The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1862.

1 EVIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY.
ROYAL COMMISSION,
The royal assent by commission was given to the follow•
ing bills :
Customs and Inland Revenue
Bills of Exchange (Ireland) Act Amendment
Limerick Markets
North Devon Railway and Dock
Rathmines and Rathgar Improvement
Queenstown Improvement
Bristol and Exeter and Chard and Taunton Railways
East London Water
Berwick-upon-Tweed Harbour
South Molton Corporation
Barnesley Local Board of Health
Leeds New Gas
Brean Down Harbour, &c.
Bristol Water
Falmouth Water
Tendring Hundred Railway
Bollington Improvement
Tranmere Improvement
Dublin and Meath Railway
Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction, and
Dundee and Newtylo Railway
Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway
Leadburn, Linton, and Dolphinston Railway
London and South-Western Railway (additional powers)
Dundee Water
Kent Water
Frosterley and Stanhope Railway
Carlisle and Silloth Bay, Railway, and Dock
Edgeware, Highgate, and London Railway
North British Railway and Carlisle and Silloth Bay
Railway, and Dock Company
North British Railway and Port Carlisle Dock and Rail.
way Companies
North British Railway (Monktonhall, &c., branches)
Dublin Fire Brigade
Leeds Water
Edinburgh Roads
Halifax Corporation
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum
Their lordships adjourned during pleasure.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at the usual hour.

THE SLAVE TRADE.
Lord BROUGHAM regretted the absence of the noble
earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the question ho
wished to put was so important that not a day nor en hour
ought to elapse before a bill was brought into prevent ships
being fitted out for the slave trade at Liverpool. Ho
alluded to the caso of the Nightingale,and asked if the Go-
vernment had consulted the law officers of the Crown with
respect to it.
Earl GRANVILLE suggested to the noble and learned
lord that he should give notice of his question.
PUBLIC-HOUSES (SCOTLAND) ACT AMEND-
MENT.
Lord KINNAIRD moved that the house go into com-
mittee on this bill, the object of which was to relax some of
the provisions of the original act, which pressed heavily on
public houses in Scotland.
The Earl of AIRLIE moved that the house go into
committee on the bill on the 13th of June.
The Duke of BUCCLEITCH and the Duke of ARGYLE sup-
ported the motion for going into committee.
The Earl of MINTO said the extreme restrictions of the
act now in force led to two great evils in the large towns in
Scotland.
The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and their
lordships went into committee on the bill.
While the bill was in committee two divisions took place,
one on clause 14 and the other on clause 22, but both
clauses were retained.
Clauses 33 to 36 inclusive having been struck out, the
remaining clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed.
The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
The house adjourned at 25 minutes to 9 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAXER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. ROBERTSON took the oaths and his seat on his elec.
ion for the borough of Shrewsbury.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Eden Valley Railway—E inburgh and Glasgow and Cale-
donian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Companies
—Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Glasgow, Dumbarton, and
Helensburgh Railway Companies—Middle Level Drainage
and Navigation, &c.—and Nene Valley Drainage and Na-
vigation Improvement.

and learned gentleman (Mr. Walpole) had taken a straight-
forward course, and in adopting the policy of the Govern-
ment, had embodied that policy in a clear and distinct pro-
position. (Hear, hear.) He would not adopt the course
suggested by the noble lord in his amendment.
Mr. WALPOLE said that the noble viscount (Palmer-
ston) had placed the house in a very difficult position, it
was not his intention to disturb the Government. His ob-
ject was merely to afford the house an opportunity of de-
claring for itself whether it would come to any resolution
as to whether the finances of this country could not be so
administered as to make the national income meet the
national expenditure.

Mr. D, GRIFFITH rose amidst cries of "Read, read."
He said he proposed to adhere to his amendment, because
it was the last of all the amendments which had been
placed on the paper. (Laughter.) Ho did not condemn
the Government, but he thought the subject to which his
amendment referred should be fully discussed.
Sir F. SMITH, who had also an amendment, disclaimed
any hostility to the Government, and said that ho dealt with
the subject as an officer in her Majesty's service and a mem-
ber of that house.

