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Report of Committee on Army Rifles, ----~s The fact has been well knows in military circles that during the year 1862 a course of experiments were being performed by the War authorities to clear up certain doubtful points relative to small arena rifles. The report of committee on these expe riments is now published, and the results of inves tiga.ticn are so important that a summary of them cannot ty?, otherwise thin acceptable. Amongst the outstanding questions which extended practice was needed to solve the following may be regarded as fundamental -1. Whether the present military bore presented an aggregate of advantages over calibres BO reduced as to. come under the denomination of " aniall-bare, rifles." 2. "Whether the present sys tem of grooving and pitch adopted in the Enfield arm were better than, equal, or interior to, other syrstenis. 3. Whether any system of breech. loading had been devised that presented advantages over muzzle-loading. The experiments necessary to solve these questions were elaborately gone into, and the evidence adduced may be regarded, we imagine, as decisive. First and most foremost, small-bore rifles of whatever system are condemned as military arms. The E:lfield pitch and system of rifFng are demon strated inferior to the system of oval boring; and breech-loading small arms are deemed ineligible for infantry. _ The conditions under which the different varieties of arms should be tried were in aecordance with the following programme : (a). First Series of Experiments.—To determine the best of the large calibres as to precision, under circumstances most favourable to the arms them selves by firing one variety, side by side, with another under equal conditions of wind and weather, (b). Second Series of Experiments. —To ascer tain the best of the small bores by a similar process. (c.) Third Series of Experiments. —To compare the best of the large with the best of the small bores, and thus determine their relative precision under equal and similar circumstances. The large bore rifles subjected to experiment were (1) four varieties of Enfield and (2) Lancasters, oval bore ; the small-bore rifles which competed being a small bore Enfield, Whitworth's, and Lancaster's, all muzzle-loading, and Wesley Richards' breech loader. As regards the four varieties of large or service bore Enfield, they consisted of (1), the ordi nary arm ; (2), one having the regulation pitch of one turn in 78 inches, but five grooves instead of three ; (3), one having five grooves and a pitch of one turn in 63 inches; (4), the same, but with a pitch of one turn in 48 inches. The result of prac tice with the large-bore Enfield arms demonstrated that the substitution of fire grooves for three in the Enfield arm was a positive advantage under every condition of trial and every imaginable condition of practice. As regards pitch or abruptness of rifling, the regulation turn of 3ne in 78 inches was found ample to ensure the degree of accuracy the arm for other reasons was capable of, bat that an accelerated twist conduced to stability of flight and general ac curacy in windy weather. Against this advantage, however, the important drawback must be noted of increased tendency to foaling—a matter of very highest iinportarce in a military arm. On this point the committee remark that the results of the present experiments, vt hen carefully prepared, show that the precision of the Enfield rifle, when the arm is clean, is capable of considerable improvement by a combination of increased twist with five grooves; but that under circumstances of firing continued beyond 150 rounds without cleaning the lose in precision due to increased fouling is such as to reduce its precision almost to a level with that of the present service Enfield. "As, however," remark the committee, " the latter is found to cease to be an arm of precision at 800 yards, and that the rifle having the sharper pitch of one turn in 48 inches, may be said to preserve its precision, at least under ordinary circumstances, up to 1,000 yards, the committee are of opinion that should it be considered desirable to retain the En field system of rifling in the service an increased twist, with five grooves, may be introduced with advantage." In this place it may be desirable to state that the bullet at present adopted in the service for the Enfield rifle (diameter 0 55) i 4 not the one that practice has demonstrated to yield the most correct shooting. The bullet originally employed had a diameter of 0'568, and was lubricated with a mix ture of tallow and bees' wax. Such was the ammu nition employed during the Indian campaign, where the experience derived led to its final aban donment. Much difference of opinion existed at that time relative to the cause, whatever it might be, of the diffirulty experienced in loading the En field, but the doubt has long since been cleared up. Tallow, by exercising a chemical action upon the lead of the bullet, generated a crust of lead-soap-- in other words, the ordinary diachylon sticking plaster. Hence the difficulty of loading. The fact is on record, however, that the corps of Engineers, who served in the Indian campaign, and who were armed with the Lancaster rifle, never experienced any difficulty in loading, notwithstanding the use of ammunition in every respect identical with such as was employed for Enfield small arms of the line. The experience acquired in this Indian campaign demonstrated conclu sively that, were it considered desirable to re tain the Enfield as a service arm, tallow must no longer be adopted for a lubricant. Pure wax was the material of all others found to be the one most chemically unobjectionable; but the use of this material involved the nee of a smaller bullet than one having the regulation diameter of 0.568; accordingly it was adopted. Permanence of ammu nition in all climates was secured, fouling obviated, but at the expense of diminished accuracy in shoot ing. It follows from what has already been stated that the diminution of bullet from the diameter of 0.568 to 0.55 was a totally unnecessary measure of precaution, in so far as concerns the oval bore. Nevertheless the 0.55 ammunition having been de finitively adopted —served out to the Engineers who are armed with the oval bore in common with in fantry of the line, it follows that the efficiency of the oval bore, considered as a service weapon, was unnecessarily prejudiced. Taking this Get into cansideration, the committee by whom last year's experiments were conducted permitted, as was ra tional, a new class of oval bores to be constructed and tried for experimental purposes, slightly re dosed in diameter, so as to correspond with the 0.55 ammunition. Relative to this change the commit tee state a s f o ll ows " The large-bore rifles on the Lancaster principle submitted for trial have been of a calibre adapted to the service 0.5 5 a (an this occasion a tli o munition. Mr. Lancaster has ) Latedoan elliptical bore ; major -axis, 0.580; minor in 36 inches at breach, r 2 ; spiral of one turn inches at muzzle, and the increasing to one in 36 ex tent of 0.002. It may be urgedetnh freed to the o.sa7t2Mhr. Lancaster, by reducing the minor axis to which all seemed to his system an advantage by resuits are made directly incomparabl e w i th those p o p f r a e l l th l e o rlibres whose diameter is 0.577 ; b ut on this committee would observe th a t i f i t can be shown that the alleged adv an t age is one of which the Lancaster principle is susceptible, without, in any degree, sacrificing that facil: ty i n loading an d non-tendency to foul, which is field to be essential for a military weapon, then the reduced bore be comes admissible, and c a nnot be otherwise recog nisei than as on impo r t ant point in favo ur o f the Lancaster system."