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of that kind. He hoped, therefore, their Lordships would
agree to the amendment by which the county courts would
he placed on the same footing as other courts
in this re-
spect. The amendment had received the recommendation
of the law officers of the Crown in the other House, both past
and present. He thought also that it would be desirable
to prevent attproies from acting as Advocates..
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the subject was one of
great importance; indeed it could scarcely, be . overrated..
If he had been a Member of their Lordships House when
this question had been discussed he never would have agreed
to the introduction'of those words by which barristers were
prevented from practising in the courts without the inter-
vention of an attorney. He never would have agreed to
words which must lead to consequences injurious to the pro-
fession of barristers. But whether they
stigmatised the
members.of the bar by saying that they should not do what
was disreputable or Opposed to the general feeling of the
profession was another question. The bar was not amenable
to the Judges, but the members of it were amenable to their
own societies, and if they misconducted themselves by act-
ing as attornies it would be anitnadverted on by the society,
and if persevered in the party would be disbarred. Besides,
if a man belonged to a profession, the air he breathed, the
society lie mixed with, made bins obedient to the rules of
the profession, e,and he would be considered an outcast from
that profession 1f he persevered in the course which this pro-
vision struck at. He would never have agreed to a law
which cast a stigma on the profession of the bar; bat the
law having been passed, he would not have proposed the
repeal. of this clause, fearing that by so doing he might be
thought te give his sanction to a measure which he repu-
diated. But this clause having been rejected by the House
of Commons, and the Bill coming down with the recom-
mendation of the law officers of the Crown, he was unwilling
to reject this amendment, the consequence of which
would he that the bar would be in the same, position in the
county courts that it eeopd in
hear.) If the bar was breught into disrepute by the con-
duct of its members, no one would .he more ready than he
should be to strike at that conduct, and to restore the pro-
feesion to that position which it ought to have in public esti-
mation. He thought that in the county courts each grade
of the profession should maintain its own rank. The at-
torney should never seek to invade the profession of the
all other courts.—(Hear,
barrister, and the barrister should never be allowed to de-
grade himself—he used the words because he was speaking
of grades—by practising as an attorney—( Hear, hear.) If
each maintained his own position, without interfering with
that of the other, they would find it the beat, for maintaining
their particular dignity and even interest.—(Hear.)
Lord LYNDHURST supported the amendment, and said
the only means of defence which the barristers had consisted
in their power of overstepping the usual'etiquette in cases
whereat was necessary.
Lord CAMPBELL said he should
withdraw his opposi-
tion to the amendment. His only object was to prevent
the two branches of the profession from encroaching on
each other,' in the county courts or any other courts. He
hoped that, after the opinions that had been expressed, any
statutory prohibition would be unnecessary.
It was clear
that where there were two representatives of the parties, one
ought to be an attorney and the other a barrister; and he
should approve of an amendment restricting one attorney
from employing another as advocate. --
-
Lord GRAN WORTH said he should not oppose the
amendment. ' .
The several amendments were then agreed to
THE CASE OF MR. bIeITILER:
Lord BEAUMONT rose, according to
notic to draw the
attention of the House to the. correspondence respecting the
assault committed on Mr., Erskine Mather at Florence.
Noble Lord said it was some time since the papers bad been
laid on the table, and their Lordships had had full oppor-
tunity of becoming acquainted with their contents. Though
theyin professedsom e degreeto re refer a
r to
personalaa incident of character
and far more important questions had arisen in the course
of the negotiations on that subject. Moreover, it would
have been observed that what at first seemed a ease
simple in itself and easily arranged, had been so conducted
in its subsequent stages that it now appeared something
t, u
othernfo r t ang
rave ae, t
but
like a Gordian knot.—(Hear, hear.) It had attracted great
attention both in and out of, Parliament. it had been the
had been com-
mented on in many of the public prints. Moreover severe
charges had been brought, regarding the conduct of this
business,
‘against the Government; and it li
subject of a debate in the other House, and
had been directly
implied that sufficient attention had not been
raade to what
was due to the dignity of the cometrye Thee_
'es" grounds not
only justifiedhim in bringing the subect forward, but almost
to) countries
s—that which
to take some notice
theoilfnp os!
pd aapnors obligationla i laid b efo roen their
Lordshipsbeforee s e
proceeding to examine these papers, he would avoid as much
as possible all that appeared merely verbal criticism, or
allusions •to trivial points, . and would dwell on those
on closed. In
in future.
matters alone in which a principle was invlved, or were
iinthtothtwes
referred merely to the incident itself—and
ourt
he relations
subject w
that which
re-
ferred to the questions arising out of the negotiations to
which the incident had led. As to the first question, it
might be taken for granted that, when an Englishman
travelled in foreign countries, he was entitled to full pro-
Hlikeewlyoutoldaffdievcitde
tection from the Government of the gate in whose ter-
ritories he was travelling—that Government in
friendly relations with this country—so long being
as he not
only obeyed the laws of the country, but nonaplied with
its usages and manners, so far as not wantonly to
offend or
insult even the prejudices of the people.
When a person
so conducting 'himself received a wrong, if from another
private individual, that was merely a question between two
private persons, no way representing any authority; it be-
came almost the duty of the individual injured to seek re-
dress according to the laws of the. country in the first place,
and not there and then to call in the assistance of the repre-
sentative of his own country to interfere in his behalf.
When, however, the party inflicting the wrong on an Eng-
lishman was in the service of the Government of that
country as ate official, or
.performing any duty placed upon
him by that Government, the question assumed a totally
different appearance. Then, instead of applying to the
law, in the ordinary way,
as between individuals, the in-
jured party.eertainly had. a claim upon his country to de-
mand some .kind of reparation' for the wrong inflicted.
Bearing in mind that distinction, and taking into
consideration all that appeared in these papers, the
examinations before what was called a judicial tribunal,
and the opinions expressed in many of the dispatches by
Mr. Scarlett, by Prince Lichtenstein, by Prince Schwarzen-
berg in Vienna, by Baron Castigliano, and even by Marshal
Radetzky —he had no difficulty in saying that the narration
he was about to give, in a few words, was the simple plain
fact and truth.—(llere the Noble Lord narrated the facts as
they have already appeared.) It was as clear as possible,
from the ovideace before their Lordships, that Mr. Mather
had in no way. either by gesture, word, or motion, attempted
to insult the officer or do anything which he ought to re-
sent. Whatever the officer ; m
--ght afterwards say was the
impression on hianind, it
-- Was clear the youth had no in-
tention whatever to insult him or any other pereon. For
it seemed at when the brother. went to Prince
Lichten-
stein, and was telling his story, the Prince, having heard
a different story from the officer, said--" Oh, but your
brother put his arm thus."
" No," said the youth,
" he did not do that, but merely turned round to ask the
meaning of the blow from the- officer." Prince Lichten-
stein said afterwards distinctly that the result of this inquiry
instituted among the soldiers was entirely in conformity
with what Mr. Mather 's brother had told him, confirming
the fact that the youth had not in any way put uo his hand.
Again, one of the gendarmerie stated, "The Englishman
in no way offended the Austrians, Even Radetzky said—
.. The accident was without intending any offence on the
part of the Englishman." The evidence was equally clear
that the offending officers-had no intention whatever to in-
sult or injure any Englishman. The certainly did not
know the man was an Englishman,Z could have had no
anti-English feeling in the steps taken. Nor had they any
individual or personal feeling against Mr. Mather, being
ignorant of who of what he was. The fact was they took
him for an Italian ; and they The
to have been in the
habit of spurning Italians eta of did
the way, as' they
dogs.— (Hear, hear.) Finding' this man a little too near,
they had treated him as,
they were
~,
'n the habit of treating
the Tuscans when they came -in
y and if there
their
was any feeling in the case, it was the anytiana;tional feeling
that existed between the Austrians and the Tuscans. As
soon as the wounded man was conae the
y to the hospital
brother went to Mr. Scarlett
- and,ed
subseauently, it, ape
that both the brother and 11,er. Mather relied on Mr.
Scarlett. They did not c
s P-e tr
3- what the wished, further
than u3ing the word Judicialredrss y left allhis judgment.
They neither asked for a j inquire to
for
damages;
in fact, Mr. Scarlett had the matt ntiorel y
in his own
hands. At first, it seemed,l Mr. Scarlett hnadr ient the youth
with a letter to Prince Lic tenstein, sav
.__
me "He is a very
good-natured man, and he will hear .y.4-rs's elt would
have been better had Mr. Scarlett hi
-nselfstory. into the
matter, and decided whether-he Magi*
to examined
unofficially
with the Austrians, or officially with
the proceedTnscan Government.
The youth was well received by seri_
"" Lichtenstein, who
gave full faith to his story. ' Mr. Se ,ariett, at any rate, had
it in his power to write home 'for i
etioog. ,
Through-
out the whole of the proceedings, Mr. blather had invariebly
sought to leave everything to the Jeri
-ginent and discretion
of the Government here, en* of Mr. ~,,e 1
Florence.
all applied me P Mr. Scarlett first of °fat, ar ett at
ally and there cer-
tainly seemed to have been con ie
B—erable inclination on
the part of the Austrian authorities, in ter
"" early and subse-
quent stages, to have arranged the met, r
' unofficially. The
' impression on his mind was that the
Whole question might
have been thus satisfactorily arreng d. e q
-e -' because; 'when once
Prince Lichtenstein was convinced ,
that o ' insult was
intended by Mr. Mather, it was- not
hat
that he
should state anything farther. os
~ necessary
Lieutenant Forsthuber, had been und:ue officer on service,
r
Lieutenant Rub, arrest, as well as
difficult who was not on duty, a„_,
11 expres-
egre nom been made, there .wousst
been little
yin ng to an arrangeieht:" have
parties did not want any compensation, the
,especially as .
honour of ton country was attacked it nut thought the
their The
reparation ght to have been an apelogv, persons.
nature that it might have been considered n '
- 0 that general
tion to the Englishman injured, but an acOtk_ only a reparae.
the right of Englishmen to be protected in e qnsyledgmeat tot
tries. Mr. Scarlett might have arranged this
outtnental coun-
cially. Not having done so, he had no is unoffi-
ceed officially. The moment he was left to cr but to pro-
was rid of the whole case.—(Hear, hear.) il, ao Austria
said by a high authority that Mr. Scarlett t had been
applying officially to Tuscany, that he ought washat:
wrong in
to the Austrian authorities. What *mild ha: have gone
case had he done so? This would at onceh: been the
official acknowledgment that Tuscans was have been an
Austria.—(Hear, hear.) Austria, ne doubt e over to
been very-ready and anxious to make any
re, would have
the sake of having it acknowledged tint she Wieasaration, for
to be applied to for injuries done iu Tuscanthe party
that Tuscany was part of Aifitria.—(elear, hearin effect,
that we should never have been able to treatl') After
an independent power. All our negociatious pith
ny as
to commerce, ,or any other subj t
ece must then h regard
edly have been • addressed to Austria,. from the undoubt-
which we ourselves had placed her.—(Hear.)
Ersition in
maintained that Mr. Scarlett and the Govern me
ent gee therefore,
m
pletely right in saying that Tuscany should be es were com-
long as she maintained her independence._ r
that viversible as
rising the rights she must take the obligations while exer-
pendent power.—( Hear.) Up to that time the laten inde-
ment were in power. One passage in these preeeedGovern-
was at a loss to understand. It was contained in .ings he
from Lord Granville to Lord 'Westmoreland, and a dispatch
lows:—But if this inquiry is not fairly conductwas as fol-
fluence isused to suppress the truth, the British ed, and in-
will be obliged to seek for reparationlor this onus Government
unoffending and unarmed Britisli subject from Austfieatpon an
seemed rather inconsistent; for haying once That
decla • •
Tuscany was responsible, how could,they travel outreefl that
cany and go to any other power of *rope ? T
en the '3
Tus-
Austria refusing, they Might as well have gone to
the
of
man Diet, and so rou'id the continent.—(Hear, hear.; 'ter;
were bound to fix on one power, and make it responsible
Up to that point the case was pretty clear. Then the en.;
tion arose, what should 'be accepted as rediess ? Thirwl-
not for Mr. Mather to say. It was a question between the
Government of Great Britain and that of Tuscany, It was
their duty to fix that, and abide by their demand _(Hear
hear.) Mr. Scarlett, not at the desire of M. Mather, but
as representing .England, claimed a full judicial inquiry.
The answer of the Duke do Castigliano merely event to
concede a private inquiry to ascertain the facts, but not
with the slightest idea, of any verdict, or &Aug 4py repa.

