The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-29 00:00:00

MINCING LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

ScGas.—The market continues to protest • very quiet
appaaratios, and although there is a better show of &disk
West India, the sales are only trifling of other descriptions;
no important transactions have been reported. Refined
Ma. having been accepted for brows lamps sad filer goods
in proportaon, there is generally a more active demand.
Corns—For plantation Ceylon there continues to be •
fair demand at steady prices ; trims, 61s. to : low to
good middling, 78s. to 855.: pea berry, argi. to 86..
Cocos.—Common qualities of West hulk have sold at
fell prima. Grenada, 56a. to 6Y..: Surinam, 69a.
Tgaa.—The mat het is undamaged.
Sacrrwrvut.-300 tap of refraction 11 sold at 32..
Rots.-50 puncheons sold, Barbie and brown Leeward. at
1.. 6cl. . _

Corros.—The demand has been active at as advatwe at
14. to id. per lb. Yesterday the tales were adage awns 8,000
hake.

TALLOW MARKET. -(THIS DAY.)

The market is quiet at the following prime :—Tows
35.., mat eaah ; Petersburg Y.C., ow the apot, 41a.
1s to 41.. 3d.. June, 4. to 41a. 3d. ; July to September.
41a. ; October to December, 44t ; December, 44,.
44a. 6d.

BOROUGH HOP MARICIT.-(THBI DA.V,

Maws. Palisades aad Smith rayon bat little claim, s'aill
very fee lops a offs,. Tba soomults both from aho
English aad foreign plaatatioos ars act quits ao favoarsialm

HORNIMAN'S TEA in choice and strong, moderato
In price. and wholemtue to um. These advantages liar r secured
for this tea a general preference. It I• sold In packets hy f.
sgenta—lAdverttsetnent.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TCE.DAY, JUNZ 28.

The Lou) CHAnaLos took his seat on the woolsack at
ire ciokink.

The Bishop of OXFORD presented petitions against any
alteration in the law with regard to the burial of parsons
is churchyards and burial prem.:is, and also agaiut toy
alteration is the Burial Service.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

A great number of private bills ware advanced a stage.
Lord TAUNTON moved the mooed reading of the
Brokers' Bowls and Baste Bill.
Lord K INOBDOWN moved as an amendment that it be
read a second time that day six months, upon the ground
that it would perpetuate a great injustice upon the city of
London, and that it ought to have come before the house as
• public measure. The bill proposed to repeal so much of
as act of Queen Anne as required all brokers in the city of
London to be admitted and sworn before the mayor and
part of alderman, and so much of another sot as
imposed such restrictions and regulations upon brokers as
the mayor sad court of aldermen might from time
to tine make.

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After some discussion the question was put, sod prepara.
bon was made for a division, but Dons took plate, the
amendment being agreed to.
The bill was therefore rejected.

THE VALUATION OF RATEABLE PROPERTY
(IRELAND) BILL.

The Marquis of CLANRICAIiDE moved the wood read-
* of this bill, stating that it WM &I 3 extremely short one,
for the purpose of giving power to boards of guardians in
Ireland, to have a revaluation of property made in their
different parishes.
The Earl of BANDON feared that the bill would give rim
to politiral discussion in boards of guardians.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE supported the bill, which
be thought would operate beneficially.
The bill was then reed a second time.
CHIEF RENTS (IRELAND) BILLIPPNAL,
The Comincsini amendments on this bill were ocasidared
awl agreed to.
oouyri CONSTABULARY SUPERANNUATION

BILL
This bill passed through esismittss.
CATHEDRAL MINORS CORPORATIONS BILL.
This bill was sad a second time.
PILOTAGE ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL.
This bill was raid a mood time.
PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION

BILL.
This bill also was read a wood time.
COVENTRY FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
ARMY PRIZE (SHARES OF DECEASED) BILL.
This bill mu read a third time and pasted.
COUNTESS OF ELGIN ANNUITY BILL.
This ball also was rued a third time and passed.
BRAZILS AND THE SLAVE TRADE.

