The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—Last'Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The South Yorkshire Railway and Rivet Don Com pany, Andover and Chilton Pond Road and :Thornact Road Bills were read a second time. The Hubberston Dock, Rock Life Assurance, Westminster Palace Hotel, Lymington Harbour and Docks, and Huntingdon and God manchester Gas Bills were read a third time and passed. VAGRANCY (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Duke of ARGYLL moved the first reading of this bill, the object of which was to render more stringent the law as to vagrancy in Scotland, more particularly as regards trespass. He did not intend to proceed further with the bill until it had been printed and circulated in Scotland. The motion was agreed to. 'I,IOIIrGAGE DEBENTURE BILL. This bill was read a second time, and referred to a select committee. JOINT STOCK (FOREIGN COUNTRIES) BILL. The houee went into committee on this bill, and was re- ported to the house, WAREHOUSING OF BRITISH SPIRITS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE TUSCALOOSA. Lord CHELMSFORD called the attention of the house to the statements of the views of the Government as to the mode of dealing with prizes brought by the belligerent powers of America within the dominions of her ISlajesty, con tainedin the correspondence respecting the Tuscaloosa which had been presented to the house. The noble and learned lord, in opening the subject, referred to the proclamation issued by her Majesty at the commencement of the civil war in America, and then proceeded to detail the circumstances connected with the capture of the Federal bark Conrad by the Alabama, when she was armed by Captain Semmes, her name changed to the Tuscaloosa, and made a tender to the Confederate ship Alabama. She was sent to Simon's Bay, for some trifling repairs. where a request was made by the American Consul to her Majesty's repre sentative at that place to detain the ship on the part of the original owners. He also contended that, as a Confederate prize, she ought not, under the Queen's proclamation, to have bean allowed to enter an English port. The Governor of the Cape of Good Hope did not admit this claim, which he (Lord Chelmsford) should have said was utterly absurd and unfounded, if it had not been subsequently admitted by her Majesty's Government, In reply to a despatch which Governor Wodehouse wrote to the Duke of Newcastle on this subject, his grace sent a reply which he (Lord Chelms ford) deemed very objectionable, and which he could not help attributing to Federal pressure. During the time this affair was going on, there was an active correspondence taking place between the Foreign Secretary Mr. Adams in regard to what was called the depredations of the Alabama. The noble earl very properly rejected the claims for compen sation in respect of captures made by the Alabama. But in a despatch written on the 29th October the noble earl said that instructions would be sent to the British authorities at the Cape of Good Hope, which he trusted would render un necessar) any complaints such as those which had been made by Mr Adams in respect of the reception of the Tus caloosa in an English port. Four days afterwards the in structions of which he complained were issued, and they substantially adopted the extraordinary view taken by the American consul at the Cape of Good Hope. It was there said that if the Tuscaloosa was an uncondemned prize brought into a British port contrary to her Majesty's pro c:ama'cion, the proper course would have been to prevent the captors exercising any further jurisdiction over her, and to take possession of her, in order that ehe might eventually be returned to her original owners. In reply to that despatch Governor Wodehouse wrote for further explana- tions and directions as to the course he should pursue if a similar care should arise. While affairs were in that state the Tuscaloosa, after an absence of four months, returned to St. Simon's Bay. Sii Baldwin Walker, the admiral on the station, immediately declared his opinion that the vessel should be seized, in accordance with the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, a copy of which he sated that he had received. The Governor agreed with Sir B. Walker, that the vessel should be seized for delivery to her original owners. She was ordered to be delivered up to the American consul, but fortunately he entertained some scruples in receiving her. On his refusal the fittings were removed from the Tuscaloosa, and were deposited in the dockyard, the ship herself being detained until the con- sul should be authorised to receive her. This was not done without a vigorous protest from the Confederate comman der, who complained that he had been misled and entrapped by the conduct of the Governor, in seizing his vessel after allowing it to depart from Simon's Bay on a previous occa sion. By a despatch of March 4 the Governor was ordered by her Majesty's Government to give up the vessel to the Confederate officers. Now, the instructions of Nov, 4 pre viously were either right or wrong. If they were wrong, the Government certainly owed the Confederate Govern ment an apology. If they were right, then the Govern ment had no power to give up the Tuscaloosa, because, on her seizure, she had become the property of her original owners. The Government, however, would not admit that they were wrong, nor maintain they were right. They therefore took a course which was a certain sign of weakness. They made the Tuscaloosa a special case, and said that they had decided upon the course to be taken in regard to her without reference to any general principles. He maintained that the instructions of the 4th November last, which had not been recalled, were entirely illegal, and were not warranted by international law. It was a proposition not to be found in any writer on international law, that a neutral vrho had prohibited belligerents from bringing their prizes into its ports, if that prohibition was disregarded, had aright to seize the prize and restore it to her original owner. All that the neutral power had a right to do was to order the vessel to leave, or, if necessary, to compel her to do so. He knew it would be :aid by her Majesty's Government that the act of Capt. Semmes in bringing his prize into British waters was a violation of neutrality which gave us the right to seize the Tuscaloosa. But he utterly denied this pro position. He trusted that he should either hear his argu ments refuted, or learn that these illegal instructions had been withdrawn. Earl RUSSELL said that the question which arose out of this war arose under very exceptional circumstances. It was usual, in case of naval warfare, that each party had their own ports, to which prizes were brought, and where they were condemned. But it happened in this instance that the Confederates, having no ports which were not blockaded, burnt their prises. It was natural, under these circumstances, that the Confederate officers should seek to evade her Majesty's orders that no prize should be brought into British ports. The Tuscaloosa was brought into the port of the Cape of Good Hope. It struck Sir B. Walker that if the Confederate ships of war could send in prizes with their cargo on board, and, by putting a gun or two on board, call them Confederate vessels of war, her Majesty's =proclamation of neutrality might be evaded. For nothing could be easier than to dispose of such vessels and their cargoes after they had been brought in as men of-war; and in this way British ports would be converted into markets for the disposal of Confederate prizes. Sir B. Walker said that he apprehended that to entitle a vessel to be considered a vessel of war she must be fitted for war ; and that she could not be so considered when oho had her original cargo on board, and had nothing more than two or three guns and a prize crew on board. That was the case on which her Majesty's Government had to decide. The law officers of the Crown, on being consulted, agreed with Sit B. Walker. They held that the character of a vessel could not be changed by the steps which had been taken in the case of the Taecaloosa, Their opinion was, that this vessel, not being really a vessel of war, but being a prize, should not have been admitted to Simon's Bay as a vessel of war. The question then arose, whether she ought to have been simply warned off, or ought to have been handed over to the original owner. It was quite clear that there were cases in which it was the duty of a neutral State to restore prizes brought into its harbours by a belligerent, even although such prizes were so brought in as vessels of war. Tho Duke of Newcastle, in his despatch of the 4th November, said that the Governor of the Capo of Good Hope