The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

MR. GLADSTONE UPON REFORM.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has published
as a pamphlet his recent speech on the Bill for the
Extension of the Suffrage, with the following

preface ;

" In this speech will ),
-8 found the expression of
an opinion that the Legislature should exclude from
the franchise on two grounds only. First it should
exclude those who are presumably in themselves
unfitted to exercise it with intelligence and integ-
rity. Secondly, it should exclude those with re-
spect to whom it might appear that, though no
can be
sr allegedise fro m a
their radtlmieimss,ioyneti;
ppa
as, forloicnaa Ile
xudangeranmfitpnlee mightunfitness
through the disturbance of the
equilibrium of the constituent body, or through
virtual monopoly of power in a single class.
"General statements of principle, advanced in de-
bate, if they are such as, in the view of candid:minds,
to require explanation, ought to find it in the con-
text of the speech which contains them.
" Objection has been taken, and even alarm ex-
pressed, with respect to the breadth of the particular
statement now in question.
I cannot make any
other reply than to publish it, as it was delivered,
together context, and to leave it, subject
only to
equitable allowance for faults of hasty
expression, to the discerning consideration of the
with its

reader.
"Another objection I could more readily have
conceived—namely this, that a proposition, appa-
rently of wide scope, is reduced by large and
scarcely definable exceptions within rather narrow
limits. Still, the exceptions appeared along with
the proposition, and formed part.of it.
"If, indeed, I am asked whether it was a deli-
berate o and
t;
it
w studied
nsdr
drawn
nn forth
n
en t,
the
moment by a
I reply that it
course of argument from the 013Poncnts of the
omea-
sure, which appeared to assume that the present
limitations
been
b y
sonfo thh en franchise,
accumulationdisavowed f authority, re-
re-
quired no defence from their newly-risen advo-
cates, and were to be accepted without inquiry, as
in themselves, at least presumptively, good and
normal. But lam aware that this circumstance, if
the opinion be blameable, will afford no apology.
"Further, I spoke with reference to the present,
or rather, indeed, with a view to retrieving arrears
of the past, and neither time nor, as I think, reason
permitted me to attempt the solution of problems
of real intricacy which belong wholly to the future,
and which are little likely to become practical
except for another generation.
"If I regret the manner in which my declaration
has been interpreted, it is chiefly because of its ten-
dency to produce in other quartets an exaggerated
estimate, likely, when brought down to the dimen-
sions of fact, to cause diecppointment.
" The question is whether the statement be a gra-
tuitous and startling novelty, or whether it is rather
the practical revival of a strain which, five years
ago, was usual and familiar; which had then de-
rived abundant countenaoce from the very highest
organs of political articulation, and which now only
' sounds strange because Within that period it has
fallen into desuetude.

" As the opinion of an individual, the whole mat-
ter is of trifling consequetca. But the consistency
of parties and of Parliaments is a subject of weight
and moment, for upon this depends that store of
public confidence which is of such inexorable neces
t,ity and of such vtilwe for the Maititelle
auce of our free and happy Government."

Marriage of the Count de Paris.

Yesterday Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, Count de
Paris, the eldest hope of the Orleans family, was married
to his first cousin, the Princess Isabelle of Spain, in the
presence of a most illustrious company, including not only
English nobility and foreign Ambassadors, but many of
the representatives of the old historic names of France who
still adhere in loyalty and hope to the fallen fortunes of the
Orleans dynasty. The marriage was celebrated in the
pretty little Roman Catholic chapel at Kingston, where the
Duc de Chartres was married last year, and where many
members of the late Royal family of France usually attend
the service of their faith. The interesting event caused no
little excitement all around Kingston, Claremont, and
Esher. In these places the members of the late Royal family
are well known and sincerely beloved. Throughout all
England, indeed, there is a warm feeling of kindliness for
these illustrious exiles, whom political adversity has driven
to seek a shelter among us. Their quiet, unostentatious
dignity, the natural good breeding which leads them to
live our every-day life, has not been without its effect on
the nation among whom these Princes are carefully rearh:g
the inheritors of their great name. In their position popu-
larity, as popularity, can neither be sought nor avoided. It
is simply by the exhibition of their private virtues that they
have attained less perhaps of popularity in the common
sense of the term than the earnest good feeling, the sincere
respect and esteem of all classes of the community. But it
is, of course, a warmer and deeper sentiment than this
which prevails around their homes. There they are indi-
vidually known—the quiet, simple, elegance of their lives,
the good nature which has led them to accommodate them-
selves to the English taste for hunting and shooting, and,

