The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-15 00:00:00

JiONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The foreign and colonial produce markets have shown less activity during the last day or two, Owing to the increased tightness in the money market, and the advance of 1 per cent. in the rate of discount has had the effect of restricting specu lative operations. For tea there has been limited demand, without any material change in values. Sugars have been inactive, and only the superior descriptions have realised previous quotations. Coffee, however, has continued ill active request, at full rates. Rice has been dull, although holders have accepted slightly reduced prices. In cocoa, fruit, and spices the transactions have been of a retail cha racter, without any material alteration in quota tions. The public sales of indigo have proceeded steadily, and the rates obtained at the commence ment have in most instances been realised. Saltpetre, oils, and tallow have been in limited request at about former quotations. The next public sales of foreign and colonial wool will, it is expected, commence on the 28th instant, and the quantity already arrived amounts to abovt 31,000 bales, a considerable portion of which is Cape of Good Hope produce. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday business continued very quiet, and prices exhibited a further decline of id. per lb. The sales were 5,000 bales. The Joint-Stock Banks and discount firms have not yet determined whether they will advance their terms of interest for deposits, but it is expected that the result of the meeting to-day of the repre sentatives of these establishments will be a con tinuance of the terms previously in force. About £llO,OOO in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. A dividend of 5 per cent. for the half year ending the 31st of December last, has been declared by the Directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, payable in London on and after the I,Bth inst. The half yearly dividend on Turkish 6 per Cent. Bonds, of 1858, and on Anglo Peruvian 4,1 per Cents. will be paid on and after the Ist proximo. The Money Market continues in a very unsettled state owing to the measure adopted by the authori ties at their weekly meeting yesterday. The Joint Stock Banks and discount houses are not operating Very freely even at the enhanced rate, probably in consequence of an impression that the minimum May yet be adjusted at a higher point. Much curiosity is felt with regard to the weeklyreturn Which will appear in this evening's Gazette, as it is rather difficult to account for an alteration in the principle items of the balance-sheet that would justify the restricted policy which the directors have considered it expedient to adopt. The half-yearly meeting of the Peel River Land and Mineral Company has just been held, when the report, an abstract of which has already been Published, was adopted. The market for Public Securities to-day has exhibited a slight tendency towards reaction, after the depression recorded yesterday, but the variation has been extremely limited, Consols being 918 for money, and 92 to 924 for the account. The Market, however, is still influenced by the unset tled state of monetary affairs. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat, at 94 8 ; the New 24 Per Cent. are 754 ; and Exchequer Bills at ss. dis. ; India 6 per Cents. 100 - j ; ditto New Loan Scrip 100 1; and Bank Stock has further advanced to 237. • The dealings in Foreign Stocks have been of a limited character, but prices in some instances show an improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70 to 701 ; do. 1858, 56 to 561, being firmer in consequence of the announcement of the dividend. Spanish remain at 481 ; do. Certificated have im proved to Q . 7; Brazilian 5 per Cents. to 921. Venezuelan 3 per Cents. are steady at 21k, and Mexican at 244 A slight improvement has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, several of the principal lines showing an advance of about per cent. Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Westerns, Midlands, North British, and North Eastern (Berwick) having improved 55., and South Easterns 10s. Caledonians have receded 55., and Great riortnern A btocir In the Foreign Market the only transactions recorded was in South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian at 121. The Colonial lines were a shade firmer. Great Western of Canada improved to 11i, and East Indian to 99; Ceylon guaranteed brought 71; and Cape Town and Dock, 61. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continued dull, but at steady rates. London and Westminster improved ss. ; and Red Sea Telegraph, as, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. 237 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 911 i i New 3 per Cent. Annuities Oll i i New 21 per Cent. Annuities 7s± India Stock Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Scrip Cent 1001 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — 7 .. Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, March 7 .. 92 ndia Stock for Account — bitto 5 per Cent. for Account i t Exchaquer Bills, £l,OOO, lftl D tto £/00 5 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Rrazilian 5 per Cent .. 99k Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Mexican 3 per Cent 241 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. • • Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 4f per Cent. 9ll Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 61 i f f Turkish 6 per Cent 694 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. . TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money 9l2_ i Ditto Account SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'—YESTERDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7to lon the Field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Walloon (taken) 25 to 1 agst Deucalion (taken) DERBY. 4to 1 agst Dundee (taken) Very few members present. Nothing else named. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, THURSDAY. The continued uncertainty as to the Lincoln meeting t a king ploce and the paucity of members present combined, na med to put a stop to speculation, and but few invest ments were made, as the undermentioned quotations indicate. For the Derby, 4to '1 was offered against the favourite, and 50 to 1 each were the taken prices about Knight of the Thistle and The Drake. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, there were only two animals named, Diophantus and Rlarikoff, the former at 7to 1, and the latter at 9to 1 (both taken). There were offers to take 100 to 9 against Chere Amie for the Chester Cup, which met with no response ; and the Liverpool Steeplechase was also a blank offer. The prevalent opinion with respect to Lincoln was that the Tees would h ave to be postponed beyond the present . week i m which cas e a ll bets will become void. Closing prices . THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Dundee (offered) 50 to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) 60 to 1 agst The Drake (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7to 1 agst Diophantus (taken) 9to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) • CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 on the field (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 10 to 1 offered on the field. DESTITUTION IN THE METROPOLIS.