The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

:port of Co: Army Rifles. The fact has been well known in military circles that during the year 1862 a course of experiments were being performed by the War authorities to clear up certain doubtful points relative to small arms rifles. The report of committee on these expe riments is now published, and the results of inves tigeitica are so important that a summary of them ca nnot be otherwise than acceptable. Amongst the outstanding questions which extended practice was needed to solve the following may be regarded as fundamental-1. Whether the present military bore presented an aggregate of advantages over calibres so reduced as to come under the denomination of " small-bore rifles." 2. Whether the present sys tem of grooving and pitch adopted in the Eufield arm were better than, equal, or inferior to, other systems. 3. Whether any system of breech. loading had been devised that presented advantages over muzzle-loading. The experiments necessary to solve these questions were elaborately gone into, and the evidence adduced may ba regarded, we imagine, as decisive. First and most foremost, small-bore rifles of whatever system are condemned as military arms. The E %field pitch and system of rifFng are demon strated inferior to the system of oval boring; aad breech-loading small arms are deemed ineligible for infantry. The conditions under which the different varieties of arms should be tried were in accordance with the following programme : (a). First Series of Experiments.--To determine the best of the large calibres as to precision, under circumstances most favourable to the arms them selves by firing one variety, side by side, with another under equal conditions of wind and weather. (b). Second Series of Experiments. —To ascer tain the best of the small bores by a similar process. (c.) Third Series of Experiments. —To compare the best of the large with the best of the small bores, and thus determine their relative precision under equal and similar circumstances. The large bore rifles subjected to experiment were (1) four varieties of Enfield and (2) Lancasters, oval bore ; the small-bore rifles which competed being a small bore Enfield, Whitworth's, and Lancaster's, all muzzle-loading, and Wesley Richards' breech loader. As regards the four varieties of large or service bore Enfield, they consisted of (1), the ordi nary arm ; (2), one having the regulation pitch of one turn in 78 inches, but five grooves instead of three ; (3), one having five grooves and a pitch of one turn in 63 inches ; (4), the same, but with a pitch of one turn in 48 inches. The result of prac tice with the large-bore Enfield arms demonstrated that the substitution of five grooves for three in the Enfield arm was a positive advantage under every condition of trial and every imaginable condition of practice. As regards pitch or abruptness of rifling, the regulation turn of one in 78 inches was found ample to ensure the degree of accuracy the arm for other reasons was capable of, but that an accelerated twist conduced to stability of flight and general ac curacy in windy weather. Against this advantage, however, the important drawback must be noted of increased tendency to fouling—a matter of very highest importance in a military arm. On this point the committee remark that the results of the present experiments, when carefully prepared, show that the precision of the Enfield rifle, when the arm is clean, is capable of considerable improvement by a combination of increased twist with five grooves; bat that under circumstances of firing continued beyond 150 rounds without cleaning the loss in precision due to increased fouling is such as to reduce its precision almost to a level with that of the present service Enfield. "A s , however," remark the committee, " the latter is found to cease to be an arm of precision at 800 yards, and that the rifle having the sharper pitch of one turn in 48 inches, may be said to preserve its precision, at least under ordinary circumstances, up to 1,000 yards, the committee are of opinion that should it be considered desirable to retain the En field system of rifling in the service an increased twist, with five grooves, may be introduced with advantage." In this place it may be desirable to state that the bullet at present adopted in the service for the Enfield rifle (diameter 0 55) is not the one that practice has demonstrated to yield the most correct shooting. The bullet originally employed had a diameter of 0 . 568, and was lubricated with a mix ture of tallow and bees' wax. Such was the ammu nition employed during the Indian campaign, where the experience derived led to its final aban donment. Much difference of opinion existed at that time relative to the cause, whatever it might be, of the difficulty experienced in loading the En field, but the doubt has long since been cleared up. Tallow, by exercising a chemical action upon the lead of the bullet, generated a crust of lead-soap-- in other words, the ordinary diachylon sticking plaster. Hence the difficulty of loading. The fact is on record, however, that the corps of Engineers, who served in the Indian campaign, and who were armed with the Lancaster rifle, never experienced any difficulty in loading, notwithstanding the use of ammunition in every respect identica with such as was employed for Enfield smal arms of the line. The experience acquired in this Indian campaign demonstrated conclu sively that, were it considered desirable to re- tain the Enfield as a service arm, tallow must no longer be adopted for a lubricant. Pure wax was the material of all others found to be the one most chemically unobjectionable; but the use of this material involved the use of a smaller bullet than one having the regulation diameter of 0.568; accordingly it was adopted. Permanence of ammu nition in all climates was secured, fouling obviated, but at the expense of diminished accuracy in shoot ing. It follows from what has already been stated that the diminution of bullet from the diameter of 0.568 to 0.55 was a totally unnecessary measure of precaution, in so far as concerns the oval bore. Nevertheless the 0.55 ammunition having been de finitively adopted—served out to the Engineers who are armed with the oval bore in common with in fantry of the line, it follows that the efficiency of the oval bore, considered as a service weapon, was unnecessarily prejudiced. Taking this fact into consideration, the committee by whom last year's experiments were conducted permitted, as was ra tional, a new class of oval bores to be constructed and tried for experimental purposes, slightly re duced in diameter, so as to correspond with the 0.65 ammunition. Relative to this change the commit tee state as follows : " The large-bore rifles on the Lancaster principle submitted for trial have been of a calibre adapted to the service 0.55 ammunition. Mr. Lancaster has this occasion) ad o pt e d an e lli pt i ca l b ore; major azis ' 0 . 5 80 ; minor a x i s , 0.572 ; sp i ra l o f one t urn i ll 3 G inch es at breach, increasing to one in 36 inches at muzzle, and the breech freed to the ex b tent of 0,002 . It may b e urged that Mr. Lancaster, y reducing the minor axis to 0.572 has secured to his system an advantage by which ail results are made directly incomparable with those of calibres whose diameter is 0 .677 ; but on this point the committee would observe that if it can be practically shown that the ',alleged advantage is one of which the Lancaster principle is susceptible, without, in any degree, sacrificing that facillty in loading and non-tendency to foul, which is held to be essential for a military weapon, then the reduced bore be comes admissible, and cannot be otherwise recog nised than as an important point in favour of the Lancaster system." 