-elbows -allr-ths, matmeiranenteliherality wigple tAey extend to
all the charities of the neighbourhood, haVe won the
hearts of those among whom they dwell. France itself
does not contain more ultra- Orleanist villages than
those around Claremont, where the good deeds of the exiled
family are daily seen or heard of, and where there are few
who have not personal knowledge of some kindness done or
gracious act of courtesy extended.
As was to be expected, then, the marriage at Kingston
yesterday was made a gala day for all the country round.
The little church is not capable of accommodating very
many. Certainly, if it were twice the size it would not have
held all who were anxious to be present on this solemn oc-
casion, It was, however, so arranged that it could contain
those who were invited to the wedding—some hundred or
more illustrious guests ; but this was all. The less dis-
tinguished spectators—made up pretty equally with regard
to numbers of French ladies and gentlemen, and ladies and
gentlemen of the surrounding neighbourhood—were accom-
modated under a long, handsome portico awning, draped
with crimson, which had been erected for the occasion, and
which led from the carriage road into the porch of the little
church. Every part of this portico was early thronged, so
that there was scarcely room even for the beautifully-
dressed children who were placed on either side with baskets
of flowers to strew under the feet of the young bride and
bridegroom. The chapel inside was very prettily decorated,
and so as to correspond with the simple but effective details
of its architecture. In front of the altar were two price dieux
for the royal bride and bridegroom ; immediately behind
them two chairs of state, one for the mother of the young
bride, Marie Louise Fernande, Duchess do Montpensier,
and sister of the Queen of Spain; the other seat for the
venerable Marie Amelie, the last Queen of the French, who
was that day to leave her habitual seclusion and sanctify by
her presence the union of her grandchildren.
The ceremony was fixed to take place at half-past teal
and of course, therefore, much before that time those hon-
oured with invitations to the chapel began to take their
places. Among others were the Spanish Minister and
Madame Comyn, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van
de Weyer, the Italian Minister, the Austrian Ambassador
and Madame Apponyi, the Prussian Ambassador and the
Countess Bernstorff, the Bavarian Minister, the Portuguese
Minister and the Countess Lavractio, the Saxon Minister,
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Earl and
Countess Russell, Prince Ferdinand of Coburg, Prince
Philip of Wurtemberg, the Princess Amelia de Coburg,
the Prince Auguste do Saxe-Coburg, Lord and Lady Stan-
ley of Alderley, General and Lady Alice Peel, Lord Hough-
ton, Lord and Lady Foley, Earl St. Germans, the Baron
Marochetti, Lady Waldegrave, 8:c. With these guests
were mingled members of the French and Spanish aristo-
cracy. There were the Due de Penthievre, Mademoiselle
d'Harcourt, the Marquise de Chanaleilles, Madame Roblis
end the Princess de Mercedes, Colonel Vilarde, M. Fauv el.
M. Hebert, M. de la Tour, the Comte de Monteequiou,
eladaine de Lisboa, Comtesse de Coeffier, Marquise de Cele,
M, Cajijos, Madame Nallejo, Colonel Sanchez, Mademoi-
selle Bernard, Marquis de Moscoros, Mediate de Parquet,
Mademoiselle D'lvry, and many others.
Most of the guest- had taken their places before any of
the immediate members of the late Royal family had ar-
rived, and before they came Dr. Grant, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Southwark, wearing his episcopal robes and
mitre, moved down to the church porch to receive them.
Dr. Grant was attended by the Ikv. Mr. Danell, his Vicar-
General, and the Rev, Canon Holdstock, M. l'Abbe Vasseur
bore the mitre, and the Rev. Pierre 3lailly, Chanoine
a'Arras, carried the crozier. At the ceremony itself the
Bishop was assisted by the Rev. (*Abbe Toursel, French
chaplain, and l'Abbe Juelle, chaplain to the Queen Antelie,
Soon after the arrival of the Bishop at the porch
Gaston d'Orleans, Count d'Eu, and Philippe d'Orleans,
Due d'Alencon, the sons of the Due de Nemours, arrived
with their sisters the Princesses Marguerite and Blanche,
and at once teok their places near the altar. They were
followed soon after by the Prince de Conde, son of the Due
d'Aumale, and the Princess Christine, the sister of the
bride,—for there were no bridesmaids on the occasion. The
Prince and Princess de Joinville with theDuc de Nemours
