The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

THE ,EXPRESS, VirEDNYSDAY ETN4_MG, APRIL 27, 1864.

I 1 WEIL, AI . PARLIAMENT.

The CHANCELLOR of the ELCIcIEQUER mid the
portrait of Archbishop Land wee panismed for 751. 12s. by
the trustee' of the National Portrait Gallery. As to its
being a portrait by Void be then were two view, enter-
tained by patlemen who were competed to form as
opinion. The one was that it wee an original picture from
the school of Vandyke, and mother that it was a
copy of a by Vandyke, but the trustees
of the pl errybus:ere by no means ashamed either
of the purchase or the price. They were of opinion
that the picture was a valuable picture. There was souse
difference of opinion with to the value of such a
picture. If it were aa • ' picture by Vandyke there
were some who said it was worth 1.0001., and the lowest
estimate of it as an origiaal was that it would be worth
300/. to 4001. With regard, to the removal of the Portrait
Gallery he had no aanomennent to make at present, but he
would be prepared to make an announoement to the house
when buildings of this elms were brought before the house
in the miscellaneous estimates.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTLYATM.

HOME OF LORDB.—TUBBDAY, Ann. 28.
TM Leto CRANCOLLOI took his mot ado wooleark at
lodate.

PRIVATE BITSI:NEES,

The followieg hill were nod a third time and paned :
Habienton Docks, kook Life Aasnrance Company, Went-
minetee Palace Hotel Company, Lymington Harbour sad
Dinka, sad the Hmstiegdon sad Godmanoheatar Goa Bill.
lbw Duke of .t.E.GYLL. moved the first reeding of the
Vaplagy in goollaml Bill
Agreed to.

PETITIONS.
The End of DONOUGHMORE presented a petition from
the Edinbargh Chaniber of Commerce praying for the sets-
treat of a pulite registration of railway debesturee.
The Berl of SHAFTESBURY peesseted several petitions
Tem the velogrepitiess of Bedsit chapels against the open•
be et petite bonen oelleadays.
MORTGAGE DEBENTURES BILL.
Lei REDESDALE moved the mooed readies of this
M. which at the seggestios of several of their lordships
bees changed from a private bill into a public one. If
fi were reed second time it was intended to refer it to the
nit committee cm the Lend Securities Bill.
The bill was reed a second time and mimed to a select
enmsaittee.

Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary to the Truism when
the civil souk* estimates would again be brought before the
house ?
Mr. F. PEEL said they would be teought forward u soon
as the other banner would allow. He could not Dame the
day at present.
ARMSTRONG GUNS.

JOIRT STOCK COMPANIES (FOREIGN COUNTRIES)

Mr. H. TRACY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether the attention of the Admiralty had been drawn to
the failure of the old Wien vent pisese of the 46peusder
Armstrong guns in the octane off Kagoaima ; and whether
the Admiralty iuteoded to withdraw from the service all the
old pattern vent pieces of the 40-pounder gun, substituting
the present petters aatitorieed u bog ago as May, 1842,
and adapting the earlier guns for the present vent pieces.
Lord C. PAGET said the attention of the Admiralty bad
been called to the ♦Opossder as well se to the 110• under
Armstrong guns, aad step were sow being taken which he
trusted would lead to a more atistaetory state of things.
BLOCKADE OF THE BALTIC POEM

This bill. the object of which ie to give to oceopaniee
whisk bate traumata'. abroad, power to ume a oorporato
seal is dem countries where their business is trammeled,
gamed through committee.
WAREHOUSING OF BRITISH SPIRITS BILL.
This bill was reed a third time salaamed.
AtIERTCAN PRIZES IN BRITISH WATERS.

Lard CHELMSFORD directed attention to the mode in
which the government proposed to deal with prizes brought
by the belligerest stare of America into porta within her
Majesty's dominions, as described in the correspondence
rerouted to parliament with respect to the Tawdrier.
The noble lord remarked that the course of procedure con-
tomplatod was so objectionable, so opposed to the
comity of nations, and so dangerous, that he felt
booed to brag it rider their lordship.' notice.
After stating the facts connected with the seisms
of the Tuacaloor, be observed that in eventually
releasing bar the government were perfectly right; but
that at least they might have adniittvl their error and
*Rend some apology. Ile also condemned the instructions
bard to the governors of colonies in November last as
utterly inconsistent with international law, and demanded
an explanation of the rearm for hank them, and of the
swum in which the remonstrances of the Coofecierate
*Mors in charge of the Tuscalooma had bees met, sod
which was so ditfereat from that in which the mercer and
threats of the Federal agents had been received and w-
eeded to.

Mr. S. BEAUMONT asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether the blockade proclaimed by
the Danish government against certain ports in t►e Baltic
would be rimed in the of an armistice being agreed to
by the powers met in ocelesenee.
Mr. LAYAED said be was quite unable to give any
answer to this question at preset
TEE UNDEELSECRETARYSHIP FOB WAR.

Colonel NORTH expressed a hope that her Majesty's
government would make arrsugetnents as soon sa possible
for answer* quatione on military subjects. (Hear, hear.)

