The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

North Country and Welsh Steam Coal,

Reports of trials of Welsh and North of England steam
coal have boon laid before the House of Commons. Mr.
Miller, chief engineer at the steam factory, Keyham, has
made a full report of a series of experiments extending over
four months, and states as the result that it is evident that
the introduction of north country coals to be burnt in com-
bination with Welsh coals in equal proportions would be
attended with desirable results, as means by which all the
Welsh coals put on b .ard a ship might be usefully and eco-
nomically burnt,'smoke prevented to a great extent, and a
more rapid evaporation effected ; that is to say, a given
quantity of water evaporated by a given quantity of coal in
less time, and thus the steam boilers of ships rendered more
powerful. There would be no difficulty in coaling a still'
with tho two kinds of coal, The bunkers of ono side might
be filled with north country coal, and the other side with
Welsh coal, Mr. Anderson, engineer in charge of her Ma-
jesty's ship Supply, reports in favour of a mixture of from
one-third to one-half north country coal with Welsh. The
consumption he found the same as of Welsh coal, but there
were fewer ashes. Commander Roberts of her Majesty's
storeship Wye is in favour of one-third north country coal.
II o tried a mixture in other proportions, but found this burn
less coal for a given amount of work and proe.nee consider-
ably less smoke, ashes and soot. Mr. ICtmilde, inspector of
machinery afloat at Sheerness, states ay the result of experi-
ments on board the Fearless, its well an of his experience
when out on trial with vessels at the measured mile during
the last 1.2 months, that for economy of fuel and
producing
the greatest aniount of steam pressure, the best proportion
is a mixture of two-thirds Welsh and one-third north coml.
try coal, and that this is batterthan either kind of coal
t,partitoly. Captain Broadbent, in charge of the reserve,
Portsmouth, tried all Welsh, equal quantities of each, and
t wo•thirdm north country coal, and reports in favour of all
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Welsh coal.
choaaslie tried one-
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MINS BRADDONT, THE DISTINGUISHED NOVELIST,
hag given £250 to the Dramatic College, for the building of
a house, Which is to be called after ono of her great literary
successes, "Aurora Floyd," This Nvi 11bo a combined me-
mento of her benevolence and of her literary genius.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This

LIVERPOOL RACES—This DAY.

£4O HANDICAP PLATE.

Lord Douglas ...........
Poland

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CITY BETTING—Tins DAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
11 to 2 agat Bantam (taken)
6to 1 agat Emblematic (taken)
9to 1 agat Jerusalem (taken)
10 to 1 agat Portland (taken)
11 to 1 agat 'Wee Nell (taken)
16 to 1 agat Real Jam (taken)
Very little betting.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TATTERSALLS'.—LAST EVENINGS
- •
6to 1 aget Bantam (taken)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 15 agat Emblematic (taken)
10 to 1 agat Wee Nell (taken)
10 to 1 aget Portland (taken)
10 to 1 agat Jerusalem (offered)
15 to 1 aget Real Jam (taken)
16 to 1 aget Ocean Witch (taken)
25 to 1 aget Bell's Life (taken)
25 to 1 agat Romeo (taken)
25 to 1 aget Sinking Fund (taken)
33 to 1 agat Harry (taken)
40 to 1 agst Ireley (taken)
40 to 1 agst Leonidas (taken)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STALES.
Bto 1 apt Lioness (taken)
15 to 1 agat Wingrave (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
6to 1 agat Fille de l'Air (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
33 to 1 agat Merry Hart (taken)
33 to 1 agat Farce (taken)
33 to 1 aget Crisis (taken)
THE DERBY.
9to 1 agst Scottish Chief (take 10 to 1)
13 to 1 agat Paris (taken)
2.5 to I aget Idler (taken)
1000 to 20 agat Hollyfoz (taken)
1000 to 20 twat Baragah (taken)

CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY.
LIVRAPOOL SPRING cur.
4to 1 agat The Monk
6 to 1 agst St. Lawrence
6to 1 agat Costa
Bto 1 apt Trojanus
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
6to 1 agat Bantam (11 to 2 takes freely)
6to 1 agat Emblematic
9to 1 agst Woe Noll (taken)
10 to 1 agat Jerusalem
10 to 1 agst Portland
100 to 6 agat Real Jam
18 to 1 agst Ocean Witch
20 to 1 agat Bell's Life .
25 to 1 agat Romeo
33 to 1 agat Harry
40 to 1 agat Czar
40 to 1 agst Chester
40 to 1 agat Thomastown
60 to 1 aget Sir William
60 to 1 agat Reporter
60 to 1 agat Serious Case
60 to 1 agat Leonidas
100 to 1 agst Emblem (offered)
TILE SEFTON HANDICAP.

6 to 2 agst Persuasion
6to 1 agst Tomfoolery
6to 1 agat Farfalla
6 to 1 agat Argonaut
THE NORTHAMPTONSHID.II STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Lioness (taken freely)
11 to 1 agat Blithfield (offered)
12 to 1 agat Gardener

CHESTER cur,
10 to 1 agst Golden Pledge
15 to 1 agst Blaekdown
20 to 1 agst Antleld
30 to 1 agst Muezzin

DEBBY.
10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief
12 to 1 apt Cambusoan
16 to 1 agst Coastguard
20 to 1 agst Blair Athol
60 to 1 aget Copenhagen

AQUATICS.

Day,

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.
As the day fixed for this great national equatio event (the
19th March) approaches the interest of the public increases,
and everything connected with the encounter is watched
with the utmost degree of anxiety. On Friday and Satur-
a.., .v. cue, vt ilav %JAMUL.. wY sty caned
by hundreds of Cantabs, who took the opportunity afforded
them by the Oxford and Cambridge pastimes, and visited the
banks of the Isis. The impression formed by the Cambridge
gentlemen seemed very unfavourable to their own colours,
and many of them backed the dark blue at odds, a circum-
stance which has given Oxford more confidence, and induced
them to lay freely the odds of 6 to 4, which can be had at
Oxford for the asking. As we before stated. the Oxford
crew will be in London about the middle of the week, as
orders have been given to forward the boat by road to Put-
ney on Wednesday evening next. The crew, it is expected,
will make their debut on the London waters on the following
Thursday, when the London talent will have an opportunity
of judging of their merits.
On Monday afternoon (yesterday) a picked crew was got
up to give them a turn, in accordance with the usual eastern
at Oxford, and a race of exceeding interest took place below
Nuneham. The scratch crew comprised, besides the Presi-
dent of the 0.U.8.C., Mr. Carr, and several Oxford oars of
great experience, including the Messrs. Morrison. The
names, however, as given below, will speak for themselves.
MR. CARR'S CREW.
1 E. E. Illingworth, Brasenose
2 F. F. Lambert, Corpus
3 A. Morrison, Balliol
4 W. W. Goddard, Exeter
6 G. Morrison, Balliol
6 C. E. Harris, Brasenose
7 It. Sepberd. Brasenose
C. it. Carr, Wadham (stroke)
F. C. Clutterbuck, Trinity (coxswain)
OXFORD UNIVERSITY CREW.
1 C. P. Roberts, Trinity
2 W. Awdry, Balliol
3 It. H. Kelly, University
4 J. C. Parson, Trinity
6 W. B. Jacobson, Christ Church
6 A. E. Seymour, University
7 M. Brown, Trinity
D. Pocklington, Brasenose (stroke)
C. E. R. Tottenham, Christ Church (coxswain)
The river being swollen to a great extent, owing to the
recent heavy rains, and the wind blowing very strongly from
the west, caused an unusual roughness on the surface, re-
sembling as near as possible the swell of the Thames near
London. :Mr. Carr lay under the Berkshire shore at the
Mile Bush until the " Varsiry Eight," which has rowed
from Sandford, came within a few lengths, when he put on
a quick stroke and led them through the Railway. Bridge.
at which point the gap had boon somewhat lessened, aloha
powerful stroke of Mr. Pocklington told more effectively in
the rough water than the dash of Mr. Carr. Upon reaching
the Corner the " eight" put on a spurt and caught up to
their opponents, whose want of condition telling upon
them, enabled the former to take the lead, Which they
maintained to the finish.
The "wi rowing
gof
the"etal *traded greet satisfaction to
whothose were present, though it was observed the
stroke oar lacked the dash which has been the distinguish.
ing feature of the Oxtord stroke for the past three amnia&
Mr. Hoare, the gentleman referred to, who expected to row
in the scratch crew, was unable to do so thrcugh slight
indisposition.