and the Due d'Aumale followed almost directly, the Duchess
d'Aumale being prevented by indisposition from being pre-
sent. And now the little church was quite full and glowed
on all sides with the rich colours of the ladies' dresses. It
was easy by costume alone to distinguish between the Eng-
lish and the foreign guests. The French and Spanish noble-
men were all in evening dress, while our countrymen, on
the contrary, followed the custom usual here at such cere-
monies, and wore plain morning costume. Nor was the
difference much less marked with the fair portions of the
assemblage—the French ladies generally wearing massive
silks and costly shawls, while those of England were attired
in those beautiful airy, gossamer-like toilettes of the lightest
possible fabric and colour, which to our notion are more
suited than mere richness to such occasions. Just after
half-past 10 loud cheering was heard without, and there
wss a long pause of expectation, which was broken at last
as, leaning on the arm of a tall, fair young man, a venerable
lady came slowly up the church, and all rose and bowed
low as they recognised in the aged and feeble Queen the
careworn features of Marie Amelie, the widow of Louis
Philippe. There was a feeling of emotion almost amount-
ing to awe with which this queenly relic of a bygone age
and time, this living witness and actor amid events for which
we of this generation have to read history was regarded.
The young man who supported her tenderly as she advanced
up the church, bowing with queenly self-possession to the
reverences of those around, was the bridegroom, her
grandson, the Count de Paris. Though 26 years of age
he looks two or more years younger, which is perhaps
owing to his fair complexion and light flaxen hair. Cer-
tainly ho would be counted fair even among Englishmen,
and his light moustache and open large blue eyes remind
one more of our own Royal family than the Prince of the
House of Orleans. Almost immediatelyfollowing came the
bride. She was clad in pure white, a soft airy dress resem-
bling a bloom of white flowers, while the massive lace veil
which was over her bridal wreath was turned back from
her face and hung like a train behind. She moved with a
simple dignity that was inexpressibly charming, and her
fine delicate features at once reminded the spectator of the
profile of the Princess of Wales. It may have been that
the same manner of wearing the hair suggested this fanci-
ful idea of the strong resemblance, but the impression at
least seemed general, in spite of the young bride's dark
hair, Spanish eyes, and pale, delicate complexion, such as
is sometimes, though rarely, seen among the blondes of
I Southern France.
The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier followed the
bride, with the Duke and Duchess de Chartres. Immedi-
ately on arriving at the altar, the Prince and Princess oc-
cupied the prie dieux, with the Queen-Mother sitting be-
hind her grandson, and the Duke and Duchess de Mont-
pensier sitting behind their daughter. Before commencing
the service, Bishop Grant, amid deep silence, addressed the
Prince and Princess, in French, in a speech, of which the
following is a literal translation
"In blessing the solemn obligations which are about to
unite you at the foot of this altar, I cannot but dwell in
thought upon the many reasons which render this alliance
an event so happy for religion, for your exalted family, and
for yourselves. Bat I feel that lam expressing your own
sentiments when 1 say you have admired in the history of
St. Louis how affectionately the pious and prudent Blanche
of Castile chose as the spouse of her son a young
Princess, who was attached to him, and who was worthy of
him by her birth, her talents, and her piety. You have
sought the same advantages in the alliance which you ask
God to consecrate in the presence of witnesses who are dear
and many, and you hope to perpetrate in yourselves the
example which you have learnt from such noble models by
giving to the world the spectacle of the same piety and of
the other Christian virtues. The representatives of the
most illustrious Courts of the earth, the faithful friends who
surround you, come to unite their cordial wishes to the
powerful prayers of the holy protectors whom you have in
Heaven, and whose names, venerated in the Church, you
bear. 'Well may they trust that their hopes will be ful-
filled, when they th nk how many petitions are offered the
God may bo pleased to shower blessings upon yuu, and may

