The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

ree years ago stria Was re entered into )ntents of the public, but I Prussia were ncirle end to ver it might is that if ever Led the three r each other one of the eed, Russiaof 30-operate 1 0 ld Duchy of era it has re" is still bound but the fore' t, in as fares ?nt is a free I, Austria is render to the ye conseripto FEB 12. ance. Orel cotton dune its, 2.11. Fives, 104 t; FEB, 12. Is, 201; Go' 1. Freights f Wales. 3arried their ley are con' trance of the is. The ob' Home.office , State proces• 1 Princess f' ith the CiV ia 7 changed or Lieriffs, with, precede an d igh the oil ad of folios' , " do of peoPl e , portunity 01 tive Batista& tyor, aceon 3 " 1 councilme n , f the Corpo' ►lmerston on ile the cool' /joined cool` ,mberlain OP lace, Feb. 21• Dur to inform t this morning ship, with the Roy al proces . )yal RighneE° don, upon Or L of the dila ship that he r felted by th e m given is h er mmark on 11 ? 1- .able to avo id .tel y neeessari aid be adhere d dship will 1)6 ation with Sir nit the above that yeti c° l4 ,: her Molest,' servant, layor, decoratiol4 being P r ' -ation, af ter , et, an d b h i a isei, for t"" south aide bridge are north wit; the earliee a nisti sta ll° lhants--thei, nclarde 10' ie will aris e ' the bridge F.ln e 16tir , le D 4ne , [n the b e , e arnentatio"., a triuLDPll3l Corif thl de of W il ` c e , oarr i4 d of E n glarl ie foot Wails incess. of hBMW ° Hogbe rg, ' jue i , tb ° e f 011000 pr e tannic', - cortieg t on Oaria• ~0 g will g" of e riches 0, Priec e° o 3t her flg u f it figur es i nce ss. o f wrea th le . ted El ' will ad , i g ht Ca rly r ill be four I the P l i l bo Lrk wi" 1 " ;01 10 be caP the °ll6° - of the columns will be fixed medallions of the Prince and Princess, in relief, surrounded with wreaths of oak, surmounted by the Prince of Wales's plume. From the windows will be suspended crimson dra pery with wreaths, in the centre of which will be placed alternately the cross of Denmark and the Prince of Walee's feathers. Under the portico and in a projecting gallery will be seats for about 400 persons, in the front of which will sit the Lady Mayoress, surrounded by young ladies, who, on the approach of the Princess Alexandra, will descend from the portico, and present a bouquet to her Royal Highness. Provision has been made for i lluminating the building with gas, and on the balustrade at the summit of the portico will be affixed tripods, from which fire will ascend. Accommodation for some 10,000 persons will be afforded in St. Paul's Churchyard to view the pro cession. The front of the galleries throughout will be ornamented by a bold cornice with Roman tabs, and every Bft apart will appear flags and banners of the livery companies. The front of Guildhall will on the evening of the Marriage be brilliantly illuminated with gas jets through ou t, and a device of the Prince of Wales' feather, surmounted by a large star. At Temple-bar, in the centre of the arch will be a medallion of the Prince and Princess, surrounded With flags. Over the centre window the arms united, surmounted with the statue of Hymen. On each corner of the Bar will be tripods contain ing incense. The entire cornice of the pediment will be covered with emblematical devices. Over the footways will be angels holding sags of orange blossoms above tripods. Arrangements will be made to illuminate the whole on the night of the marriage. The Monument will be decorated with flags and banners, and illuminated on the night of the wed ding by the electric light. KONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. A quiet demand for money is reported in the discount market tc-day, and there is no alteration in the quotations. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £461,000, and the exports £708,000. The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon were generally without alteration, and sates on Paris and Hamburg, however, were slightly lower. The directors of the British and American Ex change Banking Corporation have made a call of £3 per share, payable on the 24th proximo. The following, with regard to the tea, &c„ duties, is extracted from Messrs. Joseph Travers and Sons' circular :—" The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce baying presented a memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchquer, praying that Gov rnment would take into consideration the tea, coffee, and sugar duties, with a view to a material reouction of the same, Mr. Gladstone has forwarded a reply, giving the assurance that if, in the present or any tuture Year, the balance of revenue and charge shall appear to be such as to allow of any reduction, the taxes On the great articles of consumption immediately connected with the comfort and well-being of the people will have a due share of the attention of her Majesty's Government.' " At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Rentes were 69f. 60c., 69f. 65c., quiet. Two O'CLOCK. A very small amount of business has taken place to -day in the market for the English Funds, and the quotations have not undergone any fluctuation, but the tendency is nevertheless rather unfavour able. Consols are now 21 1 for transfer and the sth March, and 921 for April. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 921 ; India 6 per Cents., 1084 ; ditto 4 per Cent. Enfaced, 941 ; ditto 51 per Cents., 1121. Exchequer Bills have been ls. dis. to par. Very little business has been negotiated in the Foreign Market, and prices have been steady. llgyptian Bonds are 100, and the 2d issue 991 100; Greek Bonds have improved to 20, and the Coupons to 9 ; Russian New Loan is supported at 941 1 ; Spanish Passive at 261 27 ; do. Certificates 91 ; Tarkish 6 per Cents., 1854, aye buoyant at 894 90 4; do., 1858, 72i 1; do., 1862, 69/ 4 ; and the Consolides 411. Business in the Railway Share Market continued d ull, and in some instances prices were a shade flatter. South-Westerns, Metropolitans, and South eisterns have each declined 10s. ; Midlands, 55.; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 155.; Lan cashire and Y orksh i re, N ort h-W es t erns , and North asterns, Berwick, however, have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remained steady at about previous quotations. Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Sharas ge nerally maintain previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .... New 3 per Cent. Annuities a.unutties, 30 yrs, expire i.th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 li4 India Stock 229 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 944 t)itto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100/ i D.... Bonds £l,OOO .... Console for Account, March. 5 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 1 dis par FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Egyptian 7 pet Cent lOO Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms 2O Ditto Coupons .. New Granada Ditto Deferred 7l i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 94i 1 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive S panish Cert. of Coup not funded Turki s h 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto, £lOO Bonds 75 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 . Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cvnt Ditto Account. Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .t)itto Account 921 4 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28. Sales, probably 3,000 bales. No change. Im ports, 1,098. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 28 —Wind this day at noon—West; light breeze, and fine weather. FALMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind W.—Sailed—Enterpriser for Buenos Ayres. CARDIFF, Feb. 27.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Sappho, for Buenos Ayres. GUERNSEY, Feb. 26,—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Whisper, for Havannah. KINGROAD, Feb. 2G.—Arrived—A. L. Mowe, from St. John's, N.B. T °PP dou f PORTSMOUTH Ei. , Feb. 27.—Arrived—Renown, from ur Alauritiu. 4, Sauet HIELDS, ar, from Feb. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Faith, and Dunb Huelva. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GIIAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Ai 4 a r rived, Feb, 27 —Pilgrim, from Ponang ; Totnus, from r4rrreiivlleeds:, Feb. 2W_ave,xpfreom, S,nyrna. Rouen; Julo, from :4:ll:oarhedißliel.gruB.m, EfrouirOstfernodm. DEAL, Saturday Morning, Endon, gunboat Trineulo, from west, for T 'RADE WITH JAPAN.