The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR, took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : .Anthony O'Reilly's Estate, Crieff and Methven Junction and Branch Railway, Finchley, Welleaden, and Acton Railway, and Londonderry Improvement. JAPAN. Ean GREY then rose to move the resolutions relative to this subject, which have already appeared in The Sun. The noble earl said he thought the time had arrived when the relations of the country with Japan should be taken earnestly into consideration, and he had ventured to bring forward the said resolutions. They did not imply cen sure on the Government, not because he approved of their policy —far otherwise. What was already done could not be undone, but he felt that if he could induce their lord ships to come to an expression of their opinion upon the matter by agreeing to his resolutions it would in a great measure tend to diminish the dangers that might arise. He had advisedly abstained from stating in his resolutions the details of the modifications which he desired, because he did not think it was for Parliament but for the Government to lay down the details of our policy. The present seemed to him a very favourable time for negotiations, because after the recent destruction of Kagosima it was impossible the Japanese should misconstrue our motives. It is desirable for our own sake that we should enter on suchnegotiations because although he did not think that we were so defence. less as the Foreign Secretary seemed to think the other night—(hear, hear)—it was still not desirable for us at the present time to engage in warlike operations at a distance. The first modification which ought to be made in the existing treaty was the abolition of the clause which exempted Bri • tish subjects in Japan from the jurisdiction of the Japanese law. But even if the principle of extra territoriality as ap plied to our subjects was retained at all, its application should be confined within the narrow space required for c arr yi n g on our trade. And within those limits means far more effectual than existed at present should be provided for the punishment of Englishmen who were guilty of outrages against the Japanese. It was desirable to reduce and sim plify as much as possible the conditions of our treaty with Japan, because there would then be a far greater chance than at present that it would be observed. After adverting to the amount of our naval force in the Chinese and Ja panese waters, the noble earl dwelt upon the expediency of reducing it materially, both on account of the expense which it entailed upon us, and on account of its tendency to keep up a state of irritation between ourselves and the people of those countries. It was in vain to expect that a profitable commerce could be carried en, except between nations who entertained mutual goodwill for each other; and that could never exist between England and Japan so long as the pre sent treaty was maintained. The noble earl concluded by moving the adoption of an address to her Majesty. Earl RUSSELL complained that the noble earl had thrown very little light upon the means which he thought ought to be adopted in order to improve our intercourse with Japan. The noble earl aimed at subverting our whole policy, in regard not only to Japan and China, but to all Eastern nations. It was not true that our treaty with Japan was extorted by intimidation on the part of Lord Elgin. That noble lord had only a frigate and two gunboats with him at the time, a force hardly sufficient for any such pur pose. Besides, other nations had made such treaties with Japan before; and others, again, had done so since, And what had been the fruits of that treaty ? That in the course of a few years a foreign commerce to the extent of seven minims annually had sprung up with Japan. Did his noble friend desire to stop that ? Certainly not, for he said he de sired to see our commerce extended, but this could not be done if we abandoned the treaty under which our present commerce had sprung up. Then the noble lord objected to the extra-territoriality clause under which British subjects resident in Japan were placed under British and not Japa nese law. But such a clause was found in all our treaties with Oriental nations. And it was necessary that we should have a clause. For the laws of Japan were of a sanguinary character; and what, he would ask, would be said in Eng land if we heard of English merchants being tortured or disembowelled, or their relatives put to death by Cue Japa nese ? He thought that that would be far more likely to lead to war than the present system. He deeply regretted that the behaviour of Englishmen in Japan, as in China and in India, was very often of a very unsatisfactory cha racter. He had received only that morning a letter from Sir F. Bruce, in which he complained of the insolence, the dis regard of native feeling, the want of courtesy, displayed by Englishmen towards Chinese. These faults, and the disputes and collisions to which they gave rise, could not be cured or avoided by any alterations in our treaties. All that could be done was to let Englishmen who offended know that they would not be supported in improper and overbearing conduct towards the natives ; and he trusted in tima:this eeold lead to an improvement in their bearing. England and English policy was not responsible for the dissensions which pre• veiled in China between the Tyccon, the Mikado, and the Daimios. They arose from the desire of each of these indi 1 viduals or classes to obtain ascendancy over the others. The noble earl had severely blamed the conduct of Government in exacting reparation for the murder of Mr Richardson ; but he (Earl Russell) did not see tne matter in that light. Mr Richardson at the time of his murder was on a road where by treaty he had a perfect right to be. The Govern ment thought that requited reparation; and as it was re fused, we took two ve.,sels belonging to him. Thereupon his batteries opined fire; and he apprehended that when that w-3 done our fleet had no alternative but to return it. They could not run away. And it had since turned cut that very few persons except the soldiers in the batteries were killed ; while the town of Kagosima had been rebuilt, and was now handsomer than ever, The result of the ac, ion at Kagosima had been to impress upon the mind of Prince Satsume's followers a salutary conviction of oar strength ; and the Prince himself had since displayed towards us the mos friendly feeling He believed, for his own part, that a serious war was much more likely to arise from our suffer» ing murders and outrages committed against Englishmen to pass with impunity, than from promptly and fir mly exacting reparation when it was due to us. His noble friend had dwelt upon the mechanical ingenuity of the Japanese, and he hoped their tendency to profit by European inventions would lead to friendly intercourse between us. He (Earl Russell) did not, however, think that a proposition on our part to alter the existing treaties would have that effect. So far from conciliating the Japanese, it would lead them to think we were weak and were afraid of them, And it was cer tain that if such an impression were entertained peace would not be preserved. They certainly had not heard from the noble earl (Earl Grey) of any modifications in those trea ties which could be advantageously effected. He was afraid that for some time to come it would be necessary to keep a considerable naval force in the Japanese waters. It was quite possible that one of the Japanese parties would try to drive foreigners out of the country. But lie did not think that we ought to suffer the stipulations of our treaty to be thus overridden, and a stop to be thu4 put to an intercourse ad vantageous both to Japan and to ourselves. All that we could do was not to alter area modify our treaties ; but to go on steadily, quietly, and iirmly, standing upon our rights, and improving our friendly relations as far as possible. He was quite certain that no good would be done by departing from the principles which had hitherto governed oar deal ings with Eastern nations. (Hear, hear.) The Bishop of OXFORD had listened with great disap pointment to Earl Russell's speech. It did not remove any of the apprehensions which had been excited in his mind by Earl Grey's address. There could