The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-22 00:00:00

IMPERT ATi PLILLIARLEN HOUSE OF LORDS —Last Evening, The LouD CHANCELLOR, took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of HARROWBY presented petitions from various places in and around London in favour of the inter position of England in favour of Poland. THE W EST HARTLEPOOL DOCK BILL. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE called attention to an article published in the Stockton and Hartlepool Mercury, which accused him of corrupt motives in performing his duty as chairman of the committee who considered the West Hartlepool Docks and Railway Bill. The article asserted that he had been biased in his conduct in the chair by reason of a kinsman of his, Sir Henry Christmas, having some interest which was affected by the bill. Earl GRANVILLE said that the noble lord's conduct, instead of being biased, had been highly creditable. The usual course in these matters was to call on the printer and publisher to the bar, but as the newspaper in question was so little known he thought no further notice need be taken of the matter. Lord REDESDALE said the editor ought to feel in.: debted to the noble earl for not moving that he be called to the bar, as the attack was altogether without foundation. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE then stated that he should follow the suggestions of the noble earl, and take no further notice of the circumstance. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The following bills were read a third time and passed : New Milford Docks—Hadlow Railway—Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway—•Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company --North-Eastern Railway (Hull and Doncaster branches) —Scottish Central Railway—and Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Railway. NAVY PRIZE AGENTS' BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, when several amendments were made, and the bill was reported. ALKALI WORKS REGULATION BILL. Upon the motion for the consideration of the Commons' amendments to this bill, The Earl of DERBY, on the motion that the amend ments made by the House of Commons in this bill be taken into consideration, said that although the changes made were of a most serious and extensive character, yet he would rather allow as many as possible of them to stand, than that no bill on the subject should pass this session. Still there were some of the amendments so objectionable that he could not consent to them, and he was happy to find that his noble friend (Lord Stanley of Alderley) was not di-posed to press them. The noble lord then went into the amendments seriatim. A long discussion ensued, in which Lord Stanl e y of Alderley, the Earl of Derby, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Eger ton of Tatton, and Lord Cranworth took part. Some of the Commons' amendments were agreedbut upon the clause (A) which imposed penalties upon the work- man, The Earl of DERBY said that the master alone should be held liable. Ile therefore moved that the house disagree to that amendment. The house divided. For the Earl of Derby's motion— Contents 47 Non-Contents Majority for disagreeing with the Com mons' amendment, Clause A —23 Several amendments were then agreed to. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up, and a fresh discussion took place on the question of com pensation to persona who had acquired rights under the Act of 1842. Lord WENSLEYDALE moved a clause to save exist ing rights, Earl GRANVILLE said that the motion of the noble and learned lord would have the effect of utterly destroying the effect of the bill. The house divided — Contents l7 Non-contents Majority against Lord Wensleydale's amendment The Public Works and Fisheries Acts Amendment Bill went through committee. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Piers and Harbour Orders Confirmation, Misappropriation by Servants, Indta Stock, Sydney Naval Mint. The Vaccination (Scotland) Bill was reported with amendments. The following bills were read a second time :—The Charitable Uses, Union Relief and Acts Continuance, Com panies' Clauses, Turnpike Trusts Arrangements, and the Exhibition Medals. Their lordships adjourned at ten minutes to eight o'clock during pleasure. ASSENT BY ROYAL COMMISSION. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of St. Germans, and the Duke of Argyll, returned shortly afterwards robed, and took their seats as Royal Commissioners. The House of Commons was then summoned to hear the Royal assent given to the following bills :—Poor Law Con tinuance, Loan Societies, Regimental Debts, Police and Improvement (Scotland) Provisional Order, Growing Corps Seizure (Ireland), Volunteers, Waywarden's Contract, Prisons (Ireland), Greenwich Hospital (Provision for Widows), Metropolitan Main Drainage Extension, Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve, Public Works (Manufacture ing Districts), Land Drainage (Provisional orders), Sir Robert Hutchin's Charity, Ruthen's Charities, Local Go vernment Supplemental (No. 2), and several private bills. The house adjourned at twenty minutes after eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last .Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter-past twelve. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Kettering and Thrap. stone Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. The Aston Estates Bill, the West London Extension Railway Bill, and the Wicklow Copper and Hibernian Mines Companies' Bill were read a third time and passed. The Isle of Wight Railways (Extensions) Bills, the Put ney and Fulham New Bridge and Pier Bill were considered and ordered for third reading. On the order for consideration, with a view to third read ing, of the Newry and Greenore Railway, Pier, and Wet Dock Bill, Mr. HORSFALL moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a third time this day two months. Mr. ADAIR, as the chairman of the committee to whom the bill was referred, explained that an application was made for the recommittal of the bill by the committee themselves, and this seemed to be the point on which diffi culty was raised. He hoped the house would allow the bill to proceed to another stage. After some conversation, in which Mr. Massey, Sir H. Cairns, Mr. C. Fortescue, Mr. F. S. Powell, Mr. Morrison, Mr. D. Morris, Mr. S. Fitzgerald, and other gentlemen took Part, the amendment was negatived, and the order for third reading was agreed to. CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr.m PEEL moved the second reading o f this bill. Some the enreeell re ma rks having been made by Sir H. Willough b y , Cha bill was rear of the 'Exchequer, and Mr. A. Sm ith, the second time and ordered for committal to morrow. PROMISSORY NOTES AND BILLS OF EX CHANGE BILL. This bill was read th i r d time and passed. LAND TAX a This COMMISSIONERS NAMES BILL bill, as amended, w as third reading to- morrow, AUGMENTATION considered and ordered fo r The house went into OF BENEFICES BILL. committee ni on this bill. Lord HOTHAM in Lord Chancellor would be able l wheth er un d er thi s bill the to sell a vacant living. The SOLICITOR -GEN ERAL said certainly not. That would be a simoni acal neral law of the l an d, proceeding apposed to the ge- Mr. AYRTON moved, as an addition to clause 2, that the Lord Chancellor should not be permitted to sell any living to a person oth er thal of ono interested in the parish, a nd a member of the Ch the bill a most ViCiol2B orie, and E tha ngi t a i n t d w . oul ß d e b e cam considered scandal to the Church. such restrictions would d e - Sir G. GREY thought th a t feat the bill, Th e SOLICITOR GENERAL said been done under the only obj ec t o f y the bill was to do that which had the Church Building Acts, nam e l y , to re turn for endowments. trans fer patronage i n Mr. HENLEY considered that the principle advocated by Mr Arton was a sound one. A very long discussion on the point ensued, and a t l ength the committee divided— For Mr. Ayrton's amendment l7 Against it Majority —2B The amendment having been lost, the clause was agreed to. Clauses down to 30 were agreed to. On clause 31, relating to secretary of presentations, Mr. C. BENTINCK said the office was worth 4400 a year, and it was a mere sinecure. He had held the office himself when Lord St. Leonards was Chancellor. Thi s clause provided for an increase of salary, and he moved, as an amendment, that it be struck out. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL said the new bill would create a large amount of duty, and the increased amount of stipend would be merely temporary. All the bill did was to enable the Lord Chancellor to remunerate the secretary for any additional duty he might be called upon to perform. The committee divided— ................... 24 For the clause ..... Against it .......................... 37 Majority ....................-13 The clause was thus lost. It being now 4 o'clock the sitting was suspended. At 6 o'clock the house resumed. TREASURY OFFICE. Mr. B. COCHRANE gave notice that next session he would move for a select committee to inquire into the mode of conducting business in the Treasmy-office, Whitehall, and its connection with, and control over, the other depart ments of the Government. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. W. FORSTER gave notice that on Thursday next be would ask the Under-Secretary for the Colonies W he t ther a despatch had been received confirming the statement in the public journals that the Governor of New Zealand had sent a request to the Governor-General of In to send Sikh troops to aid him in suppressing the dist lances in New Zealand. ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN IR AND, In reply to Sir H. Bnucz, Sir It. PEEL said with regard to the re' -na connected with the Established Church in Ireland, and which had been moved for by Sir F. Heygate on the sth May, there was a great deal of difficulty in obtaining them. They had however obtained returns from the registrars of 12 dioceses —returns for 11 other dioceses were in course of prepara- Lon, and it was expected the whole would soon be completed. CLOONE LOAN FUND. In reply to Mr. W. 0. GORE, Sir R. PEEL stated that the report relative to the Cloone Loan Fund would be presented on Thursday next. PROMOTION IN THE DOCKYARDS. Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary to the Admiralty why the board had promoted a person named Waymouth, lately foreman of shipwrights, at a salary of £250 a year, at the Devonport yard, to be a timber inspector at Deptford yard at a salary of £350, in contravention of their own order limiting the age for promotion to 50 years, Mr. Waymouth being upwards of 68 years of age. Sir A. BULLER wished, before the noble lord replied, to ask whether there was not a covenant in the indentures of apprentices in the dockyard of Devonport entitling them to be regularly entered and employed in one of her bla- jesty's yards. Lord C. PAGET, in replying to the first question, said he was rather surprised at the assumption made by the hon. member ; for, if he had referred to the Admiralty regulations which had lately been moved for by himself, he would have seen that n o p erson was examined above a certain age, namely, from 15 to b 5. But there were cer tain situations in the dockyards which were given to persons without examination, who, though not eligible for promotion in other respects, were deemed to be deserving of these particular appointments. Mr. Weymouth had been foreman in the yard, and these foremen were eligible to be come timber inspectors and assistant master-shipwrights. To become assistant master•shipwrights it was necessary to undergo an examination, because their duties required men of high qualifications. But when a foreman possessed great experience, and had no longer the activity to become a master-shipwright, it was open to the authorities to give hi m the appointment of timber inspector. Mr. Weymouth h a d been appointed timber inspector as a reward for past s erv i ces , and it was an appointment he was capable of filling, though' man of considerable age. The hon, member h a d asked if Mr. Weymouth had been examined before his appointment as foreman ; but he had received the appointment before 1847, when there was no regulation requiring examination. With regard to the question whether it was intended to bring Mr. Weymouth back to Devonport after a short time, at the highest salary of £4OO a-year, he believed nothing of the kind was contemplated. Now, as :to the question put to him by the other hon. member for Devonport, he had merely to state that in 1859, when the present Government came into office, they found there was an Order in Council ' establishing a certain number of artificers in her Majesty's dockyard, and giving the number at 9,621; but they found there were 10,850 employed, or about 1,100 men above the number specified in the Order in Council. Accordingly they set about reducing the number to that specified, and they did so in this way—that was to say, when vacancies occurred they did not fill them up in the ordinary way, but employed hired men who were not entitled to superannuation. They found, however, that so long as the practice prevailed of filling up the places by appointing the apprentices, it would be impossible to reduce the number to that of the Order in Council, and accordingly it was decided that the apprentices when out of their time should be continuously employed as hired men; and whenever a vacancy occurred in the regu lar number, if their conduct was goad, they were placed on the establishment. The hon. member seemed to think that there was a breach of faith with regard to the appren tices, but there was nothing of the kind. They were em ployed continuously, and taught their business, and no ap prentices in private yards were allowed the same advan•• tales. THE RECENT REVIEW AT ALDERSHOTT. In reply to Col. STUART, The Marquis of HARTINGTON said he was happy to state that there had been some exaggeration with reference to the casualties which it was alleged had taken place at the recent review at Aldershott. It so happened that Sergeant gray, of the 7th Fusiliers, had died on the march of his regiment to the parade ground in the morning; but, ac cording to the report of the surgeon, after a post-mortem examination, the deceased had been suffering from disease of the heart of long standing. No other man had died upon that day. With regard to the other question of the hon. and gallant member, he begged to inform him that, although there was not as much accommodation as might be desired, no more than one family was lodged in one room. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Lord J. MANNERS asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether Instructions had been sent to our naval authorities off the coast of Greece to refuse protection to the lonian subjects of her Majesty; and whether, as the Bth article of the Treaty of .Paris, Nov. 6, iBl6, invited the accession of the Ottoman Porte to that convention, as well as that of the Powers which signed the treaties of May 30, 1814, and of June 9, 1815, it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to invite the Porte to attend the conference about to be held on the proposed cession of the. lonian Islands to Greece ? Lord PALMERSTGN said that no instructions of the extraordinary kind alluded to had been sent to the mili tary, naval, or diplomatic agents of the British Govern ment, and for the obvious reason that no change had taken place in the relation of the lonian Islands to Great Britain. They were still under the protectorate of the British Crown, and therefore there was no reason why, in anticipation . of an event that had not yet happened, the lonian Islands should be withdrawn from the protection of Great Britain. With regard to the second part of the question, it was quite true that by the first treaty between England, France, and Austria, it was stipulated that the accession of Austria, Turkey, and the Two Sicilics should be invited. For reasons of his own, and from a disinclina tion to mix in European affairs, the Sultan at that time de lined to be an acceding party ; but a few years afterwards there was a convention for the concession of Baba, to which her Majesty's Government renounced all claim, and in re turn for which the Government of the Porte agreed to acknowledge the lonian Islands a possession of the British Crown, and to treat with the lonians as possessing all the rights and privileges of British subjects. That being the state of affairs, Turkey had not been invited to become a party to the cession of the lonian Islands to Greece. Mr. B, COCHRANE wished to know whether the noble lord thought the recent occurrences in Greece would cause any delay in the arrival of the King at Athens. Lord PALMERS rON thought that the King must be left to determine forr himself the period of his arrival in his own zninions--but he saw no reason for any delay. IRISH INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM. In reply to Mr. GREGORY, Sir It. PEEL said the-, in deference to the opinions of many Irish members, the Government would not this ses sion propose the amalgamation of the Irish Industrial Museum within the Dublin Royal Irish Society, nor would such ansalgtimaCon take place at any time without the consent . of Parliament BRITISH EXPORTS FROM FEDERAL PORTS. Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that some time last session the attention of the Government had been called to the circumstance that the Federal authorities at the port of New York required from British subjects exporting goods a bond that no portion of those goods should afterwards fall into the hands of persons connected with the Con federate States. The noble lord at the head of the Govern ment then spoke of the requisition as a breach of the treaty between the British Government and the United States, and some correspondence took place. That correspondence had not been laid upon the table, but it had been reported that the course alluded to was still persisted in, and that the consuls at Federal ports refused clearances unless those bonds were entered into. He wished to know, therefore, whether the noble lord's attention had been called to the continuance ofthat . practice by the Federal authorities, and whether any further correspondence had taken place. Lord PALMERSTON said her. Majesty's Government considered that that practice was net in accordance with the inteinatienal rights of this country, as founded upon the ordinary rules for the intercourse of nations and upon the treaties Remon st p ran romis ces e w d e t r o e therefore adm ma e de, with and the t h eFederal United t at Governmentes. give orders to put an end to it. He feared, however, that hose orders had not been made very effectual, because very recently an intimation had been given of an instance in which that practice had been repeated. Application had thereupon been made to the Federal Government, and he hoped that, when the matter had been again brought under their Consideration, the practice alluded to would be put an end to. Mr. FITZGE RALD said the correspondence of last year had been produced, Lord PALMERSTON therefor e , to I,but not in a complete form. He wished, know whether the f ur ther correspondence would be laid upon the table be. said, as far as possible, it should RUSSIA AND POLAND. Mr. HENNESSY asked whether the Govern ment were in possession of the despatch from Prince Gort achakoff, in reply to the French Government, with regard to the six points, and whether it would be laid before Parlia ment, Lord PALMERSTON—The Government are not in fore possession of it in away th a t w i ll justify ns in laying it be- VOTING BY PROXIES IN PUBLIC COMPANIES Mr. D. GRIFFITH moved the following resolution " That the present amount of stamp duty on proxy votin . papers, involving the necessity of procuring a stamp of g ; particular amount, not always easily accessible to the voter, and thus impeding the exercise of a franchise, and also, according to the analogy of draft and receipt stamps, ez cessive in amount in comparison with such stamps, and not involving consideration of importance to the revenue,might conveniently be reduced to one penny." The motion having been seconded by Mr. WILALLIST, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Government had at all times shown a disposition to facilitate the exercise by proprietors of joint-stock com panies of their privilege of voting by proxy, and at various intervals they had proposed the reduction of the tax from 30s. to 6d., at which sum it now stood. He trusted that the effect of the motion would be to elicit an expres sion of the general feeling amongst the proprietors of these companies, and thus place him in a position on the part of the Government to submit a proposal to the house on the subject, On this assurance Mr. GRIFFITH consented to with draw his motion. LIEUT. TINLING. Col, SYKES called attention to the despatch of Admiral Kuper, dated April 14, 1863, reporting the death of Lieut. Tinling, of her Majesty's ship Encounter, at the siege of Showshing, and moved for papers. Lord C. PAGE 1' read a correspondence relating to the circumstances under which Lieut. Tinling had met his death, from which he drew the conclusion that as Lieut, Tinting had gone beyond the radius of 30 miles, and engaged in operations against the Taepings, which British officers had been strictly ordered not to do, he would not be justified in saying that the gallant young man had died in the ser- vice of his country. Mr. WHITE warmly reprehended the conduct of the Secretary to the Admiralty in not affording to the family of Lieut. Tinling the poor consolation that the unfortunate youth had died in the service of his country, seeing that he had accompanied his captain on the occasion. Atter a few words from Mr. BAILLIE, the motion for papers was withdrawn. MR. WILLIAM BEWICKE. Mr, BERKELEY moved a resoluticn that the grievances suffered by Mr. Bewicke, as detail e d i n hi s p e tition of the 28th of April, were such as entitled him to the considera tion of her Majesty's Government. The hon. member ex plained that thepetitioner had been sentenced to four years' penal servitude on a charge of firing a pistol at and resisting some sheriff's officers in the execution of their duty, and that subsequently he received the Royal pardon on its being clearly proved that his conviction was the result of a con- spiracy. Returning to his home, however, he found that the commissioners of Greenwich Hospital had entered, seized his furniture, and sold it for less than one-third o its value as the property of a felon. The case was cne 0: great hardship, that demanded a remedy, and proved con clusively that the law was not in a satisfactory state. Sir G. GREY contended that there was no failure of jus- tice, as far as regarded the evidence upon the trial, which was perfectly satisfactory both to judge and jury. When the witnesses upon whose evidence Mr. Bewicke was con- victed were tried and found guilty of perjury that gentle man was pardoned, and, as it was impossible to restore his property, which had been sold by the commissioners of Greenwich Hospital in the interval, they paid him the sum it brought. It was not in the power of the commissioners to make compensation ; but he admitted it might be matter for consideration whether a person convicted wrongly, and sub- sequently pardoned, should not be placed in a more favour. able position. Sir F. KELLY said the state of the law was disgracefully unjust, and that it was the bounden duty of Government to take the case into their consideration, and recommend the grant of a sum of money as compensation to Mr. Bewicke. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL acknowledged that the petitioner had been hardly used, though no fault attached to the law or those who had administered it; but he did not see how an exception could be made in this instance, or why it should be placed upon a different footing from that of other cases where there had been a possible miscarriage of lustice. The house divided— For the motion 2O Against Majority BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY COURT (DUBLIN). Mr, VANCE called the attention of the house to the in sufficient accommodation afforded to the bar, the suitors, and the public in the court in which the sittings in bank _ _ ruptcy and insolvency were held in Dublin; and moved for copy of any correspondence which had taken place between the judges of the court and the Government on the subject, ~ ... Mr. F. PEEL said the matter was under consideration, and the Government hoped to be able to make satisfac- factory arrangements for sufficient accommodation for these courts ; but he was unable then to state whether it would be by building new courts, or rearranging other public buildings. After some remarks from Colonel DUNNE, The motion for the production of the correspondence was agreed to. DUBLIN AND EDINBURGH CORPORATIONS. Mr. VANCE moved an address for copy of any furthei correspondence between