f t h e mar k, an d h e thought thatl the Russian diplomatists must have laughed in theirsleeves when they laid them before the conference. (Hear.) Tbat brought him, then, to the question of our present situation and future prospects. The object of the war was clear and distinct. It was to procure the inde pendence of Turkey and the integrity of her dominions. And we had been told by the principal members both of . the late and the present Administration that no peace should be concluded, unless in case of extreme necessity, unless these terms could be obtained. Nor did he find that any member of the late Government dissented from those opinions, with which they must therefore be taken to have agreed and be responsible. He confessed it was therefore with surprise, and almost with astonishment, that lie observed the conduct pursued by four respectable gentlemen who had left the Cabinet of the noble vis count. He admired the eloquence and ability of the right hon. gentleman the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, the great administrative capacity of the right hon. baro net the late First Lord of th e Ad m i ra l ty, and the re spectable talents of th e o th er t wo gentlemen ; but still he did not regret, but on th e contrary rejoiced, that they had retired from the Cabinet. With all the talents which rendered their services of the highest utility in times of peace, they did net seem to possess that manly character, that vigour of mind, that fixity of purpose, which were essentials in a Cabinet Minister at a period like the present. Wh a t then was his (Lord Lynclkurot'o) sc. 1.1 St. hi 100 67 i n looi uni i 2 11 74 3i 303 30 policy ? Perseverance. To accede to the proposed terms would not only not attain the object for which the war was undertaken, but would disgrace ourselves in the eyes of the world. Character was power ;we should have lowered ourselves in the sight of other nations, whilst our rival Russia would have ascended in the scale. She would have been considered by the Eastern nations as possessed of supreme power • to one would h ave d ared to oppose her, and the in fluence she had acquired in the West would have in creased a hundredfold. The chains of the German States would have been rivetted, and a severe blow would have been struck at civilisation. (Hear.) He rejoiced, therefore, that the terms proposed were not accepted. He felt as deeply as any man could do the arduous nature of the struggle in which we were engaged, but he felt confident as to the result. In the seat of war we now occupied, with the command of the sea, we could maintain and support a much larger army than could be brought against us, and even with equal forces he did not doubt as to the result. But what were we to do in the event of success ? He ventured to say, if he might give an opinion at the risk of some little sarcasm from the noble earl, that we must destroy Sebastopol. That for tress had been constructed for the subjugation of Turkey ; for 20 years the Russian Government had been expending enormous sums of money in order to make sure of that object. Its destruction, therefore, would b e an act o f re tributive justice, and would be so regarded by Turkey and by the world. A noble lord, distinguished in that house for his clearness and sagacity of intellect—the late Prime Minister —stated in one of his speeches last year, that if there was one thing more vital than another to the safety and indepen dence of the Turkish empire, and more fatally injurious to the power of Russia, it was the destruction of the fortress of Sebastopol, that this was the direct object of th e war, and that which every one must have had in view from its commencement. If he were supposed to hold extravagant opinions, it was at least a consolation to him to reflect that he was sanctioned in them by the most cool-headed members of theirlordships' house. The Duke of Newcastle, in his evidence before the late com mittee, expressed himself in the same terms ; and the tbe n refoeebs been Sebastopol, e w h ic hlmor d p l employed ee dv o ntr;ot nmhdeauctetheindwr combinationtphh impregnable , eeugsrneeoacef:7,t atnegotiationsscience e cs e s a p hf o ea k rd e continu ance of which could only be regarded as a standing me nace to Turkey. He might be warned of the dangers attending an eager pursuit of vengeance, but he could not forget that the same doctrine would apply to inor dinate and unmeasured ambition. He was not deterred by the misfortunes which assailed us during the last campaign, because he ascribed them to the misconduct ing of the war by the late Government. For 50,000 men, enfeebled by disease, the cholera raging among then:, with a scanty supply of cavalry and a very insufficient materiel for operations in the field, at an advanced pe riod of the year to make an attack on the greatest mi litary power in the world, with the view of laying siege to one of its strongest fortresses, was a most injudicious enterplise. It was well known to every man that, as far as regarded siege defences, nothing would b e s t ronger than the north s id e ; but ;here was some vague surmise that on the south side these defences were not complete. A little reflection might have satisfied any man that there could be no foundation for such a belief, since the com pletion of its fortifications was a favourite object with the late Emperor. Nicholas. The design of the Govern ment was supposed to have been to surprise the place ; but the Russian sovereign was not taken by surprise ; be had a sufficient notice from the declaration made by the noble lord then leading the other House of Parliament. Anyone who had read the work of General Mackintosh, who had had an opportunity of vice ing the precincts of the fortress, must have been satisfied that there was no foundation for the belief to which he had alluded. It was supposed, also, that the Government were ignorant of the real strength of the military force which Russia hal stationed in the Crimea, though they had it in evidence from the right honourable gentleman lately at the head of the Ad miralty, that a person thcroughly acquainted with the Crimea, and with S e b as t opo l , informed him that it num bered 70,000 men, of which 40,000 formed the garrison of that fortress. Now, it was an axiom in war that, in order to besiege a place with success, besides a covering army in the field, the besieging force should amount to three times the number of the army invested. It was hardly necessary to do more than state that proposition in order to satisfy their lordships of the injudiciousness, the absolute extravagance of this undertaking. He knew he might be reproached with rashness in giving an opi nion on military matters, but some points were so clear and apparent, that even a civilian might discover and ex pound them, and he considered this to be one. He must say also that he had not mot with a single military man