—A New York paper men tions that a c argo o f tea L as ar rived in New York, im ported direct fr om J apan . Hith e rto the teas and silks from Japan have come by way of China, where the teas have usually been refired and repacked. This cargo, how ever, was prepared at Yokohama with especial reference to its sale in the American market, the firing and packing hav ing been superintended by Chinese sent to Japan for that Purpose. The tea resembles Moyune, the finest green tea of China, differing mainly in this, that it is pure and free from all colouring matter. In addition to the delicacy and softness of flavour of Japan tea, it also has strength, and has met with high commendation from the nicest judges. I mPorring Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always BQC4 fike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , Shan Railways Pant. Price. Business done 100 tiantic &St Lawrenci 7 1.11 64 66 gur I , iom.,Baroda&.Cent In: lot , 104 105 104 1 1 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares. zu4 Banal() awl Labe Wiwi, 40 / 4 54 10 Do. Preference 70 8 100 5 Buffalo,Brant&Godrici , ` 77 80 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1 , 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1875 100 73 76 100 h 5. do. June 1, 1, - 4 100 73 76 st leuttaaa S. Eastn. , ; 100 103 105 at !apeTown & Dock Scrll 100 108 log stock Flastn. Bengal gu. 6p. ( 100 1054 1165 1065 stock bast Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1055 1064 1065 6 20 Do. do. G Ext 5 4 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Cana& 100 21 201 100 1)0. Ist Pre'. Bonds ,+l! 65 68 665 100 • Do. <, o. deferred.— all 50 53 52 100 Do. 9,1 Pref. Bon is all 57 59 100 Do. do 11: fen ed all 41 6 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. cl..terr , d. .. , all 31 33 100 Du. 4th ['ref. s o all 21 28 100 Do. au deferred...—. all 22 24 stock Gt.lndiarentn.gua.sp.o 100 leg 1150 1051 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 1 I 20 Do. January, 1802 4 4 1 I stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 102 104 205 Gt. W. of Canada ShareB all 135 1311 205 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 99 101 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 15p 34 stock Madras guar., sp. c. stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 96 98 stock 1)c.4 , d 0.... . 100 :3 5 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 4toLk ‘l,lb.Coro. p. u. tin& 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds. all SO vcwßt unswick z Csn6 Class A ani B. all 3 5 N'.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pi bds 100 83 85 stock Seinac (100 1055 1065 .......... at Do. Delhi t Do. do 2 5 5p 20 Do. Punjaub c 15 A If) st Do. Do. r. d , 100 103 104 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.J (10 0 98 100 9g4 COLONIAL , i() ERNA! iIC - I ( 6 p.c.Ja Jul'& 1877-S1 Do. dp. c. Feb. & 100 1(3 !06 ' Do. dp.c. Ai ar. & Sep! 100 100 108 I Do. I p. c. Jan.&July. 100 97 98 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 'ape G. Hope, 8 p 0.187:' 100 ,C 9 111 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 113 115 Do. 189 , 100 114 116 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891. 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 - Mau' itius 5 per cent .. 100 110 112 Nitta, G,,v. 6 per cant • 100 tt 9 111 IN.B.Gov. 6 p.c.a a.&Jul) luu 1055 1064 1,0. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c., 1860 100 1004 1015 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 187( 100 100 101 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt- 100 995 1004 1005 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 11 :Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 1065 1074 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO i:0 112 S. Aus G0p.c.1873.& up lOO 110 112 571c.G0v. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 1 1 0 Do. 15 'tn.°. An.‘17.04.. lO O lll lll . 1114 BRITISH MINES. 2 luambrian Consol. Gold 1 5d p "Clitiord Amalgamated..' 19 21 !Devon G. Cons. Tavist., 1 530 540 ;East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 75 80 81 90 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. Id p East Caradon ...... , 1.14.0 45f 465 East Carn 8rea........; 3. 0 . 0 1O 104 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)' 7.19.0 5 55 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57 4 17 19 Great South 'reigns—. 17s 6 04 G. Wheal Vor(Ilelston ) 40 6/ 75 Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12 50 52 tlingston Downs 4.17.0 24 3 Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lelant , • g 34 36 Marke Valley.. 4 \lyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 21 1 d New Setun 193 135 145 ',North Downs 24 21 35 WWI Baseet(Illo , an 1.17 0 30 4 - • ‘ - , Torth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey 15 44 54 20 Vrovidence(Uny I.elnt.) 10.6.7 0 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 395 405 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 25 24 - -.Wheal Fran. (Illog - an, 18.1 ..9 85 90 ,St r ay Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Mil] 10 !fin Crott 9 18 19 —15 V Basset adon ( (IlLlioganskear)d 5 15 31 } 33 135 ar ettaos'ase.t..a.h.o..g..a.n.:l 444 65 205 7 27 0 5 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant); 2.0.6 7 8 ‘ - t ‘'l7 `i ,lei b ise e ta a B l l Bailer (RedrutlO 5 00 70 WhealLud ott !2.10.8 64 7} 7 Wheal MaryAnn(Men )1 8 154 165 Wheal Seton I 585 225 7 2 1 5 heal Tretawney (Lis ) 7 17 18 Wheal Union 3.17 41 55 PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western (Perks & Hants Ext.), 44 per cent. red., 99i „ .. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, per cent. pref., 1031 LINES LEASED Ak FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent.; 21 Great Luxembourg, N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gun- 7 per cent. (Um.), 2a), 31 3 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent. (all), 233 FOREIGN MINES. Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lim.), 3 2; Port Philip, l; Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 3; 4; JOINT-STOCK HANKS. Anglo Portuguese (Um.), 3i Australasia, 8 Bank of Egypt, 251 British and American Exchange (Urn.), 7 liritish North American, 50} Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 21/ I Eng., Sew., and Australian Chartered, 20: London and Colonial (lima, 3i 4 London and County, 43, 4 London and South African, 061 6 London and Westminster, 77 3 / 4 Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Ottoman Bank, 43.21 Ditto, new, 11; it ; Scinde, Punjaub, and e Delhi (lim.), 3; DOCKS. St. Katharine, 56 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 10 ; E. glish and Australian Copper, 1; I London District Telegraph (1 m.),2; south Australian Land, 31} DEACONESS LIFE IN GERMANY.—I have been for some years past interested in the ork of the Sisters of Charity, in connection with the Church of Rome, and admired their zeal and activity, their devotion to the poor and sick, their unflagging patience, and self-denying exertions under all circumstances. I could not but regret that so much that was really good and use ful had died out of the churches calling themselves Reformed. But I was at that time ignorant of the order of Deaconesress, now so widely diffused through Germany, and indeed through almost every country of the Continent. These Deaconesses consider that they belong to fho primitive arrangements of the early church, and date their commencement from the apostolic age. Very soon, however, the state of war and disturbance in the Western Empire prevented women from exercising any duty even, of charity, without the protection of closed doors and walls; so the Desconesses became cloistered sisters, and their distinc tive characteristics were lost. An attempt was made at the Reformation to revive the order of Deaconesses; but again the wars in Germany, and the lawless state of society, made it impossible. It was only thirty years ago that Professor Fliedner drew together at Kaieerwerth a few women for charitable works; and from this small beginning revived this most useful order, which from such an insignificant commencement has now spread itself all over Eu,rope,— Ono a Wok. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. Share: Itallways. P,ir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. ;Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cork and Bandon Corn tea 11 • A acts no tbv Do A Do' B till npe..p an.hasl C been paid to it. 50 Dublin & Belfast •Inne.i 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. st ;Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk st I Ditto A stock st I Ditto East Anglian stl st ,CreatNorthof Scotland st Great Northern Ist Do A stock et Do LI do st Gt. S. an I •W. of Ireland at Great Western at I Do Str Val gua. stock st Lancashire & Yorkshire at London and Blackwall st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western et Lon. & South Western at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do shares... • 10 Metropoli tan 13.14. 25 10 st st 50 20 $1 Midland 5 . 4 . 