The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

Daniel of the great suffer- ied, he official ,e time iffAirs, ie of or the 0 con- )point- y Car 'ties of ssioner ich he resent ae had a can- 1,1 that y jour .chased lan by incor- salary ited to le con period it, and ialified lay. 24. 5,433, lUBEN'S Miners' ation to id there is. Court i Thurs ;ourt for th an in- I musty le, and I y Thum Honour Lent is a 1 appoint burn the a go on, tempt of rt, and I he Stan- Court of Lice from in would revent a Ip, and I more of hero was isdictiors. Day. ttng man fore Mr. r. Rimell, that three pt to take e last oc he act he the priso-. l fumb led hen about call, 25 E. shop and r. Rimell ran away, he wished n of steak lner for 9 cabdriver, at the in ,al SoeietY illtreating tate. al Society ,erved the examining ,s forelegs the defen- said that stopped. Le front of certainl9 Bless eta erto stand be easy George following is, Sloane ,ening the a pint of : took up a at the bar ad without glass west jested, but ouss some ',said that afterrtoo st he s h o uld y foloWed ? oeforep BO 7 broken f to Ibis f .. Lt ono). 1 help it. 1 ,y Wald' JUL throw' rtbe wilful ,ntended to voald Bead rou of the or corn' rithout the rn act. et night , ectt3 Jodi' the first 0f icter. in the pro' ra of tile to bodies Oct' )f chang e] ittle worl d all holding Tough lov e ciao, lreoi &ili a ; ate"' leers of hia 47in q h they a k inUe' is So i r e to sel. 3 has v iseli g mitazioa.o.! only pi % ti t and 1 pt , eajoYw r 0 litho Wear. uue nt Pr -----"'' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A steady demand is reported in the general dis count market, and it is supplied on the terms which have now been current for some days past. The Mercantile community being enabled to get the ac commodation they require tog per cent. below the official minimum, are not disposed to take their bills to the Bank of England, and the measure re cently adopted by the authorities has therefore failed to bring them any great accession of business. There is an increase of £1,436 in the traffic re ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £938 en the South -Eastern for the past week. A report of the Islington Agricultural Hall Com pany has been issued, which recommends a dividend of 10 per cent., and the issue of 5 per cent. deben tures to the amount of £ll,OOO for the purpose of improving the fittings of the building. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have been rather limited. Sugars have been rather cheaper, While eoffte, rice, and tea have remained at about previous quotations. There has been a better de mand for saltpetre. Tallow has continued dull, and rather cheaper for both present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, French Rentes were 69f. 60c., 69f. 62c., .—inanimate. . . Tue annual meeting of the North British Atli tralian Company was held to-day, Mr. E. Anderson in the chair. The directors recommended that the profit made during the year be retained in their hands, and that no dividend be paid in consequence of the expenditure for purchases, &a., in the colony- At the general meeting of the proprietors of the Pendeen Consols Mine, held to-day, Mr. Bawden in the chair, th, report of the directors, describing the operations for the last two months. was unanimously carried. It appeared that the profit on the working has been £242 and the total balance in favour of the mine amounted to £1,461. The market for the English Funds has not undergone any variation of importance, Consols having remained steady at the closing quotations of yesterday—viz., 921 j for transfer, and 921 for account. Speculation is quiet, and the market, although tolerably firm, appears dull. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities, in which nume rous dealings are recorded, are at 921 *. India 5 Per Cents. are marked 108 1, ; and Exchequer Bills le. to 4s. premium. Business in the Foreign department has been very quiet, and prices have undergone little change. Equador New have been dealt in at 161 ; Egyp tian are rather fiat at 991 ; Greek steady at 191 1; the Coupons at 81 1 ; Mexican at 32* ; Portuguese New Loan at 461 471; Russian do. is flat at 931 4 ; Spanish Passive are 251 ; do. Certificates, 9 1; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 711 721 ; do., 1862, 681 t; and Italian 5 per Cents., 681 ; New Grenada Bonds are 141. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been limited, and prices in one or two in stances have slightly given way. Great Easterns and Great Northern A Stock have declined 55.; London and Brighton, 10s. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, El. Lancashire and Yorkshire improved 58 . ; and South Western, Midland, and South- Easterns, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained inactive, without change of importance in prices. Joitl , t, Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Sharts were dull at previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Ann uities New 3 per Cent. Annu itie s 9 2 ltiii lunuities, 30 yrs, expire * th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire 7th April, 1885 1 , / Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l# India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100# D Hands El.:11)0 . Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, March. 5 .. Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 1 Ditto Small 4 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Equador New Consolidated E"•:l)Ptian 7 pet Cent 99t Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins.. 191 I Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account 321 :New Granada l4a Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850.. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 j Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 531 3 Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive ...• • ..... • Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. ga Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Ac: punt..... 72 Ditto, £lOO Bonds 75/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 )2 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Jitto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s Od ; clover do., £3 10s to £5 15s ; and straw, £llOB to £1 18s par load, S upply moderate—t rade slow. UomBEHLAND..—Mewtow nay, £2 Os to £4 4s; dove £3 10s to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 1031 to £1 185 per load. A. slow demand. W RITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 45; clover 4 °. £3 10s to £5 15s ; and straw, El 10.; to £1 18s per load, Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA. dealings have been limited, and prices have remained without alteration. S "AR.—The market has:continued dull, good and fine grocerylV descriptio ns , h owe v e r, support previous rates. In Lie refined market a fair amount of business has been ne gotiated without material alt. ration in values. POPPEE.—OnIy limited dealings have been recorded in colonial d escriptions ; late prices, however, are well main tained. I tlcE.—Por the better qualities of East India there has b een more inquiry and in some instances prices have Slightly advanced. SALTPETRE —There has been a more active inquiry, and former rates are well maintained. TALLovr.—This market has continued dull, and owing to Bales being pressed, prices have tended downwards. . on the spot 44s to 44s 3d, acid last three months 40s per cwt. dAE,K ET the clove of the market. Walls End. Relloe ......15 6 South Kelloe. l5 6 Hartlepool.. l6 3 South Hartlepool 15 0 Ttimdon Hartlepool l6 3 Heugh Hall 15 0 Riddell . .. `ouch Hett on 17 3 Raton l7 6 Whitworth ..... 14 9 W .I:lin:MA . l4 6 Wharnettffe ...... 13 6 i Wylam 15 9 -011 62 . COAL Na Prices of Coal per Ton at Lambert's West Hart- s. d. ley„. 14 3 Davison's West Hart ley 14 6 North Pelton 13 0 West Hartley l4 6 Cowpen Hartley 14 6 l'anfield Moor 12 6 1 anfield Moor Butes l2 6 West Wylam 14 3 Holywell 16 6 Walls Hlrtrt Gosforth l3 6 BYrun l6 4 Shiite at market A few days ago, a boat, bteerod by James Caf fttlY, was leaving;boa Greenock harb our, havin g on rd rwo sailors , b o und for their ship a t the Tail of the bank. As th e boat was at the harb our mouth, the sailor T , ' ass engfrs theu ,, Pt that they should have another gttss g m befor e leaving "home e and beauty." C affert y declined to Put ba c k for such a purpose. The sailo rs then lea p ed i nto the wat er , and swam towards the Mid Quay. Caflerty followed them, and seixing one by the hair invited him to w all o hhnself to b. taken on board, but the sailor re fused. Th e p eople on the quay cried to Cafleity to dtp do ne' until h e became manageable. Tnis was prom ptly and w h en the sailor was nearly drowned and help l"s he was h au l e d into the boat. The other gallant bewirareer was th en f o l lowed, and subjected to a s i m ilar of submersion, with the like result. Both were h: s afely into th e b eat, and, in this saturated condition, r.Y,lNlvere taken o ff t o their ship.