should have inquired whether the Tuscaloosa was a bona fide vessel of war, or was merely an uncondemned prize brought into a British port in violation of her Majesty's pro clamation of neutrality, In the latter case his grace, going somewhat beyond the opinion of the law officers, told the Governor that the Tuscaloosa should have been surren dered. He (Earl Russell) was ready to admit that the point of international law was open to doubt, and that before more general instructions were issued it was open to co nsideration whether vessels in the position of the Tus caloosa should be warned off or given up to the original owners. Bat he held that it was quite an error to say —As the law officers of the Cape of stood Hope did—tllat all questions connected with the property of vessels captured at se a could o nly be entertained and decided by the courts o f the captor s . Those questions, on the eontrar he maintained, Were, i f such vessels y entered ' ports, our ' within the competence of the English courts, The noble early concluded by i ndignantly repelling the charge that her Majesty's Government had truckled to the Federals, the conduct of the nobl e l or d s an d c ommented severely o n on the Opposi tion side of the house, who were always read,,- to denounce the Federate ashen they committed any aggres Fed - gressive acts against us,but never ready to do them justice when they made reparation. Lord KIN GSDO LPN said that thl had nothing then to do with the question whether the Tuscaloosa was converted into a man-ut-war. The only questioa that really arose was whether a vessel captured at sea rem a i ned the property of her original owners until she was condemned by a regular prize court. The Duke of Newcastle's despatch proceeded on the hypothesis that this was the case, and t h at therefore any t. ne into whose power she came might restore her. But that was a total error. As between belligerents, the change of property in a prize was complete by the act of capture. The neeessity for obtaining the adjudication of a prize court arose taily with referer ce to vessels sailing under a neutral flag, in order to ascertain the rights of the neutral. Let them observe what had been done in this case. Her Majesty, by proclamation, had forbidden the belligerent vessels to enter English ports with their prizes. Under that proclama tion we had a right to warn such vessels off, but how could we obtain a right to sieze them ? There was no principle on which such a claim could be founded. It could not be said that we were entitled to seize vessels in that position on the ground that they had violated our neutrality. S.ah a claim would have been untenable if it had been put f ' . But the ground on which the seizure of the Tuscaloosa was justified —that it was proper to restore her to the or g nal owners— was still more untenable. It could not )0 concealed that the policy we were pursuing, although oa- of neutrality, told very unequally upon the Confederates and upon the Federals; and when complaints were made that the Confe derates did not subject their prizes to adjudication, he had only to repeat what he had already said, that no adjudica tion was required between belligerents, and that, according to Lord Stowell, if a belligerent captain could not carry his prize into a port, it was his duty to destroy it. It was a clear violation of the law of nations to seize a vessel under the circumstances of the Tuscaloosa, on the ground that she had not been condemned by a prize court. . The LORD CHANCELLOR contended, on the autho rity of Lord Stowell, that, although a belligerent captor was justified in destroying his prize in case of necessity, yet as a rule he was bound by the law of nations to bring it into port for adjudication, in order that it might be seen whether it was enemy's property, and that mistakes might not be committed by the captors in the eager pursuit of gain. Lord Mansfield had also laid down the same principle. In one case Lord Stowell had expressly held that the sentence of condemnation was at present deemed by the law of nations to be necessary to transfer the property in a priza, for the purpose of putting some limitation on the acts of the captors. In the case of the Endymion the same learned judge decided that an English captain was only justified in destroying a prize on account of the peculiar nature of the servioe in which he was engaged, which did not allow him to take her into port for adjudication, There was no doubt that the question of what should be done with a vessel in the situa tion of the Tuscaloosa when she entered a British port was well worthy of consideration. That consideration had been given to it, and the result would be made known in the shape of instructions, which would be issued to her Majes ty's officers and the governors of the different colonies. After some observations from the Earl of HA.RDWICKE, Lord CHELMSFORD briefly replied, and the subject then dropped. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.---Last Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar and presented a petition from the Corporation of the City, praying the house to adopt steps in reference to the utili sation of the sewage of the metropolis, _ _ The Lord Mayor of Dublin, attired in his official robes, also appeared at the bar, and presented three petitions from the Corporation of Dublin, praying that the inhabitants of that city might be relieved from payment towards the sup port of the police, and that the sum contributed for that pur pose should be applied to the lighting and watering of the streets, and other local objects ; also that Govern ment should introduce a bill for the amendment of the Landed Estates Court Act ; and for the introduction of a bill providing compensation tor unexhausted improve ments in land in Ireland, and praying the house to take into consideration the alarming conditien of the agricultural population in that country. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The following bills were read a third time and passed : Chesterfield and Hernstone Lane Head Road, Llanolly Harbour Improvement, and Stockton and Middlesborough Water. RAILWAY COMPANIES. Mr. lIODGSON moved that certain clauses be referred to the General Committee on Railway and Canal Bills, with an instruction to the committee that they report to the house their opinion whether the said clauses (with such amendments as may be proposed by the committee), may with advantage be inserted in all bills containing powers to companies to enter into traffic agreements, or to work rail ways and steamboats, respectively. The clauses which the hon. member moved were very voluminous, and eventu ally were agreed to. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 18M. the fair pianist evaded by playing Thalberg's fantasia on " Home, sweet Home." Encores were now the order of the day. All were charmed with the depth of feeling with which Mr. Sims Reeves sang the beautiful air, "Blow, blow, thou wintry wind," and the still more beautiful " Sigh no more," and many faces indi cated a strong desire to join in the " Hey nonny nonny," by way of chorus. Both these songs Mr. Reeves was enthusiastically requested to sing over again, and so completely had he overcome his known dislike to repetition that he not only complied with the request but seemed delighted to do so. A similar compliment was paid to Madame Parepa's brilliant execution of " Bid me discourse," Madame Baxter's careful interpretation of " She never told her love," and Mr. Sautley's deeply impassioned singing of "Take, oh take, those lips away." This last named song had been composed for the occasion by Mr. Alfred Mellon, to whose talent as con ductor the visitors to the Festival are greatly indebted. The air is of no commonplace kind, but denotes a composer more than ordinarily pene trated with the words of the poet ; and where shall we find words that in fervent intensity—in the very sensuality of sentiment—can rival this lyrical effu sion of Shakspere's ? Mr. Mellon had also rear ranged the Shakspsrian overture of Allridge, which, cocluding with the air, " Ye Warwickshire lads and ye lasses," sent everybody home in good humour. By the way, what is known of this fine old country tune ? If I remember right, nothing is said about it in Mr. W. Chappell's invaluable history of popular English music, and when Chappell ignores an an cient tune a savant on the subject must be hard to find. The fact should not be left unrecorded that all the artists who assist either in the musical or the theatri cal entertainments of the Festival have given their services gratuitously. Many of the visitors occupied their time very de lightfully this morning with an excursion to Char keete, the grounds and hall of which were thrown open to the holders