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placing 350,000 men on his frontiers. It would have ' been an unpardonable want of foresight —a blunder for which Ministers would have been justly reproached—if they had neglected by every means in their power to secure the alliance of Austria, or if by menaces or undue pressure they had driven her to throw her weight into the opposite scale, to act in the interest of Russia, or to adopt even that system of neutrality embraced by Prus sia,, thus relieving our antagonist from all apprehension o f hostility in this quarter. They had done right, there fore, to show deference to Austria, and be mindful of the peculiarities of her position ; and he must say, after listening to all his noble and learned friend had said, he could see nothing to repent or regret in any of the steps they had taken. But in no way, and at no time, had those communications with Austria been allowed to influence or interfere with our military operations. They certainly had looked to the negotiations of Vienna to restore peace, or to secure the active co-ope ration of Austria ; but so determined were her Majesty's Government that there should be no relaxation of hosti lities, that, before the opening of the conferences, the Duke of Newcastle, after having ascertained that the French Government would adopt the same course, wrote to Lord Raglan to say that he was not to elackeu his efforts, but the contrary, as her Majesty's Govern ment was convinced that the negotiaeions would be acce lerated rather than retarded by the vigorous prosecution of the war, and believed that nothing would more tend than a _ great military success to obtaining an If, while these negotiations were proceedi h o nourable peace. g, Sebas topol had fallen, he had little doubt that we should either have concl uded peace or secured the active co operation of Austria. ( H ear .) His noble and learned friend had spoken of the course of the Government as that of men carried away in pursuit of phantom shapes and deceived, and bad argued that Austria must have dealt insincerely with us. He believed that, as re spected either Governments or individuals, nothing was more difficult than to test sincerity. If a friend whose interests were identical with your own, whose opinions coincided with your own, and who was prepared to make great sacrifices to carry out those opinions, if such a friend all at once became what his nolele and learned friend called cautious, stopped short, and, for reasons which you could not adroit to be valid, refused to go with you any further, you might be apt to doubt that b e bad been sincere in the first instance. Yet your in ference might be erroneous, and he might have been Sincere. All he could say was, that from the first Aus tria regarded her • interests as identical with those of England and France on what was called the Eastern question; she took precisely the same view as they chi of the aggressive designs and acts of Russia, and agreed with them entirely as to the necessity of putting a check on them. Although just before the commence ment of the war she had reduced her army by 90,000 riren, yet since the war commenced she had spent 16,000,0001. sterling in strengthening her army, and placing :t on a war footing, and in erecting great barriers against the pending invasion of Russia on the Polish frontier. Nov this large expenditure was perhaps the ' best argument he could adduce with the view of proving her sincerity, because certainly if it had been her object to deceive us, she might have have made an experiment with that view at much less cost. He must also say that Austria had never required any impulse from France or England in the proceedings of the various negotiations. On the contrary, it was she who volunteered, saying that she wished to confer, and who proposed the signature of the protocol of December the 2d. When the confer ences opened Count Buol made the strong declaration to which his noble and learned friend alluded, that Aus tria had contracted certain engagements with her allies, and would adhere to them whatever might be the con sequence. If, therefore, she intended to deceive, she went to work in a very weak and ill-advise I way, the only result of which could bevel been to bring out her had faith prominently before the world. (Hear, bear.) The only object she could have proposed to herself by such a line of conduct was that of retarding or crippling our military operations, but that evidently had never en tered into her views. On the contrary, any military suc cess we gained was received with the greatest satisfac tion in Vienna, and their lordships would well remember the telegraphic despatch of the Emperor of Austria to the Emperor of the French and the Queen of England, cengratulating them on the great event of the victory of Inkerman, and desiring to associate himself in its con sequences. The plenipotentiary of Austria brought for ward the same proposals, expressed the same wishes, and supported them by exactly the same language as those of England and France, and it was only when the proposals made were rejected, and the English and French plenipotentaries declared they would go no fur ther, that Austria then said there were other means by which the basis of the third point might be carried into effect, and that those other means ought to be brought forwar I. The conferences were adjourned sine die, and so they would remain, but Count Briol observed that their remaining in that state would be the cause of great embarrassment to all parties, and he wished -to redeem the pledge be had given at a farmer conference, to make one last attempt at bringing the belligerents to gether. The answer to that was that we (the Ministry) must see the proposal before we could give any opinion upon it. The prepesal was sent us and declined, arid the plenipotentiaries of England and France said Cloy could only attend the conference f.ir the purpose of its being closed. Count Fuel knew beforehand that this pr,posal was to be refused, and he (the Earl of Clarendon) ap re headed that it wn only brought forward at that confer - enca because he had pledged himself at a previous cue to do so. The conference being closed, they said to A.ustria that they tliought the time wa, now cone for her to fun' the engagements into which she had entered. Her sus fiver to that in substance was, that although Russia had n , 4 agreed to the peopoeal made by the allied plenipoten tiaries on the third point, yet there were other means -of giving effect to its basis by a system of counterpoise —the opening of the Straits when the Sultan thought himself in danger, a treaty to secure the independ ence of Turkey--by which arrangements the preponder ance of Russia would be terminated, and all anxiety for the maintenance of the Turkish empire would cease ; and consequently, as those terms bad been rejected by the Western Powers, Austria did not think herself boned to co-operate with them by taking part in the war. He need hardly say that that was not their view of the en gagements taken by A ustria, or the mode in which the ' fulfilment of the treaty was to be accomplished. (Hear.) But in justice we ought to consider the motives on which the decision we regretted might be based. He thought that when Austria entered into successive engagements with England and France, and made extensive and costly preparatiens for war—when, moreover, she ur gently pressed that military missions should be sent by the allies to the bead=quarters of General Rev, there could. be no doubt that she intended and expected to go to war, though not very soon. She expected that, before the season for operations commenced, the allied armies would have gained a decisive :elven tage in the Crimea ; and being thus set free would have been able to act in concert with her during a campaign on the Danube. Let it be considered, further, that if Austria had on our invitation, at the close of the con ferences, declared war against Russia, she would have had to wage it single-banded as regarded support in Germany. Could she have reckoned upon the assistance of Prussia, or even upon her neutrality ? Could she have been sure that she might. not have had to deal with ene mies on her flank and rear as well as in her front ? The finances of Austria were not in a prosperous state, and her resources were greatly crippled by her restricted commerce. Her financial means were not equal to her military expenditure, and on that account she did not occupy the station which she ought to fill as a first-rate power in Europe. (Hear, hear.) There were other reasons, to which he did not think it prudent to allude, which he had no doubt had influenced the decisi o n o f Austria. (Hear, hear.) The noble and learned lord had asked, what was our position with reference to Austria? Austria had announced her readiness to con tinue to occupy the Principalities until peace could be procured, in fulfilment of her treaty with her allies. To that he did not oppose any objection, because the occu pation of the principalities, and the treaty on which it was founded, prevented Austria from assuming a posi tion of neutrality. That possession and occupation was an act of hnstility towards Russia, on account of which Russia would be justified in declaring war, and as long as Austria fulfilled her treaty with Turkey, he could not I .e acting with RUS:I. It should be borne in mind that, if Austria were to leave the Principalities, there would be no security against the return of Russia, and it would be impossible for the army of Omer Pacba to remain in the Crimea. (Hear.) He had before announced that the four bases were to be taken in their entirety, and as the third. which was of the utmost importance, had' been rejected, and the responsibility of that rejection rested on Russia, her Majesty's Government considered themselves die engaged from those negotiations. (Cheers.) There was not the least doubt that the great question in. volved in the four bases must again come under discus sion, but England and France hail announced their de termination, stating that they had reserved the right to go free and unfettered to any future negotiations, and to make peace upon such conditions as they mielit eider nowt advantageous to themselves and to Europe. (Cheers.) He was compelled to abstain from following his noble and learned friend through bis speech. Ile thought it most desirable not to increase any misunder standing which might exist with respect to Austria, and trusted that a still closer union would take place between this country and Austria, which need not be despaired of if we should be abl e t o a c hi eve an y great m ilit ar y sue !,ss„. (Hear.) He did no t th in k th e procee di ngs o f the Government with regard to Austria ought to sub ject them to any censure. At no time, and in no manner, had their military operations been relaxed in conse quence of the carrying on of negotiations ; and with re peat to their future piisition, so far from being worse , it was improved, because England an d Fr,neewerem ' ore free and unfettered than before in deciding upon what terms should be made. (Cheers.