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

Alan Com- Ls held at rd Mayor, Sir F. G. Alderman Alderman s, as to the ion of the committee opositions ) properly kl DIS- W. iandant of ;, received !cant, the y t h e bat ed for the e Princess hat he can re is a rule )lanteers to , however, •ove of the to assem :arch, and the corn- Voolwich, ford, Lee, it he had ;ion to the osal made this con- be fully the owe idition to who take nt Rifles/ corps a t rer lowa expected, p m mittee , rhich th e )ier to the ETY. iservatil aces the pkw ,, , the lt"„ the 1 13t ' rated. Sund l4 Are ling P . , arhood f ° ' first-o'Leonard'o t than ta° origi oilte 4 wco o ?` ioulder io the ra °r . xv. Fir ° steer t • tend er ' 8 obceilled end werel cl v_eat o f 43 6 7 4 000. A° . ,ity 0-6 3 fire, gr S'e-b rater O e Tao,' co— wo' jn L avY• , c or r p° r , a t torrastule% MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Very little business is now transacted in the general discount market, the mercantile classes keeping aloof until after the weekly meeting of the Bark 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 Himburg. 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 Staffirdshire 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 been appointed matiager 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 a per cent., Consols being 92'i a for transfer, and 92i for the account. fhe New 3 per Cents, and the Reduced are flat at 9 21 ; Exchequer Bills ls. die. 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 ; do.. 1858, 731 0 ; do., 1862, 7o ; and the Consolides, 411-, 42; Egyptian are firm, and Grenadian Bonds have slightly improved. Italians have receded to 69 ; Moorish, 941. In the Railway Share Market the dealings con tinued moderately active, but prices generally ex hibit less firmness. Great Westerns, Lancakihire and Yorkshire, and Metropolitan have declined 5 Edinburgh and Glasgow, Midland, and South Easterns, 10s.; and North British £1; CAledonians, however, have receded ss, Tne Foreign and Colonial lines also were depressed. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have re ceded to 231, Great Luxemburg to 15,1, Eastern Bengals to 1051-,, 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 42 i li 43 ; and London and County to 401; Crystal Palace Stock br9ught 321; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 73. BRITISH FUNDS—J PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 25 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 55 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1004 D, , Bonds 111,000 ...„ l2 Ditto under £1,000.. Consols for Account, March. 5 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 25 per Cent 1 die Ditto £500 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 1843 Chilian 6 per Cent — Ditto 45 per Cent, Equador New Consolidated 165 i Egpptian 7 pet Cent lOO5 100 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent. ) 1824-5, ex-Coup ms 204 14 204 Ditto Coupons Ittiian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 72 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .... New Granad a..... 131 14 I 134 144 14 Ditto 2 pet Cent, 31 2 S Ditto Defer re d Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) .... • • 74 Piruvian 45 per Cent. Ditto • 1862 Ditto Account .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 975 Ditto 45 per Cent., 1850. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Scrip, £65 16s. paid Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 46} Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 ...... 264 6 ........ 90 Di! to Account.. 904 5 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto A.coount.... . Ditto Apes Cent. 18 , 32 ' ) itto unt 704 4 Venezuel a , 3 per Cent Ditto Account.. . Dividends o n th e a b ove payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Ditto Account .......... 69 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .Ditto Account 92; 1 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mule pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £ 3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 1- lOtha per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4224 per "lark, and the short exchange on London is i 3.1 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English 311 rt 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 on days' sight is about 173 per cent., and the premium on gol ito 554 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. 