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London, England, 1855-07-12 00:00:00

THE SUN LOrzDON, THURSDAY EVEUING, JTJLYIA2 1855.

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LIVERPOOL RACES.

THE PRUSSIAN AND RUSSIAN BOY.AL
FAMILIES.

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Business
this day.

(THIS DAY.)

(From the Correspondent of the Times.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEOI2APB.)
DERBY HANDICAP.

BERLIN, July 9.—lt appears to he a very pri
talent opinion opinion at home that the Prussian Ro3 'al
family and the Court here are bound hand al id
foot, and sold body and soul to Russia. If Ire
could make up our minds never to expect anythin g•
more of Prussia than we have at the present me
ment, this erroneous opinion might be left un -
touched as a harmless delusion ; but, as this wa:. 7
will last many a year yet, and it is only towards
the close of it that Prussia can possibly co-operate
actively, I will endeavour to show how far this
view of the Russian tendencies of Prussia is cor-
rect or the reverse, in order that we may shape
our course and our language accordingly. The
before-mentioned view is based on the fact of a
Prussian Princess being the cemsort of the Eni-
parer of Russia who was reigring, at the time of '
this conflict being brought `.bout by him, on the
very strong presumption of there being a power ;
ful party at Court here imbued with Russian
sympathies, and the patent fact that Prussia
has not openly and actively joined us in the
struggle against Russia. The three facts are
correct, but the imputed cause of Prussia's
policy is incorrect ; there aro so many perfectly
valid reasons, military, financial, political, and
economical to withhold Prussia from. taking a for-
ward part in the war, however convinced King,
Ministers, and. people may be (A the necessity of
profiting by the present opportunity of asserting
the independence of the coun'6ry, that we have no
need to suppose feelings of coup_
affection on
the part of the King, or political sympathies for
Russia on the part of ce",:tain members of the Court,
to have been more tl..an subordinate accessories in
determining the to-arse that Prussia has hitherto
taken. AnyLorly who wishes to write an apology
for Prussia nres.d only take Lord Olarendon's speech
in defence of Austria (House of Lords, June 26th),
substituting the name of one German Power for
that of tlea other, and adding, that while Austria
has a sta•Atling army at command, Prussia has sel-
dom mcire than 150,000 men, and they recruits,
under arms ; and that Austria has a direct and
immediate interest in the settlement of the Eastern
0,-arestion, while Prussia has only a remote and in-
direct one. Prussia has further a positive interest
in the realisation of the third of the four guarantee
points not taking the form of a reduction of the
Russian maritime power in the Black Sea, which
would only drive that Power to avail herself the
more of the Baltic as a cruising-ground for her
naoent fleet, but, as far as I am aware, this objec-
tion has not yet been urged by her in any of her
diplomatic notes or other intercourse.

Denisb..... .

Five ran.

IMPE DIAL PARLIA3TENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAT.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were
considered and agreed to :—Bolton and Nightingale's
Road ; Gun-barrel Proof-houses (Birmingham and Lon-
don) ; Stockton and Darlington Railway ; West Somer-
set Mineral Railway ; and Wolverhampton New Water.
Petitions were presented by Colonel LINDSAY, from
Fife, against the Lord Advocate's Education Bill ; also
a petition, by Mr. DUNCAN, from Dundee, to the same
effect.. _

NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILL.
On the order of the day for the house going into com.
mittee on this bill the further consideration of the bill
was resumed from July 10, at clause 28, in which Mr.
Dillwy n bad moved to insert a proviso to exempt smelt-
ing works from the operation of the clause.
The committee divided on this proviso, when the num-
bers were—
For the proviso 25
Against it 27
Majority against the proviso
Mr. KNIGHT then moved to add at the end of the
same clause these words,ll" Provided always that the
provisions hereintofore contained shall not extend or lac,
blo to any place without the limits of any city,
town,, or borough." The hon. member contended that
if the re, were not some such proviso introduced into the
bill it would have the effect of driving out of the country
soap making and other important manufactures.
Sir• F. TIIESIGER fully concurred in the object of
the amendment, but wished to add to it the words
" povulous districts."
Mr., ROEBUCK opposed the additional words pro-
posed to be added by Sir F. Thesiger, considering they
had lao legal definition, and would lead to much litiga-
tion.

Si.' B. HALL said he had no objection to the words
"populous districts" being added; and in that case he
should not oppose the insertion of the proviso of the lion.
mew her for North Worcestershire (Mr. Knight).
Ai!tur some further conversation the committee divided,
when. the numbers were—

For the insertion of the words "popu-
lous districts "
Against 4l
Majority —•l6
The words were therefore ordered to be added to the
clause-

[LEFT SITTING.]

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS 114 Y).

