The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-12 00:00:00

a~- - on Igoe hen was and . thf tiff'► nt. , 1 nay Otto• Ter' verf fullf full ex.- lat. Put, our -940 _ welf rice* %tab, d. t'r s itif ".5. AO' Trii° Eo' Cse faro' ►7 got 3 herr for Enr —9.11- israi lalis' E d,. Bar" WO i 4- --- gesr 'eel' gevr Fal' t(? the but thee be ott a ta ittla 1 10 -err 104 tea the /ewtick . Eight ran. TYRO STAKES. (THIS DAY.) • , 1 • i , ~, , .. „. . zic . ~, ~....,-. r! - 3 ~ 4), r il .0,1 . ii i . ',' ,14 )t I e i j ..,.,,r.:/ . t,544043,. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. NEWTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STASES. N5i0...... Timotheus HANDICAP PLATE OF 501. .. Citnicin a ................................................... Thali a f NARROW RACES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) tic FLAT RACE. nesß Prevaricatio . ............. Prevarication ran out when leading. Three ran. LATEST FROM SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 5. Affairs continue in the same state at Blrcelona— „ Tat is to say, the procla ma ti ons an d menaces o f t he Captain-General h ave no e ff ec t i n i n d uc i ng t he people to return to work. The Gazette gives what professes to be the substance of a de spatch from General La Rocha, of the Ist inst., together with the proclamation of that date, and in Which the workmen were given till two p.m. to re ti,lPae work, and threatened that all who disobeyed ~u.,sinjunction should be treated as rebels ; and Gene 'jai La Rocha expresses his expectation that the pro t Gene clan will have the desired effect. At the same r eady be was concentrating fro , ips there, and getting tor te the Lepanto war steamer, in case a naval t v r ue should be required. But the occurrences up i t c : u t , 111 afternoon of the 2d are best shown by the ° wi ng private letter of that date ": "Barcelona, April 2. baY.-sterday was one of the most painful days that we Paed. It i true tat there were no persnal 11:(41k•atiteriscsso laments, but the state of mind was very o sad mg. Whig t was hoped that by the publication of martial law, took plac e a t h a lf- pas t I p . in., the groups of civilians ttive‘mt dissolve th emse l ves ; b ut it was not so. Their pas and resign e d a t t i tu d e di sarme d th e troops, who were ta a r Prised to find in front of then) enemies without even mi serable sti c k, and with the i r h an d s i n th e i r trousers ts. Only one firing took place. about three o'clock, having T ravesia de Lancaster, in consequence of a flower• op ttav ing been thrown into the street from an azotea strong patrol which was passing ; but, as the iusu t not repeated, the troops continued their march with great Pre2aution. anct ``Pr ona two to three p.m. 1,200 prisoners were made B otn t aken to the forts of Atarazanas and of the citadel. able of them were set at liberty as soon as they were to cer ucttify bythe simplest proofs, their honesty and Rood cond th: e troop s re ti re d to th e i r b arrac k s a t six, leaving a t m C ity quite t ranqu il. Th ere on ly re mained some th e n g Pickets in the positions of the theatres, and in Plaza de is Constitution." there writ er a dd s, t h at on th a t d ay (S un d a y) was no sign of disturbance occurring, and t J ha . people were walking about as usual. Don dose Palau, a canon, and director of the associa on called La Eseuela de la Virtud, had been ted and the association dissolved ; and a Lots d . li , nsolutist, named Riera, who was printer li t° the Jesuits at Barcelona, had also been taken It was believed that the Captain-General aited the arrival of reinforcements in order to Undertake more rigorous measures. h The foll ow i ng are th e pr i ces o f St oc k s : —Th re e . tj r Cents., 30 ; ditto Deferred, 16 5 ; Redeemable ebt, Ist class, 7 50; ditto, 2d ditto, 4. Exchange °4 London, 51 65. STATE OF TRADE. Prom the Manchester Guardian of this day.) lANCRESTER, APRIL 11. -- The extensive business 'hieh was last week effected, both in yarns and T i g ie o r o e goo ds, ,as produced a steadying effect upon pr is L4 e. much Less irregularity than there was;icansd it would a eelt as if the lowest point had been touched for the pre k°t, unless some new circumstance of an unfavourable f t ' t d should arise. In the middle and the earlier part o aY4t wetik, o ff ers were accepted by spinners and manufac -tit ers, which are now declined. The market is therefore 40 far it nproved as to be a good deal cleared of stocks, and a , r resteil in the downward course of prices We do not 11il ia t i n goods the sales of the day have been large, 114 in some de§criptions of yarns, particularly mule. they c ave I men of very fair am o u n t. Th ere were , h o wever, da y ations formed on S atur d ay , an d s till more yester , `it hich have not been realised. The course which the Pr ussian Government appears to be taking with re alleet to the eastern question has unfavourably affected li e sitnie its announcement by telegraph at noon. etrio caFax, April 8. —The business in our piece-hall ae been very limited t o -d a y , and few goods of any de- Il Ptiion have changed hands. In yarns and wools there 11 0 'noticeable alteration. t IIOI :'HDALE, April 10.—In the flannel market there as Is ten littl e or noth i ng doing. There is no disposi ," 0 n th e p ar t o f t h e merchants to purchase at any e uee- We have had a limited demand for wool, and Pric es. conti nue to b e i n favour of the buyer. t..44UDDEasartELD, April 11.—Th ere h ave been very few eYarrs in the mark e t t o -d a y. Th e amount o f b us i ne ss f :rie has been muc h th e same as l ast wee k . I n t h e waistcoatings and woollens there has been very a ‘tie doing f or several weeks past, and the prospect o f a that bran c h seems as di s t tilt as ever. The _,° tin trade i s very flat to-day ; and during the week the have complained of a want of business. SHARE MARKETS. .. /Paid. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RArLwAYs. lAberdeen.., Ambg Nottng. Bost anclEastn. junct Belfast Ballymena. !Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley . ..... I Birkenhel. Lanesh. Cheshire Juliet I Do. Gnash. ei Birk., £5O and .825 Cons.; Do., ..... Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £4s' Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, d: Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New ...... ....... (East Anglian...... iDo., (XlB E & ). Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union, A Stock . Do B. •IStock IDo., New A. Easi Laucashire .. Edinburgh & arlasgov , Minh. and Peebles... Ediu. Pith & Duudut • orth & Clyde June. • I lasgow &S. Wester treat Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock a. Sth. &West.(lre. . , 3,reitt Western Irish South- Easton , Ism:waster 8z Carlini Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds__ Laucash. and Y orksl, Do., Fifths D 3., W st. Riding Uu (Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&So at' pt Loudon & Black wit' Lond. Tiib. Loud. Bright &S.Cst Loud. and N. West!, .)o. Fifths 00.111/. Sh.,M&B : )o. Eighths Londou and S. Weed, Jo., .£su 00. ' £4O i,ilduch-ry& Col eraim: ~ ndudrry. & Ennisk. vLaue.h.Shef.& Litwin i)u., Man. & Lin. Uu. qidhind Closing Prices this day. o. Birmug. & Derby Vlidld. G. West. (I re.) 00. Half Shares. Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension wpt.Aherg. & Had Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warreupoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk . Northu.Counties Uu North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., 4 B Guaranteed North London Do. New £lO &S. Wstru. ,llamp stead, and City &L.' North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Secittisk Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi Do. L. & N. Western' Guarante ad St Shrewsby. & Fleiefd Shrewsby. & Clinste) (N. W. Min ;. Do. Halves, t Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cell -watt) Devon South Eastern south Wales Yrksli. & itiv. Dun Do ;talus, Wok &Wok! Stockton & Darliug Stockton & Hartlepl I Cati Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 l'hames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath :Vaterfd. & Kilkenny .Vaterford&Limerick .Vest Cornwall..... West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wiiubledn & Croydou' York NewetL&Berw. Do. Extensions G.N.E. Purchask. tirk. & N. Midland PREF EREN 100 \ rdeen, ........ 10 , Do. No. 2, p. c...... 30 llyth and Tyne 10 per c. prof. (issd. at 501; 100 & Ex. 4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 .lalecionian £lO all :heater & Holyhea , I Guar. 54 per cent.. 64 ork &Bandonsip.c 1 all • )undeo Perth daber- 1 deen Junction all e:astAuglia.o (£3los ) 6 per cent all :)o. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 178) 7p. c all ''.astern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all D0..N0. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Seri' Guar. 6 per cout all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. 