of tickets (obtained from the committee) by Mr. H. Spencer Lucy. To the student of Shaksperian biography Charlecote, which is distant about four miles from Stratford, is especially interesting as the scene of the poet's reputed deer-stealing, although a pamphlet has been lately written by Mr. Bracebridge to prove that Shakspere hunted his venison without breach of law. That he was apprehended by Sir Thomas Lucy's deerkeepers (wrongfully, according to Mr. Bracebridge's theory), there seems to be no doubt, and the present proprietor of the estate has shown great magnanimity in honouring, to the best of his rower, the man by whom his ances stor was consigned to inglorious immortality as Justice Shallow. Charlecote is a truly magnifi cent mansion in the Tudor style, having been built at the very commencement of Queen Elizabeth's reign, and it has a garden which makes every lounger in modern attire look like a living anachro nism. A choice collection of pictures, chiefly of the Dutch School, a superb table made of various marbles, and many other articles of vertu adorn the interior of the house, and among its most nn spicuous ornaments is the wonderfully carved side board, with its symbols of eatables and drinkables, that was to be seen at the International Exhibition of the year before last. Charleccte Church, which is cbso to the Hal], is another object of interest. Here are to be seen the tombs of the Lucy family, the satirised Sir Thomas, his son, his grandson, and their respective wives. The tombs of the grandfather and grandson are fine specimens of monumental art, but the oue that re presents the intermediate link is very rude and pri. mitive, By condoning old offences and inviting the public to view his magnificent house and grounds, the pre sent Mr. Lucy has done all he could towards vindi cating the memory of his ancestor. The visitor who learns that this truly noble mEnsion was built by the prosecutor of Shakspare, and sees the stalwart figure of the old man in the church, clad in mail armour and looking like an aristocratic giant, will be inclined to doubt whether, is spite of the dozen white " lutes" in Justice Shallow's coat of armg, he could have been meant for old Sir Thomas Lucy after all, TAXATION. Mr. HUBBARD gave notice that this day month he would call attention to the subject of the national taxation. CONDITION OF IRELAND. Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that he would, on an early day, bring forward the subject of the present condi tion of Ireland. THE PORTRAIT OF ARCHBISHOP LAUD. Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the Sacretary to the Trea sury whether a portrait of Archbishop Laud, attributed to Vandyke, had been lately purchased by the trustee of the Portrait Gallery for the sum of £75 ; and, if so, whether as an original work or as copy after the master ; and whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to remove the Portrait Gallery to any other and what locality ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the portrait in question had been purchased for the sum of £75 125., but not merely on the ground of its having been attributed to Vandyke. There were two views entertained with regard to this subject, one was that the portrait was an original of the school of Vandyke, and another, that it was a copy from Vandyke, but whatever it was, it was a cheap and valuable picture. There was some dif- ference of opinion as to what would be its value if it were an original, some considering it would be worth £l,OOO, and some estimating its value at less than £3OO or £100• With regard to the portrait gallery, ho had an announce ment on the part of the Government to mak", but the sub ject would be brought under the notice of the house when the miscellaneous estimates came to be discussed, ARMSTRONG GUNS, Mr 11. TRACY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the attention of the Admiralty had been drawn to the failure of the old pattern vent pieces of the forty pounder Armstrong guns in the action of Kagosima : and, whether the Admiralty intend to withdraw from the service all the old pattern vent pieces of the 40-pounder gun, substituting the present pattern authorised as long ago as May, 1852, and adapting the earlier guns for the present vent pieces. Lord C. PAGET answered the first of the questions in the affirmative, and said that steps would be taken to sccure a more satisfactory state of things. THE BLOCKADE IN THE BALTIC, Mr. S. BEAUMONT asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the blockade proclaimed by the Danish Government against certain ports in the Baltic would be raised in the event of an armistice being agreed to by the Powers ma, in Conference ? Mr. LAYARD said he was unable to give any reply to the question further than that the matter must depend on the arrangement made in Conference. NEW ZEALAND, Mr. ARTHUR MILLS called the attention of the house to the war now going on in New Zealand; and moved an address for copy of all correspondence that had taken place between Governor Sir George Geey and the Colonial Office relating to the policy of confiscation which , had been adopted by the New Zealand Legislature. The hon. member entered at some length into the subject, and denounced our policy in regard to New Zealand as one of extermination and spoliation. Mr. 8.C.:8 CXTON seconded the resolution. Mr. CARD WELL said he had no objection to the motion for papers, The question, he remarked, was one of great difficulty as to the mode in which it should be dealt with. The natives were a most remarkable people, We had estab lished a colony among them, with a local Government, in which the natives had no voice, and henco the problem to be solved. The war had not been caused by the King movement, nor was it commenced in order to put down that movement. The cause of the war, as distinctly stated by Sir G. Grey, was the existence of a combination among the natives in the northern island to commence a general war for the total expulsion of the white race. It was necessary, then, to consider what were the measures proper to be adopted, upon the conclusion of the war, in order to secure permanent peace; and Sir G. Grey had proposed to locate bodies of European settlers upon lands taken from those tribes that had been guilty of the outrages which had occa sioned the war. This was the original proposal of Sir G. Grey. He was not going, he said, to defend the laws re ferred to by Mr. Mills, or to justify their language, What, then, was the course which it was incumbent upon the Im perial Government to take on receiving these Acts ? To disallow them would, he observed, lead to serious evils ; but it was within the power of the Crown,by its instructions, to limit and restrain the operation of the Acts; and that course had been taken. Ho stated the nature of other instructions for the gridance of the Colonial Government in the arrange ments, for the pacification and orderly settlement of the colony. Lord R. CECIL considered the speech of Mr. Cardwell satisfactory, and hoped the New Zealand Assembly would accept the rebuke he had administered. Sir J. TRELAW.NY was of opinion that the Colonial office had been culpable in regard to New Zealand affairs. Lord A. CHURCHILL suggested what was probably the real origin of the King movement, and vindicated the colonists from the charge of having brought on the war by rapacious dealiugs with the natives in the purchase of lands. Mr. C, FORTESCUE observed that the question in the present war was totally different from that in the old quarrel about Wirimu Kingi and the Treaty of Waitang, Th e present war had been wantonly provoked by the natives. Ile defended the New Zealand Government; there was nothing in the acts referred to, ho said, to show that the Government meant to make an unjust and tyrannical use of the powers they conferred. Sir J. PAKINGTON remarked that the recent state of affairs in New Zealand, which had caused great anxiety, were the first fruits of that policy by which the Legislature of the colony was enabled to deal with native affairs. Ile considered the statement of Mr. Cardwell to he most satis factory. Mr. SELWYN observed that his satisfaction at that statement had been much lessened by the speech of Mr. Forteecue. He reviewed and censured the policy of her Majesty's Government in reference to the colony, to which he traced the origin of the present war. Mr. MILLS having rep ied, the motion was agreed to. HARBOURS OF REFUGE, Mr, LINDSAY moved a resolution that her Majesty's Government should now adopt measures for the construe- tion of harbours of refuge on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, recommended by a committee of this house in 1858, by a Royal Commission in 1859, and by a resolution of this house in 1860. He did