—The Poor law Board has forwarded circulars to the several Boards of G • uardians within the metropolitan area, requesting to be B ,,,P lie d with returns of the number of persons who receive d s' i i‘ - door relief in consequence of the late severe frost, the Z l l t t c'f the re same, the amount subscribed by the public for th e l ief of the prevailing destitution in each district, and khin ab3 eunt distributed from this fund to those who were r eceiving parochial relief. S. stock stock stock stc.uc stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 8.4.0. stock SHARE MARK ET.-(THIS DAY.) St:are Railways Paid. Closing 1 • Prim. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Business Done. 94 71 13.14 stock stock stock Belta3t and Ballymena Bir., IVol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Mreek., trassage l Cornwall Do A (A. gets no div. until 6pc peran. D i3 u o b ß lin lr h it a ß gb e e lf e a n ;i, d ill t l7 c. C. l3 Fast Dun. , An ;I Perth, a I , l t u n Eastern Counties _ Ea D st o ern Un d i o on, to dock Do Nw A, late ElJ3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh Az Glasgow Min. Perth, &Dundee Forth S 6 Clyde Junction Furness Glasp,.. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great North ern Do do A stock Do do Ti do Gt. S. t W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val Rms. stook Trish Sonth-eastern. Lancashire & Torkshir London and Blackwall Lon., Bright. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover T.ond. &Nth. Western Lond. & sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine ;.'Merry & Ennisaillen Man. Shef. & Lin , oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do 4 shares Metropolitan Midland . Do.new. .• . —.— Do ;Arming% & Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland. Do A shares 5114 Kent ....... Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Ctrlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk ...... North British ... Xbr.Dev.llail&Dk.stoc v D , A stk ; A recs no d. until 6pclias beenpd.l3 Do 11 stock ..... ~ • ;sll - 11: Eastern—lienvick Dodo, C.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York iNorth London Do new Forth Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail zebles _• • • • • Portsmouth Rhymney..... .. ••• • • • 'Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne 0; Sheer South Devon • Nthn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dim Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do - Do New (1860) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenTA&Rall Ulster .. Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 24 class .. Westrfartlepool Harbr and Rail IWest Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 45 47 41 43 82 84 PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Share Railways. Paid Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £st Orig. & 14.1xet.4 p.ctstock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 45 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork do Tiandon, 51 p. c. ( 'ornwalL 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C'7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet et. stock. lEastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. Edint Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Mits.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Greht, Northern, • 5 p. et. ro.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. Sp .c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt Nh. of Scotld. Ist pt Gt Sn. & W (T t T r e o lg d) 4 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct stock Co. Redeemable, 41 p.et stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct stock Do Irredeemable, do stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 (4t. W. Ches. 8 p.c,. ptsh 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref stock Do Binne.guar. stock 26i Do. Chester gua. shares 135 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref stock Lan.&Yorlc 6p. c. stock stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) • • stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l stock Do. sp. C. No. 2 stock Do. gua. 6p. a stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 stoek Do. do. 45 per cen'. 5 Do. do. 45 p. c. shares stock Do. 7 p. et Pref. stock stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) stoet no.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref stock T.on. (That and Dover f Do. W. A rceiv. no div Ex.A - tilfip cis pd on no. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and.N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock stock Do. 44 per cent 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 6d..... ..... .... 121 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. 12 Londony. & Ennis.. sh. stoc 'Wan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 6 Do. £6 stock i Do. 35 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 125 7,laryoort & Car., 4p. C 14 Do. 45 per cent. stock Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. stock Nora sp. c. Ex. 5t.1846 stock Do. 51 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 stock North British. 5 p. e stock Do. New, gua. 5 p. c 101 Do. Bor. lin. g. pf. she 10 ( Do. do. do. stock Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. stock N-EastCons.Pret 4p. c. stock Do. 44 pc. redeemable.. stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 15 Do. York, .le S. Burch ZO North Staffordshire 10 Rhyumey Guaranteed. 85 Scottish Central, new pf stock Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.c,p.e. stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stoct. 10s. ! south Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. 1.0.6 south Eastern (Reading t Ann., 1.0.6) stow( Do. 45 per cent stock. Do. Fixed 15p.e. Ist is. stock • - •'outh Wales, gua. 4p. c. stock Do. 41 per cent. stock Do. 5 per cent:. stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. e gua. 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 Do. B 6 per cent 25 Do. C 6 percent stock Watrfd & liilkny, 6 p. c stork W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stl, stock • Do. 2d do stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. stock Do.Perpet. 6p. c. pt 1866 stock Do. till 1869, Ist is. 121 Do. do. 2d is. KO 102 20 21 6 61 99 101 112 115 106 108 110 112 108 110 124 126 76 83 112 114 90 92 117 119 112 114 104 106 84 86 oil inn 99 101 89 91 90 92 101 103 10 104 174 184 104 11 76 78 204 214 104 101 154 16 135 137 -.- 113 116 113 116 135 140 113 116 ,101 103 150 153 1 128 131 70 73 88 89 118 118 150 155 131 141 125 130 69 71 In 134 136 102 104 96 97 111 113 109 111 11 p 00 22 100 102 100 102 }dip 22 23 132 134 104 11 23 24 100 102 100 102 91 93 100 102 87 90 27 28 32 33 32 33 45 48 1'.:5 127 120 124 101 10'3 123 126 116 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing I Closing Paid.i Co.'s. Price. Bedford and Bletchley, all Ln &.KV Chester & Holyhead—l 100 Do. 53 534 Buckinghamshire ....1 100 Ln &N.W 97 99 Do. do. 54 per cent . ) 100 Do 125 127 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 101 10 1 15 3 Do. do. 5 per cent . 100 Do. 113 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. ICO Gt. North.'l3s 137 E.Union,Harwich Shs ali E.Ccunts. 41 48 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Bart&Neils,Drct. 100 Ca i ledonin Do. New ...* ...... 100 Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West Hartlpool.Dck.& R a il . all rYk.N.