The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-01 00:00:00

MONEY YfARKET AND COMMERCIAL lITTELLIGENCF. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cc.tton Market, yesterday, manifested a firm but quiet appearance, and previous prices were fully main tained. Tho sales amounted to 6,000 bale 4 ., The Railway Share Market- closed actively, and prices of all the leading stocks have slightly advanced. The condition of the Wool Market is thus com mented upon by Mr. Abram Gartside, of Liver pool :—" Since the commencement of this year there has been a good and steady demand for all kinds• of wool, and prices have been well maintained. The public sales of colo nial and other wools coxmenced in London on the 26th February and terminated on the 17th March. About 22,640 bales Australian, 18,744 bales,Cape, 2,234 bales East India, and 5,341 bales of various other kinds were offered. For the first few days prices of colonial ruled 2d. to 3d. per lb. above the November sales, and closed at about ld. BnenOs Ayres are now arriving more freely. These wools continuo to show a considerable improve ment in the breed and condition ; and, owing to the improved machinery for clearing the burrs, they are now more generally used by our English manufacturers, and command a comparative value. Cordova, of good quality, is wanted. Oporto and Donskai continue in demand, and the market is almost bare of stocks. East India continues in steady demand, at former rates. Peruvian—The stocks here are all of low and middling quality, which are 'not in much request. The, finer descriptions and merinos find ready sale. Lima— This description is wanted, and would sell at full rates. Alpaca in active' demand, and prices are fully main tained. Egyptian during the last fortnight has found ready buyers at very full prices, and stock's are much reduced. Turkey, Bosnia, and Servia, for combing, are of ready sale, and the long coarse descriptions are held at too high a relative yalue. Mogadore and flax in de mand ; stocks, light. English, Irish, and Scotch— These kinds move off freely ; fleeces and sorts bring fair prices, while combing .skin has declined lid. per lb., which may be attributed to the large sup plies brought into the market at this season, many of the fellmongers making it a rule to realise, and the new clip being so near at hand. Scotch is very scarce and more money is asked. Some of the Continental Exehangea yesterday afternoon were heavy, especially on Hamburg, and a moderate business was-transacted. About 100,0001. has been sent to the Cape of Good Hope on Government account. A meeting of the General Screw Steam Company has taken place to-day; Raikes Currie, Esq,, in the chair. A. discussion took place as to making an im mediate realisation of the remaining assets, the stores being reckoned at 18,0001., besides the steamer Bosphorus. A vote of thanks was given to Mr. Currie and the direCtors, and they were em powered to dispose of the remaining assets for an entire sum, to the best interest of the shareholders. A meeting of the National Brazilian Mining Association has just been held—Mr, Sheppard in the chair; when, after some discussion, it was agreed to form a new company, and to take over the pro perty of the old by issuing new shares of 51. each deposit to be paid down. The liabilities of the old could not yet be ascertained. An active demand prevails for discount accom modation, which, coupled with the rapid drain of gold, has given rise to an impression in some quar ters that an additional per pent. to the current rate of discount may be deemed expedient. A further sum of 125,0001. was despatched from the Bank yesterday, which has na turally excited alarm, especially as there is a continued absence of Australian arrivals. In the course of a few days, however, supplies will no doubt be announced, and La Plata from Mexico and the West Indies, just in, brings 1,900,000 dollars, say 400,0001., which will render some assistance. At present there seems no cause for apprehension in regard to increased restrictions, as the tendency of monetary affairs on the continent is strongly in the direction of improvement, and in a few days there is a prospect of some amend ment being apparent here. A decline off to 1 per cent. has taken place in the English Stock Market. This has been pro duced by the continued efflux of gold from the Bank, and the fear lest its continuance should lead to further restrictive measures by the Directors. The consequence, therefore, is that several sales have been made which have caused the movement referred to. Otherwise the favourable revenue return might have caused in creased firmness, but its influence has been entirely neutralised by the appearance of the Money market. Consols have been 93a and 93i for money, 931 93i for account (the Bth inst.), and 94k for May 7. India Stock is 224, and the Bonds 2s. discount to la. premium. The March Bills are at par, and the June ditto, ss. discount. In Foreign Securities very few dealings are re corded. Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 974 to 98k, their present value being 97/ 98. Spanish 3 per Cents. were 41k. Peruvian 4i per Cents. 77, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 982. Mexi can have risen to 231 owing to the news from Washington, announcing a new treaty with Mexico, embracing the acquisition of Souara and Smola, with command of the Gulf of California, in consi deration of a sum of money. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can, 221 ; Peruvian 4 per Cents., 77 9 • do. .3 Rr Cents., 51 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 4-41 5& ; ussian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; do. 4-k per Cents., 96 8 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto New De ferred, 25} ; ditto Certificates, 61 2 ; ditto Passive, .5i 6. A milderate business has been done in the Rail way Share Market this morning, and prices gene rally have been rather buoyant. The variations, however, have not been large. Great Northern, North-Western, South-Western, and South- Eastern have declined ss. ; Caledonian, 10s. ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 15s. ; and North British 1/. Edinburgh and Glasgow have advanced 10s., Norfolk 10s., and Great-Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire ss. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets prices have also improved. Grand Trunk of Canada have risen 11., L , mbardo Venetian 55., Eastern of France 10s., Northern of France 55., and Paris and Lyons 15s. Mining Shares are inactive. Great Wheal Vor brought GI, and St. John Del Rey 201. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are at almost nominal rates. London and County declined 10s. London and Westminster and Ottoman Bank about ss. In the Miscellaneous undertakings business has been extremely dull. Australian Agricultural de clined 10s. Peninsular and Oriental Steam 15s. Royal Mail Steam improved ss. European and Indian Junction Telegraph Company are quoted at 1. BUTISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (From the Officlca List.) Busnu PI low; 3 per rent. Consols Annuities 93 i i i India Stock Don. ionds, .i.:1111)0 ... ... ~ 3 d Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d 1 p Consols for Account EtaAequer Bile, 2id March. 