Mr. BRIGHT censured, and Mr. ELLICE, who moved
the adjournment of the house, defended the course taken by
the noble lord (Palmerbton) and the Government.
A scene of great confusion ensued, some members endea-
vouring to address the house, but succeeding only in a
pantomimic performance amid great laughter.
The SPEAKER having called bon. members to order,
the amendment for the adjournment of the house moved by
Mr. Ellice was withdrawn.

Mr. STANSFELD moved-44 That, in the opinion of
this house, the national expenditure is capable of reduction
without compromising the safety, the independence, or the
legitimate influence of the country." lie contended that
the present was an appropriate time to bring forward this
motion on the ground that the temper of the house was
suited to its calm and deliberate discussion. In showing the
necessity that existed for retrenchment in the public ex-
penditure, he referred to the expenses incurred in the
Crimean war, and went in detail through some of the larger
items in our naval and military operations; and he now
submitted the motion in the belief that it was the best con-
tribution he could make to the attainment of so desirable
an object.
Mr. BAXTER seconded the motion.

Lord PALMER ST ON opposed the motion, on the ground
chiefly that it was impossible to state in the present year
what would be the circumstances of the country and its
relations with foreign powers in the next. He objected also
to all anticipatory resolutions as unbecoming in Parliament
to adopt, for they were either a nullity or an embarrassing
and inconvenient pledge ; and the Government thought the
proper course to pursue was to submit an amendment
couched in terms embodying the policy which could best be
recommended to the house. An increased expenditure,

arising from the improved organisation of the navy and
army, had been wisely called for by the country, sanctioned
by Parliament, and carried into effect by successive admi-
nistrations. It was necessary that we should have the
means of protecting our own shores and the vast interests
which we had in all parts of the world ; and he contended
that we had not larger military and naval establishments

than were absolutely requisite for the wants of the country.
Whether or not the state of things next year might be so far

