The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-09 00:00:00

kr ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for money is rather active, and ful rates are required for the negotiation of commer •ial bills. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £110,300, and the exports to £622,000. In the foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, there was no material alteration. The receipts on the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 24th April amounted to £10,983, being £1,147 more than last Tear, In anticipation of the full prospectus of the Im perial Royal Privileged Union Bank of Austria, a circular has been issued with the principal outlines of the concession granted by the Government for the establishment of the bank, and the means on which the directors rely for its successful work ing. Austria, since the Italian war, has approached nearer to Englishmen's ideas of constitutional go vernment than any other of her continental neigh bours, and in keeping with this progress in her political system she has lately been engaged in rec tifying her finances, and in order fully to attain this object the Legislature has passed an act for the resumption of cash payments founded on principles identical with those governing the Bank of Eng land. This important financial reform encourages the directors not unreasonably to anticipate that the future commercial operations of Austria must be placed on a sounder basis. The capital that will be required for the bank is £2,000,000, three fourths of which are Stated to have been already subscribed. The directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial Gold Mining Company have received, by telegram from Suez, the following advices, in anticipation of the Australian mail, from their resident director, Mr. Bland, at Melbourne, giving the result of the month of February last :—Quantity of quartz crushed, 3,038 tons; yield per ton—gold, 10dwt. 19 grains ; receipts, £2,750; payments, £1,740; profits, £1,010; remittances, £l,OOO. Two o'CLocK. There has been very little animation to.day in the market for the English Funds, and the tendency of values has been rather unfavourable, Consols having receded to 931 for money, and to 92k 1, less the dividend, for the 9th prox. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911 92 ; Bank Stock has been marked 233; India,s per Cents. are 1091 110; and Exchequer Bills have been dealt in at par. There has been less animation in the Foreign Market, and prices have not been so buoyant. Turkish, 1862, are 711 721; do., Consolides, 55a 1; Spanish Passive, 331 ; do., Certificates. 111 12 ; Greek, 32 321 ; do. Coupons, 15 1; Mexican, 37 1; Grenada, 161 4; Portuguese, 491; and the Confederate Loan, 1 die to par. There has been rather more firmness in the Railway Share Market, and prices in one or two instances have slightly improved. Great Easterns have advanced 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midlands, 10s. ; and London and Brighton, .E 1 ; Great Northerns, however, have given way 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has Teen no material variation. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares re. main dull, at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 233 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent lO9l 10 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Consols for Account, June 9 921 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent par Ditto £5OO Ditto Small — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 chi dan 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent. Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO 99/ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.ms — Ditto Arpount 32} 12 Ditto Coupons l5l 15 Italian 5 per Cent. (Jlaremmana Railway) 80/ 791 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 3 7i i 3 7 I Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l6l 3 Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £35 paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent. ..... ••• •••• - Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 54/ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 74 3 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 72 11 21 1/ Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela, 3 per Cent _... Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 7ll TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 924 xd Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales, 12,000 bales or more. Dearer. Imports, 2,591 bales. RACING FIXTU RES FOR 1863. Chester 5 Bath Harpenden l5 Epsom l9 Radcliffe 25 M anchester Marlborough 29 Ascot - - 2 Newton 10 Hampton Odiham l6 Bibury Club ... ...17 Beverley l7 Stockbridge lB IChelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 Carlisle 3O LY. WoroestAr Summer 2 Newmarket July .. 7 Liverpool 13 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 Stamford .. 16 Winchester 2l Nottingham 2l Cambridge .......... 21 Southampton. 22 22 Gocdwood 22 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 "ewes Wolverhampton lO Reading l2 York August lB Plymouth 2O Egham 2.5 Stockton 25 Oxford Lichfield .... MAILS TO CIIINA--The directors o f the a n che a t er Ch am b er of Commerce h ave m emorialised the P ostmaster-General to cause arrangementsleaving tobe ise made, whereb y l etters intended for the French min !seldom for China on the 19th of every month, shall in future b e receiv e d i u the Post-offices of the United Kingdom, Th reply from. the Post -office informs the Chamber that nego The tiatielle with th e French Government on the subjecthave been commenced, which Lord Stanley of Alderley hopes shortly to bring to a satisfactory conclusion. meetir l-I.ENIAY-ON•TI TAMES ROYAL REGATTA.—At a aquatic gig of the s t ewards on Thursday evening this great g for gentlemen amateurs was fixed to take place on the 22d and 23d of June. EARTIIQUARE AT on the 29th Ap r ii from Sin IttlopEs. A telegram received yroa by the Greek patriarch reports the occurrence of a most disastrous earth quake at Rhodes on the 22d, resulting in the destruction of 2,000 houses and a proportionate loss of human life. The mews keamer of sent b the calami thety had reached S myrna by a special y governor of the i s l and for tents and other material sthe the victims o f th e disaster. A similar requisition has been a dd ressed to the Porte, and an Admiralty steamer will leave today o r to morrow with a supply of tents and other requisite,—Levant Zferald. [UST. SHARE MARKETS.—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuf• S. Railways. Paid. I Closing Businest. Price. done. and Str. Va' tlythe and Tyne. .. ;ost.,Sleat.,and . Bristol and Exeter ;aledonian :or and lianctou Airnwall 10 A A Lrets no (1J D o. B till Op c.p an.lia. been paid to B. & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. tulasg. and S. Western., reat Eastern, Ord. stkl Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st qrreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Irelan , : Great Western Do Str Val grua. stool , Lancashi:e & Yorkshire London and Blackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor'h Wester', Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares etropoli tan Midland Do New Bo Binning. & Derby Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase , Do Leeds Do York DO Carlisle.. 'North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stool. Do Scot Mid. stock. Shrews. and Welchpoo' (Shropshire Union !South Deyon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. Stockton & Darlington Do ... Do New, 1880 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford A; Kilkenny West Cornwall ~ti. Hartlepool Har. Sr R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISEI Pi 'har• 100 *Lk I 20 Railways t I antic & St Lawrenc, tom., Baroda&.Cent In, Gu. kper cent.. 204 to too Do. New . . Do. E. Shares.. .. Buffalo and Lake flurun Do. Preference stock dock stock 100 100 LOU 100 100 100 100 100 stock p. et. bds. Aug. 1, U• 72 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Jutit 1, 1,:4 ) stock peTown & Dock Seri ) " Kastn. Bengal go. 6 p. c hat Indian. go. 5 p. c. Do. do. G A took stock stock 20 stock stock St 1 St 4)C4 Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada 1).. Ist Pr , '. Bonds.. Do: co. deferred...... _id Prei. Bon .s.. Da. do defer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. &Jeri., d.... Do. 4th Pref. s o k... Do. do deferred...... GLlndiaPeuni.gua.sp.c Do. N ew gua. 5 Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5} p. c. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 41 p. 0. Extenalin, Dc. Do. Fifth Extension. ilelb.Corp. d p. a. Bnth Helb. & Hobson's Bay.' Do. 7 p. o. &iortg. Bds Newßrunswick Cant], Class A and B. po Ist 1 i;ds Scinde .......... Do. Delhi . Do. do . 4 c 130. Punjaub t Do. Du. , Do. Indus. St. Fl o. ) )LONIAI, (ioVElir • -1,.u0v. 6 p.c.J a ,Sz.l ui: 1577-SI Do. 6 p. c. Feb. .k Aug ; Do. p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. tp. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stoci • ape G. Hope, 6 p c,187; Do.Ap Oct& 188( Do. 189, Do. Jan. & July, 1891. Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p Mau' it'US .1 per cent .. Nal al Gk,v. 6 per cent. N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.,Sz.l ado. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. (Gov. p Do. sp. e.,18., to 1 t Do. d0.,1888 ,tzupwdb New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6p. C. - Aus ertip.c.l676.6z up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. 1n n.n . knxl,o„„.. SSE Paid. t , O 100 100 100 100 all 100 (10(, 100 2 1 15 , 100 100 M EN 100 100 10u 101) 100 B 8i 7 8 83 85 113} .1141 616! 40 42 13 14 92 93 197 109 52 63 47 49 24i 25i 124 V 5 126 127 134 136 102 104 66i 67 1084 IC9 79 80 118 120 41 42 98! 09} 1034 IC4i 444 45} In 124 127 ,274 14 11p 96 98 504 514 244 254 100 k 101 57} 671 68 88i 115 117 1111 16 18} 11i 12 118 120 45 45 98 100 49 50 32 33 921 93 i'B 70 98 100 7 8 37 38 9 10 t) 7 1 71 153 156 , 5 Oi 3 1 31 154 156 28 30 45 46 38 4) 98 100 Ilf j f la 100 j j ISIONS. Ciostu, Price. I.Bi U)9l 1 lip 1 6li P 4 7 8 118 IC9 119 i /104 109 1, IC9i 110 14 14i 1 194 ,0 p 62 65 15 50 53 56 42 i 6 55 40 30 53 2' 25 20 22 Ic9i 1104 1 2 p lf; 107 108 11 Ili 91 81. 99 101 89 (2 i 1 p 107 108 ,0 i 103 97 2 9 47 49 3 5 83 86 U 9 1.0 107 108 1p 1 14 , 0 7 1(8 102 IC4 , :el] KIT I li;s 1061 167 i 1(4 ( 103 106 (6& 075 95 97 ill 113 I'2 114 112 114 1:5 117 1062 97} Of 112 114 It 9 111 ►064 1(,7 102} 11'3i 103 1034, 103 10;4 112 113 1061 107} :2 114 'l2 114 10 112 101 lll l BURITISH NIT 2 Cambrian Con sol. Gold ;ulittora Amalgamated ;Devon G. Con.."ravist ;East Bassett (111ozan, 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 'East Caradon i East Carn Brea.... - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. ,Gam..tSt.Auby n( G wen.), Great South Tolgus - U. Wheal Vor(bielston 'Grenville tlerod's- Foot - ) 1 ingston Downs ' Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelart - Itarke Valley.. 4 ! \lyndy Iron Ore (Lim iNew Seton orth Uowns - W h'i Basset ( I 1 lo ;an orth Wheal Crotty . :Car Consols (St. Blazey 20 ! 'rovidenee(Uny Lelut. ; South Caradon(St.Cleer S. Cara Brea (Illogan) Wheal Fran. (Illoon 'Stray Park 5 ; ramar Silv.& Lead nit) !Pin Croft West Basset (Illogan) , V Caradon (Liskeard. - West Seton - I,Vheal Basset (Illogan - , Buller( Redruth) - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), - , VbealLud ott - A' heal Mary - Ann (Men )I ;Wheal Seton . - heal Tretawney (Lis.) - ;IVheal Union Id 22 24 510 620 102 1( 6 d 4p 374 384 84 84 34 4 11 13 5 56 64 7 54 6 47 16 24 3 I 31 33 74 8 1 4d 110 120 21 2 44 4 4! 4 40 64 .1 IA 400 410 34 4 874 5424 35 37 20 21 12 13 29 31 k5O 280 (5 70 60 55 473 5 2,0.6 2.10.8 ti 613 i 3:17 51 51 156 60 270 Itj 178 48 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, K. C. 6 per cent. pref., 131 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 104 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 116 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 94i 4 South Eastern (Reading Anna., £1.0.6), 23k PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., 96 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., c, $t South Eastern 4) per cent.,.1859, 10 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 571 Lancaster and Carlisie,'2o7 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 95 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 136 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) glut. 7 per cent., 20j amur and Lirge gua. 14f per annum, 91 9 Recite and San Francisco (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 16f San Paulo ;Rm.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 234 3 Inl F 1.9) 0 , I R I EION MINES. Cane Co r e e r C a o l Copper, , pp 2l e r 4 ° el 17 1 9 3 Et lion aos, t. t d, r , r h Del Rey, I 11:a:,1475D31c:3cK5. SutaLiohnudePel Gold ) :in i . Co. dim.), 2i Port y ll h a in Uopp j e r o o i f s. S AT o ..u u ss t ,rt h r: A uc u : s ( t u Aus t r alia (lira .), 3K (: s m Y E u a d s It t n a n t s a t D l ° n l d a 73 k of British Columbia, g$ Australasia, Chartered Bank of India, China. 26 Hindustan, t hina, and Ja Imperial Ottoman, 22 Pan (li m.), 13k 13 - London, B. Ayres, and R Plate am \t London Chartered Bank of A u • 21 / 2/ London and Comity, 43} A ustralia, 281 - London Joint Stock, :13/ London and South African, 281 9 London and South-Western (lim.), London and Westminster, 781 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), 12 Oriental Bank Corporation. 642 St an dard of British South Africa (11m,), 19 Union of Australia, 53 Union of England and France (Um.), 3/ Union of London, 34.1 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Si Joint stock Discount, 41 / madras Irrigation and Canal, 3/ N a tional Discount Company (lim.), 0/ I Oriental Inland Steam (dm.), 6/ Peninsula and 0 mental Steam, 761 Royal Mail Steam, 63/ A scullers' race for £lOO +ook place yesterday. Tae competitors were George Drewitt. of Chelsea, and Thomas Royal, of Piwlico. Drewitt had the race in his own hands from Hammersmith, and won by fifty or sixty Yards. 107 i ?..14;t, 3.4.0 8.1.6 6.16 8.1? 4. 7.0 2.0.6 t-h 4.3.0 2A 191 2.4.1 t .5.15.01 18.1 V 28.9. !TRE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRIIPLTY TO A HORSE.—John Pasby, of 11, Elizabeth place, Brixton, a greengrocer, was charged before Mr. Mansfield, at the instance of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly ill-treating and torturing a horse, by working it while in a totally unfit state. John Jenkins, one of the officers of the society, deposed to seeing the defendant with a horse attached to a cart in Bruton-street, Bond-street. On examining the horse he found it in a wretched state, badly spavined, and lame. The horse was totally unfit for work, and had been so for some time. The horso was brought to the front of the court, and, as the officer stated, it was in a most pitiable condition, and seemed to walk with difficulty. The defendant having consented to have the horse destroyed, was allowed to go at large on his own recog nisances. WEST MINSTER. AN INGENIOUS DEFENCE.—AIfred Parker, a espectable looking middle-aged man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Ingham, charged with stealing a set of harness. Police-constable James Gower, 132 E, said that at five o'clock this morning he was in Beaufort-mews, Chelsea, when he found the prisoner sitting in a cab in a stable yard, and found in his cap a pair of reins and a bridle. As there had been a great many robberies of late committed in that neighbourhood in various stable yards. witness asked him where he got the harness from, when he said it belonged to a man with whom he was going to buy a horse. Sub sequently an owner was found for the property. _ _ Mr. King, the occupier of the stables in Beaufort-mews. said that the hainess had been stolen from there in the course of last night. An entrance had been eff, cted to the stable by either a false key or by getting over a fanlight. Mr. Ingham asked the prisoner what he had to say. Prisoner said that it was ali a mistake about his stealing the harm ss. The fact was that he wanted to try a horse, but of course could not do so without reins or bridle, so he went to the stable yard, where he was afterwards found, and seeing a bridle and reins told a boy there that he should like to borrow it, and would be sure to bring it back. He took the bridle and reins and brought them back in the course of last night, but not liking to restore it without seeing the boy he was waiting till he came in the morning to give him sixpence, when the policeman came up. Mr. Ingham asked if anything was known of the prisoner. 'The police replied that he had been before convicted. He was remanded for a week. THAMES. TEE MAD SAILOR.