The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1865.

unprincipled.
Denmark, for instance, would now be in a very dif-
ferent position if this country had assumed a more
decided attitude, and thus great wrong would have
been pretented, while in the American war much
that was degrading to warfare among Christian
states, and contrary to the interests of humanity,
would have been put a stop to had our Government
only acted in a manner consistent with the dignity of
this great country. Even now we may be called upon
to witness a great wrong committed, which will for
ever disgrace the memory of the great Republic of
the West, and yet our Minister declared to the House
that he would not enter a protest or endeavour to
influence events. Lord STANLEY took a review of
our relations with other countries, and came to the
conclusion that at present there was no danger of
our coming to any disagreement. The noble lord
gave an ingenious description of the position in
which despotic Sovereigns found themselves in these
days of revolution. "It amounted," he said, "to
something like this, each kept his crown on his head
with one hand, and held on to his throne with
the other, and he believed that if we did
not meddle with them, we might be pretty
sure that they would not meddle with us."
If anywhere, as the noble lord said, it is on the
other side of the Atlantic that we are in danger of
rupture coming ; but even with that disturbed
nationality there is every reason to expect that good
management will prevent an outbreak.

As for financial topics, Lord STANLEY was able to
quote an opinion he had expressed when he last spoke
at Lynn ,which showed the correctness of his judgment
and verified his predictions. Some people thought
that he was sanguine and even speculative when he
estimated the annual surplus on which we might
reckon as £1,500,000 ; but the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, an unquestionable authority on such
matters, had shown that, from 1859 to the present
time, there had been an annual surplus of £1,750,000.
The noble lord showed his good sense in saying that
he always thought one of the worst taxes on the
list for repeal was the duty on fire insurances. The
reduction now made does not content him, and he
truly declares that the duty must be reduced to a
shilling, if not to sixpence. The income tax, the noble
lord, thought might be reduced to 3d. in the pound.
The malt duty he wisely considers should be re-
duced, and that its turn should come whenever
practicable.

As for the franchise, Lord STANLEY spoke very

fairly and dispassionately. Ile said he did not
refer especially as to whether Lord DERBY or Lord
PALMERSTON had the greater number of votes,
because when a question of this matter was debated
a good many friends of Reform on the Liberal side
of the house were more critical than enthusiastic.
" There were many persons in Parliament and else-
where who were willing enough to talk theoretically
about large measures of Reform when they were at
a distance, but who did not like the look of them,
and drew back when the time came for action.l
This descsription is an admirable one, and forms a
very correct illustration of the line of policy which
is taken up and set down just as it suits the con-
venience of the professor, and chimes in with

the ruling spirit of the hour. The noble lord,
looking beyond Parliament to the country at large,

beheld no disinclination to an extension of the
franchise, but the upper and middle classes were
afraid of being " swamped" by the admission of the

working classes as a body.

The noble lord men-

tioned a curious fact, that the three great popular
movements of modern times were all carried by the
upper and middle classes, and not by the working
ones. The noble lord considers that a large addi-
tion may be made to the franchise without any
harm accruing, and one mode which he advocates is
the " savings bank franchise." Also he was in
favour of extending the franchise to those only who
were occupiers of a house. The county franchise, he
thinks, should be reduced, but he did not pledge
himself to any exact amount. " The multitude
of small boroughs" Lord STANLEY rightly con-
demns, and, in his usual downright style,
he calls them " the weakest part of our electoral
system." A considerable redistribution of seats is
what the noble lord will agree to, but with the
proviso that a balance was maintained between the
claims of the towns and the counties. This is a very
fair condition, because all sweeping reformers seek

to elevate the former to the almost entire depres-
sion of the latter. Bribery, of course, is a great temp-
tation to all sides when there are only two or three
hundred electors. Many will be disappointed that
Lord STANLEY is against the ballot, not that he is
strong in his opposition, because he never thought it
would do either the good or the harm that was ex-
pected from it. The noble lord declared himself
against the "disgraceful and horrible scene of a
public execution."

On the whole, we may say that Lord STANLEY has
successfully acquitted himself of his task, and that
he has presented a tolerably correct definition of
affairs, more especially in a social and domestic
point of view. No one can have had a better op-
portunity than the noble lord of forming a judgment
of matters which affect the interests of the working
classes ; because, though he belongs to the highest,
he mixes with those who are bound up in the con-
cerns of the middle ranks, and he studies the ques-
tions relating to the lower orders without prejudice
or partiality. When the demagogues rail at the
aristocracy, they really know little or nothing about
them ; and when the exclusives sneer at the rabble,
they have not rightly observed their claims, nor
the important part they hold in the social scale.
Lord STANLEY has set an example which many
candidates will do well and wisely to follow,
and it is surely a vindication of the principles of
our Constitution when the son of one of our
highest nobility thus expresses himself frankly and
fearlessly on great questions of importance and in-
terest to the community. There is nothing more
wanted at elections than moderation in speech and
toleration in opinion, and many serious errors
would be avoided if they were observed and re-
spected.

