The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-29 00:00:00

TH!E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1858.

ARRIVAL OF TUE NEW "BIG BEN"
AT WESTMINSTER.

Ntittion

Shr. Paid 11•11,RAY. Leasing Closing Prices Business
Companies this day this day,
St. 100 Backghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 99 101
St. 100 ClydesdaleJc Caledon... 102 104
25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15
St. 100 ,E.Lin.g.6 p.e Gt.Northn 138 140 1381
5 all E. Un. H.Sh. E. Count. 4
St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils.Diroet.
St. ,100 Do. NM Do •• •••
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt•Westn —
50 i all Hull & Selby. Y. & N. 31 lO9 111
25 all Do. Shares. Do • • •••
12i! all Do. 4 Shares. Do — •••
121 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern l3 14
20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25
St. 100 ,Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co .98 100
10 10 Bark. Sh. Do • •••
sil all Manch.Baton. L42.&N.W
and Matlock & Midld 2.
St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 97 99 97i
64 5.1 Newmarket
BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - iP
50 all N.&Est.sp.c. Do 57 59
50 all De. 6 per et.. Do
50 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo • •••
25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &A. W —
12i all Do. Shrs. /1 Do • •••
St. 100 Illoystn.& Hit. Gt. Northn'l3B 140
10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassei Si 9
12 j all S. Staffordsh.. 111.MClean 9 104
50 all IWVearVaLg6pc Stk.&Dar.
25 all Do Do I 32l
St. 100 IWilts&Sorarst Gt•Westn ' 90 92

Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'clock,
"Big Ben," the largest bell ever cast in this coun-
try, was removed from the foundry of Messrs.
Mears, at Whitechapel, where it was cast, and con-
veyed, under the superintendence of Mr. G. Mears
and Mr. Oliver, the principal moulder. to the base
of the great clock tower at Westminster Palace.
It was placed upon an iron truck, securely bound
with ropes and drawn by 16 horses. The crown of
the bell was t,istefully decorated with a flag and a
huge bunch of May. The horses' heads and whips
of the drivers also were ornamented with bunches
of May flowers. They arrived at Westminster
shortly before 12 o'clock, followed by numerous
spectators, and, after the work of about an hour,
by the facilities afforded by mechanical contrivance,
" Ben" was placed within the hoarding at the base
of his final resting place.
Unlike his predecessor the new " Big Ben " is
tastefully ornamented with gothic tracery in low
relief. On one side of his waist is the portcullis
of Westminster, and on the other the arms of
England, sharp and clear as if chased by the hand.
Round the upper lip is cast in Gothic letters
the following inscription :—" This bell, weighing
tons., cwt., qrs., , WaS cast by Mr. George
Mears, of Whitechapel, for t' e click of the Houses
of Parliament, under the direction of Edmund
Beckett Denison, Q. 0., in the 21st year of the
reign of Queen Victoria, and in the year of our
Lard MDCCOLVIII."

SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

SPAIN.

The following private telegram has been re-
ceived :

" MADRID, May 27.
" The Queen continues her maritime excursion. She
has commanded that half a million reals shall be dis-
tributed among the population of each of the towns
through which she shag pass during her journey.
" General IsTarvaez has left for France.

The Madrid journals of the 28th contain no
news of political importance. In the Gazette are
decrees ordering elections for provincial deputa-
tions, and establishing reserves of grain. The Doke
de *Valencia (Narvaez) had left for France. The
Government had sent out a circular to the gover-
nors of provinces directing them to cause the de-
struction of the tobacco plantations which have been
opened in various parts of the country. At L'olet
de Mer, in Catalonia, seven men had been arrested
in a public-house for getting up a conspiracy, but it
is not said what the object of the conspiracy was.

