The Sun. — London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Hamburg-American Company's screw steam ship Ba'caria, Captain E. Meier, which left New York on the 29th ult., arrived off Cowes early this proceeded to Hamburg after trans morning, and s hipping mails, &c., for this port. A despatch from Washington, of the 28th ult., has the following : , 4 The belief of an impending advance in force upon the rebels still prevails among the officers of the army of inva sion. General M'Dowell and acting Brigadiers Hunter and Ileintzelman, however, were all on this side of the river until late this evening, a fact which does not seem to augur well for an immediate advance of troops. " The Secretary of War is busily engaged upon his forth coming report, and will see no one except his immediate officers until it is completed. It will be one of the most in teresting and important documents that ever emanated from that department, exhibiting in full the number, condition, and efficiency of the immense force now in the field, num bering altogether nearly 300,000 men. The alacrity with which the people have responded to the call of their coun try, when its very existence was menaced by rebels and traitors, will be referred to and commended in the strongest terms. A clear statement of the enormous beef and other contracts that have been made to carry on the war will be interesting. "Already practical measures of legislation are being pre pared, to be proposed to Congress at the extra session. Senator Wilson, it is understood, has been in consultation with Congressmen, as well as high officers of the Govern ment, and, as chairman of the Military Committee, at an early day of the extra session of Congress will produce a series of bills, proposing— " 1. To legalise Executive action concerning the present defensive or warlike preparations ; " 2. Giving the sanction of law to the plan already an nounced for a permanent increase of the army; " 3. Retiring infirm and disabled army officers ; " 4. To organise from the militia a hundred regiments as a national guard, to be all clothed and armed alike ; _ " 5. To increase the number of cadets to the extent of 68, or to the number of Senators, and authorising the President to fill the vacancies caused by resignation or otherwise in that institution. " Besides, it is designed to recommend an appropriation of 200,000,000 dollars to carry the defensive measures into effect. " The above ars substantially the objects contemplated. " The State Department is actively occupied now with foreign affairs. By the last arrival from England there are no indications that she has changed her views respecting affairs on this continent. Ncither has she shown any dispo sition to reply to the proposition of our Government, giving in its adhesion to the Paris Conference respecting privateer ing, notwithstanding it was submitted more than two months ago. This fact, taken in connection with other im portant naval and military movements along our extended coast and on the Canadian frontier, has opened the eyes of the Administration. Her secret designs are perfectly ap parent to the Government, and a most vigilant watch will b e kept as to her movements. Additional instructions are understood to hays been despatched to our naval comman ders, and in the event of any interference on the part of her Majesty's squadron with our blockade, no matter what the pretext on their part, her Majesty's Government will be taught a lesson which she will not very soon forget. " Respecting the Dominican imbroglio, Spain has not yet replied to the note of our Government. While England and France seem fully to understand the purposes and de signs of that Government, and are quietly lending their countenance to Spanish aggressiwas on this continent, the United States are unable to get one word of explanation." On the question of raising the supplies required by the Government, another despatch from Wash- ington says : " The Secretary of the Treasury, preparatory to the meet ing of Congress, is devoting all his energies and time to the financial affairs of the country, examining the estimates, re- vising the receipts from customs, and deliberating as to the best means to provide for the extraordinary expenditures already made and hereafter required to carry on the war and to sustain the Government generally. The precise manner of providing ways and means of course absorbs Secretary Chase's most earnest thought. He positively dec lined seeing any callers to-day, except members of the Cabinet, who frequently visit each other to confer about public concerns. " It is understood that the Secretary has three plans for meeting the financial requirements of the country : " 1. A popular loan, in sums of 50 dol. and upwards, bearing 7 3-loths per cent. interest. It is believed that the patriot ism of the people in the various cities, towns, and commu nities of the country will prompt the taking in this way of tell that will be required by the Government, and the rate of interest proposed renders the calculations of the simplest character. Thus 50 dais. would be one cent. per day ; 100 dols. would be two cents, per day ; 1,000 dols. 20c. per day, and so on. The honest meeharkle, operative, or farmer ponneaz ing the slightest degree of intelligence, instead of packing his few hard-earned dollars away in a stocking,-leg, or hiding them in the stone wall, because of a fear to risk them in the bank, or of being cheated out of them by the financial sharks, can easily see that by depositing them with the specified agent of the Government they will be safe, will be earning them something handsome, and at the same time they will be rendering a valuable service to their country. " 2. This plan, not favoured so much by Secretary Chase as by other members of the Administration, is for a foreign loan. There is undoubtedly a policy in this, which is appa rent to every one, and is no doubt wise. If the plan suc ceeds, it will exhibit the farsightedness of President Lincoln who proposed it. The opinion is that such a foreign loan can be obtained at an interest of from 6 to 7 per cent. " 3. A plan is to issue smaller Treasury notes, bearing something like half the interest of the first of the above named plans. It is areued and believed that such notes would enter largely into the circulation of the country. " The amount of money to be asked for will not exceed 250,000,000 dole., and it is believed now that sum can be reduced 25,000,000 dols. It is confidently expected that, with the three plans thus set forth, the amount of money required can be easily obtained. The best assurances of this have already been given by representatives of the money power of the country, and by those who reflect in the truest sense the real sentiment and wishes of the loyal people." The Herald's correspondent on board the United States' steamer Pawnee gives the following report of the engagement on the Potomac, in which Capt. J. 11. Ward, who commanded the flying flotilla, met his death : " United States' steamer Freeborn, off Aquia Creek, Potomac River, June 27, 1861. A. terrible fight took place this evening between the the Freeborn, some of the men belonging to the Pawnee, and rebel troops at M a thi as P o i n t, re s ulting in the death of Commander James H. W ar d, comma nding the flying flotilla. piercedlle was by a r ifl e b u ll et w hil e pointing the fore castle gun. Four seamen belonging to the Pawnee and three of the Freeborn'secn crew were wounded, some of them very seriously. " Yesterday, while r unning l between the Wicomico river Ward and Britton's Bay, C apta i n sent a tugboat he fell in with up to Aquia C ree k , with despatches to Captain Rowan, of the Pawnee, the substanceof which was to request Captain Rowan to s en d a force of Mathias Point, to meet the Freebor n there, r with the t d t h o e w e n ie th w of taking measures to effect a lodgment at th e destroy the thick woods that fringe the higil)oeban'n;csand to v looking the river, and which c oul d serve to conceal over looking troops, and to mask such batteries as they might erect there. In the evening the Freeborn ran up to Swan Point, and anchored there for the night. At daylight, the Reliance, one of the flotilla, arrived. at Swan Point, having in tow the first and third cutters of the Pawnee, with 21 men, under the command of Lieutenant J. C. Chaplin ; and immedi ately the Freeborn weighed anchor and ran into Nangemoy, where a 12-pounder howitzer was taken from the schooner Dana and placed on board the first cutter, with the view to it being placed in position behind a sandbag battery, to be erected on shore. The Dana was then lashed alongside the Freeborn, and the Pawnee's first and third cutters were towed by the Reliance, and the whole expedition moved off in the direction of Mathias Point. Considerable time had been expended in getting the Reiance off a shoal, on which she had grounded, within rifle shot of the shore where the rebels were encamped. They did not, however, fire on the Reliance. "On reaching Mathias Point the Freeborn anchored, broadside on, opposite the wooden building so often fired on, to the left of which