the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Ulster King-of-Arms, the Home Secretery, and Garter King-of• Arms, and of any other person on the subject of the precedence between the corporations of Dublin and Edinburgh. The motion was agreed to. JAPAN. Mr. B. COCHRANE called attention to our relations with Japan, and, in doing so, said that he was induced to bring the subject before the house at so late an hour of the night, and at the end of the session, because he thought it was undesirable that the house should break up without its being brought forward, and an expression of opinion ob tained from her Majesty's Government relative to the state of affairs in Japan. If we were not actually at war with that country we were likely to be so, and, judging from the results of the China war, this country was likely to find itself involved in an enormous expenditure. Our relations with Japan might be said to have originated in 1854. In 1853 the Americans entered into a treaty with the Japanese, and in the following year the same concessions were granted to England as had been granted to America. In 1858 Lord Elgin thought fit to go to Japan after the treaty of Tein-tsin, and in doing so he actually broke a condition of the treaty,which prohibited the anchoring of a ship of war within a certain dis tance of Jeddo. In Japan the authority of the two sovereigns was completely overridden by the Daimios, who were the great merchant princes of the country; and until influ ence could be exercised over these princes treaties were of no avail. Lord Elgin, however, had insisted upon a commer cial treaty, in spite of the remonstrances made by the great council of the nation; and surely it was a very hard thing upon the Japanese to compel them in the first instance to make a treaty, and afterwards, when they found the state of their bountry was such that it was impossible to carry it out, then to declare war against them. He was aware it was the fashion to say that the Japanese were barbarians, but all the best authorities spoke of their high civilisation. Towards Sir Rutherford Alcock the people had evinced the utmost courtesy and consideration, and that gentleman bore testi mony to the goodness of their dispositions. On our side, however, no attention was paid to the wishes either of the people or their rulers. It was desired that the consuls should be located at Yokohama; but the diplomatic agents insisted on their being stationed at Kanagana. The Ja panese, however, objected, on the ground that Kanagana was on the great line of traffic which was traversed by the Daimios ; and as they were opposed to the commercial treaty there would be constant risk of encounters between them and the foreigners Well, the consuls stationed themselves at Yokohama, and the result was the unhappy encounter in which Mr. Richardson was killed. He asserted, upon the authority of every writer upon Japan, including Mr. Oli phant, that the Japanese were compelled to enter into a treaty with us. The house might not credit all that was stated in regard to the wealth and power of the Daimios, but that they were both wealthy and powerful could not be doubted. In this case they had a stronger weapon than wealth—they had justice. If British commerce could be promoted, while theleelings, nay, the prejudices of the Ja panese were respected, well and good ; but if it could only be done by shedding the blood of a happy, contented, and innocent people, then he should like to see the treaty of commerce torn in pieces, and our fleet withdrawn from the waters of Japan. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member con. eluded by moving for papers. Mr. LIDDELL seconded the motion, and attributed the difficulties we had encountered in Japan to the Elgin treaty, which was a revolution in itself and had been obtained from the Japanese by fear. Mr. LAYARD said he had listened with great attention to the speech of the hon. member for Honiton ; but he con fessed he was unable to understand the object of his speech. The hon, member condemned everything in the past, but he suggested no remedy. He (Mr. Layard) lamented as much as anybody the necessity they were under of making demands upon Japan which might possibly end in hostili ties; but he thought he would be able to show that our presert position was unavoidable, that we were placed in the position against our wishes, and were only now per forming an absolute duty. I) p to 1854 this country had scarcely any connection with Japan. At that time a con vention was made between this country and Japan, which simply afforded protection to our ships. America and Russia had concluded treaties of commerce with Japan. British trade extended all over the world ; wherever there was anything to buy or sell, there Englishmen were found. It was to this commercial enterprise that England owed much of its glory, its renown, and its wealth. Supposing that while Russia and America were developing the trade of Japan, England had been excluded, and her subjects ven turing to Japan had been repulsed and outraged, what would be the feelings of the country and the house ? Would not the Government be denounced for not entering into a treaty with Japan? But, after all, by whom was the treaty concluded? Why, under instructions from Lord Malmes. bury. And when the present Government came into office it was their duty to see that the stipulations were fairly and honourably carried out. In Japan, unfortunately, there was a party, he supposed he must call Conservatives, wh o were fetetg opposed butto anl not t p r a o l g l r e t s h s e . D T a t h ol e y io s opposed were e a; l t t h r e e : d e pa wit tT h . The Government had been asked with whom the treaty had been concluded. His answer was that it was concluded with the same authorities as those with whom Russia and Arne rice had concluded theirs. He agreed with his hon. friend that the conduct of some of the British merchants was highly disgraceful, but his hon. friend had made an excep tion in favour of the individual who had committed the greatest outrages against Japan. That individual had shot on land interdicted dicted to Europeans a bird sacred to the Japa nese, but upon being called to account he shot a policeman. Alco c k Mr. given Kong Punished him, but subsequently had damage s against him a t Hong at the instance of the having,in in inflicting this punishment, infringed THE SUN, , LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1863, the laws of Japan. Her Majesty's GovernMent then wrote to those who were supposed to have most influence in Japan with the merchants, and asked them to put a stop to their proceedings, and he hoped that by this time an improved state of things prevailed, and that those who had outraged the feelings of the. Japanese had left the country and given place to a better class of men. Now as to the Japan out rages, they weie not committed alone against Englishmen. The first was the murder of a Russian officer and seaman— a murder not yet redressed. This was followed by the mur der of the American Secretary of Legation, and shortly afterwards one of Sir R. Alcock's interpreters was murdered at the door of hisihouse. Then the outrage upon the Eng- lish followed. Mr. Oliphant was wounded. Shortly after two marines were killed. This country had means of de manding redress, but the demand was most moderate. Her Majesty's Government were inclined to treat the Japanese Government with consideration. The Japanese had sent over an embassy. That embassy was treated with the greatest kindness. Their object was to induce the British Government to make concessions—in fact, not to insist for a time on the opening of all the treaty ports. Did her Ma jesty's Government refuse? On the contrary, they con sented to postpone the operations of the treaty, and it was the example of her Majesty's Government that induced the other Powers of Europe to make a similar concession. Shortly afterwards a murderous assault had been committed on four British subjects in Japan, who were walking at the time on a public road, to which foreigners had access. Was not the Government bound to demand redress for this wan ton outrage ? It had been asked whether they were going to make war. By the last accounts they had hopes that the demands of the British Government would be acceded to, and that Prince Satsuma would be compelled to make repa tatiun for the outrages his retainers had committed. Whether he would be compelled by the Tycoon or by the British forces the next mail would probably show ; but the English Government had throughout treated the Japanese Govern ment with the greatest consideration, The principal object was to get the English merchants to conduct themselves T th h e e n y , were, unfortunately, tndifflenity,th th ey e fi w r i e t t h te o ca rd n in e a e r turned round upon the Gov ernment a n d d emanded the assis tance of the naval and m ilitar y forces to p rotect them. ordinary p p ru ut d e e s n , ce and After a few words from Mr. COCHRANE, the motion was withdrawn. POLICE CHARGES. Upon the motion of Mr. WHALLEY, a return was ordered of all the cases of charges made before police ma gistrates in petty sessions or at police-courts, and dismissed, together with the amounts paid by the persons so charged for costs from Dec. 31, 1862, to June 30, 1863. DISSENTING CHAPELS. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved fora return from the chief officer of police in every town of Great Britain, showing every chapel belonging to other sects than the Church of England, and every monastery, convent, or religious house used or occupied to the month of August, 1863. After some discussion the motion was withdrawn. CIVIL SERVICES. Mr. PEEL moved for a general abstract of the grants for civil services fur 1863-4, compared with the grants for 1862-3, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE CONTRACT. Mr. PEEL moved that the contract for the conveyance of the Cape of Good Hope mails with the Union Steamship Company be approved. Mr. AYRTON hoped this would not be drawn into a precedent, but that the contracts would be allowed to lie on the table for a month before the house was called on to con firm them. The resolution was agreed to, as was the following That the contract for the conveyance of the Brazil and River Plate mails with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com pany be approved." THE GALWAY CONTRACT. Mr. PEEL then moved that the contract for the convey veyance of the American mails from Galway with tho At lantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company be approved. Mr. DILLWYN asked whether Galway was to be a port of departure for the steamers, or simply a port of call, the packets starting from some English port? Mr. PEEL said the new contract was identical with that of '59, and that Galway would be the port of departure, THE RUM. DUTIES. In committee of the whole house, ➢lr. PEEL moved that the Chairman be directed to move that leave be given to bring in a bill to reduce the duty on ruts in certsin cases, He said that since the American war there had been a great increase in the price of spirits of turpentine; but it had been found that rum could be used as a substitute for it in the preparation of paint, and the object of the present bill was to allow the use of rum for such purposes without being subjected to duty, No loss would be entailed upon the revenue, because the rum to be so used must be rendered unfit for general purposes. Mr. HENNESY asked why the same relaxation should not be extended to Irish whisky, which would answer equally well in the preparation of paint. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the only representation made to him was to the peculiar fitness of rum for the purpose. Of course, if whisky would answer it would be used. Leave was then given for the introduction of the bill. PETTY OFFENCES BILL The order for the second reading of this bill was discharged, RAILWAY BILLS (No. 2) BILL. This bill was withdrawn. The Indemnity, Colonial Letters Patent, Jurisdiction of Justices, and Pauper Lunatic Asylums Bills were severally read a third time and pacsed. The Clergymen (Colonies), Alteration in Judges' Circuits, and Superannuation (Union Officers) Bill, were read a second time. . _ The Lords' Amendments to the Oaths Relief in Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Bill were considered and agreed to. The house adjourned at a quarter to 1 o'clock. THE ROUPELL FORGERIES. FIFTH DAY. (Before Mr. Baron Channel! and a Special Jury.) This trial was resumed at Chelmsford yesterday morning. The case for the plaintiff having been brought to a conclusion on Monday afternoon, Mr. Bovill yesterday addressed the jury on behalf of the de• fendants. Sergeant Shee, before he did so, said that in con sequence of an observation that had fallen from his lordship on the preceding day, it had been thought advisable that Miss Sarah Ronpell should be in at tendance, and she was now in court, and he proposed to examine her. Mr. Bovill said he should object to any further evidence being adduced after the case for the plain tiff had closed. Baron Channell said he considered that the lady could give important evidence, and in the interests of justice he should allow her to be examined. Miss Sarah Roupell was accordingly placed in the witness-box. In answer to questions put to her by Sergeant Shee, she said was living at Aspen House when my father died, and for some y ears previously. This letter (the letter of instruction to prepare the deed of gift) was written by me. I remember writing it. It was at the request of my brother William. He was present, and no one else. My brother dic tated to me. I wrote it at the time it bears date, Jan. 8, 1856. I cannot remember that I ever told anybody I wrote it. Cross-examined—l think I can swear I never told any one. Ido not mean I think. I will swear I did not. I never told my mother. lam not aware that my mother had given property to my brother William. I had not seen this letter for a year until it was put into my hands this morning. I swear that the letter was not shown to me yesterday. I have been in Chelmsford since last Thursday, and my mother also. Mr. Bovill—Are not these proceedings against the wish of your mother and your brother Richard ? The witness hesitated, and Sergeant Shee ob jected to the question. The witness then said she did not think they ob jected to these proceedings, but they would have been glad if any other course could have been adopted that would have saved exposure to the family. Mr. Liuklater told me that I should not be called as a witness if it could be avoided; and I was informed last night after the court had risen that I should have to give evidence about this letter in consequence of what the judge had said; but the letter twas not shown me.. Baron Channell—lt was in my box locked up. (A laugh.) Cross-examination continued—As children the family were in the habit of scribbling each other's names, but did not mean anything wrong. I have signed my mother's name, not for anything wrong, but to save her trouble. I remember perfectly well that I wrote the letter in the drawing-room, and that my brother William dictated it to me. Ido not remember seeing anybody on the same morning, but I suppose my father was there. Mr. Bovill—Then your mind is a perfect blank upon everything else that occurred on that day, except the letter P Witness—l do not remember anythitg else. Mr. Bovill then addressed the jury for the de fendant; and he commenced by observing that no thing was in his opinion more dangerous than to call a witness the last moment to prop up a particu lar case. If this letter was a genuine one, the wit- Sarah Rougell ought to have been called to prove it, but she had been purposely kept away. Why did they not call Mr. Whittaker, a respectable so licitor, who could have told them whether the trans action was a genuine one or not? Again, why was not Mrs. Roupell, the mother, brought forward, who collie' not only have proved that the plaintiff was the heir-at-law, born after wedlock, 'out also whether her husband had given away this pro- perty or not ? These witnesses had been kept back, and the jury would judge with what object ; but the witness Sarah Roupell, who had been as it were dragged forward at the last moment, had con- tradicted William Ronpell in a most material point, for he swore that he wrote a draft of the letter and that his sister copied it, while she swore that he dictated it to her. The fact was that the whole story was a lie. William Roupell, the son of the old smelter, and brought up in the school of the old smelter, who had amassed £400,000, had de ceived them, or tried to do so, and if he succeeded he would go back and laugh in his sleeve at their credulity. What was the