The precise weight has not yet been ascertained,
but it is believed to be rather over 14 tons, or 11
tons less than the oil bell. Its height is 7 feet 3
inches, and in diameter at the mouth it measures 9
feet. The weight, if possible, will be tested this
day. _ _

Though there is less metal in the present bell
than in the former, it 3 dimensions are not less than
those of its predecessor, though its form is slightly
different. Thl head is more rounded, and the wrist
more sloped in. The sound bow, or place on which
the clapper strikes, is also half an inch less in thick-
ness than that of the old bell. The upper parts of
the new " Ben" are as sound as those at the very
bottom. There are no holes, no symptoms of un-
soundness or cracks, and no refuse of the furnace
on the collar to tell that the metal was too rigidly
economised. Everything is exactly as it was wished,
and Mr. Denison has expressed himself satisfied
that both in tone and manufacture it is excellent.

The unexpected thickness of metal in one part of
the old bell caused its note to alter from what it
was intended—E to E natural. With the pre,ent
bell no accident of this kind has occurred, mainly
owing to hot air being blown into the mould during
the whole day of casting, thus preventing the sud-
den cooling of the surface of the metal and the
porosity to which large castings in cold moulds are
liab!e. The new bell is exactly as it was intended
that it should be, namely, with the note E. It is
stated to be so full of sound that a slight stroke
even with a common switch makes it ring with a
tolerable tone, and the vibration, after being struck
with the clapper, gradually set les down lik 1 the
sound of a trumpet slowly dying away.
The clapper of the new " Big Ben," which is in
readiness to be attached, is about half the weight
of the one originally cast, being now about 6 cwt.
instead of 12 cwt. as formerly.
This huge bell, when hoisted in its resting-place,
will not ring out in chime with its four neighbours, •
but deliberately and distinctly toll forth Time's
succeeding hour.

THE FATAL PRIZE FIGBT AT
GRAVESEND.

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Yest rday morning an inquest was held at the Town
Hall, Gravesend, relative to the death of Philip Red-
wood, aged 27, who died from injuries received in a
pize fight with Morris, the " Brighton Pet," on Wed-
nesday. An account of the fight appeared in our paper
yesterday. It was proved that the deceased l!ft home
with the intention of fighting. He told one man that
he was to have 3/. if he won the fight, and 2/, if he lost.
A surgeon, who had made post mortem examination,
attributed the death to injuries received in the fight.
The deceased's mother in-law stated that on Wednesday
night Morris called on her and said—" Don't blame me
for what 1 have done to your son ; he woul I have done
the same to me if he could." A verdict of " Man-
slaughter" was returned against Morris.
At the Borough Petty Sessions, held at 11 o'clock,
James Donavan and James Oakey, who were assisting
at the fight, were charged with the manslaughter of
Philip Red mood. Mr. Henry Hutchinson was retained
for the defence. Mr. Superintendent White asked fir a
remand until Monday. Mr. Hutchinson contended that
the magistrates had no jurisdiction, the offence ( f any)
having taken place in Essex. The bench, however, de.
tided upon remanding the prisoners until 12 o'clock on
Monday next. Mr. Hutchinson then applied that the
prisoners should be airnitted to bail ; but the bench re-
fused to entertain the application.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Lorgo supplies of vegetables wera on sale to-day, and the
show of fruit was on the increase. The trade generally
ruled steady, as follows :

FRUIT.

Pine apples, per lb. Ps Od to 10s,
Colonial do., ca. Os Od to Os 0,1 1
Grapes, per 1b...... 8s to 12s1
Foreign do 3s Od to 5s 0,1
Melons, each Os 0,1 to Os Od
Peaches, p. doz 24s to 30s Od
Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os 0,1
Apples, p. h. sv. 3s Od to 6s Od
Pears, per doz ...6s to lOs 0.1
Oranges, per doz.. 6,1 to is Od
Lemons, p. doz. is 0,1 to 2s 0,1
Apricots,p. doz. Os Od to N Od
Cherries, per lb. 6s to 8s Od

Filberts, por 1001 b 30s to 40s
Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 35s to 40s
Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 0 )(1
Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od
Figs, per doz ...... Os to Os Od
Strawberries, per
ounce ........Os 9(1 to is 6d
Gooseberries, per
half sieve ....2s 6,1 to 4s Od'
Currants, p. h. sv. Os 01 to OS
Plums, per do. Os 0,1 to Os 0(1
Green gages, per b. sv.Os to 01
Raspberries, p.potl. Od to 01
'ABLER.

