The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-15 00:00:00

1110NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets has shown more animation during the last few days, and prices generally have exhibited symptoms of recovery from the late transient de pression. Sugars have improved about 6d. per cwt., while coffee has realised full values. The transactions in tea have been limited; prices, how ever, continue steady. The dealings in rice ave not been very extensive, but there has been a fair inquiry for fruit and spices at rather reduced values. Saltpetre has been dull, no dealings of any importance having been concluded. The tallow market has been more active and the transactions for consumption as well as on speculative account have been more numerous at a slight advance in prices. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was rather inactive, but prices remained without altera tion. The sales were about 7,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market business was more active, and quotations were in most instances a trifle higher. The demand for money is tolerably well main tained, but the applications are not so numerous as they were a few days ago. Full rates are still enforced for the negotiation of commercial bills. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. About £lOO,OOO worth of Mexican dollars have been purchased by the Go vernment for China. The Edinburgh, from New York, has been an nounced this morning with £64,103 in specie. A call of 20 per cent. is due to-day on the Great Northern Railway Debenture Stock. _ _ • The dividends has been advertised for payment on Peruvian 41 per Cent. external debt ; ditto Orica and Tacna, and on Portuguese 3 per Cents., An improvement is exhibited in the Bank of France return for the month ending yesterday ; there is an increase in the bullion, and a decrease iu the bills discounted. The market for Pablic Securities to-day has pre sented a quiet appearance, and increased depression has ensued. Notwithstanding the receipt of higher prices from the Paris Bourse, sales have been effected, and the funds have consequently receded -1 per cent., Consols being 931 ex. div. for account. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced are steady, at 93/ ; Long Annuities have receded to 17 ; India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is heavy, at 971 ; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto, at 1021; and Exchequer Bills are at par to 4s. prem. A fair amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices show less firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 771 ; ditto New, 591 601 ; Spanish Deferred are heavy at 384 ; Portuguese receded to 45, Mexican to 211 ; but Buenos Ayres Deferred are firm at 251, and Chilian 6 per Cents. at 104; 1 Tenezuelan remain at 241, and Brazilian 41 per Cents., 1860, at 871. The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 11 pm.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 11 prem.; and the Universal ditto, 1 I prem. The transactions in the Railway Share [Market have been on a very limited scale, and in several ;instances prices have shown further slight depres s ion. Great Western, North Western, 'South Western, Midland, and South Eastern have de e lined ss. London and _Blackwell and Brighton 1 Lave declined ss. The Forei n and Colonial Markets have been v ery quiet, San Paulo are steady at 13 ; Grand T runk of Canada have declined to 301 31 ; and Great . Western of Canada to 111 111- ; East Indian 'e steady at 102 i. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares art also a shade flatter. London and County have dec lined 10s. ; and Ottoman Bank ss. ; Australian Ag ,ricultural realise 30, and South Australian Land 35. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 pc 1' Cent. Reduced Annuities 94 i it 4 Ncc w 3 per Cent. Annuities . annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — I &to for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 17 1 ndia Stock . - Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent. II itto Debentures, 1858 961 D itto Bonds £l,OOO 7 d C 4T/sob for Account, 10th July 93} E. *[chequer Bills, £l,O00, 11d ' D At° £5OO par 2pm Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. B rasilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 .. B7 Ditto 4± per Cent. 1860 B7t Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip i d li aenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Deferred 0 Lillian 6per Cent. Ai exican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account G renada New Active, 31 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred ? ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account 8 panish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred ' Ditto Account 8 ipanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 41 3 'urkish 6 per Cent .. • Ditto Account Ditto New Loan - Ditto Account 'Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, ex div 934 f THE 111.AlLS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. .. • • • • • • Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) July 4. Bahamas and H a v ana ( v i a N e w York) .. • . July 4 - "CI ;nada, &c. (via Londonderry) .. .. •• June 13. 'Ca pe of G oo d H ope , &c... .. • . July 1. Vb ina, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 18. Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. Git.raltar (via Southampton) .. .. .. Overdue. LIU.), (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 18. Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. Incli% (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. • • Juno —. Do. (via Marseilles) • . • • June 20. Lisbm, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, Sm. . . .. July 5. Lisboa, Vigo, and Oporto - Mali a ,. E g ypt; and Aden (via Southampton) .. June 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 20. 1713 ited States, California, &o. (. is Cork) .. June 21. W. estern Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe • . June 10, IV est Indies and. Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. June 29. PREFERENCE SHARES. Shareßailways. !Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took lais seat on the wooLsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Central Wales Water, North and South Lanarkshire Roads, Marchburn, Kelso, and Lauder Road, and Bolton and St. Helen's Road Bills were read a second time. The Cilgwrgan, - Bettws, and Tregynon Road Bill was read a third time and passed, pas._ .4 CHURCH RATES Lord REDESDALE presentA 32 petitions against the abolition of Church-rates. _ _ The Earl of CORK presented petitions in favour of the abolition. Lord LYNDHURST presented a great many similar petitions. The Bishop of OXFORD presented petitions against the abolition without an equivalent. SETTLEMENT ON MARRIAGE OF MINORS. The LbaidifA.NCELLOlt brought in a bill to settle the dispute as to whether the 3 and 4 of Victoria, which was an act respecting the settlement in the marriage of minors, extended to Ireland. The present bill was defi nitely to extend the operations of the act to that part of the United Kingdom. CAST IRON GUNS. The Earl of CAMP ER DOWN asked the Under-Secre tary for War what number of cast iron guns had been rifled and delivered to the navy ; by whose advice cast-iron guns had been hooped and rifled ; what had been the results of the experiment upon cast-iron guns so treated, and whether the Ordnance Select Committee were consulted on the occasion and approved of rifling the guns in question. The noble earl said the question was one of considerable importance, as it was connected with the national defences. The noble earl then referred to the speech of Mr. Sidney Herbert, who had recently said that about 3,000 guns had been supplied to the navy, which example had been followed by the French Government. The Government had been recommended not to adopt the plan of hooping cast iron guns before the experiments had taken place, as they would all most certainly burst at the breech. The experiments which had taken place fully bore out the caution, as all the guns burst ; and as he understood a very large contract had been entered into by the Government for a supply of these guns, he wished to know who was responsible for such a proceeding. The Earl of RIPON said there were obvious reasons why he should not state the exact number of the guns referred to that had been supplied to the navy.. (Hear, hear.) No cast ironrifle had been delivered to the navy, as Sir W. Armstrong's guns were not constructed of cast iron. With respect to the next part of the question, relating to heaping cast-iron guns, Sir Wi liam Armstrong had been consulted and experiments made which had proved the principle was not successful, and