The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-06 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP.

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The amount of business doing in hops is very moderate,
and prices were, in some instances, the turn in favour of
buyers. The accounts from the plantations are more satis-

factory.

WHITECHATEL.

The supply of meat on sale is moderato, and the demand
rules inactive, as follows:

Beef, from 2a 10d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d;
lamb, 6s 4d to 6s Od ; Teal, 3s 10d to 41 8d; and pork, 33
to 41 63 per 81b8 by the carcase,

THE FIFTY-MILE TROTTING MATCH AT LEEDS.
A—Yesterday, before the Leeds West Riding Magis'
trates, Willoughby Green, of Smithfield Ironworks, Leeds,
and owner of the celebrated American trotting horse, Jack
Rossiter, was charged with cruelly overdriving the said
horse, in a match for £5O a side last Monday week. He
was fined £5 and costs. His opponent in the match, John
Robson, of the Talbot Hotel, Leeds, whose mare dropped
down dead at Scarcroft, was not allowed the option of a fine,
but was sentenced 6 one month's hard labour. Notice o;
srpeal was givaz.

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

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Yesterday afternoon the launch of the armour.
plated screw corvette Favourite took p!ace from her
building slip at Deptfo-d Dockyard, in the pre.•
sence of a numerous company, among wtiona were
Sir Henry Chads, Admiral Goldeknith, Admiral
Rodney Mundy Mr. Aldermeei S tlernone, ALP.,
Capt. H. Chads, Captain-S1;, of the eata.
mister shipwright, and
blishment, Mr. M. Ls,:acr,
other officers of
yard. The ceremony of christen-
ing was perfrertned by Miss Laura Chads, sister of
the Captain-Superintendent, and, the dog shores
been knocked away, the vessel instantly
61ided into the river, where she was taken in tow
by Government tus, end brought to moorings
nearly opposite the dockyard. There she will re-
main for a few days, prior to being removed to
Woolwich to receive her iron plates aad armament.
The Favourite Was originally intended as a 21 gun
corvette, Tier keel having been laid on the 23d
of August, 1860, but she was subsequently con-
verted into an ironclad. She has been completed
under the superintendence of Mr. Reed, the Chief
Constructor of the nary. Sne is to carry ten guns,
six of which are 110, and four 100 pounders. Her
'armour plates will be 572 tons, and her engines of
400 horse power. T.te following are her dimen-
sions :—Length between perpendiculars, 225 ft ; do.
for tonnage, 262 ft. 81iu, ; do. of the keel for ton-
nage, 195 ft. 61in. ; breadth extreme, 46ft. ;
do. for tonnage, 44ft. 10 in. ; do. moulded, 44ft.
23-in.; depth in hold, 25ft.; burden in tons, builders
measurement, 2,093 76.64. Afrer the launch her
light draught of water forward was found to be Btt
9in., and aft do. 16ft. Sin.

Yesterday Mr. N. W. Walker, inspecting auditor
of dockyard accounts, accompanied by Mr. Watson,
from the Admiralty, visited Chatham Dockyard,
and were occupied in investigmiug the accounts et
material, labour, and workmanship connected with
the building of the ironclad•frigaie Royal Oak, tht.
first of the ironclads constructed at Chatham, with
the xiev? of obtaining an accurate account of the
entire cost of that vessel, in order that a compari-
son may be made with the acc,unts connected with
the Prince Consort, ironclad frigate, constructed at
Pembroke dockyard,

The followin7, appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty : Capt. S. Osborn, C. 8., to thb
Royal Sovereign, commissioned; Cqpt. N. E. 'fur
nour to tht; Ciio, commissioned—A. Lew, paymaster,
to the
inio—H. S. Collins, paymaster, to the War-
rirdr—A. G. Young, assistant-paymaster, to the Clio
—J. M'lnnes, assist.-surg., to the Excellent—Dr
H. S. Smart, assist..surg., to the Asia—T. W.
W. Tandy, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, for the
Favourite—G. Mills, engineer, to the Asia, for the
Whiting—T. Grey, clerk, to the Shepherd,
assist.-clerk, to the Cumberland, for naval blrracks
B. H. Chitnn o, assist.-clerk, to the Clio—P. W. G.
Canning and J. P. Braise, assist.-cierkq, additional
to the Fisgard—and W. Jennings and C. H. Fauvel
assist.-clerks, to the Fisgard, as supernumeraries.