be no doubt that the treaty of 1858 was made by the Japanese under a fear of our power. This.was distinctly stated by Sir Rutherford Alcock, who also said that there was no party whatever in Japan, which Was favourable to foreign commerce, or to permitting feereigners to enter the country. Nay, more; according eo the same eminent authority, the distaste for foreigners had deepen'ed since the ports had been opened. It na 4 .ght be true that Prince Satsuma had behaved towards us. in a more friendly manner since tha destruction of Bego t-I/ha ; but the fact was, that he and the other Daimioswere preparing armaments and maturing projects for vengeance. And go in the meantime both he and they naturally refrained front o ffe n ding us. The most enlightened amongst the Ja panese urged upon us that even if our measures were right, we were attempting to go too fast, and to introduce changes for which th e Japanese were not prepared. He believed that the effect o f the policy we were at present pursuing must, although we did not intend it, be to reduce Japan to a state of ungoverned anarchy. He did not believe that, apart from our interference, there was any such dissen sion amongst the M ---Utodo, t h e Tycoon, and the Daimios, as was likely to interfere w ith the good government and prosperity of the country, What would become of our trade if Japan by our policy were reduced to anarchy ? He felt with Earl Grey that, on the eternal principles, we had no right, in the sight of God, to f orce on an independent people by force of arms a c ommerce which they refused. He believed that if we disregarded ju st i ce and violated right retribution would be certain to overtake I ' The Duke of SOMERSET w as underst wa ood to say that whether or not the treaty of 1858 was obtained by force, WC could not go back to the state of things Which xt d previously; nor did he think that it was dssirable totahetitnelms existed to make a new treaty. If we proposed t o d o any the kind, it would, he believed, almost inevit a bl y lend to anything of o war. The noble earl had asserted that the English under took to protect British subjects in every part of Japan, but such was not the fact, as the protection only extended to Yokohama and other places. It was also a mistake to suppose that the Daimios had an objection to trade. The truth was, that they were not averse to trade, but they thought they ought to get some of the profits of it. Now, as the old treaty could not be enforced, what would be the use of negotiating another ? We had already secured certain rights in Japan, which the Japanese themselves admitted. So far from the burning of their towns having had an evil effect, it had produced the best results, Kago sima was rebuilt in a few days. He had heard on trust worthy authority, that an establishment for the education of young ladies which was burnt down on the Monday was built up again on the following Friday. (A laugh.) It was very difficult for us to deal with the Japanese, as we were almost entirely ignorant of their habits and preju dices. He thought our best course would be to adhere to the treaty, and at the same time to practice moderation towards the people. The Earl of CARNARVON observed that until the last two years the traders with Japan were wealthy and responsible persons, but now they were for the most part people of small means, who carried on their trade in an illegal manner, in total defiance of all treaty obligations. We ought to interfere, in order to impose upon such persons proper checks and restraints. He was sorry to say it was not only the foreign traders who were open to blame, for the papers showed that the consuls themselves, who were placed there for judicial purposes, too often acted more like politicians than judges. This important question of Japan ought not to be treated as a party matter. He agreed sub stantially with what had fallen from his noble friend, and he assented to the spirit of all the resolutions except the last, in which he was unable entirely to concur. Earl GREY having briefly replied, Their lordships divided. The numbers were— Contents Non-contents Majority COUNTY CONSTABULARY SUPERANNUATION BILL. The report of the Commons' amendments to this bill was agreed to, PUBLIC AND REFRESHMENT HOUSES (METRO POLIS) BILL. This bill was read a second time, Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Last Evening. The SPEAKRa took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Independent Gas Company and the Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway Bills (Lords) were read a third time and passed. PRISONERS IN THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, In reply to Col. SMYTII, Sir G. GREY said that he believed that prisoners corn mitted for trial in the North- W est Riding were sent to York Castle, but they would new be sent to Leeds, and without any alteration in the charge for their main. tenance. OFFICERS IN THE INDIAN ARMY. Capt. JERVIS and Col. SYKES asked a Belies of ques tions as to the substantive rank, promotion, &c., of Indian officers. Sir C. WOOD said that he had no objection to lay on the table any return relative to this subject ; but he did not know exactly what papers were meant. He entered into a lengthened explanation to show that no injustice would be done to Indian officers in reference to promotion and rank. WINDS AND CURRENTS 'IN THE MID ATLANTIC. Sir J. ELPHINSTONE asked the Secretary to the Ad miralty whether the opinion of Vice Admiral Fitzroy, Pre sident of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade, had been taken as to the winds and currents which prevail in the mid Atlantic in the months of July, August, and September ; and, if so, whether he would lay that opinion upon the table of the house; and, whether the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty were aware that the facts set forth in Captain Maury's Trade Wind Chart for the month of August were in every respect opposed to the information given to the house by the noble lord the Secretary to the Admiralty, on the authority of the hydrographer of the navy ? Lord C. PAGET said that the recommendations of Cap tain Maury were in perfect accordance with those of the Government hydrographer. The Government would be happy to lay on the table any papers on the subject, but he declined to produced the report of Admiral Fitzroy, as the Government were quite satisfied with the report of their official hydrographer. PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were brought up and read, and some were agreed to. THE DANO-GERMANIC QUESTION. Lord BURGHLEY asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether he could explain the statement which appeared in the Times of Tuesday, the 28th of June, to the effect that the President of the Council of the Lower House of Rigsraad, in answer to a question upon the Conference, made the following reply : "The Danish Plenipotentiaries wore instructed to accept the line of demarcation of the Schloi, and to agree to a fortnight's prolongation of the armistice, should England firmly adhere to that line. Earl Russell promised that neither would he make a proposal himself, nor support the proposal of any other plenipotentiary, which would be less favourable to Denmark, unless Denmark herself should consent to such new proposals. Earl Russell nevertheless proposed, in the sitting of the Conference on the 18th, that the ques tion should be submitted to arbitration, although Denmark did not consent to this proposal." Sir G. GREY said that as his noble friend the First Lord of the Treasury was absent, he trusted the question would not be pressed at present, but that it would be pat on the order for going into Committee of Supply at a later period of the evening. TERRITORIES OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY. On the motion for going into committee of Eupply, Mr A. MILLS called attention to the present condition of the territories claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company; and moved an address for copies of all correspondence which has taken place between the Imperial and Cana dian Governments respecting the western boundaries of Canada, and of any memorials forwarded to the Colonial Office from the inhabitants of the Red River Settlement. Having drawn attention to the vast extent of the territory in question and to some of the territorial points in reference to it, he contended that it should be annexed to Canada, so a to make a great colonial chain of British territory. Mr WATKINS expressed his strong disapprobation of the policy of allowing this vast territory to be held by a mere trading fur company. He said that unless Government took active steps in regard to this territory it would dwindle into a mere America settlement ; but if the British flag were hoisted over it, it would' become one of the most flourishing of British colonies. Mr CARDWELL said that ho would offer no objection to the production of the papers moved for. The subject had been referred to a committee in 1857, which recommended that the offer of the annexation of the territory to Canada provided that colony were willing to incur the expense of purchasing it. He explained the difficulty of dealing with chartered interests that existed for 200 years, and said that Government would be only too hippy to promote the interests of the territory and the colony. After some remarks from Mr LYALL on the colony of Canada, the motion was withdrawn. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND). Mr BLAKE called the attention of the Chief Secre tary for Ireland to the necessity which existed for amending the laws relating to the administration of lunatic asylums in Ireland, and for making better provision for the care of imbeciles confined in union workhouses; and in quired whether he would introduce a bill next session to remedy the defects complained of. Sir R. PEEL said he did not think there was any need of further legislation, and replied to various points raised by Mr Blake, observing that the subject had not failed to attract the attention of the Irish Government. EPPING FOREST. Mr COX moved a resolution that her Majesty's Govern ment should at once take the necessary steps to carry into effect the recommendation of the Select Committee on Royal Forests (Essex) in Session 1863,—" To obtain the sanction of Parliament for the enclosure of the remaining portion of the forest, to ascertain the rights of the parties interested, and to make provision for securing an adequate portion of the forest for purposes of health and recreation, from time immemorial enjoyed by the inhabitants of the neighbour hood and the metropolis." The SPEAKER. ruled that the motion could not be put. Mr PEEL replied to the speech of Mr. Cox, justifying the course taken by the Government with reference to the recommendations of the select committee, observing that the Government would have no objection to the adoption of a resolution similar in effect to the afc.regoing—and he stated a proposition made by the Treasury to the Metropo litan Board of Works for carry;36, out the suggestion of the Committee. EARL RUSSELL AND THE CONE ERP ; Lord BURG now resated the qur scE. had asked in a- .alien whi c h h e .. earlier part of th e ever:dig. Lord P&IMERSTON—Sir, there is no inconsistency in the assr.rance of my noble friend and the course which he took, This statement is not absolutely correct. It is very easy to substitute one word for another, and so to alter the meaning. My noble friend did not say he would make no proposal. What he stated was that if the Danes would agree to the line of the Schlei he would not himself propose any other line, or support any other lino if it was proposed by any other Power—and to that engagement he adhered. But when at last it was found that the Danes would not consent to any other line north of the Schlei, aid that the Germans would not consent to any line south of Apenrade, it then became necessary either to give up the whole thing in de spair, or to make the proposal which, in concert with the other neutral Powers, my noble friend made—not for another line, but that an arbiter should be appointed to whom should be referred the question pending between the parties. That arbiter might have determined on the line of the Schlei or the line of Apenrade, or he might have deter mined on some other line ; but, unless my noble friend had been prepared to abdicate his functions, it was impossible for him to say that he would not propose any other new line, I ma y take advantage of this question to explain another misunderstandin, - ; which has arisen. My noble friend stated in another place the other day that hencefor ward n o trust could be reposed in the German Powers. That stat ement has and has b een interpreted in a way not intended by my noble hurt the feelings of the persons concerned, friend. He by no means intended to Pay that any assertion and any decl arat i on of the German Powers was not trust worthy, inasmuch as it was not given truthfully or with a sincare intention; b ut what h e mean t as the context of his s'atemeut clearly s hows, was that the German Powers have , upon more than one occasion been driven from their origi nal intention by a pressure which they were unable to re sist, and that therefore you could not be sure that any in tention, however sincerely and truthfully stated at the time, was one that the German Powers Would be able to main tain against the pressure which might be brought to bear stand that the line of the Schlei and the Dannewerko , was the line proposed by Lord Russell and suppor' oc i by the neutral Powers. Lord PALMERSTON—Yes ; iAat appears from the Protocols. The house thr.o2 went into committee of supply, and agreed to the Votes in Class 7 of the civil service estimates, THAMES EMBANKMENT. In a committee of the whole house on the Thames Em bankment and Metropolis Improvement (Loans) Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved resolutions, authorizing the Commissioners of the Treasury to guarantee the repayment of any money that may be borrowed under the Thames Embankment and Metropolis Improvement Acts, with the interest thereon, and to cause advances to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of such sums as may be necessary for the repayment of such prin cipal and in serest ; and that the Commissioners for the Reductioa of the National Debt be authorised to advance the re'Jney which the Metropolitan Board of Works is auiltorized to raise. He explained the object and effect of ...Lie resolutions. I IA discussion followed, in which Lord R. Montagu, Lord J. Manners, Mr T. Miller, Mr Kinnah d, and Mr Alderman Salomons took part. The resolutions were ultimately agreed to. The Factory Acts Extension Bill, the Enclosure (No 2) Bill, and the Railways (Ireland) Acts Amendment Bill were read the third time and passed. The Cranbourne-street Bill passed the committee. The report of the committee of supply was brought up and agreed to. On, the order for the Becond reading of the Indemnity Bill, Mr HADFIELD moved, as an amendment, for a select committee to consider and report whether a complete and effectual indemnity can be given by Parliament for all omissions to the present time; and whether the time has not arrived to repeal so many of the requirements as are useless and no longer required for the present times. Mr PEEL did not believe that the oaths and declarations to which the bill referred were any security, but the bill went in the same direction as Mr Hadfield desired to go. He should have no objection, he said, to the appointment of a select committee, but not in connexion with this bill. Ultimately the amendment was withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time. The Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Bill passed the committee, with amendments. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. On the order of the day for the third reading of this bill, Sir W. HEATHCOTE moved as an amendment that the bill be read a third time that day three months. In doing so he reminded hon. members that the amendmente which they expected had not been made, and on that ground he claimed their support against the third reading of the bill. He hoped the hon. gentleman who had introduced this bill would be induced to withdraw it, and to provide a bill next session in a more modified form. No hon. member rising to continue the discussion, the SPEAKER put the question, and the house aivided— For the amendment .. 