The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-26 00:00:00

RE' L'lrall PEERAGES, It is somewl ,at i emnrkable that during the time the Earl of A' oerdeen presided over the destinies of this country- —a perio► . extending from the resigna tion of the 'Derby Gc ,vernment in December, 1852, to the accession of Lord Palmerston to power in February, 1855—b e did not confer the honours of the peerage upon • a single supporter of his Adminis tration. He did n ot even create a peer in the person of his own Lord Chancellor, for at the time Lord Cranworth was c ailed to the woolsack he had already been in the Hoe se of Lords two years, having been elevated to the Upper House by Lord John Russell in December, 1850. Nor for many months after Lord Palmerston assumed the helm of the State vessel were amp additions made to the ranks of the supporters in the House of Lords. Eerly, how ever-, in 1856, Sir James Parke, one of the Bar one of the Court of Exchequer, retired. after an rayierience of 28 years upon the judicial bench. It was believed that Sir James would be of great aBF iF,tance to the five law courts of the Upper House- -lords Lyndhurst, Brougham, Campbell, St. Le °nerds, and the Lord Chancellor; so on the 16th of January, 1856, the Queen was pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granting to the retir ing; judge the dignity of a peer under the style and title of Baron Wensleydale "for the term of his :natural life." Parliament assembled on the 31st of January, and almost immediately Lord Campbell, the Earl of Derby, and Lord Lyndhurst, with other members of the upper branch of the Legislature, brought the matter before the attention of their Lordships' House, questioning the right of the Crown to create peerages for life. Debate after debate succeeded, and at length the Peers, believing the innovation to be an attack upon the constitution of the House of Lords, decided that such a patent gave the recipient of the honour no right to sit and vote in that House, and recommended Ministers to create the title afresh. To this they at first objected, but after six months' consideration Lord Palmerston bowed to the decision of the Peers, for on the 23d of July a new patent was issue', with the usual remainder to heirs male. On the 26th of Feb., 1856, Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, Bert., onewhile M.P. for Rutland shire, ascended, to the Painted Chamber as Lord Aveland. Sir Edmund Lyons, for his services as commander of the Black Sea Fleet during the Rus sian war, was, on the 23d of June in the same year createel a peer under the title of Lord Lyons. On the 29th of August the Prime Minister made an other.. addition to the law lords. The Rig ht Hon. Edaleard Strutt, who for more than a quarter o a cr.ntury had been a steady a d herent of the Liberal party in the House of Commons, and who at that time represented Nottingham in conjunction with Mr. - Walter, now 31,P. for Berkshire, was elevated to the peerage as Lord Belper. About a fortnight after ward—on 10th Sept.-3lr. Edmund Burke Roche, who had sat for the county of Cork from July, 1837, to A pri1,1855, was raised to the peerage of Ireland asßaron Ferm o y. Hi s l or d s hi p was returned for l arylebone upon the retirement of Sir Benjamin Ha!l from that borough in July, 1859. On April 4, 1 807, Lord Cowley, who with the Earl of Clarendon represented England at the Conference at Paris in 1856, was rewarded with an earldom for his diplo matic services. On the 11th of the same month the :Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, who for 18 years had discharged the duties of Speaker of the House of Commons, was gazatted as Viscount Eversley. On Sept. 10, Lord Robert Grosvenor, who for a period of 35 years in the House of Commons had zealously supported the Liberal policy, was elevated to the peerage of the United Kingdom as Lord Ebury. On the same day the Right Hon. Thomas Babington Macaulay, who had retired from the re presentation of Edinburgh, February, 1856, joined the ranks of the Government supporters in the House of Lords as Lord Alacaulay. On the 15th of January, 1858, the Hon. Charles Compton Caven dish, who had sat for Bucks since 1847, was raised to the peerage as Lord Chesham. This was the last peer created in Lord Palmerston's first administra tion, for in the succeeding month the noble viscount resigned upon the carrying of Mr. Milner Gibson's :adverse amendment on the Conspiracy Bill, and Lord Derby reigned in his steed. As in the forma tion of his first Government, so in the construction of his second, Lord Derby's first peer was his Lord Chancellor. On the Ist of March, 1852, Sir Edward Sugden ascended to the woolsack as Lord St. Leonards ; on the Ist of March, 1858, Sir Frede rick Thesiger received the seals as Lord Chelms ford. On the 2d of August following Sir John Yarde Buller, who had represented South Devon in the Conservative interest from 1835, was raised to the Upper House as Lord Churston. On the 16th of the same month Sir Colin Campbell, who had saved India, " the brightest star that ahiues in our commercial constellation," received his well-merited reward in the honours of the peer age to which he was called as Baron Clyde •af Clydesdale. Still in August, and on the 28th of that month, the Right Hon. Thomas Pemberton- Leigh, who had declined the Chancellorship in Lord Derby's first Administration, was sent to the House of Lords by that Minister as Baron Kingadown. ° l l the 14th of April, 1859, the ranks of the Go /be.ratnent in the Lords were increased by the acces siZof Colonel George Wyndham, of Petworth, Lorc ji , who took his place among his peers as V. Taft :l4old. On the following dey, Mr. Egerton, who had sat for North Cheshire u t 1832, was added to the rolls of the peerag e ean the 16teletrhee Lord Egerton of Tatton ; and third peer in as many days was created in person of Sir Charles Morgan, of Tredegar. for Brecon, Sir Charles was aforetime membe r and was henceforth to be known as edegar. The last honour c onferred by the Derby was on M a y 21, 1859. Vi seou 4 Ca n A of India, received an earldoouetifoinrgh, the pacificator is services—an a ct all the more g race ful n th wei eeracni Zr b e of a Govern ment which only a t Secretary of St ate, had severefore, through its Governor-Gener r e l y censured the policy of the d escaped defeat only through the sacrifice of the writer f r o that de tch—Lord Ellenboroueh. th e spa month of June 1859, Lord Palmerston reappeared upon the Trea suryhead of her Ma' t , Q benches as the taking ra j" ;8 Govern. merit, and was not long in f the CeCtalires to coun terbalance the influence o the 27t e h tv : te Peers created by Lord Derby. On for Mar l f the Barn e month Sir B. Hall, then M.P. y e e one, wa the elevated to be a member of the higher branch foiio. of 4 Legislature as Lord Llanover. On the who w fr i o n ea g deY the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smit h, the year 1831 had represented the borough of North. ampton, received the title of Lord Ly ved e' and took 18th of his place in the Upper House. On the August the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, for 29 ith years representative of Taunton, was rewarded es' a peerage, taking his title from the nam e of the town which had so often returned him as its mem ber. On tce 13th of February, 1860, Lord -Ward was honoured with the extinct title of Earl of Dudley. On the 27th of June, 1861, Sir Richard Bothell was elevated to the woolsack as Lord West bury ; and about a month later, on the 30th of July, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was rewarded with an earldom, retiring among the cool shades and vene rable associations of the House of La r d s ac Ea rl Itaseell. On the sth of Augu s t the Right Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkel ey, who had filled the office of Lord of the Adtniratty i n several Whig Ministries, was created a peer by the title of Baron Fit zhardinge. With this Lord Palmerston yappears to have been satisfied for a season, for very nearly two years elapsed before the noble Premier bethought t he Ministerialists the h