—Greenock Advertiser. Load ° E TEA T RADE, Feb. 23.—The deliveries in , . decrea es timated for th e wee k were 776 , 0351 b., w hi c h i s a izeri " " 87 , 6 3311a,,scrultyect with the previous state- DREADFUL B ()IL EXFLOSION.—A fearful boilcr elPloaion took place yesterday, at the Shelton Bar Iron Coi n , PanY warka, Etruria, Six men were kill e d, and nye • in wottudeds BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shari- &ailwave Paid. Price. Itusiness don. 100 atlantic &St Lawrenc. All 64 CO Rom.,Baroda&•Cent Inc /04 it 5 10J4 Gu. 5 per cont. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares... 1 1 P Buffalo anci Lahe Hun., (LI. 44 10 Do. Preference . t • • .. all 74 8 Butlalo,BrantotGodricl it 77 80 100 1 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 100 Do. do. July 1. 187:- in, 75 76 100 Jo. 10. .1 un. : 011 73 76 st 'l,;titia.,ts. 100 1( 3 l(5 st "ape Town A: Dock Sc. MO 1. 8 9 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. p. 10; 061 ;64 1064 stock !vast Indian, gu. 5 p.... 10 1 1054 1464 20 Do. do. G Ext... 5 # 11P 20 Do. do. H do. .. 5 4 P stock Grand Trunk of Cans.l, t... 204 :14 100 Do. Ist Pre*. Bonds 65 68 100 Do, t.o. deferred.-- all 50 63 100 to. 2d Fret. Bon's.. 4., 66 58 100 Da. do d fer ed.... all 41 .6 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... 4.1, 40 44 100 Do. do. (Herr d.... al 31 3S 100 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... all 2 • 28 100 Do. do deferred all 22 24 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 105 i(54 1054 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 4 1 20 Do. January, 1862 4 1 stock Gt. South.of India(Lim duaranteed 5 per cent. ill, 102 104 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shan - all 13 131 134 204 Do. New . 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 92 94 10 f ndian Branch Limited 2 1 lip 34 4 stock Madras guar., sp. c. 10L 1 03 1.,4 10,34 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extensioi lOt 06 08 stock Dc. 4 , .. 100 3 5 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - stock Nlelb•Cort, 6p. c. Bmi in. - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 100 Do. 7 p.c. 51ortg. Bds. al; - - 20 Newßrunnwick at Curio Class A 1 B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist lb& 100 83 95 etoca Soinde .......... (to. (54 Do. Delhi " Do. do 2 4D 20 Do. Punjaub st Do. Du. . F , 100 03 l a 5 cot Do. Twin:LSl. Flo.) 1, 98 100 'OI,ONI A 1, C.' iN 7 I.;IIN , 8 fix t• - • ...tit,. p.c..1 a - 1877-S4 - I Do. ep. c. Feb. & A ll_ 10( 0.3 06 - Do. it p. c. Mar. Sen. 10. 108 - ; Do. s p. c. Jar.ii/July. 10 904 974 97 - Do. 6 Inscribed stoct 100 97 - . speG. Elope. A p c. 187 I" .0- ;10 Do.Ap &Oct. 181+. Its 112 114 - I Do. 18i.. 00 .13 'l5 - I Do. Jan. & July, 1891. 100 111 113 - ceylon, Nov.1 8 :11, 6p 1 101 - itius % ter cent .. 1 00 110 112 - - Na a G..V. 0 per tout . 100 1 9 111 -. 1i.tiuv.0p.c..0....L. 1 ut ..• 1054 6 1052 - ' 6p. c.Ap. & Oct l 0 - N. S.W. Gov. I p c., 186 10 , 1004 1014 - Do. Sp. c.,1871 to 187; 10; 100 101 - Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 1440 994 1604 1004 - , New Zealand 6p. cent. tun 109 ll - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. - sterlinv, 1875 10.; 1064 1074 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 :u 112 - 9. AUS b1i.p.c.1676.& up. 101 110 112 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&JuIN 100 107 109 - Do. In o.'.. 101) ill MI 1114 11 RIITTISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 'ld - ,hum o Amalgamated.. 18 20 Devon G. Con.. Javisi. 1 630 540 East Bassett, ( Mogan ~ .10 60 66 71 3 1 East Clogau Gold. Ltd. ss. Id p • East Caradon . ' ..... ti 5 46 44 , 5 East Carn 8rea........ 3.0.0 103 lot 104 E. W'l Russel (Tavistli., 7.19.0 6 54 Gam.dtSt.Aultyn(Gwen.) 57 1 , 17 19 (3reat South 'I 01gu5.... 17a 61 et (7,. Wheal Vor (Helston: 10 66 7: Grenville.. lierod's-P00t,..._.. 8.1'! 50 52 liingston Downs '4. 7.0 21 3 Lady Bertha Margaret Wily Lelant :4 37 39 M ark e Valley.. 4 myndy Iron Ore (Lim : 24 Ids pr New Setun .. 19/ 185 145 North Downs 't 2 a} iiaseetalh,,ati t. 17 ., 36 3f corth Wheal Crofty 44 5 _ Par Consols (St. Blazey It 43 56 40 ,'rovidence(Uny Lelnt, 10.0. • 042 South Caradon(St.Cleer II 395 405 S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.15.11 21 21 -%Wheai Fran. 16.1 .9 . 85 90 Stray Park 2B 9 38 40 5 Tamar Silv.ct Lead Min. 17 46 111 4 lB 10 Pin Croft West Basset (Illogan) l4 121 13/ W Caredon (Liskeard 5 31 33 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan I 85 70 Kitty(U.Lclant) Buel{clrutl 2.0.6, 6 07 70 8 Wheal WhealLuct ott _ Wheal aryAnn (Men ) 8 14 161 - IWheal Seton .. 584 ;25 235 ~,...ITremwriey (Li.. 7 17 18 Wheal Union 3.17 q 56 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - Antwerp and Rotterdam, 84 1 Dutch Rhenish, 171 17 Great Luxembourg, 154 N. Rail of Buenos yres, gua. 7 per Cent. (RM.), 24), 3 Sambre and Meuse, 104 FOREIGN MINES. Fortuna (llin.), 5 St. John del Rey (lim.), 571 6,1 Yudanamutana of S. Auctralla (BM.), 3i. JOINT-STOCK ANKS. Agra andUnitea Service (lira.), 97 Eng., sco ~ and Australian Chartered, 201 Imperial Bank (11m.), 15 London and Colonial (11m. ) , 311 London and County, 411 4 London Joint Stock, 4 I National Provincial of En , tland, new, 211 Oriental Bank Corporation, 576 Ottoman Bank, 42 16 1 Ditto, new, Soinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim.), 3 MISCSL LANEOUS. East India Irrigation and canal, 2 E glish and Australian Copper, ig Great Ship aim.' 174 per cent. prer, Italian Irrigation (Canal Crvour), National Discount Company (lim.), 84 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 72 Van Diemen's Laud. 131 The invitations to the dinner to be given on the Society of which 10th of next month by the benchers of th e H on . the Middle Temple, of th is one, extend t o all members of the inn the 3d of March. n we Prince of Wales hoshallsignify their acceptanc e o f t h e same by T The Lord Chancellor and several of u the j th u e dges have been invited; and the old hall ( t h e f i nest of Tuesday k in Eng land) will be decorated with g rea t taste on t i h n e l o No after-dinner speeches will, how ever , be alloweeriuthue. toast of the ev. ning bang simply 'b His Royal Highness the Master of the Bench." THE REPRESENTATION OF THE NORTH RIDING. —Mr. F. A. Millbai , k, the defeated candidate at the last election, has announced his intention of renewing the contest as soon as opportunity offers. Mr. Millbank refers to the cost of the late contest, and says of his propor tion ((5,003), "I car honestly declare that every shilling of my expenditure was fairly and honourably spent in con ducting the election." The great cost Mr. Millbank attri butes to the large area of the district, much of which it is impossible to reach by rail, and yet it was requisite to can vass the whole 15,000 electors. Mr, Millbank states that, in face of the large cost, he will never desist until he secures for par ty a fair share in the representation of the u h and speaks hopefully of the increased registra tiontheco Liberal t of Liberal electors, and confidently of the result of the isspeuding =test. SHARE NiARKETS--This Day it DIN A.RY SHARES AND STOW.: Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat,and Alid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Core and Bandon Cornwal. Do A A =nets no di‘ Do. B ti II Elp c. an. Itio , been paid to R. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. (Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. :Great Eastern, Ord. stk I Ditto A stock 8 8i 7 8 88 00 116 317 li I 116 k 61 7} 41 43 13 14 88 20 106 108 48} 40i 45 47 24 25 Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle I Do t shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New .... . D o Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. t shares Mid Kent Line Do Cray North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern —Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London 126 128 1284 1291 136 138 102 104 67 67i logi 1106 74 7 5 1116 1146 41 42 1001 1001 10 1016 44 456 14 Pi 128 1281 lb 98 98 53 54 26 28 1011 1021 574 68i 89i Vi 111 1:4 # )1 14 tef 11* Ilf 121 123 45 48 103 105 Do New North Staffordshire .. IN. and S. NV. Junction S'cottish Central 'scot h. E., Aber. stock I Do ;• , ci it. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpool Shropshire Union ••• • South Devon .........• South Eastern South Wales 'S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington 60 51 33 31 25! 981 iis 70 103 105 76 8 386 396 10 11 t, 7 8 4 p 15J 152 5 56 2 1 31 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. ' Do B Do C lUlster Do Do 'Tale of Neath !Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall 'VV. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 83 86 150 160 29 31 ----- ktallways. ektid. Closin gßu Price. dsoinnees, 42 44 37 40 97 99 491 81 1281 67i 110} 10 1131 40.4 4 Fe 100. l 1} 5 1214 6SI 101 f 671 801 60 33 96 i THE "SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1863. REFORMS IN THE JURY BOX. There is a reform required in respect to the constilution of juries themselves. The work of a juror ought properly to fall on every responsible member of the community. In the first days, except in the case of peers, it was so; but gradually other exemptions crept in, and now we keno so many persons exempted, that a jury of a responsible is not to be collected in any reasonable time. This plan of exempting and exempting on one pretext or another, goes on so fast that we do not see where it is to stop ; last year the chemists and druggis ts claimed exemption and got it, an d con gratulated themselves u p on the fact, as if by giving up an important national right they were raising themselves in the social scale. Who next will follow ? Perhaps the undertakers, who certainly have equal right to the honour tahb e l e n e s a o e m m e p o t t i h o n e r , if class,it a h n o d n o s o u r o a n b I n c w t t a h t tlhaes last, r h u y g g t h i s e t s l a : w a n o d f exclusion, there will be none left, to well and truly try, except the persons who are present to be tried. There must be an end to this exemption nuisance : there ought to bo no exemption. By the admission of this process, we have al re.uiy weeded out of the jury box the most intelligent mem bers of the whole social body: it must atop therefore, or trial by jury must fall. The last point to which we advert en the present occasion, has reference to the method by which the the votes of jurors should be taken. It is becoming a common practice now for a jury to be led to do the most insane acts, on the mere dictum of some one man, who, despite the evidence, will hold out to the last, and destroy that unanimity of expression which is essential to a clear verdict, and on which all the rest of his follows are agreed. We had a notable instance of this obstinacy in the recent trial of Russell v. Adams to which we drew attention last week. In this case the calls and intelligent decision of eleven Brien was overruled, we believe, by the dogged objec tions of ono individual, who, while he could not change the evidence, would insist on wording such a verdict for the de fendant, as should leave a doubt behind it; the most un manly, the most unsafe of all kinds of verdicts. It is impossible that this condition of things can last. But what is to be the remedy ? We shall be told that there is some good mixed with the evil; that now and then the whole of a jury may, with one exception, be wrong, and that the exceptional man may give to . justice her due. We a .nit the force of the argument freely; but it does not meet the difficulty. There ought to be a concord of twelve men in every verdict, but that twelve should not be twelve out of twelve, but twelve out of fifteen or eighteen. A change in the law for increasing the numbers of jurors, as sug gested, and for determining that, as at present,twclve must agree, would, in our opinion, meet every objection : it would do away with the constant threats of our judges of locking up the disputants until they became one, it would make decisions much more easy, and justice more perfect. It would prevent any honest juryman who could not agree from sacrificing his conscience to his convenience, and N% ith out impairing, by one fraction, the right of trial by jury, it would render that right, instituted in a rude and barbarous time, consonant with modern civilisation--Social Science Review. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAIL,' Di E. A urcralia and Mauritius, via z-outhampton Mar. 21 via Marseilles ..Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mar. 6 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and Si. Helena. Mar. 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via via S At u li tr r t a h e a i i l u te patr...Feb 2 Mar. 4. 7. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 4. via Marseilles Feb. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles Feb. 20. Portugal.... Mtita, Egypt, and Aden, via Southauiptol Feb 25 ... ... - -- -.._ via Marseilles Feb. 20. Newfoundland .. Mar, 7 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet ....Feb. 26 by U.S. packet _ by Canadian packet. Feb. 20. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York Mar. 12, Mexico All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, Feb. 28. California, and British Columbia.. This morning, shortly before five o'clock, the extensive premises of Mr. Dynes, builder, Millbank, ad joining the stores of the Military Cl thing Department, took fire, and in spite of the exertions of the firemen, continued burning for several hours, and destroyed a building over 100 feet long by 32 wide. WHEAT IMPORTED.—In the year 1862 the enor mous quantity of 9,512,363 quarters of wheat, and 7,314,319 cwt. of wheatmeal and flour, which had been imported into the United Kingdom from abroad, were entered for con sumption here. LORD PALMERSTON'S VISIT TO GLASGOW.—The Scotsman understands that the Lord Provost has received intimation of Lord Palmerston's arrangements on his approaching visit to Glasgow. His lordship, accom panied by the Hon. W. F. Cowper, President of the Board of Works, is to arrive on the forenoon of Monday the 30th March, and both will take up their residence with the Lord Pr. vost. It is understood that he noble rector of our uni versity will deliver his installation address to the students in the forenoon, and will attend the banquet given by the citizens in the City-hall on the evening of the day of his arrival in Glasgow. His lordship has, with very kindly feeling, consented to receive an address from the working classes, which is to be presented at a soiree or reception, to take place on Tuesday evening in the City-hall. It is ex pectee that Lord Palmerston will employ the forenoon of the same day in paying a visit to and inspecting the works and improvements of the Clyde. PARIS TO MARSEILLES IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. —A French newspaper call, d La Talx lies circt.- lated an announcement to the effect that some of the most distinguished engineers in France, among whom are men tioned MM. Flachat, Petiet, Lechatelier, and Girard, have approved a plan of a railway from Paris to Marseilles, whichimpos sible. would They assertresolv th ea a problem ourhniey fromthertoconpsairdiesretdoimpos Mar seilles, 510 miles, may be accomplished in an hour and a half, with rat re economy and security than is at present performed in 18 hours. They are so decided in their opinion that several of them have demanded permission for the con struction of the ailway. The plan has been submitted to the Emperor for his approbation. The hydraulic system invented by M. Girard, in which he subsitutes sliding for running on wheels, is the basis of the new plan. AMERICAN AID TO LANCASHIRE.—At a late hour on Sunday evening the American barque Achilles, Capt. Gallagher, arrived in the Mersey from Philadelphia, which port she left on the 10th ult. The Achilles arrived oft the port during the afternoon, and soon after the steam iug, Phcenix, belungisg to the New Steauttug Company (Li mited), ran alongsida„when a hawser was at once passed from the ship to the tugboat, and the vessel was towed into the river, free of all port, pilotage, and towing expenses, as in the case of the George Griswold. At about two o'clock p.m. yesterday the Achilles was safely berthed in the Wa terloo Dock, where she will at once commence discharging her cargo. The Phoenix belongs to the same company as the Resolute, the tug which brought the George Griswold up; and Mr. Bramham informs us that the vessels of that company will tow up, free of charge, all ships bringing provisions for the relief of the Lancashire distress. In addition to the flags already stated as being carried by the Achilles, we may mention that from the mainmast head there floated a splendid white silk banner, on which was worked the arms ~f the city of Philadelphia, together with the words, " Philadelphia's Contribution Ship." On Sa turday a dinner was given to Captain Lunt and the Rev. Charles Wheeler Denison, of the George Griswold, by Captain Inglefield, on board her Majesty's ship Majestic, at Liverpool. WHO WAS DR. WHALLEY P—The very interest ing memoirs of Dr. IN k lAey, so long promised, are at last about to make their appearance. Dr. Whalley was a man of ample fortune and of a fine taste, and was the centre of the best literary society in Bath and its neighbour hood from 1770 