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ITY, Two o'CLoca. 4 The Cott on Market at Liv C erpool yesterday closed Sr mlY, r mlY, without change in prices. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken 1,11 speculation, and 500 for export, comprising Egyptian Pe rtain and Maranham at 6(1. to 7d., 200 g Yptian at 61d. to 71d., and 1,000 Surat at 3,!,,d. e ° t 4 l 4 . per lb. The Railway Share market was reY. depressed, and prices considerably lower than on Saturday. Thllle Overland l e tt ers are expected in London on 11.rs daY, the ma il h aving arrived this morning Alexa ndria. and Ameri can a d vices are rather interesting, ' rai uct i there seems an excellent prospect for the " fall o ; a cheeri ng c i rcumstance, when the foreign In 4 ers for our manufactures generally are by no 'ate up to the average. The English Funds have been very firm, although co ntinu es is still but a limited business doing. Money mar ket' in the samedemand iu the discount mar dlit! ° wing to the payment of large amounts for 0 ,. Yin anticipation of the Chancellor of the Ex -ueciller advancing the same. Many, nevertheless, o'o4sider that there is no intention of the kind. to 1180 6 have been 914 to 91k for transfer, and 90i 2 1 for • account. Exchequer Bills have been ihier'e(ll9s. to 225. pr em i um f or th ose b ear i ng an A t re st of 2d. p er centum per di em. Th e New 4 tlitY is 16 15-16 and 13-16. The New Three per Cents• have been 92g to g. The Omnium has ee r at 41 pr em i um. 4 4. 11 t he Foreign Market the dealing has been re- Turkish Bonds have been 90i to 91k p ro the settlement of the account has rather im- R:ed the m, as they have been apparently well 4 : 11 ; 11 1). Peruvi an St oc k ma i n t a i ne d a t 801. k -- ' an 4 i per C en t s . h ave b een mar k e d irstlish Threes have been at 37k to Dutch Pp? Cents. ar e 96i. Nlowing are the nominal prices of foreign 04b":"--Grenacla Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi- W rts 2 li to ; Peruvian, 80 to 81 ; ditto Three t r t r elt s.) 57 to 58; Portuguese Four per Cents., (lit ! : 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 100 to 102 ; F our-and- a -H a lf per C en t s ., 89 t o 91 ; li Ce all t.R 4ll New Deferr e d, 18g- to 184 ; ditto 3 per ditt o h ' 37 to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to ; Th passive, 4 to 41. the e ra ilway share ma r ket has been influenced by ti o i; e ' t tlement, and there is not much business kild i v in dePendent of th a t. Caledonian are weaker, an :',°lll l- M r estern, Midland, Great Western, for e ; ' e others are mostly a shade lower. The shares are all tolerably firm, and Great il l i ktn of Ca na d a s li g h t l y b etter . C ity Bank shares are in request, and the i et Il d c :, ll ,bave advan ce d. TlieAustralian are mostly le en Is ""Ild• General Screw Steam shares have buo yant. Crystal Palace continue dull. ruNDs THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. Prom the Oiricial List. _ Bwinem. (inn, Nit t ,Der e„,,, educed Annuities. ;`!43-;:‘• Consols Annuitieß 901 41 °! ‘ e kr i : Cent. Annuities 1 titt o - ( l ) lities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 O , 441 1ona. ire ars, Expire sth April, 1885 16 1546 13-16 "Pol --°. 41000 Ota • a for linnza Account, Bth August 9oi 1 keh ...... ........................... 'a cme . ......... £m z' sills 21(1. 2d. ;,-..l!uU ........ - ... 21 22 19 Zuz.? ...... 22 19 tlche rm l ~:,.. bit:: 401 1d8 1858, 3i per Cent lOOl 1 perill'llje CF 1859, ~ Il ti ,„ v ian g o uP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. R b -m 43 kis, 4 3 / 4 per Cent T o Mish t o n ds, 41 per Cent h i* ith 11 0 448 , 3 per Cent 374 1 ' i ttef n ,,? . a, , 6 or cent 9l '} 901 b,„ t ;,•• Luke acc "P ount 9la • 901 , 41 1 i t - vi (lend s on the above payable in London. Ditto rumuge, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull — Per Cent. Curtifieates - ..- — 96 i • THREE O'CLOCK. . sole1) % 1 1, 3 for the Account 9OB 1 tilt 44 TE MSTVRBANCES IN HYDE PARK. IUI RY INTO THE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT ~ T il. :OP THE POLICE.—(THIS DAY.) zo littii - la. ti:toe:i. Commissioners their seats _this morning at of the tlhce handed in a letterfrom Mr. Horton, one Doli 4 :!_ r nplainant s who did not appear to identify . the . N'i ti ''.44 he spoke to, stating he . made a mistake in thoalgii the number, from recollection, was 20 A. It us' have been 20 D. vit.. G lay eorge Streddac, who gave evidence . on the first havethh rlf if th e inquiry, was called by Mr. Ellice. He stated t '' Was impossible ' for Superintendent Hughes to des cri b e d his whip, from 4 to 5 o'clock, in We manner ep: ed hY the witnesses. gashes4."arained by Mr. Mitchell—Superintendent *ita„ s might have whipped well-dressed ladies without 11 46 0 4' se eing it. He thought there was about 150,000 11,; 11 ,, in the Park on the afternoon of the Ist. 1/ es; ec r i . e Commissioners—Superintendent Hughes n1)- 141 41 1 : 14 a very good temper. He did not see him corn soitself that day. s aid hPeriritendent Samuel Hughes was next called— h He , l he - : 'l° E's superintendent of the D division. Hea lizi 4 - i e : r lY 25 years in the force, and superintendent 14 ' 1" e:' 44. He stated the disposition of the body of the %Ili al und er his command in the Park on the Ist July, e st kte 4 t i e ; ° th e reserved force, the numbers of which were orti ` ll Sir Richard Manes evidence. The er a th e , Produced were read to the men before they left l e ti th e On the ground they were told to sit quietly %o h : grass, and t interfere with the people until tl4 - !' Yelling, or other no disturbance occurred, and then the - ere to clear the people from the rails. Whet s with the eel commenced, and . foreseeing .tr, 114 -in g might result from it, he gave directions v e 4 ., 'iot a. 