—James Pavey, a seaman, who was described as having no home and no occupation, and who declared that any port in a storm would do for him, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being drunk, disorderly, and violently assaulting three police- constables, named Thomas Robbins, 137 H, William Mitchell, 215 H, and Thomas Coultrup, 44 LI, in the execution of their duty. The first two constables had sustained considerable injury. The prisoner was very noisy and intoxicated last night in Whitechapel, and there was a mob of disorderly persons about him, whom he was fiercely haranguing in a very in. coherent strain. R bbins, who was the first policeman called to him, endeavoured to get him away and disperse the mob of disorderly persons about him, but he was unable to do so, and he made a savage attack on the constable and threw him. They rolled over and over each other on the ground, and whilst doing so, he bit Robbins on the left arm, through his coat and linen. Mitchell came to the assistance of Robbins, and he was also attacked by the maddened sailor. A fierce struggle ensued, in the course of which, the prisoner seized Mitchell's hand, put it in his mouth, and severely bit and lacerated one of his fingers. Another constable, named Coultrup, came to the assistance of the others, there was a good deal of lip and down fight ing, the prisoner frequently escaped from the clutches of the three officers, and was as often retaken; he roared, shouted, and swore that twenty constables should not take him ; he capsized many persons about him, and it was not until all his clothes were torn and he became exhausted that he was secured. It required the united ex ertions of seven policemen and others to convey him to the station house. On the way there he kicked Robbins on the knee and disabled him for some time. The prisoner, an active young fellow, said he was sorry for what he had done—that he came on shore yesterday on a cruise, and was " three sheets in the wind" and did not know what happened to him. Mr. Partridge said the police recollected too well what had happened to them, and that it was impossible to over. look a case of this kind, where policemen had been so fiercely assaulted and injured. The prisoner had acted like a perfect maniac and must be punished for his misconduct. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. LONDON GAZE T TE—Yesterday. CROWN OFFICE, MAY 8. • MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Antrim—Edward O'Neill, of Shanes Castle, in the said county, Esq., in the room of Major-General the Hon. George Frederick Upton (now Viscount Templetown), a peer of Ireland. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 5. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Federico Fawns as Consul at Singapore for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. _ _ _ FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 29. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Adrian Churchill, Esq., U. 8., now her Majesty's Consul- General in Syria, to be her Majesty's Consul-General La ria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint George Jackson Eldridge, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Eizeroutn, to be her Majesty's Consut-Ueneral in Syria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Randal Callander, E&q., now her Majesty's Consul at Rhodes, to be her Majesty's Consul at. Eizeroum. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 5. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the night lion. Lord Foley, to appoint Major James Leith, V.C., one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms, vice Charles James Cox, Esq., resigned. INDIA OFFICE, MAY 5, The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Ho way, , of the Madras Civil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court at Madras. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Abraham Uarcia, auctioneer, Hammersmith John Charles Atwood, horse dealer, Pimlico BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gaz-Ate : Joseph Roberts, draper, Holborn Collins Jennings, commission agent, City James Dibley, cheesemonger, Camberwell Francis Pratten, licensed victualler, Sheerness Andrew Binns, Plumstead, Kent William Hirons, jeweller, Birmingham Benjamin Andrade, butcher, Caledonian-road • Mark Edersheim, merchant, Eastcheap Wm. Tenser, farmer, Duston, Northamptonshire James Mellin, ctogger, Cleator Moor Robert Poole, grocer, Nottingham James Dulvey, surgeon, High-street, Brompton James Bro,k, innkeeper, Huddersfield George Moore, miller. Harting, Sussex John Richardson, cabinetmaker, Bedele, York Francis Langan, shoemaker, Birmingham SCOTCH . Thomas Kenneth Ritchie BANKRUPTS , muslin manufacturer, Glasgow John Hetherington, leather merchant, Glasgow Alexander Hume, innkeeper, Crarae, Argyleshire James Henderson, horse-dealer, Edinburgh Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17} 11 171 Antwerp — 25 42} 25 45 Brussels — 25 42f 25 45 Hamburgh — 13 71 13 7i Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine —119 i Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina .. Lisbon Oporto 49 49i 481 49 25 471 25 0,1 25 47f 25 621 25 471 25 62i 25 471 25 52i 25 52/ 25 677 25 52 25 57f 621 53 521 531 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz. . l7 9 Mexican D o ll ars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 Births. BALLARD•—On the 6th inst., at Pembroke, South Walep, the wife of Commander J. B. Ballard, R.N., of a daugh ter. COOKE.—On the Bth inst., at Lansdowne-crescent, Ken sington-park, the wife of George Frederick Cooke, Esq., of a son. RYAN,—On the Bth inst., at 44, Beaufort-gardens, the wife of Chat les L. Ryan, Esq., of a daughter. Marriages. BARNES—HAWKES —On the 7th inst., at Radcliffe on- Trent, the Rev. Brooke Cremer Barnes, of Rotherfield, Sussex, to Martha Elizabeth, the second daughter of H. nawkes, E sq „ of Larncote Rouse, Radcliffe, and Spald g, Lincolnshire. WlL Lls—Houtwoor o —On the 7th inst., at Saint John's, Nst Hackney, J ames Willis, Esq., to Emma, eldest daughter of George Holmwocd, Esq., of De Beauvoir town. Deaths.AUBERT On the sth inst.. at, Paris, Susanne , relict of the late J. D. Aubert , Esq . , o f York-terrace, Regent's-park, aged 76. DoD Mil De-end-road, ageu .—On the 4th s 7t.,3 Miss S. D o dd, o f Sk yes t erra ce, , MACCABE.—On the 30th ult., at SO, Wimpole-street, Chas. luc e ottnio, Eiq. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market is scantily supplied with fruit, and the show of vegetables is but moderate. The trade rules firm, as follows : FRIJIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 0 0 to 0 0 Foreign do 1 6 to 2 6 Melons o 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries hf aye() 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. e d Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 2 oto 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 0 Damson ...... 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.s, 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr pt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 6 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Red ditto 0 OSo 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 9 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 6 Cauliflowers, 13 dz 1 oto 2 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 oto 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 10 to 1 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 80 to 140 01 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 New ditto, pr lb, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms& ptl. 0 9to 1 6 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 0 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 6to 3 0 Mint and smvory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas,ll.-sv. 0 ot o 0 0 T om atoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 0 o to 0 0 Ch illi es, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 6 to 1 9 Caps i cums , per do 0 oto 0 o New Do., dz bun 010 to 1 3 Rhu b ar b , per bun 0 3to 0 8 Spinach .. 08to 1 Asparagus, pr do. 26t0 5 0 Turnip greens .. 