ght him that the ranks of au gmentation. It was Upper Ho u s e r equ i re d 7th of July i n th e present e year • that the eld est ett son of the Duke of Somerset, w h o , according to the Lond on Gazette w as commo nly known as Earl St. M aur the House of Lords in his f ather's in se e alled d to er the style and ti de of Baron Se ymour, On Ih il e n d o t th e prorogation of Parliament, the 28th of July, Mr. Brand mo ved for a new writ for th e borough of Pontefract, Mr. H. Monekton Milner, who had e for 2 ,5 years. having represented the ;lac e aceapted the office of stcwsrd or bailiff of her 'Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. A few days afterwards Mr. Milnes merged into Lord Houghton, while Colonel White, of Woodlands, a long-tried and honest sup porter of the Whigs, was thenceforward to be known ' as Baron Annaly, in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It will thus appear that during the seven years and few months which represent Lord Palmerston's two administrations, he has created 17 peers and one Irish peer, besides raising two, Earl Cowley and Earl Dudley, to a higher gradation in the peerage. Lord Derby, during his 16 months of office, added the names of seven new peers to the rolls of the House of Lords, and advanced one a step—Earl Canning. A peerage created by each Minister is already extinct—that of Lord Macaulay by Viscount Palmerston, and that of Lord Clyde by the Earl of Derby. Lord Canning's earldom also died with him. Between the oldest and the most recently created peerages there is a difference of exactly six centuries, the barony of de Ros having been in existence since the year 1264.—Western Morning News. INDEPENDENCE OF POLAND, Last night a public meeting of the inhabitants of Islington, convened by the National Polish League, was held in Myddelton Hall, 115, Upper-street, Islington, in favour of the independence of Poland. The Right Hon. Lord Campbell, one of the vice presidents of the League, presided, and among those present on the platform were Pope Hennessy, Esq., M.P.; F. Lawrence, Esq. ; Richard Wil mot, Esq.; Major Chas. Szulczewski, sNqa.apc;holliesecsznsyrFram.. a Z I va Esq.;ba a ; E a Esq . (Polish delegate); J. L. L Vize, Esq. ; C. H. Elt, E Collett ; E. Beales, Esq., (Pre s id ent of the League), W Peter Carrigan, Esq., William Fitcham, Esq. Mr. J. R. TAYLOR, the hon. secretary, read let ters of apology for unavoidable absence from Sir S. M. Peto, ALP., Mr. Cox, M.P., the Rev. Hugh Allen, D.D., and Mr. R. B. Sheridan, M.P., the letter enclosing a cheque for £5 in aid of the funds of the League: The Noble CHAIRMAN on rising to open the pro ceedings was loudly applauded. In the absence of the representatives of Finsbury he 'ventured, as one of the vice-presidents of the League, to explain the objects of the meeting and the position which the League took with reference to the question at issue. They wished to draw out the expression of a strong public opinion in the first place of the people of the metropolis on the question of Polish independence. From its extent it was impossible to do this thoroughly unless by holding separate meetings in the various boroughs of the metropolis. Last week they broke ground in the great borough of the Tower Hamlets, with, he hoped, good results, and he hoped a similar result would ensue on this occa sion. The meeting had a right to ask what were the precise results at which the League aimed in calling them together. They aimed at creating as it were such an atmosphere around the Government as would enable them to act with confidence and determination upon their own views and convictions on this question. They did not aim at urging upon the Government any definite opinion or policy, but simply to call into existence a public feeling which would enable them to take high ground, and at the same time deprive them of the power of complain ing that they were held back by any slackness or faintness on the part of the people. (Hear, hear.) If an additional reason was wanted it would be found in the fact he had stated at the Tower Hamlets last week, namely, that the most eminent patriots at Warsaw, whom he had recently consulted on that subject when in that capital, were most desirous of an agitation in this country. Finding that such an agitation was not undervalued by the Polish leaders, he felt bound to take part in it. He held that in the interest of Great Britain it was important that Poland should be a free and independent nation. If it was restored to its ancient position it would exist, not as a republic or under a despotic regime, but under constitutional arrange meats, and every country so governed was a source of strength to constitutional Great Britain upon the Continent. The desire of the leaders of the insur rection was to restore the Constitution of 1791, which more nearly approached that of Great Bri tain than any on the Continent. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Belgium, all constitutionally go verned countries, leant most strongly to British policy. What countries were most strongly opposed to that policy ? The most despotic, such as Russia. (Hear.) Should, therefore, the indepen dence of Poland be restored, it would be under con stitutional arrangements, and that would lead to an alliance with us. (11(ar, hear.) It was said loy some veteran diplomatisis that if a war should hap pen between France and Great Britain, it was im portant that Russia should hold Warsaw, in order to enable her to act in 'Western Europe. But if a war of that kind did arise, who could say that Russia would not side with France, instead of England — (hear, hoar)—and in that case England could only look. to the German Powers for allies, and as long as the Czar reigned at Warsaw he reigned also at Ber lin and Vienna. (Hear,) It might be asked, if Poland was made independent, what guarantee would there be of the permanence of that situation in the face of the tremendous odds they would have to face ? What chance was there of that object being attained against such fearful odds ? The League did not disguise from themselves that the Poles were fighting against fearful odds; but they saw that since the commencement of the present struggle, three years ago, the Poles had made few errors, while very re any had been committed by the Russian Government, and they had hopes that success would be ultimately found on the side which committed the fewest errors. (Hear, hear.) Calculation of contin gencies united with sympathy in commanding our best wishes as well as our best efforts in aid of that success. The present troubles commenced almost with the accession of the Czar to the throne. He visited Warsaw, and the Poles, misled by the reports of his clemency and friendly feeling, approached him with an ill-founded confidence in his good intentions towards their country. When they met him in this spirit, they drew from him in reply this language— "No dreams. What my father did was well done, and I endorse it." That was the first error. Then in 1860, by the fiat of the Emperor, the representa tives of the three partitioners of Poland were assem bled in - Warsaw, and that meeting roused all the old love of Polish nationality—the presence of these men was an error, because it brought to the recollection of the Poles al, their wrongs and all their ancient glory (Hear, hear.) Then, in 1861, came the well known massacre of February, in which Polish blood was shed without the smallest provocation or justification. That .. error was followed by the still greater one of th e dissolution of the Agricultural Society and the be, • nishment of its high minded and enlightened pre sident, Count Andre Zamoyshi. That society was en'ts_end of the most patriotic, enlightened and mode rateniZen4o.Poland, whose counsels would have had tion at once toffuence on their country. Its dissoln of extreme men, the influence into the hands table. C ount 'lnd made the insurrection inevi have put o ff th t u moyski and his friends would as long as poasible eN'il day of internecine war • but with their downfall the day of Enoderatc: the civil war was the result, passed away and