VEGET
Greens,p. doz. bun. 2s Od to Is
Cabbages, do. Os Od to Os Od
Savoy do., p. b. Os 2d to Os 4d
Cauliflowers, clods Od to 2s Gd'
Brocoli, p. doz. is Od to is Gd
Potatoes, per ton 60s to 100,
New do., per lb. 2d to lsOd
['gas, per punnet 2s to 3s Od
Turnips, por bunch, 2d to 4d
Carrots, per bunch... Gd to 8d
Cucumbers, eah lOs to MIMI
Garlic, per 1b.... 6,1 to Os 8d
Sorrel, per sieve ...... Od to OF.!
Spinach, p. d0...1.8 0 I to 2s Od
Brussels sprouts, per
half do ......... 3s 0(1 to 4s od'
Onions, p. bush. Os 01 to Os Od
New do., per bunch Od to 0,11
French beans, per
100 ........ is Od to 2s Gd
Leeks, per d 0...,,,,,. 2d to 3d

Shallots, per lb.. ..... 6d to 8d
llorseraddish, p. b. is6d to 4s
Parsley, per do. ... 4d to Gd
Celery, per do is Od to 18 Od
Beet, per doz. is 0(1 to 24 Od
Parsnips, per do. Od to Os 04
Small salad, p. pun. 24 to 3.1
Mushrooms, p. ptl.lsod tols 3(1
Artichokes, per doz Os to 8s
ILettuces, per doz. 101 is 34
I Endive, per scr. 2s Gd to 3s
Radishes, p.d.ban. 8d to lsol
Tomatoes, per hsv.oB to Os 0,1
Walnuts per 100 ...01 to Od
Chillies, per 1001 s Gd to 28 04
Capsicums, per 100 N 04 to Os
Rhubarb, p. b. Os 24 to Os 84
Asparagus, per bun. 286 d to 7s
Seakail,perpun.ls 04 to 2s Gd
Turnip greens, per
bush OB Od to Os Od

•
NEWGA.TE AND LEA.DENHALL.
Turkeys, 3.s thi to 7s Od ; Ponits, 5s 01 to 7s 0,1; Goose,
53 (1 to 7a 0,1 each ; Goslings, 58 Od to 7s 0,1 ; Duck-
lings, 2s 6,1 to 1s Od ; tame rabbits, Is 0,1 to 18 94 each;
wild do., 8d to Os 10d ; Pigeons, To to 10d each ; large
Surrey Fowls, 7s to 10s; barn door do., ssod toss Od; Chick-
ens, 58 Od to 7s per couple; Capons, 38 6d to 58011 ; Hares,
2a 01 to 380 d ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each • Pheasants,
b
Os Od to Oa Od ; Ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; `Woodcocks, Os
Od to Os Od; Snipes, Os Od to °sal; Teal, o.i to Os Od; Wild
Ducks, 3s 0,1 to 4a 01; Widgeons, Os Od to Os 01; Plovers, Od
to 0401 each; Guinea Fowls, 3s Od to 3s6d; Roasting pigs,ss
Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —8 to —8 Od'
English do., Os 11(1 to 18 3d per lb. ; English eggs, 6s
Od to 6s 61; French do., 58 Gd to 64 Od per 120 ; Loverets,
2s Od to 4s Od each.

NE WPORT.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 48 Od; mutton, 2s 10d to Is 2d; lamb,
4s 8.1 to 5s 8d; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; pork, 2s 10d to 43 Od
per Blbs., by the carcase.
WEEITECRIPEL.