0 I Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 50 Gt. W. of Ireland 2 5 I Do. 3 shares 25 1111 d Kent 10 i Do Cray Line st 'North British at Kdin., Perth, & Dundee st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 i Do, G.N.E. purchase at Do Lecda at Do York at I Do Carlisle st North London 10 Do New 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock st ' Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welohpool at Shropshire Union at South Devon st South Eastern st South Wales t S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines, Wok., an dWok 25 Stockton t Darlington 25 Do 25 I Do New, 1860 st Taff Vale.. 10 1 Do B I 0 Do C CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. I 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria eta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornwall et :W. Hartlepool Har.dsß 1 et West Midland -Oxfordi st i Do Newport st Do Hereford) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOM. Paid. Closing Business Price. , done. 8 8i 7 8 80 8S 1161 1174 6 '7i 41 43 13 14 88 20 106 108 49 50 45 47 24 25 123 121 123 124 134 136 100 101 64 67 104109 72 73 114 115 90 42 991 991 10 1011 45 46 114 141 125 126 81 1 112 1 IA 53 54 28 28 9S 99 - -(I 551 5Ci 87 83 112 114 16 ifi 11 11i 121 123 45 46 103 105 N 61 32 34 911 95 67 Gii 84 9 491 9 21 1231 123 k i 104 100 67 61 109 114 41/ i 99; # 100 99i 1011 1001 45 14 14 125} 531 i 984 9 94; I 7 8 374 384 9 10 74 8 p 147 149 4k 5 p 24 3 p 82 84 150 160 29 31 42 43 37 40 95 97 rilE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant and a Jury.) . SINGULAR DEFENCE,-UOLNIES V. FLACK AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover £66, under somewhat ex traordinary circumstances ; Mr. Matthews, instructed by Mr. Pearce, of Giltspur-street, appearing for plaintiff, and Mr. Philbrick, instructed by Mr. Orton, of the Old Jury, for defendants. The plaintiff is a butcher, and defendants are in the same line of business, being described as live stock salesmen. It appeared in June, 1859, that a cheque was given by plain tiff, and it was alleged on his behalf, to both the defendants, for the purpose of buying some sheep. Plaintiff said that the names of both defendants were upon the cheque, which had been destroyed, and that Flack had been through the Insolvent Debtors' Court. Tho jury found for the plaintiff for the full amount. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SHOCKING STATE OF THE NIGHT HORSES WORKING IN THE "CITIZEN" 01NINIEUSES.—Samuel Rumball, badge 13,912, driver of omnibus 7,109, the property of Mr. Shilli toe, was charged before Mr. Knox by Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly torturing two horses by working them in an omnibus whilst in a totally unfit state for labour by night. James Rutherford, one of the society's officers, said— This morning about one o'clock I was on duty in Oxford street with Jenkins, another officer of the society, when I saw the defendant driving two horses attached to an omni bus from the end of Tottenham Court-road to Oxford street. The defendant flogged the horses several times, and as they seemed unable to go along with the om nibus, I was induced to examine them. The near side horse I found to be very lame, with broken knee. There was an enlargement of the fore fetlock joints, and the horse was in a weak and debilitated state, and totally unfit for work. I took the horse away from the omnibus and al lowed the conductor to go on with the other horse ; but, seeing that it was also going lame, I examined it, and found it lame of both forelsgs. The sweat was running off both horses, and on asking the driver why he flogged the horses, he said he was obliged to do so to get them along, but that ho did not think they were so bad or he would not have brought them out, as three months ago he was fined 10s. at the Marlborough-street police court for a simi•• lar thing. _ _ _ Mr. A. Cherry, veterinary surgeon, said—l inspected the two horses complained of by the last witness, and found the first one he complained of to be very old, poor. weak, lame, with broken knees, sores on each side of the fetlock joints, produced by placing one foot' against the other from excessive weakness and lameness. The other horse was a trifle better, but it had a sore on the near shoul der. The animal was very weak, and rendered much worse by being compelled to do the whole labour of drawing the omnibus, the other horse being incapacitated from its con dition. Mr. Knox—Can the horses ever be of use I' Mr. Cherry—Net for omnibus work certainly, but the horse first spoken of is totally unfit for use, having dis eased lungs. Mr. Love—The notoriously bad state of the horses work ing in what are called the Citizen omnibuses, running from Paddington to the City, has been the source of corn plaint for soma time past, and notwithstanding repeated warnings to the proprietors and drivers, the evil still con tinued. Mr. Knox—The proprietors who send out these horses are more to blame than the drivers. The best course will be to allow the defendant to go at large on his own recog nisances, to detain the horses, and to summon the owners. The horses were ordered to be detained, and the owner summoned. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.--Ann Harris, charged last Saturday with stealing a pair of trousers, the property of a gentleman, named Levien, was again brought up. There was an error in the report, it appears, as to Mr. Levien being the proprietor of the establishment referred to, which arose from that gentleman having house property in the neighbourhood. Prisoner stating that she was very sorry, and Mr, Levien stating that he did not wish to press the case, prisoner was committed for a month for unlawful possession. THAMES. TAKEN TN AND DONE FOR.--.A SENSIBLE OFFICER. —Directly Mr. Selfe had taken his seat on the bench this morning, a young man, runner and touter to an outfitter and clothier, got into the witness-box, and said he had a serious complaint to make against a police-inspector. A ship arrived three days ago in the London Docks, and one of the crew, whose custom was solicited, and who said his balance of wages amounted to £4 108., was supplied with clothes to the amount of £3 los. It was afterwards ascer tained that the sailor had no wages to receive, that he had overdrawn his account with the captain on the voyage, and was actually indebted to the ship. Mr. Selfe—You \N ere done. (A laugh.) Applicant—Yes, sir. The seaman was given into cus tody, and taken to the station-house for the fraud. Mr. Selfe—Fraud? Applicant—Yes, sir ; and the sergeant was about to enter the charge on a police-sheet, and lock up the man, when an inspector interfered, and said it was not a felony, and no magistrate would entertain ouch a charge. Mr, Selfe—The inspector is a very sensible man. Inspector Dandy, of the H division, a wry respectable and intelligent officer, acknowledged the compliment, and said the applicant went on board ship in the river before her actual arrival in dock, without permission of the mas • ter, for which he was liable to a penalty of £2O, under the 237th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, The seaman was dragged out of the ship, taken to the house of the ap plicant's master, stripped of his old clothes and new ones put on him. Mr. Selfe—l know how business is done in the port of London, and how very anxious outfitters and boarding house-keepers are to do business with seamen. If trades men who make such large profits by sailors will give them credit without making proper inquiries, they must take the consequences. The Applicant—What am T to do ? Mr. Selfe•—Your master can sue the sailor for the re covery of the debt in the County Court if he can find him. (L aug hte r.) The Applicant--He will be at sea again before we can do that. Mr. Selfe—No doubt of it. The criminal law is not to be made use of and set in motion to recover tailor's bills. The applicant then retired, making nothing by his motion. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 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 'sightly dearer in London than in Paris. TEE FEDERAL ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,—The following extract is taken from a letter which we have seen, dated from the army near Fredericksburg during the first week of this month. The writer emigrated recently from the neighbourhood of Bolton; and it is remarkable that till lately he has exhibited strong Union sentiments : " I think the war will last for some time yet, for some of the generals have not made all the money that they wish to make, and you may be sure that the war will not stop until they have; for I wish you to understand that this has turned into a money war, and not a Union or a slave war, for they are all getting all that they can out of the Union, and they will let the war go on until they have got all that they can. For I have been within five miles of Rich mond, and our General could and would have taken it in a very short time if they had not ordered him ; back. And I caa tell you that the soldiers will never fight under any other general, for little Mac ,(General M'Clellan), as we call him, is the ;best of them all. General Burnside has left us, for I need not tell you how many men we have lost since little Mac left us, for you will have seen it in the papers. Daring the last fight that we had /a shell fell within nine inches of my head, but did not burst. I can tell you that we have had some pretty tall fighting, take all in all, and such sport that you never did see in all your life. We are now about 55 miles from Washington, and about four miles from Fredericksburgh. That is the last place that we were fighting in. W e marched over the river pretty fast, be we came back as fast, and a large number left our army altogether. It is very bard to stop with the army, when I see so many Americans leave it, for 25 have run away out of our eosa mt i e s ric t a h n o s s , e and that now we have very few Americans left. were So A i when o And now h devil,' as they say .aey g . go to t o pany, and about 19 of . them half of the army en the look out for the we have one stop and fight for the Union he run away, and lett it to I w ill stop until my time is out, two causes. The first i s, that I have a very good for all that. For my p art, stand other, to see that th e y do not run away; but they go, for in —; and the other and be st one is, that I will let them i an will fight to the backbone, and Englishman then will not give over as long as he is alive. But me or any other man fighting will not make the South come into the Union, for we cannot do it ; they have too much room for us to beat them. MR. W. F. WINDHAM.