JUNE 22, 1852.

ration. The court of inquiry was one to which none of the Lord MALMESBURY contended that that made no dif-
parties were admitted. A learned advocate was employed, ference with respect to the charge against him, that he had
but he was of no use. After taking down the depositions uot 'consulted the Queen's Advocate. Then, again, the
of the witnesses, the powers of the t ceased. These Noble Lord and the other Noble Lord who was for some time
depositions were sent to the officers,Austrianeourhis colleague, blamed him for Mr. Scarlett at all, who only obtained but
.not to appealing to Tuscany at all;
them
on application, but that he should at once have gone to Austria. The
as a favour, the Duke de Castigliano
had a right to withhold them. Mr. Scarlett
that he' . Government had only their jadgment and common sense to
was thus u ' them and it seemed better to them not to recognise
off in the moat insulting manner.
.Of course there was no in fany way,the occupation of Tuscan b Austria. Bat he
verdict or sentence, and the whole might
d t hear the Noble Lord ymake such an ex parts parte proceeding. This might be said in be.. called an was astonishe o
inquiries of this kind in Tuscany were purity themselves,
its fa tion for he must have remembered tbat no longer ago than
compared with those in some of the Roman Staten
our;
1849' the same regiment, and he believed the same officer,
As far as the inquiry went, it appeared -so( gear, were in Tuscany,
where they committed very gross out-
hear.)been fairly managed; there had been no threateningl ve rages and • icted great injury on. British property. And
lae
to find that Lord Palmerston,.
tampering with the witnesses; and the result was, that r in writing to Sir G. Hamilton,
yet what was his astonishment
the Englishman gave no offence to the Austrian by whom on the Bth of August, 1319,
he was cut down.-(Hear, hear.) When the present G expressly declared that he considered the Tuscan Govern-
vernment came into office, they had all these particulars 3-
ttmohyeenieetacrinesepdoenestirbilneefaurenthe outrages so
,committed.e He held
the 30th of April following, in writing
before them ; and there was a demand for redress.
He regretted that first course taken by the Noble Noblen was accused by the
()ent Ponsonby atVienna. `lace .
Earl opposite was not abbecoming one, or one that ought to the ox Lord, in another place, of dishonouring Mr. Mather;
have been adopted under any circumstances. The Noble awe
ectitital.eacter and independence y resgaion used being that he bad dishonoured. and taken
of an independent
Earl (Malmeabury) invited Mr. Mather to do what was the English
duty of the Government to assess the damages in the pond- that in a case triedan' and he observed
aim some since,
ing case, he being a party concerned. Anything more ex- where a person in the city of D ' of these
But that was not so;
time.
traordinary than that was almost impossible. Mr. Mather who had
charge of
gave 500 ~
had steamed unwilling to give any opinion, and repeated which the Chief Ju •
was lost through the negligence 1
a steamer, the company
almost twenty times that he wished to leave it to the Go- Saturday, the 22d, On
st,e said was very creditable indeed.
he
vernment to decide - that it was for Lord Maltnesbury to thoueht the matter he received the dispatch, by which
say what he thought was due to the honour of the country. did not consider the
was finally settled, and although he
-( Hear, hear.) If Lard Malmesbury had M
therefore stated thinking that r.
arrangement satisfactory, and not
what ought to have been done, Mr. Mather would not have tions as to the amount 7 had complied with his direc-
had another word to say; but it was too hard to force him Bulwer to that effect. Otherm9nees, he wrote to Sir Henry
to assess the amount of redress, after he had so many times time, which he bad not openedisPatches arrived at the same
disclaimed the task. Even in the passage in which Mr. had to observe that be had otbe ia
Mather mentioned the 5,000/e he refused to consider the had to attend Foreign Ministersr explanation of this he
duties to perform. He
to
Monday in .I:arliarnent. It was
-three
question, without reference to British honour and interests. Cabinet Councils. and also his Place her 'Majesty's Council,
the eFbad not opened
It had been said that that earn was too much ; but it was not true that from Saturday
a had done
'Ywitirleoeutened that
counting
long since a similar occurrence had taken place. A Mr. these dispatches. The business of
Churchill, who was at Censtantinople, went out shooting, its recent years greatly increased; flea-
and was taken up as a poacher, and brought before tha dispatches, in and out, came to that office'
Cadi by the proprietor of the land. The Cadi had him bas- enclosures, in the course of a year. If he had
by the n -
tinadoed, and set bins at liberty. At this insult to a British dispatch, he would not have given the answer
subject groat public feeling was aroused ; and first to Mr. Mather. The most painful matter in the t
of all, the Government insisted upon the dismissal of the was, that Mr. Scarlett had deviated from his iniatarus:%tins.o
Cadi. They very nearly likewise got the brother-in-law of which, notwithstanding what had been said
the Sultan into a scrape fur defending the functionary in Prime Minister, were clear and precise. They were threeae
question;
and they made the Turkish Government pay in number. The first was, that the responsibility should be
4,000/. to Mr. Churchill. But now, although this gentle- thrown upon Tuscany of protecting British subjects within
man got 4,000/. for a slight bastinado -( Laughter)-here its territories. Secondly, that he should obtain 500/. as an
was an Englishman nearly killed-and he (the Noble Lord) indemnity to Mr. Mather, and that no less sum should be
regretted to hear that Mr. Mather had been again confined accepted, and if there was any doubt upon that matter Mr.
to his apartment-and it was said that 5,000/. was too much. Scarlett's own words would show it, when he said, "he took
- (Hear, hear.) As soon as a money compensation had upon himself the responsibility of accepting the smaller
been agreed to, it became a question of bargain; the English sum." The third was equally plainly stated. It was that,
Government was to set to work, and, in the language of the if he failed in these points, he was to wait until that able
Noble Earl, try to "get what they could." It certainly did and experienced diplomatist, Sir Henry Bulwer, arrived.
not appear that the Noble Earl was able to play the Jew He had never received any explanation why he had not
nearly so well as the Luscan Government. The Noble done so. He regretted that Mr. Scarlett should have made
Earl's instructions to our agent were that 5,0001 was exor- this error, bat he could not blame himself, under such cir-
bitant, but that he must get what he could; and here he cumstances, for writing to Sir Henry Bulwer to renew the
(Lard Beaumont) must say that the Noble Earl had stated negotiations.
what was really not quite borne out by the facts, namely, Lord CAMPBELL should not have risen to address their
that Mr. Mather considered that the injury was one that Lordshipsun this subject had not Mr. Scarlett been his own
might be atoned for by money. Mr. Mather had always said relative, and did he not feel bound to defend him from the
jest the contrary; and the statement of the Noble Earl had harsh comment which had been made on his conduct. His
had a most damaging effect upon' him in the opinion of relative well deserved everytbing that could be said in his
foreigners, who had applauded his spirit in treating it, nos favour. He had served under Lord Aberdeen and Viscount
as a personal, bat as a national injury. - ( Hear, hear.) But Palmerston, and earned the approbation of both. The Noble
the Noble Earl went •on to see what could be got. He ap- Earl said the remedy to be sought in the case was the ordi-
plied to Austria, but that poe er very wisely declined to pat nary remedy to be obtained in an English court of law. He
the screw on Tuscany, and would have nothing more to do differed from the Noble Earl on that point, and maintained
with the matter. When the 5,000/. was mentioned to the that the case was one for the immediate interference of the
Tuscan Government, it was horrified at the amount, and at Government.-(Hear, hear.) If Mr. Mather would have
once denied its responsibility. Indeed, he must say that its accepted of an apology the whole matter might have been
conduct throughout had been most disgraceful.-(Hear, amicabiy settled, for Mr. Scarlett had made all the necessary
hear.) The Noble Lord ought now to have taken steps to arrangements, and Mr. Mather replied in the most un-
insist on his demand; and he must do him the justice to qualified terms that he would not accept of an
say that he had never given up the question of Tuscany's apology from the whole Austrian army-he insisted
responsibility-(Hear, hear)-although Mr. Scarlett, in a on an investigation. In judging of the final result 1
paper which had been laid upon the table that day, appeared their Lordships must take into account the large dis-
to have done so But the Noble Earl, instead of insisting cretion left in the hands of Mr. Scarlett, who was told to
on what he had demanded, said, " Well, try to get 500/." get an annuity, without being told whether it was to amount
Then there seemed to have.been some disposition at Vienna to 5/. or 1001. a year, or what Mr. Mather would have got