7 Report, page 5. Coming now to the most important part of the report, it testifies to the superiority of the oval bore in every particular that can be required of a mili tary arm. The opinion of the committee is most emphatically expressed, as may be inferred from the following abstract of their report in respect of a quality more desirable than any other in a military small arm : " The question of fouling being of the greatest importance, and one under which the relative ad vantages of different systems of rifling might be expected more plainly to show themselves, than in any other trial to which the arms could be subjected, the committee decided to fire 1,00 t) rounds continu ously, under similar circumstances, from the Enfield I) and Lancaster rifles, and then con pare them for precision in a dirty state. " The result of this trial was that after the Enfield D rifle bad fired 100 round it began to load roughly, hard fouling having deposited in patches on the in terior surface of the barrel, while the loading of the Lancaster rifle continued easy throughout. "`then subsequently fired for precision side by side, the shooting of the Enfield 1.) was wild, while that of the Lancaster had scarcely deteriorated. " The rifles were then carefully cleaned, end tar gets made for precision, to ascertain by direct com parison the amount of wear that had taken place, as at this stage of the experiments 1,700 to 1,800 rounds had been fired from each arm. " The figures obtained from both rifle pits were identical, and very good, whence the committee were led to the conclusion that neither system had suf fered to any appreciable extent from wear, and jus tifies them in placing the Lancaster and Enfield systems on an equality in point of endurance." Inamuch as small bores of every make are pro nounced by the committee deficient in fundamental qualities necessary to be possessed by military small arms, we need not discuss more minutely than we have done the portion of evidence that refers to these weapons. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the Easton station, to consider two bill 3 promoted by the company and 12 bills pro moted by other companies ; Mr. R. Moon, the chair man, presided. Mr. C. E. STEWART, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that neither of the bills pro moted by the company was ready. The first bill he had to submit was No. 5 on the list, for conferring further powers on the Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrif h Railway Company in relation to their un dertaking, enable the London and North-western and the Stockton and Darlington Railway Compa nies to subscribe thereto, and for other purposes re lating thereto and to the Cockermouth and Work. ington Railway. They were interested, in conjunc tion with the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, in the undertaking, to which they were to subscribe £25,000 each. The Stockton and Dar lington Company were to work the mineral traffic, and the London and North-Western the passenger and goods traffic, at 33 per cent, of the receipts. They had only to find the locomotive power and working stock. The Keswick Company found their own staff. This arrangement would give them ac cess to a large portion of the county of Camber land. He then moved a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. W. WESTHEAD, M.P., seconded the motion. The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, and after a few observations the motion was carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN said that the bills numbered 7, 8,9, and 10 on the list were promoted by parties finding their own capital, and giving permissive powers to the London and North-Western Railway Company to work those lines. They had told the promoters of those lines that the London and North- Westera Company had no objection to work them, but would not work them at a loss. The Solicitor then read the heads of the clauses in the following bills for protecting the interests of the North-Western Company,:and for permitting them to make working arrangements—viz., a bill to :incorporate a company for making a railway from the London and North-Western Railway to Newport Pagnell, with powers to purchase the Newport Pagnell Canal ; a bill to authorise the construction of a railway in the county of North- ampton, to be called " The Northampton and Ban bury Junction Railway," and for other purposes; a bill to authorise the construction of a railway in the county of Anglesey, to be called " The Anglesey Central Railway," and for other purposes; a bill for making a railway from the London and North- Western Railvvayat Boxmoor to Hemel Hempstead, in the county of Hertford, and for other purposes. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, formal resolu tions approving those bills were carried unani mously. The next bills submitted were 11 and 12—viz., a bill for the amalgamation of the Knighton and the Central Wales Railway Companies, for authorising arrangements between those companies, or either of them, and the London and North-Western Railway Company, and for other purposes : and a bill for enabling the Central Wales Extension Railway Company to raise additional capital, to made working and other agreements with the London and North-Western Railway Company, and for other purposes. The CHAIRMAN stated that the proprietors were informed last year that the company would have to assist those lines, under the agreement as lessees of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Rail way. There was no money involved in the bills, as the proprietors had already given the directors power to raise the necessary capital. The Solicitor read the heads of the clauses affect ing the company, and after an observation by Mr. WILLIAMs on the legal construction of one of the clauses, formal resolutions approving these bills were carried. The CHAIRMAN said the last bill he had to sub mit on that occasion was for the amalgamation of the West Midland Railway Company with the Great Western Railway Company and for other purposes. There was a clause in the bill which had been scheduled in reference to an agreement between the North-Western, Great Western, and West Midland Companies for the interchange of traffic and for affurding facilities and running powers over certain lines. The North Western gave the Great Western facilities in a clause in their act of last session for running over the Chester and Holyhead, with a view of increasing the traffic. He believed the re sult of these facilities would be that the position of each company would be strengthened against the combination of contractors and others, who were continually attacking them on all sides, and he trusted that the companies interested would in future be in a much better position to resist those attacks. He moved a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. B. WESTHEAD seconded the motion. The Solicitor read the 62d section, which con firmed the agreement scheduled to the act. Through booking facilities were to be given to and from all stations on those lines. The next section gave the Great Western access to Manchester and the Ches ter and Holy head line ; another section gave the London and North-Western access to the South I Vales district. Provision was made as to the con struction of new lines to be settled by arbitration, so that if such new lines were required, the companies interested were to subscribe jointly, and if not jointly, then either company might subscribe singly. There was a general arbitration clause for the set tlement of all differences. The bill was unanimously approved, and the meeting adjourned to Wednesday, the 10th of Jane. GREAT WESTERN. The adjourned Wharneliffe meeting of this com pany was appointed to be held yesterday at the Paddington station, but in consequence of the bill intended to b 3 submitted not having passed the House of Commons, the meeting was adjourned to the 28th inst., for the consideration of that and other bills now before Parliament in which the company are interested or affected. BRISTOL AND EXETER. An adjourned Wharncliffe meeting washeld yes terday at Bristol, Mr. J. W. Buller, M.P., in the chair, for the purpose of considering two bills—one for authorising the construction of a Pier at Port bury and a branch railway at Portishead; and the other for enabling the Midland Railway Company to join the passenger and goods station of the Brio ' tol and Exeter Company. h r e o c i i s A o theM pr. Fultsina., the solicito r , rea d an a b s t rac t o f 3, o A f eNa t " la i e ßn rar bill ee ye hl r y e R l a ta t o i i n lqw g uee t ys o ; the Port bury pier and v pi 0 I n r R t s is i h company only un d ertook to work i t o h n e s li s n a e i d; theth e working expenses were fixed at 40 per cent., which was less than the working expenses of tho main line. Mr. M. CASTLE stated that the working of the branch would bring traffic to the main line. A resolution approving the bill was carried unani mously, and the meeting th en adjourned to the 27th inst. for the consideration of the Midland Bill. LONDON AND BLACKW LLL. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. N. Daniell in the chair. Mr. Kennel?, the Fecret ry, read the notice con- vening the meeting for the consideration of a bill to authorise arrangements between the London, Til bury, and Southend Railway Company and the lessees of the undertaking and the Eastern Counties and the London and Blackwall Railway Company, with reference to the lease and working of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway. The CHAIRMAN explained that the bill was per missive. The present agreement with the lessees bad 13 years to run, and nothing could be done to alter the present position of parties without the sanction of Parliament and the assent of these con cerned; or at least of a certain majority of them represented at a meeting to be specially convened for the purpose. He thought they should allow the bill to pass, in order that they might know what the lessees proposed to do, because they could adopt any proposition that might be to their advantage, or reject if injurious to them. He concluded by moving a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. M`NAUGHTEN seconded the motion. The Solicitor then read the preamble and clauses of the bill. A discussion ensu( d, in which Mr. G. SMITH and other shareholders took part ; in the course of which it was contended that the bill should not be sanctioned, lest it should injuriously affect the inte rests of the Blackwall Company. They did not understand the object of it, and thought it should be rejected. The CHAIRMAN said it would be the du'y of the directors to promote the interests of the share holders, and they had nothing to fear in giving their assent. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY RACES, WEDNESDAY. The weather to-day, although finer than yesterday, had still a very unsettled appearance, which seemed to have a prejudicial effect on the general attendance. The pleasure seeking portion of the public were not in such strong force as is usual at this popalar meeting. The betting at the Castle Hotel at night was chiefly remarkable for a disposi tion to back Macaroni against Lord Clifden, 1,2, 3 for the Derby, and the partiality evinced for Donnybrook in pre ference to his stable companion, National Guard. Among the extreme outsiders Baldwin, reported as good as Spencer, was in most demand, being backed in one quarter to win several thousands. At the close 1,000 to 200 was taken about Lord Clifden, and offered against Macaroni. Re specting the Oaks, 6 to 4 was offered against Lord Stam ford's lot, and many inquiries made after Miss Armstrong, who was backed for some money at 10 to 1. The stewards having left Chester prior to the complaint of the starter being made against several jockeys riding in the last race of the meeting, it was adjudicated here, and the result was the following notice being posted outside the weigh ing-room ! " Chester, 1863. "The starter reported J. Grimshaw, Barlow, Maidment, Goodall, and H. Sopp for disobeying his orders. J. Grim• Shaw and Barlow wore suspended until the Monday after Ascot; H. Sopp was reprimanded and cautioned against a repetition of the offence, this being his first offence. The sentence against Maidment and Goodall was deferred until Tuesday in the Epsom week, in order that further in quiries be made as to previous behaviour. " COVENTRY, " H. J. Rous, " PORTSMOL TII, (Acting for Mr. C. Alexander.") The Dyrham-park Handicap of 100 sovs. Once round and a distance. Winners extra. 27 subs. Mr. S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (G. Fordham) 1 Lord 'Westmoreland's Oak Apple, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Morgan) 2 Mr. W. Barnett's Butterfly, aged, 7st 101 b (J. Holman) 3 The following also ran : Warminster, Portland, Miley, Barmaid, Princess Vocqsal, Mountain Doe, and Baron of Avon. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bally Edmond, 4to 1 agst Oak Apple, 5 to 1 agst 'Warminster, 6 to 1 each agst Mountain Doe and Butterfly, and 10 to 1 agst Baron of Avon. Baron of Avon, making use of his weight, jumped away in front, and came on with a decided lead, followed by 'War minster, Oak Apple, and the favourite, the others, who were headed by Butterfly, lying a length in their rear, in which position they ran past the Stand; but on rounding the upper turn the Baron considerably increased his lead, and in so doing got the better of Sopp, and ran out, leaving the favourite with a clear lead, Warminster going on second, Oak Apple third, with Butterfly, Princess Vocqsal, and Mily lying in their wake, Baron of Avon, who was speedily righted, followed next. No alteration in these positions took place until they reached the straight, when Warmin ster was beaten, and his place was taken by Butterfly (Princess Vocqsal at the same time, through her saddle slipping, getting rid of her rider, who fortunately escaped without injury), who followed the leaders into the distance, where they drew away and finished the race home, Bally Edmond winning with consummate ease by a length and a half. Butterfly was a bad third, Portland was fourth, and Warminster fifth; Mountain Doe and Mily, nearly abreast, were the next; Barmaid, who was outpaced from the first, was the last throughout. The Badminton Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 150 sovs added, for all ages. Weight for age. Winners extra, with maiden allowances. T.Y.C. Straight half mile. 27 subs, Lord Stamford's Livingstone, 3 yrs, Sat 101 b (inc 51b ex) (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Sale's Safeguard, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b .... (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. R. Sutton's Glenorchy, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (in 51b extra) (Thomas) 3 Duke of Beaufort's Crytheia, 2 yrs, Est 121 b (car 7st, including 51b extra) Mr. Whittaker's Marmion, 3 yrs, Set 51b (Forster) 5 Betting— 6 to 4 on Livingstone, 5 to 1 agst Safeguard, and 7 to 1 agst Crytheia. The flag was lowered to an excellent start, but, after set tling into their places, Glenorchy, next the rails, slipped his horses, and in a few strides obtained a clear lead of three lengths, followed by Safeguard and the favourite in the centre of the course and Crytheia on the extreme right, At the distance Mr. Sutton's colt suddenly stopped and kicked several times, which allowed the favourite to get up, who in the next stride was clear of his horses, and won in a canter by a length, half that distance separating the second and third. Crytheia was a bad fourth, Marmion tailed off a long way. The Somersetshire Stakes of 25 says each, 15 ft, and 5 if de clared, with 100 sovs added. Winners extra. The second horse to receive £5O, and the third horse to save his stake, Two miles and a distance. 81 subs, 58 of whom pay £5 each. The highest weight accepting being Bst 71b it has been raised to Sat 121 b, and the others in proportion. Mr. J. Day's Canary, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (Judd) 1 Mr. E. Hall's Fantail, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. J. B. Starky's Blondin, 3 yrs, Est llb (Nightingale) 3 Mr. Clarke's Brother to Springbok, 3 yrs, Est (car 6st alb) 4 Vinegar Hill, Flirtation, Portland, and Raglan also ran, Betting-5 to 4 agst Canary, 3to 1 agst Fantail, 7to 1 each agst Vinegar Hill and Flirtation, and 10 to 1 agst Blondin. Blondin cut out the work at a bad pace, followed by Flir tation, Fantail, the favourite, and Brother to Springbok, the others headed by Blondin lying close in their rear. Rounding the top turn Raglan considerably increased his advantage, and came on two or three lengths in advance of Captain Coates's colt, who was waited upon by Fantail, Canary, and Brother to Springbok, running nearly abreast to half way down the far side, when Flirtation was seen to give way, and the favourite at the same time took his place. Raglan retained his position until they fairly rounded the turn into the straight, where the leader was disposed of, leaving Fantail with the command, having Flirtation and Brother to Springbok as his immediate followers; but on their fairly rounding the turn Canary came up on the ex treme right, and waited upon the leader to the distance, sr hen Judd brcught him to the front and won in a trot by three lengths ; Blondin finished a bad third, and Brother to Springbok fourth. Flirtation was fifth, the others beaten off, the last of all being Portland. The Selling Plate of 5 sovs each, with 25 soya added ; weight for age, with selling allowances. One mile. 4 subs. Lord Coventry's Hypermnestra, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (30) (J, Adams) w.o. The Weston Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 sovs added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Sat 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b. The produce of untried horses or mares allowed 31b ; if both, 5113. The winner of any stake of £2OO value before starting to carry 31b; £4OO, Sib extra. Weights not to be accumulative. The winner to pay £5 towards expenses. T.Y.C. Straight half-mile. 50 subs. Mr, Lincoln's Light, Sst 71b ................ (Fordham) 1 Mr. F. Rowland's Molly Carew, Sat 121 b (in. 51b extra) (h. Grimshaw) 2 Marquis of Hastings's Garotter, Bst 1011).... (S, Rogers) 3 Mr. Sutton's Vacuna (31b) Bst 41b (Thomas) 4 The following also ran :—Vabalathus, Queen Christina filly, Double First, Stiletto, Gertrude colt, Aunt Judy, Izaak Walton, Spectre, Langford, Vandervelde, Lady Williams, Inverness, and Faith, Betting-6 to 4 agst Molly Carew, sto 1 agst Vander velde, 6 to 1 agst Garotter, 8 to 1 agst Light, and 160 to 8 agst Faith. In consequence of the disinclination exhibited by Vander velde to face his horses, the start was delayed some short time. When the flag was lowered Vacuna immediately rushed to the front and cut out the work, closely attended byFaith, Inverness, Light, Vandervelde, and the favourite, the latter lying next the rails ; the others, with Lady Wil liams, Garotter, and Double First at their head, being close in their rear, but running wide on the right. At the distance Molly Carew quitted her position and came on with a slight lead, followed on the whip hand by Light and Garotter, the three running together to the Stand, where Light got up, and won in the last stride by a head ; Garotter finished three lengths in their rear. Vacuna was fourth, Lady Williams fifth, and Double First sixth. Izaak Walton was last. The Welter Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Once round and a distance. Gentlemen riders; jockeys extra. 10 subs. Mr. S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 12st (in. 61b extra) (Fordham) 1 Lord Uxbridge's General Hess, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Captain Little) 2 Duke of St. Albans's Tippler, 3 yrs, lOst 21b (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. Adam's Wortharn, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (in. 61b extra) (Custance) 4 Mr. J. 11. C. Wyndham's Innellan, 4 yrs, list 41b (Mr. Scobell) 6 Mr. Guy's Brown Betty, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (in 61b extra) (Payne) 6 Mr. Stinton's Foie de Gras, 3 yrs, 9st 31b (in. 61b extra) (Cowley) 0 Betting—Even on Bally Edmond, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Wortham made play, followed by Foie de Gras, General Hesse, and the favouritio, to the turn in the straight, where Bally Edmond came out, and with General Hesse finished a. fine race home, the favourite winning clevarly by a length ; a bad third. LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 9to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken and offerei) 11 to 2 agst Maccaroni (offered) 10 to 1 aget Saccharometer (offered) 10 to 1 aget Gillie (take 11 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Ranger (nom.) 100 to 6 agst Tom Fool (nom.) 20 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken freely) 25 to 1 aget Hospodar (take 28 to 1) 1000 to 30 agst National Guard (offered) 40 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken) 40 to 1 agst Giles the First (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Seatmander (taken) 1000 to 18 agst Donnybrook (taken) THE OAKS. 6to 4 agst Lord Stamford's lot (offered) 100 to 40 agat Lady Augusta (offered) Bto 1 agat Miss Armstrong (taken to £400) Bto 1 agst Borealis (taken to £200) O❑ the motion for the approval of the bill an amendment was moved to the Effect that the meet ing be adjourned. After a show of hands a poll was demanded, when it appeared that there were 28 persons, repre senting £80,590 stock, in favour of the bill, and 8 persons, representing £14,830 stock, in favour of the amendment, showing a majority of 20 persons and £65,760 stock in favour of the bill, which was carried by more than the requisite majority of capi tal sp€cified in the standing order ctf the House of LoL ds. RAILWAY BILLS. On Tuesday two new committees of the Com mons met to consider the merits of two groups of bills. The first consisted of Mr. Howes (chairman), and Messrs. Rogers, Smollett,Wyndham, and Ver non. The Great Northern (Ouston and Cottam) Bill was taken, and, after hearing counsel and evi dence for the promoters, the committee threw out the bill. In the other committee, consisting of Mr. Ingham (chairman), Messrs. Repton, Levinge, Greenwood, and Morrism, the Oswestry and New town branches, the Leominster and Kington, the Shrewsbury and Welshpool, and the West Midland, being unopposed, were passed over to Mr. Massey, Chairman of Ways and Means, and the case of the Kington and Eardisley was proceeded with. The settlement of the provisional clauses in connection with the bills of the Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds, the Midland new lines in the West Riding, and of the Great North of Scotland, occupied the respective committees on those bills. The case for the promo ters of the Potteries Junction Railway was con cluded, and the opposition case of the North Staf fordshire was opened. In the Lords, the clauses of the Dublin Metropo litan Railway Bill were adjusted. They then threw out the proposed Wexford and Enniscorthy Bill, and broke up. The committee on the North Eastern and Stockton and Darlington Amalgamation Bill took further evidence, and adjourned to Thursday. Yesterday in the House of Lords a committee, consisting of the Duke of Richmond (chairman), and Lords Cawdor, Digby, Sheffield, and Carew met to consider the case of the Midland Company's proposed line from Bedford to the north side of the Euston-road, and to join the Metropolitan Railway there. It was opened by Sir W. Alexan der, and witnesses were examined in its favour by Mr. Venables and Mr. V. Harcourt. In the Commons the case of the Great Eastern Company's proposed new line of 18 miles from Dod din gton to a junction with the Great Northern Rail way at Spalding was opened in Mr. Adair's com mittee by Mr. Hope Scott. Witnesses were exa mined in its favour by Mr. Merewether, Q.C. In the committee of which Mr. Mills is the chairman the general evidence for the promoters of the pro posed new line to Brighton closed. Mr. Turner, en gineer of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way was examined at considerable length by Mr. Roand, Mr. Somerset, and Mr. Mere wether relative tointended route of the line and estimate of cost. Further proceedings were taken on the cases of the Edinburgh and Dunfermline, and the Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds in those committees. The following railway bills have been passed in Mr. Massey's committee :---Brecon Junction, Cowes and Newport, Cork and Youghal, Brighton (new lines to the Crystal Palace), Charing-cross, Saffron Wal den, Greenock and Wemyss, Midland (Mangotsfield to Bath) and Hayling. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The deaths in London rose again last week to 1,459 from 1,374, to which they had declined in the week previous. The average number of deaths, as derived from weeks in 1853 G 2 nearly correspond ing with last week, is, with a correction for increas ing population, 1,244. The deaths from all causes in the present return exceed the estimated number by 215, The mortality from smallpox in the first week of May exhibits but a trifling increase on the weekly mortality from the same disease in April. In two weeks of last month the deaths from it were 68; last week they were 71. In the corresponding week of 1855 there were 28 deaths from smallpox, but the average number in corresponding weeks of 10 years (1853-62) is only 11. The disease appears to prevail less in the South districts than in those which lie on the north side of the river, for in the former division only 11 deaths were returned in the week. It was fatal in 19 cases in the West districts, of which 4 were in St. Mary, Paddington, and 10 in Westminster. Twenty-five deaths were registered in the week in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster. Out of that number 14 were from zymotic diseases— namely, 7 from smallpox, 4 from measles, and 3 from whoopingcough. Measles was fatal in 54 cases. It prevails in Chelsea, where nine deaths from it occurred. Scar latina caused 73 deaths, 6 of which were in Isling ton, 8 in Bethual.-green, 8 in Whitechapel. A man, aged 59 years, died in Middlesex Hospi tal of " narcotism from morphine applied under the skin for delirium tremens." (Inquest.) Last week the births of 1,078 boys and 1,077 girls, in all 2,155 children, were registered in Lon don. In the 10 carresponding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,911. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.869 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in on Thurs day and Friday. The barometer fell to 29.66 in. on Monday, and rose to 30.23 in. on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 53.2 deg., which is 1.7 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 72.9 deg., on Tuesday. The lowest night temperature was 35,9 deg.. on Friday. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 8.4 deg. The mean degree of the humidity of the air was 73, complete saturation being represented by 100. The wind blew generally from the north-east. No rain was measured in the week. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 56 deg., that of the lowest was 53.8 deg. [AnvEßTlsEmENT.]—Hol.oway 1 'e Ointment and Pills.— e y d — ita ln ry ca ta se in s t o s f , use of these healing and Pills.— Medicinal l arising ed iein fario efficacy—ln a e hereditary tlar and other diseases rubbed upon the results. The ointment must he well purifying remedies are always followed by the most grati fyinggthlaendskin as near as possible to the ailing part, and the pills should be taken every night in alterative rather than pur !;ative doses. Th ese excellent medicaments will then act in uni son, quell the local mischief, re-establish purity and order through the system, and spare unmerited suffering or untimely death. Numerous testimonials exist from persons who were thus cured of ulcerations, diptheria, quinseTh gathered glands disfigingskin diseases, &c., and who a . that but for nolloway's remedies th•, - must have perished, Regulations for Army Examinations. HORSE GUARDS, May 1. The following regulations, in regard to the exa mination of gentlemen preparatory to their re ceiving commissions in the army, will take effect from this date, in lieu of those issued on the Ist of October, 1859, and previous dates : I. the examinations of candidates for direct commissions will be held quarterly, or oftener if necessary, in London, and be conducted under the direction of the Council of Military Education by examiners appointed for the purpose . 11. The age of candidates examined for direct appoint.. ments will be, until further notice, not under 18 years ; the latest limit for the infantry being 23, for the cavalry 25, and for colonial corps 28 years. 111. The candidate will be examined by a medical board to ascertain that he is in every point of view as regards his physical constitution, fit for military service. He will be required to produce the following certificates, which must be forwarded to the Council of Military Edu cation, 13, Great George-street, S.W., as soon as possible after the receipt of the military secretary's order to attend for examination : a. A certificate of baptism, or other satisfactory proof of his age. b. A certificate from a minister of the Church, or of the denomination to which he belongs, that he has been duly instiucted in the principles of religion. c. A certificate of good moral character, signed by a clergyman of the parish to which he belongs, or by the tutor or bead of the school or college at which he has received his education for at least the two preceding years, or such other proof of good moral character as will be satisfactory to the Commander-in-Chief. cl. A statement of the subjects in which he wishes to be examined. IV. The following will be the subjects of examination, and the number of marks allotted to each, viz, : The Classics f Latin .. 2,000 I Greek .. .. 1,600 Mathematics, pure and mixed.. .. .. .. 3 , 600 Modern languages (not including provincial dia lects), each .. 1,200 English language 1,200 History, ancient and modern, with geography .. 1,200 Natural sciences—i e., mineralogy and geology .. 1,200 Experimental sciences—i.e., chemistry, heat, elec tricity, including magnetism .. Drawing V. Of the foregoing subjects the elementary branches of mathematics and the English language, to the extent stated in the following paragraphs, will be considered obliga- tory : .. 1,200 .. GOO In mathematics 1,200 marks will be given to the follow ing obligatory portion—viz., arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, proportion, extraction of the square root, and simple interest. Algebra, including fractions, simple equations, and ques tions producing them; " Euclid," the first three books. Of the 1,200 marks allotted to the foregoing portions of mathematics 400 will be required for qualification, and of these at least 200 must be obtained in arithmetic. In the English language the candidate will be required to write correctly and in a g od legible hand from dictation and to compose grammatically. He will be required to ob tain at least 200 marks in this subject. Out of the remain ing subjects or portions of subjects which are left to the option of the candidate, such a number of marks must be obtained as shall raise the total to 1,800, the number neces sary for qualification. VI. In respect to the subjects left voluntary candidates will not be allowed to count the marks gained in any one subject, unless amounting to one-sixth of the whole num ber of marks allotted to that subject. In the examination in classics passages will be given for translation from the books usually read at schools ; gram matical questions will be set, and English passages also given for translation into the Latin and Greek languages. VII. The result of each examination will be reported to the Commander-in-Chief, and the names of any candidates who distinguish themselves will be specially brought to his notice. VIII, An unsuccessful candidate will not be debarred from applying to the Commander-in-Chief for permission to attend a future examination. Should he, however, obtain only between 900 and 1,500 marks, he will not be allowed to present himself for re examination for at least six months. If he obtains less than 90 marks, a period of at least 12 months must elapse before he can be allowed to present himself again. In all cases permission to be re-examined must depend upon the number of applicants on the list. In subsequent examinations no credit will be given for the marks gained by a candidate on former occasions. In the event of a candidate not appearing for examination at the time appointed such candidate will not be permitted to attend on the next occasion, and he will render himself liable to have his name either erased entirely or placed at the bottom of the hst of those noted for examination. IX. A candidate who has taken the degree of B.A. at either of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, or London, will be qualified for a commission by purchase without being required to pass the foregoing examination, provided he is within the prescribed limits of age, and can produce the certificates marked (a), (b), and (c). Such candidate must furnish a certificate of his having been admitted to the degree of 8.A., signed by the Registrar of the University. On his application being approved the candidate will receive an order to be medically examined as to his physical fitness for the service. The candidate will address his application, accompanied by the necessary certificates, to the Military Secretary, Horse Guards. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. A crowded meeting of this society was held on Monday evening; Sir Roderick I. Murchison, K,C.8., President, in the chair. Among those present were the Count de Paris, the Earl of Sheffield, Earl Somers, Lord Colville, General Baron Jochmus, the Count Escayrac de Lature, Sir Thomas Fre mantle, Sir C. Rawlinson, Admirals Sir George Back, Sir E. Belcher, Collinson, and Hall; Generals Monteith and Luard, Colonels Sotherby, Mackenzie, and Shaffner, &c. ; Capt. Bedingfield ; Majors Goldsmid, Shaw, Stewart, &c. ; Drs. Rae, Ogle, Camps, Day-Goss, &c. ; and Messrs. A. H, Layard, M.P., Monck'on Manes, M.P., Gregson, M.P,, Reuter, Handley, Osborne Smith, Henry Johnston, W. Winwoode Reade, A. Swanzy, George Bishop, C. White, Spottiswoode, Marshman, Bidduiph, Arrowsmith, Findlay, Walker, &c. Rear-Admiral Horatio Thomas Austin, C.B. ; Messrs. Alex. Baring, James N. Dick, Wm. James Farer, Patrick Douglas Haden, John Henry Mackenzie, Wm. Simpson, J, A. Wright, and Lieut. S. Sale were elected fellows. The minutes of the former meeting having been read by Dr. Moreton Shaw, The PRESIDENT called attention to the telegrams recently received announcing the arrivals of Captains Speke and Grant at Khartum. There was every reason to believe they must have reached the White Nile, and descended it from Lake Nyanza, baying traced the source of it. It could not be said that the source of the Nile had been dis covered until further details had been received, but he be lieved, from that pregnant passage in the telegram. " The "Nile is settled," that it bad. The expedition was sent out by the Royal Geographical Society, first under Burton and Speke, and next under Speke and Grant, purposely to de termine its source; and as Lake Nyanza is a great fresh water lake, said by the Arabs to be 300 miles long, situate nearly 4,000 ft. above the level of the sea, and tends from south to north, its waters must have an exit towards the north ; hence the belief that Speke and Grant, in corning down from the lake, had really traced the sources of the great river. Mr. GALToN doubted that the source of the Nile would have been found in Lake Nyanza, for he thought the size of that river above Gondocoro was not commensurate with such a supposition. Dr. BEKE said that in 1848 he placed on record his opi nion that the source of the Nile would be discovered by taking very much the route followed by Captains Speke and Grant, and was glad to find that his views were now sub stantially confirmed. Dr. SHAW then read despatches from Governors Sir H Barkly and Sir G. Bowen on Lanthaborough's transverse a Australia, &c. Mr. LANDSBOROUGH having been introduced to the meeting by the President, stated that, from his experience of sheep rearing, Queensland was eminently adapted for the growth of wool, and the climate suitable for European con stitutions ; the Plains of Promise were as fine a pastoral country as he had ever seen. Mr. MIDDLETON, second in command of the M'Kinlay expedition, gave a variety of interesting details respecting the journey, stating that the thermometer sometimes stood as high as 160 deg. in the sun. Mr. CRAWFURD was of opinion that wool could not be grown in the tropics ; sheep were intended for a temperate climate, and the fleece was given to protect them from the cold. In the tropics the fleece was not required. Mr. LANDSBOROUGH—Yon are theorizing. Who of all the human race have the most wool on their heads, is it not the inhabitants of the tropics ? (Roars of laughter.) Sir C. NICHOLSON congratulated the travellers upon the success of their expedition,and stated that he was of opinion that a new Crown colony should be established in Northern Australia. The PRESIDENT said for a long period he had advocated the policy of forming North Australia into a separate colony, and he hoped the question would now be taken up by Government. Sir R. Murchison finally stated that he had directed cards of invitation to be issued to two sofreee at Willis's-rooms, St. James's, to be held on the 27th May and the 15th June respectively, his own house not being large enough to accommodate the greatly increased number of Fellows. The meeting then adjourned to May 27, the anniversary of the society, to take place at 1 p,m., at Burlington house. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s 4d. and 4s. "High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported, Agents in every town Supply it in packets. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TimEs.—lt is strange that there should be a sort of good fesling between Russia and Italy. The King of Sardinia made his political fortune a few years since by joining a coalition against Russia in the darkest hour of that empire's history. The earliest victories of the Italian army were won at the expense of Russian soldiers at the Tchernaya and before Sebastopol. But a reconciliation has long taken place, both parties being influenced, per haps, by a common antipathy to Austria, while the Russians, though affecting Legitimist leanings, have something like good will for a nation which is asserting its rights against the spiritual tyranny of the Western Pontiff. Hence, though the Italian Note is most independent and manly in its tone, it is answered in words of extreme courtesy. Italy says that "public opinion, speaking through its acknowledged organs," imposes on her Government the duty of remonstrating. It is declared that" this is not the first time that disturbances have taken place in Poland ;" that " frequent insurrections, which Russia has always succeeded in putting down, have at short intervals devastated that unfortunate country." " This proves," thinks Viscount Venosta, " that the problem cannot be solved by force in a radical and final manner." Prince Gortschakoff answers that his august master has received with extreme pleasure the friendly expressions in the despatch, and then, with a kind of gentle reproach, declares that these are in harmony withl.he friendly sentiments of which Russia has given Italy patent proofs. It is not without some skill that the Russian then turns the Neapolitan question on the Italian Government by saying that the latter has surely had enough of political troubles to be aware that the preservation of order is difficult when insurrection is constantly strengthened from with out. And, as the Italian Government represent the public opinion of its own country, the Czar must also be inspired by the interests and principles on which the Russian Empire and the public opinion of Russia are founded. As far as one can judge, there is a good deal of displeasure in the mind of the Russian Minister that Italy, which has been so recently acknowledged, and which has received much moral support from the Emperor, should have joined in rebuking him; but this feeling is not allowed to check the friendliness of expression which Prince Gortschakoff thinks ought to be in use between the Czir and so vatuable an ally as United Italy. But the true and sincere cordiality is reserved for the Spanish Government. The Marquis de Miraflores bad addressed the most courteous of Notes to Sr. Petersburg, saying that he had been induced to consider the indications made by the Government of her Britannic Majesty, but that he would not give counsel which the Emperor did not want. He re grets that the impatience of Poland has prevented it from awaiting the continuance of the system of concessions; but, as blood has been shed, his Go vernment, like the rest, hopes that Russia will be as merciful as she can to those who will one day admit their error. In return to this Prince Gort schakoff is full of the most friendly expressions, not forgetting, however, to take notice that the Spanish Cabinet is able to give good advice through its own experience of political troubles. In this correspon dence the Russian Minister shows his skid in ad dressing each Government in the manner which is likely to be most effective, without pledging himself to adopt any suggestion or carry out any policy. A general assurance, however, that a change of system will be adopted in Polar.d pervades all these Notes, and constitutes a promise which the European Powers may justly consider binding on the Emperer. PoST.