Lord BROUGHAM roes Wall the attention of hone*
and the government to the state of the ■lase trade with
rtfere!leet? the Brazils.

Earl RUSSELL was happy to say that the slave trade of
Braid bad been abolished by law, and did not in pm**
exist, but at the same time he could not state that in his
opinion the abolition of the slave trade was entirely owing
to the change in policy in Brazil. and the laws that were
passed in that country oct the subject.
The subject shortly afterwards dropped, sod their lord-
!ships adjouroad at 2.i minutes past 7 o'clock.

11017 SE OF COMMONS. —TusuDAY, Joss 28.
Tile house resumed at six o'clock.
THE CONFERMCE.—NOTICE OF RESOLUTION BY
MR. DLSRAELL
Mr. DISRAELI, who on rising was received with loud
Orin of "Order, order," and "Hear, hear," said—Sir, it
may be convenient to her Majesty's government if I state
that it is my intention on Woodsy next to move the follow-
ing address to the Crown :
" To thank her Majesty for directing the correspondence
en Denmark and Germany and the protocols of the con-
. femme recently held in London, to be laid before par-
liament.
"To assure her Majesty that we have heard with deep
isoncern that the sittings of that Conference have been
brought to a close without acoarapriehing the important
purposes for which it was convened :
" To express to her Majesty oar great regret that while
the oourse pursued by her Majesty's government has failed
to maintain their avowed policy of upholding tha, integrity
and iodependeace of Denmark, it has lowered the just in-
fluence of this country in the councils of Europe, and thereby
diminished the securities for peace." (Loud cheers from
the opposition.)
Mr. INGLAKE—Sir, I beg to give notice that I intend
to move an amendment to the resolution ef which the right
bon. gentleman has just given notion, and I propose to
give the words tomorrow. (Cries of "Oh, oh," and
laughter from the opposition, and cheers from the minis-
Social side of the boom.)
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND.
Mr. O'REILLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether it was proposed to grant a sew charter to the
Qaeen's University in Ireland, and if so in what respect.its
prevision. would differ from those of the present charter.
Sir R. PEEL acid it was proposed to grant a new charter,
mad the opportunity would be take to clear up certain am-
biguities which were thought to exist in the present
'barter. The granting of the charter was only decided upon
yesterday.
la reply to Mr. Bmtirmesay,
Sir R. PEEL said there would be no objection to lay a
dopy of the charter on the table, when it bad received the
signature of her Majesty.

GAOLS BILL.
Sir G. GREY, in answer to Mr. NEWDEG&TI, said be
proposed to peas this bill, pro forma, through committee,
with a view to its being reprinted, with amendments, and
emulated among members. He would slimed& name the
day fur its further program.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Sir W. HEAHOOTE stated, is reply
_to Hr. NsirneeurT,
that he proposed to pressed with this bill on Wednesday or
Thursday.
COLONIAL GOVERNORS.
Mr. B. COCHRANE moved for a copy of any corres-
pondence which has passed between any departments of the
government with respect to the panting of pensions to
'Glottal governors, mid argued earasetiy is favour of provi-
sion being made for those fusetiessries at the close of their
public service.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
there was some such corrimpoodenos as that moved for, but
lie mold not accede to granting it, as it was the intention
of the government to give the matter the fullest °maiden-
tioo .

