The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-30 00:00:00

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The preparations for the first prize meeting of this society, which will commence on Monday next, are now so far advanced that some idea of the scale on which the arrangements have been planned may be given. The Association is yet in its infancy, and the experiment it is about to try is quite a novelty in England ; but it has gone to work boldly, and appears determined that its first impression on the public mind shall be a deep one. What the grand review of the Volunteers in Hyde•park was to the separate musters and drills of the different companies, the great competition in rifle shoot ing of the next week will be to the Tarim practising grounds of the kingdom. It will be a national display of the proficiency the Volun teers have acquired in the use of the rifle, as the review exhibited their skill in military evolu tions. The main object of the Association is to en courage the whole body of Volunteers to acquire a perfect knowledge of the " rifle and how to use it." With that knowledge, their military education, as far as peaceful training can give it, will be com plete. We believe that a surprise awaits the public in this gathering of the Volunteers—not only from the novelty of the display, but the extent of all the arrangements. Every Volunteer Corps has been invited to send a certain number of their best shots, in proportion to their force. Every corps of 500 may send 4 ; those between 500 and 300 may select three; those below 300 and above 100 may depute 2; those less than 100 may be represented by 1. The prizes to be shot by these volunteers are 20 Whitworth rifles, each of the value of 25 guineas, fitted in oak cases complete ; the best shot of the 20 will receive the silver medal of the Association. The distances will be 300, 500, and 600 yards ; the rifle to be used is the long Enfield of the Govern ment pattern of 1853. Each competitor will be allowed five shots at each of these three ranges ; and the prizes will be adjudged according to the number of points made. All the firing is to be ac cording to the rules of the Hythe School Musketry. There will also be five money prizes, one of £lOO, and four of £25 each ; these prizes are given by Mr. Gye, in commemoration of the Volunteer Ball on the 7th of March last in Covent-garden Theatre. The winners of the 20 prize rifles, and the next best 20 shots, have another competition offered them that will prove which is the best where all must be good. Her Majesty gives the grand or " Queen's Prize" of 1;250, to which the Association adds its gold medal. This prize will bring out the " double first" of the contest, as the 40 highest on the list will compete for it among themselves, at distances increased to 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. The next prize indicates great confidence on the part of the Association in the skill of the Volunteers, or that kind of courage that can dare failure for the sake of gaining experience. It is " open to all comers of all nations ;" and nearly 200 crack shots of Switzerland have notified their intention to enter the lists against our countrymen. Here will be an opportunity of comparison that will not be wasted whichever way the event may turn. It will scarcely be a discredit to be excelled by men to whom rifle-shooting has been the practice of their lives, and who have made it their national pastime. There are four prizes of £2O, £3O, £4O, and £5O thus open to the competi tion of the foreigner; and the only feeling in the matter is a hope that the best man may win. This prize, we should add, is in amount somewhat conditional on the state of the funds from subscrip 'ions and entrance money. Another prize of £lOO is given by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Duke of Cambridge gives £5O to be shot for, with breach-loading rifles at the longest ranges. Altogether the value of the prizes will be above £2,000. The ground selected for this trial of skill is Wim bledon-common, close to the town ; the direction of the lines of firing are, of course, away from it, across the open plain. The work of preparation was begun a fortnight ago, but has been pushed on with double activity in the last few days. The common at this time of the year—that is in years that had summers—is usually parched and amid; at present it is rather swampy—grass to the eye, and water to the foot. But as promenading will be strictly for bidden during all the days of next week, this is of less importance. A fence of plank, 5 feet high and 2,500 yards long, has been carried round the com mon, so as to enclose it on three sides, one of them parallel to Wimbledon-park. It has four entrances —one for the public, two for carriages, and another for her Majesty. On the line of the enclosure next the park, are ail the tents, seats, and other accom modations for the competitors and the spectators. The fourth side of the space is open—across it, at 600 yards distant from the front of the tents and platforms, a line of butts has been raised. There are 20 of them in pairs—sloping banks of earth 49 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 12 high. The centre spot between each pair is 80 yards distant from the next on the right and left. They look like the outworks of a fortification, and would bed a cannon ball very comfortably. In front of each butt is a target of plate iron, marked with circles, centric and concentric, according to the science of the School of Hythe. The circles are mere lines on the metal, invisible to all but the markers and recorders of the shots. The plates are now black, but before Monday will be painted white, leaving only the bull's-eye in the centre dark, this being the regulation target of our musketry practice. The markers will be protected by iron mantelets," which are also on the ground. The butts are numbered in pairs from left to right. The 10 pairs that run in a line across the ground are for the ranges, from 300 to 600 yards ; but there are four other butts in the rear of the 6th, 7th, and Bth pair, for the long range of 1,000 yards. The boarded fence does not extend so far over the ground as the line of butts, all beyond them is open country intersected by roads and pathways. From these the public must keep away during the hours of firing, as they value their lives ; all the roads and skirts of the common on the open side will be guarded by Volunteers and patrolled by police who have strict orders to prevent any one passing into or towards the line of fire. Stray balls may pass the butts, and when the firing is only 300 or 400 yards froth them, the point of safety is not easily calculated. But many persons are on such occasions both obstinate and foolhardy, and the necessity of obeying the orders of the police cannot be too strongly impressed on all. Her Majesty will open the proceedings on Mon day by firing the first rifle, from a small open pavi lion erected at a short distance from the front of the Royal tent ; the rifle will be fixed on a line with the first target, on the left of the spectators, and at a range of 400 yards from it. The general firing along the whole line of targets will then commence; the first day will not, of course, be decisive as to the winners. Before the proceedings of the day commence, the Council of the Association will pm sent addresses to her Majesty and Prince Albert. On each side of the main entrance to the enclo sure are officers, under canvass, of the council, secretary, and clerk ; tents for ammunition, an armoury, a laboratory, and (may it be use less!) a surgery. There is also a grand refreshment tent ; Mr. Strange, of the Crystal Palace, has un dertaken the duty of purveyor. The whole of this part of the ground has been pipe -drained, and a steam-plough has been at work during the past week on oth er parts of the enclosure, drawing deep channels to carry off the surface water. In case any person should escape the vigilance of the police and pass their lines on to the ground in the rear of the butts, a ,‘ dang er " flag will be hoisted, and the disch arge of al cannon will be the signal for the firing t' cease all along the line. The following is the pr3granan le of the ceremo nial to be observed : , Her Majesty, accompanied by his Roy a l High ness the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and other members of the Royal family, will leave B and other members of the Royal family, will leave Buck. Ingham Palace at a quarter before three o'clock, in 2 sven of the Royal carriages. The Royal party will be escorted by a captain's escort of light cavalry, and will proceed by the fol lowing route :—Across the Pimlico suspension bridge, t hrough Battersea Park by Wandsworth, Wi m bledon Park-road to the and throut:c h the Queen's entrance at the enclosure on Wimbledon- common. Her Majesty will arrive at Wimbledon at half past three o'clock precisely, and will be received by a guard of honour. The President and Council of the Association will be present to receive the Queen. Her Majesty and the Royal party, passing through the Royal tents, will take their places in the front of the dais, when the addresses from the President and Council of the Association will be read to the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort by the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., her Majesty's Secretary of State for War. To which her Majesty and his Royal Highness will graciously reply. The Bands of the Guards will be massed within I the enclosure. After the presentation of the addresses her Ma . jesty and the Court, preceded by the members of the Council of the Association, will advance to the firing point, at 400 yards' range from the first target; When her Majesty will fire the first rifle, and declare the prize meeting opened. A Royal salute of 21 guns will then be fired. Her Majesty and the Royal family will then re turn to the Royal tent, and entering the Royal car riages, will drive along the line of firing points, and leave the eneloeure at the opposite side of the Common. _ . The Volunteers entered to compete for the Queen's prize will be paraded before her Majesty. THE NA Tl'. Vice-Admiral Hope Johnstone has been appointed I Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, vice Admiral Harvey, whose term of service is about to expire. Rear-Admiral Stopford has been appointed Cap tain of the Channel Fleet, vice Rear-Admiral Elliott, who has resigned. Letters received in Plymouth announce the safe arrival at Bermuda, on the 2d of June, of the screw steamship Nile, 90, Capt. E. K. Bernard. Being under canvas only, and having experienced very light winds, she was 45 days on the passage—a length of time which had created some apprehen sion of her safety. It is understood that Rear- Admiral Sir A. Milne, K.C.8., shifts his flag from the Emerald, 51, to the Nile, and then proceeds to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to await the arrival of the Prince of Wales in the Hero. Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. Smith, M.P., visited Chatham Dockyard on Wednesday, for the purpose of mak ing an inspection of the gun and mortar vessels at that establishment. _ _ The head-quarters and band of the 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers arrived at Gravesend yesterday from India, in the East India troopship Trafalgar, 1,200 tons, Capt. Taylor. TheTriumph,new 91 gun screw steamer, has been laid down in No. 2 slip at Pembroke, and is to be proceeded with in construction without delay. The Defiance, 91 guns, is very advanced in build at the above yard, and a number of shipwrights are at present employed in pushing her forward to completion. The whole of the officers and crew of the Eagle, 50, sailing Coastguard frigate, have received their commission for the Blenheim, 60 guns, screw blockship, which is to be the guardship off Pembroke dockyard in future. The Bacchante, 51, screw, Capt. D. Macleod Mackenzie, carrying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., sailed from Spithead for the Pacific at noon yesterday. She left Spithead under canvass and reached out to the southward of the Nab under her courses, topsails, topgallantsails, spanker, and foretopmast-staysail ; wind at the time westerly, with frequent rain squalls. The Victoria, 121, screw three-decker, at Ports month, will resume her official trials of speed at the measured mile in Stokes Bay on Tuesday or Wed nesday next. . The Harrier, 17, screw, is undergoing repairs in No. 2 dock at Portsmouth, preparatory to being brought forward in the first class steam reserve. The Volcano, paddle, late floating factory in China, is being stripped and surveyed in No. 4 dock at Portsmouth, with a view to her being repaired for further service. The following vessels are at Spithead :--The Ariadne, 26, screw, Capt. E. W. Vansittart ; the Melpomene, 51, screw, Capt. C. J. T. E wart ; and the Ranger, 5, screw, Commander H. R. IVratislan. The Colossus, 80, screw, Capt. Scott, C. 8., sailed on Thursday from Spithead for Portland. The screw steamship Orion, Capt. John J. B. Frere, in Devon port, will be out of the hands of the engineers on the 6th of July. The shipwrights employed on the paddlewheel steam frigate Terrible, 21, Capt. Glasse, in Devon port, have completed their work. Her Majesty's gunboat Rainbow arrived in Belfast Lough on Tuesday evening, and is now lying off Carrickfergus. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. F. W> Bennett to com mand the Bulldog, commissioned ; A. Jones, pay master, to be secretary to Vice• Admiral Hope Johnstone ; G. H. Downing, master, confirmed to the Styx ; C. W. Webster, second master, to the Ariadne ; W. L. Robinson, first-class assistant engineer, to the Orion ; H. G. Constaine, second class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, supernumerary, for hospital treatment; Lord A. P. Clinton, mid shipman, to the Melpomene; Denis M'Carthy, assistant-surgeon, confirmed, in the Emerald ; James Trimble, assistant-surgeon, confirmed, in the Melpomene ; James T. Lyme, assistant-paymaster, to the Chesapeake ; and James N. Robinson, secre tary's clerk in the Monarch. By a General Order, dated th►e 27th inst., Col. Hemphill, 26th Regiment, has been placed on the Staff as a Brigadier-General, with a view to his commanding a brigade. The Brigadier-General will assume the command of the brigade in Dublin on the Ist of July. DEATH OF TICE-ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE R .BROOKE PECHELL, BART., 2ART., M.P. We regret to announce the death of Sir George R. Brooke Pechell, Bart., M.P. for Brighton, whose demise occurred shortly before noon yesterday at his house in Hillntreet, Berkeley-square, after a short illness. The gallant baronet was the second son of Major-General Sir Thomas Brooke Pechell, Bart., and was born in 1789. He entered the navy in 1803, and was midshipman of the Medusa at the capture of the Spanish treasure-ships in 1804, and of the Revenge at the capture of four French fri gates in 1806, also of the Venus at the defence of Vigo. When lieutenant of the Macedonian he brought out with her boats a lugger from under the batteries of the Isle D'Aiz in 1812 ; was commander of the Calibri and Recruit of New York and Charles ton in 1814, and of the Tamar and Belette, on the North American station. On obtaining his post rank he retired upon half-pay. His commissions bore date as follow :—Lieutenant, 25th June, 1810 ; commander, 30th May, 1814; captain, 26th Dec., 1822 ; and rear-admiral, 17th De c ., 1852 ; and vice admiral, sth Jan., 1858. In July, 1830, the late baronet was nominated Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber, and in April the following year was appointed one of the _Equerries of Queen Adelaide, and was named a Groom in Waiting to the Queen, but declined that honour from the position he held in the Dowager Queen's household. The lamented officer had represented Bright ton in Parliament for 25 years, having been returned to the House of Commons by the elec tors of that borough in 1835. During his Par liamentary career he had uniformly supported the Whig Administrations. On all occasions while in Parliament he displayed a strong and most natural interest in the efficiency of the navy, and, if in some cases of public interest he may have been thought to take a narrow view of matters, for the interest of the navy no member ever adopted a more indepen dent and zealous course. The deceased admiral married in August, 1826, the Hon. Katherine An nabella Bishopp, daughter of the late Lord De la Zouche, and co-heiress with her sister, the present Baroness De la Zouche. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother, Sir ,L It. Piehell, Bart., in 1849. The baronetcy, in de f alit of surviving male issue, devolves on his cousin George Samuel, eldest son of the late Captain S. G. Pechell, R.N., born in 1819, and married in 1842 to Miss. Brenner, daughter of Col. Brenner, of the Madras army. He had served in the 47th Madras native infantry, and is now a captain in the Shropshire Militia. ERROR OF THE PRESS.—Typographical errors come in oddly sometimes. The other day we were reading a descriptio n of enthusiastic demo nstrations at a political gathering, when the type went on with—" The air was rent with the snouts of three thousand people." THE SUN, LONDON, SATITRDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1860. MPEREAL PARLIAMENT. that e iwmacpy rsoolp eDe landlords aceeclnylbs s.e w co o aN u u l s d e tturnhey supported desiredout their thetua tenantsmeneffectda ee unou and denied ayehseiwsnga necessary that the landlords withheld leases merely because ul a pwh f ee r eli a r tieiden admitted ao t i that aoptpupwboesyrte.hd eto oegrantingew grantingueurue t t e h su e old m mee da se etheytschloaafstws fair landlordsoa:rwd lh d e on im ge i t n inhst:thr entertained generallyegei though different sentiments. He believed that without tion of the amendment, or some adop would be an utter faihie. e rovlsion, the bill benefit both 1P - , ...ma that its ad o pti on would - ~-„ulord and tenant. He suggested, how- Mr, that for the chairman of quarter sessions the Encum bered Estates Court should be substituted. Mr. BUTT said that this was the tenants' part of the bill, the other parts being those of the landlord. This bill was not the result of agitation, but the product of the Devon Commission, under the Govern ment of Lord Derby. He could not see how the Conservative party in the house could oppose the amendment; and he contended that those who offered such opposition were prac tically affirming the proposition that the landlord was en titled to restrict the benefits to be derived from the land which was given for the good of all. (Cries of " Oh, oh.") He repeated that statement, for if they did not allow the necessary improvement in the land, they were com mitting to all intents and purposes what he described. The emigration that was taking place in Ireland was not among the poor and needy but the better class of farmers, who had a little money, but no means of profitable investment in Ireland. Sir J. WALSH opposed the amendment as a gross in fringement of the rights of landlords. A very protracted discussion ensued as to whether the amendment would operate injuriously on the interests of landlords. the committee divided— For the amendment 4B Against it l4O Majority The amendment was lost, and the clause agreed to. TAX BILLS COMMITTEE. Mr. WALPOLE brought up the report, which was ordtred to lie on the table. At four o'clock the sitting was suspended. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) - _ The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Duke of Norfolk's Estate, Lincoln's-M= 2 Danelly Railway and Dock, and London and South-Western Rail way (Kingston Extension), and West-end of London and Crystal Palace Railway Bills were read a second time. The Wimborne Minster and Blandford Forum Road Bill was read a third time and passed. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition praying that some alteration might be made in the distribution of local property other than tithes. And also a petition pray ing that compensation ;night be given for the loss of burial fees. The house resumed at six o'clock. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. COLLIER gave notice that on Tuesday next he should move the following resolution :—" That it being the fundamental right of the Commons alone, according to the ancient usage of the constitution, to determine the taxation to be levied on the people, as to the matter, the measure, and the time; the rejection by the House of Lords of a bill repealing a t.ix which the responsible advisers of the Crown, and this house, have concurred in deeming unnecessary to meet the supply granted by this house to her Majesty for the service of the year, is a breach of constitutional usage, and an encroachment on the proper functions of this house." Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that on Monday next he should put a question to the noble lord the First Minister on the consideration of the reportof the Committee on Tax Bills, as to what course it was- proposed the house should in future take when tax bills were sent up to the Lords. SUPERANNUATION OF POOR-LAW OFFICERS. Mr. WATLINGTON asked the President of the Poor law Board whether her Majesty's Government had had the question of the superannuation of Poor-law officers under consideration, and whether they intended to introduce any measure upon the subject during the present session? Mr. VILLIERS said that the Poor-law Commissioners had had the subject under their consideration, but that it would be impossible to bring in a bill in reference to it this session. GALWAY CONTRACT. In reply to Mr. E. BOUVERI2, Mr. LAING said the Galway contract would be brought forward as a supplementary estimate. It was his intention to give ample notice to the house before the question of the Galway contract came on, so that it might undergo full and fair discussion. but the fact was the anchor broke. The next day very much manned by able seamen—the best that could be procured— the same sort of thing again occurred. The vessel again hove and when a war broke out they would be available for active . ' up to her anchor (also a Trotman's), and it again broke. He service. (the noble lord) was very glad that the hon. gentleman had After a few words from Mr T ' brought this question forward, because when it was stated Mr. BOVArtt- - that the Admiralty had some prejudice against the use ' - Trotman's anchors in the Royal N a ve :, - 1 out that here was ,--- ^ .- 1 bro. , - - _ • , tcKsoN, , PI asked why it was that these contracts always remained in the same hands, and why it was they were not reopened to other parties. There was an expendi ture of upwards of a million of money yearly, and a fair competition ought to be insisted on. was right to point r fluet that those anchors did sometimes He (the noble lord) was not prepared to say that Trotman's anchor was not a good one, because he had used it himself in his own yacht, and he found that it did very well for that purpose. But if he were asked his opinion of its suitableness for large ships, he should distinctly say that it was not a good anchor for them. Holding qualities were but a small part of those that were required in an anchor ; and Trotman's had a vice that was common to the whole family of what were called " tumbling fluked" anchors, namely, that there was great difficulty in fishing them. He did not know whether the hon. gentleman would under stand what he meant ; but when there was any considerable sea at the bow there was a great difficulty in applying the fish hook so as to catch the fluke of the anchor. With the common anchor :they could catch either one side or the other; but with Trotman's the hook must go into a large ring bolt that there was close to the shank ; and it would be a very difficult operation with a heavy sea to effect that manoeuvre. He was not 'prepared to say that Trotman's anchor ought never to be used ; and the Admiralty had certainly been desirous of giving it a fair chance. The late Secretary to the Admiralty had offered to supply two ships with it; but Mr. Trotman declined the offer, and asked for another committee. But no committee that could be formed ashore, or which could experiment on the Thames, would be capable of judging of the merits of an anchor; because it is well known that other anchors which had passed the test of such experiments had been found to fail when they came to be used at sea. He could assure the house that if any captain would take out one of Trotman's anchors it should be supplied to him ; and it was for Mr. Trotman's interest that some captain should be induced to ask for one ; because it was obvious that no officer who was compelled to take out a particular anchor against his will would be likely to make a favourable report upon it. He (the noble lord) had sent to Captain Denman, of her Majesty's yacht, to come to him and describe the merits of Mr. Trotman's invention ; and what did the gallant officer say ? Why, that they seldom let the anchor go on board her Majesty's yacht. In the first place, she was only used in the summer time, when there were but few opportunities of testing the merits of anchors; and be sides that she generally lay at moorings when she was not at sea. Captain Denman said that Mr. Trotman's was a good anchor, but that there was a difficulty in fishing it. Now, if that was the case with a vessel like the Victoria and Albert, what would it be with a heavy line-of-battle ship ! It was for these reasons, and not because they had any prejudice against Mr. Trotman's anchors, that the Ad miralty declined to compel officers to take on board anchors of which they disapproved. Though he (the noble lord) liked them well enough for small ships, he should be sorry to have one on board any line-of-battle ship which he might happen to be commanding. There was one point upon which Mr. Trotman was deceiving the public. He stated that his anchors were cheaper than the Admiralty ones : but that was not the case. The anchor of the Victoria and Albert weighed 47 cwt., and cost £ll9 13s. 6d. In a letter which he had inserted in one of the newspapers, kowever, Mr. Trotman expressed his willingness to submit to a com petent committee, whose decision should be final, the merits of one of his anchors of b 0 cwt., and costing £9O, to be tested at his own risk. Now the price of a 50 cwt. anchor at the same rate as the Victoria and Albert would be £125, and not £9O. He (the noble lord) repeated that Mr. Trot man's anchor was dearer than the Admiralty anchor, and that the Government would not feel themselves justified in obliging captains to take them on board the ships they com manded unless they were willing to have them. (Hear.) Mr. LAING concurred with his right hon. friend as to the unsatisfactory manner in which mail contracts had been hitherto entered into. In future, however, he trusted that evil would be remedied by the adoption of the resolution come to by the committee of which his hon. friend the member for Greenock was chairman. He thought the ques tion would only be prejudiced by further discussion at pre sent. As regarded the question of the hon. and gallant gentleman relating to the naval reserve, he believed those packets were generally manned by very superior men. In long voyages opportunity was afforded fcr drill, and the Pen insular and Oriental and West India Mail Companies encou raged drill by not paying the wages of the men when in har bour if they absented themselves from drill. It was a matter however which ought to be left to voluntary effort. He ad mitted that every facility ought to be afforded for the trans mission of newspapers to the colonies up to the point of prime cost. A loss ought not to be entailed on the public by their transmission. (Hear, hear.) With regard to Holyhead Pier, Mr. Hawkshaw's plan had not been put in operation, the railway company being favourable to it, and the steam packet company to a modification of it. Some further time would be necessary to devise the plan to be finally acted upon, but negotiations were going on be tween the railway and packet companies by which the time of the voyage would be reduced to that contemplated by the original contract within half an hour. The Galway contract would not be prejudiced. Mr. MONSELL expressed himself disappointed at the result announced by the hon. gentleman. After spending so much money to gain an hour and a half, it appeared that they could only count upon gaining an hour. Colonel DUNNE thought the Government ought to state distinctly the position in which they regarded the Galway contract, and it was not enough to say that it would not be prejudiced. He wanted to know whether the principle of that contract was to be borne out by this Government as it was affirmed by the last. When the hon. gentleman said that contributions were paid for those mails, he should like to know in what office or in what book they were entered; Mr. LAING said that where a select committee of the house was appointed to investigate the circumstances of a particular contract, and the report on that contract had been laid on the table but not yet distributed to members, it was impossible for the Government to indicate its inten tions, and hon. members only prejudiced their case by per sisting in their own construction of a very necessary re serve. The contributions appeared under the head of mis cellaneous receipts. Sir E. GROGAN wished to know when the proposed pier at Holyhead would be completed. Mr. LAING said it would be done very shortly under the superintendence of Mr. Hawkshaw. In answer to a question from Sir S. NORTHCOTE re specting Mr. Churchward's agreement as to the packet service, Mr. LAING said Mr. Cburchward had consented to yield the point in dispute, so far as the £9OO a-year extra was concerned, with respect to the mails between this and Calais harbour. Sir E. GROGAN said the temporary pier at Holyhead worked well during this summer weather. (Loud laughter.) But he wanted to have some information respecting the expenditure to be involved in the construction of the per manent pier. (Divide.) After some further discussion, the vote was agreed to. The sum of £855,000 was granted to defray the salaries and expenses of the Customs Department. The next vote, of £490,000, for salaries and expenses connected with tho Inland Revenue Department, was agreed to. On the next vote of £2,180,000 for the expenses and salaries of the Post-office, Mr. BAILLIE COCHRANE inquired what was the reason that £2,500 was charged for the office of Postmaster- General ? They had been told that Lord Elgin's office would be temporarily held by the Duke of Argyll in the absence of Lord Elgin. Mr. LAING replied that the Duke of Argyll held the office of Privy Seal as well as that of Postmaster-General, and received the salary for the two offices. The vote was agreed to, and the Chairman reported pro gress and the house resumed. Sir G. C. LEWIS said in answer to a question by an hon. member that there world be no supply on Monday. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, &c. (SCOTLAND) COUN2'P' '- iLARKETS. LI TT RP 0 OL--:-J UNE 29. We had a pretty fair attendance at to-day's market, and a moderate consumptive demand for wheat at a reduction in price; holders, however, showed much more firmness, and a few parcels were taken to hold over. Flour difficult of sale. Indian corn was again at rather less money, but in better favour. Oats and oatmeal were steady, at full rates; Beans improved 6d per qr. In peas and barley there is no alteration to notice. The market closed with more steadi ness. WAKEFIELD —JUNE 29. We had only a small attendance of buyers at our Corn Exchange this morning, and the business passing in wheat has been on a very restricted scale, at last week's rates. In spring corn no material change. Averages for the week: Wheat . 2,093 qrs., at 60s 6d Peas ... -- -- —s Od Beans - 46 s Od Barley.— . -- -- —s Od Oats -- -- —s Od —s Od Rye .......... E—JUNE 9. Business dull in the XETER corn market to- 2 day, and quotations unaltered. Wheat, white.. 7s 9d to 8s Od Barley.. 4s 8d to 5s Od I Ditto red 7 s 3d to 7s 6d Oats . ..3s6dto 3s 91 Flour, fine, 45s to 46s ; seconds, 43s to 44s per sack. CATTLE. The supply was unusually small, and quotations were again lower. Fat beef,p score, 12s0d to 13s Ewes, per lb .... 61d to Od Perk carcases, do 11s to 12s Od Wethers, . 7d to Od Sheep, per lb. 7d to 71d Fat calves, d 0.... 6d to 6 d Rough fat, 4d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR--Jurzu 29. The arrivals have again been heavy this week, and, with a continuance of unfavourable weather, there has been less disposition to purch ase , especially "q'est India, which is held for prices much in advance of its value elsewhere. About 7,500 boxes and 600 hds Cuba sugar have, however, been disposed of for arrival at former rates. Refiners' pro duce steady, at over former prices. A dull business has been transacted in rum. COAL MARI (Prices of Coal per Ton at S. d ' 1 Tanfield Mo or 13 3 Tanfield Moor Butes •: 13 3 Howard's West Hart ley 16 0 Lambert's West Hart ley l6 0 Davison's West Hart ley .16 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ....16 0 Burnhope 13 6 Bate's West Hartley 15 6 Walker Primrose 13 0 Hastings Hartley ... l6 0 ET—JUNE 29. the close of the market. Walls End. s, d. Whitworth 16 0 South Hartlepool. 17 3 I Harton • • l6 3 Hetton.... ... lB 6 South. Whitworth 16 0 South Hetton 18 6 North 'Hartlepool.... l5 6 Belmont l6 6 Thornley Kelloe l7 9 Heugh Hall 17 0 1 Gosforth l7 3 Framwellgate l7 0 I Stewart's 18 6 Trimdon Thornley 15 6 Eden Main .. ~ 16 6 )t, 72—Sold, 60. Walls End. Haswell .... 18 6 Ships at market 2 T 4, AY INTELLIGENCE: TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE N 4 EEK. Miles Opened Receipts. Railways. ~...____...______, ___.‘ 1860. 1859. 1860. 1859. -- -- - - Ballymena and Portrush... 35 35 X - A - Bedale and Leyburn lO 10 - - Belfast and N, Counties 65 65 1,325 1,090 Belfast and County Down 2O 20 603 573 Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June 32 32 3,750 3,543 Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 1,813 ' 1,773 Bristol and Exeter 125 119 7,008 8,241 Caledonian 1 9 93 1981 . 15,306 i 13,869 Clies.&Holyhead(withMold) 94 - - Cockerrnouth & Workington 8 293 173 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 317 290 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 64 283 273 Deeside l7 17 273 272 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,312 1,223 Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 2,110 1,961 Dub. & Wicklow (in. Kingst ) 404 404 2,219 2,126 Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath 174 174 667 630 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31 31 1,053 977 East Anglian 674 674 924 1,001 ECounties,Nrik.,&E.Union 499 489 26,773 26,158 East Kent 194 - - - E.Lancashire(in.Blackburn) 111 105 - - Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78 78 4,139 3,314 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South-Western 1834 1834 7,923 6,886 Great Northern 283 283 :24,865 22,272 Great North of Scotland r4t.Southn. & Westn.(lrind ) 280 226 8,138 7,409 Great Western 466 466 39,462 35,574 Hull and Holderness - _ inverness & Aberdeen June. 55 65 801 va Irish South-Dastern 254 254 254 271 Killarney Junction 4l 41 - _ Lancaster and Carlisle (in Kendal and Windermere) 10 100 - _ Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn) 396 395 38,880 35,670 Limerick and Foynes 2 26 126 HO Llanelly 4 46 586 628 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 54 1,780 1; 7 36 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2234 2024 19,209 20,602 . L'derry and Enniskillen .. 60 60 - - Lond., Tilbury, & Southend. 44 45 1,320 2,332 Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh. 17 1734 12,437 9,366 . Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9 91 1,063 996 Maryport and Carlisle Midland Midland Gt. Wes tn. of Irind 177 177 5,442 4,901 Monkland Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,424 2,272 Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,706 3,464 Newport,Aberg.,& Heref or 5O 50 1,453 1,411 North British (in. Dalkeith)' 154 144 0,144 6 , 085 North Devon 35 35 514 602 North-Eastern 764 764 37,734 34,680 North London ' 9 9 2,597 12,619 North Staffdrdshire North-Western 464 464 - - N. Yorkshire and Cleveland 104 - - Oxford, Worc~ & Wolver Peebles lB4 181 271 230 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 30 30 2,080 2,253 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 3,465 3,500 Shrewsbury & Birmingham 294 294 2,015 1,979 Shrewsbury and Chester Shrewsbury & Hereford Shropshire Union 29 291 975 9204 South Devon OM 3,183 South-Eastern 306 302 22,086 21,417 South Wales l7l/ 1711 . .7,256 7,231 S. Yorkshire and River D un 118 108 - 2,939 2,429 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 53 53 4,722 4,856 Ulster 52 52 1,798 1,574 Ulverstone and Lancaster Vale of Neath 251 1473 1 , 66 c Warrington and Stockport, 10 254 - Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 275 43 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,187 1,4211 West Cornwall 274 274 903 1,017 W.Hartlepool Harbr.&Rail 39 39 4,336 3,771 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 690 613 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 683 612 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 7 478 421 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 901 965 Austrian B2B 673 37,548 36,279 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 264 276 483 Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185, 2,163 2 131 , Dutch Rhenish Grand Trunk of Canada 970 880 10,952 7,997 .Great Indian Peninsula 277 1944 4,008 3447 Great Luxembourg l2- 122 2,853 2,334 Great Western of Canada 345 345 6,128 6,818 Lombardo-Venetian 285 285 - Lyons and Geneva 142 142 4,849 9,157 W. yssiii v N ip,toaaaooe. umrry r sai: t abtssin ) il : read, i e eDL: r lNa n ayada nno.n o olsdndif f vstseF F Arh. , a r &s a b n 3u r e f e egd 1 . t.. 7 1,0:3:2: . Madrid, Saragossa &A licant 310 284 12,665 9157 Maria Antonia 21 21 - - - 72,559 1103,521 Norwe„9i.an Trunk .. . Paris and Orleans ri o rse f aun F ee r e ance . . . 75 1., 1,068147640 44'771' 40,222 - 230 2,253 3,260 3,500 1,979 3,163 965 36,279 48$ 855 2,131 3,466 ,• 7,997 3,447 2,334 6,818 770 38,57 S EDUCATION IN INDIA. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH presented petitions praying that the Bible might not be excluded from any Government plan for the education of the natives of India. TROTMAN'S ANCHORS. The Earl of HARDWICKE called attention to the answer that had been given in another place with respect to Trotman's anchor. The question was one of great importance especially to the navy, and consequently to the nation, and the inquiry to which he alluded was whether or not Trotman's anchors were not in general use in the Royal Navy. The answer given to that ques tion was that they were not, in consequence of their being generally objected to by the profes sion. He was there to give a most distinct denial to that statement. The trials that had taken place proved that Trotman's anchors instead of being the worst were the very best, and this was borne out, in his opinion, by the fact that her Majesty's yacht, the Victoria and Albert, carried it. He had before him the opinion of a gentleman who had been appointed to test the capabilities of a great number of anchors, and in their opinion Trotman's was the best and the Admiralty one was the very worst. The Admiralty anchor broke at a strain of 18.17 hundredths, and Trotman' a bore 23.30 hundredths. There were also a number of figures attached to the other anchors tested, which he would not trouble the house by repeating, but the sum and substance of the report was that Trotman's anchor was 28 per cent. better than the Admiralty anchor. There had been some confusion with respect to other anchors, but as the experiments that had taken place proved the superiority of Mr. Trotman's invention, he would conclude by asking whether there was any intention on the part of the Admiralty to order any given number of them for the royal navy. The Duke of SOMERSET said that of all the anchors he had ever heard of, Trotman's held with a tenacity above all others in the lobby of the House of Commons. He found by a report then before him that Trotman's anchor was an improvement upon Procter's, but both were on the same principle which had been condemned by the majority on board ship. According to the opinions of nautical men there was great uncertainty about anchors on Trotman's principle holding the ground, and such being the case he thought it a very great objection. The preceding Board of Admiralty were as much to blame as the present, if blame was to rest anywhere, for the anchor referred to not being more generally used. He had been informed that during some very severe weather the whole of the ships having the Admiralty anchor redo out in safety, nob one having what was technically termed " dragged." The merchant service had not fared so well, and he believed they generally adopted Trotman's anchor. He would not say that in the gale he referred to that the whole of the merchantmen that broke away adopted Trotman's anchor; that he could not be certain about. It seemed to be the plan of all inventors now to convince the different members of the other house to advocate their inventions, and thus the House of Commons was made a large advertising van. He had himself asked many naval men their opinion of Trotman's anchor, and they said it was a very good one to put away in the hold, as it took up so little room—(laughter)—but that, according to his view, was not exactly the use for which anchors were intended. The late Board of Ad miralty refused to patronise the anchor of Mr. Trotman because the naval profession did not think very highly of it. He thought it was a question that ought to be left to the naval profession, and he felt satisfied thot a fair trial would be given to Trotman's anchor. The Earl of HARDWICKE thought the answer of the noble duke unsatisfactory. He talked about Trotman's anchor receiving', !a fair trial, but they had been already tried, and that most extensively, and at great cost, and had come out supreme. The nobie duke did not seem to think very highly of Mr. Trotman's invention, but ho put it to him if it was right, in his own opinion, the safety of the Queen of England ought to be left to an unsafe anchor. If the anchor of the Royal yacht was such as the noble duke seemed to think, he did hope that it would be instantly removed from the vessel and one of the Admiralty pattern supplied. He did not think Captain Denman was of the same opinion as the noble duke opposite. The subject then dropped. ENDOWED CHARITIES BILL. This bill was read a second time. LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH, &c., BILL. This bill was read a second time. SPIRITS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL, This bill was read a second time. BREAKWATERS AND HARBOURS. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved that a select committee be appointed to inquire how far it may be prac ticable to afford better shelter for shipping upon our coasts than is at present afforded, by the adoption of some plan for the construction of breakwaters and harbours less costly, and better adapted for certain localities, than the system of solid masonry hitherto in use; and whether any such plan appears likely also to be serviceable for the im provement of our national defences. The motion for the committee having been agreed to without any discussion, their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter-past twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Abergavenny Improvement; Marchburn, Kelso, and Lauder Road ; Oswestry and Newtown Railway (Additional Capital, &c.). TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill and resumed at clause 27, which was agreed to. Clauses to 31,inclusive were also agreed to. On clause 32, Mr, LONGFIELD moved an amendment to the effect that leases should not be granted for a less period than three lives or 33 years. The bill proposed to facilitate the mak ing of leases, but it did not give the necessary terms for leases that would be sufficient for ths purpose of inducing the tenant to improve the land. He considered that 25 years' possession at least was requisite to remunerate a tenant for his outlay, and if leases for a proper time were granted the highest rent would be required and received for land. Mr. DEASY did not see any objection to the adoption of the amendment, but suggested that it should be moved as a separate clause. Mr. LONGFIELD acceded to the suggestion, and with drew tho amendment for the present. The clause was then agreed to, as well as clause 33. Clauses 34 and 35 were then agreed to. _ _ On clause 36, Mr. BLAKE moved to add at the end of the clause : " And shall not be liable to eviction after commencing such improvements, except for non-payment of rent (unless in the opinion of the chairman the completion of same has been needlessly delayed) until the expiration of the longest period (according to the nature of the improvement) named in clause 25, for agricultural improvements and building leases." After some discussion, the amendment was withdrawn. On clause 37, Mr. MAGUIRE moved the following amendment : Line 41, leave out all after " and," and insert " if, upon the hearing of the case before the chairman, it shall be proved that the proposed improvements are not necessary, or that they would be prejudicial to the estate, the tenant shall not be entitled to commence such improvements; but in case the chairman shall decide that the proposed improvements are necessary, .useful, and beneficial to the estate, the tenant shall be enabled to proceed with the improvements in the same way as if ho had received the assent of the owner." The clause as it at present stood gave deadly effect to the absurd apprehensions of a class of landlords who were afraid that the tenant would improve out of thalami. He believed that there were classes in Ireland who would not avail themselves of the provisions of this bill, and he proposed to make it compulsory on them to do so. He thought the tenant ought not to be allowed to make improvements that were not beneficial to the land or that were not necessary for agricultural operations. At the same time, however, they should not allow landlords to obstruct necessary improvement. There was a continual stream of emigration from Ireland which it was only the policy to arrest, and if a stimulus were not imparted to the industry of the country misery and disaffection would ine vitably ensue. Mr. POLLARD URQUHART approved of the amend ment, but feared that its adoption would prevent the bill passing through the House of Lords. Mr. D. GRIFFITIIS considered there was much mis understanding in reference to the subject, and opposed the amendment. Mr. DEASY said that this was an amendment of great importance, but would involve the destruction of the measure, and it had proved fatal to the bills introduced by three successive Governments. The present bill as it stood dealt only with tenants from year to year, and if he desired to avail himself of the privilege proposed to be conferred by this amendment, the landlord might oust him as soon as he attempted to carry out any improvements which he con sidered not reptisite. Mr. MONSELL said that the bill introduced by Lord Aberdeen's Government failed in regard to this provision solely bec ause it proposed a retrospective action. He denied I iat 4 COURSE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. On the motion that the house, at its rising, should adjourn until Monday, Lord PALMEItSTON said—l wish to take this oppor tunity of stating what we propose should be the course of public business. An objection was taken last night to going on with the discussion upon the European Forces (India) Bill, on account of the papers relating to the sub ject not being in the hands of members. I was inclined to believe that my right hon. friend the member for Stroud would waive his objection to our going on on Monday with the bill, provided the papers, or a portion of them, were in the hands of members on Monday morning. If that should be agreed to, we will postpone the committee until the whole papers are in the hands of members, and of course the order for to-night will be put off until Monday. lam sorry to say that my bon. and learned friend the Attorney- General is confined to his house from indisposition. He will, therefore, not be here to-night to go on with the Bankruptcy Bill, which is the next order of the day. I should hope that under these circumstances the house will agree to going into committee of s apply, to enable my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to pro ceed with such estimates as he is prepared to go on with. (Hear, hear.) EUROPEAN FORCES (INDIA) BILL. Mr. HORSMAN had no objection to the arrangement which the noble lord proposed, as they were to have the greater part of the papers in their hands on Monday morn ing, and he would agree to reading th. bill a second time on Monday evening, on the understanding that before the further stages were proceeded with they should have time to consider those papers. Mr. A. MILLS expressed his concurrence in the pro position of the Prime Minister. Sir C. WOOD denied that he had either directly or in directly been concerned in the delay, and stated in the strongest terms consistent with his respect for Mr. Hors man that the charges brought against him by that right hon. gentleman were wholly unfounded. THE BANKRUPTCY BILL-TRANSFER OF ESTATES. • .-- Mr. E. JAMES, in consequence of the .illness of the Attorney-General, postponed his question relative to the want of accommodation for the law courts in Westminster hall, but inquired whether it was intended to proceed with the Bankruptcy Bill or not—the Attorney-General having left the house in some doubt on this point. Mr. SCULLY asked whether any bill would be intro duced this season for the transfer of real estates, and inti mated that if the Attorney. General could not find time to bring in such a bill, he would himself endeavour to submit a measure on the subject to the house before the session closed. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that it was in tended to proceed with the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill, but that having regard to the magnitude and difficulty of tie subject, the late period of the session, and the state of public business, it was not the intention of his hon. and learned friend the Attorney-General to take any step in re ference to the transfer of real estates this year. THE SICILIAN QUESTION. Sir R. PEEL stated that as he was informed the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was unable to attend in his place in consequence of indisposition, he must neces sarily postpone the question he had given notice of on the above subject. THE DISTURBANCES IN ST. GEORGE'S•IN THE EAST. Mr. KEKEWICH called attention to the disturbances which took place on Sunday last in the neighbourhood of the church of St. George's-in-the-East, and asked what measures the Home-office had taken to prevent their re currence. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that all that the hon. gentleman had stated was taken from a newspaper report, one state ment of which was admitted to be incorrect, and it was probable that other parts of the report were also inaccurate. The report of the inspector of police stated there was some disturbance and interruption at the evening service, but it only amounted to unseemly and irreverent conduct, and there was nothing in the shape of a breach of the peace. Every legal means had been used to put an end to those disturbances. THE HARBOUR OF HOLYHEAD. Mr. STANLEY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty, if ho was in pos sess i on o f any repor t or d ocumen ts regarding the effects of th e severo ga l es o f t h e 25th an d 26th October last on the new h ar b our, p i ers, and works at Holyhead. Also, as to th e secur i ty of t h e O rem Eastern and other vessels taking s h e lt er t h ere d ur i ng t h a t ga l e , an d if. any casualties occurred owing to any defect in the construction of the harbour. And, if he could state the number of vessels taking shelter in the new harbour during the last two years. Tho hon. member read an extract from the Times to the effect that the harbour was most unsafe, and that the Great Eastern was in danger during the time that she was anchored in that port. He said the Great Eastern was not in danger from any want of shelter in the harbour seeing that sho was not in the harbour, but was anchored outside. Mr. MILDMAY asked HIS Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention had been called to a letter in the Times of Monday, the 25th, signed ‘‘ John Trotman," stat ing that no Trotman's anchor had been supplied to the navy, except the one used by the Royal yacht. And whether he adhered to his statement that any officer could have one of these anchors if he asked for it ? Lot d C. PAGET said there was no doubt that some small casualties had occurred at Holyhead in the gale to which the hon. gentleman alluded, but they were due not to any fault in the harbour, but to collisions one with another. It was perfectly true that a barque had come in after having lost her anchor off Liverpool, and that she had run foul of sever ral other v esse l s , b ut that was not i n conseq uence of a n y heavy swell i n th e h ar b ou r i tse lf . Th e damage was in every case very sm a ll, except in that of a yacht which ran foul of a tug, and went with it ashore. The Great Eastern was not in the harbour at all. She lay outside, and she was at one time in great clang( r, but that was owing to the fault of Trotman's anchor. The fact was, the Great Eastern thought it neces sary to endeavour to leave her anchors in order to get in a more sheltered berth. With this view she steamed up; and he was not prepared to say whether that was judiciously done and whether the vessel had not a little too much way upon her, or whether the anchor was not strong enough; I NETLEY HOSPITAL. Mr. DUTTON asked the Secretary of State for War whether a commission was not appointed in 1857 to inquire andyeport upon the question of the salubrity of Netloy and the adjacent district, and whether the report was not en tirely favourable as regarded the site and positron of the hospital. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR expressed a hope, as large sums of money had been expended in building near the hospital, that the right honourable gentleman did not adopt the language which he had quoted on a previous occasion in disparagement of the salubrity of the site. He (Mr. D. Seymour) thought it was of importance to be known that the Registrar-General, after taking an average of the health of various parishes, found the minimum of deaths throughout the country to be 15 per 1,000, and the maximum 36 per 1,000. Mr. S. HERBERT said though it was true that a scien tific committee had reported that Netley and the adjacent district was favourable for the military hospital, he retained his opinion that the selection was an unfortunate one, and the climate debilitating instead of bracing for invalids. ENTRY OF THE SHERIFF ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL AT GORTLITERA. Mr. BRADY asked the Chief Secretary for Intland whether it was true that the sheriff of Leitrim, supported by a large armed force, took legal possession for the Earl of Leitrim of the Roman Catholic chapel of Gortlitera, in that county. NEWDEGATE deprecated any attempt to interfere with the rights of landlords to give or withhold sites for chapels, though he hoped that the landlord and the inha bitants of Headford would come to an amicable understand ing on the subject. Ho rose mainly, however, to notice a question put on the paper by Mr. Bowyer, though he had not put it, respecting the progress of the Roman Catholic Charities Bill. If the hon. and learned gentleman did not do so he would himself put it on Monday, as it was essen tial that the house should have ample time to discuss that bill. Mr. BUTT hoped the parties in these church sites would come to a friendly understanding, but he thought that good feeling would be expedited by an expression of opinion on the part of this house. Mr. CARDWELL had no official knowledge, of the acts referred to, and he would not presume to judge the motives of the persons concerned; but he would express his opinion in the words of the committee that investigated the refusal of sites to the Free Church of Scotland, that this refusal was a great hardship to the people, and they strongly urged on the proprietors the propriety and necessity of conciliat ing the people resident on their property. After some remarks to a similar effect from Col. FRENCH and Col. DUNNE, Mr. BOWYER urged on the Government and the house the necessity of giving opportunity for the discussion of the Roman Catholic Charities Bill. His wish and desire was that the Roman Catholic charities should be put under the tame law as the Protestant charities. There were several amendments proposed to the bill, and as far as he recollected there were only two to which he objected. The discussion might be finished in an hour and a half, and he hoped the Government would allow it to come on at an early hour. Sir G. LEWIS said the Government were disposed to facilitate the progress of this bill as far as the other business would allow, but he could not fix a day. After some further conversation the subject dropped, the motion for adjournment was agreed to, and the house went into committee of SUPPLY. On the vote of A 1,209,000 being proposed for the packet service in the Post-office Department, Mr. COGAN said he could not understand why the sum for the Galway and New York packet service should be ex chided from this vote, while the sum for the contract for the Holyhead and Kingstown packet service had been included. Mr. LAING explained that in the case of the Galway and New York packet service the ships had not been tendered to be surveyed. Besides, the circumstances under which that contract had been entered into had been referred to a committee for inquiry. The report of that committee had not been printed and circulated among hon. members, and, as the subject would come under the discussion of the house, it was thought advisable that the vote for that contract should not be included in the present vote, but should be brought forward as a supplementary vote. • Mr. W. WILLIAMS said this vote was increasing every year. Upwards of £600,000 was taken out of the pockets of the people for this packet service. He was aware of the im portance of speedy communication to all parts of the world, but as it was the commercial world that derived the benefit they ought to be made to pay a higher rate of postage. The produce of this service was utterly inadequate to meet its expenses. There was, for instance, paid for mails to the West Indies £238,000, and for conveyance of mails to the Cape of Good Hope, £32,400. For the mails to Australia, the Government of that colony paid one-half the expense. Why should not that also be the case in other colonies ? Thenthere was £175,000 paid for mails to the United States. That required investigation. He hoped the Government would not again enter into contracts of this kind without the sanction of the house. He would have divided the house on several of these items, but the contracts had al• ready been entered into. Mr. COGAN said that these contracts were not hitherto carried out in a satisfactory manner, and he hoped a diffe rent course would be pursued in future. Mr. DUNLOP was very glad to hear the recommenda tion made to lay these contracts in future before the house. Those contracts, however extravagant, which were already entered into should be carried out, but in future a different course should be pursued. He would not go into the Gal way contract at that .moment, but the report of the com mittee would be presented to the house on to-morrow or Monday. Mr. CHILDERS thought the question of contracts re quired the most careful consideration on the part of the house, though ho admitted it was ono which should be solely left in the hands of the Executive Government. He wished, however, to know when the Government intended to make those colonies pay a portion at least of the ex pense incurred in carrying the mails, especially such places as Canada, Australia, and the Capo of Good Hope. The Post-office authorities had charged an additional penny on newspapers to India sometimes since,•but instead of be nefiting the revenue thsre was really a reduction of a very considerable amount. Col. SYKES complained that generally the amount of these mail contracts was more than it ought to be. Sir V, NAPIER thought the mail packets should be BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and, after three clauses had been agreed to, Mr. DALGLISII moved that the chairman should report progress. On which the committee divided, when the numbers were— For the motion l2 Against it 75 Alt n j nr i f y Clauses 4 and 5 were then agreed to. Clause 6 was postponed. Clauses 7 up to 16 were agreed to. On clause 17, Sir J. FERGUSSON moved the omission of the clause, After some discussion relating to the remuneration o the registrars, the committge divided, when there appeared— Ayes 4B Noes Majority The amendment was therefore lost. The clause was then agreed to, as also were several other clauses, and the house resumed. THE RAILWAY CHEAP TRAINS BILL. -17 This bill passed through committee. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENT BILL This bill was read a second time. PASSING TOLLS BILL. The order for the second reading of this bill was dis• charged, and the bill was withdrawn. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The house adjourned at two o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. IPSWICH RACES—FRIDAY. The County Members' Plate (Handicap), of 50 sovs. winners extra. Half a mile. Mr. J. Ward's Maypole, 3 yrs, Est 101 b .. (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Godding's Gillyflower filly, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (T. French) 2 Mr. Sare's Stratagem, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Daley) 3 The following also ran :—Knightsbridge, Tadworth, and Sailor. Betting—Even on Maypole, 3 to a agst Stratagem, 6 to 1 agst the Gillyflower filly. Won by half a length ; a length between the second and third. The Welter Cup of 100 sovs, by subscription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared ; winners extra ; gen- tlemen. riders ; professionals Gib extra. One mile and a half. Ten subs. Mr. S. Jacobs's Glenluce colt, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (including 61b extra) Mr. Angell's The Greek, 4 yrs, lOst .... (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr, H. Jones's Friar of Apshall, aged, 9st 91b (including 111 b extras Betting-7 to 4on The Greek, 3to 1 agst the Glenluce colt, 4to 1 agst Friar of Apsball. Won by a length and a half ; a bad third. The Ipswich Nursery Handicap of 10 Boys each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two-yr •olds. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. C. Devon's Confidence, 7st Sib (A. Edwards) w.o. Mr. Gibb's Morella saved his stake, and Mr. Devon and Mr. Fleming divided the forfeits. The County of Suffolk Cup Stakes, by subscription of 10 sovs each; weight for age; certain penalties and allow ances; the winner to be sold for £6OO. Two 'miles. Five subs. Lord W. Powlett's Delusion, by Weatherbit, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) w. o. The Town Stakes of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; optional selling weights. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Fleming's Chelmsford, 2 yrs, 7st (t 150).... (Daley) 1 Mr. Arber's Tadw or th, 3 yrs , 7 st 31b (X3O) (A Edwards) 2 Mr. Fleming's Boadil, 2 yrs, 7st (X 150) (Hibberd) 3 Gillyflower filly, Stratagem, and Antelar also ran. Betting.—Even on Gillyflower filly, 2 to 1 agst Tad worth, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length, two lengths between the second and third ; a head between the third and fourth. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs ; three-yr olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st; five, 9st 61b; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles. Mr. C. Devon's Independence, 4 yrs, 9st (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Jones's Melior, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (J. 'Daley) 2 Mr. Swindell's Weatherbound, 7st.7lb,3yra(A.Edwards) 3 Mr. Bentley's Rattl esna k e, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Perry) 4 Betting.-6 to 4on Weatherbound, 2to . 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; bad third. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. •OODWOOI) STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Gridiron (offered) 10 to 1 agst Rattlebone (taken freely) 14 to 1 agat Avalanche (taken) 14 to 1 agst Stapleton (taken) 100 to 7 agat Tocher (taken freely) LIVERPOOL Cur. 7to 1 agst Weatherbound (taken) • Bto 1 agst Aston (offered) 12 to 1 agst Adam Bede (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—YESTERDAY, LIVERPOOL CUP. 7to 1 agst Aston (taken) 7to 1 agst Weatherbound (taken) 16 to 1 agst Horace (taken) 20 to 1 agst Chirper (taken) • GOODWOOD STAKES. 6to 1 ogst Gridiron (taken) 25 to 2 agst Tocher (taken) 20 to 1 agst Optomist (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cheesecake (taken) 20 to 1 agst Feodorowna (taken) 21 to 1 apt Conscript (taken) THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. • • .. July 10. Do. (via Marseilles) July 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York).. .. July 4. Canada, &C. (via Londonderry) .. July 27.. Cape o Good Hope, &c. • • .. July 1. China, Penang, • and Singapore (via S'ampton) July 2. Do. 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NEWBY.—On the 22d inst., at Burton, nearlfull, suddenly, Richard Newby, bsq., of Bradford, aged 56. WAnn.—On the 28 th inst., at Ivy House, Richmond, Sur. rey, Isaac Ward, Esq., aged 80. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO Y0U1.40 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in, the Precinot of the Savoy, in the omi,ty of MiddiPotex, Saturday, June 30, 1860.