not desire, he said, to bind the Government to adopt any particular measure, but to leave them to devise means for effecting an object recom mended by a committee, a commission, and a resolution of the house, for the saving of life and property. There were, he observed, three points for consideration--first, the necessity of these works; secondly, their cost ; and thirdly, the amount of life and property that would be saved thereby. He discussed these points. The necessity of the works had been demonstrated by the facts proved in the inquiries of 1858 and 1862. With regard to the cost, he was of opin ion that these harbours might be constructed by convict labour at less than the estimate of the Royal Commissioners, and they would be available not only as harbours of refuge, but as rendezvous for ships of war. On the last point he showed the prodigious annual loss of lives and of property on the coasts of this country, observing that if one half or even one sixth of these losses could have been prevented by having harbours of refuge, the object was one of great na tional importance. Mr. CAVE seconded the motion. Sir S. NORTHCOTE moved the addition of the follow ing words at the end of the resolution :—" And make pro vision for wholly or in part defraying the expense of such harbours as it may be thought right to construct by means of tolls upon shipping, as recommended by the committee of this house." He proposed this amendment, he said, on behalf of the taxpayer; but he also suggested whether a constitutional principle was not involved in the matter. The committee of 1858, upon the main question, as to the policy of a further grant of public money for this purpose, came to the conclusion that any such advance should be re paid by a charge upon shipping, and they left the adjust ment of the charge to her Majesty's Government. If the house, he observed, wished to exercise a control over the public revenue, it should throw upon the Government the responsibility of originating expenditure. All he desired by the amendment was to protect the consolidated fund. Mr. BLAKE supported the motion. Mr. PEASE likewise advocated the motion, remarking that the question should not be considered purely as one of money. Mr. K. HODGSON recommended Sir S. Northcote not to press his amendment. Mr. BAXTER opposed the motion. The house could not know, he said, what these works would cost—most probably double the estimate of the Royal Commissioners. If ships were better found, better manned, and better commanded, this would do more to save life and property than harbours of refuge. Sir J. PAKINGTON said when the house had before it the report of a committee moved for by the Government, the report of a Commission, and a vote of the house, all in favour of the construction of harbours of refuge, this was a combination of opinions that no Government was at liberty to disregard. He exposed the fallacy of some of the arguments against harbours of refuge. His vote, he said, should be in support of the substantial object of the motion. Mr. M. GII3SON said the resolution proposed by Mr. Lindsay did not appear to him to be clear, and the house should look narrowly at the wording of such a resolution. The motion referred to the reports of a committee and a commision and a resolution of the house in 1860. But in May, 1862, the house had negatived a similar resolution, so that they were quite free from the obligation of the former resolution. Then the recommendations of the committee and the commission were essentially and fun damentally different from each other, and the commissioners had recommended a plan which was wholly impracticable ; yet this recommendation the resolution proposed should be carried into effect. Passing tolls were wrong in principle, and would be strenuously resisted by shipowers ; there was no chance of obtaining local contributions ; so that the house must be prepared to vote at least £4,000,000 for the construction of harbours of • re: fuge along the coast. He showed, from returns and other evidence that the loss of vee,sels would be but slightly diminished by harbours of refuge, and that where there were fine natural harbours there was a very considerable loss of life every year. There was one recommendation, he observed, in which the committee and the commission con• curred—namely, to assist the improvement of existing tidal harbours by the loan of public money at a low rate of inte rest, and a bill was introduced by the Government for this object, the provisions ef which had been extensively used. The State had not disregarded the object of saving life at sea; but the principle of the Government was to encourage self-reliance, and the more they legislated for the benefit of shipowners lfeyond certain limits the more they weakened that principle. Mr. HENLEY thought the great weight of authority was in favour of constructing harbours of refuge, though he was not sanguine as to their success. He should vote for the amendment, which made clear the object of the resolu tion, as to the source from whence the expense was to be defrayed. The debate was continued by Sir F. Smith, Sir J. Elphin stone, Mr. Maguire, and Mr. Somes. Mr. LIT.M.3AN having replied, after a few words of expla natiox by the CIIXNCELLOR of the EXCIIEQ,UER., the amend ment, upon a division, was negatived by 101 to 39. Upon a further division, the original motion was also negatived by 142 to 84. Lord H. MONTAGU moved for a select committee to inquire into any plans for dealing with the sewage of the metropolis and other large towns, with a view to its atilisa tion for agricultural purposes. Sir J, PAXTON was of opinion that the inquiry would be of no use, After a few remarks by Mr. J. 11.11,1,ga and Mr. Cd.IRD, the motion was agreed to, The remaining L'iliinces and orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned at half-past one o clock. Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Festival, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Tuesday Evening. The miscellaneous concert which was given yes• terday evening in the Pavillion proved a most bril liant success. The audience far outnumbered that which had attended the performance of the "Messiah" in the daytime, and though morning attire was not prohibited most of the ladies wore evening dress. The programme—which had been so combined that every piece bore a reference to the works of Shakspere was as follows: PART I. Overture--" Romeo and Juliet" . Macfarren. Trio—" The Lodestars" (" Midsummer Night's Dream") Shield. Sung by Mesdames Parepa, Sainton-Dolby, and Mr Patsy, Romance—" Pieta, Rispetto" (" Mac beth") Sung by Mr. Stanley. Grand Scena—Portia Weber. Sung by Madame Parepa, Fantasia, Piaaoforte—" Where the Bee Sucks" (" Tempest") Played by Madame Arabella Goddard. Song—" Blow, blow, thou wintry wind " (" As You Like It") Sung by Mr Sims Reeves, Aria—" Who is Silvia (" Two Gentle men of Verona") Sung by Madame Sainton-Dolby. Overture and incidental music to "a Mid summer Night's Dream" .... Mendelssohn. PART 11. Overture—(" Coriolanua") Beethoven. Duet—(" Midsummer Night's Dream " C. Horn. Sung by Madame Parepa and Madame Sainton.polby. Song—" Sigh no more Ladies" (" Much Ado about Nothing") Sir J. Stevenson. Sung by Mr Sims Reeves. Glee—" Ye Spotted Snakes" (" Midsummer Night's Dream") Sung by Madame Parepa, Madame Sainton Dolby, Mr Perren, and Mr Patey, New Song—" Take, oh take" (Measure for Measure") A. Mellon, Sung by Mr Santley. Canzonet—" She never told her love" (" Twelfth Night") .. Haydn. Sung by Madame Sainton-Dolby. Song—" Come live with me" (" The Pas sionate Pilgrim") J. L. Hatton, Sung by Mr George Perren Song—" Bid the discourse" (" Venus and Adonis') Sung by Madame Parepa Shakeperian overture H. Allridge. Re -arranged by Mr Alfred Mellon. The above is the programme as published. In consequence of the indisposition of Madame Sainton Dolby, her music, as in the case of the " Messiah," was transferred to Madame Laura Baxter, and the duet, " I know a bank," was omitted. In other re spects the printed promise was exactly fulfilled. Of course the circumstance that Shakspere's words were sung and musically illustrated in a tem porary building raised to his honour, on a plot of ground where no doubt he had often played in his boyhood, produced an association of ideas that greatly enhanced the enjoyment of the concert. Bat apart from these considerations the music was admi rably played, and among the loudest applauders of Mendelesohn's " Midsummer Night's Dream" might be heard the eminent London vocalists, who during its performance seated themselves in the front row. When it is recollected that there are two Italian Operas now open is London, Stratford is to be congratulated on the possession of a band that could do such anape justice as was done yester day to the works of Handel and Mendelssohn. The audience were delighted throughout, end a concert so peculiar in character, and the intention of which was so perfectly carried out, has rarely been heard in town or country. By her exquisite performance of Benedict's beautiful fantasia on Dr. Arne's well known melody Madame Arabella Goddard, whose delicate upper notes seemed to convert the piano into a musical snuffbox, so com pletely electrified the audience that, breaking through a reserve which had previously restrained them, they shouted a demand for an encore, which GENERAL GARIBALDL GARIBALDI'S PROGRESS TO CORNWALL. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. We resume this morning our narrative of Geri• belch's progress to Colonel Peard's yesterday. All along the line of route, at B Ali, Bristol, and every chief station, the demonstrations of welcome were most enthusiastic. At both Bath and Bristo the Mayor and Corporation of each city presented addresses. From here General Garibaldi, the Duke of Sutherland, and suite proceeded by the Durston junction to Weymouth, by special train, where they arrived at half-past four. At five o'clock Garibaldi, his friends, and suite left the Weymouth station in carriages in atten dance, and were driven to the pier head amidst the cheers of hundreds of people who lined the entire route. They then embarked on board the gunboat Trinculo, commanded by Flag-Lieutee nant Church, which at once steamed out of har bour for the 'Edgar, 74, on board which Admiral Dacres received the Italian hero with all the for malities of a distinguished visitor. He shook heeds with several of the officers who had mus tered on the quarter-deck, and passed into the ad miral's cabin, where he partook of some refresh• ment. He, accompanied by the Admiral, the Duke of Sutherland, and other gentlemen of his party, then proceeded in the &dmiral'a barge on board the Warrior, i r oncl a d, 41. Here ho made a minute examination of this splendid vessel , after which the men w ere put th ro u g h a drill of quarter firing," in w hi c h th ey afforded the Gener al asto • nishing proof of the facility and rapidity with which her formidable weapons aro worked. He was then escorted back to the Trincule by the Admiral, who shook him heartily by the band and wished him good bye. It was quite dam before the General again touched terra firma. Immediately succeeding this was an indescribable pell-mell rush for the sta. two, The General,with almost magical rapidity,was transferred from the pier to the platform, and was, as it were, hu s tl e d i n t o th e saloon carriag e in wait ing through the dense mass of pe o p le flocked into and around the st a ti on . A few minutes afterwards the Duke of Sutherland, Earl Sefton, Col. Peard, and, in fact, nearly every one who had accompanied the General, reached the station, but the doors were closed—closed by a set of men dignified by the name of policemen, than whom none more unfit or unquali fied could be found. They were deaf to all requ sets to open the doors, as those outsiders were " members of Garibaldi's party." All representations made by the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Sefton, Colonel Peard, or the representatives of the Press went for nought. They " didn't care , no one should enter while the Gcn , ral was there." This state of things lasted till a gentleman led a kind of forlorn hope, scaled a wall , e ntered a aide window, and bravely fighting his way through the out stretched arms of the inexorable policemen, opened the doors for those outside. A rush was of course made to enter, whereupon a ecuilie of the most vio lent description ensued, and but for the timely in terference of Mr. Blackmore, many members of the General's party would have been left at Weymouth all night. In returning to Exeter, Yeovil station was densely packed with people, who lustily cheered as the train slowed through. At Exeter the enthusiasm of the assembled crowds was unbounded. N o twithstanding the intense dark ness of the night, the people mounted the carriages on all sides, ran along the line, and in every pos sible way manifested their admiration of Garibaldi, who bowed his acknowledgments from the window of the carriage. At Dawlish very few were at the station. At Teignmouth a large number assembled, and a brass band played the National Anthem as the train passed through. At Newton the station was greatly crowded, and when the train stopped, as at the previous station, a dead rush was made for the General's carriage, and fifty hands at one time were thrust through the window to shake hands with him. At Taunton the station was brilliantly illumi nated and tautefully hung with flags, and the en thusiasm equ ally intense. Tt!e prepc;.3tio9s at Plymouth were eerte;nly more complete and better carried out than at any station along the route, inasmuch as the police en forced their authority and kept the people from crowding round the carriage. The interior of the station was fitted with seats, which were occupied by ladies, and although it was one o'clock before the train entered the station there were hundreds of ladies present, as well as the Mayor and Corpo ration. The General got out of his carriage and accepted a bouquet of flowers from the hands of a lady. He was most enthusiastically greeted, and after acknowledging the compliments, the train moved out of the station amidst prolonged and hearty cheering. The train, the engine of which was driven by Mr. Cockshott, then went on to Cornwall, and reached Par station at two o'clock. Here the arrangements for his reception were admirable, and notwithstand ing the lateness of the hour fully 300 persons, amongst them a fair proportion of ladies, were pre sent, whose cheers rent the air, mingled with the pealing of the church bells, The General, with his now host, Col. Peard, the Duke of Sutherland, and the other members of the party, then entered carriages in attendance to re ceive them, and at once proceeded to Penquite, the residence of Col. Peard, which they reached about three o'clock this morning, after a journey of close upon 18 hours. PLYMOUTH, April 26. Addresses were presented to Garibaldi this after noon, at Penquite House, from the mayors and in habitants of Plymouth, Devonport, and Bodmin, and from the Plymouth branch of the Polish League. The presenters, and a large number of other per• sons, had interviews with the General in the library, where he received them most cordially, warmly shaking their hands. In his replies, he said all the nationalities of Europe were favourable to England, because she had no wish to take the property of other nations, as shown in the cession of the lonian Islands. Garibaldi's son arrived by express this evening at Par, and joined his father at Penquite. The General will embark at Fowey tomorrow morning. THE SCENE AT EXETER AND THE ADDRESSES. (Abridged from the IVestern Daily .Arews.) The preparations made for the reception of General Garibaldi at St. David's Station, Exeter, were on nearly as extensive a scale as those at Plymouth, and from noon, when a large concourse of persons had assembled in and around the station, all was bustle and excitement for some hours. Outside the station the masses, with whom the name of Garibaldi is so closely associated, wereimpatiently and with noisy good humour awaiting the arrival of the special train that was to convey him from Cliefdea. Inside the station, where a more select party were assembled, there was also a great deal of excitement, but the arrangements on the whole were as good as could have been expected from the impromptu nature of the visit, Barriers were erected to prevent those who were not members of the corporation, or magistrates, or otherwise privileged, from obtaining access to the platform. Good service was also rendered by the city of Exeter police, under the command of Superintendent Steel, in keeping back the crowd. We may safely say that great credit is due to Mr. W, Mears, the superintendent of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, for the great exertions he made to guard against accidents generally, and to afford accommodation for all. A space capable of containing upwards of 300 persons was railed off for ladies, Nine hundred tickets were also issued to the general public for ad mission to an outer platform. Mr. Woollcombe, the chairman of the South Devon Rail way Company, Mr. Kendall, one of the directors, and Mr. Cockshott, the superintendent, arrived from Plymouth by the express train. They were accompanied by Mr. Lovett, of Liscombe, late High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, and a particular friend of the General's. Mr. Lovett, it seems, arrived in Plymouth on Saturday in his yacht the Mirage, carrying six guns, for the special