The
motion was withdrawn.
OPEN SPACES Doi AND AROUND THEYETROPOLIS
Mr. DOULTON thus rem passant to notice. to call the
attention of the house to the gradual dimioutiou of open
spaces in end around the metropolis, and to more that A
is the duty of her Majesty's government to provide for the
preservation of such open spaces within the limits assigned
by the 14th sestina of the !eclogues Act of 1843. He
submitted that the Metropolitan Board of Works
had not the power, nor was it its duty to under-
take this matter. All that the board had power
to do in reference to this matter was to apply to
parliament fora boll to lay out a piece of ground for a pare
sod to pay the expenses out of the rates. But if the board
had the power it would be very unjust to exercise it. Take
the ease of Epping Forest. Epping Forest was out of the
jurisdiction of the board, and the expense of preserving that
forest would have to be paid by the ratepayers in the metro.
politan d ct, while those who lived in the neighbourhood
of the forest, who would enjoy the benefit, muld not be
called upon to pay a farthing. And so with regard to
Wimbledon.commoo, Richmond would benefit, but would
sot have to pay; and with regard to Mitchamcommon,
Croydon would benefit, but would be exempt
from pimento, towards the expense. During the short
space of time the Metropolitan Board of Vi orks
had been in existence it had incurred liabilities in
reope-it of sewage works, the embankment, and other
tbiogs, of betwess sight and nice millions, and if the
board were ebbed upon to provide parks it ought to have
the same powers of taxation which were conferred on the
corporation, of provincial towns.
Mr. F. PEEL said it would be very much to be regretted
N none of the open spaces aroutd the metropolis, sod parti-
cularly those within the metropolitan limits themeless,
should be preserved. He quite admitted that it was the
duty of the government to see that effect was given to the
clearly ex premed attentions of parliament. But Do mom ou
within 15 miles of London could be enclosed without an act
of parliament, and it was therefore for the house itself,
whenever a bill for such a purpose was laid before it,
to dual with the subject in the reenrest it
sight deem most expedient. In the case, for ex-
ample, of the enclosure in the perish of Cbogwell,
that course had been taken ; and parliament, Mellowing
the prowsimal award of the oommissimera bad directed
that 50 acres should be reserved for the recreation of the
public. The government might, however, very fairly take
into 006114WIliti00 the question whether the Metropolime
Board of Works should not bare power riven it to levy
funds for this purpose. As to the resolution, be did not
see bow it would advance the object of the hon. member ;
and be did not think that he could agree to it on the pout
of the government.
Ilr. LOCKE observed that the question which hid arisen
respecting Epping Forest had really reference to the neglect
di tho government in allowlog the encroachments that bad
takers place upon portions of land over which the public bad
formerly had the privilege of roaming uoquestioned. He
thought the position of the metropolis in the matter of open
Liaaltogether differeet from that of any other town in
lleom ; for in other places the inhabitants might pm
without much trouble into the green fields. A railway had
been allowed to crow Woodeworilpoomoos, and he pro.

turned that every other nuisance weed frenfir. Clasinfr)
wee Tooling-common, which bed been ancimal ; and lelsn+
lion, of Streatham-common had also been taken in,
though a considerable portion of that still remised. It
was for the protesters of whet open spoor were left that
the motion was mu* and he did not think it too much tn.
call upon the hones to adopt it.
Sir W. FRASER thought there should be some public
officer, whose duty it should be to look after this matter.
No one could ride in the suburbs without being struck by
thz=bl dim planate of the open places that formerly
i round . . .

Yr. TORRENS thought it was very muuh to be regretted
that the Attorney-General had not been instructed in
many recent oases to use that the rights of the public wore
reserved.

Mr. COWPER entirely aped with his hon. friend
(Mr. Doggie.) khat it was deniable to preserve the many
beautiful and erasable commons around the metropolis
from enclosure at the rate at which it was now niter on.
They maw that Hampstead Heath was menaced every day ;
and Wandsworth, Epping, sad Mitcham had out *soaped.
But be did not exactly see bow the motion of the hon. gen
tleman would meet the cue. Last year an act had bent
passed b give the Metropolitan Board of Works power to
protest gardens within the metropolis, but it had not proved
very effective ; sad he feared that if the resolution were
speed to, it would not moll with more success. He would
rather suggest to the ►e.. =Nabs: that be should propose
the appointment of a select committee to inquiry into the
whole subject.

The house that divided :
Ayes
NOW

40

Majority 'picot the government .. 39
This malt was received with load cheers.

QUEEN'S PLATES.