is a gentle slope, leading to the top of the table lands, and in the left of that a ravine called Jotank Swams. Beyond the ravine, still further to the left, is a dense thicket of pines, running a considerable distance along the high bank to the extremity of the Point. The Reliance anchored a little lower down than the Freeborn, while the Dana anchored further out. On board of her a hawser was madeefast, connecting her with the Freeborn. "The Freeborn then opened a cannonade from both guns, throwin g i n s h ot an d s h e ll i n var i ous par t s o f t h e l an d to check th e a d vance o f an enemy w hil e th e b oa t s of land ed,tra; About an hour after we had opened fire a flag right, aena a b was seen waving on shore, considerably to the oat being sent on shore soon returned with a negro, who reported himself a runaway from Dr. Hoe. He said th e en landing was coon effected, consisted of at least 809 strong. The eff tn ected, th e b oa t s e mployel being those of the Pawnee, Captain Ward going off in the first cutter. The landing was P s soon gained, when the yaccomplished, the table land was rebel ( pickets opened fire on our men, which the latter returned, ) n seeing this the Freeborn's boiit, with eight men, the cox s wain miller command of Mastee e . eente and your correspondent, John Kellogg, put off from the Freeborn. On grounding, the other boats put off, Captain Ward telling Mr. Kellog g to cover m the retreat of the other boats, which he did. enemy appeared,the and the men lay on their o ars bet ween the lre a etorn and shore. Meanwhile Captain Ward went on board the Free born to superintend the working of the guns to cover our second landing, which was effected by the three boats, when, the acclivity being climbed, pickets were thrown out to the right and left, extending to the right considerably beyond the wooden building, and to the left beyond Jotank Swamp. " The former was composed of the Freeborn's men ; the latter of those of the Pawnee. The erection of a sandbag battery by the Pawnee's men, under the superintendence of Lieutenant Chaplin, was then commenced at the summit of the table land up the acclivity, at the foot of which the landing was effected. The ground was well chosen, for a strong fence ran across, with an embankment and a ditch on the side of our party, forming a ready-made defence, under cover of which our men could check the advance of the enemy. Only one little spot, forming an angle of about 45 degrees with the fence, was left exposed, and it was at this spot that the sandbags were being laid as fast as they could be filled. " The landing was effected a little after 12 o'clock, and an incessant cannonade was kept up till 4. From the right of the wooden building, looking from the river, a view of the rebel encampment was obtained, about three miles off, and men could be seen moving to and fro. Some of them were on horseback, and one man was seen galloping down the road leading to the camp. To this point the Freeborn' s shots were directed, under the information furnished from the shore by Mr. Kellogg. The shots were well aimed. " At 4 o'clock the Freeborn ceased firing, and resumed at 5, the bow gun throwing in round shot and thq after gun five-second shell. Capt. Ward stood on the gallows frame directing the fire, which was very excellent. Several of the shot and shell were distinctly seen to strike the Whitehouse, belonging to Mr. Grimes, at some distance above the wooden building, in which it was ascertained that rebel troops were concentrated, and it was consequently the object of the second cannonade. "The battery on shore was now nearly completed, and a large quantity of branches of trees was placed over to mask , it. A number of the Freeborn's men were now seen running in the direction of Mr. Grimes's house, and the thicket had no sooner concealed them from the view of the Freeborn than four shots were fired at them from the house, which were returned by our men. The voice of Mr. Kellogg was distinctly heard, shouting Rescue I' and some men were then seen working to aid him. Presently they all returned, and Mr. Kellogg subsequently reported that the rebels had been all cleared out. The Freeborn had ceased firing, so as not to hit our own men, when on their reappearance Capt. Ward gave the order to train the forward gun sharp forward, as it had been trained sharp aft all along. He was on the gallows frame all this time, but whether he saw the rebels when he indicated the pointing of the gun he never lived to tell. The gun was trained when he sounded the whistle, at the same time hailing the shore, ' All hands on board.' The order was obeyed, and they were making for the beach when a rifle shot was fired from the thicket to the left of Jotank creek, at the picket sta tioned near by, going through his cap. He fell back on the main body, discharging his rifle before doing so. Two or three shots, and next a terrible volley, were fired from the rebels from the extreme point to the left, all the way to the commencement of Jotank creek, on the men, who were fast running for their boats and the Freeborn. The shots flew as thick as hail all around Lieutenant Chaplin and men. The major was among the last to leave the beach, seeing that the men were safe off. Several of the men had to swim for their lives; among them Mr. Chaplin, who, as well as all the rest, succeeded in gaining their boats. Not a tool nor a weapon was left behind. " Coxswain John Williams, of the Pawnee's first cutter, behaved nobly. He was badly wounded in the thigh, and the flag of his boat, six feet by four, had no fewer than 19 shots through it, and the staff was cut in two. Seizing the stump in his hand, he waved the flag, saying, Boys, the American flag never shall be lowered ; don't allow any of our men to be left behind.' " The men now lay on their oars, and took on board the swimmers, the rebel shots flying thickly around them. Lieutenant Chaplin was not yet taken on board, when Wil liams called out, Mr. Chaplin, throw away your cap, it is a mark for the enemy.' Mr. Chaplin coolly turned on his back, fastened his cap to his suspender:, turned round again, swam and reached the boat. " On board the Freeborn, when the enemy opened fire Captain Ward came down from the gallows frame and seized a rifle, which he fired at the enemy, us did pilot Pierson and myself. We fired several shots, when the cap tain ran down to the forecastle deck and began to sight the gun, first ordering it to be loaded with round shot. He had got the sight and was about to withdraw and give the word to fire, when he was struck by a bullet, saying to Harry Churchhill, the boatswain's mate, Churchill, I'm killed.' He fell into one of his arms, while Churchill pulled the string with the other, throwing the shot clear among the enemy. A five-second shell and two rounds of grape were then fired from the bow gun, while the after gun fired about the same quantity. " ' Slip the cable and start her,' was now Lieutenant Lee's order on assuming the command. It was done, and soon the Freeborn and all the boats were out of range of the deadly rifles and muskets. " The Pawnee was now ordered alongside, and Dr. J. A. Moore, our surgeon, who had been sent on board of her in the morning, came on board the Freeborn, accompanied by Mr. Frederick Ward, the captain's second eon. Dr. Moore immediately pronounced the wound mortal. The ball had ciatc.rod. th© umbilicus, , Lna enure out on *l.n right side, near the back, perhaps passing through the liver and ocher vitals. " The captain was first laid on the quarter deck, but sub sequently removed to a more convenient position. In re moving him he said, "Why remove me ? lam quite com fortable.' Here Lieutenant Lee asked if he could do any thing for him. He only said, Raise my head a little h;gher.' To Dr. Moore he once said, Doctor, the wound is here,' pointing to the pit of his stomach. The captain lingered for about three-quarters of an hour, when he ex pired, after a few gasps. His son was by him when he breathed his last. The most profound grief pervaded the whole of the officers and crew of the Freeborn. " When it was known that the captain was mortally wounded George Conch, captain of the after gun, exclaimed Boys, let us have our revenge.' The gun was then pointed true, and the five-seconds shell burst right in the midst of the enemy. He was about to fire again, when the Doctor forbade the disturbance of the captain's last mo ments, and Conch desieled. " Thus fell, in defence of the glorious Stars and Stripes, the noble, generous, and intrepid James Ward, the origi nator of the scheme of the flying flotilla, and who never spared himself in the performance of his duty, nor shrank from personal danger, though tender of the safety of his men. " Several of the men of both vessels had narrow escapes, being shot through their caps and various parts of their clothing. A round bullet went through the engine-room, cut a broom handle in two, and fell on board. It is supposed that there could have been no fewer than . 