Al it ie said, adjourn PARLIAMENT Will, OHM for the Easter
holidays on the 18th inst.
THE LAST MOT Ob AULIER (a very small one) is
that, hearing tw•o ladies at the Opera sing in discord, ho
exclaimed to a friend,'' How ditlicult it is, my friend, to keep
two women in accord 1"

Tug IGTowN AUTYRS.—Tho following is a
true COPY of the entry in the lately discovered
minute-bock of the Wigtown kirk session, in obtaining
which for the public there have, as our readers aro aware,
lr.en some remarkable difficulties :—" At Wigtown, July 3,
it/4. Post preces. Sedt. Thu minr. all ye Elders and
Deacons this day the tokens were distributed to those in the
congregan, according to the mind of the Session the former
day. This day Bailie IsPlieand Elder in Wigtown addressed
this Session for yo privilege of the Sacrament declaring the
grief of his heart yt he should have sides in ye Sieze of ye
women who were sentenced to die in this place in the year
1685, and yet it had frequently been his petition to God for
true repentance and forgiveness for yt sin. Ile being re-
moved and the Session inquiring into this affair and the
carriage of the ad. Baillio eine° yt time and being satisfied
with his oenversan. since, and the present evidencee of re-
putt ance now, they granted him the priviledge, he was called
in admonished and exhorted to deliberation, due tenderneem
Colt of
in such a solemn address unto God. The Sederunt closed
with prayer. Members of Session 13 March 1701—Mr.
Thomas Kerr Minister. Elders-1%71114i"
Coltrane
Drumorral (Provost), John Lefties,Softlay,lacons
Jo.
I\l qieand TIVITUfIa ht'Clellan, Thomas M'Clure,
—Michael Shanks, Jo. Culyie, Jo. . Deacons
Gerson."—Scotsman.
Tu ItIN, March 5.—Lottery from Venetia continue
prepara.i(ms on the
to mention important military t
part of Austris. Within the range of the command
comprises the Carniola, Trieste,
of Verona, which
and Istria, there aro now 100,000 men, with mili-
tary stores sufficient for 300,000 men. A further
force of 30,000 men is expected. The Airtrian
Government intends to concentrate tvlarge body of
artillery in the I.'elesinit.

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2

I'HE PUNISHMENT OF RAPE.
The E4tl of CVESTMEA.TIi begged to lay upon the
table a bill to amend the law with respect to the punishment
uti r.41)0. The noble earl said he had on a former occasion
endeavoured to bring in a bill for the same purpose, but he
1W been prevented by a very narrow majority of their
lo'..dships from proceeding with so salutory a measure. The
law, as it at present existed, was not at all sufficient
to afford adequate protection to women. The first
object of his bill, therefore, was, that where more than
one person was concerned public whipping should be
inflicted on the participators in such an abominable offence.
The bill was read a first time.
THE KERTCH PRIZE MONEY.
Lord CHELMSFORD rose to put a question to the
First Lord of the Admiralty with respect to the distribution
of the Parliamentary grant amongst flag officers in the fleet
employed in the expedition to Kertch and Yenikale in 1855.
The noble lord cited the method of alloting prize money,
but the money divided under the warrant in the present
case was not to be looked upon as ordinary prize money.
The usual flag share in the case was £2,856, to which Lord
Lyons would have been entitled to two-thirds, and Sir
Houston Stewart to one-third, but the Admiralty
had given £1,428 to Lord Lyons and the remaining
moiety had been divided between Admirals Sir Houston
Stewart, Boxer, Sir M. Stopford, and Bray, but the last
three gallant officers had not been engaged in the expedi-
tion, and therefore were not entitled to participate. In the
present instance, it appeared to him that, according to the
distribution made, Lord Lyons had been deprived of £457,
and Admiral Stewart of £595. He wished to know whether
the opinion of the law officers had been consulted before the
money was paid.
The Duke of SOMERSET maintained that the money
had been distributed in accordance With the naval service
and her Majesty's proclamation issued on March
29, 1854. Many other distributions, which the noble lord
recapitulated, had been made on account of captures made
in the years 1854.55 to officers in command on the station,
and not the slightest discontent had been evinced. The
directions of the Rnyal warrant were quite clear, and there-
fore the Admiralty had but one duty to do, and that was to
divide the money in accordance with it. An instance had
occurred in the year 1855, in which a capture had been
made in the Black Sea, when one of the officers who parti-
cipated was at Malta and another at Constantinople. He
did not consult the law officers of the Crown before he dis-
tributed the money, but he was guided by the practice of
the Admiralty.

