The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-18 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Wry little business is now transacted in the general discount market, the mercantile classes keeping aloof until after the weekly meeting of the Bank directors, owing to the expectation of a reduc tion in the minimum. Gold is now about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and about 8-10ths per cent. higher here than in Hamburg. The Continental Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited no material alteration ; the quotations on Italy, however were a shade lower. The dividend on Louisiana State Bonds has been announced for payment. The directors of the London, Birmingham, and South Staffordshire Bank have appointed their managers, and it is expected that business will be commenced at an early date. It is notified that Mr. G. A. Addison, one of the inspectors of the London and County Bank, has bee❑ appointed manager of the London and South- Western Bank. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Rentes were 70f. 15c.—flat. Owing to the extreme dullness of the market for English Stocks, a few operations are sufficient to produce a fractional effect upon the quotations. Some sales have taken place this morning, and, although they represented a very small aggregate amount, they led to a decline of k per cent., Consols being 921 a for transfer, and 921 for the account. the New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are flat at 921 ; Exchequer Bills ls. dis. to 3s. prem.; India 5 per Cent. Loan remains at 108;, ; and the Deben tures at 100. The transactions in the Foreign Market have been rather restricted, but prices generally have been well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are firm at 90 ; do.. 1858, 73i 6 ; do., 1862, 701 ; and the Consohdes, 41/ 42 ; Egyptian are firm, and Grenadian Bonds have slightly improved. Italians have receded to 69 ; Moorish, 94k. In the Railway Share Market the dealings con tinued moderately active, but prices generally ex hibit less firmness. Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Metropolitan have declined 54.; Edinburgh and Glasgow, Midland, and South Easterns, 10s.; and North British £1 ; Caledonians, however, have receded ss. Toe Foreign and Colonial lines also were depressed. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have re ceded to 23k, Great Luxemburg to 151„ Eastern Bengais to 1054, and Great Indian Peninsula to 1054. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some instances at slightly enhanced rates. Otto man Bank have improved to 42i 43 ; and London and County to 401 ; Crystal Palace Stock br3ught 32 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 73. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 23 per Cent. Annuities... 751 India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100 1) bonus E h000 Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, March. 5 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 23 per Cent 1 die Ditto £500 FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent ........... Ditto 1843 lOO3 hilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Egpptian 7 pet Cent lOO3 100 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins.. 204 13 204 Ditto Coupons : Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 pet Cent Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) .. 7,3 P ' uvirin 43 per Cent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account BB Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 R ussian 5 per C en t., 1822 , £ S t 971 Ditto 43 per Cent., 1850.. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 ~., Ditto Scrip, £65 16 s. pa id 934 I 1 I par ''PaniPh 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 465 Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 9O Ditto Account 903 3 Ditto 6 per unt Cent. 1858 Ditto Acao 4 Ditto, £lOO Bond s 73 476 Ditto 6 per Ce n t. 18 62 VDitto Account ......... enezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account.. 24 Dividends on the above payable in London. Itllian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f uitto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 9-1 4 SHARE MARKETS—This Da: ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuLS. 1 I • Closing Business Share' Railways. i Paid. Price. done. r - 13.14. Bin. `Vol., and Str. Val. all 8 85 25 I Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,audMid.kJo all fit 7 at Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian lO 1165117 E 1174 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Corn wal , 10 D. A A ''''ets no div all I 10 Do. B tilleTe*Pan'ha' a ll been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast Juno. all 41 43 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. all 13 14 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 88 83 884 St Glasg. and S. Western. 100 106 108 st 'Grew Eastern, Ord. stkl 100 485 495 4 91 81 9 1 st Ditto A stock 1 100 45 47 st Ditto East Anglian st' 100 24 25 211 St GreatNorthof Scotland 100 st Great Northern • 100 128 129 1245 st Do A stock lOO 131 132 st Do Bdo st Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 104 105 st Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stock 1 00 ~ st 'Lancashire & Y or k s hir e 100 110 1 1101 1101 5 st London and Blackwal! 100 100 41' 424 42 s e t t I L Lo o n n . . : B c ri ha g t h ., t. a ,LS. D C o o v a e s r t 100 114 744 ;1 5 5 6 1144 stB , L L o on n. . && s North o a 1t h Western Western 101 IL __l st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 444 454 44* 1 1 00 00 ICOI 1015 114 1001 1 50 Maryport and Carlisle all • 125 Dot 5hare5........ . all - all 13 1 Pi 135 10 1 0 Metropolitan 100 128, .29 1284 4 st Midland 4.4.0 Do New s s o t It I D d o . G Blrm iv in 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent of g. & Ireland Derby 1:011 _96 89_ 10 Do Cray Line et North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28 274 7 st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 102 103 1025 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d 41 St Do Leeds lOO 574 685 58 st Do York st Do Carlisle l OO st North London 1 0 Do New '9.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 114 31 / st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 464 4F 3 st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 103 105 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all st Shropshire Union • st South Devon .. 100 32 34 st South Eastern st South Wales st IS. York. and River Dun 100 103 305 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok all 7 8 714 25 Stockton & Darlington all 384 395 25 Do l5 10 11 p 25 25 Do New, 1860 8 74 8 p st Taff Vale., 10 Do B 8 5 54,, 10 Do C 3 21 84 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O 2i 35 p 12.10 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 150 160 st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 et West Cornwall lOO 29 31 st IR. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO st West Midland Oxford 100 44 46 st Do Newport; 100 37 42 st Do Hereford i 100 196 100 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. OR e ° , nparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 175, loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. / 1 3' advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 42 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5 i per £1 sterling. s tandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 8 -10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 173 per cent., and the premium on gol lis 554 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the "United States. DREADFUL SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning the police authorities at Scotland-yard received intelli gence of a dreadful suicide committed near the Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth. common. It appears that on Mon day Wm. Cedes, a postmaster, carrying on business as a baker in York road, Battersea, was seen by two platelayers loitering near the West-end and Crystal Palace Railway at Wan dsworth -common, and on the approach of the Brighton express train he ran down the embankment and placed his head upon the metals. The train immediately passed over it, smashing it in a most dreadful manner. To such an extent was the poor man's head crushed that he could only be identified by his clothes. His remains were carried to the workhouse of the Wandsworth and Clapham Union, to await an inquest. TFIE BLOCKADE AT CHARLESTON--It