the plan was abandoned. With respect to the last part of the question, the Ordnance Select Com n ittee had not been consulted. It was necessary to observe, as some mistaken notion was prevalent with respect to Sir 'William Armstrong's position, that he certainly was not a contractor to the Government. It was quite true that Sir William was a partner in a firm carrying on business at ElswiCk, but those were not the works from which the Government was supplied with the iron for the guns. (Hear, hear.) FURIOUS RIDING AND DRIVING BILL. The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved the second read ing of this bill, which was to alter the punishment for furious driving, which was now only forty shillings fine, into various terms of imprisonment, as might be deemed necessary by the judge. The noble marquis referred to a number of cases where death had been occasioned by the reckless driving of incompetent persons. The punishment that had hitherto been inflicted on parties found guilty of manslaughter; this, he thought, was totally inadequate. He knew of many cases, but in one he was particularly struck with this injustice. The party was tried and found guilty of man slaughter, and the recorder sentenced him to two months imprisonment. The next prisoner that was tried was for stealing a watch; he also was found guilty and sentenced to four years' penal servitude, clearly showing that the watch was more highly prized than the life of the unfortunate child that had been killed. He hoped their lordships would agree to the second reading of the bill, as it was one that was much required. The LORD CHANCELLOR opposed the bill, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock. ___ _ PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Cardiff Water Bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Inverness and Ross-shire Railway; Manchester and Mil ford Railway; and Royal Naval School. Mr. FOSTER moved that the report on the Caithness Roads (re-committed) Bill be considered on Monday next, provided amended prints have been lodged with the door keepers this day, which was agreed to. THIS DAY'S SITI_PP_ING. LONDON, Ju ne 15.—Wind this day at noon—Sonth ; `strong breeze, and cloudy weather, - with occasional heavy showers. NY S.W.—Arrived—D onna P LYMOUT H, June 14.—Wind Isabel, from Rio Janeiro. RAMSGATE, June 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived Jesephiue, from Gothenberg for Oran, leaky. BRIXHAM, June 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Elsinore, from Hamburg for Port-au-Prince; Wye, from London for Mogadore. DARTMOUTH, June 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived-- Heather Bell, from Hobart Town IN THE CHANNEL, June 15. —Exchange, from London for Copenhagen. QUEENSTOWN, June 14.—Arrived —Edinburgh , screw steamer, from New York. PLYMOUTH, June 15.—The Nevobey, from Stavanger to Leghorn, has put in here to. day very leaky, and must discharge. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind W. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning . Arrived—Ralph, from Swansea; Pet, from Scilly; Courier, and Wo n d er , s t eamers, f rom J e rsey; Temora, steamer, from Londo n; B e th es d a, f rom S un d e rland. Sailed—A rgus, for Scilly ; 1 1 . nora, steamer, for Dublin ; Isabella, Me n t nor, and Oak, for Sunderland. (By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRATEgEND, Friday Morning. Wind E. by S. ; tide last hour's ebb ; weather showery. Arrived, June, June 15 —Rosina Claypole, from Jamaica ; "Samaritan, from Antwerp ; Arthur, from Libau ; Two Broders. from llooksiel; Zwantina, from Gothenburg; Maria Beespa, from Rostock; Anderkin, from Cimbrits haven • Mary, from . Oporto. Sailed, June 15 —Risetine Elise, for Fune9 Iretro de Boys, for Calcutta. . DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind, S.S.W.; light. Passed, June 14—Moravian, from London, for Port Phillip. Passed outside the Goodwin Sands—Empress of India, from London, for Bombay; Sir Devoir, from Calcutta, for :;London. Private letters received in Paris from Naples 'state that the King, Francis 11., has resolved to grant the people of the Two Sicilies a constitution on the model o f that by which the Emperor Louis Napoleon governs the French. The basis of this constitution is to be universal .suffrage. This news, however, has not been confirmed, nor is any faith attached to this - tardy concesion of the Nea politan Government. In French circles people will have it that prince Alfred of England is to be King of Sicily ;rived )ring st are have rerent :s are -oved, r-olds iority mong s for , vie w to arry lera- SHARE MAREET-(TBIS DAY.)• ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. Shares ItcAlways. 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 121 in stock stock stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stoc., stock stock stook stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock West L0nd0n......... Do Ist class ....... Do 2nd class ....... Worcester &Hereford. Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon 'ork, idrock., &Passage Cornwall A gets no div Do A C until 6pc per tn Do B hasbeen pd. toB 'Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A. late EU3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh Glasgow Min. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness .... Giese'. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Po do A stock Po do 11 do Gt. S. t W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gas. stock Irish Sonth-ea stern Lancashire & Torkshir London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. &S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. & 'th. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskt Man. Sleet. & Lin , oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do 1 shares Metropolitan Midland Do ilrming. & Derby G. W. of Ireland Doi shares '311 , 1 Kent ......... Do, Cray Line \'ewcastle and C Irlisle New., Aber. & Herefd Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk.. N hn. Counties Union North British.. vor.Dev.Rail&Dk.sto.3* D A stk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock ..... Nth. Eastern—Berwick, Dodo, G. N. E. purchase, no Leeds ....... 1 Do Yor' , North London North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles . Portsmouth Rhymney ...... • • Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinfybourne & Sheer. South Devon .... • South Eastern • • • • • South Wales ...... • • • • S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok IStockton & Darlington Do do Stockton Lk Hartlepool Taff Vale ........ .. Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavent k&Rall Ulster •• - Do VAe of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim 1 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick IWest C Nrnwall 8 84 74 76 111 12 61 a 103 105 91 91i 8 9 151 161 54 55 36 38 25 27 77i 78i 29} 301 103 105 113 115 113 115 130 133 112& 113 est 691 60 65 10t1 1041 704 71i [144 1151 11 12 014 1(1/ ip 93 94 10 11 41 41} 24 2 d 1161 117 94 96 10 11 7 Oti 54 56 31 3 d al 61/ 951 d 51 1 521 84 811 104 104 131 131. 91 91 61 61 41 46 114 116 331 341 67 89 49 51 4 3 d 43 45 i 85 851 67 69 78 80 6 8 381 391 81 9 p, 55r 3..p d 53 58 10 11 5 1 61 2 1 d 1041 71 1141 1011 i 931 1 11Q 17 18t (Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at 'kw & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledou £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Chun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per of. stock. Eastern 17ni0n,4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4p. c. ua. S. &D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 4i p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Ntl. of Scotid. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Prof. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. (t W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do d e 5 p. ct. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.sti..s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.(o. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gma. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 r. No. 4 Do. do. 41- per cen'. Do. do. 44 p. c. shares.. Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) Lon. Chat, and Dover.. Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct..... Lon. & 5.W,7 p. ct. stock Londondy. & Cole. sh. Londony. & Ennis. sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. X 6 Do. 3+ per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Mary ^ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Lela & Hit. pref. st. Newport, Aber. &c.pref. 5 p.c.redeem. at 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p. c. with option till 1R66 Do. till 1869, Ist is Do. do. 2d Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. c. Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. IJn. g. pf. shs Do. do. do. Nth .Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. N-East Con &Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. a Ist g. Do. Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d gun.. Rhyroney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,guaxp.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed p.c. Ist is south Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Stock & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd Kilkny, 6p. c 96 98 110 t 103 • 5/ 51 101 103 112 115 10 112 110 112 109 111 125 127 81 83 110 112 90 92 75 76 tlB 120 116 113 111 112 104 106 86 88 97 99 101 102 89 91 91 93 103 103 91 101 17 18 101 101 74 76 191 201 9 10 14/ 15 139 141 [l6 118 116 118 140'145 116 118 103 105 154 157 132 136 68 70 .21 22 116 118 1521 1571 12 124 126 128 4 iP 68 70 iP 140 142 102 10t I 1 P 94 98 9i- 10k 111 121 110 112 i IPI 91 93 96 97 1 d 23 24 ' 124 125 1120 123 73 75 10 11 23i 24 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 331 34i 33 34 44 48 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RailwayS. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... Chester & Holyhead.. Do. do. 5i per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,z.6 p.c. E.l.Tnion,Harwich She Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils - ,Dia Do. New.. Gloster& Dean . O;[.est, Hartlpool.Dok.& Rail. Bull and Selby Do. Shares ....: Do. Shares „. •• • Lanc.& Carl. gua.s London & Greenwich Do. Preference .. • • • • Lon.,Tilby.& So ut end. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. a. Do. 6 per cent ...... • l‘fanc.,Buxtn. & Mark.' Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock .. • • • e • • • • Newmarkt..BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. C. Northn.et Bastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent . • . • D o . Fixed 5 per cent. iTorth Western ...... Preston and Wyre. Do. Stares ....... A.I Roystn.Hiteb., Sbrewsbryez Hereford' Do. Do. _ . South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon & Croydn 100 ICaledonln 100 IDo. . . all iGt. West. all iYk.N.dalr, alt IYk.N. Md.' all 'Do. all Do. 100 Ln.&N.W, 100 IS. East ' 100 Do. 100Peto & Co I 100 Nfbrfolk 100 IDo. all NIV&M 100 Midland 5. 5. 6 E.Connts all Do. t o Do. all Do. all Midland 1,6,1‘1V1 all k L.Yk. all Do. 100 Gt. North 100 T.l3rassey 1 ...... all 31‘Clean .. 100 Gt..Weat. L.&Brgtn DOCKS. Plii4 I Leasing \Closing Business *: I Co.'s Price. Done. • Ln &N.W Ln &N.W 96 98 Do. 5ll 52 Do. 125 127 Do . 113 115 Caledonin 103 105 E.U.&E C 16 17 Gt. North. 138 140 E.Counta.i 41 41 ,111 113 '207 210 63 65 115 120 94 97 21 31 96 98 * i 1 3 55 57 14i 15 135 133 102 104 lo P l l 11 92 94 n ------ Closing Business Share' Docks. raid. Fri ,. Done. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.lllln lOO stock East and West Indies l'.',Q stock London lOO stock St. Katharine lOO stock Southampton 1100 stock Victoria • ~ I 100 100 102 1 30 Do New ....... ....... .! ; id IP 97 61 8 1041 911 114/ 131 1H 13i THE SUN, JJONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1860.- RI) EDITION. ,t'UN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. vice on the Lord's-day. And for the more effectual proceeding herein, we do hereby direct and command all our judges of assize and justices of the peace to give strict charges at their respective assizes and sessions, for the due prosecution and punish ment of all persons that shall presume to offend in. any of the kinds aforesaid ; and also of all persons that, contrary to their duty, shall be remiss or negligent in putting the said laws in execution; and that they do, at their respective assizes and quarter sessions of the peace, cause this our Royal Proclamation to be publicly read in open court im mediately before the charge is given. Given at our Court a t Buckingham Palace, this ninth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty. GOD save the QUEEN.: FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 27. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Francis Hastings Gilbert, now British Consul at Scutari, in Albania, to be her Majesty's Consul for the Province of Scutari. JUNE 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Hay Drummond, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, to be her Majesty's Resident to the Emperor of Morocco. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 14. The Quoen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James Galbraith as Vice-Consul at Glasgow, for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 15. Sth Regiment of Foot—Major-General Eaton Monins to to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Roderick Mac neil, removed to 78th Regiment. 78th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General Roderick Macneil, from the Bth Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieut.- General Sir Wm. Chalmers, C. 8., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 15. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant William Digby Wentworth to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wel stead, who retires ; Cornet Clavering Redman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wentworth. 7th Light Dragoons—Cornet Herbert Owen Johnes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. Caryl Craven Molyneux, promoted. 18th Light Dragoons—Cornet Townley Fatten Hume Ma cartney Filgate to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harris, who retires. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieutenant Leonard Griffiths, on the Supernumerary List, to be Second Captain. Coast Brigade of Artillery —Lieutenant William Crawford to be Quartermaster, vice Anderson, who resigns the Quarterrnastership only. Royal Engineers—Second Captain Charles Elwin Harvey to be Adjutant, vice Gordon, who resigns the Adjutancy only. Coldstream Guards—Lieutenant and Captain the Hon. William Henry A. Fading to be Captain and Lieute nant-Colonel, by purchase, vice George, Lord Bingham, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant William Wynne to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. W. H. A. Feilding; Arthur Wilbraham, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wynne. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Charles George Tottenham to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel by purchase, vice Haygarth, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant Henry Hardinge Denne Stracey to be Lieu tenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Tottenham ; Charles Arthur Wynne, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieute nant, by purchase ,vice Stracey. Bth Regiment of Foot—Captain Robert Gordon Sanders Mason, from the 51st Foot, to be Captain, vice Souter, who exchanges. 9th Foot—Ensign Harry Elmsh . rst to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Coote, who retires. 12th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Augustus Fitz Gerald to be Captain, by purchase, vice J. R. Palmer, who retires ; Ensign Henry Magee to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fitz Gerald ; Lieutenant John Soame Richardson to be Adjutant, vice Fitz Gerald, promoted. 16th Foot—Ensi g n Currer Fothergill Busfeild to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Whitlam, who retires. 17th Foot—Lieutenant William Robinson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Langford, who retires; Ensign Henry Grey MacGregor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robinson. 18th Foot—John Bradley, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Talbot, who retires. 19th Foot—Edward Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Williams, promoted. 25th Foot—Captain Stanley John Lowe, from the 81st Foot, to be Captain, vice Magrath, who exchanges; John Ireland Dobson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase ; Elliott Christie Charles Farnall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Vivian, promoted. 27th Foot—Surgeon George Peacocke, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Todd, deceased. 34th Foot—Charles Albert Leslie Attila French, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walker, promoted. 51st Foot—Captain Thomas George Souter, from the Bth Foot, to be Captain, vice Mason, who exchanges. 59th Foot—Lieutenant George Joy to be Captain, by pur chase, vice King, who retires; Ensign Gerald Fitz Gib bon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Joy ; Ensign Arthur William Ball, from the 11th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Fitz Gibbon. 60th Font—Lieutenant Llewellen Edmund Traherne has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission ; The Honourable Ralph Abercromby, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Steward, who retires. 