'lle eel thrown into the Serpentin e e e , k. wh;ch way ti tle. The crowd increased until four o'clock. The car- I N 1: 4 / 3 ' was blocked up about that time. The crow(' 4 4i: havi ng in a tumultuous manner—hissing, yelling. tie, hand whistling. He then joined Inspector Mar 't 11 he was struck with a stone. Martin if he ' 411°4 3 ate in " and asked witness i had ae stones are mil g' . away. Martin said the m the horses and carriage run . N at i car riage -way must be cleared, and two inspector the tn ti l ) ' and from what they stated to him he desired There -ell to be brought up to clear the carriage-way. the role We re a number of rough-looking persons there . a , 4 f t 1 ,4 tnidable aspect tin the carriage-drive when he or N ett it to be cleared. pec Many objected, saying, " Who e row Y ti 6lll " "We have as much right here as you." Ths t he 1 , 1 ".1 obsti na t e an d wou ld no t disperse. He 480-v‘ /rep -ern nourish their staffs, and as the people i, stsave eestinate, he gave the men orders to use the strlita: on Meant it to be done, and he saw two . m t e h t , Nt l .6 - en the back moderately ; they were within to „Ege-Way and obstinate. The police then attempted Ilitl e -c/ ye th e roughs from the railings on the south li sei tD , The re s p ecta b ly - dressed peop l e were behind.r. l ia t , s - t he Me n could not get them back from the car a toy he gave orders to the men " under the 1,041 clear them back. His horse was capering,and l is oft ti 11 , t ither go broadside nor head on to the rails. lie 1 , 414 not get near to the crowd from their yelling. 7 e tit -Ilv ed his whip over the horses head with 5,6, and titli c : . (Ire produced the whip, a stout gentleman's d tiredll' wh it) in goodcondition, which he said he ha for lay. t wo years.) He denied striking lay. two Chiefl'e4rea to Commissioner Wortley—No female hasap• w i s: ' 0 state she was struck by the superintendent. aril less told the men to be cautious with women s taff,l ui , l dren- He ordered the men to use their ti o4 C e 'ere he received Sir Richard Mayne's instruc *44Vact v igorously." He found it was necessary, A v e gave the men orders to use their staves to act . Sato He had scarcely ever met with such an obsti ' st4etifttti):lo'eileDj.lrke°a----wa.rdt.BhtreaEgoof the A h d o a u y t , e•ock When guietlibdnryligodaosdno m t, en d , u u r s in e g r t ur hat st p a a v r e t s.7 getting dark, 100 men were called „ Park. Notice was given to the crowd_ fi e rs ra t e tc n Were I L * On getting into the open park where , his state, obeying his orders, hesaid .; l' ar j:" Your blood, men, feel your left." He had I b . e 4.e-stret and in the tark about 538 men of all ranks. one stimated the crowd around the receiving house on i ii t_eeasion from 4 0,000.t0 50,000. He saw the horses The mere to run off, Lad two saddle horses. ._ rho he hors es appeared frightened, the more noise siotil-r°w(l made. He gave directions, on three aces the ' for the removal of three persons fron Wa s uctewd wit hout taking the m i n t o custo d y ; On' hooti7ll taw stead, who had his hands to his mouth, Vhi e h g !et "' much ; he resisted the police very much, ellien,...callsect co nfusion • seeing the constables wanted '` ca ßeD4ent, 1-. ' • -:- **e 0 1 3 010 firmly to bun ! Mr, 13avisteml - THE SUN, LON 00N, TUESDAY PEV_ENING, JULY 31 1855 PrIPERIAL PARLIAMENT the registrar the deed of settlement of the company, executed by all the partners, and shall deposit with him a true copy of the deed for registration. 2d. The deed of settlement shall specify the name of the company, such name to end with the word "limited," and also the business or object of the company, and the place or places of business, and also the amount of its capital stock, the number of shares into which it is divided, and the names and places of abode or business of its members, and the number of the shares held by each member. 3d. If the company be a joint-stock company, within the meaning of the Joint-Stock Com pany's Registration Act, it shall, in addition to the mat ters aforesaid, and before or at the time of obtaining a certificate of limited liability, obtai❑ a certificate of com plete registration." Mr. BOLIVERIE opposed the amendment, and Mr. HASTIE supported it. The house then divided, when the numbers were For the amendment 27 Against it Majority against —l2 it was hard to say how long the discussion on these votes might last. Many gentlemen had given notices of mo tion on going into committee, and one day this week would be employed in the discussion of a motiou which had been forced on the Government. Under these circumstances, he should propose to the house to follow the course of former sessions, and resolve that orders of the day should have precedence on Tues day. There were one or two notices of importance, but they were merely for the purpose of affirming resolutions, and one was for a committee, that could not of course sit this year. Ile would submit to the gentleman who had the charge of these motions whether they could not be moved after supply, when their discussion would not affect the duration of the session, whereas it was known that every day supply lasted beyond a certain period would proportionately defer the prorogation. For these reasons he should propose that, from to-morrow (this day) inclusive orders of the day should have precedence of notices. Lord J. MANNERS said that he had received a do cument, in common, he believed, with many hon. mem bers, requesting him to be in his place to-morrow, when an important motion would be brought on by the hon. and gallant member for Bath. It now appeared that some arrangement had been made between the hon. and gallant gentlemen and the Government, by which supply was to he substituted. Mr. HAYTER had intimated to the hon. and gallant member for Bath, and other hon. members who bad no tices on the paper for to-morrow, that the motion for giving orders of the day precedence on Tuesday would be made. _ _ HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol lowing bills :—Places of Religious Worship Registra tion, Weights and Measures, Public Libraries and Mu seums, West Indies Relief Loans Arrangement, Encum bered Estates (Ireland) Acts Continuance, Burial of Poor Persons, Lunatic Asylums (Ireland), State Carriages Duties, &c., Convention with the United States, Eccle siastical Jurisdiction Continuance, Treasurers cf Coun ties (Ireland), Edinburgh Lands, Dearness Valley Rail way ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (Improvement and Branches); Somerset Central Railway, Severn Valley Railway, Torquay District Churches, Airdrie Rural District Police, Surrey Gas, East Kent Railway (Extension to Dover) ; Hereford Im provements Act, 1854 (Correction of Oversight), Bray's Estate ; Earl of Abergavenny's Estate. The Lords' Commissioners were the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Harrowby, and Lord Monteagle. Mr. CAIRNS then moved to leave out that part of the clause which provided that 20 per cent. of the capital should be paid up. Mr. BOUVERIE defended the clause. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from St. Pancras, against any alteration in the Metropolis Local Management Bill. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition on the same subject, and said he intended to name certain amendments in committee to-morrow. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Glas gow, praying for the extension of the Religious Opinions Further Relief Bill to Scotland ; also, several other petitions to the same effect from other parts of Scotland. Mr. CARDWELL supported the amendment. After some observations from Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Matins, Mr. Glyn, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Hustle, the amendment was withdrawn. Clause 1, as amended, was, after some further discus sion, agreed to, and ordered to stand part of the bill. After some discussion, clause 2 was agreed to, and ordered to stand part of the bill. Clause 3 was agreed to with a few verbal amend ments, as were also clauses 4,5, and 6. Mr. W. WILLIAMS urged that hon. members should allow the committee of supply to be proceeded with at once, in order that as much progress might be made as possible. (Hear, hear.) Colonel DUNNE and Sir F. BARING, who had given notice of amendments ongoing into supply, consented to waive them on the understanding that an opportunity would be afforded for bringing them on at some future time. _ _ _ THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following bills were read a third time and passed :—Dundalk Harbour and Port ; Westminster Improvement ; Glas gow, Dumbarton, and Hellenburgh Railway ; and Great Western and Brentford Railway. On clause 7 being put, Mr. CARDWELL, although he bad very little hope in carrying his amendment to this clause, felt bound to persevere in it. The amendment he proposed would be no disadvantage except to the di honest man, and would afford every advantage to the honest trader. The right hon. gentleman concluded by moving the following amendment :—" That, when a company had obtained a certificate of limited liability, every person holding or having, within such period as hereinafter mentioned, held a share in such company, shall be liable to pay the debts of the company to an amount equal to, but not exceeding, the nominal value of the greatest number of shares held by him at any one time within one year next preceding the date of the judgment or decree against the company under which his liability is sought to be enforced. Mr. MACGREGOR deprecated the amendment, feel ing assured that the community would do far better for themselves on securing their own interest than any legis lature could effect. NEW RIVER COMPANY AND TRUSTEES OF THE RIVER LEA (No. 2) BILL. On the motion that this bill be read third time, Lord PANMURE said it was with great reluctance that he rose to interfere with the passing of a bill of this character ; but public interests were involved, which would be seriously affected by the present measure. He therefore appealed to this house whether, under the circumstances, it was proper to sanction such a bill passing into a law. (Hear, hear.) The measure, if passed, would interfere with certain Ordnance works. The matter was referred, in the first instance, to two eminent officers of the Royal Engineers, and two emi nent officers of the Royal Artillery, all of whom were interested in the works. They made the valuation, and named a certain sum of money by way of compensation. The question was then referred to Sir W. Cubitt. an impartial individual, who valued the amount of compen sation at 25,0001. In consequence of the company hav ing made no offer to the Government, in the way of compensation, it became his duty to resist the third reading of the bill. Lord MONTEAGLE supported the bill, and com plained that the noble lord should have withheld his ob jection until the:measure had arrived at its very last stage. He hoped their lordships would read the bill a third time. Mr. LOWE deprecated the adoption of any compul sory course. He thought that companies that had any status ought not to be allowed any credit at all. Credit was well enough for private individuals, but to allow it to Joint-Stock Companies who had solvent partners and men of capital connected ; with them seemed to him preposterous. Mr. HASTIE was surprised at the course pursued by the hon. member for Kidderminster, considering that it showed how little he knew of mercantile trans actions. He felt bound to support the amendment. Mr. MALINS objected to the amendment. Lord PALMERSTON objected to the amendment on the ground that its adoption would in effect alter the whole operation of the measure. After some observations from Mr. 'MITCHELL and and Viscount GODERICH, Mr. CARDWELL felt bound to divideon his amend ment for the purpose of offering the housean opportunity of marking its sense upon the subject. He confessed in adopting this course he had very little faith in the re sult. Lord PANMURE said it was a misstatement to say that he had delayed all opposition to this bill until the last stage. The fact was the Ordnance had been endea vouring to deal with these parties all along, but without effect. They had no anxiety but to protect the public property. He understood that it had been the practice all along for the Board of Ordnance to abstain from ap pearing before committees of either house. In this case, if the bill passed, it would be productive of damage to the public property, which would have to be made good at the public expense. He should therefore divide the house against the measure. The Earl of WICKLOW said that the privilege con tended for by the Board of Ordnance had already been overruled by a committee of the other house. The com pany was anxious to comply with the public demand for a better supply of water, and they ought not to be met by arbitrary impediments on the part of the Govern ment. Lord REDESDALE said the house bad only before it the alternative either of rejecting the bill, or allowing it to pass without due provision being made for the pub lic interests, as represented by the Ordnance. He could not but think that the Ordnance had insisted too strongly on their rights. It would have been better had they appeared before the committee and obtained the insertion in the bill of such clauses as might be necessary to pro tect the public service. With a view to some arrange