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he was not about to censure the Government for having used their best endeavours to conciliate Austria, and obtain her concurrence in the measures which the allies had thought fit to adopt for the protection of Turkey ; for it was of the greatest importance t o ob t ai n the con currence of Austria in those measures. , Hewa s s he n h o a t d about exercised,to cen surefor Austria fdr the caution whic h it was justified by the peculiar position in which s h e was placed. He was not about to complain of the condu c t Austria had pursued since the termination of the negotia tions at Vienna. He admitted that Austria had performed good service to the allies and to Europe. She found herself at the commencement of these transactions with an army lunch reduced in strength, and with her finances in a low condition. She had made an effort to place her army on a war establishment, and had placed it in a position threat ening to Russia, which had had th e e ff ec t o f di ver ting the forces of Russia from action in the Crimea. But not only bad the armed position of Austria effected this object, but she had to c ons id er h er own p osition in Italy , in Hungary, and in Pol an d ; an d no doubt her position of armed inactivity had had the effect of preserving tran- quillity in all those countries, and also of checking the ambition of Prussia. (Hear.) By the treaty of the 14th of June, concluded with Turkey, and the movement of her army into the principalities, Austria h a d p rac ti ca lly effected the evacuation of those principalities. All this had Austria done by arming herself and placing a large military force in a position threatening to Russia. But she offered more. She offered before our expedition went to the Crimea to communicate with the allies, with a view to further military operations, and in consequence of our determination to act on our o wn opinions in send ing an expedition to the Crimea, she told us she could meet Russia alone, and that circumstances rendered it necessary for her to adopt a different course of action. At a subsequent period, when it was of great importance that Austria should act with us, we had, looking to no thing but the success of the operations in the Crimea, withdrawn from her immediate vicinity 50,000 good Turkish troops, thus depriving her of the only assist. ance on which she could have relied in the event of mi litary operations against her on the part of Russia. It was evident that the ill-fated expedition to the Crimea had penned Austria, and reduced her to a position of difficulty, which prevented her from adopting a course which was most essential to her honour and dignity, and even her existence. Before the expedition had sailed to the Crimea he had cautioned the Government on the consequences of its being carried out, and the effect it would have on the policy of Austria, but they adhered t 9 their own plans, and deprived themselves of the co-ope ration which they would otherwise have had. It was of the greatest importance that At.stria should have held that position which she had done. It was that security which had been given to all the states in the central parts of Europe which had enabled Franca to detach such a large portion of her forces to the Crimea. He did not desire to see the war extended to the central parts of Europe, if, by possibility, that dreadful cala mity could be avoided ; and if he might offer any advice to Austria, he would say, "Be armed—be strong— threaten—be always ready to strike, but withhold your hand until circumstances may occur which will justify your action, and insure you almost certain success." While he so far approved of the conduct of Austria, and justified her caution, and believed she had acted accord ing to the dictates of political prudence, ho must express the apprehension which he felt at the reports which were daily circulated with respect to the intended reduction of the Austrian forces. (Hear.) He cared little about,her diplomacy, but he attached great importance to her mili tary movement& If she really had determined to make a large reduction of her army, that was indeed an event of the greatest possible significance, for it indicated an entire change in her intentions and her policy. (Hear.) Soch a proceeding would not only have a great effect upon the war with Russia, but upon she position of every state of Europe. Austria would be placing herself on a level with Prussia—reducing herself from that position of influence which she ought to po4eess as the first great German power, and depriving herself of the means of protecting Turkey ; for it was not the extent of ter ritory possessed by a nation—not the amount of its popu lation—not its financial means that gave it realinfluence in negotiations ; it was the amount and real value of its disposable military force which gave influence and effect to any state. (Hear, hear.) Looking at our changed position, it was impossible for him not to view with considerable apprehension the condition in which this country was placed. He earnestly pressed upon the con• sideration of the Government the position in which the country now stood. By, our alliance with Turkey, France, and Sardinia, and the hope of having in the field 350,000 of the disposable troops of Austria, we might look with some degree of confidence to the result of the war ; but if we were compelled to dismiss from our minds the hope of receiving such assistance—if we were to be compelled to rely upon our own resources alone, it was the bounden duty of the Government to consider most earnestly and seriously by what means our military resources might be largely increased, and at once to pro pose to Parliament measures which he deemed under present circumstances peculiarly essential to a satisfac tory conclusion of the war. If statesmen did not take care what they were about, the people, disgusted with failure, would at no distant period leave statesmen to fight it out by themselves. (Hear.) The Duke of ARG YLL said that if to secure Austrian co-operation we had sent our armies to the Danube, she might have aided us to the frontier of the principalities ; but there was nothing to lead us to suppose that she would have continued that co-operation for any move ment beyond it. The noble and learned lord had ex pressed it as his opinion that no power bad gained at the conferences at Vienna except Russia, that power having announced to Austria its willingness to concede two puints in which she was greatly interested. But that intimation might have been given, and probably vvou'd have been' given, by Rusia, even if the conferences had not been entered into at all. (Hear.) Lord DENMAN expressed a hope that more concili atory language would be adopted towarsls those nations with whom this country was in alliance or might be ne gotiating. _ After a few remarks from the Marqui4 of CLANRI cARDEFind Earl GRANVILLE, their lordships adjourned at half-oast nine. ROUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPLFARITT: took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lo amendment,; to the Electric Telegraph Company's Bill Were considered. The following hills were read a third time and passed :—Barrow Harbour, Furness Railway, and Keighley and Kendal Road. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Dradford Corporation 'Water ; New River Company and 'Trustees of the River Lee (No. 2). BIRKENHEA.D, AND LIVERPOOL DOCKS BILL. On the consideration of the above bill, Mr. HORSFALL moved that it be read a third time on Thursday next. Mr. MII:NER GIBSON said he wished to introduce an amendment. He considered it right, to support the committees of the house generally ; but with respect to this particular measure he believed the committee bad not the public interests represented before them, and it was for the conservation of the public in terests that he wished to have an amendment added to the hill. A commission had been appointed to inquire into the dues levied upon ships and goods in various parts of the United Kingdom, and it was the intention of Parliament to legislato upon that report ; and it was recommended by the Board of Trade that any arrangement that might now be sanctioned with respect to the Birkenhead Docks might not embarrass any measures that Parliament might see necessary to carry into effect. ' The right bon. gentleman concluded by moving to insert certain words in the bill, the effect of which was that the Corporation of Liverpool should not have the power of diverting the dues raised on shipping from maritime to mere corporation purposes. Mr. G. BUTT opposed the amendment. Mr. LABOUCH ERE expressed a hope that the house would support the decision which the. committee, after sitting nearly three months, had arrived at, and pass the bill as it now stcod. Mr. BRIGHT supported the amendment. Mr. BOUVERfE, believing that the Corporation of Liverpool bad out-generalled the Board of Trade on this bill, said he should support the amendment. Mr. WALPOLE supported .the bill as it came from the committee. Mr. CHAMBERS, who .addressed the house amidst repeated cries of "divide," proceeded to point out the am biguous construction of the clause, and stated it to be his intention to su pp or t th e amendment. Mr. HORSFALL regretted the bon. member for Manchester had moved this amendment, and had im pugned the conduct of the committee. The committee, after much care and attention, agreed to this clause, adding to it the special report alluded to by the hon. member for Manchester. The retention of this clause was of such vital importance 'that the p romo t ers o f t h e bill were advised th a t if the amendment of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester be carried it must be fatal to the bill, because it would prejudice the rights of tho corporation. Mr. G. VERNON defended the construction of the clause, contending that the words used were plain and comprehensive, ~:lfter some