—The arcane of a Pall-mall lodging-house is seldom so curiously brought into public view as in the trial we reported yesterday of Jordan v. Gibson. It is said of a London housekeeper that he seldom knows who his next door neighbour is. But in a lodging-house in Pall-mall you do not even learn the name or repute of the occupant of the next floor. Judging from the outward re spectability of a house, and the convenience of the street, you take up your quarters without mak ing the slightest inquiry as to the character of your fellow-lodgers; you are content to conclude that they are quiet and inoffensive people as your self. For a while everything goes well. At last, however, you come back from the club you belong to, with your latch-key in your pocket, at the quiet hour of midnight, expect to take up your candle in peace and go to bed. To your surprise you find everything in uproar; an infuriated husband storm ing the doors, a wife screening herself ineffectually trom the matronly scorn of a rigidly respectable landlady, and an intruder, to complete the outrage on your nocturnal tranquillity, actually locked up in your bedroom ! If this is not enough to shut up half the lodging-houses in London, and to send the shares of all the joint-stock hotels to a premium, we know not what is likely to produce such a re sult. The present case has doubtless been perused by all our readers in our impression of yesterday, and we need offer only the most cursory synopsis of the case. Col. Gibbon, of the Royal Engineers, was lodging at a house in Pall-mall, in which was also lodging Mrs. Jordan, an actress, who was living in a state of separation from her husband, Mr. Jordan, an actor; though they had apparently been married only so lately as 1858. Some bachelors of change able dispositions have been withheld from the estate of matrimony by their indisposition to com mit themselves to what is commonly held to be a lifelong contract. But three or four years, it ap pears, were too much for Mr. and Mrs. Jordan ; for they were already separated when the latter came to live at the house of Mrs. Clarke, a lodging-house keeper in Pall-mall. 13, fore the separation the then happy pair contracted the acquaintance of the well known Mr. Boucicault. With Mr. Boucicault Mrs. Jordan entered, in course of time, into a thea trical engagement, and contrary, it would seem, to the wishes of her jealous husband. By-and -bye, " something" is said to have occurred—the event is not more distinctly particularised which led Mr. Jordan to separate from his wife. Thus set comparatively free from strict ma trimonial obligations, it was suspected by Mr. Jordan that Mr. Boucicault, who was his wife's employer, had not only obtained her theatrical ser vices, but also alienated her affections. Accordingly, he watched for the lady on her return at night, made his way in, charged her with harbouring Boucicault, and rushed up the stairs to find the de linquent. The landlady, who had gone to her rest, appears to have descended from her attic on the first sound of the disturbance, just as Colonel Gibbon was returning from his club. Her first act, of course, was t o c l a i m t h e protection of her gallant lodger again s t the two implacable enemies, who were in possession of her house. To say the truth, Colonel Gibbon was placed in a position of some dif ficulty, as he is now in a position of singular hard ship. With Mrs. Jordan's supposed paramour in possession of his rooms, he was asked to c l ear th e house of Mrs. Jordan's husband, who had taken up his post opposite the Colonel's room door, which was securely locked from within. In the excitement of the moment, the Colonel appears, legally speak ing, to have given the wrong man into custody. Finding that Jordan would not leave the house, he called on a policeman and gave him in charge. The case was, however, rejected at the station ; but before Jordan could return, the first intruder had escaped from his peril; the lady found herself alone, and the gallant Colonel resumed possession of his rooms. An action accordingly is brought by Jordan against Colonel Gibbon, and £25 damages are awarded by a common jury, all of whom, we pre sume, are themselves jealous and uneasy husbands. An application is to be made to set aside the ver dict. This application must turn chiefly on a ques tion of law ; but it is impossible to resist the conclu sion that the result as it now stands is peculiarly hard upon Colonel Gibbon. We have no sympathy whatever with the " outraged feelings," as they are termed, of a husband who is living in deliberate separation from his wife. The cause of this terrible strife—toace et armorum—has got off scot free. He is indebted to the Colonel for his per sonal safety; while Jordan is equally indebted to him for his removal from a scene which might other wise have terminated in violence. Mrs. Clarke, the lodginghouse keeper, is also indebted to him for re storing the peace of her household ; and even Mrs. Jordan herself for relieving her from the embarrass ing presence of the rivals. But Colonel Gibbon is made to suffer for a somewhat indiscreet act, which almost any man, however, would be led to commit in the haste of the moment. The moral of the story is, that people who live in hodgingbouses should never take up the quarrels of the persons who keep them, and hold themselves free of all responsibilities on account of lodginghouse keepers' brawls. DAILY NEWEL —It would be impossible, we are assured, to form an adequate idea of the indignant shame which was felt throughout the provinces of of the Prussian monarchy when the insults which M. Von Bismark addressed to the Chamber of Re- presentatives were known, and - were iouni to have remained unanswered. Loud and deep were the expressions of anger against the Parliament and of contempt against its President, who did not know how to vindicate the honour of the Assembly over which he presides. The Chamber, and every indi vidual member of it, have since been made to feel and to know the sentiments of the consti went body. The press, indeed, could not speak out, but letters and remonstrances have been showered on the luek- less Deputies, who were one and all made perfectly ashamed of themselves. "pet yourselves broken or dissolved, rather than continue to sit to be insulted, and to remain a disgrace to the country." Such was the universal tenor of the missives which the con stituencies of the provincial di s t r i cts forwarded to their too patient r 3 presentatives. They were all smarting under the national l as h, an d eager t o re deem their pusillanimity, w h en t h e W ar Minister, ' Von Roon, the most contemned, if rot the nin obnoxious, of the ministerial faction, thought pr. per to imitate and repeat his colleague M. c Bismar Vs insolence towards one of the in° eminent as well as moderate members of ti Chamber, M. Von Svbel. The Preeidet this time did his duty, called the Minister to orde and an altercation ensued—for it is the cue of tl Prussian Minister to insult the national represents tives, and at last the President put on his hat, an suspended the sitting. This firmness which shoo; have been exercised in the case of M. ee Bismat has come better late than never. Ministers declinf, to attend the sitting when it was resumed. In trot' the house was too hot for them. Parliament will bear longer with them, nor they with Parliamen., They must, therefore, definitively adjourn or a n e dissolve without fixing any period of re-electiot another breach of the constitution. This is the o r thing the Prussian Liberals desire—a complete tie open breach between the Government and the F4l liament. The Chamber claims to have done all all was possible in a liberal sense. It had lately Pre tested against the Russian alliance for the opres si° of Poland, and its Commission had condemned tll Cartel Convention for the giving up of fugit l d under the name of deserters. The last flagrant .! fiance of its authority has only cut short a eteri, debate upon the four projects of military reorgancl cation ; for although Ministers had the trnPu clen d s to feel their way towards a grant of funds un,, e the pretext of developing the Prussian navy, t" were not listened to. They hoped that such an peal to North German antipathy cowards Den,"1,40,' mould filch some millions of florins from the ber, In vain. Denmark may be odious, but BI T mark is more odious still. Better let the Dan" ba se their way than succumb to the Prussian rol i g i b o The real dispute is not, however, between th e tr , vernment and the Chamber. The whole eenliGht, sees that the difference is irreconcilable, an d : i neither Crown nor Parliament can termilin' t e hs unless the nation itself intervene. 