—Report, I,"tge 5 . Coming row to the most im po,.tant part of the report ; it testifies to the superiority e. f the oval bore in every particular that can be require,' of a mili tary attn. The opinion of the committee is most etetphatically expressed, as may be inferred fro 1114 = following abstract of their report in respect Pf a quality more desirable than any other in a military small arm : The quEstion of fouling being of the greatest importance, and one under which the relative ad vantages of different systems of rifling mighttan I be . n expeeted more p l a i nly to show themselves , than any other trial t o w hi c h t h e arms could be subjected, the c ommittee decided to fi re 1 , 00 0 rounds con tinu °tlBlY, und er s i m il ar c i rcumstances, from the Enfield D and Lan caster r i fles, and then compare them for precision in a dirty state. " Thy, result of this trial was that after the Enfield D rifle L'ad fired 100 round it began to load roughly, hard fouling having deposited in patches on the in terior sort, ice of the barrel, While the loading of the Lancaster rifle continued easy throughout. " When subsequently area for precision side by side, the shooting of the Enfl , .:ld 1) vi as wild, while that of the Lancaster had scarcely deteriorated. " The rifles were then carefully cleaned, lind tar gets made for precision, to ascertein by lirect com parison the amount of wear that bad taken place, as at this stage of the experiments 1,700 to 1,800 rounds had been fired flora each arm. " The figures obtained from both rifle pits were identical, and very good, whence the committee were led to the conclusion that neither system had Suf fered to ny appreciable extent from wear, an d jus tifies them in placing the Lancaster and Enfield systems on an equality in point of endurance." Inasmuch as small bores of every make dre pro nounced by the committee deficient in fundamental qualities necessary to be poisessed by military small arms, we need not discuss more minutely than we have done the portion of evidence that refers to these weapons. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the Euston station, to consider two bills promoted by the company and 12 bills pro moted by other companies; Mr. R. Moon, the chair man, presided. Mr. C. E. STEWART, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that neither of the bills pro moted by the company was ready. The first bill he had to submit was No. 5 on the list, for conferring further powers on the Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway Company in relation to their un dertaking, enable the London and North-western and the Stockton and Darlington Railway Compa nies to subscribe thereto, and for other purposes re lating thereto and to the Cockermouth and Work ington Railway. They were interested, in conjunc tion with the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, in the undertaking, to which they were to subscribe £25,000 each. The Stockton and Dar lington Company were to work the mineral traffic, and the London and North-Western the passenger and goods traffic, at 33 per cent. of the receipts. They had only to find the locomotive power and working stock. The Keswick Company found their own staff. This arrangement would give them ac cess to a large portion of the county of Cumber land. He then moved a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. W. WESTHEAD, M.P., seconded the motion. The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, and after a few observations the motion was carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN said that the bills numbered 7, 8,9, and 10 on the list were promoted by parties finding their own capital, and giving permissive powers to the London and North-Western Railway Company to work those lines. They had told the promoters of those lines that the London and North- Western Company had no objection to work them, but would not work them at a loss. The Solicitor then read the heads of the clauses in the following bills for protecting the interests of the North-Western Company, and for permitting them to make working arrangements—viz., a bill to incorporate a company for making a railway from the London and North-Western Railway to Newport Pagnell, with powers to purchase the Newport Pagnell Canal ; a bill to authorise the construction of a railway in the county of North ampton, to be called " The Northampton and Ban bury Junction Railway," and for other purposes; a bill to authorise the construction of a railway in the county of Anglesey, to be called " The Anglesey Central Railway," and for other purposes; a bill for making a railway from the London and North- Western Railway:at BoxmoortoHemel Hempstead, in the county of Hertford, and for other purposes. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, formal resolu tions approving those bills were carried unani mously. The next bills submitted were 11 and 12—viz., a bill for the amalgamation of the Knighton and the Central Wales Railway Companies, for authorising arrangements between those companies, or either of them, and the London and North-Western Railway Company, and for other purposes : and a bill for enabling the Central Wales Extension Railway Company to raise additional capital, to made working and other agreements with the London and North-Western Railway Company, and for other purposes. The CHAIRMAN stated that the proprietors were informed last year that the company would have to assist those lines, under the agreement as lessees of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Rail way. There was no money involved in the bills, as the proprietors had already given the directors power to raise the necessary capital. The Solicitor read the heads of the clauses affect ing the company, and after an observation by Mr. WILLIAMS on the legal construction of one of the clauses, formal resolutions approving these bills were carried. The CHAIRMAN said the last bill he had to sub mit on that occasion was for the amalgamation of the West Midland Railway Company with the Great Western Railway Company and for other purposes. There was a clause in the bill which had been scheduled in reference to an agreement between the North-Western, Great Western, and West Midland Companies for the interchange of traffic and for affording facilities and running powers over certai❑ lines. Tne North Western gave the Great Western facilities in a clause in their act of last session for running over the Chester and Holyhead, with a view of increasing the traffic. He believed the re sult of these facilities would be that the position of each company would be strengthened against the combination of contractors and others, who were continually attacking them on all sides, and he trusted that the companies interested would in future be in a much better position to resist those attacks. He moved a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. B. WESTHEAD seconded the motion. The Solicitor read the 62d section, which con firmed the agreement scheduled to the set. Through booking facilities were to be given to and from all stations on those lines. The next section gave the Great Western access to Manchester and the Ones ter and Holy head line; another section gave the London and North-Western access to the South Wales district. Provision was made as to the con struction of new lines to be settled by arbitration, so that if such new lines were required, the companies interested were to subscribe jointly, and if not jointly, then either company might subscribe singly. There was a general arbitration clause for the set tlement of all differences. The bill was unanimously approved, and the meeting adjourned to Wednesday, the 10th of June. GREAT WESTERN. The adjourned Wharncliffa meeting of this com pany was appointed to be held yesterday at the Paddington station, but in consequence of the bill intended to be submitted not having passed the House of Common , , the meeting was adjourned to the 28th inst., for the consideration of that and other bills now before Parliament in which the company are interested or affected. BRISTOL AND EXETER. An adjourned Wharncliffe meeting was held yes terday at Bristol, Mr. J. W. Buller, M.P., in the chair, for th e Purpose of considering two bills—one for a ut h orising the consiruction of a Pier at Port bury and a branch railwayother at Po r ti s h ea d ; and the jo for enabling the Midland R a il way C ompany to in the passenger and goods station of the Bris tol and Exeter Company. Mr. FURSELL, the solicitor 'read an a b stract of the pro v i s i ons of the bill relating t o t h e Portbury pier and P ort i shead Branch Railway. company only undertook The CHAIRMAN, in reply to qu est i ons, said the to work the line; e vs ,,yking expen ses were fixed at 40 per cent., wh th ich was los than the working Per o f the main line. r Mr. 31. CASTLE stated that the Working of the branch would bring traffic to the main line. A resolution approving the bill was carried unani mously, and the meeting then adjourned to the 27th inst. for the consideration of the Midland Bill. LONDON AND BLACK WALL. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. N. Daniell in the chair. Mr. Kennel], the secretary, read the notice con- THE SUN', LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 14, 1863. vening the meeting for the consideration of a bill to authorise arrangements between the London, Til bury, and Southend Railway Company and the lessees of the undertaking and the Eastern Counties and the London and Blackwall Railway Company, with reference to the lease and working of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway. The CHAIRMAN explained that the bill was per missive. The present agreement with the lessees had 13 years to run, and nothing could be done to alter the present position of parties without the sanction of Parliament and the assent of these con cerned ; or at least of a certain majority of them represented at a meeting to be specially convened for the purpose. He thought they should allow the bill to pass, in order that they might know what the lessees proposed to do, because they could adopt any proposition that might be to their advantage, o r reject if injurious to them. He concluded by moving a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. NPNAUGIITEN seconded the motion. The Solicitor then read the preamble and clauses of the bill. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. G. SMITH and other shareholders took part ; in the course of which it was contended that the bill should not be sanctioned, lest it should injuriously affect the inte rests of the Blackwall Company. They did not understand the object of it, and thought it should be rejected. The CHAIRMAN said it would be the duty of the directors to promote the interests of the share holders, and they had nothing to fear in giving their assent. Bto 1 ..... 13 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY RACES. WEDNESDAY. The weather to-day, although finer than yesterday, had still a very unsettled appearance, which scented to have a prejudicial effect on the general attendance. The pleasure seeking portion of the public were not in such strong force as is usual at this popalar meeting. The betting at the Castle Hotel at night was chiefly remarkable for a disposi tion to back Macaroni against Lord Clifden, 1,2, 3 for the Derby, and the partiality evinced for Donnybrook in pre ference to his stable companion, National Guard. Among the extreme outsiders Baldwin, reported as good as Spencer, was in most demand, being backed in one quarter to win several thousands. At the close 1,000 to 200 was taken about Lord Clifden, and offered against Macaroni. Re specting the Oaks, 6 to 4 was offered against Lord Stam ford's lot, and many inquiries made after Miss Armstrong, who was backed for some money at 10 to 1. The stewards having left Chester prior to the complaint of the starter being made against several jockeys riding in the last race of the meeting, it was adjudicated here, and the reFult was the following notice being posted outside the weigh ing -room :-- " Chester, 1863. " The starter reported J. Grimshaw, Barlow, Maidment, Goodall, and H. Sopp for disobeying his orders. I. Grim shaw and Barlow wore suspended until the Monday after Ascot; H. Sopp was reprimanded and cautioned against a repetition of the offence, this being his first offence. The sentence against Maidment and Goodall was deferred until Tuesday in the Epsom week, in order that further in quiries be made as to previous behaviour. " COVENTRY, " H. J. Roue, PORTSMOUTH, (Acting for Mr. C. Alexander.") The Dyrham-park Handicap of 100 sous. Once round and a distance. Winners extra. 27 subs. Mr. S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (G. Fordham) 1 Lord Westmoreland's Oak Apple, 3 yre, Est 101 b (Morgan) 2 Mr. W. Barnett's Butterfly, aged, 7st 101 b (J. Holman) 3 The following also ran :—Warminster, Portland, Miley, Barmaid, Princess Vocqsal, Mountain Doe, and Baron of Avon. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bally Edmond, 4to 1 agst Oak Apple, 5 to 1 agst Warminster, 6 to 1 each agst Mountain Doe and Butterfly, and 10 to 1 agst Baron of Avon. Baron of Avon, making use of his weight, jumped away in front, and came on with a decided lead, followed by War minster, Oak Apple, and the favourite, the others, who were headed by Butterfly, lying a length in their rear, in which position they ran past the Stand; but on rounding the upper turn the Baron considerably increased his lead, and in so doing got the better of Sopp, and ran out, leaving the favourite with a clear lead, Warminster going on second, Oak Apple third, with Butterfly, Princess Vocqsal, and Mily lying in their wake, Baron of Avon, who was speedily righted, followed next. No alteration in these positions took place until they reached the straight, when Warmin ster was beaten, and his place was taken by Butterfly (Princess Vocqsal at the same time, through her saddle slipping, getting rid of her rider, who fortunately escaped without injury), who followed the leaders into the distance, where they drew away and finished the race home, Bally Edmond winning with consummate ease by a length and a half. Butterfly was a bad third, Portland was fourth, and Warminster fifth ; Mountain Doe and Mily, nearly abreast, were th eth e laetiset throughout. The who was outpaced from the first, was The Badminton Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 150 sous added, for all ages. Weight for age. Winners extra, with maiden allowances. T.Y.C. Straight half mile. 27 subs, Lord Stamford's Livingstone, 3 yrs, Bst lolb (inc 51b ex) (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Sale's Safeguard, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b .... (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. R. Sutton's Gl enore h y, 3 yrs, B st 101 b (in 51b extra) (Thomas) 3 Duke of Beaufort's Crytheia, 2 yrs, Est 121 b (car 7st, including 51b extra) Mr. Whittaker's M arm i on, 3 yrs, B at 51b.. (Forster) 5 Betting— 6 to 4 on Livingstone, 5 to 1 agst Safeguard, and 7 to 1 agst Crytheia. The flag was lowered to an excellent start, but, after set tling into their places, Glenorchy, next the rails. slipped his horses, and in a few strides obtained a clear lead of three lengths, followed by Safeguard and the favourite in the centre of the course and Crytheia on the extreme right. At the distance Mr. Sutton's colt suddenly stopped and kicked several times, which allowed the favourite to get up, who in the next stride was clear of his horses, and won in a canter by a length, half that distance separating the &amid and third, Crytheia was a bad fourth, Marmion tailed off a long way. The Someraetshire Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft, at ad 5 if de clared, with 100 soya added. Winners extra. T be second horse to receive £5O, and the third horse to save his stake, Two miles and a distance. 81 subs, 58 of wl - Lom pay £5 each. The highest weight accepting being Bat 71b it has been raised to Sat 121 b, and the others in proportion. Mr. J. Day's Canary, 5 yrs, 7st 31b .. (Judd) 1 Mr. E. Hall's Fantail, 3 yrs, Est 51b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. J. 6. Starky's Blondin, 3 yrs, Est llb (Nightingale) 3 Mr. Clarke's Brother to Springbok, 3 yrs, Est (car Est 11b) 4 Vinegar Hill, Flirtation, Portland, and Raglan also ran. Betting -5 to 4 agst Canary, 3to 1 agst Fantail, 7to 1 each eget Vinegar Hill and Flirtation, and 10 to 1 agst Blondin. Blcndin cut out the work at a bad pace , followed by Flir tation, Fantail, the favourite, and Brot her to springbok, the others headed by Blondin lying clo se in their rear. Rounding the top turn Raglan considc rably increased his advantage, and came on two or three le ngths in advance of Captain Coates's colt, who was Waite d upon by Fantail, Canary, and Brother to Springbok, run e Ling nearly abreast to half way down the far side, when Flirt*Ltion was seen to give way, and the favourite at the same time took his place. Raglan retained his po s ition until they fairly rounded the turn into the straight, where the leader was disposed of, leaving Fantail with the command, having Flirtation and Brother to Springbok as his immediate follower s • but on I their fai r l y roun di ng the turn C anary came up on' the ex treme right, and waited upon the leader to the distance , a hen Judd brought him to the front and won in a trot b y three lengths ; Blondin finished a bad third, and Brothr Springbok fou r th. Fli r t a ti on was fif t h , the others be 11•2" LU off, the l as t o f all b eing Portland. ten The Selling Plate of 5 soya each, with 25 sovs r weight for age, with selling allowances. One - added ; subs. mile. 4 Lord Coventry's Hypermnestra, 3 yrs, Bst Ad ) The West on St a k es o f 10 soya each,. with ( J 5 . ,0 sous added,ra B (30)ve.o for 2-yr-olds ; co lt s , B s t 1011); fillies and 71b. Th e pro d uce of untr i e d h orses or geldings, Bst 31b ; if b o th, 51b . T he w i nner o f any at ilk 37:' a resallowed before starting t o carr y 31b ; £4OO, 5 1 ' -. e of £2OO value - ' not to be accumu l at i ve. The winner ire. Weights • ' a • 50 subs. Mr. Lincoln's Light, Bst 71b Bst • • .. ..