The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAXENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. SHOT PRACTICE AT PLYMOUTH. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH called the attention of the noble earl to the dangerous practice of firing live shell from Plymouth Citadel. It is now a practice fraught with the utmost danger, and fatal effects had already resulted from the practice, as a poor man had been killed owing to his boat having been struck by a shell fired from the Citadel dur ing artillery practice. No person eould sail out of Plymouth Sound without crossing the line of fire, and he himself had experienced the danger of the practice. He wished to know whether the Government intended to adopt steps to prevent the recurrence of such lamentable accidents as the one he had referred to, by providing new practising grounds, which he believed might easily be done. Earl DE GREY and RIPON regretted the fatal occur rence as much as the noble duke. It was too true the poor man had died from the effects of a wound inflicted on him by one of the shells fired from Plymouth citadel. The shot had deviated from the regular course, and thus the accident had been occasioned. He felt it butright to the officer in com mand of the gun to say that he had waited for more than two hours for the clearing of the lino of fire. Immediately he heard of the accident he issued orders, which indeed were unnecessary, as the commanding officer had acted. on his own responsibility, and ordered a discontinuance of the firing from Plymouth Citadel. It was not, however, the fast to say that it was the practice to fire live shells from the guns. The fact was that they were only charged with sufficient materials to show the exact moment of strik ing the water. The matter was under the serious conside ration of the Government, but he would at once say that no risk to human life would be run in practising with artillery. It was not quite so easy as the noble duke imagined to procure fresh ranges, but no considerations of that sort would de lay the consideration of measures to prevent the recurrence of so melancholy an accident. The Earl of MALNIESBITRY expressed his satisfaction at the answer of the noble lord. SIR ROWLAND HILL AND THE LATE EARL OF ELGIN. The LORD CHANCELLOR read a read a message from her Majesty recommending the House of Lords to confer with a view of enabling her to grant, as a special mark of her favour, the sum of 520,000 to Sir Rowland Hill. Earl GRANVILLE moved that her Majesty's message be taken into consideration on Friday next. The LORD CHANCELLOR next read a message from her Majtsty recommending their lorships to confer, with a view of enabling her to grant to Mary Louisa, the Dowager Countess of Elgin and Kincardine, £l,OOO per annum for her natural life. Earl GRANVILLE moved that her Majesty's message be also taken into consideration on Friday nest. The motions were agreed to. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : New. castle-upon .Tyne and North Shields Roads Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway and Tendring Hundreds Rail way—Scottish North Eastern and Alyth Railway Company —Mytholm Royd Bridge and Blackstone Edge Road— Scottish North Eastern and Perth Almond Valley and Methven Railways—Ribbleadale Railway, Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway—and Edinburgh and Glasgow and Alva Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Much Wenlock and Severn Junction and Wenlock Rail way Companies, Stirling Water, Wrexham Water, West Riding and Grimsby Railway, London and South-Western Railway (Chester Extension), Witney Railway, Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, Ely, Haddesham, and Sutton Rail way, Watford and Edgware Junction Railway, Great Northern Railway (No. 1) (Barnet Branch), West Norfolk Junction, and South Staffordshire Water. THE REV. F. ANDERSON. Lord STRATHEDEN moved that an address be pre sented to her Majesty, for copies of any correspondence which had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, on the imprisonment, in Grodno, of the Rev. Fortescue Anderson, a British subject, during the autumn of 1863; and also for copies of any core respondence which had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the Rev. Mr. Anderson on his imprison ment. Earl RUSSELL said Mr. Anderson's case was very A irnplo. He had visited Poland when the people were in a state of insurrection, and had been apprehended on sus picion of having styaplied arms and ammunition to the Poles The case was investigated, and as there was not sufficient evidence the rev. gentleman was set at liberty, on condition that he left Russia. Her Majesty's Government did not think it was a case in which the circumstances justified any interference on their part with a view of procuring a pecuniary compensation. Lord CLARENDON moved the second reading of the Public Schools Bill. The object of the measure is to pro vide that any person accepting office in a public school shall do eo subject to any future legislation by Parliament. Lord LYTTELTON, referring to the remarks of Lord Stanhope in the former debate, defended the recommenda tions of,Ethe commissioners, asserting that on the evidence adduced they could scarcely have done less. After what had been done with the universities it was quite impossible the public schools should escape inquiry, or be loft to their own action to make the reforms required. Lord DE ItOS denied several of the allegations made as to defects in the system pursued at Eton, and contended it would be dangerous to interfere too much with what had given satisfaction far so long a period. Lord CARNARVON would not oppose the bill, but thought come alterations would be required in committee. Injustice might be dons in certain cases if the bill were made operative from the date of its introduction. He also pointed out several objections to tbe.changes proposed by commissioners in the course of studies. Lord WODEHOUSE admitted that the Eton system had many good points, but agreed with the commissioners that it required some alteration. He hoped the good sense of the masters would induce them to adopt voluntarily such of the recommendations as would remedy evils of which the ex istence had been proved. Lord CLARENDON explained why the bill had been made operative from the date of its introduction, but if this should be an objection he would propose it should take effect only from the date of its passing. Lord fiROUGHAM thought all the friends of education were deeply indebted to the commissioners for the sugges tions they had made. _ _ _ Lord lIARRO WBY approved most of the changes pro posed, and anticipated great benefit from them. The Bishop of LONDON said there was every disposi tion on the part of the masters of the public schools to accept the suggested improvements. It would he necessary to do away with some of the present restrictions in the choice of masters, lull give those appointed to the office more libeity of action. The best methods of instruction would then be adopted. Lord DERBY thought many of the defects charged against public schools were really due to the very imperfect i nstruct i on given in private schools and by private teachers. Unless this evil were remedied all the subsequent labour is the public school must be thrown a way. Lord CLARENDON explained that this defect had been met by the suggestion of an examination before ad mission to a public school. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the Commis sioners had drawn up a most valuable report, and approved their recommendation of the stady of foreign langua ges as a part of the regular course of instruction. Hitherto this had not been the ease, and the attempt to teach French and German had therefore failed. The public schools were very valuable institutions, bat they were capable of improvement. After some further discussion on points of detail, The bill was read a second time, and their lordships ad journed at five minutes past 9, HOUSE OF COMMONS —Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Belfast and Northern Counties Railway_ Bristol and South Wales Union Railway—Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton Water--London and North Western R a il way (Traffic Arrangements)-oawestry and Newtown Railway and other Companies (Arrangements)—and Wokingten Harbour. DUBLIN IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the consideration of this bill, Sir E. GROGAN moved an amendment to the effect that the further consideration of the bill should be postponed until Tuesday next, in order that some alterations might be ntroduced. After Home discussion the house divided— For the amendment Against it 106 ........... Majority ..... actdinigaly EUROPE.Iost. TA XES s —2 The motion waseo On the motion of Mr J. WRIT; e the following return wa s ordered :—R:turn of amount of taxes levied in each of the diffcrenttostal of Europe, so ate:, distinguishing far as the same can be obtained, between direct and indirect taxation, and specifying g between the several heads of each, and also distinguishing provincial taxes for the service of the State and thosetr:Cri and local purposes; and exhibiting the the monies and measures of the different countrie a s,t w in en as British monies and measures. LOAN TO NEW ZEALAND. Mr AYTOUN asked the Secretary of State for the Colo.. ies whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to ask Parliament for its sanction of a guarante e of interest for a loan for New Zaalard, and if so what was the amount of the loan for which a guarantee was to be asked, and whether the guarantee would be applied for during the present session; and, if so, at what period of the session P Mr CARDWELL said that the subject would be shortly brought'under the consideration of the house. Mr. LYALL asked the Secretary of State for the Colo , vies what arrangement had been made between the Ceylon and the English Government for reducing the charge on the Imperial Exchequer for military expenditure in that colony; and whether, in consequence of the great prosperity of thee island, there was an early prospect of releasing this country altogether from that charge, and placing Ceylon in that re spect on the same footing as India. Mr CARDWELL said that arrangements had been made to reduce the expenditure alluded to in the colony of Ceylon. THE CONFERENCE ON GERMAN AFFAIRS. Mr. OSBORNE asked the first Lord of the Treasury whether the Conference had arrived at any decision respect ing the maintenance of the Treaty of London, and if the noble lord was in a situation to communicate it to the house; and if the suspension of arms between Denmark and the conflicting Powers had been prolonged ? Lord PALMERSTON said that he was unable to speak positively in regard to this subject. No arrangement had yet been come to respecting the suspension of hostilities between Denmark and the German States, but he hoped that eventually some such arrangement would be acceded to. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked whether the armistice did not expire on Sunday next. Lord PALMERSTON—On the 12th; of course, if it is not renewed, it will then expire. (Laughter.) Sir L. PALS—On what day is the Conference next to sit P Lord PALMERSTON—No day has yet been fixed for the next meeting. The Conference are waiting for answers to despatches which have been sent to their respective courts. A few days must elapse before those answers will arrive; the Conference will then fix the date of their next sitting. Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked whether any arrangement had been entered into to prevent the war breaking out again before the next meeting of Conference, if that meet ing was delayed beyond the 12th inst. Lord PALMERSTON—No such arrangement has been made, but there is no reason to doubt that the Conference will meet before the expiration of the armistice. GRANT TO SIR ROWLAND HILL. Lord PALMERSTON brought up the message from her Majesty, recommending that the sum of £20,000 should be voted to Sir Rowland Hill for the eminent services he had rendered to the public in the postal department, and he said that he would move the adoption of that vote on a future day. PENSION TO LADY ELGIN. Lord PALMERSTON maid that in conformity with a message from her Majesty, the text of which he placed on the table of the house, he would :move on a certain day that Lady Elgin should be granted a pension of £l,OOO a year, in consideration of the services of Lord Elginlin India. OFFICERS IN THE INDIAN ARMY. Colonel SYKES, on the motion for going into committee of supply, moved :—" That the recent appointment of employment (except in emergent cases) of officers of the Indian armies with regiments to which they do not belong, in suppresssion of the regimental rights of the officers or usages of those regiments, is contrary to the spirit of the Act 21 and 22 Vic. c. 106. which guaranteed " that the military and naval forces of the East India Company should be deemed to be the military and naval forces of her Majesty, and should be under the same obligations to serve her Majesty as they would have been under to serve the said company, and should be liable to serve under the same territorial limits only, for the same terms only, and be entitled to the like pay, pensions, allowances, and privileges, and the like advantages as regards promotion and otherwise, as if they had continued in the service of the said company;" and asked the Secretary of State for India whether such appointments had been approved by him. Mr VA.NSITTART supported the motion, and said that it was high time there should be a remedy applied to a grievance which was now brought under the consideration of the house in a temperate and logical form. After some observations from Mr TORRENS and Captain JERVIS, Sir C. WOOD said that the whole question raised, the importance of which he admitted, was under the considera tion of Government,and he trusted in a few days he would be able make a satisfactcry explanation to the house on that subject. (Hear, hear.) He denied that the appoint. ment of officers in the Indian army was regulated by any principle except the efficiency of the officers who were selected to occupy important positions. He contended that in order to secure the preservation of our dominions in India it was necessary to increase the number of English soldiers in the garrisons, so as to render us independent of the native soldiering. In support of this argument he cited the authority of eminent persons connected with Indian affairs. Sir M. FARQUHAR reminded the house that the right hon. baronet had been warned of the impossibility of carry ing out his pledges with respect to the Indian army if he was determined that no Injustice should be done to the British army; and also that he had been warned that if the staff corps were established injustice must be done to the other officers of the Indian array. The subject then dropped. THE CONFERENCE. Lord H. LENNOX—Sir, before you leave the chair, I wish to ask my hon. and gallant friend the member for Lis heard (Mr B, Osborne) whether he ia satisfied with the tenor et the reply which ha received from the First Lord of the Treasury this evening ; for if he is, I venture to say any hon., and gallant friend is the only member of the house who is so. (Laughter.) The noble lord and his Government have all along discouraged any attempt to inquire what is going on in the Conference ; and if complete secresy had prevailed with respect to what was going on in the ccuncil chamber, I should be the last person to undertake the re sponsibility of pressing upon the Government, or upon my hon, and gallant friend, a course which would jeopardise the interests of peace. But such is not the case. Although her Majesty's Government are silent, the journals of Paris, Vienna, and Berlin teem with nears of what passes, or is supposed to pass, in the council chamber in Downing -street. It will be recollected that at the commencement of the ses sion the noble lord at the head of the Government and his colleague in another place, night after night, were in the habit of declaring that they intended to abide by the treaty of 18.52. Subsequently the noble lord announced, amidst the, cheers of the house, that the Conference was to meet upon the basis of maintaining the independence and in. tegrity of the dominions of King Christian. Well, the Go vernment of the noble lord and his colleague having over and over again declared that they were pledged to that policy, was of itself a sufficient justification for the question of my hon. friend. I wish then to ask my hon. friend whether ho will give to the house an assurance that upon an early day he will again call attention to this subject. It he does he will meet, I am sure, with the sympathy of the majority of this house and of the country, and will endea vour to elicit from the Government whether the statements put forward by foreign journals are correct, that the Confe rence now only sits upon the basis of the annihilation of the treaty of 1852. I beg to ask my hon. friend whether he can give that assurance to the house. Mr B. OSBORNE—I do not know what assurance I can give to the house; but before I give any I should like hon. gentlemen on the other side of the house to give this assurance, that in the event of my again reviving a debate upon the treaty of 1852, I shall not be met again by a movement of the previous question. (Cheers.) The course I have hitherto taken upon this subject has met with encou ragement from the other side of the house. If lam ask whether I am satisfied with the answer given by tte noble lord to my question, I heve e only to say Wat t although gratified for the smallest favours, I do not "(eel exactly antis fled with that answer. For it struck. me from the very first that this Conference was instituted more to preserve the in tegrity of the Treasury Benelie-naore to prevent the dismem berment of the Ministry-e -than to preserve the integrity of Denmark. (Oppositeen cheers and laughter.) And I would put this to the herese, that this Conference is meeting—mark you, not from, day to day, as if with the object of settling the questieen ; but the me nth of July will 'speedily arrive, re embers will go out of town, and the question must die Pe natural death. lam surprised at the reticence of the ' 4l use upon the question. Up to a certain point I think they maturely le eward ; were right, and per h aps I was wrong in bringing it pre but when we have arrived at the 6th of June, and the question has been allowed to drag its slow ! length along from day to day and week to week, I think the house ought to be put in possession of seine definite infor mation. What is the position of the house and the coun try ? We see the lowest inhabitants of the most minor ca pitals in Europe are informed by their newspapers of what is taking place in the Conference. (Hear, hear.) We have therefore what we believe to be our best information derived from foreign newspapers; and it comes to this, that the subjects of a constitutional Government are the worst in formed in Europe of what is tak ing place i n our own capi tal. How long is this to go on ? I were to use the true phrase