The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

LO-RD JOHN BMISELL AND ITALY.

The following letter has been received in Glas-
gow :

"Foreign-office, May 21.
"Sir,—Lord John Russell has desired me to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11 t h
inst., communicating to hird the resolutions pascud
at a public meeting of working men represenllnE
the various workshops and districts of the:'-eity of
Glasgow, held on the Bth inst., and 1 am tci convey
his thanks for the opinion expressed by the erieet-cr
ing, in their second resolution, upon the eburse he -
has pursued respecting the affairs of Italy. 1-Tei;las,
lever hesitated to avow that,:while our internee-)
tional obligations must bs very carefully regarded,
he cannot fcrget or disavow those sentiments in
favour of liberty which every Englishnien must
entertain.—l have the honour to be, sir, your
obedient servant.
" Mr. M. Cullen. " GEO. S. ELLIOT."
The following is the second resolution, referred
to in the above :
" That Gur profound gratitude is pre-eminently_
due to Lord John Russell for his devotion to con-
stitutional freedom—and especially in t) is eventful'
crisis of the Italian struggle for fr'e institutions
and national independence; for his warmly•ele.:
pressed sympathy -with the oppmssed, and his
manly and dignified bearing towards the oppressors •
of the Italian people."

BANQUET AT TEE N NION-T1 OUSE TO
HER .31,11ESTPS JUDGES.

_
Last evening the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress entertained her Majesty's Judges, in.,
chiding the bar and several members of the diplo.;
matic body, and officers of the Corporation, at a
banquet in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion-
house, at which were present—The Lord Chief
Justice of the Queen's Bench the Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron
and Miss Pollock, Vice-Chancellor Page IVoad.
and Vice-Chancellor Stuart, Mr. Justice and Lady
Williams, Mr. Justice and Lady Willes, Mr. Jus-
tice and Lady Hill, Mr. Justice and Lady Keat-
ing, his Highness Prince Golam Mahorned, his
Highness Prince Feroze Shah, the Queen's Advo-
cate and Lady Harding, Admiral Seymour, Lieut,-
Gen. and Mrs. Cannon, Admiral Sir G. Sartorius;
Admiral Austin, Colonel and Mrs. Cavan, Sir C.
Crossley, Captain Which, Sir Yitzroy and Lady
Kelly, Mr. Crawford, M.P., Mr. Butler, M.P., Sir
Frederick Slade, Mr. Sergeant Manning, Mr. S.
Warren, Q.C. Mr. Bovill, M.P., Mr. Sergeant
Ballantine, and Miss Ballantine, Sergeants Hud.
dleston, Parry, Payne, and Petersdorff, Sir James
Duke, Bart.,.M.P., Sir John Musgrove, Bart., Mr.
Alderman and Mrs. Sidney, Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons, M.P., Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Mr.
Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Sir Henry and Lady
Muggeridge and Miss Hoff, Mr. Alderman and
Miss Lawrence, Mr. Alderman and Miss Hale, Mr.
Alderman and Miss Mechi ,Mr. Alderman ,Conder,
Mr. Alderman Abbiss and Mrs. Abbiss, the Recor-
der of Gravesend, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. • De-
puty and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. Deputy Farrar, Mr.
William Jones, Mr. James Anderton, Mr. De
Jersey, Mr. Henry Wellington Vallance, Mr.' Ed-
ward Birkett, Mr. Blomfield Burnell, the Sheriffs
of London and their ladies, Mr. and Mrs. John
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Silver, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Clark, Mr. R. N. Philipps, the Rev. Dr.
Mortimore and the Misses Mortimore, Mr. Peter
Rolt, Dr. Croly, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, and
Mf: and Mrs. Adlard.
On the removal of the cloth,

The LORD MAYOR gave the usual loyal and pa-
triotic toasts, with suitable prefaces, which were
duly honoured,
General CANNON and Admiral SEYMOUR respec-
tively returned thanks for the toasts of the Army
and Navy. _ _