100 ':ast Laneash.6 p.cts all East and West York• shire June. Pref all Ediub Pith. &Dander; St per cent. 100 _llasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent. . 100 ;mat Northn. sp. c. . 100 .)o. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. preen 10 :)o. 4A p. e. Scrip 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Frei 14 all ..it. Southu.S/Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) ) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh, ) 6 .34.. Westn. (Berke Haute Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. cov. red. 4i p.c. ;. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Dr, irred. 4p. c 6 6 Lau. & York. F.1:21; t. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 0 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 2A 9 Do. Quarters, 1848._ t. 100 London and Brightoi Guaranteed 5 p. c t. 100 Do. Pref., sp.c. St 0 all I.Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 t. 100 !)o. New Guar.6 p c It, 100 '.on. &N. W., Coy (1,1 Nuneaton SO 5 i.,endou &S. Wester Con. Thirds L 2 t, all ,ondonderry& Color. Shares 121 1 all Lowly. & EMAIL Sb. 25 all dau., Shef., & Liu. Shares, No. 1. .. 10 all Do. New, £lO 6 Do. £6 12 all 4arypt .& Carl. 4 p.c 12. all )o. 4i per cent 12. 10 Do St. 100 41d. Cousol.6 P.c.St. St. 100 )o. Cousol. Bristol & I.lirm. 6 per cent.... 16' 5 Do. Pref. 4 . 4 per cent 10 6 Norfolk Debenture .. St. 1013 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Eat St. 100 Do. 54 per ct . prof. St. 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. e. St. 100 North British 20 all North Staffordshire St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.£ls,6 p.c. 5 10 St. 5 St, Business done 50 this day. St . 15 Do all ;cot. Cent. , New Pref all -,hrews. Birin.N.G all 4hrewsby. St Chester (Nor. 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all youth Devon De. fixed, 4 per cent all 3. Eastern (Reading Auu.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44pei cent. all i.Yorksh.4p..Guar. all 3tockton and Dar lington, 4 per cont. 5 Do. do. do. all itockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till let July, 1856 3 CCaterfd.SLKilk. 6 P .c. 100 York, N e wcastle, aud Lerwick ,4 p.c. Pref. 10 25 10 L.Ol 5 Do l 0 York&N.lticlisuula 'HE CZAR A T \in HIS PALACE. ...lioo u ( 8' 4) all all 11 1 28 ' l l all 2 lB4 5 30 It. 1100 ;t. 100 .0 all all ;0 12 .0 15 all 15 all .8 all it. I all St. 100 25 8:t, St. 100 St. 100 10 5!1 St. 1.00 10 1 I St 100 St. 1.0 i) St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 12 6.; 11 6A 2 t. 100 W; .4 11; !O all .1A all .0 8 It. 100 W 10 1 12 2 a. lou 15 all 15 all ;t. 100 !2.6 LOO it. LOO 5 1 17 h ?_e Emperor is a man (4 about 56, and, on the whole, t a li er Y floe-looking specimen of humanity. He is a „ , i athletic figure, though not stout. There was a very 'B.Piendid view troin the Emperor's room window. I saw t• g w ay down the river, and the docks and for ,geations were under my immediate surveillance.. in e was no want of everything grand and irupos tbg_ fingilded flowers in spleodil vases, and galleries of fa.eteA pictures met our view at every step. Here, in I e ,,' was everything that was attractive and interesting. i n ' e lild not help remarking a very great iprovement i.thee large houses in Russia over those m in England s e :O every part a uniform and moderate heat was dit ch, cl• This winter palace of the Emperor it is impos takes 20, er te at al. a.dequately to describe without appearing to ate'aggerate. The reception room is 300 feet in length, eel' 000 wax lights to illuminate it. Here the ki , e etions from every department of art are on the most f 'gbifieent scale. • These seemed to have been brought f r li 3ln e very part of the world. We ascended one tght of step s w hi c h comprised no less t h an 72, e very e r ef which was of solid marbleof the fi nes tdescription. wh o ° was a lar ge num b er o f art i c l es i n ma l ac hit e and those irl visited the G rea t E x h i biti on o f 1851 ar e alone able to la illi al l adequate conception ofthe splendid effect whic b rge qnantities of this fine mineral and gold laklive when tir ght together. The mines of Siberia, of which h in ,rtiperor is particularly proud, are exceedingly n e c e _ fi n leels expensive stone. lam not a very good judge of with Painting, but here was gallery after gallery 1 vi;o Paintings b the best masters. The effect of tie le was a dmir y at: and amazement. There was in been o f the halls a ion le g vessel, which had lately LI o h bree 2e pedestal v F e i r n y la a n r d, and which was supported NV: u-- , all cut out of a solid piece of granite. were taken to see the room of Peter the Great. Here Woks everything that would suggest itself as being of use. t o great in toolsß—g, as Peter was. Here were many inge 7 Tha ue and other things, of his own invention, an i d . onny beautiful ly . carved ornaments in ivory and wood. •, e ne of the tables , in plain case, was an old steel yen, which thi n ",,, Presented a remarkable contrast to the t n --'8 ° Y Which it was surrounded. This pen was the 8 e which the late Duke of Wellington used, and was ;f li r t a .,, 4 a present to the Emperor by the present Duke.- • 4-eases Lecture at Darlington ------- M -,IATERNAL SOLICITUDE OF A BEAR.—The old bear, 'when she saw us about to follow her up the cleft, made abtifetint to charge down, possibly hoping to intimidate us, oldstopped short alter making a her,fiom 7wfeewweyraerdins.anl not particularly want to kill ° - khe should have been ascend the "waY place, where we . bothered with the skin, so did not I s e t a shot (t.ls. gatliiihYera,ny fr h o i m ghe w r he b r n e t s l at w dai s wn sta a t n io d ne t d oo , h lug the t s _ance of three hundred yards. Upon -,-7La.hr missed. f:Port, and perhaps also seeing the bullet, u k pe a rh g a u p 1 l w n spring at t e r, strike the ground, she made a Btu.' 1 Pletely covered it with her own body. In a few m d o as if r Young one, pulled it underneath her, anu !he let it go, and made another rush down war Ie charge, but looking wistfully at her cub, ne ) n m t - s remained stationary, turned back as before. g'‘A.h.nicoh- Yier shot had precisely the same effect ; she no sooner heard th e report than she had the cub underneath er, and then followed a similar rush. I fired several other shots, with the same results after each, and we now saw that she was endeavouring to induce the young on e to follow her down, which it appeared afraid to do, often coming a little way, and then returning , . The anxiety of the bear to shield her off-pring from danger, and to inspire it with courage to follow her, were truly affecting. At l ast, after a great many shots had been fired, not one of which, I believe, took effect, the y o ungster was persuaded to face the danger, and they it down u p on us l ike a shot. Fortunately for them, , t was whilst I was re-loading the rifle, and they were 11 , Pun us bef ore I was ready. The gully was not more than - 1 - 0 yards wide, so they had to pass quite close •, we jumped one side t o g i ve them room, and the old lady did not attempt to molest us, but went down hill as hard as ever s , 11 : co uld go, with her cub by h er s id e. Before I had the ° caPped and ready, they were far enough out of our ok q7liforkficatiff iiiffiCilnfin 44VerOlfrgt. ;t. 100 64 si, ;5 , 17, M. 100 0 34 >t. 100 .6 16 [6 11?, 8 aII 8 8 .0 5i .0 111 is 176 !.0 all LO 10 LO 1 >t. Iwo 0 2/ 2s it. LOt) it. LOO it. 100 it. 100 olio :6'i all .3!%1 all 0 - 1 all :0 1 Cl all ;t. 100 421 all '0 15 !O 0 31 0,5 all ;t. Iwo t. 100 5 I 21 ,0117 N.) all .0 514 it. 100 :5 20 ro 13. it. 100 21 - 23 41 - 4i 7i 8i 14 —l2 dis L 5 17 8 -- 7 d 89 91. 52t raj 13 14 8 • 10 ii = ii 7 - 8 .•. - ... 15 - 16 11 - Ili ... 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Caledon St. 1.00 E. Lincoln gr. i per cent. 125 135 25 all alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 25 all Do. New... .• Do 25 all alstr.6l.Dn.Fl Gt. Westu 2 30 100 all ifrtlpl. Dk. & ‘ ll . New. Railway & Berw. 50 all lull & Selby Y. &NMd 102 104 25 all Do. Shares. Do 5l 52 12A all Do. 3 Shares. Easterly 25 —26 13 all on.&Greenw 3. 12i —l3 22 24 20 all Do• Preference Do 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfol k ••• 20 100 Do. 6 per ct. all ,tench. Batn. and Matlock & Miclld. 2 . —2f ad 2f 50 all Aiddlesbro' & Staten & Redcar. Darlingt, ••• 10( all Nfidld.B ra dfd Midland B9 91 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 54 56 50 Do. 6 per at. D 0... ..• ••• 50 all Do. Fixedsp€ . Do — 25 all erest. & Wyre &N.W &Ln&Yk ad 12i 12 Do. Shares. Do — ad St. 100 aoystn.&llit. Gt Northu •.. St. 100 'io.Shcpth•St Do 25 18 ihef.ltoth ae. Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. • ,• 12 9. Staffordsb. (l.MClean 3 2,gd 50 all .VearVaileygi ;tockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. •,. ••• 25 all Do )o. 27 29 St. 100 Wilts&Soinrs 4 ltWestn. 90 92 90 hiIN ES all I.zua. Fria all Anglo Austrin. Gold all kuglo Aliforuian 2 Australasian 6 \ustraliau all kustralian Cordillera all kustraliam Freehold all kve Maria all •laden (Gd. Duchy of, all 31aenarvon Ir. 6; Coa. all.iritish Austrlu. Gold 13. 