to help Tuscany, and to pay the money for it; but of from a jury in England-a very doubtful matter. The in-
course
this could not be accepted on the prin. et:action on that subject was an exceedingly strange one.
ciple laid down by the Noble Earl The Noble Lord, Mr. Scarlett was instructed to tell the Tuscan Government
however, never lost sight of the bargain, and when that the 5,000/. asked by Mr. Mather was exorbitant. i
he could not get ewe he proposed an arbitration. He Now, he thought it would be just as prudent and as discreet
did not seem to care from whom he received the money, not to instruct Mr. Scar lett to show the dispatch to the Go-
provided that it only appeared to come from Tuscany. vernment of Tuscany.-(Hear.) Besides, the Tuscan Go-
At this point Mr.' Scarlett sickened, and then Mr. Barron vernment were themselves asked, in one dispatch, to fix the
appeared on the scene. He sent home a great dispatch, an- sum which they would give. They were informed that such
nouncing the glorious news that the question was settled, not a sum would be expected, not as Mr. Mather would have ob-
by the payment of 5,0001, as Mr. Mather had demanded, tained from an English court, but what he would have been
nor of 1 000/. which the Government could not get, nor awarded by a Tuscan court. Yet in another dispatch the
504. which they had consented to take, nor by arbitration Tuscan Government were told that such compensation would
which they had offered. An unfortunate thousand frances- be expected as would have been awarded by an English
coni was all that could be got, but then there was some- court if Mr. Mather had been cut down by hustling one
thing more. Two Stratfords, whom he (Lord Beaumont) of the Guards in Hyde-park. The Noble Earl found
really believed had been guilty of some great offence, were fault with Mr. Scarlett for settling this matter till the
thrown in to make up for the loss. He (Lord Beau- arrival of Sir H. Bulwer; bat in a dispatch of the 27th
mont) did not suppose that the Government here were of April he was instructed to bring matters to an imme-
consulted as to that arrangement, but it was one of the diate termination before Sir H. Bulwer arrived. And it
most extraordinary that could be conceived. Because A was under the pressure of that dispatch that the nego-
had done an injury to B, B was to receive reparation by tiations were brought to a conclusion. The three charges
the exemption 01 C and D, who had done an injury to F. against Mr. Scarlett were that he took less than 500/.,
This was the monstrous principle of the arrangement; and that he surrendered the responsibility of the Tuscan Govern-
by it the Tuscan Government escaped all responsibility meat, and that he mixed up the case of the Stratfords
whatever. Nay more, the Duo de Castigliano actually went with that of Mr. Mather. Now, with regard to the first
so far as to say that the money was not paid as a reparation charge, Mr. Scarlett was left with
very vague instructions
for the injury that had been done, but that it was given to at first. He was then told that he must hasten the
Mr. Mather out of the singular liberality of the Grand conclusion of the negotiations before the arrival of Sir
Duke-that it was, in fact, given to him as they would give H. Bulwer. Under these circumstances, it was not sur-
money to a beggar who had no claim upon them. That prising that he consented to accept less than 500/. Now,
was the manner in which Mr. Mather and this country had with regard to the surrender of the responsibility of
been insulted.-(Hear, hear.) A long correspondence of the Tuscan Government, he admitted that if Mr. Scarlett
an extraordinary kind between Mr.. Mather and the Noble had acquiesced in the terms of the Duke of Castigliano's
Earl, and concluded by a pithy letter from Mr. John Blight, letter of the 10th of May, he would have surrendered
was likewise appended to the papers; but he (Lord Beau- the responsibility of that Government. But he did no such
moat) owned that it appeared to him to have nothing to do thing, for, in the letter of .the 11th of May, he piotested
with the question before him, which was far too important to against the Dake of Castigliano's interpretation, and reas-
be mixed up with matters of that kind. He (Lord Beaumont) sorted the principle, which he had already laid down in his
maintained that so long as the present state of things con- letter of the 17th of March, to which he referred, as to the
tinned in Italy, and so long as that country was occupied responsibility of the Grand Ducal Government.-(Hear.)
by Austrian tortes, so long would occurrences of this The Noble Lord, therefore, was quite mistaken in supposing
kind be taking place. All their negotiations connected that Mr. Scarlett had surrendered one iota of Tuscan respon-
with central Italy were in an unnatural position. Unfor- Lability. The third charge was that Mr. Scarlett had mixed
tunately it had been the policy of Austria to encourage up the case of Ihe -Stratford. with that of Mr. Mather. Now
every kind or misgovernment in the Roman and Tuscan he knew a good deal about the case of the Stratfords, because
states, in order that they might contrast unfavourably with he happened to be in Florence at the time. These two
Lombardy. They had urged on the wretched states gentlemen, the sons of Lord Aldborough, were tried for an
of Parma, Modena, and Tuscany to adopt systems hostile offence against the Tuscan Government, before an Austrian
to civil and religious liberty ; and had oven gone so courtemartial, and were sentenced to be shot. Th it, was a
far as to threaten what little good existed in the violation of international law;' and if redress had pot been
last, under the laws of Leopold 11. These attempts given, he had no hesitation in saying that it would have
on the part of Austria had been assisted by what was called justified a declaration of war. The shooting of these gentle-
the clerical party, who, acting upon the feeble, priest-ridden men was not carried into effect, it was true, but they
sovereigns, bad brought affairs into such a state as would were kept in rigorous imprisonment. Now was it
almost jus'ify a general rising of the people of central Italy, not proper and right that this matter should be brought to a
both against their sovereigns and their foreign allies, by termination? It was brought to a termination, but the case
whom those states were occupied. Perhaps, indeed, before of the Stratfords was not mixed up with that of Mr.
long such a rising would become inevitable. Under these Mather, to the injury of the latter, for these gentlemen were
circumstances it was the' duty of Great Britain, as one of liberated from prison on the 7th of May, iu consequence of
the great powers of Europe, to urge upon the sovereigns of Mr. Scarlett's letter of the 6th. He believed that the more
these countries such a social amelioration, and such inn. these papers were considered the less the blame which would
provements in their governments, as would render attach to the conduct of Mr. Scarlett, and the more it would
unnecessary the presence of the Austrian troops to assist in appear that he had faithfully carried out the instructions
enforcing their police regulations. Austria would then be which had been sent to him.-(Cheers.)
obliged, upon demand, to retreat, and our position in those The Earl of ABERDEEN said it was satisfactory to know
countries would be placed upon a national and proper footing, that no national differences were now at issue on this ques-
He trusted that the Government would endeavour to do its tion ; for from the first moment in which it was clearly as-
duty, as it did in 1834, when it urged upon the Papal States certained that this violence and outrage which was corn--
the necessity of social reforms; and believing that such mitted was unpremeditated and done in ignorance, however
events would be likely to be repeated, he thought that they the injury to the individual might remain, the insult to the
would not meet the merits and justice of the case until some country was done away with, for nations, like individuals,
great steps were taken to remove the anomaly of the three must not regard as an insult what was declared not to be
duchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Modena being any longer intended as such.-(Hear, hear.) With regard to the in-
held by the Austrians.-( Hear, hear.) He should conclude jury to the individual, and the redress due for that injury,
with a motion, namely, that there should be an address he was disposed to agree with the Noble and Learned Lord
praying that such papers should be laid before Parliament, in thinking that that redress might be demanded from
containing the instructions to Sir Henry Bulwer, as would either party-from the Tuscan or the Austrian Govern-
show, under present circumstances, what was the proper ment-but he should say preferably from the Austrian.
reparation to be now demanded, and what was the nature of Though it might be very well to say that you wished
that which had been demanded from the Government of to insist on the independence of Tuscany, that did not alter
Tuscany.-(Hear.) the nature of the existing facts, for with regard to the Aus-
The Earl of MALMESBURY would not detain their trian army, Tuscany was not independent, and though they
Lordships in going into a detailed account of the transac- might receive all the money they demanded from the Tuscan
tions, because the Noble Baron, who last addressed them, Government, that would not make Tuscany independent of
