The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Sept. 21.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate brecz3 and fine weather, but a little
cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 20.—Wind
tine, for Montreal.
SWANSEA, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—John Hol-
man, for Coquimbo.

rLYMOUTII, Sept. 20.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Gipsy,
from Quebec—Cicerone, from London for Nassau. Sailed
—Mina Clarke, for Quebec.

CARDIFF, Sept. 20.—Wind S.—Sailed—George Henry,
for Buenos Ayres.

FALMOUTH, Sept, 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Timis°,
from Havannah.

(Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GRATEiEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 20.—Christian Sophia, from Lokken.
Arrive, Sept. 21 —Lauriell, from Riga—l3,3thcsda, from
Malmo—Elizibeth Wright and Glen Droon, both from
Riga—J annette, from Thintzic—Mary Gillespie, Charles
Stewart, Annie, Louisa, and Lizzie Lee—all from Cronstadt
—Maria, from Oporto—Ann Warren, from Pomaron—
Charlotte Ellen, from Leghorn—Active, from Nykjebing—
Rio Grande and Wilton, from Jamaica—Venus and
Whabys—both from St. Petersburg—Earnest, from Stettin.
Sailed, Sept. 21.—Sir It. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk—
Hanover, steamer, for !Calais—Rhine, steamer, for Bou-
logne—Leipsic, steamer, for Antwerp.
DIAL, Wednesday Morning.
Anchored—The Morning Star, from London, for Trini-
dad.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY.—..A.bOIIt six o'clock
on Saturday evening, the wife of Mr Robert Sharpe,
of Courtlands, near East Grinstead, had just left her dress-
ing-room in full health. but scarcely had she taken her seat
at the dinner table when she raised her hands and exclaimed,
" 0 Lord." That instant she was a corpse ; some thought
she had been suffocated, but Dr. Rogers, who was promptly
on the spot, stated that death had been the result of apo-
plexy. This melancholy occurrence) has just cast a gloom
over the whole neighbourhood, and Mr Sharpe being a largo
landowner, receives great sympathy, not only from friends
but from the numbers he employs.--Surrey standard.
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR AT lIOLLIN GWOOD,-0a
Sunday evening, a child, about three years of age,
named James William Taylor, son of Joseph Taylor, Cotton-
street, Copsterhill, Holliuwood, near Oldham, was Ewa-
tally shot by his cousin, Joshua Cartwright, son of James
Cartwright, of the same place. It appears that James
Cartwright bought a gun a short time ago, and he has
been in the habit of amusing his little nephew by allowing
him to fire off percussion caps. A man, named Butter
gorth, came to borrow Cartwright's gun on Sunday fore-
noon, for the purpose, as he said, of shooting at a flock of
starlings. Ile returned the gun sht,rtly afterwards, still
loaded, saying the birds had disappeared, and taking off the
cap hung the weapon on the ceiling, not omitting to tell
Cartwright that it was charged. About half-past 4in the
afternoon the child Taylor came in and, casting his eyes
towards the gun, said " Let me shoot ;" whereupon Cart-
wright took down the gun, forgetting that it was loaded,
and put on a cap. He then took the little fellow between
his knees, but the child would not draw the trigger. Joshua
Cartwright, a boy of 13, then took the gun and pulled the
trigger. The contents of the gun lodged in the left breast
of the child Taylor. who after sobbing twice died.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A LADY.—On Friday the
North Riding coroner held an inquest at Kirby Moorside,
upon the body of Mrs John Wuines, the wife of Mr Wainer,
solicitor, of that place, who met her death as follows :—A
few days ago Mr Waines, surgeon, with his wife, and Mr
and Mrs John Waines, were the occupants of a eog•cnrt,
in which the horse ran away in a steep street in hirby.
Mr W. Waines finding ho could not hold the animal, pulled
it short into a side street, but in creasing an iron drainage
grate the horse lost foot hold and fell, and both horse and
dog cart rolled over down the hill several times. Mr W.
Waines and his wife both received dislocations, but Mrs J.
Waines, the deceased, was greatly injured about the head,
and was rendered speechless, death ensuing on Thursday.
The sad event was purely accidental, and a verdict was re-
turned accordingly.—Eaaern Morning .Ne s.