whie l r a !sa_ V. Then came that recruitment with e l nl nde urop e has rung, and which all Europe had points urged upon Russia by the error; and lastly came the ei. : ll ed as a gigantic r of contumeliously rejecting the six Powers , and practically claiming to hold Poland not by treaty but by conquest „,,,d the strong hand. Such an accumulation of erro rs of . lodgment, of policy, and of actions induced a strong hoPO that the Power which c ould be guilty of them must fail in the end, and the League, in that b e li ef, urged r upon the people of this country such anexp r , aio of public opinion as would enable the Governm e n t to take their stand upon their own recorded opinion s on this question. (Loud cheers.) Mr_ HENNESSY, who was moved the first resolution, which was , "1.1-at the devoted heroism of the Poles in their present and in their past struggles for the independence of their country entities them to the admiration and support of Great Britain." The hon. membersaid the cause of Poland appealed at once to the judgment and the feelings, and he was glad to see present both men and women. The cause of Polish independence was, no doubt, familiar to rwiny, if not all of them, but in support of the resolution he would briefly run ever the leading facts with respect to the partition THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, of Poland by Russia, Austria, and Prussia, the three great robber Powers of modern Europe. The part played by England was one not of active participa tion, bat of abstention from active advocacy even of the treaties to which they were parties at Vienna, Lord Palmerston said the treaty had been systema tically violated by Russia. He said that every man and woman in the empire was responsible for the observance of the treaty, which at all events sought to do Poland some good, and the question was, what would the British Government do? In 1830 t s o e d u n t t e Lord in t h P e a l i m o i e n r t s t i e n t; e , r t v h e e n n t io n prop os ed Foreign Sec rbey and 1831, when the Pal es l ast rose, Louis 1 Ph . ll" ippe P t a r r o y p , o France, which h e re f used to do, though Austria and Prussia were willing. For 30 years the despatch of Lord Palmerston in reply was concealed, and it was only last year that its production proved Lord Pal merston had thrown the weight of this country on the side of Russia when Poland was in arms 30 years ago. (Hear, hear.) As the noble lord had truly said, the sis points lately proposed asked for far less than was guaranteed to the Poles by the treaty of 1815. (Hear, hear.) But the contemptuous and contumelious tone in which Prince Gortschakoff threw back the demands of the British Government was in fact invited by the statement in Parliament, that under no circumstances would they go to war for Poland. Sinoe then Lord Russell,at Blairgowrie, had announced that Russia by its violation of the treaty of 1815 had forfeited its sovereign rights in Poland ; but he had followed that up by a de spatch the weakest, the most inconsistent, and the most discreditable ever penned by a British Minister, descending even to state that her Majesty's Government had received with sincere pleasure the assurance that the Government of the Czar was animated by benevolent intentions towards Poland. (Oh, laughter, and shame.) That might be the end of Earl Russell's Polish diplomacy, but they had not therefore come to the end of ehe Polish question. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman after referring at some length in condemnatory terms to the London treaty of 1852, said that the writers who deprecated war to uphold the treaty of 1815, urged a war to enforce that of London, which on the Continent was called the treaty of Russia. What was the cause ? Was there not some Russian influence at work here also ? If so, would the people of this country who really ruled the ruling classes, take care that a different policy was not pursued in two questions resting upon treaty obli gations ? (Hear, hear.) It was the duty as well as the interest of this country to support the cause of Polish independence. The Emperor of the French had declared, like Lord Russell, that Russia had forfeited its rights in Poland. If both France and England joined in a formal declaration to that effect, what remained ? Why, the independence of Poland. The weak and small voice of the Foreign Minister had been since backed up by a stronger, who would certainly write no weak notes. (Hear, hear.) He had been asking this country to join him in intervention on behalf of Poland, but in his humble opinion the Emperor was strong enough by himself, and he believed in due time he would follow words by action. Our own Government were in a very uneasy state at present, the number of Cabinet Councils showed that ; but their only object was to do nothing and keep themselves in office. The interest of England, on the contrary, was that either with France or any other honour able ally we should aid in making Poland a free and independent nation. (Hear, hear.) _ _ Mr. FREDERICK LAWRENCE seconded the resolu tion in an eloquent speech, which was frequently and warmly applauded. Mr. COLLETT said while he approved of the course taken by the League in submitting the questiou to the separate metropolitan constituencies, he totally disapproved of the way in which the agitation was conducted. They must go to the root of the matter, which was to be found in the pro-Russian policy of Lord Palmerston, who ought to be impeached. (Loud cries of " Oh," and " Question," in the midst of which the speaker proceeded at some length to review Russian and Polish history, amidst frequent interruptions, and concluded by moving the follow ing as a rider to the resolution) :—" That the mari• time strength which enabled England to coerce Russia in 1801 having been placed in abeyance by the illegal sur ren d er by th e British Government of the right of search in 1856, the power to restore Poland can be recovered only by reversing the De claration of Paris, which is happily still unsanc tioned by the Queen and Parliament." Mr. M ILES seconded the rider, which was lost, only four hands being held up for it, and the reso lution was then unanimously agreed to, as was the next, moved by Mr. Beaks, president of the League, and seconded by Mr. NV allarge, " That in the opi nion of this meeting, her Majesty's Government would be fully justified in granting the demands of the insurgent Pules by acknowledging their rights as belligerents, and by protesting against the title of the Czar to any further dominion over Poland." The proceedings closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the noble chairman. Sir B. Bridges and Sir E. Dering at Ramsgate RAMSGATE, Wednesday, The annual dinner of the Isle of Thanet Agricul. tural Association was held last night at the Royal Hotel. The Most Noble the Marquis of Conyngham presided, and there were present Sir B. Bridges and Sir Edward Deering, members for East Kent ; Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen, M.P., Sir N. J. Kuatchbull, Bart., H. B. Sheridan, Esq., M.P., and about 80 of the magistrates, leading inhabitants, and tenant farmers of the Isle of Thanet. The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of the County Members." Sir BROOK BRIDGES, in responding, adverted to the important subject of providing suitable cottages for the labouring population. He contended that the subject was one for landlords rather than their tenant farmers. The latter were not expected to provide dwellings for their labourers. As a rule they had no land of their own on which to erect dwellings. He thought the landlords ought to pro. vide cottages on their farms without looking for a direct return in the shape of rent from the occupiers sufficient for the money expended. Such cottages would be of advantage to both landlords and tenants and the farms would bl proportionately increased in value. (Cheers.) Sir EDWARD DERING, who was very warmly re ceived, also returned thanks. In the course of his remarks he said, speaking of the proposed Congress —Whether that Congress will take place seems to me very much more than doubtful. If it should be destined to take place, I only hope that, before our Government accept the invitation, they will have a distinct understanding as to the subjects to be brought forward for consideration. (Cheers.) It is self-evident that if there is one thing more than an other which is likely to lead to confusion, discontent, and everything of an unsatisfactory nature, it is the entering upon diplomatic negotiations without hav ing a distinct and definite object in view. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, the special object for which this Congress is to be called together—l use the words of the Emperor's letter—is to regulate the present affairs and insure the future peace of Europe. (Hear.) The regulation of the present affairs might not be very difficult. It is understood that the Con gress would confirm the changes which have taken place since the treaty of 1815. This may not be a very pleasing task tosome of the assembled potentates—to the Emperor of Austria, for instance, who has been deprived of a large tract of territory. (Hear, hear.) But the Congress would deal with whatever has taken place as accomplished facts. (Hear, hear.) But when you come to the future, then the difficul ties and embarrassments that must arise will be ',.ery great indeed. Th e on ly a ll us i on ma d e t o th e oin thatare ss withoutrtion w a n h y e r p e r h e - e c o s a n y e iu s t . u n re by the E m p eror o f th e F renc h i n hi s l e tt er t n o t o p the h o e s i h ve o d sli sy a s l i te g m o Pose, and in the spirit of justice and moderation. (Hear, h ear.) I do not find fault with the words, which sound l be possible to Pt.:ausible enough; b ut it wou l d hardl y a declaration in language more indefinite and better ca intentions that thewriter to di sgu i se the re al has with regard to the subjects to be brought f orw ard. (Hear hear ) When y. w e come to think of it, wh at a , • e to assume would be done in the case of Russia, a power possessing a million of wen, and which has a i read _ y retusecCto discuss the Polish question ? Is it to be supposed that Russia would at once surrender her indepen dence, and submit the future fate of Poland to be decided by the Congress P Then look at Austria. Is it likely that she will permit the fate of Venice and the quadrilateral to be determined by a majority of votes ? And even with regard to the Emperor of the French himself, is it in the nature of things that, with the finest and best -appointed army in the world, he would withdraw his troops from Rome at the bidding of any Congress? These are the ques- tions which at this moment excite the greatest interest, and which are likely to convulse and agi tate Europe from one end to the other. (Hear, hear.) Until these questions are satisfactorily set at rest there can be no reduction of the large arma ments now maintained, nor any alleviation of those heavy burdens which in every country in Europe press so heavily on the industry of the people. (Loud cheers.) In two words, gentlemen, the posi tion stands thus. In the face of those great events which are every day occurring, and which press for solution, the Emperor of the French calls a Congress of the Powers to discuss the general state of affairs. When that Congress assembles, if it ever should do so, there are two courses open to be pur sued. In the first place, they may abstain from all those vital questions which are in fact the very apples of discord. If they do this they will nullify their deliberations. (Hear, hear.) But on the other hand, if they do discuss these matters, they will have to deal with questions which, as no man knows better than the Etnieror of the French, will be very unpalatable to the great Powers of Europe. (Cheers.) There is no middle course. If the Con gress meet, they must adopt one of the alternatives I haveopt, Inamed; am at t a andss I to confess , whichever they shall ad see how it i s ca l cu l a ted to solve the difficulties which exist, or in any way lo guarantee the peace of Europe. (Cheers.) CHARGE OF FORGERY. Heatley, otherwise described as of no Winchester -street, Yesterday Frederick George o C c a c p u t p a a in tio H n, eat a l n ey d , r a e m sid an ing of 2 111 7, Pimlico, was brought before the Lord Mayor at the justice-room of the Mansion-house, in the custody of Sergeant Funnell, a city detective officer, charged with forgeries to the estimated amount of between £9,000 and £lO,OOO, with intent to defraud the Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl of Uxbridge, and the Earl of Westmoreland. That is the general accusation against the prisoner, but the examina tion yesterday was confined to the specifi c c h arge of forging and uttering two bills of exchange for £l,OOO and £5OO, with intent to defraud the two first-named noblemen. Tho case excited considerable interest in a crowded court. Mr. Lewis, jun., conducted the examination This he prefaced by a statement intended to explain some parts of the evidence, which would otherwise appear obscure or unintelligible. The prisoner, he said, who was charged with foTging bills of ex change to the amount in the whole of about £lO,OOO, described himself as having been a captain in the 60th Rifles, and he was now evidently in a state of distress. He was utterly unknown to the three nobleme❑ whose names he was accused of forging ; and the mode in which he committed the alleged frauds was extremely daring, though he could hardly have failed to foresee in the end that it would result in discovery. It appeared that in the first instance the prisoner handed a bill of ex change for £l,OOO, purporting to be drawn by the Earl of Uxbridge and accepted by the Marquis of Anglesey, to Mr. Wylde, of the Alhambra Palace, and asked him to discount it for £5OO in money and £5OO worth of the shares in the palace. Mr. Wylde not being in a position to give effect to the prisoner's wish at the moment, advanced him £lO, at his re quest, for some temporary purpose, and retained the bill for £l,OOO in the meantime. Subsequently Mr. Peters, a commission agent, was introduced to the prisoner, who instructed him to procure the bill in the hands of Mr. Wylde, by repaying him the £lO, and then to get it discounted. Mr. Lewis then related the circumstances which turned upon that transaction, as they wore afterwards proved in evidence, explaining by the way that the prisoner had bought to implicate Captain Hugh Massey in some of the forgeries with which he was charged, but it was duo to that gentleman to state that there was no proof of his complicity beyond the mere statement of the prisoner himself, which was not believed. The Earl of Westmoreland was now in Paris, and the Marquis of Anglesey, being in the country, could not attend the court that day, but he should eventually call them, as well as the Earl of Uxbridgo, to give evidence for the prosecution. He believed there were bills forged and uttered by the prisoner to the large amount the had mentioned in circulation now, but the sum the prisoner had raised on them was comparatively small. Mr. Charles Peters, of 105, Rutherford-street, Lower-road, Islington, was the first witness called. He said—l am a commission agent, and have some acquaintances who discount bills of exchange. About the 9th of November, from some information I received from a Mr. George Knights, I went to the Alhambra Palace, in Leicester-square, and paid £lO to Mr. Wylde, in consideration of which I re ceived from him a bill of exchange for £I,OOO, which I subsequently returned to the prisoner. A day or two afterwards the prisoner was introduced to me as Captain Heatley, at a publichouse in Bush-lane, Cannon-street, by Mr. Knights. I then told the prisoner that the bill in my possession, which I had received from Mr.Wylde, was informal and useless, in consequence of the stamp being damaged, and of the name "Uxbridge" to the acceptance written over an erasure. The prisoner said he would get another bill in about t wo o r three hours from his friend Lord Uxbridge, with whom he said he was on most in timate terms, as he was also with the Marquis of