different from what it was now as to admit of a reduction of
the general expenditure, he held that the resolution, worded
as it was, and applying literally to the establishments for
the present year, was one which, if the house agreed to it,
they would be stultifying themselves, and reversing the
decisions to which they came when the matters in detail were
submitted to their consideration. On the other hand, the
amendment which he would propose combined a statement of
the opinions which seemed to animate all parts of the
house; and declared that it was not only the duty of the
Government to study and practise economy in the public
service, but that it was also an obligation resting on the
house not to lose sight of its duty to provide adequately for
the defences of the country and the maintenance of our im-
portant interests abroad. Turning then to Mr. Walpole's
amendment, the noble lord observed that according to the
right hon. gentleman there was not much material diffe-
rence between it and the proposal of the Government.
Why, then, move it at all ? The truth was that "the wound
was great because it was so small." In other words, the
difference was great because it was so small; and there was
no disguising the fact that the right hon. gentleman
spurned the amendment of the Government and peremp-
torily told them to adopt his own instead, from a desire to
impose a degradation upon the Government. Ho objected
to that amendment, then, because it implied coercion in
place of free action, and was a palpable attempt o make the
Government " swallow the leek." If it wore agreed to the
result would be such as the house might naturally suppose
would follow. In conclusion, the noble lord said that if the
Opposition wished to express distrust in the Government
let them do it fairly, manfully, and with a direct accusation
and affirmation. He then moved, by way of amendment on
Mr. Stansfeld's motion, " That this house, deeply im-
pressed with tho necessity of economy in every department
of the State, is at the same time mindful of its obligation to
provide for the security of the country at home and the pro-
tection of its interests abroad—that this house observes with
satisfaction the decrease which has already been effected in
the national expenditure, and trusts that such further dimi-
nution may be made therein as the future state of things
may warrant."
Mr. DISRAELI remarked on the studious omission
from Lord Palmeiston's speech of all reference to the pre-
sent condition of our finances, and said he apprehended
that it was the condition of the public finances de-
scribed by the Government as unhealthy, and believed
by the Parliament and people as dangerous, that
had brought somewhat suddenly but earnestly the conside-
ration both of Parliament and the people to the expenditure
of the country. If he looked at the defences of the country
at home and abroad, he believed it was impossible for any
country to be more secure than England was at this mo-
ment ; and that she should be in danger of a midnight foray
from a " cordial ally" was a monstrous absurdity. But the
real cause of England's influence, after all, was the circum-
stance that she was the only country which, when she en-
tered into a quarrel that she believed to be just, never
ceased her efforts until shs had accomplished her aim.
What enabled her to do this ? Her determination, sup-
ported by her financial resources, which enabled her to
maintain a struggle for more than two or three campaigns,
whenever she had a worthy object to attain. The conclu-
sion at which he arrived, then, was that we were entering
into a heavy expenditure for naval and military purposes
which were not necessary for the security of our shores or
the maintenance of our interests and influence abroad.
There was nothing in the state of Europe that justified ex•
travagant and extraordinary armaments. Italian unity he
left to the care of the noble lord. Words enough he had
given the Italians; what more he had given them none
knew better than the Italians themselves. Europe was
tranquil, because she was exhausted. Where was Austrian
finance I)—Where Russian ? What was the condition even
of that Imperial France, which was thrown before our face
as a bugbear on every occasion ? In these circumstances
it was for England to remember that the chief source of her
influence in Europe was the consciousness in every court of
Europe that, when the struggle came, it was not the first,
second, or third campaign that daunted her ; but, proud in
the elasticity of her inexhaustible riches, her industry, and
her freedom, she could enter into a contest from which
she would never swerve, and in which she had ever been
the victor. These, then, were times for economy, and
for a scrutinising revision of expenditure, because from
the state of our finances, we were forced to consider
the subject and face our condition, and because he believed
that revision could be made with a view to retrenchment,
without in the least degree impairing or compromising
either our defences at home or our influence and interests
abroad. The necessity for a reduction of expenditure was
also evidenced by the sufferings prevailing in the country,
as indicated by the returns of the Board of Trade. Passing
then to the resolution of Mr Stansfeld, the right hon. gen-
tleman described it as high sounding, little meaning, and
unsatisfactorily expressed. To all intents and purposes,
however, it implied a want of confidence; and he contended
that no person had a right to propose such a motion who
was net prepared to undertake the responsibility of turning
out the Government. He was not, therefore, prepared to
vote want cf confidence in the Government, following a
gentleman who was not in a position to bear the conse-
quences of such a steps. With regard to the amendment of
Lord Palmerston, he thought it was quite unnecessary, and
that it would have been preferable to meet Mr. Stansfeld's
motion with a simple negative ; for the amendment had no
definite object, and shadowed forth no definite policy. The
object which it ought to have indicated was, that in the
present state of affairs, the first duty of the Minister was to
make such reductions as would equalise expenditure and
revenue; and the policy should be, as reductions were made
to diminish that war taxation which, resorted to in times of
peace, was sapping and wasting the financial reserve which
was the source of our influence with foreign nations, and
the best security for our interests abroad. Under these cir-
cumstances, he should have been glad to have had the op-
portunity of voting for the amendment of his right hon.
friend Mr. Walpole ; but he was prevented from doing that
in consequence of the interpretation which the noble lord
had placed upon its language, the result of which wo that
he was left in the position of those gentlemen who, on t:::e
Derby-day, might find that a favourite had "bolted."
Mr. HORSMAN made a fierce onslaught on the peace
party and the Emperor of the French. He reviewed the
foreign policy of this country since the year 1853, and ex-
pressed his approval of the course pursued by Earl Russell,
since the annexation of Savoy. He believed that the in-
fluence which we enjoyed in the councils of Europe at this
moment was attributable mainly to the knowledge of our
material strength, and that as a mere question of trading
got Qf politico—WO Sao not au 944altaC 011 the Watl-

nent that would not tell us that we had been receiving cent.
per cent. for the additional war expenditure incurred within
the last fow years. With reference to the amendment, he
thought the noble lord had taken a most unprecedented
course in moving it, and that it indicated two minds and
two policies at work in the Cabinet—that of the noble lord
himself and that of his Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. COBDEN said it was the gloomy commercial pro-
spects of the country which had roused the feeling in refe-
rence to national expenditure, and it could not be said that
it could be maintained at its present rate, for the revenue
would not be forthcoming to meet it. The strength of a
nation did not depend so much on its armaments as on its
resources, and the influence of England was best main-
tained by her financial soundness, and hedenied the doctrine
that a country best kept up its influence by a display of
armaments. As all England's armaments were kept up in
reference to France, it would be better, instead of being
obliged to reduce our armaments by poverty, to come to an
understanding with France:on the subject of iron ships and
diminution of naval and military expenditure. Unless the
Government now in office could apply themselves to the
task of the decrease of expenditure, he should counsel those
who desired to attain that end to give their support to Mr.
Disraeli, if ho would undertake the task.