—A summons has been obtained against Mr. W. F, "Windham for using abusive and threatening language to Mr. H. B. Sproul, the Great Eastern Railw a y C ompany ' s stat i on mas t er at Thorpe. FIRES.—This m orn i ng a fi re b ro k e out in the house of Mrs. Ri c h ar d s, 5, Danvers street, Chelsea. Although the flam es were confined to the apar t men t in which they began, M rs . Ri chards was burned to d ea th, and the house was muc h • damagedby fire and water, In the course of the night fires also took place in the pre mises of Mews. Flockton, distillers, Plough-road, lidther hithe, and Mr. Gordon, haberdasher, 11 igh-street, Bow. The former caused only trifling damage, but the latter destroyed the stock in trade, MARKETS---This Day COVENT GARDEN. We have to report continued heaviness in the trade for vegetables at barely late rates. Most kinds of fruit, how ever, support previous quotations. FRUIT. s. d. s. d., s. d. s d Pine apples 8 otolo 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 8 oto 12 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 6to 1 9 Foreign do 1 6to 2 0 i Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Melons 0 oto 0 0' Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per ht-sv. 2 oto 4 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 3 oto 8 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 120 3 oto 7 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hi aye° oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 01Raspberries,prpt 0 oto 0 u Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 9to 1 3 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory.. 0 oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 1 oto 2 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 0 Red ditto 2 oso 4 0i Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 j Brocoli, per bun. 1 oto 1 3 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 150 New ditto, pr pnt 1 oto 1 8 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 ! Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 1 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 1 3to 2 6 1 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 , NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 108 Od ; geese, 6s Od to 7s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 9d ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s 9d ; rabbits, is Od to 2s each ; wild do., 104 to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 10d to is Od each ; large Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 14s 04 ; chickens, 7s Od to 9s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 4s Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, is 6d to Os each ; pheasanis, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges,oB Od to O s Od ; woo d coc k s , Os Od to Os ; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; widgeons, Os Od to O s Od ; p l over s, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, 68 Od to 7s Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh b u tt er , lld to is Id; English, is ld to is 5d per lb ; English eggs 9s Od to lOs Od ; French do., 8s Od to 9s Od per 120 ; l eve rets, 3s Od to Os Od each. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. PRUSSIA AND RUSSIA. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH referred to the state • ment made by Earl Russell with regard to the convention between Prussia and Russia. That statement had assured him the matter might be safely left in his hands ; but he had seen a statement in a newspaper from a speech of Count Bismark, that there was some inexactness in what the noble earl had stated, and he therefore wished the noble earl to have an opportunity of making any observations on the subject he might feel disposed. Earl RUSSELL said that it did not appear clear what Count Bismark had said, but he certainly had stated ex actly what had passed between him and the Russian and Prussian ambassadors, that he had been informed that the convention was for the purpose of Polish refugees being given up to the Russian authorities, and the giving of assistance to Russian troops forced to flee from Russian territory. He adhered to the statement, which had been confirmed by subsequent events. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY asked a question respect ing the statement relative to the arrest of Polish students. Earl RUSSELL said he believed it was truo that an arrest of students had taken place, but ho did not know at the present moment whether the students had been given up to the authorities in Russia. The subject then dropped. PRINCE OF WALES ANNUITY BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill. The noble lord said he did not think there was any necessity for him to go at any length into the nature of the provision made on former occasions, or the increased value of money since that period. It was matter of congratulation that, by the economy introduced with re gard to the management of the Duchy of Cornwall, such a moderate sum as that proposed was all that was required on the present occasion. The bill was then read a second time. TRANSPORTATION. Earl STANHOPE moved that an humble address be presented to her Majesty for a copy of a memorial presented on the 12th of February, 1863, by a deputation of the colo nists from West Australia to the Duke of Newcastle, pray ing for a more extended system of transportation to that colony. The noble earl said it was really desirable to know whether the Government felt disposed to grant the prayer of the memorialists. He felt that great advantages would flow from a well considered plan for the introduction of con vict labour in many of our distant dependencies. In carry ing out such a proposition, of course two things would have to be considered, namely the advantage likely to result to any particular colony to which that labour might be sent, and whether the colonists were willing to receive convict labour. He was aware that a Royal Commission was now inquiring into the sub ject of prison discipline, but whatever might be the report of the commissioners he thought but little good would be effected until they returned to the system of transportation. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he did not expect the noble lord would think that he ought to enter fully into a question which was now the subject of inquiry by a Royal Commission, and in which the question involved was the best system of convict punishment—prison discipline or transportation. With respect to Bermuda, that could only be considered as a colonial prison, in which it had been thought desirable to reduce the number of prisoners. In any question of transportation, Bermuda was not likely to be taken into account. The only remain ing convict settlements were Bermuda, Gibraltar, and Western Australia, and with a diminishing number of con victs sent abroad it became necessary to abandon one of them, and it had been decreed that that one should be Ber muda. He did not know that the noble earl had exactly stated the case for Western Australia. The sending out a number of convicts irrespective of the crimes they had committed, had been fraught with the worst re sults, but in the event of its being thought desirable to send any larger number of convicts abroad, the wishes of the colonists of Western Australia would not be lost sight of. He had no objection to offer to the motion of his noble friend. The motion was agreed to. ENGLISH CTIURCH SERVICES IN WALES BILL. This bill, on the motion of the Bishop of BANGOR, was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 6d to is 10d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 8d to Is ; prawns, Os to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 25s ; cod, 2s Od to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doroys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to 2s Od ; lobsters, 2s 6d to ss; crabs, is 6d to 3s ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s Od per pair ; common