1 June. ..!1000 i'.s6a small PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. -- Ditto New, 1852, 4: per Cent. ttailian Bonds, 6 per Cent 1.02:i x d Mexican 3 por 4rent 23 1- ' Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. ... Ditto Account 54 x d Rassian Bends, ltS22, t-.; St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 42 per Cent. n ''PThi , h POWiS, 3 per Dent. Ditty. Passive Turki- t ' , units, ii per cent 974 1 Ditto Account .. - Si i ,:. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account 'Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Deferred, la per Cent. . . l4l .AlLnionot , on Leo anew ev,ble In Lorne n. Dutch Exchange, 2 z per Cen.;., 12 Guilders -- - Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols. money ' 03 . 1; Ditto, Aceouut:(April 8) 77 St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. 20ii 100 100 SIR WALTER RALEIGH. —The life, the sorrows, and the wongs of this ever memorable hero were the subject of a deeply interesting lecture, by Dr. Daniel, on Thurs. dayevening, 26th ult., at the Sussex Hail, Leadenhall street. A brilliant and instructive sketch of the Eliza bethan epoch, with its wonderful men and immortal Queen, was presented, and Raleigh's genius and achieve ments, from his boyhood to the Fcaffold, were described with an ability, power, and pathos, which deserved the and applause that greeted the speaker. Manner, voice, and originality, aro winning for Dr. Daniel a high posi tion among our most acceptable and popular public lecturere. SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing rrieei this day. Business done this day. BAILIVATS. 10 Nottng. Bost. Eastn. Junc Belfast & Ballymena Birrnmr. Wolverh: di Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. dr Cheshire Junet 13lackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol dr Exeter.,... Caledonian. . Chester k Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D 4. A. Do. B Dublin&BelfastJune. Duu. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian ...,.... Eastern Counties:.... EasternUnion,A.stk, Do., do. Do New A............ East Kent East Lancashire ...... East Suffolk ........ Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Forth and ClydoJunc. Farness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western. .„ Do. Str.V.R gua.St hist South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds „ Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blaokwall Loud. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.Sh.,M&B 0 Do. Eighths London & S.Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Nanch.Shef.dthincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ... ....... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares .. ..... Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.diFlrfd Newry dr Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... ........ Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ... ...... N. Eastern Barwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do.. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North. Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolvcrhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E. Abrdn. St 100 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern .. ... all Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. RivarDun 7 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling..' 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 16f Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH PI lAtlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. ...... Bnffalo dr Lake Hur Buff. ' Brnt. & Gorich 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Litn.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara Ea4ern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p.c.Bnds. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent CM. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. Now. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4. P.C Do. do., 5 por c. Do. 44 p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per Do - ua 8 - 9 65 - 67 Si - 9 93 - 92 fig - 70 35 - 37 31 - 4ti 9 - 101 19.-1 -20 A 111 - 113 51 - 53' 35 - 37 1 8 - 7 100 - 101 ii It Ei 35 - 35 7i - 8. 97 - 98 87 - 88 121 - 123 105 - 107 68 - 68, 62 - 61 70 -- 75 7 - 8 7 8 1024 103: par 4 p 6 -- 61 108 - 109 11061 - 107 id par 103 —lOll 641. ---: 36i 82i - 83, 54.1 - 55, 15i - 16 57 59 3i 3id 45 46 87 88 3i— 3d 2t .-- 21 40j —41 i 64 65 96 99 41 4 c 1 7 10 11 3O - 6 - 41 106 108 26 27 48 50 21 lid 171 —18 i 761 77# 87 - 88 4 4 3 d ii ---- ii 20i - 21 4t - 41 7 - 9 2i - 3 5 3 - 6 ... - - . ISSESSIONS. 1/ lip 197 99 96 98 96 98 par—gyp l}-lipi 'llO - 112 - 2p 214 -- 22 62 -- 64 89 -- 91 -- i 21 1 -- 2 1 1 1 pl 26i - 26 - 99 -- 100 a 123 -- 128 122 - 127 1 107 109 19i 20 214 214 par p P P :: 2il; 123 k 1 63 2 3i 2 3 2i i9Ok 891 90 893 21h 126 i 11a 7 - 7} 3i - 4ip 51 -- — 5a 35i -36 i, 13 - 13 24t p 64 -- 62 53 - 531)1 33 - 8$ - 21 - 213 411 - 411 9 - 10 62 4 - 621 60 - 62 P 2 . 0 1, 3 1 1 94, 86 9 346 33 4i S 10 326 331 par 1 p K BANKS. 93 - 95 li - 1p 56 - 58 ... .. 11— .id '67 63 17 - 18 17# - 184 17 - 18'1 100 100 100 all all 100 all 100 100 8i ITh ,100 all all all 100 100 100 3 . J 1100' 100 17i all all Altwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes. Belgian East. Juuct. Be ziers to Graissessae Car meaux & Toulouse. Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt Central of France Great Luxembourg , Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran, Maria Ante is ' Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran , (Pernara.) g. 7 P. C. 7} Romo and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 5 per cent. pref ' all Southern of France all West Flanders all IDo. 54 per c. Pref all IW. & N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria all I West. of Switzerland i all ,Wiesbaden all Do. Sp. cent. pref. all Zealand JOINT-STOC tilllAustralasia IS Bank of Egypt a s l o l B B r a i n . k C o o l f B L k on .& do L u n. Co all 'British N. American' S ;C.Ek.of Ind.Au.&Chi 50 ;City 25 !Colonial .............. 20 'Commercial of Lond all Eug.Scot.&Aus.Cht all jLon.Ch. Ek.of Aust all !Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lud.dLE.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 ILoud.andWestminst .35 National Pro. of Eng hlO ! Do. New 22A National Bank all Now South Wales ell Oriental Bank Corp '5 Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland all •Do. New 1 .Aus. B. &G. Im. Co all 'South Australia all 'Union of Australia 241D0. New ••. Union of London .... lUnity Mutual ......... illrestrn Bk. o Loud.. 46 - 481 38 - 'A9I - Pi 55 • 56 6 - 7 3 2 10d1 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APdIL 1 18r7 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS l'rem the London Gazette of Last Night. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day Business this day.' ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Manca 30, The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Pov. Prode rickCharles Cook, M.A. Prebendary of St. Paul's, aid one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, to I” one of the Chaplains in Or.linary to her Majesty. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the lion. and Rev. Douglas Gordon, Rector of Groat Stanmore, Bei', to be one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to her Majesty. Ln . &N. W. rialedon 1.: 92 - 94 98 - 102 11 - 13 132 - 134 - 4 E. U. dr E. C Gt. Northn E. Count Caldonian. ~ .. . . . The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. William Rogers, Incumbent of Saint Thomas', Charter House, to be one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to her Dlijesty. - - Westn. Y. & N.M Do Do Iliii - 166 FOREIGN-OFFLCE, MARCEL 26. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Donald M`Lachlan, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Sour dy.ya. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint William Lawless, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Martinique. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint James Crawford, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Guadeloupe. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint G. F. Crossthwaite, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Cologne. S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do iii. &N. W & Midld 12i -13 23 -- 24 1104 -106 - p 24 -- 2i 89 -- 91. E. Count Do Do Do - 55 - 57 FOREIGN.OFFICE,ARM 31. The Queen hal been pleased to approve of Air. George W. Kimball as Consul in the Island of St. Helena for the United States of America. L. & . W Do Gt. Nortlin T..Bragsey, M. MOlcanl Stk. &Dar Do . at. Viresin 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 1 9 - 92 WHITEHALL, MARCH 24. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Bart., G.C.B. ; Vice-Admiral the Right Hononrable Sir Maurice Fred rick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, K.C.B. ; Rear-Admiral the Ho nourable Sir Richard Saunders Duudas, K.C.B. ; Rear- Admiral Henry Eden; Captain Alexander Milne; and Sir Robert Peel, Bart ; to be her Majesty's C ,rnmissioners for executing the odice of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands; and territories thereunto bslonginp-,. COMMISSIONS- SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANT& :311 - 321 87 -• 89 Regiment of Royal London Militia—Ensign John Thos. Henry Butt to be Lieutenant, vice Thos. Joseph Jones, resigned ; Ensign Augustus Belle de Lasalle to be Lieute nant, vice Murdock W. Pollard Robertson, resigned ; En sign Jas. Cunningham to be Lieut., vice Jas. Duke Hill, re signed ; Ensign Augustus Henry Garland to be Lieut., vice Augustus Charles Twentyman. resigned ; Frederick R. Fortnum Keats, Gent., to be Ensign, vice J. T. H. Butt, promoted. Hertfordshire Militia. Thomas Byron Myers, to be Lieutenant, vice Lieut. H. J. Toulmin, appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia— Ensign James John Pickford to be Lieutenant, vice Ser gison, resigned ; William Orme, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Pickford, promoted. • North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Eyre Ledgard, Gent., to bo Ensign. The Galloway Rifles—Ensign Lewis Aulley Hay to be Lieutenant, vice John Underwood, appointed Quarter master. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, March 30, 1857. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of proceeds arising from the salvage services ren dered to the barque British Princqss by her Majesty's ship Meander, on 29th Sept., 1856, will commence on Thurs day, the 9th April, 1857, in the Prize Branch of the De partment of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admi ralty, Somerset-house." Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ship, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may lesii e to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On Prizo Busi ness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in each class : Second class ...... £ll 19 5 I Sixth class Third class Fourth class 6 3 2 i Ninth class Fifth class 3 8 5 £3 1 7 1 0 6 0 13 8 BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. George Baskervalle, innkeeper, Talk-an-the-Hill, Staf fordshire. BANKRUPTS. Robert Clinch, livery stable keeper, Salisbury, to sur render, April 15, at half-past one, and May 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Bothamley and Freeman, Coleman-street; Kelsey, Salis bury. Henry Faithfull, shipowner, Black% all, April 17, at one, and May 12 , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basiagball-street ; Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Jonathan Hanbury, grocer, Brenchley, Kent. April 20, at half-past twelve, and May 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall chambers ; Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lane. John Timmis, timber merchant, Lelleshall, Shropshire, April 17, at half-past eleven, and May 1, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston , official assignee, Birmingham ; Knight, Birmingham. John Richards, draper, Aberystwith, April 20, at eleven, and May 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Britten and Sons, Bristol. Henry Mundy, ironmonger, Gloucester, April 17, at eleven, and May 12, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Brittan and Son, Bristol. Sarah Roach, carrier, Merthyr Tydvil, April 17, at eleven, and May 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District eleven, t G C r u i r i t n tAßrctrihßaettot Leeds official assigetee, Bristol; Bevan and b u U r y r : a h y W. Leedsr ms Yorkshire, e rFe n eie n od y yt , d w Dp aroi April District r l .L. n 7t: , c a l ca o r oto t cloth eleven, rdmtnuyf Young, u c a t nn u gd manufacturer , Huddersfield;rfiaA official amBl Bondnad and as signee,arwick, Leeds. John Hanson and James Walker, coachbui Merit, Sheffield. April 18, at ten, and May 9, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield; Smith and Burdekin, Sheffield. Richard Jones, flannel manufacturer, Newtown, Mont gomeryshire, April 15, at eleven, and May 11; at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Jones. Montgomeryshire. John Stewart, ironfounder, Preston, April 6 and 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fra=er, official assignee, Manchester; Ascroft, Preston ; Cobbott and Wheeler, Manchester. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the supply of English wheat in to-day's market was the refuse of Monday, but its general quality was by no means first-rate. The attendance of millers was small, and the demand for home-grown wheats ruled heavy, at Monday's currency. We wore well supplied with foreign wheat, which changed hands slowly, at barely stationary prices. Float ing cargoes of grain supported previous rates. There was very little doing either in barley or malt, at about stationary prices. There was very little inquiry for oats, at the late decline in value. Beans, peas, and flour were almost nominal in value. ARRIVALS MIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. I Milt. I Oats. 2,570 I 1,430 I 3,750 20 Flour. 1,160 English... Irish ...... Foreign... 3,020 1 20,930 2500 brit. 3l,lBo 140 scks. BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate demand for most kinds of hops, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 64 ; mutton. 