3ritish Iron . 24 i !lrazilianlmp.(issumi at £5 pm all Do. Cocacs ec Cuiada .)o. St. John Del Re) 6 (arson's Creek 2 ~ la rendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica all .lobre Copper 1 iulouial Gold 15 ..opiapo all .:opper MM. of Eug all 00. Pref. Np. cent. aD illnglish and Austrln Copper Smeltg. Co. all jeneral all '.treat Nugget Vein... all Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all :Aberty all Linares all Lond.&Califoru.Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Aar iquita 9 ilexica.n&S.Americn all New Granada all New Linares Mining, and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. do Smelt 1 Port Philip all quartz Rock all .thymuey Iron ..... 15 Do. Now _ _ 1O iantia,go de Cuba all ?outli Australian 7 in Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa ...... 12s. Worthing Mining 01 all lAustralia . ...... Yuba FORM , \ 9 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastu. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central I n dia,Scrip Oentral of Italy all iharleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 8 )utch Ananias. all East Indian 2 Do Extension all ';'t. Indian Peninsula 10 Junct. of France 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada' Do. Debentures all )o. do 10 3t. Central of F ranet, all Ot.Westeru of Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist 15 .lamilton & Toronto' all )o. 6 per cent. 5 fake Coust. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref 15 Luxembourg 1.0 Jo. (Railway) 2 Jo. Pref 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 ‘.yous & Mediterrau. 10 Madras 55t, \aria Antonia, all )o. do. New 2 Aelbournu Dk. dt Ry all Namur do Liege (wit! -- I iuterest) all 1 )o. 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New 1 rtoyal Australn.Bkg & ((old Imp Co south Australia all Uuion of Australia 9 , :)o. New , 10 [Union ui London.. *i -: 25 IProvincial of Ireland all Do. New id d 13 1 1 2 _1 0a -- d - 44 29 -31 39 - 41 - li 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4p lf - 2i •• - •• i - 1 i -- $ lo -- lixd i 15i -61 i if - 1 15 - 17 1i - lip 29 - 31 8 -10 - 41 g - 3 - 4 3 - 3i - ...--- .. i . i.d 4 -- i 3id 1 5 4d Id ir, ~ -•.. ..• 3 it l - - - ll' - 10- 4i 31 dl 22 23 .. -19 ... h 7 9 dis 1i : SI t— 1 4 --14 _ . li id 6i - 7 ~9 - 29~ 11 i 7i - 8A lli - llip 42 -41 -31 281 • 214 - pm par d 7 3 / 4 8 Id ... -- ... ... - pm 3 - 1 i 1 3 ; .6 ---- E'al K BANKS. 72 - 74 1 itdl 45 - 34 3a 2adl 441 - 46 36 - 38 63 - 65 6 - 7 PORTING NOTES. HARPIES AT HARROW. "People went on anyhow" at Harrow yesterday. The business of the meeting was most inefficiently con ducted, and the proceedings, which were occasionally marked by incidents ludicrous and amusing enough, ultimately became tedious and wearying. So long and unnecessary were the delay between each race that the patience of the spectators was sorely tried, and indeed the few bookmakers whom the fineness of the day had tempted to make the trip from London, took their de parture tired and disgusted before the termination of the sport. The opening event--the Trial Stakes—showed how matters were to be arranged, and the prin ciple by which the races would be regulated. Three animals went to the post—Criterion Sophistry, and Edward of York. Odds were laid on the first mentioned, who started with the lead and won in a canter. Few people, however, knew the race was over when the horses passed the winning-post ; for from start to finish no change had been made either in the pace or their positions. Even the judge was puzzled ; he seemed totally unaware that the horses were pulled up, and in blank amazement strained his sight in expec tation of their approach the second time. The "chaff" and jibes of the spectators, however, ultimately informed him that the race was done, and he then recorded his decision with Clark-like gravity and unruffled counte nance. The Metropolitan Steeplechase brought out a somewhat large field, and I am not prepared to state that the race was not fairly contested. The running certainly appeared to be regulated by an honesty of pur pose which is seldom displayed among the " jumpers," and which was perhaps in consequence the more appre ciated. A good race in between Gaylad and Nom de-Guerre ended in favour of the latter. The winner was ridden by Green, who, by the way, has so regained the reputation which was well-nigh lost in con sequence of certain memorable doings at Epsom, that he now never rides but the belief obtains that the horse which he mounts will go for the money. The adage of the biter bit, was never more agreeably exemplified than by the race for the Stewards' Plate. The doers, in fact, were done at their own game. And a pretty game was intended to be played. Four horses started—Cotton Lady, Hotchpot, Prevarication, and Nerve. Speculation on it was significant. Any odds from 2 to 1 up to 6 to 1 was freely betted on Prevari cation, while against each of the others, with perhaps the exception of Hotchpot, who belongs to Prevarication's party, 20 to 1 was offered. The start was made, and Pre varication and Hotchpot went off together and a wide inter val soon separated them from the other two. On reaching the far side of the course, however, near the brook, both bolted, and Cotton Lady went on with the lead. The shouting and laughter then became uproarious. As Cotton Lady passed the stand the second time, her rider was bawled to go on, and on he went, and not withstanding the vigorous effort which Prevarication and Hotchpot made to recover their lost ground, Cotton Lady came in first, amidst the cheers of the spectators. A scene of confusion then ensued ; people hurrahed and screamed with laughter, so great was their delight at the unexpected result ; and, in the full flush of their pleasure, they sent round the hat of the rider of Cotton Lady, and the silver tumbled into it with amazing rapi dity. It is questionable whether Hackett ever had so many half-crowns as was then collected for him. During the progress of this business, however, a " diversion' was made by a very pretty quarrel that sprung up be tween two persons in the " Ring." Blows soon fol io wei words, and the row was not stopped until one of the belligerent parties lost his wig. In sober seriousness, however, the affair of the Steward's Plate was most disgraceful, I am informed that persons were " put in" to back Hotchpot, al though Prevarication was the intended animal, and that the " getter up" of the meeting lost upwards of 1001. in consequence. Even the honesty which proverbially exists among certain characters was not observed on this occasion. Two Selling Races brought the proceed ings to a conclusion. The sport which takes place to day possesses no attraotions for me, and I remain in town. This attempt to get up flat races at Harrow has failed signally ; still, with proper management, a good steeple chase meeting may yet be established there. Things, however, must be conducted quite differently before the sporting public will either patronise or encourage the the undertaking. April 12. A FRESH MAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS —(YESTERDAY.) THE WAR. Lord BEAUMONT—I avail myself of this opportie nity to put some questions to my noble friend the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs. lam unwilling— as I am sure he must be aware—either to pay much attention to the telegraphic messages which are constantly arriv ing in this metropolis from various parts of Europe, or to place too much confidence in rumours founded upon those messages. The noble lord must be very well aware that, even when some of those rumours or reports have assumed a certain degree of consistency, I, at least, have generally abstained from any interference with the proceedings of Her Majesty's Government in the present serious position of affairs. I have felt confidence in their judgment, and I have abstained from putting in opportune questions relating to the great subject which now engrosses public attention ; but as this is the last day of our meeting before the vacation, and as the re ports to which I have referred have assumed a very se rious character, and as, moreover, those reports are not only repeated in the public journals, but have, to my knowledge, been partly confirmed by private letters, I am induced to ask my noble friend whether, for the sa tisfaction of your lordships, and, I think, even for the advantage of Her Majesty's Government themselves, he is able now to lay before Parliament any docu ments or papers which will explain the actual state of our present relations with the German Powers ? I allude to this portion of the question in particular, because I believe there can be no doubt that a new and recent protocol—more recent than that con tained in the last papers laid before Parliament —had been signed by the parties who formed the Conference at Vienna. lam further inclined to ask this question, because the rumours and