with respect to these proceeding s , and speak of them a c ;la insrfa ; r n c thereforee doubtl shoull the dh be o n a o ll t e d d o to so_ or_de o r au b 2 y h y t there il you, air, from the willouse is placed in a mo s t h umiliating c position, and t h at t h e h ouse is being trick e d into silenc e by members o f a G overnmen t w ho, like the m on k s of La Trappe, h ave taken the vow o f s il ence . (L aug h ter) vehee ther they ar e di gging their own graves i s ano th er question. But this I m us t say, if we submit d ay a ft er d ay and w after week to be put off with these evasive answers, in which the noble lord is co great a proficient as to eminently entitle him to that doctor's degree which ho obtained the other day, we shall not only be digging the grave of the indepen.. demo of this house, but the grave of our national honour. (Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI—Great reticence has been preserved in the House of Commons on these affairs. I hardly know anything to be more admired M our Parliamentary system than the reserve which obtains when it is known that her Majesty's Government are engaged in important negotiations upon which the question of peace or war may rest. (Hear.) I think it is a characteristic which marks it out from all other attempts at parliamentary govern ment, and is one of the surest guarantees for the endu rance of constitutional rule; but at the same time I must say that, after listening to the observations, and accepting twithout annoyance the taunts of the hon. and gallant gen tleman who has thus addressed us on the moving of the asionand onp a w f us question—l having moved the previous question interestsorra of e whenever due I t e t h h o e u r g 3 h i t ai former it ee ty w , a s s o f o o v r er t u h - e ment—l must say country • was disappointed to-night in the answer cheers.} the noble lord gave. (Opposition- find ourselves, I think, in the w situation in which we no Ou e r e selve!, it would have been salutary, and it w ou ld have b the part of her Majest)'s Government to to w h is a e ve an s d ho p w o n lit m i more THE sinv, LO andour and frankness than the noble lord has shown ti'- night. (Hear.) It must be remembered that Parlia mentary reserve under these circureetances depends on one constitutional condition; and when that is observed, of course the parliamentary reserve is perfectly intelligible. The constitutional justification of the reserve of Parliament is, when the Government is engaged in negotiations such as these, that Parliament is acquainted with the principles on which the negotiations are conducting and approves of the general policy of the Government. (Cheers. That is a condition which has always been acknowledged, and upon which the salutary system of parliamentany reserve under these circumstances is founded. Bat what the House of Commons is now alarmed abont-e-and I am sure I do not misinterpret the general feeling of the house on this mat ter—what at this moment agitates the house is, that they are not convinced that the policy which was frankly an nounced by the Government before these negotiations com menced is the one they are now pursuing. (Opposition cheers.) The house and the country have become anxions,be cause they are not convinced now, and not satisfied, that the condition of parliamentary reticence any longer exists or is observed. (Cheers.) I do not want to penetrate the secrets of the Conference; but it has been well said by an hon. member who has just spoken that there is not that reserve in other countries in the sources of information. I myself read the other day in a German paper an absolute account of what had taken place in the Conference on the most cri tical day of that Conference, and that was not by way of rumour or on din, but it was given in the form of diplomatic accuracy, and I have reason to believe, from subsequent in quiry, that it was an authentic document. (Hear,) No w, although the House of Commons—those who sit upon this side of the house—when these critical and important ques tions are raised, are more than ever desirous not to interfere with the course of her Majesty's Government in these ne gotiations, it would be impossible for us, not wishing to be pedantic, to acknowledge that we are ignorant of what took place in a house within a few yards from where we are as sembled; but there are rumours which reach us of an authentic nature which are enough to disquiet and disturb the house, (Opposition cheers.) We could not expect that in negotiations of this kind the noble lord would give us details of the course of matters which are changing from day to day and from hour to hour, still it would have been satisfactory to the house if it had been informed by the noble lord that these negotiations were not concluded, that the Conference was still sitting, and would sit some time, still the noble lord might inform the house that the princi ples of their policy were those on which the Government entered into the Conference, and that he believed there was a fair prospect that they would succeed ; and if they did not succeed, at least her Majesty's Government would have an opportunity of vindicating, as far as their opinion was con cerned, the policy which they recommended, and they could appeal with confidence for the consent of Parliament. (Cheers.) Bat when we hear, as we do hear, that the course which they are pursuing is exactly contrary to the course at first recommended—(loud cheers)—l say it is im possible to expect from an assembly with the popular ele ments of which the House of Commons is constituted, that we should hold ourselves upon these benches with grim re serve, and not expect from the Minister, whom, under such circumstances all parties are prepared to trust, at least some communication to guide and animate public opinion. There fore I much regret that the noble lord has not said some thing which I think the house had a right to expect of him. I think the house has a right now, when the question in agitation is necessarily a question of the suspension of hos. tilities, to hear from the noble lord something as to their progress. (Hear, hear,) It would have been satisfactory to have heard to-night that which would have persuaded us that what every man says of her Majesty's Government is not correct. We should have been glad if the noble lord had told us her Majesty's Government were not pursuing in the Conference exactly the opposite course to that which they announced to Parliament as Hee basis of the neg,cia tions—(loud cheers)—by which announcement, allow me to remind the house, they have obtained this parliamentary reticence and reserve. It was not from indifference to these great matters, but because such great public interests were at stake ; and when the general policy expressed by the Go vernment was satisfactory to oar convictions, and to the conscience of the nation, it was our duty to be silent. I must say the silence of the noble lord, and his tone to-night, are such as to fill us with great apprehensicn and anxiety, At this moment, when a renewal of the suspension of hos tilities is in debate, it is due to Parliament that some an nouncement sb.ould be made. (Cheers.) We all know what was the t;eneral policy of her Majesty's Government. The noble lord told us frankly, repeatedly, and continuously 'let it was the policy of her Majesty's Government to main tain the treaty of 1852, or rather I would say—describing, as he did, the scope and tendency of the treaty of 1852—it was to maintain the integrity and independence of Denmark, (Opposition cheers.) That the noble lord has constantly told us; and because he went into the Conference to do that, the House of Commons has exercised, to my mind, wise and parliamentary reticence and reserve ; so that it could not be said we interfered or threw obstacles in the way of a happy solution of these difficulties. But if it be now true, as ru mour tells us, but which appears too incredible to accept- - that a Government who but five months ago were making overtures to the Emperor of the Fran h to stir up an Euro pean war in order to maintain the integrity and indepen dence of Denmark—(loud cheers)—if men with that policy should be the same men who have at least succeeded in calling together a Conference in order that they themselves should accomplish the destr uction of the integrity and in dependence of Denmark—(loud cheers from the Opposition henches)—then I say that some explanation is duo to the House of Commons ; and the noble Led may rest assured that neither Parliament nor the country can foe g be silent under circumstances such as these. No one wishes to inter fere with the course of Government if that course be a frank one; but I say that no minister can come forward and ask for parliamentary reticence and reserve during the progress of negotiations wno has not first of all fulfilled the great condition of such parliamentary reserve, or expect such a po acy would be approved by the country and by Parliament. It he follow a policy totally the contrary, it may be right and justifiable; but he is bound to come forward when such a change takes place, especially at a moment like the pre sent, when the continuation of an armistice for the suspen sion of hostilities is the question, and tell the house he has made such a change. We might then be asked to continue our confidence or signify our reprobation of his conduct. Well, I should have considered that a wild hypothesis, if it were not for the rumours—and, I fear, the accurate infor mation—that have reached me ; and I should have thought it impossible that any body of men