oysters, —s to —s ; natives, 48s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 9s; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, is Od to is 6d; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 50s per 120 ; fresh herrings, 5s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and encb, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 28 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; lamb, N Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 38 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. WIIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4a 8d; and pork, 36 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. _ BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from nd to 8d; of household do., 5d to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to ltd ; 641 b to 721 b, 2/d to 3d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 31d to 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 78 Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, lOs Od to 12s Od ; halfbreds, 8s 6d to 10s 6d ; Downs, 6s 9cl to 8s 6d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SistrrnFlELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 18s per load. Supply moderate—trade dull. CUMBERLAND: —Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s; clover, £3 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 10e to £1 18s per load. A slow demand. _ _ WIIITECHAPEL. — Meadow hay, £2 Os to £1 4s; clovez do. £3 lOs to .C 5 153; and straw, 10s to £1 18s per load. Trade inactive. COAL 1 Prices of Coal per Ton a ARK ET. the close of the market. -- s. d. Buddle'sWest Hartley 14 3 Byass's Belside West Hartley ..14 3 Lambert's West Hart -14 3 ley Davison's West Hart -14 6 ley North Pelton Gas 13 3 Carway and Duffryn Anthracite 2O 0 Carway and Duirryn Malting , 22 0 Holywell l5 6 Ships at market, S. d. Hastings Hartley •• • l4 3 Ilrylam 15 6 Walls End. K elloe ........... ___ ..16 6 Russer s Hetton 15 0 Braddyll's Hetton 15 3 Tunstall Hartlepool.. l6 3 South Hartlepool 14 6 Trimdon Hartlepool l6 3 IFramwellgate 14 6 South Hetton ...... l7 3 118 ; sold, 54. LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 25. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Lisburn—John Doherty Barbour, of tho Fort, in the county of Antrim, Esq,, in the room of Jona than Richardson, Esq., resigned. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. William Brown, general dealer, Westminster John Walsh Best, architect, Edworth, near Bolton BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of any importance of the Gazette : Charles J. J. Forster, corn dealer, Mark-lane Richard Ridding, licensed appraiser, Notting-hill Lewis J. Gedge, cabinetmaker, Pimlico Mathew Shields, shipowner, Bridge-street, Blackfriars Joseph Crossley, licensed victualler, Bury John Johnson, corn factor, Manchester Ralph Hodgson, grocer, South Shields Thomas Price, plumber, Brecon Aneurin George, slater, Brecon James Barlow, music seller, Liverpool Daniel 'Warner, miller, Leicester Henry Hansford, carpenter, Bridgwater, Somersetshire George Bull, shoemaker, Hethe, Oxford James King, builder, Lindfield, Sussex Thomas Simpson, hatter, Kingsland, Middlesex Thomas Poole, saddler, Harefield, -Uxbridge Henry Avins, sawyer, Birmingham Jas. Wood, lace manufacturer, Nottingham Matthew Kennedy, publican, Walsall Thomas Naul, licensed victualler, Warwickshire Robert Rayner, innkeeper, Worcestershire William Dalby, builder, Yorkshire David Morgan, physician, Brunswick -place North James Fern, fishmonger, Lincoln George Lister, publican, Wakefield THE BLOCKADE OF GALVESTON. (From the london Gazette of last Evening.) FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 27. It is hereby notified that Earl Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has re eeived from her Majesty's Minister at Washington a de spatch, dated Washington, Feb. 6, 1863 0f (o a f nwohteicfhrotmhe Mr. lowing is an extract), enclosing a copy Seward, dated Feb. 5, respecting the blockade of the port of Galveston I have the honour to enclose a copy of a note which I received at two o'clock this afternoon from Mr. Seward, stating that the blockade of Galveston was ' resumed imme- • diately, and will be continued until further notice.' " Department of State Washington, Feb. 5 , 1863 . MY LORD,—As opi n io ns may be entertained by mer chants interested in trade to the Port of Galveston, in Texas, that the blockade of that port by a United States naval force may. in consequence of recent events in that quarter, have been interrupted, I have the honour to ac quaint you, with a view to obviate em barrassments to neu tral commerce, which might be occasioned by such opin i ons , that the blockade was resumed immediately, and will be continued until further notice. Although due notice of such resumption will probably have been given by the com mander of the blockading squadron to vessels which may attempt to enter Galveston, it is deemed advisable to com municate a similar notice to your lordship.—l have, &c., (Signed) W. 11. SEWARD. The Lord Lyons. Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam - 11 171 11 17; Antwerp ,-- 25 40 25 46 Brussels - 25 40 25 45 Ilamburgh - 13 6i 13 71 Paris Ditto Marseilles - 25 45 25 50 Frankfort on Maine ..... 1191 1 WI Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn ........ -- 25 52 3 / 4 25 al Milan .. 25 52 3 / 4 25 57i Genoa — 25 52 3 / 4 25 571 Naples Palermo — 25 57 3 / 4 25 621 Messina — 25 57 3 / 4 25 621 Lisbon — 521 521 Oporto — 524 621 A LONG-LIVED it ACE.—Died, on the 19th inst., at 140, Mount-pleasant, Liverpool, aged 101 y ears, Mr. David M'Vey, late of Workington. The deceased was a native of Cumber, Ireland, and was cousin to the late Bishop Ward, of the Isle of Man. The family of which he was a member were remarkable for longevity, his maternal grandmother having lived to the age of 103 years, his mother to 100 years, and his sister, the wife of Mr. Isaac Fletcher, yeoman, of Pardshaw, Cumberland, to 92 years; his brother, who was present at his funeral, is now nearly 90 years old. • SHIPS OF WAR FOR JAPAN.—Mr. Prnyn, the Ametican Minister in Japan, has taken an order from the Government in Japan to get built for that Go vernment two steam sloops of war, of 24 heavy guns each, and one steam guiboat also with heavy guns, He wa also to procure a rifling machine and field battery of six gu ns, But on the arrival of these orders at Washington Mr, Seward has written back to state that cannon cannot be cast fast enough for the wants of the Federal service, and therefore that part of the order cannot be executed, and that Mr. Pruyn is to say to the Japanese Government that his service in this matter must be entirely of an unofficial character, The order has been handed to an agent. fChamberlain, and it appeared from the statements of that noble lord that the last Levee was a most exceptional one, no less than 3,000 'gentlemen having attended to show their respect to the Prince of Wales. (Hear, hear.) The accommodation provided on these occasions was only for 1,500. The gentleman were invited to use a room with a number of seats provided for ladies attending the Drawing Rooms, but no one availed themselves of the uffer—(laugh ter)—so eager were they to gain access to his Royal High ness. (Hear, hear.) BREACH OF PRIVILEGE—SIR, F. SMITH AND MR. REED. Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to put the following question to the Secretary to the Admiralty, whether he could inform the house that Mr. Reed, previous to his employment by the present Board of Admiralty, had ever drawn the lines, or prepared the models, or superintended the construction of any man-of-war or other ship ? Lord C• PAGET replied, that looking at the circum stances that Mr. Reed was about to be called to the house, it would be better for . the right hon. baronet to defer put ting his question. (Ilear, hear.) The SPEAKER then inquired of the Sergeant-at- Arms if Mr. Reed was in attendance ? The SERGEANT-AT-ARMS—Mr. Reed is in at • tendance. The SPEAKER—Let him be brought in. The SERGEA.NT-AT-ARMS then retired, and immediately returned with Mr. Reed, who bowed respectfully to the house. The SPEAKER—Did you write that letter? (The letter to Sir F. Smith was here exhibited to Mr. Reed by the Chief Clerk, Sir Dennis Le Marchant.) Mr. REED—I did. The SPEAKER—Is that the letter? Mr. REED—It is. The SPEAKER—I have to acquaint you that the writ ing of that letter has been adjudged a breach of the privi leges of this house. Have you anything to say with respect to that letter ? Mr. REED replied—Sir, I was not aware, when I wrote that letter, that I was committing a breach of the privileges of this house, or most assuredly I should not have written it. Knowing now that I have committed an offence against the rules of this house, I beg to apologise most humbly for the error I have com mitted. (Hear, hear.) To the hon. and gallant mem ber I beg to tender an ample apology, First, for hav ing written in the terms I did with respect to a statement made by him, and secondly, for having