The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-23 00:00:00

THE SUEZ CANAL.

In reply to Mr. H. SEYMOUR,
Lord VALMERSToN said it was quite true that the
unfortunate Pasha of Egypt had been induced to take a
very large number of shares in the Isthmus of Suez Canal
Company, an undertaking which, as he had formerly stated,
was one of the most remarkable attempts at delusion prac-
tised in modern times. Several persons in Paris have also
been induced to take shares in the undertaking. However,
the prOgress of the works showed clearly that the under-
taking was impracticable, for it would require an amount of
labour and money beyond the power of any company
to supply. An unsuccessful attempt had been made to
induce the Pasha of Egypt to take more shares. He
was not aware that there were any negotiations going on
by the British and French Governments in reference to
this undertaking. Mr. Cobden had received no instruc-
tions on this subjeet. That gentleman was authorised to
act with Lord Cowley in carrying out the commercial
treaty.

THE ISTHMUS OF DARIEN.

317. BRADY asked the First Lord of the Treasury if
there were any political difficulties in the way of the pro-
ject for the junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by
a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien, from Caledonia
Bay to the Gulf of San Miguel; and, if the Government
were prepared to co-operate with the Emperor of the
French, who had offered to send a vessel of war and a staff
of engineers to survey the line, which hi Majesty has de-
clared to be perfectly feasible.
Lord PALMERSTON said there was no political im-
pediment to the construction of a canal crossing the Isth
mus of Darien. On the contrary, there was an agreement
between the English and the American Government by
which protection was to be given to the canal when made.
It appeared, however, that the undertaking was impracti-
cable.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RAJUSA AND

CORFU.

On the order of the day for the third reading of the Con-
solidation Fund (Appropriation) Bill.
In reply to Mr. S. FITZGERALD,
Mr. LAING said that the Austrian Government had
communicated to the Government of this country informa-
tion to the effect that they could not carry out the conven-
tion they had entered into with this country to carry out
the communication in question, on a guarantee of a pay-
ment by this country of £15,000 a year fur 25 years. The
Austrian Government now required that the guarantee
should be increased from 25 to 50 years. No doubt the
communication with India through the medium in ques •
tion was most desirable, but three attempts had already
been made to carry out that communication, and with-
out success. However, Government would do all
in its power to effect this communication with
India as soon as it could be shown that there was any
reasonable chance of success.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
In reply to some observation of Mr. HANKEY,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
this bill had been printed three times, and he did not think
that it was necessary to incur the expense of printing sepa-
rate copies for each hon. member. However he thought
it might be advisable to have a few copies struck off and
placed in the vote office.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION)
BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
EXCHEQUER BONDS OR BILLS (£2,000,000)
BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
ENDOWED CHARITIES BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
NAVAL DISCIPLINE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
DIVORCE COURT BILL.—PRIVILEGE.
On the order of the day for resuming the adjourned de-
bato on the second reading of this bill,
Lord PALMERSTON said that he fully concurred with
the right hon. gentleman (the Speaker), that the fifth clause
of the bill was an infringement of the privileges of the
house by the House of Lords. He thought holi, members
would do well to adopt the recommendation of the right
hon. gentleman—namely, notwithstanding the informality
of the bill, not to reject it. The House of Lords had sub-
sequently abstained from acting in regard to other bills as
they had done with respect to this, and he would move
that the bill be read a second time. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. GRAHAM said though in the first instance he
thought they should reject the bill, still on consideration he
agreed with the noble lord the First Lord of the Treasury.
The peers had been under an impression that they had
powers with regard to money bills, and he thought that the
time had arrived when some check should be imposed on
them. He thought that check had been given by the right
hon. gentleman the Speaker.
After some remarks by Mr. E. James, Mr. Bouverie,
Mr. Malins and Mr. Whalley,
Mr. WliiTE suggested that the bill should be rejected,
in order to mark their disapprobation of the conduct of the
other house.
Mr. HENNESSY withdrew his motion that the bill
should be laid aside.
The SPEAKER explained that the effect of what had
taken place would be to confine the practise to which the
House of Lords had resorted to within proper an
d
that a d
that any bill in future coming from that house in regard to
money should be in the form of suggestion. (Hear, hear.)
The amendment was then withdrawn.
On the motion for the second reading,
Mr. MALINS objected to the principle of this bill. The
hon. and learned member said that no loss than 19 mar-
riages had been dissolved in the Divorce Cow t in only six
hours, according to the statement of the hon. and learned
member for Marylebone (Mr. E. James). There were be-
tween 200 and 300 applications for dissolution of marriage,
and he considered that the interests of society demanded
that every precaution should be taken to prevent the NOW= tin A Marriage Win difil9lyed colawsim be-
h