could have been more deceived than the House of Commons. The hon gentleman then proceeded to notice that the noble lord had brought Europe, as it were, to witness his policy for the maintenance of the integrity end independence of Den mark; and yet for two months he had kept that house in a state of mystification, He had said that not only England, but Austria and Prdssia, wished to maintain the integrity and independence of Denmark. (Laughter.) He had de clared that if difficulties arose, Denmark should not stand alone. (Hear, hear.) That (continued the right hon. gentleman) visa satisfactory to the country. I myself, I will net say tremble, but feel hesitation, when the great T.eation of war arises. I feel it is only when the great national interests and honour of the country are concerned that such a course is justified. The noble lord informed us that Denmark should not be'alone, and we were told that no difficulties would arise. Federal execution was then impending, The house was prepared for that execution, and it took place. Then there was the passage of the Eider. That was the great point upon which the house and the country had fixed their attention, and there was a general understanding that if the Eider was passed the Government would take steps to vindicate their policy. The Eider was passed, and other rivers were passed, and at last Jutland was invaded. I ask the house to recollect the answer which the noble lord gave to my inquiry respecting the invasion of Jutland. He said the invasion of Jutland was an atrocity —(cheers)—in a speech which must rank with those of great public invective, and which we must all recall to mind. After all this, they talked of a Conference, and negotiations were carried on. The house, notwithstanding these disap pointments—notwithstanding all these various circum stances, under which they had reason to believe the conduct of the Government was far from satisfactory —the house have generally supported her Majesty's Ministers. They did that because the ncble lord told us frankly, candidly, and repeatedly that they entered into that Conference with a definite object and a definite view. No one wished to hold the noble lord down pedantically to a definite engagement or definite details. All we wanted was, that his policy should be maintained. We gave the noble lord full credit for these assurances ; there was a suspension of arms for a month. I myself hold that as a question of great importance, having ventured to remind the house that a Conference without an armistice, without a sus pension of hostilities, was generally fruitless and unsatis factory. Now the month is over, and, under any circum stances, were there no rumours of suspicion —were there no cause which justified a man in thinking that was happening which was not for the honour of England or Englishmen— were there no cause existing which could make the House of Commons suppose that the policy of her Majesty's Go vernment was changed —were everything ae smooth as a summer sea—were there no cause for anxiety and for dark diatruat in the public mind—still I maintain it would have been the office and duty of a Minister on such an occasion, and under such circumstances as the continuation of an armistice, to come down and give some account of the po licy and of the progress of these negotiations, to reassure the public mind, and to give them some confidence in public transantions. They ought, at least, to have reiterated the conditions of the policy which Parliament had sanctioned, if not by public vote, at least by their silence. The noble e in arc thisthemselves lord, I say, ought t o h ave bean called to account, even if there was no fory i nter anxiety , al haveß perpetrating ut i itentire l y t i eree that hh changed ht afact partition thated t h o e Government, their Denmarkpoliey—if which only fi ve months ago they were stirring up a European war to prevent—th en I say i t i s a mockery causethy a of this house for the noble lord. under such circumstances, to remain silent. (Loud cheers) Lord PA LME RSTON rose to reply, and was loudly cheered. He said—Sir, we have heard a magnificent display of virtuous indignation. (Cheers, and cries of Oh, oh.) The right hon. gentleman knows he is attacking me in a posi tion in which I cannot enter into that defence which I otherwise would go into. (Oh, oh, and cheers.) He is like a man who at ;arks another wi'h his arms tied behind him. DON, TUESDAY EVE.NiNG, JUNE 1, 18014. (Laughter.) He knows—because he has been in office him self—he knows that lam tongue-tied at the present mo ment, and that I cannot go into an answer to the charges which have been showered upon me. Sir, the right hon. gen tleman has a policy. Ho always talks of a policy, and boasts of a policy, and reproaches those who have no policy. Well, I challenge him to say what that policy is. (Loud Cheers and counter-cheers.) Let him tell us fairly what he wants the Government to d'O, and let him ask this House, after having supperred tier Majesty's Government, if they will adopt the policy which he thinks the country ought to follow. (Mi nisterial cheers.) Let him propose a vote that this House will support the Crown by all money and means to give effect to that policy. (Cheers.) When he does that, I shall then say he is sincere in the couras. which he adopts in this House. Sir, those who know what a negotiation is, espe cially a negotiation carried on with powers who hold a great variety of views and different interests at stake—and the right hon. gentleman knows or ought to know—must be aware that to state from day to day what had been the re sult of this Conference would endanger the result which everybody who is anxious for the :peace of Europe must wish for. (Cheers.) Therefore, in spite of the attacks of the right hon. gentleman, I shall not be induced to violate what I believe to be my duty, and I must decline to state to the House from day to day all that passes at the meeting of the Conference, what each member said—(Cries of " No, no" from the Opposition benches)—and what they intended to do. (No, no.) That is what the right hon. gentleman wants. (No, no.) That is what he wants. (No, no, and cheers.) Foreign papers tell him, and he wants me to go into the details as these foreign papers do, (Renewed cries of " No, no.") Sir, there is a great difference in the posi tion of a Prime Minister in this House, and that of the reports circulating in foreign newspapers. The right hon. gentleman is at liberty to attack this statement, but, though I have the greatest respect for this House, and think they ought to be informed of anything of public interest— I shall not go beyond my duty to satisfy the desire of this House, being sure that this House will not wish me to go into details which ought not to be made public. (Hear, hear.) When the negotiations going on have arrived at a stage when it will be consistent with the duty of Govern ment and the national interest to make known to the House what we have agreed to and proposed, I am quite satisfied that we shall be quite able to convince the House that in this matter we have acted according to our duty and for the best interests of the country, (Loud and long-continued cheering,) Mr S. FITZGERALD said that the noble lord (Palmer ston) had misrepresented what his right lion friend (Mr Disraeli) had required of him. What his right hon friend, what the house, and what the country required to know was whether her Majesty's Government had been the very parties to propose in the Conference that dismemberment of Denmark which they had denounced only a few months since, which they had decided would be a just cause of war, and to prevent which they had declared their willingness to join France and Russia in giving material aid to Denmark. Lord R. CECIL regretted that no member of the Treasury bench had thoUght fit to answer his right hon friend, and give the Hones of Commons the information which it asked, The noble lord (Palmerston) knew that if, by veiling him self behind his poition as a negotiator, he could put off rendering to the House of Commons the account which he was bound t o render to it until the summer was so far ad vanced that the question could not be gone into, his Go vernment was safe at least for this year. (Hear, hear.) He thought the noble lord was making an experiment on the patience of the house and of the country, which would not be answered by the results. It was idle to talk of details, when they all knew that the noble lord had made a complete change of policy, and that the dismemberment of Denmark had been approved —nay, proposed—by her Majesty's Go- vernraent themselves. The reason why the House of Commons and the country were beginning to get impatient at the length of these Conferences was because they more than suspected that, under the auspices of the noble lord, England, while professing to befriend Denmark, was in reality betraying her. Mr KINGLAKE said it would indeed be lamentable if the language used on either side of the house should have the effect of extorting twin her Majesty's Govern ment any declaration perilous to the peace of Europe. While fully appreciating the force of the arguments of the right lion gentleman opposite (Mr Disraeli), that the silence of the House had been purchased by the declaration of principles made by her Majesty's Government—(hear)-- he would call the attention of the house to the fact that immediately preceding the Conference question after clues. tion had been asked as to the basis upon which the parties were to go into the Conference, and that at last her Ma jesty's Government had, with great