is rumoured in Paris that the French Government is disposed to regard the blockade at Charleston as at an end. But as no news can :have reached the Ft each Government beyond that which is in the ossession of the English public, the report is probably premature. On the question of block ades English Governments have generally taken a more extended view of the rights of belligerents than their neighbours, and it is by no means improbable that on the present occasion the ta 0 Governments may adopt different conclusions. But it is plain that, if, in the opinion of M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the blockade is terminated, a difficulty Must soon arise between the Federal navy and ships sailing under the French flag, and po the French G vern- Thent may not be displeased at being able to take a step Which must so materially increase the chances of an early 13e "e•—Morning THE UNITED LIBERALS. —The Government has " t succeeded in imparting any new element of ,°ehesion to the body of its supporters during the recess. hard. On successive ard. have d ivisions—the only divisions that • e Yet taken place—the Ministry has been fou n nd u i s n ual th l e on t L h a e st Li n ve ig r h o t o t l h L e ic f e a n te s s in to endorse the decision of the Cabinet, although Sir Geo. gweßraillnithoreehtohuase refuseyd theeYS"d South. Eastern spoke in favour of the bill. On BPeeche °l•lta•ll;asterr. Railway p Bill the contest was varied by The om t e f b r i t bu. e m , Mr. lina , chbull-Hugessen and Mr. Massey, aliY in effectually —f or for a second time those members di v • • ciottei divisions • who 4 W:re — present were oa the losing side. Strength are not very important, as a test of party for members of either side of the house voted rresp,,ctivelv of party considerations, but they are iitaut.vic o without significa nce, as showing how very little in ha'vue e over control th e occupants of the Treasury bench the I‘linisterial rank aim file.—,Horning Herald. ANOTHER, YELVERTON CASE.--We learn from !orthe ,ccots9nan that Mrs. Yelverton has raised an action be e the Court of Session , Edinburgh, l a resp ect of the letter from that lady hat against to the Mrs. Forbes, editor of the -Exam iner, part of w hi c h appeared in t lilt. The dam ages are laid at 42,000. paper on the 10th CONSCIOUS OF TRIUMPH..--It has b een said that many Young ladies, for the first year after their 'an never look at one of their own sex wi , t t h a o . u na r t p a m a s a s r I r o i n a peculiar l e sort of expression on their countenanc e of evaiosity, arising out of a conscious su erior . to say—Are yeA a married woman? p lty, a s much as BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ciosinv 'ha~ 100 ‘ / lantic &St Lawrcna. tli 64 (6 at " 4 , tom.,Baroda&.Cent In , , (( 5 1 , 6 1054 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares. 5 1 i P zu4 nuttato and Lithe Duro/. 4' 5 54 5 10 Do. Preference ...... all 71 84 100 1 ttuffalo,Brant,&Godriel , to 77 60 ri p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 157‘..; 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: us , 73 76 100 M. do. June 1, 1' • 100 73 76 st 'l , otta..o S. Eartn. (I,' 100 103 105 at Cape Town .0 Dock Sc.i .; 100 RS 109 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. Sp. . 100 1(56 1 , 64 1051 stock Vast Indian, gm. sp. c. lon 1054 I °o4 106 1 a 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 4 14p 20 Do. do. H do. • . 5 1 P " stock Grand Trunk of Cana,, to' 21 (2 214 1 00 01. Ist Pre'. Bonds .1 6i 69 67 100 Do. co. deferred. ... .. all 50 55 100 :'u. ?d Pret. Bon ,s.. ,!' 56 58 100 DJ. do d -fer ed...... all 45 -, 8 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... ail 42 45 100 Do. do. (Herr d.... . al, 35 40 100 Do. 4th Pref. s o c... all 27 30 27 100 Do. do deferred.— all 23 25 stock Grt.lnchaPenu..gua-sp.c 10( 105 106 1054 20 Do. New gua. sp. C... 12 4 1 i 20 Do. January, 1862.. 4 4 1 i stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per °en'. t..e 103 105 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 13 13; 134 204 Do. New ............I" 74 7f 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 92 04 10 fndian Branch Limited ,:, 14 ilp 34 stock Wadras guar., sp.c. .. 100 112, I , 34 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extensim 101. 96 98 961 stock Do. 4 do . 100 92 4 • 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock 1 1elbJ orp. 6 1,. o. Im,, -,o ' 5 0 Helb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 61 100 Do. 7 p.c. Hong. Bds. al 20 ,; ew Br answick et Oath, Class Aan 1 B all 3 5 .NLIII.C'da6 po Ist I bds 100 83 15 4t , m a Scinde .... ~.. ( 101 1054 106, at c Do. Delhi 1 Do. do.— .. as = 2 4. A D 20 M. Punjaub . ,.. • rte" :•, 15 -- p st ,m. Do. .. , , 1(0 03 104 1034 .ea m. Endus.St. Flo.) - l'o 98 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ~ „n.u,,a. o p.c.J a ~t,J n . ' 1877-81 Do. Ip. c. Feb..t A u 10( n 3 06 Do. dp. e.".1"ar..0 Seto 10( (06 108 I Do. sp. c. Jan.&.July. 10' 96 97 I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 ', ape G.Hope, 8 p c. 187: 100 .0. 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 188( 100 112 114 Do. 189 10 , 113 :15 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113 -- Ceylon. N0v.1 4 01. 6p f On -- -- - 31.1, , u itius 1 per cent .. 100 110 112 Na a G.,v. 6 per cent 100 1' 9 111 -- Is, li.lior . op.c.Ju.(tJul 10 , 4( 5 116 Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct. 101. - - ,N.S. W. G ov. 5 p c.,180. 100 100 101 Do. Sp. c.,1871 to 187. 101. 100 101 Do. d0.,1888 .0 upwd, 100 99 no ggl 100 ;New Zealand 6p. cent, 100 109 111 :Noya Scotia Gov. 6p. e ; sterling, 1875. lOO 106 107 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 100 (9 111 b. Aus G6p.c.1876.ez up. tOo /09 111 vlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..t.Jul) 100 107 109 Do. to sp.°. An..kont. too 11c4 ll l 1101 4 i RR.TTI STI VINES. 1 Cambrian Con sol. Gold ti two Amalgamated.. )evon G. Con.. Javi Wrist Bassett (rnogan •.. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... East Carla Brea.... W'l Russel (Tavistk am.ttSt.A uhyn(Gwen ) Great South Wheal Vor (Heist°. Grenville . erod's- Foot ilingston D0wn5...... Lady Bertha 11A-garet (tiny Lelan Marke Va11ey........ Nivudy Iron Oro (Lim New Setun .. North Downs Basset (1110 ,ao Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (st. Illazey l'rovidenee(Uny Lelnt: South Caradon(St.Cleer; S. Carn Brea (Illogan) -:.Wheal Fran. (Illogs,n Stray Park 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Pin Croft West Basset (Illolran).. W Caradon (LiskearcL West Seton Wheal Baseet (Mogan', wheal Buller (Itedrutli; Wheal Kitty (T.J.Lelant WhealLud ott ... . ... Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Seton hes l Tre wriey (Lis.) Wheal Union *P --- tl 23 630 640 48 50 id kp ,6 47 '0 il 44 5 17 19 61 51 0 7* 5 5i 50 52 26 3 1 11 33 40 gi 135 dR 1 45 pr 21 36 34 4 46 5 t I. 1.0.( 7.19.0 17F. 4.15. 8.1 4. 7.0 2.0 6 er 4.3.0 19/ t. 17 10.6.7 5.15 i !4.1 1 43 395 4e5 2} 21 87i 92 33 40 1 1} 161 161 12i 136 33 35 215 275 75 80 65 75 7i 84 6 61 151 16i 40 25;) 17 18 41 51 2.0.6 2.10.8 68} 37.17 PREFERENCE SHARES, 5 1 I Gt. Western ( erks & Hants Ext.), A t per cent red., 9Si West Midland, Oxford, d guaranteed stock, 123 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, `, per cent. pref., 1051 Metropolitan, 5; Stockton and Darlington, Class D, pf., 29} LINES LEASED A FIXED RENTALS. Shrewsbury and Hereford, 139 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and S,in leranc43co (lim.i gua. 7 per cent., 21} Great Luxembourg, 1. f San Paw() gua. 7 per cent., (all), 3i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 23k Turin and Savona, 21 West Flanders, 5 6 per cent. pf., 11 FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper (lim.), 3} n Pedr. , Nor h Del Rey, Mariquita, I Mont. Aureos Rraz. Gold Min. Co. (11m.), 31 Scottish Australian, lk United Mexican (11 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (11m.), 2i 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 80 Bank of Egypt, 24 6 Bank of London, 1 0 11 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 211 English and Irish (lhm.), 4 Eng., Sco ~and Australian Chartered, 203 it London and County, 40 t London Joint Stock, :is+ London and South African, 24a London and South-Western (Urn.), li London and West m i nster, 77 Ottoman Bank, 42 1 32i Ditto, new, , 2* 12 Delhi B9 (11m.1, 3 South Australia, 2 L P4' i o n v d i e n , e u l ni of a I u r b e , l 3a a 4n , . Union of Ireland (lim.), O Union of London, 34 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 7 Crystal Pal.ee, 32i E glish and Australian Copper, North British Australasian, Peninsula and U iental Steam, 73 Royal Steam, 561 S. African Irrigation Investment (lim.), l RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.