purpose of meeting Gene ral Garibaldi, and it is, we believe, his intention to accom pany him on his cruise to Caprera. In front of the space set apart for the special accommodation of the ladies, chairs were placed for Lady Bowring, Lady Fortescue, Mrs J. Brutton Ford, and Miss Brutton. Lady Bowring held in her hand a magnificent bouquet, whi.th had been obtained from the Messrs. Veitch, which her ladyship had kindly consented to present to the General on his arrival. Some splendid strawberries were also in readiness to be presented by Miss Collins. Permission had been obtained from Col. Davie, M.P., for the band of the Ist Devon Militia to play on the platform, and they arrived accordingly shortly after one, and performed several tunes at intervals. The procession from the city, headed by a Union Jack, arrived in the following order :—The sergeant at mace, high constable, deputy mayor (in robes), with the high sheriff (It. T. Head), magistrates, aldermen, town councillors, and citizens followed. H. Ilooper, Esq., acted as deputy mayor in the absence of Mr. Snow, who is at pre sent sojourning in France. The intention was to present two addresses to the general, the one from the members of the Exeter town council, and the other from the citizens of Exeter generally. Theso addresses were to have been pre sented by the deputy mayor, and were as follows : ' TO GENERAL GITJSEPPE GARIBALDI. " We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the city of Exeter, friends of constitutional liberty, fully appreciating our own happiness in being subjects of a united kingdom, and of a monarch endeared to al: by her magnanimity and love of justice, beg to express our admiration of your endea vours to unite the States of Italy under one sovereign. We applaud your love of liberty, your personal courage, and your disinterested exertions for the good of your country. 'We esteem those exertions to be the proof of true patriotism, and w e Hoye great pleasure in welcoming you to this land of fi eedom, and to this ancient city, ever faithful, and inferior to none in loyalty ah..l devotion to our beloved Sovereign, and to the cause of constam:onal monarchy. We desire to add our beet wishes for yo ur sue:"' and for your present health and happiness.— ,ur hand and seal in Given under . the city of Exeter, on the 23d day of April, 1864 ' " ! The following is a copy of the s econd a dd r ess, which was adopted at the meeting of the citizens : " TO GENERAL GARIBALDI. " We, the citizens of Exeter, avail ourselves of this op portunity to express our admiration of your noble, generous, and disinterested character, ...nd our deep sense of the great services you have rendered to secure freedom and happiness for the people of your beloved Italy. 'We unite with the rest of our fellow• countrymen and countrywomen in giving you a hearty welcome, and we could only wish that the state of your health had permitted you to remain longer in England, so that we might have had, in common with other cities and towns, the opportunity of testifying in a manner more in accordatAa with the warmth and sincerity of our feelings our high appreciation of your pure and unselfish patriotism, and your noble deeds of heroism and valour. We sincerely trust that your health will be soon completely restored; and that you may be long, very long, spared to aid still fur ther In the advancement of the sacred cause of liberty to which your whole life has been consecrated.—Signed on behalf of the citizens in public meeting assembled, at the Guildhall of the said city." A luncheon, consisting of most expensive delicacies, was provided by Mr. Clase, of Devonport, at the expense of the directors of the company. Scarce had all those preparations been completed ere a telegram arrived, the purport of which quickly spread through the ex cited crowd on the platform. It was as follows Dykes, Taunton, to Cockshott, Exeter. The General has gone to Weymouth, via Yeovil." It would be impossible for us to describe the effect which this intel • ligence had upon the assembly. Most of the ladies looked as if they were at a loss to know whether to laugh at the whole proceedings as a capital joke, or to be indignant at the dis appointment. The male portion of the community were getting decidedly out of temper, and it was becoming evi dent that the only "General' that would be witnessed at ;he Exeter station that afternoon would be General Dissatis- faction. At this critical moment a happy notion occurred to the band of the Ist Devon Militia that had the imme diate effect of preventing tit unwelcome officer from mingling in the crowd. The Ist DevOs began playing with might and main, "Oh dear I what can 'LI' matter b e ?" and the effect upon everybody present was inst,:nt aneeus ' In short, the entire crowd, that an instant before looket; as • though they did not know whether to laugh or cry, were placed upon the " broad grin," and they soon after began to disperse in the most good-humoured manner imaginable. Cheers were then given for Garibaldi, for Mazzini, for Sir John Bowring, and for Earl Fortescue. Many were the surmises as to what had caused the delay of the General, and it was not until after the arrival of the express train, which had been delayed for nearly an hour. in order to keep the line clear for the passage of the special by which the General was expected, that people would allow themselves to credit the report that Garibaldi had been actually turned off at Durston from his direct route to Plymouth, and pro ceeded to Weymouth to view the Channel Fleet 1" [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Consumption, all nervous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints, in every stage, are only ag gravated and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 82,914. 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Barry du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Fortnum and Mason; and all grocers and chemists in every town of the United Kingdom. SPIRIT OP TEE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TIM Es.—By putting forth all their strength, and making full use of the resources which a long study of the art of war hea given them, the Prussians have attained the object for which they persevered in the campaign of Schleswig. This object was the maintenance of their military reputation. Pro- bably when they first entered the Peninsula they had no strong desire to push the Danes to the last, or to inflict upon them a humiliation which might set lasting enmity between the two races. In spite of some enthusiasm on the part of this Royal family, the Government cif Berlin entered into the war more to take the matter out of the hands of the King of Bavaria and the Duke of Sase•Coburg than With • any wish to destroy the Danes. M. von Bismark's Ministry acted because it was necessary to do some thing, and the occupation of Schleswig was the best antidote to the excesses of the Federal army and the vagaries of the Prince of Angustenburg: But as the war advanced the honour of the Prussian army became involved. Chance, the superior activity Or the more complete readiness of the Austrians, took from the Prussians the opportunity of distinguishing themselves in the early part of the campaign. No thing remained but to conquer Dybbol. But Dybbol was strong, it was energetically defended, and the world was becoming unpleasantly interested in the contest. The Danes defied their opponents, and a belief spread that their boast of being able to hold the place indefinitely was not without foundation. The Prussians hurried up more troops, with heavy guns and all the materials for an important siege. The more they brought the more necessary was it that this powerful force should not return unsuccessful, If the Conference met and proposed an armistice, it might be that the campaig❑ would come to an end while the Danish flag still floated over Dybbol. In such a case there would be no end to the taunts against the Prussian army. If even the matter ended in something like a surrender by Den mark of the chief points in dispute, it would ever remain in history that the Prussians had in vested ti line of Danish works and had been unable to take them. The Danes would have boasted of the impregnability of their stronghold, and the world would have been apt to believe them. It can be easily imagined that a people so sensitive as the Prussians looked at this prospect with appre hension. Accordingly the approach of the Con ference only roused them to redoubled energy. Not even the French could have pushed a siege with more activity and a faller determination to be stopped by no obstacles. All ranks felt that the thing had to be done, and that the campaign must be carried on at any cost until the piece was taken. This has now been