ment being come to, he suggested that the third reading of the bill should be postponed till Thursday. Lord MONTEAGLE concurred in the propriety of this suggestion. The bill was accordingly postponed. The Office of Speaker Bill was brought up and read a first time. _ _ The committee then divided, when there appeared For the amendment - 15 Against it 7B Majority against the amendment The amendment was consequently lost.. ROYAL COMMISSION. __. • At this moment Mr. Pulman, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table and summoned the house to the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given to certain public and private bills, for which see Lords' report. The house adjourned shortly after four to six o'clock. The Chinese Passenger Ships Bill passed through committee. _ _ The Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Acts Consolidation and Amendment Bill passed through com mittee. _________ The Piers and Harbours (Scotland) Bill was with drawn. CRIMINAL LAW RETURNS. Lord BROUGHAM moved for certain returns con nected with the trials at sessions and assizes ; and, in so became so violent that ho had him taken to the station house ; his intention, at first, was only to have cau tioned him ; energy of voice and manner was frequently required ; to a very large extent, the people were obsti nate ; he considered it necessary to interfere with them, and he considered now, what he did was right, and was clone at the prOper time ; it would not have been safe to have left the people to act as they liked. Mr. Commissioner Henderson—What in your opinion would have been the result if they had ? Witness—lt would be difficult to say. It was neces sary something should be done to keep good order and control, and prevent breaches of the peace. He only drank half-a-pint of small beer that day with his dinner, and during the afternoon and evening he drank only tea and water. He waS not excited, but merely positive in word and maner. He saw a respectably dressed female when the railings were cleared partly fail down. He bad heard a good many constables were struck that day. He occasionally saw stones in the air. It was a common thing where there were large 'lumbers congregated for the men to have their truncheons drawn. It was done at the Botanical fetes. If /1301'0 violence was used by the police than necessary it was not done by his orders. He had no young men there. He neither struck man, woman, nor child, nor swore t hat day but once as above stated. Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—lf Superintendent May had not been ill witness would have been in the Park with his men. He received on Thursday morn ing verbal orders from Sir Richard Mayne to clear the rails if the crowd in front were turbulent. He believed he was in the room alone with Sir Richard Mayne. No further conversation took place between them relative to the day's proceedings than that above stated. His impression was that Sir Richard Mayne did not anticipate any disturbance in the park that day. Some of the placards alluded to by Sir Richard Mayne in his evidence, were brought to his office. He believed they were taken from the hoarding and not purchased at a shop. He was not aware of any one having sur veyed the park before this day ; but Sir Richard Mayne gave orders if any stones were there to have them guarded. He passed the place where they were twice before he noticed them. Had he seen them the day before he should have reported it. It was the duty of the constable on the beat to have re ported it the previous day. If he had-been the super intendent of the A division, he did not think he should have sent an inspector to survey the ground. Inspector Darkin was the acting-inspector during Superintendent May's illness, when he gave instructions to the men to move the crowd back 30 or 40 yards. It was intended to keep the line then, but it was difficult to keep a line after the collecting of the people ; probably, in that respect, the number of police was too small. A small body of police with a large assemblage of persons required extra exertions to be used. The number of the police might easily have been increased by 300 or 400 men. He did not know if Lord Alfred or Lord William Paget was struck by the police. After the eel was taken away the crowd became very tumultuous. He thought there was rather more hooting and hissing at the carriages in the Park than at the police cabs. A large number of the crowd, in cluding some well-dressed persons,appeared " to be imbued with disturbance in their mind, and obstinately inclined." It was necessary, when the police had anything to do, for them to do it resolutely. He did not think more per suasion and less force advisable on this day. When he ordered the men to use their staves he meant moderate use only, and if the people would not move when re quested to strike them moderately. There was nothing offensive in the manner in which he used his whip. He had had some experience in crowds. He had been pre sent twenty-two times on the Derby course. The noise there was very different to that in the Park. Trifling circumstances were as likely to make a crowd mischie vous as jocular. He was in the disturbances of 1848, and was the second man who went up Calthorpe-street on that occasion. A policeman was stabbed there. The truncheons were more fully used there. The men were not at all disgusted with their day's work. He thought Mr. C:arkson was rather too lenient in withdrawing the charges before the magistrate. He had been en gaged in many cases of emergency, and that made him positive in his manner. An individual police man, although acting in a body, might exercise discre tion in using his staff. Re-examined by Mr. Ellice—The report of the men seen with stones and sticks was made:before the police were mdved off the grass. By the Commissioners—He ordered the rails to be (geared once on the Serpentine side, and three or four times on the other side. He saw persons partly fall when the rushes took place, but he saw no one on the ground. He requested a picket should be sent for to get some soldiers out of the park. He posi tively denied that he was excited that day, or that ha struck man, woman, or child. He received no other instructions than those put in by Sir R. Mayne, and the verbal communication witness bad above stated. He male a report of Sunday's proceeding a few days after wards to Sir Richard Mayne, a copy of which was handed to the Commissioners, and read by the officer of the Court. Superintendent May has been in the force 26 years this day, entering it as a superintendent. Previous to that he was 25 years sergeant-major in the Guards. He was at the police-office on Saturday, and was to have had command on the let, but he was taken dangerously ill on Saturday night, and was unable to go on duty on Sunday. Sir Richard Mayne gave him the general in structions on Saturday, and he was to receive his final instructions on the Sunday morning. Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—Sir Richard Mayne did not in any conversation with him the previous week contemplate a riotous meeting on the Sunday. Eight men were generally on duty in the Park on Sunday afternoons. Sir Richard Mayne did not consult him relative to those proceedings. He had a conversation with him relative to the number of men to be stationed in the Park. He inquired of the superintend ents what was likely to take place, and referred to the placards that had been issued. The placards wore read at the police-office, but witness did not believe there would be a "tea party" in the park that after noon. (Laughter.) Superintendent Martin has been 22 years in the service, and was appointed superintendent in 1850. The ground assigned to him was very quiet, which was contrary to that on the east side of the Serpentine. The conduct of the crowd there was very disorderly. This witness gave similar testimony to Inspector Hughes as to the character of the crowd, and the means taken by the police to preserve order, adding that a carriage and pair of horses which ran off nearly came in contact with him. The carriage drive at one time was impassable from the number of people con gregated there. The mare he was riding was struck in the head with a stone, which made her stagger and feel uneasy for a considerable time after. He wade no ob jection to his men drawing their staves, because the people of London were used to it. (Loud laughter.) Nothing more was done that day than was necessary to preserve order. He saw no one struck that day. It the people could have been kept altogether away from the railings it would have been better. Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell —H any acts of vio lence have been committed by the police, it was not by its order, and they must abide the result. He reported in the Friday previous that he believed a large number )f persons would assemble in the Park on the Ist, to ex press their abhorence of the Sunday Trading Bill, ind others from curiosity. The number of po icemen to be sent to the Park rested en drely with Sir R. Mayne. There were ten times more people in the Park that day than he had ever seen before. Lo have carried out the order stricly, to keep the people from the rails, would have required 300 or 400 more men. The crowd was not so good tempered as crowds gene rally. lie did not order any rushes of the police to dis perse the people as deposed to by so many witnesses. rile police would not take the adv ice g iven them, and iring out six-pounders on another .occasion. He did not see Superintendent Hughes strike any one with nor did he appear unusually excit ed ; Superintendent Hughes was a cautious man when on duty. Superintendent Gibbs has been 19 years in the force, end three years superintendent. He was in the Park on :he Ist July. He described the general conduct of the crowd that came under his notice in similar terms to the tut two witnesses. He saw pieces of wooden hurdles brown into the Drive. His men were not called into action. Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He was unable to say whether the hurdles were broken wilfully or by ac- cident. By the Commissioners—He only saw one wounded person, a boy, in the Park. He was wounded in the head, and was being taken to the hospital. Inspector Coombes was in charge of Vine-street sta. ion on Sunday. 72 prisoners were brought there crom the Park, charged with riotous conduct and resist ng the police, and 10 for felony. 13 prisoners were previously in the cells, charged with various offences. 11 of these were disorderlies and 2 felonies. The cells had been cleaned in the usual course. The rioters were put in the upper cells, which were cart previously occupied with the disorderlies. When These cells were filled he put the rioters as they came in in the lower cells. He caused the doors of the cells to be opened to admit air in consequence of the complaints made. Mr. Commissioner Armstrong—Did it not occur to you that some of these persons might have been allowed to be in the passages ? Witness—He opened the doors one at a time, and al lowed them to walk in the passage, a privilege which some availed themselves of. The long cell was wet in the centre, which was the fault of the occupants. He gave them the best accommodation he could. Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He thought it was not such as a gentleman would like. Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley—No distinction should be made of persons in such places. Mr. Commissioner Armstrong said the commissioners thought it exceedingly wrong so many persons should have been locked up in such a place. Witness said he was surprised at the large number of prisoners brought to the station from the Park. A number of reserved policemen occupied rooms in the station, which by a little arrangement might have been made available for the prisoners. He did not say as the prisoners came in " Sir Richard Mayne is gathering in his harvest." (Laughter.) If comfort compatible with safety could be given at thelstation it was granted. Mr. Mail. appeared comfortable. He was lying down, and as he was violent when be came in witness thought it a reaction. The Court adjourned at 4 o'clock till the following morning at eleven, PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—It is not true, as has leen stated by several of our contemporaries, that the Ministerial white-bait dinner will take place on Satur day mext. 4 The house resumed at six o'clock, and was PETITIONS PRESENTED. NEW BEER , BILL.—By Mr. Cheetharn, from Maid stone ; Mr. Hayter, with 374 signatnres•;sLord Ebring ton, 458 ; Mr. Pellatt, 748 ; Sir W. Clay, 718 ; Mr. Williams, 506 ; Sir W. Molesworth, 462 e Mr. Massey, 433 ; Sir J. Shelley, 353 ; and from Mayor, &c., of Oxford ; Mr. Oliveira, from metropolis ; Lord Goderich, from Bradford, Yorkshire ; all against Beer Bill of last session. MEDICAL PROFESSION BILL.