employed in the letter I did write phrases of impropriety. I am quite confident, Sir, that I wrote this letter under feelings of irritation, and that the hon. and gallant gentleman was quite misunderstood by me, and that he did not mean to commit any injustice. (Hear, hear.) I hope this apology will be deemed sufficient by the hon. and gallant officer, of whose high character, both in this house and his honour able profession, I have a full and perfect knowledge. The SPEAKER—You may withdraw. Mr. Reed having withdrawn, Sir F. SMITH said the staightfoi ward apology made by Mr. Reed perfectly satisfied him, and if the house was, as he ventured to believe, of the same opinion, he should move that Mr. Reed be relieved from further attendance on that house. (Hear, hear.) The motion was agreed to. SUPPLY. POLAND: On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. HENNESSY rose, pursuant to notice, to move an address to the Crown on the subject of Poland. He said that in the session of 1864, when ho asked the attention of Parliament to the state of Poland, he was met by the stereo typed reply that Poland was not a practical question. In the fallowing session he received the same answer. He ventured to affirm that, whatever tone might be taken by the Government, that reply would not be given to-night. Since 1861 Poland had become, in the estimation of every member of that house, not only a practical but a momentous question. In 1861 events were taking place in Poland that were little understood in other parts of Europe. It was then said that theendurance and passive attitude of the Poles were an indication that they laboured under the pressure of three great Powers, and that the heart of Poland did not beat under that pressure. He thought, on the contrary, that the great forbearance of the Poles was a proof of their trust in their leaders, their confidence in their cause, and their faith in the future. It was due to the Russian Government that the attitude of the Poles had been changed, and it was owing to the conduct of that Government that recent events had occurred. Early in tho year 1862 an Imperial ukaso was issued which promised reforms, and appeared to confer privileges on the Poles. O n th e 10th o f J une , 1862, the HOUSE OF COMMONS---Last Evening. Emperor appointed the Gr a nd D u k o Constantine his Lieu • The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. t enan t i n P o l an d, an d th e M arqu i s W ielopolski toassisthim, DEAL IMPROVEMENT BILL. The Grand Duke Constantine solicited the Polish nobles On the second reading, to confer with him on the wants of Poland. The nobles, Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN moved that it be the great landowners, and the municipal bodies responded read a second time that day six months, on the ground to that appeal. It was not alone from the Emperor of the that the majority of the inhabitants were opposed to the Russias and from his Lieutenant the Grand Duke that indi bill, there being an act in fo: ce which gave all the advan- cations were addressed to the Poles, telling them to petition tages sought to be obtained by this measure, for a liberal form of government. When he called the Sir C. BRYDGES seconded the motion. attention of the house to the state of Poland there was Mr. MASSEY supported the amendment. seated in the Peers' gallery an illustrious Polish nobleman After a few words from Sir E. DERING, the second who overheard the words spoken from the Treasury Bench reading was negatived without a division. by Lord J. Russell. That noble lord was then making his SECOND READINGS, last speech in that house, and he said to Poland, " I believe The Hastings Pier, Harbour, and Railway, and Newton your interests point to tranquillity, and to petitions and re and Malignlleth Railway (agreement w.th the Great quests for a more liberal form of government, and for insti • Western) Bills were read a second time. tutions similar to those whioh were granted from Vienna." BRISTOL DOCKS AND PORT BILL. How was that advice followed ? The marechal de noblesse On the motion of Mr. FORSTER, these bills were referred went back to his own country shortly after the noble lord had to the General Committee on Railway and Canal Bills, made that speech. the ukase to which he had referred was PETITIONS. published,and inconsequence the noblesof Podolia assembled; Mr. Cox, from Alderman and members of the Common 300 of them met, the 12 marechals de noblesse at their head, Council of London, in favour of the retention of Epping and an address to the Emperor was drawn up in which Forest for the public, and praying for inquiry. —Mr. Con- they said — DEN, from Rochdale, praying for an equalisati on o f th e "Rejecting all thoughts of the predominance of any par sugar duties. t i tular race or c l a ss, the Podolian nobles remain true to the THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN fundamental Polish idea of giving to all classes the same FRANCE AND ITALY. political rights, and they require union with Poland because Mr. W. FORSTER asked the Under Secretary of State , tg e y s s i e r e ue ill ie s n uc i li f u ti tt e io e n eu th n e tr f y ot i t s n v d e a r t y ion l a fr p ee eepei institutions. riieut for Foreign Affairs, whether the Foreign Office had in its means of education, the laws opposed to the customs, tradi possession a copy of the Commercial Treaty between France tions, and interchange of opinions, the execution of the laws and Italy now waiting ratification by the Italian Pullen. rendered nugatory by an administration foreign t r o the coun ment,ars and also a copy of the new Italian tariff; if .so, a try ci Te r d e co a n r c a en a t o ra d ted flo b a er ly ond a th p e o p p a o lie a gt n he w n i a rh i o o u ntl o w rga n ne whether he was prepared to lay these documents upon the selected lm f re rom'its own body for the purpose of directing its table of the house; and, if not, whether he was aware that affairs. several days ago these documents were laid upon the table What was the result of that address ? He held in his hand of the Italian Chambers by the Italian Minister ? three letters describing the fate of that nobleman who had Mr. LAYARD hoped that the explanation which he heard the advice of Lord Russell, and had followed it. One ventured to offer the other night would have been deemed of the letters was dated from a prison at St. Petersburg, satisfactory. The fact was that treaty had not been com- and the other two described what had happened. The last pletely ratified. However, as soon as it Ras ratified it letter was dated the 16th February, 1863, and was written would be laid on the table of the house, and communicated by a near relative of the nobleman to whom he referred. It to the various cham bars of commerce. An abstract had said, "The marechal de noblesse whom you have seen in been confidentially communicated to the Government. England is now at the fortress of Petropaulovski,condemned LONDON RAILWAYS. for 14 months, with 11 of his companions, to most inhuman Lord ENFIELD gave notice that on Tuesday next he torments." (Hear.) So much for following the advice which should ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, had been given in that house, and also taking counsel of the looking at the number of railway projects afoot for the me- Russian authorities. (Hear.) He mentioned that incident to tropolis and suburbs, it would not be expedient, with a illustrate the conduct of the Russian authorities as far as view to the protection of the public, to appoint a special it affected the higher classes in Poland. But every class in committee or Royal Commission to report thereon. Poland felt the pressure of the Russian Government, because ENTRY OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES. during the time of which he was speaking a state of siege ORDER OF PROCESSION. prevailed. - He had said that the Grand Duke Constantine Sir R. CLIFTON asked th e S ecre t ar y o f State for the had invited the municipal authorities and town councils to Home Department wheth e r th ere w a s a ny truth in the confer with him upon the state of the people. The Town Council of Warsaw, acting upon that invitation, sent in to statement in the newspapers yesterday that he had written the Grand Duke a report, dated July 20, 1862, on one of the to the authorities of the City as to changing the ceremonial prisons of Warsaw. The report began by saying that "the upon the reception of the Princess Alexandra? total number of men and women arrested from the begin- Sir G. GREY replied that he had not given any instruc ning of the year 1862 to July 19, was 14,833." The de tions altering any plan of loyal ceremonial that her Ma- scription of the room in which the political prisoners were jesty's subjects proposed adopting. He had, it was true, confined was as follows : been co-operating with the different authorities, in " Room No. 18, the same small size as the other two, ex cept that it is but halftheir width, contains 30 men, arreste d order to assist them into the best mode of doing honour to