Besf, from 2s 101 to 4s 0,1 ; mutton, 23 10d to 4s 2d ;
lamb, 43 101 to 5s 8d ; veil, 33 4d to 43 8d ; pork, 33 Od
to 4s Od per Blbs by the carcase,

BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 2s 6a to 15s; Brills, 2s Od to 108 each; Salmon,
is 0(1 to is 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, is Od to 4s each ; Seles,4 d
to 2s Od per pair ; Trout, 10(1 to Os per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to
2$ Gil; Crabs, 6(1 to 2s Od; Whitings, 2s Od to 6s per doz. ;
Common Oysters, 12s to 168; Natives, Os to Os per 6sh. ;
Mackerel, 2.5 s to 30s per 100;
Smelts, Os 01 to 3s 6d per doz. ;
Skate, Os to 01 per 11); Shrimps, Os 01 to Os Od per gallon ;
Bloaters, 4s 0(1 to Ss Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od
to 3s per 100; Scotch (10, Od ; Sprats, Os 0(1 to Os 01 por
bushel ; Doroys, sOdto 7s °sett ; Haddocks, 2s to lOs pet
doz. ; Pike, 01; Sturgeon, 6,1 por lb; Prawns, 48 6d to 5s Od;
Mullets, OS 6(1 to I s 6d each; Plaice. 4(1 to Is each; Halibut,
6(1 per lb ; Flounders, is Od to Is 61 per doz. ; salt fish,
Od per lb ; Eels, &I to 1s; Carp, is to 5s ; Tench, is to 5s
per brace; Guruets, 4d to ls.

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
6ii to 7d ; of household ditto, 4itl to 64 per 4 lb loaf.
_ _

HIDES AND Mims'
Market hidos, 561 b to 641 b, 341 to 3.1 d; 641 b to 721 b, 34d
to 36,1; 721 b to 801 b, 3jd to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 31.1 to 4d ;
8811) to %lb, 4d to 41d; 961 b to 1041 h, 44d to 4rat ; 1041 b
to 1121 b, to —4l ; upwards, —4l to ; horse hides,
Ss Od to Os Od ; Calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 3s tid ; ditto
full, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; Polleci Sheep, ed to O3 Od ; Keats,
Os 01 to Os Od; Half-broils, Os 0.1 to 03 0:1; Downs, 53 Olt to
Os Od ; LanAs 2s to 3s 0.1 ; Shearling,, lod to 11d.