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 181 inst. THE 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 French Government beyond that which is in the possession of the English publio, 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 to o Governments may adopt diff erent conclusions. But it is plain that, if, in the epinion of M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the blockade is term i nate d, a di ffi culty Must soon arise between the Federal navy and ships sailing under the French flag, and po:sibly the French to tak e rench G a ve a rn tep - M ent may not be displeased at bein g able Which must so materially increase the chances of an early veace . - -11forning Herald. cohesio n T E not new element of n t v o N t ITED LIBERALS.—The Government has Ruceeeded in imparting any yet taken Lhaes Last In the thr o •• • the only divisions that Minority. have e e successive divisions — fowl in the b dy o f its supporters during the recess. On the Liver p ool hard. lace—the Ministry has been o t l h L e icfeantessingweßreill the house t usually se d to endorse the decision p of the Cabinet, although Sir Geo. On Grey and Mr. Gladstone spoke in lavcur of the bill. the S outh. Eastern Railway Bill the contest was varied by speeches from Mr. Kna chbull-Hugessen and Mr. Massey, equally in effectually —fo r a second time those members of the C a bi net who were present were onthe losing side. The divi s i ons are not very important, as a test of party strength for members of either side of the house voted not irrespe c ti vely of party considerations, but they are without significance, as showing how very little in fluence or control the occupants of the Treasury bench have over the Ministerial rank and file.—/Iforntn g Herald. ANOTHER YELVERTON CASE. --We learn the .‘ cotsman that Mrs. Yelverton has raised an action bee fore the Court of Session, Edinburgh, against Mrs. F izn, re spect of th e l e t ter f rom that lady to the edit ta . of the xantiszer, p ar t o f w hi ch appeared in that paper on the 10th Ult. Th e damages are laid at £2,000. CONSCIOUS OF TRIUMPH.—It has been said that litany young ladies, for the first year after their marriage, tan never look at one of their own sex without a peculiar sort of expression on their countenance eta compassionele curiosity, arising out of a conscious superiority, a s muehas ° say--Are you a married Woman? ti p.e..1 a , ttJ 1877-84 Do. p. c. Feb. Ac Atu Do. 6 p. c. Mar. .8 Sept Do. 5 p. 0. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stool( ('ape G.l3ope. 6 p (3,187: Do.Ap & Oct 188( Do. 189. Do. Jan. & July, 1891. .reylon, N0v.1 8 61. 8 p u itius i ver cent .. Na a G.N. o per cant . 6 p. c.Ap. & Oct N. S.W. G ov. 5 p c.,186( Do. 5 p. 6.4871 to 187( Do. d0.,1888 &upwd, , New Zealand 6 p. cent. 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c I sterling., 1875 'Queensland Gov. 6 p. b. Aus G6p.c.1676.& up. Vic. Gov. Bp.°. Ja.&Jul) Do. to 6mo. 100 10n 100 100 LOU 100 100 len too 1056 1061 t(3 , 06 too 108 95 97 95 97 ,04 110 112 114 113 113 111 113 110 112 U 9 111 ►ts 116 100 101 100 101 99 160 109 111 106 107 9 11: IV 111 107 109 vi ll l 99) 100 1101 it 1 1 :1 ft MI S H MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 *d # D Chnord Amalgamated -- 21 23 Devon G. Cons.,"l'avist • 1 510 540 East Bassett (Illozan ~ 30 48 50 1 East Clogau Gold. Ltd. ss. id kp East Caradon ...... 0.14.4 46 47 East earn Brea. 10, 11 E. W'lltussel (Tavistk2 7.19.0 44 5 Ga.m..tBt.Aubyn(Gvven.) 574 17 19 Great South Tolgus 17s 61 7 13r. Wheal Vor alelston 40 51 Grenville . Ilerod's-Foot., liingston Downs 4. 7.0 26 3 Lady Bertha ‘lnr g aret (tiny Lelant '4. 34 40 Marke Valley. 4 ' , lvndv Iron Ore (Lima 2 1 4dB pr New Setun •• 191 135 145 Downs ;.W '1 iiass , 4“lllo si 4 Sorth Wheal Crotty 2.4. a 46 5 l'ar Consols ( t. Blazey lb 7 . 3 10 ' rov id en ce(Uny Lelnl. 1 0 . 6 . 7 4 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 40 395 5 3 :w Ca h rn ea, B li r , e r a an (l . l ( l i o l i i r o 7 p ) .„ 1 5 82 . 8. 1 1 5 9 i .; 94 2 i , 34 Stray Park 5 Tamar 511v...t Lead Min 4l 1 lo Fin Cron . 154 1 0 VC est Basset (Illogan) l6 124 134 W Caradon (Liskeard 5 33 4 West Seton . . Wheal Basset,. (Mogan, 75 80 Wheal Bulleratedruthi p, 05 75 Wheal kitty (13.Lelant) 2.0.6 74 84 WhealLud ott ....... . 2.10.8 6 66 54 wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 156 164 Wheal Seton . . 586 r4O 250 240 .‘eal Trelk.vney (Lis.) 7 17 18 Wheal Union 3.17 4:1 's} IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.