800, or 1,000 rebels present. "During the night the Freeborn went alongside the Pawnee, at the entrance to Aquia Creek, and Lieutenant Lee reported to Commander [lowan. First Lieutenant Lowry was sent on board to take temporary command of the Freeborn. The PaNtnee then left for Washington, with the remains of Captain Ward, Mr. Frederick Ward, Dr. Moore, your correspondent, and 12 seamen of the Freeborn went as a delegation to see the remains of their commander taken to their last resting place. The men on board the Freeborn made a request that the corpse of their beloved commander should be conveyed to Washington on board his own vessel, where he gloriously fell, but this was not allowed, as the exigencies of the service would not per mit it. " the following are thenames of the killed and wounded : " ON BOARD THE FREEBORN. " Killed.-1. James H. Ward, Commander of the flotilla. "Wounded.-1. George M'Kinney, shot in the thigh, dangerously, shattering the bone. 2. Michael Heaney, shot in the thigh, badly. " ON BOARD THE PAWNEE. "Wounded.-3. John Williams, shot badly in the thigh. 4. W. J. Best, shot in the thigh, hand, and body. Ampu tation necessary and not expected to survive. 5. Jerome Jackson, coloured, wounded slightly in the ancle. 6. Robert Kelly, one anger slightly and part of his musket stock shot off. "The whole of the wounded men are seamen, except Jackson, a boy. " The object of Captain Ward in throwinc , up the breast works at Matthias Point was that hi s boat's crew might be able to hold the place, with the aid of a small howitzer bat tery, and covered by the 32-pounder guns of the Freeborn, until his force should be reinforced by the New York 71st Regiment, which he had sent for to come to his support. It was thought the regiment, once there, could fortify themselves and hold the place against any force short of vastly superior numbers. The Pawnee, however, arrived at the Navy-yard with Captain Wards corpse .before the de spatch reached the 71st. The remains will go to N ew York under a marine e scort to-morrow morning. was first to be ex pected,the current year is considerably a the BANKRUPTCIES THIS YEAR.—.in above the average. In the the number of bankruptcies Liverpool district 63 bankuptcie s were g azetted ; in the Manchester, 56; in the Birmingham , 130 ; in the Leeds, 78 ; in the Brist. , l, 43 ; in the Exet er, 25 ; in the New castle, 11; and in the London, 32 1 , showing a total of 727, or at the rate of 1,454 per annum, as compared with 1,123, the average for the preceding ten years. The only district which is below the average of the previous decade is New castle, where the ba.nkruptci s have diminished to the ex tent of 39 per cent. In the Liverpool district there has been au increase of 59 per cent. ; in the Manchester an in crease of 26 per cent. ; in the Birmingham an increase of 31 per cent. ; in the Leeds an increase of 48 per cent. ; in the Bristol an increase of 26 per cent.; in the Exeter an increase of 19 per cent. ; and in the London an increase of 17 per cent. After all, however, these statistics afford by no means a complete view of the state of the commercial world, an immense number of " private arrangements" being now made between debtors and creditors. 7[ADvEnTisEmExTl—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Diarrheea—Bowel Complaint. —The wet weather, defective drainage, and noxious vapours are now producing an un usual amount of sickness, which should have early atten tion. In all complaints affecting the stomach, liver, or bowels, Holloway's Ointment has a most salutary effect when diligently rubbed upon the abdomen. It penetrates to the seat of evil, and soon removes the indigestion and flatulency, which warn us of approaching disease. It is safer in urgent cases to take the pills while using the oint ment, as both, used together, act more energetically. A few days of this treatment will stop every case of bowel complaint, in its early stage or acute form, and spare the sufferer a long and tedious convalescence. THE *SUN„ LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1861. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF LORDS_YESTERDAY. -- T e LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at fiv e o'clock. VRANSIIISSION OF BRITISH GOODS TO CANADA. In reply to the Earl of CARNARVON, The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that he had placed himself in communication with the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade, but he had not received information which would enable him to give an answer to the question of the noble lord. clause limiting tho time to three months for which any schoolmaster might be suspended. The next amendment to the same clause was then taken I into consideration. The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported. IRREMOVABLE POOR BILL. The committee resumed the consideration of this bill, and the provisions moved on a previous occasion by Sir J. Pakington to be added to clause 9—" Provided also that extra parochial places which have heretofore paid no con tributions to the common fund of the unions in which they are comprised shall notwithstanding anything herein con tained, be hereinafter exempt from such contributions." Mr. HENLEY moved that the chairman report progress. Mr. VILLIERS and Sir G. GREY resisted the motion. After some conversation the committee divided — For the motion 33 Against it 115 Majority The motion was therefore lost. Mr. KNIGHT thought it would be unfair to proceed with . the consideration of Sir J. Pakington's proviso, the right hon. baronet being absent. Mr. PEACOCKE thought the proviso required further consideration, and moved that the chairman leave the chair. The committee divided — For the motion .. 24 Against it lO4 Majority —BO The motion was lost, but it being now four o'clock the sitting was suspended. At six o'clock the house resumed TERRACE OF SOMERSET HOUSE. Mr. SLANEY asked the First Commissioner of Works if permission would be given to open the terrace at the back of Somerset-house for respectable people to walk there, at such hours and under such rules as should be thought right, according to the recommendation of the Committee on Public Works in 1833, and if there was any prospect of a public walk or open ground being made and kept in the south-east of London, near Bermondsey, or in Southwark, as suggested by that committee ? Mr. COWPER said that every public place in London which would afford a pleasant view of the river ought to be turned to the best account, that the terrace of Somerset house was a place of that description, and that it would be exceedingly desirable if it were thrown open to the public. But there were objections made to that, in consequence of the occupation of Somerset-house, and those objections could not be well obviated. With regard to the second part of the question, he had been well pleased to witness the de light which Battersea-pack afforded the public, and would be gratified still more if another park could be opened in the south-east of London. but he was sorry to say there were no funds at his disposal, and he could hold out no promise that it would be effected. INDIAN FINANCIAL STATEMENT. In reply to Mr. KINNAIRD, Sir C. WOOD said he was at present unable to namethe day on which he would make his financial statement with regard to India. REVISION OF THE STANDING ORDERS. Col FRENCH asked the chairman of the Standing Orders Committee if, after the experience of the plan for facilitating public business'in the House of Commons recommended by the select committee during this session, it was his intention to move for a committee to revise the Standing Orders. Col. W. PATTEN said he had not been directed by the committee on Standing Orders to make any motion on the subject tow hich the question referred. He had con • suited with the right hon. baronet the member for Carlisle and other hon. members, end he believed the general im pression was that the plat for facilitating public business had net been as yet sufficiently tested. As far as experience had gone it worked, in some respects, very favourably. The taking of supply on Tuesday last, for instance, had been productive of beneficial results, and he believed that there commendations generally of the committee would tend to promote public business. Under those circumstances he would not take upon hinmelf to move for the revision of the standing order. AMENDMENT OF CHURCH RATES BILL, Sir C. DOUGLAS aided what course the hon. member for Preston intended to pursue respecting his bill for the amendment of church rates, which stood for the 24th inst. ; and whether, after the opinions expressed on the with drawal of a similar bill ea the 10th inst., he would perse vere in moving the second reading at so late a period of the session ? Mr. E. ESTCOURT said it was not the intention of his hon. friend the membe• for Preston to proceed with the bill. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES BILL. Mr. SLANEY stated that it was not his intention to pro ceed with this bill in the present session. TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS OF BELGIUM. Mr. W. FORSTER asked the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs the cause of the delay of the Belgian Govern ment in applying the new tariff arrangements between France and Belgium to this country. He stated that the operation of the present arrangements was most injurious to England, and that the delay of the Belgian Government in applying the new tariff was a subject requiring the imme diate attention of the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The duty imposed upon me imporLabi.....r a 3 . 