done so, but have allowed her Majesty's Ministers to
carry on the Government of the country without dis-
turbance. The right hon. gentleman's speech appears to
me to proceed on an endeavour to show that during the
three months which have elapsed since the present Go-
vernment took office they have brought forward such
measures, and pursued such a course 'in relation to
foreign affairs, and likewise to India, as deserved and
commanded the confidence of this house, and if not of
this house, certainly of the country. This proposition,
I think, ought to be examined into a little closely. We
cannot do this without examining, in the first place, into
the relations of the Government with the governments
of foreign countries, for almost the very first statement
that I find in the right hon. gentleman's speech is the
following :
" It is well now for us to think lightly of the perils we
have passed through—even to forget them ; but when I
tell you, and tell you seriously, that the question of
peace or war when we acceded to office was not a ques-
tion of weeks or days, but of hours, I am sure you will
remember that peace has been preserved, whils the hon-
our of the country has been vindicated."
(Cheers and counter cheers.) How is it, I ask, that our
relations with France were in such a condition that the
question of peace or war was not one of weeks but of
hours. (Hear.) I cannot find from any member of the
lath Covet nment—Land I took the opportunity of asking
the Earl of Clarendon in particular—that when they
were in office there was any apprehension of an imminent
war. Tne only que,tion, as far as lam aware, on which
it was supposed that any misunderstanding could have
arisen between this country and that great empire with
which we are in alliance—an alliance which I hope w;11
be long maintained—(cheers)--was in reference to the
residence here of persons who conspired against the life
of the sovereign of that country, and the Conspiracy B:11
which had been introduced into this house. I cannot be•
neve that a Prince of such great sagacity as the Emperor
Napoleon, who has been so firm to the English alliarce,
who has been one of the best, if not the very best, ally
to us of any French Sovereign, would have taken any
step which should raise apprehensions of war, simply be-
cause we refused to alter our laws and to change the
ancient spirit of our domestic legislation at the desire of
a foreign Government. (Hear.)
_lf the right hon. gen-
tleman means to imply that, then I should have much
less reliance on the security and stablay of peace than I
have at the present moment. (Hear.) If this is his twain
ing, I should not rely so firmly on the justice and on the
pacific. policy of the French Government as I am dis-
posed to do. But above all, Icon barfly believe that to
be true, because we are even now going into cotntnittee
to consider the army estimates—the plan of which
that 20,000 militiamen, well armed and disciplined, are
to be disbanded, and we are to rely solely on our recruits
and newly-raised troops, the greater part of our effective
force and our veterans having been sent to India. I can-
not imagine that any such plan would be proposed by a
Government which was r f opinion that peace hung
upon a thread, and that we were in such danger that
when thelste Ministers went out and the present Mi-
nisters came to peace or war was a question not of weeks
but of hours. (Hear.) There is another part of this ques-
tion which, in my opinion, is of great importance, but
to which the right hon. gentleman has not called atten
tion. Every one will recollect that when the Conspiracy
was brought into this hellos the right hon. gentle-
man, in this house, and the Etol of Derby in the other
house, expreseel their approbation of it. (Hear ) We
who voted agaiost that bill-99 in number—were sup•
posed to be very bad patriots, and certainly I for one
had no hope that we should be able to defeat it. But
afterwards, when we came to the second reading, those
who had swelled the majority of 299 embraced most
readily the proposition of the right hon. member ftr
Ashton, the obvious effect of which was to throw that
bill over altogether. (Hear.) It was none ured that the
then Ambassador of France compl shoed that he had rea-
son to expect that the gentlemen opposite would have
supported the bill when they came into office--that it
would have been carried through both houses, and that.
hls execetations bad been disappointed. I con conceive
that there might have been a great deal of irritation ex
'sting if that were the case, not against this cat-ary but.
against the present Administration. The French G ,vern-
rneut might have felt aggrieved at the conduct of our
Government, but that is very different from the two
countries beirg on the brink of war. (Hear.) I believe
the people of this couetry, and the people of France,
taking them in the ma's, are cordially disposed to keep
up relatior.s of peace. (Hear.) They both see that peace
is nec, scary to cornruercial l ros;iericyand to the progress
of civilisation, and they both are aware that the break-
ing out of a war must be attended with great evils and
twist impose burdens on their resources which would be
deeply felt I y both. I believe, then f .re, that the two
nations are both inclined to peace, and that the diffieulty
would be either in France or in England to induce the
people to take up arms upon any petty melt r or with-
out some serious cause of quarrel. (Hear.) The Einpero:
of the French in one of his despatches desired his
Minister to soy that peace ccu'd only be maintained if
the poseur of both rations were ke_pt intact—a sentitnert
worthy of him, which we ought always to hold iu re-
epect. I should be glad eo hear, there! re, from the
right hon. gentleman an explanation of the passage
which I have quoted from his speech, and I hope be
will tell us, too, how it ie that if we were within a few
