The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-18 00:00:00

'ERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed London, Brighton,: and:Bauth_ Coast Railway (Tooting. Junotfon)—London and North Western (additional powers) —North Eastern Railway (Newcastle and Starbech Branches)—and Elgin and Nairnshire Roads. • GREECE. The Marquis of NORMANBY gave notice that on Monday next he should call attention to the disturbances at Athens, and would ask for some official information in re ference thereto. Earl RUSSELL said on a former occasion he had stated that he had no objection to supply such parts of the official papers he had received from Mr. Scarlett as would give the information required. JURORS' REMUNERATION BILL. The order of the day for the second reading of this hi Wai3 read and discharged. STANDING ORDERS, The Earl of DONOI.IGII_6IORE moved the following as a standing order for the suture :—" That when a petition is prose; ted to this hr,ase praying to be heard by counsel against any provisional order under the Inclosure Act or under the Lanii Drainage Act, 1861, contained or referred to in any bill before the house, such bill may be referred to a se lect committee, end the committee m.iy hear the petitioners, the Inelosure Commissioners if they shall think fit to appear, and filch persons as shall appear in sup, ort of said provi sional order; and the committee may, if they think fit, recoranic,nd that such provisional order be not con firmed, the c ;mmittee shall not in any way modify or alter the terms of such order." Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion. After a discussion the motion was withdrawn. JUDICIAL STATIST. CS (IRELAND). The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved—" Ehat it is expedient and n e c essary t h at j u di c i a l statist i cs from I re l an d, similar to those for England and Wales, saould b. an nually furnished; and with that view it i+ necessary that a person acquainted with the Dish Courts and otherwise competent should be attached to the Home Office, and that all possible facilities and co-operation should be afforded to this officer by the several authorities in Dublin Castle and the various law courts of Ireland." He did not complain of his noble friend the President of the Council,. or of any ~ they m em b er o f the Government for negligence in this matter; but he did complain of the law officers and advisers of the Irish Government, for not having taken stets to procure the same information on the sub j ect of j udicial statistics in Ireland, which was regularly provided in Eng land and Wales. His noble friend (Lord Brougham) de served great thanks for having originally moved the reso lutions under which the judicial statistics were prepared, but his noble friend's intention was that Ireland should be included in those returns. At present they had no means of ascertaining the business done in the Landed Estates Court. They knew nothing of the litigation in Ire land, and they had no possibility of comparing the judicial returns of Ireland with those of England and Wales. Earl GRANVILLE said that it must not go forth either that there were no judicial statistics collected in Ireland, or that there was any deliberate intention to obstruct their col lection, or withhold information, But delay had undoubtedly taken place through the desire to make the returns as per fect and complete as possible. As, however, the delay had taken place, and he was not in a condition to give any sa tisfactory assurance to his noble friend, he would agree to the resolutions, if some modifications were made in them. He wished the passage referring to the attachment of the officer to the Home-office be omitted. Lord BROUGHAM, whilst acknowledging the Pattering allusion which had been made to him by the noble marquis, said that the great and prominent part taken by the late Prince Consort should not be forgotten. He had never known so ripe a judgment as that possessed by the late Prince. His lordship then pronounced a eulogium upon the late Duke of Wellington, and said that, whilst the late Prince Consort was a bright example to all royal person ages, the late duke was a bright example to all statesmen. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE thought that there were far too many judges in Ireland. If they were reduced in number and made to work as hard as their English brethren the business would be much better done. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE assented to the modi fication suggested by Earl Granville. The resolutions as amended were then agreed to. SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS IN IRELAND. Lord TALBOT DE MALAHIDE asked the President of the Council whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to carry out the recommendation of the com missioners on the system of scientific instruction in Ire land, to affiliate the Royal Irish Academy to the Royal Dublin Society, and place it under the control of that body. Earl GRANVILLE replied that it was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to carry into effect that re commendation in the report. PRISONS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill went through committee, MALTA. The Earl of SHREWSBURY asked if the works at the proposed new docks at Malta were to be prosecuted. The Duke of SOMERSET replied that her Majesty's Government would keep strictly and carry out faithfully the engagements which they had entered into with the Go vernment of Malta. As to the exact estimate of the sum of money which would be required for the works he could not venture to state it offhand. The Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation, the Altera tion in Judges' Circuits, the Greenwich Hospital (Provision for Widows), the Metropolitan Main Drainage Extension, and the Misappropriation by Servants Bills were severally passed through committee and ordered to be reported. The reports of amendments to the Savings Banks Acts Amendment and the Stipendiary Magistrates Bills were brought up and received. The Removal of Irish Poor, the Growing Crops Seizure (Ireland), and the Land Drainage (Provisional Orders) Bills were each read a third time and passed. The Clergymen (Colonies) Bill went through committee, The report on amendments made in the Port Erin Har bour (Isle of Man) Bill was brought up and agreed to. The Marriages Registration (Ireland) and - the Colonial Acts Confirmation Bills were each read a third time and passed. The Vaccination (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The Local Government Supplemental (No. 2) Bill—the Commons amendments to this bill were agreed to. Volunteers' Bill—the Commons' amendments to this bill ware agreed to, as likewise were the Commons amendments to the Waywarden's Contracts Bill. The India Stock and the Sydney Naval Mint Bills were read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. • ROUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. Tee SPEXKER took the chair at four o'cl3ck. Duke of C:eveland and Earl of Sandwich's Estate, Duke of Nortolk's Estate, and Lcconfield Estate Bilis were read a second time. The third reading of the London (City) Regulation Bill was deferred till M onday. The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, Esk Railway, and Thames Bridges Bills, were read a third time. S TEAM -BOILERS. Mr. FERRAND gave liotice that early next session he should introduce a bill to apply th 9 9 and 10 Victoria, cunmrnly called Lord Campbell's Act, to the owners of steam-boilers. IRELAND. Mr. M`MARON gave notice that early next ses sion he should move the appointment of a com mission to consider the expediency of extending the English law to Ireland, and abolishing the office of Lord Lieutenant. REMOVAL OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY• Mr. CONINGRAM intimated that, on the motion for going into supply next week, he would call attention to the threatened removal of the National Gallery. EMBASSIES. Mr. EODSON asked the 'Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the returns relating to the cost of e mbassies, missions, and political agencies, in answer to the addiess of June 1, would be presented ? yr. LAYARD replied that he would do his best to get the return bid on the table during the present session, but it was so voluminous that he feared he should not succeed in doing so. ADMIRALTY DISPATCHES. Mr. 11. SEYMOUR. asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty whether it was true that a bag, containin g de spatches from the Admiralty to the Admiral on the the station at Vancouver's Island, was abstracted from on board the United States steamer in its from Panama ; and whether, in th e abseinacesage safe postal communication , the Admiral was not under the ° nece ssity of employing a Government war steamer to carrythe despatches to Panama; and, whether the Government wore not cbliged on the occasion of the Trent affair, to send the despatches to the Admiral on the Pacific station at Vancouver's Island round by Cape Horn ? Lord C. PAGET replied that on two occasions the bags had been mislaid, but were ultimately recovered, though in one case some letters were missing and had never come to hand. It had been found requisite to send some despatches round by Cape Horn. PRIVATE BILL LEGISLATION. Mr. R. HODGSON asked the President of the Board of Trade what course he intended to pursue with reference to the report and resolutions of the Private Bill Legislation Committee ? Mr. M. GIBSON replied that the subject was still under the consideration of the Government, and that he would give a definite reply on Tuesday. THE OUTBREAK IN NEW ZEALAND. In reply to Mr. MILLS, Mr. FORTESCUE replied that despatches had been received at the Colonial•oflice confirming the statement which had appeared in the newspapers with respect to the unexpected outbreak referred to. THE CIVIL SERVICE. Mr, HENNESSY, on the motion for going into Com- IA nic e of Supply, moved that an humble address he pre seated to her Majesty in favour of open competition for the junior appointments in the Civil Service. Mr. COCHRANE moved, as an amendmen , to leave out "open competition," and insert "an approves test ex amination." The hon. gentleman caused some langht y mention ing a few of the subjects on which the ca es were ex amined. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended the elementary mode of examination pursued. IRELAND—PARTY EMBLEMS ACT. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his attention had been called to the fact that the Party Emblems Act had been violated, on the 12th July, in Lisburn, Belfast, and other parts of Ulster, and if riots, involving injury to persons and property, had not been the result ? Sir R. PEEL regretted that occurrences of the kind had taken place, and he had reason to believe that the news paper accounts had been somewhat exaggerated. Of late years such exhibitions had ben subsiding, and he trusted to the good feeling of Belfast and other towns not to en courage violations of the law. NEW ZEALAND I OAN BILL. In reply to Sir LI. WILLOUGHBY, Mr. FORTESCUE said that he would take occasion on the second rePcling of this bill to make a sta ement With re specs to its provisions, but he did not , hink the occasian to be such as to call for the production of papers. DISTURBANCES IN NEW ZEALAND. Mr. .A.l‘7llllSTeggecl to ask whether any reports had been received at the Colonial Office, confirming the news appearing in the papers of that morning, with respect to the outbreak of disturbances in New Zealand. Mr. FORTESCUE said they had received a despatch which, he was sorry to say, confirmed in the main the accounts published in the morning papers respecting the outrage committed by a body. oi natives in the vicinity of Taranaki, and that there would be no objection to produce a portion of the papers. THE CIVIL SERVICE. On the order for going into committee of supply, - Mr. HENNESSY moved that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty in favour of open competition for the junior appointments in the civil service The hon. member ~aid that under the present system of patronage the Uo verament had actually increased. In 1862, as compared with 1861, the number of competitive examinations had de clined. In 1861 the tots' nominations by Government withodt compettive examinations was 228, and in 1862 they were 396. In 1861 53 per cent of those who were ' examined for Government appointments were examined under a system of limited competition, but in 1862 the number fell to 42. As for open competition, that was prac- L tically at an end, and now no minister would give a single appointment in that way, In the War Office, in 1861, only ;.wo vacancies were filled up by the direct nomination of the chief of the department, whereas in 1862 82 vacancies were thus filled up. The public, as well as the members of that house, had been deluded, and at that moment the patronage of the Government was actually increased instead of being diminished, in comparison with what it was in former times. In reality, for each appointment, the ecretary to the Trea sury was able to make three nominations. It was the opinion of no less an authority than Sir John M'lver that open competition was the best means of filling the junior appointments to the civil service. Mr. Chester, who was a retired civil servant, expressed a similar opinion before the committee. As he saw no other remedy for the present state of things, he begged to move the address which he had placed in the hands of the Speaker. Mr. B. COCHRANE regretted that his hen. friend should have so soon again brought on this question; and he did so the more, as all the information he was able to collect tended to show that the system did not work well, and that competition was detrimental to the public ser vice. Unless it could be shown that important advantages resulted from the system, he thought it would be undesir able to extend it. Were they prepared to give up 105,000 places to the commissioners ? It was no wonder that the people who met Lord Brougham in the streets should raise their hands in astonishment, and ask whether the people were mad who had made such a proposal. (The hon. mem ber then read various questions from the examination papers to be proposed to candidates in different departments, and so rapid was the transition from one subject to another that considerable amusement was created both by the reading of the questions and the running comments upon them.) He had not read those questions for the sake of casting ridicule upon the examiners, but in order to show the absurdity of putting questions of such a nature to boys intending to qualify themselves for various public employments. The only place where such a system was carried out was in China, and he hoped they were not going to take a lesson from the Chinese as to the best manner of appointing per sons to public offices. There were many qualifications for offices which no examination could test. As the Duke of Wellington said, " Give me discipline, and not learning ;" and when his hon. friend asked to have the system of open competition applied to every office in the country that it was a very doubtful policy to pursue. The hon. member then read the words of his amendment—namely, to leave out the words " open competition," and insert "an improved test examination." The SPEAKER said it was not competent for the hon. member to move an amendment upon an amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon, gentleman who spoke lest recurred to his umual prac- tice of reading, for the amusement of the house, the various questions proposed to candidates in several classes of examination, but it appeared to him that most, if not all these questions could be justified ; and although the hon. member used some skill in the mode of reading the ques tions, still he thought the arrangement proved the wisdom of those who framed them, as they were intended to bring out the mental powers of the candidates. It was altogether a mistake to suppose that the success of the candidates de pended solely upon these miscellaneous qmestioes. The main point aimed at was to see that the candidates had received a good elementary education; but as the candidates might come out at a dead level in reading, writing, and arithmetic it was proposed, as a means of testing their mental powers generally, that they should be examined upon subjects of a wider range. The hen. member for King's County in open ing the discussion, stated that patronage was gaining ground itnrecgornetdriandgisintinetcetaiod of contradistinction to competition, and that things were re preomgrpelsosyiendn progressing But 47 offices,th ey whilehad the it fact was that competition was only not in use in 26 ; and under all the circumstances he thought he was authorised in saying that upon the whole there was a state of progress and not retrogression. Mr. MAGUIRE complained that the Government were exercising a larger amount of patronage than they had done before, in defiance of the resolution of the house. He thought it was hard that men holding a certain rank in their neigh bourhood were not granted the right of nomination to these examinations. He was 11 year,. a member of Parliament, and he never applied but twice for a nomination. Mr. G. BENTINCK agreed in two points with the hon. member for King's County : that disappointment had fol lowed the establishment of the system, and that the pa tronage of the Government had not been diminished by it. The examiners were wise in selecting the Chancel lor of the Exchequer for their champion; but he ven tured to say that if the system had been in force in former times Wellington Would not have been a soldier, nor Nel son a sailor, nor Watt an engineer. Mr. CLAY expressed his belief that a number of nomi nations were given to several parties of eminence in various parts of the country, notwithstanding what had fallen from the hon. member for Dungarvan. He was an