NEW ZEALAND.
Mr. A. MILLS called the attention of the house to the
war now going on in New Zealand, and moved an address
far copy of all correspondence that bed tskee place between
Governor Sir George Grey and the Colonial—earelating
to the policy of confiscation which ban been adopted by the
New Zealand legislature. The boo. gentleman observed
that there wee a camfotiable feeling out of doors that the
war that was now raging would oely cost the country
40L1,0(M0/., bat he bad good reason to believe that ft would
really sated an expense of • million sterling is the coarse
of the preeent year. (Hear, hear.) The matter
was. however, far more important than any ones.
Lion of finance. Acts of the local legislature had
been sent home of • character that muss tend
indefinitely to prolong the war ; acid he considered that the
time had come when the intervention of parliament was
imperatively called for. He could not help making
whether • policy which was withdrawn altogether from
the control of the Imperial government ought to be
enforced, if it was • peaky barbarous sod Inhuman,
ruinous to the colony Itself, and which could oily sod in the
extermination of the native races and the dishonour of
the British name? He asked whether that policy wan to
be indefinitely carried out at the coat of the British tax-
payer! Were they to be for ever hoodwinked by those
rose-tinteddespatches, declaring that the war would be at
an end in five months? Why, the war would not said In five
years if they were to be misled by these despatches,
and led on from year to year by vague expectations of the
termination of the war. The oonsequenoes of such • policy
must be ruinous not may to Imperial interests, but to the
interests of the colony itself. He was nolaboot to suggest
to the government the coarse they should take, feeling
confident that the honour of England and the interests of
the colony would be safe ia their hands ; and if they
only united a temperate with • firm sad decisive policy—if
they did this, be believed their COO2llll of condom* would be
supported by the House of Commons, and cordially approved
by the British people. Meer.)
!dr. BUXTON seceded the motion.
Mr. CARDWELL said be had no objection to the motion,
which was ens for the production of papers. The
war had been justly described as *to vmy costly to the
people of this country, but great se that was,
it was to his mind one of the least isvolved
in ro sanguinary and protracted a struggle.
It was, then, their duty to consider what were the proper
measures by which they might permanently effect the con-
ciliation and pacification of New Zealead. Sir G. Grey made
two suggestions. He said that if we were to pot an end to
wars of this character without having. recourse to the army
and navy of the Queen continually is New Leaked. the
object could only be attained by forming large bodies of
Europese eettlem strong enough to defend themselves
against the natives ; and secondly, by taking the land on
which the European population was to be settled from those
tribes who had been guilty of the outrages detailed io various
despatches. The subject had been treated that night as if they
were going to ooefiscate the land of all, the innocent as well
as the guilty, the less guilty as well ea the more pill,.
(Hear, hear.) He was spesking of the policy which Sir G.
Grey recommeeded. Sir G. Grey went on to my that a
punishment of this kind would prevent other tribes com-
mitting similar acts. That proposal was received by his
noble friend (the Duke of Newcastle), and *deeded by him
in terms of meat caution and reserve, with many sugges-
tions as to the difficulties which would attend it if not care-
fully carried into effect. I. October last, Sir G. Grey mem-

Earl RUSSELL said that the law of nations required
that prizes captured at sea should be legally coudemned in
the prize courts of the captor ; but the Confederates bad no
power to take prizes into their own porta, on account of the
Federal blockade, a fact which rendered the present war
altogether anomalous. He contended that the cap•
thin of a belligerent cruiser had no right to put guns
on board and claim to have her treated an •
commissioned ship of war. If that could be done
the Confederate cruisers might dispose of every one of
their prizes io her Majesty's ports, and this would have
the effect of at once violating the royal proclamation and
the neutrality of the country.
ri In hie opinion the govern-
ment were bound to the Tuscaloosa as an uneon-
damned prize ; but the w officers of the crown felt that
seder all the circumstances of the use it would have been
'efficient to warn her off. He indignantly deuied that go-
veransent had truckled to Federal menses., and asserted
that whatever demands ministers bed made upon the Fe-
deral goveroment bad been promptly sad fairly attended to.
Lord KLNGSDOWN argued that a captor was not bound
to take a prize before a prize court, but according to the
law of natio= might burn and destroy her. In fact he was
bound to do so in justice to hie own government, if le were
unable to take her into port. With regard to the Tama-
loose the government had no right to bar, although she had
come into port in violation of the Queen's proclamation.
All they could do was to ware her eff ; and it was absurd
to suppose that there was any obligation to rano= her to
the original ownens.
The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to these discussions,
upon the ground that he and hie noble friends might have to
deal with the questions to which they referred In their
judicial capacity. By the universal wage of nations •
captor wss bound to have a prize adjudicated before •
COOK, in order to ascertain whether she was enemy's pro
perty. end to prevent mistakes being made in the too eager
pursuit of buoy. This was, no doubt, • qualification of
the old rule, but it wee now perfectly established by the
general consent of nation.

The Earl ot HARDWICRE said he had looked Carefully
over the history of the Ainericaa war, and be had found •
was which seemed to him to bear preeisely upon that tinder
discussion, with this exception, that the judgment was
given is • cue in which the captor was not a neutral, but •
belligerent. The came was this : A United States
frigate, on the 14th of March, 1813, having previously
captured the Nottingham, and taken 11,0004 in
specie out of her, proceeded to cruise on the coast
of Chili, sod during that cruise she captured twelve
whalers. Bu: did she send them to the United States for
adjudication 7 She did not, for they were all recaptured by
the English. la the case of one of thole vessels which
had been recaptured, an elaborate argument took place
before Sir William Scott, and the judge in his declaim),
given uu the 2tith April, 1814, pronounced for the con-
dermatitis of tie vessel to the original captors.
Lord CHELMSFORD said, as they were now told there
was to be • modiflostine of the instructions, be thought
their lordships were entitled to know what that modifies-
Hoe was.

The LORD CHANCELLOR rid what he stated wu that
SOW and definite instrectiou were under oonsideratiou.
The 'object thee dropped.
Their lordships adjuunied at 25 minutes to 8 o'clock.

bled the New Zealand parliament for the purpoes of giving
effect to this policy. and that parliament pared the sins to
which reference bad bees made. Now, be was not going to
defend those acts, or say that they ought to be carried out
in tbeir •rolimited operation, that the neosenry distinction
between the id sad the guilty had hese drawn, or

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TULSDAY, Aram 26.
The SeEIKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.