(Fordham) 1 Mr. F. Rowland's Molly Larew, , 12' t:li n . 51b extra) haw) 2 expenses. T.Y.C. Straight half -m' Marquis of Bastings's Garotter, 8' ~ Itji_ (a. Gr . ip o s gers) 3 Mr. button's Vacuna (31b) Bst 411 - ", : - 7 .... 1 . ~... Sit (Thomas) 4 The following also ran :—Vr. ,DalathElS ,Queen Christina filly, Double First, Stiletto, Gertrude colt, Aunt Judy, Izaak Walton, Spectre, T 4 , , ,pay £5 towards - Jugford, ' Nrandervelde, Lady Williams, Inverness, . an(l.Teaith. Betting -6 to 4 ai- 6 st Molly C a • rew i tilde, 6 to 1 aga r Garotter, Bto I aust; 5 sgst 1 ,fight, and GO to 8 . , to 1 Vaner agst Faith. to face his horses, the start Was d, In COD , "equence of the lisinclina tihk ex i tibited by Vander tirt,e. When the flag was lowemd ma immediately veldo ~, Vaal closely attended Illabed to the front and cut out *Ate work, id the favourite, by Faith, Inverness, Light, VP.ndervelde, at the latter lying next the rails; the others, 1 • with Lady Wil ead, being close Hams, Garotter, and Double, First at their h At the distance in their rear, but runnir,g wide on the xlght. 3!ayed some short a with a slight Molly Carew quitted 'net position s.nd crone o I Garotter, the lead, followed on the whip hand by Light an , and wo:i in the last stride by together to t 240 Stand w here Light got up, three runt ir, g . *otter finished lures lengths in their rear. Vac L uta ' FaS ,. , ahi .iad ; Ga fourth, Lady : Walton was Williams fifth, and Double First siz .th. Sza'" last. 5 ft, with 50 added ; for 3-yr-olds and up. The Welter Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya each, ound and 10 subs. a distance. Gentlemen rioAts; jockeys extra. stra) Mr. S. Thellusson's Bally Ed l i s t (i n fib a tam) 1 mt. ; id, . (Forth Lord Uxbridge's - ti erAeral 1 1088 C- v , 12st 41b tle) 2 ' ` I's (Captain. Lit. Duke of St. Ash (Captain. Tippler,iota 21b s) 3 3 yrs, - ....t.r. J. 11. C. Wyndlasza's Innellan, 4 j (Mr. Edweixa, Mr. Adar ', .. s Wortham, 5 yrs, lOst 121 i ~ (in, fib extra) 4. ) 4 A' wards. Once i 6 (Mr. Scot te, N) Mr. Guy's Brown Betty, 3 yrs, Bst 10Ib (in 61b extra) 1 6 (Pa yne . Mr. Stinton's Foie de Gras, 3 yrs, 9st 31E ' (in. 61(bCeoxwi-17 ) ) ~, (j etting—Even on to 1 agst al t.' BallyY Edmond, and other. floe race home, the favourite winning clever a te Gras, General Wortham made play, followed by Foie c ' straight, where Hesse, and the favouritie, to the turn in the Hesse finished ii, Bally Edmond came out, and with General . •rs, slat 41b ~.. ly by a length ; a bad third. LATEST BETTING. TH E DERBY. offered) 9 to 2 agst Lord Clildea (taken an d 11 to 2 agst Macc aroni 10 to 1 (otered) metes (off ere d) agst Sac c h aro 10 to 1 ag s t Gillie (take 1; 100 to 6 agst Ranger (nem. to 1) ) 100 to 6 agst Torn Fool (nom.) 20 to 1 ag s t Ki ng of the Vile (taken fl eely) 2i to 1 agst Hospodar (take 28 to 1) 1000 to 30 agst National Guard (offered) 40 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken) 40 to 1 agst Giles the Firs t ( 1000 to 20 agst Scamander (taken) offered) 1000 to 18 ag s t Donnybrook (taken) TH E OAKS. ) 6to 4a s Stamford's lot (offered: 100 lo 40 agst t Lord t M Bto 1 Lad A ugusta (offer e d) agst Armstrr . ._ -- • onr (tsd in .CI 00) Regulations for Army Examinations. HORSE GUARDS, May L The following regulations, in regard to the exa mination of gentlemen preparatory to their re ceiving commissions in the army, will take effect from this date, in lieu of those issued on the Ist of October, 1859, and previous dates : I. the examinations of candidates for direct commissions will be held quarterly, or oftener if necessary, in London, and be conducted under the direction of the Council of Military Education by examiners appointed fur the purpose s The age of candidates examined for direct appoint.. meats will be, until further notice, not under 18 years ; the latest limit for the infantry being 23, for the cavalry 25, and for colonial corps 28 years. 111. The candidate will be examined by a medical board . to ascertain that he is in every point of view as regards his physical constitution, fit for military service. He will be required to produce the following certificates, which must be forwarded to the Council of Milita ry Edu cation, 13, Great George-street, S.W., as soon as possible after the receipt of the military secretary's order to attend for examination : a. A certificate of baptism, or other satisfactory proof o his age. b. A certificate from a minister of the Church, or of the denomination to which he belongs, that ho has been duly instiucted in the principles of religion. c. A certificate of good moral character, signed by a clergyman of the parish to which he belongs, or by the tutor or head of the school or college at which he has received his education for at least the two preceding years, or such other proof of good moral character as will be satisfactory to the Commander-in-Chief. d. A statement of the subjects in which he wishes to be examined. IV. The following will be the subjects of examination, and the number of marks allotted to each, viz. : I The Classics {tin d a r - - - .. 2,000 _reek .. .. 1,600 Mathematics, pure and mixed.. .. .. 3,600 Modern languages (not including provincial dia lects), each .. .• 1,200 English language .. .. • . .. 1,200 History, ancient and modern, with geography .. 1,200 Natural sciences—i.e., mineralogy and geology .. 1,200 Experimental sciences—i.e., chemistry, heat, elec tricity, including magnetism • . .. 1,200 Drawing 600 V. Of the foregoing subjects the elementary branches of mathematics and the English language, to the extent stated in the following paragraphs, will be considered obliga tory : In mathematics 1,200 marks will be given to the follow ing obligatory portion--viz., arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, proportion, extraction of the square root, and simple interest. Algebra, including fractions, simple equations, and ques tions producing them; " Euclid," the first three books. Of the 1,200 marks allotted to the foregoing portions of mathematics 400 will be required for qualification, and of these at least 200 must be obtained in arithmetic. In the English language the candidate will be required to write correctly and in a g od legible hand from dictation ant to compose grammatically. He will be required to ob tain at least 200 marks in this subjf;ct. Out of the remain ing subjects or portions of subjec is which are left to the option of the candidate, such a nuz nber of marks must be obtained as shall raise the total to 1,800, the number neces sary for qualification. VI. In respect to the subjects left voluntary candidates will not be allowed to count the marks gained in any one subject, unless amounting to one-sixth of the whole num ber of marks allotted to that subject. In the examination in classics passages wilt be given for translation from the books usually read at schools ; gram matical questions will be scit, and English passages also given for translation into the Latin and U-reek languages. VII. The result of each. examination will be reported to the Commander-in-Chief, and the names of any candidates who distinguish themselves will be specially brought to his notice. VIII, An unsuccessful candidate will not be debarred from applying to the Commander-in-Chief for permission to attend a future examination. Should he, however, obtain only between 900 and 1,500 marks, he will not be allowed to present himself for re examination for at least six months. If he obtains less than 90 marks, a period of at least 12 months must elapse b efore he can be allowed to present himself again. In all cases permission to be reexamined must &pond upon the number of applicants on the list. In subsequent examinations no credit will be given for the marks gained by a candidate on former occasions. In the event of a candidate not appearing for examination at the time appointed such candidate will not be permit ted to attend on the next occasion, and he will render hims elf liable to have his name either erased entirely or placed at the bottom of the list of those noted for examination. IX. A candidate who has taken the degree , a f B.A. at either of the Universities of 0 xford, Cambridge,, Dublin, or London, will be qualified for a commission by purchase without being required to pasts the foregoing eaamination: provided he is within the prescribed limits of. age, and can produce the certificates marked. (a), (b), and. .