reports to which I have alluded have had a tendency to induce some persons to believe that our relations with the German Powers are not quite so satisfactory as might have been hoped and desired. Even this day a report has been spread that Prussia, or the Prussian Government, has broken with the Western Powers, and has actually joined the Emperor of Russia. Of course, such a report as that can gain no credit ; but I have seen with some pain a report of the debates which took place in the Second Chamber at Berlin, and I am sorry to say that there seems to be a strong party in that Chamber very hostile to the Western Powers, and ex tremely favourable to an alliance with Russia. I con ceive, also, from what passed in that Chamber, that those who took the opposite view did not actually carry the proposal they thought proper to make. These circum stances, which appear to be authentic, and with which many noble lords whom I am addressing , are, doubtless, acquainted, from the report to which I have alluded, seem to me to have a very dangerous tendency, and it would be very advantageous to her Majesty's Government if my noble friend should he able to give a positive con tradictio I to the statement. I have also seen with pain—and fear there is more truth in this report—that a distin guished diplomatist, who has long resided in this country, who has most worthily represented the Court of Prussia, and who enjoys a high reputation as one of the first scholars in Europe, is about to be recalled by his Go vernment. Ido not know whether that recall has any political meaning with regard to the re lations . between Prussia and this country — whether it may be conse quence of some private affairs, or whether rt is merely occasioned by considerations affecting the internal ar rangements of Prussia. So far, then, with respect to Prussia. I think, also, that we ought to have some in formation with regard to our relations with Austria, because it seems apparent that an alliance, offensive and defensive, has been proposed and signed between the two great German powers. Whatever that treaty may be, its terms have most likely been communinated to her Majesty's Government, and it would be satisfactory to know that there is nothing in that treaty which can, in any way, injure the co-operation—if it should be neces sary—of the two German powers with the two great western powers in case the war should continue. There are also other reports from Austria of a very serious ten dency. There is a report that a portion of Servia, which, although still under the suzerainty of Turkey, has always been treated by Turkey as a quasi•inc:lependent power, has been occupied by Austrian troops, in consequence of certain Russian troops, or of persons who are agents, or who are supposed to be agents of Russia, having passed the frontier for the purpose of raising troubles in that country. This is the report. I have not the slight est idea whether it is true or not ; out I think it would be satisfactory to know whether her Majesty's Govern ment are in possession of any information on the sub ject. I should further like to know—but this is, of course, a question upon which the noble earl will exer cise his judgment whether he thinks proper to answer it o r not--whether instructions an been given to our fl e ets now to take an active part i n the war ? I as k thi s ratherpainful feeling that, up to the moment at which they were written, no 00-operation or assistance had been afforded on the part of our fleets to the r ght wine of the Turkish army, which is now engaged in a very se vere contest with the Russian Arley under General Luders. Tile Earl of CLIRENDON—My lord Tile I do full jus• tice to the forbearance of my noble friend, and I admit that he has in general care full y abstained from putting to her Majesty's Government any questions that might lead to embarrassment. I must say, however, that on the present occasion he has made up for any f or b earanc e lie has hitherto exercised by putting to me such a series a I think the .. of questions that my prin ci p al difficulty is not in answer• ing, but in reinembsring th e m. (Laughter.) first question of my noble friend referred to the protocol , and hich he which, he says, has recently been signed desires to have produced. Now, thatprotocol w was only ,igned the day before ye sterday at Vienna, and as yet we have only seen the draught of it, which arrived yes i - terday. I think that protocol s of a satisfactory cha acter. It is not precise l y that which we originally de sired, or that which the Austrian :Governmentmet agreed to in the form of a convention, but the form of a protocol to meet the wishes of the Prussian Government , and I may say th a t it substan tially contains all that was i ncluded in the convention, 'The assent of Prussia w as readily given to this protocol, and, as I say, it was signed on Sunday last. It has not yet arrived in a complete shape in this country, other wise there would not have been the slightest difficulty in laying it upon your lordship! table, and as soon as the house meets after the recess it shall be produced. With respect to the first rumour to which my noble friend has allnlocl—tivit of Prussia having gone over altogether to Russia—l can assure him there is not the slightest foun dation for it, nor is there the slightest ground for appre hending such an event. I certainly could have wished that the temper and tone of the debates in the Second Chamber at Berlin had been rather different from what they have been ; but sometimes the same feeling might be entertained with regard to what passes in this house (a laugh), and my noble friend will not expect the Go vernment to be at all responsible for the tone adopted in the Chambers. Although, however, the tone of the Chambers in Berlin, and the result to which my noble friend has alluded, may . not have been such as we might have expected or desired, I think it has been made suffi ciently manifest, by the Chambers, by the press, and by the Government of Prussia, that such an event as my noble friend apprehends—namely, that of Prussia pass ing over to Russia—is quite impossible. (Cheers.) With regard to the rumour which my noble friend has alluded to as being circulated in London, and which, if it should prove true, as he has justly said, would be a mat ter of great regret, of the recall of the Chevalier Bunsen-- I have heard the same report, and Chevalier Bunsen has beard the report also, but as yet he has no knowledge of the fact, and the only official intimation he has re ceived on the subject is, that it is likely another special mission may be sent over here of 3, some what similar nature to that sent some weeks ago, and which probably will be attended with the same result. I am not able to give my noble friend the information he requires with respect to the treaty or new convention signed between Prussia and Austria, because that treaty has not been communicated to her Majesty's Government. • All I have learnt with respect to it is, that it proceeded from Austria to Prussia, and that it was carried by General Hess, but I do not yet know whether it has been rati fied or agreed to. In its official form it has not been communicated to her Majesty's Government, and there fore I cannot afford the noble lord any information on the subject. With regard to the fleets in the Black Sea, the last information received was, that the whole of the combined fleets were at Kavarna, even before the news was received of the passage of the Danube by the Russian army. As it was expected that the passage of the Danube might be attempted, the fleets moved to Kavarna, and we have received information to-day that the news of the passage of the Danube had reached the admirals, and that they have detached steamers in the direction of Kostendje to communicate with the Turkish military authorities. I may add that we have no in formation of any Austrian troops having entered Servia. Some time since, however, a communication was re ceived from the Austrian Government that the Austrian corps d'arnue on the frontier would enter Servia if the Russians crossed into Servia, or if there was a Servian insurrection, but that the intervention would be solely to maintain the status quo, and to uphold the authority of the Sultan. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL (SCOTLAND). Lord BROUGHAM, in a lengthened speech, moved the second reading of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Scotland) Bill. The noble and learned lord described its objects to be, to improve and consolidate the law of Scotland on the subject of debtor and creditor, so far as relates to insolvencyi; to provide more effectual machinery for collecting and dividing sequestrated and insolvent estates ; to render all important proceedings relating to these matters of a judicial character ; to prevent delays in winding up bankruptcies and other insolvencies ; and to afford security to creditors that justice shall be fairly done, that assets shall be fully collected, that debts shall be satisfactorily proved, that no unjust pre ferences shall be made, and no unnecessary expense in curred. These several objects were proposed to be car ried out by 267 clauses and a number of schedules ; and the noble and learned lord strongly urged the Lord Chancellor to undertake the care of the bill on behalf of the Government. The LORD CHANCELLOR, without pledging him self to the details of the measure, promised to give it all the assistance in his power, believing, as he did, that the law of bankruptcy in Scotland was in a defective and unsatisfactory state. The bill was then read the second time, with the un derstanding that it is to be committed pro forma, for the purpose of introducing several amendments; and that it be referred to a select committee. COUNTY COURTS BILL. Lord BROUGHAM asked the noble earl at the head of the Government, whether he could hold out any hope of a speedy reduction in the scale of fees charged to suitors in county court ? The Earl of ABERDEEN admitted that the fees charged in county courts appeared to be excessive, espe cially when compared with those taken in Westminster Hall ; but he could not, at present, promise that any deviation should be made from the existing scale. After a brief conversation the subject dropped. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the second reading of the Ministers' Money (Ireland) Bill. After some observations from the Earl of DONEUGH MORE and Lord CAMPBELL, who approved of the mea sure, the motion was agreed to. THE REFORM BILL. The Earl of HARDWICKE said it was known to the country at large that the Government had under taken to introduce a Reform Bill, and since he had entered the house ho had been informed that it had been stated in the other House of Parliament that the bill was to be withdrawn. He had waited to see whether the noble earl opposite would make any statement to the house upon the matter, so that they might not be left to get their information from the public papers. It had been said that the Russian affair was so light as not to interfere with the matter ; and all he wished to know was whether the bill was to be abandoned or not ? The Earl of ABERDEEN said, in reply to the ques tion, that he had stated more than once that in com pliance with her Majesty's recommendation a bill would be introduced, and the Government had fulfilled their pledge, and had introduced a bill, which they hoped would obtain the support of that house and would give satisfaction to the country. They had seen no reason to alter the opinions they had entertained with respect to the importance of that measure. It was true that the bill had not been abandoned, but withdrawn for this session, not in consequence of any change of opinion as to its character or importance, but from the opinion that this was clearly not the time when they could with any hope go on with the bill. (Hear, hear.) Whether the war would be a light war or not he could not say. Though he for one must maintain that the existence of a state of war was no sufficient reason in itself for not proceeding with the consideration of measures essentially important for the interests of the country, still be must admit that if that state of war was such as to indispose Parliament and the country from giving that indispen sable attention to the subject which it required it would be quite impossible to press it on the country. Under these circumstances, without at all diminishing the im portance of the subject, they had thought it indispen . sable to withdraw the measure for the present session, reserving to themselves the full intention to renew it or to bring in some equivalent measure as early as the state of the public mind and of Parliament might enable them to do. Lord CAMPBELL, as a friend of reform, warmly approved of the course taken by the Government. Their lordships adjourned at half•past seven until Thursday the 27th inst. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.-THE REFOIOI BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, in rising to propose the ad . journment of the house, I will just address myself to the immediate question of the day to which the house is to be adjourned, and then proceed to the business to ho brought forward after Easter. The day to which I had proposed that the house should be adjourned was Monday, April 2.4, but h ave f oun d, w ith regard to various important sub jects which I propose to fix for that day, that there has been a very general unwillingness on the part of members who wish to take part in the discussion of these measures —whether the Oxford University Bill, the Railway Bill which has just been mentioned, or other measures of im portance— to have that business in which they take an interest fixed for the first day after the Easter recess. I have likewise, with some satisfaction, to say that we have not at present, as frequently happens, estimates to bring forward immediately after that recess. I also find that her Majesty has been pleased to fix Wednesday, the 2dth, for a day of fasting and humiliation, when the members of this house will probably wish to be in the neighbourhood of their homes, and therefore there would only be two days—Monday and Tuesday—on which unimportant busi ness would probably be brought forward, I think that it is not desirable that members should be brought from their homes for that, and I therefore propose to alter my motion by proposing Thursday, the 27th, instead of Mon day, the 24th inst. (Hear.) I now proceed, sir, to the question which was asked by an hon. gentleman (Sir E. Daring) yesterday, viz., with respect to my intention as to bringing forward the second reading of the Reform Bill on the 27th instant ; and with respect to a measure of so much importance, and which was introduced by me as the organ of the Government at the commencement of the session, I think it is necessary to make a statement of some length before Igoon to state the course that I intend to take. The house is aware that Lord Aberdeen, on the for mation of his Government, declared to those who accepted office under him, and declared in parliament, that a mea sure of parliamentary reform would be one of the measures which would be among the bases upon which his Govern ment would be formed. The members who accepted office at that time, accepted office with that understanding, and consented to that proposal. I mention this, sir, partly because I think it is stated, in an invidious manner, that my p e rsonal honour is alone concerned in th e carrying On of this measure. (Cheers.) I consider, sir, that my per sonal honour was engaged when the question was whether I would consent to serve under the Crown as a member of Lord Aberdeen's administration. If Lord Aberdeen had said that it was not his intention to propose or to adopt any measure of parliamentary reform, to be a member of that administration, I might fairly have and I had consented been questioned in this house, and my personal honour have been called in question ; but from the moment t that his Lord Aberdeen had. made that declaration, and ha col leagues had accepted office on the faith of that d e eclaration, the question of personal hon our regarded+not alo , ne, but regarded all the members of that a dminiszat ion tated at . ( the 4.,he ti ers.) Sir, Lord Aberdeen and his colleagues me that they did not think that w ith the pressure of im portant business before them : --with the finances unsettled —with the India Bill requiring attention, and with other important measures before them —it was possible, to bring forward a measure of parliamentary reform during the last session. I think there was no question o f serious importance raised as to the propriety of that determina tion. But during the recess the Cabinet appli e d them selves most sedulo usl y and deliberately to the con sideration of this important subject, and a measure was framed which I had the honour of introducing into this house on the 13th of February last. Sir, I see no reason to conceive that that measure was inadequate to the ocoa- sion, that it was based upon wrong principle, that it was carried to too great an extent, or that its provisions were not adapted to reform to conserve, which I have always considered ought to be the objects kept in view in a rnea.