—Yesterday, in the case of the Southampton and Netley Rail way, for enabling them to make a deviation in their autho rised line, and for making arrangements with the London and South-We tern, the standing orders were declared not to have been complied with in some particulars. The bills for the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway, and Ennis Dock and Quays, and River Fergus Navigation Improve ment, were struck out, and those for the Hayling Railways (abandonment), Landowners West of England and South Wales Land Drainage and Inclosure, and Fulham bridge, were postponed to the 18th inst. Coin eld at layer, F. G. ?rrnan 3rman lained .?,vious klder ccom- vaited L's, re — of St. COT- ers of )ers of OCCa: nce of )n the reseed erred. Lieu other rk, on iiie of , Dr. to the Df the nittee iitionS verly )IS- [ant of ceived t, the e bat 'or the incess is can ; a rule ears to Never, of the Lssem- 3, and com wicb, , Lee, e had to the made eon fully occa- ion to ) take -1)8 at IOW" ected, iittee, h the to the vativo I both pub -3 10th 10th ondon . ion o f re was wore , m on In, the Dourt, I been ne, in D had ? pmRII Jourt, tt the n, tiffs A the prin.), ad nu to Sid' by )itant mettl" 1 , bad it the twice chair. 3tece - DOW° ;ross' heSef a riee, by 3 on of d and busi r ad- Lady d the t the od for t-clasS ,ard's -1.1 two inated iwork iering morn- Fire ado:Lt.. ;in e d j were , ,bipe ed the ) f the D. A 9 great vast )uBe°' [HE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1863. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. The following bills were read a second time :—Aber gavenny Roads—Charing Cross Railway—Darlington and Barton Lane End Road—Great Northern Railway (Not tingham Extension)—Holbeach North Junction Railway— Oswestry and Newtown and other Railway Companies— Oswestry and Newtown and other Railway Companies Amalgamation, &o.—Scottish Central Railway—Skipton Gas—Somerset Coal Railway—Teign Valley Railway-- Worcester, Dean Forest, and Monmouth Railway—and Lancaster Canal and London and North Western Railway. PETITIONS. EPPING FOREST, Sir R. CLIFTON, from Poplar, Mile-end, complaining of the recent interference with the Government, and pray ing that the rights of tho public might be preserved. INTOXICATING LIQUORS. An Hon. Member, from certain school teachers and scho lats praying that two-thirds of the ratepayers of any loca lity should have the right to prevent the sale of intoxicat ing liquors therein. Mr. C. TURNER, from South Lancashire, praying that no intoxicating liquors might be permitted to be sold be tween 11 on Saturday night on 6 o'clock on Monday morn ing. SUGAR. Mr. DENMAN of Tiverton, for an equalisation of the duties. FIRE DUTY. An HON. MEMBER, from Cupar, praying for a modifiea lion of ihe fire duty. AFFIRMATIONS. Mr, EWING, from Paisley, for the extension of the Affirmations Act to Scotland. SALMON Flsn RIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BUTT, from Youghal, against 'his bill. QUALIFICAT LON FOR OFFICES ABOLITION Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's steam storeship Industry, newly commissioned by Edward C. T. Ione!, Master- Commander, went down the river on Monday from Woolwich, and ran the measured mile to test her engines after repairs. Yesterday she proceeded to Deptford to s hi p a cargo o f victualling stores for Rio and Ascension. The Leander, 51, screw steam frigate, 2,760 tons, 400 horse power, which has recently been fitted for the first division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve, was taken out to the measured mile on trial of her machinery and engines on the 4th inst., but owing to the excessive priming she was unable to complete the trial, and had to return to her moor ings. Since then her boilers and pipes have under gone a thorough overhauling and cleaning, and the vessel was again taken out on trial yesterday. Dur ing the period of four runs the trial was successful, the engines working satisfactorily, with an entire absence of hot bearings. The average speed attained in the four runs was 101 knots, with 60 re volutions per minute; vacuum, 181; mean pressure of steam, 23 Unfortunately, however, while the filth run was being made the padding in the junc tions of the relief valve, which it is thought had become decayed, was forced out of its place, and owing to the excessive leakage the trial had again to be postponed. The vessel was, however, able to steam back to her moorings, and will be taken out for the third time for trial to-morrow. Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C.B , has been awarded the good service pension vacant by the promotion of Capt. Adams to be Rear- A dmiral. The following appointments and promotions have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Henry F. Cleveland to the Cambridge; Sub-Lieut. C. F. Hotham has been promoted to Lieut. on account of his services in New Zealand; George H. Rainier, midshipman, to the Forte ; W. W. Williamson, promoted to be inspector of machinery afloat ; Patrick Digun, snrg., to the Castor; Arthur Price, paymaster, additional, to the Fisgard ; Charles ttoyle, assist. -paymaster, to the Cornwallis. BILL. Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. NEWDEGA.TE moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 74 Against it Majority The bill was consequently read a second time. (LEFT SITTING') DEVIZES ELECTION.—This Day. STATE OF THE POLL. HALF PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK. Addington Probyn .... Abrahams . • • • • • • • • • • . LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SECOND A.RIES' COURT. (Befora Mr. Potter and Jury ) THE NEW jURY.--SINGULAH, PLEA OF INFANCY. To-day was a new jury day, and upon the list being called the customary illnesses were pleaded. The last name was proclaimed by Mr. Macpherson (Sergeant-at- Mace), and a young man got into the box and begged to be excused. The learned Secondary—Upon what ground ? Young Man—Perhaps your Honour will read this. The learned Secondary, having perused the document, said, " This is no excuse." Young Man—Then I am under age. The learned Secondary—You mean to say you are not 21? Young Man—Yes; I plead infancy. _ _ The learned Secondary—Oh I if you are under age you must be excused ; that is a lawful excuse. Excused accordingly. There were no cases of interest in the list. SHERIFFS' COURT, (Before Mr, Kerr.) DEBT COLLECTORS AND THE PUBLIC. -IMPORTANT DE• CISION.—WILLIA.MS V. WRIGHT. This was an action to recover a sum of money for col lecting certain debts. Plaintiff having deposed to an employment by defendant, His Honour asked—Well, Mr. Wright, why don't you pay this claim ? Defendant—Because he brought me no money. My agreement was to pay him 5 per cent. upon all debts col. lected, and as he collected none so I paid him no commis- sion. Plaintiff—Why they were all bad debts, and it is not likely I would have undertaken to collect bad debts for 6 per cent. His Honour—l know that debts are collected in this way upon commission. Plaintiff—l never agreed to do it. Defendant—The pers ,n who introduced you told me that would be your charge. Plaintiff—l had a journey to Southgate after a debtor, and of course that was a very considerable expense. Defendant—Why, they have circuits, and go round upon arranged journeys, at least so I have always understood ; and when the plaintiff went to Southgate 1 imagined that he had other business there. Plaintiff—l went on purpose for your business, and I obtained £4 for you. If I did not actually hand you the money, I was the cause of your getting it, and I also oh tamed £2 from another debtor. His Honour—lt appears that the person who introduced you stated your terms at 5 per cent., and you are bound by his statement. There are plenty of people willing to collect debts at 5 per cent., and a commission is generally the agreement in such cases. You may be entitled to commis sion for collecting the £6, but you cannot recover it in this form of action, and I must find for defendant. Verdict for defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE---This Day. WESTMINSTER. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN A DWELLING-HOUSE, AND 2G4AyReOaTr years B o ATTACKfa geofrespectable U rON TII E hlI S TRESS —A m appearance, h o g an v about name of Thomas E n d erwoo d, an d with it a f a ls e address, was charged with b e i ng concerne d w i t h anot h er , no t i n who the custody, in committing an extensive robbery in a dwelling • house, and making a garotte attack upon the mistress of it. Mrs. Pearce, of 1, Smith's-terrace, Chelsea, said —Last night I found this man in my room. At half-past 8 I went up stairs with a candle to my bed-romn, and found I could not very easily open the door, and therefore pushed it with my knee, and on entering the room I found two men—this and another—one was behind the door, the other stood facing me. I directly screamed out, when I was nearly strangled and thrown down. Mr. Arnold—By whom was that done ? Prosecutrix—By the prisoner. He caught hold of me as he rushed by me. He knocked the candle out of my hand, and then ill-treated me as I have stated. Mr. Arnold—How did ho ill trEat you? Prosecutrix—He took me by the throat with his two hands and threw me down on my back in the passage, and then ran away. Mr. Arnold —Did bwth go away ? Prosecutrix—Both, while I was lying in the passage, but my husband had heard my screams and came up into the passage directly the prisoner and the other had left. Mr. Arnold—Had the men removed anything? Prosecutrix—Yes, all these things (pointing to a table covered with wearing apparel) were packed up in bags they had brought with them, and were ready to take away. They had ransacked all the drawers, and entirely emptied them of their contents. There were three mats,three dresses, twee shawls, and other things worth £2O, Mr. Arnold—How was this man caught ? Prosecutrix—My husband caught him. The husband said—l was down stairs, and hearing my wife scream, just got into the passage as they had thrown her down. I saw them leave the house, and followed them. After they had run a short distance they separated, each taking a different aide of the way. I followed prisoner, who was directly stopped. George Langley, 304 B, said ho met the prisoner, who was calling " Stop thief" at the top of his voice. Arnold—(to Mr. Pearce)—Did you ever lose sight of the prisoner ? Mr. Pearce—l did not. Prisoner-4 won't put you to any more trouble. I will plead guilty. Mr. Arnold—You are remanded for a week. Prisoner—Could not your worship dispose of the ease ? Mr. Arnold—Certainly not. A deputation from the Southwark Royal Recep tion Committee, consisting of the High Bailiff of Southwark, Rev. Hugh Allen, D.D., Dr. Chellice, M.D., Dr. Evan B. Jones, Mr. John Vickers, Captain Dresser Rogers, Mr. Eli Richards, Mr. E. Collinson, and Mr. James Robertson, had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home Office, on Manday. John Jeavons, the man charged. with hiving cut the drawing-rope at the Padgett's Croft Colliery, near Bil ston—an outrage which led to the deaths of three miners— was yesterday committed for trial by the Bilston magis trates, on a charge or wilful murder. INFANTICIDE IN HYDE-PARK. On Monday bridge le rapidly morning, as a gentleman was crossing Hyde-park, he ob setryvvesds a naked, child lying under one of the seats. ,h'fsrom which It been killed the workhouse, when it was found to thef r framework has by strangubtion. DEMOLITION •" H"G" ' FORD BRIDGE.—This disappearing. Nearly ell the removed,eh and yesterday half of one of taken away. The the chains were suspended, was to-day, and it is expected remainingthath half will probably be removed pear before the close o f the presetnt week. In th e course of e other tower will disap a month or tw ) what was formerly span the Avon at Clifton. ritlnger fo rd- b ri dge w ill HAVANNAH, Jan. 28,—The master of a merchant vessel, which arrived yesterday, reports having seen a steamer of war on the Bahama Banks with one chimney, and painted white, chasing another st em two chimneys, and painted black, the latter havinagtehrewith vantage of speed, but night coming ou the rent'.t ad vantage Un known. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com manding-in- Chief will hold a Levee at 1 o'clock on Thursday, the 26th inst. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, ac companied by Lient.-Col. C. T. Du Plat and Capt. von Westerweller, drove down to Woolwich gar rison yesterday morning, and having been received at the Royal Artillery barracks by the 11ajer-Gen. commanding, Sir Richard Danres, K.C.B, ' and staff, proceeded to the Arsenal. Hi s Royal Highness accompanied by the officers of the garrison and his own attendants, entered the Arsenal at half past 10, and commenced his inspection of the works in progress in the carriage square, which occupied the remaining portion of the morning. At one o'clock, having been joined by Mr. Anderson, superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories, the whole party repaired to the Royal Artille r y mess quarters, and partook of a dejeuner prepared for the occasion. By half-past two o'clock they re turned to the Arsenal, and passed through the har ness stores. The Prince made a l engt h ene d sur vey of tbe various branches t() London.ches of the rifl e d or d nance department, The site on which the new chemical department is to be erected in Woolwich Atsenal has been cleared and laid oat for the commencement of the building. The stocks of 13-inch shot, 73,224 in number, were removed rapidly by means of the newly adapted slides. They are now lying in pyramids in front of the shell foundry in readiness for shipment on any emergency for which they may be demanded. The rows of heavy guns which, together with the shot, only last week covered the whole of the ground, have been removed by a simi lar method, and the sod was yesterday turned up for laying down the foundation walls. LONDON GAZE T TE—Yesterday. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 16. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to make the following appointments in his house hold :.—To be Honorary Chaplains—The Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, the Rev. Charles Kingsley, M. A , the Rev. Henry Mil dred Birch, M.A., (he R. v. Charles Feral Tarver, M.A. To be Physicians in Ordinary—William Jenner, Esq., M.D., Edward Sieve Esq., M.D. To be Surgeons in Ordinary—James Paget, Et-q., George Pollock, Esq. To be Surgeon Exiraord nary—John Minter, Esq., R.N., M.D . F.R.C.S. To be Honorary Physicians—Thomas King Chatners, Esq., M.D , Milian, Henry Acland, Esq., Alexander Armstrong, E-q., R.N. WHITEHALL, FEB- 14. --- The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Brougham Loch, Esq., C.B , to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man, in the room of Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant, Esq., deceased. WHITEHALL, FEB. 17. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Charles William Maude to the rectory of Munden Magna, in the county of Hertford. and in the diocese of Rochester, void by the death of the Reverend Henry Dawson. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 16. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Hyde Hewett, Esq., to bo her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Loanda. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 16. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. _ _ County of Cambridge —George - John Manners, Esq. (commonly /called Lord George John Manners), in the room of Edward Ball, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 17. 10th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir Sydney John Cotton, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Thomas Burke, deceased. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Feb. 17. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieutenant Frederick John George Hill to be Second Captain, vice Balfour, pro moted; Lieutenant Robert Charles 'Walter Campbell to be Second Captain, vice Frederick Sydney Maude, de ceased ; Quartermaster-Sergeant Joseph Vignaux to be Quartermaster, vice John Cass, retired from half-pay ; the firs , Christian name of Lieutenant Feilden is Haugh ton, not Houghton, as stated in Gazette of 6th instant. BREVET—Quartermaster John Cass, retired upon half pay, Royal Artillery, to have the honorary rank of Cap tain, BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Wm. Kerr Howatt, draper, New Windsor BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of any importance in the Gazette of last evening:— Edward Murruss, licensed victualler, Maidstone John Key se , d raug h tsman Newington , William Fryer, shoe m anutactu rer, Norwich Samu l Nichols, jeweller, Birmingham William Nicholson, tailor, Bedford John Cassidy, plumber, Huddersfield Elihu Price, merchant, Birmingham Thomas A. Turner, currier, Birmingham Daniel Ward, engineer, Bridport Thomas Rider, commission agent, Manchester John Clayton, farmer, Chesterfield Elias Bucuris, publica n , Everton Wm. Collins, farmer, Burn-bridge, near Selby John Masters, carpenter, Weymouth Robert Spencer, farmer, Milton Abbott, Devonshire Richard K. Adams, baker Southampton James Clarke, butcher, Eieter Edwin Hanson, carver, Bradford George Stansfield, farmer, Idle, Yorkshire John Dent, carpenter, Atherstone John Fermor, builder, Bushey-heath, Herefordshire Thomas Thomas, draper Bayswater-road Samuel Adams, farmer, Great Waltham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Jackson, innkeeper, Inver, near Dunkeld Alex. Todd, tailor, Forfar John Dow 8,11, farmer, Rashi(hall, near Balbeggie John Munro (Bain), farmer, :Springfield, Alness Course of the Exchange —Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17/ 11 18} Antwerp • • 25 45 25 60 Brussels — ' 2 s 45 25 60 , Hamburgh — 13 Paris Short. 25 20 25 25 Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine -` 119 a Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 35 35} Berlin .-- -- Madrid Cadi2i Leghorn .. 25 55 25 4 60 Milan — 25 65 25 60 Genoa — 25 m 25 60 Naples Palermo ,_. 25 60 25 65 Messina — 25 60 25 65 Lisbon — 524 621 Oporto - -62/ 52k. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. 18.—Wind this d ay at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze and very fine weather, with frost. CLYDE, Feb. 17,--Arrived—Mount Stuart, from Mauri tius ; Edward Pea real, from New York, Hum,. Feb. 17.- -Wind W.—Arr ived—Wemetlye, from Shields for Genoa, leaky. GRIMSBY, Feb. 17.—Wind N.— Sailed—Heinrich V. Cinrgein, for New 'York, after repairing. forDARTMOURicoTH, Fab; 17.—Wind S.E.--Sailed—Velocity, Porto . SWANSEA, Feb. IL—Sailed—Annie Fisher, for Cal dera. o,y r.kONETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 18 .—Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Con cordia, steamer, fro to Boulogne, Harriett Pinekling, from Bermuda. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Ondi ne, for Accra ; Elizabeth P ar k er , for Bermuda; West Ir ,dian, for,Algoa BaY; George Washing ton (with crew oft :actory), for the Ca of Gtood from London. SALT TRADE WITH CHINA. The following are the chief reasons urged by a deputation which waited on Earl Russell on Wed nesday last for the admission of salt into China : " During the first China war, in 1859, the Salt Chamber memorialised the Foreign-office to obtain admission of English salt into China. Instructions were sent to Lord Elgin, but arrived too late; the war was over and a treaty concluded. An. inter view was sought with the Hon. Mr. Bruce, Minis ter appointed to Pekin, and the subject brought fully under his notice before he left England. When Lord Elgin returned from China a deputation from the Chamber had an interview with his lordship, who then stated that it was a question of revenue, and that if we could satisfy the Chinese Govern ment that they wou ld not su ff er i n th i s way i t might be more feasible. H er M a j esty ' s G overn . ment promised renewed representations to China on the subject. The war was ren ewe d, L or d El g i n re turned to China, and concluded a treaty in which a clause was allowed making the admission of salt prohibitory, to the great surprise of the Salt Cham ber. Renewed application to the Foreign-effice, who promised to urge the British Minister in China on the subject. Interview with Mr. Lay, at Lord Elgin's suggestion, also with Mr. Parkes. The for mer thought it might be practicable to induce the Chinese Government to make a trial with one pro vince, under some arrangements with the English representatives that would prevent any detriment to the revenue. Nothing had yet been done in this way, and Mr. Lay is returning to China. In 1844 not a ton of English salt was imported into India in 1862 Calcutta alone 200,000 tons. The salt trade is much dependent on foreign consumption. The 'Southern States of America have hitherto taken one-fourth of the production, and the trade is much depressed from the failure of this source. The salt trade employs a large quantity of tonnage, and the vessels going to China are much in want of outward cargo. The privilege of exporting this article to China would be a great boon to shipping. The consumption of salt in China is believed to be enormous. Smuggling exists to a large ex tent; but it does not appear that an im portation of foreign salt would interfere with any vested interests, or that the Chinese have any pre judices that way. It is, as Lord Elgin justly said, a question of revenue, and the only explanation the Chamber has received of Lord Elgin allowing salt to be a prohibited article under the treaty is that without this clause it might have led to a smug gling trade up the rivers, for which the British Government might be held responsible, or involve its representatives in questions with the Chinese Government. The Chamber has no desire to cause disputes with the Chinese Government; they be lieve that both the Chinese Government and people would be benefited by the admission of English salt ; and that under such an arrangement as that suggested to Mr. Lay the Chinese revenue would be 1110 , protected. It is a revenue question, as stated by Lord Elgin, and the example of Calcutta is an encouragement in this respect. It only requires bonded stores, whence the salt can be delivered on payment of the Chinese duty, more easily and effi ciently collected than under the present Chinese system. In every respect, as regards the salt manu facture in this country—the shipping interest, which suffers from the want of outward cargo and promot ing commercial intercourse with the Chinese—the admission of salt is an object of great importance, which it should be strongly pressed on the English authorities of China to obtain." A Married Woman a Bankrupt. Eliza Maria Batler, otherwise known as Eliza Maria Amphett, late a prisoner in Springfield Gaol, Essex, was yesterday brought up at the Court of Bankruptcy. The circumstances 4:)f the case were very peculiar. The bankrupt, when a single woman, had lived at Ely, in Cambridgeshire, and had con tracted debts there and in London of about £1,460. About 12 months ago she married Mr. Butler, and they lived at Romford until October last, when she was arrested at the suit of Messrs. Jay, silk mercers, Regent-street, on a judgment obtained against her previous to her marriage for a debt of £6O, and committed to the debtors' prison at Spring field. There she remained until the periodical visit of the registrar, who adjudicated her bankrupt, though knowing that she was a married woman, and bad not traded on her own account, but oddly enough refused to order her release. From her examination before the registrar, it appeared that she was entitled to the interest of £6,600 in stocks, under her mother's will, but this passed from her to the trustees in the event of bankruptcy, in solvency, or cornpo,ition. Butler, the husband, had also been arrested for some of her debts, and is now passing through the court to rid himself of h:s own and her liabilities. This was the first sitting under the bankruptcy. Mr. Sargood, who appeared for Messrs. Jay, asked that the adjudication should be now annulled. As this was the day appointed for the first sitting before the registrar, and as there were numerous creditors in attendance, it had been thought con venient that the application should now be made to his Honour. Since the prisoner's commitment at the suit of Messrs. Jay, in October last, there had been four other detainers lodged against her. In her examination before the registrar she stated that she had never traded; that she had a fixed in come, the interest of £5,600, under the mother's will. Being a married woman she had applied to the court above for her discharge, but it had been refused. When the registrar visited the gaol the detaining creditors appeared and urged that he could not make a married woman bankrupt, and that it was in her power at any time to release her self from custody. The registrar adjudicated her bankrupt, but refused to release her. She had not surrendered, on the ground that she was unable to pay the fees of being brought up. The husband had since been arrested, and had petitioned for an adjudication against himself. The clear object of this proceeding was to secure Mrs. Butler's pro perty to her own use, by causing it to pass into the hands of the trustees, who were relatives. Mr. Denny and Mr. Macrae also opposed for de taining creditors, and urged that the bankrupt should not be allowed to evade the claims of her creditors in this way. His Honour observed that the proceeding was not at her own instance; she bad been adjudicated by the registrar. Mr. Sargood said the question for his honour to decide was whether an adjudication could stand against a married woman. - The Commissioner—The new act says that any person who has been in custody for a certain time may be made bankru?t, whether a trader or not. Mr. Sargood thought it a casus omatus in the new act in not providing against a married woman being made bankrupt by the registrar. Mr. Macrae said he believed it was the first case that had occurred. His Honour said he would take time to consider it. MARKETS---This Day. MARK LANE. A somewhat increased supply of home-grown wheat was on sale here to-day, in fair condition. Generally speaking, the trade ruled quiet, yet prices were supported. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. For all descriptions there was a limited retail inquiry, but with out leading to any change in the quotations compared with Monday. _ _ ' Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at late rates. Fine barley was in request for seed, at extreme curren cies ; otherwise the demand ruled inactive, at barely previous quotations. The malt trade was steady at late rates. Oats—the supply of which was small—moved off slowly on former terms. Beans met a slow sale, yet prices were firmly maintained. The supply on offer was moderate. Peas ruled steady as to price, but the demand ruled far from active. The flour trade was steady at previous quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English.— .. 1,000 I [r5,20 1,220 1 350 630 1ri5h....... 14'0reign...... 65,80 3,220 4,630 8,710 brls [IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS —Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. STANDING °EIDERS COMMITTEE. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the appoint ment of the Standing Orders Committee, in the absence of Lord Redesdale. The names were the same as those of last session. The committee was accordingly reappointed. THE BRAZILS. Earl RUSSELL said—When I was absent from the house last evening, having been detained by public busi ness elsewhere, some remarks were made with regard to what has lately occurred in Brazil. The papers relating to that subject will shortly be laid on the table, and I do not think it of any use calling attention to the matter without going into the details of it. At the same time, as so much has been said founded upon an ex parts statement which has come from Brazil, I will take the liberty of informing your lordships what is the general outline of the case. In the beginning of the year 1861 there was a rumour that sailors had been washed ashore near the Rio Grande do Sul. Our Consul made inquiries, and found not only that bodies had been washed ashore, but also that there had been a wreck, end on further inquiries he found that many articles, apparently taken irom a wreck, but entirely dry, not having been exposed to the action of sea •water, were in the possession of various persons residing near the coast. Upon further inquiry the consul heard that 10 bodies had been washed ashore, but he was induced rather to doubt the truth of that statement, When he asked to have the bodies produced only four out of the ten were forthcoming, and, with regard to the six, it was declared that they could not be found, but, as it was said that all the bodies which came ashore had been buried in the sand of the sea , here, the consul thought that the excuses made to him were rather improbable. Rumours were circulated, too, that the persons who had landed from the vessel, the Prince of Wales, had been strangled or otherwise murdered. The consul then asked to have an inquest, but an inquest was prevented by persons apparently possessed of official authority, who were present with a strong armed escort. The six bodies were not produced until many months after, when they were en. , tirely decomposed, and of course it was impossible to trace any marks upon them. It was a mere matter of probability only that these persons had been murdered, but it was, at the same time, a matter of certainty that an inquest had prevented an inquiry being made into the facts and had not produced the six bodies. Upon this a demand was made on the Brazilian Government for reparation, and in January following I wrote to our Minister desiring that a full in quiry should be made. We got nothing but answers of the most evasive kind. The consul thought it was not fit, our Minister and her Majesty's Government also thought that it was not fit, that such an occurrence should pass by un noticed and without something being done to prevent a repetition of it at a future time. Another case occur red shortly after relating to two officers and a chaplain belonging to her Majesty's ship Forte. They were re turning from a walk in the country, and on one of them approaching a sentinel and asking him a question in Spanish he immediately struck him with the butt end of his gun. The two others then came up, and the sen tinel called the guard, and they were taken off to the guard house. They immediately wrote down their names as offi cers of one of her Majesty's ships, and also wrote a letter to the commander of their ship. That letter never was de livered, and next morning they were marched to Rio, and placed in a very filthy gaol. At 11 o'clock next day they were liberated. This appeared to Le a deliberate insult to officers of her Majesty's service, and it was desirable that some reparation should be made. Every device was resorted to to avoid this. It was first said that the officers had attacked the sentinel, then that they were drunk, and that they had not given their names ; all of which statements were con trary to the facts. The correspondence began in June, 1861, and it was not until Oct., 1862, that her Majesty's Govern ment felt called on to take some course to obtain reparation, There were only two courses which appeared to me could be taken. One was to demand ample reparation from the Brazilian Government and to enforce that reparation ; the other was to withdraw our ships from the Brazilian waters, and to delare to our merchantmen that they could expect no reparation for any similar treatment, and that if any of their crews were murdered we did not intend to resent it. That course it was impossible for her Majesty's Government to pursue. Our Minister, therefore, did demand a moderate reparation from the Brazilian Government. Ire was in structed that if instead of making immediate reparation the Brazilian Government proposed arbitration, he should refer it home for decision before accepting it; but he found that nothing could be done. No proposal for arbitration was made, and then he had recourse to those measures of re prisals which have been complained of, I certainly cannot see anything to be objected to in this course, for it cannot be contended that when British ships are plundered and British officers insulted that we are not to make demands for repa ration. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY—It is quite true that in the ab sence of the noble earl I did ask when these papers would be produced, and I certainly did express a hope that they would dissipate an impression likely to be caused by the perusal of the papers published by the Brazilian Govern • ment, that our representative at Rio had acted in a manner which could not meet with the approval of her Majesty's Government. I mnst say that the noble earl has taken a very inconvenient and unusual course, while merely pro mising that the papers shall be forthcoming, to take the op portunity of making an ex parte statement with regard to a certain portion of these transactions. (Hear, hear.) This certainly is a course I never knew taken by any Minister of the Crown before. If the noble earl had contented himself with saying that the Brazilian papers did not give the whole correspondence, and that when the papers he in tended to lay on the table were perused we should be in a better position to form a just judgment on the transaction, it would have been quite sufficient in this stage of the busi ness ; but he has not only made a partial statement, but has emitted from it some circumstances. I win not enter into a discussion of the merits of the case, for I have only seen the correspondence published