---T 1 is 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—Skipt on 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 the public raißht be preserved. INTOXICATING LIQUORS An Hon. Member, from certain school teachers and sch '- lass praying that two-thirds of the ratepayers of any loca lity should have the right to prevent the salt 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, tor an equalisation of the duties. FIRE DUTY. An HON. MEMBER, from Cupar, praying for a modifiea tion of the fire duty. AFFIRMATIONS. Mr, EWING, from Paisley, for the extension of the Affirmations Act to Scotland. _ SALMON FISRI.RIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BUTT, irum Youghal, against this bill. TURNPIKE ROADS (METROPOLIS). Mr. HARDY gave notice that on a future day he should move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the turnpike roads in relation to roads in and around the metropolis. QUALIFICAT :ON FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority The bill was consequently read a second time. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN BILL. Lord RAYNHAM said, in moving the second reading of this till, that the subject had been so fully discussed in former debates, and the house and the public were there fore so well-informed•of its nature that he did not think it necessary to dwell at any length on its provisions. He re gretted that his efforts to amend the law, which he held was very urgently required, had not as yet been crowned with success He still agreed that it was desirable to place in the hands of magistrates the power of inflicting corporal punishment on persons convicted of aggravated assaults on women and children. Never theless, though entertaining this opinion, he deemed it well to bow to the generally expressed opinion of the house, and the apparent feeling out of doors, and therefore he now pr. posed that corporal punishment should only be in flicted on the third conviction of the offender. Several of the magistrates were in favour of the infliction of corporal punishment on apparently incorrigible offenders. Alderman SIDNEY contended that the present state of the law was amply slifficient to punish offenders, and moved that it be read a second time that day six months. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the bill, con sidering that the law as amended in 1861 ought not to be disturbed. The committee which sat on the bill went care fully and gravely into the que s ti on o f w hi pp i ng, an d arr i ved at the opinion that no male under 16 years of age should be subjected to that indignity. The noble lord, he contended, had not shown sufficient ground for the passing of this en actment Mr, BENTINCK considered that his noble friend de served great credit for the manner with which he had persevered with his bill. He should be glad if the hon. and learned gentleman who said that the state of circum stances which led to the passing of this law were now un altered, would repeat that statement every Wednesday for the benefit of members below the gangway, who brought in,again and again,bills that had been rejected. (Laughter.) He hoped, too, it this gentleman brought in another Re form Bib, that he would make this like statement to the noble lord at its head. Cases constantly occurred in which flogging was only a fitting punishment for brutal assaults; indeed, there were people who c ou ld on l y be taught he enormity of their conduct and the necessity o f reforming by physical suffering. He hoped the house would agree to the second reading of the bill in all its inte grity. (Hear, hear.) Lord RAYN HAM replied. The house then divided, when there appeared-- For the second reading Against it Minority .. The bill was therefore lost. ATLANTIC ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. On the motion of Mr. PEEL, the papers in regard to the application of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steim Navigation Company, Limited, for a renewal of their contract for the conveyance of mails between this country and North Ame rica, were ordered to be laid on the table of the house. EAST INDIA—ISTHMUS OF KRAW RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. WYLD, the following motion was agreed to ;—Address for copies of any correst once between individuals in this country and her Majesty's Government, relative to a proposed railway across the Isthmus of Kraw: And of despatch from the Governor-General of India with its enclosures on the same subject. HAINAULT AND EPPING FORESTS. On the motion of Mr. TO i-iRENS the following motion was agreed to :—Address for return of the nature of the forest rights possessed by the Crown over the forests of Epping and Haicault , what rights the Crown has parted with; Ihe date when they were sold, and the sum of money or equivalent for which they were disposed of, from the Bth day of May, 1862, to the 13th day of February, 1863 (in continuatiGn of Parliamentary Paper, No. 504, of Session 1862). The house adjourned a few minutes before four o'clock. DEVIZES ELECTION.