and to whom he was much obliged for doing so, had given the Austrian army, which was by treaty excluded from the
an account of the accident or outrage which occurred, which jurisdiction of the Tuscan Goverement. The instance cited
was as nearly as possible correct. When first he (Lord byethe Noble Earl of compensation received from Tuscany in
Malmesbury) telt it his duty to consider the case he believed 1819 was a proof in confirmation of what he now said, for
it to have been a brutal assault, for which there was no ex- the treaty by which the Austrian force was exempted from
cuss - the act of a violent man-without any self-control, Tuscan jurisdiction was signed in 1850, so that it was in a
and under the influence of an angry feeling, for which no very different position from that in which it was in 1849,
cause was given him. He looked on it with the same indig. when it was Only an auxiliary force. But this was not a
nation that every Englishman felt when the outrage was new case, for they had seen other armies of occupation -in
described to their Lordships by the Noble Lord the late Se- precisely the same position as that of the Austrianae rmynow
cretary for Foreign Affairs; he did not undervalue it, there- in Tuscany. That was the case with respect toFrench
fore, as some persons had chosen to say against him; he occupation of Spain in 1822, under theeDuc d,Ath ngoul eme.
saw the brutality of the outrage, but he could not say he We did not then pretend to deny that Spain was indepen-
was prepared to go, as many people had done, and ap- dent during that time. We carried on transactions with
fromconcerned
theo-
parently the Noble Lord, the head ot the late Govern- the Sanish Government, andF sehoug
ment-that Noble Lord considered it to be a national in- vernment; but where the French
bl and was by treaty unable,
salt, and an outrage on the honour •of this country. He Spanish Governmetntfwaa unable, hartmreydrweasss
jurisdiction. The same was the case
begged their Lordships to consider what the consequences to exercise any
c act
°ocjcupied by the allied army, and when
would be if it were laid down as a rule, that every English-
wbellriFirshntoercwes remained in that country after the occapa-
man assaulted abroad, or injured, should be identified with the t
treaty with Louis XVIII. He had seen it stated in
the national honour of Great Britain, and that the moment tion bythe table that the illustrious Duke who com-
Great Britain should also the papers on .
a British subject was struck,
proposed
ded the British troops in Portugal to make the
murder had man
strike. Suppose death to have ensued-supposewhat the conse- British troops amenable to the Portuguese tribunals. He
been committed, he asked their Lordship sitselt notoriously took that declaration as a statement ot the facts of the case;
quences would be, if this country supposedtherefore bound to bat at the same time, if such a transaction as this occurred
insulted by snub results, and were,
in Lisbon-if an English officer had cut down a Portuguese
them with the whole strength of the empire.-(Hear,
withavenge or without reason-he thought the
maybe insulted in a foreign country, just as Noble Duke would
hear.) Men and then they had a right to claim have had him brought before a court-martial, and would not
foreigners were in this,
law under which they lived ; but they deliver him over to the Portuguese tribunals. The Austrian
the protection of the
o to the Foreign-office, who army, therefore, in this instance, being independent of the
had no right
that
.g
justice was done them before those Tuscan Government, it seemed to him that the natural and
could only see
they appealed. - He, for one, - did the reasonable coarse to pursue would have been to look for
tribunals to whichtell them, that although f- redress to that power which was independent of Tuscany, t once to
not scruple a . ,
inTuscany
subjectandofficer the •
tteu
fence was committed
were nogrounds for claiming the pro- the Austrian authorities seemed willing to give that redress,
• nature, there .
which for the officer was tried before a military court* •
serious
Foreign-office, unless in the case to of inquiry which
tection of the
ntil Mr. , Mather had failed in his negotia. exculpated the officer on the ground that he had not • 1 vio ateg
he alluded, °r I.] stand? On the 27th of February their military code. Into the justice' of that code he would
How did the case . .
t - not enter further than to say that itappeared
tions. Government made way for the present Admuns ra . unreasonable the late _
hcame into office he found the case of and most barbarous that a man with arms in his -
• and when e .
inquired .
3 hand
by the Noble should be allowed to resent what he considered
ton,
had been previously intoto be an in Mr Mather
him. If thatgentleman felt himself suit on the spot, even to the destruction of ne.
. who preceded life.lle
Lord
necessary for him to adopt the course an- hear.) In this country if a man presented his fist ar,
insulted,
13 y it
taken • hmatters usually
in RUC 3O years ago. 'He officer, he presumed the officer would not touch to an
him but
tics happilyblame him for doing so, and although the prat- would merely hand him over to the police, and the 1
did not .
abolished, he should be sorry that of resenting on the spot what might be an imag'
e notion
• of duelling was
ularY insult,
bee
mode of settling disputes were done away , with and as was the code in the Austrian and even in t
another
for an injury- service, seemed to him quite incomprehensible,
he
that Was the acceptance of an apology
He thought, where in- they could not blame the officer who acted however,
that apology was sufficient.
tend
shoe
that an ample, full, lations-(Hear, hear)-and it appeared 11,1 er such regu-
given,
its were not premeditatedly.
sufficient. A man's thought the officer was justified in tharshal Radeteley
su
and gentlemanlike apology was
e course frank,
ands. He did not Bat even so, that did not diminish the ' he pursue
must be always safe in his own h
honour ma
..
refusing that which was man admitted to have been innocentli3jury inflicted on a
/51r. Mather was wrong in
Therefore, if
say that
but such an apology was offered by the the officer were justified in what he had refore, ever!
tendered to him, .
andat the hands of an officer who was due to the injury sustained h done, reparation
ennimander-in-chief
days after the declaration of both P •
—speak the English language Five Prince knew bow to
he came into the office. He Lichtenstein, there was nothing Scheyer h and Prince
, zen erg
the accession of the Government
alleged, when he said ho groundofnational Honour, to be demanded on the
bad been
was not sent for, as
--e r due to
what should be the basis of the negotiation. individual remained to be settled,re
to consult on
b )at once disclaimed the idea of apology from the officer w of an
The notion
some
g© (Lord Malmes suit.
. as rejected, and therefore
t. 1 hother descriptionf
national insult. He told him the na lona onour o. compensati sought for.
making its
and that it was no,business of his, except It therefore became a quest' on was to be ensa-
in his hands. .
for the honour of t• Into that question 1311 of the amount of c°wP Id
was ees e ry Englishman was concerned
B°ll' ve
• (Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that if be have thought that the Nobl would not outer; but dof
instead
his country.-
other, course English subjects abroad would calling on Mr. Mather t e Lord Malmesbury).(lf, would have
adopted any
0 fix a sum himself,
would
by an additional responsibility. He allowed the Queen's Advocated then he to be protected
We
t think he departed . . .
from analogous cases, or that he have been prepared to do so ; aneeee, st. Instead
did no Th d
ofthis,
to stand by the 'UM '''`e f th king all responsibility from seay, as a o he had been obliged e ' ductions
• rom e
ee wrong 'a taking
.
11 to make re
due was
t dde t• •h d I d
Wr— et lsewhere. An eminen an is Logn e per- rigna emend ; and it
liable Mr.
been said e Was very pro
d another no less . .
distinguished than the Noble right in saying that the if, appealed to, would
s°°' and a him three times in his speech with being have granted as Tuscan court* of the indepen-
Lord,
char
great omission in starting first in the case. He dence of Tuscan much. As to the question
~
ot comp
with our
guilty
(Lordenf Malmesbury) had not consulted the Queen's demands might be there was no claa ould not extort from
9 be enforced, but we c
said h but the fact was there was no Queen s Advocate. Tuscany an avowal ,so
long as the Aus-
Advocate; of her independennethat army being only
late Government resigned . on the 20th, on the 27th the trian army
The
t came into office; but their predecessors remembered responsible
Was occupying her
to its - Geevernment
g territory,
___tar
offences
in
for mill . 3' , ,
present came
Id friends even on their deathbed, and appointed a the same way own .
army ap bad been. Trhouga
their o yas the British sow still there for Inman
'Advocate on the day of their own funeral, and the virtually independent, that arms
was
Queens
before that of Sir Herbert Jenner Fust. purposes
day ; and he therefore thought
it
redress, would have
remind
Lord CAMPBELL begged to the Noble Lord that might Ilene been a„nlied to for . .
the a 's Advocaterested i'' liable tolook to Austria ,
appointment of a Queen. with the Arch- beea more just and reasonable
„,
and not with the late t, bishop of Canterbury, - have felt an