advocate of the system of competition for three years, and was prepared to vote with the hon. member, but he would rather recom mend him not to press it to a division on the present occa. • SiOn. Mr. MILNES said the system had not been so suee as had been repre sented b y some ho n. members. The new serva nts were cleverer when they entered the service than they ware under the old system, but they did not know more after they had been appointed a short time than those who were nominated under the old system. Of course there was a residum of bad civil servants under the old system, which could not be avoided, and who it was desirable to get rid of. He, however, thought the new system would be de ficient in that proper esprit de corps that should prevail amongst them, and that they would become extremely dis contented and unhappy persons in the position in which they were placed. Competition shuts out the poor man, be cause it was now a matter of money—that man who could pay for cramming being generally the successful candidate. It was neither a satisfactory nor a healthy state of things. Lord PALMERSTON said he could not concur with the fundamental principle on which the hon. member for King's County had founded his motien. The hon. member seemed to think that employment in the Queen's service ought to be 7, matter that anyb o dy m i g ht c l a i m w h o s howed a fitness for , but he con ce i ve d that, ace , rding to the const it u tion of the country, efidn thoseeof who were honoured by the Crown with its wereth r e es c p r on w s n ib , l s e u f b o j r eo fi t ll t i o ng th u e p ir a ta ll kin th g e g o o ffi od o ces a i r : the nn s e rvic e that no one should be appointed to an office for which he was n it,ne o ils t h i gal t u x a imiaeda to show qualified. It Itaared to him th a t th e p resen t s ystem appointment thosei conditio ns , th l a n t t a he pe fi r r a s o t n p w la h oe o , the a t p h p er h e ed w f a o s ran possessed sufficient acquirements to entitle him to be a competitor with others. The competitive exami nation was to ascertain who of a ' certain number was the fittest tap egres,onhefotrhothueghtz woulappointment.d So far from it being an a considerably larger number of and world competitors than there were be a great hardship to have ,:warlmdabne like the old story of appointments to be made, e r t 0 , v and er onlywhich the foreigner about the race, one to win"—(hear)—and Cause airgreaytetrorasnt: hlle considered greater hear.)enon led to craln tthoreseprceoamdpdaitsaitoprpsoifnotrmeenact.h v ( enablefort the a t h eexaminers to ascertain who was the fittest soon. lost. p g arlan to n ap pointment. It was said that the syqsnteirmedonwy all h comp s . eBsosenatcial elemenats. a n n i g cram ming, was, that however, know l knowledge g ane In Cr i titions, (Hear.) Why, for a boat race the menulw were had to pull were crammed—(laughter) —that was, they in training for a month or a fortnight beforehand ; ehren!?aut were also crammed for racing —(laughter) —they were: crammed with corn—(laughter)—and they were practised in the exertion of their muscles—;laughter)—and even for a pugilistic encounter the men were crammed—that was to say, they were trained for the contest. (Loud laughter.) At the universities cramming took place. It was an ezerciat of the faculties of the mind, and although a great deal of actual knowledge which was imbibed did not remain, yet every man who had gone through an examination knew the habit of mental exertion that cramming gave lasted aftei wards, and was of use to them in after life. (Hear.) No reasonable objection could be taken to competitive examina tion on the ground that it required previous preparation. Objection had been taken to the system of nominations for competition by the hon. member for Dungarvan on the ground that theywere not open to every one, himself amongst the number. They lived in a country which had a Parlia mentary constitution, and governments must maintain themselves d i n i tParliamentbut t b u y r s t h l e t h s a u t p t p h o e r y t s o h f o t u h l e d i r r a f t r h i e e n r d f s e — e l disposed to comply with requests made by their friends with those made by hon. gentlemen who were going to vote against them and turn them out of office a week after. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) There was nothing, ne thought, out of human nature in such arrangement, and in decliningto watofhHowo give gentlemen opposed to the Giwernment of the day a right to demand favours of that Government. (Hear, hear.) It night be said that these nominations and appointments ought to be given to respectable persons— without regard to political consideration—(hear, hear) — and as an illustration of that he begged to state that last year he gave a nomination for competition for clerkship to the son of a frtoi ehstrT p whheeo e hefne r Gui raa s rl esyo o nt aby n dopimeipeii w rnpertnane h go: nnost o nioedaeodpsnn w hwpttee: a oad s sneceiGooeutdr o uoota p lthvtsaf p oeael o artttaa s nhti s e edemcps d r uoreGhe oudrntyeoool Government t tseh t ct h rbohuetn e enona hmdtdgopeheerwnrsruai condescended mepetunwennoydedaltemi, was not ieGo vernment.a obli gationlnbe theneot member for Dungarvan that if he would condescend at any time to express a wish in favour of one of his constituents, that wish would receive the best attention of her Majesty's Go vernment. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He had always been an advocate for the competitive system, and he was convinced it was one that worked well, and would ensure good and proper persons to be employed in the different de partments of the public service. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HENLEY agreed in the main with what the noble lord had stated, but he differed from him in regard to his analogy in reference to the race horse, the pugilist, the rower, and those severe studies they went through at the university, which he quite agreed with the noble lord, trained the mind and left behind it a power which nothing afterwards would deprive the possession of ; and that vicious system of cramming which was adopted as a test for Government employment, but which was not a test, but a mere chance. (Hear, hear.) The competitive sys em, however, he thought, had not had time enough to allow them to come to a sound opinion on the matter. It was working fairly, but so far it was only an experiment, and . . opinions as to the result differed. He considered it would be unwise to push it to a greater extent until after they had had greater experience of its working Mr. O. GR LFFITH said that the noble lord's state ment that nominations were an exercise of patronage fot the support of the Government of the day was incom patible with the establishment of the system; and from facts that had gradually crept out it would appear that competitive examinations had trebled the patronage of the Government. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord's state ment with reference to the complaint of the hon. member for Dungarvan was particularly inapplicable to the state of parties in that house. There were more gentlemen on his own side of the house who were likely to displace him than there were on the Opposition side of the house. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He protested against Government being carried on by the exercise of patrona ge . _ _ The house then divided. The numbers were— For Mr. Hennessy's motion ... .. 37 Against it llB Majority — 81 STREET MUSIC. Mr. BASS called the attention of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to street music in the metropolis, and moved that it was expedient to reconsider the law on this matter at the earliest opportunity. He said street music was now becoming so troublesome that it was desir • able the law should be more definitely known than was the case at present. From early morn, half-past 7 o'clock, till late at night, 11 o'clock, they were subjected to these inces sant discords. (Laughter.) Bands were continually play ing in all directions—north, south, east, and west. The other day, when he called en Sir R. Mayne, in Eaton square, he found a band playing onhis door-step. (Laughter.) He afterwards crossed to the south side of the square, and there he found another band. (Laughter.) On the north side he found a third band, and when he got to Eaton-place he found a fourth band playing. (Laughter.) There they were, playing away at the same time—all sorts of wretched instruments, and out of tune—blast and counter blast — from one side of the square to the other ; and it was ridiculous to call the discordant sounds that met the ear in every direction music —(hear, hear)—and it was pre posterous to contend that it could be advantageous to any one. Their noise was a serious inconvenience to the transaction of business and the occupations of literary and scientific men; and Mr. Babbage's case was an illus tration of what Fuch men suffered from the