70th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Hession, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Rogers, appointed to the Staff. 79th Foot—Walter Douglas Somerset Campbell, Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomson, appointed to the 2d Dragoons. 81st Foot—Captain Frederick Augustus Magrath, from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lowe, who exchanges. 83d Foot—Lieutenant William Minhear to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gandy, who retires. 84th Foot—Ensign Norcliffe, Gilpin, from the 37th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Simpson, promoted. 94th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Charles Elliot to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Tod, who retires ; Ensign Bra baron Pilkington to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Elliot. 100th Foot—Lieut. Richard L. Bayliff to be Captain, by purchase, vice Swift, who retires; Ensign John Gibbs Ridout to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bayliff. 3d West India Regiment —John Lever, Gent., to be E.n sig,n, by purchase, vice Clifton, promoted. Gold Coast Artillery Corps.—George Kerr Ross, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Horner, promoted. STAIT.—Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K C. 8., having the local rank of Lieutenant-General in China, to be Commander of the Forces serving in China. COMMISSARIAT :DEPARTMENT. Commissariat: Clerks Herbert Chamherlayne Smith and James Hall to be Deputy Assistants-Commissary-General. awarded, for the schooner Kingston, late Cortes, captured on the 16th April, 1858, by her Majesty's gunboat For ward ; also, the proceeds received, and tonnage bounty awarded, or the slave vessel Marianne, captured on the 22d March, 1858, by her Majesty's ships Styx and Jasper. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said award, are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize B ra n c h of the Department of the "Accountant -General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset- House." BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Charles Sharphouse Duggan, wholesale stationer, New ington-causeway, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. Henry Cooper, shoe manufactur er , 10 A , G rea t Cam bridge-street, Hackney-road,i to surrender, June 29, at half-past twevle, and July 27, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Charles Allen, grocer, Risca Monmouthshire, June 26 and July 24, at eleven, at the iristol District Court. John Mowbray, baker, Sherwood-rise, Radford, Notting ham, June 28, and July 19, at eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Henry Pratt Ballard and Samuel Newsome, ribbon manufacturers, June 29 and July 20, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Joseph Fulford, brewer, Manchester, June 28 and July 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Ge( rse Seaton, currier, K;ngston-upon-Hull, July 4 and Aug 1, at twelve, at the Townhall, Kingston-upon:Hull._ Morris Cohen, 'dealer in glass, Landport, Hants, June 27, at one, and July 30, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles England, currier, Bartonupon-Humber, Lin colnshfre, July 4 and August 1, at twelve, at the Town hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. _ . . William Albert Stapley, shoe mercer, Old Compton street, Soho, June 28, at half-past eleven, and July 25, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Robert Desmond Sullivan, shipowner, lately of Suffolk, now residing in Edinburgh. John Smith, innkeeper, Stewarton, Ayrshire. John Gillan and Co., wine and spirit merchants, Banff shire. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented from members of the Roman Catholic religion, in favour of an alteration of the laws relating to the registration of births, deaths, and mar riages ; from the inhabitants of Southwark in favour of and against Sunday trading—(laughter) ; from different sects of dissenters praying for as alteration in the 4th clause of the Census Act; against the continuance of the opium trade with China, &c. ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH) BILL. On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, the house went into committee on this bill. Mr. MURE moved the following :—" That upon the death or removal of any of the present ministers of any of the above-mentioned thirteen churches, the successor or successors of such minister or ministers shall not be entitled to a salary or stipend of more than £550 ler annum until such time as the Commissioners named in this Act shall have made such provisions as they may deem expe • dient for payment of a salary or stipend, amounting to not more than £55) per annum, to the ministers to be nominated by them to the Tolbooth Church and the Old Church under the powers by this Act conferred upon the said Commissioners. The hon. and learned member said that the object of his amendment was to give the commissioners the power to deal with the salaries of the successors of the present in cumbents of the two churches in question. After a few words from the LORD ADVOCATE, The clause and the amendment, with some verbal altera tions, were agreed to. Clause 15 was agreed to wit'aout discussion. and clause 16 was postponed after some remarks from Mr. Blackburn, the Lord-Advocate, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Black, Mr. Hadfield, Sir Graham Montgomery, Mr. C. Bruce, and Mr. Mure. Clause 17, with some alterations, was agreed to, as well as clause 18‘. On Clause 19, The LORD-ADVOCATE moved some verbal omissions, and the clause was agreed to, and also clause 20. Clause 21 was postponed. Clauses 22, 23, and 24 were agreed to. On clause 25, The LORD A nVO CATE moved the following addition : —Page 12, line 7, after " acts," insert " and the right in security created by this act in avour of the creditors in the said annuities are hereby declared to be postponed to the rights in security created by the recited acts, in so far as relates to the property thereby disponed or assigned for the security of the said creditors of the city, and the rights of the said creditors in relation thereto." The clause, as amended, was agreed to. Clauses 26 and 27 were agreed to. Some discussion took place on clause 28, which has re ference to the payment of the second minister of the church of Montrose, in the course of which, Mr. C. BRUCE proposed that the stipend of the clergy men should be £3lO, instead of £250 a year, and proposed an amendment to that effect. Mr. BAXTER contended that so far from the income of the minister in question being reduced, it would be con siderably. augmented. He suggested that the amendment should be withdrawn. Mr. C. BRUCE declined acceding to the suggestion of the hon. member, as he thought his proposal was fair and reasonable. After a few remarks from Sir G. Trelawny, Mr. Mare, and the Lord Advocate, the committee divided, and there appeared — For the amendment 42 Against it Majority —2B The amendment was accordingly lost. Sir J. TR ELA.WNEY considered that a certain amount of accommodation should be provided, and suggested the introduction in the clause of a provision to that effect. If such were not agreed to, the poor in Edinburgh would be deprived of the means of attending divine worship in the same way as they were in different parts of this country. The clause was agreed to. Some clauses were added to the bill, and the preamble was agreed to. The chairman reported progress, and the house resumed, but adjourned at a quarter to 4 o'clock. The house resumed at 6 o'clock, and was [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING). BY THE QUEEN—A PROCLAMATION. For the Encouragement of Piety and Vir tue, and for the preventing and punishing of Vice, Profanen ess, and Immorality. VICTORIA R.