The Earl of HARD V/ICK E said it seemed to him that
the act of Parlament under which this sum of £85,925 was
granted expressly defined the persons amongst whom it was
divisible as those actually engaged in the Kertch and Yeni.
kale expedition.

After few words from Lord CHELMSFORD,
The Duke of SOMERSET expressed his willingness to
take the opinion of the law officers, or to adopt some other
means of setting at rest the question which had been raised
by the noble and learned lord. (Hear, hear,)
The subject then dropped.
Sir John Lawrence's Annuity Bill was read a second
time.

THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.
Earl GRANVILLE called the attention of the house to
the report of the Select Committee on Railway Schemes
within the limits of the metropolis ; and moved that the
following bills be not proceeded with in the present ses-
sion, namely, Victoria-street and Thames Embankment
Railway ; Oxford-street and City Railway ; London Main
Trunk Underground Railway; Charing-cross (Northern)
Railway ; Charing•cross (Western) Railway; Tottenham
and Hampstead Junction Railway (extension to Charing-
cross) ; London Union Railway ; and Tottenham and
Farringdon-street Railway. That the fees which have been
Incurred in i espect of the said bills be remitted ; and
that the report be referred to all select committees to which
anY railway bills within the limits of the metropolis may
be rebrred. Before making his motion, the noble lord pre-
sented a petition from citizens of London, expressing alarm
lest they should be compelled to go before different com-
mittees in order to protect their property against the
encroachment of railway schemes. That alarm
was quite ghundless, because the joint committee
had recommended that all schemes affecting- the
City of London she,Ald be referred to one and the same
committee. The noble earl then detailed the recommen-
dations of the committee, and stated the principles upon
which they had proceeded , but it is unnecessary to give
his observations on these points, as their substance has
been more fully, and certainly more clearly, embodied in
the report of the committee which we have already pub-
lished.

The motion waa agreed to.
The House adjourned at 25 minutes past 6.

ROUST,! OP 001131LOITO T rrttrar.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.
Mr. CRA WFORD gave notice that he would, on an
early day, draw the attention of the house to this subject
with a view to raising the whole question of the proposed
tne!ropolitan railways.