real state of the case ? His clients had advanced 112,000 upon the faith of the signature to the deed of gift being genuine, and the object of the present action was to rob them of this large sum of money, which had been ad vanced upon the faith of a solemn deed. The plain tiffs were playing for a game of £200,000, and they cared little what became of the unhappy ladies and their families who were the real detendants in this action, and who had advanced their money upon the faith of this deed of gift being genuine, or whe ther they were compelled to go to the workhouse or not. The plaintiffs did not dare to attack the great mortgagees who had advanced large sums of money upon what was called the Roupell Park estate, but they thought probably that these four ladies would not have found the means to contest such a ques tion, and that they would quietly give up posses sion of the property. They were mistaken, how ever ; and if the jury had not already grave doubts whether the claim of the plaintiff was not founded solely upon the fraud and perjury of William Roupell, he felt a strong impression that the evi- dente he should lay before them on the part of the defendants would completely satisfy them upon this point, and the plaintiff ought not to succeed in this action. The learned counsel then proceeded to call the attentio❑ of the jury to the proceedings that had taken place with reference to this particular pro perty, and said that if the actions that had been al- laded to hadbeen tried as against the tenants, a grea portion of evidence would have been excluded, and the real question in dispute would not have been brought before the jury ' and he urged that every trick and contriv ance h a d been resorted to. It was represented by Messrs. Linklater that they were defending for the tenants, which was not true ; and the defendants ultimately recovered their rent, their claim being founded upon this verydeed of gift, anu the tenants, o r ra th er M r . Richard Roupell, present plaintiff , who now set up the that the deed was forged, had to pay the costs. After this Messrs. Linklater pretended that they h were mand nott P the repre sentatives of Mess rs . S rinHaws, the tenants, but that th e y were really ga acting for Mr. Richard Roupell, and th a t it was onl y upon some t e chnical grounds th a t th e f ormer action had not been defended. It was idle to say that they were no t acting for Mr. Rich ar d Roupell, for the pe rfectly well that thei r case rested entireT knew y upon the question whether this deed of gift he was h adgenuine or not. The result of the proceedings re ferred was to leave the defendants in possession of the property ; and if the present claim of the plain tiff were to be allowed to succeed he would ask them who would be safe. He believed, however, that he was safe in the hands of the jury, and although they might say there was doubt and there was suspicion, still there was moral evidence upon which they could rely, and they would not disturb the parties who were legally and honestly in pos session of the property. With regard to the evi dence of Mr. W. Roupell as to the will, it had no thing to do with the question. He was playing the deep game of confessing himself a perjurer and a forger in order to obtain £200,000 for his family, and he came into the witness-box with a lie in his mouth; for he swore he had not been in communi cation with Messrs. Linklater, when it was clear that he had given them all the information they possessed, and that he had been in constant communication with those gentlemen, not only before but since he had been in prison. His es teemed friend Sergeant Shee was to tell the tale to the jury, and William Roupell was to prove it, and he, by his own account, had been a liar and a forger all through the proceedings. The jury would re collect that he had represented that shortly before these forgeries were represented to have been com mitted he was only in the position of a lawyer's clerk, when it appeared that at this very time he had four bankers ; t h a t thousands of pounds were ear ; and that he passing through his ha nds every y had borrowed £40,000 from the Guardian Insurance Company and £12,000 from the London and West minster Bank; and that he had control over a most extensive property, of which the witness Truman, to whom he paid £3OO a-year salary, was the ma nager. He thought the jury would agree with him that William Roupell had deceived them at every stage of the inquiry, and that it was only now and teen, and quite by chance, that the truth was eli cited from him. The learned counsel then proceeded to call the attention of the jury to the circumstances connected with the making of the deed of gift, and he said he should prove that it was in the possession of Mr. Edwin Whitaker long before the time when William Roupell and the witnesses Dove and Tru man r epresented that it was exec uted; and he should prove also that many of the witnesses, and particu larly William Roupell, had contradicted themselves in a great many essential particulars ; and that it was impossible that a great many of the statements they made could be true. He then remarked upon the evidence that had been given by Truman and Dove, and said that it was no doubt intended to in duce the jury to believe that their signatures found to the deed of gift were forgeries, but when it was that they could not deny that they had signed the deed as attesting witnesses, then W. Roupell turned round and said that they were genuine signatures, but that he had deceived them as to the nature of the instruments that they were about to sign. He contended that the story told by William Roupell of his having concealed a portion of the deed wit a piece of blotting paper was absurd and could not be relied upon, and that this was merely pat of the fraud that had been concocted by William Roupell, and by which he intended to impose upon the jury. He then proceeded to comment upon the statement proved to have been made by Dove, one of the attesting witnesses to the deed of gift, to Mr. Coventon, which was to the effect that it was his genuine signature, and that he should not have signed it as the attesting witness if he had not seen the deceased execute it. His learned friend had pledged himself to prove that the signatures of the attesting witnesses were for geries, but he submitted that he had failed entirely to do so ; and, under these circumstances, he asked the jury what evidence there was that this deed of gift was a forgery, and whether they would he justi fied upon that supposition in depriving the present defendants of their property ? He did not mean to say that there might not be some suspicion in refer ence to the transactions of this family, and that the truth had not yet been arrived at, and probably never would be ; but the question they would have to decide was, whether it was clearly established by evidence upon which they could rely that the deed in question was a forgery ? They had no doubt the statement of Mr. William Ronpell, but they would not forget that he had £200,000 worth of property, and probably a ticket-of-leave, in view, and that it was quite clear that he was ready to swear to any thing that was likely to effect the objects he had in view. He then reminded the jury that it had been proved that the old man stated to both the tenants of this property that he had given the Warley estate to his son William, and that they would in future have a lawyer for a landlord ; and he said he should produce a mass of evidence to show that the signa ture of the deceased t o the deed of g ift was a genuine signature, and he should also lay before the jury the ev id e nce of a number of gentlemen who were known as experts in handwriting, who would contradict the evidence of this class that had been given on behalf of the plaintiff, and who would tell the jury that in was their opinion the signature genuine signature` The learned counsel then reminded the jury that Wm. Roupell contradicted his sister as to the letter, and he said that nothing was more improbable than that he should have got his sister to write a letter which must have led to his immediate detection. He asked he jury whether, if the old man had given authority or such a letter to be written, it would not have been talked about in the family ? If William Itou- pell were to succeed in this action, and to get the property