'THE INTERIOR OF A JAVANESE CRATER. SO.
parated by a shelving ridge, we found on the oppo-
site side another crater, called the Kawa Ratu, which is semi
to better advantage by descending into the interior. The
way, which at first glance seems easy enough, we found
before going many steps to be quite the reverse. The
descent is almost perpendicular; and, there being no
regular path, you are obliged to pick your way amongst
loose stones and hard cakes of clay, which in some places
were very slippery. When we had descended about half
way, we came to an escarpment, from which we looked
down on the active portion of the volcano, whence
issued sounds like the moaning of the wind on a stormy
night. These sounds the superstitious natives believe
to be the groaning of certain giants chained under
ground by a wicked gnome. Venturing to descend
still lower, we had a more distinct view of the chimneys or
apertures in the Kawa Ratu, some of which only present
the appearance of extinct craters in miniature, while from
others the smoke forces itself in dense volumes, preceded
by hoarse noises, as though the vents were too small for the
great rush of vapour proceeding from them. The sounds
we heard were very distinct and loud, in consequence of our
proximity. The orifices are encrusted with thick deposits
of a red and yellow substance, the ground on all sides being
of a yellowish brown hue, in consequence of the quantity of
sulphur with which the air is impregnated. A few of the
holes were filled with water, blue as the sky above us, and
apparently boiling hot. We lingered to gaze on this won.
rous scene as long as we could stay, but the smoke, which
sometimes rose in clouds before our faces, obliging us to close
our eyes, compelled us at last to retreat, glad of having
;:ad the opportunity of seeing thus much. This crater, if
not more, is at least 400 ft long, and I should say about 300
Java, by IV. B. I
A dreaci;ul murder was committed in the begins
ning of last week by a bookbinder named Gauthier,
residing in the B
13 that Gauthier, a
the person of his wire. It appear
Rae Montagne-Ste..Genavieve, on
man of violent character and much given to drink,
had for some time been in the habit of ill-treating
his wife. One night he went home intoxicated,
and beat his wife because she reproached him with
his dissolute conduct. They went to bed, however,
as usual, but in the morning about six the husband
revived the quarrel, and at last strangled his wife
by entwining a cord sit times round her neck.
lie then left the house, passed the day in drink■
ing, and returned at night, and slept in the bed
with his wife's corpse. lie did the same the
two following nights, after which he returned home
no more, but sent a letter by post to M. Vigneron,
his father-in-law, stating what he had done, and
advising him to get the body buried. Vigneron
accompanied by a commissary of police and a doctor ,
went to Gauthier's lodgings and forced open the
door, but it was found impossible to enter the room
till the air had been purified by disinfectants. Oa
removing the body it was discovered that the
unhappy woman, in the agonies of death, had given
birth prematurely to a still-born child. Search was
made for the murderer, and ho was arrested on
Friday night while playing billiard 4 at a hU
frequented.

The Prince aiid Princess of Wales in

Denmark.

(from Cite 7intes' Special Correspondent.)
COPENHAGEN, Saturday.
Last evening the great reception in the Christians-
berg Palace was held—the first event of the kind
that has occurred in Copenhagen for close on a
quarter of a contuse. It was said to owe its origin
to a devise on the part of the Princess of Wales to
are again and thank all those who interested them.
seises in the rtjuicings upon the occasion of hcr
departure to be married, and that having once
determined to open the Palace for festive purposes,

the numbers rapidly increased until the gathering
attained the dimensions of last evening. Be this

as it may, it afforded an admirable opportunity for
bringing together thQ Prince and Princeg,3 of Wales

Rad thelit: of society in Copenhagen, and the
assembly uniting as it did the splendour of a State
ceremony with the charm of a private entertain-

ment where the hosts exert themselves to

promote the pleasure of their guests, the mutual
introduction of which, though little was said
about it, may be regarded as a material item

in the programme of the evening, was effected
under the moat favourable auspices. Christianborg