6- lish woollens was higher than Belgium imposed upon the fabrics of other countries. England had a right to expect, at the hands of the Belgian Government, fair and impar• tial treatment, and a mode of dealing founded on principles of justice. Mr. PAGET expressed his regret at the advantages offered to France by the Belgian Government over those extended to England. Sir F. lIEYGATE quoted illustrations of the difference between the tariffs so far as French and English goods were concerned. He feared that English trade with Belgium would become almost annihilated unless some change was made by the latter country. After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE, Lord J. RUSSELL said that in the early part of the year the Foreign-office w*s informed by the Belgian Government that the latter was negotiating a treaty of commerce, and an assurance was given that whatever terms were agreed upon England should share in the advantages. The Belgian Government had declined bringing the matter before the Chamber this session because there was no chance of a law being passed in so short a period. He considered the con duct of the Belgian Government as extremely ungrateful to the Government of this country in return for the liberality with which they had been treated. SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN. Sir H. VERNEY rose to call the attention of the house to the correspondence ie the affair of Denmark and Holstein of 1860 and 1861. He thought that the subject, as bearing on the preservation of the peace of Europe, was one of great importance to this country. In this country there was no feeling of hosti.ity to the Danish Government, and the British Government was called on to mediate, and perhaps it was more in the power of the noble lord than of any other man to bring this question to a settlement. He ventured to assert that the difference in Schleswig- Holstein arose from the weakness of a political party in Denmark. The war of 1849 and 1850 was terminated by the German Bund, which restored to the King of Denmark his duchies, while the King in his turn conceded a great deal to the people of the duchies. He complained, how ever, that the promises then made had been repeatedly broken. The hon. gentleman proceeded to quote at length from the Blue Book in support of his statement. He thought he had shown that great oppression had been ex ercised by the Spanish Government towards the German population of holstein. In the debate which took place some nights ago on the subject, it was plain that the Treaty of London was not ccnsidered binding, but he hoped the noble lord, in replying to his remarks, if he should reply to them, would favour the house with his opinion on that point. It certainly was stated—and that, too, very de cidedly—that the 'rectify of London had been abrogated as between England, France, and Russia, in consequence of the Russian war. As the effect of the treaty would be to place a Russian prince on the throne of Denmark, in the event of the death of its present possessor, he hoped the noble lord would not lose sight of that, because such a re sult would be very injurious to all German interests, and could not be benitficial to us. (Hear, hear.) Lord H. VANE was not about to defend the conduct of the Danish Government in all respects, but, looking to the general question, ho thought the house would take a dif ferent view of it from that taken by his hon. friend who had just sat down. His hon. friend might rest assured that he was mistaken in supposing that the Treaty of London was no longer valid. The war night abrogate the treaty as regarded Russia, but not as regarded the other parties to the treaty. His hon. friend was not perhaps aware that Denmark had a guarantee from this country for her possess. sions. In 1720 such a guarantee was given by this country, and also by France, but under it Schleswig and Holstein were guaranteed to the throne of Denmark. Seeing that Denmark held the keys of the Baltic, it had been thought advisable to make the succession descend unbroken rather than that Schleswig and Holstein should be separated from it. He believed it was the opinion of all parties that the settlement should be preserved. [At this part of the hon. member's speech, there were only twenty-one members present. A motion was made to count, but a sufficient number of members was obtained to make up the requisite forty. Lord H. VANE went on to say that he thought the time might again come when Germany would find it neces sary to appeal to the national feeling, but it was unwise on her part now to raise a question that might lead to an inter vention against which she might find it difficult to contend. Ile hoped the noble lord would be able to inform them that a disposition existed on the part of Germany to make such moderate concessions as would lead to a settlement of this long agitated question. every ord J. iff ß e u ren s e s e ß in the aiSir M. PETO said there was no part of Germany inw hich greater liberty existed than in Holstein. He believed that differenc e m d a , tt er L . the Government o f D en mark was anxious for the good offices of th e i r coun t ry i n or d er to bring about a settlement of though he had spoken before on this subject, he hoped he should be allowed to answer the appeal of the hon. member for Buckingham. He should confine himself to the present state of the case. The German Confederation had c ome t o reso lutions by Which they de clared that if the p rov i nces wou ld not submit in a certain time, they would take acti on . He was glad to hear that it was likely the King of Denmark would make propositions, either to the German Confederation or to Austria or Prussia, by which he hoped that the federal execution would be post poned, and that arrangements would be made—though upon what grounds he was not yet prepared to say—to settle the matter, it was to be hoped satisfactorily. Certain require ments having been made, it was fair that the King of Den mark should have an opportunity either to comply or to state his reasons for declining. He trusted either that the matter would now be settled satisfactorily, or, at all events, that some time would be allowed for further negotiation. He be lieved that the meaning of the treaty was this :—Different titles could be set up to different parts of the Danish mo narchy, upon the death of the present Sovereign ; and in that case the Emperor of Russia might prefer a title against other claimants.!Russia would not be likely to fare the worst among the claimants, and a great part of the Danish monarchy might fall to her share. Under these circumstances, it was thought desirable that there should be some agreement, by which the Danish monarchy should pass whole and en tire to an heir, who should be named ; that thus the ambi tion of claimants might be terminated, and Denmark con tinue to exist as an independent monarchy. That, he believed, was the intention of the treaty. If Russia, on the death of the King of Denmark, should put forward a claim to Holstein, then all the other powers would be entitled to say that Russia had signed treaties by which she was pre cluded from realising that claim. He would not go further into the question, but he thought it was not desirable to give any further papers at present. DANISH CLAIMS. Mr. 3,IACAULAY rose to call attention to the several addresses to the Crown by this house, and the Treasury minutes issued thereon, empowering the commissioners for Danish claims to receive, examine, and judiciously deter mine the claims of certain British subjects for losses aris- ing out of the confiscation by the Danish Government of ships and cargoes in the year 1807. The bon. and learned gentleman dwelt upon the fact that after such losses had been judicially determined, and the commissisners ' adjudi- cation and report thereon had been presented to the house, the House of Commons, by its address, June 10, 1841, prayed her Majesty to advance to the claimants the amount of the losses so adjudged, with the assurance that the house _ _ _ would make good the same, but that nevertheless such claims remain unliquidated ; and after reviewing the facts, he ad vocated the justice and propriety of fulfilling the prayer of the address and satisfying the claims of the petitioners. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought that the hon. and learned gentleman had shown a wise discretion in con cluding his speech without submitting any motion to the house. It was well worthy of the consideration of the house how far a limit in time should be put to the bringing forward of such claims as those referred to. This question was now fifty-seven years old, and for the last fifteen years had been allowed to slumber undisturbed. (Mr. Macaulay—Ten years.) Well, ten years was a very good nap. (A laugh.) He thought that the course adopted by successive Govern ments with respect to the question was perfectly justifiable. On the admission of his hon. and learned friend, the case of these claimants was wholly untenable, for his hon. and learned friend had admitted that one of the most obvious rights of a belligerent was to confiscate the property afloat of the subjects of its enemy. He should feel alarmed if he thought the house would act upon the argument advanced by his hon. and learned friend. That argument was, that war being entered upon, the house was to vote out of the taxes of the country compensation to a person whose pro perty had been confiscated, because, in the opinion of that individual, the war had either been unjustly entered upon or illegally carried out. A broad distinction existed between ships and cargoes afloat and goods or book-debts on shore —a distinction that was admitted by the highest authorities —and he therefore could not admit, with his hon. and learned friend, that the same principle applied to both those kinds of property. Government, he thought, were justified in satisfying certain claims without pledging themselves as to other cases. It was said that they might satisfy these claims without establishing a precedent. But he held that every precedent established a principle, and if they yielded these claims he did not see how they could resist auy future claims in which it was alleged that the claimant had suf fered in consequence of an unjust war. It would have been establishing a most mischievous precedent. It was right to bear in mind, with respect to these claims, that, according to the statement of the claimants themselves, their claims had been three times rejected by the house, and the matter had been allowed to slumber for ten years. It was better to be guided by the more recent judgment of the house than to go back to the decisions of many years ago. The question was reduced within the narrowest limits, and he should not intrude on the house further with the matter. Mr. LOCKE said the Attorney-General was pleading, as it were, a statute of limitations, and though that course might do well in the courts of law, it was no answer in this house to say that because an injustice had not been reme died for many years, it was not to be rectified now. He hardly thought that even in a court of law the case for a defendant pleading the Statute of Limitations would be held to be proved on such evidence. It was a curious fact that the claims which were now admitted had been resisted for 27 years. The arguments now alleged might be the law of nations, but they were not common sense, nor did he be lieve that they were the law of nations, for that law like all irtnrrtmcon scams, ....,- dence that the !goods had been seized at sea. Were they now to be told that these claims were not to be allowed, when the goods were not afloat, but had been put on the quay, when formerly it was maintained that those which had not been landed, were not to be allowed for ? The ar gument of the Attorney-General was weak, for though he told them that something might be said for the conduct of the British Government in 1817, he did not state what that something was, or attempt to vindicate the conduct of the Government in 1827. The whole expedition was secret, and was in fact a trespass—an illegal act—for which compensa tion ought to be given to these British subjects who suf fered by it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that if his hon, and learned friend the Attorney-General had rested the present case, as it was/ alleged he had, upon the statute of limitations, his opposition to these claims would not have been satisfactory to the house. It was a very se rious state of things that almost all power of tracing these proprietor's rights had almost disappeared. It was not upon the statute of limitation simply that the Attorney-General had taken his stand, but it was mainly upon this, that upon three distinct occasions the house had distinctly refused to entertain the question of compensation for these claims. The house had, in fact, taken a less and less view of the claims every time the subject was discussed, and never since 1816 had it lent a favourable ear to applications in their behalf. In 1851, when the subject was discussed, the numbers in fa , four of the claims were 49; and those against them 126 ; and the authority of such a vote as that was a great fact in the history of the case. Common sense had been appealed to by some of the supporters of these claims, but the misfortune was that it was a very difficult thing to discover where the common sense lay, because every speaker seemed to think that he alone was possessed of it. (A laugh.) It was not at all an unfair course, then, to fall back upon the law of nations, and the concentrated wisdom of recognised authority. Sir James Mackintosh had dealt with the question of the goods on shore, for which compen sation had beea given, and the goods on the water, from which it had been withheld, and he absolutely disrated the house from the power of recognising the claims for compen sation which were set up for the goods on water. Under such circumstances no grounds had been laid for inducing the house to go in the teeth of precedents and a combina tion of authority, and he trusted they would very generally agree that it would be wrong to give any further constdera • tion to these claims. (Hear.) Mr. MAC A ULAY explained. He had not said the war was unjust, but that a confessed and admitted trespass had been committed towards Denmark, and that the State which inflicted a wrong was bound to indemnify the subjects to whom that wrong was done. The subject then dropped. UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS. On the order f,r the third reading of this bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not his intention to make any hostile motion, but he ventured to suggest that a prudent course would be to allow the bill to be recommitted. He thought that many hon. members did not see how much the principle of the bill had been altered by details agreed to into committee. The bill was at present no longer a bill to allow University voters to vote without personal attendance. It authorised all voters to give proxies which would enable the holders of them to vote in the way they might think fit. He had never heard of a more striking change in an electoral law, and a time might come when such a principle would be taken as a precedent by other constituencies. He could not disguise from his own mind the possibility, however great the improbability might be, of the system of proxies giving facilities for fraud. Under the present provisions of the bill any number of voters might empower any proxy to give their vote, with solely the provision that the proxy must be acquainted with the voters, and to that especial provision he now wished to call the attention of the house. Besides these provisions, every voter might run a race against his own proxy, but it would depend on accident who should first vote, and for whom the vote should be given. In fact, both the voter and the proxy might vote at different polling places without possible objection, (Hear.) The door would be opened therefore for error and for inconvenience, and that for no purpose connected with the bill. In addition to these objections, there would be a disposition to college combinations which would execcise an undue influence over candidates. Having been returned himself by a majority of resident as well as non-resident voters, he of course had not made these observations with reference to his own case. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DODSON did not think that there would be that concentration of voting papers which the right hon. gentle man feared there would be. Mr. W. HUNT, whose observations were rendered almost wholly inaudible by repeated cries of " divide," and ironical cheers, was understood to support the bill, and to justify his own conduct in crying "no " to some observa tions on the other side. During the whole of the time that the hon. member was speaking the house was in such con fusion that it would be absurd to attempt any rendering of even the general effect of his speech. Lord PALMERSTON would not detain the house with any arguments, but was unwilling that this bill s hould go to a third reading without his taking the opportunity as he was in the house of observing that he concurred in the ob- jcetions to this bill, which would open the door to much abuse, _ _ Mr. CONINGIIAM made some observations, which were rendered wholly unintelligible by tumultuous inter- ruptions. As the Speaker was putting the question Mr. Coningham was understood to say that he intended to conclude with a motion. (Order, order.) The SPEAKER said the hon. member (Mr. Coningham) was perfectly in time. Mr. CONTNGHAM then moved that the bill be recom mitted. The house then divided, when the numbers were — Ayes (for third reading) _ . Noes (for the recommittal) Majority for the third reading --- 85 The announcement of the result of the division was re ceived with loud cheering. The bill was then read a third time and passed. The report on supply was then brought up and agreed to. THE NAVAL MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND SOCIETY BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE VACCINATION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES BILL. The order for the second reading of this bill was dis charged. COUNTY VOTERS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. DEALERS IN OLD METALS BILL. This bill as amended was considered and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS (IRELAND) BILL Sir W. SOMERVILLE moved for leave to introduce a bill to prevent the disfranchisement of Parliamentary elec tors in Ireland, by reason of their letting portions of their holdings in the ordinary course of the occupation of the same. Mr. VANCE and Colonel DICKSON respectively objected to a bill of such a nature being brought in at this late period of the session, and at that late hour, when so few Irish members were in the house. Mr. BUTT and Mr. HENNESSY thought there could be no harm in allowing the hon. baronet to introduce the bill. Mr. S. FITZGERALD strongly objected to a bill of such a nature being brought in at such a period of the session. It was a bill of great importance, and which would require more consideration than ,at that period of the session could be given to it. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the motion 2O Against it Majority —2 The bill was according lost, and the announcement of the numbers was received with much laughter. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Sir John Simeon's (Leasing) Estate, Stockton and Darlington Railway (Capital), Leven and East of Fife Railways (Extension, &c.), South Wales Mineral Railway, East Suffolk Railway, and Conway and Llan rant. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE, in pursuance of the notice which he had given, moved the following amendment to the standing order 185, formerly 223 :—" That no provision authorising any company to raise money or to subscribe towards or to guarantee any money in the undertaking of another company shall be introduced into any bill which is not brought in by the company authorised to raise money, or to subscribe, or to guarantee, or of which such company is not a joint promoter with the other company, and shall have been named as such in all the notices re- quired by the standing orders prior to the introduction of the bill to Parliament. He contended that the alteration ----- -- which he proposed would facilitate the progress of private business. Lord PORTMAN moved as an amendment to the previ ous motion, " That when in any bill a provision is inserted authorising a company to subscribe towards, or to guaran tee or to raise any money in aid ;,f the undertaking of any other company, which bill is not brought in by the company so authorised, proof shall be required before the examiner whether the company so authorised has any bill before Parliament in which such a proviso could be inserted. In the event of there being such a bill before Parliament, the examiner shall report the name or short title of such bill to the house ; in the event of their being no such bill before Parliament, the examiner shall report whether proof has been given that the company so authorised has consented to such subscription guarantee or raising of money at a meeting of the proprietors of such company held spe cially for that purpose, and that such provisions were approved of by the proprietors of the ordinary shares of the company present in person or by proxy, holding at least three-fourths of the paid up capital of the conwany represented at such meeting, the said proprietors being qualified to vote at the meeting in right of such capital only ; in case no such proof has been given, no such bill shall proceed with out the special order of the house. -- - After some discussion, Earl GRANVILLE suggested that it would be advisable to refer the subject to a select committee. Lord REDESDALE replied, and said that he had no objection to accede to the proposition of the noble lord in referring the subject to a select committee. TURKEY. Lord S. DE REDCLIFFE, in moving that an humble address be presented to her Majesty for copies or extracts of any correspondence which has passed between the Foreign Department and her Majesty's Embassy at Con stantinople in the last and present years on the subject of financial or administrative reforms in Turkey, especially of such as were proclaimed in the late Sultan's Hatt-i -homayoon of the year 1856, and more particularly since the accession of the reigning Sultan, strongly insisted upon the policy of our encouraging the Sultan to carry out the re forms instituted by his brother. Lord WODEHO USE said he thought it better, as the Sultan was showing himself an energetic reformer, ,to let him have all the credit of it in the eyes of his subjects. Such would not be the case if it should appear that he was stimulated to it from abroad. He had no objection to comply with the motion if the noble lord would strike out the concluding words of it. The Earl of HARDWICKE expressed himself gratified at what had fallen from the noble lord, the Under Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs. The motion was then agreed to. COAL AND WINE DUES CONTINUANCE BILL. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, in moving the second reading of this bill, stated it was to continue those dues to the City of London, for ten years, to defray the debt incurred in opening Cannon-street, the surplus to be applied to the embankment of the Thames. The area, how ever, within which these dues were to be charged, was to be reduced frome one of 20 miles radius from St. Paul's to the Metropolitan Police district, The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition in favour of the bill from the parishioners and churchwardens of St. Mary's Cray. The bill was then read a second time. LABOURERS' COTTAGES BILL. Tlie Burl of DEVON moved the second reading of this bill. He explained that it would enable landed proprietors, who were tenants for life, to borrow money from the Loin Commissioners, to be expended, under the sanction of the Enclosure Commissioners, on the building of labourers' cot tages, and to charge the owners with its repayment by in stalments. Lord PORTMAN thought the house would hesitate be fore it passed this bill. It was proposed that no cottage should cost more than £l2O, but the machinery was so cumbrous that the preliminaries of the loan would cost such a large portion of that sum that the balance would not be sufficient for the building of a cottage anywhere else than in Devonshire. He - moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. Lord GALLOWAY supported the bill. Parliament had already recognised the principle of it in the act for the build ing of the labourers' cottages in Scotland. Lord REDESDALE considered the bill unnecessary, as everything it proposed could be affected by existing statutes. Lord DUNGANNON did not agree with the proposals of the bill in its entirety, but its objectionable features might be removed in committee. There was, no doubt, some le gislation required to improve the domiciliary condition of the labourers. The committee divided and the numbers were — Contents Non-contents Majority The bill was accordingly lost. FOREST OF DEAN BILL. This bill was passed through committee. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the Commons' amendments of this bill were agreed to. BOOK UNIONS BILL. Lord BROUGHAM, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained that its object was to extend to the dis- tribution of books the principle of the Fine Arts Union Act, and was almost in the same words, ample provision being made against the risk of the provisions of the bill being per verted to gambling purposes. Earl GREY opposed the second reading of the bill. It was not called for by the public, and the house should not, except on some exceptional grounds, depart from the recog nised principle of legislation, which discountenanced gambling. Lord DENMAN supported the bill. While he desired to see the law generally obeyed, he consider ed it undesirable that its letter rather than its principle should be enforced. Earl GRANVILLE suggested to the noble lord the pro priety of withdrawing the measure. He considered the ob jections of the noble earl to the bill insurmountable. Lord BROUGHAM said the bill had, in the House of Commons, received the support of her Majesty's Govern ment, and he was at a loss to understand the part now taken by the Lord President of the Council. If the bill were lost it should not be through any act of his. INCLOSURE (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. TRANSFER OF STOCKS ANNUITIES BILL. This bill was read a third time, and passed. Their lordships then adjourned at 20 minutes to eight o'clock. 110 USE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PAROCHIAL AND BURGH SCHOOLS (SCOT LAND) No. 2 BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. .