To return to the supposed Russian sympathies
of the Royal family. In spite of the King's having
a sister on the throne of Russia, and of having re-
ceived his father's death-bed injunctions always to
seek the welfare of Prussia in an intimate alliance
with Russia and Austria, his first independent act
after mounting the throne was to visit England, to
make himself popular there, and to lose no oppor-
tunity since then, consistent with State interests, of
manifesting his goodwill towards us. Previous to
the various street riots of 1848, which went to make
up the miscalled revolution in Prussia, that King
had already advanced considerably in the career
(though, according to our notions, but slowly) of
reform and development, and at the very time when
the rebellion in Vienna broke out General Radowitz
was on his road thither on a mission from the
King, with the object of dissolving or thoroughly re-
constituting the German Bund, the one insuperable
obstacle to political progress in Germany. All the
tastes, tendencies, and sympathies of the King are
the very reverse of all that we mean when we
designate anything as characteristically Russian ;
and, however, much brotherly affection he doubt-
less entertains for his sister, the Dowager Empress
of Russia, there is no difference of opinion among
those acquainted with Palace life here as to the
nature of his sentiments towards the late Emperor
when alive and in the plenitude of his power.
Neither the Emperor Alexander 'during the Con-
gress of Vienna, nor the Emperor Nicholas at the
different Conferences at Warsaw, ever showed any-
thing but the most sovereign disregard for the in-
terests of Prussia, and the whole continued course
of commercial and frontier intercourse between Rus-
sia and Prussia ever since 1813 has been one con-
tinued breach of treaty by the former. The conduct
of the Civil Government of Russia towards Prussia
ever since the conclusion of the long continental war
has been in strict harmony with the conduct of its
armies whilst co-operating in the struggle against
France, and a,bing on Prussian soil in the quality
of friends and allies. To suppose that the King of
Prussia can shut his eyes to all these and a long
further catalogue of grievances against Russia
known to all his well-informed subjects, is to sup-
pose that the most intellectual and widely-informed
man within these frontiers, the friend and associate
of Radowitz and Humboldt, is stupidly blind and
ignorant, or cursed with a fatuity that would re-
move him beyond the pale of responsible rational
beings. The character of the King of Prussia is
not at all likely ever to be portrayed thoroughly
and impartially, for those whose mental vision
would not be distorted by any personal rela-
tion to him are at too great a distance from
him to become perfectly acquainted with its
details. His multifarious knowledge, his versatile
talents, his richly inventive fancy, and his
facility for passing himself off in a variety of
characters would prevent any one (and the more so
the better he is informed) from inditing in a single
work any thorough description of him ; he would
entangle himself in a maze of paradoxes ; on the
other hand, it would not be difficult to compile two
separate pamphlets on this subject, one of which
should contain all the good and noble features of
the King's character, borne out by authentic anec-
dotes of his life ; the other all those many ble-
mishes of character which are the inevitable con-
sequences of human weakness accustomed to all
but absolute power. lam free to assert, however,
that the former of these two pamphlets would be
by far the thicker of the two, and that in the latter
there would be no trace of vice, or of any of the
failings vulgarly attributed to him.
There is another circumstance that inevitably
keeps the present King of Prussia in an antagonism
with the Emperors of Russia. While they strive
to obtain an openly acknowledged protectorate
over the Christians of the Greek Church, Frederick
William of Prussia labours silently but unremit-
tingly to attain the moral pre-eminence of the
champion of Evangelical Protestantism. Thus, he
has erected, in connection with the Prussian Em-
bassy in Rome, a chapel and a hospital ; the same in
Constantinople, with the addition of a burialground.
He shares with our Queen the patronage of the See
of Jerusalem, for which he provides the whole of
the funds. He was foremost in the mediation for,
the Madiai with the Grand Duke of Tuscany, dr,c.
By his knowledge of the tenets, history,cand rites
of his own church, by his unremitting surveillance
of its discipline, and from the fact of his having
built half of the present churches in Prussia, and
put steeples on the other half, he is entitled more
than most monarchs to be considered the head of his
church. In proportion as he vindicates this claim
he enters into a rivalry with the Emperors of Rus-
sia, and in proportion as he constitutes himself the
champion of Evangelical Protestantism he insti-
tutes an antagonism with his neighbouring poten-
tate, in whose dominions there are three millions
and a half of Evangelical Protestants, the greater
part of whom are located contiguous to Prussia.
Of the Prince of Prussia it will not be necessary
for me to say a word ; he is too well known in
England for him by any possibility to fall under the
imputation of Russianly sympathies. The same
applies in a still higher degree to the Princess.
Prince Charles (Kar), however, is the recognised
champion and advocate of Russian policy, in-
fluence, alliance, and character at Berlin ; what
circumstances may have influenced this peculiar
idiosyncrasy on the part of a Prince of the Blood
in Prussia, or whether this perversion of mind is
of spontaneous natural growth, I would rather
leave untouched, on the homely principle of " least
said soonest mended." It would, however, be doing
the King a manifest injustice, and overrating
Prince Charles immensely to imagine thatthe latter
has any influence over the former in any matter of
moment. Prince Albrecht's name need not bein-
troduced at all upon the tapis when speaking of
political influence, and is only mentioned now as
being the youngest of the Royal brothers.