by the Brazilian Government. There are many difficulties in the matter, and many con flicting statements, which probably will be cleared up. It may be that these officers have been grievously insulted, or that they were treated with a want of consideration which would not have been shown to them had they been in uni form or if their rank had been known. In the other case the noble earl really lays down doctrines which we will find it difficult to enforce. Here is the case of a ship wrecked upon a part of the coast which is nearly uninhabited—certain bodies are found of persons who had been washed on shore from shipwreck, or who, having reached the shore alive, were subsequently murdered. It is a suspicion, nothing more —we have nothing before us to show how far it is supported, and on those facts a demand is made on the Brazilian Govern ment for the whole value of the ship and cargo. If such a circumstance had occurred in England t he only claim which could have been made against our Government would have been for neglecting to put the law effectually into operation for the discovery of the offenders, We have no other claim of reparation against the Brazilian Government, and cer tainly never could claim from them the value of a ship and cargo which was clearly lost by stress of weather, and not by an act of the Brazilian Government. I am afraid that even in this highly-civilised country there may be some re mote parts in which the practice of wrecking still prevails, and her Majesty's Government would certainly be very much,astonished if they were suddenly called upon to pay the value of any ship which might be wrecked on those parts of the coast, and might fall into the hands of such persons, and if in support of a demand of this sort a cert a i n number of British ships had been seized, matters would have been brought to such a point that, if the question had been between two powerful Governments, it would have been difficult to avoid hostilities. That is a part of the case with which the noble earl has not dealt. It requires consi deration, and I hope the papers to be laid before us by her Majesty's Government will put a more satisfactory com plexion on it than it assumes in the papers already pub lished. Earl RUSSELL—If the noble earl had contented him self with asking when these papers would be ready, I should not have said a word on the subject. My intention was to place the papers on the table without saying a word, but when the noble earl came down to this house—l happening to be absent—and on imperfect information, expresses a strong opinion that her Majesty's representative at Rio had committed an act of injustice, it was time for me to take some notice of it. (Hear, hear.) It little adds to the noble f earl's authority that he has not gone into the partioul e a n rs ob o le the cases he spoke of. (Hear,hear.) With respect t b o e t r h be will earl's view of the law of nations, I doubt w t h b e e t opinion of find any authorities to support him. t was matter, that the Queen's Advocate, to whom I re ferredvernmt does n)t take if a wreck is plundered, and if bring sufficient and proper means to 'a G g o the offenders to justice then a demand may be made on n that Government for not having taken those means, and ample reparation may be c l a imed. We not claim the full value of the cargo from Brazilian did Government, no but w e stated what the own ers le had deman ded. We asked that it should be fairly and fully i n quired into by a commission appointed by both sides, and that any items might be struck out which appeared excessive. On an occasion when an Austrian ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland every means was taken to bring the offen ders to justice; and, though Lord Palmerston, who was Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the time, said that the Go vernment were not strictly liable for the damage done, still his sense of justice induced him to recommend the payment of a sum of money as Compensation for the injury. The Earl of DERBY—I can quite understand that the noble viscount's sense of justice and good feeling might in duce him to adopt the course stated by the noble earl; but if a demand had been made by the Austrian Minister, sup ported by an armed force, I venture to think the noble vis count would not have been disposed to comply with it. (A laugh, and " hear, hear.") I I THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. A message from her Majesty was read to the house by the LORD CHANCELLOR, relative to the marriage of into Prince of Wales, and reques ti ng th e h o use to take their consideration what p rov i s i on should be made for his Royal Highness. Earl GRANVILLE move d th a t her Majesty's g!.acious Address should be taken into consideration immediately, and in doing so rtferred to the auspicious event which he considered would be a subject of rejoicing to the whole country. The Earl of DERBY seconded the motion, waiving all question as to notice which on a subject which was unop posed might have been given. Their lcrdships, he was cer tain, would heartily concur with the House of Commons iu whatever was thought necessary to be a proper provision for a marriage in which the country had so great an inte rest. AFFAIRS OF ROME. The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to call the attention r of the house to the correspondence lately presented on the affairs of Rome, and also for the purpose of asking her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for some explanation of certain passages contained therein referring to the policy of her Majesty's Government on this subject in the year 1849. The papers referred to ex plained that, although in 1849 there had been acquiesence in the French occupation, there was no approval of such a proceeding. The French occupation arose out of the as sassination of the first constitutional minister of Rome on the steps of the National Assembly, which, however, passed the order of the day instead of paying any attention to such an event, and a few days after that the intelligence of the proclamation of the republic was received. He received a despatch from Lord Palmerston expressing the opinion that the Pope should have temporal sovereignty, and that despatch he thought did not confirm the recent statement of Earl Russell that acquiescence did not imply approval. It was then that Lord Palmerston entertained the hope that with the return of the Pope there would be a return to constitutional government, but another despatch from Lord Palmerston in March stated that the Govern ment had much pleasure in hearing of the proposed French occupation. It was after he had protested against the pas sage of the French troops across the frontier, thinking that if once they passed that position they might not return ; but Lord Palmerston admitted that might be quite true, tut that he could not prevent it, as the Pope, if not restored by the French Government, would ba restored by some other Power. Earl GREY rose to order. He did not think it was con sistent with the order of the house to refer to private papers. The Marquis of NORMANBY then read numerous pas sages from the despatches, and commented on them as he proceeded, observing that the Pope must feel exceedingly grateful for the noble lord's deep anxiety at his being able to resume spiritual authority over the Roman Catholic populations; and he expressed a wish to know whether the ible lord had obtained other information to that contained in the p,4pers, that induced him to write to the Admiralty and request them to place a steamer at the disposal of the Pope. He asked the noble lord for an explanation of the opinion expressed by him at the commencement of the pre sent session, with reference to Italy, and he directed atten tion to a letter that appeared in a newspaper of Sunday last, describing the harsh tr,atment Garibaldi's followers were now being subjected to by the Italian Government. They had returns which showed that 7,000 persons had been shot by Piedmontese troops in the Neapolitan terri tories. It would be well for his noble friend tv consider that, when he should no longer be at the head of the foreign office, the principles upon which he had acted should be well known and defined. At present it was difficult to know what to believe. The King of Sardinia should recollect that all his acquisitions were only condi tional. Nothing could be done in the way of consolidating his new possessions without the previous sanction of the European powers. Earl RUSSELL said that it