her Royal Highness in her passage for not carrying lanterns at night. This room has no furni- There is scarcely a lit re d a or a r ir m a o n v c e i through London, (Loud cheers.) The procession would ture oe ag a o r n t to m ne en sm i a n ll i b t ar e r e e n d window. itii. There is so little not be a state one in the usual sense of that term. about sa with freedom. There would be six open ;carriages, provided the weather the close packing of these 30 persons is an unprecedented was of a very favourable nature—(laughter)--and instance of disregard of human life." the The report closed with this sentence,-- Life G co u rt a e r g d e s. wAousltdrenbge desire endheadd beenby a exp s r q e u ss a e d d ro b n y th o e f "Considering, first, that the number of people arrested City of London—always foremost in all loyal demonstra- during the past half-year amounts to nearly 1-10th of the t a i r o e n , e e r x s c e l n u s d tions and in loyalty to the Throne--(cheers)--to take a whole population of the town, and to 1-sth of such popula idnefae forchildren; ac m on esi rr h i a fi t in ami n nlt e h n o t s i e en ar t r e es t r e leading part in the reception of the Princess at tho Bricklayers' Arms, the citizens claiming some jurisdic decrpees of the police, and mothers with trifling children, even tion over the ancient and loyal borough of Southwark. children of four years old and children at the breast aro The other municipal authorities of the districts through o ft en arrested—the Deputy-President and the delegates of which their Royal Highnesses would pass had also ex- the Municipal Council consider it most expedient to take pressed an anxious desire to be allowed the fullest oppor- immediate steps to put a s t op t o thi s ev il . " tunity of taking a part in the proceedings of the day. He was not quoting newspapersnow,lest any person should (Hear, hear.) It had, therefore, been arranged accuse him of exaggerating ;he had quoted from the report that the authorities of Southwark—attended by his two hon, of the Town Council upon the prison of the town. (Hear.) friends the members for the borough (Mr. Layard and Mr. There were other addresses from provincial councils in re- Locke)--(hear, and laughter)—should attend at ply to the invitation of the Russian Government, and e the Bricklayers' Arms to receive the Princess. would read a few words from the ad d ress of the provincial The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs would be likewise council of Piotrkow, dated November, 1862: — present present at the station ; but it was arranged,present in order to prevent overcrowding, in consequence of the the .r a . uthor r iges wa t o o n_ toofemeen qualified for the various kinds of "The council also feels f i h i e ts o tt o y f number of carriages, that the civic procession, in position—tho want the years 1833 f a ro n m d 1856 this province, manyt thousands theattention of its entirety, should join at London-bridge and have been recruited for the the p s ui my ation, and not leaving enough precede the cortege as far as Temple-bar. At tuting the la c e r u ea r. et Thesecream of recruits were sent thousands of miles Temple-bar the authorities of 'Westminster, headed amweanyt,°irnto strange lands, for many years, were attacked by by the Duke of Buccleuch, High Steward, the Dean t c o auses ; a dreadful mortality i s n r c e o d n o s e e e q d u t e e n 4 cupf th t e climate, and re of Westminster, the High Constable, and other burgesses, turntntlit.oeirrhneyrnab province. er For these n r a eas o o n n ly s thelr, but would receive the Princess. (Hear, hear.) The authorities a ha b s u telt it to be its duty to protest against any the e ecr o u l i i t tl in ci g l of every part of the metropolis, through which her Royal for the army which might be carded into effect on similar Highness will pass had really and truly vied, the principles, and, above all, against a system which, by call one with the other, to do honour to the Princess jag to re the er army the . majority of persons belonging to the Alexandra, and to be afforded an opportunity of exhibiatrine(gi e e v d e u r c y a mdeansmeThserfi.edecvlaer, would deprive the province of their loyalty on this interesting occasion, a feeling galieveryr nion that the retention olf3p r ra e c e r t t o s r g e es:. .1 In own t country l , in common by all her Majesty's loyal subjects,.with due protection for their language and religion, which and out their opportunity would be afforded them. in carrying are the only treasures left to a nation under foreign rule, desires. (Loud cheers.) could alone rend er a con scr i p ti o n tolerable to the popula d Sir G. BOWYE R, Sir G. GREY said th e Sheriffs,tion ' of this country • any other will always be considered In reply to Mr. LOCKE an being Sheriffs of Lon- as something w orse than the heaviest of misfortunes." don and Middlesex , would continue with the procession Be had read th ese ex tracts to the house as a statement of along the whole of its route. 6 their case by the only official element left in Poland. Well, Mr. LOCIt "E considered that the authorities of South- in accordance with the request of the Grand Duke Constan wark should have precedence in the p roces s i on. Would the tine, Count Andrew Zamoyski was asked in open day to L o rd Mayor and the civ ic authorities head the procession? suggest the po lic y which he thou g ht best s u it e d for the Sir G. GREY should feel obliged if the hon. gentleman country, and nothing could be more moderate than the would communicate with him out of the house as to th e document which was drawn up in reply. For that aot of arrangement on the day of the procession. petitioning Count Zamoyski was summoned to St. Peters- THE LEVEE—OVERCROWDING. burg, he was exiled, and was now in banishment with his In reply to an Hort. MEMBER, brother Ladislaus. And now he would call attention to the Sir Ct., GREY said he bad moulted with the Lord extraordinary language addressed by the Emperor himself and Prince Gortschakoff to Count Zamoyski. The Emperor said, "The only way to govern Poland I see now is by terror." And on leaving the presence of the Emperor Prince Gortschakoff said to him, " If you force us to it we will make Poland a heap of ashes and corpses." (Hear, hear.) And, again, Prince Gortschakoff said, " It has long been the con elusion of the Imperial Government, and remains so, that the only course to be pursued in reference to Poland is a policy of extermination." (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Well, that policy the Russian Government had endeavoured to carry out, and the means that had been adopted had been described by their own organs. These means might be fairly said to be the adoption of the device of converting barracks and fortresses into political prisons, and of having a con scription by which according to their own showing, they were enabled to seize and secure every person opposed to their policy. (Hear, hear.) The conscription was directed against the towns alone, against certain classes alone, and its object was defined. And how had it been carried out ? He had received letters describing it. They would not need any documentary proof in the face of the statements made in another place by an eminent authority (the Earl of Ellen borough) about the conscription, for those statements had received the sanction of her Majesty's Ministers and had not been contradicted. They might be briefly summed up in this way—that the Russians at one o'clock in the night —the order having been made on the previous evening— surrounded the houses of the people in Warsaw, dragged them from their beds and carried them off, and the official journal in recording it thus described the manner and the time. Tho Russian official journal of Warsaw on the 15th of January said that between the hours of 1 and 8 o'clock in the morning of that day the levy of recruits for the Russian army had been accomplished for the town of Warsaw. The official journal having stated that fact. went on to state what was not fact, but what was intended to produce some effect. It said that never in the course of the last 30 years had men so taken shown so much readiness and goodwill, and when lodged in the town-hall they actually became joyful at being now freed from the influence of evil men. (Laughter.) That official notification concluded by stating that it was likely the same measures would meet with the same satisfactory results all over the country. Under these circumstances, he asked, what were the Poles to do ? Here was this conscrip tion, unprecedented in the history of Europe—(hear, hear) —and here was the official journal of Warsaw telling the people that it was to be carried out in the other parts of Po land. What were the Poles to do ? It had been truly said that by uncalculating despair they were driven into insurrection. But if so, he believed that was not uncalculated on the part of the Russian Government. The civil Governor of Warsaw, the Marquis Wielopolski, had openly boasted that he drove the people into insurrection, cbserving