&Brl Hull and Selby ...... all IYk.N. Md. Do. 4 Shares .... •• • all Do.; Do. i Shares ....... all IDo. . • • j Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 ital.& . N.. 11 London & Greenwich 100 •s. East. I 4 .. p . ..e . . t. 1 100 00 Do. Preference .. • . 100 'Do. ',Norfolk Lon.,Tilbya Sonteid. 100 Peto &Co t' ce " nt a. .. I D ,o o w . 6 e s p t e o r t mane.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LNW &31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock— •• • • 100 Midland Newmarkt.,BuryEx )5. _ guaranteed sp.c. $ ° 0 E.Counts Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent .... all iDo Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all IDo. ... all L . N or th Western all Midland' & N ) Do. Shares P re ston and Wyre 1 & L.yk.W A. all Do. •.. ... ___ Roystn. 4 Hitch., &Slier,' 100 Gt. North. 132 134 Hereford 100 Shrewsbry& 1 Do T.Brassey 104 100 . i sou D th Staffordshire .. all INTlean.. 11 I 11/ t.. 100 IGt. West. 90 92 Wilts and Somerse dn. all—L.4l3mM 81 91 - Wimbledon ez CM k;‘ 111 'go7 210 61 63 115 120 88 61 31 3} 97 99 56 58 15 4 16 Business Done: El 8 EO 82 si 7 99 101 97[ 98} 6 6i 431 44i 8 8i 15i 16i 50 51 37 39 26 28 85 88 24 251 113 115 110 112 104 108 132 131 112 113 69i 70 61 64 1111 1121 62 64 113,4 1141 48 50 994 9 9 i 931 941 101 114 51 51f 3i 24d 132 1324 104 left 7 6d 52 54 641 65} 101 f 1011 P 1 P 59 594 891 8,1 101 101 31 3 i 10} 104 8 8k 114 116 33i 344 86 88 49 61 6 7 39 41 841 85} 60 62 00 100 4 7 41 42 101 11 D 6 6i p 55 564 2 Za p ip 13s 70 114 111 8 84 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock [9.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stocx stock stock stock stock .tock stock 10 - stock loq 5 111 f 70 it 1111 99i / 94 1 1321 1 1 li P 100 100 I 100 ' 16 13 4 100 100 100 5 174 all 102 11 58 } 894 Mit all 1 no 100 100 100 all all THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; FEBRUARY 15, 1861. LATV INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. IMPORTANT STOCK EXCHANGE CASE.--BOWMAN Y. SMITH. This was an action brought by a lady to recover 13s 9d., an alleged overcharge by defendant, who is a stock broker. Plaintiff stated that having occasion to transfer some stock she called upon defendant. The stock stood in two names, and plaintiff was anxious to have £550 transferred to her name. It appeared that defendant had sold out the original amount and bought in the £550, although plaintiff had expressly forbidden him to do so. CHURCH RATES. Mr. Buchanan, for the defendant, said he would put his client in the box, and then the matter would be most satis factorily explained. Plaintiff had £BOO worth of stock standing in two names. At her request this was sold, and £550 purchased in her name. Defendant had charged commission upon the selling and buying, as he was fully entitled to do. Plaintiff—But I told him that it was to be only trans ferred. Defendant's son said that the matter was as stated by Mr. Buchanan. In fact plaintiff had no reason to corn plain, for she had obtained her £550 at the same price as she sold, although purchased the next &I.) , when stock was higher. Witness's father had been fifty years on the Stock Exchange, and therefore well knew the formula. Plaintiff called a witness who said that Mr. Smith ex pressly agreed not to charge commission. - Defendant's son—When stook stands in two names it is usual to sell out and buy in, in one name. His Honour—ls it customary to charge a commission upon transferring stock? Defendant's son—Certainly. Plaintiff—Will your Honour hear my other witnesses ? His Honour—lt is very likely you may have intended to have told defendant to transfer, but I think you have made a mistake. Having once paid the money it would require a very strong case to convince me that defendant was wrong. Verdict for defendant. POLICE IN7ELLI9ENCE—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH STREET. PICKPOCKETS AT ST. JAMES'S HALL.—" A VERY RESPECTABLE MAN."—Thomas Higgins and Mary Ann King, both respectably attired, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with attempting to pick pockets at St. James's Hall. Gordon, 336 A, said that about eleven the previous night he was on duty at the Regent-street entrance of St. James's Hall, when he saw the two prisoners place themselves at the doorway of the Hall, and he then saw the male prisoner put his hand under the shawl of a lady, being at her right side, and feel her pocket. He then saw him repeat the act, but this time walking with his hand under the shawl of the lady up to the carriage. While doing so the male prisoner dropped a new pocket handkerchief, produced. Seeing him speak to the lady the prisoner made off, but upon his pursuing them and taking them into custody, the male prisoner became very indig nant, said he was a "very respectable man," and that he would have " his (Gordon's) coat off." Ou search ing the male prisoner he had not a halfpenny on him, and 'he accounted for the possession of the handkerchief by say ing that he used it to cover his lady's bonnet from the rain. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the officer said the female acted as a cover to the prisoner. Prisoner put several questions to the officer, concluding with an appeal to the magistrate as to whether his " lord ship" could tell him how many pockets he could pick in five minutes. Welsh, the gaoler, proved that Higgins was charged at this court a few days ago, but had the good fortune to get discharged. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed Higgins for three months, but discharged King, thinking she had been led into it by the other prisoner. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. —A tall, morose looking young man, named James Griffiths, the son of a marine store dealer, well known in Poplar, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking a large plate of glass in the window of the Resolute Tavern, in High-street, Poplar. Mr. Ross, the landlord of the Resolute, said the prisoner came to his house last night and asked him to give a good shilling for a bad one. (The witness, who was not very dis tinct, was directed by Mr. Yardley to be more explicit). He said the prisoner, who had some refreshment in the tavern, said that witness had given him a bad shilling in ohange for a half-crown. He told the, prisoner he had not done so, on which the prisoner went outside and broke a large pane of plate glass. He did 'not see the square of glass broken, but heard it smash. John Chadwick, a police-constable, No. 350 K, stated that he saw the prisoner hurl something at the tavern window. The pane of glass was very thick, and it was broken into many pieces. The prisoner said, " I have broken the window, and I wish I had broken his head." At the station-house the prisoner said, " I broke the window with the mutton." The prisoner (loudly)—You are a liar. Mr. Yardley—Conduct yourself properly, sir, or I will remove you and hear the case in your absence. You have incurred a penalty of 40s. for using that expression in this eourt, and it is as well people should know that. The Prisoner—What, for calling him a liar ? Mr. Yardley—Yes, sir. The Prisoner—lle is a liar. Mr. Yardley—l fine you 40s. for that, and in default one month's imprisonment. The prisoner, in defence to the origiaal charge, said he changed a half-crown at the ReQolute tavern in payment for a pot of beer, and received 2s. change. He went to a shop and tendered one of the shillings he received in payment for some meat. It was returned to him as a bad one. He asked Mr. Ross to give him a good one for it, and he re fused, and he then went out of his house and broke the window, and he was not sorry for it. Mr. Yardley fined the prisoner 505.; the value of the pane of plate glass, and in default of payment sentenced him to six weeks' imprisgnment with hard labour. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up, to-day, a very limited supply of English wheat was reported, in, for the most part, very middling condition. Selected samples were disposed of without difficulty, at full prices ; but inferior sorts were much neglected. We were again well supplied with foreign wheat. On the whole, a moderate business was transacted in most kinds at Monday's currency. Floating cargoes were unaltered in value. We have to report a slow sale for both English and foreign barley. In prices, however, no change took place. Holders of malt were firm ; but the business doing was very limited. The few oats on offer were mostly disposed of, at late quotations. Both beans and peas moved off steadily, on former terms. A fair amount of business was transacted both in English and foreign flour, at full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 1,150 3,580 1 2,870 I 160 I 1,090 Irish Foreign brls. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord COLVILLE presented a petition against the abo lition of church-rates. THE REMOVAL OF MR. TURNBULL. The Marquis of NO RMANBY said he had given notice to the noble earl with respect to the removal of Mr. Turn bull, but since that circumstances had occurred which in duced him to refrain from putting his question for a few days. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a bill for the improvement of the Court of Admiralty. The bill was read a first time. THE TROOPS IN CHINA. Lord HERBERT rose to address the Louse for the first time. He said—My lords, I deem it fortunate on this the first occasion upon which T h ave been called upon by offi cial duty to trespass upon your lordships' notice that I have a subject which - will require so little advocacy from any man, an, which will be received, not merely with approbation, but with the cordial concurrence of all your lordships. (Hear.) In describing the military events which have taken place during the short, brilliant, and decisive campaign which has terminat ad with our capture of Pekin, I need not go back to the causes of the war—(" hear, hear" from Lord Derby)—or raise any question which would be likely to lead to a de • bate in your lordships' house. On the receipt of the news last year of the disaster of the Peiho, it became necessary forthwith, in the autumn of that year, to take measures lest the Chinese Government and people, intoxicated by the success which they had achieved in the destruction of our ships and the capture of our guns at the Peiho, should rise in other towns of that vast empire, and should endanger the safety of our large mercantile population. Troops were, therefore, sent out immediately, and every precaution was taken to prevent the calamity that was threatened. It was obvious that the Chinese might be unwilling to make any reparation for the proceedings on the Peiho when Mr. Bruce was proceeding to obtain the ratification of the first treaty of Tien-tsin, A large force was therefore collected and orga nised at Hong Kong in May of last year, and was enabled to leave at the commencement of June. There was one offi cer, an officer of great promise and ability, who had been selected as chief of the staff, to whom we were indebted, owing to his admirable arrangements made at Hong Kong, for much of the future success of the campaign. But he was called away to fill a still higher post in India, where no doubt he will show the same ability as he displayed in China. I allude to Col. Haythorn. (Hear.) The forces sailed, and reached that part of the coast where it was arranged that they should rendezvous; and while they were collected together there Sir Hope Grant had the op portunity of showing the forces he had to Gen. Montauban. These troops had been collected from India, the Cape of Good Hope, and from England ; and on July 13, while waiting for the attack to be arranged between them, Gen. Montauban came over to view our troops at the request of Sir Hope Grant. He said it was a sight to see in Hyde park or in Paris, but that he had never expected to see such a sight in China. I mention that because it does credit, not only to the officers who organised the expedition, but to the naval commanders who made such excellent arrangements for the transport of the troops, and brought them through such bad weather in such perfect health and efficiency. (Hear.) On the Ist of August the expedition landed at Peitang ; they occupied the towns and forts with out any difficulty. Gen. Grant was anxious, and naturally anxious, to move his troops as quickly as possible out of a place which could not but be unhealthy, where the retiring tide left a great surface of mud exposed, where the whole country was nothing but a swamp, and Nylinre.there was consequently great danger of fever breaking out. But the rains came on with such violence that he had great diffi culty in effecting his ,march from the place. It is men tioned by Sir Robert Napier, who unites distinguished military talent with high reputation, that he had the greatest difficulty in getting his column along in conse quence of the state of the roads—they were some hours in getting over the first two miles. However, they persevered, and were very soon in sight of a Chinese force which was arrayed against them. That first action had a very con siderable effect upon the rest of the campaign. They charged with such force that they broke right through tha Tartar ranks. Our Sikh horsemen was one of the most important branches of the force; it completely dismayed the Tartar cavalry. On the following day we took the Tartar camp with 40 guns. Then came the question of attacking the forts, which were a very formidable obstacle. The whole country was at that time a marsh. During the nights our forces were occupied in bringing up heavy guns, the canals were bridged by the engineers, and everything was arranged for the attack to be made. The Chinese showed such alacrity that they opened the an hour before the time expected. The attack then commenced ; but the facts were so recent, and must have made so deep an im pression on every one, that it is not necessary for me to describe them. After the forts were breached, a most bold and successful attempt was mash by the gallant officers to cross the water and enter them; and in this attempt 15 men were shot dead immediately, so deadly was the fire of the Chinese. Some people are apt to underrate the bril liancy of those achievements, the difficulties which had to be undergone, and the amount of resistanee that was offered by the Chinese troops. (Hear.) But Sir R. Napier says that he never saw forts better defended ; they made a noble and vigorous tesistance. (Hear.) In the evening our forces found themselves in possession of no less than 400 guns, which were taken with the more alacrity because many of them had been lost in the attack on the Peiho last year. On leaving Tien-tsin our troops were marched to a place, the name of which I will not venture to pronounce, where they were to be met by the commissioners of the Chinese to decide upon a convention. When they arrived at the spot, they found it fortified by the Chinese, who bad throivn up extensive