nuisance of those btreet bands. A greater part of the day those persons had to discontinue their studies ; and Mr. Babbage told him that one-quarter of his time was lost a day owing to the annoyance of those bands. He had been interrupted in his calculations 182 times in one day—(hear, and laughter) —and it was a fact that persons were driven from the town owing to the torments they suffered from those noisy per sons. The bands were composed of foreigners hired by people who make a livelihood cut of 'heir blowing and scraping. laughter.) In fact, they were beggars, and in that sense being mendicants by law we ought to have the power of putting an end to the nuisance. He was assured by Sir R Mayne that the late Lord Canning, before going to India, committed a serious error in an important despatch owing to the playing of a street band in front of his lord ship's house. (Laughter.) He was surprised to find that any one was in favour of this nuisance. He was n. t one of those hon. members who were detained at the house till near four o'cloc.. that morning. He got home to bed about one o'clock, but he was disturbed that morning about half past seven o'clock out of his first sleep by the noise of one of thote bands playing under his window—(laughter) —and during the three or four hours that he was engaged about his correspondence, four different bands came and played in front of his house, and he had to move from front to rear, and from rear to front, to try to get peace and quiet ness. (Laughter.) It was said that these people being paid by the public was proof that the latter enjoyed the abominable music. He disputed it, because during the time the bands were about the streets the working classes were engaged in business, and those who were not, and had a musical taste, looked upon these wandering min strels with horror and disgust. The real promoters and encouragers of this discord were children and nurse girls. (Laughter.) The hon. member urged that some altera tion was necessary in the law to protect those whose busi ness avocations and studies rendered the noises hideous and distracting to them. The present law was not adequate to deal with the subject. The SPEAKER informed the hoh. gentleman that hi , resolution, as woraed, could not be put as an amendment to the motion for going into supply. Mr. BASS said that, as he could not go to a division upon it, he woild take it that the house was unanimously in favour of his resolution. (Laughter.) Lord FERMOY said the present law was sufficiently stringent to deal with this matter, and the hon. member found Mr. Babbage had put it in force, and the magistrate had, in his (Lord Fermoy's) opinion, unjustifiably punished a great many poor musicians. It was no doubt disagreeable to Mr. Babbage, and also to the hon. member, who must allow that he had a dislike for music. Mr, BASS—No. (Laughter,) Lord FERMOY—But he must permit other people to have their tastes, and to enjoy them. He was not aware until he heard his hon. friend describe its pleasures, that Be'gravia was such a musical place to walk in. (Laughter.) If the bands were not enjoyed by some one they would not exist; and he did not see why the house should be called to interfere and put down a thing just because certain persons objected to it. The bands dealt professionally with the sub ject. They played for the people, and the people paid them, and the fact of there being such a number of bands daily in Belgravia showed that the aristocracy had a wish and desire to hear them. (No, no.) They paid for it; and where it was objectionable there was no* an instance that the men had not moved on when requested so to do. Many persons no doubt objected to brewers' drays in the street, because they often frightened gentlemen's horses ; but that was no rea son why they should be prohibited from going through the town in the middle of the day, in the pursuit of their legi timate occupation. The truth was, that nobody took any interest in the amusements of the middle and working classes ; and if there were public places appointed where mus ic might be played, there would not be so many com plaints of music playing in the streets. Mr. C. BENT I N C K hoped something ath wouldboe achr it i v hoe i on r y ; i of of f. o uh o ipit n es, a band at each end, and a troupe I be done to remedy the evil alluded to. Ile had the mis midwaywit with in s th qu e a n r e e i clear, as a matter of g la: of o fa r csiv t u nabneed was r geosfmitdeeinnisnt minstrels street r d e e ta t own house. It was i . p aying in the area of his own house, any he would be indictable band for a nuisance, and according to the principles of law, justice, had a right to do that in the and common sense he con tended not legally do on his own open street which he co thata street n o person music, and man ke premises.pt peruse his papers and he got to said that the only leisure morning, or after eleven briefs was before breakfast in the naolatomoooanm pl e inid . of the street street bands were A H L e I did N S (Hear.) to say that the at l‘ n l i r g . h M t. , I was intolerable. all bad, but that the organ-grin-mg Mr. BRUCE, in reply to the hon. member, said it was he large crowds seen about th em , that the children and the poor o treatment. There was no doubt, from t o f the East-end a very diffi cu lt ques ti on , an d one that required delicacy of of London d er i ve d much amusement from t h os e s trolling bands. Row, th en , cou ld th ey purpose t o put down one band and not the others ? He did not think many persons would be s o h ard-hearted, or if so the remedy seemed worse than the disease. Sir J. SHE LLEY quoted the case of the park music as a proof that there was no ( E a u, to popu l ar mus i c on th e part of the inhabitants of the metropolis. He was the treasurer THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY ,EVENING, JULY 18, 1863 -. t-.- ..am"r. to them, and he was happy to say that the park bands were now self-supporting. (Question.) The subject then dropped. MEN OF EMINENCE. Mr. W. EWART asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether, through the agency of the Metropolitan Board of Wefts or otherwise, it might be practicable to have inscribed on those houses in London which hale been inhabited b celebrated persons the names of such persons ? Mr. COWPER admitted that the public would feel con siderable interest in being able to recognise the houses in which men of eminence and fame had resided, but he did not consider that it would be advisable to interfere with the right which every owner of a house had of inscribing what he pleased on its front. It might not be pleasing to them to have any name but their own placed on their doors, and some of them also might not greatly desire to have the an tiquity of their houses indicated, particularly if they had any thought of selling them. (Laughter.) THE DE f ENTION OF THE GIBRALTAR. Lord R. CECIL rose to ask the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether he was prepared to propose the grant of any compensation to Capt. Blakeley for the loss occasioned to him by the detention, without cause, of the vessel Gib raltar; and whether the Government would lay upon the table the depositions or informations upon which the Go vernment had acted in that case? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER replied that his answer would be very simple, and he was afraid very dry. The case of Captain Blakeley was in no manner before him. He had no official knowledge whatever of him, and he submitted, as a financial minister, that it would be absurd to compensate a person from whom he had not even received an application. In respect of the latter part of the question, which should have been directed rather to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs than to him, he was not able to say more than that he rather imagined it would be an unusual course for Government to produce the papers in such a case ; but if what h a d b een s t a t e d to him was correct, it was entirely at variance with the supposition of the noble lord. Unless he was mistaken, the Government did not volunteer interference in the case of the Gibraltar. An inquiry was directed to them by the parties connected with the ship itself whether the guns would be of themselves cause of detention ; and as the only course open to the Government under the circumstances was to institute an investigation into the matter, they were in no way responsible for the delay which had taken place in the departure of the vessel. In conclusion, the right hon. gentleman declared that the noble lord had groi-ely misrepresented the conduct of the Govern ment, and repudiated, on th.