remarks from Mr. RICE in favour of the clause, Mr. CARDWELL said that bat one clear meaning appeared to pervade the house, and to he the same as that which originally pervaded the committee, that this bill should stand on its own merits to effect the important object for which it was intended, and that nothing in the operation df the bill should be pleaded in bar hereafter to any public measures the Crown might think proper to introduce in conformity with the recom inendation of the commissioners, which had been laid on the table. Be thought that house was not a good, tri bunal fcr deciding on the legal application of s p ec ifi c words, and he felt a difficulty in appreciating the precise effect between the words of the clause and the amend meat. When his, right hon. friend laid on the table the measure of Government he believed that measure would receive the full and dispassionate consideration of the house, unprejudiced by the fact that the clause had been introduced into a private bill. Believing that to be an understood thing, ha thought it was undesirable to pre judice the matter by a division, and that his right hon. friend would do wisely to accept the clause in the words in which the committee had presented it. Mr. GIBSON said that being the understanding he would withdraw the amendment. The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the bill read a third time. EAST KENT RAILWAY (EXTENSION TO DOVER) BILL. On the Speaker putting the question that this bill bo read a third time, Mr. BROCKMAN opposed the third reading of the bill, believing that whilst there was a line to Folkestone the public did not require one to Dover, and complained that the South-Eastern Company had not been beard against the bill. He proposed the re-committal of the bill. Captain EGERTON, chairman of the committee, de fended their conduct. The reason the Committee re fused to hear the South-Eastern Company was that no property belonging to them was affected by this bill. Mr. FITZROY considered no case had been made out for the re-committal of this bill. Mr. RICK denied that the property of the South Eastern Railway was not affected by this bill. He proceeded to show that the line in question pa-ised be tw,:en the terminus of the South Eastern Railway at Dover and the pier where passengers embarked and dis embarked from the steamers. It also passed over the flags in front of the Lord Warden Hotel, which be longed to the South-Eastern Company, although leased for a numbe r of years. The hon. gentleman con tended that the South-Eastern Company ought to have been heard against this bill. . - Mr. RICH explained that the pledge given by the 1 company had reference to the conetruction of a main line, and not the branches. What he now complained of was the branches. __ After a few words from Mr. LUSHINGTON, Mr. RICE was surprised at the opposition of the hon. member for Richmond, recollecting the pledge given by the South-Eastern Company, of which the lion. member was chairman, not to oppose the formation of such a bill. Mr. RICH denied that the company had violated any pledge.' Mr. RICE read the pledge, given by the . Company under their seal to the House of Lordg, not to oppose the construction of a direct line of railway to Dover. (Hear from Mr. Rich.) With regard to the injury complained of, in respect of the line passing in front of the Lord Warden Hotel, he found it would pass at the back of the property, and was approved of by the tenant of the hotel. Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR addressed the house, describing this bill as one of the most extraordinary that had been brought before the house. He thought it a strange proceeding on the part of the committee not to hear the South• Eastern Company against this bill whose property was affected by it. The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the bill read a third time. Petitions were presented by Sir T. Ackland agiinst the Church Rate Bill, and by Mr. Spooner against the grant to the College of Maynooth. Several other peti tions were presented against the Church Rate Bill. • _ The house then resumed itself into committee on - the Metropolis Local Management Bill. On clause 158 being proposed, which gave power to the Board of Works to make bye laws, Sir B. HALL proposed to amend it, for the purpose of giving a similar power to the Metropolitan Board. • The amendment was agreed to, and the clause as amended was ordered to stand part of the bill. Clauses up to 160 were agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. Clause 161, relative to penalties on Gas Companies, wa4 withdrawn. Clauses 162 tl 173 inclusive were agreed to. Sir B. HALL said that all these clauses were now in operation in the metropolis, and he would take car, to, inform the house upon clauses which involved any t matter. This, however, would not arise unt' towards the end of the bill, On clause 174, making provision for damages and com pensation to be determined by a justice of the peace, when not otherwise provided for by thti act, Mr. HENLEY objected to such an arrangement, as the amount of compensation which might be awarded by the justice was not defined, and suggested some other tribunal. Sir B. HALL did not see how the matter could be re ferred to any other authority except a justice of the peace, but in order to meet the view of his right lion. friend he would substitute the words " metropolitan police magistrate" for those of "justice of the peace," and would take care to embody in the clause some provision for a higher tribunal, where the damages exceeded a cer tain amount. The clause, as amended, was then agreed to. The remaining clauses, with some slight amendments, were also ordered to stand part of the bill ; which was fixed to come into operation on the Ist December next. The postponed clauses were then proceeded with. On clause 19, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY objected that there was no governing power in the corporate body. All the mem bers were co-equal. Supposing it was necessary to sue the board, who would the right hon. bart. propose should be sued. Must the whole board be proceeded against ? Sir B. HALL said his idea in this matter was to act upon the same principle as was is operation in boards of guardians. If, however, any hon. member cohld sug gest any improvement in this clause which should, ac complish the object he bad in view, he should be most happy to adopt the alteration. After so-ne further discussion,—the clause was agreed to, Sir B. HALL promising to take steps to amend it in the report. Clause 21, which was one of the postponed clalises, and which proposed that two members of the Metropb litAn Board should be selected for the City, was agreed to by inserting three instead of two. Clauses 22 and 23 were struck out. Clause 24 was agreed to with a few verbal amend. meas. Clause 25 was postponed. On clause 2G being put, which proposed that the no mination of the chairman of the Central Board should be referred to the Secretary of State, Sir B. HALL prbposed to amend it by inserting that that officer should be appointed by the Central Boat d, and that he should receive a salary of not less than 1,5001. a-year, and not exceeding 2,0001. Lord R. GROSVENOR objected to the proposition that the central board should decide on the salary of their chairman. After some observations from Sir W. CLAY, Mr. B. BARING, and Viscount EBRINGTON, Mr. HENLEY thought the best course to pursue would be to postpone the further consideration of the clause till the .Committee had determined upon the num ber of members that should constitute the Board. The further consideration of the clause was then post poned. Tha CHAIRMAN reported progress, , and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday, at 12 o'clock. INDEMNITY DILL. • The eommitteo on this bill was postpon©l to Thurs day, at 12 o'clock. STOCK IN TRADE BILL. Tile committee on this bill was also postponed to Thursday. ROYAL ASSENT. Shortly before 4 o'clock Sir A. Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, appeared lt the table, and summoned the House to the House of Lords, to'hear the Royal assent given by commission to several public and private bulb, for which see our Lords' report. The house then adjourned to six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. WISE gave notice that, on Tuesday, July 10; he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty may be most graciously pleased to issue her royal commands for a complete revision of the diplomatic establishments of the United Kingdom. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. MALINS said that before the notices of motion were c'Alled, he wished to refer for a motion to what had taken. place last night. The house would remember that he put a question to the First Lird of tho Admiralty with regard to certain charges which had been utado against the hon. member for Tynemooth, upon which occasion the Speaker, on being referred to, stated that anything affect ing the right of an hon. member's seat in that house in volved a question of privilege. He then gave notice that he would bring the subject forward this evening; but ho had since been informed that it was not competent for him to refer to a debate which had passed. Unless he was at liberty to refer to the debate of last Friday, it would be perfectly useless for him to bring the matter before the house, and therefore he now appealed to the right hon. gentleman in the chair, to know whether he was at liberty to refer to the debate in question. Tho SPEAKER said that the notice given by the hon. and learned gentleman was most irregular. If any notice was to be taken of certain words in the speech of an hon. member, it ought to be taken at the time the words were used ; but it was altogether informal to refer directly to that speech. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. Mr. OTWAY wished to ask a question of the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the Sunday-trading Bill. Considerable manifestation of popu lar feeling had been exhibited out of doors in consequence of the progress of this bill, and ho therefore wished to ask whether the measure had the sanction of her Majesty's Government? and if the noble lord the member for Mid dlesex should think right to persevere with the bill, whether the Government would oppose or support its fur ther progress? Sir G. GREY said it was not his intention, if the noble lord should persevere with the bill, to offer any opposition to the house going on to consider its provisions in com mittee, and in committee he should state his opinion of any amendments which might be proposed. Mr. OTWAY said at the proper time ho should move that the bill be read that day three months. Mr. ROEBUCK said that in committee he should move that all the dabs in London be included in the provisions of the bill, (Hear, hear.) Mr. M. GIBSON asked whether the house were dis tinctly to understand that the Government assumed no xe sponeib:lity whatever with respect to this measure? Sir G. GREY said it was not a Government measure. It had been introduced by the noble lord the member for blißlesex, and supported, he believed, by almost all the metropolitan members. (No, no.) The Government were not at all responsible for it. He had already expressed his opinion with regard to many details ; and he should be prepared to do so upon any question that might here after be brought _before the house. Mr. MASSEY asked whether the noble lord the mem ber for Middlesex intended to persevere with the bill ? Lord It. GROSVENOR said ho had no objection to reply to the question of the hon. gentleman, but ho hoped the honso would grant its induglonce by allowing him to do so at some length.' He' supposed that the hon. gentle men had put the question iu consequence of what had passed in Hyde-parlc last Sunday. (Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") Ho begged to inform the house that since that meeting took place he had received several letters from working men, in which they spoke of thA persons there assembled in no very complimentary language., (Hear, hear.) It was not his intention to speak in un courteous terms of those persons, forhe considered that the expression of opinion of the very humblest classes of society ought not to be treated, with indifference and con tempt, provided always that the opinion was expressed in a proper manner. Mr. ROEBUCK rose to order. He wished to know whether an hon. gentleman, in replying to a question, was allowed to U3O arguments which ought to bo answered at the time they were used? (Cheers.) The SPEAKER said tho noble lord was certainly not in order; but he had appealed to the indulgence of the house in the commencement of his remarks._ Lord R. GROSVENOR was continuing his address wbou be was interruptA by cries of " Order." ' I .I I IIeSPEAKER s :id au bon. gentleman having taken an objection to the noble lord's proceeding, which was not strictly in order, he should suggest be the noble lord to postpone his observations until the bill came before the house. Lord R. GROSVENOR, in reply to the hon. gentleman (Mr. Massey), stated that the responsibility did not rest with him, but with the house, and he did intend to perse vere with the bill. OFFICIAL SALARIES. _ _ Mr. W. WILLIAMS asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether, in compliance- with the vote of the house on the 22d May, the Government intended to carry into effect the recommendations of the select committee of 1850 re spectin., official salaries ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the recommendations of the committee bad been very maturely considered by the Government at the time. Many of thorn were carried into effect, and some were not. Explanations on the subject were then given to Parliament. What had passed on a former evening did not at all touch the question of official salaries; the discussion turned entirely on certain diplomatic appointments and tho salaries attached to some of those appointments. The resolution was carried, although hon. gentleman who proposed it announced his intention of withdrawing, by one of those surprises which sometimes took place, and when no one expected a division. (Haar, hearj He could only say that ho thought the recommen• dations suggested in the speech of the hon gentleman who moved the resolutions could not be carried into effect with out gfeat injury to the public service. Mr. WISE gave notice that, in consequerice of the un satisfactory answer of the noble lord, he should, on Tues day, the 20th of July, move " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty may be most graciously pleased to sssue her royal commands for a complete revision of the diplomatic establishments of the United Kingdom." CANADA AND THE WEST INDIES. Mr. RICARDO asked the Secretary of State, for the Colonies whether any treaty for a remission or diminution of duties had been made, or was contemplated, b e t ween Canada and the West India Colonies, or any part thereof, in which the whole of the British possessions were not in cluded ; and whether the Government had sanctioned or would sanction the principle of a colony entering into a fiscal arrangement which aid not comprehend the whole of the British Empire? Lord J. RUSSELL said that no treaty was made or contemplated between Canada and the West Indian colo nies for the remission or diminution of duties. There had been a communication from British Guiana saying that a proposition had been made similar to that which had been made between this country and the United States. He had referred the proposition to the Board of Trade,, which had reported•very strongly against it, and he should' not, therefore, give any such proposal his support. THE EXPEDITION TO KERTCH. Mr. GIBSON wished to put a question to the noble lord at the head of the Government in reference to the recent operations at Kertch and other places in the Sea of Azoff. Grave charges had been made against the character of Englishmen and English officers which he did not believe, and which. if not true, ought to receive a contradiction from the Ministers of the Crown. He had seen statements made Li private letters and published in the public journals. It was stated in the Times newspaper that when the allies entered Kertch the population made their submission, and offered them bread and salt, and they were assured they would be protected, and their lives and property would be spared.. The correspondent went on to say that a great de struction of property foll owe d, an d more th an th a t—th at t o rards eve ,g Turkish stragglers f rom th e cam p, an d hers who halfallen out o f th e li ne o f marc h, fl oc k e d i nto t e town; and perpetrated the most atrocious crimes ; to pillage and wanton devastation they added viola ion and murder. The French patrols endeavoured to preserve order, but there was the Rations imputation upon the English character that our lieutenant general was the cause of these destructive excesses from his apathy or neglect. Ho did not believe this statement, but he wished to ask whether the noble lord at the head of the Government had received any information on the subject? Lord PALMERSTON—Her Majesty's Government have received no information with regard to the transactions to which my right hon. friend's question relates. My atten tion was called to the statement be has quotedfrom a news paper, and my noble friend at the head of the War Depart ment will, without any delay, call far such report touching these transactions as may be g i ven b y the officers in ooin- I mand in that sea. CIRCASSIA. Lord J. MANNERS taid the house was aware that all the forts on the Circassian coast were now in the posses sion of the Circassiaus, and that, throughout the Confer ences at Vienna, no mention whatever was made of Cir cassia. The last despatch from Admiral Lyons stated that Mr. LcingfOrd had been sent to Anapa to superintend the political part of the question, Ho wished to ask in what capacity Mr. Lonford had been sent to Anapa, and what were the relations at present existing between her Majes ty's Government and the Circassian chiefs? Lord PALMERSTON said that Mr. Longford was her Majesty's Consul at Monastir, and he had appointed that gentleman when he was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in consequence of his having passed much time in that country, and being well acquainted with its manners, habits, and language. When an operation was contem plated at Anapa, it was expected that the Circassian tribes would co-operate with the allies, and Mr. Longford was ac cordingly sent there, being well acquainted with the peo ple, as an organ of communication between the alliedcom menders and the Circassian tribes. There were no rela tions existing between her Majesty's Government and the Circassian chiefs, except those arising out of the co-opera tion in the attack upon Anapa. Mr. BAILEY asked in what capacity Col. Lloyd had been sent to Cireassia last year, with a salary of 2,000/. ? Lord PALMERSTON said that Colonel Lloyd was ap pointed to open communications with the people, and to ascertain to what extent, and upon what terms, their co operation could be obtained. NEW WRIT FOR THE CIIY OF LONDON. Mr. T. DUNCOM SE moved the issue of a new writ for the city of London, in the place of Baron Rothschild, who, since his election, had entered into a contract for the public service. Ho said he might have proposed to send this question to a select committee, but ho considered the law of the case was so clear that he could not agree to take such a shabby course. He read the terms of the act, and gave a history of the circumstances under which it had been passed, and contended that the provisions of the act would not be met if Baron Rothschild merely declined to take his seat, for in that way 50 members might Vacate their seats and their constituents might be unrepresented. He quoted from Mr. Fox and other membe rs w h o t oo k part in the discussion when the law was passed, to show that it was intended to embrace contracts for money and obtained by public competition ; and contendine that the case was clear, he moved that th e writ -for the seat of Baron Rothschild do now issue. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL admitted that the iaw was as the hon. gentleman had stated it, though. perhaps there were one or two etttbignous' phrases in it. But, on the other hand, he must remind the how' that loan con tractors had repeatedly sat in that house since the act was passed without any one challenging their seats ; and on that ground, and also as Baron Rothschild was not in the house to defend himself, he thought it would be better to refer the question to a select committee. There was a precedent for this course in the select committee which was appointed to consider the case of Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, a member of this house, on his 'being appointed registrar of hackney carriages. Mr. WALPOLE second e the amendment on the same grounds. - Sir F. THESIGER contended that the precedent quoted by the Attorney-General was not applicable to this case. In the present instance there was no doubt as to the facts, and he held there could be as little doubt as to the law ; so that there was no reason whatever for the house delegating its functions to a committee, who were no more competent to the task than itself. It was very true that loan contrac tors had often sat in that house without challenge, but then a blot was not a blot till it was hit. It was not a lawyer's question at all; every member of the house was as compe tent to decide upon the matter as he was. He would, there fore, support the hon. gentleman's motion. Lord J. RUSSELL thought the case was by no means so clear. The difficulty to his mind was that so many loan contractors had been allowed to sit in that house in former times without challenge from any one, and it was hard to believe that no one should have discovered the scope of the law till the hon. member for Finsbury applied his atten tion to it. Ile reminded the house further that all who had since taken shares in this loan had come under the terms of the act as much as Baron Rothschild. Mr. M. GIBSON also thought it likely that every mem ber of the house who had taken a share in the loan exposed himself to the penalties of this bill. He further called attention to the fact that the Secretary to the Treasury had violated the provisions of the act by allowing a mem ber of Parliament to take the contract, and that Baron Rothschild had incurred a penalty of 000/. for every mem ber of Parliament to whom he had given shares of the con tract. Mr. lIILDTARD denied that the act affected any One but the contractor; and, even were it otherwise, he de nounced the morality which would tamper with the provi sions of an act for fear it should affect themselves. After some further discussion, Mr. BRIGHT suggested that the morality of the coun try, and especially of Parliament, had outgrown the pro visions of this act, and proposed that it should be referred to this committee to consider whether the whole law re lating to contractors might not be repealed altogether. Lord PALAIERSTON was in favour of sending the question to a select committee, and thought the suggestion of Mr. Bright well de•erving of consideration. Mr. DUNCOMBE then withdrew his motion, and the amendment for appointing a select committee wasagreed to. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL (1855). The SPEAKER announced that the Lords had agreed to the Charitable Trusts Bill (1855). SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE REPORT. Mr. ROEBUCK postponed his motion on this subject till Tuesday the 10th of July. SUNDAY BEER. ACT. Numerous petitions having been preauted against this act, Mr. H. BERKELEY rose to move fora select committee to inquire into the act of last session, for further regulating the sale of beer and other liquors on the Lord's-day. He said that when that bill passed into a law, it was hardly known to any member of that house. There were the names of three members to the back of that bill, which were a gua rantee for it ; but ho thought these hon. gentlemen had made an oversight, and he-opposed it cm its third reading as a measure that would be one-sided in its operation,and that it only curtailed the enjoyment of the humbler classes. Every succeeding Sunday had batrayed the glaring injustice of that act. The greatest blessing that had been bestowed on the working classes was the facilities that had been afforded them of viewing the beauties of nature at a distance from home. Mang thousands of the population had lived and died without having been five miles from their homes, and many of the inhabitants of London, though living on an arm of the sea, had never seen that glorious expanse of water. It was ridiculous to say that people who had been hard at work for six days should spend the seventh on their bended knees in some dingy chapel or church, listening to the oily outpourings of some canting Stiggins. He did not advocate a want of religion, but, he did object to the in terference with the working •classes, as this bill did. He would follow a working and a rich man through a Sunday's excursion. The poor man, when he had de terminedjon a day's pleasure, was up at five o'clock in the morning , locked up his house—h a vi ng n othing in it he feared losing, and went forward depending on the pub • lie-houses for refreshment. When he arrived by the train he would find they were all shut, and would not be open until six o'clock; but then the train started by that tithe, and he was compelled to return, and got back to town too late for the public-houses there ; and thus, having been. defrauded out of hiS dinner in tho country, he was obliged to go to bed supperless because ho had not a well-stocked larder. The rich man, on the other hand, could go where he pleased, and there was not an inn that would not open its doors to him. Ho could there have luncheon, and when he returned home his larder would supply him with every luxury, and he could well afford to do without draught porter for one day in the week, when his cellars were well supplied by Messrs , . Bass and Guinness. He could also, if he chose, go to his club, whose door was never shut, clay or night, and could have whatever be desired. Ho might, if he thought ,proper, go to any hotel, who would willingly take hire in. Therefore the law was one-sided in its ope ration, and he warned the house to beware how it tam pered with the enjoyments of the poor man. The hon. gen tleman then complained of the anomalousposition publicans were placed its by the total absence of any rule to guide them or the magistracy as to what constituted a traveller. Some magistrates held that a man in a post-chaise was a traveller,. though in a fly ho was not ; and one gen tleman held that brandy and water was not the refreshment of a traveller, but was the drink of a pleasure party. Mr. Trail, of Greenwich, will not allow parties on pleasure to come within the meaning of the act, while the more liberal bench of Ilford holds that any man going five miles along a turnpike road, for any purpose whatever, was to all intents and purposes a traveller within the meaning of the act. Mr. Hardwick° thought that a man stopping on bis return near his own house was not a traveller, while Mr. Norton thought he was. The hon. gentleman quoted numerous other instances, to show the perplexity the public were left tO ;TEtifY colPt4uted a traveller, the complaints ' THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y E V EN_IN G, J UNE 27, 1855, from all parts of the country being universal that there was no rule laid down for the guidance of the publicans, and that they did not know what to do. He had received a letter, from a Mr. Atkinson, detailing the operation of the bill in Liverpool, in which the same absurdities occurred ; for while a man going to a village about two miles from the town was allowed to be a traveller, ho was not allowed to be one if he went to a village one mile further on. As a further illustration of the evil working of this bill, he would men tion a case which occurred on Sunday, April 23. On that day the landlord of the Angel Inn, Sutton, had his brother and sister from London to visithiin,and as the parties were supping together, at half-past ten o'clock, two policemen knocked at the door, and wore admitted. After looking into the parlour and other public rooms, they walked iuto the private apartment where the family were at supper, arid seeing two decanters of wine on the table they de parted ; but, in the morning the master of the house was taken before a magistrate, and fined 10 s hilli ngs an d 15 shillings costs, although he offered to prove the lady and gentleman were his sister and ' brother; the magisterial answer to his offer being, " Then you must not have your brother and sister to supper." He (Mr. Berkeley) be lieved the licensed victuallers were a very respectable body of men, and if any of them were not so that re flected chiefly upon the magistracy of this country. (Hear, hear.) But whatever they were, he was not to be told that any class of her Majesty's 'subjects was to be treated in this way. Why, in Russia a man could not be in a state of greater slavery. (Hear.) If the licensed vic tuallers were to be fined for giving a supper to their own relations, what was the meaning of the term that an Dig lishman's house was his castle? (Hear.) He would now call the attention of hon. gentlemen to those unlicensed victuallers' houses, the clubs of this city. The hour was past 11 o'clock, and the night was Sunday. Two gentle men were sitting at supper, one of whom was a magistrate. They had been down to Richmond or Greenwich, and no body would preiurne to doubt that his worship was a tra veller. The parties, therefore, discussed their devilled leg of a turkey, and washed it down with whisky punch, and at 12 o'clock returned to their homes " comfortable.' '' (Laughter.) The next morning the magistrate might go to his police-court, and the first case brought forward might be that ,of an innkeeper who had been informed against for giving a beefsteak and a 'bottle of wino at half-past 10 o'clock to bis'own brother ; and this magistrate, with the taste of the whisky scarcely off his lips, would hurl the statute at the head of the unfortunate publican, and knock him dbwn • fining him 11. ss. (Hoar, hear.) This tempted him to exclaim "Handy dandy; which is the justice, and which is the thief ?" (Laughter.) He presumed the pur pose for which this bill was framed was to check drunken ness on the Sabbath—(hear)—but he conscientiously be lieved it had not had that effect. They could not make a drunkard sober by Act of Parliament, but he could tell the house what it had done ; it had made people hypocrites. They had created a hole-and-corner drunkenness through the country which was perfectly appalling. (Hear, hear.) People now got drunk in coffee-houses and in brothels, where debauchery went hand in hand with drunkenness. From a return which had been made of the cases of drunk enness occurring on Whitsunday, in 1851, in Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Not tingham, and'Sheffield, it appeared the total number of cases amounted to 85 ' • but from a similar return made in the present year, the total number was 118—showing an increase of drunkenness since the passing of this act of 33 cases or nearly double that of 1854. The great fault of the bill was that it let the rich completely alone—(hear) — and while it was professedly introduced for the better ob servance of the