• - Upon clause 9, which provides that parochial school masters should not be required to sign a confession of faith, but should make a declaration that they would not incul cate opinions opposed to the Scriptures, or to the Shorter Catechism of 1648, Mr. HADFIELD opposed the clause, on the ground that it enforced an unnecessary test. Upon a division, the numbers were— For the clause 'Against it Majority 36 The clause was then added to the bill. --- On clause 10, which transfers the jurisdiction of the Presbyterians to the Sheriff in cases where charges of im moral conduct or cruelty are preferred against a school- master, Mr. DUNPOP objected to the provision in the clause that the complaints of the schoolmaster to the Sheriff should proceed from the Presbytery, and proposed in (al cases it should be presented to them by the heritors, ministers, or elders. The LORD ADVOCATE could not consent to the amendment. Ho admitted that the Presbytery did not form a convenient body to sit in trial upon a schoolmaster, but there was nothing objectionable in giving the power to complain to the Sheriff of immoral conduct, cruelty, or ne glect of duty. Mr. BLACK said the position of the schoolmasters was very unfortunate. After a short discussion the amendment was withdrawn, the Lord A dvocate having suggested an alteration of the HIGHWAYS BILL. Mr. DEEDES wished, in the absence of the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to ask the First Minister of the Crown what the Govern ment meant to do this session with the Highways Bill. It was an important measure, and he was anxious to know what course the Government meant to pursue in relation to it. Lord PALMERSTON said that on Monday he would undertake to state the intentions of the Government with regard to the bill. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to two o'clock. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.-HERTFORD, JULY 12. :Before Mr. Justice Williams and a Common Jury, HEDGE V. BARNETT-BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. This was an action brought by Anne Hedge, a minor, who sued through her next friend, her mother, to recover damages from the defendant for breach of his promise to marry her. The defendant pleaded that he did not promise to marry the plain tiff, and also that a reasonable time had not been allowed him to perform his promise. Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Joyce were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Archibald were for the defendant. Mr. Chambers, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff was a young woman, 19 years of age, pos sessing considerable personal attractions, and the daughter of respectable persons, but in a humble condition of life, residing at Surrett Green, near Watford, and the defendant was a small farmer, living on his own property, in the same neighbour hood, and who was very considerably older than plaintiff, and this action was brought by her mother, her father having died during the interval, to re cover damages from the defendant for having broken a solemn engagement to marry her daughter. The learned counsel then proceeded to state the circum stances under which the action was brought, and it appeared that the parties had been acquainted a very great many years, and the defendant, in the course of the year 1858, paid great attention to the young lady, who was at that time only 17 years old. At length, on " Gunpowder Plot Day," in that year, he opened his breast to the girl's parents, and expressed his wish to make her his wife, observing that he had entertained an affection for her ever 'lr..n oho wc.-s a child. when he had seen her trip ping across the green, dressed in a nice white frock and blue jacket. The relations of the young woman, who appeared to have exercised a good deal of pru dence in the matter, remonstrated with the defen dant upon the great disparity between their ages, and the father told him that he should leave the matter entirely in the hands of his daughter to de cide, but the defendant treated the question of the age very lightly, and said he was determined to have her for his wife, and it was with difficulty that he was induced to wait until the young lady was 18 years, he himself being on the wrong side of 60. After this the defendant was received in the family in the character of a suitor to the young lady, and he visited all her relations, and he was looked upon by them all in the light of a fu ture bridegroom, and things went on smoothly until the beginning of the year 1860, when the defendant suddenly ceased his visits, and in consequence of something that came to the know ledge of the family, Mr. Pugh, a highly respectable professional gentleman at Watford, was requested to write to him upon the subject of his promise; and shortly after he had received the letter he again visited the family, and renewed his intimacy with the plaintiff. Her mother then had some communi cation with him upon the subject of the marriage, and reminded him that the young lady had arrived at the age fixed for the ceremony, and requested to know what his intentions were, and the reply he made was that he intended to marry her daughter, but he would not do so until he chose, and that no lawyer in the world should make him marry until he thought proper. He continued visiting the family until the 6th of July last year, and after that day he never again made his appearance at the plaintiff's cottage, and although several letters were written to him, asking for an explanation of his conduct, he took no notice of them, and at length the present action was brought against him to re cover damages for his breach of the engagement he had entered into. Several members of the family were examined in order to prove the above facts, and in the course of the cross-examination of one of them Mr. Hawkins pointed to a little old man who was sitting under the jury -box, with a fiery red head of hair, and whose general appearance certainly did not seem calculated to create very ardent feelings of affection in a good-looking young girl of eighteen, and asked whether he was the defendant and the intended bridegroom. The eyes of every one in court were, of course, immediately turned upon the party indicated, and when the witness replied that he was, there was a loud burst of laughter, in which the learned judge could not refrain from joining. Mr. Chambers, in summing up the plaintiff's case, observed upon what he called the bad taste of the defendant in coming into the court and mak ing an exhibition of himself, solely for the pur pose of saving his breeches pocket. He said that, although there was undoubtedly some dis parity in their ages, and the defendant did not ap pear to be quite the sort of man to captivate the heart of a young girl, still there was no accounting for tastes, and it was very probable that this young lady, having known hiin from her child hood, might have entertained feelings of regard for a man in his position, and she very naturally looked forward to a marriage with him, as a means of improving the condition of herself and her family. He urged upon the jury that the defen dant had not given any excuse for his conduct, and called upon them to give such an amount of da mages as would mark their sense of the miscon duct of which he had been guilty, Mr. Hawkins made a most humorous speech to the jury on behalf of the defendant. The learned judge having summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages £l5O. MANCIIESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS. — T his week has been an unusually busy one with th© members of the society in fetes and the celebration of anniversaries. On Monday, at Aston Park, Birmingham, nearly 80,000 persons were present at a varied entertainment; and the Pimlico District had a large muster in Baron Rothschild's grounds at Gunnersbury. At Tottenham, on Tuesday, the Bruce Castle Lodge had a dinner, c ricket-match, and ball, in good style ; whilst at Chertsey, an influential festive gathering :was held in the Town-hall, presided over by P.P.G.M. Filsell, assisted b y P.G.M. Roe. On Wrednes day, at Eye-house, the Waltham Abbey ihe largeLodgenumber o fassembled 'e their members and fr iends, includin g th e Government workers at Enfield Factory, and a numerous and happy party membersha d a in v thorough oluut o d e a r uniforms rnys rio was rather su r p r i s i ng. Great preparations are being made for the metropolit an f e t o %list, whe n th e at the Crystal Palace on the 6 th of A whole of the fountains will be displayed, and a grand pro cession accompanied by a dozen rifle .1\ ir? Liverpool, weii Bristol, will Bir mingham, also make - bands of a t h u e d e t r b d e e r regaliatake of place, the m ing h a a m balloon, a nd ascent.Dartford Thedistricts pilauand ci p i r B o tr fit u s te j a i r 4 e nd in l all cases given to the widow and or COUNTRY 111AR.KETS. LIVERPOOL-JULY 12. There was a thin attendance of the town and country trade at this morning's market; and we had a moderate business doing in wheat ; sales for best sorts at Tuesday's rates, inferior at rather less money. Flour was in fair de mand, but at late quotations. Beans were scarce, and at 6d advance on the week. Oats and oatmeal slow of sale, at Tuesday's prices. Indian corn attracted less attention, new mixed brought 28s to 28s 6d per qr. WAKEFIELD-JULY 12. The supplies of grain at market to-day 'were moderate. The weather here is very unsettled. The wheat trade is steady, at last week's prices. Barley nominal. In beans, oats, and shelling no change in value, with a slow sale. LOUGHBOROUGH-JULY 11. At this market to-day the show of wheat was less than an average, and there was a buoyant trade, at is advance per qr—white, ,60s to 688 ; red, 54s to 63s per 36 stone. Barley quite as cheap as in the week previous, malting selling at 37s to 41s per qr., grinding 29s to 32s per 30 st. Oats a heavy sale, but late values obtained. Beans v ere steady. EXETER-JuLY 12. The corn market was very quiet. Wheat, white..7s Od to7s 6d I Barley ..4s Od to 5s Od Ditto new .7s Od to Os Od 1 Oats 3s Oa Le/ 3s 63 Flour, fine, 44s to —s; seconds, 42s to —s per sack. CATTLE. There was a large supply, especially of sheep, with a fair sale. Pork carcases were in small supply, with a ready sale. 1 Fat beef,p score, 12s to 13s0d Ewes, per lb .... 