—This Day. STATE OF THE POLL. HALF PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK. Addington Probyn .. Abrahams . 144 . 80 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and Jury ) THE NEW JURY.—SINGULAR 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 road 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 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 DB. CISION.-WILLIAMS V. WRIGHT. This was an action to recover a sum of money for col lecting certain debts. Plaintiff baying 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 ho 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 5 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-4 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 etways understood; agreementtoa a b n i t obtained tamed when f plaintiffri4lohmefsourachyooet went to Southgate I imagined that he had other business there. 2 Plaintiff—l went on purpose for your business, and I not actually hand you the money, I was the cause of your getting it, and I also ob.. collecting theseis6, form of action, and I If debtor, did His Honour—lt appears that the person who introduced hyoisuastaeatetemaeynorur Thereterms a a t re s p p l e e r n c ty en e t f ., p a e n ep d le y w ou m a i r e e g b t o e u e n o d lle b e y t erd a i t ct s fo p r e. d r e e f e e n debtsv d t. a , nm a tu n s d t a commission is generally the sion for co • but yomuacyannbeoetnretitcloevdetro ictoimamthisia , find for defendant. DEMOLITION O r Fe removed, disappearing. o n ve L r d N can E a id R F O yesterdayß D-BR I halfDG E o • Nearly all the bridge is rapidly framework has been the towers, from which the i s li Nvere suspended, was taken away. The remaining half will probably ably be removed — fO r ne h o is f to-day, and it is expected that the other P l ower will disap pear before the close of the present week. a month or tw . what was formerly Runge f u the course of r ord-bridge will span the Avon at Clifton. HAVANNAH, j a m 28.—The master of a merchant vessel, which arrived yesterday, reports havin g seen a steamer of war on the Bahama Banks with one chimney, and painted white, chasing another steamer with two chimneys, and painted black, the latter having the ad vantage of speed, but night coming on the result was un known. SHARE IVIARKETS—This Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuIIS. Share Cl Railways. Paid.l n Priscez i Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. t;:yi he and Tyne. Itost.,Sleat.,andSitd.‘Jo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carr an , ' Bandon Corn wa ID o A 1. :.!ets no di \ Do. ~,, ti 116 p c.p an. fins '-' been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth o t Ab. Junc. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Wang. and S. Western. :Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian 4 GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western ..... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and dlackwal: Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western 1l an., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. DoT shares • Metropolt tan Midland Do New . Do Birming. & Derby 41d. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. .} shares Mid Kent _ . Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern —Berwyn, Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York ,Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire .. i t. and S. W. Junction ) Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. d. stock Shrews, and Weiclipool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok 1 Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. . Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterfbrd & Kilkenny West Cornwall NN. Hartlepool Hat&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH P 4ailwr.vh itlantie & SCLawrenc , :tom.,Baroda&.Cent Int Diu. 5 per cent.. Do. New Do E. Shares... Butlaio alio Lake Harm Do. Preference ...... tutralo, BrantotGodricl p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, Is7', Do. do. July 1, 187: )o. to. Jun, 1,1, 'lcutta.& S. Eastri.; I, !apeTown t Dock Scr filastn. Benzal gu. 6 p. 1%4w Indian. au. 5 p. Do, do G Fxt Do. do. II do .. grand l'runk of 0nn4 , 1 1 )n. 18t Pr , Bonds Do. deferred...... Pret Bon s.. D do d fer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. d ferr d.... Do. 4th Pref. a O k.. Do. au def err d...... (3t.lndiaPentii.gua.sp.c Do. IN ew ;rua. Do. January, , 862 ';t. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. 