for his brother Richard, what security had they that he would not come forward next year and declare that all he had stated before was false, and produce another will by which all the property was left to himself ? He would not deny that William Roupell had been guilty of forgery with reference to the leases, and this he said he believed was the foundation of the whole of the story ; for, knowing that he had been guilty of one forgery, he thought he might just as well say that the deed of gift was also forged, and thus get rid of the whole affair. The learned counsel then proceeded to call the at tention of the jury to various discrepancies in the evidence of William Roupeil, and particularly to the fact, that although he pretended to have kept back the genuine leases for the purpose of copying the signatures of the tenants, the signatures he after wards put to the fictitious instruments were totally dissimilar, and there was not the slightest resem- blanc© to the genuine signatures. His learned friend had, as he thought, most improperly and unneees- sarily introduced the question of the will, with which the defendants had nothing whatever to do; but as he had done so, he should make use of it, and contend, on the part of the defendants, that unless the jury believed the evidence of William Roupell as to the existence of a genuine will of 1850, and that by this will the property was devised to Richard Roupell, he would net be entitled to a verdict in the present action. He then referred to the proceed ings of William Roupell in connection with the wills, and asked whether they could possibly be lieve that he did not look at the genuine will for a week after it came into his possession, or that he retained the document for more than six years, and did not destroy it until the 29th of March, 1862, the day before he left England. Again, the jury would remember that Mrs. Roupell, the mother, was in the house in Cross street every day for a week 'tiler the funeral, and she must have known everything that took place there, and yet she was not called as a witness. It WAS said that William Roupell was solely actuated by a feeling of sincere repentance, Sincere repentance, indeed ! Why, he did not say a word till the mortgagees of this property threatened to foreclose the mortgage, and he knew the forgery of the leases must be discovered, and then he attempted, first to shut the mouths of the attorneys by alleging that the deeds relating to the other pro perty were also forged, and having failed in this, he boldly resolved to tell the extraordinary story he had done, in order to get hack property of the value of 1200,000 for his family. The learned counsel then next proceeded to argue that the will now alleged to be forged was a very reasonable one, and it was very likely that the old man should hav e l e f t the property nominally to his wife instead of leaving it to AV illiam Roupell ; for the jury would remember that the property was alleged to be worth £400,000, and that if it had been left to the latter, he was illegitimate, and that the legacy duty would have amounted to £40,000, and this sum was saved to the family by the property being left to the mother. It being now past one o'clock, the Court was ad journed for a short period, and, upon the return of the jury, Mr. Bovill resumed his address to them for the defendants. The learned counsel then commented at consider able length upon the effect of the will, and he also remarked upon the evidence as to the handwriting, and said he should call witnesses from the Bank of England, from which establishment, they would remember, not a single witness had been called by his learned friend, although the old man kept an account there, and they would state their opinion with regard to the signatures to the instruments that were alleged by the plaintiff to have been forged. He then proceeded to make some humorous comments upon the slight peculiarities by which some of the " experts" had professed to come to a positive conclusion that the signatures were not genuine, and he said he should produce a number of receipts which were undoubtedly signed by the deceased, and they would find that every one of those supposed peculiarities were sometimes absent and sometimes present, and argued that this portion of the evidence was really worth nothing at all. The learned counsel, in the course of his further observations urged that the whole case came from a polluted source, commencing with the smelting -pot of the old man, from which he had obtained £400,000, and that trick and artifice had been resorted to with a view to mislead the jury and to wrest a verdict from them ; and he concluded by saying that the questions to be decided by the jury were—first, whether the deed of gift of January, 18 56, was executed by Richard Palmer Roupell, in the presence of the attesting witnesses, Truman and Dove ; secondly, whether the signature was genuine, although it might not have been signed in the pre sence of those witnesses ; and, thirdly, whether the will of 1850 gave the property to the plaintiff; and unless they were satisfied upon these points, the defendants were entitled to their verdict. He con cluded a most eloquent and able address by stating that if they returned a vet diet for the plaintiff upon such facts as appeared in the present case, it might be attended by the most dangerous and frightful results, The following witnesses were then examined for the defendants. Mr. I'. West said—l was a tenant of Mr. Richard Roupell for 25 years, and I frequently saw him sign receipts for rent that I paid him, The deed of gift was then shown to the witness, and he said he believed the signature, "Richard Pal mer Roupell," was his handwriting. Cross -examined—My only reason for saying it is his handwriting is, that the signature resembles those to my receipts for rent. I perceive there are some slight differences between the two signatures, but that does not shake my evidence at all. In answer to questions put by the jury, the wit ness said that having carefully examined the re ceipts and the signature to the deed of gift, he was of opinion that the signature to the latter was genuine. Mr G. Lasty, another tenant of old Mr. Roupell's, gave similar evidence. He also expressed a posi tive opinion that the signature to the deed of gift was the handwriting of the deceased. In eross•examination, he said he should much rather say that the signature was a genuine one than that it was an imitation of his signature by a skilful forger. He went to Doctors'-commons, and saw the will that was alleged to be forged, and in his opinion the signature to that will was a genuine signature. The letter of instruction to Mr. Witaker was then shown to the witness, and he said that the signa ture was a forgery. Mr. Shuter, a letter sorter at the General Post- Office, and who way also a tenant of the deceased, produced some receipts that had been given to him by Mr. Richard Roupell, and be expressed an opinion that the signature to the deed of gift was genuine. Similar evidence was given by other witnesses; a great number of receipts were put in, the object being to show that the deceased constantly varied his signature, and that very few of them were abso lutely alike. In one instance it appeared that the deceased had only put one "1" to the name of Rou pell ; but sergeant Shee suggested that this pro bably arose from the deceased having begun to sign so close to the end of the paper that there was not sufficient space for the final letter. Mr. Phipps, the secretary to the Lambeth Water works Company, proved that the deceased was a shareholder in that company, and he identified two signatures to two transfers of shares that had been made by him, He also produced several dividend warrants which had been signed by the deceased, and there appeared to be some observable differ ence between the signature. The witness then looked at th e d ee d o f gift, and he said the signat ure was exceedingly like that of the deceased, but he could not s a y , that it was his signature ; it Was very like it. Some further evidence of the same character was then given, a fter which the Court adjourned. A Female Blondin Killed at Birmingham. Tho woman lately known as the let,male Blondin has fallen s. victim to the morbid taste for sensation performance. While she was crossing a high ropa on Monday at Aston