would certainly be somewhat difficult for him to collect what was the exact object of his noble friend. He, however, understood that the main ob ject of his noble friend was to show that his (Earl Russell's) statement—that although we had acquiesced in the mili tary occupation of Rome in 1849, that acquiescence did not imply approbation —was unfounded. But his noble friend had diversified his arguments with many, he would not say invectives, but severe remarks, upon their policy and upon the policy of the Italian Government. When he (Earl Russell) thought the Government of Italy was likely to be an established Government, he believed it was necessary to refute the stories that were told • by the Italian and other absolutist newspapers of Europe. But as to his noble friend denying the consolidation of the territories recently acquired until the King of Italy was acknowledged, the King of Italy had been recognised by her Majesty, he had been recognised by the Emperor of the French, he had been recognised by the Emperor of Russia, by the King of Prussia, and by the King of Portugal. In fact, there was hardly a power in Europe except Austria, which of course had her own reasons, and Spain, by whom the King of Italy had not been recognised. Surely, then, Italy might fairly be said to be recognised by the Powers of Europe. Italy was now a Power with 22,000,000 of souls, supplied with free and liberal institutions, with a regular constitu tion, with a Parliament in which every objection could be made to abuses which might exist, and in which the Go vernment could be subjected to the freest criticism upon its conduct. Therefore he thought it would be quite out of place now to question the position of the Italians. (Hear.) And it would be equally out of place to debate whether they were right or wrong in dealing with the conspiracies in a certain town or d istrict, and he did not think they need trouble them selves with particulars or details. (Hear.) His noble friend talked of Piedmontose occupation, and what the Pieii montese did ; but he (Earl Russell) thought that that was a misnomer. He believed there was not more than 40 per cent. of Piedmontese soldiers in the Italian army. It was truly an Italian army. (Hear, hear.) Italy had realised a position of independence, and she had as good a right to be treated as an independent State as any in Europe. (Hear, hear.) With regard to an observation which his noble friend had made as to the advice which ho (Earl Russell) had given from time to time to France respecting the Go vernment of the Pope, he (Earl Russell) was the victim of a mistake, as would readily appear from the papers which he was prepared to read. (The noble earl then read an ex tract from a despatch of the Marquis of Normanby, written in 1549 from Italy to Lord Palmerston, in which the noble marquis pointed out the danger of intervention by foreign arms in Italy.) He (Earl Lumen) thought he was follow ing his noble friend's opinien and advice. (Laughter.) lie thought his noble friend had .114 down a canon of British authority. But now he came down to.scold him for having been only too apt and docile a pupil in the doctrines of rational liberty. (A laugh.) There ran through-the whole of his noble friend's allusions to that time a mistake as•• to the opinions then expressed by her Majesty's Ministers. Lord Palmerston, in a despatch to the Marquis of Nor manby in July, 1849, protested against foreign intervention in Italy, and pointed out at considerable length the evils which would follow the intervention of a foreign armed force. The Marquis of NORMANBY begged to remind Earl Russell that he had only spoken to the papers which had been laid before the house. He had no recourse to the document which the noble earl was now reading. Earl RUSSELL said he believed that some, if not all, of the papers he was reading had been already laid before Parliament, but if not, ho would be happy to give copies of them. In July, 1849, a despatch from Lord Palmer ston to the Marquis of Normanby pointed out the neces sity of a reconciliation between the Pope and his sub jects, and of reforms in the State, and he wished to know what were the views of the French Government upon the subject. His noble friend pointed out in that despatch the evils which would follow from the presence of a foreign army, and he urged that it was much to be deprecated and greatly to be avoided. (Hear.) So that, from the very outset, her Majesty's Government had deprecated any armed intervention in the Roman States. (Hear.) They wished to see a reconciliation between the Pope and his subjects, and they thought it most unwise to have recourse to foreign armed force to preserve the Pope at Rome. In another despatch from Lord Palmerston, dated July 19, 1849, his noble friend said that to restore the Pope by force of foreign arms should be only looked upon as a temporary expedient. It would be a return to those evils which had before existed. It would excite the discontent of the Ro man people, and make them more discontented than e e v a er. Thus in July, 1849, his noble friend Lord Palmerstonenwould clearly the consequences which forsignooon a ti it would produce in Rome. Ho saw that,o once eould commenced,not produce His "1? not easily be got rid of, and i the tran quillity at Rome. tit friend saw the evils of that nffering from that st a t e o f occupation, and wa gai we w c e o r u e al a y ili fore s told. The military ex p e di. things the evil results o f which his noble friend had so c l ear l y f oresee n and so a Hon to Rome was undertaken contrary to the wishes of the Emperor of the French, He embarked in it unwillingly, and he always felt that he was paying the penalty of it, The advice which he had given the Pope had three chief points. Firstly, he advised a free amnesty to be granted to all prisonerspoli tthicealced e N ape;l Napoleon ; thirdly, h recommended recommended the adoption of Libe ral Administration. As a member of Parliament, setting aside his position as a responsible Minister of the Crown, but simply exercising his right as a member of Parliament, he (Earl Russell) had a right to speak his opinions regard ing things which he considered to be inconsistent with liberty and national law. From his experience of thirteen years of armed intervention of France and Rome, he con sidered that it was contrary to the principles of international law ; that it was a misfortune to France no less than to Rome ; and that it left the intentions of the Emperor of the French liable to be misconstrued. Had any of these re forms taken place for which, as President of the gcFrench,. Republic, he was so anxious ? The despatch of M.tl e e ft. ... e 4its queville to M. de la Cour described the condition of nt to all at Rome after the restoration of the Popeas a A system to the old abuses. There was wholesale destitution. all the public had been adopted of placing under disgrace ion or exile all the m functionaries, and marking the for weßepublicanre citedagainst Government.the a e huses. restoration H a vin ofg read the Pope to Rome Suchen who we r e hadth the acted c hi e fu acts ilder which re Pontifical Government.tumed all With old ithth all the correspondence on the subject, he must say he was more t h an he had long confirmed in the opinion which en tertained, that the Pope's Government was based on prin ciples totally different from those on which every other Go vernment in the world was carried on. The Pope's Govern ment acted on the principle of being a paternal govern ment, and that its subjects ought to be treated as chil dren ; that no doctrines were to be preached amongst . them differing fr om th ose of the Roman C a th o lic Church, and that all t eac hi ng w hi c h t en d e d to create doubts BOROUGH HOP. The business doing is very moderate, and inferior panels of hops barely import previous rates. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade continues steady, as follows : _ veal, • Beef, horn 2s 6d to 38 10d ; mu tt on , 2s 10d to 4s 2d , . 3s 10d to 48 8d ; an d por k , 3 8 4d to 4s 4d per 8 1 bs by ta e carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market.--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRADO LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18. Very dull. Sales, probably about 2,000 bales. Import, 7,489 ; previously, 10,012. HOTELSEEFERS AND O p T r i H n E t e R d S : L I ABILITY OF b o i n ll h i o n tel t k h e e epe C rs o , ni p m ub o l n ic s an w s, a a s nd others. 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