Palace, where the Royal " at home" was given, is
quite equal in extent to Buckingham Palace, if in-
deed, counting the apartments allotted to the Danish
_Houses of Parliament, to the Supreme Court of
Justice, and the Royal collection of pictures, it be
not actually of larger size. For the grandest room
of all, the Rittersaal, there is no parallel in the
English royal abode. Its magnitude, in fact, strikes
the spectator at once as out of keeping with the
present dimensions of the monarchy. It dates, how-
ever, from a period when Norway still was under
Danish sway, and when Frederick VI. hoped,
through the favour of Napoleon, to become even-

tnally King of Scandinavia. In a land of giant

memories such as Denmark, a palace a little out of

keeping with its actual daily wants is, after all, no
great anomaly. The invitations were issued for 8
o'clock, and shortly after that hour the two princi.

pal reception rooms were filled with a distinguished
company, all en grande tenue. In the act of entering
the first of these apartments, a stranger ignorant of
the country must at once have felt that he had set
fcot in the head•quarters of a natioa whose pedi-

gree runs back to the gray times of old. The walls
are decorated—to say covered would be more
strictly accurate—with paintings by some of the
first Danish academicians, tracing the progress of
the people in knowledge and in power from the time
when white-robed bards and priests sang or gashed
themselves, after their fashion, before the great

stone images of Thor and Odin, through the period
when the " still small voice" of the Christian reli.

gion was first heard to repeat its marvellous story

in these regions under the shade of the grea

primeval forests, down to the epoch when, in the
middle and yet later age, the sway and might of
Denmark culminated. The inner room was dif-

ferently, it would be hard to say more suitably

adorned. The pictures in this case were re

twf.pßst eight cclock, a loud cheer outsida the
gates announced to those within that the Roy 1,1
party was arriving from Bernstorf. Tne more
distinguished guests were formed meanwhile, acs
cording to the Danish custom, in a trip'e circle in

the inner or Blue Room ; and a 3 b on as the
folding doors which led from the private apartments
were thrown open, the Royal party were received
with a general reverence. Taking opposite sides of
he circle the King and Qiecn of Denmark walked
the entire length of the room, nearly the whole of
Ilion in the inner circle being known to and recog-
nised by them ; others, on the contrary, more rt.-
moved in position being brought forward and intro-
duced. The Prince and Princess of Wales followed ;
as far, however, as her Royal Highness was con.
corned, there seemed little need of introduction, the
great majority of those present appearing to he
known more or less to her. To each she had some
pleasant word to address, some agreeable recollec-
tion to call up; and it was only necessary to watch
the gait and smile with which she passed from
young to old, and from point to point, to learn the
secret of her popularity. Much of this hearty win-
ning manner the Princess undoubtedly inherits
from her mother, but she has added to it a grace
which is all her own. To the Prince of Wales a dif-
ferent field was open, and he too was busy, if not in
making conquests, at least in winning golden
opinions. To say that society accepted him as a
worthy consort of " their own Alexandra,' is proba-
bly as short and as accurate a summary as could be
given of the general feeling. Society, on these occa-
sions, looks for somo account of the attire of the
lady forming the most conspicuous object in the re-
union, Accordingly, it may be interesting to state
that the dress of her Royal Highness, which it was
easy to see was of more recent mode than has yet
become general in Copenhagen, was of a smoke
colour, with deep black lace trimming, looped up at
the side with wreaths of coral and seaweed. The or-
naments worn with this consisted of a scarlet tiara,
studded with diamonds and pearls, and a massive
necklace, covering the greater part of the
chest, consisting of similar precious stones.
In the case of most other wearers this
necklace would have shone like a sheet of dazzling
light, but, placed where it was, it had a dull and

placed by gigantic panels of the richest
satin that can be conceived, having in
the centre a design in shaded white. The
walls and hangings of the room corresponded
in colour, so that the whole looked like sheets of
the most delicious verdure, with which the white

sprays intermingled very naturally. In the day

time, it is right to add, the apartment wears an en-
tirely different aspect, being distinguished by the
appellation of" the Blue Room." The sole ornament

almost cream coloured effect. Her Royal Highness
further wore, suspended from the left shoulder, a

medallion likeness of her Majesty Queen Victoria

set round with brilliants. The Prince of Wales wore
the uniform of the 10th Hussars, of which regiment