Sabbath, it was in reality only for the bit ter observance of the Sabbath. (Hear.) The act must have been brought forward by those who were lineally de scended from the respectable gentleman who hanged a cat on Monday for killing a mouse on Sunday. (Laughter.) He hoped the house would give him a chance of proving some of the allegations be had made. He thought he had laid before them some proof of the evil opera ions of the act. All ho asked was, that there should be an inquiry, and, if the' event was different from what ho supposed, he would be the first to submit to it. (Hear.) Mr. COBBETT seconded the motion. The hon. and learned member referred to two cases of hardship under tie act, and said he was sure the hon. member for North Lan cashire (Mr. W. Patten) would be the last man who would wish to continue the act, unless it was satisfactorily proved that the object was so superior to the mischief and cruelty it occasioned that it ought not to be repealed. There had been so many conflicting decisions upon the statute that lie would ask the hon. member what was his notion of a tra veller,-and what distinction he drew between a traveller and a bona fade traveller? (Hear.) Some magistrates had decided that a bona fide traveller meant something more than a traveller ; and others, that it meant a traveller tra velling. (Laughter.) This was a case in which the house ought to institute an inquiry, for the reasons given by the hon. member for Bristol. Sir G. GREY said, that though he did not concur in all the opinions expressed' by the hon. member for Bristol, he would consent, on the part of the Government, to the in quiry he had proposed into the operation of the act'; but he must say that a very incorrect notion would be ob tained from the speeches of both the mover and seconder of the way in wheel' that act passed, and as to the motives with which the hon. member for North Lancashirq pro posed, and the house adopted it, It ought to be borne in mind that a strong feeling was expressed in the country not in favour of this bill, but in-favour of the total closing of public-houses on the Lord's-day. He was ready to agree to the nomination of a fair committee,; but be put it to the hon. member whether the inquiry could be bona fide entered upon before the commencement of next session ? Mr. BRADY was much pleased to hoar that the Go vernment intended to grant this inquiry. He thanked the hon. gentleman for bringing forward the motion, and ho gave it his best support. Mr. W. PATTEN wished, as the author of the bill, to make a few observatione in respect to the speech_ of the hon. gentleman who moved the motion, and more espe cially to that part of it in which he said that the effect of the act bad been to increase rather than diminish the amount of drunkenness. He could assure the hon.* mem ber that if he could substantiate his case, he (Mr. W. Pat ten) should not only support him, but be grateful to him, and would join him in obtaining the repeal of the act. But that was a question which the committee would have to decide. Ho was bound to say that he had carefully watched the operation of the bill, and he did see defects in it, more especially with regard to the question of bond fide traVellers. The difficulty of what constituted a bored fide traveller did not arise with him. He had intended to define in the act itself what was meant .by that term, but he was informed that he had better make the act more conformable with those which preceded it ; and ho had ac cordingly drawn it not only according to the spirit, but according to the very terms of previous acts. It had been alleged, in opposition to the bill, that it was one brought in by the aristocracy in opposition to the lower classes. Never was a greater mistake committed in this country. The circumstances were these : A committee of the house was appointed to inquire into the subject, which sat for two years, and before that committee the licensed vic tuallers were more especially represented, and their views were considered. In consequence of the shoals of peti tions, signed by 430,000 persons, which were presented during only ono half of the session, he was requested to take up the matter, and bring in a bill further to limit the hours within which intoxicatin - g drinks should be sold on Sundays. Ho had never recei:ed one letter upon the subject from the higher classes; they were received wholly from mechanics, mechanic and literary institutions, and places of that description—(hear, hear)—and from persons who had devoted their time to the improvement of the moral .and social condition of the working classes. He would' re peat, that there ~e ver was such a mistaken idea as to sup pose that the measure had originated with the upper classes. It might be a wrong line of legislation; but all he said was, that it sprung from a body of men who had a strong feeling on the subiect, such as the houso+was little aware of. He had had a good deal to dO with the labouring classes in connection with the present subject, and they were as jealous as any of the interference of the rich. Mr. H. BERKELEY explained that he did not say that the bill was brought in or originated by the higher classes; but it had the effect of making a difference between the upper and lower classes. Mr. W. 'PATTEN would only again repeat, that so far from the aristocracy having taken any part, it had been from the labouring classes alone that ho hail derived his information. (Hear, hoar.) He wished to state that, once for all, that all misunderstanding upon the subject might be, avoided. Sir. WILKINSON thought they had begun at the wrong end. Instead of trying to stop drunkenness by shutting the public-houses, they should set about to edu cate the people, and render them less susceptible to the in fluence of drink. Sir J. WALSH believed that those who wore in favour of legislative interference were actuated by the best and most religious motives; but, at the same time, he could not but think that they were very Much mistaken in the course they were pursuing. Mr. VILLIEB,S thought that the legislative inter ference had bad the most beneficial effects. As chairman of the committee, which sat for two years, he had gone into the inquiry with a predisposition against any legisla tive measures • but he must confess that his opinions were changed by the evidence which was given ; and he would tell those who were opposed to the present act, to look into the evidence, and satisfy themselves upon the subject. During his experience on the committee, of which he was the chairman, he never heard evidence from any person in authority against the shutting of public-houses at twelve o'clock on Saturday night. On the contrary, -it was the poor themselves who at that time prayed the Legisla ture to interfere even further in the matter. The opinion of the public, he believed, had continued in the same di rection ever since. He did not object to the proposed in quiry, but trusted It vould be conducted in a fair spirit, and give full satisfaction to all parties concerned. (Hear.) Mr. HENLEY was glad to hear a committee was to be granted, and sincerely trusted it would be a good one. Sir J. SHELLEY hoped the whole matter would be fairly and properly inquired into. He had little doubt the measure was to the general satisfaction of the people; but considering it passed hurriedly through the house, a 'com mittee of inquiry might adjust all matters of difficulty which had arisen from that circumstance. He trusted when he brought forward his motion for the opening, un der certain restrictions, of the Crystal Palace on Sunday, that all those who, during the evening, had spoken in favour of wholesome recreations on the Sabbath, would give him their support. (Hear, hear.) Mr. E. BALL said, so far as his, experience went, he believed the act at present in operation had been attended with the most beneficial results. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE was glad it had boon decided to have an inquiry, but was opposed to its adoption during the present session. • Tho motion was agreed to. ELECTIVE FE,INCIIISE. Major REED moved for leave to bring in a bill for con ferring the elective franchise upon persons (notbeing aliens) who aro assessed to the income tax, but are not upon a regis ter of electors for any part of Great Britain and Ireland. The lion. and gallant gentleman said he was fully aware of the importance of the subject. Though his intention was to extend the franchise, ho had no intention to degrade it; but ho thought it only fair that those classes who furnished blood and treasure for our armies should not bo totally wimpy) Rented in that house. Neither could he see any reason in allowing a member of that house to derive his qua lification from funded property, whilst we forbade a man out of such property alone to vote at the elettion of that member. He warned the house that there was a strong feeling of distrust existing respecting them in the minds of the, people of England, and this was a most fitting opportunity to do an act of common justice- Commercial travellers to the number of 30,000 formed another class who would bo benefited by this bill. Then there were the clerks of the Government offices, and of the large private establishments. (Loud cries " Divide, di vide.") The hon. gentleman made haste to conclude by asking leave to bring in his bill. Lord PALMERSTON thought with the hon. gentleman thatit was rather late in the session —(a laugh)—to bring in a bill on a subject of this kind, involving at least one question which had excited great variety of opinion in the house. However, as be brought it merely for the purpose of recording his opinion; and subinitting it far the consi deration of the public—(hear, and laughter)—and, as he did not expect to carry it through during the present ses sion, it would, perhaps, be discourteous in him (Lord Pal merston) if he were to offer any opposition to a bill brought in on such terms. (Laughter.) He . wished to be under stood as not meaning to imply that, when the extension of the franchise should come to be considehd, some exten sion might not be worthy of consideration. The.hon. gen tleman had selected a test of qualification which, whatever might bo his anticipations, as likely in the course of events, was not in its nature likely to be permanent ; but it had the advantage of being a test, while it lasted, of responsi bility and property. Ur der the circumstances, he offered no hostility to the bill. (Laughter.) Mr. DISRAELI said great complaint had been made of the