inallodrebeyast-hl
yetis t
tmeanssettled.—(gear.)
_...th(eliwe
012:1 givingl d h a
! minatettreerstwvethheeernedirneussch;
Without blaming the Noble Earl for thel whoa
pur-
-1 sued, he would ask how he stood co.urse he had
now—for it appeared that
I Mr. Scarlett was disavowed, and the whole
re-opened—not as to the amount. for that wati qeueetsttizon was
as to the responsibility cf the Tuscan Governmened—"t
t
had increased the difficulty orthe
of the fThis
question; N Lord must now either insist on an additional r
a reparati obole
on Tuscany acknowledging its responsibility by
admittingnoble
that sum to be due. He doubted whether the arguments lathe dispatches were sufficiently cogent to attain that result
Allusion had been made to the occupation of the Italian
States by foreign armies. No one regretted this more
than himself, nor more desired to see the time when
these forces might be withdrawn with safety. The Noble
Lord (Beaumont) had said that Austria encouraged
misgovemmeat and tyranny in the other Italian States
that her own States might appear well governed by corn-
' parison. This he considered most jesuitical reasoning, and
too absurd to obtain credence fora moment. He did not
know the exact terms on which the French forces occupied
Rome, but he presumed they were independent of the Roman
tribunals.
Lord BEAUMONT—The city is in a state of siege.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said in that case the troops
would be independent of the tribunals, and therefore their
situation was not analogous to that of the Austrian troops.
In conclusion, he would repeat that he did not condemn
the course of the Noble Earl, but hoped that great caution
would be used in the instructions that were to be given to
sir Henry Bulwer.—(Hear.)
Earl GRANVILLE referred to various cases of armies
occupying foreign countries, and expressed a hope that the
Government would demand explanations from Austria rind
France as to the conditions of their occupat on of the Italian
States. He thought it possible that such terms might be
arranged by the mediation of this country as would lead to
I the withdrawal of those troops.—(Hear, hear.) With re-
ference to the present case, he wished to vindicate the late
Government from the charge of being too hasty and impa-
tient in demanding reparation. This was the first time such
a charge ha dbeea made. In Tuscany a great number of
insults to British subjects had recently occurred without re-
dress being obtained; and knowing that military officers had
generally been the aggressors in these cases, he thought this
a case in which he was bound to demand prompt reparation.
It had been said that that demand ought to have been made
on the Austrian Government. Ile could not agree in this.—
("fear, hear.) He thought it would have been a gratuitous
insult to the Government of an independent state to pass it
over in that way, The Noble Earl (Aberdeen) referred to a
treaty now is which did not exist in 1849; but it
was only
$;
ace existence,
article of the : the occurrence of this case that the secret
referred to which was said to
exempt the leers
had been _ , .
tribunals. In otifYmg army fro
m the Jules ic ion of the
he attack was on
a private inenviduer similar cases, where t
amenable to the atl, it had been held that the army was
thought, fully justifieldbunals of the country. This,
.he
redress from the Tuscan the late Government in demanding
referred in detail to some Government The Noble Earl then
stated the view with which of his own dispatches, and
had pointed out that if dim"; they had been written. He
by the Tuscan Government eitlties were thrown in the way
to Austria; and he was happy tomhight be necessary to look
and Learned Lord Chief Justice -6
borne out by the Noble
Government to apply to
either, that it was open to the
was said he had neglected to coneeuietrt.—
h(ale a r , hear.) It
cate, but he had no facts to lay befiti—e Queen's Advo
instructions to Mr. Scarlett were that, li. that officer. His
described, he was to demand reparation if
fthe facts were as
vernment, and had anticipated the three coursesthe Tuscan Go-
Government might take upon that dema which the
experience which he had had in the Forei After the
thought he had learnt what were the proper ficeneoffice, he
which to submit cases to the Queen's Advocate. ases on
consulted a gentleman of long experience in the Fo: "Ilagnd
office, who had since been raised to a judicial office, andetzlia;
gentleman said the late Government had done quite right
the instructions they sent out to Mr. Scarlett, in demanding
reparation from Tuscany in the first instance, and in not re-
ferring to the Queen's Advocate till the facts were ascera
tained.—(llear, hear.) He would add that he thought the
Austrian Government had been actuated by a desire that the
matter should be arranged in a conciliatory manner; in this
he included also the conduct of Prince Schwarzenberg, who
had displayed great abilities in the office he had held.
The Earl of DERBY congratulated the House on the
calm and temperate tone in which the question had been
discussed, tending, as he said, to disencumber it of the rub-
bish which had been heaped on it in the public prints and
elsewhere. - He rejoiced that all deviations from the main
question had been avoided, and all reference to particular
and exceptional expressions in dispatches. There seemed
to be a general concurrence of opinion that in the first in-
stance the late Government was justified in appealing to the
Tuscan Government. The principle was, that so long as
Tuscany enjoyed the privileges of an independent state and
received diplomatic functionaries in that capacity, she
must be held responsible for any injuries to ,British
subject in her territory.—(Hear, hear.) Every one
concurred in exempting young Mather from blame; admit-
ting, that he had involuntarily raised his arm, there was
' nothing to justify the outrageous insult committed upon
him. llt was necessary to draw a distinction between the
national point of view, and that regarding the individual. If
an Austrian officer had committed an offence or insult against
a British subject as a national offence; if be had joined, for
instance, in pulling down the consular flag, or offering any
insult which might be considered a national insult, he was
not prepared to say that we ought not to hold the nation em-
ploying that officer responsible for a national insult.—( Hear,
hear.) But in this case, from first to last, there was no
question of national insult or indignity.—(Hear.) It was
perfectly clear the officer did not know that the offending
party was an Englishman, that he had no previous malice or
grudge against him. It was perfectly clear, from the very first,
that all the Austrian authorities, differing from us as to
the responsibility of the officer, joined he disclaiming any-
thing like national feeling, and in expressing regret at
the unfortunate occurrence which had taken place. Prince
Lichtenstein, in his dispatch, regretted the sad occurrence
which had given rise to the negotiation, and hoped the Eng-
lish Government would net have occasion to write to him
again on such a subject. It was impossible for an officer
placed in his position to offer a more handsome expression of
regret; and when, at a subsequent period, Prince Schwarz-
enberg himself, on the part of the Austrian Government.
expressed their regret- at the occurrence, all international
feeling, as between England and Austria, might be consi-
dered to be at an end; and he joined in the observation
that any apology from the Austrian officer was unimportarn,
after receiving that signal and marked expression of regret
from his superior. Not only was there an expression of re-
gret, but there was a distinct declaration on the part of the,
commanding officer that if Mr. blather would make the de-
eta anon that he intended no insult, Ihe officer would, in any
terms he might desire, express his regret at the action
which had led to this unfortunate result It was said
that they ought to have demanded that the Austrian .
officer should be subjected to a trial for the offence which
he had committed. That trial had taken place, and
the Austrian officer had been found not guilty. God forbid
that he (Lord Derby) should defend the extremes to which
the Austrian military law went; bat, by the rules of the
service, an Austrian officer was liable to degradation, and to
be deprived of the power of ever serving again if he did not
cut down any one whom he supposed to have insulted him
while on duty. Consequently, if they had gone to Austria,
how could they have demanded the punishment of an officer
for an offence of which he had already been acquitted ?
(Hear, hear.) So far he (Lord Derby) distinguished be-
tween an offence committed against the nation and a per-
sonal injury to an English subject in a foreign country who
was violating no law. He thought the Noble Lord had -
committed an error in appealing to Tuscany in the first
instance. When a personal injury had been committed
against an English subject abroad, his first duty was to
appeal to the tribunals of the country; and if those tribu-
nals were unwilling or unable to grant him redress, he
had then a legitimate right to appeal to his own Govern.
ment to make it a question between the two Governments.
He thought that this principle had been lost eight of. It
was unfortunate that in the first instance Mr. Scarlett had
accepted the trust which Mr. Mather had placed i
hands; and had thus prematurely made what was a
pen his
matter a question of interaational dispute. lie personal
that the Noble Earl was therefore in error iu • thought
making a de-
mand upon Tuscany, before reparation had been
the Tuscan eourts.--7(Rear,, hear-) But me sought for in
paration was to be given, what ought to be *PPeeing that re-
quality ? Should it be an apology ? An its character and
by Austria, and was rejected in a most apology was offered
by Mr. Mather, who demanded an in contumelious manner
exemplary punishment of the offencrirY, and the full and
which the Noble Earl thought it er• The only case in
for the Government was in the cageas a case for an apology
ness of the tribunals. The Noble of
the
has
or unfair-
Scarlett to demand an inquiry, e Earl had instructed Mr.
that inquiry had been a full and Mr. Scarlett reported that
ducted with ne desire to s and
fair
One, and had been con-
demand founded upon that ' -ny one. Then came the
offender. But the Tusea int 'LL-Y, for the punishment of the
treaty with Austria vilf n °vernment said they had_ a
the Austrian officers ware rendered that impossible, for
of the courts. He (Lora at_ withdrawn from the cognizance
most unwise if the h a Derby) thought it would have . . been
y had accepted the total irresponsibility
of the Austrian trop upon the Tuscan
Government at all. 11%, rind had not called
utmost impor-
tance to affirm and tat-was a matter of
principlethoef Tuscan respou-
sibility for injuries initintain the Tbe article in the
treaty was one which cted in 'Tuscany by
- no means bound
to recognise, for it this country waspatent,
bat a secret one, un-
known to the other Was not a t pe.—(Hear, hear.) He
, thought he might la powers of
ur,
that in the parrallel case
lin 1849 the late venture to say,
had acted in precisely a similar
Manner, under Governmento
of the Queen's Advocate, when
the advice
they had felt it insist upon the sole responsibility
their duty
of Tuscan
toflicted in that country.—(Hear,
hear.) Buty for injuriesvas
unable to punish the offender,
if Tuscany ' the parties who were the sufferers.
it could to afford reparation
nothing to say against Mr. Mather's
He (Lord Derb) had
mpensation. Mr. Mather had
acceptance of ay pecuniary co .
demanded what wasimpossible; for he had required Ties-
treaty it had pledged itself not to do ;
early to !do what by
compensation was the only thing left. It
and a pecuniary
morejudicious if the Noble Earl bait
Might have been
ea t could have been done, upon some
fixed at once, if that
he might have demanded; but the
fixed sum wh ae himself admitted that nothing could
Lord Chief Justati o
i than the verdict of a jury in such a
be more uncer,
the Noble Earl having cut down
case; and, . claims, had fixed upon a sum which he
bag"
the exor
demand as an acknowledgment of the principle
intended tehiy_
not as a matterfavour, but as a right
of resPa,n,sclia be might insist by the law of nations. In the
upon w"; ,e of his proceedings he (the Earl of Derby)
whole course
he was as fully andentirely responsible as
Awed that
hisav . . Noble Friend, for not one of the steps which he had
Seane,
he as adopted without his full knowledge and consent;
r w
and e(Lord Derby) was therefore just as open to censure,
:7were deserved, as the Noble Lord himself.—(Hear.)
any was, his Noble Friend had insisted throughout
The fact
upon the point which was of the greatest importance,
namely, the liability of the Tuscan Government, and had
resolved to have a tangible acknowledgment of that prin-
ciple in the shape of a pecuniary compensation. Upon the
maintenance of that principle, he (Lord Derby) was ready
to stake the reputation and existence of her Majesty's Go-
vernment.—(Cheers.) He wished that he could stop here,
and that he was net compelled by a sense of duty to enter,
which he did with very great regret, upon the observations
of the Lord Chief Justice. He (Lord Derby) was sure that
Mr. Scarlett had no cause to complain of the way in which
his Noble Friend had spoken of the previous services of that
gentleman ; and if the Noble Earl had characterised Mr.
Scarlett's conduct as an error of judgment, it had not
been done in any offensive manner. The Noble Lord had
brought three charges against Mr. Scarlett—first, that
he bad accepted a less sum than he was authorised;
secondly, .that he had waived the responsibity of the
Tuscan Government ; and thirdly, the manner in which he
had acted with respect to the Messrs. Stratford. With
respect to the last case, that Noble and Learned Lord knew
that there was great difficulty With regard to the right. of
this country to interfere. The Noble Lord must likewise
know that, although they had been tried for a very serious
offence by a court which might not have had proper juris-
diction, yet the sentence had been reduced to what would
have been inflicted by the civil tribunal- The Grand Duke
had, moreover, promised that not only these gentlemen's
UV" should bo spared, but that at the OpiCati9ll of a very