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I reward in you the peace, the harmony, and the gentle and
simple submission of the living posterity of St., Louis
around their august mother, and when they reflect that
other pledges assure to you the abundant favour of Heaven.
It is to this place that your relatives, the heirs of the faith
of St. Louis, have come to seek the special blessing reserved
by our Heavenly Father to the love of parents on the day of
the first communion of their children. It is in this place
that He sees around you hearts bound by that true fraternal
affection which would not be separated amidst the dangers
of the sea or the dangers of war. To-day this affection,
ever ancestral and ever young, seeks a new consecration in
the graces of a sacrament, and you ask them in a sanctuary
dedicated to St. Raphael—.•the archangel who was sent to
crown filial piety and innocence in the joy of a holy mar-
riage which was to recompense so many good works—to
soothe so many sorrows, to gladden the eyes that had been
tried, and to prolong by its happiness an old age already so
venerable. May the like graces be granted to you in the
same fulness through a long course of years by our blessed
Lord who,at the intercessionof hisinimaculateMother,blessed
the marriage feast of Cana, and may He preserve to you her
who tells you by her example and by her counsels that the
happiness of families and the glory of Princes are found in
the imitation of St. Louis and of St. Ferdinand."

The service then proceeded according to the ritual of the
Roman Catholic Church, a ritual which is almost entirely
word for word with that of the Church of England. When
that part of the service came at which the Bishop asked the
Prince," Louis Philippe Albert D*Orleans, voulez-vous
prendre Marie Isabelle Francois° d'Assise Antonia Louise
Fernande, ici p:esente, pour votre legitime epouse ?" etc.,
the Prince turned and gravely bowed to the Qut en-Mother
for the consent, which was given to him with a kindly
smile and bow before be turned and answered" Je le veux."
In the same manner tae Princess turned to receive the ap-
probation of her pare'nl; and of the Queen- Mother also
before she, too, answered in the affirmative clearly and
distinctly. When these all•important answers were given,
loudly, so that all could hear, when, according to Roman
Catholic custom, the bridegroom had given the bride the
gold and silver coin, typical of the worldly goods with
which he endowed her, the ceremony was finished with a
blessing, and the new Prince and Princess d'Orleans re-
tired to the sacristy to sign the register. It was witnessed
by the Duke de Montpensier, the Duke de Chartres, and the
Spanish Minister only.
On their return to the chapel Bishop Grant celebrated
low mass, which occupied but a short time, and when the
benediction was given Prince Louis and the Princess Ise-
belle d'Orleans returned down the chapel and entered their
carriage amid such cheering, and firing of cannon, and
ringing of bells as has seldom before disturbed the quiet
town at Kingston.
After the Queen-Mother, with the Duke and Duchess de
Montpensier and the leading members of the family, had
departed every one made haste to Claremont. But it was
no easy matter to get there, for the pretty lanes around the
church were blocked with carriages, and more with crowds
of cheering ladies and gentlemen, and just as the company
emerged they caught a glimpse of a Royal carriage, with
outriders, in which were the Prince and Princess of Wales,
with the Prince and Princess of Hesse, turning off by
another road and driving in hot haste to congratulate the
youthful bride and bridegroom. The Prince and Princess
of Orleans went by what may be called the river road to
Claremont, and thither all the guests followed them. Every-
where it was one long welcome throughout the route, which
was not only thronged with people, but covered with more
substantial mark of favour in the shape of triumphal arches,
flags, banners, and little groves of newly-planted firs sur-
rounded with wild flowers and streaming with pennons.
Some of these arches, especially that near Esher, bore ample
1 evidence that as much money as taste had been expended
on their erection and design. Almost instantly after the
return of the bridal party to Claremont the Prince and
Princess of Wales, with the Prince and Princess of Hesse,
arrived, and most earnestly congratulated the bride and
bridegroom. They were followed by the Princess Mary of
Cambridge and the Duke, who had driven down to wish
happiness to the fair young couple.
As soon as the bridal party had assembled on their return
the chief of the guests proceeded to a magnificently draped
marquee, which had been erected in rear of the mansion,
where a dejeroler had been laid for 100 visitors. This repast
lasted till 3 o'clock, during which time the park was crowded
with visitors, and bands were playing and guns firing in all
directions. Soon after 3 the bride and bridegroom left
Claremont to spend their honeymoon in the north of Eng-
land, and were cheerel with the most enthusiastic vehe-
mence, not only by the crowds is the park, but by the guests,
who wished tlh in-God speed with every happiness,

Railway and P rine Companies in Parliament.