64d to 7d Pork carcases,do Rs tolls 6d Wethers, do .7dto Od Lambs, per lb Bid to Od. Fat calves, d0...51d to 6J. Rough fat, 4d per lb. .ET—JULY 12. the close of the market Walls End. s. d. Hengh Hall 17 0 South Hartlepool 17 6 Hetton lB 0 Haswell South Hetton lB 9 Thorpe Tees. 1.8 9 Keiper Grange.... ..17 6 Brsddyll's Hetton 18 0 South Kelloe.. 18 0 Trimdon Thornley 16 0 Hartlepool..... 18 9 Eden l7 0 Acorn Close 17 0 K elloe Mussel's Hetton ..17 9 COAL MAR: (Prices of Coal per Ton al B.d. Walker Primrose 12 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 Do. Anthracite 21 6 Craghead Hartley 14 6 Holywell 15 6 Carr's Original,Hartleyls 9 Strakei's West Hartleyls 9 West Hartley 16 9 Hastings Hartley l5 9 Eden Main ..17 0 Walls End. Tunstall Trimdon Hartlepool ..18 3 Harton 16 6 Shincliffe Ships at market, 83 sold, 78. BAIL WA F INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. ~_......__, 1861. 1860. 1861. 1860. X X Ballymena and Port Rush - - - _ Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 2,286 2,231 Belfast and County Down 39 39 755 858 Birkd., Lane., & Ches. Juno - - - _ Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 2,011 1,673 Bristol and Exeter 125 125 6,873 7,402 Caledonian 2l9f 219* 16,680 16,226 Cockermouth & Workington 8 8 268 325 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 363 386 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 64 6 4 352 350 Cork and Youghal ... 26 17 307 203 Cornwall s3} 63/ 1,379 1,288 Deeside l7 17 359 369 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,362 1,334 Dublin and Drogheda 63 6 3 2,005 2,028 Dub. & Wicklow (in. Kingst ) 404 404 3,295 2,825 Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath 1 74 17 4 743 758 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 1,130 1,237 East Anglian 674 671 947 802 E.Counties,Nrfk.,&E.Union 499 499 26,767 28,402 Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78 78 3,770 3,r 36 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South-Western 1831 183 4 2 8, 189 28 , 175 Great Northern 283 23,847 25,155 Great North of Scotland fit.Southn. & Westn.(lrind ) 329 249 f 8,211 8,017 Great Western 5834 578 48,774 51,111 Inverness & Aberdeen Jtmc. 55 65 908 830 Irish South-Eastern 251 254 369 281 Lancashire & Yorkshire 395 395} 38,534 40,280 Leominster and Kington Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 2 2 182 132 Llanelly 4 4 722 638 London & North-Western London and Thackwall 5l 5 4 1,843 2,024 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 224* 2234 20,543 19,377 London, Chatham, & Dover 5 19 4 1,613 4 00 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 4 40 2,028 2,075 Man.,Sheffiel , & Lincolnsh 174 174 12,065 12,649 Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 1,206 1,152 Maryport and Carlisle Midland (incl. N.-Western) 614 f 614 f 37,817 39,028 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind l92f 177 f 5,423 4,816 Monkland 56 56 - - Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,095 2,314 Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 4,246 4,300 North British (incl. Selkirk and Galashiels) North Devon 35 35 510 458 N-Eastern(Bedale&Leybrn) 764 764 40,962 38,799 North London 9 9 2,745 2,838 North Staffordshire 246 233 7,654 8,462 Oswestry and Newton...- 2O - 552 - Rhymney 194 194 767 6se St. Helen's Canal &Railway 52 52 1,879 2,244 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 3,975 3,670 Shrewsbury & Birmingham - - - - Shrewsbury and Chester - - Shrewsbury & Hereford Shropshire Union 29 29f 1,031 901 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 23,859 25,465 South Wales 1714 1714 6,892 6,9 70 S. Yorkshire and River Dun 118 118 3,165 3, 060 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 54 " 4,878 5,186 Ulster Ulverstone and Lancaster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 35 35 1,964 1,604 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 3 1 358 392 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,312 1,078 West Cornwall 274 274 959 954 W.Hartlepoolliarbr.&RaiL 39 30 4,404 3,883 West Midland - - W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 7 477 512 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 745 786 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 732 732 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL . Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 1,111 1,058 Austrian B2B 873 33,409 39,396 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 264 - - Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 12,541 2,495 Dutch Rhenish lOB4 1081 4,246 3,769 Eastern of France 1032 1006 51,673 50,562 East Indian - - Grand Trunk of Canada 970 970 11,660 10,909 Great Indian Peninsula 3501 277 5,251 3,738 ' Great Luxembourg l2B 128 3,678 3,025 Great Western of Canada 345 345 6,773 6,081 Lyons and Geneva 142 142 6,129 5,232 Madrid, Sara, ossa &Alicant 301 ) Northern of Canada ... 94 284 15,277 12,267 94 2,228 1,764 624 ) Northern of France 614 - Norwegian Trunk 44 - 44 '1,237 975 ) Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn ) Paris and Orleans 879 840 88,981 74,170 I Pernambuco 922 922 52,493 53,343. 36f -- 756 1 Royal Danish 69 69 - - - 3 Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,302 1,367 t South Austrian Southern of France . 777 773 22,681 18,312 3 Welland.. .. 25 25 327 107 3 West Flanders .. 75 75 1,058 954 3 W. and N.W. of France.... 742 730 38,639 40,949 1,058 39,396 10,909 3,738 3,025 6,081 5,232 12,267 1,764 975 74,170 53,343; 1,367 35,343 18,312 107 iis* 40,940 [ADVERTISEMENT.]—We have read with much pleasure Du Barry's Report on the cure of diseases without medi cine by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. The follow ing are a few extracts which appear to merit the attention of many :—Cure No. 47,121 Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham-cross, Herts : a cure of ex treme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies." Cure No. 52,612—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, of many years nervous irritability, bile, and indigestion. Cure 54,812—Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medical adviser had abandoned all hopes of recovery. Cure 180—Of W. B. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London, of " Twenty-five years nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility." Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment ! and expense may be avoided by using D u B arr y' s Food which, at a few pence per day, saves 50 times its cost is other remedies, removing effectually, without purging: constipation, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious and liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Um, MD., F. 14.5., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorland, Dr. Campell. Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spu rious and injurious imitations offered under a variety of false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food and that Du Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly fak e . 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MARRIAGES. LAKE—BENVES,—On the 11th inst. at at Plymouth, Lieut. - Colonel Edward Lake, Royal Bengal Engineers, Com missioner cf the Trans-Sutlej States, Punjab, to Eliza Penrose, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Bewes, Esq., of Beaumont, Plymouth. V AUX — RIVINGTON.—On the 11th inst., at All Souls' Church, Marylebone, William S. W. Vault, Esq., M.A., of the British Museum, to Louisa, eldest daughter of F. Rivington, Esq., of Harley-street. DEATHS. REMBLE.—On the 10th inst., at Brighton, Major M. F. Kemble, Bengal Army, aged'36. LANIDERT.—On the 10th inst., at 54, Coleshill-street, Eaton-square, George Lambert, Esq., aged 66. PARKER.—On the Bth inst., at Rowridgo, Halberton, C. J. Parker, Esq., R.N., late Master of the Victory, Ports mouth, aged 47. VERNER.—On the 9th inst., at his residence in Piccadilly , Edward Donovan Verner, Esq., M.D., late of the Royal Artillery, aged 67. 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