hours of war greater prepara•ions bare not been made
for the defence ef the country than are proposed in the e
army estimates. (I?eer.) The right hon. genticwian
went on to make an, Vier statement in reference to Vie
question of peace or war which is of the greatest inspert-
ance. In another part of his 'speech he says :—" A war
between Naples and Sardinia, which would have been a
war that would have set the whole world in flames, was
nearly precipitated in order to inconvenience and perhaps
upset a Government which was the choice, &ter due
reflection, of the Queen r f this country, and which vas
honoured by her confidence not formally, but sine rely
and cordially, because they were the only party who
would come forward and incur the res•ponsibility of
carrying on Vie Government." Now, that is another
subject with respect to which I ark for exp!anatior.
There must have been great ferbearance in this house
on that snaject. Those who sit on this side of the house
were anxious that we should not betray, or detest, or
abandon Sardinia. An hon. member gave notice of a
motion to the effect " that this house trusts that in the
difficulties which had supervened between Sardinia and
Naples this Government will act in concurrence with
that of Sardinia." I think that was a motion which it
was pee fectly competent to an hon. member to make,
and in which, unless an explaration had been given, he
should have persevered. But as soon as this house un-
derstood that a proposal had been made to the Govern •
went of Sardinia which that Government had accepted,
and that negotiations had begun, there was no in-
etaerect interference with the Government. There
was above all no wish whatever to commit Naples and
Sardinia to hostilities. Oss the contrary there was
every disposition to await the result of those ne-
gotiations. I might, if I should say anything on
that subject, say that the house has shown over much
patience upon it, because, although we profess to sup-
port Sardinia, we do not find that that concurrence has
produced that which we might na urally expect it would
have produced—an immediate concession on the part of
Naples, at least of the ship and the crew that were
seiz4:l—(cheers)—but that, on the contrary, there is
every danger that the crew of the Caeliari—notwith-
standing that, according to the statement of Lord
Malmesbure, the law officers of the Crown are of opi-
nion that the capture was illegal—or at least a great
part of the crew, may have to suffer in the pestilential
dungeons of Naples during the meet unhealthy part of
the year. (Cheers.) So far, therefore, from being impa-
tient on that subject, or showing a disposition to destroy
the Government, this house has been willing to accept
any intimation, however brief or incomplete, which her
Majesty'. Government might make upon it. Then there
is another subject upon which the right hon. gentleman
prefers a charge against a large portion of this house.
I read with great surprise the statement which he male
upon our policy in India. The right hon. gentleman
says that the question was whether or not we should
pursue in India a policy of extermination—whether we
should maintain there a Mice of Europeans four times
greater tban ever was maintained before—whether there
should be no mercy shown to the inhabitants of India,
and we should attempt to rule by force alone—or v he-
, ther there should be a discriminatisg amnesty with the
view of affording us a chance of restoring peace in that
country. Now, I wish to know who has ever proposed
that policy of extermination? (Cheers.) Let us know
where it was propoeed. Did the late Government rend
out instructions that no mercy should be shown, that all
persons who were taken should be put to death without
exception, that theme should be a general massacre of those
who had been our subjects because they had rebelled ?
Or was it Lord Canning who issued such instructions ?
Has Lord Canning, contrary to all that we have seen of
his policy, proposei a policy of extermination, believing
that we can rule in India only by force ? Where is the
information I conceive that there is no statesman,
whether here or in India, who has proposed such a policy.
(Hear.) But I must admit—and I admit it with sorrow
—that, great and cruel outrages having been perpetrated
upon the mutineers at the commencement of the mutiny,
and indeed for some months, not only upon unarmed
men, but upon women and children, a spirit of resent-
ment and revenge took possession of those who had-arms
in their hands, and that in many cases more persons
were put to death than the vanquishing of the mutineers
rts
necessitated. I believe that Lord Canning in lir,eia elanti
the Government in this country—whether in
that
t th.rs
of the late or the preseLt Altuisters—deplaned
Should Ile
any
excess of
revenge,
andacre bad been
arxions that
at the first moment possible, when resistanceto
show to the
put dovtu, to act in a spirit of mercy,, d
races of India that we wishecl tool governwelfare,
and not to govern
a with them and
for them, for their benefit and
by force the many million inhabitants of India. That
was, I believe, our policy; and yet the right hon. gen-
tleman, who expected to be believed by his constituents,
and who, I dare say, was believed by them— (laughter)
—said to them that there are now in this country men
who are bent upon 8 massacre of a'l the native races in
India, and who are determined that we ought to govern
them by force ; and the right hon. gentleman took great
credit Ix the Government for having sent the orders of
March 24—orders founded, doubtless, upon humanity
and good policy ; but I have not the smallest reason for
bli-ving that any Government would not have adopted
a pod oy of a sins lar character. These are the observa-
tions which I have thought it my duty to make with re-
spect to the statements of the right hon. gentleman upon
foreign affsirs and the affairs of India, I cannot but think