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Yesterday in the committee on Metropolican
Reilways the opposition on behalf of the East tied
West India Ihele Company was further preccedetl
with, Mr Hickson; their secretary, being examined
at considerable length by Mr R.,uncl. The Dock
Company object to the introduction of the proposed
extension line across their waterways by swing
bridges as calculated to interfere with the naviga-
tion and the shipping, although on the other hand
the railway would furnish them with increased faci-
lities for the transmission of trsflic. The committed
have been over the ground, so as to be ocularly and
practically satisfied on the subject before coming to
a decision. In Mr Baillie's committee on the com-
peting Irish railways the case on behalf of the
Great Southern and Western and Midland of
Ireland was concluded. Mr Hope Scott, Q•C., then
addressed the committee for the Dublin Trunk Con.
netting Railway for a principal line of five
miles from the Great Southern and Western at
King's'.bridge Terminus, passing under and over the
the Liffey and the Royal Canal to the Dublin and
Kingstown near Sandymount, with six small lines
and junction curves, forming a railway belt round
Dublin. The required capital is £250,000 in shares,
and £85,000 loann The proposed line near its com-
mencement will cross the Liffey by a bridge of 8
arches, and 4 miles further will be carried by a tun-
nel under the river seaward of the entrance to the
Grand Canal Docks at Ringsend. It is opposed by
the corporation of the port of Dublin. The evidence
of Mr. Moseley, the general manager of the Great
Eastern Railway, was continued in the committee
on the Great Eastern Northern Junctions Railway.
Landowners' opposition to the Bourtori-on-the-
Water Railway was opened by Mr. Coleridge
against that bill. Mr. Merewether, Q,C., summed
up the opposition to the Lancashire Union Railways
on behalf of the Lancashire and Yorkshire. Evi,
dente still occupies Mr. Wodd's Committee on the
proposed Teign Valley line. The bills passed in
Mr. Massey's committee include the Belfast and
Northern Counties Railway, for a branch to Port-
rush Harbour, and to raise for general purposes
£lOO,OOO on new ordinary or preference capital,
and £33,000 by loan ; Belfast, Ballymoney, and
Ballycastle Junction, for a railway between those
points of 15 miles, to raise £98,000 capital and
X 32,000 loan ; Bristol and South Wales Union Rail-
way, to extend the time for making their line to the
mouth of the River Avon; Greenwich and South
Eastern Docks, to extend the time for taking land
and completion of works for five years ; Midland
Railway, for extensions from Bath to Thornbury,
17 miles, and further capital of £236,000, and loan
£78,600 ; Oswestry, Newton, and other companies'
amalgamation and arrangements bills; Severn Vail-
ley Railway, to take lands, extend time, and raise
£120,000 capital, and £40,000 loan; North Eastern
Railway, for additional lines and powers ; Ram-
mell's Patent Pneumatic Railways and Tubes ; Mid
Wales Railway, Workington Harbour, and Trent,
Ancholme, and Grimsby Railway. Before Lord
Redesdale ; the bills of the Caledonian Rail way,
London and South Western (Chertsey Railway),
Salisbury and Yeovil, and Witney Railways went
through. Professor Taylor was examined in Lord
Waisiegham's committee on the Wrexham Water
Bill. In the committee on Metropolitan Railways
M. Beliegrande, engineer to the municipality
stated
Yai
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Paris, was examined at great length,
that in constructing the Parisiant
expsvlosions, had
to
been deemed expedient, to preveir)
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exclude the introduction of gas p
and Mr. Stevens, enperintendent of the City Gas
was ex-
d processes in the Sewer-
smined upon his plans an
case ofthe bargemen and
Works, were also examined. Mr.
Ellis
tohnethe sub. ject ot the Thames
others
tglee Committee,rs occupied
tahl Idt
Conservancy.