Anglesey. On the same day the prisoner met me at the same publichouse, and brought the bill of exchange produced for £l,OOO, dated the 17th of October last, payable three months after data at Messrs. Hoares, the bankers in Fleet-street, pur porting to be drawn by the Earl of Uxbridge, and addressed to "The Most Noble the Marquis of An glesy," by whom it purports to be accepted. He said he had got it from the Earl of Uxbridge. When ho handed me that bill I returned the first which I had told him was useless, and took the second £l,OOO bill to Mr. Antony, of Martin's-lane, Cannon-street, to be discounted. It was then dis covered that the date was written on an erasure, and, in consequence, I saw the prisoner a few days afterwards, and explained that circumstance to him. He said he could procure other bills from his friend Lord Uxbridge. I told him I thought I could get bills discounted for 11,000 and £5OO. He asked me to provide the necessary stamps, as he should not like to ask his lordship for them. I got two stamps, on which the two bills produced for £l,OOO and £5OO are now written. I then went with him to a coffee house in St. Martin's -le-Grand, and there in my presence he wrote the bodies of the two bills. He said if I would accompany him to the Junior United Service Club his friend Lord Uxbridge and the Marquis of Anglesey, whom he bad to meet there, would sign them. I went there with him. He entered the club-house with the bills and I waited outside. He returned in a few minutes and said their lordships were not there, but that be knew where to find them at Pimlico, that he would go to them and bring me back the acceptances. We then arranged to meet at Carter's publichouse in the Haymarket. I went there and he joined me in about half an hour after I had left him. He then handed me the two bills for 11,000 and £5OO, with the names of the Earl of Uxbridge and the Marquis of Anglesey appended as they now appear, as ac ceptor and drawer respectively. He said he himself saw them signed by the earl and the marquis. I then took the bills to Mr. Antony to get discounted and left them with him for the purpose, cautioning him at the same time as my suspicions had been ex cited. I have seen the prisoner frequently since that time. In a conversation he told me he could procure the Earl of Westmoreland's bill for 11,000 if I could get it discounted. By Mr. Champ, the prisoner's attorney—The prisoner never told me he was acting as agent for the noblemen in question. Mr. Lewis explained that Messrs. Mares, at whose bank the forged bills were made payable, were not the bankers of either the Earl of Uxbridge oVEMBER 20, 1861 or the Marquis of Anglesey, and that the forged signatures bore not the slightest resemblance to the bignatures of those noblemen. Sergeant Huggett, detective police •officer, said— From information I received I went yesterday after noon, accompanied by Sergeant Funnel] and In spector Tanner, of Scotland-yard, to the Bell public house in Basinghall-street, where I saw the prisoner. I addressed him as Captain Heatley. He said, " That is my name." I said I was a police-officer, and bad instructions to apprehend him for uttering several bills of exchange, purporting to bear the sig natures of Lord Uxbridge and the Marquis of Anglesey. He said, " Quite right ; they were given to me by Captain Massey," I asked if he could give me the address of Captain Massey. He said he could be found at the Junior United Service Club. I asked if he had any bills about him. He said "No." I cautioned him to be sure, as I should have to search him, and that i f he had any bills he h d better give them to me. He thereupon took from his pocket a bill for £l,OOO produced. It is dated the 27th October last, and purports to be drawn by the Earl of Uxbridge and addressed to " The Most Noble the Marquis of Anglesey," by whom it purports to be accepted, and is payable four months after date. I asked where he had got it. He re plied, "From Captain Massey." I asked when. He said, " Last night, at the Junior United Service Club." Inspector Tanner told him he had fur ther charges to make against him of forging the name of the Earl of Westmoreland to several bills of exchange. The prisoner was then taken to a police-station, and on being searched a list o 2 bills to the amount of £9,000 in the whole was found upon him. In some of these the Marquis of Anglesey appeared to be the drawer, and the Earl of Uxbridge the acceptor, and in others Hugh Massey purported to be the drawer, and the Earl of Westmoreland the acceptor. The prisoner said he was formerly captain in the 60th Rifles, and that Captain Massey was the senior captain in the 19th Foot, but was generally known as " Redan Massey." I have reason to belieTe that Captain Massey is now in India, The prisoner had also several letters in his possession, on the backs of which attempts appeared to have been made to imitate the handwriting of the three noblemen in question. On this evidence Mr. Lewis asked to have the prisoner remanded. Mr. Champ said the prisoner was prepared to plead guilty to the charges. He had already given such information in the matter as was in his power, by which he desired to testify his true penitence for having committed these crimes. He had been driven to do so from dire necessity, and the only re paration he could make he now made, through him (Mr. Champ), by confessing his guilt. He had furnished a list of his forgeries, which had since been given to the solicitor for the prosecution, and he now desired to be committed to prison at once. Mr. Lewis said the prisoner had only manifested his penitence since his arrest, and that only on the previous day he was trying to raise money on the bills in question. The Lord Mayor eventually remanded the pri soner until Wednesday next, to admit of the atten dance of the Earl of Westmoreland, the Earl of Uxbridge, and the Marquis of Anglesey. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEAMINGTON AND WARWICKSHIRE HUNT MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. Match, £5O. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr H. M. Owen's Confusion, 6 yrs, Bst 51b .... (Heslop) 1 Captain Watson's Peru, 4 yrs, Bst (E. Harrison) 2 Betting-7 to 2on Peru. Confusion jumped away with a clear lead, which he maintained to the end, and won unwillingly by three quarters of a length. . A Scurry Handicap of 10 sovs each, sft, for all ages ; gen tlemen riders ; jockeys 61b extra. 5 fur. 6 subs. Mr C. P. Hudson's Tolurno, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr Gage's The Flower Safety, 3 yrs, Bst (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2 Mr F. Swindell's Somersault, 5 yrs, 9st slb (Mr. W. Bevill) 3 Mr C. Peck, jun.'s, Bernice, 5 yrs, list 51b (Mr. Dixon) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst 'rehire°, 7to 4 agst Flower Safety, 4 to 1 agst Somersault. Flower Safety held a slight lead of Tolurno to the dis tance, where the favourite went to the front and won easily by a length ; Somersault, who was third throughout (but was never in the race) was beaten half a dozen lengths from the second, and Bernice was tailed off. The Two•Year-Old Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25 added ; winner to be sold for £lOO. Half a mile. 8 subs. Mr C. P. Hudson's Diploma, 2 yrs, 7st 71b (S. Mordan) 1 Mr F. Granville's Mary Ramsay, 2 yrs, 7st 121 b (Jas. Nightingall) 2 Mr J. Doyle's Jewel, 2 yrs, 7st 91b (T. French) 3 Mr Kempeon's Dreadnought, 2 yrs, let 91b (car. 7st 111 b) (Cox) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agsi Jewel, 7to 4 agst Mary Ramsay. The two favourites jumped away together, and in a few strides were several lengths in front of Diploma, who fol lowed third. Rounding the turn Jewel obtained a clear lead, but in the straight Diploma and Mary Ramsay got on equal terms with Jewel, and Diploma coming away at the distance won by two lengths ; a head separated the second and third, and half a length between the third and fourth. There was no advance on the selling price of the winner. A Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25 added. Three quarters of a mile, 9 subs. Mr