3s 8d to 4s 84 ; veal, 4s tad to 5,9 2d; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. THE .RETURIV FOR BURY. -. -t-- Mr. Thomas Wrigley, chaf. - man of Mr. Philips's Committee, has addressed the following letter to the Editor of the times " Sir,—l see that in your comments upon the elections, and also in your analysis of Min.'sterial gains and losses, you treat the return of Mr. Philips al 6 , a casualty' in respect of the Government, and you classify' him under the head of ' Conservative.' " When I tell you that Mr. Philips is a son of the late Mr. Robert Philips, of the Park, near Mane . hester, and the brother of Mr. Mark Philips, who so long represt-itted Manchester, and who might have retained that position to the present time had he chosen so to do, you will form son.'e idea of the stock from which our present member springs. " The truth is, that Mr. F. Peel was the representative not of the town and people of Bury, but of a coalition' nu merically small, but very powerful in point of wealth and in fluence, composed of all the Tories or Conserr.i.tives in the place and a small section of the Liberals, who, it' 1852, took the town by surprise and possessed themselves of • the repre sentation. Mr. Robert Needham Philips is returved by the Liberal interest, I may say by the whole town, on ,what you would designate advanced' Liberal principles. He g ,'es into Parliament unfettered by any trammels as to supportit, g this or that Government, and while he will give to Lord Palmer ston or any other Minister, where the interests, dignity, or honour of the country are in danger, an earnest support, be is essentially an independent member, prepared to act against any Government which refuses (as in the case of Lord Palmer ston upon Mr. Locke King's motion) to concede those pro gressive reforms which are essential to a true representation of the people. "The electors and inhabitants of Buryhave adopted a course which, I trust, will be followed by all the Lancashire bo roughs, and all popular constituencies—in determining not to allow their borough to be made the sport of Ministerial tactics. They say that a town with 30,000 inhabitants ought not to be a packet borough in support of Government, in utter disregard of the opinions of the constituency upon the great questions that come before Parliament. They consider that in permitting these popular constituencies to be absorbed by Ministerial candidates, so fax from adding force to the opinions of the people, its direct tendency is to smother their voice, and to deprive the House of Commons of that liberal and independent element so essential to force on those mea sures of reform, political and administrative, which the coun try has a right to expect, but which no Government seems disposed voluntarily to initiate. " I have thought it necessary t hus briefl y to explain the motives which have actuated this constituency in substitut ing Mr. Philips for Mr. Peel ; they are actuated by no per sonal disrespect to the latter, but they prefer to be repre sented by a gentleman who can take au independent position, whose political opinions are in harmony with their own, and who, from his residence among them , and his kindred pur suits as a British merchant, ma y be naturally supposed to sympathise with them in all that affects the commercial pros . perity of the country at large." THE ANCIENT Cuunou AT DOVER.—It is officially announced that there is no intention to disturb, for the present, the ruins of t h e ancient church at Dover Castle. MR. DISRAELI AT AYLESBURY. The nomination of three representatives for the county of Buckingham took place yesterday in the County-ball, Aylesbury. As it was well understood beforehand that there would be no opposition to the return of the three for mer members, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Dn Pre, and Mr. Caven dish, there was on this occasion an absence of all that ex citement which generally accompanies a contested election, but, nevertheless, a considerable number of persons from the surrounding dictricts flocked into Aylesbury, anxious to witness the proceedings of the nomination and hear the ad dress of the great chief of t habits Parliamentary Opposition. Among these assembled in the hall were Mr. P. D. P. Dun combe, Col. Ilanmer, Mr. Acton Tindal; Sir 11. Verney, _ _ M.P., Mr. C. Tower, Dr. Lee, Mr. W. Lowndes, Hon. W. G. Cavendish, Mr. T. T. Bernard, M.P., Mr. R. B. Har vey, Mr. J. Newman, Mr. W. L. Ward, under-sheriff. The business of the election was opened very punctually at 10 o'clock, and tha requisite legal preliminaries having been gone through, Mr:P. DUNCOMBE proposed Mr. Caledon George Du Pre, who, ho said, had represented the county for 18 years, and whose consistent and in•tependent conduct entitled him to a renewal of the confidence of the electors. (Applause.) Mr. R. B. HARVEY seconded the nomination. Sir H. VERNEY proposed Mr. Charles Compton Caven dish, and the nomination was seconded by Mr. C. TOWER. Col. ITANSIER proposed Mr. Benjamin Disraeli—(cheers and hisses) —observing that the high attainments and great qualifications of the right hon. gentleman had raised him to the high honour of sitting at the councils of his Sove reign. Mr. J. NEWMAN seconded the nomination. As no other c►ndidate was proposed, The limit SHERIFF declared, amid general applause, that the choice of the electors had fallen on Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Du Pre, and Mr. Cavendish. Mr. DU PRE expressed his acknowledgments for his re election, and said he hoped that none of his votes—not even the last vote he had given--were deserving the cen sure of his constituents. (Cheers, and slight disapproba tion.) He could not conceal from his constituents that ho did not find himself a member of an united Opposi tion. Various causes had produced strife and schism in their ranks, which time might repair, but their principles wore unchanged and unchangeable. For his own part, ,he would strenuously rasist all hasty and ill-considered changes in the constitution. Many of his friends ap peared somewhat dazzled by the popularity of the Minister who now guided the helm of the State, and some of them seemed impsticnt to offer him allegiance and to pro claim themselves his devoted followers; but the policy of that noble lord was too uncertain and indefinite, and the composition of his Government was too unsatisfactory, to justify him (lir. Dupre) in pledging any uniform or cordial support to the-noble lord. At the same time he would offer no factious opposition to Lord Palmerston, but would give all the measures of his Govern ment full and fair consideration. That noble lord had many claims upon the gratitude of the country. He had certainly accepted tin; reins of Government at a time when it was difficult to And a person to undertake the duty; and, aided by the intrepidity of the British army, and the en thusiastic feeling of the British people, he ha•l carried the country through a glorious war to a successful peace. (Cheers.) He also honoured the noble lord for enforcing the conditions of the treaty, for when our late enemy was dis posed to evade its