tvreen parties who might have grown tired of each othtu4
He had a very high opinion of the learned judge who pre,.
sided in the Divorce Court, but he considered that thee
Court should consist of three, or et all events two judges,
in:dealing with a matter of so much importance as dissolu—
tion of marriage. He trusted that now, at the close of the
session, this bill would not be passed, and he gave notice
that if they went into committee on it, he would move that,
its operation would be limited to one year. He would con-
clude by moving that the bill be read a second time this
day six months.
Sir G. BOWYER seconded the amendment. He had,
on a former occasion, designated the Divorce Court an en-
cumbered estate court, for the transfer of women ; and he
believed in a large number, if not a majority, of cases
decrees of dissolution of marriage had been procured by col-
lusion. He considered the court as a place which was resorted
to by persons of morbid tastes, and, in many instances, it
was frequented by persons who wished only to, obtain in-
formation as to the best means of obtaining a dissolution of
marriage. The court was therefore not only one for grant-
ing divorce, but also a school for tracing the mode of get-
ting such divorce. He strongly objected to giving sole
jurisdiction to one judge.
Mr. E. JAMES said that the bill before the house was
merely introduced for the purpose of fs cilitating the vast
amount of business that had flowed into :the Divorce Court,
and the principle as to the advantage or disadvantage of the
court as an institution was not involved. He contended
that a single judge was responsible indiv: idually, and there-
fore was likely to be more attentive than if he sat with
other judges. He alluded to the case of.a gentleman whose
wife bad eloped with his footman, and litho was at present
receiving £3,000 a year from him. That case was put down
for July last, and it was probable that it. would not come on
till July next. In the mean time the :adulterer would be
enjoying the alimony granted by the husband; and if the
latter died before the case came on for trial his children
and his property would be at the disposal of the faithless
wife. There was no necessity whatever- for more than ona
judge, and when other jud'Pes were calked in to decide on
r matters of form, they sat looking at teach other like the
Rcman augurs, and wondering what .1 hey were brought
there for. lie thought that some of the clauses might be
altered with advantage, but he trusted. that the house
would not reject the bill.
Mr. SPOONER supported the amendment, as he con-
sidered vesting full jurisdiction in a sincle judge would be
prejudicial to the interests of society.
Mr. HENNESSY also supported the 'amendment.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said :he felt very deeply
the delay that had taken place in bringing forward this bill,
but if they retraced the business of the session they would
perceive that that delay had been caused b y compulsion. He
could only have brought it on after 1:2 o'clock at night,
and would be justly exposed to the censure of the house if
he adopted that course. He said that the bill was unfairly
treated, and it was a measure merely for dispensing with the
necessity of having the presence of three judges on all
occasions when a dissolution of marriage. was applied for;
but it left it to the discretion of the Judge-Ordinary to call
in the assistance of judges when he deemed it desir-
able. There were clauses in the bill that rendered
the evils apprehended by certain honourable members
most unlikely to occur ; and, with rogard to collusion,
after the most careful investigation he wuld not find any
ground for a reasonable belief that there had been more than
four or five instances of collusion in th o cases that came
before the court. He believed that a full court would not
afford the same facilities for detecting coltlusion tLat would
be provided under the present bill.
After a few words from Mr. GRIFFITH, the house divided—
For the second reading..
Against it ..
• ll
Majority
The bill was accordingly read a second time
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL apposded to the house
to go into committee on the bill without delay.
Mr. MALINS said that he felt bound to bow to the ma.
jority of the house, and therefore would not offer any fur-
ther impediment to the progress of the bill.
Mr. HENNESSY could not consistently consent to the
further progress of the bill.

The house then went into committee oz the bill.
[LEFT SITTING.]

YORK RACES.—(ThisDay.)

LBY ELIICTRIC TELEGRAPTI.I
EGLINGTON STAKES.
Dead heat beween Maggiore and Dundo3. Five ran.

EBOR ST. LEGER..

Bivouac
..
Northern Light
... 2
General Hess
_ ...

Four ran.
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES.

Folkestone
Longshot

Four ran.
EBOR HANDICAP.

Pax
Hepatica
First Lord
Thirteen ran.
BIENNIAL STAKES.

Kettledrum
Dictator
Mimic
Eight ran.
HOPEFUL STAKES..

Cape Flyaway d 1
Feodorowna
Grenadier
Three ran.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.

EACH HANDICAP.
5 to 2 agst Defender (taken)
sto 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
Bto 1 agst Moorhen (taken)
10 to 1 agst Satellite (taken)
12 to 1 agst Ancient Briton (taken)
20 to 1 agst Springwell (taken)
20 to 1 agst Julia (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken)
ST. LEGER.
10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's lot (taken)

TEE MOORS.