to 1820. His very numerous friends were all persons of considerable character, including the excellent Hannah More, he ardent, warm-hearted Anna Seward, the wi. ty, joyous Mrs. Thrale.Piuzai, and the celebrated Mrs. k,iddons. The journals and correspondence extend flora the break up of the old society by the French Revo lution, and end by treating on the times of which a middle aged person of our time can almost remember. It touches upon many of the most interesting literary and political events of those times. All the great and prolonged contest with Bonaparte, the hopes and fears, and heartaches of that grand epoch, the life and death disputes of Pittites and Foxites, come out in these letters written under the hot im pression of the moment. THE LANCASHIRE OPERATIVES AND EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—" Man hattan," the New Yore cor respondent of the 'horning lierald, writes It appears by proceedings in Preston, Lancashire, that meetings are called, and people by thousands are ready to come' to this country. God forbid it. They ~ i ll suffer misery untold if th e y do. It is cruel to lead honest men astray. You can see by proceedings already taken that innocent people would be mobb(ii, it not murdered, before they bad been ashore an hour, or it the Government is able to hold New classe v s i York, the males will be seized and hurried off to the war, etwtemo aEnnegxlpenecdtede,.lrein as Americans are now seized, and with no redress. A riot occurred jo in Jersey City yesterday in consequence of it. The Journal of Commerce, speaking of this proposition, says:— "e of the ironworkers building mechanics in this city are preparing to take mea sures for di • scouraging it. If the emigrants should be as large as the number. number of geemigr'atirwoorfktehrse and ship in our most prosperous years, it will have no appreciable effect on the interests of American labourers. The ironworkers intend to hold a mass meeting and shipbuilding mechanics Tammany Hall to-mor row evening to consider subject,thneg measures for the prevention.' stili and also to concert num ber of persons out of employ in this , if .t the immense dif ferently, the landing of these poore should think nLlish emigrants would be attended with horrible scenes. British minister or the British consul this of the city, Mr. Alexander, should be taken before the people COMB over," SPORT;NG INTELLIGENCE, TATIERS ALL'S—LAST EVENING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 11 to 2 agst Libellous (taken) 6to 1 agat Hubert (taken) 10 to 1 agst Peignoir (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lopeatcher (offered) 10 to 1 agst Revolver (offered) 14 to 1 agst Douche (taken) 16 to 1 agst Manrico (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 15 on the field (offered) 100 to 7 agst Jealousy (offered) 100 to 6 agst Master Begot (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 11 to 1 apt Grimstone (taken) 14 to 1 agst Croagh Patrick (offered) 100 to 6 agst African (taken) 20 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to lon the field (offered) 11 to 1 agst Michael Scott (offered) 100 to 6 agat Blue Mantle (taken) 100 to 6 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 20 to 1 agst Early Purl (taken freely) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Amelia (taken) 1000 to 36 agat Caller Ou (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ben Webster (offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (offered) Bto 1 agst Saccharometer (offered, take 9to 1) 100 to 8 agst Hospodar (taken and offered) 1000 to 45 agst Automaton (offered) 25 to 1 agst Carnival (taken) 25 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 45 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 50 to 1 agat Early Purl (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Woldga (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Queen Bertha (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-MONDAY. For the Lincoln Handicap Libellous was installed favourite, and Hubert and Revolver were very freely sup ported. Early in the day 8 to 1 was taken about Lop catcher, but towards the close 100 to 9 was laid. There was but little done on any other future event. Closing prices:— LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Libellous (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Hubert (taken) Bto 1 eget Revolver (taken) 11 to 1 age Lopcatcher (taken) 12 to 1 eget Douche (offered) 14 to 1 agst Peignoir (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Sea Nymph (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 agit Shropshire (taken) 20 to 1 agst Master Bagot (offered) CHESTER OUP. 25 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 40 to 1 aget Ben Webster (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2on the field (offered) 9to 1 aget Michael Scott (taken) THE DERBY. 600 to 8 agst Melrose (taken) BIRMINGHAM STEE PLECHASES—MONDAY. The Erdington Plate Handicap of 3 soya each. with 20 added ; winners extra. Two miles and a half. Captain Bathurst's Xanthus, aged, lOst 81b(G. Holman) 1 Mr. J Lowes's Annie Laurie, aged, 9st 121 b (A. Sadlier) 2 Mr. E. Green's Mutineer, aged, lOst 71b .... (C. B„yce) 3 Betting-11 to Bon Xanthus, 7to 4 eget Mutineer, sto 1 agst Annie Laurie. Mutineer and Xanthus went away together, and after " dwelling" at the first fence Mutineer pursued his former tactics, and running into the succeeding fence came on to his head, which caused Boyce to pull him up. Xanthus having also refused, left Annie Laurie with a lead of a dozen lengths, which she maintained until about a quarter of a mile from home, where she came to grief. Xanthus, who had apparently been waiting on the mare, cleverly cleared the suceeding obstacles, and came in alone. Annie Laurie was remounted, and cantered in second. The Hunt Cup of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Penalties and allowances. Three miles. 15 subs. Mr. C. Coburn's Joe Maley (late North Lancashire), 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Mr. C. Arden) 1 Mr. Myttm's Ireley, aged, llst 91b (Mr. Davidson) 2 Mr. J. Ashwood's Mytton, 6 yrs, 12at (Mr. James) 3 The following also ran :—Worcester, The Tippler, Tommy, Canteen, Warwickshire Crabb, Sunflower, Luff, and Bird of Prey. Betting-5 to 2 agst The Tippler, sto 1 agst Joe Maley, 11 to 2 agst Mytton, 6 to 1 each agst Sunflower and Ireley. The lot were not delivered into the starter's hands until 20 minutes past the appointed time, three o'clock, but they were quickly despatched. Sunflower took a slight lead of Warwickshire Crabb, at whose girths were The 't ippler, Joe Maley, and Worcester, the whippers in being Mytton and C'tnteen. At the natural hedge out of the ploughed land, not a quarter of a mile from the start, Canteen re fused, and was stopped; and prior to gaining the turning flag Wor cester was placed hors de combat from a fall, and approach ing the stand Luff was withdrawn, having lost considerable ground from coming to grief. Sunflower maintained the front position until nearing the enclosure the first time, where she was displaced by The Tippler, Sunflower going in second, Joe Maley Third, Tommy fourth, Ireley fifth, and Mytton sixth. At an interval of several minutes fol lowed Warwickshire Crabb, and a long distance in the rear came Bird of Prey. Joe Maley, on proceeding up "the fallow" on the opposite of the course increased the pace, and with Mytton and Ireley in attendance quickly dis placed Sunflower and The Tippler. Old Joe was never afterwards caught, and clearing all the succeeding obstacles without any blundering, won by ten lengths. Mytton, who came with a rush at the finish, was, however, beaten by Ireley by a length. The Tippler, 60 yards from the winner, was pulled up opposite the Stand fourth, and behind him came Sunflower, Bird of Prey, and Tommy, none of the lot passing the judge's box. The Sutton Handicap Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 30 added ; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. B Land's Deceiver, aged, 104 121 b (13. Land. jun.) 1 Mr. Copson's Wilful, aged, 9at 101 b ........ (J. Knott) 2 Mr. McAdam's Chastisement, 6 yrs, 9st 101 b (Geo. Waddington) 3 Orkousta also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Deceiver, sto 2 agst Orkousta, 4to 1 agst Wilful, 5 to 1 agst Chastisement. Orkousta made play to the second fence, where, on re.. fusing, she was pulled up,and Deceiver took up the running with Wilful and Chastisement in close attendance. After Willul and Deceiver had alternately held the lead, Mr. Land's horse cleared the last hurdle slightly in advance of Wilful, who, however, persevered to the end, and finished an exciting struggle only half a length in the rear of De ceiver ; Chastisement a bad third. The winner was bought in for 58 guineas. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for 4- yr-olds and upwards, gentlemen riders, winning jockeys extra. Three miles. 14 subs. Mr. Hall's Jerry, 3 yrs, 12st 71b . . ....... (Mr. M iles ) 1 Mr. Besley's (h b), .. yrs, 12st 61b (Mr. Rich) 2 Mr. J. De H. Chadwick's Killarney, 5 yrs, 12st 81b (Mr. Dixon) 3 Major Martin's Antler, aged, 12st 71b ....(Mr, Parker) 4 The following also ran :—b h by Orlando, Pantomime, Lady Lovell, The Despised, Never Mind, Fanny Brown, and The Orphan. Betting-7 to 2 agst Killarney, 4to 1 agst The Orphan (offered), 5 to 1 agst P antomime, 6 to 1 agst 7 to 1 agst Antler, 8 to 1 agar Fanny Brown, Orphan jumped away first, but, dwelling at the first fence, allowed Fanny Brown to take a long lead, and after running out, Jerry was brought to the front in the first half mile, and with the exception of being the first time past the Stand, his lead was never interrupted, and he won in a canter by six lengths ; a similar distance separated second and third, and there were four lengths between third and fourth. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Nottingham Spring 3 Derby Spring Liverpool Spring ..10 Shrewsbury .. ............. 25 UCH, I Doncaster S pr i ng l6 W arwick Spring 18 Northampt on. 24 Croaton Park 27 'RIL. AP. Newmarket Craven 6 Durham Knighton 7 Llauboidy Catterick Bridge 8 Abergavenny .... 9 M Chester 5 Bath Marlborough l4 Harpenden l5 ILiverpool Hunt C1ub....10 Thirsk ..14 Epsom Spring 16 INewmarket F. S 20 York Spring ...28 6alisbury :AY. Epsom l9 Radcliffe 25 Mancheater 27 Jr: Ascot Newton 10 Hampton Odiham 16 Beverley. l7 Bibury Club l7 I Stockbridge lB 1 Chelmsford 23 Newcastle 23 Carlisl e 30 'LY. Ju Worcester 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool 13 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 ' Pontefract 16 Nottingha m 21 inchester W 21 South ampton. 2'L 1 Goodwood 2 28 [UST, Au , Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes .. . . 7 Reading York August l3 Egham 25 Stockton Oxford 25 Lichfield 27 ..... 3O SEPT] Devon and Exeter Derby Summ©r Leicester lO Doncaster 15 1113 ER. Brecon 2l Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 26 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 • OCTC Newmarket S. 0 .. 12 Lincoln Autumn........ 20 NoTE; WQrCeiteritilglssesello al I BR It. Newmarket Houghton ..26 S llreWabUrY Autumns llr 17 HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening. The Lohn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the w^ at the usual hour. ~olsack AMERICAN AFFAIR Lord STRATHEDEN, who It for a return of all despatch,: ..act a motion on the pape r d or letters from the Hon. Mr. Mason to her Majesty: s Government on the claim of the Southern ConkZic.ra - ey - to be acknowledged as an independent power by Great Britain, said he had received a communication from the noble earl the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, requesting him, as it was inconvenient for the noble earl to attend in his place this evening, to postpone his motion. He was aware of the in convenience of postponing motions of which notice had been given, because many noble lords made arrangements to he present and take part in the discussion ; however, under the circumstances, he would defer proceeding with the subject until the 2d of March. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from St. Mary's, Moorfields, complaining of the proposed extension of rail ways and station to Finsbury-circus, which would depre ciate the value of their cathedral and schools,rendering them useless for the purposes for which they were intended. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY (NEW METRO POLITAN STATION AND BRANCHES). On the motion for the second reading of this bill, The Earl of DERBY presented petitions from owners of property in Finsbury against the bill, and said that on one side of Finsbury.circus were many buildings of importance, amongst them the London Institu tion. Most of their -lordships were aware that Fins bury-circus was an open area of three acres and a half in the City, fully equal to the squares at the West end, and it was chosen as the residence of many persons of great influence connected with the Bank of England and other great corporations. It was also the resort of many of the poorer class for the pur pose of breathing fresh air and taking exercise. There was great agitation when it was first proposed that a rail way should pass through the City, and it was stated in re ply that the railway would make a great opening in the heart of the City. This bill would appropriate those open spaces, and he put it to the house whether it would be fair to take any part for the purpose of erecting a railway station. Their lordships would doubtless hesitate before they agreed to any measure appropriating Berkeley-square for such a purpose, awl he did not think it was fair to make laws fox the east end which they would not do for the west. His lordship said there were no less than 30 lines of railway proposed to be taken through the metropolis during the present session,and although it was desirable that a passage should be had for the heavy traffic through London, that facility was given by the Metropolitan Railway being tak,n as the basis for any future operations. The line proposed did not offer facilities for inter communication, and he thought it extremely inconvenient that their lordships should have one set of standing orders and the House of Commons another, and in ord r to deal successfully with railways in general, he thought that sub ject ought to be most carefully considered. What he sug gested was that the Board of Trade should be called upon for a report not merely on each particular measure, but also on the whole net work of railways with a view to the public interest. He thought, under all the circumstances, it would be highly objectionable to pass the second reading of this bill, and, if it was persisted in, he should take the sense of the house on the question.. But, as some of their lordships might think this a strong measure, he would therefore only move the postponement of this bill for a week or ten days, to enable the Board of Trade to report upon the question. Earl GRANVILLE thought it would be advantageona that the standing orders should be re-considered. Kith regard to metropolitan railways, he thought them of great importance, and it would be hardly fair to reject this bill, having heard but one side of the question. He did not think there could be any objection to postpone the second reading, but it would be extremely hard to take the unusual step of rejecting the second reading of a bill which had been fully considered. Earl GREY felt it to be of importance that the subject should be fully considered. It was exceedingly difficult for committees in Parliament to deal with such comFlicated questions, and he had frequently himself felt the difficulty in coming to a decision, and the whole system was unjust to all parties. It appeared that the North-Western had 180 bills to watch, the Great Northern had also a _very great number to look after, at a great expense, which the public had ultimately to pay for so doing. He did not think that the Board of Trade was at all cal culated to deal with the subject properly. What he thought wanted was a properly constructed tribunal to consider the whole subject—one which would hold its sittings in pub lic, and before which all parties who objected to making of railways could be fully heard. If such a tribunal was con structed its decisions would, he felt certain, give satisfac tion, and cause less expense than the present system. Private proprietors should have some protection against repeated applications, which ruined them by expense. Another power which should be given to such a tribunal as that he had alluded to, was that they should decide once and for all upon the question, and have the power to give costs. He hoped the Government would take the subject into their most serious consideration. Lord ItEDESDALE thought that if the proposed rail way board was established, it would require to be armed with powers, or its decisions would never give satisfaction. If such was done, he thought much good would be the re sult of such an establishment. With regard to the public convenience, he thought it was most essential these should be as few lines as possible. If their lordships were of opi nion that Finsbury circus should not be built upon, he thought the kindest thing their lordships could do the public and the railway companies was to say so at once. He had, however, no objection to the postponement of the second reading of this bill, which was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER—CHICHESTER, Mr. J. A. SMITH took the oaths and his seat for Chi chester. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—The Bann Navigation Improvement, &c., Desford Road, Devon Val ley Railway, Fr 4 eston Reclamation, Gravesend and Milton Gas, Great Eastern Railway (March and Spalding Line), Inverness and Perth Junction and Perth and Dunkeld Railway Companies, London and North Western Railway (Additional Powers), Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway. WALLINGFORD RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER the following motion was agreed to :—" That the order referring the petition for the Wallingford Railway Bill co the select committee on stand ing orders be read and discharged, and that the petition for the said bill be withdrawn." PETITIONS. SUGARS. Mr. HUNT, for an equalisation of the sugar duties ; also by an HoN. MEMBER, from Exeter ; an HON. MEMBER, from Great Yarmouth ; Mr. C. GILPIN, from North. ampton; and Capt. JERvIS, from Harwich, AUSTRALIA. Mr. MARSH, from Bridgewater, Australia, in favour of the separation of the Northern and Southern Australian. TOBACCO. Mr. C. TURNER, from Liverpool, against any altera tion in these duties. Mr. AYRTON, from 2,800 people engaged in the manu facture of tobacco against the proposed alteration. RETURNS. TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELAND). On the motion of Mr, GRIFFITH, the tel towing return was ordered : —Return (since last return of the 18th of Feb., 1862) of the number of statements of expenditure for improvements which have been lodged with the clerks of the peace of the different counties in Ireland, under the provi sions of the act to amend the law relative to the tenure and improvement of land, 23 and 24 Vie., c. 153 ; of the num ber of provisional orders made by the chairmen of coun ties, specifying the amount of expenditure allowed by them in each case ; of the number of pro visional orders made absolute by the said chairmen of counties, under the provisions of the aforesaid act, speci fying the amount of expenditure allowed in each case ; of the number of appeals from the decision of the chairmen of counties which have been prosecuted under the powers of the said act ; and of the number of charg ing orders which have been made by chairmen of counties under the said act ; and any appeals which may have bean made from those charging orders. up to the date of the order. POLAND. On the motion of Mr. DioutAß, a return was ordered of any correspondence which passed between Lord Clarendon and her Majesty's Government in 1856 relating to Poland. EAST INDIA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. On the motion of Mr. LONOFIELD, the fol lowing returns were ordered :—Returns specifying the name of the examiners appointed to examine the candidates who presented themselves, since the last return, ler admission to the Engineers' Establishment and Public Works Department of India—of the names of the successful candidates in order of merit, their respective ages, places of education, and the names of the civil engi neers to whom any of such candidates have been articled pupils—of the marks assigned on each subject to every can didate; and of the examination papers on each subject (in continuation of Parliamentary paper No. 449, of session 1861). THE GALWAY MAIL PACKET COMPANY. On the motion of Mr. BAXTER, the following return was ordered :—Copy of a letter, date d the 9th e day of 1863, from the agent at Liverpool ofth Company Li v :o p o t ol, PNo February,ee tw York, and Philadelphia Steam Shp t i nto a CHATHAM. rson Lord C. a Galway subsidy. mas t er -G ener al, on the subj ect of the restoration of the THE D C INN pA E a P a G t E t n T AT G R E T TO rLORDrat e to C. e A O n Friday, four o' ll clock, e he attended e in his l ma tter. place to address the house on the subject, but as the noble lord (Lord R. Montagu), of whose representations he be. lieved he had good reason to complain, was not in his place, he was unable to complete his explanations. The noble lord alleged that he (Lord Q, Paget), lug 44) al In important pub) Chatham his ,c appointment, had attended a dinner at older to induce the electors to return brother -in - Mr. Otway, at the next election. He lao said that he had gone to Chatham, and returned by a special train, and that he had char.. ed the cost of it to the Government. The fact was h at in January last he was invited to dine with a number cf distinguished naval and military ofilc,rs, at a din ner given by the High Constable of Chatham, among whom was his gallant friend (Sir F. Smith) one of the members of the borough. He took a return ticket, and he fouud the din ner a very good one. (Hear, and laughter.) It fell to his lot, as the senior naval officer present, to return thanks for the navy, and he remembered that in the course of his address he expatiated on the fine condition of the fortress, and ex pressed a belief that the time would come when it would become one of the finest naval arsenals in the world. (Hear.) As the evening wore on this worthy and magnificent mayor, Mr. Budden, intimated that a special train had been provided for the gentlemen desirous of staying a little later than the starting of the regular trains. He assured the house that no politics were introduced at the dinner ; it was the only time he had visited Chatham, and he considered that his conduct there in no way justified the aspersions cast upon him by the noble lord. (Cheers,) Lord R. MONT A.GU explained—He was glad the noble lord had introduced no rancour into the matter ; but at the same time the noble lord had been guilty of considerable rash ness. The real question was—did or did not the noble lord act in a constitutional manner. An unnecessar3 fuss had been made about what he (Lord Montagu) had said. What could it matter to the country about what was said in that house by a member, who like him, had only sat three years in it P (Oh, oh.) The noble lord (Lord C. Paget) had trotted over his allegationsvery lightly, like a man walk ing over sharp flints. (Laughter.) What he said was that Lord Sidney had refused to' appoint Mr. Budden to a captaincy in the v lunteers, on the ground that he kept a canteen. He found by the report of the limes that he had styled Mr. Budden a " costermonger," it so, that was a lapses lingua, as he did not mean to call him otherwise than the keeper of a canteen. The SPEAKER said the noble lord was travelling in his explanation beyond the rules of the house in such matters. Lord R. MONTAGU would, in that case, move that the house do now adjourn. The noble lord did not appear to care whether he had acted legally or not. He did not say that the noble lord had applied personally to the Lord- Lieutenant to appoint Mr. Budden. He certainly said that the noble lord did return by a special train, and ex pressed his curiosity as to how the cost would be paid, ask ing whether or not it was taken out of the civil contingen cies? But what he complained of was that he promised the people of Chatham that their fortress should become the largest naval arsenal in the world. Lord C. PAGET—No, no. Lord R. MONTAGU complained that such unconsti tutional conduct as this would not have been permitted by their forefathers, even on the part of the Kings and Queens of England. The visit to Chatham might positively be characterized as a little Ministerial " mudlarking," insti tuted with the view of taking the electors of Chatham by storm for tho benefit of the relative of the noble lord. (Laughter.) Sir F. SMITH spoke highly of the good character and charity of Mr. 'Baden. The matter then dropped, the motion being negatived without a discussion. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE. Sir G. GREY gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to render bills of exchange falling due on the 7th of March, payable on the 6th.J CORRESPONDENCE IN RELATION TO THE UNITED STATES. Mr. S. FITZGERALD gave notice that he would move on Thursday for papers in continuation of the correspon dence between her Majesty's Government and the Govern ment of the United States ; and also between her Majesty's Government and the gentlemen representing the Southern States. SYDNEY ROYAL MINT. Mr. Alderman SALOMON S asked whether her Majesty's Government intended to act upon the recommendation of the committee, and legalise the circulation in the 'United Kingdom of the sovereigns coined at the branchof the Royal Mint at Sydney ? Mr. T. HANKEY also wished to ask the right hon. gentleman whether he was aware of an act having passed the Legislature of New South. Wales, by which a larger amount of duty was levied on uncoined than coined gold ; and whether it was the intention of the Government to allow that act to take effect? The CHANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQ UER said he had heard of the act to which the hon. member referred ; but he did not know the precise stage at which it had arrived in the colonial legislature. It was an act recognising a differ ence between coined and uncoined gold, but containing no innovation ; and only merely reducing certain duties that now existed. With regard to the question put by the hon. member for Greenwich, be had to say that her Majesty's Government had the disposition generally to give effect to the principal recommendations of the committee of last ses sion with respect to the circulation of the colonial sove reign; but he did not wish to give so absolute a pledge on the subject as would preclude the Government from following any advice they might hereafter receive on a more public and general discussion of the subject, be cause, though it apparently did net involve any great results, yet it was one of considerable importance. l t was his intention to have prepared a bill for the purpose of embodying the views of her Maj, sty's Government on the subject, but he had just learned that some circumstances had occurred in the colony which bears in an important degree on the question of their taking immediate steps at home. It was the opinion of the committee of last year that the Sydney sovereign should be made a legal tender in Great Britain, and an essential part of the arrangement would be that of making permanent provision in that colony for the establishment of a mint, which should be as permanent as though it was a part of the establishment on Tower-hill. He found that, owing to causes which might or might not be connected with the measure, the bill for making a permanent provision of that character had just miscarried in the New South Wales Legislature, and it might therefore be dash able that they should be further informed what was likely to take place in regard to the pro vision of such a bill before they proceeded further in this county, or to take time to consider whether they should proceed further until they more precisely knew the inten tions of the New South %Vales Legislature with regard to this subject. BRAZIL. In reply to Mr. LAIRD, Mr. LAYAItD said he was afraid that he was unable to give any of the documents of the date to which his hon. friend referred. Mr. Verelter's illness was the subject of notoriety. The facts were simply these :—Mr. Vereker was very zealous in the public service, and he made great exertions in the matter of the wreck of the Prince of Wales. From those exertions, and the bad climate of tho place, such an effect was producel on his health that ho was ob liged to leave Brazil, but he was not quite recovered, and would shortly return. FORTIFICATIONS AT GREAT YARMOUTH. Sir H. STACEY asked the Secretary of State for War why the batteries of Great Yarmouth, for which a site was chosen, and the land purchased and paid for by Government in the year 1859, and of which the importance to the gene ral trade of the country in the north seas was pointed out by the Secretary of War (in a correspondence with the mayor of Great Yarmouth), have not been erected. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that Great Yarmouth was a cora raercial harbour, and was not included in the schedule to the Act relating to fortifications, and it was not thought de sirable to take a vote on the army estimates this year for the purpose. POLISH STUDENTS. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the first Lord of the Treasury whether it was true that three young Polish students of the French College of St. Cyr, who e names are given, when travelling lately from Paris to Poland, through Prussia, were arresttd Ly the Prussian policeat Thorn and delivered over to the Russians. Lord PALMERSTON— Her Majesty's Government have received no information at all on the subject to which the hon. gentleman's question refers. (Laughter.) THE CREW OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. In reply to Mr. HUNT, Mr. LAYARD satd that if the depositions of the mate and crew of the Hound had been thought of importance, of course, Mr. Yereke- would obtained them. The vessel was wrecked on the bar of the Rio Grande, some distance from the scene of the murder, and the information was obtained at Rio itself. The Foreign-office had no clue to the where abouts of the master and crew of the Hound, and could give no fui ther information on the point. . I RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. Mr. HENNESSY said he understood that a despatch had been received from her Majesty's ambassador atßerlin, stating that a convention had been entered into between Rua. sia and Prussia relative to Poland. He asked her Majesty's Goverment whether there were any objection to its being laid on the table of the house? Mr. LAYARD said he could not lay such despatch upon the table, as they had not received a copy of the cone, - tion; and the despatch only gave hearsay evidence as to its contents. PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES'S ANNUI- TIES BILL. Lord FALMERSTON moved the second reading of this bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that in the debate on the resolutions for bringing in this bill, he took occasion to ex press his regret that the evidence upon which the bill was founded was not before the house. He still felt that regret, because he held that, whenever grants of money from the Consolidated Fund were made, it was the duty of that house to see that its members were in a position to explain to their constituents the reasons for such a vote. After referring to the vote for the last Prince of AV ales, and to the accumula tions during the present Prince's minority, the hon. baronet said that, af , er considering the document that had been laid before Parliament, he had come to the conclusion that the proposition of the Government was a fair and reasonable one. (Hear, hear.) His objection on the previous night was not to the proposition, but to the want of information for the guidance of the h ouse . H e h a d muc h pleasure in giv ing 1118 cordial assent V:, the bill, and at the same time he expressed a hope that his Royal Highness would live I to enjoy the provision. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS called attention to the figures as given in the report of the Council of the Duchy, and pointed out what he considered a discrepancy in the accounts, and wished for an explanation of the Prince's financial position. Sir W. DUNBAR explained what had been done by the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall, and said that the £600,000 accumulations belonged to his Royal Highness's private purse. That sum had been invested by the trustees of his Royal Highness in the Three per Cents. for his benefit. Mr. WILLIAMS said that being the case it ought to have been stated to the so before the former vote was taken. He had the highest opinion of the character of his Royal Highness, but he thought it was not very prudent in trusting him with the entire control of so large a sum of money. He believed that feeling was participated in by the country generally. Mr. WHALLEY called attention to the treaty of mar riage, which he said was remarkable in its omission of the word " Protestant," in describing the Princess. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) It was a matter that deserved the at tenti n of the house, inasmuch as that when a like omission took place in the marriage contract between her Majesty and the late Prince Consort, it called forth, a strong expres sion of opinion from the late Duke of Wellington as to its being the very foundation of the constitution, and the word " Protestant" was afterwards inserted. The noble lord had given him an explanation that satisfied him on that point, but he had anuther discrepancy to point out to him between the marriage contract of the Queen and her late lamented husband and that of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and that was with reference to the special provision for bringing up the children in the Protestant religion. He therefore asked the noble lord why that omission had taken place in the present instance ? Mr. HOPWOOD asked whether the annual grant to the Prince would be paid free from income tax P Mr. T. HAN KEY said that the remarks of the hon.mem ber for Lambeth (Mr. Williams) were calculated to mislead the public. He understood the hon. member to hold that the income derivable from the du by would be £60,000, and that, with the £40,000 a year to be voted by Parliament, would make up the total income to £lOO,OOO, independently of the accumulations. But that would not be the case, for the net income derivable from the duchy could not be taken at more than £46,000 or £47,000 a year; and the difference between that amount and the £60,000 a year would have to be partly made up out of the proceeds of the accumulations. And therefore the country did derive some advantage from. the accumulations. (Hear, hear.) Indeed, as over £200,000 had been paid for Sandringham, be