0 BS oO 1 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 9to 1 6 NEWGA.TE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 6,3 Od • g eese, 6s Od to 8s Od each ; goslings, 7s Od to 9 3 Od ; ducks, 4s Od to 6s Od ; ducklings, lOs Od to 16s Od ; c hi c k ens Os Od to Os Od ; ra bbit s, is Odto 2s Od each ; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pig eons , O s 5d to Os 10 d eac h ; S urre y f ow l s , 4s Od to 8s Od ; capons, ' Os Od • hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; Ph e asants, Os Od to Os Od ; 7s Od to 1 0 s Od ; barn - door fowls , partridges,oB Od to O s Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od • wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Is 6d to Os Od ; plovers, is Od to is 6d each ; guinea fowls, 8s Od to 9s Od • roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, 'lld to is 1 d; English, is Od to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 7s Gd to 7s 6d ; French do., 58 6d to Os Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, is 6d to is 8d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ' • s t u rgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. , turbots, 68 Od to 18 s ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 5s Od ; mullets, Os 4d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Oa Od each; soles, 3d to is Od per pair; common oysters, 10s to —s ; natives, 56s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to 6s; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, is Od to is 6d; Bounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 4d to 8d ; fresh herrings, 4s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4a 6d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs. by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Ocl ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 4d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lid to Bd, of household do., Sid to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market bides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to :30 ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d , 381 b to 961 b, 4d to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half. breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 7s Od to 9s 6d; lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; shearlings, is 6d to is 7d. IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF LORDS•--Last Evening. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour. THE PRINCE OF WALES. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales occupied his usual seat this evening. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Manchester Corporation Water and Mercantile Marine Service Association (Liverpool) Bills were read a second time, THIRD READINGS. The Sligo and Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway, 'Wat ford and Rickmansworth Railway, West London Extension Railway, Caledonian Railway (Carstairs to Dolphinston Branch), Caledonian Railway (Improvement), Busby Rail way, Flint, Holywell, and Mostyn Roads, Penzance and St. Just Roads, Cleeve and Evesham Roads, Hamilton Water, Maidstone Water, Dungarvon Harbour, Markets, and Improvement, and Queen's-road (Battersea Extension) bills were read a third time and passed. THE CITY TRAFFIC REGULATION BILL. Lord REDESDALE said he thought it neceßsary to state that as this bill gave very extraordinary powers, he had, in accordance with a power which he possessed, to re commend that the bill should be considered in a committee of the whole house. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Lord E BURY postponed his motion for a copy of the resolutions of the Ecclesiastical Commission, to the effect that they will forthwith raise to the value of £3OO a year every incumbency the population of whi3h exceeds 10,000, confining it, however, to benefices in public patronage, for a few days. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs; and straw, £1 10s to £1 16s per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.--Mewlow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, ia lOs to £ll6s per load. A slow demand. y, Od to £4 Os ; clover do W , £1 10s to £l. 16s per load. Trade inactive. 1 3 rr i len to A £ P 5 EL 10 — s ; M a e n a d d oswtrahwa COAL A Prices of Coal per Ton a UARKET. it the close of the market. s. d. Carr's Hartley 15 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley l5 0 Bower's West Hartley.ls 0 Wylam 15 0 Car way and Dufiryn Malting l9 6 Hastings Hartley l5 0 fanfield Moor Butes 12 6 Lambert's West Hart- _ s. d. Davison's West Hart ley 15 0 Walls End. Hatton l6 6 Braddyll'e Hetton 15 3 South Hetton 16 6 Haswell .. . 16 6 Hartlepool South Hartlepool 15 0 Tunstall Stewart's 16 0 East Hartlepool 16 3 4,. 78 ; sold, 47. _ ..._ _____ _ ley . 14 9 Eden Main l4 6 Cowpen Hartley 15 0 Ships at marker COUNTRY MARKETS. \ , WAKEFIELD-MAy 8. A fair show of wheat to-day. Factors asked last week's rates, bat to effect sales some concessions had to be made. The business done was limited. Barley was unchanged. Other articles luny as dear. STANFORD—Msy 8. White wheat, 478;t0 50s ; red, 44s to 47s per 36 stone. Barley, malting, 36s to 40s; grinding, 30s to 33s per qr. Oats, 20s to 25gper 24 atone. Beans, old, 40s to —a per qr. ; new, 38s to —a. LIVERPOOL—MAY 8. At this day's market there was rather a small attend ance of the trade, and wheat met with a slow inquiry for all descriptions, at ld per cental decline on Tuesday's cur rencies. Oats in few hands, and rather more money ob • tainable. Barley and peas were steady. Oatmeal 6d per load advance. Indian corn opened rather dearer, but the sligh'• advance required checked business. Egyptian beans ra , her cheaper. American flour favoured buyers. EXETER—MAY 8. Wheat, white 6.9 3d to 6s 4d I Barley. 3s 6d t o 4s 3d Ditto red .6s Od to C s 3d Oats .........2s 9d to 3s Od Flour, fine, 35s t® 36s ; seconds, 345 to —a per sack. CATTLE. Fat beef, p se., 10sOd to 11s6d Ewes, per lb ....std to 6td Perk carcases, 7s Od to 8s Od Wethers, do.• • 7d to ---d Lamb, p 1b...... .—d to - d Fat calves, d0...61d to 7.i. Rough fat, 31d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—MIT S. The demand for both raw and refined sugar has been of moderate extent this week, and at slightly easier prices. There has not been much doing in rums. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Railways. Receipts. 1863 . 186 £ £ 2. 2,063 2.405 686 634 1,410 1,814 6,573 15,710 6,603 14,949 280 273 858 355 191 227 1 , 4 ,2 8 386 1,442 279 299 1,311 1,274 1,612 1,549 2,873 2,784 1,074 1,0;0 8,0 6 7 612 . 3°2 2 8 .2,828 2,344 8,637 8,416 27,695 27,411 26,088 25:3,4 1,863 1,5.53 536 3 15 9,567 9. 2 54 56,496 56,5'49 ! , „ 313 ,1 910 a,vt3T 1 .834 321 333 ° 2,186 31.178 200 2 69 189 102 99 10 90 ,5h5 F 7 ,503 1,793 1.611 21,7 8 21,463 17,693 19,143 4,044 2,304 1,221 1,351 14,785 13,570 1,251 1,265 1,332 1,126 1,940 - 89,817 37,965 5,402 5,091 1,464 1,652 2,611 2,208 1863. 1862. Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 Belfast and County Do wn ... 49 49 Blyth and Tyne • 28 28 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121} Caledonian Cockermouth & Workington, B4 8 / Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blackrock, & Pass e. el 64 g Cork and Youghal ..... a .• .•• 32 329 Cornwall •• • • 53 534 Deesid e l7 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 73 63 Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 484 484 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 Edinburgh and Qlasgow 1691 16 9 4 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O 6 ) 198 198 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.l.lnion Great Northern 330 30 Great North of Scotland 5B 68 Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 451. 'it.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 33299} Great Western 892 9641 Inverness & Aberdeen June.. • 861 731 Irish North- Western 145 130 Irish South-Eastern 2l 251 Lancashire & Yorkshire 396 396 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes Llanelly 46 46 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 6l 61 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast._ 2604 2 11 London, Chatham,. & Dover 729 72 ! Lond., Tilbury, & Southend tilan„Sheilleld,& Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 94 9 4 28 28 31 Metropolitan , 3 1 1 i a d l y a p n o d r t ( i a n n e d l . Carli sle N. Midland Gt.Westn. of Irlncl. 257} 3lonkland . . .. .. Monmouthsh......l. & Canal 44 North British, E isi din ew .., 4 Pe c r a t r h 894, and Dundee ... N.- Western)., 630 N-Eastern and North London - North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton. Rhymney St. Helen's Canal & Railway 522 Scottish Central s Sco om tt e i n sh et N a o n r d th p -E o a r s o t e e t rn l32} 39 gSouth Devon ........... South-Eastern Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 65 Ulster Vale of Clwyd.. lO Vale of Neath 254 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall 274 I S , c, irv Y .; i i i I li ti he t an l e vx p e n o i c o l l tu l o l ir ab i i r n . g & I n i li t a i 1.. . 