that he had done his duty, and that it would now rest with t he military authorities to discharge theirs. What was now witnessed? The whole Polish nation was of one mind, and though without arms, and without the slightest preparation, the insurgents had day after day extended the area they had opened in. Poland., Day after day the Russian troops were defeated, and the in surrection became a more accomplished fact. This result arose from two causes—first, because the whole nation co operated with the insurgents, and secondly—and this was not an insignificant fact—because among the Russian troops there existed a spirit of insubordination. One Rassian officee leading on his men to attack a party of insurgents, when he came in sight of them, called his officers around him and said, " My conscience as a man points in one direction, and my duty as an officer in an opposite," and that unfortunate officer committed suicide. Accounts also were published of Russian troops leaving towns in Poland to attack in surgents in the morning, and coming back in the evening, unwounded and disarmed. What did that mean ? It meant that the Russian soldiers and officers really en tertained a feeling for Poland, and were sensible of the disgraceful position which Russia occupied in the face of Europe. Though the Russian Government promoted the rebellion in the first instance, they now saw that they had played a hazardous gataae, and that they had gone too far, while Europe was looking on, It might be asked, should a member of the British Parliament presume to in terfere in this matter, and what had the House of Commons to do with it ? He maintained that not only Poland was a practical question now, but that it was an English question. (Hear, hear.) It was an English question because Eng land was bound by a treaty entered into between this country and Russia and the other Powers of Europe with regard to Poland. If he could show that England was bound by the treaty—that the treaty had never been abrogated with the consent of Europe, and that it had been violated by Russia —he must leave the house to draw its own conclusions as to whet should be the policy of England. There had been a great deal of misconception about the precise value to the Poles of the Treaty of Vienna. That the treaty was of some value to Poland might be inferred from the following facts. Lord Castlereagh conducted the Vienna Conference on the part of England, and in February, 1815, he laid down as the basis on which he entered intothe negotiations of Vienna the wish constantly manifested by the British Government to see Poland an independent State, more or less of consider able extent, over which there should reign a distinct dynasty and which should form an intermediate Power between the three great monarchies. From that basis Lord Castlereagh was driven, for he was not able to secure an independent Poland under a distinct dynasty ; but he secured for Poland that the first fourteen articles of the Treaty of Vienna should be devoted to that country. That alone showed the house the importance attached to Poland, and Talleyrand said that Poland was the first, the greatest, and the most eminent European question that could be brought before the Congress of Vienna. He was not going to give his in terpretation of the articles of the Treaty of Vienna concern ing Poland ; but an interpretation of them had been given by the Emperor of Russia himself, and also by the noble viscount on the Treasury Bench, After the treaty was ne gotiated, the Emperor of Russia, addressing the Poles, stated that they had received a constitution preserving in public enactments the Polish language, restricting public appoint ments to the Poles, and establishing freedom of commerce and a national army. More than a year afterwards the Em peror addressed the Poles again, and told them that their re. storation was defined by solemn treaties and sanctioned by a constitutional chart ; and that the inviolability of these ex ternal engagements and that constitutional law insured for Poland henceforth her place among European nations. The first address was delivered by the Emperor of Russia in 1815, and the second in 1816 or 1317. Soon after the negotia tion of the Treaty of Vienna, the noble viscount now at the head of the Government got into the Foreign-office, and re mained there while some of the greatest events occurred with regard to Poland. Ho appealed, then, to the noble viscount to say whether that treaty was not violated by Russia almost as soon as it was concluded. In 1861 the noble lord used remarkable words, to the effect that the course pursued by Russia constituted a complete and de cided violation of the Treaty of Vienna; that the stipula tions of the treaty were broken almost as soon as they were concluded, and that perhaps the greatest violation of a treaty that had ever taken place in the history of the world was that which had taken place in the case of Poland. It was very important to observe what was the language of the British Government on the occasion of the Polish insurrec tion in 1831, and to ascertain whether or not they then acknowledged that Russia had violated her treaty engage ments. For 30 years the despatches which defined the policy of this country in 1831 were concealed from Parlia ment and the people. The gallant officer, who, he believed, would second his motion, moved three times for those papers. Motion after motion was made to the same effect by other members, but the Government persistently refused to produce the papers. Thanks, however, to Earl Russell, they were laid upon the table in answer to a motion which he (Mr. Henness)) made the session before last. The noble earl, then a member of this house, in complying with the application, said that so many years had elapsed that there could now be no harm in allowing the despatches to be pub lished. These documents disclosed some very important facts. It appeared that in 1831 the noble viscount now at the head of the Government again and again told the Rus t elan Government that they had not carried out the provi sions of the Treaty of Vienna, and that they had violated that treaty. Indeed in one despatch the noble viscount protested against that violation. In writing to Lord Hey tesbury, on the 22d of March, 1831, the noble viscount ex pressed himself as follows : " By Article I. of the Treaty of Vienna it is stipulated that the Poles, subjects respectively of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, shall obtain a national representation and institu tions regulated according to the kind of political existence which each of the Governments to which they belong shall think it useful and fitting to grant them. It is understood that, although this stipulation has been executed by Austria and Prussia, it h a s hithertoit3i‘r Majesty entirelyy,s Government unfulfilled have by beenthe R uss i an Government. His ,informed by the French Ambassador at this Court that in structions have been sent to the Duke de Mortemart to draw the attention of the Russian Government to this matter, and the French Government have expressed a wish that your lordship might be instructed to support the duke in his re presentations on this subject. Your lordship will, of course, be careful not to take any step on this Lusiness which could lead to any unfriendly discussions with the Russian Government, with 'whom her Majesty's Government are, under present circumstances, more than ever desirous of keeping up the closest relations of friendship. But if the question should be agitated, your lordship is instructed to state that, as far as his Majesty's Government are informed of the facts of the case, it does not appear to them that the provisions of the Treaty of Vienna applicable to the Polish provinces of Russia have been hitherto carried into execu tion.—l am, &0., " PALMERSTON." That despatch, therefore, proved that at a critical moment in 1831, when the insurrection was raging, the noble vis count stated that the treaty had not been faithfully car ried out by Russia. (Hear.) In the same year another despatch was written by the noble viscount, of which the people of England had heard but little, but to which it was important that attention should be directed at the present moment. In 1831 the Government of Louis Philippe, a most cautious and peaceful Sovereign, addressed a despatch to the British Government, asking them to co-operate in endeavouring to secure for Poland first peace, and secondly, those institutions which were guaranteed by the Treaty ei Vienna. The French despatch closed with these words— " The desire of his Majesty the King of France is that you (Prince Talleyrand) should make immediate and press ioF overtues to the English. Government with reference to this subject. We are awaiting their result with much im patience." The noble viscount, in replying On. the 2d of July, 1831, wrote as follows : 44 Th e object of the communication which it is now pro osed that France and England should jointly address to Russia is an immediate cessation of hostilities, with a VW, w ;::~ -- „ ~.<~ f