works, upon which were planted heavy artillery, and had manned them with troops. A large body of cavalry also menaced both flanks of our little army. It has been said that we misunderstood the intentions of the Chinese, and that they were bent upon peace, if we had not cora . menced the action. But I believe nothing is more contrary to the fact. The statements of Sir H. Grant, made not only in his public speeches, but in his private letters, breathed the most earnest hope that these proceedings might be spared, that peace without bloodshed might be effected. But on this particular occasion, so anxious was he not to incur any risk from the supposition that we were provoking hos tilities, and that there should be no mistake as to the pro ceedings of the Chinese, that he actually waited until he found himself attacked and nearly surrounded on both aides. The truth I believe to be that this was a trap laid fol. the united armies. All the papers that have fallen into our hands show that this was a preeoncerted scheme. At that moment no option was left to Sir H. Grant but to defend himself. That gallant officer made a vigorous attack upon the enemy, and by the charges of his cavalry upon both flanks of the enemy, by the power of his artillery and in fantry, he was enabled in a short time to disperse the forces of the Chinese, and to capture a large number of their guns. On the 21st something almost similar occurred. Upon the next occasion it was again found that the Chinese had placed themselves in order of battle upon either aide of the canal which joins the Peiho, and had taken possession of a bridge. Again, the same result happened; again there were attacks from the Chinese, and again they were satis factorily dispersed. If I were allowed I might mention one instance of a charge of cavalry which took place on that occasion, because it shows that our cavalry were equal to any in surmounting obstacles which a country might present to them. The Tartar cavalry had posted themselves upon an eminence, which they had strengthened by a ditch ; and on this eminence they awaited our attack, feeling themselves secure that our troops would not pass over the obstacles. It was a place which had been described to me by an eye-wit • ness as one which in hunting phrase would be called a very " ugly" place, such as in a hunting field the great majority of riders would look at, and then go round by another way. The 6th Dragoon Guards nevertheless rode at it, and rode at it so successfully that they cleared the place—(hear)-- only one or two horsemen being unsaddled, who speedily remounted. The Tartar cavalry took to their heels and were immediately dispersed over the plain. (Hear, hear.) The Sikh cavalry made an attempt which was equally brave, but which failed. The Sikh horsemen, with their long bits and their high knees, were utterly unable to clear this place, and fell back men and horses into the ditch. But lam told that great respect was afterwards paid to our cavalry, and the alarm that was evinced by the enemy, upon some changes being made in front, whenever the Dragoon Guards came in sight, was something quite remarkable. (Hear,) The whole of this time a most admirable system of supply had been organised by the navy. find in Gen. Sir Hope Grant's letters passages expressing the most hearty admi ration of the talents and character of his colleague. He re peatedly says, "Admiral Hope is the best colleague I could possibly have had." In these opinions we find the most perfect concord between the different arms of the service, particularly between her Majesty's Indian forces and that which used to be called the royal army. Every distinction between them has now been done away with, and I rejoice that in this the first occasion that they have acted together since they have borne the name of Royal, they have met with such signal success. (Hear.) Another feature in this campaign was the first use of the new artillery, to which we have devoted great care and attention. And here I must say I cannot but congratulate my predecessor, Gen. Peel, for his having had the courage, amidst a variety of inven tions, to adopt upon a large scale the use of the Armstrong gun. (Hear, hear.) These guns have been criticised very severely. Many paid it was a very fine arm—it was admti rable at Woolwich and Aldershott—but when youcalrateo, the rough usage of war, it was an instrument swand not liable so continually to' get out of order that they be so useful as the old artillery. But those gun o s t ' al a togethe r they had been on a long sea voyage—and olnseil patents, had uninterrupted—and had ,andergone severa • d had been in lthough never once failed. Some ammunition indeed was constant admiration of Throughout these letters there jured by damp, but the gu.le had never failed. (Hear, hear.) the time they went out, there was so much doubt expressed the beauty of the practice, both at long and short range. At with regard to their ultimate success, that it was thought each a single smooth bore ; desirable to send out with BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. (Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Laae Huron Do. New , Do. Preference Buffalo, Bran t, & Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 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How often have English men now in middle life asked of those who have gone be foto them, " How did you contrive to live through the struggles of the war with revolutionary France ? How was London affected when Lord Whitworth was dismissed from Paris, and the Peace of Amiens was broken ? How did you bear the suspense of Trafalgar—the ague-fit of Wal cheren—the fever of Salamanca, Talavera, Waterloo ?" The answer invariably was, " Quietly enough !" Why not? "Why should not these lesser historical vicissitudes . have been tolerable if we are going peacefully about our daily business even while the greatest experiments ever made by the human race in despotism and self-government are turning out failures and are being cast aside like Brun:liners cravats ?-onec a Week. so that not one battery nor one gun would have been defi-• dent, had there been any failure. In the face, however, of the success of the Armstrong gun I think we may now con gratulate ourselves that, at this moment, we have the best gun in the world. Hear, hear.) There is another point on which I wis'i to make an observation. We recommence I hostilit:e , on the 18th of September, On that occasion Mr. Parkes, Mr. De Norman, Lieut. Anderson, Captain Bra bazon, Mr. Loch, and Mr. Bowlby were taken prisoners. There can be no doubt that these men were taken prisoner under a flag of true. There can be no doubt of the inhu manity with which they were treated. The fate of these officers and the sufferings they underwent made a profound impression on the people of this country. We could not but have lamented their fate if they had met with a soldier's death in the face of day. But they died in a fearful man ner. Their sufferings were ingeniously increased by the Chinese. Their hands were tied with cords in a barbarous manner, and the cords were wet ted to increase their tension. They were taken to a distant place ; they were exposed to the alternate extremes of heat and cold of that temperature and their sufferings were heightened by every species of indignity. They were all men of distinction. Mr. Parkes was one of the most active and energetic men of the expedi tion. Without him the