140 Against Majority against —lo The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheers on the Ministerial side of the house. On the motion that the bill be read a third time, Lord R. CECIL rose and said the house had come to a division rather more rapidly than was expected, in conse quence of the remarkable policy which was pursued by her Majesty'. Government. (Opposition cheers.) The house would remember that her Majesty's Government was in a condition of some embarrassment, in consequence of the course which this bill had taken. (Cheers,) When the bill was passing the second reading, the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department—who he saw had returned to the house—(laughter)—had given the house to understand that he would, representing the Go vernment, propose an amendment on the third reading ; but now he would not give an opinion, either one way or the other,but walked out of the house. He thought that an opi nion ought to be given on this bill by a responsible Minis ter. The noble lord went on to say that what the Govern ment appeared to understand by a discriminating resistance was making a promise when a parry struggle was not in prospect, and not keeping it when that struggle was immi nent. (Conservative cheers). Sir G. GIi,EY defended the course he had taken by saying that the opinion he had expressed on the bill was his own individual opinion, and not that of the Govern ment. He had done his best to induce the hon. member who introduced the bill to agree to amendments which would place Oxford on the same footing as Cambridge, and would have made the bill a great improvement cn the ex isting law. Not having succeeded, he thought he had only taken the course which had became him in abstaining from recording his vote. Lord J. MANNERS said that if the right hon. gen tleman had spoken only in his individual capacity, the house had not been favoured with the opinion of the Go vernment on this most important bill. Such a state of things was very little creditable to her Majesty's Govern ment. Sir M. FARQUHAR expressed his astonishment at the course which had been pursued by the hon. member for Oxford. Mr NEATE, amid continued cries of " Divide," gave some explanations which were inaudible in the gallery. Mr COLLINS, who spoke amid great uproar and loud cries of "Divide," and for the purpose of gaining time, opposed the third reading. The house divided-- For the third reading Against it The equality of the numbers on the division caused loud cheers'and laughter: The SPEAKER, having declared the numbers, said— After the course of voting which has occurred this evening, the house will not be surprised that I should desire to give the house another opportunity of taking another vote on the motion that this bill do now pass; and, in order to do that, I give my vote with the "ayes." The right hon. gentleman then put the question that the bill do pass, when there appeared— Ayes l7l Noes _ _ _ Majority The result was hailed with deafening cheers on the Oppo sition benches; and the bill was thrown out, STREET MUSIC BILL. The house went into committee again upon the Street Music) (Metropolis) Bill. Mr AYRTON moved to add to clause 1 a proviso that the musician shall be truly informed by the person making the charge of the circumstances under which he is required to depart. This amendment was negatived, upon a division, by 98 to 67. Sir G. GREY moved a proviso, that the person making a charge shall accompany the constable who shall take into custody any person offending to the nearest police station house and sign the charge•sheet, which was agreed to. A new clause, moved by Sir G. GREY, as to the treat ment of a charge brought to the police court when it was shut, was likewise agreed to. The remaining orders were disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock. against them. That was my noble friend's meaning, and I Prosecution under the Foreign Enlistment i he, like myself, is very sorry that words spoken should Act, have been interpreted in a different sense, and should have given pain to parties for whom my noble friend and the Government are naturally disposed to show the greatest possible consideration and respect. (Hear, hear.) Mr NE WDEGATE asked whether he was to under- Yesterday afternoor court, John -, at the Bow-street p o lice. oeyrnour, of 32, Weliclose-square, ..icechapel, was placed at the bar before Mr Henry, to answer the charge of having unlawfully attempted to hire one Robert Sadd and others to serve by sea "in the employment of certain persons assuming to exercise the powers of Government in a foreign country." The prisoner, who appeared to be about 45 years of ege, was described in the charge-sheet as a boarding-house keeper, and a native of Cephalonia in Greece. He was defended by Mr G. Lewis, sen., of Ely. place. Mr Giffard, instructed by Mr Pollard of the Trea sury, conducted the prosecution, and stated that the facts of the case had been taken so carefully and minutely by Mr Burnaby, the chief clerk, that he thought it would be sufficient to request that the depositions of the various witnesses might be for. mally read over. Mr Giffard stated that the warrant against the prisoner had been obtained by direction of the Crown under the 59th Geo. 111., chap. 69, an act which was passed for the purpose of preventing the enlistment of men or the fitting out of vessels in the service of a foreign country without the licence of the Crown. It appeared from the evidence which he was aboat to lay before the Court that there was a vessel now lying in Calais harbour, called the Rappahannock, for the purpose of collecting man to serve under the flag of the Confederate States of America, and the charge against the prisoner was that he had been engaged in hiring several persons to assist in warlike operations against a country with which we were on peaceful relations. He had, in fact, bargained with a number of men to go on board the Rappahannock on certain terms and for a certain period of service, in express defiance of the law of this country, with w hi c h h e must have been to some ext en t acqua i nte d . I t h a d b een always held to be a punishable offence to engage recruits for foreign service, and thus to embroil us probably with nations with which we were at peace; but, in order that the matter might be ren dered more imperative upon us, the Act of George 111. was passed to make the offence a penal one. Now, it was quite clear that the prisoner knew he was performing an illegal act, because his move• merits were conducted in secrecy, and he had shown a constant disposition to avoid the observations especially of the officers of justice in all his trans actions with the witnesses. It would be very diffi cult, therefore, to resist the conclusion that he had been duly cautioned and informed of the probable results if his operations became known. At any rate, it was desirable that the illegality of the pri soner's proceedings should be well understood ; and, if the facts he had stated were proved in evi• deuce, he should ask the magistrate to commit the prisoner for trial. The depositions of the witnesses were then read, as follows : Robert Sadd, examined—l live at 16, Baker's row, West Ham, Essex, when lam on shore. I am a fireman, at present on board the East Anglian steamer, trading between Liverpool and London. Oa the 7th of April last I saw a man (the prisoner at the bar) at his house in Wellclose-square. I asked him if he wanted a fireman. He said he had got too many, and asked me to call the next day. I went again the next morning (April 8), and he was there. He said he was just going out, and asked me to call at three o'clock. I returned to him at three, and then he asked me if I bad got a new discharge, as be wanted me. I replied "Yes," and I gave a new one and an old one also. H e told mo that h e was going to take them to an office in the city, but he did not say where. He said ho would return them to me at five o'clock. I went back to him at 5, and he gave me the dis charges, and said he wanted mo to join a snip at Calais as fireman. I asked him what my wages were to be. He replied 4s a day and my victuals while the ship lay in dock, and when she sailed I was to have £5 16s a month and £lO bounty, and a day's liberty after being three days aboard. The bounty money and wages were to be paid by a check upon a Liverpool bank, so that I might send it home to my friends, 1 asked him how I was to get to Calais. He said, " My man will lend you the money, and I will pay him again, for I must not be