ARCHBISHOP MANNING.--The Most Rev. Dr. H.
E. Manning, "Archbishop of Westminster," having re-

turned from Rome, preached his first sermon since his
accession to his new dignity yesterday morning at the
Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham, having
previously assisted pontifically at high mass. it was " the
feast of the translation of the relics of the patron saint,"
and a relic of St. Thomas was exposed to the veneration of
the faithful after mass.

THE LONGEST PARLIAMENTS, since the passing
of the Septennial Act, are :

y. in. d.
Geo. I. 1715-1721
Geo. 11. 1727 - 1734
„ 1734-1741
„ 1741-1747
„ 1747-1754
„ 1754-1761
Geo. 111. 1761-1768
„ 1768-1774
~ 1774-1780
„ 1784-1790
„ 1790-1796
Geo. IV. 1820-1826
Victoria 1841-1847

The writs of tho Parliament elected in 1859 were return-
able on the 31st of May of that year; consequently the
actual duration of the Parliament just dissolved is about
six years and five weeks.

rightful influence in the councils of nations if it is
knowitbefore hand that whatever occurs we shall
do nothing to interfere, and will not lend a helping
hand to the weak, however outraged or oppressed,
nor stem the power of the strong, be they ever so

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THE MATTRITIITS AND BOMBAY MAILS,
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 10.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ellora, with the above mails, has arrived here. She
brings 145 passengers, 20 boxes of specie, value not
stated, and 163 packages of merchandise.

On the Ist inst. she spoke the English barque
Sharp, and on the 3d the barque, Lord Duncan, of
Bristol, both steering east. _
The English fleet were cruising off Malta.
Only one death had taken place from cholera on
board the Ellora since she left Gibraltar.

MARKETS—This Day,

MARK-LANE.

The trade for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday was quiet. Selected produce, however, was firm
in price, whilst in the value of secondary and inferior
wheats no material change took place. The spring corn
trade was decidedly firm, and previous quotations were
well supported. In flour an average business was tran-
sacted, at full currencies.

On the continent the wheat trade is somewhat inactive,
but without leading to any particular change in prices.
Spring corn, however, continues firm. Advices from
New York state that an increased amount of business had
been transacted in wheat for export.
The arrivals of English produce up to our market last
week was small. The imports from abroad amounted to
22,601 quarters of wheat, 24,909 barley, 68,355 oats, 31
beans, 40 peas, 20 tares, 20,266 linseed, 2,520 rapeseed,
2,565 maize, 60 sundries, 651 sacks and 1,807 barrels Of
flour.

A very small supply of home-grown wheat was received
fresh up to our market to-day. The demand, however,
both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state ;
yet factors wero firm, and both Kent and Essex produce
was held at quite last Monday's currency. At the close of
business, a total clearance had not been effected ; never-
theless, previous quotations were supported. The condition
of the produce was good.
The supply of American wheat on sale was small, but
the market was moderately supplied with continental pro-
duce. A large proportion of the latter, however, was of
but middling quality. For good and prime foreign wheats
there was a steady demand, and prices ruled firm ; other-
wise the trade was quiet at last Monday's currency.
Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at late
prices.

The supply of barley on the stands was chiefly confined
to foreign produce, which was chiefly of very middling
quality. The few good and fine parcels on offer sold at
fully late rates ; but in inferior qualities sales progressed
slowly on former terms.
Malt was in fair demand at full prices.
There was a good supply of oats, chiefly foreign, on
offer. In most qualities a full average business was trans-
acted V Friday's prices, or at a decline from Monday last
of 6d yer quarter.
The few beans on sale were mostly dispoSed of, and
they realised the rates current on Monday last.
Peas, which wore in short supply, moved off steadily at
full quotations.
Most descriptions of flour, both English and foreign,
were in fair request at quite previous rates.
CURRENCY PER DIP. MIA /MAE
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1803, per qr 39. to 13s
Ditto, 1861
Ditto, white, 1863 446 498
Ditto, 1864
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864
• Ditto, 1863
Talavera, 1864 ... 46s 518
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 24s 2e,s
Malting
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s4s 618
Brown
Kingstown and iVare
Chevalier
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 18s 22s
Potato 248 28s
Youghal and Cork, b1ack.......
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey ..34s 3613
Maple
White 37s 40s
Boilers 37s 40s
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2Bs 308
Stockton and N0rf01k........ 26s 28s
American, per barrel 2os 20s