The Banff Journal reports :—On the Banffshire
moors sportsmen have been, as in former years,
highly successful. The results of the shooting
at Blackwater Lodge, the property of the Duke
of Richmond, have been as follow :—On the 13th
the Earl of March and Mr. Cox, 711 brace grouse
and 2 hares ' Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and
the Earl of Coventry, 1031 brace grouse and 6
hares ; Sir Joshua Jebb, 341 brace grouse and 4
hares ; and Lord Bingham, 30 brace. On the
14th and 15th Lord March and Mr. Cox had 149
brace grouse, 3 hares, 1 snipe, and 1 wild duck;
and, in a few hours on the 17th, 281 brace grouse.
On the 14th and 15th Prince Edward and Lord
Coventry had 114 brace grouse and 2 ducks; and,
in a few hours on the 17th, 33 brace grouse.
Lord Bingham and Sir Joshua Jebb, on the 14th,
had 451 brace of grouse and 4 hares, Sir Joshua
being out only a short time ; and on the 15th Lord
Bingham had 40 brace. In Glenfiddich, on the 15th,
Col. Tyrwhitt had 62 brace. The party on the
Lagganauld moors have met with more than ordi-
nary success. Lord Bentinck, on the 13th, after
killing a fine salmon, bagged 1221 brace of grouse ;
on the 14th and 15th (the latter day out only a few
hours), 1371 brace and on the 17th caught three
fine salmon. On the 13th, on the same moors, Mr. F.
Walker had 87 brace of grouse; and on the 14th,
17th, and 18th, 163 brace. Sir Joshua Copley,'Bart.,
and Mr. Hutton, on the 15th, bagged 30 brace; and
on the 17th and 18th, Mr. Hutton had 80 brace.
Dr. M'Pherson and party from Abelour House, on
Jock's Hill, on the 13th, bagged 101 brace ; and
on Benrinnes, on the 18th, 102 brace grouse, be-
sides plover, hares, &c. Colonel Goodlake, Ballin-
dallock, on the Morange moors on the 13th had
1351 brace ; Lord Bolingbroke and Colonel Lear-
mouth, 38/ brace grouse. Mr. William Grant, of
Carron, on the 13th in three and a half hours,
bagged 30 brace. Mr. D. F. Dempster, Glenmarkie
Lodge, and Mr. Jas. Steele, on the 13th, had 651
grouse and 1 hare ; and on the 14th and 15th (not
going out either day till afternoon) 63/ brace
grouse and 5 hares. The party at Lesmurdie have
had excellent sport. Gen. Brown and Col. Dela-
mann, in the Cabrach, on the 13th, had 70 brace
grouse. The party residing at Blairfindy Lodge,
on the 13th, had 170 brace, and on the 14th Mr.
W. Caldwell had 61 brace and 1 snipe.

ITALIAN FREEDOM.

MEETING THIS DAY.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held at the London
Tavern, this afternoon, for the purpose of rendering aid to
the gallant Garibaldi in his endeavours to give freedom to
Italy.

Dr. Ross presided, and in a very eloquent and energetic
address called upon
Mr. A. B. RICHARDS, who moved the first resolution, as
follows :

"That this meeting,
peaceli of Europe, that the
the prosperity of Italy and the
ted from the galling
:vminanndgebe freeatit
toiSdeTeermewsina-rYe necessary,
ent ,
aeapressesi ts heartavudte
people of Italy should believing
tyranny of the Bourbon rule, a
own form of government, General Garibaldi, - Sym-
pathy with the heroic efforts.m and.,,
liberating army under his co in
the
Mr. RICHARDSON seconded resolution, which was
carried amidst loud cheers.
The following resolutions were also agreed to.
"That in order to shorten the struggle now waging in
Italy, to diminish the horrors of war, and ensure a speedy
restoration of the Italians to their national rights, it is
hereby resolved that a Subscription List be opened in aid of
these important objects.
"That subscriptions in aid of the City of London Gari-
baldi Fund be paid to the account of the Treasurer, George
Walter, Esq., at the London and Westminster Bank, Loth-
bury, and to thSe
aeri-let:3
Trades-
mans' Club, Salter' to any member
of the Committee."
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povEß,The following
TRULY MAGICAL
amusing incident is recorded in a correspondence from
li BaSCh n3mgelerg, in Prussia. At liar
nexpe s, the conjuror's
• an u cted interloper of
entertainment the other °yawngt
his profession, by a marvell?"lY successful conjuring trick,
took the shine quite out of him, and kept, for several minutes,
laughter. During an interval,
a gentleman rose in the body of the hall, and pointing to a
lady who sat on smother bench, addressed the conjuror as
follows ~....ii Herr Basch, your next trick, as I see from the
runaway spouse with her pars-
:noun
Fray, make them disappear." The lady turned
osuhtow to -b
you. There 6 There sits my make any person disappear who is pointed
red, the couple left amid the roar-
in tea
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alternately
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