12 Whitehaven & Furness Jun as 6144 192 i 716 344 8671 9 252 132 394 754 308 161 12,350 10,800 43,536 40,263 3,125 2,885 8,285 7.364 1,092 778 1,004 633 2,025 2,11 0 3,702 3,274 6,033 4,714 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian 1821 B Belgian y Eastern d r n a J ig n t e e t n i . o I n n . a a 828 26i . Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France lO7B East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula 495 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Western of Canada 34k Madrid, Sarag o ssa drAlicant , ' 9l Northern of Canada Northern of France 698 Norwegian Trunk 349 270 3,478 3,531 18,799 20,3.2 9,768 8,645 6,633 4,879 2,137 2,121 . , 131 195 1,9:36 2,024 308 378 1,569 1,157 .844 '837 2,971 4,1,3 :21 425 Bno 8A 844 821 ottomin Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1491 Paris and Orleans 1340 Pernambuco 77i Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian..... Southern of France ••.• 777 Welland.... ........... ••• .... 25 West Flanders ••••• 7 5 W. and N.W. of.Franoe ...... 768 1354 1201 1323 777 1,132 1,166 28,469 30,2!7 265 269 1,413 1,496 3,944 3,133 3, , 83 3,650 60,705 51,839 14,614 13,733 8,282 6,974 4,810 4,517 11,085 10,184 18,427 11,744 2,122 1,525 48,237 61.270 376 2 2 9 ,„ 375 2vv 127,104 116,041 65,00 57,323 1,191 - 702 530 1,+51 1,261 46,613 54,44 25,002 25,841 985 1,014 42,010 41,057 POLAND. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition, agreed to at a meeting held in Guildhall, i n f avour o f the Poles. The noble earl also presented 61 other petitions to the same effect. He said it was not to be wondered at that sympathy should arise in a country where so much liberty existed as England, in favour of a nation which had made such struggles and sacrifices for freedom as Poland. The noble lord then proceeded to touch upon the present prostrate state of Poland, and said the convention enter ed into by Russia and Prussia was of a most abominable nature ; the later convention was not of a more favourable character, and the manner in which Prussia had submitted to Russia was most disgraceful. He hoped that Russia would not at the present tine be allowed to revive that against which England had been so long protesting, viz., a fugi.. tive slave law—a more ferocious encroachment on the rights of man he had never heard of. When the Emperor of Russia received a deputation, he stated that any dis affection or any desire to reconstitute Polish na tionalty would bring down upon them great mis fortune, and conclw ed by saying that "he would in such a case destroy Warsaw, and that he was not a per son likely to build it up again." The noble earl then went on to recount other incidents in the history of Poland, until he came to the present outbreak, occasioned by the abominable conscription, which, he said, was one of the most refined species of cruelty the heart of man ever conceived. It was done by surprise in the dead of night; husbands were torn from their wives, and sons from fathers, half naked from their homes and confined in prison. It was one of the greatest atrocities ever per petrated by man on man,, but like all satanical measures it was too strong, and the devilish act had recoiled on the head of its projector. The result of all the dreadful proceedings showed the necessity of separation between Poland and Russia. It was impossible that two such nations could go in union again. The spec tacle before the country was neither temporary nor spasmodic,but the result of a long series of oppressions, and it could not be said to have shown anything like dimi• nishing, but quite the contrary. With respect to the late amnesty, it was only so in name, that it was in fact merely talk and subterfuge, and the Poles had done right to reject it. The insurrection might be put down, but the spirit of it would never be quenched. It would break out afresh again and again, and Gorischakoff had truly said that nothing would entirely crush it out but total annihilation and extinction. Lord HARR° WBY condemned the policy pursued by the Russian Government, and was of opinion that by the violation of the Treaty of Vienna it had forfeited its rights as regards Poland. Earl RUSSELL—My lords, I listened with the greatest pleasure and attention to both my noble friends who have 'list addressed your lordsh i p s ; and I rise to addr ess a few just to your lordships with a deep sense of respon sibility. That sense of responsibility arises from two causes —the one is lest I should give too sanguine a colour to the representations which have been made by some of the powers of Europe to Russia, and lest I should say too much as to my expectations of the success of those efforts, and so in duce your lordships to think and hope the consummation of those desires is speedily to be arrived at. The other consi deration which affects me is lest I should induce your lord ships to think that her Majesty's Government are prepared —still more lest I should induce the Polish nation to believe that her Majesty's Government are prepared—to take part in this contest, or to do more than address to the Govern ment of Russia those representations which we feel it be longs to a country such as this, and more especially when joined with two powerful Governments like those of France and Austria, to make. '1 hese representations should be made with a due regard to her own interest, with a due re gard to justice, and with a due regard to the character of the Emperor of Russia. Now, my lords, before I speak of that which has lately happened, more especially with refe rence to the representations which have been made,-I ask your lordships' attention for a few moments to what was done in 1831. In 183 my noble friend, Lord Palmerston, who then held the situation of Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, addressed these words to Lord Heytesbury : —" The treaty of Vienna declared that the kingdom of Poland should be attached to Russia by its constitution. A constitution the Emperor of Russia accordingly gave; and it is surely no force i canstruction of the meaning of that treaty to consider the constitution so given as exist ing thenceforth under the sanction of the treaty." Now I do not believe it requires me to use any lengthened ar gument in respect to the treaty of Vienna, or the cons,i tution as being necessarily connected with it; that argu ment has appeared in the state despatches of 1831, and in those of the present year; but there is one consideration that arises from reading the papers of 1831, which, I think, ought to ba present to the minds of Parliament, and to the minds of the public, amongst whom the question is some times naturally asked, Whkt is the use of diplomatic repre sentations? I wish to call your lordships' attention to the despatch of Lord Heytesbury in 1832. He tells my noble friend Lord Palmerston that it is true our representations have not achieved the object we wished, but that it would be a great mistake to suppose that they were fruitless, Our re presentations have been entirely confined to the kingdom of Poland ; they have no bearing on those provinces of Russia which do not form part of the kingdom of Poland. Now, mark the difference in reference to these different provinces Lord Heytesbury writes, "It will be sufficient to cast cur eyes towards the Russo-Polish provinces not included in the kingdom of Poland, and consequently out of the reach of foreign intervention, to be convinced to the contrary. In the kingdom of Poland, setting out of the question those accused of assassination and the officers of the three corps, Kaminski, Rybinski, and Ramorin, who form a class apart, and who are now gradually returning to their homes upon consenting to renew their oaths of allegiance, there are net above 20 individuals excluded from the amnesty or who will suffer for their political conduct. But in the Russo-Polish provinces incorporated with the empire confiscation of pro perty, exile, or deportation to Siberia, are the general lot. Not an individual has been suffered to escape who took any part in the revolution. This different measure of punishment, though it speaks little in favour of the clemency of this Go vernment, shows clearly the effect of foreign intervention. Wo may not have gained much, but we at least have the con solation of knowing that the course pursued would have been infinitively