commissariat would have ben almost powerless. Mr. De Norman was a young man of great promise, and had shown talents of no common order. (Hear.) Captain Brabazon was an officer who, from his talents and skill in drawing, had often, I believe, been selected for sketching the country. Lieut. Anderson was an officer universally lamented. I have seen a statement as to the way in which the news of his death had been received in India, where the head-quarters of his regiment are sta tioned. It was a touching account of the effect produced by the news both on officers and men. There was also a gen tleman whom I have seen to-day (Mr. Loch) who fortu nately escaped. There was also Mr. Bowlby, one of those correspondents of the press who made himself perhaps most remarkable by the extraordinary vigour and vivacity of his reports from the seat of war. No doubt that was a foul act of treachery, and deserved to be marked by some great act of retribution. It was necessary that something should be done to mark our sense of indignation at this conduct on the part of the Chinese. Let me here advert to two or three peculiarities of this campaign whieh I- think mark a great difference between this and former expedi tions. We had an excellent commissariat under Mr. Tur ner. We had an excellent medical staff ; and a first attempt was made to introduce a system of employing medical offi cers for purely preventive sanitary purposes. lam told that the greatest success attended the operations of this board. I have heard remarks made as to the costs of these proceedings, but it is only because the measures were so successful that these complaints have been heard. But what expense can be too great within reasonable limits to furnish a force so efficient as this was, where the list of casualties, deaths, and wounds was actually at a lower rate than occurred in peace in hot climates. (Hear.) There was a time when hostile critics said—ln your foreign expedi tions you can always produce fine men, but you have no medical staff, and no commissariat to feed them. Gene ral Sir Hope Grant had given the lie to all these accusations. On the whole, it was a bloodless campaign, and no less so amongst the Chinese, notwithstanding the vast hordes which they brought into the field. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to express her admi ration of the conduct of her army. She has distributed pro motions and rewards amongst them; but it remains for the country and for this house, as forming no inconsiderable part of this country, to express the gratitude we owe to them for their gallant conduct in the field, and for the solid peace they have acquired. I trust, therefore, without tres passing longer on your lordships' attention, I may antici pate a unanimous assent to the motion I have the honour to make. The noble lord concluded by moving— " That the thanks of this house be given to Lieutenant- General Sir Hope Grant, G.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir Jas. Hope, K.C.8., Major-General Sir John Michell, K.C.8., Major-General Sir Robert Napier, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral Lewis Tobias Jones, C. 8., for the distinguished skill, zea l. and intrepidity, with which they conducted the combined operations in the north of China, which terminated in the capture of Pekin, whereby an honourable peace has been obtained on the terms proposed by her Majesty and her ally the Emperor of the French. " That the thanks of this house be given to the other officers of the navy, army, and the Royal Marines, includ ing her Majesty's Indian Forces, both European and native, for the energy and gallantry with which they executed the services they were called upon to perform. "That this house doth acknowledge and highly approve the gallantry, discipline, and uniform good conduct dis played by the petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the navy, army, Royal Marines, and her Majesty's Indian forces, European and native ; and the cordial good feeling which animated the united force. And that the same be communicated to them by the commanders of the several ships and corps, who are respectively desired to thank them for their gallant and steadfast behaviour." The Earl of DERBY, on rising to second the vote of thanks, complimented the noble mover of the motion for the able and lucid address which he had made to their lord ships on the subject before the house, and expressed a hope that his noble friend would long live to adorn the house by his eloquence and ability. The task which his noble friend had undertaken to perform must have been most gratifying to him, as it was consistent with his feelings and with the position which he occupied in connexion with her Majesty's Government. Ho anticipated that the vote would receive the unanimous concurrence of their lordships, because what ever their feelings might be in reference to the origin of the war, they could not refrain from expressing their admira tion of those gallant services by which the reputation of the country had been so eminently sustained, and which in their results had had the effect of gaining for the country so much solid advantage. At the same time without wishing to de rogate in the slightest degree from the merits of those a ho, under circumstances of the greatest danger, had been em ployed in sustaining the honour of the country in China— he thought that great credit was due for the success of the operations to those departments of the public service which had been mainly instrumental in organising the expedition. The manner in which the expedition had been fitted out and despatehed was most satisfactory, and showed the country we had derived the greatest advantage from the bitter lesson which our past experience and past mishaps had taught us. (Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances, and not being connected with the Government, he had thought it the more incumbent upon him to express his sense of the admirable manner in which the departments concerned had organised the expedition. In every respect _ _ _ it appeared to have been furnished with the greatest care and the greatest attention—the greatest care and atten tion bestowed, not only on the efficiency of the troops and the efficiency of the arms, but also on the health and com fort of all persons engaged. Indeed, the efforts which had been made reflected the greatest credit on all the depart ments concerned, and more especially upon those presided over by his noble friend (Lord Herbert), and the illustrious duke on the cross benches (the Duke of Cambridge). The campaign itself, whatever might be its ultimate results, could not pretend to have excited in this country the same amount of deep interest with which the late military ope rations in India were regarded. We watched with the greatest anxiety the fall of Delhi, the relief of Lucknow, successive marches and the stern endurance which charac terised the acts of Generals Havelock, Outram, Inglis, Sir Hope Grant, Sir Hugh Rose, and last, though not least, his noble and gallant friend, whom he was happy to see upon the cross benches (Lord Clyde). But although no such deep interest had been excited by the present cam paign, yet, when we looked to what had been effected— when we saw the small extent of the force—not exceeding altogether 20,000 mon—and knew that in the course of little more than two months they effected a landing, suc ceeded in penetrating to the heart of China, and dictating