(t Such candidate must furnish a certifice.te o f his having been admitted to the degree of 8.A,, signed' by the Registrar of the University. On his applicatf , xt being approved the candidate will receive an order to I:,e_medicalk y examined as to his physical fitness for the se% -. 8 . The candidate will address his application., accompanied by the necessary certificat es, to th e Military Secretary, Horse Guards, ROYAL GF AOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. A crowded n, --,.--- evening ; Sir ' ,: c ? sting of this society was held on Monday in the cht,l r . iderick I. Murchison, K.C.8., President, Are:ong thcv °f 61,21Ee1& 3e present were the Colin! de Paris, the Earl , Earl Somers, Lord Colville , General Baron j"l.4lnus7 t' ne Count Escayrac de Lature, Sir Thomas Fre- WP .ntle, S; .r C. Rawlinson, Admirals Sir George Back, Sir / 1 Belcb er, Collinson, and Hall; Generals Monteith and Luard, Colonels Sotherby, Mackenzie, and Shaffner, &c. ; Capt.? 3edingfield ; Majors Goldsmid, Shaw, Stewart, &c.; Drs.', Rae, Ogle, Camps, Day-Goss, &c.; and Messrs. A. U. L. iyard, M.P., Monckton Milnes, M.P., Gregson, M.P., Rent er, Handley, Osborne Smith, Henry Johnston, W. Wir twoode Reade, A. Swanzy, George Bishop, C. White, Sp( Atiswoode, Marshman, Biddulph, Arrowsmith, Findlay, W alker, &c. Rear-Admiral Horatio Thomas Austin, C.B. ; Messrs. Alt x. Baring, James N. Dick, Wm. James Parer, Patrick Douglas Hadon, John Henry Mackenzie, Wm. Simpson, J. A. Wright, and Lieut. S. Sale were elected fellows. The minutes of the former meeting having been read by Dr. Moreton Shaw, The PRESIDENT called attention to the telegrams recently received announcing the arrivals of Captains Speke and Grant at Khartum. There was every reason to believe they mi.ut have reached the White Nile, and descended it from Lake Nyanza, having traced the source of it. It could not be said that the source of the Nile had been dis covered until further details had been received, but he be lieved, from that pregnant passage in the telegram. " The "Nile is settled," that it had. The expedition was sent out by the Royal Geographical Society, first under Burton and Speke, and next under Speke and Grant, purposely to de termine its source; and as Lake Nyanza is a great fresh water lake, said by the Arats to be 300 miles long, situate nearly 4,000 ft. above the level of the sea, and tends from south to north, its waters must have an exit towards the north ; hence the belief that Speke and Giant, in coming down from the lake, had really traced the sources of the great river. Mr, GALTON doubted that the source of the Nile would have been found in Lake Nyanza, for he thought the size of that river above Gondocoro was not commensurate with such a supposition. Dr. BEKE said that in 1848 he placed on record his opi nion that the source of the Nile would be discovered by taking very much the route followed by Captains Speke and Grant, and was glad to find that his views were now sub stantially confirmed. Dr. SHAW then read despatches from Governors Sir H. Barkly and Sir G. Bowen on Landaborough's transverse of Aus'ralia, &c. Mr. LANDSBOROUGH having been introduced to the meeting by the President, stated that, from his experience of sheep rearing, Queensland was eminently adapted for the growth of wool, and the climate suitable for European con stitutions ; the Plains of Promise were as fine a pastoral country as he had ever seen. Mr. MIDDLETON, second in command of the M'Kinlay expedition, gave a variety of interesting details respecting the journey, Ftating that the thermometer sometimes stood as high as 160 deg. in the sun. Mr. CRAWEURD was of opinion that wool could not be grown in the tropics ; sheep were intended for a temperate climate, and the fleece was given to protect them from the cold. In the tropics the fleece was not required. Mr. LANDSBOROUGH—You are theorizing. Who of all the human race have the most wool on their heads,—is it of the inhabitants of the tropics ? (Roars of laughter.) Sir C. IsitclioLsoN congratulated the travellers upon the •ss of their expedition,and stated that he was of opinion , ew Crown colony should be established in Northern su'ect_ thai; a 1_ Australia. The PRE': the policy of colony, and he h. by Government. ... had directed cards of . at \Vilna's-rooms, St. Jt. and the 15th June respec t large enough to accommodate of Fellows. The meeting then adjourned to of the society, to take place at 1 I house. 'IDENT said for a long period he had advocated forming North Australia into a separate sped the question would now be taken up 'sir R. Murchison finally stated that he invitation to be issued to two soirees nnes's, to be held on the 27th May `ively, his own house not being • the greatly increased number May 27, the anniversary , an., at Burlington- -led by pur 3s. 4d. and ' ) 2 is the every Full benefit of reduced duty obtat. chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 4s. "High Standard '' at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Ba. Tinrrna+ 0.. a 2 . On the motion for the approval of the bill an amendment was moved to the effect that the meet ing be adjourned. After a show of hands a poll was demanded, when it appeared that there were 28 persons, repre senting £80,590 stock, in favor of the bill, and 8 persons, representing £14,830 stock, in favour of the amendment, showing a majority of 20 persons and £65,760 stock in favour of the bill, which was carried by more than the requisite majority of capi• tal specified in the standing order cf the House of Lords. RAILWAY BILLS. On Tuesday two new committees of the Com mons met to consider the merits of two groups of bias. The first consisted of Mr. Howes (chairman) and Messrs. Rogers, Smollett,Wyndham, and Ver non. The Great Northern (Ouston and Cottam) Bill was taken, and, after hearing counsel and evi dence for the promoters, the committee threw out the bill. In the other committee, consisting of Mr. Ingham (chairman), Messrs. Repton, Levinge, Greenwood, and Morris an, the Oswestry and New town branches, the Leominster and Kington, the Shrewsbury and Welshpool, and the West Midland, being unopposed, were passed over to Mr. Massey, Chairman of Ways and Means, and the case of the Kington and Eardisley was proceeded with. The settlement of the provisional clauses in connection with the bills of the Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds, the Midland new lines in the West Riding, and of the Great North of Scotland, occupied the respective committees on those bills. The case for the promo ters of the Potteries Junction Railway was con cluded, and t%e opposition case of the North Staf fordshire was opened. In the Lords, the clauses of the Dublin Metropo litan Railway Bill were adjusted. They then threw out the proposed Wexford and Enniscorthy Bill, and broke up. The committee on the North Eastern and Stockton and Darlington Amalgamation Bill took further evidence, and adjourned to Thursday. Yesterday in the House of Lords a committee, consisting of the Duke of Richmond (chairman), and Lords Cawdor, Digby, Sheffield, and Carew met to consider the case of the Midland Company's proposed line from Bedford to the north side of the Euston-road, and to join the Metropolitan Railway there. It was opened by Sir W. Alexan der, and witnesses were examined in its favour by Mr. Venables and Mr. V. Harcourt. In the Commons the case of the Great Eastern Company's proposed new line of 18 miles from Dod dington to a junction with the Great Northern Rail. way at Spalding was opened in Mr. Adair's com mittee by Mr. Hope Scott. Witnesses were exa mined in its favour by Mr. Merewether, Q.C. In the committee of which Mr. Mills is the chairman the general evidence for the promoters of the pro posed new line to Brighton closed. Mr. Turner, en gineer of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way was examined at considerable length by Mr. Round, Mr. Somerset, and Mr. Merewether relative tointended route of the line and estimate of cost. Further proceedings were taken on the cases of the Edinburgh and Dunfermline, and the Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds in those committees. The following railway bills have been passed in Mr. Massey's committee :--Brecon Junction, Cowes and Newport, Cork and Youghal, Brighton (new lines to the Crystal Palace), Charing-cross, Saffron Wal den, Greenock and Wemyss, Midland (Mangotsfield to Bath) and Hayling. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The deaths in London rose again last week to 1,459 from 1,374, to which they had declined in the week previous. The average number of deaths, as derived from weeks in 1853 62 nearly correspond ing with last week, is, with a correction far increas ing population, 1,244. The deaths from all causes in the present return exceed the estimated number by 215, The mortality from smallpox in the first week of May exhibits but a trifling increase on the weekly mortality from the same disease in April. In two weeks of last month the deaths from it were 68; last week they were 71. In the corresponding week of 1855 there were 28 deaths from smallpox, but the average number in corresponding weeks of 10 years (1853-62) is only 11. The disease appears to prevail less in the South districts than in those which lie on the north side of the river, for in the former division only 11 deaths were returned in the week. It was fatal in 19 cases in the West districts, of which 4 were in St. Mary, Paddington, and 10 in Westminster. Twenty-five deaths were registered in the week in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster. Out of that number 14 were from zymotic diseasea— namely, 7 from smallpox, 4 from measles, and 3 from whoopingcoug h. Measles was fatal in 54 eases. It prevails in Chelsea, where nine deaths from it occurred. Scar latina caused 73 deaths, 6 of which were in Isling ton, 8 in Bethnal. green, 8 in Whitechapel. A man, aged 59 years, died in Middlesex Hospi, tal of " narcotism from morphine applied under the skin for delirium tremens." (Inquest.) Last week the births of 1,078 boys and 1,077 girls, in all 2,155 children, were registered in Lon don. In the 10 carreaponding weeks of the years 18 53-62 the average Lumber (corrected) was 1,911. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.869 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in on Thurs day and Friday. The barometer fell to 29.66 in. on Monday, and rose to 30.23 in. on Friday. The me , - Li temperature of the air in the week was 53.2 deg , which is 1.7 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher) The highest day temperature was 72.9 deg,, 'Tuesday. The lowest night to Was 85.9 deg.. on Friday. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 8.4 deg. The n can degree of the humidity of the air was 73, , :omplete saturation being represented by 100. The wind bl ew generally from the north-east. No rai n was measured in the week. The mewl of the hig hest temperatures of the Water of the Theme§ was 56 deg., that of the lowest was 53.8 deV. [ADVERTISESIENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills. Zdedioinal efficacy --In cases of glandular and other diseases arising from hereditary taints, the use of these healing and Posing remedies are always followed by the most grati fying results. The ointment must he well rubbed upon the skin as near as possible to the ailing part, and the pills should be taken every night in alterative rather than pur tative doses. These excellent medicaments will then act in unison, quell the local mischief, reestablih purity and order through the_system, and spare unmerited suffering or untimely death. Numerous testimonials exist from persons who were thus cured of ulcerations, diptheria, quinseys, disfiguring Irainradmisedeaiseesst,hlirecy.,maunstd hwahvoe perished. assert gathered that at glands, but SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TIMES.—It is strange that there should be a sort of good reeling between Russia end Italy. Th e King of Sardinia made his p o li t i ca l f ortune a few years since by joining a coalition agaiust Russia in the darkest hour of that empire's history. The earliest victories of the Italian army were won at the expense of Russian soldiers at the Tchernaya and before Sebastopol. But a reconciliation has long taken place, both parties being influenced, per haps, by a common antipathy to Austria, while the Russians, though affecting Lagitimist leanings, have something like good will for a nation which is asserting its rights against the spiritual tyranny of the Western Pontiff. Hence, though the Italian Note is most independent and manly in its tone, it is answered in words of extreme csurtesy. Italy says that " public opinion, speaking through its acknowledged organs,'' imposes on her Government the duty of remonstrating. It is declared that" this is not the first time that disturbances have taken place in Poland;" that " frequent insurrections, which Russia has always succeeded in putting down, have at short intervals devastated that unfortunate country." " This proves," thinks Viscount Venosta, " that the problem cannot be solved by force in a radical and final manner." Prince Gortschakoff answers that his august master has received with extreme pleasure the friendly expressions in the despatch, and then, with a kind of gentle reproach, declares that these are in harmony with the friendly sentiments of which Russia has given Italy patent proofs. It is not without some skill that the Russian then turns the Neapolitan question on the Italian Government by saying that the latter has surely had enough of political troubles to be aware that the preservation of order is difficult when insurrection is constantly strengthened from with out, And, as the Italian Government represent the public opinion of its own country, the Czar must also be inspired by the interests and principles en which the Russian Empire and the public opinion of Russia are founded. As far as one can judge, there is a good deal of displeasure in the mind of the Russian Minister that Italy, which has been so recently acknowledged, and which has received much moral support from the Emperor, should have joined in rebuking him ; but this feeling is not allowed to check the friendliness of expression which Prince Gortschakoff thinks ought to be in use between the Czar and so valuable an ally as United Italy. But the true and sincere cordiality is reserved for the Spanish Government. The Marquis de Miraflores had addressed the most courteous of Notes to St. Petersburg, saying that he had been induced to consider the indications made by the Government of her Britannic Majesty, but that he would not give counsel which the Emperor did not want. He re grets that the impatience of Poland has prevented it from awaiting the continuance of the system of concessions; but, as blood has been shed, his Go vernment, like the rest, hopes that Russia will be as merciful as she can to those who will one day admit their error. In return to this Prince Gort schakoff is full of the most friendly expressions, not forgetting, however, to take notice that the Spanish Cabinet is able to give good advice through its own experience of political troubles. In this corre spon deuce the Russian Minister shows his skillin ad dressing each Government in the manner which is likely to be most effective, without pledging himself to adopt any suggestion or carry out any policy. A general assurance, however, that a change of system will be adopted in Poland pervades all these Notes, and