Mr. P. WYNDHdIf rose to moss, "That, am the an-
nual grant of sums of moan voted by this hoes" for
Queen's Plate" no looser encourages the breed of good
bones, the object for which it we. ot*nally given, it
should, foe the future, be disonetinned." n• boo. member
began by citing the authority of Mr. Dickinson. and Lord
&denude, to show Hats marked deterioration bad of late
years taken plan in the sleekness, soundness, and structural
formation of our horses. 14 would be found that before
this change had taken plan in the running for these plates
only aged hones were admitted. If they traced the history
of the turf, they would 6ed that the tendency bad been
from time to time to redoes the conditions on which the
races were ran for, until the system reached its culnii-
rutin point in the light-weight haadicap races in-
troduced in this country, and the great number of
two-year-old races, which almost every one deplored.
The real mischief lay in this undoubted fact, that the ob-
ject. of those who bad the command of the turf were, as
they "naps bad been, and most be, and the means they
must Wm to bring about thus objects—namely, the antic.
big of as many of the public as possible to come upon the
turf—incompatible with such a system as would main
our stock of stout hones. He thought gate we. no on who
could say that the Queen's Plates of the present day improved
the breed of bones. Out at 38 Queen's Plain 17 wen won
by one men whisk walked over the conies six or
seven times ; cad out of 17 Queen's Platen in Ireland,
eight vete won by on animal, whisk rejoiced in the
appropriate nun of Tourist. (A laugh.) If the go.
vernmset were about to do something for the sports of the
country, why should they not give prises for cricket, or coa-
tribute to the funds of fox heats, some of which were sadly
in want of money —(a langh)— but if they wished to encourage
the breed of horn they ought to do so for practical
purposes, and not for producing such an " article of luxury"
as a racehorse. He maintained that the anditions of the.
plaice ought to be cheesed. It might be said that this was
an insignificant sums and might as well be left alone, for it
did no harm ; but this harm it did, it induced the farmer to
think that this wail the class of bores which be
was to endeavour to imitate. He bad brought forward
ideas which might be new to some, and opposed to the we-
woosived notions of others, bat be was cloannoed they
would beer investigatiou, and would fled an echo in the
opining of nay country gentlemen, farenen, and yeomen.
(Hear, hear.) He thought that the present system ought
not to cleave any nbady, however tang, out of the
publics fends. (Haar, bear.)
Sir J. SHELLY secoodoi the motion.

Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that if public money Wire
given for the purpose of improving the breed, it wee well
worthy the consideration of the government whether such •
ebange might not be adopted in the conditions as should en-
courage the retention in this country of horses of substance
and stoutness ; w that we might LIT, in this country horses
that really would improve the breed. That would not be
affected by • mere change is the conditions of the
Qualm's plates ; but he did think this—that the
distance should never be less than three miles, and that the
money should not be gives unless there wee • subscription
of double or treble the amount from the public. The fact
was that these 1001. plates were run away with by • very
inferior class of animals; and Admiral Roos was quite right
when he said that what we wanted wee a large prise if we
wanted to command the exertions of a first-clam horn.
(Hear, hear.)
Sir R. PEEL said that no doubt the amount of money
now given iu Queen's plates was not each an in-
ducement to persons to ran first-class horses as it was for.
reedy. Owing to that circumstance, the original object
for which the Queen's plates were established to a
great extent so longer raided. But at the same time it
MA clearly established that the breed of horses bad in no
way deteriorated, as had been said by the hon. member.
General PEEL said he entirely diaagreed with his hon.
friend is the opinion that the breed of horses in this coun-
try had deteriorated. He had been a breeder of horses
for 40 years, and be believed they never before bred home
of inch endurance and speed as now. (Hear, hen.) He
sent • menage to his hon, friend to postpone his motion
for some time, as on theist of next month there would be a
show of hones in London, for which there were 300 entries,
42 of them being thoroughbred bones, besides backs and
beaten of every description. II kis hon. friend postponed
his motion hon. members would be able to judge for them-
selves whether the breed of horses had fallen off. During
the Easter vacation be visited the stables of the noble lad
wham hone ran second for the Derby, and these be
saw 36 horses in nautili/Lai: ct which would have carried
Inca, which rhowed no of inthe breed. (Hear,
hear.) The hoe, member for Hytbe had also as fine • stud
of horses as ever was MSS. His hos. friend proposed to
amend the breed of hones by doing away with the
Qualm's plates. Now even it the breed of bonne had fallen
off hedid not think that was the way to improve it. He
believed it was well that there should be these plates for
which their old bones could run, and it was impossible to
say to what degree they encouraged the breed. If they ran
longer dimwits' ad with heavier weights, they would have
nothing but common backs running for thaw plates. If the
breed of hones was diminishing in this country, it was
strange that it was to England foreigners resorted
for the stock to improve their own breeds. Their
hones also fetched higher prices than ever, which
did not show that the bad dete:riorated.
At the last Derby there were four or five of
the finest horses that ever appeared there. When Mr.
Osbakliston ran his famous race of 200 miles in ten hours,
he did not take greet hunters or strongly-brad horses. Every
bone he rode was • thoroughbred. He did not think it
was a good mode of encouraging a good breed of hones to
raise 7,0001. by taxation on their racing hones, and to give
3,3001. for Queues plates. In France they were breetheri
• better class of hones than formerly, but they were all
English bred hones. He hoped that if the government
bad determined to reconsider the weights and distances,
they would take the advice of the best judges. As for
himself, he bad no persosal interest in the matter,
as he bad ceased to breed horses. His only interest
is the subject was a desire to see the breed of horsed
improved. (Hear.)
Mr. GREGORY said be agreed in every word that fall
from his right bon. and gallant friend. As the matter was
to be considered by the governmeet, he would suggest that
three of the eleven Queen, s plane which were run for in the
Ciirregh should be transferred to the provinces whenever a
proper racecourse could be found, and • considerable sum of
money attached to it. This would prevent all the Queen's
plates being borne away by one horse, as was sometimes the
ease at mean.

Mr. IFOLJ AMBE believed that the exportation of the
finest young mares, which was now carried on to a great
extent, had something to do with the detenoration of the
breed of horses. Fifty mates had been taken from one dia.
trict alone. That was indeed killing the goose that
laid the golden eggs, and it some plan could be adopted
to prevent this he believed it would haws a very beet:iced I
effect.
Lord PALMERSTON said he entirely concurred in what
had fallen from the gallant officer opposite. He differed
from those who contended that the breed of horses lad
deteriorated. He believed that generally the breed of
horses was better than ever it was as to size, sublimate,
power, and endurance. (Beer, bear.) Let any man go into
a racing stable, sod seeing the bone and substitute of the
hones, let him ask himself what be would wish to see better
in the shape of a fourdeued animal. The fact was, greater
pains were tow taken to being the twoyearolds to
a greater size than formerly. If the breed of horses in this
country bad dennorated foreigners would not come here to
buy English hones. But every year more and more
foreigners came here from the continent to buy English
horses. (Hear, hear.) A deputation of gentlemen
from the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland
called upon him and complained that the breed of horses
there was deterioratiog, but they slated in the course of the
. .

conversation that from port of Dublin 5,000 horses had
been exported in the course of last year. (Laughter.) No
doubt the priuciple of supply and demand would operate in
regard to horses u in regard to other articles, sod that as
effectual demand would be met by the supply. With regard
to the motioe, the subject would he coosidend by the
Master of the Hone in 001110100 with the beet judges of the
turf, and they would see whether greater weight and longer
distances would or would not be advisable in improving
the breed of hones. But it appeared to him that
there was great weight in what the pliant general
said, that they ought not to abolish prizes which
applied to horses of greater age than those which usually
ran. (Hear.)
After a few words from Mr. Wrztuirsis, the motion was
withdrawn.