reluctance, declared that the parties to the Conference would meet without any other basis than the desire to restore peace in the north of Europe. Surely that statement was a retraction of those other impossible principles which her Majesty's Govern ment had propounded to the house in the earlier part of the session, and he thought it bscoming in all those who valued the peace of Europe rather to welcome the retirement of her Majesty's Government from a position which was perceived all over Europe to be untenable, than to render that retire ment difficult by taunting them with the words they Lad used in the earlier part of the session. Mr D. GRIFFITHS thought the noble Lord (Palmer ston) would sesumo grunt responsibility in prol ,nging the armistice—if war should eventually break out afresh—be cause the present weather was the most favourable to naval operations in the Baltic. With regard to the dismember ment Of the Danish kingdom, he thought if a line could be drawn which would separate the Danes from enemies who had proved themselves so ruthless, unscrupulous, tend brutal as the Germans had proved themselves to be, it would he a satisfactory arrangement. Sir A. VERNEY said that no union of the German popu- LatiOn of Schleswig-Holstein With thoe Danish crown wuuld lead to a permanent peace. If any portion of Schleswig desired to be united to Denmark, he hoped tha'... the in habitants would have a constitutional opportunity of ex pressing that feeling, as no other means which could be devisei would lead to permanent peace. The subject then dropped. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he would lay upon the table of the house the correspondence between the prelates and the Government, that the house might know what are the ob- jections of the prelates which prevent her Majesty's Go vernment from introducing any measure for the reform of the 4colesiasticai Courts. [To urged the necessity of a measure to remedy the abuses of the Courts and the im perfect slate of the law, observing it was suggested that the necessary reforms were opposed on account of private in terest, and he wished to learn the grounds of objection. The delay of reform was unjust to both the clergy and the laity. Sir G. GREY explained some of the practical difficulties in the way of the measures, and the cause of delay. The Lord Chancellor, however, he maid, hoped to be able co in troduce a bill during the present session. There had been no correspondence on the subject. The house then went into a Committee of Supply upon the Civil Service Estimates. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. COWPER, in moving a supplementary estimate of £lO,OOO on account of the new National Gallery at Bur lington-house, gave a history of past proceedings of com missions and committees with reference to the site of the Gallery, and proceeded to explain the intentions of the Government and the dimensions of the proposed new build ing, as detailed in a statement accompanying the estimate. The entire cost of the building was estimated at £152,000, and he was of opinion that the proposed site was the best that could be obtained for the purpose, and that the pro posal was an economical one. Lord J. MANNERS opposed the vote. The advantages of Trafalgar-square as the site of a national gallery had been acknowledged by the highest authorities, and it was the best in every point of view. There was room enough there for the pictures at present, and would be for some years to come, and additional space might be obtained when necessary. Not a word had been said by Mr. Cow p er in regard to any stipulation with the Royal Academy, and he could not h3lp thinking that the building in Trafalgar square was to be handed over to the Academy without any engagement whatever. He urged the Committee to come to a clear and decisive resolution upon the question. Mr. GREGORY supported most cordially the proposal of the Government. Mr. A. w &A r l E T ß H sa o l p d p i o t se w d it. Mr. was proposed, if the site of Bur lington-house was adopted for the National Gallery, to hand over the building in Trafalgar•square to the Royal Aca demy, but no arrangement had yet been made as to the terms. Mr. S. Booth, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Ferrand, and Mr. H. Seymour spoke against the vote; Lord Elcho and Mr. Walter in its favour. Lord PALMERSTON explained the grounds upon which he bad altered his views as to the site of a National Gallery, and argued that considering the large expense which would attend the necessary alterations in Trafalgar square, on the ground of economy, there could be no ques tion that the Government proposal was the preferable one. Mr. OSBORNE reminded the house that in 1860 it had voted £17,000 on the express ground that the building in Trafalgar-square was to be a permanent gallery for the re ception of the national pictures. Upon a divsion, the numbers Were — For the amendment 174 For the motion 122 Majority against the Government —52 Various votes having been agreed to, the CHAIRMAN was ordered to report progress. The Government Annuities, eco., Bill was recommitted, and received certain amendments. The Public and Refreshment Houses (Metropolis) Bill was committed pro: forma. Other bills were forwarded, and the remaining business having been disposed of, The house adjourned at a quarter to 2 o'clock, Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an emirs release from all debts and liaLilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, soli° tors of the Court of Bankruptcy, Charees under L 5 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830), 12, Hatton-g arden. Clty branch--0, Moor gate-street, Bank.—ADTT. The Great Prize of Paris. The race for the Great Prize of Paris bids fair to rival the Derby in interest, and especially if it be remembered that the interest of a Derby-day is not confined to the ex• plaits of the unfree. As 3et the great French race is in its infancy. It was run last year for the first time, but although it is still of tender age—although many English men and women who rejoice in the spectacle of our Epsom games have never even heard of it, the institution has at once asserted its pre-eminence, and has come to be re garded as one of the chief attractions of the racing year. How could it be otherwise, considering the splendour of the prize and the charms of the racecourse ? There is no such prize offered on any known field. What the winner of the , Derby carries off is not in the strict sense a prize ; it is a sweepstakes. A certain sum of money is subscribed by the owner of every horse entered for the race, and to that sum there is nothing added. In the great French race the win ner carries off not only the stakes which have been sub scribed by 126 horses (which, by the way, is about half the number of entries for the Derby), but also a work of art offered by the Emperor, and £4,000 in money offered by the city of Paris and five railway companies. The contention for this magnificent prize takes place on the finest course in the world, within easy distance of the most pleasant of all cities. Suppose a beautiful racecourse, arranged with the rare skill that Frenchmen show in administration, stir rounded with fine scenery, honoured as Ascot is by the pre sence of the Court, and situated, as it were, in llolland park, not far from the heart of London—what could be more perfect ? if the French have envied us the enthu siasm of the Derby-day, they may now boast that they have established near their metropolis an equestrian festival which, as far as the mere framework goes, worthily rivals our own. It say; something for the great race that there were no less than 126 entries for it—but surely it is dis appointing that of thf se only five ran. Of the original entries by far the greater number were of English horses; of the few that ran only one belonged to an Eng lish stable. If English horses were scarce, English visitors were plenty, and seemed to have the most business on their hands all about the course, Especially upon them devolved the business of cheering the Emperor and Empress. They crowded about the box in which Napoleon 111. stood con spicuous, and cheered him in a manner from which the French themselves held aloof. When the ladies in lovely toilettes heard a commotion in the neighbourhood of the Imperial box, and turned to their lords for an explanation of the excitement to which they began to feel attracted, these lords turned round with imperturbable coolness to explain that it was only these foolish Anglais who were making a noisa about the Emperor, Noise or no noise, they crowded about his box, and gazed with English pertinacity on the Imperial pair. With some of the English, indeed, the sight of the Emperor seemed to eclipse that of the race. One English dame we heard quarrelling with her spouse because, in order to seo the Emperor, he would not throw away the chances of a g.od place from which he could see the grand contest of the day. Although the race for the Great Prize of Paris is so im portant, t he manner of the festival in honour of it and the accessories have no resemblance to those of the Derby. Some Englishmen may be disposed to think that all the drunken orgies of lipsom are less to be reprehended than the Sabbath-breaking at the Bois de Boulogne; and we have therefore a word or two to say as to the day selected by our French friends for their greatest racing event. That the English disapprove the selection of such a day, and that the leading authorities on their turf should remonstrate with those of the French turf, is most natural. The Count Dena as