1 1 °W„,f e g intervention is to take place or to TDB"' e itself does not very clearly appear. But ti the necessity every one is convinced. The tru h i is, that it is no longer the King that is O n h i trial. His feeble obstinacy is known, and 0 moral inability to understand the saving virtnatb, concession. It is the constitutional party, an d upper middle class composing it, that are on th iti trial, now for the second time in Prussia with in ` O , last fifteen years. Toey are accused by the deln, crats of having spoilt and thrown away all 0 opportunities opened to them by the rev olutten it 1848. They then lost Germany, They tat n° ll , o , the same way, it is alleged, losing Pruseia%, t it Gotha party undertook to unite Germany ; " u gl y order to unit() Germany by rallying it round rru they should have first kept Prussia constitu tinn io They have failed ; and it is manifest that Pr o of failure has flung the rest of Germany await 10 0 elections in Bavaria, which have just taken P r ti display the Great German party, that is, the oily of union with Austria, completely in the inkinee and the ascendant. Wurtemberg is follow in ko same course. And even the Northern States,ti t h more aversion than ever t o a "N arrow Union' " a rt Prussia, and turn to F rance f or p o litical OP and commercial alliance. The Prussian conatit u- d el has been shivered, Prussian ascend a ncy logo the Prussian lead in the path of progress disnnien So that King William is only too consistent t o o he avows that a close alliance with and depen"Lo, upon Russia is the only thing left for the dy lo 7 o ll which he has almost denationalized. Unfortuen,`„o whilst the Moderates and the Constitutio en Tsr blame the Monarch and his ill-chosen advise r° o if the irretrievable retrogression of Prussia. nn t %e s in its internal progress, but in its German infineol the more advanced parties blame the Moderates 4 of the Constitutionalists for displaying a total wand o f both skill and courage. It was the deep inurl i etti this thorough liberal and patriotic party vit ° , o ei heard throughout the land when the Chantuej an ce , its President submitted to Bismarck's if: 10 % 0 00 And whether the spirit which Mr. Bocktlin'' Ae eta has shown in putting down Von Roon will rel. s be his character and that of the Chamber reroa l P ti t ;ber seen. We should be glad to hear that the Cbt - t 01 1 had reinstated itself in public opinion, and th - ,: t to shades of its liberalism presented a united fo' o eto the reactionists. It must not be disguised, 1 1 ° W- 0 0 that the infatuation of the King is every . day ° ra tio ing and strengthening a popular ultra-dem°co6o' sentiment in the nation, and especially in the n i T ,c r ieso An eloquent demagogue has appeared who a l : 0 4, to address crowds and to preach doctrines th at well appal King William and the feudal par t l o ol 4 the King had eyes to see and ears to hear,bn s of perceive that the Constitutionalists alone cal, the him if there be yet time. And they are for 11""tioli only and true Conservatives. But this is t n Doe' the Prussian Stuart may come to recognise t"" COUNTRY MARKETS. -4..- - LYNN—TUESDAY. r+o e] A fair attendance at market to-day, with a Vey 4,*- show of wheat, in excellent condition. The denlo o , 09 ,0' steady, and sales were made at late rates for the beo.b_or pies. Barley, oats, and beans sold readily, fully nia lvi 3 0 ing their late values. , 300 °Oil White ..47s to Ms 8ar1ey...... .... •,,, 28 t o ig RA .. 44s to 46s grinding ...... . . ' s to . 1; Beans .34,4 to 388 Oats.. New --s to —a' Pea 5.......... ---3 w HULL—TUESDAY. it gl ad h ti ; The wheat trade during the week has been dui' , ~- le as k few transactions have taken place. To-day th er t ." o o °''',. small supply of English wheat, which was 0 ' re ale,' slowly at barely last week's currency. Foreign vi,l d per neglected, and is lower. Oats scarce, Beans °m- Oa rather dearer. Wheat.... Old white per qr. Old red ti New white .. „ New red .... , Barley.... English malting ' Grinding Said and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 2Bs Od to -•.; 0 0 0 . Grinding 2Bs Od to I s 0 0 Oats English, old 268 Od to 43tl Archangel and Riga, per at osl2ld ,A Friesland and Dutch „ , 43d to t , ,'..1 Swedish and Danish 2 33414 6 6 28:8 s s sss: 6 0 °°°° Id dldd i ttti 0: : 03 ; u4:4Ai l 0 1 1 4 . ' rl iN d to if od ' l ' Oa tb 46 ' 0 4 Beans ....English, old, per qr 450 New pigeon 428 New tick Od to 4 4 01 od to . r Egyptian '' 6 Od to '- Peas ..Foreign boilers . '• • 1 3 s t 35s Od _ 33 : Od ( 3 ,0 1;' 'l _, Grinding r s A Tares .... Spring. Od to u. Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing • Linseed cakes (Hull) Foreign Rape cakes Bones i 9 6 8 5 1: 5 5 05 453 0230 0 0 :: t t t t 0:°: Od £0 ti ' °° 1 1 1 2 1 ) (? I oo NEWARK—WEDNESDAY. 2J9 "" SOO White wheat new, 60s to 53s Barley, grinding' t ° Red do. Old whito 6ss to 60s New do .......... t ° 580 Red do. sos to 546 Beans.. ......... . 340 to Barley, malting 378 to 42s Beans, new ..... Peas, 408 to 445. Foreigu Nail racket List. .... 1 9 ' MAILS DUE. 3109 1 1, A.ur•ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... 3.109 4, via Marseilles .......... 10.119, Brazil an 3 Cape Verds, by British packet. ..... 310 19. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. llelena•' 3101 0. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.,,o ~ .S via Marseilles ..o i l Falkland Islands.. Gibraltar, via Southa m pt on India (Calcutt a ), an d C ey l on , v i a Southamptoo•',l 0, via Marseilles.* • 'gel 0, India (Bombay), vi a S ou th am pt on ............ Ald o 4. via Marseilles ............... :1 0 , 1 , il. Portugal.... ... . ........................... DK 0. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton .... • ;10 7 13. via Marseilles ...... '• go; Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet** ' . O. by U.S. l:g packetv e ot 10. b 7 Canadian PO' . 111/3 31% p. W.C. of Africa, Mad e i ra , an d leneriffe ....... 9 ' Bahamas, via New York ....................... Pk , 4 , Mexico All parts of West Indie s , i nc l u di ng Chili, Pe N' 1 California. and British Columbia. ....... ....... Births. _, of C°D4 BRUCE.—On the 11th inst ,at Walmer, the ^ ife mender Bruce, R.N., of ' a daughter. A de . „mil 0 :4. , BRIDGEMAN.—On the 10th hist , at 30,‘ 6 ' ^ ii - ogb i 'd of street, the Hon. Mrs. John Bridgeman, Ufa s- Lll - 0 ..° BOURNE.—On the 11th inst ,at 37, Piccadilly' dil l Y' - AA Addley Bourne, of a son. ' 90 , ' PARKE.—On the 11th inst , at Henbury o°lll3°l Mrs. C. J. Parke, of a son.. Marriages. ii, ri , TI: BuRT—TAYLOR.--On the 12th inst , at ChAri l oo,c l° ,lo , Robert Burt, Esq.. of Claremont -square, hirdloi Mary Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of O le "' ' N1 1 :. / t if, Esq. t St. g ' HARRIS—.WOODD.—On tho 13th inst., a; poh til t/ Bryanston-square, Samuel, second son of '',. °°- iirgi °s ...o' fr Esq., of Westcotes, Leicester, to Charlotte u'eniCAT secoGd daughter of Basil W cid Esq Y " - oo , • I ham Hall, Yorkshire. Deaths. Pe tit BA s L to D u W rp lN or .— t, Ownilitihame Hillllth B in al e d t ;in a , t E W sci ii . : 3 r gl e n d: 4 ; l ;sclit HARDY.—On the 12th In' St., at Worthing; '''' . S t ' Esq., aged 74. „.„..Btre e 7 i geil HOUSDEN.—On the 13th bast , at 7, Glads' °- Vcl.9 - H o usdell , George's-ruad, Southwark, ..f 0.1118 5 OIPP fi ritt 4. _., RI 5 nighbur9 0 et DLEY.—At Col. House, Alarr Francis Ridley, Esq., aged 73. a, — 4 9 1 ' Yourra.—On the 12th inst , at 52, Avenuel .cta ag Frances, relict of the late . James Young, Esq'' 1 12 London: Printed and Published by-WILMA-o=-24, of No- 112, Strand, Printe r, at THE Snri 11/41 co — 0 ° Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy'avoy, 10 . dellesex,—Thursday, May 14, 1803'