seen in the job." I was to meet him at his house on Satur day morning, the 9t of April. I went there at half-p,st one o'clock after midnight, and I saw a frienl of mine, and from what he said to me I re used to go to Calais. I saw all the three witnesses now present—Connell, Smith, and Grace—at the prisoner's house two or three times. They are all firemen. Edward Smith, examined---I am a fireman, and live at 21, King-street, Rotherhithe. I am on board a steam vessel when I am in employment. I went to the prisoner's house on the 7th of April last. The prisoner is a boarding-house keep e r, a nd he ships men for vessels going abroad. R e as k e d me if I would go to Calais to work on b oar d t h e Rappahan nock for 4s a day and my board and lodging. I said I would. Connell, Grace, and m a ny others were there. Ho asked them all for their discharges, and they were given to him. He selected six from amoag them, and mine was one of them, He told us to meet him at his house at a quarter before 6 o'clock, to go to London-bridge, and take th e t r ain for Dover, and thence proceed by boat to o,l o is. The next morning I accordingly went to his house, and met the 5 men there, and we all proceeded to London bridge station together. The prisoner said he had not got enough money to pay for us all down, it be in g an express train; but he had enough to pay for four of us, and he wanted the othe r t wo to go by the boat. We refused to be separated, a n d then he desired its to wait till the 9 o'clock train next m orning- We went to the station as again proposed, and Sey mour's man met us in a cart and drove us all to the prisoner's house. 'We saw him, an d it was arranged for us all to go by the Hinev er stea mer from Lon don-bridge at 12 o'clock a t n i ght, H e produced a written agreement to go t o C alais an d w ork on board the Rappahannock at 4s, a d ay , with board and !:.aging, and all expenses to be paid. We all signed the agreement, and at night w e sailed for Calais, arriving there at half-pa s t 1 o ' c l oc k the following afternoon. On getting there we found a steam yes• sel called the Rappahannock in the harbour, with the Confederate flag. I - met one of the officers of that ship, and he asked who had sent me there. I told him John Seymour (the prisoner). He asked me what grounds I came upon . I told him I came to work on board the Pit --app a h a nnock at 43 . per da y and my board, &C. He said h e knew nothing about 4s. a day, and he desired me to go on board and see the first lieutenant. I w en t on board and saw that officer, and he asked me similar questions, and I gave the same answers, but h e would not have any thing to do with us ) more than to sign on board the ship for three years a t £5 16s. a month, and £lO bounty. I refused to joi n on these terms, and, after being there till Monday, m y passage was paid back to London by the first-lieutenant. When I returned to London I called several times at the prisoner's house, but was unable to see him till the expiration of eight or nine days, wh en I asked for the discharge I had left with him before go ing to Calais. He said he had not got it. I asked him who was to pay for my lost time. He said I must see him at 12 o'clock the next day, and in the meantime he would see a gentleman in the city about it. I asked him why he had not told me that the Rappahan nock was a privateer at 14-'4' He laughed, and said I was a fool that I did not join her, as I shculd have had £lO bouuty, The day after I went again , and he paid me 153, for my loss of time. James Grace corroborated the evidence of the two precedin g w it nesse s. The prisoner had also called him a fool for not joining the Rappahannock, as he would have had the £lO bounty and prize money besides. James Connell, anotha• fireman, gave precisely similar evidence, and Inspector Clarke, of the Thames police, deposed to apprehending prisoner. Mr. Giffard said the case for the prosecution was no w closed. • Mr. Lewis presumed that his worship, whatever mi ght fall from him, had made up his mind to send th a case before another tribunal, and if so, he should pt efer to reserve the prisoner's defence. Mr, Henry—lt is my present intention to send case for trial, but I shall be happy to hear you, Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis had no doubt of the intention of the Court, and for this very reason he would postpone the prisoner's defence. There was a perfect answer to this charge, but it had better be submitted to the final tribunal. The prisoner seemed anxious to address the Court, but was checked by his solicitor. Mr. Lewis presumed that low bail would be ac cepted. The prisoner, although in a very humble condition of life, was very respectable, and well known in his district. In answer to the Court, Inspector Clarke said the prisoner lived by shipping men for foreign vessels chiefly. Mr. Henry asked the prisoner if he had any friends to bail him. He would take two sureties of £4O each. Here several of the prisoner's friends stepped forward, and two sureties of the required amount were readily found. The prisoner was then committed for trial. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The gleam of success which brightened the prospects of the Federals in Virginia has been already obscured. Fresh intelligence contradicts the most important of the late reports, and leaves the Northern army in a position of as little promise as before. General Grant, aLer trying his strength against General Lee on the Chickahommy, aban doned that attempt as he had abandoned others, ana, by a sudden movement to his left, which was so far successful as to be unmoleszed, transported his whole force to the southern side of Richmond, where his colleague, General Butler, was already encamped. After the junction of the two armies the Federal commander marched upon Petersburg, a town of considerable importance, lying about 20 miles due south of Richmond on the right bank of the James River. The capture of this place would have given him command of the railway running into Richmond from the south, while the capture of Lynchburg, which was threatened by another Fe deral General at the same time, would have cut off the communication of the Confederate capital with the west. Thus, even if no success had been ob tained against General Lee, Richmond might have beau menaced with a species of blockage, and these operations appeared the more promising to the people of the North, inasmuch as they recalled the successful matoauvres of the same commander against Vicksburg. Grant, after assailing that town in vain from the west, suddenly skirted its defences by a flank march, invested it on the eastern side, and starved the garrison into surrender. What, then, if he should be repealing this strategy before Richmond ? True it was, that in any case the resort to this plan at the eleventh hour con victed all his previous strategy of error; but if it gave him possession of Richmond, his mistakes would be condoned, his losses forgotten, and his , victory hailed as en unqualified triumph. Now, the late despatches not only stated truly that an important work in the defences of Petersburg had been stormed by the combined armies of the North, but reported that the town itself had been taken. They announced also that Hunter, the Federal General charged with the operations against Lynchburg, had received considerable reinforce ments, and had advanced within some 30 miles of his destination. These rumours obtained credence as well as currency in New Yolk, and they certainly represented the prospects of the Federals as more promising than usual. The intelligence, however, which has since reached us dispels all these views. Petersburg is not taken; on the contrary, Grant's assault upon that place has miscarried as fearfully and as characteristically as if Lee himself had been still before him. It is quite true that on the 17th of Juue the Federals succeeded in carrying by storm a portion of the outer fortifications, and capturing some prisoners and guns. On the next day, too, Grunt, with his usual promptitude, attecked the inner line of defences, but in this attempt he was repulsed with tremendous slaughter. Twice during the same day was this desperate assault re newed, but all the attacks failed in succession, and at length even this obstinate commander desisted from the