- sure of this kind. (Cheers.) At the time that her Majesty declared, in her speech from the Throne, that such a mea sure would be proposed, and at the time when I brought forward the measure in this house, there was great proba bility of a war with Russia, although no rupture had ac tually taken place, and it was still probable that the nego tiations might be terminated by pacific arrangements. Unfortunately that was not the case. But while these questions were still pending, and I proposed the adjourn ment of the second reading of this bill until the period which is now in questiOn, namely, the 27th of April, I did so on the ground that very important questions were then before the house, relating either immediately to the pre paration of forces for the war, or to the supply of the means for the payment of those forces. I stated then, as I had stated on a previous occasion, that I did not consider that, abstractedly, a state of war was a sufficient ground for not proposing a measure of Parliamentary reform. I stated that there might be circumstances, such as those which occurred at the commencement of the war in 1803, which might so occupy the attention of every man that it would be impossible to propose any measure of that kind ; but I stated that I did not think the general fact that this nation was engage d i n a war with Russia to be sufficient reason for not proposing during the such a measure of internal reform and internal . p t r , ov w em ar t ent as I had intro duced. Sir, I see no reason lm (Hear, hear.) Ido not th cethe o r anyLatactthat one l e in ee i n or: will differ from that statement, or consider that it ) is im possible or inexpedient during a state forward measures of internal I ima v rovement and reform, in cluding such a measure a s a mentor J. I . a t t , ,ated likewise that I thought that during necessary to impose great burdens n tre n co try, war n i d that if there were classes which were fitted to have the elective franchise, and which had it not—which were entitled to it but did not enjoy it — that if they wer e to bear these bur dens, it was far from being unfitting to ad m it them to this fr a nchise. (Cheers.) Sir, from neither o f these opinions do I see any reason to recede ; but when war was declared it was to be considered by the Government whether or no at this particular time we should proceed with the second reading of the Reform Bill. Now, sir, it is not to be dis guised that a Reform Bill of any extensive nature what ever attacks many interests, wounds many prejudices loses many friends ; if the stream of r eform is sl uggish, the weeds of self-interest and prejudice embarrass and com pletely choke it. (Cheers.) Now, sir, we have bad to look at the prospect of our being able to carry the Reform Bill in the present state of public opinion both in this house and in the country. I think it will be generally owned that, while there has been an indisposition in the members of this house, so far as I could collect their opinions, on what ever side of the house they sat, to undertake the considera tion of this question, there has been in the country, not disapprobation of the measure that we proposed, but an indifference as to its being immediately urged forward. I collect this fact, first from the absorbing interest which it is evident the people of this country take in the war that has now begun—an interest which is quickened by their feeling in favour of the power attacked, and against the ag gressor in this war. I collect it, secondly, from the absence of manifestations in favour of reform by petitions pre sented to this house. I think there have not been more than eleven petitions of the kind presented to the house, and not more than four are in favour of the measure that is before the house. Now, sir, as I have said, Ido not think this is to be attributed to disapprobation of the measure of the Government. (Cheers.) So far as I can learn, ap plying and asking in many quarters, the judgment passed on that measure is one of approbation. It has been con sidered that it extends very largely, but not unduly, the franchise to the people, and it has also been considered that, with regard to any penalties of disfranchisement it may contain, whether that disfranchisement is carried too far, or not far enough, or whatever may be the measure of it, it has at least been applied fairly, without any regard to party interests or feelings ; and that therefore the Go vernment measure is at least worthy of commendation in that respect. Whether or not its particular provisions are all well woven together, or whether every one of its clauses is to be approved—upor4that I think neither the house nor the country is at present able to give an opinion, from that want of attention to its details which I have already mentioned, and that absorbing interest in the war to which I have already alluded. Sir, I cannot but think, and the Government have come to the same conclusion, that it would be unwise in us, whether as regards the general interests of the country, or whether as regards the interests of reform, on the part of those who wish to see the promotion of reform, if we were to press the second reading of this bill. (Hear.) I feel and every one, I think, must feel, that there is great force in an observation which was made by the right hon. gentleman opposite, the member for Buckinghamshire, that it is highly inconve nient that there should be a billbefore the house containing provisions for the disfranchisement of seats for which members aro present in this house, and who are con stantly voting, and that there should be no decision come to by the house whether that proposed disfranchisement should be approved or disapproved—whether it should be carried into effect or be rejected. lam not at all disposed to diminish the weight of that objection to any postpone ment of this measure. I think likewise that it is a great disadvantage that her Majesty should have been twice ad vised—and must confess that I myself have been one of the advisers in both instances—that her Majesty should have been advised to propose to her Parliament that mea sures for the improvement of the representation should be considered by Parliament, and that in neither instance in the session in which that proposal is made it should be taken seriously into consideration by Parliament. And I own that I cannot accept an excuse which has been made for the course that I am now declaring myself ready to adopt on the part of her Majesty's Government, namely, that the Government having matured a measure—having prepared its details, and laid it upon the table of the house their part is accomplished, and their pledge has been ful filled. I cannot but think that in all ordinary circum stances, having proposed such a measure, the Government would be bound, not only to lay it on the table, but to do their utmost to carry it—(hear, hear)—and, therefore, I should be sorry if it were supposed that we evaded any pledge that we have made upon that or any similar ground. But great as those inconveniences are, I must say that I think any other course would have been attended with greater evils, and with more palpable difficulties. (Hear, hear, hear.) We could hardly propose the second reading of the Reform Bill at this time without declaring our intention if defeated upon that measure, either to resign our offices at once or to advise the Crown to proceed to an immediate dissolution of Parliament. But I cannot but think that either of these courses would at the present moment be attended with great danger. (Hear.) Well, sir, but then it may be said that it follows—and certainly under ordinary circumstances it would follow—that " Here is a Government proposing a measure which they think of essential importance—a mea sure w hich affects the representation of the country at large—in which great issues are involved ; and they admit themselves that they are obliged not to go to a division in the course of the present session upon that measure. Their duty in all consistency should be to retire from the posi tion which they occupy." But here, again, a great duty intervenes. The Ministers of the Crown have lately brought down messages to both houses of Parliament from the Crown, asking for the support of Parliament to the Crown at the commencement of an arduous and, it may be, a very protracted struggle. It would hardly be compatible with our duty—l may say it would not be compatible with our duty—without a case of the greatest necessity, to shrink from the posts which we occupy—(hear)—and to decline that responsibility which belongs to the war in which we have engaged, and to the manner of carrying it on upon which we have deliberated. Such, then, being the case as regards this Reform Bill, and as regards the position of the Government, I may be asked and I au quite ready to give my answer to that question—" How stands the cause of reform itself, after what you have now stated ?" Sir, the first thing I should say is, that the Go vernment of Lord Aberdeen adopted the pledge which they gave in all sincerity—(hear)—that they are ready to abide by that pledge, and that they hold themselves as bound to the principles of a reform in the representation as upon the first day when they entered office. (Hear.) With regard to any more specific pledge, I can only say that the Cabinet which adopted this reform measure see no reason to change their opinion with regard to the principles in volved in that measure, with regard to the general scope and object which it has in view—that they consider them selves, in fact, as much approving of this measure as when they first brought it forward. They can, therefore, only say, when the opportunity presents itself, which they would be most willing to embrace, of again