constitutes a promise which the European Powers may justly consider binding on the Emperer. Post —The arcana of a Pall-mall lodging-house is seldom so curiously brought into public view as in the trial we reported yesterday of Jordan v. Gibson. It is said of a London housekeeper that he seldom knows who his next door neighbour is. But in a lodging-house in Pall-mall you do not even learn the name or repute of the occupant of the next floor. Judging from the outward re spectability of a house, and the convenience of the street, you take up your quarters without mak ing the slightest inquiry as to the character of your fellow-lodgers; you are content to conclude that they are quiet and inoffensive people as your self. For a while everything goes well. At last, however, you come back from the club you belong to, with your latch-key in your pocket, at the quiet hour of midnight, expect to take up your candle in peace and go to bed. To your surprise you find everything in uproar ; an infuriated husband storm ing the doors, a wife screening herself ineffectually from the matronly scorn of a rigidly respectable landlady, and an intruder, to complete the outrage on your nocturnal tranquillity, actually locked up in your bedroom ! If this is not enough to shut up half the lodging-houses in London, and to send the shares of all the joint-stock hotels to a premium, we know not what is likely to produce such a re sult. The present case has doubtless been perused by all our readers in our impression of yesterday, and we need offer only the most cursory synopsis of the case. Col. Gibbos, of the Royal Engineers, was lodging at a house in Pall-mall, in which was also lodging Mrs. Jordan, an actress, who was living in a state of separation from her husband, Mr. Jordan, an actor ; though they had apparently been married only so lately as 1858. Some bachelors of change able dispositions have been withheld from the estate of matrimony by their indisposition to com mit themselves to what is commonly held to be a lifelong contract. But three or four years, it ap pears, were too much for Mr. and Mrs. Jordan ; for they were already separated when the latter came to live at the house of Mrs. Clarke, a lodging -house keeper in Pall-mall. Before the separation the then happy pair contracted the acquaintance of the well known Mr. Boucicault. With Mr. Boucicault Mrs. Jordan entered, in course of time, into a thea trical engagement, and contrary, it would seem, to the wishes of her jealous h us b an d . B y-and-bye, " something" is said to have occurred—th e even t is not more distinctly particularised which led Mr. Jordan to separate from his wife. Thus set comparatively free from strict ma trimonial obligations, it was suspected by Mr. Jordan that Mr. Boucicault, who was his wife's emp!oyer, had not only obtained her theatrical ser vices, but also alienated her affections. Accordingly, he watched for the lady on her return at night, made his way in, charged her with harbouring Boucicault, and rushed up the stairs to find the de linquent. The landlady, who had gone to her rest, appears to have descended from her attic on the first sound of the disturbance, just as Colonel Gibbon was returning from his club. Her first act, of course, was to claim the protection of her gallant lodger against the two implacable enemies, who were in possession of her house. To say the truth, Colonel Gibbon was placed in a position of some dif ficulty, as he is now in a position of singular hard ship. With Mrs. Jordan's supposed paramour in possession of his rooms, he was asked to clear the house of Mrs. Jordan's husband, who had taken up his post opposite the Colonel's room door, which was securely locked from within. In the excitement of the moment, the Colonel appears, legally speak ing, to have given the wrong man into custody. Finding that Jordan would not leave the house, he called on a policeman and gave him in charge. The case was, however, rejected at the station ; but before Jordan could retain, the first intruder had escaped from his peril; the lady found herself alone, and the gallant Colonel resumed possession of his rooms. An action accordingly is brought by Jordan against Colonel Gibbon, and £25 damages are awarded by a common jury, all of whom, we pre sume, are themselves jealous and uneasy husbands, An application is to be made to set aside the ver dict. This application must turn chiefly on a ques tion of law ; but it is impossible to resist the cooclu sion that the result as it now stands is peculiarly bard upon Colonel Gibbon. We have no sympathy whatever with the " outraged feelings," as they are termed, of a husband who is living in deliberate separation from his wife. The cause of this terrible strife—togce et armorum—has got off scot free. He is indebted to the Colonel for his per sonal safety; while Jordan is equally indebted to him for his removal from a scene which might other wise have terminated in violence. Mrs. Clarke, the lodginghouse keeper, is also indebted to him for re storing the peace of her household ; and even Mrs. Jordan herself for relieving her from the embarrass ing presence of the rivals. But Colonel Gibbon is made to suffer for a somewhat indiscreet act. which almost any man, however, would be led to commit in the haste of the moment. The moral of the story is, that people who live in lodginghouses should never take up the quarrels of the persons who keep them, and hold themselves free of all responsibilities on account of lodginghouse keepers' brawls. DAILY NEWS.—It would be impossible, we are assured, to form an adequate idea of the indignant shame which was felt throughout the provinces of of the Prussian monarchy when the insults which M. Von Bismark addressed to the Chamber of Re presentatives were known, and were found to have remained unanswered. Loud and deep were the expressions of anger against the Parliament and of contempt against its President, who did not know how to vindicate the honour of the Assembly over which he presides. The Chamber, and every indi vidual member of it, have since been made to feel and to know the sentiments of the constisuent body. The press, indeed, could not speak out, but letters and remonstrances have been showered on the luck less Deputies, who were one and all made perfectly ashamed of themselves. " Get yourselves broken or dissolved, rather than continue to sit to be insulted, and to remain a disgrace to the country." Such was the universal tenor of the missives which the con stituencies of the provincial districts forwarded td their too patient rvresentativer They were all smarting under the national lash, and eager to re deem their mifaillanimitv whop •t,,, W. Von Root). the most contemned, if rot the n 3° obnoxious, of the rnkisterial faction, thought pr per to imirate ;;.nu re,,vat hie COlirmlle Bistnarl;.'s insolence towards one of the , 133 1 eminent as well moderate ineMberS o f A . Chamber, M. Von Sv bel. The Pr tsiue e l this time did his duty, call e d the Minister to ord ti and an altercation ensued—for it is the cue Prussian Minister to insult the national repres ent tives, and at last the President put on his h at, u t suspended the sitting. This firm ness which sti o ar have been exercised in the case of M. de has come better late than never. Ministers dee to attend the sittin g wh en wasresumed. In t r l u i the house was too hot fo r them. Parliament ' vi a hear longer with th em , nor th e y with Parli ant li They must, therefore, definitively adjourn or anr ot dissolve without fi x i ng an y p er iod of re - el e° vet another breach of the constitution. This is the thing the Prussian Liberals desire—a cemP lete- n 5 ; open breach between th e G overnm ent and theorthg liament. The Chamber claims to have done 81 ' was possible in a liberal sense. It had lately P r e o i ° tested against the Russian alliance for the opPre, s t t of Poland, and its Commission had condemne.u.,,, of fug it t i d, Cartel Convention for the giving up under the name of deserters. The last flagrat r ii fiance of its authority has only cut short a 81 ' debate upon the fou r p ro j ec t s of military reorgs sation ; for although Ministers had the imPu den d , to feel their way tow ar d s a gra nt of funds the the pretext of developing the Prussian navy, were not listened to. They hoped that such O; peal to North German