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part of the British navy. The event w ‘sa •-..-...--/
with satisfaction by all Englishmen. The a. :rlidst S
been satisfactorily settled with all parties concerned.
Nothing would have been decided by the trial but
some remote point of law on the construction of an
obscure act of parliament, passed for the correction
of a temporary evil in a past age.
The i üblic now know the terms of settlement.
This they would not have known but for the mis-
placed zeal of the Solicitor. General. Before his ele-
vation to his present high office this gentleman had
the honour to be the counsel of the A'ncrican mini-
ster. Of course he resigned this post on taking
office under the Crown ; but his mind is still tinged.
with a lingering fondness for his former friends:,
and on Thursday last, without instructions, with.
out consultation with his coneagues, without duo
consideration of the existing agreement contained
in a written correspondence, ho wandered into.
the Court of Exchequer, and there, apropos to
nothing, informed the Court tha: the case of
the " tarns" would not he tried. Now, this in-
formation might have been with equal pro-
priety conveyed to the Chief Baron in private, and
probably would have been so conveyed by the At-
torney General. But the Solicitor General thought
otherwise; and having all the field to himself, he
indulged in a fine flourish on the generosity of the
Crown, and the humiliation of the defendants.
The Crown did not want to punish individuals by
fine or forfeiture, though the defendants had with-
drawn their claim and submitted to a judgment."
Our readers who peruse for themselves the Yarba.
tim report we give of these proceedings,
will judge
for themselves of the feelings of indignation with
which this statement in the public prints must have
been read by the patios most deeply interested.
Not a moment wz..s lost in calling the attention of
the AVorney General to the serious constquenes
this stdreiricial'; if uncontradicted, would can?!;;;;";:tim
character and standing of the defendants, and the
Attorney General, in a straightforward and manly
manner, at once consented to put the matter right.
The country will see in this arrangement that
there has been no yielding on either side. The legal
proceedings would have been barren of any useful
result. The vessels might have lain for years en-
cumbering the useful water space of the Mersey—a
floating record of the folly and timidity of a British
officer ; the feelings of different sections of the public
would have become exasperated; the public money
would have been squandered. All this has been
avoided by the exercise of calm judgment. The
Crown will pay a fair price for the ships, and Par-
liament mey now proceed to consider the expedig
ency of passing a fresh act, couched in intelligible
language.

The result of this last week's proceedings will,
however, teach Government one important lesson,
that the legal officers of the Crown should I,e
selected from amongst the independent members
of the bar, and that, however vast the genius,
pure the character, or extensive the legal acquire-
ments of a gentleman may be, it is not expedient to
appoint to a higil office under the Crown the advo-
cate of a foteign Government, merely because he
happens to be an unflinching supporter of his own
political party.—Liverpoul Albion.

The Loss of the Brig Florist.

OFFICIAL REPORT.

To the Right Hon. the Lords of the Comrnillce of
Privy Council for Trade.