limited, petiod their sentence of imprisonment should also
be !emitted, and that they should be set at liberty. He was
far from blaming Mr. Scarlett for having thought it right to
use his best exertions to procure their liberation, but the
charge was that he should have accepted a smaller sum on
behalf of a person who had been injured, in consideration
of a favour to be granted to some other parties with whom
he was wholly unconnected.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble
Lord said it was perfectly natural that Mr. Scarlett should
;have taken a much smaller sum, because his instructions
yi ere vague. Bat it was impossible to urge such a plea, be-
'wee Mr. fesarlett, writing to the Duo de Castigliano on
the 6th of gay, and afterwards writing home to
his Government, expressly admitted that his instructions
upon the point were positive.—(Hear.) But, in addition to
this, Mr. Scarlett had not only consented to waive the very
principle which it had been the object of the whole negotia-
tion to secure, but he he had himself spontaneously made
the offer to do so. He (Lord Derby) must say that the con-
duct of Tuscany formed a very painful contrast to the frank
and generous manner in which the Government had been
met by Austria. It was, he would venture to say, very
few foreign ministers that would write in the manner in
which the Due de Castigliano had acceded to the offer of
Mr. Scarlett I and very few foreign ministers, whatever
might be their rank, that would have acquiesced in it.—
(Cheers.) But the Noble Lord had taken credit for Mr.
Scarlett because he had altered some of the more offensive
passages in that letter; but those alterations were not made
by Mr. Scarlett, at aP. After he had temporised for some
time, the passages were expunged on the reptesentations of
Mr. Barron. It was with great regret that he (Lord
Derby) made these statements. One of Mr. Scarlet's
iesothersiewas a Member of their Lordships' House, and
another was one of his oldest friends; but this was a mat-
ter in which it was impossible to be swayed by personal
feelings. He felt bound to show that her Alejesti's Govern-
ment was not responsible for the acceptance of a less sum
than that on which they had insisted ; and still less for volun-
teering to abandon the essential 'principle which they had
laid down.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord concluded by
stating that although it was impossible to lay before the
House any instructions which might have been given to Sir
Henry Bulwer, yet their Lordships would find in one of
the
dispatches already before them, that in the event of
f
Tuscan Government refusing to perform the duties whichdbe
belonged to it as an independent state, we
compelled to suspend oar diplomatic relations should
that
court,—(Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of NORMANBY expressed a hope that
Lord Beaumont would modify the expressions he had
he said would used
relative to the state of central Italy, which
led with a pro-
phecypl37r at hand.
lie almost justify a general insurrection—coupled
(thtehaNtosbaleehMaanrquievs)enhtadwive,
aisleaehe
perhaps, more
than any
in
of their Lordships in the atmospheresoe of them;
of
enl; and
revolution,h
Htereste had
seen the beginning and end of some
Noble LorPdroonsplyermityeanotf
was not less than the Noble thatL othrde's in the
but their Lordships were not
Italy. He was quite sure
to deprecate insurrection ;
aware of the immense importance which was attached to such
statements abroad. ( Hear, hear.)
Earl FITZ WILLIA.M ea'.d the Noble Earl (Derby) had
spoken of the Austrian officer as having been
subjected to a
trial. He could not perceive any trace of a trial.
The Earl of DERBY--I said a court-martial.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM was not aware of any trial by a
court-martial._
not As regarded the amount demanded by Mr.
meatlictr, it didappear to him excessive. Mr. Mather
viat, a merchant,
l and supposing the wound had the effect of
Chet m from pursuing his avocation, who would sa
that ‘5,0001. would be excessive damages?—(Hear, hear y)
He fully agreed with the Government that the Tuscan Go-
vernment was to be held responsible, in the first instance, at
least, for the wrong inflicted. The important question now
was, whether British subjects in Tuscany would be any
better off for the recent negotiations? He apprehended that
the danger of outrage was as great as it had been ; and the
Tuscan Sovereign, having as much prudence as generosity,
had declared that his recent payment must not be drawn into
a precedent.—(Hear, hear.) It did not appear to him that
the result of the negotiations would be, what it ought to be,
to place British subjects in an improved position.
Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) thought Mr. Mather
had met with hard justice at the hands of the Noble Earl.
Were the case his own be should be sorry to have every de-
mand for redress accompanied with the statement that the
amount which he claimed was excessive.—(Hear, bear.) He
would be glad to hear what ulterior measures were to be
adopted by the Government in case the Tuscan Government
refused the demands of Sir H. Bulwer. He was by no
means sure that the withdrawal of the mission from Flo.
rence would produce the desired result. The best coarse
the Government could pursue was to join with friendly
powers in recommending the Tuscan Government to
adopt liberal institutions instead of trusting to Austrian
bayonets.
Lord MALMESBURY briefly replied. He could not com-
municate to the. Noble Earl (Aberdeen) the instructions
which had been given to Sir H. Bnlwer. He was most
anxious that the Austrian and French troops should be im-
mediately removed from Italy.
Lord BEAUMONT said that as it was not possible to lay
on the table the papers he had allied for, he would withdraw
his motion.
The motion was then withdrawn.