Extraordinary Scene,

Yesterday a very extraordinary scene took place
before the Lords' committee to whom had been re-
ferred the Belfast Improvement Bill. In 1865 a
suit was instituted by the Attorney-General for
Ireland, at the relation of Mr. John Rea, solicitor,
against certain members of the Belfast corporation,
for paving exceeded their borrowing powers, and
the Lord Chancellor declared the defendants re-
sponsible for the sums overborrowed, amounting
altogether to £133,030. Since that time several
attempts have beer. made by the corporation and its
friends to obtain the consent of their opponents, who
are all of the Liberal party, to a bill of indemnity,
out Mr. Rea and those wno set with him have de-
clared that, inasmuch as the corporation has hitherto
been exclusively in the hands of the Tories, who
have used their influence to disfranchise their oppo.
nents, the only terms on which they will consent to
an Indemnity Bill are the complete political reor-
ganization of the Town Council, to be followed, as
they confidently assert it wilt, by the return of Li-
beral representatives for many of the constituencies
in Ulster that now return Conservatives. Several
bills introduced into Parliament to legalise the ex•
cessive expenditure have been vigorously opposed b;s
the Liberals, and up to this tioaao not less than
£30,000 has been spent on eittiar side in a conte,c
which has now lasted over nice years. In 1860 tie
matters in dispute were submitted to arbitration,
the Right Hon. the Colonial Minister, who was the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, acting as umpire, and a
bill was introduced during the present session and
passed through the Commons, confirming the award,
on condition that a public bill should be introduced
to prevent if possible the further disfranchisement
of Liberal ratepayers, and to remedy the other
grievances complained of. The public bill intro-
duced by Sir Hugh Cairns being considered wholly
inadequate, no fewer than five petitions were pre-
sented to the House of Lords against the Private
Indemnity Bill, and referred to a committee, con-
sisting of Earl Grey (chairman),
Rivers, Wrottesley, and Lords Nelson,
e.
When the committee met,
Mr. ER,ENSTER, Q C. (of the Irish bar), objected
to the opponents being heard, on the ground that
they were parties to and were bound by the award.
Mr. Phinn, Q.C., Mr. Forsythe, Q.C. and Mr.
Austin argued that their clients, Mr. John F. Fer-
guson, D.Io, Dr. Denvir, the Roman Catholic
bishop, and others had not signed the deed of sub•
mission, and that Mr. Rea, who did sign it as re-
lator in the Chancery suit, had no power to bind
them.

Mr• APKENNA, who appeared on behalf of the
40,000 Rowan Catholic inhabitants of Belfast, was
heard on the same side.

Mr. REA claimed to be heard, but
The CIIAIRMAN -declined, as he was a party to
he submits:on.

The room baying beEn cleared the committee
deliberated, and when the parties were again ad-
mitted the Chairman said they were of opinion
that the arbitrators had heard the case furl, and

tat they would not hear cry objections to the award.

Mr. REA-I must now respectfully claim my
right as relator in tho Chancery suit to read my
petition, and then if your lordships order me to
retire I will do al. I refustd £20,000 iu order that

I tnig;it appear before the Lords' Committee, and
you will not be doing me justice if you refuse to
hear ray petition. It is quite impossible for me to
exaggerate the respect I have for the five peers of
the realm who compose this committee, and I con-

Bider it a great privilege to have suffered for ten
years to be allowed to address them.
Lord GREY-Mr. Ess, your petition is before us,
and we have looked at it. We think that is quite
sufficient.

Mr. REA-It must be read either by the clerk or
by myself. You are bound on your oaths es peers
to enter it as reed on the rniouies. Witnesses must

also be produced to prove the deed of submission,
for I do not admit I signed it.
Earl GREY—I must insist on your being silent.
Mr. REA—And I must insist on your removing
me by force from the room.

Eirl GREY—You must withdraw.
Mr TEA---I will not withdraw voluntarily.
Earl GREY—We must make you withdraw.
Mr REA—I am a subject of her Mujesty, and a
bolted earl shall not tyrannize over me. It is an

act of tyranny, for which I will hold you answer-

able. I impute no improper motives to you. I
will only be removed by Lorca ; but a formal aasault

will be quite sufficient. 1 got myself dragged from

the Hou4:o of Commons because I thought the Lords'
Committee would hear me. It is illegal to remote
me except by the officers o tha House. I did not

expect that Earl Grey's eon would outrage tho laws
of the Constitution, after his father saving England
from a revolution; and I hope Earl Nelson, fur the
sake of the name ho boars, vviil prevent this outrage.
The police have no more right to remove me than
a Frenchman has to drag him from the dock cf an
English man'of war.

Two policemen were then brought in and caught
hold of Mr Rea, who then went quietly with them
out of the room.