4t. W. 01 Canada Sitar.- Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. tndian Branch Limited Aadrag guar., 5 p. c. 4t p. c. Extensiot flc.4 do . - - Do. Fifth Extension. th & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. a along. Bcl4 v owßrunsvnek Canii, class A sn 1 B g.lll.C'da6 pc lat plbdb i Sculde Do. Delhi -; Do. do • Punplub Do. Do. •• 1 /o. Indus. St. Flo.) OLONIAL 0( )V ER PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western ( erks Sr 'Hants Ext), 46 per cent. red., 981 West Midland, Oxford, d guaranteed acct. 123 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Fasten, `, per cent. pref., 105 i 6 Kent Coast, per rent. pref. B, 33 London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1861, 1014 London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d pt., 82 Metropolitan, 5f Stockton and Darlington, Class D, pf., 291 NorthLernlNaEnSd LEASED Eastern,cent., 84 RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 97 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 139 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and San leranc.soo gust. 7 per cent., 21} I Buenos Ayres Great Southern (lim.), 2; Great Luxembourg, Sambre and Meuse, 109 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., cog Ditto (all), 23i I Smcvvoaoeuistetht Flanders, Ip u au: s r e t ed r or s n i:mrB a a n . ) Lombardo Venetian, 231 t Turin and Savona,,2l s Ditto (all), 74 West Flanders, 5; per cent. pf., 11 D.n Peor FOREIGN MINES. 14" h ijel R ld ev Min l Co. (lim.), 31 Mariquita, ; ' Scottish Australian, 1 United Mexican (mu.), sit Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lira.), 3; 4 DOCKS. East and West India, 139 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 80 Bank of Egypt, 25; 6 Bank of London, 1 0 11 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 214 English and Irish (lim.), 4 Eng., Scot., and Australian Chartered, 201 London and County, 4.) London Joint Stock, 5 London and South African, 24; 9 London and South-Western (lim.), 19 London and Westminster, 77 Ottoman Bank, 42 4 ; 3 24 Ditto, new, 124 12 Provincial of Ireland. Bt4 Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi atm% 3 South Australia, 34) Union of Ireland (lim.), 94 Union of London, 34 MISCEL LANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 7 Crystal Palace, 32i N E or g t u l i i. sli ßr a i p Peninsula and 0 lentil Stea m, 73 n t i d s h Australian s C an o f p f er, 19 9 Royal Mail Steam, 561 S. African Irrtiation Investment (lim.), 11 Speaking of the Premier's Do-nothing Policy, the Saturday Renew sqyg of Lord Palmerston—in exten uation, but really rather ominously—he is in the posi tion of a , , enant outgoing tenant, and has no taste for unneces -lary repairs! 8 8} 7 8i DO 1181 Il7t Ei 7 41 43 13 14 83 33 106 108 48i 40 45 47 24 25 128 129 131 132 136 13 8 104 10 63 (81 110} 1101 74y 754 114 )15 41 424 1001 101} 101 162 444 43i 131 I't [2B .29 lta 96 98 54} 54 26 28 102 103 57i 58i 90 9 i 111 1!4 16a let 11 lit 121 123 46} 4T 103 105 60 51 32 34 974 98 68 70 103 105 7 8 884 394 10 11 p 74 8 p 160 152 5 54 , zi 34 p , 554 bo-i 26 Si p. Fd4l 83 86 150 160 29 31 43 45 37 42 go 100 ,SIONS. Business done. 1171 Hi 86} 49}8;9}91 241 123} 88 i n 81 1101 f 41144 42 1i I 11 1001 1 1012 i 44i 13 iiiiii 12841 55 4i 6 102} I 58 904.90 X2l 0 7 64 I 71 i 8 7i 25 linsiness don. 1051 105 k 1 51 211 103 105 13 !3; 71. 99 101 92 94 .IP 11 9 . 96 98 92 4 49 b 1 3 6 83 65 'osi Io6# 103 104 P 03 104 98 too '1 sEC U rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1863, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THIRD EDITION WESTMINSTER. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. —------- EXTENSIVE ROBBERY — IN A DWELLING-HOUSE, AND GAROTTE ATTACK UPON THE MISTRESS.—A man about 24 years of age, of respectable appearance, who gave the name of Thomas Enderwood, and with it a false address, was charged with being concerned with another, not in 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-room, 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 be ill you? Prosecutrix—He took me by the throat with his two bands and threw me down on my back in the passage, and then ran away. Mr. Arnold —Did bath 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, three 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 side of the way. I followed prisoner, who was directly stopped. George Langley, 304 B, said he met the prisoner, who was calling •" Stop thief" at the top of his voice. Mr. Arnold—(to Mr. Pearce)—Did you ever lose sight of the prisoner ? Mr. Pearce—l did net. Prisoner—l won't put you to any more troublo. 