-, pa , t of bimself and colleagues, th•• charge of t ruckling to the United States. (Hear, hear.) THE SALMON FISHE,RIES ACT OF 1861. Mr HUMBERSTON called the attention of the house to the petition of Mr. Robert Topham, showing that, by the operation of the Salmon Fisheries Act, 1861, he has been entirely deprived of his right of fishing for salmon in his chartered fishery in the Dee, at Chester, without compen sation or redress, and that his property in that fishery has thus been virtually confiscated. _ Mr. BRUCE said the complaint of Mr. Topham ought to have been urged when the act of 1861 was under considera tion, and did not think there was any case for relaxing the law. THE CASE OF MR. ANSTEY. Col. DUNNE called at ention to the case of Mr. Anstey, late attorney-general at Hongkong, and asked what repara tion had been made to him for the injustice acknowledged to have been done to him by the authorities in that colony. He explained the circumstances connected with the dismis sal of Mr. Anstey, and the extraordinary accusations made by him, which the Duke of Newcastle, he said, had declared to have been substantially proved. Mr. C. F ORTESCUE, observing that the dismissal of Mr. Anstey was the act of the late Administration, said the reasons for that act extended for bey aid the transactions re ferred to by Col. D unne , w h o h a d put the case upon too nar row an issue. M r . A nstey ha d s h own a v iolence of temper and a want of discretion and juugment which unfitted him for being the confidential legal adviser of the Governor, and the Duke of Newcastle had declined to reopen the question and to reverse the decision of his predecessor. Mr. Anstey, he said, had no claim whatever to compensation or repara• tion from the Government. THE SPANISH PROTESTANTS. Mr. G. DUFF moved for papers relating to the case of he Spaniards lately sentenced to banishment on account of heir religious opinions. The subject was brought before the house in the years 1861 and 1862, and it now appeared that a slight change had taken place in their condition, the severe sentence having been commuted to one of banish ment. He said they were not convicted and sentenced as Protest ant converts, but as Protestant propagandists, which he consiaered was more surprising, because he could not underetand how Spain could fear such a movement. Sir G. BOWYER concurred in many of the sentiments expressed by the hon. gentleman, but could not agree with him that the reading of the Bible could be any injury to Catholicity. He believed, on the contrary, that the more people read the Bible the more they would see the truth of the Catholic religion. It was a great mistake to suppose that the Catholic Church objected to the reading of the Bible. The only question was, what was the rule of faith to be ap plied to the Bible. But, without dwelling further on that point, he would p rocee d to state the facts of this case If he believed that M a tamoras and his friends represented some party in Spain who were teaching in an unobtrusive man ner, and without violating the laws of their country, what they believed to be true, he should say there was something in the arguments which had so frequently been addressed to the hf use ; but the real truth was far otherwise. Mate -184 mores inengaged in some political conspiracy, was obliged to fl his country. Afterwards an amne s ty was published, and he was enabled to return. He than be came a soldier, and subsequ entl y wa s a ppointed a lay agent 5 having from of an English committee at Gibraltar, consisting of Presby terians, Methodists, and one not very distinguished member of the Church of England, whose object was the propagation of what they considered to be tr ue reli gion in Spain. He received 45 dols. a month for his ser vices, but so little sincere was he that he declared to one of his associates that ho did not believe in any religion at all, and had engaged in the undertaking simply as a speculation The English committee did not snake much progress, because they did not represent one Spanish idea. Spain repudiated Protestantism. A Spaniard might be made almost anything; he could be made an infidel, but it was quite impossible to convert him into a Protestant. Matamoras became the agent of this Propagandist Society in Spain, and he and others were also supposed to be agents for the propagation of revolutionary and socialistic opinions. If these persons had been sincere religionists, the Go vernment might have acted Ifferently, but, knowing that they were only the paid agents of an English society, and that they did not represent any Spanish idea, the Govern ment put the laws of Spain in force, which declared the Catholic faith to be the religion of the Slate, and die not permit any person to propagate a different religion among the people. The Spaniards were perfectly satisfied with those laws. H e believed that the Spaniards repudiated any attempt on the part of any foreign society to introduce re ligious discord into the country- He was informed that one of the associates of Matamoras had since returned to the Catholic Church, had expiated his apostacy by penance, and was now a faithful son of the Church. He denied that this was a proper matter for discussion in the House of Commons. (Hear.) There was but one religion in Spain. A Spanish Protestant was a contradiction in terms, and Protestant propagandism in Spain was sure to fail. Such a society might stir up religious strife, but it would never 'rote tantize Spain. He trusted that her Majesty's Go vernment would not do so unwise a thing as to interfere in this matter (Hear.) They had much better leave the Spaniards to manage their own affairs. (Hear.) Having brought these remarks to a close, he had new to ask the indulgence of the house in a matter affecting the public and private character of persons who had no opportu nity of appearing and defending themselves ie that house. The noble lord at the head of the Government was aware that some time ago a statement was made by him to which his attention had been since directed bythe notice that appeared in his (Sir G. Bowyer's) name. His statement was that in a public church at Rome a celebrated Frenchman, named Father Curci, addressed reproaches of the stronest nature to the King of Naples, Francis II , in the presence of the congregation there assembled, and of a large body of nobility forming the Neapolitan emigration in Rome. The preacher was represented as having accused that unfortunate and illu-arious Prince of a very great offence—viz., of having sent bands of robbers and murderers —persons of the most atrocious character —to commit the most atrocious crimes in his dominions, which were usurped by his neighbour and relation, the King of Sardinia. It was sought to be deduced from this statement that the king had been guilty of these offences. This statement on the part of the noble lord attracted attention, and created great pain and dismay, not only on the part of the Sovereign, but of the nobility and others attached to his cause. He bad received a letter from Father Curci, in which he denied the use of the words-attributed to him, and stated that he never in the course of his sermon made the slightest allusinn to any po litical matter whatever. He had also received a letter signed by persons of the highest rank in the south of Italy—viz., the Prince of Bisegnorno, the Duke of Regina, Cavaliere Naladi di Altavella, Joseph Ricciardi Count of Comaldoli, Baron Camillo Nolli, the Duke John Riario Sforza, the Prince of Chearamonte, the. Prince of Aguaviva, the Duke of Maddaloni, Count Enruco Statella, Count Anthony Bien culli, the Duke of Terra Conviano, and the Duke of St. Va lentino. These gentlemen thanked him for the course which he had felt it his duty to take, protested against the cruel ties practised towards their countrymen by the Piedmon tese, and emphatically denied the statement which was in tended to criminate the King. They asserted that no such charge had been brought against him. He had also a solemn legal instrument ext toted before a notary public, who, as hon. gentlemen were aware, was in Rome a public magis trate of great weight, and which ran as follow " Before me, Domenico Monti, notary public, &c., ap peared the witnesses herein a ft er named,—that is to say, his Most Rev. Excellency Monsignor Accorde, Bishop of Anglona and Tursi, his Most liev. Excellency Don Michael Alicia, Bishop of Patti, &c. (here follows the names of 22 persons of the highest distinction—prelates, princes, dukes, and other noblemen), who spontaneously make and have made the following deposition, declaring that having heard on the 3d of the present month the sermon of the Rev, Father Curci, in the venerable church of the Spirito San. todei NanoMani, the did Father Curd said not a word nor did he make any allusion, direct o indirect, even in the most remote manner, to or regarding the King of the reaction, or the ireproper/y called brigandage. We also declare that the ' said Rev. Father berei Trenched about the vice of idleness, and not about the so-called brigandarete; and we further de clare that the said Father Curci never preached any other sermon before His Sacred Majesty the King our Lord, nor before the ISTeaellefin emigration residing at Rome. This we declare to be the simple triithi which