Their Lordships then proceeded to the other orders of the
day.
The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a second time.
The Suitors in Chancery Relief Bill passed through Com-
mittee.
The Appointment of Overseers Bill, and the Hereditary
Casual Revenues in the Colonies Bill, were read a second
time.
The Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
The Enfranchisement of Copyholds Bill was read a third
time and passed„
The Trustees Act Extension Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Militia Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Poor-law Commissioners Continuance Bill passed
through Committee. _

The House adjourned at Twenty minutes past Twelve
o'clock.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented Bellinrs Opera of
NOICVIA.

Norma, Madlle. Soffe eraveili ; tidalglaa, Madlle. Feller; Polito,
Signor Ganioni ; Flavio, Signor Mercurial!; and Oroveso, Signor

In the course of the evening a DIVE LITISSEMENT. in which
will be represented a Grand Fas by A agile. Louise Fleury, supported
by Allegrini and Lamoureux; the new grand Pill by .318,111 e. Caro-
line Itosaa and M. Durand, supported by Aradiles. Itosa and Esper.
To clnclude with tte new Spanish liailet Divertissement, entitled
UN DA I Li. DP. CAN DI L, . . _

iu which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Aldlles. Rosa, Espar, Allegrini, La.
maul-tux, M.-Di Mattia, and M. INlalllien will appear. . .

•
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box.
cake, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVEN-r
-GAR 3/4.)EN.
In consequence of Signor Mario's indiposition, I Puritani has been
postponed.

THIS EVENING.
Will be performed Meyerbeer's gran :Opera,
IZOBE,-.TO IL DIAVOLO.
With the following powerful cast :

Alice, Madame Julbenne: is;bella, Madame Castellani Elena,
lacille. Robert ; Bertrama, Herr Yornics ; Alberto, Signor Rommi ;
Eraldo, Signor Eonconi ; 11 Priore, Signor Tagliatico ; Cavaliers,
Signori Mei and Soldi Rambaldo, Signor Stigelli ; Roberto, Signor
Tamberlit.

In the second act, the Incidental Divertissement will he danced
by Mdlle. Brussi and M. Millard. In the third act the Bacchanale
of. the Nuns iu the Grand Cloister Scene will be danced by Mdlle.
Robert, Mdlles. Leblond, Bellotti, liolitmberg, and Senti, with a on.
nitrous Corps do Ballet.

Commence at Eight o'clock.
Composer, Director ot the Music, ana Conductor, Mr. Costa.
TicketA tor the Boxce, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (tor the
Night or Season), at the Dox-oillce of the Theatre, which is open
from Eleven till Five ; and ot the principal librarians and
rousicsellers.

TIJEA.TLE LOYAL, HAYMAIM.ET.
Mr. B Webster, Sole I.es2ee and Manager, Old BroniptOn.
THIS EVENING,
A new Comic Drama, in fire acts, entitled
THE FOUNDLINGS.
..%haracters by Messrs. Buckstone, Keeley, Leigh Murray, Howe;
Vining.
Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss
\s'fitez: t7llich KEELEY WORRIED BY BUCKSTONE.
Mr. KC
Wilt
farce of YOUR. LIFE'S IN DANGER, In which
aPPear.

Le* THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPfiI.
eee. 11. Webster Directress, Madame Celeste..
be perre
VIA VHS EVENING,
ll rteed SEA awl LAND. chactersy Messrs. Pan
Bedford, Wright, It
Pi--ughes, O. Smith. Worrell,Emery; Misses Ellen
ch4plin, ---villiara. and Mrs. Keeley.
After which TIIE WRECK A.SUORE.

- ROYAL PRINCi-T----_
------
Under t;;S'S TREITRE' OXFORD-STREET.
e ALtnagernent of Mr. C. Kean.
'XIIIS EVENING,
conclude with a new
To vi ,e am original Play, in five acts, by the
author of Herat
oy.
me,esrrset, entitled THE TRIAL or LOVE. PrM-
at char
and WI
ctp . Everett, leatleigh
C. Kean, Ryder, Graham, Meadows,
Cathcart, ; Idiss Marshall, and Mrs. C
Kean-

After whicli will ,„,,,
THE VAMPIRE, a Phantasm, r 7, Produced,
21eurs. 1.11,r,. .I. oueicaalt, the author
principalcharacter Will be sustai,,aZated in three dramas. The
supported
iby
of the piece, Haney:l;
shims% L.:, flrting, Chester, Everett,
q, Robertson, Phill4 s,
Cathcart, Meadow,
and Ir . Daly.
......__``"e
Deshorouch, 3far,hlll,

------
ROYAL LYCEUM Tfte7"---------
Linder the Management of AtadA.:lltE.
Solo Lessee, Mr. Charles 1,1"nle Vestrls.
VIES EVENING, “ewa.
r. nornoastle.
Will be performed -a, dramatic story, in ~,,,,,
CILILN OF EVENTS. Characters by Mees,Z."ettrts, entitled A
Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, raker. s jcrie, mathewq,
B.osi,ro, Butler, and Ilouner, ; Madame Vestri,..
Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St, George, M► Bs M.
Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, bliss Martindale, bliss Eutd:Arsight?liZr,',.
and Miss Foote. 'bus Grove
To be followed by TAKING BY STORM. Character, b_ _ ,
C. Uathows, Suter, Miss Isabel Dickenson, and 3H85 Jana -Zr. .IeASI'S,
- •-••---- e°rge.

A.STi.la T'S ROYAL A_M
RoYal his
pECITIIEATRE.
'Ender the Patronage of her Mafrest.7 and
lllßhaesb
Prince Albert. W. Batty.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr' mitr in London.
The neon successful and popular Th----e
THIS EVENDIG,
IVIII be presented the gorgeous Equestrian Spectacle of ST.
GEORGE and the DRAGOIsTSt. George, Mr. Alfred Cooke.
" :0110w...A by Batty's Inimitable 6ceries of the Arena, intro..
clueing the most numeroas equestrian companY =n Europe.
To conclude with a Laughable f9.rce.
Tickets Wbe had at the Box-office from Eleven till Year daily.
Stan -Manager, Mr. Lec.lerecl•

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Open for tho Season,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri _„„,
Exhibition of Danson's Colossal Daylight View of 31, 0u.z,.,-,t
ETNA and the CAVES of VULCAN and the CYCLOPS--SP!anal"
and interesting Menagerie—Promenade Concert by Godfrey s un
rivalled Military Rand—Various Amusing Novelties—Concluding at
Dusk with a Grand Pyrotechnic Exhibition by Messrs. SnathbY,
representing the Interior of the Mountain (the Pandemonium of the
A nci en ts), with the Caverns and Forges of Vulcan and his Cyclops,
the whole terminating with the Eruption of Mount Etna and a
Grand Tableau on the Lake of Thetis, and the Nereistils receiving the
Armour of Achilles.

The menagerie now consists of several hundred specimens, in-
cluding three elephants, two giraffs, four ostriches, two camels,

GRAND FRUIT AND FLOWER SHOW.
On WEDNESDAY, June 23, A GRAND FRUIT and FLOWER
SHOW, by the Royal South London Horticultural Society, Open
to all Exhibitors. An extra Military Band. No additional charge.
Doors open 'rem Nine A.m. Feeding the Animals at rive. Con-
cert at Plait-past r ix. Fireworks about half-past Nine.

ammlsslON, ONE sIIILLiICO.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross traffic receipts for pw:7,enger3
and goods, Week ending June 19,
1852 •
Ditto, June 21,-1851

... £14,012 16 2
... 17,024 18 5

Decree-le in 1852 .
London Terminus. June 21, 1852
GLASGOW AND SOUTII-WXSTERN RAlLWAY.—.Traffic for
the week ending June 19, 1852 ;
passengers (20,322), goods
parcels, horses and carriages—and
£4,030 8 9
Corresponding week in lastYear 3,812 3 8
GI Isgow, Juno 21.

... £3,012 2 3

A—' in town yes-
Ilis Highness said Pacha of
terday from Paris, and has taken up his
residence at Sir
I•loses fotontodnrs'a house, Grosvenor-
pate, P —

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The subscribers and the public are respectfully informed that
On THURSDAY next,
(Included in the subscription)
Will be performed Bellini's Opera,
I PUR ITANI.
Eivira, Madame De la Grange ; Giorgio, Signor Labia he ; Bic'
cardo, Signor Belletti; Arturo, Signor Gardoni
On Saturday, June 26, Signor De Bassin' will appear as Duke Al-
fonso, in Lucretia Borgia.
Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera
Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
GRAND EXTRA NIGHT.
On THURSDAY next, June 24.
Will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera,
LES HUGUENOTS.
Valentina, Madame Grisi , Margarita di Valois, Madame Castel-
Valentina,
lan; Dama d'Onore, Madlle..Cotti ; Urban°, Madlle. Seguin ; Mar-
cello, Herr Formes; Il Conte di San Bris,
Signor rolonini ; Il Conte
de Never, Signor Tagliaftco ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mei ; De Betz,
Signor Gregorio ; the Hugenot Soldier, signor Seidl ; Meru, Signor
Rommi; Raid di Nangis, Signor Mario.
Lemberg and Leblond;
The Incidental Divertissement will be supported by MadlleS. Ko-
Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.
The • ---0.3 commence a Eight o'clock precisely.
M. Einsse and M. Ruault.

performances o

A) ATTY'S GRAND
------- NATIONAL HIPPO-
-
ip nuollE,
OPEN for the Season
consisting of the most novel and exciting
Cppositeutnheowßroad Walk, liensingtoll-gart ens,
, —nesday excepted in con-
the week I W.,
fetesTh having to perform at the fete at Charlton),
sequence of the companY
will be preented a grand change of performance embracing all the
eeveenrtewrittaninerseedn.tspuring .
talent of this stupendous establishment and introducing highly
trained horses, PonieS, stags, elePhants, ostriches, car driving,
Roman curriculum sports and pastimes of the ancients, &c., &c.
The whole produced in the utmost style of magnificence,
A splendid Brass Band will be in attendance.
Admission—Reserved Seats, 33. ; First Class, 25.; S d
econditto,
is.; Third ditto, ~d.
Doors open at Five, to commence
at Six precisely.