could not quite see how the income of £60,000 was to be made up. In his opinion the Government had rather erred in voting too little than, too much. It must be remembered that his Royal High ness would have to defray the expense of his outfit as well as the expense of furnishing Marlborough House and Sand ringham, besides purchasing plate suitable for his rank and dignity ; and certainly a sum of £200,000 was not too much for such a purpose. (Hear, hear.) In that way a sum of over £lOO,OOO would be disposed of, and the total accu mulations only amounted to £540,000. Sir J. TRELAIN NY thought the hon. member b a d proved too much in calling upon Parliament to make a further grant to his Royal Highness. However, it was opeu to him to make the proposrl if he thought the Prince was hardly used. It certainly appeared to him that they were acting rashly in placing so large a sum as £600,000 at the disposal of a young man just entering life. Notwithstand. ing all that was said the other night, he thought it ougtit to be well understood that, upon the demise of the Princ e of Wales, the property of the duchy reverted to the Crown. The CHANCE LLOR of the EXCHEQUER was bound to say the hon. baronet the member for Tavistock delivered himself with a confidence which his statement did not jus tify. He would not attempt to give a full explanation of the law regarding the inherit ante of the Duchy of Cornwall, though he might observe that, according to the information which he had been able to obtain, it was much more diffi cult to understand than it appeared io the hon. baronet. It was, however, quite certain that the hon. baronet was en tirely wrong in his statement, that upon all occasions of the death of the Prince of Wales the revenues of the duchy re verted to the Crown. In the October following the death of Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII., a commiE'sion was issued to examine the question, and the commission found that Prince Henry, afterwards Henry VIII., the second son of his father, was Duke of Cornwall. Sir J. TRELAWNY—Read the vr,rds of the charter.. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was hot referring to the charter, for the charter was not the supreme authority in the matter, as the succerkion to the Duchy was regulated by an Act passed in the reign of Henry V., as likewise by the course of practice at different periods of our history. In the case of the death of Prince Henry, the eldest son of James 1., the charter was judically considered, and the Privy Council came to a conclusion precisely opposite to that of the hon. baronet. There were other instances as to which discussion might be raised; for example, the succession of George, Prince Wales, afterwards George 11., to the duchy, and the nc n succession of Prince George, afterwards George 111. But the facts generally showed that his hon. friend had been altogether too trenchant in the condemnation he had pro nounced. Sir J. TRELAWNY said his observations were founded upon the celebrated dechiou of Lord Tenterden. Lord PALMERSTON—I wish to answer a question put to me with regard to the accumulations. As stated by nay hon. friend, the total value of the accumulations is £540,000 in money, , and of that £220,000 were invested in the purchase of the Norfolk estate, which produces an effective income of about £5,000. Well, then, the on fit of his Royal Highness is reckoned to amount to about a sum of £lOO,OOO, and it is calculated that the expense of enlarging the house at San dringham, so as to constitute a residence suitable to the dignity of the Prince, will come to at least £60,000. here fore a sum of £380,000 out of the total accumulation is dis posed of. But, further, th ere ale, as is well known, a great number of farms belonging to the duchy which have been let either for a long period of years or for lives, and, with respect to the buildings upon those farms, on the falling in of the 1, ases there will have to be a large outlay for the pur poses of repairs and reconstruction ; indeed, not less than £120,000 will have to be so expended. Well, adding that to the £380,000 already disposed of, and you go a good way towards absorbing the wh le of the £540,000. At the same time it is undoubtedly true that the £120,000 last men tioned would produce an increase of income, but it would not be immediate, and the amount would be liable to uncer tainty. But I think my hon. friend will perceive that the accumulations of £540,000 will give very little additional income to the ordinary revenue of the duchy. The dif ference between the income of £46,000 and the £60,000 is made up partly of the rents of the Sandringham estate and other small details which it is unnecessary to specify. NOW.' my hon. friend the member for Peterborough (Mr. WhalNy) has put forward a view which, as the guardian of certain interests— (a laugh)—he is quite right in demanding proper attention to ; but I can assure him that the omission winch he has noticed in the treaty does not invoinvolve any neglect o f that fundamental principle of the British constitution, namely, that the Sovereign and Royal family of t h ese realms should be of the Protestant religion. The treaty for the marriage of the Prince of Wales is fou n d e d precisely upon the treaty fer the marriage of the P r i nce of Wales, afterwards George IV., and there WAS no mention in that treaty of the article referred to by my hon. friend. ft was inserted in the marriage treaty of the Queen, but my hon. friend will see at once that between the two cases there is a leading principle of distinction. (Hear, hear.) It is well known that the husband has a certain amount of domestic control over the education of his children, and therefore where the husband is a foreigner it may be right to intro duce a specific article of the character in question in the treaty of marriage. But where the husband is Prince of Wales it is not thought necessary to insert the condition; and my hon. friend may be perfectly assured that there is not the slightest chance of the children of this marriage— and I hope they may be many—(laughter and cheers) — being educated in any other religion than that which bee been appointed by the laws of the country. I have only to add that, as is well known, the incomes of all the Royal family are subject to the income-tax. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then read a second time. CERTIFICATES ,OF INSANITY. committee e ar o y f s w up h p e i t y h ' er hi O m n r. th ß e tT m T o T tion aa f k o e r d ge t i h niiit:o m ;o e Hall v. Semple " e n change B e i n n c t h h ; e landaw relatingwhether attention had been called to the caa,eseocfr‘e‘ , i t re ce ntly w aaintended ti certificates dt i e n s to required p in alleged cases of insanity ? to threaceranEyth e C ourt rpos propose of n Q y a e said his attention had been directed to the case, but it was the opinion of the lunacy commissioners that no change in the law was requisite in order to meet it. The fact was, that in the case of " Hall v. Semple" the law had been violated ; but he hoped that the circulars which had been since addressed to the keepers of asylums would eff.ctually prevent the recurrence of such infringement of the law. THE DEPORTATION OF NEGROES TO MEXICO. Mr. BIJX.TUN called the attention of her Majesty's Government to the purchase and deportation from Egypt of a negro regiment by the Emperor of the French. He could not but regard the transaction as of a very cruel character, for the manner in which the negroes were ob tained in Egypt made it amount to an exercise of the slave trade. Lord PALMERSTON—My hon. friend has adverted to a transaction which certainly was a very irregular and a very unfortunate one; indeed, as regards the execu tion of some of its details it was liable to greater censure than my hen. friend has applied to it. Tho facts of the case were these : The French Government finding that the exposure of the French troops to the climate of Mexico was attended with a great amount of sickness, thought that by enlisting a certain n umber of Africans they might secure the service of a body cf men, who, by consti tution, would be better able to undergo exposure to service in Mexico. They accordingly sent orders to Egypt t o en deavour to enlist 10,000 men for service there. The late Pasha, who was a very easy-tempered man,wasmeovreendeisr: p os ed to exceed the demand made upon him ; and moreover, th e system of administration in Egypt is, I am sorry to say, in many respects tainted with the barbarous usages of fines gone by, and amongst these usages there prevails the prac tice of compelling forced labour, and of seizing men whether they will or not, for the purposes of employment. Well, the " 6144 o f Egypt, without a moment's delay, ordered a share 13.14. 25 10 st st 50 20 6:4. 0 0,16.4 12.10