printers' bill for the house, and the extreme readiness of the noble lord to assent had added an item which he thought was scarcely justifiable. The introduction of such a bill on a subject so exciting was something that almost perillad the tranquillity of the, Parliamentary mind. The question was a large one, and had been brought forward in a manner worthy of the hon. gentleman. (Laughter and "Hear, hear.") But whether those persons who lived in apartments, and had their clubs, were to enjoy the pri vileges of those who were fathers of families, and to per form all the duties which they were obliged to perform— (loud laughter)—upon that point he ventured to express his dissent. However, the bill had enabled the noble lord to express the contingent view of what he might do when the extension of the franchise came before the house. The motion was agreed to, amid laughter,• without a division. STAGE CARRIAGE DUTIES. General WYNDHAM moved a resolution to the effect that the duties on stage coaches should be modified, on the ground .that those duties, by discouraging posting, had diminished the supply of useful and seasoned horses suit able for the : army. Sir J. SHELLEY seconded the motion, and complained that while railways were taxed according to their earn ings, omnibuses and stage coaches were taxed per mile, whether they had passengers or not. Aft.9r some remarks from Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. BRO. THERTON, Lord R. GROSVENOR asked why the duty had been reduced from 1-2 2 L(1. to id. a mile to the Manchester omni buses, while the London trade paid the old 1 1. 7A_ _ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 'admitted that the .duty pressed heavily upon the omnibus and stage coach trade, and said that on the first opportunity their. claims ought to meet with a favourable consideration„.lo* he deprecated the passing of an abstract resolutio4lythd subject. Mr. DISRAELI said that was no answer to the question why a favour had been granted to Manchester, which was denied to London and the rest of the country. He thought all our taxes on horses were too high. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that a special concession had been made to Manchester, on the ground that they had to compete with a railway. After some further conversation, Mr. MILES said he understood the duty was also re duced in the case of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, iu the metropolis. . Lord PALMERSTON admitted that the duty with these anomalous modifications, could not be defended : and the motion was agreed to amid general cheering. Mr. SCOLEFIELD obtained the appointment of a se lect committee to inquire into the adulteration of food, drink, and drugs. Mr. I. BUTT obtained leave to bring in a bill to regu late the employment of females and yot.ng persons in bleaching, finishing, andidyeing works. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. ' 71HE FBIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. The following Peers voted in the majority in favour of Lord Ravensworth's amendment in the Friendly Societies Bill : DUKE. Shaftesbury BARONS. Northumberland Delawarr Wynford DI A.RQUISES. Ellesmere Colchester Bath Lucan Dynevor Salisbury Powis Lyndhurst Drogheda Talbot Sondes Westminster Beauchamp Walsingliam Winchester Macclesfield Downes EARLS. Leitrim Colville of Culross Derby ' Bantry - Redesdale Eglinton ' Bandon Ravens worth Mahnesbury Harrington Polwarth Strad broke . VISCOUNTS. Plunket Ellenborough Bangor Montpagle • Stanhope Hawarden LiNord Carnarvon BISHOP'. Vaux Haddington Exeter. Wharncliffe Kingston Born ers. PAIRS. FOR. .., AGAINST. Orkney Camoya St. 'Vincent Sudeley Farnham Rosebery Forester Fitzhardinge Laneiborongh Byron Cardigan Durham Bradford Pol id More SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES. TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes. T.Y.C. Hospodar Fanny Bingham Five ran. Won by three lengths. The North Darby. Once round. Rotherham Dame Judith Hanover Seven ran. Won by a neck. The Tyro Stakes. T.Y.C. Van Galen Hebe Six ran. Won by a length. . The Members' Plate. One mile and a quarter. St. Andrew CardFharper, ... Caliph Fifteen ran. Won by a neck. The Selling Stakes. One mile. Outcast Haxby Five ran. Von by a head ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. Yesterday a sailing match took place on the Thames between three schooners belonging to this club. The weather was fair, and the regatta proved attractive to a large company, who embarked at London•bridge at nine o'clock on board the steam-packet Prince of Wales, ex pressly.engaged for the occasion. On reaching Graves end the regatta commenced, the schooners, of which list is subjoined, starting from a flag-boat opposite that place at about six minutes before noon : Names. Tonnage. , Owners. Shark Mayfly Wildfire .—,.. 59 The Dawn, belonging to Mr. Broadwood, was entered, but did not start. The Mayfly canted sound in good style and was the smartest in setting sail. The Shark fol lowed in close proximity, and the Wildfire was a bad third. In the Lower Hope the Shark shot ahead of her competitor, and kept the lead throughout. The yachts rounded the Mouse Light in the folloWing order : Shark 2h. 213 m. Mayfly ' Wildfire • 2h. 46rn. 40s. On the return voyage, so to speak, the Mayfly, during 6, temporary lull, gained slightly on the Shark, but never so much as to create a doubt of the result. The• vessels reached the goal off Gravesend in the following order : 'Shark 6h. 43m. Mayfly 59-m. Wildfire 7h. sm. 30s. The prize, a splendid cup, worth 100 guineas, was ac cordingly presented to Mr. Curling by Vice. Commodore R. Green, who congratulated that gentleman on the fact that he, so young a member of this club, had by his excellent seamanship achieved so signal a victory. Mr. Curling responded in a neat speech, and the steampacket then returned to London-bridge, where she arrived safely at about half-past 9 o'clock. In the absehce of Lord A. Paget, Vice-Commodore Green presided at the regatta. Among the company we observed Lord Southampton, Sir R. Carnac, Mr, Gladstanes, Colonel Parker, Cap- . tains Wheeler (the treasurer), Moore, and Primble, Mr. Clowes, Mr. J. M`Caul, Mr. Warrell, &c. The fine band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue, under the able diree-. tion of Mr. Tilden, played throughout tho day, much to the delight of the company. Mr. J. Watts did the honours of the refreshment department, all the arrange ments of which were excellent. Seldom has a more agreeable day been spent on the bosom of Old Father Thames. RA.OING FIXTURES FOR 1855. JULY. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester 5 Lancaster Liverpool ..11 Odiham 13 Stamford l7 Nottingham l9 Abingdon •••• 19 .............. Marlborough 24 Chelmsford . 24 Ludlow 24 Knutsford ' .25 Teimnbridge 3O Goodwood • 31. _ {ADVERTISSMENT.]— THE WAR` IN TUB EAST.—POWER FLI PATENT • RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe -,--- opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Roy Letters. Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, mace course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 31; inches, with au extra eye piece:. will show distinctly Juiiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the Hanle t e lescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly' while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more • than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, &e.—Th e Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable , newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket g lass, th e size of a walnut, by w hi c h a person can be seen and known li miles s d ee is n ta a n t t B ; t t h o e l y o answ el: every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses country scenery, and ships are clearly perspective glasses, with wondrful miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, t o sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Op era, g prac:ensi?ewcl7gnsatZted Spectacle Lenses of the great impadireerdivels strengthened, and very . great est transparent power. The valmible advant ag e sight at the ° minute . from this invention is, that vision becoming as-ed persons ar . , preservL their g pa c •- eabled'dtoau tion—can see with these lenses of a most°et ediulltryen much lets mag nify in.. power—and they do not requir th to the dangerous effects of further require . tho frequent changes ness—New Discovery.—The Organi c powerfulow 4. rful assistance. DeaZ ibrator, an extraordi nary po werful, finial', newly - invent e d instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others , to surpass anything of the ki n d that has been, or proba bl y Being of the same colour as t he ' ever can be, produced.. skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to he public assemblies ; the ar distinctly at church and at in the ears iii entire'. u npl easant sensation of singing ;wises removed; and it a ff ords all tho assist- I ante that possibly e Y ould 110144, . desired. 39, Albemarle-street, Observe 7 -opposite the York 110141. COUNTBY MARKETS. o----- Li vEItPOOL—JuNE 29. A better attendance of mailers and dealers today,And more business done than of late. Wheat and flour firm, at last week's extreme prices, but the actual t ransactions were few. Oats and oatmeal at fully late rates. Barl . el in good demand for bread purposes, and somo quautity taken by Welsh purchasers at full pr'ices. Beans decluie k, Gd to is, and Indian corn 2s to 2s 6d per qr. on the wee with desirous sellers of the latter article. IPSWICH—JUNE 26. We had only a small supply of wheat. The trade w as not brisk enough to make sales, but prices were very firm , and fully maiptain last week's rates. No barley on offer, and we saw no other spring corn. Wheat, red PER, QUARTER. PER QUARTO. 5 tO - -4 Ditto (new) (old) 76s to 786 Barley, grinding .. —s to —s Beans .... 45 s to 505 Ditto, white (new) 80s to 86s ************ 40' to ° 3 Peas .................. , to 0 00 Ditto (old) Barley, malting AVERAGES FOR THE WEER moms JUNE 23, 18 55 ' Wheat Oats Peas Beans Barley , HULL—JUNE 26. - A good attendance of farmers, with a small show of sanr . ples of wheat. The market very firm, at fully the rato obtainable last market day, and in some instances thee!. ‘v ere exceeded by is per qr. Foreign wheat unalter I, Not so much life in spring corn as last week. Linseed and its products are very.lively, and cakes which have advan , l a s e s o nt percontinuance n t u o a n n il e e u during. war—rape the a r____ rweekape cakes seem leioknegleyq t u o e n g t o iy higher tt . with tention. Bones have declined 20s during the wee at• D V D l i a l t u t e t o a z t i W e s. . , 66 to i v h F ai , tn Tl ea gli K sh o , ni r g e s d 7 6 6 to 7 8 8 1 ,Peas, grey and black -- to ;:-A -80 to 82 Linseed, Black S ?a ... 