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JULY 10, THE SUN, - LONDON, §ATU RDAY EvENiNG, impERIAI, PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTER)AY.) The LORD CaatioELLon took his seat on the woolsack at live o'clock. The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition from Norfolk, in favour of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Lord OVERSTONE presented a number of similar Tiae p e titions from the city of London end other placess.exi noble lord stated that in his opinion no groundsted for the opposition this bill was likely to encounter to t he ground that the marriaees which it wdaso_so_uthcit. The legalized were contrary to the wor d of he thought, numerous petitions he had presented, they all dietinotly were conclusive on the point, stated that no scriptural or moraalsobjections to the bill could be found, and he conjured nob le lords not to reject the bill when it came before them. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. This bill was read a first time. Earl DERBY said he proposed to take the sec ond r e ading of this bil l on Thursda y. He did not wish to i bill, but e was anxious hurry discuseion o that no unnecessarthey delay should take plac h e with respect to this measure. Earl GRANVILLE said as far as he was personally concerned, Thursday would be perfectly convenient. The Earl of DERBY—Then the second reading will be moved on Thursday and the committee on Friday. THE SLAVE TRADE. Lord TRURO asked whether it was the intention of the Government to recal the British squadron from the Cuban waters in order to increase the force now block ading the coast of Africa, and if so, whether the Go vernment had made any inquiry to how far it was de sirable to continue that blockade. The Earl of MALMESBURY said her Majesty's Government had thought it prudent to give orders to diminish the squadron on the African coast, but there was no intention of withdrawing it altogether. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Dublin and Meath Railway Bill was read a second time. The West End and Crystal Palace Railway, Vale of Towy Railway, Hove Improvement, and Victoria Sta tion and Pimlico Railway Bills were read a third time and passed. PARSONAGE ROUSES. Viscount DUNGANNON called attention to the in. convenient and frequently harsh and unjust nature of the present law with regard to the dilapidations on glebe houses ; and asked whether the Archbishop of Canterbury contemplated in a future session introducing any measure calculated to meet the existing evil ? 'The Bishop of LONDON, in the absence of the Arch bishop of Canterbury, said a bill with this intention had been prepared by his predecessor in the see of London, and was still under the consideration of the episcopal bench, but the subject was surrounded with great difficulty. He though some machinery ought to be de vised for securing the periodical examination of parson age houses. After a few words from the Bishop of CHESTER, Viscount DUNGANNON expressed his gratificatiou that the subject was under consideration. The subject then dropped. CHURCH RATES• Lord ST. LEONARDS, in calling the attention of their lordships to a petition from Surbiton on the sub ject of church rates, complained of the hardship of coin polling persons who contributed to the repair of district churches under the act of the noble duke (Marlborough) to contribute also to the repair of the mother church. Redid not know if it was the intention of the noble duke that this should be so, and far himself the clause in the act was worded so generally that he should not like to give an opinion as to the legality of such a proceeding. The effect, in many instances, was, that there were two parties in the Established Church without the slightest neoeesity. He thought that a bill ought to be brought in for the purpose of making it clear that those who paid for the repair of their own district church were not to be compelled to pay church rates. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said he should be glad to see any ambiguity in the law removed, as this was one of the causes which produced a feeling in the bosom of the Established Church itself against church rates. Lord PORTMAN said there could be no greater in justice than to leave the law as it was. Under the act known as the Marquis of Blandford's act the bishop and the patron gave the district a power of rating themselves for church rates, and the consequence was wherever dis trict churches were established the mother church was deprived of the right of rating all the property in the parish for the repair of the parochial church. Dr. Hook had stated in a published letter that the " revolution of the Marquis of Blandford's act was proceeding at such a rate that it was time to do something." (Hear, and a laugh.) He hoped the noble earl would attend to this point in any bill which the Government might introduce. He hoped himself to be able to lay a bill on this subject on the table for the consideration of Parliament and the right rev. bench before the prorogation. ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATION LEASINGS BIL L. This bill, was read a second time. CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTORS, &c., BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving te second reading of this bill, said, the object of it was to simplify the procuriur of letters of confirmation in Scotland, which was a proceeding similar to the granting of pro bate iu England, to make such letters of confirmation available in England, and rise versa. As the bill stood originally an option was given to the executors to peti tion either the commissary of the county where the party died, or the commissary in Edinburgh, but the Lord Advocate thought it desirable to alter that part of the bill, and took away the option of petitioning the commis sary in Edinburgh. The Writers to the Signet in Edin burgh petitioned their lordships to have the bill restored to its original form. That would be best considered, however, in the next stage of the bill. Lord CRANWORTH said that he considered the alteration was a blot in the bill. The alteration com plained of was made, as he understood, after the bill had passed the committee in the other house, and between 12 and 1 o'clock. Ile thought the interest of the public was that the representative of the testator should have the power of-proving the will in the county where he had been domiciled, or in Edinburgh, as was the case in England. There were some nine questions arising out of the use of the word " domiciled," and he would re commend his noble and learned friend to consider whe ther a word less liable to controversy might not be used. The bill was read a second time. 11JNDED DEBT BILL. This bill was read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Lord ST. LEONARDS moved an amendment on one of the clauses of the bill to the efeet, as was under stood, not of taking away arbitration altogether, but of leaving the arbitrators at liberty to determine the rate of interest at which the reversionary rights belonging to the Church should be disposed of. The Earl of CHICHESTER opposed the amendment of the noble lord. Its effect would be, not to take away the arbitration, but to leave the arbitrators at liberty to determine the rate of interest at which the reversionary right of the Church should be discounted. Lord PORTMAN said that it was important in sell ing a reversion to take care to obtain the full value, and he feared that under the clause proposed, giving the power to arbitrators, the Church would suffer a loss. The commissioners themselves ought to be prepared to put the proper value on their property. Lord ST. LEONARDS said a few words in explana tion. The value would not be determined by a single arbitrator, but by several. His object was to secure the futnre benefit both of the lessees and the Church. The Earl of HARDWICKE opposed the amendment. There was reason to fear that if the [ratter were left to arbitration alone, justice would not be done. The Earl of DERBY hoped the noble and learned lori would not divide the house. The select committee watt unanimous in favour of the bill in its present form. It was clear that if the sum paid for a revereion• ary interest ought to bring in the full value of that in tereet, it could not do so if the reversion was discounted at G per cent., when the ordinary interest of money was only half that rate. Lord St. LEONARDS contented to withdraw his amendment. The Earl of HARDWICKE brought up some addi tional clauses. Lord CAMPBELL said he hopel that the Lord Chief Justice of England would no longer be a member of the tonsmission ; for, although he had been regularly sum moned daring nine years, he had never once been able to attend. The Bishop of LONDON was authorised to state that the Bishop of Oxford would not, at that period of the session, press any further the suggestion which he bad made as to the emoluments of chancellors of diocese.. The subject was one which required full consideration. The Earl of DERBY expressed his satisfaction at the annonncement. biter a few words from Lord WYNFORD, the bill pissed. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL"! On the report of amendments on this bill, Lord WENSLEYDALE proposed some further amendments, which were agreed to. The report was received, and the third reading was fixed for Monday. LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. JEWS BILL. On the motion for receiving the report on this bill, The Duke of BUCCLEUCLI moved an amendment in the second clause, relating to ministers of the Church of Scotland, which was agreed to. The report was received. CHURCHES, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this bill was received. RAILWAY' ACT (IRELAND) CONTINUANCE BILL. This hill was read a third time and passed. PORTENDIC AND ALBREDA CONVENTION BILL. This hill was read a third time and pissed. NISI PRIUS COURT, &se (IRELAND) BILL. 'ale bill was read a second time. INCUMBERED ESTATES (WEST INDIES) AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at a quarter after 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—OCESTERDAY.) The SPEAKEE took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Elst K en t R a i lway (Wes tern Extension) ; Formartine and Buchan Railway ; ....... .....4w,i-e,......,-...............a.m. No Ith British Railway (Corsolidation, &c.) ; Shrews btu y and Welchpool Railway ; Blackburn Railway ; and Ea: tt Suffolk, Yarmouth, and Haddiscoe, and Lowestoft and Becoles Railway Companies Amalgamation. I !be We stminster Palace Hotel Company (Limited) Bill was read a third time and passed. T he Glasgow College Estate Bill was read a second time .. SUPPLY. Om the motion for going into supply, Log , d ELCHO moved "That an humble address be pram. ted to her Majesty, praying she will be graciously pleased to issue a Royal Commission, to inquire and re port ho w far it may be desirable and practicable to sub• stitute a n equitable system of assessment in lieu of the pres ent node of maintaining the public roads in Scot land by' t oils and statute labour." Mr. WALPOLE said the Lord Advocate was in favour 4,` the issue of a Royal Commission, and he asked th e noble lord to allow the amendment to be negatived, that he (Mr. Walpole) might consult the in tended Lord Advocate on the subject. Sir E. .COLEBROOKE was favourable to the main tenance of the roads in Scotland by an equitable amuses inent instead of by tolls. Mr. H. atIERBERT said the system of assessment instead of tolls bad been found to work well in Ireland. Mr. BLACKBURN said the interests of Scotland and England were so intimately connected that the commissioners ought to have powers to examine into the question of tolls on turnpike roads in England all well as in Scotland. After some discussion, in which the toll system gene rally was very strongly condemned by hon. members on both sides of the house, The motion was withdrawn, it being understood the Government would issue the commission. THE HOP DUTY. Sir J. SHELLEY called the attention of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer "to that portion of the second report of the commissioners of Inland Revenue relat ing to hops in which reference is made to the minutes of proceedings of the Hop Duty Committee which sat last year, and a presumption expressed by the said co mmissioners as to the opinion which that committee would ultimately have reported to the house, although no report was made by the committee." He condemned the heavy amount of the hop duty, and said that he was afraid if the hop-growers of inferior sorts were not blessed with a blight—(laughter)—this year, they would be obliged to have their hops destroyed from being unable to pay the duty, owing to the deprecia tion in price large crops would produce. After some remarks from Mr. KNIGHT and Mr. B. for; Mr. LOCKE (South wark), as a member of a com mittee who eat on this subject, said he believed the committee, if polled, would have been adverse to the abolition of the duty. The committee were of opinion that the sooner the hop growers of Sussex shut up shop as growers of hops the better. It was impossible for them to produce the superior qualities of hops, and in consequence they had been sufferers. The subject dropped. THE PURIFICATION OF THE THAMES. Mr. COI moved the following resolution :—" That this house is of opinion that the cost of the purification of the river Thames, in the vicinity of the metropolis, should be borne by the Consolidated Fund and the neetropolitan ratepayers in equal proportions." He said 9d. in the pound of the coal tax, imposed for the imp, ovement of the metropolis, was appropriated by the government to purposes of their own, and that fact alone entitled the metropolitan ratepayers to some consideration in this matter. He charged the Govern ment wi.‘b being the first cause of the nuisance, from havivg sanctioned the scheme for emptying the sewage of the metropolis daily into the Thames. He referred to what had been done by the Metropolitan Board of Works and the Chief Commissioner of Works with reference to the drainage and sewage of the metro polis, and asked the house to agree to his motion. General THOMPSON seconded the motion. This was a case in which the whole community ought to assist the metropolis. Mr. BENTINCK opposed the motion. Upon every ground it was to the interest of the metropolis and the duty of the inhabitants to carry out their own improve ments and sanitary regulations without calling upon the country to pay for them. If the metropolis was visited with pestilence the inhabitants would be losers. Every stranger who visited London paid his fair share of local taxation during his stay here. Sir G. C. LEWIS also opposed the motion. The form of the proposal was contrary to the forms of the house, and the principle involved in the motion was objection able. He asked the house not to discuss the subject then, but wait till the Government had brought forward a measure on the subject, as promised. He defended the course pursued by the late Government with re ference to the drainage scheme proposed by the Metro politan Board of Works. Mr. T. BUNCOMBE asked if the hon. mover of the resolution was wrong in point of form. A portion of the expense of the metropolitan police force was paid out of the consolidated fund, and he saw no reason why the consolidated fond should not contribute towards re• Leneing e‘eee , - of the metropolis. The SPEAKER. said there were preeedent3 Li- the course now pursued. It would, however, lead to no practical result ; for, if the motion was agreed to, the question of charge must be commenced de novo, sub ject to the forms which the house had directed to be pursued on money questions. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would be better to withdraw the motion. It was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce a bill on an early day next week for the purification of the Thames. (Hear, hear.) The house would then have a legitimate opportunity for entering into a discussion of the subject. Mr. GLADSTONE concurred in the suggestion of the Chance'lor of the Excheqxer. Mr. M'MAHON considered it was desirable the house should then express an opinion on the subject, because many hon. members would have to leave London next week to attend the assizes. If the country at large was to contribute towards the purification of the Thames, for the convenience of the legislature, it would be better for Paliament to assemble in Dublin—(laughter)—where they would be welt received—(laughter)—or Oxford, or Edinburgh, or build a new house in Hyde Park. Mr. BLACKBURN hoped the house would negative the motion. The metropolis ought to cleanse itself. Sir J. SHELLEY thought the motion should be postponed till after the introduction of the proposed Go vernment measure. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Smith, Mr. Clay, Lord J. Manners and Mr. Cox took part. The latter gentleman was prepaared to accede to the suggestion, but the house would not permit . the withdrawal of the motion. On the motion being put, Mr. W. WILLIAMS rose to order. The motion was then put and negatived without a division. proceed to the Mauritius; that application bad been made to the Admiralty for the necessary transport, and that they would proceed as soon as it was obtained. THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT AMEND MENT BILL. Mr. POWELL asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether it was the intention of Government to proceed with the Friendly Societies Act Amendment Bill this session ! Mr. S. ESTCOURT said the meacnre alluded to had been introduced by him before he had anything to do with the Government, and therefore Government was not responsible for it. He had, of course, his share of those disappointments to which hon. members were liable, for the bill had been upon the paper night after night ; it now, however, stood first on the list for Tues day next, and he fully intended to proceed with it, for he did not hear that there was any objection to the measure. THE POOP, RENIOYA.L BILL, Mr. BOUVERIE as ked whether it was intended to proceed with the Poor Removal Bill I Mr. S. ESTCOURT said it was not his intention to do so during the present session. He was, however, anxious, before he withdrew the measure, to make a short statement as to its object, and he therefore hoped that he should be permittod to make that statement on Tne3day next. DESTRUCTION OF BRITISH PROPERTY AT ULEA BORG. Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to make an appeal to the hon. member for London (Mr. Crawford) as to a motion of his upon the paper in reference to the destruc• tion of some timber belonging to British subjects by her Majesty's forces at Uleaborg, in the Gulf of Bothnia, during the Russian war, and he trusted that the hon. member would accede to the request which he had to make to him He had made inquiries as to the papers re ferred to in the hon. gentleman's motion, and he was bound to admit that those papers alone would not con stitute any sufficient ground for asking the hon. gentle man to postpone his motion. But he thought that those papers would only place them in possession of a very improper ♦iew of the case, and he wished to add other fryers, including some correspondence with the Admi ralty, and a special statement with regard to the nature of the transaction. He hoped that, the hon. gentleman would postpone his motion for a few days, and he had every reason to believe that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer would afford him another opportunity of bring ing it forward. In the meantime he would take an op portunity of consulting the law officers of the Crown. Mr. CRAWFORD said his only object was to have the case decided upon its merits, and if the right hon. gen tleman told him it was necessary to that end that the papers to which he had alluded should be placed in the bands of hon. members, he bad no help for it. But if he Resoled to the request made to him it must be on the clear understanding that the Chancellor of the Exche quer would grant him an early and a suitable opportu nity of addressing the house. After 11 or 12 at night would not be a suitable opportunity, and a day at the end of the month would not be an early opportunity. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Mr. H. EWART asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether any measures were in contemplation for creating a department of justice for the promotion of use ful legislation, the supervision of passing bills, and the simplification and precision of the wording of acts of Par liament, and other objects in conformity with a resolu tion which had already passed the House of Commons. THE NORMAN CHAPEL OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. Mr. B. HOPE asked the Commissioner of Works what arrangement he proposed to make for the architec tural restoration of the Norman Chapel and the adjacent chambers in the White Tower of the Tower of London. The hon. gentleman said that the buildings to which he referred still maintained the features of the Norman ar chitecture, and had been little injured by man or by time. Inthe reign of Elizabeth the chapel had been made a depository of records, but within the last few years the records had been removed to the new Record•office, in Fetter-lane. The chapel remained in all its architectural massiveness. On the same floor was the council chamber of the kings, and there were other apartments which were in their architectural features essentially what they were before our sovereigns quitted the Tower as a resi dence. At present the council chamber was filled with military stores, and was therefore inaccessible to the public. In order to provide for the safe custody of these stores a doorway which led from thin chamber into the chapel had been bricked up, whilst an adjacent room, which probably might have been the bedchamber of our kings, was similarly built up. No mischief had been done yet, except the bricking up of the doors, which a few shillings would set right. That and the clearing away the military stores, and a little repair of the council chamber would bring it back to its primitive condition. That a wooden staircase should be taken away and a better flooring substituted was all that was required; more money might be laid out on it, but it would be rather detrimental than restorative of its primitive character. Lord J. MANNERS said he proposed to make no arrangement whatever this year for the restoration of that portion of the Tower to which his hon. friend had referred; but he was as fully alive as his hon. friend could be to the architectural and historical features of this portion of the Tower, and any improvement he hoped wool I be of that conservative character to which his hon. friend referred. SITTING OF PARLIAMENT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. Mr. C. FORSTER begged to call the attention of the house to the inconvenience of protracting the session during summer months, and to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government was prepared to make any arrangement with the view of remedying such inconveniences for the future. (Hear.) The inconve niences to which he referred, in a greater or less degree, had been felt during the mix years that he had bad the honour of a seat in that house ; but they had been pain fully apparent during this session. Re would remind the house that whatever remedy was adopted for purifying the Thames a considerable time must elapse before the evil could be got rid of ; and therefore he could not but think that it was very inconvenient to continue the see sioa so late in the year. (Hear.) Apart from this, how ever, he was anxious to argue the question on general grounds. He could not refrain from asking why, in con tradistinction from the practice of every other legislative assembly, they were chained to those benches at a time which was least fitted for the performance of their duties. This practice had grown up only of late years, for formerly the house met in November, and separated very much earlier than at present. The practice now existing was not only prejudicial to the health and convenience of members, but also to the conduct of public business. He need, in proof, only point to the number of useful measures which they always found at this period of the session scattered dead around them. (Hear.) And as to those measures for which a happier fate was reserved, and which passed into law, could it be wondered at that under the in fluence of a July sun those measures often left the house in a crude and imperfect state, and without having re ceived that discussion and attention that under other circumstances would be given to them ? (Hear.l In modern times there had been winter sessions, but they were confined to special objects. In November, 1852, Parliament met to settle the question of free trade, and the fate of the Ministry ; in the autumn of 1854 nothing more was submitted to the consideration of Parliament but the Foreign Mutiny Act, while in December last year they were told all they had to do was to pass the Indemnity Bill. But what he wanted to press upon the Government was the necessity of meeting in November, and then commencing the real business of the session, He saw no reason why the financial year should not be altered to meet the change. He would also threw out as a suggestion the expediency of dispensing with the Whit suntide recess. His only object in bringing the question forward was a desire to consult the convenience of mem bers, and to promote the business of the house. (Hear.) Mr. BLACKBURN wished to ask the President of the Board of Control if any decision had yet been come to on the subject of granting compensation to indigo planters and other settlers in India whose property had been destroyed by the rebels. Mr. T. SMITH said before the noble lord answered the question he was anxious to draw his attention to the discontinuance of the papers relative to the progress of events in India. During the early part of the mutiny papers were issued giving a detailed notice of what had passed in India ; but for the last three months the record had been discontinued. He thought it wonld be for the public in terest that the papers should continue to be published. Sir J. TRELA.WNY called attention to the existing position of the Church-rate question. The house, after repeated discussion extending over a lengthened period, had sent up a bill to another place for the settlement of the question, but it was there rejected. The noble lord at the head of the Government upon the discussion of the bill in another place, stated that he thought it desirable that dissenters should be relieved from the payment of Church-rates, though the manner in which he proposed that should be done was somewhat ungracious and unge• nerous. It was not for the interest of the Church that the question should be thus trifled with, nor was it to the advantage of the magistracy, who had to administer the law under great uncertainties, and since there yet re mained one or two months of the session—(oh, oh, and a laugh)—he thought the Government were bound to do something towards bringing about an immediate settle, ment of the dispute. (Hear, hear.) He did not think the of haveth e sea n o a or the heather p pre s mell of the Tham es had so much to do with the anxiety of nime Government w smellya n s e t e h d e therefore hension on that score ; it ought not to preclude their e,b andrs to get a making an attempt at an immediate compromise, which wou ld not involve a l ar g er sum to the State or the Church than 75,00 01 . A fter the opinions expressed on this sub ject by a noble lord in another p lace, he felt that the Go• vernment were bound to make some attempt at legisla tion ; if they did n ot, the y were not fit for their places, and ho begged to inq uire whether they proposed to fix a period for the termination of the session without re commending Parliament to adopt a measure in which their views on this question should be embodied. (Hear.) Viscount MELGUND drew attention to the opera tion of the laws regulating the sale and consumption of spirituous liquors in Scotland. Four years ago a new law ca me i n t o f o rce having reference to the sale of liquors in Scotland, and it was then e xp ected that the effect of th e l aw wou ld be a considerable dimi nution of intemper ance ; had prod uce d ev il s th a t we re never contemplated b efore but so far from that bei n g the case, it the act passed. It was true the consumption of liquors had diminished during the last two or three years ; but that result was attributed not to the operation of the act, but to the increase in the duty upon Scotch spirits, which had risen from 3s. Bd. to Be. per gallon. Through nut Scotland there had been a considerable reduction in the number of licensed houses ; but on the other hand, there had been more than a corresponding increase in the demoralisin g traffic of illi c it distillation, and that circumstance had induced him to call attention to the subject in the hope that something would be done to en sure a more efficient working of the act. Mr. DUNLOP said there was an unanimous feeling on the part of the magistracy of Scotland to aid in the well working of the act. Sinnetb e passing of the act there bad been a great ( ItnittatiP a in cases o f drunken ness THE ARMY IN INDIA. Lord ELCHO was anxious to put a question to the Secretary of State for War upon a suf:ject that mate rially affected the efficiency of the army in India. His question referred to the clothing and ammunition of the army. We bad in India a small body of men who had to contend against tenfold odds, and in order to enable them to do so successfully it was essential that their clothing should be suited to the climate, and their am munition of the very best. He was afraid, however from what had recently appeared in the press, that this was not exactly the case, as these accounts represented the troops to be clothed in exactly the same manner as they would be in this country, minus shoes and stock ings. Now, he need not dwell upon the importance of doing everything in our power to promote the comfort of our men in India ; we should have to maintain a con siderable army in India for some time to come ; but if it went forth that we were neglectful of these matters, we should experience great difficulty in raising recruits. With reference to the question of ammunition, the news paper correspondence gave the same wretched account of that as it did of the clothing. This was a bad return for the large sums the house had authorised to be spent upon the manufactory at Woolwich ; but he hoped it would turn out that both as regarded clothing and am munition, this was and exceptional case, susceptible of a satisfactory explanation. General PEEL said he had great difficulty in answer ing the question, because he had no reports or informa tion regarding the troops in India except what came through the India Board. With regard to the regular clothing of the troops sent from this country, each man was in the first year supplied with a tunic, and in the next with a serge frock, the difference in the price be tween the two being paid to the soldier to purchase light clothing. The light clothing was purchased by the com pany, and the War-office had no report of what occurred after the troops arrived in India. Every regiment that went out last year was furnished with an ample supply of clothing ; in addition 50,000 pairs of boots and 7,000 pairs of shoes were sent, cud he could not account for any regiment being without shoes. With regard to the ammunition, that was a most serious question, for de pend upon it unless the ammunition was as carefully at tended to as the rifle, both would become perfectly use less ; but he had no opportunity of knowing whether the ammunition now complained of was sent from this country, or whether it was made isp in India. a was u furnishedshe s with d e 6o u o p rounds of am at Woolwich, mE an uv d enri h yt e ios ia ,l d dthie n er ot the slightest doubt that it was of the beet quality, but a great quantity of balls and cartridges had been sent out to be made up in India, and it was impossible to say whether the ammunition complained of might not have formed part of that lot. He was not n correspondence with the Uotes newspaper, but he had seen private letters to the General Comini;nding-in-Chic and other personages, written by Sir Colin Campbell and several officers serving in India, and there was not the slightest complaint of this sort in any of them. (Hear, hear.) Directly, however, that the Government saw from the Times that there were complaints, they wrote out to Sir Colin Campbell to send home the fullest in formation as to the ammunition and clothing. As yet they had received no official information on the subject, and therefore they could only speak and act on the same grounds that had been open to the noble lord. (Hear.) Lord STANLEY said, in reply to the question of the right hon. member for Northampton (Mr. Y. Smith), ha had to state that directions bad been given to renew the publication of the papers referred to. With regard to the question of the hon. member for Stirlingshire (Hr. Blackburn), he found that as early as December last instructions were sent out to the Governor-General to procure evidence and information upon claims arising out of the mutiny, and as soon as the state of the couatry would allow, to appoint a commission to investigate such claims. (Hear, hear) He believed that com mission had been appointed, but no report had been received from it. With regard to the question raised by his noble friend (Lord Eicho) as to the clothing and ammunition of the troops, he could confirm what his right hon. friend stated, that all the necessary clothing was supplied by the Indian Government to every regi • ment than arrived in India. What became of that clothing afterwards they had no means of knowing ; but if the clothes when supplied to the regimentt were not used, it was the commanders of those regiments who were responsible. With regard to the ammunition there was no doubt that some portion of was !found very defective, and upon the Bth of last month instruc tions were sent out to inquire into the matter, and he had no doubt that a strict investigation would be instituted. In the meanwhile a quantity of ma terial had been sent out, together with machinery for making the rile bullets of the proper gauge, and they might rest assured that every means would be adopted to remedy the serious evil that existed. (Hear, hear.) The O'DONOGHOE called attention to the statement of the man Burke, upon whose evidence, in conjunction with other testimony, the Cormacks were found guilty and executed for murder in Ireland. .He asked the At torney. General for Ireland whether, as the statement of the car-driver that Burke admitted to him (the car driver) the false character of his (Burke's) evidence -,Rsin.t the Corenneks on the trial, had been confirmed take steps for the apprehension of Burke I f b o y r Blruerlkaendo,ni"ti3eals‘t"intieun'tLiOntur o e i ti t i eheS Government to Mr. WHITESIDE was sorry that his previous an swer to the hon. gentleman was not deemed satisfactory. The report he had received from his hon. friend the Soli citor-General, as to the result of the examination which had taken place, stated that there was no revon for de taining Burke one hour. The fact that a man had stated a fahebood did not justify his arrest—if it did, all the gaols in the kingdom would he insufficient to hold that class of offenders. (Hear, hoar, and a laugh.) Mr. M`HAHON appealed to the right hon. and learned gentleman to say yes or no, whether Burke con• firmed in his examination at the Castle the statement he made to the car-driver ! Mr. WHITESIDE remarked that it would be a strange system of administering justice, if, after a trial of two days' duration, the sifting of evidence by counsel, the judge, and the jury, the decision to which the jury came upon such evidence was to be impugned and set aside upon the simple uncorroborated statement of one of the witnesses, The right hon. and learned geatleman then read the Solicitor-General for Ireland's report, that there was no legal ground for detaining Burke. Mr. M A.GUI RE repeated Mr. M‘Mahon's question. Mr. WHITESIDE—As to what the man Barka said exactly iu his examination at the Castle he could not answer. There were no depositions as they were tech• nically called, and there could be none, for properly speaking there was no trial or legal proceedings. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CHURCH PATES, &c. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he creating should now proceed, with the permissi on o f th e house, to answer the several questions which had b een pu t to him in the course of the evening. The fi rs t t o w hi c h h e should easor o i replyo contemplationw thatas forhen.the purposeem ber o for f m who desired to know whether the Govern men t h a d any m department of justise is conformity with the resolution which had been passed by the House of Commons. Now, any productive respect for o f the result with regard to that, as with regard to ano th er resolu tion to which the sanction of that hou se h a d b een g i ven , wouldhe itw o a n s notsaylyowing t at if i t had been to want house upon the part of her Majesty's Ministers. He could not, of course, state the reasons which might have induced the predecessors in office of the present advisers of the Crowa not to act upon the resolution in question, but se far as he himself was concerned, he was perfectly ready to admit that he would have been quite prepared to pro pose a vote to the house with the view of establishing a department of justice, provided he had been furnished with any satisfactory definition as to the duties which such a department when constituted would be called upon to discharge. Hitherto he had not been furnished with any satisfactory definition upon that point, and he had not deemed himself, therefore, to be in a position to ask the House of Commons to incur the expense which the schem e would i n volve ; b u t when the necessary in formation upon the subject was supplied he would be found p repare d t o ac t i n accor d anc e with the reso lution at which the house had arrived. (Hear.) Re should next advert to the question of the hon. baronet opposite (Sir J. Trelawny), who wished to ascertain what the intentions of the Government were in reference to the long -vexed subject of church rates. The hon. baronet seemed to b e o f opinion that, in c onse q uence of the views with regard t o it t o which expressio n had been given by members of the Government in the other House of Parliament, it was the duty of her Majesty's Ministers immediat e ly t o i ntro d u ce a measure to c arr y those views into effect. Now, he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was not prepared to say upon the part of the Govern ment that it was their intention to introduce in the course of the present session any measure with that object ; bat he must at the same time be permitted to state, notwith standing certain observations which had fallen from the hon. baronet, that her Majesty'e Ministers did not re linquish the hope of settling the question of church-rates, and that they would take the earliest opportunity after the reassembling of Parliament to ask the opinion of the Legislature upon a bill which they would introduce, in the hope that it would be accepted as ae satisfactory so lution of a long controverted subject. (Hear.) In deal ing with either of the important matters to which he had adverted, however, some regard must be had to the time at which Parliament should resume its sittings—a ques tion which Lad been brought under the notice of the house last evenino. by an hon. member below the gang• way (Mr. C. Forster). Now, he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was bound to admit that the arguments which were urged in favour of the assembling of Parlia ment in the autu inn were not merely plausible, but that they were, ito some minds, convincing. He believed that the origin of the meeting of Parliament at that period of the year at which now it was accustomed to assemble was not at all to be attributed to the popular cause which was usually a.lleged—namely, the passion by which the people of this country as well as the Legis lature were animated for the sports of the field. (Hear, and a laugh.) Our predecessors were as much attached as we could be to those sports, and yet Parliatuent in olden days was wont to assemble in the autumn, and to bring its labours to a conclusion at the commencement of June. (Hear.) The custom in accordance with which the Legislature met early in the year, instead of to- wards its decline, had its origin, he believed, in the union with Ireland, and the necessity which had thence arisen for making a complete change in the system which previously prevailed, in order to promote the convenience of those brother members who were oblized to repair from what was then considered a Brest distance ;o this country for the discharge of their legislative func ;ions. That being so, he had simply to state, in reply to ;ha lion: fmeraber who had called his a►tention to the subject, that whenever it was brought fully under the consideration of her Majosty's Ministsrs they would be prepared impartially and temperately to discuss it. (Hear.) He must, however, remind the house that it was hardly fair to recommend that such a change as the hon. member proposed should at onca be carried into effect. (Hear.) It must be borne in mind that there had been an autnranal session in the present Parlia mentary year ; htat, althonla that sitting had not been of a protracted character, it had entailed all the incon ♦eniences of disturbing the plans and habits of hon. members, and that some time had been wasted upon a very important discussion. (A. laugh.) But although the autumnal session had not been very long, he was, he thought, entitled to call the attention of the house to the fact that, owing to those changes which from time to time took place ender a constitutional form of Go vernment, her Majesty's present advisers were called upon to conduct the affairs of the country not till some after Parliament had met subsequent to the Christmas recess, he himself not having taken his seat upon re-elec tion until the 12th of March, and that during the period which had since elapsed they had found it to be their duty to deal with subjects of a most important and diffi cult nature. (Hear.) He might add that the time of the Government had in consequence been completely occu pied ; that they had as yet by no means conch' led the business of the session, and he, therefore, thought it would be unfair to ask them to meet Parliament again so early as the month of November or December next• (Hear.) They had not had the advantage of any preparation for the policy which they bad pursued during the last few months, and under those circum stances he could not help thinking that they were entitled to ask the house not to adopt the great change which was proposed until Parliament assembled again at the beginning of next year, which would probably be the case. (Hear, and a laugh.) In making those observations he must not be understood as being at all opposed in theory to the scheme of the hon. gentleman who had put the question. There were, however, in his opinion, valid arguments against any immediate altera tion of the present system. Flaying answered the various questions which had been put to him he trusted the house would be prepared to go at once into Com mittee of Supply. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL was inclined to think as a general custom it would be an improvement if they were to re assemble in autumn instead of at the commeccement of the year—(cheers, and No, no)—but combined with the earlier meeting of Parliament there should be other ar rangements in regard to the progress of public business. He remembered that at one time Lord Derby proposed that bills which had proceeded to a last stage in one session should be taken up at that stage in the next. He (Lord J. Russell) was in favour of that, plan, but most of the leading members objeoted to it when it was sug gested on grounds that he did not think very conclusive. Mr. S. WORTLEY inquired when would be the next supply night, as he had a motion on the paper which he would then bring forward. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—On Monday morning. (Hear, and laughter.) TRADE MARKS. Mr. ROEBUCK called attention to a practice that prevailed extensively of imitating, by foreign makers, the trade marks of British cutlers and other manufac. turers, in order to foist off inferior goods in the foreign market, to the great injury of the manufacturers whose marks were thus forged. Many foreign nations had agreed reciprocally to protect their manufacturers from this system of fraud, and France had passed a law under which, if a reciprocal treaty were entered into, they would afford the necessary protection in their lawcourts to our manufacturers. He wished to know it the attention of the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs had been called to the subject, and if so, whether any steps had been taken to provide a remedy to this evil, and whether the Government saw any difficulty in entering into a treaty with France for the reciprocal protection of the manu facturers of both countries I Mr. S. FITZGERALD replied that the attention of the Government had been called to the question, and he could assure the hon. and learned gentleman that they were most anxious to take steps as early as pos sible to remedy the inconvenience of which the Eng lish manufacturer complained. (Hear, hear.) The ques tiJu r nr-d. , -Ition A tturopy- General, and they (the Government) nupeuni tno of the present session of Parliament to introduce a bill which should enable thorn, lay conventions with foreign countries, to carry out the object the hon. and learned gentleman desired. (Hear, hear.) The motion that the house at its rising do adjourn to Monday was then put and agreed to. On the motion of Mr. Pam an address was agreed to for a return of the amount of fees and other emoluments received by each superintendent registrar in respect of registration of births, deaths, and marriages registered in England and Wales during the year ending the 31st day of March, HA showing separately the amount re ceived by each for the registration of marriages. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee of supply, and re sumed the discussion on the vote proposed at the morn ing sitting of 73,730/. for science and art. Mr. DILLWYN objected to the increase which the vote this year presented over that of last, and com plained that they had no sufficient guarantee that e a th d e money ;was beneficially laid out, or that science e su n art were properly taught by the departmen gested that the expenditure of t he money shouldH t. be gen trusted to the Trustees of the British Museum, or some other body, who, like them, would be responsible to Parliament, and in whom the country would have confi dence. He moved to reduce the vote by the sum of 9,945/. Se. an d Mr. Pease . spoke in Mr. lilack, Mr. Coningham, favour of the vote ; and Mr. lwyn, finding the feeling of the house against him, with l) d ci a r i e the amendment. hope w that the sum now Mr. WILLIAMS express. asked for would be the maximum of the vote. Mr, ADDERL E future hoped that the present amount in ure years, but declined, on would not be exceeded s ub pct . of the Government, to give any pledge on the subject. It was perfectly legitimate for the state to stimulate art, and ende av our to raise its standard, an d he thought t he state might permanently retain its posi tion as the patron of art among the middle classes. But clear that as the stimulus afforded by th e s t ate took it asw e ffect, the syst em would become more and more self-supporting. Already they were enabled in many cages mo peorriate the grants of public money to result s in to the wa y of prizes and certificates instead of to sub sidies, e and as this went on the loc a l resources became mor e and le more developed, the schools became more efficient and more self-supporting, and as the proportion o f the Parlia mentar y g rants were reduced, the burden upon the locality in the way of subscriptions became lass. - Mr. W. EWART was glad to hear the statement of the right hon. gentleman, as it proved that the system had come very near to the object which the committee which sat to consider this subject had iu view, n ame l y, that schools of design should be rendered self-support ing. Ile believed that as these schools extended them selves they would become more popular institutions. Mr. MACARTHY pointed out the inequality with which the vote was dealt out to Ireland as compared with England and Scotland. He did not see why a city like Cork should be excluded from the benefits of a school of design. Mr. WILSON urged that it should not be taken for granted that this vote had now reached its maximum. Nothing had done more towards the affording know ledge and practical education to those who earned their bread by their labour, while the results in other respects had been advantageous. Looking at our exports to France, and especially in objects of taste, such as porce lain and others, which were peculiarly Frenob, it would be found that they had increased in 12 years from 400,0001. to 2,000,0001. In the article of silk, until with in the last few years, our exports were not so large with the whole world as they now were with France alone. This was a proof of the immense advantage which these schools of design had afforded to our manufactures. The house should not do anything to preclude itself from increasing these votes if they continued to produce such profitable results. Mr. P. O'BRIEN urged the propriety of extending the advantages of this vote more generally to Ireland. He thought such cities as Cork, Cashel, and Galway, were as much entitled to participate in it as Newcastle upon-Tyne, and other minor towns in England. Mr. ADDERLEY said that if Ireland had not received as due a share of the vote as England or Scotland it was her own fault. This was not an eleemosynary grant, but one which was given on certain conditions, and if these conditions were complied with, and application made from any place in Ireland, it would be granted. After a few words from Mr. HASSARD and Mr. GROGAN, Mr. W. WILLIAMS said that the number of towns in England which possessed these schools of design were no less than sixty. These schools had conferred immense benefit on trade ; and many manufacturing places which used to obtain their designs from France now entered into competition with that country. The vote was then agreed to. EDUCATION (IRELAND). On the next vote, 223,000/. for public education in Ire land, Mr. BUXTON rose to call the attention of the house to the expediency of making such modifications in the conditions under which public money is granted to non vested schools, as may extend the benefits of the national system of education to a larger portion of her Majesty s subjects in Ireland. The hon. member proceeded to say that he was not unmindful of the immense advantages that proceeded from the national system of education in Ireland ; but the object of his motion was to induce the Loose to defer to the just scruples of the Protestant clergy of the country, who could not in any way connect them selves with the board as long as the use of the Bible was excluded from the schools. The national schools at present enjoyed the entire monopoly of the Govern ' ment aid ; but he believed if the schools of the Church Education Society were permitted to share in SCIENCE AND ART. Mr. BLAKE called the attention of the house to the injudicious course pursued by the Departments of Science and Art, in diminishing, in some instances, the allow ance to provincial schools, before art instruction had be come sufficiently appreciated in such localities as to ren• der the schools independent of Government aid for their maintenance. Mr. ADDERLEY said it would have been better if the hon. member had waited till the first vote of supply was before the house which bad reference to the question. The large grant of money to the metropolis was for the country through the metropolis, in providing travelling museums, instructions, kc. He was surprised at an Irish member complaining on this head, for Ireland de rived greater benefits from the grants than the rest of the empire. After a few words from Mr. CONT:MUM, The subject dropped. SUPPLY---SCHOOLS OF DESIGN. The house then went into committee of supply. On the vote of 73,730/. for the Department of Science and Art, Mr. B. HOPE complained of the manner in which our museums for the promotion of science and art were conducted, and urged that, if the School of Design was to flourish, the department should be more centrally situated than at South Kensington. Mr. BLAKE moved that 52,330/. of the vote be die allowed. After considerasle discussion the hon. member with drew his amendment, and the vote was not agreed to when The house suspended its sittings. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. THE SUPERANNUATION BILL. Mr. WILSON said that in consequence of a statement which had been made by the Chancellor of the Exche quer, he begg e d t o g i ve n otice that at the proper tim e he would move an amendment in the Superannuation Bill, with the view of including within it officers and la bourer,' in dockyards ; and other amendments, to carry out the recommendations of the Royal Commissioners, and generally to place the whole of the civil servants of the Crown on a perfect equality as to superannuation. THE LEVIATHAN AND THE ATLANTIC TELEGRA PH. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether the Government might not properly take into consideration the expediency of making use of the Leviathan in order to lay down the Atlantic Tele graph cable The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Government had not at present taken the subject into consideration ; and in fact his hon. friend only eugge.ted that they should do so. He could therefore only add that anything which fell from his hon. friend would be duly attended to by the Government. (Laughter.) HA.R,BOURS OF REFUGE. Mr. LINDSAY asked Mr. Wilson whether, in pur suance of a resolution of the Committee on Harbours of Refuge, it was his intention, as chairman of that commit tee, to bring the subject under the notice of the house, and if co, when ? Mr. WILSON said the committee of which he was chairman certainly did, at the conclu-ion of their labours, add a resolution to the report that he ought to bring the matter before the house before the end of the session. But that report had only been before the house teu days or a fortnight, and he had thought it not consistent with his duty to bring a matter of such great importance for ward until hon. members had had an opportunity of reading the report. He was unwilling to bring the sub ject forward upon going into committee of supply, or whilst there was so much pressing business before the house. For this reason he had thought it better to defer the matter, but he hoped to bring it on in a few days. THE GARRISON IN THE MAURITIUS. Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Secretary for War w • ther the troops sent from the Mauritius to India at the commencement of the late mutiny, coniiBting of nearly the whole garrison, had been replaced, or whether orders had been given to that effect ? Gen, PEEL aaid that troops were now under orders to "1:8W 8. the grant, a feeling of healthy competition would arise between the two systems of teaching, and the general education would thereby be greatly improved. The in tention of the present plan was to bring about a com bined system of education, in which Rowan Catholics, Protestants, and Presbyterians should equally share. Hence no such result bad been obtained ; on the con trary, they were at present only giving to Ireland a sec tarian education. Mr. MAGUIRE said that if tho bon. member had concluded with a motion embodying the views which he had just given utterance to, it would have been his duty to have given such a motion his moat strenuous opposi tion. He fully recognised the priceless benefits conferred upon Ireland by the system of national education, but at the same time he was prepared to charge the board with having departed from the principle upon which the system was founded, a departure that had caused the greatest alarm tlmaughoutireland. The national teachers in Ireland were able and hard-worked men, and their remuneration did not amount to more than nine shillings a week, including the grant from the board and every description of fee which could come to them. This pay, he contended, was contemptible, and ought to be aug mented out of the funds which were paid to the superior officers of the board. He sincerely hoped that Parlia ment would take an early opportunity of considering the cases of these ill-used individuals. In making these ob servations, ho disclaimed hostility to the board. He simply ohjected.to the abuse of the system, and he hoped that Parliament would next session take the whole sub ject under its consideration. (Hear.) Mr. Sergeant DEASY expressed his doubts whether the present discussion would answer any useful purpose. (Hear, hear.) If the national system were objected to, let it be impugned by a specific motion. (Hear.) Mr. LEFROY thought it clear, after the speech of the hon. member for Dungarvon, that the Government must prepare themselves for changing the management of the national system in Ireland. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he hoped the Government would explicitly state their views on the subject, and let the house clearly understand whether the national system was now in the hands of its friends or its enemies. Mr. WALPOLE said that if he had had any doubt as to the application of this vote for the purposes of edu cation in Ireland, he ■hould have risen at once to state it immediately after the ♦ote had been read from the chair. (Hear, hoar.) He hoped to see the time when no portion of the population of Ireland should be excluded from the benefits of the grant raised out of the taxation of the country. (Hear.) In the plan which he had for merly urged upon the adoption of the house he had con tended for no interference with parental authority in the teaching of the children. (Hear, hear.) He regretted tbat the attack which, from two quarters, had been made upon the national system had not been male the subject of a specific motion. The hon. member for Dun garvon had commented upon the conduct of the commis sioner,, but he felt sure that the Lord Lieutenant would be glad to remedy any defects which could be pointed out. After a short discussion, the vote was agreed to. Several votes for small sums were agreed to, On the vote of 3001. for models for the Hibernian Academy, Lord HADDO objected to Parliament providing nude female models far the students. He moved that the vote should be reduced to 2801. Lord NAAS said the members of the academy had consented to carry out many improvements suggested by a report that had been presented to Parlament. Nude like figures, as described, were provided in all the academies of art, though he admitted great care and deli cacy was required on the part of the students. (Laugh ter.) The committee divided Ayes Noes.. 24 143 Majority.... -124 The vote was then agreed to. The next vote was fur a sum of 2,5001. to defray the salaries of the theological professors and incidental ex penses of the college of Belfast. Mr. CROSSLEY moved that the vote be reduced by the sum of 2,0501. Mr. BAXTER supported the ammeedment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL defended the vote. Mr. PEASE objected to it. The committee then divided— Ayes Noes 34 . 122 Majority against the amendment -88 The vote was then agreed to. The house then resumed. COUNTY FRANCHISE BILL. On the motion of Mr. L. KING, the order for the committee on this bill was discharged. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. This bill was read a third time. SALE AND TRANSFER OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time, and passed. COPYLIOLD ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time, and passed. MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL. This bill was read a third time. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (No. 2) BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved the order of the day for the second reading of this bill be discharged, and in dnitir! Rq the noble lord took occasion to point out that Loo i.i:;11 1.:11 t,.e-ired the +-anchor) of the house was in great measure based upon the bill the utuer for the second reading of which was now about to be dis charged. He thought her Majesty's Government were entitled to great credit for the readiness with which they had carried into effect the bill of the late Govern ment, and although as the executors of their predeces sors they had considered it proper to alter some of the provisions of that bill, be nevertheless believed the be quest, even in its present shape, would prove valuable for the country. MINES (CORNWALL) BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER asked for leave to introduce a bill defining the rights of her Majesty and the Prince of Wales with respect to mines between high and low water-mark in Cornwall. Mr. A. SMITH opposed the introduction of such a bill. The house divided — Ayes Noes ... ................... 35 Majority .. ........................... -29 Leave was accordingly given to introduce the bill. Subsequently, the CHANCELLOR of the EY...CHE QUER introduced the bill ; but on the motion that it be read a first time, an hon. member suggested that there were not 40 members present, and this turning out to be the case, the house adjourned at twenty•five minutes past one. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER RACES.—THIIRSDAY. The Ladies' Plate of 25 soya added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya each, for three-yr.olds and upwards ; the second to save his stake ; the winner to be sold for 50/. &c. About one mile. 4 subs. Mr. Drury's Fatty, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Snowden) Mr. Starkey's Fanny Kaye, 3 yrq, 7st Sib (Challoner) 2 Mr. Evans's Old Tom. 3 yrs, 7st slb (Pritchard) 3 Mr. H. May's Vigliacconi yrs, Bst 91b ...(Cresswoll) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Old Tom, sto 2 agst Fatty, 7to 2 agst Vigliacconi. Fatty made all the running and won easily by a length ; half a length between the second and third. The winner was bought in for 50 guineas._ The Maddresfiold Stakes, a sweepstakes of 5 soya each with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, 3st 71b ; fillies Bst 41b. Optional selling weights, &c. About five furlongs. 8 subs. Major Houstoun's Broad brim (1000, 7st 7113:(Cresswell) 1 Mr. Starkey's Linda (501.) (Challoner) 2 Mr.M'Donald's Lustre (1001.), let 71b— (Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—The Deer, Artless, Burnham. Betting-6 to 4 aget Broadbrim, 7to 2 agst Lus tre, Sto 1 aget Linda, 10 to 1 a gst any other. A fine race from the half distance, Won by a head; a length between the second and third ; good fourth. There was no advance upon the winner's selling price. The Flying Stakes (Handicap) of S soya each, with 40 added. The second to save his stake. Winners _ _ extra. T.Y.C. Mr. Steven's Ardour, 2 yrs, sst 61b ..... .(A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Halford's Mainstay, 3 yrs, let (Snowden) 2 Mr. F. Fisher's New Brighton, aged, Bst 51b (Fordham) 3 Mr. T. Cliff's Joan of Arc, 3 yrs, Set 101 b (Gardiner) 4 The following also ran :—Little Gerard, Sans CulLitte, Lizzie, Cicada, Ethon, Lillydale, Dumfries, The Merry Sunshine, Knock burn, and Clara Webster. Betting-5 to 2 against New Brighton, 5 to 1 eget Mainstay, S to 1 agst Ardour, 10 to 1 agst Dumfries, 100 to 8 each agst Ethon and Little Gerard, 100 to 7 agst Knockburn, and 20 to 1 agst Clara Webster. The first three placed lay in front throughout, Ardour taking the lead at the distance, and winning oleverly by a length ; same distance between the second and third ; Joan of Arc was a good fourth ; Little Gerard was fifth. The Bentinck Benevolent Fund Stakes (Handicap) of 3 soya each, with 30 added. The winner to give 51. to the fund for the relief of decayed jockeys. One mile and a quarter. 22 subs. Mr. La Mert'a Queen of the South, 5 yrs, let 21b (Challoner) 1 Mr. A. Vivian's Grillade, 6 yrs, bat 81b (Vivian) 2 Mr. Higgins's Harry Stanley, 3 yrs, fist 21b (T. W. Fordhatn) 3 Mr. T. Cliff's General Bosquet, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Pritchard) 4 The following also ran :—Wanderer, The Happy Queen, and Honeydew. Betting-6 to 4 aget General Bouquet, 2 to 1 apt Queen of the South, 3 to 1 agst Harry Stanley. Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third ; a good fourth. The City Plate (Handicap) of 50 Goys. The second to re ceive 10 sove out of the plate. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Saxon's Princess Royal, 3 yrs, 7st 51b...(Britton) 1 Mr. Land's Little cob, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Land) 2 Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 5 yr , , Bst 121 b ...(Palmer) 3 The following also ran :—Madame Rachel, Countess, Prince's Mixture, Echo, and Ferndale. Letting-2 to 1 aget Princess Royal, who took the lead after the first 100 yards, and won by three lengths. Sense distance between the second and third. A length between the third and fourth. The Countess was last throughout. The Wore, star Cup (Handicap) of 100 sous, by subscrip tion of 10 ROVS each, h ft ; winners 511) extra. Gentle men riders ; professionals 71b extra. One mile three f utLng B . 19 subs. Mr. T. Hughes's Romeo, aged, 12st 10Ib(CaPt. Little) 1 Mr. Conol!y ns Samson, 3 yrs, 9st llb (Mr. Edwards) 2 Alderman Copeland's Thornhill, 9st 71b ...(Mr. Dart) 3 The following also ran :—Wantage' Woodman, Wan derer, Wouverrnans, Kinnersley, and Pilot. Betting-2 to 1 apt Wouvermane, ; tp 1 ;tot Saunas sto 1 agst Romeo, Gto 1 agst Thornhill. Romeo made all the running, and after a fine race won by a bead; Fame distance between the second and third. The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for 3-yr-olds and upward. Optional selling weights, &c. One mile and quarter. 3 subs. Mr. Wilkins's Ferndale, 3 yrs (401.) Mr. Evans' Blewbury, 3 yrs (201.) Mr. Tadd's Romance, aged (2CI) The Consolation Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs. About one mile. Mr. Dray's Little Gerard, aged, Sit 51b 1 Mr. La Mert'e Queen of the South, 5 yre, Bst 21b 2 Mr. A. Vivian's Urillade, 6 yrs, let 31b. 3 Fifteen ran. Country Markets, LIVERPOOL, JULY 9. The market to-day opened with a fair business in wheat and flour. The former advanced ld to 2d )er bushel and flour 61 to is per sack and barrel. Indian corn 6d higher on the week. No other change in prices. WAKEFIELD-JULY 9. A fair amount of business to-day, though wheat is Is to 2a higher than last 'Friday. Grinding barley, beans, and peas each in dearer. Oats and shelling aro also advancing in price. AVERAGES FOR TUB WEEK ENDING JULY 5, 1858. Wheat 2450 quarters, at 43s lid Barley -- 811 s Od Oats — .• —s 04 Beans Peas — ~ —a Od EXETER-JULY 9. CORN.—Wheat, 5s Gd to 5s 9d; barley, 4. to 4s 3d : grinding do., Oe Od to Os Od. Oats, 2s Gd to 2. 9d. Beans, Os Od to 0 Od. Peas, 00s Od to 00a Od. FLOUR.—Fine, 32s Od to 33s ; seconds. 30s Od to 31. Od per sack. CATTLE.—There was a large supply of bullocks. Best beef, from 9s Oct to lOs Od per score ; inferior, 7s to Ss per score; fat calves, 4d to 5d per lb ; barrenners, 6s 6d to 74 Gd. per score ; cows and calves, 121. to 18/. Os ; butcher? calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearing calves —s to —s each; sheep, ewes and lambs, 21.5 s to 21. 15s per couple; ewes, Oct to 6cl; wethers, 7d —d; lambs, to7d per lb. Pigs, large size, —a to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips, to —a ; suckers, —s to —s. Rough fat, 4d per lb. Pork carcases from 9. Oct to Os Od por score, BRISTOL SUGAR-JuLt 9. The market is still rather quiet, and prices are with difficulty sustained ; the demand, however, continues steady, but only for the immediate requirement■ of the dealers, who, anticipating a further decline in prices, will only operate sparingly. For floating cargoes there is an improved inquiry, and at a further slight concession in prices, it is probable that business to some extent would result. Refiners' produce sells pretty freely, but at sa• ther lower rates. Rum is still ♦ery dull. COAL HARK Prices of Coals per ton at B. d. Puddle W. Hartley l6 q sd. Htl'pool West Hartley 15 01 Russell's Hetton 15 • Howard's West Hartley Whitworth l4 3 Netherton 15 0 Nixon's Duffryn. 2O 9 Taufleld Moor l4 9 Riddell l4 6 Haswell 17 6 Hetton l7 6 1 1 7L—Jura 9. t the close of the market Wallsend, &o. Wsllsend, &o. Braddyll l5 Ships at mark, :et, 2S—Sold, 27. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAY. 5 .m5terdam............ 11 154 Gibraltar . • • • Ditto, three months .. 11 174 Leghorn ............ 29 4 3 Rotterdam it 17% Genoa .... 25 47g Antwerp .• •••••••• • • •• 25 37% Milan •••••••••• •• •• • • Brussels •• •••••• •• • • 25 37}4 Venice ••• • •• •••• •• aamburgh 13 '7 NapleB • • •••••••••••• •• 41'4 Altona •• .• •• •• •• •• • • : Palermo •••• •• •• 125% Paris— .— •• • .. 25 10 lMessina Do. three months •• 25 32% Lisbon .. „•• 52 marsemes 25 35' Oporto ..... •• 52 W. Bourdeaux 'Rio Janeiro ....... • • • • • Frankfort-on-Maine 1184 Buenos Ayres Berlin .. .• oe •• •• •• • • New York ,60 days' sight Vienna • • .... 10 27 Philadelphia • • ...... Trieste•• •• .• •..... 10 28 rams or BOLLION, PEE OZZ Petersburg 35% !Foreign Gold in Bars .£3 17 9 Madrid .... 494 'Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz •• ••.••• • • •• • 49% Mexican Dollars •• ee 0 5 0 1 4 Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• • New Dollars •• •••• 0u 0 .... •.••• • • • • • • • Silver In bars 0 0 0 LOCAL ,SHARK MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 9, STOCK EXCHANOE—The market opened very inactive to-day, but closed dull. Closing prices : — Dovers, 20 3.16 —London and North-Western, 89 90— Sheffield, 36i 1-- Chester and Holyhead, 17 a—Eastern Counties, 1.2 1-16 I-- Midland, 914 ~ , —North British, 15-16—Birkenheads, G 8 —Great Western, 49, 50—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 90iI —Great Western of Canada, 174-- Blackburns, 111 4-- Berwicks, 22 . 4 —East Lancashire, 90 I—Caledonians, 37i I—Leeds Northern, 234 3 -Dutch Rhenish, 5 3-16 1-16 dis.—York and North Midland, 354 i—Gratd Trunk of Canada, 10; AN, 9. STOCK EXCETAN M GE.—C Prices HESTER wer e JULY rather firmer to-days but not mach business done, and the market closed dull. Lovers, 20A—Leeds, 90 11 — Midlands 914—Trunks, 10i Sheffielde, 3G—Eastern Counties o—. Union Bank, i P• —Caledonians, BIRMINGHAM, JULY 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was no improvement in the market here to-day, and business was limited. Londons, 89 BE—North Stalfurds, 5 d—Great Westerns, 494 50 91.1 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. NAME OF RAILWAY. Miles (veiled. 1458. BRITISH. Aberdeen •• • • .... Belfast and Ballymena • • ••..•• • • .• Belfast and County Down• • • • • • • • • • .. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • . • Bristol and Exeter • • ...• • • •••• • • • • Caledonian-- ....... ............ Chester and Holyhead.• • Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon .. • • • • •• •• • • Dublin and Belfast unction .... Dublin and Drogheda ••• • • • •• • • Dublin and Kingstown,• • • • • • • • •• • • • • Dundee and Arbroath •••• • • • • •• • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen• • .......... East Ang1ian.......... • • .. East Lancashire • • • • • . • • • • • • • • .• .. • • Eastern Counties and N0rf01k...... Eastern Union • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • j _ Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... ........ Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...... Exeter and Creditors.. •• ............ Furness Railway ... •• Glasgow, and South-Western........ Great Northern..... ...... .......... Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western •• •• •• .• •• •• .• •• •• •• Irish South Eastern ••.• .• ..... Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • • , • , • • • • • Leeds Northern ...... • • Liverpool, Crosby. and Southport...• London and North Western London and Blackwall.• •••• • • . •• • • Loudon, Brighton, and South Coast London and South Western. • Londonderry and Enniskillen • • . • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincolnshire Manchester and South J unction .• Maryport and Carlisle • • • • Midland Great Western (Irish) Nowcastle and • . North British • • .. • • . • . • , . • • 161 653 5N 1924 289 N 173}4 9 28 667 177 301% 171 108% 12% 682 North Staffordshire .........• .. .. . . North-Western •• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• •' •• Scottish Central •• •... •• Scottish Midland •• •• •• ••.. •• ••.. Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. •• Shrewsbury and Chester •• •• •• •• •• Shropshire Union •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• South Devon .•• •• •• •• •• •• .• •• •• •• •• South Eastern.. •• •• •• .• •• •• •• .•••... South Wales ............ South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff Vale •• .• •• •• .• e• •• •• .• •• •• •• Ulster. •••• •••• •••••••............. Waterford And Limerick •• ........•• West Cornwall ...... •..... ••••• •• Whitehaven Junction .•• •• •• •• •• •• •• York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. FOREIGN. 6,679 25,923 61,530 1,735 19,1a0 19,702 723 10,022 935 31,131 3,919 5,489 6,697 .983 2,560 1.633 2,660 1,061 22,572 GAO 7,71 3 2ci,694 68,502 1,50 9 16,967 17,13 6 713 4,222 1,405 11,44 4 1,70 6 1,061 32,544 4,20 5,10 5 8,68 6 1,011 2,768 Dutch Rhenish • . • • • • . Lyons and Mediterranean Montereau and Troyes •• •• •• Namur and Liege .. •• .• .• •••• • • •• •• Northern of France .• •• .• •• •• •••• Orleans and Central .. Paris and Lyons •• .• .• •• • • •• •••• Paris and R0uen............ . Paris and Strasburgh •• •• Rouen and •• •• • •• W est and North-West of France .... 3,713 1,40 2,72 1 925 38,048 21,15 1 6,90 1,456 BIIITIIS. 3,160 37,4 0 ANDERSON—On the 9th inst., at 31, Southampton•build ings, the wife of Mr. T. Anderson, of a daughter. BENTLEY —Oa the 9th inst., at 51, Clifton-gardens, Maid* hill, the wife of Robert Bentley, jun., Esq., of a son. BOURNE—On the 9th inst., at Resington Lodge, Lad broke-terrace, Notting-hill, the wife of Alfred Bourne; Esq., of a son. 14 ',S AZW , Patent 1 TIW devoid Sold in CollSe(it teo lofit :trenzt now in whale\ WAG. efieetn cradle:: fornis, Urine, ruin o MARRIAGES. DOBINSON CARLE CON—On the Bth inst., at Speldhurstr Tunbridge-w e ll s , F ranc i s , seco nd son of Joseph Dobia son, Esq., of Egham Lodge, Chortsey, Surrey, to Louisa, only daughter of the late Francis Carleton, Esq., of TILEOBALD—WAGSTIFT—On the Bth inst., at St. John'o Church, Windsor, itoher o t f li t . h T e la l o a o t b e a ß. ld,TEesbqb.,o2.lt;Esß.q., o M.R.C.S. to Miss Wagstaff, niece Windsor. DEATHS. ASTON—On the 7th inst., at Queen's-road, Peckham, B. B. Astor, Esq , aged BARBER—On tho Bth inst., at his residence, Susses Lodge, Addison-road, Kensington, William Barber► Esq., aged 59. Barra—On the 7th inst., at Rugby, after a long illness' Miss A. H. Boon. FRANCIS— On the 7th inst., at 5, Ovington-terraoe , Brompton, Stephen Francis, Esq., late of the Gummi*" eariat Department of H.M.'s Treasury, aged 69. GARROD—On the 7th inst., at Wells, Somersetshire, Garrod, aged 71. MOODY—On the sth inet., at Southampton, the Rev. 2 1 ' J. 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VIV ED rm. lie l•ainncl 1 John Ell Proftsac Mesa!". 110 rolley tak en out in 183 s 1841 1845 1848 1' 4 51 The fol national The Sc a'6l4-2ai sub Itg to on e 1„ It, an' The n About SiliCe 04 three For fvf tin', I.t 204 "Et 19d 9i 94 1 i 20 183% 283 203% 465 25 100 28614 1,351 3,128 6,962 13,572 6,573 316 911 1,731 2,931 616 1,208 817 6,891 27,472 5,292 3,142 6,975 20,733 7,660 31,971 1,225 3,294 7,aS 21,551 6,625 .31,557