Cherry's Disappointment, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (T. French) 1 Mr F. Swindell's Somersault, 5 yrs, 6st 111 b (E. Taylor) 2 Mr C. Peck, jun.'s, Bernice, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (E. Harrison) 3 Mr Clayton's Fairy King, 2 yrs, Est (S. Mordan) 4 Mr W. W. Baker's Lady Derby, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Jas. Nightingall) 5 Betting-11 to Bon Bernice, 7to 2 agst Disappointment, 6 to 1 bar two. Disappointment made all the running, and won easily by a length and a half; half a length between second and third; the others beaten off. The Selling Hurdle Race of 5 80VS each, with 25 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; certain penalties and allowances. Two miles, over five flights of hurdles. Mr T. Hunt's Jacob (late Boniface), aged (£3o), lost 101 b (J. Knott) 1 Mr Barter's Pilot, 4 yrs (Ji3O), gst 81b (J. Land) 2 Mr T. Stevens's Edith, 3 yrs (.C3O), Bst 21b (car Bst 31b) (Payne) 3 Mr Jones's Killarney, aged, (MO), lOst lelb (J. Hadley) 4 Mr W. Barnett's Butterfly, aged (£3O), 10st 101 b (G. Holman) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Butterfly, 2to 1 agst Jacob, sto 1 agst Edith, 10 to 1 (offered) agat Pilot. They started at a wretched pace, Jacob making play until rising the hill, where Edith took up the running, but in the succeeding quarter of a mile Jacob resumed the lead, main tained it to the end, and won in a canter by two lengths ; a bad third. Butterfly refused at the second hurdle, and took no further part in the race. The winner was bought for 125 guineas by Mr J. Higgins, of Leeds. The Leamington Grand Annual Handicap Steeplechase of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, with £lOO added, for all horses; winnerb extra. Four miles. 27 subs, 16 of whom declared. Mr Moss's Portland, (bred in Jamaica), 6 yrs, 10st 61b (J. Knott) 1 Captain Knox's Cheviot, 10st 61b (Mr W. Bevill) 2 Mr B. J. Angell's Ireley, aged, list 21b.. (Mr Coventry) 3 Tally-ho and Remedium (late Helwith) also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Portland, 7to 2 apt Cheviot, 4to 1 eget Ireley, 6to 1 agat Tally-ho, 10 to 1 agst Remedium. Ireley, Cheviot, and Portland alternately led until within half a mile from home, when Ireley (who several times re fused) dropped away from the other pair, who raced to the last two hurdles, where Portland took up the running, and won by 30 lengths; Ireley cantered past the post. The other two refusing were out of the race in the first half mile. The Farmers' Steeplechase of 50 sovs. About three miles. Mr W. S. Chapman's llarkaway, 6 yrs, 12St 131 b (Mr T. Parker) 1 Mr Wilson's Sutton, 12st 71b (Mr E. Wilson) 2 Mr Milward's Little Lady, 12st 61b (including 101 b ex) (Mr James) 3 The following also ran :—The Kite, The Rasper, Prin cess Royal, and Ladbrooke Lass. Betting-11 to 8 agst Princess Royal, 9to 2 agst Little Lady, 5 to 1 agst Harkaway, 8 to 1 agst the Kite. Won by two lengths; a length between second and third. A complaint was lodged against the winner on the ground that the rider was not a farmer. The Hunt Cup Steeplechase, value £lOO, by subscription of 10 goys each, for 4-yr-olds and upwards; gentlemen riders; professionals 61b extra. Two miles. 10 subs. Mr T. Ivens's Sir William, 5 yrs, 12st 41b (in 6lb ex) (W. White) 1 Mr Golby's Church Militant, 4 yrs, list (Mr Edwards) 2 Mr Rioh's It's All Over, 5 yrs, 12st 41b (in 61b ex) (B. Land) 3 Mr Tempest's Merrimac, 6 yrs, 13st 71b (in 141 b ex) (Captain Tempest) 4 Mr E. Down's Arlescott, 4 yrs, list .. (Capt. Holyoake) 5 Mr Bird's Screw, 6 yrs, 12st 71b ... (Mr Blake) 6 Mr Holman's na Measham, aged, 12st 71b ..(Mr Wood) 7 Mr F. C. Morgan's Arimaspian, aged, 12 st 71b.. (Owner) 13 Miss Amy and Chamado also ran. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Church Militant and Miss Amy, 5 to 1 agst It's All Over, 6 to 1 each agst Merrimac, Measham, and Sir William, 7 to 1 agst Screw. It's All Over led over the front hurdle, after which Miss Amy took up the running until reappearing in sight on the far Aide of the course , where Sir William went up, main- tained the lead to the end, and won by five lengths; a bad third. Arimaspian and Miss Amy walked in. Chamade fell at the second fence, but neither jockey Dor horse was injured. Match, 100 sous, h ft. No weights mentioned. On e mile and a half. Mr. Coventry's Rockley, 6 yrs—Major Wombwell's Alcibiade, 3 yrs—off by consent. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TatEs.—lmperfectly as we are acquainted with the institutions of Japan, we are still not without the means of forming an accurate opinion on a point which is just now of the greatest importance. We can scarcely tell how the Japanese are governed, or what are the influences at work to affect the posi tion of foreigners at the settlements opened under the Treaty. We do not know with any certainty what aro the relations between the supreme Govern ment and the aristocracy, or what the views by which their respective proceedings are determined. On these points we can do little more than estimate probabilities, but there is a point most intimately connected with the questions now pending on which there happens to be no room for doubt. We know from unimpeachable evidence that the people of Japan are ready and willing to trade with us, and that they are as freely and as naturally disposed to buy and sell as we ourselves are. Their country is rich in products of great value, and they are ex ceedingly quick in answering a demand. They have discovered with singular acuteness what pro duce will prove most remunerative, and have acted accordingly. They are now drawing considerable sums of money from foreign countries, and receiving imports of great utility ; nor will it be easy, we think. after a perusal of the statements subjoined, to doubt the effect of those circumstances on the general disposition of the people. Be it remembered that four years ago there was no trade with Japan whatever. For two centuries that populous Empire had been sealed against all foreigners, with a single and scarcely appreciable exception in favour of the Dutch. A couple of years ago—that is to say, at the beginning of 1862—the trade at one of the ports opened under the Treaty had already become consi derable. As many as 33 foreign vessels, with an aggregate burden of 15,000 tons, arrived at Kana gawa in the first six months of the year, 14 under the British and 12 under the American flag. But we have now an official report of the arrivals at the same port during the first six months of the present year, and we find that in the brief interval between these periods the trade had all but doubled itself. The re turns give 74 vessels in place of 33, and the tonnage as 25,000 instead of 15,000. Our own share, too, in this trade has been more than maintained, for, out of the 74 vessels 40 were British, and 19 only Ame rican. There can be no question, therefore, about the natural expansibility of this commerce. When we recollect that the spring of the present year was signalised by political disturbances threatening the very existence of our settlements in Japan, we must acknowledge that a trade which could make such progress under such discouragement must be a very legitimate trade indeed. But there is something more to be learnt from these returns. The Japanese of Kanagawa, who bought goods of us to the value of £70,000 in 1862, enlarged these dealings to the extent of £112,000 in 1863. It will be said, per- haps, that these are insignificant figures after all ; bat they represent the trade at a single port, and for six months only. The essence of the story, too, is in the comparison between the two successive years. If the Japan trade does but continue to grow at this rate, it will soon form an important branch of our national commerce ; and there is evidence to suggest that such a growth is not in.probable. It was but the other day that we knew little or no thing about the production of silk in Japan. The first importation of this article took place in the summer of 1859, but the failure of the silk crop in France and Italy naturally turned the attention of