—We most seriously and religiously con sidering that it is our indispensable duty to be careful above all other things, to preserve and advance the honour and service of Almighty God, and to discourage and sup press all vice, profaneness, debauchery, lad immorality, which are so highly displeasing to God, and so great a re proach to our religion and Government : To the intent therefore, that religion, piety, and good manners may flourish and increase under our administration and govern ment, we have thought fit, by the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Proclamation, and do hereby declare our royal purpose and resolution to discountenance and punish all manner of vice, profaneness, and immorality, in all persons of whatsoever degree or quality within this our realm : And we 'do expect and require, that all persons of honour, or in place of authority, will give good example by their own virtue and piety, and to their utmost contribute to the discountenancing persons of dissolute and immoral lives : and we do hereby strictly enjoin and prohibit all our loving subjects, of what degree or quality soever, from playing, on the Lord's Day, at dice, cards, or any other game whatsoever, either in public or private houses, or other plao3 or places whatsoever : and we do hereby re quire and command them, and every of them, decently and reverently to attend the worship of God on every Lord's Day. Our further pleasure is, and we do hereby strictly charge and command all our judges, mayors, she riffs, justices of the peace, and all other our officers and Ministers, both ecclesiastical and civil, and all other our sub:Acts whom it may concern, to be very vigilant and strict in the discovery and the effectual prosecution and punish-. ment of all persons who shall be guilty of dissolute, immo ral, or disorderly practices; and that they takecare also effec tually to suppress all public gaming houses and places, and lewd and other disorderly houses ; and also to suppress and prevent all gaming whatsoever, in public or private houses, on the Lord's-day; and likewise that they t a k e e ff ectual care to prevent all persons keeping taverns, or other public houses whatsoever, from selling wine, beer, or other `liquors, or receiving or permitting guests to be or re main in 81,141 their houses, in the time of Divine ser . HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon-Major John Atkins Davis, retired upon half pay Royal Artillery, to have the honorary rank of Deputy Inspec-or- General of Hospitals, in accordance with the Royal Warrant of Ist Octeber, 1858. Assistant-Surroon Thomas John Murphy, from the 60th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hession, appointed to the 70th Foot. Assistant. Surgeon Henry James Rogers, from the 70th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dickson, resigned. BREVET. - The Commission of Brevet -Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Henry Laye, Depot Battalion, as Major in the Army, to be antedated to the 12th November, 1817, such antedate to give no claim to back pay. Br 4 v , t - Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Henry Laye to be Colonel in the Army. Captain 'William Joseph Fitzmaurice Stafford, 36th Bengal Native Infantry, to be Major in the Army. Second Captain James Bevan Edwards, Royal Engi neers, to be Major in the Army. The unclermentiomed promotions to take place consequent on the death of Lieutenant-General Sir William Chalmers, C. 8., Colonel of the 78th Foot, on the 2nd June, 1860: Major-General Alexander Kennedy Clark Kennedy, C. 8., Colonel of the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant- General. Brevet-Colonel Robert Blucher Wood, C. 8., from Lieu tenant-Colonel half-pay 97th Foot, serving as colonel on the Staff of the Army, to be Major-General. Brevet-Major Charles Parke Ibbetson, Captain half pay 89th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Edward Thornbrou,.h Parker Shewen, Royal Marines to be Major. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 15. Honourable Artillery Company of London—Sergeant Philip Dorset Goepel to be Lieutenant. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 15. Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Prescott, K.C.8., has been appointed to receive a pension of £l5O a year, as pro vided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June, 1851, vacant by the death, on the Bth instant, of Admiral Edward Hawker, and the name of Admiral Sir Henry Prescott has been removed to the Reserved Half-pay List accordingly; and, in consequence of this removal, the fol lowing promotions, to date from the 9th instant, have this day taken place : Vice. Admiral Edward Wallis Hoare, on the Reserved List, to be Admiral on the same List. Vice-Admiral of the Red Edward Harvey to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Francis Erskine Loch to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue William James Hope Johnstone to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear -Admirals Thomas Martin, Henry Edwards, on the Reserved List, to be Vice-Admirals on the same list. Rear -Admiral of the Red Si r Ch ar l es Howe Fremantle, K.C.8., to be V ice-Admiral of the Blue. • Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue John Kingcomo to be Rear- Admiral of the White. Captain Robert Spencer Robinson to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired lice-Admirals John Thompson, John Hollinworth, are entitled to the rank and title of Retired Admini, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of the 7th May, 1858. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the A c t 7th an d Bth Vi c t or i a , cap. 32, for the week ending on W e d nes d ay , th e 13th d a y of June, 1860 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ......£2,909,910 , Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,431,910 Silver Bullion .... £29,909,910' ) BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi - . ____ __ _ Government Seen tal .............. X] 4.t553,009 rifles (including Rest .............. 3,23 !,519 Dead WeightAn- Public Deposits On - nuity) eluding Exeue - Other Securities quer, Sayings' Notes Banks, Commis - . Gold and Silver missioners of Na- Coin . lima' Debt, and Dividend 8,429,2 1 26 counts) ...... A • • c • - • Oth er Deposits. •• • 12,411, •15 Seven Day and 659,243 other Bills ...... X 29,909,910 739,659 £30,286,103 ➢I. 1 £39,28d,103 :ARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated June 11, 18G0. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant -General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, June 13, 1860. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations ar e now bring made for the intended distribution of proceeds received, and tonnage bounty LAW IN2'ELLIGENOE.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) PEARCE V. LEVY. This was an action by the plaintiff, a marine store dealer, against the defendant, the proprietor of a cheap newspaper, for libel. The libel complained of was a comment upon the plain tiff's case when it was before the magistrate in the city. After a very humorous speech from Mr. Edwin James for Mr. Levy, The jury found a verdict for the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.--( THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) Eve Bennett, 40, widow, was indicted for feloniously and maliciously setting fire to a certain dwelling-house, with intent to defraud the Phcenix Fire Insurance Company. The facts of this case were simply, that in December last a policy of insurance was effected with the Pho3nix Insur ance Companyfor £3OO upon certain premises in West-street, Gordon-square. On the day of the fire prisoner's husband was seen to leave the house early in the evening of the fire, and the prisoner also left very shortly after him. Two separate fires were afterwards discovered, one in the shop, and the other in the kitchen, which it was supposed by the company could not have occurred by accident. The com pany refused to pay the claim sent in for the damage done, and from circumstances that afterwards transpired the pri soner was charged with unlawfully causing the fire. A number of witnesses having been examined to prove the charge against the prisoner, Mr. Giffard, on the part of the prisoner, took an objection to the form of the indictment against the prisoner. It set forth that the company was a corporation which it was not. The learned judge said he had the power to make an amendment to meet the objection. The amendment having been made to the indictment, Mr. Giffard again objected that the act of Parliament, under which the objection was made, did not apply to such cases as the present. Baron Bramwell overruled the objection. Mr. Giffard then submitted there was no proof of arson, as it was not sufficient to say the floor was scorched. Mr. Sleigh—The evidence said the floor was " charred." Mr. Giffard—" Charred" will not do. Baron Bramwell thought that a place could not be " charred" without being burned, and said there was quite enough evidence to go to a jury. Mr. Giffard then addressed the jury, but a verdict had not been returned when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A PUGILIST.—AN UNFORTUNATE WATCH.—John Donovan, described as a pugilist, and Eliza James were charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing a silver hunting-watch, of the value of £4, the property of Mr. Francis Morris, greengrocer, of Crown street, Soho, and Liquorpond-street. The prosecutor said that, on his return from Hampton races yesterday evening, he called in at the Boar and Castle, Oxford-street, where the prisoners, who were occa sional customers at his shop, were. They asked him to give them something to drink, which he did, and then left the house. As soon as he got outside he missed his watch, which had been broken from the chain. He went back and charged them, but he had no doubt the watch had been passed to a third person, as it was not found. It was a most unfortunate watch, as it had been stolen two or throe times before. Mr. Beadon--What is the prisoner Donovan ? Prosecutor— Oh, he's evidently a thief—but he calls him self a pugilist. Tho watch was a very nice one. (Laugh ter.) It's been a good deal of trouble to me, but I think it's all over with it now—(laughter) —and it won't bother me much mote. Mr. Beadon said he wculd remand the prisoners for a week. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, JUNE 15. '1 he Royal Mail steamer Persia, Captain Judkins, which left New York on the 6th inst., arrived here at 9.40 a.m. She brings 232 passengers, 729,766 dols. for England, and 301,910 dols. for Havre. She landed all her mails, and sailed again for Liverpool. All well. The Turin Gazette says that an officer of the Neapolitan court, named Bosco, has left for Sicily, declaring his intentioa of either killing Garibaldi (in a duel it is to be supposed) or being killed by him. The same journal asserts that the Neapolitan Government has set a price of 20,000 ducats (85,000 f.) upoli the head of Garibaldi. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 12th day of June, 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of the British pos sessions in America Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies, —s —d Average price of the foregoing 26s 91d COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuts DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 17 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 35 liaml:urgh Paris Ditto Varseilles 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine —117 i Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 35 251 'faclrid Cadiz .. —49 i Leghorn — 30 371 30 421 Milan — 25 40 25 45 Genoa — 25 40 25 45 Naples Palermo — • • • • Messina — Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — •• •• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0.•• ~ 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 0 0 South American Doublons NE IV TOR .R 8 CBS.—( This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SELLING HANDICAP. Gammon Gay Girl Creeper Ten ran. LYME PARK STAKES. Lady Clifden Lopcatcher Two ran. SOUTH LANCASHIRE STAKES. Duneany .. Master Bagot .. Libellous.... 3 0 Eight ran. MANOR PLATE. Spicebox Weasel Montrose 3 Five ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YESTERDAY.) THE NAVY. On t! e order of the day for going into committee of supply on the navy estimates, Mr. LINDSAY moved the following motion :—" That, with a view to greater efficiency in war and less expenditure in peace, it is the opinion of this house that more prompt and effective measures should be adopted to complete the re serves of marines and seamen for her Majesty's navy." Mr. LIDDELL said that great dissatisfaction was felt from the non-establishment of school ships, and he believed there was only one school ship in existence. Lord C. PAGET said there had been several communi. cations between the Admiralty and the Board of Trade re specting the school ships. There were two classes of those ships—namely, the ships exclusively for the navy and the mixed school ships ; the ship Eagle, which had been sent to Southampton, being of the former description. Mixed school ships the Admiralty had not sent to Southampton nor anywhere else, wishing to pause for a while and see how the school ships exclusively for the navy succeeded. Surely the Government was entitled to take their time and watch results before they ventured rashly to expend the public money. With respect to the naval reserve, it was making fair progress, and would get on faster only that theyrefusedall but first-rate seamen. The proof of this was that shipowners were most anxious to get reserve men-- the Great Eastern being, if possible, to be at least half manned from that source. With respect to enrolling young mercantile officers in the naval reserve, it had certainly rather a taking aspect, but he doubted whether it would be of much use in getting the 20,000 men which his honourable friend had promised. The con dition of the petty officers on board men-of-war was already very much improved, and as to the question of discipline, a bill would be shortly introduced considerably modifying the articles of war. The reserve was going on very fairly, but th y had determined to take no second class men, as they believed that certain recent unfortunate occurrences had arisen from a too indiscriminate enlistment. There were now 9,000 boys training for the navy ; in addition there was the following reserve :—Coastguard, 6,642 men ; naval re serve (now), 1,105 men; royal naval cast volunteers, 7,007 ; marines on shore, 6,084 ; making a total of 23,831 men, exclusive of marines and sailors, afloat. The St. George was being fitted for sea, and although only a few days in commission was already half manned, and there were the Hecate, Torch, and other vessels also getting manned with great facility. These were then our present forces at home. He should have greatly preferred not to have addressed the house until after the hon. and gallant admiral the member for Southwark had spoken on the sub ject, as it was very much the practice of the hon. and gal lant gentleman to wait for him (Lord C. Paget), and then take him to task when he had no opportunity of replying. (Laughter.) In conclusion, however, he would assure the house that no exertions should be spared by the Admiralty in endeavouring to get up these reserves as quickly as pos sible. (Hear, hear.) Admiral WALCOTT saidlhe thought that greater advan t ages ought to be held out in the naval service in the shape of incentives to emulation, increase of wages, and a liberal pension at the expiration of a certain period of service. At the present time, owing to their indiscriminate treatment of good and bad seamen alike, we now experienced a defi ciency of men. He would again urge on the Admiralty the great importance of entering boys at ages between 1 I and 16 to the extent of 2,000 to 3,000 every year. That arrangement would be found to conduce very greatly to the efficiency of the service, and for that purpose training ships ought to be established at Plymouth, Woolwich, Chatham, and Deptford, and our principal 'mercantile ports. Were that done, he would stake his professional fame on it, our naval supremacy would never fade. Sir C. NAPIER, in alluding to the observation of the Secretary to the Admiralty (Sir C. Paget), that he (the hon. and gallant admiral) always rose to address the house after the noble lord had done speaking, said that he generally spoke very early in the debate ; but if he did on any occa sion follow the noble lord, it was because he was taught by experience to do so. He thought the noble lord had given very unsatisfactory replies to the able speech of his hon. friend (Mr. Lindsay), who had stated most distinctly and clearly that the recommendations of the Manning Commis sion had not been carried into execution. That commission recommended a reserve of 60,000 men, not including the 5,000 additional marines and 5,000 men on leave on other stations. The noble lord admitted that we had only 23,000 men, but the house would not include in that calculation the men in the different ports and dockyards. If the noble I lord had read the report of the Manning Commission, he 1 would have found that the number recommended was in ad dition to those men. The commissioners also hoped that the coastguard would be speedily raised, but that had not been done ; and it had not been done because too many re strictions had been imposed. Those who were entrusted with the management of the coastguard had pointed out that the term of service was too long, and that therefore they could not get the men. The commission recommended 12,000 men as the number required, but the noble lord ad mitted they had only 6,800, and it was now nearly a year since the report of the commission was made. At the pre sent moment we were not in very favourable relations with other powers; and if things should get worse on the Con tinent, how were they to man the fleet on an emer gency ? His hon. friend behind him (Mr. Lindsay) had said of the 4,000 men recommended by the commission to be raised in addition to those on the guard ships and flag shipsond all the men scattered about for various purposes in our ports, we had not a single one. Well, then, what reserve really had we ? Of the numbers recommended by the commission