head of the society which presides at Long champs, wrote last year to Admiral Rous a long letter to explain how Sunday came to be selected for the raoe, and how no other day would suit. The fact is that the Parisian does not as yet care enough about the finest race to sacrifice his business for it, and it is only upon the day of rest that he can be coaxed into giving to the slant the patronage of his presence. Any one who went to the Bois de Boulogne on Saturday last might con vince himself of this. On a lovely day, within an easy walk of Paris, there was some very pretty racing, the Fmperor being there to see it. His subjects who came to see it with him were amazingly few. Such a sight so near to London would draw out half its population ; they would not miss it for the world. The society which has got up the races gives itself a fine name, which in this connection is not without significance. We have our Jockey Club to institute races, a society of gentlemen who no doubt do much good to our breed of horses, but whose first and professed object is to enjoy the sport. Our neighbours have their " Societe d'Encouragernent pour l'Amelioration des Races de Che vaux en France ;" they place in their most characteristic manner on the farefront of their title to public support the theoretic or the practical object which horse racing may be supposed to subserve. They announce themselves not as providers of pleasure, but as patriots seeking the welfare of their country, and they are doubtless sincere in this profes sion. Also, when the city of Paris and the railway compa nies give their support to the society with the long name, and offer a prize of £l,OOO for a single race, the object evi dently is not to furnish the Parisians with three minutes of ,uperb excitement once a year, but to lead them thoroughly to interest themselves in a great national event. If pleasure were the chief object of their search, then we might expect tue society to yield to our views and change the day. When pleasure is offered to the people and they refuse it, they have only themselves to blame. But seeing that the main object of the society is to compel the French to interest themselves in horses, they are justified in forgetting us en • tirelyand in adapting their arrangements to ihe convenience of the greatest number of their own countrymen. Crowds of Englishmen will go to the race whatever be the day selnted, and English horses will ruu. The grand peculiarity of the race to au Englishman, however, arises cut of its vicinity to Paris. It is just be yond the Bois de Boulogne, on the old duelling ground of Longchamps, with St. Cloud a little further to the south. We miss here the fine smooth turf of our English Downs, and find ourselves on ordinary grass land ; but the view is lovely, and all the arrangements of the course are perfect. Belted wi h trees, the course, with all its gentle undula tions, can be seen from the enclosure in every part, except where for about five seconds in the longer races a clump of trees hides the view. The distances, too, are so arranged that spectators have the pleasure of witnessing in most cases the start as well as the finish. The race begins but a few yards to the right of the enclosure, goes past the stand, then describes a circle greater or lesser or of middle size, and finally goes past the Stand again to the post. Every body can see the whole with ease ; no pushing, no strain ing, no rushing about. Then there is nothing like the ex• citement of luncheon on the hill at Epsom. If anybody wishes for refreshment, there are ice, lemonade, claret, and every kind of patis sera provided for French tastes, and great fleets of tumblers containing sherries and grogs, with piles of sandwiches, for what are supposed to be the correct tastes of Englishmen and Anelomaniacs• But the orgies of luncheon are beyond the desires of a people who breakfast between 11 and 12. who can walk if they choose from their homes to tho racecourse, and walk back again with little fatigue. The presence of the Court added to the brilliancy and the stately quiet of the scene. Never on any race course have we seen such wonderful decorum. Ac a small proof of it we venture to state an inoredible fact. Is it pos sible to believe that the everlasting and inevitable dog was not to bo found on the racecourse at Longchamps ? That necessary attendant of our races, where he flies with frantic terror along the course, amid the yells of an admiring populace—was utterly extinguished and put out of sight by the civil power. It is a very old saying of a very old Frenchman that we in England take our pleasure sadly. But on one who has been accustomed to the uproarious jollity of a Derby-day, and to hear all the chaff that flies on the road to Epsom, the idea begins to dawn that oven our French neighbours can be stiff, staid, and even trusty in their pleasures. On the road to Long champs the nearest approach to a joke which we saN, was one which was not intended. All along the way men were engaged in watering the roads with force pumps, a kind of enormous squirt attached to piping that runs upon wheels. All along the road men were exercising those heavy squirts in every direction for the purpose of allaying the dust, and it was only by great attention and skill that they could avoid covering the passengers with spray. Suddenly a splendid equipage might be seen in the Bois de Boulogne, throwing all else into the shade, the ladies whom it contained in the gayest dresses, the coachman beautifully powdered, the horses with high action, sleek and glittering. Nothing in the whole order of the universe could be more correct, more stately, more exalted above the accidents and infirmities of mundane existence. Behold, as we are admiring at a humble distance this faultless equipage, Jacques Bonhomme directs right upon the coachman's left ear his ,enormous Squirt, nearly knocks him off his box, and covers with un kindly spray the fair denizens of the carriage, Well, we do not eromplain. Life is full of compromises and compensa tions. If in the Paris race we miss the jollity of a Detby day, and sigh for some little outbreak of humour, we are perhaps paid for our loss by the comfort of the journey, its caltuness, its easiaess, its ladylike decorum. The recent struggle for the Derby, which ended in the victory of Blair Athol, detracted to some extent from the interest of the French race. There were few persons who did not believe that the Derby mintier's superiority over all colts of the same age was firmly established, and if he really were the horse which he seemed to be, then there could be little doubt as to the issue of the French race, pro vided it ware fairly run. No great hopes were entertained of his chief antagonist, who had, nevertheless, proved her self the best filly of her year, and, indeed, the running of this animal, and not only of her, but also of other horses belonging to the Comte de Lagrange, as Hospodar, Stra ddle, and Jarnicoton, bad provoked so much criticism that many who expected to see Fille de l' Air beaten were much helped to that thought by their wishes. The performances of this mire have been, to say the least of it, unsatisfactory She had during the spring lost the Two Thousand Guineas, for which she was first favourite, and she also lost the cor responding race in France. Yet immediately afterwards she won the French Oaks, or, as they call it, the Prize of Diana, with ridiculous ease, and but a few days back she won our own Oaks without any trouble. On the occasion of the last named victory our neighbours across the Chan nel were przzled to understand what could be the meaning of the demonstration against the winner, and the question was asked,---" Is this the result of the Commercial Treaty, that these English cannot brook the success of a French horse ?" Our centineetal friends have Sinn then been lenlightened, and now we believ e th a t , i n sp i te o f the stu pidities of some of the I'aris papers, which harp on the ;:venge o! , Watorlooachi eve o d s b n y b F e j l e le al d o e n3 r o A f ir a , a h n o d rs v e a b in re l d y imagine teat rub English t Zause it has f e d o n Fremeh from English parents simply corn and is owned by a French subject, :hey begin to un derstand that the anger of the English mob was diret;ted, not against the success of a French horse, but against the success of a horse whose previous performances had been most unaccountable. The only other com petitor who was supposed to have something of a chance was Bois Roussel, the winner of the French Derby, in honour of whom MadeiLoiselle Isabelle, the well-known flower girl at all the French races, wore the colours of M. Delamarre. Bois Roussel is a heavy-looking horse, from whom, although it was supposed that he can stay well, not much was expected ; and still less did his stable companion and half brother, Vermont, excite great expectations. Vermont was known, indeed, as the winner of the Prix de Printemps—a race run on precisely the same course as that of the great race of Sunday last, but that was his only known public perfor mance, and it was not regarded as sufficient to establish his character. In point of fact it had so little established his character, that his owner, 111. Delamarre, apparently did not expect to win upon him, but put him into the race to force the running and make a speed that ultimately would tell in favour of Bob; Roussel when it would be time enough for the latter to go forward and win. Sunday was a magnificent day for the race, although so warm that it added to the hardness of the ground. Al Paris went out to see it and made a