The house then divided, and there appeared—

_
For Mr. Stansfeld's motion 65
Against it
Majority against the motion -302
Mr. 'WALPOLE said that, not being prepared to incur
the consequences of carrying a resolution, the effect of
which would be a dissolution of Parliament or a change of
Government, he should withdraw the amendment of which
he had given notice.
Mr. W. E. FORSTER congratulated the economists on
having obtained a pledge from Lord Palmerston that ho
would endeavour for the future to carry out a policy of
retrenchment.

Mr. WHITESIDE characterised the course adopted by
Lord Palmerston as unprecedented, unconstitutional, and
unparliamentary, and declared that the noble lord had
assumed the position, not of leader, but the enlightened
dictator of the hoase.

Mr. OSBORNE delivered an amusing speech which con-
vulsed the house with laughter, and in which he described
the several amendments as " herrings," dragged before the
house to draw it off the scent. He severely animadverted
on Mr. Walpole's vacillation, denounced the motion of Mr.
Stansfeld as a solemn sham, and the speeches which had
been delivered in favour of retrenchment as " bow-wow
platitudes." He had no faith in the economical professions
of the Premier.

Lord Palmerston's amendment having now become a
substantive motion.

Mr. LINDSAY moved, as an amendment, to leave out
all the words after the word " abroad" for the purpose of
adding the following :—" but this house would regard with
satisfaction such a decrease of the national expenditure as
would admit of a reduction of the present exceptional war
taxation."

Lord PALMERSTON said he opposed this amendment
on the same grounds that he had urged against that of Mr.
Walpole.
Mr. DISRAELI recommended the house to agree to the
motion of the Premier without further discussion.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE considered that Mr. Walpole had
exercised a wise discretion in withdrawing his amendment ;
and reminded the Government that, in doing so, the house
had been saved from pronouncing on the false issue, and
left free to deal with the subject of the finances on a future
and an early day.
After a few words from Mr. CLAY, the amendment of
Mr. Lindsay was negatived, and the motion of Lord Pal-
merston agreed to without a division.
Mr. PEEL obtained leave to bring a bill to amend the
West India Encumbered Estates Acts, 1854 and 1858.

The other business on the paper was then disposed of,
and the house adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES, TUESDAY.

This meeting commenced much as usual, with a large
attendance in the Stand, but only a few people on the Hill,

destined to be so gay a scene to-day. The weather was far
from encouraging, the wind being cold and showers having

fallen at intervals until after three o'clock. Before the first

race of the day took place the betting on the Derby showed
an improvement in the Marquis, and a decline in the Stock-

well colt and Ensign, while Sir Joseph Hawley's horses
were in great demand. On reaching the Downs we found
the running-ground in remarkably good order, and a few
unimportant btvr4 toar.,,, in alterations about the weighing-
house. A temporary and inconvenient stand (without a
roof) had also been erected for trainers between the Grand
Stand and that known as Barnard's. In point of racing
we think everybody must have been satisfied, for large
fields went to the post for each of the races as they came on
for decision. A wonderful 2-yr-old made his first appear-
ance in the Woodcote Stakes, and was backed for next
year's Derby, immediately after winning, at the short price
of 12 to 1. The Eons Stakes produced a very beautiful
contest, and the clever victory of Buckenham in the Craven
made the friends of the Marquis more sanguine than ever,
and brought his stable companion Harlequin into the mar-
ket at 50 to 1.

The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs added ;
for 3-yr olds and upwards. Weights for age. Tho last
mile and a quarter of the new Derby course. 9 subs.

Mr. Savile's uckmbam, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (carded 7st 81b)
(Fordham) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Star of the West, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Clement) 2
Lord Uxbridge's Laughing Stock, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (carried
7st 91b) (Bullock) 3
The following also ran :—Wingrave, Sawcutter, Drag-
hound, My Mary, King of Hearts, and Rapparee.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Sawcutter, 6to 1 agst Buekenham,
6 to 1 each agst Wingrave and Star of the West, 8 to 1 agst
King of Hearts, and 12 to 1 agst Rapparee.
Shortly after they had settled into their places Star of the
West, with. Sawcutter and Draghound at his quarters,
mado the running, followed by Wingrave, King of Hearts,
and Buckenham, the others lying off. Descending the hill
the lot closed up, and came round the turn in close com-
pany, Star of the West still leading, closely attended by
Sawcutter, Draghound, and Buckenham. At the road
Draghound was beaten, and his place was taken by Mr.
Savile's colt, followed by Laughing Stock, the four coming
on together to the Stand, where Sawcutter was disposed of ;
Buckenham at the same time joined Star of the West,
quitted him in a few strides, and won easily by a length
and a half, Star of the West defeating Laughing Stock by
a neck for second; Sawcutter finished a bad fourth,Win-
grave fifth, King of Hearts sixth, and Rapparee.
The Brighton Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 added
(handicap), for all ages, winners extra. Three-quarters