The Bar-alma of LOYDO6I attended at the bar and pre-
natal a potato* on the 'abject of tenant right.
111411 Loan MATOa DCIBLIN also attended at the bar,
and preeeoted petition. frau the corporation of Dublin ou
the same subject.
DEPOSITS UPON RAILWAY BILLS.
SCOURFIELD celled the attention of the house to
the report of the Select Committee on Standing Orders
of the Bth of March, 1864, on the case of the
Maud, Chesterfield, and Staffordshire Railway Bill,
sad moved :—'' That • select committee be ap-
pointed to ioquire iota the operation of the 'Waling
orders of this home, and of the act 9 and 10 Vic.,
e. 29, which regulate the depositing of money. or of pub-
lic seeuritiea, with the Omuta of Chancery in Eni;latid and
Ireland, and the Court of Exchequer i. Scotland, in re-
sweet of works and nadertakiep requiziog the authority of
parliameut ty private bells."
The motion was agreed to.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
Mr. R. HODGSON moved that certain chums relative to
railway campmate entering into traffic agreenieuta, and re-
lative to companies owning or working railways or steam-
boats, be referred to the geoeral committee no railway and
anal Mlle, with aa instructiou to the committee that they
report to the house their opinion whether the said clauses
(with sash anietidmenta as may he proposed by the commit.
tee) may with advantage be inserted in all hills cootoining
powers to companies to "enter into tniffic agreementa," or
to " work railways and steamboats," respectively. He
said he proposed that these clauses should be referred to the
committee with • view that the committee should decide
among themselves what claims were required for
the protection of the public, and to secure
%enormity of legislation. A committee ow private
bensess sat lest session, and • bill foaaded
es their report was brought before the house, which made
eertaie regulations, ad he proposed to go • little further,
sad not only to require publicity but to enable the parties
to appear before the Gard of Trade to state their Moire-
time. As • proof of the necessity of some much regulations,
he called attention to the clamors of a bill now before um
of the committees. by which the Loadon and North West-
ern Railway Company took powers to enter into traffic
armagesseots with five railway companies is Ireland and
with two steamboat companies by sante, and with any other
persons who, from time to time, might be proprietors of
stemalests.
Mr. T. M. GIBSON said the coarse proposed was rather
an ueusaul one. It would be better to bring in • bill coo.
Miaow the various clauses, which might afterwards be in-
isorpora ted in the special bills. Three or four of these
ileums were inserted in the Railways Clauses Bill of last
year • the fifth was • Dew me, aod he saw no objectios
to minoring the clauses to a committee.
Six J. IBRGUSSON hoped it would he miderstood that in
aeronomy the clauses the hoes, did not *sprees an opinion
epee tissue.
The motion ma thee spied to.
TAXATION.
Mr. HUBBARD gave antics that he should that day
ww,atb I.rif3 before the house the subject of Cameos, of
which he had already givers notice.
STATE OF IRELAND.
Mr. P. HE,NNESSY gave *Mice of his inteetioe to bring
forward on that day month a mutiny oe the state of Ireland.
THE SHEFFIELD AND BRADFORD RESERVOIRS.
Mr. FERRAN') gave notice that on Thursday west he
should ask the Secretary for the Hum* Department whe-
ther he bad received the report of Mr. Rawlinem as to the
state of the Sheffield reservoir, and if he would lay that
report on the table. Also whether Mr. Rawlinsott bed
smarted oo the state of the Bradford reservoir. and whe-
ther the report would be laid on the table; awl further,
whether he had been iestrocted to report cm any other
asservoir.

that the language was not exceedingly wide and sweeping.
(Elan, hear.) Credit these CirCUMIMIDC4B, what 001111111
ought her Majesty's government to have taken in regard
to these acts! In the first place, ought they to have
disallowed them! Throve were serious obiectioss to
that course. They bad given to the colony the
duty of governing the native population of New Zealand;
and were they prepared on the first ormaion when they ex.
srcise.i that duty to turn round and say, " We only intend
you should govern that country according to the limitations
and rules we Lan laid down Y But there was another more
serious objection. This law bad not been reserved by the
governor for the significance of the Queen's pleasure, end
was at this moment actually in operation in the colony of
New Zeeland. The 4,000 settlers whom on Sir George
Grey's advice and suggestice they had invited to take part
in the military operations in New Zealand might at that
mooted be sujoyiem the reward of their services under this
act. It was • probability, so far as we koew, that at pre-
vent by the success of our arms pesos miiht have bean
restored aad thepacifiestioe of New Zealand effected. Who,
then, could foresee the difficulties which mightarise if intelli-
gence of the disallowance of this act arrived is the colony
while these arrangements were in progress ! Be did not
think it was wise or politic, or even possible, to disallow the
act noder them circumstaneet What was the next course!
It was in the power of the British crown to issue instructions
to the governor to limit, to restrain, sad to prescribe the
operates' of the atatnte within the limits of putty sod
justice. That coon, they had already adopted. (Hier,
hear.) He had communicated to Sir George Orey the
views of the government, which were prescribed by a desire
to protect the int.reits of the natives no lees than
those of Europese', to vindicate the supremacy of
the Queen's government, sod to sable the New
Zealand government to tuned to all classes, as
far as circumstances would permit, the protection
which resulted from settled order and established (oven-
merit. They wished also to assert the right of the mother
country, which sent 10,000 troops forth, protection of the
colonises, and given them • most able governor and distin-
guished general, to make her voice heard shove all others
in this minis of affair& They desired to sustain the anther
rity of the governor • and with regard to the principles on
which he wee to set, these were sompted : fint, chas-
tisement of the guilty ; secoadly, • resemble indemnity
for the expenses incurred is the war ; and lastly, • mode-
rate demand for the settlement and future protection of the
colony. They prescribed that the punishment should not be
more than commensurate with the guilt, and that there
should be • distinction between the authors of the ear and
shoes who from natural assoontsou or other lees culpable
motives might hay. been drawn into the war. The mea-
sures they proposed were, that cession of territory should
be applied as one of the terms of pacificatioe when the
Queen's clemency was extended to those who had been is
arms against her, and they prescribed that so
eagle confiscation should take place without the
penned coocurreon of the governor—(hear, hear),
and thet there should be an open commission for the put.
pose of investimitioe cases in which it was inteeded to con-
temns property, and that compensation should be given to
every perms who might surfer owing to the misfortune of
tribal tenure. (Bear, hear.) Finally, when the whole bad
been accomplished and chastisernast had been Mental
wpm the guilty, they had directed that a measure should
be brought Defoe* the Assembly of New Zealand for bringing
to as early termination the powers of this act, and whim
that was accomplished they desired the governor to issue •
proclamation of an amnesty, reserving only the perpetrators
of certain heinous offense, such as the daughter of un-
effendi.; persons is cold blood ; sad io order that these
offences might not be capriciously multiPled, or sae trap
laid for the entanglement of innocent person., every
outrage would have to be distinctly specified in sea
amnesty. With regard to the *apemen of the war
hither oil •• nominal coatribation had bean made Ise
New Zeal for the Q 00110.• forces eseploysd there, but
hereafter, whet the policy of the colonial governesses drew