ROLLS COURT.
SMITH V. BAKEII.-JUDGMENT.

The Master of the Rolls gave judgment this morning
in this case. The question, which arose under the will
of a gentleman named Fenton, who by that will devised
all his leasehold cottages and property to his son, Thomas
Fenton, upon trust to sell it, and out of the proceeds to
reimburse himself 1501., which the testator had borrowed
from him, and also the costs of the funeral and testa-
mentary expenses ; and in case there should be any sur-
plus, the testator's wish was that it should be equally
divided among his nearest relations. Thomas Fenton
the son, entered into possession of the testator's
property upon his death, but never proved his
father's will, considering the property he had lift as not
more than a tithe's fraction of the claim he had upon the
testator. Thomas Fenton, the son, died, leaving a will,
by which he gave the estate he possessed to h.is mother
for her life, and upon her decease, to his lineal descend-
ants. He also appointed the defendants as his trustees
and executors. The suit was instituted by the grand-
son of the original testator against the defendants for
the purpose of obtaining an account of the rents and
profits of the property—two leasehold cottage's, which
had been received by Thomas Fenton, jun.
The Master of the Rolls, after going at some
length into the case, in the course of which he
stated that he could not resist the right which the plain-
tiff claimed, directed the cottage in question in the
cause to be sold, the proceeds to be paid into court, to be
disposed of according to the trust provided for in the
will of the original testator. _ _

His Honour also directed an account of the amount
received by Thomas Fenton, the younger, to 13,a talOn.
The Lords Justices of Appeal were occupied the whole
morning with a part-heard case.

The Lord Chancellor sat in the House of Lords, and
nothing of any public interest came before any of the
Vice-Chancellors during the morning.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended July 12, 1855, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale s
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. 1 BAILEY. S OATS. RTE. BEANS.. PHA'.
76s ld 34s 51 238 6d , 44s 6d 468 41 1 40s 9d

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS.
76s 101 34s Oct 28s 8d 45s 7d j 46s 6d 434 Id

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER.
Wheat, 88,195; Barley, 5,331 ;pats, 12,117 ; Rye, 239; Beans

2,988 i Peas, 268 Quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trait, ruled steady,
as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to
4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s Bd. to 43 8d; Pork,
38 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, July 11.—To-day's market was fairly sup-
plied with each kind of stock, and-the trade ruled steady,
as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to els 8d; Mutton, 33 6d to
4s 10d; Lamb, 4s 8d to ssBd ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d; Pork,
3s 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offals.
RompoßD, July 11.—The trade was steady to-day, and.
prices ruled tolerably firm. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d;
Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od; Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s Od; Veal, :is
8d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s Gd to 4s 4d per Bibs. Quarter old
Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each.

HAY MARKETS.
SurnirrELD.—Old meadow hay, 3/ 8s
ditto, 41 Os to 51 Os; old clover, 4l Os to 6110 s ; new ditto,
41 Os to 51 Os ; and straw, 115 s Od to 1110 s Od per load.
Trade rather dull. to 51 15s ; new
315 s to 5/ 12s; new
CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 10s to 5115 s ; new
ditto, 3115 s to 5/ 5s ; old clove', 41 8s to 61 Os ; and new
ditto, 41 Os to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 105 per load.
A wrmoderatell
As upplyioankid
ma
eslaudgogwishhAdye,mand.
ditto, 35 15s to 41 18s ; old clover, 4/ Os to 61 108 ; new
ditto, 3/ 3s to 510 s; and straw, 1/ 45 to 11105 per load.
Trade dull.
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Popular wit in Berlin furnished many years ago
the following catalogue raisonne" of the characteris-
tics of the Princes of the Blood Royal in Prussia :
The King—Good and clever.
Prince of Prussia—Good but not clever.
Prince Charles—Clever but not good.
Prince Albrecht—Neither clever nor good.

I cannot say that I have ever heard anything that
tends to invalidate the correctness of the above es-
timate, due allowance being, of course, made for
the terseness of expression so essential to the
epigram.
It is not usual to hear the Queen's name men-
tioned in connection with politics ; the only share
of activity in which she reveals herself to her sub-
jects is in works of charity and benevolence ; in
these she is very indefatigable, but it is noticed
that the turn and tendency of the institutions
which she most patronises have a Roman Catholic
colour. By birth a Bavarian, she is believed to
sympathise chiefly with Austria, the protectress
of the Roman Church in Germany, and with
whom Bavaria has for the most part of late gone
hand in hand, and most of all just now that
the young Emperor has married a Bavarian
Princess, The influence that the Queen has