The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-06 00:00:00

CRETE.

Mr. G. DUFF asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether any steps hai been taken with a view to
increasing the salary of her Majesty's Vice-Consul at
Canes, in consequence of the high prices of provisions in
the Island of Crete ?

Load STANLE Y said the salary was increased last year,
and he did not see any reason at present for its further
augmentation.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT WITHIN PRISONS

BILL.

Mr. HARDY moved the second reading of the Capita
Punishment Within Prisons Bill, explaining that it con-
tained improved regulations for the attendance of public
functionaries at the executions, and arguing that the
change, while it avoided the scandals of the presont
system, would have a more deterrent effect on the cri-
minal classed

Mr. Sergeant GASELEE moved the rejection of the
bill, and created some amusement by arguing that this was
a poor man's question, and that the poor man had a right
to be hung in public.
Sir G. BOWYER also objected to the bill, and, to illus-
trate the deterrent effect of public hanging, gave isome
graphic reminiscences of executions he had attended.
Mr. GILPIN grounded his opposition to the bill on his
objections to capital punishment altogether; and Mr
NEWDEGATE opposed it, believing it would intensify
the evils arising from the present uncertainty of punish-
ments.

Mr. HUGESSEN and Mr. HIBBERT warmly supported the
bill, as being in entire accordance with the humane legisla-
tion of the present day, and putting an end to great public
scandals.

The LORD ADVOCATE baying intimated his willing-
ness (in answer to an appeal from Mr. M'Laren) that the
bill should be extended to Scotland, the second reading was
carried by 181 to 25.

ELECTION PETITIONS AND CORRUPT PRAC-
TICES BILL.

Mr. DISRAELI moved the second reading of the Elec-
tion Petitions and Corrupt Practices Bill. Admitting fully
that the objections taken to it on the first reading were
sound, he explained the new tribunal which he proposed
to establish for the trial of election causes. Power would
be given to her Majesty to nominate two judges of the
superior courts for the purpose, who would conduct these
inquiries on the spot. They would cease at once of
be ordinary judges, but besides the duty of inves-
tigating into controverted elections, they would act
as members of the Judicial Committee of Privy
Council and of the Exchequer Chamber, or any
other court of appeal which might be established
in its place. This arrangement, he argued, would meet
all the objections urged by the Lord Chief Justice to the
employment of the judges, and also the objections to the
tribunal which the bill as it stood at first proposed to
create.

Mr. GLADSTONE admitted that this new suggestion
was a great improvement on the original tribunal, and
assented to the second reading with the reservation of full
liberty of future discussion.

The bill was read a second time, on the understanding
;hat it would be committed pro forma for the insertion of
the necessary amendments.

The London Coal and Wine Duties, the J ndgmenta Ex.-
tension, and the Sale of Liquors on Sunday (Ireland) Bills
were read a second time.

Mr. BAXTER gave notice of an instruction to the Com-
mittee on the Scotch Reform Bill to take the seats neces-
sary for increasing the representation of Scotland from the
Euglish boroughs under 5,000 in population, instead of
adding to the aggregate numbers of the house.
The house then adjourned.

MARKETS—(Ihis Day.)

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.

SUGAR. —There is rather a better tone in the market
with more inquiry, but at the opening the business done is
trifling.
COFFEE.—Quotations are not altered, and the demand
as before, is confined to the bettor qualities.

TEL—For scented teas there is still a good inquiry, but
generally tke market is quiet, increased arrivals rendering
buyers more cautious. •

CORN.

Tho trade in its general features continues without
variation. Demand in general is quiet and prices rather
favouring buyers.

From the country markets the reports quote wheat the
tarn lower, but with rather more inquiry in some markets
at the close.

At Mark-lane this morning there was only a moderate
attendance, and purchases were made sparingly.
English wheat was held for Monday's terms, at which
only small parcels were sold, the demand being confined
tc best qualities.

Foreign wheats wore not pressed for sale, but the mar
bet was dull, and purchases wore made only for pressing
orders at the previous currency.

The flour trade ruled quiet at late rates.

TALLOW.
The market is quiet, without change in prices.

COTTON.
Market opens quietly. Sales probably about 10,000
bales.

PHOTOGRAPLIE

The carbon process has arrived at such perfection
of late that it bids fair to beat the old silver one out
of the field. The principle on which it rests is
simply this : that gelatine mixed with bichromate
of potash or ammonia has the property of be-
coming insoluble under the action of solar light.
If, therefore, a negative be placed on a piece
of paper coated with bichromated gelatine, the
coating will be washed away in warm water
wherever light has not penetrated, and as this will
occur in the darks of the negative corresponding
lights will be obtained in the light. But as bichro-
mate alone would give but a pale yellow, a pigment
is added to the gelatine, Indian ink being most com-
monly used for that purpose. No w Indian ink is but
a preparation of carbon, and hence the name given
to the process. The paper coated with this blackened
gelatine, after receiving the impression of light
through a negative, loses all its black coating in
all those parts where the gelatine has remained
soluble, and it is thus a delicately-toned
print is obtained. The paper may be prepared
beforehand with blackened uubichromated gela-
tine, and kept indefinitely in this state till
required; it may be sensitized just before using
it by dipping it for a minute into a solution
of I.7sgms. of bichrornate of ammonia in
.
100gms. of water The paper, when dry, is put
into a common printing-frame with the nega-
tive to be reproduced, but so that the latter
may be in contact with the back of the paper,
not its sensitised side. The impression,
being thus effected through the paper, will, on
developing, come out with the finest details. There
is one difficulty connected with this process; it is
the time of exposure. As the developing process
simply consists in washing away the soluble parts
of the coating, not the slightest vestige of a figure
is perceptible on the paper before that operation, so
that the time of exposure requisite has hitherto been
mere guess-work. M. Leon Nidal, in a paper re-
cently published by him, points out an excellent
practical way of overcoming this obstacle. Having
remarked that the time is about the same required
iu common silver printing, be exposes a strip of
sensitized albumenised paper simultaneously with
the carbon paper, covering the strip with a piece
of the latter uncoated. In this way he has only to
watch the progress of the printing on the strip, in
order to judge of what is going on in the carbon
frame. lie also makes a scale of shades from the
darkest black to the purest white; and this scale,
when photographed, becomes a seat of photometer
with which to compare the intensity of the shades
of the carbon print,