tho oolooj into a wit, ..d the sadotaao. of wmother
THE PORTRAIT OF ARCHBISHOP LAUD. *owns, wee called for, a sabstaatil sad sot a nominal
Mr. C. BENANCIC asked the Seczetary to the Treasury 1 contribution would bs required from the ordealsl resources.
whether a portrait of Archbishop Loud, attributed to Vas- Is one of those bills it woo proposed to restrict &Imolai!'
dyk., had bees lately parehasod by the trustee. of the Poe- fa the service of Now Zealand on the guarantee of tho
trait Callon for the *am of 751. ; and, if Do, whethor as an British goveranisat, but be had rearapid to the
original work or as a copy after th. taster ; and whether it governor the °pinks. of her May's rivers.
eras the istontioa of her Ifslesty's severalties' to remove most that it was 604 hk.l, For "mid
Ys Posing Chia, to say other sad what loeelity. be Wooed to give sash gwaraahos. (Hear. War.) Bat it

was known to the house that last year the government I
pledged itself to make some proposal of that kind to the
house, and it would be his duty, therefore, to make wore
the home oir the subject within narrower limits.
a to
thought, this, la 00001.40111, that while they bad se °m-
older the feelings and rights ot the natives, they ought to
have some maideration for these of oar brethren
who were settled eta disteat wee of the world,
and who were in fear and apprehension for their families
and themselvm on account of the atilido made upon them.
He could only say that he had bad the advantage of
con-
ferring with owe of the most just of the ministers of New
&diked, and his language to him wee that nothing should
be dome to fame Sir George Grey to adopt any policy
which was °pottery to justice sad mak.
Lord R. CECIL could only say that the future
policy which the right hoe gentleman had sketched for the
future government of New Zealand sou creditable to him,
but be should have heard with greater pleasure that this
atrocious bill which had been passed by the New Zealand
legislature wee disallowed bhe Crown.
Sir J. THBLAWNY, who was almost Mandible, was
understood to say that he did not think the way ia which
Sir George Brown had bees spokes of to-night wee alto-
gether just. The Colonial-dies adopted Governor Brown's
cmduct, sod therefore he held them responsible for the
whole nmemsemes, and for the great expmse which this
country bad thereby been pot to. With regard to the
goarentee, he considered it • serious and solemn smatter._
He protested at the time against this country guaranteeing
the loan of 500,0001., and he believed that in that matter
the member* of the committee had been completely dis
mired, sad something worse, by the parties who came from
New Zealand to obtain that goareatee. He accepted the
speech of the right hag. geetlemen as an earned of the
good istentiocis of the goveremeat for the future.
Lord A. rJHUB.CHILL said he bed bees very much
gratified at hearing the announcemeot of the future policy
of her Majesty's government, and he had no doubt that if
that policy were carried out by Sir George Grey it would
cootrilint• materially to streagtbes the government of the
comity.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he wished to add a few words
to what had been stated by the Colonial Secretary. The
acts of the local parlisamot were certainly of a sweeping
Mender ; but, large as were their terms, be could Dot see
anything either in the baggage of the mistletoe or of mem-
bered the legislative body, or in the bottom they had as yet
takes, to nose any suspicious that they intended to make a
violent, unjust, or tyninnical me of the poloist which bad
been weal erred cis the government. If, h0w..., there
were my such inteatioa, the house might rest
satisfied that Sir George Grey, amiss under the
instructions which he had received from home, would not
permit it. If the natives were at mos informed that so
much of their lead was to be taken and no more, and that
they were then to be restored to the privileges which they
powered under the treaty of Waitangi, but which they had
justly forfeited by their rebellioo, he thought that that
would do much to rirestabliah oonfideace. He believed that
if the act was carried out in a spirit of moderation, it would
prove more likely thee anything to put an end to war in
New Zealand. and losable the two races to live side by side
ia ponce and amity. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON observed that them sots were the
first fruits of that change of policy by which the local
legislature was enabled to deal with the affairs of the natives.
In the Constitution Act of New Zealand native affairs were
reserved for the home government ; and it was impossible
sot to feel some misty as to the banderols:* of those
affslis, whoa they found that it had led to the taming of
acts of so doubtful a character as those they were now
discussing. He rather concurred with his noble friend in
feeling peat regret that her Majesty's government had not
disallowed those acts, though he was bound to admit that I
the feet of the rearms not limiest reserved them very
much increased the difficulty. If thin act of confiscation
were caroled out to its full *stoat be was afraid that a long
time would elapse before they could look forward to the
withdrawal of the 10,000 European troop from the
island. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. SELW YN was afraid that the effect of the very
moderate speech of the right boo. gentleman the Secretary
for the Colonies would be much diminished by that of his
colleague who had spoken last bat one.
After a few words in reply from Mr.
The motion was agreed to.
HABI3OURB OF REFUGE.

saving 1&.. It lad already paid 40,0001. in rewards for waving
life. Them did ass appear to him to have bees ea ...mai
Menem, in the low of life from shipwrseice oe the coasts of
the United Kingdom. 1. 1853 we had 35,310 vessels, the
mows at whieli amounted to 233,896, and there were 639
sailors lost ; while in 1862 we had 39,4::7 ships, with
304,000:salon in those ships, and only 690 were drowned.
In eonelosion, be felt he mad °ppm the motion of the
hon. gentleman.