—By Mr. J. L. Ri cardo, from North Staffordshire ; in favour of. SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUNDAY.—By Mr. C. P. Villiers, from Birmingham ; Mr. Kinnaird, from Mile-end, Commercial-road ; against. THE MALTING TRADE,. • Mr. HADFIELD asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether (in addition to the relief already granted and proposed to be given in the Stage carriage, &c., Duties Bill) it was intended to relieve brewers and others (as well as their sureties) from the lien of the Crown on their real estates for duties due and payable, or not due, but in course of becoming due in the ordinary course of business, before any actual default of the trader, or any suspicion of insolvency or embarrassment on his part, and to rely on the right of the Crown to issue extents whenever any danger was apprehended, and thus to enable traders to deal with their property without the trouble and delay of obtaining consent of the Crown ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to say that the brewers required no relief, and that with regard to the realtsters, certain indul gences granted to them precluded the possibility of the change alluded to by the hon. member. • THE MALLAGHEA AFFAIR. Lord PALMERSTON laid on the table papers from Sierra Leone connected with this affair. f SIR J. MACNEILL'S MISSION TO THE CRIMEA. Lord HOTHAM asked the First Lord .of , the Trea sury whether Sir John Macneill and Colonel Tulloch, sent as commissioners to inquire into ertain matters connected with the army in the Crimea bad returned to this country ; whether they had made their report ; and whether their report, whenever made, w ould' be laid be fore the house ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the mission alluded to by the noble lord had been entirely co nfidential, and the report of the commissioners of the same nature. The,coniuntssioners had P?rfpresed their fluty putirely,to the satisfaction pf Government, and R fticaeious regu lations in the public service had arisearopi their eeport, but it would not be for the benefit-Of the public servilce that that report should be published. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. LOCKE inquired if Sir Charles Eastlake had been appointed to the directorship of the National Gal lery, the date of the appointment, and the salary agreed to be paid to him ? Mr. J. WILSON said that some months since Sir C. Eastlake had been nominated by Lord Aberdeen, and the appointment had been ratified under the present Go vernment. To-morrow morning the Treasury minute would be distributed to members showing the arrange ments that had been made for the National Gallery, and the appointment of Sir C. Eastlake. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER. Mr. GREGSON inquired of the Secretary of the Trea sury when the plans and estimates, &c., relating to the New Palace of Westminster (ordered to be printed on the 21st day of June last) would be delivered into the hands of the members ? Mr. J. WILSON—On Monday next. CORPORAL QUIN. Mr. F. FRENCH called attention to the case of Cor poral Quin, recorded as having distinguished himself in the battle of the Quarries, of the 25th of June. The late Lord Raglan had noticed Corporal Quin in his order of the day, but since the appointment of his lordship's suc cessor no further step had been taken in the case. He (Mr. French) ventured to ask whether it was likely that any special mark of her Majesty's favour would he ex tended to Corporal Quin ? Lord PALMERSTON said tbatin common with others he was aware of the distinguished services of Corporal Quin, but was not in a condition to give the hon. mem ber any further information on the subject, the hon. member having given him notice of his question only two hours before, ITALIAN LEGION. Lord GODERICH said that within the last few days it had been stated in the papers that it was the inten tion of the Government to form an Italian Legion. He wished to know if the statement was true ? Mr. PEEL said that at first it was not intended to enrol Italians, but that now it was intended to accept them in the foreign legion. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL. In answer to Lord G. MANNERS, Lord PALMERSTON prised to state, on Thure• day, what were the intentions of Government with re spect to the above bill. THE 88TH REGIMENT, Mr. MALINS called attention to the case of the two senior subalterns of the Connaught Rangers, who, in consequence of not having served the two years required by the regulations were not eligible for the vacancy caused in the regiment at the Battle of the Quarries, when their captain and one lieutenant of that regiment wore killed. One of the subalterns so eituated was Lieut. Pearson, who had much d istin g uished himself, and had frequently been mentioned in the despatches, and had awuagsh quite satisfied with the noble . ) He had merely wished to call been strongly recomme nded for p romotion b y Colonel Shirley. He begged t o ask whether, lookin g at the special circumstances of these cases, theie was an y in tention of relaxing the rule Lord PALMERSTON put 2 it to the hon. member and to the house whether it was for the g ood o f the pub lic service or consistent wit h the usa g es of ' Parliam e nt, that he should be asked wha t Government meant to do with regard to military prom otion? (Hear, hear .) He did not mean to say that if an o b j ectionable p rom otion was m ade the house was not comp etent to take n otice of it , but to ask what-were the inte ntions of Govern ment beforeh and was, in his opinion, co ntrar y to usa g e. (H e a r .) lord's M answer. r.mAL ( MALINS attention to the subject. THE PROROGATION. Lord PALMERSTON said he wished to call the at tention of the house to the state of the business before it, and to make a proposal founded on this state of things. (Hear, hear.) There were reasons, to which be need.not now particularly allude, that made it very de sirable that the session should be closed somew h e re about the 14th or 15 th August. (Hear.) The house would understand the ground on which it wasdesirable. (Hear.) Where were many votes in supply to be disposed of, and In reply to a question from Mr. OTWAT, Mr. V. SMITH said if all the estimates should have been voted by that time he would bring forward the In dian Budget on Tuesday (this day) week. THE DECORATION OF THE BATH FOR NAVAL SERVICES. Admiral WALCOTT, who refused to accede to the appeal made by Lord Palmerston, moved, pursuant to notice, as an amendment to the motion for going into committee of supply, for a committee of a minute by the Board of Admiralty, of July 2, 1846, relating to the opi nion of the board as to the claims of certain officers to be recommended to the gracious consideration of her Majesty for the honour of the Bath, who had highly dis tinguished themselves in action against pirates." He observed that he brought forward the case in justice to a number of brother officers, who with himself, he con sidered, had been most hardly treated. The circum stances were these : Certain officers bad been recom mended by an Admiralty minute to be brought under the consideration of their Sovereign for the honour of the Bath, as a reward for distinguished services, but the benefit of that recommendation had been withheld from them on the ground that their services had not been ga zetted, although it was not at that time the practice to notice such services in the Gazette. In his own case, the late King William IV., when Lord High Admiral, gave his opinion of the value of the service rendered, and of the hardship of the regulation which prevented those services being gazetted in the first instance, and after wards of such non-gazetting being made the pretext of refusing to those by whom they had been performed the honours which they had earned, and to which they had been recommended. In 1845, a brother officer of his performed a service as merito rious as that for which he and those who had been en gaged with him in the expedition claimed. The impor tance of that service was admitted by the Board of Ad miralty, and the officers engaged in it were recommended for the companionship of the Bath ; but it was urged that the services had not been gazetted, and that the number of honours allotted to the navy, viz., 100, was full. His object was that the minute in which the ser vices in question were admitted should be produced, so that at least the friends of those by whom they had been performed might have the satisfaction of knowing that they had been publicly recognised. In conclusion, he expressied the dissatisfaction of the naval profession at the decisions of the naval lords being overruled by a first lord, who was a civilian. Capt. SCOBELL seconded the motion, and in doing so took occasion to complain of the arrangement by which, without being consulted, he had been deprived of the opportunity of bringing forward his motion on the subject of naval government, which stood first on the paper for to-morrow. With regard to the motion under consideration he hoped it would be successful. The hon. and gallant officer opposite and three others had been recommended by his late Majesty while at the head of the Admiralty for the honour of the Bath, and the expectation had been held out since by the Admiralty. The house ought to know why that expectationxhad not been realised. In the matter of promotion it was essen tial to the efficiency of the service that the utmost fair ness should be maintained ; but if purity of principle was necessary in the matter of promotion how much more so was it necessary in regard to the distribution of honours ? He regretted that the order of merit promised before Christmas had not yet been distributed. Mr. HAYTER said he had distinctly stated to the hon. and gallant officer, in presence of the hon. member for Pomfret, that the motion to give orders of the day precedence on Tuesday would be made that evening. Sir G. PECHELL spoke in support of the amend ment, and of the claims of the naval profession, but added that when the hon. and gallant officer opposite had been as long in the house as he had, he would cease to be surprised at the manner in which those claims were neglected. Sir C. WOOD observed that if there was any object in the hon. and gallant officer's motion, it was to force upon the Admiralty, or upon himself as First Lord, to recommend to her Majesty to grant the honour of the companionship of the Bath to himself and to certain other naval officers. Now he submitted that, inasmuch as the Sovereign was the fountain of all honour, this was a matter entirely within the province of the Crown. with which that house had no right to interfere. His noble friend had urged very properly that it would be unconstitutional for that house to interfere and to dic tate to the Government in reference to the promotion of officers, but how much more would the house be ex ceeding its constitutional functions if it interfered with that which was essentially the privilege of the crown ? He concurred with the honourable and gal lant officer behind him (Capt. Scobell) that the grant of honours should be as pure as possible. (Hear, hear.) But did the house think that the interference of mem bers of s P,arliainent, either indresidstally .pr collectively, '.coultt contluee , to that purity t lion. add gallant friend said that the hon.- and , gallant admiral, and three other officers, bad been recommended by King William IV., when Lord High Admiral, for these honours, on account of certain gallant services. Now the house would lie astonished to find that the services referred to. Were perforMed subsequent to the death of King William IV. King William died in 1837, and the first of these ser vices performed=except that of the hon. and gallant ad miral—was performed in 1839. Captain SCOBELL bad said that William IV., when Lord High Admiral, bad held out the expectation that the services of the hon. and gallant admiral would be re warded with the honour of the Bath, and that subse quent Boards of Admiralty, in confirming that expecta tion, included two or three other officers who had per formed other services of a like character. Sir C. WOOD proceeded to contend that the house ought not to interfere to compel him to make the recom mendation to the crown. The hon. and gallant admiral wished him to produce the Admiralty minute to the house. He did not underrate the importance of the service of the hon. and gallant admiral for which he claimed. That service, which undoubtedly exhibited great gallantry, was, he believed, performed so far back as the year 1823, and consisted of an attack upon cer tain Cuban pirates, twelve of whom were killed, a large number wounded, and several others taken and hanged. But the Admiralty at the time