The LORD MAYOR said he had that evening en-
joyed the high honour of entertaining her Majes-
ty's judges, an honour which he considered to be
one of the highest which had fallen to his lot since
c lied arrived at the dignity of the distinguished
position which he then occupied. The ability and
impartiality with which the judges of the land
discharged their important duties was so univer-
sally known and acknowledged that it was unne-
cessary for him to introduce his toast with further
comment. He therefore begged to give the toast
of her " Majesty's Judges," coupled with the tame
of the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench.
Drunk with all the honours and loud cheers.
The Lord Chief Justice COCKBURN, in returning
thanks, said he wa■ sure he only spoke the common
sentiments of all the judges when he expressed his
sense of the kindness and attention which they
always experienced at the hospitable board of the
Chief Magistrate of this great city. It was their
anxious wish to discharge the important duties
which devolved upon them with the strictest im-
partiality, and the experience of some years had
taught this—that one of the highest incentives to
the performanciof that duty, and one of the highest
rewards, would ever be the approval of their fel-
low-citizens. (Loud cheers )
The LORD MAYOR next gave, " The Bar of Eng-
land," coupled with the name of Sir F. Kelly.
Sir F.. KELLY, in returning thanks, alluded to
the bill which had been repeatedly threatened for
reforming the Corporation of London, and said ho
felt confident that at all times when a member of the
bar had a seat in the House of Commons, any bill
which affected the interests of the citizens of Lon-
dun would be watched by them with the closest
attention. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR next gave, " The House of
Peers and Viscount Sidney," and " The House of
Commons and Sir James Duke," when the noble
lord and the hon. baronet respectively returned
thanks.

Viscount SIDNEY then in very complimentary
terms proposed " The Health of the Lord Mayor,"
which was drunk with all the honours and loud
cheers.

The LORD MAYOR briefly expressed his acknow-
ledgments for the high compliment which had been
so cordially paid them.
Several other toasts followed, and at a late hour
the company separated.
The dinner, which was supplied by the Messrs.
Rymer, comprised the delicacies of the season.

The Coldstream Band, conducted by Mr. Godrey,
played a variety of airs during the evening.
Mr. Toole officiated as toast-master.

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EXCESS OF IMPORTS INTO LIVERPOOL.—The un-
precedented import of cotton in Liverpool and the scarcity
of storage-room were the subjects of another discussion at
side
etai
the meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Bo
to the appropriation of the transit
Committee
ed
atit
yes-
terday lt was again stated that there objec-
tionswt.ehtraselleethgdalsearfebroathrde
storage of cotton, and it was suggestedenhtoeatdheato/hleorw
so as to induce persons
should offer the warehoutosesceantrßer
it
Mr. Rankin said that, within
.the next few week,
fiats.
upwardswould be a great convenience if something could be done
of 250,000 bales would arriveQiunaythsecpoomrrat,
to provide room for its storage. The subject is to be taken
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cacuarnteoimn
into
THE NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT ACT.
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lawsk
assents
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therein. The statute ecntainesl3"7l3stecastionost,hseert;eg
operation on Tuesday last,
providedforth the
alterations made in the duties on various articles detailed.
The first commodity mentioned is chicory, the duty on
which, from the 29th February, is fixed at 6s the cwt. On
wine, from the 29th February to the 31st December next,
the duty
on importation is to be 3s the gallon, with an
allowance for drawback, and on and after the let January.
1861, without any allowance, the duty is to be, if imported
in bottles 2s the gallon, or in degrees by the gallon,_vary-
ing from is to 2s. The commissioners of customs may by
their order determine into what ports in Great Britain and.
Ireland wine may or may not be imported. Allowances
may be made on wine in stock. Then follows in the act an
enumeration of a great variety of articles on which the
duty ceased on the 3d March last. The paper duty on im-
portation is 14s the cwt. until the 15th August, and, " from
and after that date, the duties shall be the same as the ex-
cise duties-for the time being on paper of British manufac-
ture." This provision was necessary in the evfmt of the
bill passing to repeal the paper duty. The duty on paper
imported, printed, painted, or stained paper hanging, or
flock paper. is 14s the cwt., and 15s on pasteboard. On tea,
the duty from the Ist April to the Ist July, 1861, is to be
Is 5d the ib, and the duties on sugar are continued. Besides
the duties, id a parcel, &c., is to be charged as rates of cus:
toms by adhesive stamps, and is 6d duty on every_bill of
lading in the same manner. The new law is now in full
(arise