The bill then passad through committee.
Mr M'KENNA said he hoped their Lordships
would make some huggestion in their report by
which 4,001) men, whowhose 2Ause they had not heart:,
would be made to keep the peace, for he would tee!
bound to tell them that they had been. aggritved
and were the victims of irilitice.

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HER MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, July 5.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Beatrice, went to London this mornir.g,
attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Major- General
Seymour, and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, and
visited the Horticultural Gardens at South-Ken-
sington. Her Majesty was met by Earl Grosvenor,
Sir W. Dilko, Mr. Cole, and the cflicers of the es-
tablishment. Her Majesty returned to Windsor
Castle shortly before one o'clock.

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold tock a car+
riage airing, attended by Mr. Buff.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cana•
bridge and the Princess Miry of Cambridge, at-
tended by Captain Amur Eilie, visited the Qaeen
and remained to luncheon,
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended
by Lady Caroline Barrington and Colonel F, Sey.
moor, C,8., returned at two o'clock from London.
The Countess of Caledon has succeeded the Mar-
chioness of Ely as Lady in Waiting. Lord Cre-
rnorne and Col. F. Seymour, C. 8., have succeeded
Lord de Tabley and Col. the Hon. A. Lddell as
Lord and Groom in Waiting.

The Prince and Princess of Wales,
The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by the Prince and Princess Louis of Hes,e, and the
Prince and Princess of L3iningen, went to the
Horse Show at the Agricultural 11111, Islington,
yesterday, attended by the Marchioness of Caralr-
then and Captain Gr:y.
The Princess of W,les, accompanied by Princess
Louis of Hesse and the Princess of Loiothgea, took
a carriage drive.

The Prince of Wald, accompanied by Prince
Louis of Hesse and the prince of Leiniogen, rode
on horseback.

Toe Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Prince
end Princess of Leiningen dined with his Royal
highness the Doke of Cambridge at Gloucester
House. Tree Marchioness of C.Jmarthen and
Ciptain Grey were in attendance.

QUEEN'S VISIT TO Til ROYAL HORTICULTURAL
GARDENS.--Her M ajesty, accompanied by the
Princess Beatrice, visited the Royal Horticultural Gardens
yesterday, for the purpose of inspecting the progress of the
works and additional planting. The Queen entered by Mr
Ormsen's new conservatory in Prince Albert's- road, and
inspected the stove-house adjacc it made or the purpose of
exlebiting through place-glass orchids and other stove
plants. Her Niajesty passed through the northern arcades
and the conservatory, and expressed her approval of the
decolarions, and the means adopted for lighting at the fel-
lows' evening conva sazioni, The skeleton of the great sus-
pension tent, with Me,srs Waterer and Godfrey's rhodo-
dendrons, still on the banks, was next visited, and the
Queen returned to the gardens through the new conserve-
tory, with which it is proposed to complete she arcades on
both sides. The new plantations in the centre,and the bank
planted with a fine stock of rhododendrons, presented by
Mrs Hope, of the Deepdene, were examined. Minton's
majolica fountain received much attention. Her Majesty
desired that a specimen of the new g,rden umbrellas should
be forwarded to Windsor. Upon her Majesty's depart-
ing the Queen was pleased to oxproes her entire approval
and great pleasure at the improvements recently carried
out.
The Duchess of Buccieuch had a dancing party
last evening at Sefton House, Belgrave-squate. A select
party was present.
The Earl of Derby was better yesterday ; the
noble earl was more free from pain. He is still confined
to his bed, and there is not the leant prospect that his
lordship will be able to attend in the House of Lords this
week.

The Earl and Countess of Cardigan entertained
at dinner, on Monday last, the Eal and Countess
of Stradbroke, Lord and Lady Curzon, Lord Loughborough,
Hon. Mrs. Pious, Hon. George Fitzwilliam, Hon. Sr.
George Foley, Hon. Eliot Yorke, General Cotton, Captain
Salkeley, Mr and Mrs Baring, Mrs de Horsey,
and Mr
Henry Petre.
Toe Count and Countess Haniskorff and family
have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn• street, from
Paris.
'Loa Lord Provost of Edinburgh has arrived at
the Clarendon Hotel from Paris.
Lady Dia,Jbet.'s second hail, announced for
Alonday, the 11th inst., is postponed to Wednesday, the
13th inst.
A marriage is to take place (when the parties
conic of age) between Robert Stapleton Cotton, son of the
Hon. Colonel S. Cotton, and Mis Fletcher, the ward of
Lord Kenyon, and heiress of Mr Fletcher, of Lancashire,