our merchants to the capabilities of remoter regions, and one of the first inquiries made in Japan was for silk. It was answered with incredible promptitude. In 1862 the Japanese—we are still speaking of the port of Kanagawa alone—sold us £200,000 worth of this commodity ; but in the year following they had more than doubled this supply, and the total amount of silk exported from Japan during the present sea son is valued at nearly £2,500,000. In four years, therefore, a supply of a very precious article has been more than quadrupled. Nor is this the only speci men of Japanese enterprise. After inquiring so successfully for silk, we proceeded to inquire for cotton. The Japanese had hitherto only,cultivated this plant to a small extent for their own use, and in 1862 they had not a single pound to spare for us. No sooner, however, had the demand been notified to them than they set to work, and their very first year's contribution, received during the present season, amounts to nearly 9,000 bales. The American supply made no such beginning as that. When, therefore, we describe the exports from Ka negawa alone as amounting to upwards of half a million in value, that sum in itself tells but a small part of the tale. What renders these figures so re markable is the proportion which they bear to the returns of the year previous, which reached but a quarter of a million. The fact to be noted is the dis position which these transactions irresistibly evince When we discover that the first demand on our part is met by the Japanese with such energetic efforts to create a supply, it is impossible to believe that they are wedded to political exclusiveness, or that they can desire a return to the isolation of former days. On the contrary, we must necessarily con clude that a people so disposed are only kept to their old traditions by force and terror. The great nobles of Japan may be opposed to the new policy as inimical to their interests or authority, but the customs on which they insist with such savage bigo try can have no real hold on the population of the empire. It is possible enough that the old laws or traditions of Japan did ordain that foreignersshould be massacred whenever they wore found on Japa nese soil, but it is safe to conclude that, except for the commands of the aristocracy, such laws would no longer sway the proceedings of industrious and enterprising traders.• The idea that a people so eager to sell would feel an impulse to murder those wbo came to buy is utterly absurd. So far as we can judge, we have the Government and the people on our side, and the aristocracy and their retainers against us. It even appears as if the Ministers of the Daimios themselves were disposed to peace and amity, though they are unable to impress this policy on the minds of their masters. Under such circumstances, it is not to be expected that we should submit to injuries at the hands of these wil ful and obstinate nobles. Besides the guarantees of the Treaty, we have probably the support of the Government, and certainly the goodwill of t he people, and there is no reason why we shos ild surrender these advantages for the satisfa: tion of a class. The alternative before us is simple. We must either give up this growing trade alto gether, or we must defend our rights to such pur pose as will secure the lives and property of our countrymen. If an Englishman may be murdered on a high road simply because he meets a Daimio and his retinue, there is an end of our sojourn in Japan. It may be true enough that such an offence was a serious crime according to the old traditions of the Empire, but unless these traditions are re pudiated we can have no place on Japanese terri tory. Nor can we think it altogether unprofitable to eradicate such doctrine. It is almost as charitable to reclaim a people from habits of indiscriminate assassination as to reclaim them from cannibalism. We should not, perhaps, have charged ourselves spontaneously with the mission ; but if, in protect ing the lives of our countrymen, we can teach these Japanese better morality, we shall have done them some service. It is deeply to be regretted when innocent people suffer for the faults of their rulers, but that, unhappily, is an incident of all wars alike. We must protect ourselves by force if we cannot enjoy security otherwise, and when arms are once appealed to the consequences are rarely confined to those who have deserved them. POST,—At the present juncture it may not be inopportune, for various reasons, to point out what are the stipulations and provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 1856 with reference to the neutralisation of the Black Sea, In the preliminary negotiations for peace it was proposed that the Black Sea should in future be open to merchant vessels and closed to vessels of war. No naval arsenals were to be erected or maintained on its shores. It was pro posed that the protection of the commercial and maritime interests of all nations should be secured in the Black Sea and its ports by institutions con formable to international law and to es tablishe s customs referring to matters of this nature. In conformity with this, Article XL of the trea t y. e to ' declares that "the Black Sea is neutra a e d the o waters and its ports are thr own mercantile marine of every nation, and e are for- mally and for ever interdicted to the flag of war either of the Powers possessing i t s coasts, or of any other Power, with th e exception s mentioned in the f our t een th and ninetee nth art ic les of the treaty." wa f ters an By Article XII. , comm erce i n the rfec 1 of the Black Se a shall be pe t y un free a d ports and sub jectregulations of health, customs only to . and police, fram ed in a spirit favourable to the develop ment of such commerce itself. Article XIII. de clares that, the Black Sea being neutralised, in ac cordance with the terms of Article XI., "the main tenance or establishment upon its coasts • • of military maritime arsenals is alike needless and purposeless ;" in consequence whereof, " the Emperor of Russia a nd the Sultan engage neith er to establish nor to maintain upon those coasts any arsenal whatever." Artie' _ IV military-maritime. Arti cle X is to the effec t and teetan, having concluded the Emperor of Russia Sultan, concluded a Conventi on for t ho purpose of settling the force and the number of for the service of their coasts, and which they re- served to themselves to maintain on the Black Sea, such Convention shall be annexed to the treaty, and be construed with it, having the same validity and effect as if it had been part and parcel thereof. It is further expressly declared and stipulated that this Convention " cannot be either annulled or modified without the assent of the Powers signing the present treaty." The Powers signing the tre . aty were England, Austria, France, Russia, Sardientinon and Turkey. Let u s now pass to the Conv which is declared by the treaty to form part and parcel of itself. The Convention sets out with de claring by its first article that the " high controct ing parties mutuqlly engage not to have in the Black Sea any other vessels of war than those of which the number, the force, and the dimensions are thereinafter stipulated." What these vessels are to consist of is specified in the next article, which pro vides that the Emperor of Russia and the Sultan "reserve to themselves eac h to maintain, in the Black Sea, six steamvessels of fifty metres in length at the line of floatation, of a tonnage of eight hundred tons at the maximum, and four light steam or sailing vessels, of a tonnage which shall not ex ceed two hundred tons ea ch." Such are the stipu lations by which. the two Powers are bound with reference to the neutralisation of the Black Sea, and the Convention wherein they are compriseri is to be deemed and construed as a n inte g ral part of the Treaty of Paris, to which, as we have seen, -.Eng land, France, Austria, Sardinia, Turkey, and ltus sia were parties. Reports have been circulated teat Russia has disregarded these provisions of the treaty. But until there is positive evidence produced of this, it