at the gates of Pekin their own terms of peace—when we compared these great results, with the apparent dispropor tion of the means, the whole transaction read really more like a fable and a romance than a passage in history. (Hear, hear.) It must not be forgotten that we had not met with a contemptible foe, but that the Tartar cavalry had shown a degree of courage and bravery which, but for the vast superiority of our arms and discipline, might not unsuccessfully have resisted our progress. (Hear, hear) He would add nothing to the accuracy of the description with which his noble friend had followed the course of events, from the first landing of the troops until the final reduction of Pekin, but with regard to the merits of individual offi cers be thought their lordships had been left somewhat in the dark, owing to the want of the official information which was usually supplied upon those occasions. He believed it was the practice, in giving notice of a vote of thanks to any portion of her Majesty's forces, to state the names of the officers whom it was intended to include in the vote. He regretted that that course had been departed from. He had read with great interest the detailed accounts of Sir Hope Grant and Admiral Hopo with respect to the taking of the Taku forts and other operations, and when he turned to the only official information granted to the house by the Government, he found to his great surprise that., though the papers laid on the ta ble entered into great d.etait.l c as to every part of the subject , the y were totally derid of any information as to the part taken and the ser v! oe e s s in particular individuals. The o nl y notice of their the Blue Book was contained in a despatch lines relative to thecapture of the Taku fuosret nos. There r thwrasee, gro und laid in fact, in the desp a t c hes given to thegovernment now asked for the vote of thanks which dthwehile he did not dispute the their lordships to ag ree to, propr i e ty of the vote , he tdhsoanounsght at the same ti me that their e information of these parti lordships should haveehravioes. As, however, his noble friend cu l a r and individual al mention had not sing led out any p except a rticular officer for special Sir Hope Gran t and Admiral Hope, it was, of course, impossible for him (Lord Derby) to say more than he thought mos t highly of those officers. Sir H o p e Grant especially had surpassed by his gallantry and judgment even the fame he hod won in the previous campaigns in Indis. On one particular point he thought his conduct deserved especial mention and approval. He (Lord Derby) had seen this in print, and he had never seen it denied, and therefore he thought it would be wrong not to mention it. When his noble friend had spoken of the cordiality an d good understanding which existed between the Engli s h and French commanders, and between all branches of the service, it was right to say that there had been a great difference of opinion between Sir Hope Grant and General Montauban as to the nature of the operations to be taken against the Taku forts. Si! Hope Grant, he believed, did not succeed in convincing General Montauban that his plan was the best, and therefore he took upou, himself the responsibility of carrying out his own f plan, notwithstanding he must have felt that responsi bility was materially augmented by the difference of opinion between himself and the French general in com mand. It was a. satisfactory feature of the case to find that the event itself amply justified Sir Hope Grant in the course he took, because it was found that the north forts, as he calculated, constituted the key of the whole position, that these once in our power, we commanded the whole of the other forts ; whereas, had the attack been made on the south fort, as proposed by General Montauban, and that fort had been taken, the invading forces would have been cannonaded by the fire of the other forts. He mentioned this fact le cause he thought it was greatly to the credit of Sir Hope Grant that he showed not only the courage and bravery in the field for which he was so pre-eminently distinguished, but that he should have taken upon himself the immense responsibility of acting upon his own judgment in a matter of so much importance. At the same time, it reflected equally great credit upon General Montauban, that, not withstanding the difference of opinion between himself and Sir Hope Grant on this point, that difference did not in the slightest degree diminish the cordiality and good under standing which previously subsisted, and which charac terised the way in which they acted together afterwards, and which no doubt led to the satisfactory termination of the war. With respect to that war, the events which occurred after the taking of the Taku forts were, to his re gret, not of a nature to give Admiral Hope and the navy an opportunity of taking any striking or brilliant part. No doubt, whatever he had to do was done well ; but it was, of course, a matter of regret to the navy that they were not enabled to take a more promi ninent part, and thus, in some measure, retrieve the temporary disaster they experienced at the first attack upon these forts. Another point on which, however, he could most cordially congratulate their lordships was the good order and the good conduct shown by our army in their march to and in returning from Pekin, and the friendly feeling which was shown to them by the native population. They were, in fact, not received as an invading enemy, but as a friendly force, and their reception by the people appeared to him to hold out a strong hope that the success of the expedition indicated success also when we came to carry out upon a larger scale the commercial ob jects contemplated by the treaty. It was, indeed, most gratifying to find that our troops were everywhere so well received by the country people. When Mr. Parkes went for ward he found on his march a local commissariat in one place which had been provided for the Tartar troops ; but en the arrival of our troops the local commissariat trans. ferred theirservices,to:the invading troops, and continued afterwards to supplY„ theta, amply with all that they re quired. (Hear.) It might be said to be the result of sub mission to a superior force, but he could not help thinking: that it was owing fully as much to the friendly feeling die-. played by our troops, to their respect for property, and to the good order which characterised their conduct. He could only hope that when extended commercial intercourse with. China was established under the treaty, those who were ; engaged in carrying it elr would keep up the good charac ter and act with the sanaiegood order and friendly feeling which had distinguished our troops. (Hear.) He would. not say one word upon the other bearings of the war. He considered the question before their lordships that night was a purely military question. They were only called upon to pass a vote of thanks to the forces whose services had. brought the war to a satisfactory termination, and therefore he would not enter into any theory either as to the causes or the probable future consequences of the war. Undoubt edly though the future of China was somewhat gloomy, there was ample room under the treaty for the opening up of our commerce upon a much larger scale. Upon one point he could not but express his regret, namely, that Lord Elgin should have thought it necessary to demolish the magnificent palace of the Emperor. He