he is colonel, a dress certainly more becoming, in the

evening at least, than his ordinary ccstume as a gene-
ral officer. With this he wore the Order of the Ele-
phant, the blue riband of which much resembles,
but is somewhat broader than that attached to the
Garter. The other members of the Royal Family
accompanying the King and Queen were the Crown
Prince, the Princess Dagmar, the Landgrave of
Hesse, Princs Carl of Glucksburg, the Princess
Maria of Anhalt, and the Princess Hilda, her

daughter. From the Blue Room the distinguished
company, at a signal that all was ready, passed into
the Concert-room, where a selection of music occu-
pying two or three hours was performed by the
orchestra and most gifted members of the company
attached to the King's Theatre. About the middle
of the concert there was a pause of 20 minutes or
KO, during which the Royal party left their seats,
and proceeded individually to converse with the
guests. Refreshments were brought in, and handed
i•
round by the King's running footmen, dressed in the
same extraordinary liveries that were described on
the occasion of the arrival at Bernstorf. The leader
of the orchestra was M. Gade, a composer whose
works have attained considerable celebrity, not only
in his own country but in Germany. The musical
pieces performed and sung were, with the excep-
tion of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" and one
overture, exclusively Danish. They were of high
merit, and the only drawback was that the second
portion of the programme may have been a little
too extended. In the Concert-room, it was \
pos-
sible to distinguish many faces which in the
rooms previously passed through w,re lost in
the crowd. Among those receiving the heartiest

e -
of this chamber, beyond its mural fittings and the
brilliant company which it contained, was a mag-
nificent vase of antique Sevres, one of a pair valued
at £5,000. It is the characteristic of all continental
assemblies that uniforms and decorations largely
predominate. Those persons EVeD, engaged in the
civil service of the country, who would not in Eng-
land be entitled to any distinguishing attire, ap-
pear abroad in uniforms more or less gorgeous, and
after a certain number of years would consider
themselves slighted if they were not possessed of
at least as goodly a show of stars and crosses as
their colleagues and acquaintances, In Germany
this universality of striped ribends and badges has
passed iato a proverb. " There are two things,"
says the Eckensteher," that a Bea;nte cannot avoid
—death and the third class of the Red Eagle." It
must not be supposed, however, that because all are
more or less decore, there are not in Denmark
special distinctions earned by high birth or special
services. For instance, among all the rare and
valued orders in Europe there is none holding a
higher place for honour end antiquity than that of
the Elephant, peculiar to this Court. It was con-
sidered a singular and almost unexampled instance
of favour when it was conferred upon the Prince of
Wales shortly after the King's accession to the
throne. Looking round the apartments as the com-
pany fell into little conversational groupswhile wait-
ing the arrival of the Royal party, it was impossible
to resist the impression that the assembly had on the
whole a strangely English character. At the very
outset there must have been many points in com-
mon between the nations, and of late years, among
the better classes, the process of assimilation has
been favoured by facilities of travel, by frequent in-
termarriages, and by study of the English litera-
ture. Even at this moment, though France, for
political reasons, is specially the object of Danish
attention in a social point of view, the English are
far greater favourites. Add to this, that the State
uniforms and Royal liveries are all, as in England,
scarlet ; that both countries are nsutical in taste, as
well as by necessity, and that the naval services re-
spectively were on this occasion well represented;
and it will be seen what a British tinge prevaded
the assembly, held though it was in the north of Eu-
rope. Of late years, indeed, the Danish army, from
some clue which it is not easy to discover, aban-
doning the traditional colour, has dressed its armies
in blue; but the Guards at least retain their scarlet
tunics, and wear them on State occasions. Last night
accordingly the sentries at their posts, and their
officers in the saloons, might almost have been
taken for an escort especially sent from England.
In the aggregate the military wardrobe is less
costly in Denmark than any of the southern na-
tions; there were, however, uniforms last night
on which both the ornaments were rich and the
colour tastefully chosen. The most costly service,
in strict analogy to our own, is the regiment of
Royal Horse Guards, about 100 strong, the corn•
missions in which are always held by men of good
estate, The mere star of Denmark worn by them
is an ornamented cuirass on grand occasions, must
be of great value, since it amounts nearly to a sheet
of silver. In every corner of the rooms names were
heard that in the late unhappy troubles attained
a world-wide currency. M, Halle, late Foreign
Minister, was present, as was likewice M. Sehelle, a
predecessor in the same office. M. Tilliscb, Minister
of the Interior, and Gen. Hansen, Mini.ster for W ar,
represented the existing Cabinet, and M, Quaade,
though engaged in the negotiations at Vienna, may
likewise be treated as in attendance since Madame
Quaade was among the prisileged circle. There were
also present Captain Lutkin, Minister of Marine ; M.
D ivid, the Finance Minister; M. Halsen, Minister
of Justice, &c. The names of General de Meza and
General Gerlach recalled the brief but bloody
struggle in which they were engaged. Both are men
far advanced in life, and of the former it is said
that he prides himself not less on his musical gifts
than upon his professional attainments. Both were
called on in the late war to perform practical im-
possibilities, and both of course felt the bitterness of
Popular disappointment, bat they never ceased to be
regardz,d as brave able men, for whom the circum-
stances of the time proved too strong. The members
of the diplomatic corps mustered in considerable
force. These included the American t Mr
Wood ; the Belgian Nl' Bosch-Spencer;
peern,
ceer
M. Bo'
;Minister,
the French Minister,
for Holland, M. Roe,huount Dotez ; the Minister
; the Italian Minister ;
the Charge d'Aff tires for Spain,
d M. Louis de Castillo;
Baron D'Essen, Charge
M. Gosch, secretary to theAffi
Danishtres for Sw.eden ;
London, &c. Many of the diplomatistsis Legation in
present
were more profusely decorated, butth
figures among their ranks by which the eyee twoe
most attracted were unquestionably those of thee
Danish Minister accredited to the Court of Spain,
and r.ow staying temporarily in Denmark, and
the English Plenipotentiary in Copenhagen. About