Mr. LINDSAY rose to move that, in the °pinks of this
her Majesty's geveroment should now adopt MM.
sores for the construction of harbours of refuge on the coasts
of Great Britain and Ireland, recommended by a committee
of this house in 1858, by a royal commission in 1630,and by
a resolution of this house is 1860.
Mr. CAVX wooded the motion.

Mr. HENLEY mid be weeld support the additive to the
resolotios proposed by Sir Stafford Northoote, as it would
make that dear +hien was sot sow apparent—namely, the
source from which the mosey was to tome.
Sir F. SMITH defended the royal oommimionors, whose
recommendaliose Mr. Lindsay Idled to ass carried out,
and read s letter teem an emimmt enotractor now employed
on government works, offerieg to make the harbours of re-
fuge suggested in die report for the sums estimated.
Sir J. ELPHINSTONE supported the motion, as did Mr.
Kumla; the latter viewiog the question from an Irish
point of view, end costeodiug that while the nation was
lavishing its money on forts, ships, arms, and art, it should
exhibit some generaity sad humanity towards the storm.
tossed mariner.

Mr. SORBS endeavoured to speak, but was Inaudible
amidst the irepatiesos of the house.
LH.MY replied, and regretted that the late
period of the mein precluded him K. Lindsay) from
answering the right hon. gentleman's statements. What
he simply asked the bowel was to my that their harbours
were to be carried out •; upon her Majesty's government
be left the laity of finding the means.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that of
the two alternatives presented to the house—coos, the pay-
ment of some millions out of the consolidated fund, and the
other, the principle of levying the mosey by passing tolls or
some other tax upon shipping—the government considered
the Utter mode of raising the motley the beat objectionable,
but at the same time the government Gould Dot vote in
favour of adding the words proposed by his bre. friend (Sr
S. Northoote), because by doteegg so they would seem to
pledge themselves to the panic lar mune he prep's&
The house divided—
For the amendment
Against l9l-132

The bow than dividad on the original motion :
For the motion
Againd it 142-58
METROPOLITAN SEWAGE

Lord 8.. MONTAGU moved for the appointment of a
select committee to iequire into any plans for dealing with
the sewage of the metropolis and other large townr, with
view to its utilisation to agricultural purpose•
Sir F. SMITE( seconded the motion.
Sir J. PAXTON slid not consider that any good mold
arise from the eemmittos. Already a omagoithie led rot on
the subjeM, rod had produced • large blu►book which no
one had rued. He thought it would be better to leave the
matter in the hands of the Metropolitan Board of Works
and the authorities of the different towns throughout the
. .

Mr...i. J. MILLER, u a member of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, suptxused the motion.
Mr. CAIRD alto supported the motion.
The motion was then agreed to.
PRIMROSE-HILL MEETING.

Mr. TAYLOR moved for a copy of the report of the
inspector and superintendent in cominend of the police who
dispersed the ureetins at Primreee-hill on Saturday id ter.
noon, and the instructions under which they acted.
Agreed to.
COPYRIGHT BILL

On the motion of Mr. 13/ACK the eoeunittee on the Oopy-
rigbt (No. 2) Bill was nominated.
_ TRADE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.

Sir S. NORTHOOTB, is riming to move the addition
of the following words at the end of the resolution,
"And to make provides for wholly or in part defraying the
expense of such harbours as it may be thought right to coo-
street by means of tolls upon shipping, as recommended by
the °amities of this house," said he Gould not speak with
the authority of the hoe. member fur Sunderland on this
subject, nor could he appeal to the feelings of the house
with so much effect, because he did Dot come forward to
pied this MOM to much of the British sailor so of the Bri-
tish taxpayer, who could not excite tlis same sympathy
as the British sailor is the minds of hoaourable
mambos. Bow did the question before them stand! la
1857 a committee was appointed at the instance of Mr.
Wilms, thou secretary to the Treasury, to inquire into the
policy of makieg further greats of .public money for the
improvemeat and construction of harbours of refuge. That
committee consisted of 22 members, and after sitting for
two 811113100/ they made tboir report in Jose, 1838. But after
sitting for two sessions, and hearing • great deal of
evidence, they suggested In tbsir report that • royal com-
mission, consisting of scleoti6c men. should be Lappoiotel,
in order to inquire thoroughly as to the exact localities an
which harbours of refuge should be constructed
• subject on which the committes felt they
were not fully oompetoot to pronounce an opinioo.
The committee came to the conclusion that the harbours
should be built, but they further decided that the main
portion of the expenes should be bore* by the shipping
attiest. The Doss, had, he frond, lost sight of that
important reconnineodation of the committee, which was to
the effect that the shipping should contribute at the rate
of • penny • too to the expeuesa. It was to that point that
he wished to recall the &Petition of the house, and with
that view proposed an smeedinost providing that • toll be
levied on oilskins, British and foreign, using then harbours,
towards defraying the expense of their erectioa end main-
tenance.

Mr. BLAME urged the erection of harbours of refuge
afoot the Irish coast, from Wicklow Heed to Cork Harbour.