we are ready to affirm on oath before any corcpetent tribunal," It appeared, therefore, that the statement which had been quoted against the King was utterly groundless, and he had no doubt that the noble lord would have the generosity to state at once that he had been entirely misinformed, and would express his regret that he had made a statement so derogatory to the character of an illustrious prince, and one who was in misfortutte. (Hear, hear.) He would, there fore. say no more, but would leave the matter in the hands ot the noble lot . Mr. MONSELL, who rose with Lord Palmerston, and to whom the noble lord gave way, reverting to the ques ion of the Protestants in Spain, said that his opinions were well expressed by Father Lacordaire, who said : " The public conscience will always repel the man who asks for exclusive liberty, or forgets the rights of others, for exclusive liberty is but privilege, and liberty forgetful of the rights of otters is nothing but treason. And there is in the heart of the honest man who speaks for all, and who in speaking for all sometimes seems to be speaking against himself,—there is in that man a power, a logical and moral superirity which almost invariably begets reciprocity. So Catholics know this well, if you want litierty tor yourselves ask it for all men under Heaven. (Hear.) if you ask it for yourselves only it will never be granted. Give it when you are masters, in order that it may be given to you when you are slaves." (Hear, hear.) This was a question of extreme delicacy, be cause we were dealing, not with the Spanish Government, out with the involved prejudiced of the Spanish people— prejudices which we could easily understand when we re membered teat Catholic emancipation, though advocated by the most eminent men of the day, was long prevented by the public voice, and saw that from all Engtana or Scot land but one Roman Catholic, the noble lord the member for Arundel, was sent to that house. He could only desire that those persons in Spain who wished to continue these laws would come over to Ireland and see the working of a totally opposite principle. He desired that they should see the strength and life visibte iti the Catholic Church in Ire land in spite of the difficulties she had to contend with, be cause although she ha., no privileges she had complete liberty. The best means for the spread of the Catholic Church was for that Church to trust as Hale as possible to privileges and to maintain everywhere the cause of religious liberty, (Hear.) He hoped that Spain would cease to be the one exception to all the other countries of Europe, arid he believes of the world, in having laws which were di rectly opposed to the first principles of religious liberty. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON, after expressing the satisfaction which the house must have felt at the enlightened end libe ral opinions which had fallen from his right hon. friend (Mr. Monsell), continued to say that they should make great allowances for the Spanish people, because of their gcograpbical position, which cut them off more than any other country from intercourse with the rest of Europe, but he could not help hoping and believing, he said, that the progress of civilisation and enlightenment were making its way into Spain, and that me Catholics ot Spain had the sensible and enlightened views which ha s right hon. friend hal expressed. At the same time, their laws remained— (hear, hear)—and, though the SpanishGo • vernment were, he was persuaded, most anxious upon all occasions that those laws should be leniently administered, yet in Spain, like all other countries, public, opinion had its force, and th e G overnment could not go exactly Cont' ar y to that opinion. In the present case, however, the Queen ot Spain, in consequence of the representations made to her, had exercised her prerogative of pardon, and had remitted the sentences ot the persons in question, on condition that they removed to some other country, which he had no doubt they were very glad to do. (He ir, hear and laughter.) But the Spanish laws did not simply apply to the profession of opinions different from toe religion of the State, but they were at variance with th- treaties of the :vanish Crown. By those treaties British subjects were entitled to the free exercise of their religion in private houses, but the law said that they should not do it, and there were instances lately in which the law had been enforced by parties of more zeal than discretion, and the practice of worship in private houses interfered with, in spite of the representations of the British Government. Her Majesty's Government contended, and he thought rightly, that treaties could not be overset and controlled by the laws of the country which made them — (hear, hear)—and that the Crown was bound by them (Hear, hear.) The question was still pending, and he could assure his hon. friend (Mr. Grant Duff) that the Govern ment of this country would continue to suggest to' the Go vernment of Spain a lenient and liberal policy in those cases. r,Hear, hear.) With regard to Father Curci, he had told the hon. baronet at the time that he had read the statement which he had made in the newspaper, but that he could not answer for its accuracy. S ince then, however, he had re ceived a let ter from Italy giving an account of the transaction. He was not at liberty to give the name of the writer, and he should give it for what it was worth. (The noble lord here read the letter, and continued)—He was free to confess that the letter did not state exactly that Father Curci had re proached the King with sending brigands into the Neapoli tan territory; but as to the feet, no one could doubt who had any knowledge on the subject. (Hear, hear.) They knew very well that there was a rendezvous at Rome, where persons were enlisted— Sir G. BOWYER—Not brigands. Lord PALMERSTON—Persons might differ as to names —(hear, hear, and laughter)—but those persons went into the Neapolitan territory and performed their operations on their fellow-subjects, who were very little pleased with their presence. (Hear, hear.) He believed that the French gar rison at Rome were now taking steps to put-a stop to those proceedings—(hear)—and he trusted that in a short time the Neapolitan territory would be restored to the order and tranquillity which everybody desired to see. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. BOWYER—Can the noble lord tell us who is the writer of the letter which he read ? Lord PALMERSTON—The hon. and learned gentle man may take it for what it is worth. I stated that it was a genuine letter ? Sir G. B WYER—Yes, we may take it for what an anonymous letter is worth. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) THE PANAMA MAIL ROUTE. Sir S. NORTHCOTE called attention to the proposal which had been made for the establishment of a route to Australia by way of Panama, and asked the Government to state their intentiens on the subject, urging that if a second fcrtnightly communication was established it was for the advantage of Sydney and New Zealand that it should be via Panama. Mr. F. PEEL said the question of establishing a second monthly communication with Australia had received the consideration of the Government more than once during the last two years, and they had recently had communica tions with gentlemen representing the interests of both New South Wales and New Zealand ; and, although it was most gratifying to observe the certainty and the regularity with which the present service was performed by the Peninsular and Oriental Company, it was not surprising that the receipts from the postage of letters by no means covered the expense of maintaining the communication. Within the last few days they had received an offer from the Peninsular and Oriental Company to double the communi cation between Ceylon and Australia for an additional sum of £50,000 ; at present they were paid £134,000, and for con siderably less than half that amount they are willing to duplicate the service. He thought that was a very reason able offer, and that the Government were fully justified in communicating with Australia to ascertain the views of the colonial authorities, before deciding in the matter. Mr. CHILDERS deprecated the proposal to double the rate of postage between this country and Australia. SUPPLY. The House then went into committee of supply, at 20 minutes to 12 o'clock, and took the last vote. On the vote of £700,000, balance of the sum required for he packet s-rvica, Sir S. NOttTHCOTE asked for an explanation of the state of the contracts for the conveyance of the mails from Dover to Calais, and Dover to Ostend. He also asked to be informed if anything had been paid under the old contract to Mr. t hurchward. Mr. PEEL said that Mr. Harrington had made a tender for the Dover and Calais service for £5,000, and it had been accepted conditionally on the house not voting any !limey for Mr. Churchward. The contract was to take effect in