is to be assumed that Russia is incapable of doing, or, at least, has not done, such an act—an act which would of itself give just grounds to three of the great European Powers, and to Italy and Turkey in con junction with them, for going to war to enforce the observance of the treaty thus broken, in case of peaceful remonstrances failing to produce a satis factory effect. The five Powers who, in addition to' Russia, were parties signataries to the Treaty of Paris, are under an obligation to see that it is duly observed by the last-mentioned Power. But we should hope, and be disposed to believe, that Rus sia would not disregard the solemn obligations of a treaty made so recently as 1856, whatever she may have done in the,case of treaties made no longer ago than the Treaty of Vienna. Perhaps it may not be out of place if we venture a few remarks here upon the warlike preparations which appear to be actively going on throughout the Russian empire. As no Power or Powers that we are aware of contemplate any aggression upon Russia, it must be admitted that these preparations have something portentous ebout them. As Russia has no reasonable grounds to fear an attack from other Powers, the irresistible logical inference is that she meditates something aggres sive herself. The Russian army is, it is stated, being augmented and placed upon a war footing. We hear of a sum of £15,000,000 having been re quired within the past half year for military pur poses beyond the usual peace exp enditure ; and tills exclusive of large additional sums applied in pro viding necessaries for the increased troops, such as clothing and food. Quantities of provisions are being bought up for the army. New foundaries and arsenals for producing arms, ammunition, plates for covering irouclads, rifled steel cannon of the most formidable construction and dimensions, with shot and shell of the most approved and destructive types are spoken of as being established. Powder mills are being established in proportion. Quanti ties of munitions of war of all kinds, including large supplies of saltpetre, are also being imported from abroad. We hear of Government orders being given to the St. Petersburg foundries for supplies of shot and shell ranging from 15,000 to 50,000. Guns are being cast to throw shells of 5001 b. weight. The frontier and maritime fortresses are being strengthened with earthworks and by means of iron plates a foot thick. Torpedoes for exploding under ships' keels, and blowing them to pieces, are being constructed ; 300 are said to have been laid. down to defend Cronetadt. One of the channels is blocked up by the sinking of 300 vessels filled with stones, after the manner of the Federals at Charles.. ton. Mention is also made of a new en g ine of war of singular construction, for which the G overnment is stated to have granted a sum equal to about £27,000. It is a large water-tight vessel for sub marine navigation. It is to be furnished with a sharp prong at its;prow, but its chief use is to con sist, it seems, in placing infernal machines under ships' bottoms and exploding them by electricity. Finally, by next summer there are to be . 16 iron clads at Cronstadt, 12 of which are to be monitors or turret ships. We give these alleged facts as they reach us. The statements in ques.tion are certainly of such a character as to deserve attention ; at least until they should be proved unauthentic. COUNTRY MARKETS. LYNN--TUESDAY. At to-day's market there was a small supply of wheat, with a ready sale, and for fine samples the prices of last week advanced is per quarter; other sorts as before. Malting barley fully supported late rates ; grinding 6d V) Is cheaper. Oats and Leans were fully as dear. White 4ss to 46s 1 Barley ...37s to 394 Rod 4os to 41s Grinding ..33et to 344 Beans .43s to 44s Oats .22s to 261 N e w 38s to 40s 1 Peas HULL—TUESDAY. At this day's market the show of Eng lish wheat Ny3ls small, with a fair sale, at fully is per qr advaace upon 15t currencies. Foreign held firmly at is more money. 13ar, ley met a fair sale, at late prices. Oats were more inquire atter, but not quotably dearer. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 43s Od to 47s Od Old red New white .. „ New red ... „ Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 36s Od Grinding Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish .. 30s Od to 31s Oa Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st oBl2ld to 13 , 61 , Friesland and Dutch oBl 3d to 0-613. Swedish and Danish OBl2 Ad to 05134 Beans ....English, old, per qr. 4os Od to 435 Od New pigeon 42s Od to 4-18 Od New tick 4os Od to 42s Od Egyptian 3os Od to 33 s 6 d Peas Foreig boilers .. 32s Od to 3 4 s Od Grinding Tares ....Spring —s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing • 4os Od to 528 Od Linseed cakes (Hull) it/ 5 0 to £0 0 0 Foreign. Bl5 oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 6 0 oto 0 0 0 Bones 5 5 oto 510 0 MELTON MOWBRAY--TUESDAY. The following were the currencies :—New white wheat, 41s Od to 45s Od ; new red, 398 Od to 43s per 36 stone„ beaus, 39s to 41s for old; new sorts, 36s to 38s per 38 st. ; barley, 35s to 37s for malting, and 28s to 32s per qr. for grinding; new oats, 20s to 23s 0(1 per 24 stone; old, 24e to 295. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. ------ - .s.ustratia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Dec. 19. via Marseilles Dec. 13. Jrazil and rape Verde, by British packet. Dec. 4. Cape of Good _Elope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton Dec. 2. via Marseilles Nov. 27. Falkland Islands.. • • • • . Gibraltar, via Souta:atupton .. Nov. 26. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec. 2 via Marseilles Nov. 27. India (Bombay), via Sou,.'hampton Nov. 26. via MarsCilles Dec. 6. P0rtuga1.......... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via .Southaropton Nov. 26. via A,ardoilles Nov. ?7. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo . k t Nov 25 U. S. and British N. America, by Br. t. Pac e • " ' ' - ' „ ............. Nov. 25. by IJ .8. vacket7... an , , paaet.Nov. 27. aa. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenritio.. Bahamas, via New York .............. .. Dec. 17. Chili Pet u }Dec. Mexico ...... • ....Nov. 28, All parts ot' ' - ' i 8 CC. . California,------ Wanedstßinriitiies.Bh; .......................... Births. HECTOR.-012 t h e 24th inst., at 7, Stanley-gardene., Ken isington-park t h e wife of Alexander H ec t or , E s q. ) of a daughter. On the 23d inst., at 28, Great Cumberland place, the wife of E. R. King Harm an , o f a so n and heir. L R iaorrrff.—On the 24th inst., at 93, E a t on -place, the --- . A vite of Lieutenant• Col. Learmonth, of Dean, N. 8., of a son. Marriages. FISHER—WUSTEMANN.—On the 24th last, at St. Mary's, Hampton, Charles Fisher, Esq., to Marian Jeanette, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Wustemann. HAY WA RD — PEAnsE.—On the 24th inst., at Saint Mal Magdalen, Reigate, Mr. William Hayward, of Ashfor% Kent, to Sarah Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Pearse, of ltedhill, Surrey. Deaths. the 21st inst., at Ileatherton-park, Somerset/ Alexander Adair, Esq., aged 71. GLANviLLE.--Lately, at Ballaugh, Isle of Man, Charled F. Glanville, Esq., aged 53. GRAVEL—On the 24th inst., at IVoburn-place, Philip Graves, Esq., aged 78. HARWOOD.—On the 22d inst., at Hill House, Ely, Cara.. bridgeshire, Mary, eldest surviving daughter of th e late John Harwood, Esq., of Exning House, near Noma' ket, aged 92. HODSOLL.—On the 24th inst., at Holton, Mr. Thoraas Hodsoll, formerly of Wrotham, Kent, aged 75. Tirol(As.—On the 25th inst., at 4, Waterloo -place, Kil" burn, John William Thomas, of 153, New Bond-street, west, aged 41. Loudon : Prinzod and Published by WILLIAM ANDIE-W. 9, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TILE Sox Office No. 112, Strand, .11 the Precinct of die !Savoy, n the County of Idichtleaex.—Thursday, November 26, 1863. 11A and SRI son A. Moo t nen and rec.( rap Oa( ii the !fin ( this IVor Ind tion and N I( Eve Ina Gra VA con i Dec o'cl Sian Par old. arif St. St. TB ~..4 No or( 80 Cit AI try,