Perk, Birmingham, the rope broke, and she was dashed to the ground and in stantly killed. Everything (says the local Gazette) seemed to favcur the Foresters' fete. The weather was fine, and the public, taking, much interest in the festival, thronged the streets to see the procession as it passed. The Foresters assembles.' at Bingley Hall before 12 o'clock—more than 2,00( of them coming from Leicester, Warwick, Tamworth and Brierley Hill, as well as from Birmingham. ney disported themselves in their insignia and their regalia, and their chrystopes, and scarves, and horns, and every thing gave promise of a day of pleasure. The pro cession was followed by crowds to Aston Pa.ck, and in the earlier part of the day thousands Were amused by the volunteer bands and by nigger ape lodists, dancers, clowns, and gymnasts. A balloon ascent was watched with interest by a vast con course of people, and then all eyes were turned t•O the rope upon which a woman, who was known to the public as :Madame Geneive, the Female Blon din, was to wq.form extraordinary feats. She had been advertised in the newspapers, and by placard and handbill, as " the only real and legitimate per former of Blondin's great feats of walking the rope shackled in chains, feet in baskets, blindfolded, en veloped in a sack," &c. Her coming was heralded with all the sounding phraseology at the command of the writer of the official programme, and her appearance on the rope was looked for with eager ness. The crowd pressed around the space set apart for the poles and stakes by which the rope was supported, but the police kept the space clear. At half-past six Madame Geneive ascended the ladder, and taking the balance-pole in her hands, stepped out on the rope with much confidence. She walked half way across the rope, and then returning she had two very heavy chains tied to her hands and feet. Her action was not impeded ; for the right foot was tied to the right hand and the left foot to the left hand, the chains being sufficiently long to allow her to make free use of hands and feet. Toe chains encumbered her only by their weight. Again she walked along the rope without the slightest trepidation. She walked the whole length of the rope, stepping over the point of the upright pole by which the rope was supported in the centre. At the other end of the rope she re ceived from a man who was in attendance a bag or sack, which she placed over head and shoulders. Again she went upon the rope, stepping with con fidence, and had only gone about a yard when there was a crash, and, before the cry of horror had died from the lips of the spectators, Madame Geneive had fallen at the feet of her husband, and was dead. The crowd rushed towards the spot, but the police were able to keep a small space around the dead woman. Everything that was possible, under the circum stances, was done with the view of inducing respira tion by artificial means ; but all was of no avail. Madame Geneive appeared to have died the instant her body struck the ground, her death having oc curred from concussion or rupture of the spine. She was six months advanced in pregnancy. Madame Geneive was in appearance about thirty years of age. She had, we believe, several children, who are still living, and who are of tender years. The name by which her appearance at Aston was announced to the public was assumed. She was the daughter of a man who was formerly known to some people in Birmingham as "Funny Joe." Ho was a showman in a small way, and his daughters, of whom he had two or three—Madame Geneive, as we have said, among the number—were all reared to " the profession." They were very clever and very successful, and out of an income which at least one of them earned by risking her life, and by losing it at last, they made an allowance to their father during the last few years. COUNTRY MARKETS. LEED S—TUESDAY. To-day there was a moderate supply of wheat, and fine fresh samples command is per qr advance on late rates. Foreign is held firmly, which checks sales. MARKET HARBOROUGH—TUESDAY. White wheat, 50s to 535; red,;,46s to 50s per 36 stone. Malting barley at —s to —s per qr. ; grinding, 29s to 348 per 30 st. Oats, old, 24s to 275; new, 19s to 22s per 24 st. ; beans, 38s te) 42s per qr. LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. At our market to-day there was a good attendance both of millers and dealers, and wheat experienced a good sale, at an advance of 2d per cental on the week. Oats more saleable, and oatmeal in better request. Barley and peas at the prices of Tuesday last. Indian corn was 3d to 6cl per qr dearer. Egyptian beans scarce, and is higher. E—TUESDAY. 37'S. quotations. Flour steady ing corn unchanged. Old red wheat, ..53s to 50s New do. ..45s to 50s Oats 22s to 30s I Beans 3ss to 45s NEWCAST Wheat was firm at Saturda' and choice sorts scarce. Spri Old white wheat..s4s to 60s New do. ..50s to 56s Malting barley....37s to 42s I Grinding d0.....298 to 32s I SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY, The show of wheat was limited, and scarcely equal to meet the demand. Last week's prices were made. Ited wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...lBs Od to 19s Od White ~ ...20s Od to 21s Od / New red ...16s Od to 17s Od New white „ // ...18s Od.to 19s Od Beans 1/ // ... 16s Od to 19s Od Peas, per qr 4ss Od to 56s Od Grinding barley, per qr 3os Od to 32s 04 Malting ditto, „ 34s Od to 38s Od Oats , f 2os Od to 27s Od Flour, is 7d to 2s Od per stone. MELTON MOWBRAY-TUESDAY. The following were the currencies :—New white wheat, 43s Od to 54s Od; new red, 43s Od to 49s per 36 stone; beans, 39s to 42s for old; new sorts, —s to —s per 38 st. ; barley, —s to —s for malting, and 28s to 30s per qr. for grinding; new oats, 20s to 25s Od per 24 stone. Around here harvest prospects still continue exceedingly good. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE., Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton July 19. .drazil and C a p e Verds via Marseill es . Aug. 13. ,by British . Aug .4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and packet St. Helena July 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. July 19. via Marseilles July 27. .. Falkland Islands ............. Gibraltar, via Southampton July 19. India (Calcutt a ), an d Ceylon, via Southampton July 19. via Marseilles July 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles July 20. Portugal Aug. 4. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 19. via Marseilles July 20. Newfoundland . • July 22. Oporto and Vigo • U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet July 22, by U.S. packet by Canadian packet,July 24. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tencritle Aug. 10 Bahamas, via New York July 30. Mexico.. ... . July "A:9. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru }July 29. California. and British Columbia.. ...... ...., Births. MoNTAGu.—On the 20th inst„ at Felixstowe, the LadY Robert Montagu, of a daughter, prematurely, Mont.—On the 18th inst., at Leckie, Stiriingshire, tho wife of Major Moir, of a son and heir. SCOTT.—On te 18th inst,, at J 7, Eaton-aquare, Lady Scott, of a daughter. WomuwELL.—On the 12th inst., at 9, Upper Grosvenor street, Lady Julia 'Wombwell, of a daughter. Marriages. CLARKSON—PRINCE.—On the 21st inst,, at St, Nicholas Church, Hereford, Richard Clarkson, Esq., solicitor, of Bewdley, Worcestershire, to Elizabeth Anne, the eldest daughter of Peregrine Prince, Esq., of Belvidere House, Hereford. JICKLING—ALEXANDER.—On the 21st inst., at Saint George's, Bloomsbury, the Rev. Francis Jickling, rector of Beeston St. Lawrence, to Rose Elizabeth, the younger daughter of Major-Gen,,ral James Alexander, C.B. Deaths. DA.vrs:—On the 20th inst., at. St. John's-wood, Allen Davis, Esq., aged 56. FLORANCE.—On the 18th inst., at Portfield, Chichester, John D. Florence, Esq., aged 87. GARDII,ZER.—On the 19th inst., at llarpford, Ottery St. Devon, George Gardiner, Esq., late of Stoke Canon, aged 68. GREASLEY.—On the 18th inst., at 4, The Terrace, Ken" nington-park, Mrs. Greasley. HoiLE.—On the 18th inst., John Iloilo, Esq., of Sand wich, Kent, aged 84. TICE.ELL —On the 18th inst., at Dublin, Edward Tickell, Esq , Q.C., aged 84, London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TILL SUN Office, No. 1 12 * Strand, in the Precinct of the 3avoy, in the County Ot Middlesex.—Wednesday, July 22, 1863. ( % , , , e