bringing for ward a bill for the reform of the representation ofsthe people—when Parliament can properly attend to the sub ject, that they will be ready to bring it forward with all the weight of a Government, and endeavour to pass it. (Hear.) Of course, I do not mean that the observations which have been made upon the measure that we have brought forward should not receive our attention—that the modification of details should not be duly considered, before that measure is again introduced. (Hear.) It would be wrong to preclude the Cabinet from that conside ration. I think we shall ill represent the people at large, and not pay due deference to public opinion, if we do not adopt such a course. (Cheers.) But to the principle of this measure we are ready to bind ourselves, and the Go vernment remains as when it was first constituted—a Government based upon the proposal of a reform in the representation. (Hear, hear.) Sir, the circumstances are new—they are unprecedented. A Government entering upon a war of the magnitude of that into which we have just entered, and at the same time proposing a measure as large as we have proposed for amending the representation of the people, I believe, is a case that has not occurred in the constitutional history of this country. We are bound to that few pursuing. Now, sir, may Ibe permitted say m th ent,but to my words in reference, not only to the Government, m ra ent in this h own position as the organ of t e hegro a v v e e (Hear, hear.) The course that 1 h just Proposed o use l of taunt and sarcasm which the posed to all those weanena . man " ;art Disraeli) whom I see opposite— right hon. (a laugh)—knows so 'well how to use. They are the fair I have been long used to them— (laughter)—and weapons of opposition that I should not complain if those wieltdreadstS.vith even more than the skill weapons were and supporting o s r ir tin i a t dexterity which wewhiathve regard to thoseitri witnessed. e w d h . B _ arlia a m re en a t tta w che . d is a different thing rnent, earnestlt the present Goverin tached, to reform r ith respect to them, I while the statement that I have just made may must say , be open to suspicion, that that suspicion can hardly be entertained without weakening, and in fine destroying, my osition as the organ of the Government in this house. If h a ve done—[here the noble lord appeared to be overcome with emotion, when loud and prolonged cheering arose from all parts of the house. He at length proceeded, at first with faltering accents] :—lf I have done anything for the cause of reform, I trust that I may bo deserving of some confidence. (Cheers.) At all events, I feel if I have not that confidence that I can be of no use to the Crown or to the country, and that I can no longer hold my pre sent position. (Renewed cheers.) Sir, these are times of no ordinary importance ; and the questions which every man has now to solve for himself are questions of the ut most difficulty and anxiety. (Hear, hear.) I have endea voured to arrive at that conclusion which I believe to be the best for the interests of the Crown and of the country ; and I trust that I shall be supported in the course which I have taken. (Loud and continued cheers.) The noble lord concluded by moving the adjournment of the house. Sir E. DERING warmly thanked the noble lord for having extricated the Reformers from the difficulty which the bill had imposed upon them. (Hear, hear.) The great moral courage which the noble lord had displayed to-night was worthy of his high reputation, and the noble lord might rest satisfied that the people of this country, to whom he appealed, were too generous to accuse him of insincerity on the subject of reform, or to ques tion the propriety of the decision which he seemed to have so reluctantly come to. (Cheers.) No man could foresee the end of the great struggle we , were unfortunately embarked in, and although the question of Parliamentary Reform might be very properly taken up again when peace returned, this was not the proper time for pressing it forward. (Hear, hear.) Se, therefore, , again thanked the noble lord for the course be was taking, s., ^;; :j .. . '. 4iY•i .; /.)1 / 4 ' : '4'.. '.. 5. f7 1 N . ' • ,-.. • # l, r • le • ... V ,' ............ . i. ilß ' te.) l 0,1 , i , an 4 / -. .. - ..- ' !f.,1? , :,:e * . 1 ' • k !;.- d promised him his support as soon as circurnrian?ea " 4,mir t r v,_ 4 ... ,., 4 --, uli N/ . should admit of Parliamentary Reform. ` ll Val ".4l ' Mr. HUME bad reluctantly arrived at the saneeS t eon:'•'eea • %/ elusion as the noble lord ; but he thought there was no Ida n ternative but to abandon this measure for the present: °"• 4 k 8 (Hear, hear.) It was for the interest of Reform that the question should be postponed until the war was at an end, and he therefore hoped his friends around him would do honour to the reasonable feelings of the noble lord on this subject rather than meet him with those unbecom ing taunts of which the noble lord appeared to be afraid. Mr. BRIGHT was glad that this bill was not given up as a sacrifice to the clamours of the Opp os iti on ; it was given up because the noble lord was now thoroughly alive to the impossibility of making progress with a mea sure of Parliamentary Reform while a war was raging around us. (Loud cheers.) The noble lord had been a political Samson in his time, and had done muc h w hi c h hereafter would be remembered to his honour, but it would be impossible for the noble lord, or any other minister, to get a Reform Bill passed while the war was going on. (Cheers.) He had never doubted the sincerity of the noble lord on the subject of Parliamentary reform ; nay, he would go the length of saying, that the man who doubted it would he either blind or stupid, but he blamed the noble lord and his colleagues for having advocated the policy which had led to the war. (Hear, hear.) The house, however, had supported them in that policy, and they could not, therefore, censure or taunt the noble lord for the course he proposed to take with regard to this biil. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman then proceeded to criti cise the now defunct Reform Bill, and to argue that it conferred more advantages on the counties than on the towns. He advised the noble lord not to give up the idea of reform, which he had cherished so many years, as the people were with him, and he hoped in happier times the noble lord would be prepared with an improved bill when he was convinced the country would be ready to slips port him. (Cheers.) Mr. LABOUCHERE believed the noble lord had acted with his wonted integrity and courage in taking this course. The noble lord would have seriously injured the cause of reform if he had been actuated by any false shame, but seeing that the attention of the people was wholly absorbed in the war the noble lord had manifested a wise and pm dent feeling in consenting to postpone his bill to a future period. (Cheers.) Lord JOCELYN accorded his meed of praise to the noble lord for the sacrifice of personal feeling which he had made on this occasion, and expressed a hope that, now that the reform difficulty was got rid of, the war would be carried on with energy and vigour. Lord H. VANE could not refrain from expressing his high sense of the conduct of the noble lord on the present occasion, entertaining as he did a very strong and decided feeling that it was inexpedient in the present crisis of offairs to press forward a Reform Bill attacking so many interests, and which might lead to a dissolution of the Go vernment, and to consequences of the most disastrous nature. H e agreed very much in the pr i nc i p l es con t a i ne d in t he Reform Bill that had just been postponed, but would by no means pledge himself to every part of it. (Hear, hear.) Approving entirely of the policy now pur sued, it being understood that on a future occasion a mea sure, if not identically the e s a a r m , e h , e a a t r.) least containing the brought forward, he would not same prolong ri t n h c e i p d l s s c , u w s soiuoloo. m Mr. DISRAELI—I think h er M a j es t y ' s G overnmen t hare arrived at a sound and satisfactory conclusion in that which they have communicated to the house to-night, and I think the country is to be congratulated upon it. (Hear, hear.) I am not, therefore, disposed to indulge in those sarcasms—(a laugh) — whic h the noble lord anticipated on this occasion ; and if the conduct of the Government with fe en lard g respect to other measures w hich I shall also feel it to be my duty to oppose be influenced by Promise the noble e same and regulated by the same policy, Ipr that he will experience from me an opposition as mitigated as on the present occasion. (Hear.) But, alt h ough sitting on this side of the house, I shall never shrink from exer cising my best efforts to vindicate the opinions of my , friends—(cheers)—and to resist any measure I think ob noxious to the public welfare if brought forward by tlae noble lord, I can assure the noble lord I am little disposed to night, after