THE INVASION OF JUTLAND.
Mr DISRAELI—Sir, as I see the noble lord the First
Minister in his place, I wish to make an inquiry respect-
the invasion of Jutland. I should like to know whether the
noble lord has any authentic information on that subject
which he could communicate to the house, The reason I
make the inquiry is that two statements have been made by
the two leading members of the Government in different
Houses of Parliament, which apparently are very contrary
in sense. We understood from the noble lord, when the
matter was brought before the house, and a question
addressed to him on the subject, that he considered
the invasion of Jutland to be en the part of the German
Powers an aggravated outrage of the injustice they had
already committed. But I observe that, when the same
question was addressed to the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs in the other House of Parliament, he
seemed to convey that he had received a formal in-
timation from the Prussian Ambassador of the in-
tended invasion—that the Prussian Ambassador in-
formed him that the intended invasion of Jutland was the
consequence of the order of the Danish Government to cap-
ture German ships, and that it had rendered inevitable that
war general, which otherwise was local ; and it seemed by
the accounts which reached us that the Secretary of State
accepted that interpretation of the conduct of the German
Powers, and communicated it without any protest to the
Danish Government. Under these circumstances, and
seeing that the invasion of Jutland appears still to be pro-
posed, and remembering the original statement of the noble
lord and the statement which he made with reference to
that invasion a few nights since, I should be glad to know
whether the noble lord can communicate to the house any
authentic information upon the subject, and also what the
house may consider to be the authentic view which the
Government take of that step on the part of the invading
Powers. (Cheers.)
Lord PALMERSTON—Sir, the accounts we have had
explanatory of the invasion of Jutland have been exceed-
ingly contradictory—(a laugh)—and therefore I really am
somewhat at a loss to give a definite answer to the
question of the right hon. gentleman. As I stated, we
were first told that the frontiers were crossed con-
trary to orders, then that there was a reprimand, and then,
nevertheless, a sanction was given. I believe, as the
matter now stands, the Germans wish to gain possession of
the town and fortress of Fredericia, which commands a
narrow channel between the Jutland mainland and the
island of Funen. No doubt one reason given is that men-
tioned by the right hon. gentleman: that as the Danes had
retaliated upon Germany by taking German merchantmen,
that gave a character of mutual hostility, while under the
invasion of Schleswig it was only a friendly act. (A. laugh.)
But as to the question of hostilities between Germany and
Denmark, that retaliation of Denmark had altered the
relative position of the parties. But one reason given
was that which I mentioned—namely, the capture by
Danish ships of war of
Lerman merchantmen ; and the
other was, that the occupation of Fredericia, as well as
_Riding, was necessary in order to protect the German
troops from being harassed by Denmark, either from
the north of Jutland or from the island of Funen. The
right hon. gentleman wants to know what is the view which
the Government take of that matter. The view we tako of
it is, that the whole military operation beyond the Eider was
an outrage upon the independence of Denraark hee
an act of violence not justified by the state
of
thine tes inns
much as the excuse given was, that the Germans vegan' ted
material security for a certain revocation of the Constitutiona
of November, and the Danish Government admitted their
readiness to comply with that request before the occupation
of Schleswig and Holstein. 'Well, of course, any extension
of that occupation is an aggravation of that outrage, what-
ever excuse may be given for it, and it was necessary for
my noble friend (Earl Russell) to enter into a controversy
with the Prussian Government as to the different degrees of
aggression. (Hear, hear.) The German Governments
know perfectly well our opinion as to the main matter, and
it is quite unnecessary to squabble with them as to the steps
they take in aggravation of their original violence. (Hear,
hear.)

CAPTURE OF VESSELS,
Mr. R. LONG asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether a ship belonging to the Confederate navy would
have the same right to search and make prize of an English
vessel carrying contraband of war to a Federal port that a
F:deral war vessel would exercise in the case of a British
Snip carrying contraband of war to a Confederate port;
and, if
-- not, whether such partiality in favour of one or two
belligerent
tralit Powers is reconcileable with the " erict y " professed by her Majesty's
oub Government. neu-
The AwhTTORNEY-GENERAL said there could be ao
dt
ight to viasittever that Confederate vessels had the same
r, search, and capture British vessels carrying
contraband of war as Federal men-of-war had ; but it must
always be remembered that neither of them had a right to

make any such capture except for the purpose of taking
the ship for adjudication before a prize court. (Hear.)
GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL.
The SPEAKER reminded the House that the hon.
member for Dudley had a notice on the paper, which was
given on the understanding that a certain clause of this
bill should not be proceeded with that evening, and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer had replied. The hon. mem-
ber for Cambridge had also addressed the House, and made
a motion for the adjournment. These three members hav-
ing spoken on the main question, he wished to know if it
was the feeling of the House that he should consider they
had already addressed the House, or whether they should
be put in a position to speak on the bill.
Mr. DISRAELI thought it would be unjust to exclude
them.