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. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's steam storeship Industry, newly commissioned by Edward C. T. Youel, Master- Commander, went down the river on Monday from Woolwich, and ran the measured mile to test her engines after repairs. Yesterd,y she proceeded to Deptford to ship a cargo of victualling stores for Rio and Ascension. The Leander, 61, 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 104 knots, with 60 re volutions per minute; ' , hernial, 14; mean pressure of steam, 23. Unfortunately, however, while the fifth 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-Admiral. 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 Dignn, snrg., to the Castor; Arthur Price, paymaster, additional, to the Fisgard ; Charles Hoyle, assist.-paymaster, to the Cornwallis. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com manding-in-Chief will hold a Levet, at 1 o'clock on Thursday, the 26th inst. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, ac companied by Lieut.•• 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 Majer-Gen. commanding, Sir Richard Danres,K.C.B , l and staff, proceeded to the Arsen a l. His 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 Artillery mess quarters, and partook of a dejeuner prepared for the occasion. By half•past two o'alock they re turned to the Arsenal, and passed through the har ness stores. The Prince made a lengthened sur vey of the various branches of the rifled ordnance department, and returned to London. The site on which the new chemical department is to be erected in Woolwich Arsenal 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 no w l y in g in pyramids in front of the shell foundry in readiness tor shipment on any emergency for which they may be demanded. The rows of heavy guns which, together with the shot, only last week c overed the whole of th e groun d , have been removed by a simi lar method, and the sod was yesterday turned up for laying down the foundation walls. LONDON GAZE T TB —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 ch ap l a i ns —The Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D ., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, the Rev. Charles Kingsley, m the Rev. Henry Mil dred Birch, M.A., t h e 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, EN:, George Pollock, Esc. To be Surgeon Extraord nary—John Minter, Esq., R.N., M.D ,F.R.C. S. To be Honorary Physicians—Thomas King Chamoers, Esq., M.D., William Henry Acland, Esq., Alexander Armstrong, Esq., R.N. WHITEHALL, FEB. 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Brougham Loch, Esq., C. 8., 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 CharleslWilliam Maude to the rectory of Munden Magna, in the county of Hertford, and iu the diocese of Rochester, void by the death of the Reverend Henry Dawson. SHIPPING—Tbia Day. LONDON, Feb. 18 —Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze and very fine weather, with frost. CLYDE, Feb. 17.—Arrived—Mount Stuart, from Mauri tius ; Edward Pearnal, from New York, HULL, Feb. 17.—Wind W.—Arrived— Wemetlye, from Shields for Genoa, leaky. GRIMSBY, Feb. 17.—Wind N.-- Sailed—Heinrich V. Gurgem, for New York, after repairing. DARTMOUTR, Feb: 17.—Wind for Porto Rico. SWANSEA., Feb. 17.—Sailed—Annie Fisher, for Cal.. dera. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 18—Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Con cordia, steamer, from Boulogne; Rarriott Pi nc kli ng, f rom Bermuda. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Ondine, for Accra ; Elizabeth Parker, for Bermuda; West Indian, for Algoa Bay; George Washing ton (with crew refractory), for the Cape of Good Hope—all from London. A deputation from the Southwark Royal Recep tion Committee, consisting of .the High Bailiff of Southwark, Rev. Hugh Allen, D.D., Dr. Challice, M. D., Dr. Evan B. Jo nes, Mr. John Vi ckers, Captain Dresser Rogers, Mr. Eli Richards, Mr. E. C o lli nson, and Mr. James Robertson , had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home Office, on Monday. John Jeavons, the man charged with hiving out 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 of wilful murder. INFANTICIDE IN HYDE-PARg. """ On Monday morning, as a gentleman was crossing Hyde-park, he ob served a naked female child lying un d er one of the seats It was convey— to the workhouse, w h en it was foun d to have been killed by strangulation. 