the address he has made, to view with any spirit of acerbity the course of conduct he has adopted. (Cheers.) Although it has been my fate to be always opposite to the noble lord, I can say, most sincerely, there is no one in this house has a more heartfelt respect for the noble lord. (Cheers.) I think his character and career are precious possessions of this House of Commons, and I am sure that the members of the House of Commons will always cherish them. (Cheers.) Wherever the noble lord sits, I am sure he will be accompanied by the respect of every member of the house ; and I think the manner in which to-night ho has made what was evidently a painful communication to the house, is in every way worthy of the noble lord. (Cheers.) But, air, although I have felt satisfied with the course which her Majesty's Ministers have proposed to take with respect to this bill for Parlia mentary reform, and though the feelings which I have en deavoured imperfectly to express with regard to the noble r lord are most sincere, I still feel it my duty to express my conviction that ell that the noble lord has said to-night has not really wet the real difficulty of his position. (Hear.) All the influences which he has placed before us to-night, and which have induced him to take a course so opposite to that which he originally contemplated were in existence the whole of the session ; and therefore I am obliged to ask the noble lord how it was that, yielding now to those influences, the noble lord and his colleagues felt themselves justified in bringing forward this bill for parliamentary reform. (Hear.) The noble lord has expressed to-night a variety of causes which induced him to adopt this final course. Did they not exist when Parliament met? (Hear, hoar.) Did they not exist on the 13th of February, when the noble lord in detail, in spite of every warning, notwithstanding every rernocstrance, determined to place that measure be. fore Parliament and the country? (Hear, hear.) Why, on the very first night we assembled the noble lord was met from this side of the house by appeals to him not to pursue the course he then contemplated. He was told that the state of war that then virtually existed was one that rendered the period most inopportune for the discus sion of a proposal for organic changes in the constitution. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl would not listen to the ap peals then made to him. The noble lord, with great inge nuity, maintained by instances and by arguments that a period of war was particularly qualified and adapted for tho discussion of such business ; that, the public mind being distracted from the measure of Parliamentary re form, it was possible to devise a measure, without being so much influenced by popular passion as in ordinary cir cumstances they might be, he attempted to lay down the principle, that the fact of being in a state of war was any thing but objectionable. (Hear, hear, bear.) The noble lord afterwards showed us that war with Russia was a condition of things peculiarly favourable to the pro secution of a measure of this kind. The noble lord has to-night observed that there is some force in the remark that there is some inconvenience in laying a measure upon the table, and not proceeding with it, which brands almost a sixth of the members of the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) In a country like this, where much depends upon this question, the noble lord must feel that at any time for a Minister to bring forward a measure that shakes the influence of prescription is a very hazardous enterprise. It is certainly one that should not be hazarded, unless that Minister has every prospect of succeeding with his mea sure, and of substituting for the power or influence which he is going to destroy or abrogate that new power or in fluence which,'in his opinion, will more beneficially operate upon the Government of the country. (Hear, hear.) A measure for the reconstruction of Parliament is a measure to affect and to change the principal depositary of power in the State. A measure of Parliamentary reform is a measure which virtually says to a large class of the people, " You do not possess political power—you ought to possess political power—and this is a measure to give you political power." On the other, it says to another class, " You possess political power—you ought not to possess political power—and we are going to take the political power you hold from you." A measure of that kind, if introduced by an independent member, may be looked on as a measure brought forward for discussion in a debating society, through the ability of the indi vidual who introduced it, his knowledae of the subject, his depth of reasoning, and eloquence of language may pro duce in the long run an amount of public opinion that would support his views ; but when a measure of Parlia mentary reform is brought forward by a Minister of the great reputation of the noble Lord, and when a man is told that he does not possess political power, and ought to pos sess it, and the measure of the Government would give it to him, from that moment that man feels himself as a per son aggrieved ; so that you are absolu tel y p roducin g a dis affected class by the proposition o f the Government (hear.) otherOn b t y he sucha nhetnand,lreev,eryevetrynanwhosefrancl iis is threaten ed corporation, every who is told that the Government are about to deprive him of power that he and those who preceded him have long exercised, though the Government do not pro cee d w ith th e measure, will look upo n the Government as their enemy — as persons who, when they have the power, would deprive them of the rights and franchises which they so much value. Therefore, it is clear, that when a Minister makes a propo sition of this nature, and does not proceed with it, he is creating disaflectiou amongst sortie classes, and dislike amongst oth ers ' ( He ' r . hear.) He is iu fact weakening the constituted authorities of the country, and enfeebling the established institutions of the laud. (Hear.) That, I think, is a most unwise course, and it only proves that no Minister should embark in an undertaking of suck a na ture as Parliamentary Reform without the necessity for th e change being clear, and his ability to accomplish hi s purpose being most evident. (Hoar, hear, hear.) And. going i na n all g etl to vcelena.cs w os : ai r a shoulden .a i n nar d ge that it i n now we are told that we we the Government e m area l gloithat t the o war, o s n u d l d t i d t lillw an tean d taelr y l eEy O deve lopingu the sympathies of all 1 c asses of her Majesty's sub jects by telling some that they deserve to possess rights which you will not give them, and telling others that they exercise rights which you mean to take from them. (Hear, hear.) Why, s i r , th e no bl e l or d h as i u t h e course of this session expressed his opinion that a state of war, and espe cially a state of war with Russia, was no sufficient reason for relinquishing the measure that has been recently under our consideration, or rather proposed to us. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord is not the only member of the Cabinet who has expressed this opinion. The first Minister in another place, and even very recently, expressed his opinion that there was nothing in the state of our external relations which would induce the Government not to proceed with this measure—a measure which he believed had been re ceived with the utmost favour throughout the country (Hear, hear.) The noble lord seems to complain of the apathy with which his measure was received by the cone try. But we have always been told by the noble lord and his colleagues that we should legislate on this question when there is no excitement and no passion ; that the proper time for introducing these chang es and making t hese amendments in our representative sys tem is the moment the people are tranquil, and the public mind is not in flamed, or unduly attracted to the subject, so that the con templation of statesmen may be calm and undisturbed. And therefore it is a new argument introduced into this debate that the apathy of the public mind is a reason for not pro ceeding with this bill. Well, there is another reason which has been urged by the noble lord, and which, I confess, astonished me. I understood him .to complain of the oppo. sition which this measure had received in the House of Commons. Now, what I complain of is that no opportunity has ever been given us for discussing this measure, Lord J. RUSSELL--I said the house had shown indis position to consider this measure. Mr. DISRAELI—But I cannot understand how the noble lord arrives at the fact of this indisposition. The noble lord in the first place advised the Sovereign to notify in the speech from the throne, that the measure of Parlia mentary reform weal be brought forward. This, of course, I is the solemn mode of introducing the subject to the consi deration of Parliament. 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