greeting from the Royal party was the
poet, esteemed almost as much in England as in
Denmark, Hans Cnristian Andersen. Shortly after
eleven o'clock the concert came to en end, and the
King and Queen led the way to the Rittersaal, the
gem of all the apartments in the palace, where a
supper had been prepared for the 400 or 45.0 guests.
Of this, the closing and most brilliant ecene of all,
I propose to send you a separate account.
In the early part of the day yesterday the Prince
of Wales took part in a battue in the deer park at-
tached to Bernstorf Castle, and met with very toler-
able sport. The proceedings consisted partly in
shaoting foxes—an amusement which scunds bar-
barous in the ears of an English sportsman, but,
which is perfectly legitimate, and in fact commend-
, able here, where it is not the fashion to hunt these
animals with horses and hounds.
To-day a grand review of the National Guard of
Copenhagen, reinforced by such regiments of the
line as are now in garrison, was to have been held
a short distance to the north of the town. The
troops did actually assemble, but upon a report that
the Prince of Wales, who was to have inspected
them, was indisposed, the risen marched back to
barracks and the review was postponed.

THIN SUN, I_,ONDON, WEDNESDAY EV ENING, SE VTE BEE 21, 1864.

Ludlow Agricultural Society's Dinner.

The 18th annive6aly of this society was held within the
courtyard of the ancient Castle of Ludlow on Monday, and
was ono of the most successful of the society's gatherings.

The dinner in the afternoon was well attended.

The Hon. G. W. CLIVE, M.P., in responding to the toast
of " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," said--The present
time is one of some anxiety to those charged with maintain-

ing the efficiency of England, and that anxiety is caused by
the largo number of men who within the next fow months
will be entitled to claim their discharge under the provisions

of the Ten Years' Eulistuieut Act of 18

The difileull y

of filling the positions of au unusually large number of
trained men by recruits, and within a short time, must be

apparent to most of us. Now-a-days men upon entering the
army enlist, not as they formerly did, for the Lest or greater
part of their lives, but simply for a period of 10 years, at the

end of which time every man worth having in the army is
transformed into a highly trained soldier, worthy of trust and

confidence. indeed, many men who enter the army from the

ploughtail, which is a considerable source whence to draw
recruits,under the discipline of the army, soon become highly
intelligent and highly trained men, fit to obtain, as they do,

good places in civil life upon leaving tho service. It is them
of ceurse, to the interest of the authorities, as it is of the
public purse, to keep as many as possible of these men in
the service for the benefit of the country. How this is to be
done without adding largely to the expenses of the public
purse is the question now seeking solution at the hands of
those who hold the reins of power, and it is one we must all
feel anxious to see satisfactorily settled. Another subject just

now occupying much thought in the army is the substitu-
tion of the breechloader as a weapon of war for the muzzle-

Loader.