attempt. His losses in that one day's battles are adniitted to have been 8,000, but are believed to have been far heavier. Hencock's corps alone, we are told, lett 4,200 men on the field. From that time up to the 23d the Federal General had made no movement. He reports himself as " intrenched" about a mile and a half from the town, and the latest despatch represents him as medit sting an exact repetition of his previous ma ncouvres in this sanguinzry campaign. He first fights with the utmost determination to force his way, and then, after sacrificing thonsands of lives to no purpose, he executes a flank movement, and plays precisely the same game at an iw her point to as little purpose as before. Once more, accordingly, General f .irant is believed to be engaged in another flanking operation ; and once more "Mr Stanton announces that important move ments are in progress, which cannot yet be made public." The operations of Gen. Hunter against Lynchburg are not quite so clearly reported, bur it is certain that Gen. Sheridan, who was depatched to reinforce him, has been compelled to return with considerable loss, and it is rumoured that Hunter himself has been repulsed in an attack upon the town. Feats are even entertained for his ultimate safety and his line of retreat, so that the prospects of the campaign in this quarter are not tench brighter than they are elsewhere. In every direc lion, in short, the Federals have been hitherto foiled. We do not attribute to these circumstances exclusively the prodigious rise in the price of gold, which had actually at one moment, on the 22d, jumped to 245. No doubt the intelligence from the army is discouraging enough to effect the markets, but t he confusion and panic are probably due in the main to the interference of the Legislature in com mercial transactions, and to the measures by which it has been vainly sought to bring the course of such aff,irs into greater conformity with the wishes of Government. It remains, however, to be seen what events may yet occur before Richmond. The campaign is not over, nor is Grant, after all his losses, reduced to the necessity of inaction or retreat. An incredible immigration from Europe enables the Government to feed his army, and his own uncon querable tenacity of purpose carries him through his reverses. It may be anticipated with confidence that he will try his strength again and again upon the Confederate defences before he throws up the game. If there be a weak point in the ramparts of ltichmond, he will find it out. He feels one place after another in the Confederate lines exactly like the beleaguring captain depicted by Virgil— " None hoe, none illos aditus, omnemque pererrat Arte locum, et variis assultibus irritus urget," It is hard to withhold a certain admiration from such stubborn and invincible resolution, but though it is all wonderful, it is not war. War is not made in this fashion by skilful generals, nor is victory likely to Tie won by accident or luck if it cannot be won be purposs Itaid plan. Every successive manoeuvre of in tnfLl eventful campaign has been made because a forma; maneauvre failed. It is quite im possible to give him c redit for any consequences strategy except such as' consists in escaping from t h e fresh chance. It of miscalculation, and securing e his position to the south of Richmond 12 really more favourable than his former position to the: north, that is only so much evidence convicting him of m. judgment in advancing by the northern line at all. Still, for all this, there he stands, close to Richmond, with an army not inferior in numbers or bravery to that of his antagonist, and with so obstinate and unyielding a will that it may serve him instead of more perfect generalship. All this while, how. ever, there stands Lee, too, and there is something ominous about the recent inactivity of this for. midable soldier. He did not deign to interrupt the last "flank march" of the Federals, though such a movement gave him obvious opportunities, He had parried every blow of the enemy, but at the moment he struck none in return. There was un easiness in New York about the matter. Nobody could tell where Lee was, or what he might be meditating. If he was not within the lines of Petersburg himself it is clear that he has colleagues who can deal with Grant es successfully as their chief; and if he and his army should be thus set free, what might be the fate of Washington ? These are the speculations and the questions which cir culate in the great cities of the North is the fourth year of the war and the second month of the grand Virginian campaign. Events alone can furnish the solution, but even the Federals themselves are now beginning to fear that no turn of fortune, however unexpected, will bring this terrible contest to the desired cud. POST.—The arrival of the Emperor Maximilian in his new country has occurred, by a happy coin cidence, at the moment of the apparently final dis persion of the disorderly binds that had mucked the name of republican government. When, there fore, the Emperor reached his capital, now just a month ago, it is fair to presume that he found his Mexican empire generally acknowledging his authority. To watch his progress and career in the arts of peaceful administration will be from this time an object of curious attention among politicians of every country. The adventure is, after all, more a safe than a splendid one; for, between the general policy on which Maximilian is said to have resolved, and the means which he has secured for carrying it into effect, it would seem contrary to probability to entertain any serious doubt of his success. We believe he more than once, when in London, ezprek - sed his intention to govern Mexico as nearly as possible on the principle which his father-in-law, King Leopold, has applied to Belgium —to rule as a constitutional Sovereign; to develop the best elements of society in the government of the country ; to restrain within the limits of spiritual affairs the undue influence of the clergy ; and at the same time to retain in his own hands the military and administrative supremacy which ought to be long to the Sovereign of a newly-constituted State. If he should be found to fulfil this programme there can be no doubt of his enlisting the moral support of all those classes which really constitute public opinion in Mexico; and he has at the same time provided, by means of the Austrian and Belgian 'levies whicit ate following him to Mexico, for the maintenance, in any event, of his sovereign autho rity. As soon as the political organisation of the empire shall have been completed, and the relations of the Church to the state shell have been defined and brought into harmohye we at vrehend it will become the duty of the new Emperor to db - ect his attention to the productive capabilities of t;,:e country. It is well known that Mexico is the richest country either in the New World or in the tild—in respect both of vegetable and of mineral produce. In the best days of the Republic its mineral wealth was so far developed that two thirds of the silver current in the world were declared by old Hum boldt to be Mexican. But it does not appear that a similar attention has been at any time bestowed on the cereal and other crops of the country. It is calculated by the highly-respectable staticians who have accompanied, or followed, the French expedition thht Mexico is capable of growing suffi cient sugar, coffee, and cotton for the supply of the greater part of the world—and that, too, of an equal quality and at as low a price as any competing country. They tell us that one bee. tare of land yields on an average 5,6001 b. of sugar, which, they remark, is double the average yield in Cuba. At present there has been no exportation of sugar from Mexico, though the French and the Belgians have been largely engaged in the manufac ture of sugar from beetroot ; and it is thought that the profits of cultivation on the State lands, or the yield of a small export duty, would in itself go a good way towards defraying the expenses of go vernment. It appears also that the table-lands are scarcely less adapted for cotton than the plantations of South Carolina ; and these table-lands, being beyond the reach of malaria, are capable of being cultivated by whites. We are promised also a con siderable export of Mexican