of a mile. 5O subs.
Mr. G. Lambert's Humphrey, 3 yrs, Est 41b.. (J. Doyle) 1
Mr. W. Day's Surbiton Hill, 3 yrs, Est .... (G. Noble) 2
Mr. Quartermaine's Grey Hen, 4 yrs, Est 111 b
(W. Johnson) 3
The following also ran :—High Treason, Lord of the
Manor, Copernicus, Neophyte, Touch-me-Not, Nemesis,
Lava, Overton, Queen of Spain, Jacintha, Sporting Life,
Innellan, Entremet, Spark, Express, Pellucid, Ace of
Trumps, Keane, Otho, Camperdewn, Traveller, and 'Vene-
rator.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Humphrey, 11 to 2 agst Lava, 7to
1 aget Sporting Life, Bto 1 agst Otho, 10 to 1 each aget
Nemesis and Entremet, 100 to 7 each agst Ace of Trumps
and Lord of the Manor, and 20 to 1 agst Surbiton Hill.
The start was delayed upwards of 25 minutes through

several of the horses breaking away. Copernicus, among

the rest, refusing to face the flag, reared up and came over
with Goater,who fortunately escaped without injury. When
the flag was lowered, the lot got away in such close company
that it;,was extremely difficult to assign to either the lead
until they had run some distance, when Camperdown,
with Touch-me-Not, Nemesis, Lava, Innellan, Sporting
Life, and the favourite, was seen in front, the next lot
being headed by Surbiton-hill, Entremet, Keane, and Ja-
cintha, the rear division being whipped in by Copernicus
and Venerator. On entering the straight Touch-me-Not
on the rails on the town side came on with a slight lead,
followed in the centre of the course by Entreraet, Hum-
phrey, Lava, Sporting Life, and the Gray Hen colt to the
entrance of the stand enclosure, when Touch-Me-Not and
Sporting Life were beaten and dropped back ; the favou-
rite at the same time took the command, followed in a few
strides after by Surbiton-hill on the upper ground and the
a head separating the second and
Grey Hen colt on the lower side, the three finishing a close
race home, Humphrey holding his own and winning very
cleverlythird. Obtyhoa was fourth, Entremet fifth, Spark and Lava
next. The others were widely spread, the last lot being
High Treason, Express, Traveller, Copernicus, and yene.

Weights for
Half-eas-mile.
rator.
rafo.r allH
Capt. Christie's Miss. Julia, aged, Bst 71b .... (Fordham) 1
Mr. W. Wilson's Cauncast e, 2 yrs, sst 121 b.. (Thomas) 2
Lord Stamford 's Ellerton, 4 yrs, Bst 71b .... (Edwards) 3
The following also ran :—Hesper, Hope filly, The Re-
iiing of It9ly, and Draff.
serve, NvPliantil°r sf b 0
01bs sous,
Betting—Even on Miss Julia, 7 to 2 agst Ellerton, 5 to
The Ileathacgoet
1 agst Ilesper, and 12 to 1 agst any other.
Miss Julia, after giving some trouble at the post, got off
- front the moment the flag fell ; Hesper being left behind.
fi, ,q,stie and King of Italy lay next to the favourite to
Cairri'd-- ' +mice, where
the db.. re the King was beaten, and Eller-
near
The old mare then galloped home at
ton took his plact:
her ease, and won by h.len g t h and a-half, Ellerton being
a bad third. The rest were widely spread, Draff being
fourth, the Hope filly fifth, King o! Italy sixth, and The
Reserve seventh.
',led; for
The Woodcoto Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 at.— ,
2-Yr-vldo j %It§ B§t Mb, and fillies Bst 71b, The O' 1'