splendid show, although we must add that as regards the number of individuals and of equipages even Ascot, which is 25 miles from London, far outvies Longchamps. A great concourse of people assembled of all grades, in which what was most conspicuous were the lovely dresses with the exquisitely chosen colours of the French dames. Surely in no out-of door spectacle in the world could such a show present it self. That part of the ground immediately before the Grand Stand which at Epsom is allotted to the betting men is at Longchamps made a promenade for the ladies, and there they sit in chairs right in front of the racecourse, while the benches of the stand range down to the ground, The sight was very gay and pretty, and especially in the neighbourhood of the Imperial nor, but all round the course bright crowds in light dresses assembled to gaze upon the contest, which, more particularly since the reception Fills do l'Air received at Epsom, has come to be regarded with patriotic interest. Great was the excitement as to the issue of the event when it was heard that Blair Athol had been detained at Folkstone, and had arrived only the night before. Frenchmen, when they heard of his deten tion, began to brighten up, and told each other confiden tially that the horse would not appear at all. Englishmen, too, began to lose confidence in him, and it was not until his arrival was reported that his position in public favour was recovered. Then, and especially when he was said to have cantered well on the racecourse, he rose in the betting, till the odds of 2to 1 were ventured on him. In the same, and indeed much greater proportion, Fills de l'Air declined in public favour, so that when the time for the race came 3 to 1 was offered against her and no one would take it. When she appeared on the course, however, she was greatly cheered, not because those who cheered had any distinct knowledge of her capabilities, but because their patriot zeal led them to wish success to the French mare. On her back alone the honour of France was supposed to rest, and it was for her to vindicate France against perfidious Albion represented by Blair Athol, Less notice was taken of Bois Roussel and Vermont, and few indeed of those who saw the race could tell the difference between the two horses. Tho former is a dark bay horse with one white fetlock; the latter a bright bay, with three white legs. Bois Roussel is a stiff, sturdy, large made horse; Vermout is light, airy, and of more striking action when gallopping. His style of going, indeed, was so conspicuous that after his preliminary canter he enlisted many supporters who had previously not even recognised his existence. As for Baronello, the only other horse that tan, he mightily pleased the ladies, but he was not fated to bring any greater success to the house of Rothschild than Breeze or Tomato obtained at Epsom. The horses got off at the first start, Vermont leading, and Blair Athol biding his time behind. That Vermont should lead was precisely what the public expected. They regarded Bois Roussel as the better horse, and sup posed that it was the business of Vermont to make the running for his stable companion. The conclusion which was drawn from the position of the horses as they passed the stand was that if either of M. Delarcarre's horses was to win it would certainly be the hindmost. As they went round the first turn by the mill, Vermout still held the foremost place, but whereas hitherto Bois Roussel had followed next, Baronello being third, the last of these now for a time took the second place, Bois Roussel dropt into the third place, while Fille de l'Air remained as from the start, fourth, and Blair Athol last. Very much in this order the race continued up the gently undulating distance which may be called a hill, and the only point which need be particularly specified is that Baronello soon gave way, and lost all chance of coming again into the race. At the top of the hill the pace, which had before been indifferent, improved, and Fille de l'Air rushed to the front, she and Vermont coming on by themselves down the hill, at the bottom of which Blair Athol joined them. Ifere, for a second or two, the anticipations which unlearned men would have formed from the betting seemed about to be realised , inasmuch as the two favourites appeared to be going faster than Vermont, who was nevertheless still leading. The emotion excited by this advance was only transitory, as Fille de l'Air was almost instantaneously disposed of, and Chalioner'a pursuit of the leader wire, in less time than we take to mention the fact, discovered to be futile. Nothing daunted, however, he continued his efforts to the half dis• tance, when perfidious Albion was fain to acknowledge herself beaten, and Vermeer', who continued without fal tering the same magnificent action which had characterised his running 'throughout, won easily at the last by two lengths. Whether the extra three furlongs over and above the Derby Course did or did not prove fatal to Blair Athol's chance, we do not here attempt to decide; but the facts re main that at the Derb‘i distance he looked as like a winner as anything could well be, and that when that distance was overpassed he was practically disposed of. It may be supposed that the result of the great race pro duces' considerable excitement. The crowd rushed to the judge's chair to hear the name of the winner, but being too excited in the belief that it was Bois Rousse], had no ears for anything but their own responding shouts. They shouted, waved their hats, turned to the Emperor, and cheered him and Vermout in the name of France. The crush at this point was tremendous, the roar of the huzzah rent the air, end the Emperor bowed in acknowledgment of the glory of victory. " C'est magnifique I c'est magnifique I" were the only words heard on French lips for the rest of the day. Ladies and gentlemen, as they accosted each other, all said with',ut exception, " e'est magnifique I" Not content with cheering, clapping their hands, and crying " magnifique," they hissed Blair Athol and Challoner who rode him with a right good will. There was a perfect storm of hisses, tie° meaning of which could not lee mistaken. It was of course a bitter explosion of rage against England, which in the moment of victory might well have been spared, even if there was just cause for it. We have explained, however, that the exciting cause of this demonstration was based in error. Englishmen have no hostile feeling to French horses. The ;Sporting Gazette of last Saturday made with admirable point a quotation from Juvenal, which bears directly on this question : " Laueamus equum, facili cui plurima palms Fervet, et exsultat rauco victoria circo; Nobilis hie, guocungue venit de grarnine, cujus Clara fuga aute atios et primus in aequore pulvis." What matters it to us on what grass or hay the horse hag fed f It is the venale pecus who are mentioned in the very next line, and who contrive by innumerable arts to surround and turn to doubtful uses the noble animal, that we have to dread; and it is because the owner of Fille de l'Air, or souse one in his employment, incurred the suspicion of being, it may be without knowing it, connected with such a herd, that the English resentment against the French mare was aroused. If Eaglishmen have had a feeling against Fills de l'Air they have no feeling whatever against such a horse as Vormout, whose success on Sunday last may be accepted as thoroughly deserved, since no better test of a horse's powers can be devised than that it should make all the running in a race, and from start to finish should never once be out paced. k ilia de l'Air was so unfortunate as not even to obtain a place in the judge's list. She passed the chair third, but her jockey neglected to weigh afterwards, and consequently was, by racing law, distanced, so that the honour and profit of third place were given to Bois Roussel. Four races besides that for the Great Prize were run on Sunday, and the last of these came off about 5 o'clock. Then came the rush homewards—carriages, horses, an i foot passengers in little order striving who should be first. Not withstanding the crowd of carriages, which, down the Champs Elysees, formed about six unbroken streams ad. vancing in parallel lines, the drive through the Bois de Boulogne and along the Champs Elysees afforded a plea sant ending to a day of great interest. It was, at least, a novelty for an Englishman to And himself, amid all the heat and turmoil of a racecourse, and after a quiet journey of searoe,y an hour, safe again at his own door. 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A series of highly interesting and important gunnery ex periments took plat.