tobacco, which is pro nounced by connoisseurs not inferior to that of Flavana, while there is a strong disposition to pro mote the cultivation of coffee, flax, and hemp. In the meantime, we have to enquire what are the materials with which the Emperor Maximilian and the immediate supporters of his Government will have to work. There is no doubt the better classes throughout Mexico hail the restoration of social order which they now see around them, and possess, too, great moral authority over the Indians. They are ansious.to improve the great opportunity which presents itself to teem. But the whole population of Mexico, under the last censns,was only 8,236,000, and this for a country more than equal in area to France and the Netherlands. There is therefore a door very widely opened to emigration from Eu rope. The Germans, who are flocking to New York only to be absorbed in American armies, would find in Mexico a country restored to peace, with far greater resources before them than the United States, if only because Mexico is more fertile and less populous. The acres contingently promised by Mr. Lincoln to the survivors of his beaten armies from the territory of the South might be at once given to emigrants to Mexico out of " No man's land." It would be strange if the French Emperor's project of establishing " a Latin monarchy" between the Republics of North and South America should ever be defeated by the preponderating Girmanisation of Mexico ; yet with the present German Sovereign, the resources of the country, and the emigrating tendencies of the Germans, such a result is not impossible, nor perhaps, in course of time, very unlikely. There is no doubt that Mexico would thrive under a popu lation of fifty millions. It is computed that the unexplored mines of Sonora and Mexican California might in themselves give occupation to several mil lion inhabitants; and the soil, though so fertile as to require less proportionate cultivation than most countries of Europe, actually demands at least double its present inhabitants. We look therefore to incentives to European colonisation as among the most important incidents of the new Emperor's policy when his government is fully settled. The statistics just published by the French authorities already evince, however, a remarkable increase of commerce on the Gulf of Mexico since the re establishment of order and security. This growth dates from the commencement of the present year; and it may fairly fill all those who have joined in the great enterprise which France has now accom plished with good and well-grounded hopes for the results of peace and wise administration in a re claimed and inexhaustible country. Law TlMES.—lmpeachment of Ministers has gone out of fashion. The modern procedure is a vote of censure, in the shape either of a resolution express ing the condemnatory opiriou of the House, or of an address to the Crown, embodying a censure on its advisers. Apart, therefore, from the general Interest which the profession nes in the coming Parliamentary trial on Monday, on account of the legal reforms, the la w courts scheme, and other mea sures mixed up in fact, though not of necessity, with the continuance Lord Palmeratott's Government, lawyers may look with a critical eye at the indict. merit itself., Is it good or bad ? Her Majesty's Ministers are to be accused, if not in Westminster hall, yet in the great court at one side of it, of having pursued a course which, "while it has failed to maintain their avowed policy of upholding the integrity and independence of Denmark, has lowered the just influenc,' of this country in the councils of Europe, and the:eby diminished the securities for peace." We are ntl`t going to follow the example of a great journal, in re,i B jeg a petty cavil about the impos s ibi ty o f loweritZr the just influence of a country, for that a country wiliLliwaYs have the influence, be it more or less, to whicL it , is justly entitled ; p ar ti cu l arly as th e same j ournal admits that the just influence of a country may be lost, which, logically, is the same thing as lowered. There is a far 'more important question that nay be raised. What is the evidence in support of the indictment ? Is the indictment really speculative and incapable of proof, its language being merely equivalent to " calculated to lower and to diminish ;" or is the indictment intended, according to its pur port, to express facts ? But if the lowering and diminishing are facts, what other evidence of them can be adduced but the proceedings themselves which have taken place in relation to the Danish question, namely, the acts of the Conference, and ttie continued aggression of the allies ? Tnen ought not the censure to be pointed directly at the part which the Ministry has played in respect of these proceedings, rather thwat the effects of the pro. csedings upen the character of this country? What has the Ministry done? is the first question. This it is which Parliament should first declare to the Queen. The effect on the country and on Europe, whether or not to lower the one and diminish the securities for the peace of the other, is matter of conclusion, As the terms of the address now stand, the house would pass by the premisee, and present only a consequence. Might not the Queen fairly answer, "You do not tell me what my Ministers have done to lower the intim ende of the country, and diminish the securities for pe Lsce." The indictment, in our thinking, would be more: ad rem, if it ran in thi s s h ape : " Th at while her Is: a ) :jesty's Ministers avowed th e i r po li cy to uphold the grity and independence o f Den mark, their course in relation to the aggression on Denmark has, by pliancy and vacillation, operat e d to disappoint and falsify t h e e inectations raised b y them in favour of that kingdon2." The conse quences might be expressed in an additienai para graph. THE TAMEURINI Row.—The famous omnibus boxes were filled towards the conclusion of the opera with the fashionable allies of the coalition, and it was from this quarter that, on the fall of the curtain, the uproar first commenced. Shouts of " Tamburini 1" " Laporte 1" " Tamburini 1" were taken up and echoed by partisans and easily led public clamourers, in various parts of the house; whilst many of the genuine public raised the counter cries of " Shame I" "No intimidation I " " on't be bul lied 1" and even evidenced their sense of the real cause of the disturbance by shouting " Turn out the omnibus " responded to by the occupants with cries of "You had better try," Several times M. Laporte appeared, and en deavoured to address the audience, but the deafening clamour rendered him inaudible. Yells, hisses, shouts, overpowered every other sound. A sort of stormy confer ence took place, during this scene of confusion between the manager and the tenants of the omnibus boxes, whose rage seemed to increase as the row warmed their blood. The curtain at last rose upon the ballet. Cerito was that evening to have made her first appear ance. For more than an hour tho scared " coryphees stood ready to begin. In vain ! For the fourth time M. Laporte appeared, Ho seemed to have succumbed, for, in answer to direct appeals on the point, he promised to make propositions to Taralenrini. taut even this did not appear sufficient to the originators of the row. They still hooted, and at last the whole of the noble and fashionable occu pants of the omnibus boxes leaped on the stage, among them a young Prince of the Blood. The curtain now fell definitively, and amidst the sympathetic cheers of ono por tion of the house and the hootings of another, the gallant chevaliers of the omnibus waved their hats triumphantly, and shouted "'Victory I ."—lumley's Reminiscences of the Opera. THh SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 1864. Coroner's Inquest at Plymouth, PLYMOUTH, July 1.