accomplished. Happily for the reputation of the Prussian arms, the Danes were as obstinate as their opponents. Bishop Mon■ rad and his colleagues repelled the proposed Cone ference until the enemy was ready to take his full vengeance upon them. They took care not to disap point the invaders by a timely concession. They decided that Dybbol must be held at all hazards, just as the Prussians were resolute that it should be taken at all hazards. The consequence has been that all King William or his subjects could desire has been accomplished. The Conference begins its sittings amid the blaze of a Prussian victory; the Prussian re pro sentative will speak in the name of a Power which holds the Danish Peninsula at its mercy, the pride of the Copenhagen Government. will be abated, and the Prussian army will be regarded with respect even if its achievement does not quite extort our admiration. Although the Danes are said to have again re fused to concur in the proposed armistice, and are willing apparently to try their fortune still further, yet it will be a good thing for all parties, and we verily believe an honour to Prussia, if the campaign be now allowed to come to an end. If it be allowed to find any consolation in such a melancholy event as the slaughter at Dybbol, we may say that it makes the settlement of these questions somewhat more easy. It would be a cruelty to the Danes to encourage them to rely further on their power of resisting the invader. The German Powers have shown that they are entirely masters of Schleswig. They have 70,000 or 80,000 men, and can increase their numbers indefinitely, while the Danes have probably (- nly some 18,000 or 20,000 in Alsen. The Sound is narrow, and can be crossed with ease by the Prussians, supported as they are by such tremen dous artillery. If the campaign continues, no thing can be expected but the destruction of the remains of the Danish array by an over whelming force. It is a child struggling in the grasp of two strong men, and though the courage of the weaker party deserves all ad miration, yet to counsel resistance would be a crime in a neutral ; to take advantage of it to in flict further chastisement would be ungenerous in a belligerent already victorious. Why, then, may not the campaign now cease ? Every one will acknow ledge that Alsen can be conquered, and if the Allies h:Ad their hand now, Europe will give them full credit for having virtually conquered it. If they could not recede with reputation before the assault on Dybbol, that cruel point of honour is now satisfied. They may concede an armistice, and stand higher than if they killed a few thousand more overmatched D Ines in tht it last eefuge in Alsen. We are glad to find that the proclamt;tion of the King of Denmark does not command any acts of impossible valour, or declare that the war shall be indefinitely prolonged. Its tone is becoming, but the dccument has one fatal defect—it is not issued at Sonderborg by a King sharing the dangers of those who are fighting in his cause, but is dated from Copenhagen. The defence of Dybbol will, as his Majesty says, be memorable not only on ac count of the inequality of the contest, but also for the heroism which the beaten army displayed. We trust that it' the resistance of the Danes be still continued it will be under circumstances which will allow their heroism a chance of better fortune. That this can be found by continuing to resist the Allies in Alsen we can hardly believe. Happily, the actual armistice does not depend on the consent of the Danes. Stung by their wrongs, and believing that the representatives of Prussia, Austria, and the Diet will insist on concessions as fatal to Danish independence as conquest itself, the Danes natu rally desire to keep their fate in their own hands as long as they can. They think, perhaps, that they can insure their own free action and - reserve a chance of deliverance only by appearing to 7 .,,ititain themselves in the field as a bellige rent Power:- To give up the right of slrilaing a blow would be, pernaps, in their opinion, equivalent to an abandonment of their due share in the settle ment of the questions ii, debate. But in spite of the ;nwillingness of Denmark, the actual question of an armistice rests entirely witi2 the Allies, who are answerable to European opinion, acrd can best satisfy it by abstaining from the further shedding of blood. Let them only refrain from an easy and inglorious victory over the few thousand men who are now left in Alsen, and an armistice would prevail even without any formal agreement. HERALD.—The case of the Tuscaloosa, which last night engaged the attention of the House of Lords, is a fair illustration of the systematic partia lity which the Government, whilst professing to be neutral and impartial, have shown the Federals throughout the war. The Conrad, a barque sailing under the Federal flag, and belonging to Federal owners, was captured last June off the coast of Brazil by the famous Alabama. Captain Semmes put some guns on board his prize, and fitted her out as a Confederate cruiser. Under that character she entered Simon's Bay to repair and refit, and became the object of the anxious attention of the British naval commander, the notorious' Sir Baldwin Walker. Sir Baldwin was of opinion that the Tus caloosa, in entering Simon's Bay, violated the pro clamation of the Queen, forbidding ei!her of the belligerents to bring their prizes into her pe'rts ; and further, that as the Tuscaloosa had not beet; con demned by any court she was no legieimate prt:.ze, and should be seized oy her Majesty's Government and restored to her original owners. The Attorney- General of the colony, to whose authority the Go vernor acceded, was of a different opinion, and the Tuscaloosa, having obtained what she wanted, sailed away unmolested. The circumstances were, how ever, reported to the Home Government, whose at tention had in the meantime been called to the su,,iect by Mr. Adams, and the Duke of Newcastle wrote o Governor Wodehonse, expressing his dis agreement with the opinion of the colonial legal a uthorities, a:: hough without giving any special instructions for 1 2'e governor's future guidance. ; Instructions, however, nrepared by the law officers of the Crown were sent out subsequently to the commanders of all her Maje,,lty's naval forces, Sir Baldwin Walker amongst then': which directed that in any similar cat.e the vessel stn:uld be seized. Unconscious that he had been the oe' vi cat of so much correspondence and controversy,"tb: com mander of the Tuscaloosa revisited Simon's e. ay some four months afterwards, and the vessel was then seized by Sir Baldwin Welker. The Confederate lieutenant protested against a proceed ing so unjust and unfair even if it were legal, and her Majesty's Government found themselves in the end constrained to release the ship. So far, there fore, as the Tuscaloosa is concerned, the Confede rate Government has sustained no more damage than the brief detention of the vessel. But all the ports of her Majesty's dominions are closed by !nano of these instructions to any cruisers which the Confederate Government or its duly constituted agents may equip out of their prizes, and the British navy is ordered to the assistance of the Federal navy to capture them. If these instruc tions, however, were based upon well-established principles of international law, however hardly they might bear upon the Cenfederatee, to what ever degree they might convert our professed neu trality into a practical assistance to the Federale, Ino one would complain. The fact ; however, is—as Lords Chelmsford and Kingsdown proved--the,l these instructions are thoroughly illeg al ; that well recognised dectrins-s of international law have been violated in order to satisfy the Federal Gavern.7 ment, and that the law officers of the Cro wn hev t; allowed the political necessities of t heir chiefs mislead them into stating as internatio nal las, that which was clearly not so. Lord Chelmsford 000' tended, and he challenged contradiction from has The Government, that all that a neutral which fused to allow prizes to be brought into its do, if one of the belligerents violates that prohibi tion, is to order the offending vessel away- - te seig' and detain it was clearly indefensible—and that the' Tuscaloosa, as a ship of war in the charge of legally commissioned officer of a belligerent power, not only ought not to have been warned, but Noe entitled to the usual hospitality accorded to vessels of war. Lord Russell did not venture to deny either of these propositions. He admitted, in fact, that th e ports can. instructions were incorrect, and that the seiz ure ' of the Tuscaloosa was indefensible. When. a Minister admits that his measures " are open t u a further consideration," and