63 to 65 Ditto Petersburg', ... It ge z rg 7B to 82 Ditto Riga to --- eranis.nandHam- ( '' -- . ,gh 74 to 80 Ditto ,„ 60 -.it, .' -h, Holstein , and •Memel ............... IViion. ;gaud 68 to 72 oi Os R • f and Odessa 1 ' 11/11s Od to , 63 to 68,Lins. e., Bull Os --/ Os Oct Ditto Friesl a a n nd Oat ;English Ditto. Danish Ditto Russi 30 to 32 , Ditto fine for. and Arch I °sod to 0 10 28 to 30-Ditto inf. for• :0/ Os to 00/ 01 29 0 to 31 RR:ppeeseeaekdo. .. . ... .. ..... I s t so t o: 04 0 4 d, Barley, malting Ditto grinding 32 to 35'Ditto foreign ...... Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white 44 to 48 Guano ...... 001:s o S t : 1 20 2 s t 0 5 1 and yd. 44 to 46 Rye Me al . .................. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTEOO, Amserdam .......... 11 184 Gibraltar 2 9 90 11 19X Leghorn• •••'• '• • 25 45 11 1 9 % Genoa ..... • • • "••• 25 35 Milan •• ••" • • •• " 25 35 Venice .• •• ••"' •• 13 7 'li Naples ••••• • • • • " ••• •, 132_ Palermo ........•• y 4, Messina •. • ....... ' 534; Lisbon ..... •• • '• • 53 Oporto•• •• • • •• • • •• ••• '"" 1110 Janeiro ..... • " • •• Buenos Ayres•• t -- N e w York, 60 daYs .. • Philadelphia •• •• oz. PRICES OF .„ 9 Foreign Gold in Bs s X,:•l ‘ Portugal Gold Colo .• n u 4 " 11 5 } Mexican Dollars .. •• 0 o New Dollars •• •• •- 0 0 0 Sliver in bars • Ditto, three mouths . Rotterdam'. ........... ilamburgh •• •• • • • • • • • . AltOUa • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • Paris..... 25 15 Ditto, time 1 months .. 25 40 Marseilles .... - ........ 25 40 Bourdeaux .. • • ....... Frankfort-on Maine 118% Berlin • . •.•• .• •• .• •• •• Vienna •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• 12 26 Trie5te................ 12 28 Petersburg ............ 35% Madrid 50 Cadiz ........ •• ..... 50% Barcelona .. •• •• •• •• •• S3ville.• • • •• •• •• •• •••.• SEABORNE MAILS. by(igthe'ingldilight—e3 an th d at m th b e y m th a e il m s oarrncisnegii_tit from; the lie' l l ow; id. COLT:STELES. in General Post- F° l- ' gia: 1 7 . ... Day when ma.',E, up 3te tro hj uf N:. l at dile 11 -......---- Naril ' Offlco, London. * DisPat-. cbuj •••••--" -- ,wo Ameifea(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... LiverPoel A.merief.. (by Unitod Sta. , Julie 27 packet) "....N • ti roO. ••• AmericA (by, U Slates ntoa . , • packet)' ..........N l oam. ' 14 Australia (via South- lone ate pton ampton) .. ....A Ditto (via Marseilles) NI Ditto (via Cape of Good • linc e Hope) - ..........N1 u ": 'Jul! 6 ino ub. ••, Africa (West Coast)..N '234 of the month.. Pl 3 41 exandiia • • •• •• .. •. N 8 9,24,8 c 30 of ti , Dover "'tai ~,,,, Alexandria .. ........M 4th tr. 20th of mou• Sou , '"' - ;,toral Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month southam. . poly . . Belgium ............N Daily.-- •• •• • • ................ 1..1: sDTrivtleir .• • • • • I ,tias Hover • • •i' o ' n Joe 1. Brazil .............. Al, th of the month.. Southo l P to n 'JOY ii, Buenos Ayres ...... :. bl'9th of the month,. South llanul ..1"- ~ v o cen , Cape of Good Hope ..N v•adoS P ° Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape do Verde ......N 9th of tb3 month sonthatoPl4° • Ceylon (see India) To l'h•gd Ceylon . .........N ton - ' fi e hii hann , el Isles .. ••• • ..N Mon.,Wed.,&Frii. SothalriPtop, 20 --'• • II- •• •• ........111 2d & 17th of month Southar eP 'JOU Chinn .- . Once a month.. • • r .••••• Constantiroplo ...... 1V 8,13,18,23,& 26 0t n i rove .tolildelli Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon.•;;outharuy .. ww• Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily .....• Dove r " ' • 1 ou joili .E 4 gypt..(see India) Franco .. .. • . .. M & N Twice daily.-- Dover "ptou Gibraltar .......... bi 4,7,17,20,27 °fin. Southael 1 Greece (see India) • ,s . P.O July Greytown ..........31 2nd & 17th of mon. Sou- a ... n il 1 Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday Lou d , ° ,, n ,;Pto ft ",;,lll Flavaniu..h .......... hi 2nd of the month Soper „ • fat I Holland ............M Daily.... • • ...... DolreZji.;pto ' n l a , 20 Rondura. ...... .. . NI [7th of the month. Sut",,' fit ' '- India (viaSouthampt.)m 4th R. 20th of mon. PlY"' u .• 1 India (via Marseillos)M9th&2stli of monthlPoirer •• .... ~..,,,,,,,,, sf 1 Innian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of moo Dove,, r ;,la . .. 1 ,..,, - , 26 Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ...... 11 01 Y:', o rton ,w Lisbon .............. Al 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. 90 11 i' l l",,ptoni ~, 1 Madeira ............N 9th of the month l, ow' Madeira • • • • - .......N 23d of month .... Liv ooo Malta see India) Ma1ta .. ...........N 9, 18, & 28 of Mo n. Dover •• '.. Mauritius (sec India) j'olf 1 Mauritius .........,N 14th of the month __..„,,ten Mexico ............31 2nd of the month. Sostn7r...l Naples ..............N Ibthlbth2sthofunon.lDover ra • pto nl 0 00 Now Granada ...... hi 2d & 17thof month South. u s , ports IP C New Zea1aud............ By private ship • • Yar ~ „ .• Papal States ........21 sthlsth2sthofnion. Dolt!f___,,,to, Peninsula •• •• lll 1 thl7th27thofmon, Sou I 3.'• - • Port Natal N.a.ta.17.7.7.7.7 MN Bidylizpri2v7attheosfhimpo.t: Sicily N sthlOth2Athofmon. 9 170 V! .. r :•.•....... 0 .- 1 Tuscany s sthlst,;2.stlinfrrion. Po t ` i 7 g - __...to ,1 '7 Venezuela ..... M 2dB; .17th of month So t "`"Y I Van Diemon's Laud (set ',Da I Australia) .. • •••• Welt Indies ... M 2d& 17th 01 month Setthi unPteri, .. hp ,lc'' . Sosti„,itohlmppotr,ons mneerto. ol a Sun day, the n Mail will!i3 (Tay. with tho exception of the zfalta, both o f which w ill bo LlCV3tabeil i" Ygtes When any of these dal spatchod on the followin Southampton), and the Iti preceding day. --"'"--____---------- _______ ADVERTISEMENT.—We have read with much plessu.l' ~,,, Barry's re p or t on the care of diseases without medielo°.''. Du Barry's Food. The following are a few extracts 1,," appear to merit the attention of many :—Cure No. 47,1'400, Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of gazing 'Vicarage, Walthamer. or. llerts: a cure of extreme nervousness, indio.estion, gat,i'.,... jugs, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 48,314, of MmisystEall.isz,adhyestpholY,seoiamaanna,aGllatescro, near Liverpool: a cii r ' , .e, the horrors of nervous irritabilPS From•the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart : Cure 5,61' —Resstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th Dec.,,-'44i.---0 The D o wager Countess of Castlestuart feels induce,d, is the interest of suffering. humanity, to state that Du BarrPfter cellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, a__A all reedicines had failed, of indigestion, bile, g l ,;' - ig nervousness and irritability of many years' standing. ,„0. Food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be ' o 'd. sidered a real blessing.. Enquiries will be cheerfully ausw'ree, In canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d.; 51b. lls. l2lb. 'l, The 12113., carriage free, on receipt of Post-office oirder.l3iabrx:, Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, London; tdso A....i; PiccAdilly ; 60, Graceehurch-street ; 330, and 45 1, S t „. l ;t; 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgatiiso, 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 , a g pe' Oxfordstreet ; 89, Fligh-street, Camden town ; 1 ,7 got , mall; 7, Pall-mall -East ; 132, New Bond-street; ~.7.oxiic omb-stre9t .• 13, King William-street, City ' ° 6/ St. street; 21 Cockspur-street ; 95, Farringdon-sreet: re ' Paul's Churchyard ;6, Edward-street, p.li tile' ' A P . 3 . _, -------------- BIRTHS. OF A SON. „ a i l 130!il l. On the 23d inst., at 42, T hurloe-square, the ,ife, joloes Dent. rar aonf lent, th e Ti ' On the 25th inst. , at Bromley-co ~.park, of the Rev. A. Rawson. P 9 S ect On the 25th inst., Ch es ter-Pho e, evis, of the wife of the Rev. John G. Longa& lo v .. C. Andr On the 25th inst., the wife of gr. " ' . Feent'r 6, Haymarket. On the 24th inst., at 6, Park-1014811e54 ' park, the wife of Thomas E. Chitty*. OF A DAITGBOI. the wife of James On the 26th inst.. at 5, Eaton - P ince ' ar e 10' eh"' Heywood, Esq., M.P. t 1... _, On the 26th inst., at 25, Hyde-Pg' if ., 0 1 . Hill. -needs th e W On the 2t.th inst., at Ridge House, --- ' , _ Ader Oh W. Tetley, Esq. On the 22d inst., the wife of Brevet-Afkier ,_Adel, ' Regiment. M r , rco c I. y, nEt t ah h we e a2r 2 s( B it cl hT i. i n yr s o t 12 n . M ka a :iw t n A s C: t t h s r o i u ß n s n t , C i:3 sr ß h g ti s.o l :r n o o ' h of , f D s i r i ls s . c k T f_ o r 1 1 ; f o r: l 3l:i' B u st street, to Sophia Amelia:youngest daug liter o eathaelnYg°u'lgerf, Burch, Nelson-square. • Jati3eg ~. o Isabe S ll t ; M D a o r lot s b Barry, Esq t ilst. daughter of . Surrey. shi O re n t ß ile eh 2 e 3 r a t Brough the late James 'White, Egg., h Os°r ro- , ~f• n or , inst., at Headington pari s ' - ` c- good late inthe East Riding, to Maria, third davighter 0. George Davenport, Esq., of ford. Crlitivirrchhitße, of coo • DIED. Cs cline On the 24th inst., in Eaton-square, t la to E a rl "he 1,3'-'l. „f Coo' Sophia Scott, fourthd a ughter of the , moll. of ,• On the 24th inst., Thomas Wood, Esq., forreerly 013 the Aldermen of the city of London aged 69. —, ~.,100c14 On the 24th inst., at Clapham-rise' i'v c''''' Esq., aged 77. • hto re ' On the 23d inst., at Rusko Efouse,_ Sirlo n dbrig Lou' N. 8., Michael M`Chlery, Esq., of Finsbury-circus, don, aged 48. 1/0 1W im On ps t o h n e , 31st u tiliflt..,Db. eofofrteheSie,bhstFopooolt, of fever, 1,0 13° ' S On the 2d nit killed whilst:on duty:in the trenc'r ees, fore Sebastopol,"Lieut. J. H. S. Carter Royal Pig° oldest son of Rear-Admiral Cater, aged,2l. i ise , On the 16th inst., at 1-1 Brand-street,Blandfor.d:ol_,d Captain Thomas Gould, late of the Dorset Militia, "- 75. RiOchnartahodo2oddiwnisnt:,Eastqs:augthedams2p.ton-place, Eustoti-0411°' Lath i36 On the 24th inst., at 9 7 Dover -Marl is. tho wife Of Dr. P a 1................................. ." street, ______ • ri VOtrDie ' LONDON : Printed and Published by MITRD,, -1;,, of No. 112, Strand, Pribter, at The Sun 01110, qt y Oi Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the C Liidalawar, WoduesJay, June '47, 1855.