M. R. HODGaiN rose to ask the hon. member for
Stamford not to press his anieudroest, but to allow the
hors to come toe radios os the mad question. He for
one hoped that posing tolls, having been got rid of, would
never be reimposed upon the ships of this oountry. As to
the harbour of the Tyr, if the government would advance
2E4.0004 this commissioners would Sad the remaining sum
which might be neceneuy.
Mr. BAXTER traghtttliat every has. member ought to
set his far sprat the motion of the hon. member for
Sunderland. This was a post constitutional question, and
he would Tended the house that they were urging the govern.
meat to expend large sinus of messy. instead of checkiog
them is their expenditure. They were asked
to proceed in the dark, for they did not know
what sums the harbours proposed would cost. He
might mention that the cost of Holyhead harbour was esti-
mated at 506,0001. ; but they had expended 1,203,0001., and
ware asked for 9,2001. more. At Portland it was said the
cost would be 584,0001. ; they bad expended 616,000(.. and
were now asked fur umber large sum. If be believed that
a great number of lives would be preserved sad a large
amount of property would be saved by the carrying into
effect the proposition of his honourable friend he would
he sabanied to oppose it., but such was not his belief.
He believed that the construction:of six or seven harbours of
refuge would have little effect in the saving of life or pro-
perty ; and that the peat cause of the loss of vessels on the
coast was the ill-ford, ill-manned, and bad condition of
the vessels themselves. (Hoar, hear.)
Sir J. PAK INGTOS said be hoped the house would not
accede to the proposition of the boo, member who had just
addressed them. Whether the language of the motion of
the hoe. member for Sunderland wee open to criticism or
not there was no mistaking what hie object was, sad he
deserved the highest credit for the perseverance with which
he bad followed up the matter from emir to session. The
present state of the question was sot creditable to the
government or to the house. If the government
°rendered that harbors of rotes, were valueless,
they ought to say so ; but, before they could do that
they should set made the report of a committee moved for
by the government, the report of a royal commission, and
the motion which the hos. member for Sunderland had ear.
ried in the house. That was a combination of opinion which
no government wee at liberty to disregard. He should
vote, as he hod does before, in support of the substantial
object of the motion. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. Id. GIBSON opposed both the original motion
and the addendum, costeudiag that the hoes* would not
be prided in passing a resolution which would pledge it to
se indefinite sad sponsor expeoditur• without indicating
I the means by which that expeachture was to be mat. The
shipping interest was decidedly opposed so the payment of
pansies tolls for the seaport of harbours which they never
need. The ides of grain large
from the districts to be served by those harbours was
pettedly fallacious, and therefore the only alternative was
to vote four willies* of money for the purpose. Moreover,
he costended that it would be nowise to tax the public or
the shipping interest to build harbors of refuge to reosive
naraworthr ships. The right boa. gentleoma explaird
the steps that had been taken towards saving life
on the coasts of the United Kingdom, and urged that
it re she wish of the government, to do all that was
right in policy and just to the ratepayers in that
teepee. The could or however, recommend that
beseliosit • Istioo" should be carried too far.
The great lon life and the bulked the shipwrecks tress
from the regregatiou of vessels restart setesries, which
they could sot eater, aid off which they were obliged to
resets dories beg winter nights. It was obvious that to
reader harbour, much frequented by shipping aseessible at
all lons would be the best mode of saving life and pro-
perty, teeter claiming one or two life harborer some
re pad of the coast. (Hear, beer.) He seeteaded that
the prey of sedating harbour authorities to improve their
owe retires and to co-operate with private enterprise bad
bees a eureasful pokey. He thought this was • fat wiser
comes thee if they were penal! to sake snots at mousy
to wieserse_partior. life buboes* is pertiothe parts of
the onsell. The slate had set dieeserdst the rise* el

Oa 11.mpti;. tit* Wed wow
mitts. oa Inds wills foreign patio°. was alio nominated,

REGISTRATION OF WRITS (SCOTLAND).
The LORGADVOCATE obtained leave to bring iis a
bill to alter sod amend the system of the registration of
write relative to land in flatland.
BANRRUFTCY ACT.

Oa the motion of Mr. Locrs it was ordered that the
select committee on the Bankruptcy Act should coaaist of
siateea members, and that Mr. Roebuck should be added
I. the committee.
_ _

The Charitable Ammar Earolmaat Bill was road •
third time air Resod: . . . .

The other bailors haying been disposed of. the hoses ad-
journed et half-peat 1 o'clock.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-Arm

Sitninp in Itonot.—(Eldon Lord Clio( Jostles Me, sod
Janitors Willos, Brie% and Kentiot.)

THOMAS V. WILLS.-.441311.110LDE1d LLZHILTTT.