that it is a " nica poin t as whether they were justified or not, he maXes ample a confession of the justice of the censor°, passed upon him as is consistent with minister nature. But his lordship defended Sir Baldwin, Walker's opinion upon a question of int ernationa, law on the ground that it was " common sense," ..11 system of interpretation which, if it were admitted, rtewould enable any man to make out of any law what suited his interests and prejudices; and 14 volunteered an opinion which will be interesting ta lawyers, that naval officers, having the instructions, of the Government and works upon in ternationa• law by them, were very excellent authorities upon x that law. Commodore Wilkes wi I b e delight with the noble lord's dictum. That ill used JOT de! e found by his books that Messrs. Mason and Sli' were contraband of war, and took them ou t of th mail packet Trent. A torrent of indignation at 1 116 presumption was his reward. Lord Russell has novr justified him. His error was the venial one cowmen to all lawyers, if error it be, of sometimes taking different view of a law from that which obtales with the judges. Let us hope, at least, that if e ur admirals and pat captains are to set themselves 131)f as authorities upoa international law on the fait h° their study of text books, they may be furnished with every edition as it comes out. Sir B. WalW had, it seems, founded his opinion upon a passaget, which appeared in the first edition of Wheaton, a, which he had a copy, bily which had been le ' out as incorrect in all subsequent editiout The remarkable speech in which Lora Kingsdown laid down, with irresistible cogeO to li the true doctrine relative to captures, comp le P disposed of the last excuse of Ministers. Lord Elint:s ls ' down did not consider it necessary to ioqui re whether the Tuscaloosa was converted into a sh'P f of war. He proved the illegality and injustice ° her detention, and the proposed restoration of her t: her original owners, by showing that those owne r . s had ceased to have any property in her — th eir righ` only reviving in the event of recapture. The On tention of Sir Baldwin Walker, adopted by th e ' Government, was, he observed, that a prize remainct the property of the original owners until condetnna by a prize court, and that any Governme nt colli seize and restore it, but that contention wa s eit s g ether unwarranted and against the clear letter " v i n ternational law. The obligation of condeninat,in;p; said the noble lord, quoting the highest auth ont i in his support, only exists with regard to cess— , sailing under a neutral flag. The capture is elusive as soon as made; and, as between he','"; gerents there is no occasion for condemnation, t'a captor can destroy his prize. When he cannot Willi, that prize into port nothing, indeed, is left to hi n/ , 6 but to destroy it—nay, it is his duty to do so, of law which fully justifies the course which ,t'" Alabama and her consorts have taken in destrosl their captures. So far, therefore, as the Briti,,e9 Government is concerned, it is bound to treat t% prizes of the Confederates where made upo n th, Federals as Confederate property ; and in seizill and restoring them to their original owners it 'Nu' commit a flagrant robbery. In vain the Lord Chou ; cellor attempted, by quoting cases which were 11°,5 pertinent, to weaken the effect of Lord Kingsdos' 0 powerful argument. Even the Government be nrhe t felt that it was unanswerable; and a debate mo damaging to the Government closed with th e claration of the Lord Chancellor that the in struc. lions of which the Opposition complained ar e to,b h e recalled, and fresh ones more in accordance Wit' law and justice issued. COUNTRY MAREIETS. LEEDS—TUESDAY. a O n There was a fair attendance of millers to - day , an full sale of wheat was decidedly better 'We quote the prices of last week, which were well maintained, MARKET HARBOROUGH—TuEsnA.Y. „ a , White wheat, 40s to 438; red, 38s to 40s per 36 el%, Malting barley at 33s to 36s per qr.; grinding, 28 s to To per 30 st. Oats, old, 24s to 275; new, 20s_to 23s per at. ; beans, 35s to 42s per qr. LIVE R P OL—T UESDAY. There was a fair attendance both of town and 0001 dealers at market to-day, with a slightly improved t...,° 13 ! . Wheat in moderate demand at the full prices of last x_.e; day; inferior sorts neglected, and little dispositio n to fo[ ea sales Flour made late rates. Barley was unchavg a , in value or demand. Oats in limited demand, a t full o r Oatmeal inactive, holders demanding an advance of 6 d P t . qr. Egyptian beans steady, and. Indian corn in mode rn request. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. hOlf Our market was fairly attended to-day, and the F-o of wheat and other grain was about an average, and r-- very little altered. .03 Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...lss Od to 16' o j White 12 , • • .17s Od to 3 9 na New red New white :, f t ~ ::1 5 7 8 S 0 0 dd too . 0 0 , il 163 0 0 j u 3 .. Beans )1 II ...15s 6d to - .ocl Peas, per qr GrindingGrindc , barley, per qr. Malting ditto, ~ Oats Flour, is 4d to is 8d per 14 1b23.1992888 00 Oddd tt t 00 0 3 a . ' 2 0 , ~, .5 6 0 , 10 , 1 If ;MELTON MOWBRAY—TUESDAY. hes t , The following were the currencies :—New white sc r t o; 41s Od to 45s Od ; new red, 3881,0 d to 41s per 36 et ° . t .; beans, 40s to 43s for old; new sorts, 363 to 39s per 3 8 °for barley, 30s to 34s for malting, and 28s to 30s per Elr . grinding; new oats, 19s to 23s Od per 24 stone; old) to 275. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS;DUE. v i 1 9 ' Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton . ...- 0 IS. via Marseilles MO Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mil 4, g0 Cape of Good _Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena APr il , China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton 1 09, 1 via Marseilles I WP Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton AP O ` l ,, India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton 310 i 0. via Marseilles 4 4, 1 31 :1 0 India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Alarm ' 6. via Marseilles May 4. ... . Portugal.... ra Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton...... AP ii 2 via Marseilles . A.pr ii , Newfoundland ..MaY $ Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... AP ril by U.S. packs' , 10. by Canadian packet gal l ,. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe APr i 6, Bahamas, via New York • . • • Di a Zi 5 9 Mexico ....AP ri 5, All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Apri l ' California. and British Columbia.. op 8 0 Persons who have been in the habit of paying wee'''„ce oA• borrowers of Sewing Machines will do well to „winkapplY and become members of Messrs. Watts and Co.'o the Machine Clubs. By so doing they will not only 03 `4 0 0 money they now foolishly throw away, but at the sane and secure to themselves the possession of one of the bet, fir most celebrated sewing machines in the world. Nif';,l44 foilmation given on application; or by letter addresse"!Aat a stan;ped envelope, to Messrs. Watts and Co., 12, Befw - e u. buildings, Strand, London, W.C., where meet rs are rolled daily between 10 and 4; Saturdays, 10 and I Births. a ll IA" BEAUMONT.—On the 24 th inst., at Coleorton 11,.--1 Beaumont, of a son. the BURTON.—On the 24th inst., at 91, Gloucester-daughter, wile of Lieut.-Colonel Burton , C B , ~ of - a stillborn. age OwErt.—On the 25th inst., at Llandrygard 1111-tsciogi Anglesey, the wife of the Rev. Edward Owev , °' - son and daughter. KUNER—MEAGER,—On at St. Aug,7oter• ~t i tiO • e'e Catholic Ch bury, to e'?Ramsgate, Isidor limier, of ‘ ,./ t tr. .„,ra Catherine Mary, eldest daughter of the law Wm. . Meager, of Ramsgate. MACKEYfoI, —PEMBERTON —0 the 25th •at St. Ma r l . Great Sankey . James . n lnst., csitb Mackey, Esq., of ..tirastu, _Ol ness, to Emily Catherine, youngest daughter of Bdsst..... James Pemberton, R —Eq., of Sankey Lodge, Warringto'' Deaths. rt' BROIVNE.—OII the 25th inst ,at 2, Mansfield -street; 13°,,,, land-place, the Lady Julia Browne, only child of t." Marquis of Sligo. W. GREY.—On the 24th inst, at his residence,Bedford, ~ Grey, aged 89. TIE/ism/m-0n the 23d inst., the Rev. John irt3n81316133f Clifton, aged 84. LONG,—On the 24th inst ,at Bromley-hill, erlt, Erail9 wife of Colonel Long. . efir MARGREAVE.-011 the 25th inst., at Ilandsveorth, n Birmingham, Wm. Masgreave, Esq., aged 71- Sussex, lkif; RAAYMONT ug —On the inst. at Laning , us tine Raymont,2lth l a te of , I the East ndia Ilouse, abed 77. London : Prlnzed and Prnshed by WILDIAAI ANDRE-02: SoN (.4fice No. li , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tor V. Strand. , n the Precinct of the Savoy. n the CQUB I AlicitileSCX,-..Wednesday, Axel 27, Uhl.