The old weapon has unquestionably done good

service in its day, but I feel pretty certain that before long

a good breechloader will be produced that will enormously
increase the efficiency of our army as compared with
the armies of our Continental neighbours. I observe there
has recently been published an elaborate account of the
Crimean war by a general in the Russian service, in which
ho speaks in strong terms of the precision and accuracy of
the rifle firing of the English army, to which ho mainly
attributes the success that attended our army at Inker •
mann. We should not, however, pass over the efforts that
have been made to improve the sanitary condition of the
army, with a view to check the excessive rate of mortality
among its members as compared with that in civil life both
at home and abroad. This is a serious undertaking, and

one that cannot be fully attained in a moment ;but as far
as the undertaking has proceeded the results have been of
the most beneficial character, and year after year I hope
these endeavours will continue, to the benefit of this highly

important service and the country. (Hear, hear.)
Mr H, BAILEY, of Shrewsbury, having proposed "The
Health of the Members for the Southern Division of the
County of Salop," and argued strongly in favour of the re-
peal of the malt tax,
Viscount NEWPORT, M.P., said—l feel that the flatter-
ing compliment paid me is especially due to my having the
honour to fill the position of one of the representatives of
this county in Parliament, but the terms in which my
friend spoke of me are too eulogistic for any service I may
have been able to render to my constituency. I will not
break through the rule of this society by touching on any
question of special politics. but I may be allowed to confirm
the truth of Mr Bailey's remark that the duties of a mem-
ber cf Parliament, though very honourable, and in some re-
spects very delightfulpnd agreeable, are by no means light.
It has been said, and very truly, that the last session of
Parliament was one singularly barren in great political
events, in the addition of great acts to the statute boil,
and of alterations in any respect to our Constitution; but
it is equally true that the agricultural, commercial, and
trade prosperity of the country is so great, that what is
called the private business of Parliament has increased to
such an extraordinary extent, that especially upon those
who act as chairmen to private bill committees the labour
that falls is enormous, and almost more than individual
me wbers of Parliament can get through, and even the at-
tendance of those who form the ordinary mernbers.of com-
mittees is so continuous and laborious that it requires a
great deal of individual exertion and perseverance to per-
form the duties required of them. Ido not say this in the
spirit of complaint, but to show you that the private busi-
ness of the House of Commons forms a most important part
of the duties, and is ono of the most serious taxes upon the
time, of representatives of the people. I believe some at•
tempt will be made in the commencement of next session to
alter the present system of private business, by which it is
hoped a greater amount of work will be got through with a
diminution of labour, At all events, I feel proud cf the
House of Commons, I have been a great many years a
member of that body, and the longer I have been so, the
more experience I have gained of what the House of Com-