My Lords,—l beg to report, for the information
of your lordships, chat I have, in conjunction with
Captain Harris and Baker, as Nautical Assessors,
inquired into the circumstances attending the loss
of the brig Florist, on the Long Bank, off Wexford,
on the morning of the 9th instant. The Florist was
a brig of 264 tons, built at Sunderland in 1851,
owned by Messrs Gardiner and Hughes of this port,
commanded by Mr. Angus Wilkinson, who holds a
certificate of competency as master, granted in /854,
and manned by a crew of 10 hands. She left Liver-
pool at noon on the 7th inst., laden with 273 tons
of coals sod 400 bags of bread, and was bound to
Nassau. She p9ssEd Holyhead about 6in the even•
ing, of the Bth instant. Toe wind was from S.
fresh brctzs during the day. The course steered
down the Channel was S.IV. and by S. The weather
is stated to have been thick, and no lights were seen.
At 8 iu the morning of the 9,h she struck heavily
on the Long 13.nk, and after having let go her
anchor, from which she parted, she drove over into
deep water. Finding the ship ail )at in six fathoms
the master ordered sail to be made upon the port tack,
and altar standing to the S W. for sometime thews.
eel was tacked to the eastward, and shortly afterwards
again struck upon the south end of the same bank,
and became a total wreck. It appeared from the
evidence of a Wexford pilot that about 6 o'clock on
that morning he left the harbour on a cruise with
two pilots. On arriving at the Dagger Bank he
saw the Florist, bearing S.E,, at a distance of five
miles, and apparently standing in to danger, as the
flood tide was running to the northward, and she
was in close proximity to the Long Bank. He
steamed towards her, but before be reached the
vessel he observed that her sails were clewed up,
and that she must have struck. By the time he
reached her she had floated oft; and was inshore of
the bank in pilotage water. On hailing her he
offered to tow her out of danger for the sum of
£2OO, which the master deemed an exorbitant de-
mand, and refused to accept. A farther offer was
made subsequently, and before she struck a second
time, to take her in tow for £lOO, but this was also
declined, as the master imagined that he could him-
self get her out of the difficulty. I must here notice
that these services were tendered in the character of
, a salvor, and that the master was kept entirely in
I ignorance of the important fact, tharthe offers pro-
ceeded from a vessel containing several licensed
pilots, for five additional pilots had been picked up
outside, the usual distinguishing flag denoting a
pilot vessel not having been hoisted. This seems
to me to have been t% very grave omission, for it can
scarcely be doubted that had the master been aware
of the fact that the tug was a pilot vessel he would
gladly have availed himself of their local knowledge.
At the same time, though in estimating the penalty
which should attach to the master for the lose
of his vessel, this circumstance must certainly
be taken into consideration, it does not axone-
rate him ; for had he taken the ordinary pre-
caution of using the lead, which in thick
such as he had was an incumbent duty,
ilheilevh°led
never hare found himself in the position
lead had been
to the catastrophe ; but no cast of the
m o n th showse
lelaam bound,
taken since 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. on the Bth.
Taking all
weatheruid
therefore, to hold him in default.
looking at the
circumstances into consideration, and
conduct of the master in ottehfeorrre
I think that the
coafsme,ya
at
eleshoarys,eimacpcoosreda-
that he was attentive to his duty,
sixsp e calendare ts
which
suspension of his certifies_
Police Magistrate.
will meet the merites:::nhcee
accord-
ingly, with the cone
...._ _
I have, &c,,
upon him that penalty.
Liverpool, May 27, i 1864.
We concur in this report.
T. S. RAFFLES,

Hi. HARRIS,
K. B. BARER_

The Lord Chancellor has created a new batch of
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Colonel Tryon, Alderman Perkins, and Mr G. S. Brinton,
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RoYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
Covent-garden.
There will, both in this week 1 anduestin next w ,
eek, be
five
open nights, viz., Monday, ar, Thursday day,riand saterday.
Mdlle. Lucca; Madame Didiee. M. Fau e ; Signor Graziani ;
Signor Mario.
THIS EVENING (Tuesday), Mty 31, will be performed
Gounod's Opera, FAUST E MARGHERITA. Mar_ herita,
Mahe. Pauline Lucca Siebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta.
Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto ee, M. Faure ; Valeatino, Signor
Graziant ; Wag-ner, Signor Tagliafice ; and Faust, Signor
Mario.

Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Commence at half past Eight.
Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta ls, 10s. 6d., 78., and 58. ;
amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had
alt the box-offic2 under the portico of the thea,re, which is
open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellas' and
librarla ns

HEATRE ROYAL HAYMIARKET.-
J. Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF COMFORT.
Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel.
After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern,
Chippendale, Buckstone. Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, &c. ;
Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam.
After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND
ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe. &c. ; Mes-
dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Hill, Wright,
Rogers,
To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Mr. Compton.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLE THIS EVENING
(TUESDAY). Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John
Brougham ; Ghost, Mr. G..lorda Firstrt, Mr. C. Vanden-
huff; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ;Gravedigger, Mr. H.
Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntyre,
F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall-
bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss M.
Henrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elsworthy.
The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin.
Notice.—The doors open atbalf-past 7, and Hamlet com-
mences at 8.
Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING,
the B roth THE COMEDY
OF ERRORS. The
Two Dromios, by ers Webb
Alter which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louis
and Fabien dei Franchi, Mr. Vining ; Chateau Renaud, Mr.
Walter Lacy.
To concludi'with BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy
O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray.

NE" THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL-..
Sole Pronriator and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Last Week but One of the Great Tragediene, Miss Bateman,
in the character of LEAFS.

THIS EVENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S
HOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, It. Phillips, Stephenson.
Af er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by
Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Bilithgtoll, Stuart, Eburne,
Stephenson ; Mrs. Bilington.
To conclude with TIIE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole,
P. Bedford, it. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis.