The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at fire o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Buckley and Connah's Quay (Flintshire) Railway, the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway, the London and South- Western Railway (new line to Bristol, Exeter, &c.), and the Horsham and Steyning and Beeding Roads bills were read a second time, The Kilrush and Kilkee Railway, the Poalnasherry, the Manchester and Buxton Road, and the East Somerset Railway bills were read a third time and passed. INDIAN FINANCE. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE hoped that the Go vernment, so soon as possible, would present their lordships with copies of the minute issued by the Geveruor of Madras with reference to the new scheme of Indian finance. The minute had been published in many of the Indian newspapers, and there could not be any ob jection to furnishing the paper. The Duke pf ARGYLL said there would be no objec tion to produce the minute alluded to by the noble marquis. He had also received letters from the MarquisTr Doneg L all and 12 magistrates of the county to the same effect, and only from three persons in favour of the projea, He re gretted extremely that the noble earl (the was not then in his place, as he then woullent) duty to express himself more strongly with r and to the matter. But he would at least say this, that nobody con nected with an English county would endu e ihe treatment which those in the county of Donegal ha 1 eceived at the hands of the Irish Government. Earl GRANVILLE expressed his regret that the noble earl (Earl of Carlisle) was not in his place. In the absence of the noble lord he could not undertake to pronounce an opinion on the merits of the question, but there would be no objection on the part of the Government to the produc tion of the papers, and their lordships would then be in a position to decide upon it. The LORD CHANCELLOR having put the question, The Earl of LEITRIM said he was not surprised at the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland being absent, and he thought the noble lord acted very prudently in toying away. Earl GRANVILLE said that the e noble earl the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland was not in London at the present time. If the noble earl opposite wished to make an attack upon his noble friend, he would suggest that due notice should be given to him. At that moment there was no question, he believed, before their lordships, for he under stood the motion had been agreed to. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the question had been put, but he did not think it had been carried. The Earl of LEITRIM said that his noble friend near him had called their lordships' attention to a very serious question connected with the proposed trigonometrical posi tion of the lunatic asylum for the county of Donegal. That was the decision of the Irish Government, and he strongly objected to the mode in which that Government was con ducted, by being made entirely subservient to electioneer ing purposes. He objected to the humbug of her Majesty's Government bringing a Reform Bill into the House of Com mons to reform that house whilst the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland was corrupting that country in its highest source. Even in the matter of a lunatic asylum the Lord-Lieutenant could not act without an eye to electioneering interest. There was no excuse for the Lord-Lieutenant. It had been a thousand times said in the other House of Parliament that Ireland was safe with a lord-lieutenant to prevent jobs, and that, as he was responsible to Parliament, property and public security might be safely entrusted to him. He (the noble earl) held diametrically opposite opinions, and that the present Lord-Lieutenant in particular was one of the greatest mischief makers in the whole of that country. The whole Government was unsafe. The gentry were set aside, the Government was in the hands of stipendiaries, from the Lord-Lieutenant downwards, and consequently these jobs took place. Here was a very gross instance, and a gross job. Within the last five years there had been expended, and very properly, no less than £306,114 on lunatic asy lums in different parts of Ireland. Within a few miles of this very town where it was proposed to build an asylum there had been expended during the last five years £41,451, and in Derry since 1856, £1,425. About fifteen years ago a rule was laid down that all lunatic asylums in Ireland should be erected in assize towns only, and he should like to ha informed on what principle that rule was now to be departed from. It was of the utmost importance that per sons improperly confined in lunatic asylums should have an opportunity of being released ; but if those asylums were built in remote places it would be difficult for them to have that opp rtunity. There could be no good object in laying out several thousands pounds in erecting a lunatic asylum in that part of Donegal; it would be far easier and better to make some addition to the asylum already existing. He found, however, from the report of last year, that there was at this moment no excess of lunacy in that part of Ireland, but rather a diminution. In Derry and Donegal together there wore only 214 cases in the asylums, six in the prisons, and very few in the poorhouses. This asylum, therefore, was not wanted, and the project was altogether objection able. He did not think it satisfactory that when a matter of this kind was brought forward by the Government on its own responsibility no explanation should be offered to their lordships. Why should not the Lord-Lieutenant be present to answer for his own jobs, or, at any rate, some one been sent down to Bath in order to ascertain from the noble earl how this question was to be answered in his absence ? Why did not the noble earl, who was said to be responsible, come down to that house when notice of a question had been given, and make some of those pretty speeches he made in Dublin? (A laugh.) On one occasion when he (the Earl of Leitrim) made a motion respecting Ireland, he found by the Dublin newspapers that his speech was answered by the noble earl the Lord-Lieutenant at a public meeting in Dublin. He thought that was highly improper, and not respectful to their lordships' house. The general feeling of the country was exactly such as he had expressed—that the Government did everything in Ireland with reference to electioneering jobs. They had lately seen how the lord-lieutenancy of Londonderry had been given away, and also the lord-lieu tenancy of Roscommon. He would only add that through out Ireland the lord-lieutenancy was held in the most thorough contempt, and that with respect to the Earl of Carlisle in particular, the feeling prevailed that the Govern ment had sent him to Ireland on purpose to disgust the Irish people still further with the ogee of lord-lieutenant. The Earl of EGLINT ON said that during the absence of the noble earl the Lord-Lieutenant it would be wrong in him to attempt to pronounce an opinion on the question to which the noble earl near him had alluded. He quite acquitted his noble friend the Lord-Lieutenant of all the charges of jobbery or corruption brought against him. Though the question of lunatic asylums was not brought before him (the Earl of Eglinton) when he was lord-lieutenant, he knew how such questions came before the lord-lieutenant. They went before a committee of the Privy Council, and the lord-lieutenant, who signed the decision of that committee, was as innocent of all blame in the matter as any of their lordships. But while he acquitted the noble earl, he did not acquit the system, which he considered entirely erroneous. He entirely acquitted the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland of all blame in this matter, but he thought it would be much bet ter for Ireland if the system were changed. Although it was impossible for the Lord Lieutenant to be away from his duty, still he (the Earl of Eglinton) thought some member of the Government might have been prepared to answer for him. Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that he was not in possession of the information required. After a few words from the Earl of DESA.RT, The Earl of CLANCARTY was of opinion that the insti tution of viceroyalty, with the office filled by a nobleman who was a stranger to the country, was one of great value to Ireland. So far, therefore, he dissented from the opinions which had been expressed by his noble friend (the Earl of Leitrim.) The Earl of LEITRIM disclaimed having said anything against the office of Lord Lieutenant in Ireland. His com plaint was against the noble lord who at present filled the office. The motion was agreed to, and their lordships adjourned, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took tho chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Manchester Improvement Bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading. The following private bills were read a third time : Belfast and Ballymena Railway; Bucks County Rate; Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Railway, and Limerick and Ennis Railway. The Abergavenny Improvement, and Leeds Township Bills were considered, and ordered for third reading. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Wine Licenses Bill, the Registration Bill, the Medical Relief Bill, the Census Bill, &c. NATIONAL DEFENCES. Mr. F. SMITH gave notice that on the motion for the adjournment of the house to-morrow evening, he would ask the Secretary for War certain questions relative to the na tional defences. SCOTCH AND IRISH REFORM BILLS. Mr. BAXTER asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in consideration of the committee on the Reform Bill for England and Wales having been deferred till June, and . with, a view to expedite the passing of that measure, he would agree to postpone the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills till the next session of Parliament ? Mr. SCULLY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he weuld agree to postpone going into committee on the Representation of the People Bill until after the second reading of the Representation of the People (Ireland) Bill ; or whether, with a view to uniformity of legislation, he would introduce provisions applicable to Ire land into the Representation of the People Bill, so that parliamentary Reform fcr both countries may proceed pari passu ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that it would be most intone • nient to proceed further with the Irish Reform Bill until after the English Reform Bill had been into committee. It was then propo - sed to proceed with the second reading of the bill. As regarded the Scottish Bill ho could not say when it would be brought forward again, but he would in.. form the house previous to going into committee on the English Reform Bill. HYDE PARK. • Sir M. PETO asked the First Commissionei. of Works whether, in the event of the Government entertaining the proposition of connecting the north and south sides of Hyde Park by a road, he would lay plans, sections, and estimates of such proposed, road upon the table of the house prior to any vote being taken to carry the same into effect ? Mr. COWPER said that the subject was receiving the most careful consideration from the Board of Works, and before asking for a vote in reference to a matter of sueh importance he would lay the estimate for the works before the house. PAPER DUTY REPEAL BILL. This bill was brought in and read a first time, on the motion of Lord REDESDALE. Lord MONTEAGLE said he took this, the earliest, op portunity of giving notice that, on the motion for reading this bill a second time, he should move that it be read a second time that day six months. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) The Earl of WICKLOW said he hoped the Government would allow pleaty of time to consider the bill before the second reading. He was adverse to seeing bills that had been agreed to by the other House of Parliament rejected by their lordships, yet there were some exceptions to that rule, and the present measure under discussion was one of them. If the Government persevered with the bill, he trusted their lordships would refuse to give it a second read ing. (Hear, hear.) HORSE RACING} BILL. Lord REDESDALE said he had given notice of the second reading of the bill relating to horse racing for Tuesday next. Ile had, however, been informed the noble lord the president of the Jockey Club would be de tained at Bath races, and therefore could not be in the house that evening. Under these circumstances he should postpone the second reading until Tuesday week. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BILL. This bill, on the motion of the E trl of SH IFTES BURY, was read a second time. PETITIONS OF RIGHTS BILL, This bill was read a second time. CONSOLIDATION OF CRIMINAL LAW. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the Offences against the Person Bill, which was the first of the seven bills introduced for the purpose of consolidating the crimi nal law, be committed. After a short discussion, in which Lord Brougham, the Marquis of Westmeath, Lord Cranworth, and the Lord Chancellor took part, the motion was agreed to, the house went into committee on the bill, and the clauses were for morally agreed to. The following bills then passed through committee:— Offences against the Person ; Larceny, &c. ; Forgery ; Malicious Injuries to Property; Coinage Offences; Acces sories and Abettors ; Criminal Statutes Repeal. The Exchequer Bills (113,230,000) Bill was read a second time. CUSTOMS BILL. Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the second reading of this bill, which had been adopted by the House of Commons, entered into an explanation of its provisions, the object of which he said was to simplify the tariff and to give greater facilities to trade ; but the noble lord spoke in so low a t•ne of voice that he was scarcely audible in the gallery. On ordinary occasions he said it was necessary in proposing the second reading of such a bill to state all the arguments in its favour; but most of those arguments were connected with the general question of the French treaty, upon which a debate had already taken place in that house, and he would not, therefore, re-open the discussion unless it were neces sary or required by their lordships. He should, however, be happy to give any explanation with regard to the bill. The Earl of DERBY—My lords, I will offer no opposi tion to the proposal which the noble earl has just made upon the part of her Majesty's Government, and if I abstain at this time from discussing the policy of the Government upon this subject, we do not thereby intend to signify an acquiescence in, much less an approval of, the course they have pursued in regard to the treaty with France. (Hear, hear.) When the treaty was first announced, we on this side of the house stated the objections we entertained to the terms of it so far as they were then known. We entertained those objections as strongly when we were better acquainted with the details, and every day that passes strengthens my conviction that her Majesty's Government, in making use of very inexperienced agents, in departing from the ordinary course of diplomacy, and in entering into the consideration of this subject with very inadequate means of information, have unfortunately placed the country in a very serious difficulty by having en tered into a very disadvantageous treaty. And at the pre sent moment, as regards the advantages supposed to be de rived from it, we are absolutely and entirely at the mercy of the French Government, and from the scanty accounts we hear I am certainly not disposed to believe that the French Government will use with very great moderation the power which has been most unwisely entrusted to them. (Hear.) At the same time I agree with the noble earl that the occasions must be very rare indeed when your lordships may feel it your incumbent duty to reject a proposition con nected with the finances and commerce of the country which has been made on the responsibility of the Govern ment and has received the sanction of the House of Com mons ; and of course these considerations weil•h with much greater force when it is not only a question as between the House of Commons and the country, but a question also which involves the negotiations with a foreign power, and the maintenance of a treaty by which, however much we may disapprove of it, we are in point of fact bound. But, as your lordships are aware, the bill compromises several different subjects, and if we object to any one of its provi sions it is not possible for us, consistently with the privi leges of the House of Commons, to eliminate that one and send back the bill so amended to the other house. We have no choice but its acceptance as a whole or its absolute re- jectien, which would disturb the whole financial arrange ments of the Government, and also interfere with those commercial arrangements which have been entered into on the full understanding that the system adopted by the House of Commons would be carried out. I therefore think that, while on the one hand it would be very unwise to take on myself the responsibility of asking your lordships to reject the proposal, I cannot, on the other, avoid saying, that in my belief the arrangements made, including the treaty, are of the most improvident and most dangerous character—(hear, hear)—and that the financial condition of the country, not only in the present year, but still more in the next year, is a matter of the deepest anxiety to the mind of every man. who has seriously turned his attention to the subject. (Ilear, hear.)' Undoubtedly these are pro posals, calculated to aggravate that difficulty, for taking off duties which, on a fitting occasion, might be very justly and wisely reduced, but ought not to be reduced in the present condition of the country. Nevertheless, we are bound to sanction the present bill. We are compelled to adopt pro positions for reductions in the already too small revenue of the. country. There is, however, another question with which the terms of the treaty do not in the slightest degree interfere, and with regard to which no negotiations or com mercial arrangements have as yet been made, but in respect of which her Majesty's Government are calling upon this country to make a wholly useless and dangerous sacrifice of the permanent revenue to the amount of £1,500,000. (Hear, hear.) I need not say that I allude to the bill for the aboli tion of the paper duties. (Hear.) My noble friend who sits on the cross benches (Lord Monteagle) has given notice of his intention to oppose the second" eading of that bill; and I feel that so far from embarrassing the Government, or in terfering with any of their other arrangements, or in the slightest degree prejudicing the financial or other business of the country, the rejection of that bill will tend materially to improve their whole scheme. The noble earl knows that no exertion will be wanting on my part to obtain the re jection of that bill, and thereby to save to the Government a very large portion of revenue. I cannot help thinking that the noble earl has confounded two matters which are entirely distinct. He speaks of the reductions made in the tariff being A. relief to the consumer to a certain amount, and says that the consequent loss to the re venue had been considerably lessened by the increased consumption, but when he assumes there has been a relief to the consumer he is not entitled to take as that relief the whale amount of the duty taken off; because he will find that upon several of those matters upon which the duty has been taken off the consumer is obtaining no relief whatever. The price of the articles upon which the duty has been removed has been kept up, if not increased, and I cannot therefore admit that the relief to the consumer is equivalent to the amount of the reduction of duty. I will not enter further at present into the subject of the commer cial and financial arrangements of the Government, or of their policy. Your lordship will recollect that before Easter it was stated by the noble earl that he thought it would be convenient that the whole of these financial arrangements should be brought under your lordships' discusaion, and I think the most fitting occasion for that purpOse will be when you are dealing with that important item of a million and a half, which is involved in the abolition of the paper duty. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then read a second time. LUNATIC ASULUM IN DONEGAL. Viscount LIFFORD moved for a copy of the order in council naming the village of Letterkenny as a place where the proposed lunatic asylum of the county of Donegal is to be built. The noble lord objected to Letterkenny as being too remote from the principal towns, and inconvenient of noses, and pointed out several other more eligible sites for the institution. Tie complained that a considerable slight had been thrown upon a body of gentlemen whose ditties were bound up with these asylums, viz., the landed proprie tors and gentry of the county. "He was authorised by the Marquis of Abereorn, the lord-lieutenant and largest pro prietor in the county) and by the Earl of Arran, the owner of nearly the whole barony of Innisowen, to express their strong disapproval of the contemplated site for the building. POOR-LAW BOARD. Sir M. PETO asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether, as the powers of the Poor LaW Board expired at the end of the present session of Parliament, it was the intention of the Government to introduce in the present session a bill for the renewal of those powers ; and, if so, when such bill would be introduced ? Mr. VILLIE RS replied that it was intended to introduce such a bill this session. TROOPS IN CHINA. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Secretary of State THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN . 0, MAY 11, 1860. for War, the number of regiments or numerical strength of the garrisons of Hong Kong and Canton, Europeans and natives of India, not included in the amount of forces stated by the Secretary of State as proceeding to or ar rived in China. Ile also ed the Secretary to the Ad miralty the number of nirines and sailors now on the China stations ? LordpC. PAGET said that an answer had already been given in reference to this subject, to the effect that it would not be expedient to make the information required public. As far as he (Lord C. Paget) was concerned, he would be happy to give the hon. and gallant member in private all the necessary intelligence ho might wish to obtain. WINE LICENSES, &c., BILL. Mr. AYRTON asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was willing to move that the Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Bill be committed pro forma, for the purpose of introducing his amendments therein, and having the bill reprinted ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not acced e ' • the proposition of the honourable and learned member. 4 4 • e debate on this subject had extended over a long perio., akd the fact was that there was no necessity for any mateiltal alteration in the bill which had been submitted to the houMoriginally. The amendments in no way touched the principle of the bill, and he had al ready made an ample explanation on that subject. No inconvenience would arise from the course the Government proposed to pursue in reference to this bill. COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. On going into committee of Ways and Means, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the resolution which he had previously brought forward, in re ference to the licensing of houses. With regard to this re solution he did not wish to press on hon. members the adoption of the particular description of house to be taxed under the bill. The questions which the house wouldhave to decide upon would relate to the different places, the different values, and other circumstances, in reference to what would constitute a house that should be properly licensed. The hon. member for the Tower Hamlets (Mr. Ayrton) proposed that no house should be compelled to take out a license. Hav ing referred to the committee appointed to in quire into public-houses some years ago, the right hon. gentleman contended that some of those houses which did not profess to sell strong liquors did so surreptitiously, and it was necessary in many cases the taking out of licenses should be rendered compulsory. Th e practical operation would be that such houses would form a symbol to the police, wader whose surveillance they would be placed. Mr. AYRT ON complained that at present the licensing system proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was rendered more obscure than it had yet been. In the first place, they were called on to adopt this system as a part of the financial scheme of the right hon. gentleman, but from what he had just stated it appeared that it was merely a matter of police. The argument as to repressing the illicit sale of strong drink by the imposition of licenses would be inoperative. In support of that state ment he also adverted to the select committee on public-- houses, and from the evidence adduced before them it was quite clear that such sale could be repressed only by the intervention of the police, and could it be expected that these parties would come forward and avow the illegal practices in which they were engaged. It was quite absurd to expect such a course on their part, and how then could it be supposed that these persons would not endeavour to evade the payment of a license ? He also objected to the amounts of the licenses. There was a further objection, and that was imposing this tax on the country when its object was only to carry out a matter of police regulation. That proposition, ho considered, came with a very bad grace from the right hon. gentle man, who, when a Chancellor of the Exchequer iu expectation, took an opposite course in reference to a similar subject, and refused to consent to a national charge for police, which body should be a mere local charge. On financial grounds, therefore, they wore not called on to agree to this resolution for taxation in reference to these licenses, and he contended that the operation would be most unjust on a very large class of the community. For instance— a number of houses situated in the metropolis would be obliged to pay this tax, whereas houses of a similar class in the country would be utterly exempt from its imposition. He referred particularly to coffee houses and lodging houses. The hon. and learned member concluded by moving the omission of the license tax on refreshment. After some discussion the house divided on the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which was as follows : "That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be charged, levied, and paid, unto and for the use of her Majesty, her heirs and successors, for and upon the several licenses hereinafter mentioned, the respective rates and duties following, that is to say : If the house and premises in respeot of which such license shall be granted shall be under the rent and value of £2O a-year, 10s. 6d. The numbers were For the motion Against lO3 —7O Majority On the next clause, that the license should be £1 is on all refreshment houses rated at £2O and upwards. Mr. AYRTON moved that the license should be 10s. 6d. Mr. HARDY thought there could be no reasonable argu ment for having two different scales of taxation. As the bill ROW stood it gave power to the police to inspect refreshment houses, but unless those houses were licensed to sell wine there was no power of punishment against persons keeping disorderly houses. He thought that persons keeping disor derly houses of this kind ought to be punished in the same way as persons keeping disorderly public-houses, viz., by having their license taken away. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets (Mr. Ayrton) had said there was a uniform license in most trades. That was so, but the inference drawn from it was a very doubtful one. He thought it would be an extreme hardship on small deal ers in teas to pay as much for license as was paid by Fort num and Mason; and therefore he considered there ought to be some distinction between the large and small dealers. He did not wish to press for any complicated scale of licen ses, and therefore he thought it would be better if the reso lution stood as it was. Lord J. MANNERS thought the argument of the right hon. gentleman was not strictly applicable to the case before the house. He thought that substantially no injustice would be done to the small houses by the proposal of the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, but if the Chancellor of the Exchequer was going to revise the whole system of licenses, that was an argument for not departing, from the present system. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not mean nor had he said anything about revising the licensing system. He said the system was a bad one which imposed a uniform rate upon small and large dealers, and that some distinction should be made he thought was reasonable. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS thought this tax would fall very heavy upon the dealers in the metropolis, and he trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would give way, and allow the tax to be a uniform one of 10s. 6d. The committee divided, when the numbers were— For the clause Against The resolution was then agreed to. Qn the proposal for every license to be granted as herein after mentioned to any licensed keeper of a refreshment house to sell therein by retail foreign and British wine to be con sumed in such house pr on the premises belonging thereto— If such house and premises shall be under the rent and value of £5O a year, £3 3s. And if the same shall be of the rent or value of £5O a year or upwards, £5 ss. And for every license to be taken out by any person for the selling by retail in any shop of foreign wine not to be consumed in the house or shop or on the premises where sold :—lf the house and premiSes shall be under the rent or value of £5O, £2 2s. ; and if the same shall be of the rent or value of £5O a-year or upwards, £3 3s. Lord J. MANNERS asked whether colonial wines would be classed under the head of British or foreign winos ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they would be classed as foreign wines. (A laugh.) Mr. AYRTON wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant to keep up the difference between licenses granted to wholesale and retail dealers. The license at present, he believed, was £lO 10s. for persons who dealt wholesale, and £2 2s. and £3 3s. on retail dealers. Preserv ing that difference would not promote the consumption of unadulterated wine. The difference between the two ought to be abolished and one uniform license established. He had opposed the resolutions purelyfrom a desire to pro mote temperance, and he left the regulations for intempe rance to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. , The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. gentleman had raised a perfectly legitimate question for discussion. The wholesale dealer was a man who usually dealt in large quantities of wine, or wished to have the power of doing so, and he therefore paid ten guineas for his license. But it would be scarcely fair to charge the retail dealer, whose shop was open for the sale of other articles, so large a sum, and he could not see that any prac tical inconvenience would arise from maintaining a distinc- tion. An eight or ten guinea license would press so heavily upon the retail dealer that he would be required to dispose of wine some hundreds of pounds in value before he could realise any profit. If, on the other hand, they were to reduce the ten guinea wine license to five or six guineas he was afraid the next step they would be called upon to take would be to reduce the 10 guinea spirit license. Mr. GRIFFITH was not disposed to take a puritanical view of the question, but he should like to know the de scription of shops likely to be engaged in the retail of wine. He hardly supposed that there was to be no check upon the retail of wine, though it did not appear at present that there VMS any. The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER said he had acted upon the principle that there was no objection to the wide extension of the sale of wino to be consumed on the premises ; but regulations would be enforced for preventing the abuse of theprivilege in consuming wine on the premises. After a few words from Mr.. NEWDEGATE, the resolution was agreed to, as also was a resolution that the licenseupon premises of the rent or value of £5O a year or upwards should be £3 3s. per annum. The house then resumed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, if it was agreeable to the house, he would move tha 't the re solutions just agreed to should be reported forthe Pith and inserted in the bill, so that the committee might c onside. , the measure as a whole. The suggestion was acceded to, and the report of the re solutions was brought up and agreed to. REFRESHMENT HOUSES AND WINE LICEI gSES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER m lived that the house go into committee upon this bill. Mr. PALK contended that it would be unwise, as wel las injurious to the morals, health, and happiness of the peon to permit unrestricted competition in the sale of alcoho lie drinks. So long ago as the reign of William and Mary . Iva experiment similar to that now proposed by the Chancell or of the Exchequer was tried, and the trade was carried on to an enormous extent, but the evil became so great that t h e legislature was compelled to interfere. The right hon." gi tleman now for the first time since the days of "William And Mary sought to take away the power of the magistrat , N 3 t o grant licenses, and to throw the whole power into the hands of the supervisor of excise. No necessity, ho had been shown for the increase of public-houses and it could not be alleged that there was a want; of pif .olic-house accommodation, inasmuch as a return p - ablislied in 1855 proved that at that time there was a public'-:house for every 38 of the male and female populaten above. the age of 21. Under the bill any person, though of bad c haw .cter and the associate of thieves, might obtain a wine li cer,se. The bill was neither a fiscal measure nor a free •trr the measure, nor yet a measure dictated by any principle of ts ound policy. He would therefore move that the house go into committee upon it on that day six months. Mr. PACKE in seconding the motion said the bill was ono of the greatest attempts to infringe t he liberty of the subject that he ever remembered to have seen introduced into that house. It would render every old woman who sold cakes or ginger beer liable to a yearly tax. In fact he did not know that thebill would not apply seven to butchers' shops. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQUER did not think the house would be willing to resume me the lengthened debate which had been brought to a close c 'n Monday night. The objection of his hon. friend who he and seconded the amendment did not really apply to the 'Dill ; the general words in which were subjected to many i mportant limita tions. The other hon. gentleman's (Mr. I?alk's) objections were no doubt of a very different character.. He had listened to the hon. gentlermLn, and he admitted th at his opinion was entitled to much consideration. The Government had stated in that house what they antici:)ated would be the social consequences of cercs.in measures, and the fallacies against the bill were that h on. gentlemen declined to draw dis tinctions which oug ht to be drawn, and which lay on the surface of tho case. The case of wine licenses was different front the beer bill. He had propounded this measure as :a deliberate attempt to effect a great improvement iii one portion of the law, with re gard to which ref, reshment was to be had by the people, and under which they were to be enabled to find fermented liquors in th e same places as eatables. After the long arguments he had offered to the house the other night it would not be respecti ul to repeat them at this moment. But when they went hit o committee he hoped they would make such amendments -as might be required, if any were necessary. (Hear, hear.) The amendment was th en negatived without a division, and the house went into. committee, Mr. MASSEY in the chair. On clause 1, relating to the duty on licenses, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved an amendment for the purpose of restricting the sale of wine not to lre consumed on the• ;premises to wine in bottle only. The amendment was agTeed to, as was an amendment making the clause applicalbLe to British as well as foreign wines. On the next proposition, viz., the amount of the duties to bo granted, Mr. PALK said it raised the question so much discussed, viz., that any person keeping, a shop for the sale of goods or commodities might sell wine in bottle, and he wished to ask whether they would be wider the control of the police. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that every person keeping a shop would be entitled to take out a license for the sale of wine in bottle, and that they would not be under the control of the police. After some observations from Mr. WARNER and Mr. B. W °ODD , Mr. AYRTON said, if this clause remained as it then stood, no more wholesale licenses would be necessary, for a retail dealer would be able to sell any quantity, and he, of course, would ta'. e out a license of the lower value. This clause raised an important question, and he should like to know what license or authority the right hon. gentleman intended to repeal. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the clause had been considered by the leg l advisers of the Go vernment, and they thought the sale of " goods and com modities" was clearly defined, and that their was no fear of their enabling persons to substitute a retail license for a wholesale license. But he might further observe that the second clause would prevent such substitution taking place. He understood that the wholesale dealer had a right to do everything which was proposed now to be given to the re tail dealer. ➢lr. AYRVON said a distinction must be drawn between the terms. lle believed a wholesaL© dealer would not be entitled to sell less than two gallons, and if a man sold less than one dozen, then he would bo a retailer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they had constituted a license which was to enable a person to sell wine by retail in general. Then as to what would be a selling of wine by retail was determined by the second clause. Mr. AYRTON said he thought a new definition would be necessary in reference to what persons were or were not to sell less than two gallons, for as the bill stood every wholesale dealer would give up his license and be in future retail dealers. After a few words from Mr. J. LocKz to the same effect . Sir S. NOItTHCOTE said the point he wished to ask for information on was this —any person who kept for sale "goods and commodities" aright sell wine not subject to the control of the police, but if not, how were they going to prevent its being consumed on the premises, and being drunk in the back rooms ? Mr. W. E WART apprehended the clause was suf•- ciently clear to prevent any evasion, as the parties would only be entitled to sell in bottles. Mr. VILLIERS said all the clause did was to enable a new class of persons to take out wine licenses, and he thought the ten guinea class and the three guinea would still be kept distinct. Merchants would be prevented from selling in bottles, as they were under the present law. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the object of the first clause was to describe the persons who should be entitled to take out licenses for selling by retail wine not to hie consumed on the premises, and the object of the second clause was to define the terms " retail and whole sale." It appeared to him that it would not be reasonable that those who kept shops should not be allowed to take out licenses of this kind, and that being granted he thought it would be improper to prevent wholesale dealers from hav • ing the same privilege. If the words "or who shall have taken out a license as a wholesale dealer in wine" were added to the words" other than foreign wine," he thought the clause would meet the views of all hon. gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SPOONER asked whether there was anything to prevent the retail dealer, to whom thoy were about to give a £3 3s. license, from selling out of his shop to anybody. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the object of the second clause was to prevent that. Mr. PALK put the case of a large tailor who kept a large number of hands —working probably on the premises— what was to prevent him from taking out a license and re tailing wine to his workmen ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was nothing to prevent such a man from retailing British vvines:at present in the way described, but ho never heard of the practice. The amendment, " Other than foreign wine," was then agreed to. Upon the amendment containing the words " reputed quart bottles," _ Mr. AYRTON suggested that the language of what was called the " Maraschino Act" should be followed in this clause. After a conversation in which Sir S. Northcote, Mr Cross, Mr. Malin; Alderman Salomons, and Mr. W. Ewart took part, Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he felt disposed to take the sense of the committee against the insertion of these words altogether. He saw no object for restricting the sale of wine to measures of less s'zo than quart bottles. Mr. HENLEY said he thought the house had had some experience of this kind of legislation in, the results. The number of • public-houses with licenses for beer " not to be drunk on the premises" was very great at first, but they had now almost entirely disappeared. The effect of legislation was very apparent in the increased number of in formations. A man went into ono of these houses and ordered a glass of beer; it went like lightning down his throat--(a laugh) —and then his confederate outside watch ing the proceeding, went and laid an information before the magistrates. The same sort of thing would take place with regard to the sale of wine. But if wine were not to be sold in leas measure than quart bottles, this trick would not be so easy. A man might indeed shove the neck of a quart bottle down his throat, but then he found he could not go on EI3 well with it. (A laugh.) He thought the amend ment a very good suggestion, and ho should support it, Tho result would be, so many informations would be laid that this class of licenses would cease to be taken out. Sir S. M. PETO said that the number of licenses for beer to be drunk on the premises was 39,945; not to be drunk on the premises, 2,915. (Hear, hear.) Mr. E. JAMES said that the sale of wine in a quart bottle would be evidence that there was no intention that it should be consumed on the premises. This was a test or line of demaroation which was necessary to the working of the bill. The CEIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had listened with great interest to this discussion of the botde question. (Laughter.) He had como to the conclusion that the best course would be to make the minimum limit a reputed pint. (Hear, hear.) Mr.' AYRTON said he should stand upon the quart. (A laugh.) Any one might go to one of these licensed houses, and drink off a reputed pint, and get his bottle filled again. The committee then divided on the proposal to aad "in reputed quart bottles only."— - For the addition Against it 9O-57 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then pro posed to insert the words, "in reputed quart or pint bottles only." Mr. W. WILLIAMS again alluded to the deficiency of reputed. measures. Sir S. M. PETO suggested that the limit should be in imperial measures. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that would be very objectionable. Mr. WARNER would insert the Words "not less than one-sixth of an imperial gallon." Mr. M'CANN said this discussion reminded him of one in the Irish Parliament, where it was seriously proposed that every quart bottle should hold a quart. (Laughter.) The addition proposed by the Chancellor of the Exche quer was then agreed to. The clause as amended was then ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 2, which enacts that the sale of foreign wine in any less quantities than two gallons, or in less than one dozen reputed quart bottles, shall be deemed to be selling by retail. Mr. AYRTON said he supposed that any person who took out a license to sell the lesser quantity would be at liberty to sell a larger, and thus there would be an end to all wholesale wine licenses. Sir F. BARING remarked that if a retailer were limited to the sale of a dozen he might evade that by selling to the same person a dozen dozens in the course of a day. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 3, which provides that permitting the drinking of wine in a neighbouring shed or building, with intent to evade the provision of the act, shall be deemed to be drink ing on the premises —a short discussion arose, which re sulted in the word "buildings" being struck out, and the word "premises" inserted. On clause 4, The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said he wished to remove one or two misapprehensions as to the effect of this clause. The hon. gentleman who seconded the amendment, for the purpose of throwing the bill over at this stage, appeared to consider that this clause obliged all persons selling refreshments to take out a license. Now, he wished to observe that the intention of the clause was limited in two most important particulars, that was to say, that the sales of victuals or refreshments affected by this clause were sales of victuals or refreshments to be consumed on the premises. He was not speaking of strong liquors. That was one limitation. The other limitation was that the sale of victuals or refreshments was to constitute the pur pose for which the house or shop was kept, and not where it was incidental that provisions were supplied. As for example, the case of a person having lodgers, and, perhaps, making an arrangement with a lodger to supply him with breakfast, would not come within the act. He would not go into the question whether it would be convenient to in sert an exception in the case of lodgers, but he took this as an instance that that would not be a case to which the clause applied. Mr. HARDY proposed an amendment, requiring that coffee-houses and other houses of refreshment which kept open from ten at night till four o'clock in the morning should be required tp take out a license for a refreshment house, by which they would be subject to the inspection of the police. After some conversation, Mr. Hardy's amendment was agreed to, with the exception of the hours being made nine to five. Some verbal amendments having been afterwards made, the clause was agreed to. Clause 5, after some discussion, was agreed to. Upon clause 0, Mr. W. MARTIN moved an amendment to diminish the population of towns to which the clause applied from 50,000 to 10,000. Mr. LYALL moved the insertion of words limiting the granting of licenses to houses which had been established twelve months. He said his object was to prevent shops being opened under the colour of refreshment houses solely for the sale of wine. .The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to the amendment as ineffectual and vexatious. A great number of houses might have been established for twelve months, and yet have no pretensions to receive these licenses, while it would be very vexatious to prevent a re spectable man, who had opened a refreshment house in a populous neighbourhood, from selling wine until the lapse of a year. (Hear, hear.) Both the amendments were then negatived, and the clause was agreed to. Clause 7 was withdrawn and clause 8 agreed to. Upon clause 9, Mr. W. MARTIN suggested, whether as the proprietors of refreshment houses would have the same privileges as licensed victuallers and beerhouse keepers, they should not have the same liability with regard to the billeting of sol diers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed that it was part of a peculiar and antiquated system, full of difficulties, and that.it-would be much bettor not to import any such provisions into the new system they were now devising. The clause was agreed to, as were also clauses 10 and 11. On clause 12, Mr. AYRTON objected to that part of the clause which proposed to place the metropolis in this matter under the jurisdiction of the commissioners of police, submitting that jurisdiction should be confined to the justices of the peace, as was the custom throughout the country in regard to in specting those houses. Mr. SOTHERON-ESTCOURT agreed with the hon. member who had just spoken that the licenses to those houses should he issued by the nearest justices of the r eace to the parties applying for them. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the intention of confiding the inspection of these houses to the commissioners of police was because they were the persons who had the best local knowledge of the metropolis. Sir G. GREY said nearly all the jurisdiction in matters of this kind had already gone from the magistrates in the districts round the metropolis to the police who were con sidered to have the best knowledge of parties applying for licenses. Mr. HARDY thought it was very desirable that the police magistrates should be removed from the squabbles which usually attend the issue of licenses. Mr. WILLIAMS said the metropolis was now divided into districts, and each district magistrate had a clerk, who he considered wag the most fit and proper person to make applications to for licenses. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the object of the clause was to combine the knowledge of the police with the responsibility of the magistrates, which he considered would be accomplished by the provision in the clause. He thought it would be far better to give the exer cise of the office to the police magistrates of the metropolis, who were engaged in the administration of justice, than to the Middlesex magistrates, who had no judicial functions to perform. Mr. J. LOCKE said there was no distinction between the magistrates of the counties in which the metropolis was situated and the magistrates throughout the counties. He therefore thought if it was right the duty should be en trusted to the magistrates throughout the country, it was equally proper it should devolve upon the magistrates who were connected with the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) Mr. V. SCULLY complained that no power of appeal was given by the act. Secret decisions might be come to—arbi trary judgments might be given behind the backs of par ties. He trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not give such a power to the police magistrates. The CHANCELLOR of the E X CHEQUER was anxious this should be understood by the house. What they pro posed was that the power should be placed in the police magistrates of the city of London. The Government were agreed the Felice were the parties on whom they must de pend for knowledge, and the I,olice were in constant com munication with the police magistrates, and not with the I Middlesex justices. Mr. HENLEY objected to the manner in which parties were to be tried. Under this clause, on mere information to the police magistrates, a decision might be given with out any reason assigned, and in the Absence of the parties. Notwithstanding the whole of the amendments to this clause it would want amending still further, because they did n t secure that the party objected to should have notice of the ground on which the objection was raised. After some further conversation, clauses 12 and 13 were postponed. Mr. lIUNT moved that the Chairman report progress. Sir W. MILES protested against this attempt to delay public business. The disputed clauses were postponed, but there were a great many other clauses about which there was no dispute, and which, therefore, might be proceeded with. , On clause 14, Mr. E. JAMES suggested that it should be postponed. Sir W. MILES suggested various technical amendments to the clause. Mr. SCULLY suggested that, if only in justice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had been in the house for eight hours without any refreshment, the Chairman ought to report progress. (Laughter and cheers.) The house then resumed. The Sheriff Court-houses (Scotland) Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 4th June. THE HERRING FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD-ADVOCATE moved that the house should go into committee on this bill pro forma, and stated that certain alterations would have to bp made which he thought would be beneficial. Sir J. FERGUSSON trusted the Lord Advocate would consider the period of " close time," and make the necessary alterations in the bill before it again came before the house. Mr. CAIRD thought the bill ought to have been referred to a select committee before any of the clauses were struck out. After a few words from Mr. BUCHANAN, the house went into committee pro forma, for the purpose of having the bill re-printed, and then resumed. THE PRISONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. • The Highland Roads and Bridges Bill was read a third time and passed. The Labourers' Cottages (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. , THE BLEACHING AND DYEING BILL. The committee on this bill was, on the motion of Mr CitooK, postponed to Wednesday, the 27th of Juno. FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The amendments on this bill were considered. Mr. LOCK HART moved the insertion of the words " or for pointing" after the words "instrument" and "fish" in the first four clauses of the bill. The amendment was agreed to. On,clauso 12, line 10, Mr. CAIRD moved, after the word "present," the inser tion of the words "or by this act." He said there ought not to be one law for the poor and another for the rich. Mr. COCHRANE protested against the hon. member's remark, which was only intended to court popularity. It was absurd to suppose that proprietors would put lime into the rivers to destroy their own fish. After a conversation the lionse divided— For the amendment 37 Against it 37 The SPEAKER said, as the house had not been able to form its judgment on this proposal, he should give his vote so as to leave the matter as it was left by the last decision of the house. lie should give his vote fcr the noes. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS (IRELAND) BILL (No. 2). Mr. CARDWELL obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in Ireland. IRREMOVABLE POOR. Mr. VILLIERS moved for the appointment of a select committee on the operation of the act 9 and 10 Vic., c. 66, and the acts 10 and 11 Vic., c. 110, and 11 and 12 Vic., c, 110.—Agreed to. The house then adjourned at a quarter to 1 o'clock. STATIONS OF TILE BOYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION. Aboukir, 90, sc, Capt D Curry, 1846, Channel Fleet Acorn, 12, Corn R rearse,.lBs6, East Indies Actwon, surr v, Corn J Ward (b) 1858, East Indies Adventure, se storeship, Corn E Lacy, 1856, East Indies A gamemnon, 91, so, Capt T Hope, 1852, Mediterranean Ajax, 60, se Capt J Boyd, 1846, Coast Guard Alacrity, 4, sc, Corn J Baird, 1857, Mediterranean Alecto, st-v, Corn H Raby, V C, 1855, Coast of Africa Alert, 17, sc, Corn W Pearse, 1855, Pacific Algerine, se gunboat, Lient-Com W Arthur, 1854, Indies Algiers, 91, se, Capt G O'Callaghan, 1846, Channel Fleet Amethyst, 26, Capt S Grenfell, 1853, Pacific Amphion, 36, sc, Capt T Cochran, 1857, Mediterranean Archer, 13, sc, Capt R Courteney, 1859, Coast of Africa Ardent, 3, st-rl, Corn J Parish, 1857, S E Coast of America Argus, 6, st-vl, Com II Ingram, 1856, Mediterranean Ariadne, 26, sc, Capt E,Vansittart, 1856, Channel Fleet Arrogant, 47. s e, Commodore W Edmonstone, 1853, As cension Asia, 84, Capt G Gordon, 1846, Portsmouth - Assistance, store-ship, Corn C Balfour, East Indies, 1859 Assurance, 4, sc, Cora C Aynsley, 1856, Mediterranean Atalanta, 16, Corn T Pasley, 1865, N Ame r i ca an d W I n di es Atholl, 4, Com E Wilson, 1845, Greenock Banshee, 2, st-vl, Cora C Campbell, 1858, Mediterranean Banterer, so, gunboat, Lieut. Com, East Indies Beagle, 4, so, Corn E Hay, 1858, East Indies Black Eagle, st yacht, Mast-Coro, J. Petley, 1844, parti cular service Blenheim, 60, so, Capt F Scott, C B, 1848, Coast Guard Boscawen, 70, Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. Grey, K C B, Capt R Powell, C B, 1855, Cape of Good Hope Bouncer, 2, sc, gunboat, Lieut-Com A Owen, 1852, E Indies Brisk, 16, so, Capt A D' Horsey, 1857, Cape of Good Hope Brilliant, Cora G Gardner, 1848, Naval Reserve training ship Britannia, training-ship, Capt R Harris, 1849, Portsmouth Brune, st-v, Lieut-Com E Lodder, 1851, C o ast of Africa Buffalo, se, Mast-Cora A Brown, 1854, particular service Bustard, 2, se gunboat, Lieut-Com F. Hallowes, 1856, East Indies Buzzard, 6, st-v, Com F Peel, 1855, S E Coast of America Cadmus, 21, sc, Capt H S Hillyar, C B, 1854, Mediter ranean. Caesar, 90, so, Capt T Mason, 1849, Mediterranean. Calypso, 18, Capt F Montresor, 1851, Pacific Cambrian, 40, Capt 3. M'Cleverty, C B, 1848, East Indies Cambridge, gun-ship, Capt A Jerningham, 1351, Devon port Camilla, 16, Coin G. Colville, 1855, East Indies Caradoc, 2, st-v, Lieut-Com C Puckle, 1847, Mediter ranean Castor, Cora J. Palmer, 1855, Naval Reserve Train Ship Centaur, 6, st-v, Corn E D'o D'A Alpin, 1853, East Indies Centurion, 80, so, Capt H Rogers, CB, 1854, Channel Fleet Chesapeake, 51, se, Vice-Admiral J. Hope, CB, Capt G Willes, 1856, East Indies Clio, 22, so, Capt T Miller, 1855, Pacific Clo,wn, se gunboat, Lieut-Com W Lee, 1855, 1842, East Indies. Cockchafer, 2, se gunboat, Lieut-Corn H Holder, 1854, Devonport Conqueror, 101, so, Capt E Sotheby, C B, 1852, Devonport Cordelia, 11, sc, Com C Vernon, 1855, Australia • Cornwallis, 60, so, Capt G Randolph, C B, 1854, Coast Guard Cossack, 20, so, Capt R Moorman, 1857, North America and West Indies Cressy, 80, sc, Capt the Hon C Elliot, C B, 1841, Mediter ranean Crocodile, 8, rec ship, Com W Greet, 1854, off the Tower Cruiser, 17, sc, Corn J Bythesea, 1856, East Indies Cumberland, 70, Capt C Schimberg, 1851, Sheerness Curacoa, 31, sc, Capt A Phillimore, 1855, S.E coast of America Cyclops, 6, st v, Capt W Pullen, 1856, East Indies Dasher, 2, st v, Com P De Saumarez, 1845, particular service Dauntless, 31, se, Capt L Heath, C B, 1854, Coast Guard Dee, 4, troop ship, Mast Com T Pullen, 1844, particular service Diadem, 32, so, Capt J Cockburn, 1850, Channel Fleet Donegal, 101, so, Capt H Broadhead, 1846, Channel Fleet Doris, 32, se Capt E Heathcote, 1852, Mediterranean Drake, se gunboat, Lieut-Com A Blane, 1856, East Indies Eagle, 50, Capt E Tatham, 1854, Coast Guard Edgar, 21, sc, Rear-Admiral J Erskine, Capt J Katon, 1856, Channel Fleet Edinburgh, 58, sc Capt E D'Eyncourt, 1849, Coast Guard Elk, 12, Corn II dampen, 1855, Australia Emerald, 51, sc, Rear-Admiral Sir A Milne, K.C.B, Capt A Cumming, 1854, North America and West Indies Encounter, 14, sc. Capt It Dew, 1858, East Indies Esk, 20, so, Sir J Le M M'Clure;C.B, 1850, East Indies Euryalus, il, so, Cant J Tartletou, C.B, 1852, Portsmouth Excellent, 46, g-s , Capt R Hewlett, C.B, 1850, Portsm ou th Exmouth, 90, se, Capt J Stopford; 1841, Mediterranean Fairy, se yt, tender to Victoria and Albert yacht, Ports mouth Falcon, 17, so, Com A. Fitzroy, 1857, Coast of Africa Fawn, 17, so, Com It Cator, 1858, Australia Ferret, 8, Com W Fisher, 1856, particular service Firebrand, 6, st-v, Com J Bruce, 1855, particular service Firefly, 4, st-v, Cora F Skeid, 1854, Woolwich Firm sc gunboat, Lieut-Com.W Boult on , 1854, E I n di es Fisgard, 49, Commodore the Hon J Drummond, CB, Wool wich Flamer, se gunboat, Lieut. Com II Bi ng h am , 1851, E I n di es Flying Fish, 6, sc, Corn W Hope, 1854, Channel Fleet Forester, 2, so gunboat, Lieut •Com A Innes, 1853. E Indies Formidable, 84, Capt R Watson, CB, 1842, Sheerness Forte, 51, so, Capt E Turner, 1857, Sheerness , Forward, 2, sc, Lieut-Com C Robson, 1851, South America Furious, st-v, Capt 0 Jones, 1855, East Indies Fury, 6, st-v, Corn J Wilson (act), East Indies Ganges, 84, Rear-Admiral It Baynes, CB, Capt J Fulford, 1858, Pacific Gannet, 11, Corn E. Lambert, 1854, Mediterranean Gladiator, 6, st-v, Com H Hickley, 1858, N America and W Indies Gorgon, 6, st-v, Com B Pim, 1808, N America and W I Grappler, 2, so, Lieut-Com A Helby, 1849, Pacific Grasshopper, so gunboat, Lieut-Com J Tucker, 1855, E I Greyhound, 17, so, Com F Sullivan, Sheerness Growler, 2, sc gunboat, Lieut-Com H Crozier, 1854, Medi terranean - Hannibal, 91, sc, Rear-Ad G Mundy, CB, Capt M Conolly, • 1858, Mediterranean Hardy, 2, sc gunboat, Lieut-Com A Bogle, 1855, E Indies Hastings, 60, sc, Coin C Luckraft, 1855, Naval Reserve Training Ship, Liverpool Haughty, 2, sc gunboat, Lieut-Com C Broad, 1851, E Indies Havock, 2, sc gunboat, Lieut-Com C Fairholme, 1851, E I Hawke, 60, sc, Capt W Crispin, 1852, Coast Guard Herald, sury yes, Capt H Denham, 1816, Feejee Islands Hermes, 6, st-v, Cora W Gordon, 1854, Cape of Good Hope Hero, 91, so, Capt G Seymour, B, 1844, Devonport Hesper, se st ship, Master-Com J Loane, 1846, East Indiei Hibernia, rec ship, Rear-Admiral H Codrington, C B, Capt F. Warden, C B, 1845, Malta Highflyer, 21, so, Cap \V Heath (acting), East Indies Himalaya, se storeship, Capt J Seccombe, 1869, particular service Hogue, 60, sc, Capt It Macdonald, 1854, Coastguard Hydra, 6, st-v, Com It. Hamilton, particular service Icarus, 11, se Com N Salmon, V 0, 1858, North America and West Indies Illustrious, 72, Com H Harston, 1845, Portsmouth Imaum, 72, Commod H Dunlop, C B, Com H Grant, 1845, rec ship, Jamaica Impregnable, 104, Vice-Admiral Sir B Reynolds, K C B, Capt W Stewart, C B, 1854, Devonport Imperiense, 51, se, Rear-Admiral L Jones, C B, Capt R Maguire, 1854, East Indies. Indus, 78, Rear-Admiral Sir H Stewart, K C -B, Capt W Hall, C B, 1850, North America and West Indies Industry, st-r, 2, storeship, Master-Com G. Hodges, 1841, particular service Inflexible, 6, st-v, Corn G Brooker, 1856, East Indies Intrepid, 6, sc, Corn J Marryat, 1855, Mediterranean Iris, 26, Commodore W Loring, C B, Australia Jackal, 4, st-v, Lieut-Com J Simpson (6), 1854, particular service James Watt, 91, sc , Capt E Codd, 1851, M e di terranean Janus, sc gunboat, Lieut-Com H Knevitt, 1855, E Indies Jasper, 1, se gunvessel, Lieut• Com W Pym, 1849, W i est Indies Kestrel, se gunboat, Lieut-Com C Robinsons(acting), East Indies- Lapwing, 4, Sc, Coin M Reilly, 1856, Mediterranean Leopard, 18, st-v, Rear-Admiral Sir S Lushington, K C B, Capt F Wainwright, 1856, S E Coast of America Leven, 1, so gunvessel, Lieut-Com J Hudson, 1854, East Indies Liffey, 51, sc, Capt H Preedy, C B, 1855, Mediterranean Locust, 3, st-v, Lieut-Corn J Field, 1846, particular service London, 90, se, Capt H Chads, 1848, Mediterranean Lynx, 4, sc, Lieut-Cdm H Berkeley, 1851, Cst of Africa Lyra, 9, so, Coin It Oldfield, 1855, Cape of Good Hope Madagascar, storeship, Capt It White, 1856, Rio Jan e i ro ivlitaner, 44, Capt W Burnett, C B, 1854, Ascension Magicitnnne, 16, st-v, Capt J Commerell, 1859, E Indies Majestic, 80, sc Capt W Mends, CB, 1852, Coast Guard Marlborough, 131, sc, Vice-Admiral A. Fanaliawe, CB, Capt the Right Hon. Lord F Kerr, 1852, Mediterranean Mars, 80, so, Capt J Strange, 1854, Channel Fleet Medina, 4, s t-vl, Capt T Spratt, CB, 1855, Medite rranean Medusa, 4, st-vl, Cora IV Bowden, 1851, Coast of Africa m ega „.„ , 6, se, Com J Hunt, 1856, Portsmouth Melpomene, 50, so, Capt C. Ewart, 1855, Channel Fleet Mersey, 40, cc, Capt H Caldwell, CB, 1853, Channel Fleet Mohawk, 4, so, Com P M'Dougal, 1856, Mediterranean Monarch, :84, so, Vice-Admiral E Harvey, Capt H Har vey, 1852, Sheerness Monke h y, st-tug, Sec Mas G. S yn dercorabe (acting), Wool wic Miitine, 17, so, Com W Graham, 1858, Pacific Naiad, 42, store-ship, Mae-Corn W Dillon, 1843, Callao Nautilus, 6, Lieut-Com W Grant, 1852, apprentice-ship Neptune, 91, se, Capt F C amp b e ll , 1867, Mediterranean Nereus, 42, store depot, Mts. Com J Barlow, 1853, Valparais Niger, 44, sc, Capt P Cracroff; 1854, Australia Nile, 90, sc, Capt E Barnard, 1859, Devonport Nimrod, 6, sc, Corn R Wynniact, 1859, East Indies Oberon, 3, st-v, Lieut• Com Paget, 1852, 8C of America Odin, W, st-v, Capt Lord J Hay, CB, •1854, East Indies Opossum, 2, so, gunboat, Lieut-Com G Bevan (acting),. East Indies Orion, 91, sc, Capt J Frere, 1844, Mediterranean O'sborne, st-v, Mast-Com G Bower, 1842, particular service Pearl, 21, so, Capt J Borlase, CB, 1855, East Indies Pelorus, 21, sc, Capt F Seymuur, 1854, Australia. Pembroke, 60, Capt E Charlewsod, 1855, Coast Guard Perseverance, 2, t. -sh, Com E Power, 1850, particular ser ‘,;.. Persian, 12, Corn E Hardinge, 1856, Cape of Good Hope Pioneer, 6, sc, Com H Reilly, 1858, East Indies Plumper, 9, screw, Capt G Richards, 1854,, Pacific Pluto, 4, st-v, Lieut-Com C Simpson, 1848, Coast of Africa Porcupine, 3, st-v, Capt H Otter, 1854, Devonport Princess Charlotte, 104, Mast-Com H Thomsett, 1854; Hong Kong rometheus, 5, - st-v, Lieut-Com T Hollingworth, 1855, Coast of Africa Pylades, screw, 21, Capt M do Courcy, 1852, Pacific