knew well the reasons which had been urged for that course. It was true that some of our countrymen had been disgracefully kidnapped while under the protection of a flag of truce, that they had been disgracefully treated, and that some of them had died under that treat ment. It was therefore right that some reparation should have been made by the Chinese for these outrages, and there were difficulties as to the shape which that reparation should take. Had it been made a mere matter of pecuniary com pensation, it would have lowered the national character— had we demanded that the real murderers should be given up, we should only have had some poor wretches delivered up who were guiltless of the crime, and upon whom we could not have taken vengeance, while had we demanded the surrender of Prince San-ko-lin-sin, the real author of all the outrages, the demand would have been evaded. (Hear, hear.) Nevertheless he must say that his own mind was not satisfied with what he considered the unnecessary destruction of the Palace of Yuen-ming-Yuen. He did not think it was either a politic or a satisfactory measure. Of course he spoke with great deference to the judgment of Lord Elgin, who hadthroughout those transactions shown such firmness, energy, and ability--(hear, hear)—but he could not help thinking that the destruction of the palace was a mistake in point of judgment and a mistake in point of policy. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the motion pro posed by his noble friend opposite, he was perfectly satisfied with it, and he believed that he might say their lordships, without any distinction of party, entirely concurred in the course which had been taken by her Majesty's Government on that occasion, and in the propriety and justice of the motion which had been submitted to their lordships. (Hear.) The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said that after the full and ample explanations which had been given by his noble friend at the head of the War Department and the noble earl with respect to the motion, it only remained for biro to express his views upon one or two military points con nected with it. .In the first place, he could not but think that we had now found out that when this country was unfortunately compelled to go to war, the sooner it can be brought to a conclusion the better; but that can only be effected by the supply of ample and abundant means for carrying it on. The Duke of Wellington had said that England could not afford to have a little war; but though it might be said that this was a little war, the pre parations for it were made upon a great scale, and the con sequence was speedy and complete success. He must say on the part of the army that he had to express his full satisfaction at the way in which the army had been sup ported by the civil officers of the war department. Every thing had been found ready when wanted. But while he stated so much was due to his noble friend at the head of the war department, it would be unjust and improper to omit saying that a great part of the merit and success of the expedition was due to his noble friend who sat on the cross-benches (Lord Clyde). (Cheers.) The whole of the troops engaged in that expedition were selected and sent from India under the orders of his noble friend Lord Clyde, and to him, therefore, must be attributed a great part of its success. There were some other military points to which he desired to advert. This was the first time we had had a practical opportunity of effectively testing one of the most wonderful inventions of modern times. He meant the Armstrong guns. He had spoken to the officer who was in command of a battery, and he said the Armstrong gun. was the gun he could wish to go all over the world with, and that in whatever position it might be placed the result was satisfactory. It had been said that alterations in the gun were required before it could be said that it was quite satisfactory, and certainly to some extent that might be true ; but at the same time the troops who had had expe rience of it in its present shape said it was the most perfect of any arm of the kind that could beimagined. With respect to the merits and behaviour of the officers connected with the expedition itself, the conduct of that gallant officer, Sir Hope Grant, had been so fully spoken of, that he would simply content himself with saying that there never was an officer who more efficiently conducted the operations under his command. The greater credit was due to him, because, as was well known, all combined operations under a divided command were more difficult' than where there was only a single command. The fact that a dif ference of opinion arose between Sir Hope Grant and the French general in command, in which the former thought it to be his duty to act on his own opinion, had been spoken of by his noble friend as redounding to his credit. It was satisfactory to find that that difference of opinion had neitherunder disturbed nor interrupted the good feeling and g ood standing which existed between General M ea o tifi nta fa u c b to an ry a o n e d - Sir Hope Grant. He said that was a most • independent currence, because when military men is point with outimpcfb-eh parties deserved com mand could differ upon an any interruption of good feeling good feeling awarded them, and he was all the credit that could be thing our co a ul ui d es e ! Ce lt i th ta th e e French and. happy to add that no which had been shown had b i s :i e d with each other in their the English troop t distant expedition. (Cheers.) Another. them forth on at tempts to do their ° b duty to the countries which had sent porn • t that required notice was, that a large po r tion o f th e troo ps employed on the expedition were native troops sent • from -n T d'a After what had been the state of th e army i n India but a comparatively short time since, it might have b ee n thought that there was some danger in sending these native troops on so distant a service, but he Was happy to say nothing could have exceeded the good conduct and the good feeling of the native troops from India employed on this service. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the services of the navy he was sure that it was animated by the same ardour and the same desire to distinguish itself as the army arid the only reason why it had not succeeded was, that the same opportunities were not offered to it. Indeed, nothing could exceed the gallantry and zeal of the officers in both services. The navy had done their duty in China. It was true that they had not the same opportunity as the army to display their use and energy, but if it were not for the navy the army would not have been enabled to obtain the glori ous result which they had achieved. (Hear, hear.) His Royal Highness, after referring to the gallant services of Sir Robert Napier, bxpressed his deep indignation at the con duct of the Chinese Government in reference to Mr. Nor man, Captain Brabazon, Mr. Bowlby, and the other prissers taken by the Chinese. He thought it to be his dutiTo say so much upon an occasion like the present. Lord CLYDE, who was but indistinctly heard in tho gallery, was understood to pass a high eulogium on the great services of Sir Hope Grant when he was in India, and he had therefore great gratification in learning that that officer had displayed the same energy, courfatio B,anksand: skill in China. 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