--On the 13th of May last a waterman named M'Coy, whi!a sailing through Plymouth Sound, was 5137,c-it fired from the cicite' ingly injured by a shot -..el during the ar till er y p ract i ce . He died aft ~- . ,r six hours of great su ff er i ng . A iuroner's inquest was convened on the following day. It was adjourned five times, and a large mass of evidence having been carefully investigated, to day the jury returned the following verdict : " We return a verdict of manslaughter against Major-Gen. Hutchinson (the General commanding the district). We consider him guilty of great negligence and indifference to the public safety, which alone, in our opinion, is the cause of the death of George M'CJy." Th 3 coroner accepted the verdict, but stated that he did not concur in it, because the law did not bear it out. The inquest is adjourned until to-morrow after noon, to afford time for binding over the witnesses and admitting Major-Gen. Hutchinson to bail. POSSIBILITY OF LORD BROUGHAM'S APOTHEOSIS. —Had Brougham lived in the time of Egyptian Paganism, he would assuredly have been looked upon (at least) as an inspired individual, and he would have been set up as an idol. Yuu may perhaps say, so ho will be as it is. .1 admit that, in respect to his philosophical mind, he will be ever remembered as a grand specimen of humanity, but the wide-spread intercornmunication of nations and gradual exposure of the fallacies of idolatry will at least leave the human mind free to worship the Deity through such rules of philosophy as are laid down by Brougham, as a man, without idolising him, personally, as a god ; in fact, t know sufficient of his lordship to say that were such an unholy influence existing, he would be the first to raise his voice in disgust against the abomination of prostituting the attri butes of the Divine essence, so as to bring them within the scope or nature of an earthborn mortal. Yet such things do exist, but they are nothing more ncr less than the tag ends of mythological ido latry.—Tones's Hundred Lectures. Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and liaLilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy, Charges under .E. 5 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830), 12,Hatton-garden. City branch —6, moor gate-street, Bank.—ADYT. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-FRIDAY. There was a good attendance to-day of both the town and country trade, and wheat met with a healthy demand, red sorts bringing last Tuesday's prices, whilst good white actually brings rsore money than was then obtainable. Flour (fine fresh lots) held with much firmness, and may be qwited fully 5d dearer. Oats and oatmeal had again an improved feeling, and at rather higher prices. Egyptian beans 2s 6d and peas is advance. Indian corn brings 301 per qr more money. STAMFORD-FRIDAY. White wheat, 40s to 42s ; red, 37a to 408 per 36 stone. Barley, malting, 32s to 345; grinding, 28s to 32s per qr. Oats, 20s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 40s to —s per qr. ; new, 38s to —s. LIN C 0L N-FRIDAY. White wheat new, 40s to 42s Barley, grinding.. 26s to 293 Red do. 36s to 40s Oats, old, .. ...... 24s to 26s Old white 43s to 463 New.do 20s to 23s Red do. 38s to 42s I Beans. 37 s t o 40 s Barley, malting.... 32s to 34s I Beans, new 33s to 35a WAKEFIELD-FRIDAY. The wheat trade was moderately active to-day, and last Friday's prices firm.'y maintained. Beans and oats rather dearer. Barley dull. Averages for the week : Wheat 2,259 qrs., at 43s 211 Rye 8ar1ey......... 118 Oats - -- else me 21s 81d CORK-THURSDAY. The following were the quotations this morning :—lted wheat, 8s Od to 8s lOd ; white, 8s Od to 9s 8d , barley, 7s id to Os Od ; oats, 6s 6d to 6s 8d ; black do., 5s 6d to 5s lid. BRISTOL SUGAR-FRIDAY. The market this week has net been so active, as, owing to the impression that prices will be lower, buyers have been operating with great caution. Refiners' produce met a moderate demand, at rather easier rates, The business in rum was limited, at late prices. COAL M. Prima of Coal per Ton al ...IRK ET. t the Wove of the market. s. d. Cowpen Hartley 16 6 Holywell 16 0 alker Primrose 13 3 Wylam 16 0 Walls End. N. d. Traswell Eieugh Hall 17 0 South Kelloe 17 0 Hartlepool ..17 6 Broddyll's Hetton 17 3 Hetton lB 0 )t, 33 ; sold. 32. Walls End. Hatton 16 3 Tunstall Ships at market RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. ,______....._____,,...—..—A—_, 1864. 1863. 1864. 1863. £ £ Belfast and N, Counties 136 136 2,061 2.324 Belfast and County Down 49 49 751 641 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter 1214 1215 7,349 7,162 Caledonian 252 2345 19,421 17,412 Cockermouth & Workington B4 85 321 305 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 ;93 328 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 65 61 230 195 Cork and Youghal Cornwall "55 53 1,842 1,52 i Deeside l7 17 3 6 328 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,373 1.428 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,826 1,129 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid 915 485 3,405 2,637 Edinburgh and Glasgow 173 1695 7,982 7,971 Furness, &c 5O 50 3,141 2,959 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastena,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 351 34,306 29.580 Great North of Scotland 6B 58 1,711 1.7r8 tit. NI orthn. & Westn. (IreL) 7ll 711 748 894 `ilt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3735 329 9,123 9,013 Great Westert! _ 10565 10565 68 290 65 402 ...... ...... . . Inverness & Aberdeen June 86} 869 1,403 1,253 Inverness & Perth Junction 1194 1,642 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,932 1,709 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3954 43,015 36,650 Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 266 208 Limerick and Foynes 264 26, 1,9 265 Llanelly 461 464 824 ng Londen & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 54 2,079 2,021 London & South-Western 4504 441/ '.6,776 21,6 6 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2611 2.504 21,414 21,010 London, Chatham, & Dover 724 729 8,375 5 207 Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 64 1,875 618 Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh Manch. S.J un.& Altrincham 94 94 1,42, 1087 3laryport and Carlisle _ Metropolitan . . . _ Midland (incl. N.-Western) 64r 63 - 15 47,'410 42.642 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 262 2594 5,311 5 .36! Monkland Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,696 2,498 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee "79 9 4 6 3 1 ,3 7 2 65 6 6 3 8 , 2 24 80 2 N tsT o -E rt a h st L e 254 254 8,699 8 . 1 2 North Staffordshire o rn nd a o n n d Stock. & Darl 109 59 Oswestry and Newton... 5O 42 1,186 1,1.7 Rhymney 194 194 1,106 912 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 52 2, 77 2,( 99 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 4,995 4,920 Somerset and Dorset 66 394 697 3. 8 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 23,5.17 22,585 Taff Vale 57 67 5 , 219 5 , 48 1 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 434 36 2,951 2. 26 Waterford and Kilkonny 9l 31 3 0 112 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,197 1,231 West Cornwall 1,0,2 b7(3 W.HaAlepool Harbr.&RaiL 5 2274 52 274 4,572 4.553 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 7 784 656 Whitehaven Junction l3 13 1,002 829 Whitehaven & Furness, Jun 35 35 1,018 9.4 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 1,387 1,175 Austrian B2B 828 30, •4 8 30,756 Bahia and San Francisco - 379 - Belgian Eastern J unction 2 204 345 291 Bombay, Baroda, & Len. India 185 1854 3,4:6 3,221 Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l 1614 2,876 1.795 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 4,688 3,376 Dutch Rhenish Eastern Bengal - - Eastern of France 1135 1302 62,950 53,959 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1090 - -- Great Indian Peninsula 56,3 495 16,478 8,088 Great Luxembourg 134 134 4,381 4.509 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 315-- Madras 447 447 5,343 3,491 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 650 490 21,264 18,942 Northern of Canada Northern of France 697 697 54,608 50,6> 5 Norwegian Trunk - - Ottoman - 484 481 Paris, Lyons, & Medit errn lBO5 1713 133,151 121,s 12 Paris and Orleans 1614 1494 03,081 59,5 65 Pernambuco 774 77 84 1,053 Royal Danish 69 69 - _ Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,513 1,453 South Austrian Seinde - _ Southern of France ...... . 770 680 25,987 22,311 Victorian 196 196 10,46 / 8,924 Welland .......-.......... 2 5 25 317 707 West Flanders 75 75 1,037 9 0 2 W. and N.W. of France, 960 813 46.774 40,273 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. 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