terms, and when out most powerful ally showed no alacrity to enforce them, the noble lord, as was said of Pitt, " Stood to his country's honour fast, " A nd nail'd his colours to the mast." (Cheers.) They were in complete darkness as to what would be the policy of the Government in the new Parliament. He did not know whether that policy would be Conservative or otherwise, but he sincerely trusted that the measures of reform in their institutions which were required by the country wOuld not be post- posed by perpetual cries for Parliamentary reform. He was anxious that provision should be made for the eaten- sion of eduoation, and to see reforms effected in the law, an alteration in the law of settlement, a reform of the mi- litary establishments, and more salutary regulations a 'opted with regard to beerhouses. He also thought the Legislature ought, to take each measures as would secure the abolition of the income tax at least in 1860. (Cheers.) Mr. CAVENDISH briefly returned thanks, and declared his continued adherence to those Liberal principles which he professed wheti he became the representative of the county 10 years ap. In answer to a question, he declined to support the ballot. Mr; DISRAELI then tiame forward, and was greeted with loud cheers, on the subsidence of which " One cheer more" was demanded, and heartily rendered. He said Gentle- men,—l beg to return youmy thanks for the great honour you have done me in returning me for the fourth time to Parliament as your representative. You know how much I appreciate that hono'nr. I think it the greatest which I shall probably ever be able to possess. I do not pretend for a moment that I deserve it, but I assure you I will, as heretofore, endeavour to merit it. I cannot pretend to disguise that I am also very much satisfied with the very good-humoured and calm manner in which the proceedings of this day have been conducted. You have sent me to Parliament with two colleagues whom, political considera tions apart—and we need not al ways d well on them—l find extremely satisfactory; and whether it be Mr. Dupre or Mr. Cavendish, whenever the interests of Bnckinghamsbire aro concerned, I find in them invariably the same sympathy and support; and though I cannot pretend to conceal that in this as in every other instance I should be very happy to see members returned who agree with me in political opin ions, yet I can tell you that it is a ♦ery great satisfaction to have to deal with colleagues between whom and yourselves there is great mutual confidence and reliance, which never fails'you whenever the affairs of the place which they repre sent come into questioninthe Housoof Commons. (Cheers.) know that on occasions like the present you expect from your members some account of their stewardship. Ido not wish at all to evade that subject. A law was passed which much changed the manner in which elections used to be carried on in this country. I know that some are dissatis fied with that change, but lam not. Instead of the noise and nonsense which characterised former days it is better that between electors and elected there should be opportu nities of frank communications. (Cheers.) I sea before me many men on both sides perfectly competent to form an opinion on publicaffairs—who read the journals of the day, and think over what they read ; and I think they have a right to expect from me on an occasion like the present that I should communicate with them without reserve, and that instead of taking refuge, as in old days candidates were too much accustomed to do, in some claptrap of the moment, I should address you with the same seriousness as it I were addressing the House of Commons. (Applause.) It is in that spirit that I shall make a few observations this day. I cannot suppose that everyone in this hall will agree with me—for there are two great parties in the country repre sented here—while I advert to the past, and in some de gree to the future ; but, as I hope I shall speak with tem per and say nothing I do not believe to be true, I am sure I shall receive forbearance and a fair hearing on all sides. (Applause.) I have to give you an account of my steward ship, and also to hold out to you the course which I shall probably feel it to be my duty to pursue hereafter. (Hear.) When I last had the honour of addressing you I was in the responsible position of a Minister of the Crown, and I think I told you that, if returned to Parliament, I would endea vour to introduce, with my colleagues, measures which, in my opinion, would be for the advantage of the commu nity,—measures which I considered would bring the greatest happiness to the greatest number. (" That's right.") lam not conscious that I did not en deavour to fulfil that pledge. Now that the heat of party is past I may advert to what I at tempted to do in fulfilment of that pledge. (Hear.) The Government, at the head of which was the Earl of Der by —(we may be permitted to allude to a subject which at the time it was impossible to treat with the frankness we are now at liberty to do)— the Government of the Earl of Derby acceded to office when the position of the country was of a much more critical nature than was generally supposed at the time. Our relations with the Republic of France were of a character to be described even as menac ing, and at the same time there was a feeling in England that the defences of the country were in a most unsatisfac tory condition ; and we had, therefore, to endeavour to get our relations with one who afterwards became our great and much-cherished ally in a satisfactory state, and yet at the same time to make the people of this country feel as sured that England was no longer in that neglected state with respect to her defences which it is now universally ac knowledged she then was. Gentlemen will recollect we came into office on this issue—whether it were possible or not to raise the great militia force of this country on the volun tary principle. The Whig Government were of o pinion that that was totally impossible, and sooner than att em p t it they relinquished office. We were of a different= opvie nion, and I appeal to you whether the'result did n ot prove ) Ac iN t, b e ; I: c:i . ency and that our opinion was the correct one. b(yCh;_ffie one-fourth realotaraillion) was anything more successful than the Militlst which we raised a [force distinguished patriotism at a cost not exceeding per annum. That was our first measure. ( We found the defences of our country, our naval as well as the land foices, in an unsatis factory state, and En g land was alarmed lest she should be invaded. We had no Channel fleet ; when Lord Derby's Firs; Lord of the Ad miralty, the Duke of Northumberland, was a spectacle of which every Englishman was proud. We found the Ordnance of the c ountry in a state almost impossible to be credited at the present moment, though history may hear.) When we acceded to office describe it. (Hear, there were not 50 field-pieces in the country fit for use. It is a remarkable fact, but true, that at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington—it being customary that when a Field lifarsh.l is buried with public military honours 17 field pieces should attend