who had not expressed the same opinion. Sir Howard Douglas stated, while the sieg e was going on , th at t h e undertakin g was h ope l ess, and could never succeed, and if any person wished to know the foundation of that opinion let him look to the excellent publication of that gallant and distinguished officer, and the unanswerable reasons therein stated. Having forced the entrench ments of the Russian army at Alma, it was found vain to attempt to besiege the northern side of the place, with an army inferior to the besieged in force, and our efforts were therefore restricted to the southern face. The bombardment opened, and at the expiration of the very first day it was seen that a protracted siege must be looked for. Then commenced that series of suffer ings, painful, horrible, heartrending, which no language could exaggerate or even adequately describe. Strange to say, a Government composed of enlightened men expected to hear from day to day of the sur render of Sebastopol, and the noble lord then at the head of the Government, in an address delivered to the people of Aberdeen, said he thought it not improbable that at that very moment the city might actually have fallen. The country saw with horror the indifference manifested by the Government during the last autumn, when, instead of every man remaining at his post to watch over an enterprise on which the result of the war depended, which involved the character of the Govern. ment and the safety of our army, the members of the Administration, with oat, or two exceptions, spread themselves in all directions, Borne going to the High lands, some to their rural retreats, and a noble lord, to whom he had more than once alluded, lecturing upon history to the agricultural audience of Bedford, and amusing with philosophical speculations the industrious inhabitants of Bristol. He could not be surprised at the indignation felt by the country, or at that me morable outburst of aggrieved feeling which overthrew the late Administration. As the ancient Romans elected a dictator in the crisis of their destinies, so the people looked out for some eminent state-man to repair our disasters and restore our fortunes, and the public voice was in favour of the noble vis count. How far the wishes and expectations which had led to the noble lord's elevation had been satisfied he would not say. But he begged to remind the noble vis count that those who depended on popular favour rested on an unstable basis, and that the people were apt, after a certain interval, like children, to break their favourite toys. In a inon.ent of indignation they had been I.n ,wn to destroy the idols on which they rested for sup port and defence, and the hierophants who ei.gaged to perform a miracle were greeteJ, when it failed, with hoots and groans by the impatient ppulac.. The Earl of CLARENDO.N thought his noble and learned friend, during three-fourths of the highly eloquent speech he had just delivered, had deviated so far front the subject of the motion of which ho had given notice, that he was warranted in calling the attention of their lordships to this contradiction. Fee noble and learned friend in the early part of his speech made, as he was sure to do, a most able and lucid statement, thoughle was not aware of the practical utility of the course pursued, nor had his noble and learned friend offered any suggestions, or made any particular inquiries. His noble and learned friend had, however, adopted a tone in speaking of the late negotiations, and of our relations with foreign powers, of which he highly approved. It was a very different tone from one that had been too frequently held during the last few years, both in speeches made in that house and in writings out of it, and on which it had been more than once his duty to animadvert. He was sorry to say that the course pur sued by heated and over-ardent partisans in this country had done us much injury abroad, and especially in Ger many. When this war began we had with us the warm sympathies and good-wishes of four-fifths of the Germaa people. They were exasperated by the thraldom in which their Governments were held by Russia, whose influence they well knew was directed to overawe Germany, to repress progress, and to extinguish freedom in every form. There was, therefore, at first, a feeling almost of shame amongst the Germans that England and France should be left alone in this contest. But he was sorry to say that this feeling had greatly changed, in conse quence of the tone that had been adopted here towards foreign countries, and Germany particularly. There had been so little cordiality on the one hand or discrimina tion on the other, so little care to distinguish between our friends and our enemies, so great a proneness to consi der all those who were not entirely with us as being with our enemies, that a feeling of resentment had been en gendered against us, and extreme industry had been used, especially since the termination of the late confer ences, to spread abroad whatever could be injurious to this country. He rejoiced to perceive that his noble and learned friend did not add to these difficulties and embar rassments speak under by adeep the tone s sense he ns eof adopted. resp 0 n For h o hit he my_ strict h l iaan b rse7 must m in ha th ed e pthoasittihoe w position he ulhadtt go beyondhehonou thertofi duty, and he would ra th er expose himself to the censures of of their lordships for undue reserve than for indiscreet loquacity. (Hear.) In the few observations he was now about to address to their lordships, he would neither be the apologist of Austria nor her accuser. He said would so haveo u various better consulted thateragreed with hi s no bl e and learned friend, and he had with respect b o th to Russia and Germany, if she had from the fi rs t adopted a firmer tone and assumed a more elevated po s iti on. He believed that s h e wou ld h ave di house, gnity that Austria, and interest, greatly promoted, nay, that she would have secured, th e restoration of p eace, an d wo uld have preve nted and submis sions t h ose Russian intrigu es an d German compliances abmist sions whi c h we had witnessed. B although _ h e.ust we wa s la might lament gre a that h er li ne o f policy should and indep en d en t p o wer, reason to abuse h er on that account. Like ourse l ves, own, we had no right an d l noves, she was guided by r egar d and alt note identical with our g for inducing that which she did not think h e r own her to do was to her own interests, and we had no means of interest. But, engaged as we were in a great war with the so verei g n only were accessibl e to us, it wa s o f of a vast territory , totothe a extreme eo e points of power whose interests were id en ti ca l with our own, a the utmost importance us secure the whose territory was contiguous to that of our enemy, and which had tae means, and 411210tukced the intention, of 451 5