° in the Channel, off Berry Head, on Saturday last, on board her Majesty's iron-clad corvette Ideeesrch, for the purpose of putting this new and experi mental ship to the severest tests which her fighting capabi lities will have to undergo in actua! warfare, On a recent occasion the firing of her guns at Devonport with full b ut. blank charges produced some trifling dadamageto t h e furn! ture of the vessel, owing, according to Lord C. Page t's state ment in Parliament, to the neglect of some of thte usual precautions that are taken in men of war when cle arie' gfo r _ action and preparing to bring heavy guns into use. have also reason to believe, although the fact was not state' , in Parliament, that, in addition to the decks being left uncleared during the firing, the ship was subjected to the, extraordinary and altogether unnecessary teat of having every gun on board of her fired at once, with fuls charges' of powder, and with the guns placed, not in the broadeidte ports, but in certain fore and aft ports which are designedl for occasional and exceptional use only. We need hard''' say that there is no ship in the entire navy designed to Bus tain the simultaneoue discharge of all her guns, but a return which has been called for in the House of Commons shows that the damage sustained by the Research, even under theses circumstances, was but trifling, the cost of its repair ampule** ing but to £24—£s for materials, and £l9 for labour. The experiments on Saturday were arranged with (la' regard to the objects with which the Research was de' signed, and to the principles of her construction. The shire steamed from Plymouth Sound at daylight in charge of bac able commander, Capt. Wilmshurst, R.N., whose instruty tions were to put her to thorough test under proper condi tions, firing shotted guns with full charges of powder singly at all ports in succession, and concentrated broadsides of rifled and round shot at the permanent ports, from the Arm. - strong 110-pounders and 68-pounders of 95cwt. The rota . proved the perfect capability of the ship in every respect to. undergo this necessary but severe ordeal. Soon after pass ing the Start, finding the offing tolerably clear of shipping. Capt. Wilmshurst manned the guns and cleared the ship for action. The first shot was fired point-blank from the 68-pounder at the foremost starboard broadside port, with. a full charge of 121 b of powder and a solid shot. The se cond quickly followed from the Armstrong 110-pounder orl the same side of the ship, with the same charge and a long shot of 1101 b. The guns at the opposite broadside were nest similarly dealt with. After reloading with like shot and charges, all four guns were " extreme trained" into posi tions the most unfavourable for them, that is, with their breeches turned towards the armour-plated bulkheads, and in these positions were successively discharged. The gun in every instance remained well clear of the battery after recoiling. Up to this point of the experiments all aper tures for the escape of smoke from the battery, excepting the broadside ports, were kept closed, for the purpose of ascertaining what would be the worst condition of things during a close without special ventilation. The experi ment showed that an action might well be maintained under the circumstances ; but the relief experienced during the subsequent firing, by opening the bulkhead doors, the battery hatches, and the ventilators over the guns, were undoubtedly very beneficial. The nest firing Was with the guns " extreme trained" in the opposite direction, with unaltered charges, the result being equally satisfactory . The guns at the broadside ports having thus being tried singly under all practicable circumstances of difficulty, no' thing remained but to discharge them in pairs on each broad side alternately. This was accordingly done, with fa ll charges of powder, on the starboard side first, and on the port side afterwards. The shock in each case was severe' but produced no effect whatever upon the ship. The et os were " extreme trained" on both sides, and the shot met and crossed each other at a very few yards from the ship's s ide, diverging afterwards until they were more than a mile apart, This completed the firing at the broadside ports. A thorough inspection was then made by Capt. Wilmshurst and the 00- cers of the ship, on deck and below, and n3t the slightest sign of strain or breakage of any kind could be discovered , although it is well known that it is a very rare occurrence ill° deed for a man-of-war to clear for action, and much ulor,, rare for her to practise all her guns with full charges ea u solid shot, without doing some sort of damage to her seine r fittings. The experiments might have ceased at this point if th e Admiralty and Mr. Reed had been content with seem:l3o4l - in this small sea-going iron-clad all that the much large r ships can effect as regards range of fit e, for there is not in Admiral Deere's squadron a single iron-clad ship capable e t firing fore and aft from within her armour plating. Th is has, however, been attempted in the Research, and after the firing described above all the guns were transferred to the bulkhead ports, for bow and stern fire, loaded with fa ll eharges,and discharged over the decks and through the long ports in the ship's side. The guns were not fired together in these positions, because as they bear in four entirely different directions there can be no conceivable object in discharging them all simultaneously. The jar upon the ship was more marked at each discharge than it had been previously, and for the moment it seemed incredible that the lighter fittings of a ship could withstand such violent concussions ; but when discharge after discharge had taken place a thorough el' amination of the ship was again made ; b ut, with the excel' tion of two small iron eyes, and two glass articles which had b. en left on deck, no sort of damage was found to have been done to the vessel or her fittings. In order to test to the very utmost what the ship could stand, Capt. Wilmshurst finally loaded the 68-pounders, which were now placed as chase guns, with more than full charges, with 161bs. of powder in fact, and fired them in quick succession along the decks with less than 20 degrees; of the line of keel. On renewed examination even this was found to have left every taing unharmed, the very pitch in the deck seams under the muzzle of the guns being found absolutely undisturbed, The experiments of the day were concluded by a Ben' s of manoeuvres intended to ascertain with what frequennY the Research could ply an enemy with shot and shell while chasing her. It was found that by diverging 16 deg. from her course, she could bring the first gun to bear in 2 5 s ec " and, on reversing the helm, could bring the opposite one to bear in 54 sec., returning to her course in 34 sec. more- Thus, in less than two minutes, she can, at full speed, dis charge two guns right a head at an en em y, and return ag el3 to the direct pursuit. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER—JUNE 4. mar ket We had a fair show of wheat on offer at this mar, to-day, and the trade was firm at last week's prices ; se' ° "d samples advanced is per qr. Beans and peas scarce, au the turn dearer. 3 5 Wheat, white ..42s 46s Beans,Mazagan..2S o 6 red Barley . 3Bs 42s middle & 5ma11.3 3 2 5 : 5 4 32s 38s Peas, white n6o Oats - NORTHAMPTON—JuNE 4. With a fair quantity of wheat, previous rates were 13 1 ,1 8 . : —White wheat, new, 38s to 40s; now red, 35s to old. 38s to 42s per qr. Barley, new malting, 34s to 36 ' o , grinding, 25s to 30a per qr. Oats, 198 to 30s per 24 et° ll Beans, 34s:to 36.. ,Peas,;32s to 34s per qr. GLOUCESTER—JtNE 4. There was a goad supply of English wheat to -day the farmers, which sold at about is per qr over the Pri' tio of last week. Foreign wheat in limited demand, Were rather in value, Barley aud oats as before. Bons " rather dearer. CHELMSFORD—J*I7Iin 3. At this corn exchange to-day there was a liberal ShOW.o: wheat, and last week's rates were firm, but an insets t business doing. In Spring corn a nominal trade, and '' former prices. 3$ 6 Wheat, old white 30s 456 Peas, Partridge.... 36s , 0 new 43s 47r, i White 30$ 3 ,2,6 old red.... 34s 37s , Boiling 3Bs 4 -$ new 36s 40$ Dun 315 30 0 ...-• Barley 25s 33s Ditto new —s , 260 Chevalier 26s 36s Beans, Tick, old ..34s ~ ..`1 $ Grinding 20s 28s new..- 0 366 Malt 6ls 67s Harrow Ticks • ..3 4 s -s Chevalier . 64s 68s new.. 33$ Oats 20s 26$ Mazagan .......2S$ KIRKCALDY GRAIN—J . IIIm 4. o ket We had small supplies of all kinds of grain at 7 3 3 ,0 cf to-day. Wheat Is Gd and oats 6d to is per qr up. nnehangel. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Fir5t....348 Od I 26s Od l6s 6d Second ..36510d 27s Od 17s 6d Third....3Bs Od —s Od 19s 6d BRIDGE —On the 3d i ns t ßi . att Ivy Bank, Nairn, IV wife of Major Lionel Bridge, R.H.A., of a daugh ter ye J Es s oP o . — f p oh n n th j e . j6tehs,ionp eg sat Rusper Lodge, Dals ta ' wife of a son. ~r g ec r . SOUTHAMPTON.—On the 4th inst , at 5, St. ure — a 6 place, Hyde-park-corner, Lady Southampton , " daughter. SANDILANDS.—On the Ist inet , at Alderney, the 4° °f Captain Sandilands, Royal Artillery, of a son. Marrie& v s It 'S. BURNS —MENsLEY. —On the ag ' sth lust , at St. A'„:ge Regent's-park, H. Burns, Esq., to Selina, Y ° :lef , ' daughter of the late William Mensley, Esq., , town. ,e0" 01 LARKING.—HARE.—On the 2d inst a t St. Georatto Hanover-square, Cuthbert Larking, Esq., late 0 t ,.. 15th Hussars, eldest son of JLhn Wingfield Larkt: of The Firs, Kent, to the Lady Adele Hare, cla g g i el. the Countess and sister to the present Earl of Llei° aths. f at Shrewton, Wilts, C3l) ' •0 BARNARD.—On the 3d in s,, ll Bullard, R.N., aged 86. .„ 0 0 0 CAREY.—On the 3d i ns t., at Kendall, Captain J.m- Carey, R.N., 65. n o ber t HARDY.—On the aged 4th inst., at Tendring H all) `. Hardy, aged 84. HotruuToN.— On the 3d inst , at Waverton, near Cha let t Henry James Houghton, it q. lA fre a MITOHELL.—OR. the 4th inst., a t Edinburgh , - Mitchell, Commander R.N. b h' POTTER.—On the sth bast , William Potter, of Lain-et place, Clapham-road, aged 65. ST Acv.—On the 2d lust' , at Abingdon , William sl4el Esq., J.P., aged 62. _.............% ...---r-.-- - __---- ___Ti,j l ; London : Primed and rrNished by WILLIAM AN.P I ;' ). ,12. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Inn SUN OE IIO '.,,' 1 0 1 Strata!, :ll tin• t're•rnolt 0 . ,he 'Savoy, n the '.,' Bilddienex.—Tuestlay, June 7,1881.