his funeral—not 17 gun-carriages were to be found in the country adequate for the purpose. (Sensation.) Well, we left the Ordnance with 200 field pieces, and the artillery corps in the most excellent condi tion. (Cheers.) Those were our measures for the de fence o f the country ; but so successful were our negotia tions w ith the Republic of France that these preparations, made in. some anticipation or fear of an invasion from France, served to strengthen and protect us in the war which a ft erwards ensued with Russia, when France becana• our effii ;lent ally. (Great applause.) Let me, also, very briefly t ell you what took place with respect to Fiance. When ev e came into office the utmost jealousy existed be cause the. refugees from every nation of the world, stirred up by the revolutions of 1848, were in our inviolate island, ever safe snd free. We had demands made on us by the head of tb et French Repulic, and also by the Emperor of Austria, I er deliver up those refugees who were political criminals i er their own country, many of them being dan gerous cha ratters. But did we deliver them up ? On the contrary, we said that, so long as they remained in this country al id acted in deference to the laws, we would pro tact thew (Loud cheers.) Not only this, but Switzer ! land, wl , t iele at that time was also a country ty which vi c „. g '4 4 ri to 0 41 Ay - 4 SUN OFPICE, o'Clock. CROXTON RACES.—(This Day.) (BY LLECTRIO TELEURAPB.) BILLESDON STAKES. Foxhunter Border Chief Three ran. CROXTON - PARK PLATE. Peter Flat Tyne Hospitality Three ran. . LATEST BETTING. METROPOLITAN. 6to 1 agst Dti!Camaia (taken) 10 to . 1 agst St.. Giles.(off) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dulcamara (taken) THE GENERAL ELECTION. (This Day.) MEMBERS RETURNED. PERBLESIRE.-- Monigompry. SUFFOLK (EAST),—Henniker and Kelly. NOMINATIONS. ATESHlRE.—Fergusson and Stuart. CARDIGANSHIRII. —Lisburne. CARMARTHENSHIEE.—Davie4 and Jones. CASHEL.—Hemphill, O'Beirne, Langan, and O'Brien. GLAMOVIANSHIRE.--Talbot, Vivian, and Vaughan. FIFESIIIRE.—Feigus: . ISLE OF WlGHT.—Clifford anti Fleming. KIRKOUDBRIGHTSHIRE.—Mdckie and Maxwell. NEW RoSs.—Tottenham and Graves. SELICIRICSIIIIM—Lockhart. Swiao (BosouGH).—Wynne and Somers. Sussrx (WEST).—Marchand Wyndham. WESTMORELAND.—Lowther and Bective. STATE OF THE POLLS. ABERDEEN. Sykes Leith ... 5.12 ... 411 DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.-12.30. Nab er ... 385 ~lamiltnn Lawson ... 349 ... 158 ... 14 DUNDALK-I'3o p.m. Bowyer ... 83 Cantwell ... 19 Bowyer returned—Cantwell resigned. CA.RLO W-1.30. Alexander ...••• ..; ... 120 Punsouby 78. 'ARMAGH-1.30. Miller Bond GALWAY.-1.30. Dunkellin O'Flaherty French ... .. 572 ... 438 402 NEWRY-1.30. Kirk Waring • ... . . CARRICKFERGUS-2 p.m. Dobbs 511 M`Donnough ... 356 ATHLONE-12 noon. Ennis... Handcock THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS: FINAL STATE OF THE POLLS. HONITON. Locke Wortley ... 119 Hogg ... 117 Major Wortley, a Conservative, thus displaces Sir Jamos Weir Hogg, a Liberal, and follower of Lord Pal merston. DENBIGII BOROUGHS. Mainwaring Maurice... FALKIRK. Merry ... ... ... Baird ... G.LASGOW.I Buchanan D a lgleish •• Hastie • 7.060 • ... 6,767 • ... 5,045 PAISLEY. Hastie Ewing ... Wordsworth ... PORTARLINGTON. Darner Dunne INVERNESS BURGHS. Matheson ~ Campbell SHOREHAM. Burrell Lennox ... Petnberton WARWICKSHIRE (NQETH).-A rumour was afloat yes terday that Mr. F. Peel would start for North Warwick shire, but no official announcement to that effect had been made. The election takes place on Friday. OLDHAM.—Mr. Platt has resigned, but we (Manches ter Guardian) apprehend the resignation of Mr. Platt would not admit Mr. Fox without a new election, after the meeting of Parliament. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(Mis Day.) LONDON, April 1 . —Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.; moderate breeze and cloudy weather. PORTSMOUTH, March 31.--Wind S.W. to W.N.W.— Arrived —H, M.S. Nile, from Malta ; Star of the North, London, for Bombay. PLYMOUTH, March 31.—Wind W.N.W. RAMSGATE, March 31.—The Sportsman, from Mid dleNborough, to Rouen, has put in leaky, having struck on the Ridge Sand. SHIELDS, March 31.--The Wills, of Carlscrona, jirked the ground, capsized, and filled—is being stripped. HARWICH, March 31.—A large brig is on the Shipwash Sand, but is expected off next tide. TORBAY, March 30.—Wind N. W.—Arrived--Magnober, from London, for Rio Janeiro. BRISTOL, March 31.—The Mary Ann Peters, hence to Africa, is aground at Rownharn Slip, and it is feared has received much damage. The Johann Frederick eailed from Pillar, for Hull, on Dec. 2, and bas not since been heard of. CORK, March 30.—Wind N.W. —Arrived—Had assh, from Calcutta and Demerara. QUEENSTOWN, March 30.—Sailed—Boanerges, for Syd ney, N.S. W. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LivEßrooL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. Arrived —Amethyst, from Laguna; Kangaroo, screw steamer, New York. Off—liindoo, David, Mobile, Meridian, Gouverneur, Bon Derriere. QUEENSTOWN, March 30. Wind N.W. Arrived—E. Schultz, from Trieste ; Margaret, Odessa ; Royal Thistle, Orfano ; Rolling Wave, Constantinople; Bonny Dundee, Mauritius; John King, Aux Cayes; Grand, Bonny ; Richard and Harriet, Callao ; George Hughes, Alexandria. Sailed—William Campbell, for Bayonne ; Effingham, Amsterdam ; Boanerges, Sydney. WATERFORD, March 30. Wind N.W. Arrived— Clemanthe, from Trieste ; Erromanga, lbrail ; Geroima, Taganrog; Hope On, Galatz. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISLI TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.51. a.m. Wind S.W.; tide hour's ebb. Arrived, March 31—Puzzle, from St. Michael's. Arrived, April 1.--Maria, from 'Misted ; Emily, from Guernsey ; Goddess, Ibrail ; Dispatch, St. Michael's ; John Anderson, Trinidad ; Snowdrop and Harlingen, Guernsey ; Bonetta, Terceira; Star of Tasmania, Laun ceston ; Duchess of Leicester, Merseyne ; Arthur White, St. John's, N.B. ; Renown, Adelaide. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.20 a.m. Wind W. ; fine. Passed,Silistria, from Cardiff; Leichhardts, Shanghai ; Britannia, Bombay—all for London; Nymph, SuLder land, for Portsmouth. Anchored—llledslavinin, from Shields, for Venice. Sailedaineo, for Melbourne. LONDON CORPORATION MEMBERS.—Among the new members returned to Pailiament are four Aldermen of the London Corporation, viz., Sir Jas. Duke, Sir R. W. Carden, Mr. Copeland, and Mr. Cubitt ; also four mem bers of the Common Council—Messrs. Cox, Nicoll, Norris, and Gilpin ; besides Mr. Locke, one of the City Pleaders. FRAUD ON THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. —Yesterday Lewis Evans, alias Edward Evans, a venerable looking man, 73 years of age, was brought before the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House, upon the charge of having fraudulently obtained orders for the payment of money from the East India Company. Mr. Maule conducted the prosecution. The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was fully committed for trial. 