January next, but Mr. Harringtcn was willing to take it for the remainder of the year, but the Government thought his charge too much, and an application was made to the railway companies, who agreed to perform tht service from June from Dover to Calais for a subsidy of £6,000 a year, and he understood that they were using four of Mr. Church ward's boats. He hoped the contracts would be signed be • fore the end of . the session, and the house would empower the Government to accept the contract. The service be tween Dover and Ostend it was proposed should be carried out by a postal convention with the Belgian Government, determinable at a year's notice. Mr, LAIRD moved the reduction of the vote by £3,110 for the conveyance of mails between Diver and Ostend, from June, 1863, to March, 1864. He did so because he objected to subsidising foreign Governments. Mr. F. PEEL defended the convention with Belgium and stated that the Belgian Government were prepared to enter into undertakings for the performance of the contract. The committee divided. The numbers were:— For the reduction Against it Majority The vote was then agreed to ; and it being the last vote in supply, it was ordered to be reported amidst the cheers of the committee. The house resumed, and immediately after went into com mittee of ways and means, and agreed to certain resolutions. UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. COMPANIES CAUSES BILL, This bill, as amended, was considered. TURNPIKE TRUSTS AttRANGEHENTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill went through committee. INDEMNITY BILL. This bill was read a second time. The Lords' amendments to the Public Works (Manufac tuting Districts) Bill were considered and agreed to. The Executi ns Decrees Bill was withdrawn. The Poisoned urain, &c., Prohibition Bill was considered as amended, and agreed to, The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PONTEFRACT AND WEST RIDING MEETING FRIDAY. The Alexandra Plate (Handicap) value 50 sovs (in specie) given from the Lund, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for three-yr olds and upwards; winners extra. second to t,ave his stake. T.Y (3. 10 subs. Mr. J Osborne's Paddy O'Rourke, 3 yrs, Est 10113 (1V htteley) 1 C 1. Towneley'b Collarius, 4 yis, Bst 3lb ‘Crouch) 2 Mr. G. S. Thompson's Globule, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Own4r) 3 Mr. R. H. Jones's Stockman, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (E Harrison) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Stockman, sto 2 agst Paddy O'Rourke, 5 to 1 agst Globule, 10 to 1 agst Cellarius. Won by six lengths; a length between the second and third ; tne same between third and fourth. The Park Hill Stakes of 5 sous each, with 51 added, for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib; filies, Bst 61b ; winners extra ; second to save his stake. T.Y.C. 10 subs. Mr. Beaumont's Vanessa, Bst 131 b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr Johnson's Tarlatan, Bst 91b (Midgley) 2 Sir G. Stf ickland's Lyra, Bst 31b Mr. S. Murland's Castle Espie, Bst 71b ( Ashman) 4 Mr. R. H. Jones's Kapunda, st 61b (E. Harrison) 5 Mr. J. Scott's Security, Bst 6 b Betting- -Even on Tarlatan, 7 to 4 agst Vanessa, 2 to 1 agst Lyra, 12 to 1 agst Castle Espie. Won by a head ; the same distance between second and third ; a bad fourth. The Castle Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs, for all ages ; win- tiers extra; the winner to be sold, &o. T.Y.C. Mr. J. Osborne's Balderstonc, 2 yrs, 6st 31b (Carrol) w.o. _ and received halt the stakes. The Pontefract Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and only 3 if declared on or before July 7, with 50 added; winners extra ; second to save his stake. One mile. 20 subs., 11 declared. Mr. J, Osbosne's Flytrap, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b.... (Whiteley) 1 Mr. Chadwick's Charles Fox. 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Snowden) 2 Hon. S. Hawke's Rosebud, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Carroll) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Flytrap, 2to 1 agst Charles Fox, 10 to 1 agst Rosebud. Won by a length; five lengths between the second and third. The Consolation Scramble (Handicap) of 3 soya each, 1 ft with 20 added, for all ages ; second to save his stake./ T. Y. C. Colonel Tow ,, eley's Cellarius. 4 yrs, Bst 101b..(Ashmall) 1 Hon. C. W. Fitzwilliam's Luna, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Crouch) 2 Mr. H. F. Beaumont's Devotee, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b. (Whiteley) 3 Mr. Greaves's Gorman, 2 yrs, Est (R. Wheatley) 4 Mr. Bowes's Theobalda, 2 yrs, 6st (Butler) 5 Mr. Greaves's Villegiatura, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (Carroll) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Devotee, 3to 1 agst Luna, 4to 1 agst Theobalda, 6 to 1 agst Cellarius. Won by half a length, same between the second and third. Villegiatura got badly off, and had no chance in the race. HIINGERFORD RACES--FRIDAY. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, for all ages, win- ners extra. Halt a mile. Lord Bateman's Lord of the Manor, aged, Bst 111 b (11. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. W. W. Baker's Rest, 3 yrs, 7st 21b.... (S. Hibherd) 2 Mr. E. Sinupson's Neilgherry, 3 yrs 7st 71b (James Nightingall) 3 Mr. Eliison's Kennett, 3 yrs, 75t.... (Vene) ) 4 The following also ran :—Lufra, Pinkepoe, Margery, Overstone, Blanche of Lancaster, Kt-mptown, Buck, h ing of Clubs, Measure for Measure, Heber, and Sensation. Betting-2 to i agst Margery, 3to 1 agst Neilgherry 7 to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, 8 to 1 agst Rest, 10 to 1 each agst Measure for Measure and Pinkepoe. Neilgherry, with Blanche of Lancaster and Measure for Measure, made play to thq half distance, where Lord of the Manor went to the front, and won easily by halt a length; the same distance between the second and third; Kennett was fourth, beaten two lengths from Neilgherry; Margery was fifth, Measure for Measure and Pinkepoe the next two, the others tailed off, King of Clubs whipping in. A. Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with '45 added, for 3 yr olds and upwards; 3.yr-olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 51b; five, Bst 101 b , • six and upwards, 9st ; selling allowances, One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Jorrock's Surbiton Hill 4 yrs, 7st 51b (X3O) (Drew) 1 Mr. H Marsh's Peru, 4 yrs, 7st blb (X 30).. (S. Hibberd) 2 Mr. M. Henry's Abernethy, 3 yrs, Est 71b (X3O) (S. Adams) 3 Mr. H. J. Smith's Avongrove, 4 yrs, 7st bib (£3O) . (H. Covey) 4 Mr. J. Nightingall's Nancy, 3 yrs, Est 71b (VO) (James Nightingall) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Peru, 2to 1 agst Surbiton Hill, 6to 1 agst any other. Won easily by six lengths ; Abernethy was third, beaten a head ; the other two beaten off. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. The Jack o' Newbury Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added, for all ages. Three.quarters of a mile. 8 subs. Mr. W. Nelson's Grey Hen horse, 5 yrs, Bst 12Ib (S. Adams) 1 Lord Bateman's Lord of the Manor, aged, Bst 91b — (11 Grimshaw) 2 Mr. H. Marsh's Wearel, 6 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr. Jorrock's Champagne, 3 yrs, 6si Vb.... (W Jone s ) 4 The following also ran : 7 —Little Dick, Jack-in-the-Box, and Attraction. Betting-2 to 1 agst the Grey Hen horse, 3to 1 each agst Weasel and Lord of the Manor, 10 to 1 agst At traction. Won easily by three-quarters of a length; two lengths between the second and third, and half a length between third and fourth ; Jack-in-the-Box was fifth, and Attrac tion last. The Hungerford Stakes of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2.yr-olds , colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; certain penalties and allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 18 subs. Mr. Payne's Olitipa filly, Bst 21b Mr. T. Stevens's Faith, Bst 101 b (inc. 31b ex.).. (Payne) 2 - Betting-2 to 1 on Faith, The non• favourite made all the running, and won easily by a length and a half. The Kintbury Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for 2 , yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; selling allow , antes. 