mons is in all its bearings, the greater is my admiration for
it as the constitutional and governing body of this country.
I believe it fairly represents the opinions and feelings of the
great bulk of the educated community of this kingdom, and
by it not only the public but the private business is, upon
the whole, conducted to the eati efaction of the community.
I believe it would be very difficult to find tribunals which
would be more satisfactory to the country than the House
of Commons, and I think this is the general feeling of the
people. I will not sit down without replying to the sug •
gt stion offered me that I should say something about the
repeal of the malt duty. I quite understand by that expres-
sion of opinion that the question is one that has the greatest
interest for you, and naturally so, not only for the agricul-
tut al community, but for all those who take an interest in
the welfare of the financial arrangements of this country.
(Hear.) Now, it is a very difficult thing for any individual
member of Parliament to make any very decided expression
of opinion as to what he will do when called upon to record
his vote. The best thing I can therefore do is to refer you
to my last votes in the last session of Parliament. The
subject of the repeal of the malt tax was brought forward at
least twice, if not in a practical, at all events in an abstract
manner, laet session. The first occasion was the motion by
Col. Barttelot, in terms which I did not entirely approve,
as it seemed to be putting a sort of pressure upon the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in a particular way at a parti-
cular time ; but holding the views I did upon the subject,
I felt it to be my duty to vote with Col. Barttlelot upon that
occasion. Another motion set upon the paper by the mem-
ber for the North Riding of York was ono in which I en-
tirely concurred, for it only asked the House of Commons
to eethpor mesash an
tax tr -ink% that the question of the repeal
of
be dealt with. It may appear to you
tabs should abstract P
that it is of no use to give effect to an abstract vote, but
from my experience of the House of Commons that is the
way in which a beginning must be made in these matters.
Englishmen, I am happy to say—and the remark applies to
the House of Commons—are not very fond of making great
alterations in a hurry. They want to see their way before
they agree to follow a very energetic leader. They like to
have a question entirely sifted or thoroughly investigated,
more especially in matters of finance. lam old enough to
remember the agitation that preceded the repeal of the corn
laws, a subject upon which the country was very much di-
vided, and that it was only after a long period of time, which
some thought too late and some too soon, that the end sought
was attained. Great alterations were made in regard to the
Customs duties upon corn and other articles, and since that
time the majority of the House of Commons has been
largely in favour of the reduction of duties upon articles
of use, such as paper, glass,
and so forth. By very con-
siderable majorities these duties were repealed in pre-
ference to the duty upon malt, I have had a desire to
bring about a reduction in the malt duty, but we have been
outvoted. It therefore becomes much more difficult, when
other duties have been repealed upon which we might have
fallen back—l say it becomes under these circumstances
much more difficult to deal with the malt duty, because it,
is a question of a very large amount of revenue. This ses-
sion I have twice given my opinion that it ought to be dealt
with; but I am far from saying I would vote for a repeal
of the malt tax were it proposed to-morrow, for I hope I
have far too much honest patriotism and far too much re-
spect for the responsibilities of those who govern to say a
word or ask a vote, hero or anywhere else,
unless I felt
certain it might be done without the least injury to the
financial arrangements of the country. (Applause.) ,
In reply to the toast of " The Borough Members,''
The Hon. G. WINDSOR CLIVE said—Last year I ventured
to indulge in the belief that once in a way this country was
at peace with the rest of the world, but since that time we
seem to have recurred to the views of the last century, that
England mus'c have one or two little wars on hand, costing
a large sum of money and much precious life. During the
last 12 months we have had a difficulty in Japan, followed
by the bombardment of liagosima ; we have had a war in
India with the hill tribes, and a war with the Ashantees,
though only disease cost a great loss of life. Still we have
a war in New Zealand, which I am afraid is very far from
being finished. This country has however escaped a still
greater difficulty by getting out of a European war
in which
it seemed at one time to be involved ; but the course taken
by Great Britain in hat matter was not such as to main-
tain for this country the position she should occupy as one
of the principal countries of the world. Casting our eyes
abroad, I think it is not unreasonable to hope that the
calamities of that war which has raged so long
in America
have induced the people of farcethe hern States to see the
hopelessness of endeavouring to the Southern people
Lack into the Union. (Applause.) It is to be hoped, iv-
deed, that men may be found sufficiently honest-minded to
admit this and act upon it at the proper time, when the
next Presidential election comes on, and in the meantime
it is to be hoped something will be done to bring about a
restoration of peace, although
it seems evident, I may
say inevitable, that one condition of that peace
must be the recognition of tne independence of the
Southern States. These calamities must set all men deeply
to think upon the political results they lead to, the vast
amount of misery they bring about, and the serious extent
to which progress has been thrown back in that part of the
world. While this is the case we in this country may look
forward with assurance to the future, seeing that the value
of the fundamental principles of our Constitution were never
better appreciated by the people at large than at the present
moment. The hon. gentleman concluded by apologising for
the absence of his colleague, Sir W. Fraser, who was in
Switzerland for the benefit of his health.

THE EASTERN FISHERIES,—The deliveries of
herrings at Great Yarmouth during the past week have
been emall, but the quality of the fish sent in has been
good, Prices have ranged from £l4 to £25 per last,