more sevete had we not taken the line we did." This shows, I think, that some advantage may be derived from the influence of a great power using language founded on truth, and that such influence a power like Russia may not like to disregard. Now, in speaking of that which has lately happened, I must, in the first place, endeavour to do justice to the character of the Emperor of Russia, and, differing in that respect from my noble friend, I should say that I entirely believe in the benevolence and sincerity of that sovereign. Ido not regard as mere profession on his part thos. sentiments that all sovereigns are apt to profess, but I do say that there is hardiy any act which ennobles the reign of a sovereign more grand in its effect or more bene volent in its conception than the emancipation of the serfs of Russia. Every one who has attended to that act knows that the persons of most influence at the court—that the great aristocracy of Russia were deeply interested in the maintenance of serfdom. To some it has been the loss of one-ht,lf their annual rent, to some five-sixths, and to others ill even nine -tenths; but the Emperor of Russia, seeing that the interests of humanity were involved in that question — seeing that millions upon millions, not only of the present race, but of those yet unborn, would derive benefit from that proclamation of freedom, has not kesitated, with due delibe ration, but at the same time with the utmost boldness, to declare the freedom of the serfs throughout the wide extent of his eominions, Well, I say, when a sovereign who has performed f u3h an act—who has done that from sentiments b that he himself conceived, and who was n ot forced to it we anything like insurrection, we shou ld not P have no right to presume—that, wi th regard toarTiouthweer—p.art of his subjects, ho has been animated by intentions which were other than for their welfare. But h a ving said thus much, having declared wha t is my opinion, I am next obliged to say that in nothing that he has done with regard to Poland—that in nothing that I have hitherto seen, do I foresee the foundations of that prosperity, of that enjoy ment of just rights, which the Poles are entitled to expect. I find in the last despatch of Prince Gortschakoff what is held out with regard to Poland. Prince Gortschakoff says By the side of an act of clemency to which it h as b een possible to give a large extension since the di s p ers i on of the most important armed bands, the Emperor has Main tained in force the institutions already granted, and has de clared that he has resets?, d to himself the power of giving ro them the developments indicated by time and the re quirements of the country. His Majesty c the, past in the rectit u d e of hi a conscience; n the a n eroretfotuteo future it necessarily depends on the confidence with which these institutions will be met in the kingdom." Now really the w le gist of the present question lies in these last wrrds. If we could believe that the Poles themselves would accept with confidence the institutions recently given or about to be given to them, if we could think that they had reason to entertain confidence that those insti tutions w ald afterwards be developed into a complete system of freedom and of justice, then indeed we might look forward with some satisfaction to the future of Poland. But what is the case P Where are the grounds of that expectation? Institutions have been given, but from time to time there have been the most arbitrary arrests. Men have been taken from their beds and sent to prison without accusation. In the churches at Warsaw— I believe in the cathedral especially—arrests were made, and the pavements of that church were stained with the blood of men who went to worship their God according to their own rites. These acts are such as to destroy all confidence ; but beyond that the Poles cannot help reflecting that in 1332 and the following years attempts were made to deprive them of their language, and to convert them by torte to a religion which was not their own. Such a policy of the Em peror Nicholas, if it had been, uccesstul, might indeed have changed the whole face of Poland, but not being successful it leaves a lasting sense of resentment—a lasting feeling that they never can rely upon the promises of the Russian Government. But my noble friend has mentioned, and I think justly, that act which he rightly called an act of pro scription, which indeed was the immediate cause of the out break. Can men who have suffered such an outrage regard with confidence the institutions about to be Riven to them? It is observed by those who are well acquainted with the go vernment of Poland, and I have consulted with those who have watched its course yrar after year, that it is the vice of the Russian Government that whatever good may be done, whatever liberal institutions are given, there is no constancy —no perseverance. At one time it was declared that all trials of persons for political offences should be public That was carried into effect for a few weeks, but some inconve nience was felt and that privilege was at once abandoned. These are the things that prevent any feeling of confidence from arising in the breasts of the subjects of that Governs ment. They know it is impossible to rely upon the belief that the institutions given will be permanent, and that very act of conscription was directly in the teeth of the law of 1859, a law of the present Emperor, upon which, if the Poles relied upon anything, they ought to have relied as a perma nent law of the kingdom of Poland. Then we are forced to come to the conclusion that it is difficult above all things to inspire in the Poles a feeling of confidence with which these institutions should be met. It may be said that it is hard upon an Emperor whose intentions are so praiseworthy that he should be met with distrust, and all his bs,nefits should be spurned ; but such is the natural, the legitimate consequence of despotism, that its caprices destroy all confl ience, and that its promises for the future are spurned because its promises for the past have been falsified. (Hear, hear.) If that be the case, had we not some reason when we recommended that the constitution which was given by Alexander I. in 1815, should be restored and scrupulously adhered to ? The reason I say this is not because I suppose that the Powers of Europe at Vienna precisely prescribed that constitution ; but it is this— that I know not how the Russian Government, having a people opposed to the Poles, having a national aversion to them, I know not how that Government could govern hap pily or securely but by giving these two securities—first, that the men employed by the Government should have the confidence of the nation, and secondly, that they should be governed by known rules. These aro the foundation of the elements of good government in all cases, and unless they are given to Poland I cannot see how we can hope for the tranquillity of that country. The first thing to give confi dence is to have a national assembly elected by the Poles themselves. Ido not mean to be pedantic upon this ques tion, as Prince Gortschakoff reproaches us that we are. I de not mean to say that the institutions that suit England are exactly the institutions that would suit Poland or any other country; but what I say is essential is this, that the persons who govern, whether in municipal councils flawed by the Emperor himself or chosen by the suffrages of the electors, should be persons who have the confidence of the nation. They should be persons in whom the nation con• fides that their promises will be kept; but when yon place a man at the head of the Government who promulgates a law, which law declares that persons for the service of the army shall be taken by regular lot and according to known rules, and suddenly in one night violates all those rules and kidnaps 2,000 young men. I say in such men the people of Poland can have no confidence, and it is hopeless to expect that they should. (Hear.) It was for these reasons that her Majesty's Government advised a return to the institutions of Alexander I. as likely to secure peace to Poland, and whether these institutions are reverted to or any other are adopted, I say now, as we said then, in any future diplo matic representation, in any negotiation which Prince Gortschakoff declares the Russian Government is willing to entertain, in any discussions into which we may enter, we must say that unless the civil, political, and