25 50 25 12i 56 7 35i 88 7a 103 j 21 3i 6 6 4 1 4 108 107 r 61 a 2 1031 4 33 33] 83.3 2k3} 584 8 45i 5 i i 88 7 3 n 49i • 18 all 100 100 100 100 3i 100 20 12a 25 20 25 10 1.0.6 100 all 100 100 all all 12112 14s 10/ 18stid; 161151 17 8 51 36.1 6 51 40 1 1.2 s 6: ~ld 7s 20 5 30 {1 1 1 2SA, 621 B 3 911 35 4i 5 I'4' 0 100 St. 1 ' RAILWAYS. Buck.g,hamsh Clydesdale Jc. Col .Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Tin. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. Now 100 all all all all 100 53. Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hnll & Selby. Do. A Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & GreenW Do,Preferenec Lon.. Til., &S. Do. Bark, Sh. 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I say, then, we had that critical question brought before us, and we decidad that the Napoleon dynasty was most unpopular in this country, and we refused to listen to the suggestions of Austria and ' Russia. We world not postpone or procrastinate, and - e-e recognised Napoleon 111. (Hear, hear.) It is that speedy and cordial recognition by England of the present Emperor of the French that clinched the French alliance, and trans formed that great man and ru l er , w h o en t er tained un friendly feelings toward this country, into the c or di a l an d sincere ally hem , : since shown himself to be. (Applause.) We were then very much attacked for the course we then took. 'We were described as truckling to Fr ince ; but a allow me to tell you that we did not take that course until we had previously obtained a declaration from the present Emperor of the Fr ench that he would recognise all his pre decessors of all dynasties, and all their public acts, since lels. (Ch eers. ) Th ere f ore we wens care f u l of the in terests of Europe, a hile at the seine time we pursued a in noltibe impendingcyvhic hprepered for us that powerful alli a nc e w hi c h • struggle proved of so much advantage. • (Cheers.) You will excuse me for adverting to these im portant Lets, because it was at this place that I made my pledges as to the course I should pursue ; and it is not for ostentation, but for the purpose of showing the fulfilment of the pledges I made that I enter into these important explanations. (Applause.) At the same time I told you, when legal reforms were much mentioned, that we were determined to carry all those legal reforms of the necessity of which we were perfectly sensible. And did wo not redeem our pledge ? Tiie very first thing we did was to effect a complete reformation of tho Court of Chancery. Three bills were brought in by Lord St.. Leopards of a most efficient and stringent nature. We put an end to reference to the offices of the rilasters in Chancery, which had been described as sinks of iniquity. We demolished and swept all those offices away by the Chancery Procedure Act, and we gave you a pro 'cedure in equity as efficient, expeditious, and inexpensive as any in common law. (Hear.) That was a great reform —the greatest legal reform ever elected in this country. (Applause.) We also prepared a bill, and gave notice of it, for a complete reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and it was not our fault that we did not introduce it to Parlia ment. (Hear, heir.) Permit me also to say with respect to the foreign politics of this country that there are many subjects I might dwell on as coming under our bands during the eventful year when we held the reins of power. . There were two questions on which I claim the best re ward which a public man in England can possess—namely, the approbation and respect of his constituents. We have had a great deal of excitement with respect to the war with Persia. It is a subject of great controversy whether the Government of this country ought to have engaged in that war without assembling and appealing to Parliament, and whether the course pursued by this present Adminis tration has been ajust one • but I will not now enter into that question. It i s generally thought if the city of Herat is in the possession of Persia our Indian dominion is in danger. I may mention the general opinion without enter ing into the controversy. Now, recently, that city having been captured by Persia, war was proclaimed, or rather undertaken against Persia, without the knowledge of Parliament. Very considerable expenses have been in curred, and though we are told that peace has teen effected, it will al ways be a question whether the course pursued in respect to Persia has been just and politic. Let me remi*l you that when the Government of Lord Derby was in office the very same circumstance occurred with re spect to Persia as at the present day. The Shah of Persia not only menaced, but besieged, attacked, and captured the city of Herat. According to the political doctrines of this day our Indian Empire was in danger. What was the course we took? Did we invade Persia and make war without cognisance of Parliament ? (Hear.) Did we in volve this country in immense expenditure? Very dif ferent was the course we pursued. We had an efficient representative at the Court of Teheran—Colonel Shell. He was not a person of our own political opinions, but I am bound to say that he was an efficient man. We sent to him the most energetic but conciliatory instructions. We told him to go to the Shah of Persia, and Impress upon him that if he persisted in the course he was pursuing we • would adopt measures of earnest stringency. We required him.to give up Herat, and to return to his own dominions. or we would invade his country, and take measures which would render a repetition of his offence impossible. What did the Shah do? He retired from Herat, and conceded all we required, without our incurring those great ex penses which have now been incurred in respect to the Persian expedition, and without our entering into a course which I doubt whether the spirit of the constitution would justify. We succeeded in effecting all the present Government had done without turmoil and expense. I say this in justice to a colleague of mine, who, because our Government unfortunately did not possess a majority in Parliament, was at the time made the object of ridicule and abuse—l mean the Earl of Malmesbury. He was, how ever, one of the most liberal and of eient secretaries of State this country ever had, and he it was who carried on the negotiation I have alluded to with Persia. (Applause.) Another great act which I am bound to bring under your notice, has reference to a mission we sent to South America to open the great rivers— the Paraguay and the Parana— which were never before open to our commercial enter prise. That mission completely effected its purpose, and those great rivers were opened to our merchants, and great benefits have already accrued, and incomparable ad vantages will still accrue therefrom to the commerce of this country. (Cheers.) Having touched on the Foreign Department as conducted in those days, and on the legal reforms we effected, permit me now to say that in our colo nial affairs there was at that time one most critical emer gency arising out of the gold discoveries in Australia. All the refuse population of the world immediately poured into our colonies, and by the law as it then stood every ounce of gold discovered became the property of the Queen of England. Here were the seeds of discontent, difficulty, and