we bad only 3,182 men upon whom they could rely, and who were ready to be called out on an emer • gency. In the tenders there were 576, in the district ships' companies, able and ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys, they had 1,873 more. His hon. friend (Mr. Lindsay) asked with great propriety who were to officer the 20,000 royal volunteers when they got on board, and recommended that officers from the merchant service should be employed. Those officers were not to be paid, and he only asked for them that they should be allowed a simple decoration, such as an arrow on the arm. Those officers would accompany the crews in the fine ships of the merchant service, and would say to them, " I am a reserve officer, why should you not be a reserve seaman f" He believed there was only the prejudice of those in office against such a proposal, and, for his own part, he thought the plan was a plain and sensible one. If some such system were not adopted, and any sud den emergency arose, we should be obliged to man our ships with convicts, the sweepings of the gaols, and what were called "Lord Mayor's" men. (Laughter.) If the Admi ralty had taken proper steps to take up the men who had deserted, to establish naval prisons in the different ports to punish them for that desertion, and to publish proper laws for their punishment, he believed we should have very little desertion. The noble lord said he was devising new laws, but he was a very long time about it. His hon. friend had also recommended a higher grade of petty officers. At pre sent the difference between the seamen and the petty officers was not sufficiently great, nor the difference between the petty officer and the warrant officer. A seaman had nothing to look forward to but a boatswain, a gunner, or a carpen ter, except in time of war, when he might have an oppor tunity of distinguishing himself by some gallant action. The condition of officers of the grades he had referred to should be raised, and that e'Revnly to be done by raising their pay. It was to be rese,er i Sel also that school ships had not been established. elle noble lord on that point only urged that it would cost too much money, and that the ships would have to be provided with batteries. What the devil did they wata with batteries ? (Laughter.) The ques tion was, were those ships necessary for the service of the country. If they were, it was the duty of the Government to provide them at any cost. The Government had also ne glected to carry out the recommendations of the commission with regard to the seaman's fund and savings bank for the men at the several forts, by which their savings would be relieved from the liability of being plundered. As regarded the manning of the navy, the Great Eastern, the Peninsu lar and Oriental Company, and other great steam naviga tion companies found no difficulty in manning their vessels, and it was a disgrace to the country that her Majesty's fleet could not be manned. The great steam companies had no difficulty in getting seamen to go to the coast of Africa, the West Indies, or any other part of the world, and it was a disgrace to the country that vessels of her Majesty's navy could not be manned with the same facility. The Admiralty ought to adopt some means for popularising the royal navy, and he would also impress upon them the necessity of train ing boys for the service, because, although that might in volve a large expense, it was preferable to that system of cobbling which had gone on since the peace, without any satisfactory result whatever. He expressed himself the more strongly on these subjects because at present confu sion prevailed, not only in Sicily and in the East, but he might say throughout the world. He believed that money had much better be spent in strengthening our navy than in fortifying our ports and towns. (Hear, hear.) For tifying our coasts would be entirely useless, because the Emperor Napoleon, if he intended to invade this country, would not be such a bloc khead as to attack fortifications, but he would find places at which to land on the east and south shores of England. The only proper, and the only British way of defending the country was by having a well.- manned and well-disciplined navy. (Cheers.) Mr. BEN TINCK entirely concurred with the hon. mem ber for Sunderland in the opinion. that the Board of Admi ralty had not exerted themselves to the utmost to carry out the recommendations of the Manning Commission, but the question was to whom did the blame principally attach? The board were no doubt directly responsible, but they had many difficulties to contend against, and lie contended that the blame actually rested with the house. It was the real culprit, because to its utter indifference to that question was to be traced the absence of the required exertions on the part of the Admiralty. The Admiralty, like other de partments of the Government, had to deal with that incon venient personage the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who often starved departments in order to balance his accounts. It was almost too much to expect gentlemen opposite would run the risk of breaking up their Government by having a downright quarrel with the Ch e of the Exchequer, and therefore it rested with the house to deal with the matter, Unfortunately, however, while an attendance of 500 or GOO members could be readily obtained when any trifling party question arose, the house was almost deserted whert4tiley came to discuss important questions relating to the navy ; and unless the house put some pressure upon the Admiralty the present wretched system would continue, and the same want of energy would be displayed. By a false, penny. wise economy they spoilt the effect of all they did, and this, in fact, was the whole difficulty. Be must say it was a disgrace to the country that there should be the slightest delay in procuring sufficient men for the navy; and he thought the Government ought at oace to say whether they disagreed with the recommendations of the Mannl* Commission, and if they did not, whether they were prepared to carry them out. He concurred entirely with the gallant admiral that to attempt to defend the country by fortifications was utter insanity. It would be a waste of money to construct fortifications, and, as regarded all practical purposes, the money so spent might be as well thrown into the Thames. (Hear, hear.) An efficient fleet, costing half the money, would do more good than all the brick and mortar and stone-work which they could put together. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WHITBREAD explained, with reference tea com plaint from Sir Charles Napier, that, although there was no savings bank proper which paid interest upon deposits on board vessels of the royal navy, the sailors could deposit their money securely in the "second chest," kept by the paymaster. Another matter to which he wished to allude was the qualifications required for the coast guard and the naval reserve. No doubt it would be easier to obtain men if the qualification were lowered, but then the efficiency of the services would be proportionately lessened. Admiral DUNCOMBE said the Board of Admiralty had been accused of not making sufficient exertions to procure men for the navy, but the matter was ono of considerable difficulty. On that day week he went on board the Great Eastern, and one of the officers told him that the ship was then short 78 "A B" seamen, though they expected to sail in 48 hours, and that they thought they would have to endeavour to obtain them in America. It was true that the vessels which were to carry the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred hid readily obtained the requisite number of men ; but those ships were engaged in a favourite service, and afforded no criterion of what could be done with respect to others. He was glad to hear that the noble lord intended to revise the articles of war, for he believed that a judicious revision of them would do more than anything else to make the naval service popular with seamen. Discipline was of the greatest importance, but punishment should be commensurate with the offence committed, It should also be certain ; but it was impossible to carry out the extreme penalties which were awarded by the present articles of war. The recommendation of the commissioners with re gard to the training of boys was a most valuable pa: t of their repost, because they must look almost exclusively, he thought, to their educating boys for seamen as the future means of manning the navy efficiently. (Hear.) Mr. A. S I MITH contended that by the practice of taking votes on account for the civil service, the estimates for that service would never come properly before the house for dis cussion. Those estimates had been