Quail, so gunboat, Lt-Corn N Osborn, 1856, M e dit erra nean Queen, 86, sc, Capt C Hillyer, 1852, Channel Fleet Racer, 11, screw, Com the Hon T Pakenham, 1856, North America and West Indies Racoon, 21, so, Capt A Paynter, 1854, Mediterranean Recruit, 6, st-v, Com D Spain, 1856, Mediterranean Renard, 4, sc, Com J Goodenough, 1858, East Indies Renown, 91, so, Cora A Forbes, 1846, Mediterranean Retribution, 28, st-v, Commodore H Edgell, C.B, E Indies Ithadamanthus, 4, st-v, Mas Com F Sturdee, 1845, parti cular service Ringdove, 4, sc, Corn It Craigie, 1856, East Indies ' Roebuck, 6, so, Com F Marten, 1854, .East Indies Rolla, 6, Lt-Com C Nelson, 1854, apprentice brig Royal Adelaide, 104, Rr-Ad Si r 1' Pasley, Bt, Capt Williams, 1841, Devonport Royal Albert, 121, so, R.r-Ad Sir C Fremantle, K.C.Bt Capt II Lacon, 1856, Channel Fleet Russell, 60, se, Capt G Wodohouse, 1854, Coast Guard St Jean d'Acre, 101, sc, C apt T Thompson, 1847, .Mediter. St Vincent, 102, Rr-Ad the Hon G Grey, Capt T Wilson, 1853, Portsmouth Sampson, 6, st-v, Capt G Hand, 1852, East Indies Sanspareil, 70, ac, Rr-Ad C Talbot, Capt A Wilmot, C.B, 1854, Queenstown Saracen, 4, Mas-Com W Stanton, 1852, East Indies Satellite, sc, 21, Capt J Prevost, 1856, Pacific Saturn, 72, Capt G Ramsay, C.B, 1843, Pembroke Scourge, 6, sc, Corn W J ones , 1854 , M e dit erranean Scout, 21, ec, Capt J Corbett, 1857, East Indies Scylla, 21, so, C'apt R Lambert, 1855, Mediterranean Seagull, 2, sc gunboat, Lt-Cora W Chimrne, particular ser. Sharpshooter, 8, so, Lt-Corn C Gibbons, 1848, C of Africa Sidon, 22, st• v, Capt R Crawford, 1856, Cape of G Hope Simoom, 8, so, Corn J.C00ke,,1852 particular service Siren, 16, Corn G Balfour, 1856, g.E. Coast of America Skipjack, 2, sc gunboat, Lt-Com J. Murray, 1848,W Indies Slaucy, 2, so gwaboat, Lt-Com H. Leet, 1855, E Indies Snake, 4, so, corn H H arvey, 1857, East Indies Snap, 2, so gun-boat, Lieut-Com W Butler 1855, E Indies Indies Sphinx, 4, sc, C om J B yng, 1856, E Sphinx, 6, st-ves, Com G Day, V C, 1855, E Indies Spitfire, 5, st-ves, It-Com W Chapman, 1859, C of Africa Spy, 3, Lt-Com Ranmer, 1848, S E at of America Starling, so gun-boat, Lt-Com J Whitshed, 1854, E Ladies Staunch, 2, sc gun-,boat, Lt-Com E Pollard, 1855,E Indies Styx, 6, st .ves, Cora. C Vesey, 1854, N America and W Ind Supply, str-sh, Mast-Com W Ballist m, 1854, Woolwich Surprise, 4, sc, Com. Lord E Cecil, 1857, Coast of Africa Tartarus, 4, st, Corn A Mansell, 1855, Mediterranean Termagant, 25, sc, 0 Apt R Hall 1855, S E Coast of America Terrible, 21, st-ves Ca pt F Glasse, C 8,1846, Mediterranean' Terror, 16, Capt F Hutton, 1844, Bermuda Topaze, 61, sc, Capt the Hon J Spencer, 1854, Pacific • Tortoise, 12, store •shdp Ascension Trafalgar, 91, sc, Ca.pt E Fanshawe, 1845, Channel Fleet Tribune, 30, so, Capt . G Hornby, 1846, Pacific Triton, 3, st-ves, Lt-' mom R Burton,. 849, Coast of Africa Urgent, so troop-ship., ComH Hire, 1854, particular service - Valorous, 16, st-v, Caipt W Aldham, CB, 1853, IV I n dies Victor Emmanuel, 91, so, C ap tW Clifford, C B, 1847, Med Victoria and Albert, 2, sit yt, Capt th e Hon J Denman, 1841, Portsmouth Victory, 101, Vico Admiral H Bruce ; Capt R Coote, 185 4 ) Portsmouth Viper, 4, sc, Com W Hewett, 1858, Portsmouth Virago, 6, st-v, Corn M Dunn, 1856, particular service Vixen, 6, st-v, Corn L Lambert, 1858, Pacific Vulcan, 6, sc troop ship, Com A Strode, particular service Vulture, 6, st-v, Capt G Parker, Mediterranean Watchful, 2, so g-bt st, Lt-Com F Inglefield, 1857, E Indies Weazel, 2, sc gun-bt, Lt-Com. W Howorth, 18 56, E Indies Wellesley, 72, Capt Supr G Goldsmith, CB, 1842, ChathamWellington, 72, C a pt It Robinson, 1840, Devonport Woodcock, 2, so gun-boat, Lt-Com G Bosanquet, 1855, Indies _ LOUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER-MAY 10. English wheat was firnaly held, and as buyers wished 6 reduction little business resulted. Foreign 2d per 70 10 ldwer. Flour a slow sate. English beans is dearer; but Egyptian beans and Indi an corn d ec li ne d I s . O a t s and oatmeal in little demand. BIRMIL•TGIIAM-MAY 10. A less supply of English wheat. Sales slow, at barely late rates. M a lti ng b ar l ey i s per qr lower; grinding 'au altered. Beans fully as dear. MELTON MOWBRAY—MAY S. There was a fair F ripply of wheat to-day, with a slot business at the annexed prices :—White wheat, new, 5 33 Od to 57s Od ; red, 44 5 Od t o 53 s per 36 stone; b arley in small supply, at 40a to 45s for malting, and 35s to 38s per qr. for grinding; oats, 30s to 35s Od per 21 stone; beano, 44s to 568 for old ; new, 52s per 38 st. PLYMOUTH—MAY 8. The busine -s was slow to-day. Prices for wheat as befog f barley scarce, and: at late prices ; oats unchanged. A 0 . 1 11 . attendance at market. Th e quo t a ti ons are—English whits wheat, 55s to 565.; red, 53s to 54s per qr ; French do., 4 , 5 1 , 1 to 465; grinding barley, 30 s t o 32 5; oats, 24s to 265; WA flour, fine, 39s to, 40s; seconds, 37s to 38s. EDINBURGH GRAIN-MAY 9. Wheat on the top is Od down average Os 2d np. Barley on the top is 3d down average is Od down• Oats on tho top is 6d down. average Os Id down• Beans on the top is Od down average is ld down , Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... Barley . 2 0 4 2-12ths Oats ...... 1 11 10 0-12ths Beans.... . 2 6 8 0-12ths . Total Supply and Sales. Wheat........ 921 qrs • Sold 849 qrs 8ar1ey........ 510 qrs Sold 244 qrs Oats .1579 qrs Sold 412 qrs , Beans.. . . DUBLIN—MAY 8. . . With a middling trade to-day, business was done at the following rates : s. d. a. d. Wheat, white 33 0 to 35 0 Do., red 3l 0 to 33 0 Do., new 0 to -- 0 Barley Oats Do., black l - 0 to 15 6 s. d. s. d„: Do., new Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l5 0 to 17 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn DERBY SMITHFIELD-MAY 8. There was a less supply of -fat beasts to-day, with a full attendance of buyers; the demand was good, at au advance in prices. Sheep were well,represented, and oleo were ready. Fat and stare calves were plentiful; 0110 heavy. Fat pigs in good supply. Beef Mutton ... Bd t o 9d P or k bid to $1 , Lamb .. Od to Od Rough fat, 5s Od per gene* Hides, 3d to Sid ; calf skins, 7d to Od. TILE 111411 LS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) • • , • • . • . May 19.. Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. June 7. Canada, &c. (via Cork) May 9. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. • • .. June 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) May 19. Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • . May 19. India (C a lcutt a ), Ceylon, &c. Southampton) May 19. . ' Do. (via-Marseilles) May 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. May 25. Do. (via Marseilles) • .. May 19. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, Sze. .. June 5. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto .. .. May 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May 19. Do. (via Marseilles) .. May 13. United States, California, &c. (% is Cork) .. M ay 16. We.stern Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. May 10 West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. May 14. SINGULAR FREAK.--At present may be seen by the curious, in the open preserves of Mr. John Harris, of Greysouthen, a nest, in which are four eggs of a pheasant, and five eggs of a partridge. The old birds have hitherto agreed very well, alternately depositing their eggs i n this partnership concern as above stated: l —Cumberland Pacquet. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills and Ointment.-- All the maladies incidental to spring can be prevented, checked in their course, or ultimately cured by these fine purifying and cooling medicaments. The pills rouse the stomach, regulate the liver, stimulate the kidneys, and act gently on the b iwels. The ointment rubbed over any part penetrates to neighbouring organs, which it frees from all noxious and irritating humours ; and aided by the pills, expels them. By these remedies the skin is 'cleanSed of all freckles, spots, and di s fi gurements, without driving them inwards or doing harm. It is wonderful hew weak ness, low spirits, and enervation give way to vigour and vivacity under a course of Holloway's medicines, which May be safely used at all times by both sexes. BIRTHS. CAMPBELL.--On the 6th inst., at Westbury-hill, near Bristol, Lady Campbell, of Barcaldine, of a daughter. HALPORD.—On the 10th inst., at 72, South Audley-street, the Hon. Mrs. Augustus. Halford, of a son, stillborn. MARRIAGES. FOSTER—RAMSBOTTOM.—On the 10th inst., at Dover • Major Charles M. Fost er , 32d Li ght Infantry, third soil of the late Lieut.-Col. Foster, to Sophia Augusta, eldest daughter of John Itamsbottom, Esq. WICKHAM—LEFEvRE.—On the 9th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, William, eldest son of H. L. Wi c kh a m, Esq., to Sophia Emma, youngest daughter of Henry F. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. DEATHS. ACWORTII.—, On the Bth i ns t ., a t St ar -hill , R oc h ester, Geo. Acworth, Esq., aged 61. BYRRS.—On the 9th inst., at his residence, 4, Dawson place, Bayswater, William C. Byers, Esq., of the War - office, aged 46. Gouair.—On the Bth inst., at the Deanery-House, Lon donderry, the Very Rev. Thomas Bunbury Gough, Deau of Derry, aged 84. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the oottnty df Middlesex, Friday, Nay 11, 1860. . r 1