municipal in stitutions of Poland are placed in the hands of the people themselves there is no chance of tranquility in that country. I speak of tranquillity in the sense in which the Great Powers have spoken The French and Austrian Govern ments have asked to have " durable peace," and the English Government have asked for " peace on a lasting foundation ;" and I say it is such a peace as that which we ought to have, It is said that certain benev, lent institutions have been given to Poland. and that Poland shou d be satisfied; but we should be deceiving ourselves and Europe if we cx pec ed such a result. I know not that we can go beyond that which we have a right to do—namely, wo have a right to speak of the kingdom of Poland as constituted by the Treaty of Vienna. and we have a right to speak of its con stitution. The Treaty of Vienna said that Poland—the duchy of Warsaw, as it was called—should be connected irrevoca bly with the empire of Russia by its constitution. These words must have meant something ; for it would have b en quite sufficient to say, if no consti ution was meant, " The duchy of Warsaw is irrevocably united to Russia ;" these words would have been sufficient. What was the meaning of the words—indefinite and vague, I admit, but still with a signification in them—" United to the empire of Russia by its constitution." We can only advise, therefore, such insti- tutions as would give the people of Poland a government o Poland within the kingdom of Poland constituted by the Treaty of Vienna. My noble friend has gone a good deal fur ther than that line of duty which I have traced out for her Majesty's Government. My noble friend who presented the petition from the City has declared that in his opinion we ought to declare that the kingdom of Poland ahould hereafter be entirely severed from the empire of Russia, and should form a separate kingdom. My noble friend who spoke last considered that Russia had forfeited all title under the Treaty of Vienna, and that we, in the name of the British nation and of this Government, ought to declare it no longer existing. I cannot tell you that her Majesty's Government will take either the one step or the other. (Hear, hear.) With regard to declaring the sepa ration of the kingdom of Poland from the emrire of Russia I think there are grave questions which any Government, any statesman, must ask himself before hisdeliberation can be concluded in the affirmative. What is to be this kingdom of Poland? Supposing the Emperor of Russia were to declare even that in his opinion it was desirable to separate the kingdom of Poland, would the Poles generally be satisfied with those limits which the Treaty of Vienna has laid out? What was the object with which Andre Zamoyski went to St. Petersburg ? b e went with this object : he was summoned there to explain an address which many of the nobles and proprietors had prepared as an address to the Emperor. Now what was the purport of that address ? The purport was that all the territories which formerly belonged to Poland should be united under one denomination of the kingdom of Poland ; they professed, if that request were complied with, the utmost loyalty to the Emperor of Russia, that they would remain faithful to him and his crown, but they did not profess that they would be satisfied with the institutions given to the kingdom of Po- land. lam not saying now whether they were justified in that address, whether the happiness a the Polish subjects of the Emperor of Russia requ►res any such measure, I am only saying that if this Government were to interfere to re-erect I he kingdom of Poland you must not think that that question would be resolved by merely saying you would have a kingdom of Poland. You would have other and serious questions arising from that restoration; but there are other questions still. What would be the e je er depend upon t p h o a l t an i' d ol ? and ls P it Is it i h t a t v o e h G av a e liic P ia o , se th n e , A th u e inst P aryi ru .en Part part of Po land land ? If that were insisted upon, y reface that request as Russia herself.. kingdom of Poland is to con it that Austria and Prussia wou i l f d that the new king the sway of ties and if you say ' ces now under the sist only of the Polish prov in ces only considerattempts Emperor of Russia, in that case _ anicis, Dant zic, and Posen treo:sts inuchtholtpos request,e,i to that would be made to re-unite ii and 0 phon g much element em Austria en t o a f n p d e Pa peace s a s n i a d i those attempts, and what one hand Id bo use to the Polish i interekingdom,sted influence wou ld on the other, and what a new ele ment Poland n d to P support Poland on the o and to repress e instead of a new (ll.ar hear would create in Europe. not to be left outof'r indifferent to the future peace and to the things consideration) , t h em with a desire for the welfare of the Poles, Loosing a happiness y o u are future welfare of Europe, I cannot, for one, put these consi derations i.rinn:en:t: o fudotisunlorotbf disturbanc e , instead case. But then, besides this, In y be lief is—it may be mistaken, the events of to-morrow may overturn all the foresight of to-day—but my belief is, that in the present temper of the Russian government, and still more of the Russian people, there is no readiness to consent to that which would be considered as a dismemberment of a great empire. There are glorious recollections —there are symbols of pride and of power connected with Russia which may bo destroyed, but which would hardly be destroyed without a long and sanguinary war. Into these hazards, these dangers, I. should certainly be very loth to enter; and I think sour lordships and the other house of Parham, nt representing this country, would be loth to enter on these hazards without the most pressing necessity io force you to do it. Well, while I think of these things and of the rea sons why we should proceed cautiously, why we should proceed slowly, and in conjunction with other powers in all that we attempt to do for Poland, I have as much con fidence as my noble friend who brought forward k.his peti tion in the ultimate power of public opinion. Prince Gort schakoff has spoken of the elements of disturbance, of the - revolutionary cosmopolites of Europe, and has asked France and England, and Austria, to endeavour to repress their intrigues. My lords, as in the battle -field the bird of prey surround the carrion, so wherever there is any political disturbance the moral and political vultures of Europe flock together to take part in the conflict. But it is not the mere disturbers, it is not the revolutionary dis turbers of Europe, who are taking part in the conflict in Poland. It is, as I believe, the real, the conscientious opinion of Europe—(hear, hear)—that what has taken place in Poland has been carried by various modes of con veyance unknown in former times to all parts of Europe, and the conscience of all Europe has been roused by seeing the religion of a people trampled under foot—by seeing its nationality despised--by seeing arbitrary measures dispose of the lives and liberties of the great and good, of a brave and celebrated nation. (Hear, hear.) Depend upon it, my lords, that that expression of public opinion will not be fruitless; depend upon it that the opinion which has been expressed at the present time by three of the greatest and powerful monarchies of Europe will be backed and sus tained by every minor power and every nation where men can read, and think, and feel with regard to the woes of Poland. (Cheers.) That whi c h t oo k place in 1831 and 1832—those attempts, those tyr ann i ca l attempts which then passed almost unnoticed, would not now b e repeated, even if the present Emperor of Russia were the man to repeat. them, (Hear.) I ask your lordships to rely, first, on the prudent course which has been pursued by her Majesty's Government, and the assurance that that which can be , fairly and practically done will be done by them. (Cheers.) I ask you to rely, in the next place, on that public opinion of Europe, which you may depend upon it the Emperor of Russia, autocrat as he is, will not neglect. I ask you to rely, finally, on the general sense of justice which perv a d es the people of this and other countries. (Hear.) Above all, I ask you to rely upon that Heaven which veill not allow oppression to pass unpunished, and vehlut will not allow these sufferings much longer to endure. (Loud cheers.) The subject then dropped. EXCHEQUER BONDS (4000,000) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (£20,000,000) BILL. This bill was also read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Dublin Corporation Water—Dublin, Wicklow, and Wes ford Railway—and North Staffordshire Railway (addi tional powers). POLICE AMALGAMATION BILL—REPORT OF STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. Mr. HENLEY brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee on the bill for the amalgamation of the City with the Metropolitan Police, which was to the effeot that tho committee were of opinion that the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. (Laughter and cheers.) BOTANIC GARDE NS. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from Edinburgh signEd by 30,000 persons against the opening of the Botanic Gardens in that city on Sunday. The petition was in the form of a great roll, and too bulky to be placed in the ordinary hag, and was carried out of the house by a messenger amidst some laughter. A petition of rather smaller bulk was afterwards presented by Mr. BLACK from Edinburgh in favour of opening the gardens on Sunday. (A laugh.) RIOTS AT CAM BRI D GE. Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART gave notice that on Monday he would ask the Secretary for the Home Depart ment whether he had received any report respecting the conduct of the undergraduates who created a disturbance in a Roman Catholic Chapel at Cambridge. 52k i 741 108 i 1181 19i filminess don, 109 f 10 1 0l 89i 90 1071 7 101 i 2 1034 i 111 1 loi 11} 38 7f 511 i BUILDING ON HAMPSTEAD -HEATH Jr. COX gave notice that on Tuesday he would move for leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the Settled Estates Bill of 1856, with a viow to prevent Hampstead heath being built upon. NEW WRIT.-RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN DANIEL O'CONNELL. Mr. BRAND moved for a new writ for Tralee iQ th e room of Captain Daniel O'Connell, who, since his election, had accepted the office of Steward of the Manor of North holm, which was agreed to. (Hear, hear.) TURKISH DEBTS. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any report had been made by Lord Hobe? t and Mr. Forster as to the application of the proceeds of the loan of 1862 to the :,xtinction of the Caimi or paper money in Turkey ; and if so t whether there would be any objection to lay it on His table of the house? Mr. LAYARD said that Mr. Forster was not at Con stantinople at the time referred to. Lord Hobart, who superinknded the operation, had made a report, and he had no objection to place it on the table. He had the au thority of Lord Hobart for stating that the assertions made in the house, and elsewhere, that any part of the loan was applied to other purposes than the extinction of the Caim6, money and floating debt were wholly unfounded. - WITHDRAWAL OF THE PROPOSED TAX ON CLUBS. Mr. LYGON asked tha Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of revenue he estimated would be produced by the tax on clubs ? (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I am not able to give any information to the hon. member on that subject, beyond the very negative information which I gave in reply to his question on a former occasion; but I may save him some anxiety it I sttto that I intend to ao cede to the opinion expressed by the house, and to drop the proposal to place a tax on clubs. (Laughter and cheers.) REGI ,TRATION OF ASSURANCES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. B. OSBO RN E asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to proceed with this bill on Monday ? Sir R. PEEL—The bill stands for committee on Mon day, and it will be convenient that I should then state what course the Government intend to adopt with regard to it. (Laughter.) CENSUS RETURNS IN IRELAND. Capt. STACPOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whether the census returns for Ireland, when pub lished by parishes, w uld show the religion of the inhabi tants, as was shown in the county returns ? Sir R. PEEL said the census returns would show the re ligion of the inhabitants. SOUTHERN ITALY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. lIENNESSY, in moving for further papers re specting the state of Southern Italy in continuation of those presented last year, said he believed they would show that he was right in the statement which he had made be fore in the house, that British trade with Naples in 1E62 was less than in 1861, and that Mr. Consul Bonham WB.B not justified in his assertion that that trade had continmd to increase within the last four years. _ - Mr. G. BENTINCK, who had also a motion on the paper for further papers relative to the political condition of Southern Italy, said his only object was to elicit the truth, and to prevent discussion on the subject from being stifled. He drew an unsatisfactory picture of the state o the country, and said he convicted Sir James Hudson of not giving the information which they ought to possess, and of having sent reports which could not be relied on. The hon. member then proceeded to comment on the fact that Government had refused to lay upon the table papers relating to the treatment of political prisoners. The noble lord said he could not interfere, but the right hon. gentleman's pamphlet was sent round, and its con tents made an impression on the minds of tho Italian Government. In 1856 it was admitted in that house that there were cases when it was the duty of England to in , terfere with foreign Governments, and that Naples was one of them on the grounds of the bad Government and the murder of prisoners in the gao ls a nd their impro p er treatment. Admitting the content s of the pamphlet to be was ailennt. now The as lawlessnessformerl of the true, the state of the prisons was worse now t han then, and and y e t theth e right domiciliary h o n. gentleman ii wer eas bad G o vernment was gre ater now than formerl y , and - merits by death were more numerous than under thPußnish. bon regime. The Neapolitans naturally 'asked e _our , Mr. Gladstone, and how it was that, havi ng where was diferences with the noble lord at the head ofrecncd hi merit, and even a member of his c • the Govern. silent about their sufferings, H almmt, that he was so right hon. gentleman, in the e, however, called on the his voice and use his ; tiellie of hum titans. 8 infilltrice i n -mity, to raise Mr. LAYARD said favour Qf the Neap. both in and out of th he had frequent' w ere as well dis e house, that hon. gentlemen heard it sa id, blishtd Italian libertysurprisedanxious Government,to see este. made that ni' fi ndthat but he ht every statement by them • g hostile to Italian • that had been with vociferous liberty had been received It was all very cheers , well to cry (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) y " Oh, 0h, ,, but he asserted that was the f ac t, and he had no doubt that it would go f or th to the publi c i n the record opposed t o Italian of thcir speeches th a t th ey were liberty, (Oh, oh, and hea r , h ear. ) Th e Ita lian Government ings of the Italian , as it now exists, repres en t s th e feel the time hid now people— ( :M, oh, and he ar , h ear )— an d passed for that house to h ave a d e b a t e o n the conditi on of Italy any more than on th e cond iti on of Prussia, France, Austria, or any other continental State, that or Italy had a right to interfere and ask fora rep ort of that state of Ir e l an d, or any coun t y i n E ng l an d, without its being considered a great piece of impertinence. (Oh, oh, and hear.) The loon, gentleman had failed M doing what he said he should do, show that the state of our relations with Italy was such as to warrant our interference. It was but natural, when the great struggle was going on in Italy, when authority was unsettled, inde pendence not recogn ised, an d unity still to be fough t for, that this country should express anxiety respecting it, and wish to know on which side the sympathies o f the Govern ment tended; but now that Italian independence had bee* gained and u nity, with one unhappy exception, established, anythi n g like active co - op eration was less requisite now t h an during the p ro g ress of that liberal movement, which had resulted so beneficially for the Italian people. Th ere were still many things, no doubt, existing in that country which were to be deplored. (Hear.) There wire two rea sons why Naples should not appear to be similar to oth er parts of Italy. 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