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 would not suffer in this way it might be more feasible. Her Majesty's Govern ment promised renewed representations to China on the subject. The war was renewed, Lord Elgin 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-office, 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 practioable 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 lie a great boon to shipping. The consumption of salt in China is believed to be enormous. Smuggling exists to a large ex tent ; bat 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 tteaty 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 lully protected. It is a revenue queition, 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 Butler, otherwise known as Eliza Maria Amphett, late a prisoner in Springfield Gaol, Essex, was yesterday brought up at the Court of Bankruptcy. The circumstances of 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 had 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 £5,600 in stocks, under her , mother's will, but this passed from her to the trustees in the event of bankruptcy, in solvency, or composition. Butler, the husband, had also been arrested for some of her debts, and is now passing through the court to rid himself of his 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 bank rup t 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 had 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 bankrupt, whether a trader or not. Mr. Sargood thought it a casus amittus 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 wero 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. Pees 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-- 1,0 00 r 5,20 1,220 3.50 630 1ri5h.......... Foreign...... 65,8 0 3,220 1 4,63 - 0 I 8,710 brls [IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--Last Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. STANDING ORDERS 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 parte statement which has come from Brazil, I will take the liberty of informing your lordships what is the gene' al 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 de Sul. Our Consul made inquiries, and found not only that bodies had been washed ashore, but also that there had been a wreck, and on further inquiries he found that many articles, apparently taken from 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 seashore, 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 officera of her Majesty's service, and it was desirable that some reparation should be made. Everydevice 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 cen t 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. He was in structed that it 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 will 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 woula 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 the 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 shi p and cargo which was clearly lost by stress of we ather, 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 practi ce 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 certain 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 had strong opinion that her Majesty's representative at Rio takeha committed an act of injustice, it was time for me e to no..e some notice of it. (Hear, hear.) It little adds t o b o l f earl's authority that he has not gone into the parti culars ct to the noble Ithe cases he spoke of. (Hear,hear.) earl's view of the law of nations, It was the opinion of IWdiothubt whether Pe he will find any authorities to suppo rt the Queen's Advocate, to wdhifo him. the matter, that the G overnorent does not take if a wreck is plundered, an sufficient and proper means to bring the offenders to justice then a demand may be made on that Government for not and ample rep aration may be h av i n g taken those means , c l a i m ed. We did not claim the full v al ue o f the cargo from the Brazilian Government, but we stated what the owner s had demanded. We asked that it should be fairly and fully inquired Nth 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 th e no bl e ear l ; b u t I if a demand had been made by the Austrian Minister, sup iported by an armed force, I venture to think the noble via 1, count would not have been disposed to comply with it. (A [laugh, and " hear, hear.") 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 the Prince of Wales, and r e q u esting the us their consideration what provision ehoulhdobeeto take into made for his Royal Highness. Earl GRANVILLE moved that her Majesty's gracious Address should be taken into consideration immediately, and in doing so rEferred 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 lordships, he was cer tain, would heartily concur with the House of Commons in whatever was thought necessary to be a proper provision for a marriage in which the country had so great an inte rest. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing is very moderate, and inferior parcels of hops barely import previous rates. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade continues steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 02d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; an d p or k, 3 8 4d to 0 4d per 81be by the carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. - (RETJTERS TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18. Very dull. Salo, probably about 2,000 baler. Import, 7,489 ; previously, 10,012. LIABILITY OF HOTELKEEPERS AND OTHERS...-. Yesterday a bill in the Commons Was printed, to prevent frauds on hotelkeepers, publicans, and others. By the present law an innkeeper is respensible for the property of his guests, and frauds have been committed by the facility of railway travelling, It is now proposed to limit the lia bility to £2O, except for such property deposited expressly for safe custody and the value declared, and if required ex hibited. In the event of an article being stolen or lost the owner is to prove its value. AFFAIRS OF ROME. The Marquis of NORMANBY rose t o ca ll th e attention 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 en 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 be 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 noble lord had obtained other information to that contained in the p ipers, 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 trintment 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 to 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 acqujgecence 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 district, and he did not think they need trouble them selves with particulars or details. (Hear.) His noble friend talked of Piedmontese occupation, and what the Pied 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 he (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 3vhich he was prepared to read. (The noble earl then read an ex tract from a despatch of the Marquis of Normanby, written in 1849 from Italy to Lord Palmerston, in which the noble marquis pointed out the danger of intervention by foreign arms in Italy.) He (Earl Russell) thought he was follow ing his noble friend's opinion and advice. (Laughter.) He thought his noble friend had laid 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, he 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 1 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 temporal' . expedient. It would be a return to those evils Whish had 0.. before existed. It would excite the discontent o f than the ev il er. man people, and make them more d diseo Palmerston saw gnrdntented occupation would Thus in July, 1849, his noblefrienforei clearly the consequences whi ch once commenced, it would r id of, and produce in Rome. He SSW that, not easily be got that i t would not produce tran quillity noble friend saw the evils of that gocumilipitlaont occupation, e were still 1 suffering from that st a t e o f t hi n gs the evil resu lts of which Ins noble friend had so clearly 1 adoption, to all poli tical foreseen and so sagaciously foretold. The military expedi tion to Rome was undertaken contrary to the wishes of th e E m peror of the French, He embarked in it unw i llingly, a nd he always felt that he was payin g th e penalty of it. The advice fee amnesty given e n h the Pope ePo t b recommended m e o hadee grantedd ed threethe e t chief points. Firstly, prisonerswhich h o advisedhe had ; secondly , a the Code Napoleon; and thirdly, he recommended a 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 French Republic, he was so anxious ? The despa tch of M. do Toe. queville to M. de la Cour described the condition of affairs at Rome,after the restoration of the Pope as a return to all the old abuses. There was wholesale destitution. A sy s t em had been adopted of p l ac i n g under suspicion all the publi c functionaries, and marking for disgrace or exile all the men who had acted under the Republican Government. Such were the chief frets which were cited against the Pontifical Government. With the restoration of the Pope to Rome returned all the old abuses. Having read all the correspondence on the subject, he must say he was more than confirmed in the opinion which he had long 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 from those of the Roman Catholic Church ; and that all teaching which tended to create doubts in 13.14. 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