antipathy towards Den r ,T ott would filch some millions of florins from the Cho ber. In vain. Denmark may be odious, hut ,m,,, mark is more odious still. Better let the Dane! ha their way than succumb to the Prussian Pol'gb o The real dispute is not, however, between the vernment and the Chamber. The whole CO i sees that the difference is irreconcilable, and! neither Crown nor Parliament can terminal: s o unless the nation itself intervene. neW„,f e s intervention is to take place or to 170 , 6 "; 0 itself does not very clearly appear. p li "„t1 the necessity every one is convinced. The trii, is, that it is no longer the King that is ° II A trial. His feeble obstinacy is known, °°„" 0 moral inability to understand the saving vir l r t hi concession. It is the constitutional party, a ll ' he it upper middle class composing it, that are on t th , trial, now for the second time in Prussia withl ll ,„ o . last fifteen years. Toey are accused by the crats of having spoilt and thrown away all opportunities opened to them by the revolution i t 1848. They then lost Germany. They are nl i g the same way, it is alleged, losing Prussia- tiD Gotha party undertook to unite Germany t tlt order to unit' Germany by ra llyi ng it ro und ri; ll T ; s t they should hav e fi rs t k e pt P russ i a con sti(nt'clei They have fail e d ; an d it is man if est that Fros-01 failure has flung the rest of Germany away' Piety elections in B avar i a , w hi c h h ave j ust taken Piety display the Gre a t G erman party, that i s , the P:lty of union with Austria, completely in the Ina.( ° " t as and the ascendant. urtemberg is following, , „‘ same course. And even th e N ort h ern States 6 "0 more aversion than eve r t o a "N arrow Union" sc- ot t Prussia, and turn to France for political suPP• O O and commercial a lli ance . Th e Prussian c onstitliti n d has been shivered, P russ i an ascen d anc y 1os(0 ea, the Prussian lead in the path of progress diselo So that Kin g William) is only too consistent Wo e he avows that a close alliance with and deP eride ß ty• upon Russia is the only thing left for the dyn es which he has almost denationalized. Unfortunaroto whilst the Moderates and the Constitutioe lla for blame the Monarch and his ill-chosen advisers o i l y the irretrievable retrogression of Prussia, ne,, ° , l oe, in its internal progress, but in its German iE.O-- - ,„a the more advanced p ar ti es bl ame t h e M o d e rates for the Constitutionalists for displaying a total NO P , 0i both skill and co urage . It was the deep Inur lii h rl- 0 0 this thorough lib era l an d patr i otic party which heard throughout th e l an d when th e Chamber a ce , its President submitted to Bismarck's ins °l l l l oo And whether the spi r it w hi c h M r. Bockunv°o has shown in puttin g d own V on R oen w ill red ye his character and that of the Chamber reinsin s „,lo seen. We should be gl a d t o h ear t h at the Ctl ° 7 IL O had reinstated itself in publi c o pi n i on , a nd o ° l to shades of its liberalism presented a united frnt l ial the reactionists. It must not be disguised, 1 1 ° W ; e st that the infatuation of the Kin g i s ever y day ° ",;io ing and strengthening a popular ultra-deno, sentiment in the nation, and especially in th , ..4 09 7, 103 0 An eloquent demagogue has app eare d who ooll tr it " of to address crowds and to p reac h d octr i nes that —jf well appal King William and the feudal parti'4l4 the King had eyes to se e a n d ears to bear,how; perceive that th e C ons tit ut i ona li sts a l one can the him if there be yet time. A n d they are for 111 4 ,,, ti ) only and true Conservative s . But this is li t& the Prussian Stuart may co me t o recogn i se too A COUNTRY MA'R.TrEITS. LYNN—TUESDAY. A fair attendance a t mar k e t t o -d ay, w i t h a de rg d show of wheat, in excellent condition. The deran or steady, and sale s w ere ma d e a t l ate rates for t h e bet' t or pies. Barley, oats, and beans sold readily, fully WWI ft t 0 0 4 5 6 1 s s B a ar r n l e d y i ing their late values. 447: to White 34g to 38s Oats.. ... ........ .. Beans New —s to —s Peas .A` HULL--TUESDAY. mad ; The wheat trade duri ng th e wee k has b een dull, — olli , few transacti ons h ave t a k en place. To-day thertreen small supply of English w h eat, w hi c h was 13- 00 A ' slowly at barely l as t wee k' s currency. F ore i gn No% r neglected, and is low er .- O a t s scarce , B ea ns all 0 0 ' rather dearer. • 6!),! Wheat.... Old white per qr. 4Bs Od to t;;„ „_.. Old red » New white .. „ New red ..... „ Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 9, 4 tt°' Grinding 26 536s 0 6 1 tO u ir s Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 285 :2.) 2 2 8 c36 s ss 0 0 000 ' l : d i d t tt t s t ' ° ' o,, . 35 4 289 1 00 ° : 15 Grinding Oats Ar En c g h li an sh gel old and Riga, per st.. 0008132cidtoto°00:3 Friesland and Dutch' Swedish and Danish osl ii 2 a 4 d io t 0, 0 ° 6 O O Beans ....English, old, per qr. 4ss v,,, ti , 440 0 ‘ New pigeon 42s u" ' 4 4 ),0 0 4 New tick 4os 00 to 340 Egyptian 33s '0(1 t ° BSO Od Peas Foreign boilers .. Grinding ... —s Od ti p ,s 0 $ Tares .... Spring •• • • -- s to Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing . 4os Od ti o 0 0 Linseed cakes (Hull) oreign. £9 B 1 1 0 5 0 0 t t 0 0 g o I °, ~ , 0 Rape cakes 6 5 oto 6 I vn Bones NEWARK- White wheat new, 50s to 53s Red do. 42s to 47s Old white sss to 60s Red do. sos to 54s Barley, malting 37s to 428 Peas, .... tO p si/ —WEDNESDAY. • 290 ,‘, ißarley, grinding' 2O " t ;; ye, Oats, old, .. ..... 1 0 to , New do .......... 42$ to r ( Beans.. ......... .3415 1 Beans, new ..... 40s to 445. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. ?JO Aurralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... via Marseilles ....... • :10 1 19. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet....... 1%10,19. Cape of Good Rope, Ascension, and St. Helena"' gig 14. China, Penang, and Singapore, via SouthamPOndsf.i. via Marseilles .• • jafr i j, Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via South amp t on .............. Ida 0 , India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampto n• Os via Marseilles.. India (Bombay), via Southampton ........... 1 0 0 4" via Marseilles ..... PI P 13' Portugal .... ............ : 1 40Y 1 1 4 ; Malta, Egypt, and Ade n , v i a S out h amp t on .... 31% 10' via Marseilles ...... ':$01 Newfoundland ............................. Oporto and Vi go ...... U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packeu• by U.S. W.C. of Africa, Mad e i ra ad Teneriffe ........ `l. 7 ' Bahamas, via New York. . ................. 1 4, Mexico packet. e l:,121 4 10 , by Canadian pa ck • ........r •• gal All parts of West Indi es , i nc l u di ng Chili, California. and British Columbia.. ......••'' AR London : Printed and Published by WlLiao' „ N: e ,of ..-rg ow • dnt; of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at VIE P' . The co- - Strand, in the Precinct of the savoy , 1 11 Maw 14. 180.3. ---- Births• ;0 0 1 O f BRUCE.—On the 11th inst., at Walmer, the W' V , 1 / 03/1 mander Bruce, R.N., of a daughter. „ ne e_ , t e._, BRIDGEMAN.—On the 10th inst, at at 30,;', - 10 1 7e°' _ street, the Hon, Mrs. John Bridgeman, 0 , - OW ig-f BOURNE —On the 11th inst,at 37, PiccadillY7 4 poll ° Addley Bourne, of a son ' PARKE.—On the 11th inst., at H but"' /I°ll Mrs. C. J. Parke, of a son en 01 Marriages. i burY , o, , BURT—TAYLOR.—On the 12th inst., at Che r Dono o Robert Burt, Esq.. of Claremont-square, ~,,rd l . ' Mary Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of S' icm- y' ili Esq. 1 0. ith 4 . St. f i t trr, HARRTS—WooDD.—On the 13th inst., 6 u h)- '- Bryanston-square, Samuel, second son of 3. , °l3 l ) rgie ti :for Esq., of Westcotes Leicester, to Charlotte.,ue f coo, second daughter of'BasilW dd Esq., ') ham Hall, Yorkshire. e ' too r Deaths. goo se' BALDWIN.-011 the 11th inst., at Wilden d 4 , op seP Stourport, Willia m Hill Baldwin, EA" t e Ila HARDY.—On th e 12th inst., at Worthing, `*-- St* Esq., aged 74. p.streetge4 HOUSDEN.—On th e 13th inst., at 7, Gladst°l3o44 George's-road, Southwark, J ame s Sous d en ' 0, 54. RIDLEY.—At Cob-brooke House, High buri 14 "-el Francis Ridley, Esq., aged 7 3 . d, " - e l 91* elr l YOUNG.—On the 12th inst., at 52, Avenue Esq,, fig Frances, relict of the late J ames Young, lO, . VTO III! I I I