The plaintiff in thin ease wu a domestic mensal, 'ad in
1859 she de rod with the National Assurance and lariat-
ment Association 6W. The defendant had bees • share-
holder in the association, and the present action was to re
cover the 601. from him. A few days ago. however, a rule
was obtained which called upon the plaintiff to show muse
why all proceedings should not be stayed, and to-day cause
was shown against the rule being mii absolute.
Mr. Ogle and Mr. Thesiger appeared to show cause ;
and Mr. Field, Q.C., and Mr. J. Browns to support the
rule.
It was stated that the ddendant had transferred his
shares in the 'emaciation in 1867, and had ceased to be con-
nected with it ; hut in the course of the wieding•up pro.
osedinp he was aloud upon the list of costributorkie is
also. C. Sabisquently the defendant came to an arrange-
ment with the official manager sad tbe creditors' reprises.
tative, and he paid f,00131. in discharge of his liability.
This compromise was approved and coebreted_ by the
Muter of the Rolls, and the present action had been
commenced without the authority of that learned judge. It
was, however, suggested that as one of the shareholders in
the association had become insolvent and paned through the
court shortly before the date of the winding-up order, the
effect of this wu that the assonatkm was dissolved just
Unarms as if it bad been ea ordinary partaership.
The Lord Chief Justice (after a lengthened argument)
said that theJoistfitock Companies Amendmeat Act provided
that after proosedinp were taken to wind up a concern, no
action should be commenced spiest a shuebolder without
the sanction of the Master of the Rolls. It was said the
insolvency of Mr. Adair, see of the shareholders, dissolved
that partnership ; but he wu of opinion that ibis was not
such a partnership as would be dissolved by the insolvency
or death of any partner, because the shareholders had not
such an interest in the estate of the 0/societies as ordinary
partners had ; what they were entitled to being simply a
share of the profits when made.
Ride absolute.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET RACES.—Trikma T.
THE TWO THOUSAND DAY.
Never in the minis of Newmarket bee the Tye Minuend
Day paned off with greater Mat, the weather being Magni-
ficent and the by the pressen of the
Prince of Wales "Zrattli Ita:d of Cambridge, beteg the
very largest that ever toegregsted on the heath. Several
extremely hoary spinal trains arrived in the course of the
morning, and owing to theirvest freighte they were
' drawn by two engines. The scene in the tows
prior to moving to the beech was the most gni.
mated within our recollection, tie High-street
being absolutely blocked up, and the number of equestriaas
and pedestrians being entirely beyood parallel In Mew-
-1 market. No change was exhibited in the betting from that
returned over night, the oh id feature being the &mem of
the favourites, all of whom found fresh eoeouregement from
their supporters. The Two Thousand, es will be toned
below, produced thirteen moon, and resulted in the clever
victory of General Peel over Paris, and the winner being
the property of the most noble of British sportsmen hie rio-
ter, was hided with acclamation, the Prince evidently taking
great interest in the result. The favourite, rale de l'Air,
was not only beaten bat thoroughlrLdiegrsced, se she was
the very first beaten, like Hos last you ; and we
should imagine it will be mime time before the public stead
any more of the "pots" from the French viable. Copen-
hagen, soother of the favourites, out up contemptibly bad—
another instance of the fallacy of private MILL as be was
beaten in their places eves by his despised stable companion,
Master Richard. A more popular triumph could not well
be imagined than that of -Lord Glasgow, sod we may
mention that Tom Aleicroft's Soak on the whistle
was equal to the beet effortsof recorded horsemanship. Two
of the principal withers are Messrs. Jackson sod Steel,
the Leviathan bookmakers, who, depending spat the up.
rightness of Lord Glasgow, made their investments
especially in favour of the 'rinser, and landed large semi
as the reward of their adherence to the white and crinsemi
sleeves. After the race the owner of Paris looked unutterable
things, and it was quite plain from his expression that be
wee suffering from extreme disappointment, although
usually so imperturbable. The remainder et the day's
racing will be found fully detailed below :
A SWELPSTAKES of 100 son. each, h ft, for 4-yrolds ;
eolts, Bst 10th ; sad Mies Set sth ; madam allowed Sib.
Lull three miles of B.C. tante.)
Mr. Hughes's The Lord In lilting, by Rifleman—Sharp-
s 'hooters dam, Mt Mb 41.) Hughes) 1
Mr. Parker's lame, 7st 117 b
Lord Allesberfe ck o, by Windhound—Splitrom. OR Elb
(IL Grinahaw) I
Betting: 5 to 4 apt the Splitvote colt, 2to 1 apt Lord
la Waiting, old 3 to 1 apt Fares.
A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 son. each. 5 ft if
declared. he. • for Syr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. (12
subs., 4of whom declared.)
Baron Rothschdd's Breese, by fang Tom—Mentmore
Lan 3 yr., 74 Ilb (J. Daley) 1
Mr. W. Robinson's Stockowner, 4 yrs, Set Slb (0. Noble)
Count Datthyanya Poetess, 8 yrs. Sit Illb Smith) 3
The following also mat :—Betmass, Occur de Lion, and Coo-
canna.
Betting : 2 to 1 apt Poetess, sto 2 eget Breeze, 7 to 2
apt Stockowner, and 6 to 1 each :apt Batsman and Cum
de Lin.
A SIFIENSTAILES of 10 saws. earth, for eons,
Bst 1016 ; Rllies. Set 71b ; the winner to be sold for 100 son
if demanded, Lest Ulf of A.M. (7 subs. )
Count F.& farrange's sante Ruseoesu, by Isnercust—
beadlike (bred In Pianos), set 101 b (A. Edwards) I
Lord Westmorland's PretectioatiE Sat 10th.... (J. Goiter)
Mr. York's f by Sugarplum-84thynx. het 71b. (I,atea)s
The following also ran :—Cripplegate, Mountain Maid, Testa,
and Retie Stewart coif.
Betting 2to 1 apt the Katie Stewart colt, 5 to 2 eget
Vats. and 5 to 1 apt Protectionath
Tag Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STARER of 100 MM, each;
h ft; for 3.yrolds; colts, Set 10th; fillies, list blb; R.M. One
mile and 17 yards. (79 sobs.)
Lord Cilakrow's General Peel, by Young Melbourne, dam
by Orlando—Brown Dees, het 10th (T. Aldrroft, I
Mr. R. Ten Breeck's Part, Sit 101 b 'G. Fordham) I
Mr. W. Day's Hiatarlan, Set 10th 'IL Adams) $
The following also ran :—Planet. Outlaw, Master Richard.
Ascham, Copenhagen, Fille de l'Air, Miner, Sir Roger, Acolyte. I
and Hollytos
Betting: 9 to 4 apt Pale de l'Alr, 7 to 2 apt General
4 te 1 apt Paris. 5 to 1 agst Copenhagen, 20 to 1 apt Sir
Roger. lOD to apt Planet, 50 to 1 eget Hollyfox, cod 100
to 1 apt Kiser.
IRS Corm-goof STASIS of ASO thee. each ; for 3-yr-
olds ; oohs, fist 10Ib ; Allies, Bst b ; this stake is confined
to members of the Coffee-room at Newmarket. A.P.
(1 mile 2 faring, 73 yards.) (6 sobs.)
Mr. Howes's Harklorward, by Leamington—Go Ahead.
Mt 10th
Mr. Savile's Alabama, bat 1001
Betting : 5t04 on Alabama. Woe by three-quarten of
a
AHANDICAP PLATE of 100 son. ; for 3.yr-olds and up-
wards ;* ninon 3 son A.P. (1 mile 2 forimage 73 yard.)
Count Hatthr•ny's Admen. by The Fallow Duck—Miss
Goldsrhmldt, 4 yilk 7st 4th (Inaba) I
Baron kcaluctilld's f by Voltiour—Bay Celia, 3 yrs
set 715 (Peak)
Mr. C. J. Reed's Waveney. 3 yrs. 1411 left (Carrell) It
Lord of Lune and Ramrod alas res
A SWIEPEITALLS of 5 son. each, for 3-yr-oid oohs, Tat
1016 ; four, fit 1316 ; f allowed 31b ; the wiener to be meld
for 501. if demanded. trc. T.Y.C. 5 furlong. 140 yards.
(4 subs.)
LordWestmoreland's Cour de Lion, by Rataptan—Locum
3 Yrs. 7st bulb (Morgan) I
Mr. W. iseritrs Hoyeten, s ynk 7st 10Th.... (R. Grhashaw) I
Mr. W. L Jones's Atlas. 4 yrs Mt 13113 (11. Sharp) I
Mask also no.
Betting : Even on Mask, and 3 tel 1 eget any other.
A Plato of 100 moss. ; 3-yr-olds. 6st 10lb ; four, 13st Sib
Ave, 9st llb ; six and aged 9th 31b ; the winner to be geld
for 3001., &c. ; Audio, End Olen*.
Mr. Gilby's Yamona, by Orlando—Hamalaya $ yrs,
del 10/1),380L)....;3. Tined) walked over and received 60L
BETTING AT MIDNIGHT.
MUSTER CCP.
7 10 l sad
Manzi& Lord ZeUend it. 1 Bto IWM Chang* (0e)
to 1 (t) I

DERBY.
sto 1 opt General Peel(off) 1000 to 55 apt Historian (t)
to 1 Scottish Met kt) 25 to 1 Hannah (of)
14 to 1 Birch Broom Cr 23 to 1 Nair Athol(off)
16 to 1 Parts (t)
ADDITIONAL AARIVIJA.
and Tag-Tali.

AuAettla, Cist4rci&n,

MIST Puotar.—This horse was struck out of the Derby
but eight at ILIS p.m.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 26. A TPOINTXINTIL—
Anistoot-Surgooos G. Molloy. to the lodtto ; E. Lawler, to
the Fiord.

WOOLWICH, Ann 2d,
The whole of the available troops in garrison,
consisting of tha batteries of Royal Ifonie Artillery, the
field batteries., and Foot Artillery, aad the Woolwich divi-
sion of Royal Marines Light Infantry, in sonordance with
orders, assembled as the C 0111113300 this morning at 100'e...tack,
with the bands sad ODIOSIZO of the respective carps, to awry
out the details of s field day, in the yrwow of his Royal
Highness Prime Arthur, who, with ajar Elphinstorie and
other °Moen, arrived on the ground at half-past leech:6k.
PORTSMOUTH, /Limn
The St. Lawrence Indianian has arrived, with
detachments of troop, from Calcutta, and will disembark
them to-morrow.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIZS IN
PASLIAMZ2VT.

Yentarday, on the rememobling of the com-
mittee on the Looks, Chatham, and Dover Railway, Mr.
Forbes, the traffic manager. we. cam maraieed at gnat
Me 1b by Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., on behalf of the Metropo-
haw Railway, relative to the *greenest' that bad been
entered into between the two compasies for num*
poem, junction, and additimal fines..
Ultimately the committee deliberated for &bold half an
hour, sad en the roadmielioe of the public the chairema mid
the ocemoiltes bed some to the unanimous ooeclusice that so
midi of the bill of the Londoe,Cbatham, and Dover Railway
es had been comidered by them bad been proved,and that the
bills of the Metropolitan Railway for adticoel potion, sad
of the 11kIland Railway for their Si. Peewee mismiso sod
other porpoise had aloe beat proved, subjoin to the follow-
ing conditions, that ao undertakingshall be inserted in em
or both bills to the effect that nom of the Midland Cane-
pany's traffic shall be sent along the Metropolitan until the
new fines prepaid were made, sad until the Metropelitee
lie. had been doubled from Kieee-crom southward; UM
the Midland Coespasy should be esetraieed from taking
any leads at King's-crom required by the Great Northam
as indicated by the Duke of Richmoorre committee het
session; sad fiat if they did tate any of the surface (ratted
or property they should so deal with it that tbe Bee cow
strusted should be of such depth as to allow of Widnes of
the ordioary character to be placed awe it ; that the hued
paned of St. Pancras should not be taken or interfered
with, and that the line should be carried either over it by a
viaduct, or eider it by a mead
le the other committeee further evidence was adduesd
in favour of the Greet Northern Compsny's einholen from
Limon to Bourn ; for the Wrezinuo, Meld. sod Chiaaah's
Quay Railway ; the Irish Traffic Arrangements Bill of the
London aid North Western ; the proposed Portpatrick
Railway, and Remy Dock.. A new oommitilee, Mr. Adair
in the Moir, took the mai of the Blackpool mid Fleetwood
Railway, which was laid before them by the Hoe. Mr. Lid-
dell, Q. In ocearaittee ol the Lords the Redreth
Falmouth Railway was further oomidered, the ledegreriee•
Gee Oompaey's Bill wee pawed, mid the ace for the
pond Or
new Graving Dohs MKilleen wee epees& Mr.
Pets end Mr. Made &petering for Lad litradbroke and
other opposing latereeta.

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