5 turb ngs. Mr. Handley's Wangle Eye, Bst 101 b (£100) (H G Hinshaw) 1 Mr. H. Marsh's Measure for Measure, Bst 71b (£100) (Drew) 2 Mr. Josiff's Stonewall Jackson, Tat 10Ib (£3O) (S. Hibberd) 3 Mr. Guy's Locket colt, 7st 101 b (£3O) ...... (Payne) 4 Mr. Fleming's Attraction, fist 71b (£100) (G. Forrrham) 5 Betting —2 to 1 agst Stonewall Jackson, 5 to 2 each agst Measure fot Measure and Attraction, ;) to 1 agst Wangle Eye, 7 to 1 agst the Locket colt. Stonewall Jackson threw his jockey when cantering up the course, and cut his face, but did not otherwice injure him. The lot got off in good order, which they maintained until reaching the Wood Turn, where the Locket colt and Attraction dropped into the rear, Measure for Measure coming on with a commanding lead to the turn into the ati aighr, where she ran out and took the lot with her. On again getting in order Measure for Measure continued with the lead to the half distance, where Wangle Eye closed, and, soon quitting her, won easily by six lengths; Stone wall Jackson was a bac' third ; the other two tailed off. The winner was bought in for 300 guineas. The John o'Gaunt Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 40 added; second to save his stake, if three start; winners extra. Ore mile and a half. 13 subs. Mr. J Burchen's Try (late Venerator), 4 yrs, Est 10113 (car. 6st lllb) Mr. E. Bravley's Golden Dust, 3 yr s , 7 s t (Ashby) 2 Mr. Reeves's Necklace, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (S Mordan) 3 The following also ran :—Fiirtation, Rbcebus, Mermaid, and Violet. Betting-7 to 4 agst Golden Dust, 4to 1 agst Rlicebns, 11 to 2 each agst Mermaid and Necklace, 100 to 16 each agst Violet and Flirtation. Rhcebus, with Mermaid in close attendance, made play, until rounding the turn at the Wood-side, where Necklace joined the leading four, and the five came on nearly abreast to half way in the straight, where Try and the favourite took a clear lead, the former winning easily by a length and a half; Necklace was third. beaten from Golden Dust half a length ; Mermaid was fourth, Flirtation fifth, Rhoebus sixth, and Violet last. STAMFORD RACES—FRIDAY. The Ketton Stakes of 60 soya eacn, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; cola, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra; allowances; one to the post. Once round m 3 a distance, about a mile and a half. 5 subs. Lord Exeter's Amelia, Bst 101 b (including 21b extra) (Aldcroft 1 Lord Uxbridge's Muffler, Bst slb Betting -2 to lon Amelia, who made play throughout, and won easily by two lengths. The Clitden Cup (Handicap), value 200 soya, by subscrip tion of 10 sous each, with 100 added ; winners extra; Three quarters of a mile. 27 subs. Mr. Payne's Trap, 3 yrs, sst 91b.. (J. Grimshaw) 1 Lord Westmoreland's Merry Heart, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Morgan) 2 Lord Strathmore's Bohemia, 3 yrs, Est 21b (r ebb) 3 The following also ran:—Neophyte, Fig, Zora, south port, Turces, Keane, Cistercian, Sauterelle, Rubini, and Lord of Linne. _ _ Betting-100 to 30 mad Keane, 4 to 1 agst Rubini, 5 to 1 agst Turcos, 6 to 1 each agat Merry Hart and Neophyte, 10 to 1 each agst Zora and Bohemia, 100 to 8 agst Cistercial., 100 to 7 agst Trap, 100 to 3 agat Fig, Lord of Linne, and Southport. Turcos made play, with Trap and Bohemia in close atten. ance, to the distance, where Trap took up the running, a n d stalling off Merry Hart's rush at the finish, won by half a length; a similar distance separated the second and third; Turcos was a good fourth; and Lord of Linne was last. A Selling Race of 5 sow. each, with 40 added; two-yr olds, 7st 61b ; three, Ost 31b ; four and upwards, lOst lib; -~ -~ mares and geldings allowed 31b; 'whiners extra; selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr G. Angell's Baronot Avon, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (S3O , (T. French) Mr. H. Joyce's Folly, 2 yrs, sst 91d (£3O) (J. Grir...shaw) Mr Ross's Ali Pasha, 2 yrs, sst 12113 (E3(1).. (J. Losses) Mr. Boynton's Belgravis.n Lament, 3 yrs.. 7st 7ln (L3O) (Heslop) Red Malaga colt also ran. Belting-7 to 4on Folly, sto 2 agst Red Malaga colt. The favourite, followed by Ali Pasha and Baron of Avon, made play to the distance, where the latter went to the front, carried on the running to the end, and won easily by four lengths ; a bad third. The winner was bought by Mr. Stephenson for £7,0. The Ken Malaga colt broke a blood-vessel, and was palled up The Stamford Cup, value 100 sovs., by subscription of 10 soya, each, the surplus to be paid in money ; three-yr olds; 7st 71b; four, 9st; five, 9st 71b; six and aged, 9st 101 b; winners extra Three miles. 13 subs. Mr. George Br 3 an's Millionaire, 6 yrs, 9s 101 b . _ . (Custance) Mr, T Parry's Grimston, 4 yrs, 9st (S. Rogers) Mr. Morris's Balharn, 5 yrs, 9st .M.r. Savile's Harlequin, 4 yrs, 9si . (T. Aldcroft) Lord Lonsdale's Fiax gelding, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Daley) Betting-6 to 4 agst Harlequin 100 to 30 agst Millionaire —4 to 1 agst Grimston—S to 1 agst Balham, 10 to 1 a i pt the Flax gelding. Harlequin made the running with a slight lead to the , see nd turn at the bottom of the stand, where he ran out. --nd gave up the lead to the Flax gelding, who remained in front until getting into the straight, where Millionaire showed in front, Harlequin being at his quarters. After passing the distance-post Harlequin again assumed the lead, but swerving, and, nearly forcing Sam Rogers on. Grimston over the rails, the race was left to Millionaire t who ran home an easy winner by five lengths; a neck sepa rated the second and third ; Harlequin was close up. The First Year of the Fifth Wothmpe Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added by the Marquis of Exeter, for 2-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 710 ; the second horse in each year to save his stake, and the winner in each year to pay 5 sous towards expenses. - - T.Y.C. 18 subs. Count Batthyany's Midnight Mass, Bst 71b ..(Custance) 1 Lord Uxbriige's Edward the Confessor, Bst 31b ._ ... (T. French) 2 Betting-10 to lon Midnight Mass, who made all the running throughout, and won easily by a length and a half. The Second Year of the Fourth Wothorpe Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added by the Marquis of Exe ter, for three-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geld ings Bst 71b ; allowances. Oue mile and a quarter. 19 subs. Mr. t'erry's Fantail, Bst 41b Lord Strathmore's S a King, Bst 71b........ (Custance) 2 Lord Stamford's Revolver, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 3 Lord Exeter's Amelia, Bst 71b . . (Alderoft) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sea King, 7to 4 agst Fantail, 6to 1 agst Amelia, 6 to 1 agst Revolver. Fantail made all the running, and won in a canter by 20 lengths. LATEST BETTING, GOODWOOD STARES. 9to 2 agst Anfield (taken) 11 to 2 agst Bel!man (taken) COUNTRY MARKETS. ‘l, , ... WAKEFIELD-FRIDAY. Wheat dull to-day, and little huffiness has been done. Prices tend downwards. Except Egyptian beans, spring corn rather cheaper. LIVERPOOL-FRIDAY. At this day's market there was a fair attendance, with rather more doing in wheat, and prices generally slightly advanced. Flour firm, and prices unaltered. Indian corn 3d per qr. dearer. S TAM F ORD—FRIDAY. To-day the show of wheat was small, and late rates were with difficulty supported. Sales slow. Barley at former rates. Oats were steady. Beans almost a nominal trade. %,% hke wheat, 48s to 5 s ; red, 43s to 46s per 36 stone. Barley, malting, 36s to 40s; grinding, 29s to 32a per qr. Oats, 22s to 25. per 24 stone. Beans, old, 41s to -- s per qr. ; new, 38s to —s. EXETER-FRIDAY. Wheat, white.. 68 3d to 68 4d I Barley. 3s 6d to 4 s 3d Ditto red. .68 Od to 6 8 3d Oats .. Flour, fine, 35s to 36s ; seconds, 34s to —s per sack. _ _ _ CATTLE. 1 Fat beef, p sc., 10s0d to 11 s 6d E wes , per 11‘ .... 51d to 61 , Pork carcases, 7s Od to 8s Od Wethers, d 0...., 7d to —d Lamb, p 1b.......—d to d Fat calves, d0...61d to 7 . Rough fat, 31d per lb. DUBLIN—FRIDAY. There was again a dull trade in wheat to-day, and our Tuesday's quotations may be repeated. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 11 0 to 12 0 Do., red lO 0 to 11 0 Do. new Barley Oats Do., black — 0 to 0 _ s. d. s. d. Beans.. Bere . — 0 to 0 Rapeseed Oatmeal l2 0 to 15 1 Bakers' flour Indian corn BRISTOL SUGAR-FRIDAY. --- The market this week has been quiet, and prices have been much the same as last week. Refined goods meet a free sale, at fully late currencies COAL r ?noes of Coal per Ton ai .ARKET. the olose of the market. 8. d. Buddle'sWest Hartley 14 9 byass's Bebside West Hartley . ...14 9 Davison's West Hart- Walls End. Heugh Hall 15 9 Riddell l5 0 ... ___ • . ley.. l4 9 Cowpen Hartley 14 9 Carway and Duffryn Malting . 19 6 Eden Main ...15 6 Hastings Hartley ....14 9 alker Primrose 12 6 West Hartley 14 9 I anlield Moor Butee l3 6 North Pelton Gas. 13 3 Holywell l5 6 NValdridge Gas . . l3 0 South Hetton 17 6 Hartlepool.. l6 6 Trimdon Hartlepool 16 6 South Hartlepool 15 3 East Hartlepool 16 9 K elloe South Kelloe.. l5 9 Tunstall Hetton 17 6 Stewart's 17 0 Framwellgate.. .16 3 Whitworth l5 0 Wharncliffe 15 0 Walls End. Gosforth l5 0 Haswell l7 6 Braddyll'a Hetton 16 0 Ships at marker,. 84; sold, 61. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. July 19. via Marseilles Aug. 13 ora4il and Cape Verds, by British pacßet. Aug. 4. 'ape of Good Dope, Ascension, and St. Helena, July 29. ;ina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampt.T.July 19. via Illart.eilte, July 27 . ,Liklaod Islands.. - • thraltar, via Southampton ................. 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