increasing from year to year to a very considerable extent. In 1851 they amounted to £3,900,000, in 1853 to £4,800,000, in 1854 to £6,600,000, and in 1858 to £7,235,000, and he thought it was full time for the house to look into that expenditure. The first item in the present estimates was fir the Trea sury, who were themselves the chief sinners iu the matter, inasmuch as they had not brought forward the estimates at an early period of the session ; and as they had not pro perly per formed their work, they could hardly be entitled to their pay. (A laugh.) The most important perhaps of all the votes was, however, that forpublic education, which had run up in amount in a grzlater degree than any of the others ; and if they agreed to these votes on account, they would hear nothing more with regard to the subject of them until a late period of the session, whon it would be impossible to bring them under discussion. There was also the vote for consuls abroad, which was likely to raise a most important discussion. Under these circumstances he hoped the house would not agree to the votes on ae count. He would not object to going into committee, but he proposed to take the sense of the committee upon the first votes in the estimates. The motion of Mr. LINDSAY was then negatived without a iivision. PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX. ' Mr. WIIALLEY rose, pursuant to notice, to call atten • tion to the present mode of assessing the property and in come tax, with a view to a more equitable adjustment. The house was aware that, from the first imposition of the tax, the mode in which it, was assessed and the principle of as sessment acted upon had occasioned deep dissatisfaction to the trading and industrial classes. This grievance had been repeatedly recognised in Parliament, and in 1852 the subject was referred to a committee, but so difficult did they find it to lay down rules for a more equitable mode of levy ing the tax that they referred the matter back again to the house. His object was not on the present occasion to in vite the house to discuss the present mode of assessment, or to inquire whether it could be improved, and if so by what means, but merely to ask the Government to state what course they proposed to pursue in respect to it in the next session of Parliament, when the tax would nave to be re imposed in a permanent form. Common sense revolted against a system of taxation which charged upon precarious incomes derived from trades and professions equally with with permanent incomes, derived from real property; nor was any argument needed to prove its injustice. (Hear.) Still it might not follow that it was expedient to make any change; but in that case the onus was upon the Govern ment to show that it could not be altered without inconve nience and injury to the public service. But he thought he could demonstrate that they had materials in their hands for the adjustment of the tax without inconvenience, and without exciting jealously and ill•feeling between the landed and the trading interests. In 1853, the present Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted that the tax bore more hardlyupon industry and skill than it did upcn property, but added that a readjustment could not be carried out without the risk of evils greater than those which arose from its inequality ; and further stated that it was a temporary tax, and as such only could be maintained. In 1856,however, another mem ber of the Government, Sir G. C. Lewis, contended that the State, in estimating the capability of individuals to pay taxis, should look not at the amount of their property, but to the omount of their income, and that the ability of each person to pay should be measured by the annual revenue he possessed, and not by the value of that revenue as if it were to be sold and capitalised. He (Mr. Whalley) thought the country should know which of those two opposite views the Government now adopted, andwhether theycould show that the opinion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was, that no adjustment of the tax could take place which would not produce evils greaterthan those it was sought to remedy. All the testimony adduced by the committeee of 1852 was adverse to existing system of levying the tax, and tended to show not only that it was most unjust towards those with fluctuatingincomes derivable from the exertions of theirewn industry, but that it gave rise to immorality and fraud. If it was possible to devise a remedy, it was most essential to adopt it now that the property and income tax was about to be made the permanent source of revenue. In 1840 Parliament passed an act releasing from its liability to the poor -rate visible property, as stock in trade, amounting to £16,000,000 a year, and which might be said to be property of an analogous character to that which came under schedule Dof the Property Tax Act. It was true that by usage this class of property was exempt from liability to the poor rate; but in the year he had mentioned the exemption was confirmed by Act •f Parliament, and the burden trans ferred to the land. That act was originally 1 assed for two or three years, he forgot which, but since then it had been continually renewed without objection on the part of the owners of real property, by whom its justice had been previously practically recognised. When the bill of 1840 was under discussion the present Lord Chancellor, `then a member of the House of Conmons, said it was most inquisitorial to attempt to tax stock in trade, but how much more inquisitorial must it be to tax property such as was assessed under schedule D, and which was not even, as stock in trade was, " visible" property, but property that was invisible. (Hear, hear.) He submitted that in the course taken with regard to the liability of visible personal property to the poor rate, they might find a means for the satisfac tory adjustment of the income tax in respect to incomes de• uabt h msue o te s int e thts o i b i - , rived from trades and professions. 'With the permission of the house he would read a letter upon the subject from Mr. George Coombe, a gentleman well known to many mem bers of the house as having paid great attention to matters of this kind. The letter stated that materials existed, sasteCiertanain were in the power of the Government, notfroonml j t e h e e t operation ions w h iohofn now w e t. a ax gg , r b av u a t t t e o d se it t s t unpopularity, ujy th aPri e yata l ll o 'li omoanitemriiatltesec,ooulrdbynineveearhscoomfeaneuytinb:wforrye ofan but only by means of an investigation conducted by s ome independent tribunals appointed for the purpose. He sug gested that such an inquiry should be instituted, and that they should have an authoritative statement as to whawaa the true state of the case. Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART believed that it would be dangerous longer to trifle with the feelings of the people with regard to the injustice of this tax as now levied. He thought the time had come when it would be folly and madness any longer to trifle with the feelings of the country by refusing to grapple with this question. Sir F. GOLD SMID said the r e was a v e r y s t ro ng impres .ston 111 various p ar t s of the country that there was unfair nessin ?he imposi'ion of thi s t ax . That unfairness had u3en submitted to because there had been a constant hope that in two or three years the tax would be taken off. That hope had now deparLd, and he thought the country ought now to have an assurance that the Government would grapple with the subject. Mr. J. P. WESTHEAD said he represented a city in which there was a great number of gentlemen of the legal and clerical profession, and he believed they all considered that this tax was most unfairly levied. He was sorry to say that the prospect before us in reference to this tax was very gloomy, and he feared that the tax would remain a burden on the industry of the country for some time come. it appeared to him that a man, who byhisind . r.t7 had attained to a position in which he could nuammtael raten family in comfort, ought not to be taxed at as a man who had property to bequeath . (Hear.) He should c.ortaiuly use his u t e o z t e h h e is: i s ih h i e ld w r children . _ arc ~?t~ ce a to 71 , a Cit. 3- I% I' f 20 stock 12.10 stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock 124 121 stock 6 ether 121 12 stoc stock stock 6 stock 10 12 10 12i stock stock stock stock stock 101 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10s. 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock stock all NO 3) 100 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 174 all all 1100 all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all 61 7 51; 2} 801 131} 85j i 112 110 t 104} 4