OPAL MARIONETTE fIEAT RE,
ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND.
AfterTheT iISwizIhitheEhLREIONoSfINCRI°GIT'SanEIId aesnvpdecyjßuleTz.leEninT.g during the week,
To be followed by a grand Ethiopian Musical Entertainment by
an extraordinary Troupe of Ebony Marionettes.
To conclude with a new Italian Divertissement, entitled EL NANO
DEL VELLAGIS.
Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock.
A Morning Performance on Wednesday and Saturday next.
Doors open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock.
Private Boxes and Stalls to be bad at the Box-oil:Ice of the
Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians.

for any such monstrous contradiction as this in re-
gard to the conduct pursued by her MAJESTY'S re-
presentative, for the time being, at Florence. Urged
by a despatch from Lord MALmusnualr, dated the
27th of April, to " push the matter on," so as to
settle it, either " by arbitration or otherwise," before
the arrival of Sir HENRY BULWER in the
capital of Tuscany-- poor Mr. SCARLETT,
after following that advice to the very letter,
finds the same Minister of the Crown, on the 21st of
June, lamenting, in a speech delivered in the House of
Lords, the diplomatic error committed by Mr. Scan-
LETT, in not awaiting the arrival of Sir HErfity But.-
WEE, before he ventured to conclude any arrange-
ment! To say the least, the whole transaction, as
far as Lord MALMESBURY is concerned, is as incon-
sistent as it is devoid of any magnanimous charac-
teristic.

It is related by the more truthful historians of
NAPOLEON, that when the POPE was seized and
conveyed from the States into captivity—
although the act WAS the result of the indiscreet
and hasty zal of a colonel who Ir.d mistaken
or exaggerated the mission entrusted to him—rather
than interfere with the subordination of his great
military syst(-m by repudiating the conduct of a dis-
tinguished officer, the EMPEROR accepted the respon-
sibility of the capture, as though the order for it had
actually emanated from himself. By acting thus, it
is true, that the EMPEROR enhanced the magnitude
of a blunder already sufficiently enormous. But, at
any rate, by so doing he acted with some degree of
consistency, and—on one aide at least—with no in-
considerable magnanimity. Not so the Foreign
Minister of England in reference to this melancholy
transaction at Florence. Instead of screening the
error of an over-zealous official by assuming the re-
sponsibility of his proceedings to himself, the Earl of
MAE3tESBURY strives to relieve his own shoulders by
throwing the blame upon his subordinate. Besides
which the indelicacy of his so doing becomes very
deplorably increased when it is discovered that he
blames Mr. SCARLETT on the 21st of June for
having done what he strongly urged him to do on the
127th of April ! However protracted may be the ex-
istence of the present Cabinet, there can be little
doubt that the Earl of DERBY must rid himself as
speedily as possible of an administrator so inconsistent
and irresolute as the Earl of MALMESBURY.

Strenuously as we would ever deprecate gaming in
all its multifarious phases, still it would be Utopian
to expect that any human remonstrances could avail
to eradicate utterly the passion of play which exists,
in more or less intensity, in the breasts of so many•
Yet whenever any opportunity offers for mitigating
the evil, in however small a degree, it is worthy of
being embraced, and it is in the hopes of effecting some
minute portion of good that we now venture to
offer to those who, in the summer months, proceed to
Germany in search of health and amusement, a few
hints which will not be found altogether devoid of
value in their selection of a place of sojourn in
the attractive regions of the Rhine country.
There is certainly no portion of the continent
which holds out greater inducements to the visitor
than Western Germany, and although the towns in-
fected with the plague of gambling should be, if
possible, avoided by those who are susceptible of the
contagion, still, in the choice of evils, a man may
choose the least. In comparing then the two
greatest emporiums of play that are to be found,
perhaps, in the whole continent, Homburg and
Wiesbaden, the preference must be decidedly given
to the former place. Exclusive of its beautiful situa-
tion in the romantic district of the Taunus moun-
tains, healthy and bracing as compared with the lo-
cality of its competitor, which lies sunk in a low
basin, under the continual influence of its
boiling springs, and reeking beneath winds
that are almost as stifling as the Sirocco—
Homburg, by the liberal spirit of its arrangements,
offers to the summer tourist innumerable attractions.
Wiesbaden offers none. At a very considerable out-
lay, indeed an immense expenditure, the proprietor
of the cool and refreshing springs of Homburg has
provided for visitors, free of all expense, and with-
out any obligation of risking their money or wealth
at the deplorable gaming-tables, every possible en-
joyment, intellectual and physical. For the recrea-
tion of the healthful and vigorous, he throws open a
chasse of thirty thousand acres, both extending along
the plain and embracing a portion of the forests of the
Taunus. The deer, the roebuck, the blackcock, hare,
and partridge are found there in abundance. He
furnishes, b; sides, all appliances and means to boot
for the due prosecution of the sport—guns, jiigd-
passes (licences), dogs, and jiigers, and all this free
of charge. In the spacious reading-rooms are to be
found the principal journals of every nation, and the
approved periodicals of the day. Nor is music, in
its own laud, forgotten—for a band of some fifty of
the best instrumentalists in Germany daily performs
the most exquisite operatic selections, and those un-
rivalled national airs—the lieder of the " Vaterland."
The evening re-unions in their magnificent saloon
are filled with the choicest society of every country,
and all this without the imposition of a single
florin to the visitor. But the best of the matter is
this, that those who do not play are welcomed
with the like attention and politeness as those who
are foolish enough to drop their rouleaus at the fatal
board. Now, the reverse of most of this is the case
at Wiesbaden. The sportsman has no chasse, the
politician and general reader no newspaper or pe-
riodical without paying an unconscionable and ex •
travagant subscription, and the liberality of former
days which produced the issue, to long residents in
the town, of a few free tickets for the evening re•
Unions has been, as we understand, withdrawn, and
the customary annual card for the ball withheld, and
given only to those who fling away their purse and
health at the shrine of the fickle goddess. All are
expected to play at Wiesbaden, and none made welcome
but those who do. Such is the condition of affairs at
a watering-place formerly one of the most fashionable,
and now sunk to the designation of the Margate of

Germany.
--
With the varied and numberless natural beaqties
which so richly stud our own islands, and the extra-
ordinary facilities of transit which are now in opera-
tion, it is much to be hoped that those foreign
"hells" will be less extensively patronised by our
countrymen than, we are sorry to say, they hitherto
have been. There are lakes, and mountains, and
streams, and castles, and towns on either side of the
St. George's Channel, to say nothing of the "land
of the mountain and the flood," which can rival all
the boasted beauties of the lordly Rhine, and the en-
joyment of which is unaccompanied by the fleecing
operations of the rouge-et-noir and roulette tables.
If, however, people will go Rhinelandizing in pre-

ference, let them bear the above few words in mind.
Liberavimus animam nostram; and if they return
from the capital of Nassau jaded and plucked, the
consequences rest on their own not unwarned heads.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 22.—Wind at noon S.W., moderate breeze,
and fine weather.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 21. Wind W.—Arrived Empire,
Matanzas. A vessel, apparently a British built brig er
schooner, with two ensigns painted on her stern, was
passed dismantled and water-logged, June 1, 44 N., 38 W.
HULL, JUNE 21—The Adrianus Wilhelmus, Hartlepool
to Aden, has put in here to repair damage, having been in
contact.
SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Magdalena steamer,
West Indies; on freight 235.0001.
PLY3IOUTII, JUNE 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Vulture, Bahia.
Sld. Sultana, Adelaide, South Australia.
OFF EASTBOURNE.—Queto, Sydney, Ncw South Wales.
QuEENsTowN, JUNE 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Julia, Callao.
COWES, JUNE 21.—Wind W.—Arrd. Pollux, Buenos
Ayres.
POOLE, JUNE 21.—Wind W.S.W., a gale.—Arrd. Nelson
packet, Newfoundland.
LWERPOOL, JUNE 21.—Wind S. S.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd.
Arab, Sydney, New South Wales ; Esk, Bahia; Ilibernia, New
York; Lady Franklin, ditto ; Yorkshire, ditto; Alcrope, St.
John's, New Brunswick; Priscilla, Pugwash ; Currency, Arica ;
Commerce, Iquique; Hartley, Valparaiso; Agnes, Trinidad;
Edward Everett, New Oreans ; Adams, ditto: Lydia,
Mobile; David Clarke, ditto; Irvine, Charleston; Republica
de Guatemala, New York; Baticola, Pictou, Nova Scotia,
leaky and cargo shifted. Anthony Fleming, Newfoundland.
Sld. Maria, Port Philip; Bahamian, Bahia; Limens,
:Mayaguez • Kossuth, New York; Manhattan, ditto. Off
port, Lady Mona, Arica.
Liarzaacx.—Arrd. Jane Black, Quebec.
DEAL, JUNE 21.—Wind S.W. —Arrd. Cato, St. Vincent;
Felicity, Cuba. Arrd. from the River, John Pink, St. Vin-
cent; Seaflower, Newfoundland. Arrd. Agnes, Calcutta, for
Rotterdam; Pauline, City Point; Bywater, Barbadoes ;
Camillus, New York.

Parliament will not be dissolved on the Ist, but
within the first eight days of the ensuing month. No par-
ticular day has been fixed up to the ' present time, or could
have been fixed, as we stated yesterday.—Herald.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, la her residence in St.
James's Palace, yesterday.