disaffection. (Hear.) Yet, by a bill we introduced for regulating the casual revenues of her Majesty, and by the despatches of Sir J. Pakington, all that disturbance was settled. The principles on which this new develop ment of wealth should be regulated were ado:dishier Asti. blished, and the prosperity of those colonies is at present a subject of pride and congratulation to every Englishman. (Cheers.) I have touched on those measures which we passed, and there were some we proposed for which I my self, as the organ of the Government, was responsible, but which we unfortunately did not pass—the financial mea sures of the Government. (it. cry of "The Coons ens turned you out.") No, they did not turn um out, and they did not wish me to go out ' - but I said then as I say n o w, that I never will su b m it to be a Minister on sufferance. (Cheers.) lam prepared to say that all those measures were measures conceived for the advantage of the commu nity and the multitude; and the excellence of those mea sures can be proved by the simple test that they have been either passed by our 'successors, or are demanded by the public voice. (Applause..) We proposed a great change -1 the reduction of the tea duties. Was there ever a measure brought forward more calculated to increase the happiness and comfort of the people, and at the same' time to stimulate industry ? Well, our successors accepted that measure and carried it into effect. There was also the measure to bring into the Exchequer the gross in• stead of the net revenue of the country. Before that period there was a sum of 5,000,000/. or 6,000,000/. which really never came under the control of the representatives of the people, and the measure to alter this arrangement has been passed. Another great measure we proposed was that in the regulation of the income tax there should be made a differ ence between precarious and permanent incomes. I ask you now, what subject ia there which at the present time ex cites more interest, and whether there is not a great demand by the public voice for such a distinction to be established ? (Applause.) I tell you further, I think that perhaps it is impossible satisfactorily to establish a difference of that kind ; therefore I am for getting rid of the income-tax with all its odious inequalities. With your indulgence I have endeavoured to give you some account of my stewardship when I was a member of the Government, and in doing so I am not aware that I have taken an unusual course, or one which it was not my duty to pursue. (Applause.) I have now to give you an account of what I have done as your representative since I have been a member of the Op position, and through the indulgence of my friends, have been intrusted with a considerable part in the management of their affairs. After the fall of the Government of Lord Derby the most important event that has occurred since I was last elected.as a member for Buckinghamshire was, no doubt, the war with Russia. Now, what was the conduct of the Opposition when that war commenced ? lam bold to say that they pursued such a course as was never before taken by any Opposition. (Lund cheers.) We called our friends together ; we said the country was in great danger, that it was involved in a struggle with a continental Power of colossal military resources ; and that the occasion was not one on which common Parliamentary controversies should be encouraged. (Loud cheers.) We said there must be no struggle for political power while the country was in such a,position, but that we must show foreigners that, however we may criticise each other's conduct with respect to domestic affairs, when the safety of the empire is threatened we are all united. (Cheers.) We said that we must support the Government cordially and completely in the prosecution of a war which we believed to be most necessary and politic, and that we must not only afford them support by voting men and money, but by refraining during the progress of the war— thoush it should last four years—from i n troducing any motion which might enfeeble the Administration or endanger its existence. (Cheers.) This is n ot merely my own view of the conduct of the Op position, but Lord Palmerston has, to his honour, dune j us ti mor e than one s i n th e H ouse of Commons, and very recently on the hustings before his own constituents, to the patriotic conduct of the Opposition during the war. But has that always been the conduct of the Opposition ? Did the Opposition pursue such a course during the great war with France? On the contrary, the Government of that day were harassed and assailed on every opportunity ; the talents of our military leaders—even of the Duke of Wel lington himself—were decried and depreciated ; and no hope was ever held out to England that the termination of that struggle would be successful and glorious. Now, act ing in a different spirit, we did what we could to support her Majesty's Government. We have opposed no mea sures which they brought forward with theview of pacing great resources at their disposal. The only course we took wasto stimulate their exertions, and the only objections we ever urged were objections to the inefficient mode in which the resources placed at their disposal were applied. (A voice—" You knew the people were with them.") I should be very sorry to find that the people of this country were not with their Government when the nation was in volved in a severe struggle with a great military Power. (Cheers.) I never thought of that ; I took it fur granted. (Renewed cheers.) Now, gentlemen, let me make a few rerearks'as to the course which we pursued when the Go vernment of Lord Aberdeen was broken up and Lord Pal merston took the reins of office. It is very possible I may say things which will not be pleasing to many admirers and followers of Lord Palmerston,butlwil. Bvo, will say andthing here that I would not say i n his Presence. (, cheers.) Lord Palmerston is a very good-tempered man, and I hope his admirers will be equally good-tempered. (Laughter and cheers.) I advert to the facts lam about to mention, not with the view of attacking Lord Palmerston, but in order to e xplain and illustrate the conduct of the Opposition, for which I am in a considerable degree respon sible. It is said that Lord Palmerston took the reins of Government and carried on the war with very great effi ciency. Allow me to mention this fact—that the instant he took the reint of Government be commenced negotia tions for an ignominious peace. (Cheers and some expres sions of dissent.) lam now stating facts, a nd lam quite sure it is your desire, as it is your interest, have accurate and precise ideas upon all these subjects. Lord Palmer ston sent Lord J. Russell to Vienna with instructions to negotiate peace. I have heard, and I believe, that those instructions which Lord J. Russell received to guid e his conduct at Vienna were drawn up by Lord Palmerston's own band. -Indeed I think it highly improbable that the * 1 , ~ , i1 ~, . ..,''' i` , 20 100 100 100 20 50 100 100 20 20 25 2q 190 100 100 100 all I 9 all 100 100 2sqd lOs all all all all FOR: ,IGN. 404 654.5 12i i 10} 5i 69i 191 6 1 i 62 8 1 I 41i i 931 4 45i 6 21i 39 151 I M