did not think that service deserving of the honour which the hon. and gallant officer coveted, and it was hardly to be expected that after so great a lapse of time the decision of the authorities who were in office when the service was per formed, and who were the best judges of the reward which it deserved, should be reviewed. It was true that when King William IV. was Lord High Admiral, he recommended the h'on. and gallant officer to the Secretary of State for the honour of the Bath, but the Secretary of State of that day did not think it right to recommend an increase in the number of naval officers eligible to the companionship of the Bath, in order to extend that honour to the hon. and gallant officer. A subsequent recommendation was made to another Board of Admiralty in favour of the gallant admiral, but the Admiralty did not think fit to comply with that recommendation. The minute to which the hon. and gallant officer's motion alluded was made; it was true, by the Admiralty when Lord Ellenborough was First Lord, but if they thought the case was one, in which the honour of the Bath ought to be given, they ought to have made their recommendation to the Secre tary of State. In point of fact, the recommendation was not made until Sir R. Peel's Government resigned. If the Admiralty of that day had really intended it to have effect they would not have waited until they were going out of office. But by the statutes of the Order of the Bath it was impossible that the hon. and gallant officer could be recommended for the hocour for the ser vices in question, inasmuch as under thosestatutes it was absolutely necessary that the services should be gazetted. When theywere performedit was not considered thatthey were of that character which deserved to be so noticed, and it was therefore not in his power to give the recommen dation required. He trusted also that, under the cir cumstances, the house would not think it necessary that the minute should be produced. Admiral WALCOTT could show that he was recom mended by his commander-in-chief for the honour, and that Lord Melville, and the Lords of the Admiralty of that time thought him deserving of it. The hon. and gallant gentleman was proceeding with some remarks, when he was met by cries of " Order" and " Chair." The SPEAKER said that the hon. member was not, by the rules of the house, entitled to a reply. Admiral WALCOTT said he was sorry for it. (" Hear," and laughter.) Lord J. MANNERS having made an explanation with regard to the arrangement for bringing on the motion for giving orders of the day precedence on Tuesday, pro ceeded to urge that Admiral Walcott only sought to have the minute for which he moved granted, in order that there might be a record of his having had an ac knowledgment of his services, and that they were thought worthy of the honour of the Bath. After a few words from Captain &OBELI:, Sir DE.L. EVANS said that he believed that Bath L ugh according to the statutes of the Order of oo tls r e ._,. Ba s t ..... usn is, oficer could not receive its honours und_i_i 9‘. 1 9 !_!`" doin g , begged to inquire why the bill which had passed that house for extending the jurisdiction of quarter ses sions and petty sessions had not been proceeded with. The object of the measure was most important, and he hoped a bill founded on the same principle would be re introduced at an early period of next session. The noble and learned lord next.alluded to the payment of County Court officers by fees, and described it as a gross injus tice to the suitors, and an abuse too crying to be longer tolerated. He should deeply regret if this session closed without the passing of any measure for the amendment of the law. It was true the Bills of Exchange Bill had passed, and he was not without hope that some others would also receive the royal assent. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had no appre hension of the Summary Jurisdiction Bill not passing. It was merely suspended for a time, until the House of Commons passed those bills which bad yet to come before their lordship's house.. It had passed through a select committee, had received various amendments, and had been recommitted in the other house. He had every confidence of its becoming law this session. Another bill for consolidating several counties together for the purposes of criminal trials, he believed would not pass. It was the firm intention of the Government to press the Charitable Trusts Bill, and he had the strongest possible confidence that it would pass the other house. With regard to the Leasing of Settled Estates Bill, his hon. and learned friend the Solicitor- General had assured him that he had no doubt as to its becoming law this session, notwithstanding that it had been referred to a select committee. The fact was that fears had been entertained lest it should lead to the en closure of Hampstead Heath. That was, of course ; absurd, but it was thought desirable to insert a clause to place the matter beyond doubt. If, then, these bills were passed, the session would certainly not have been barren in measures of law reform. Lord WYNFORD thought it would be very hard to except Sir T. Wilson by name from a general measure. The LORD CHANCELLOR believed that what was intended was merely to insert a clause, providing that -no person who had applied to Parliament, and whose application had been rejected, should be allowed to take the benefit of the act. At the same time it was only fair to Sir T. Wilson to say that he (the Lord Chan cellor) had never yet seen a bill for the enclosure of Hampstead Heath. (Cheers.) The Coal Mines Inspection Bill was read a third time and passed. The Bills of Lading (No. 2) Bill passed through com mittee. The Huddersfield Burial Ground Act Amendment was read a third time and passed. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES BILL. On the report of amendments, Lord REDESDALE said that this bill, which had originally been one for relieving Dissenters from certain disabilities, had been expanded into a general law of marriage. He thought therefore that it would be proper to allow their lordships a little more time to consider the amendments. After a conversation the debate was adjourned till Thursday next. The Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill passed through committee. The Lunatic Asylums and Regulations Acts Amend ment Bill passed through committee. The Slave Trade (Sherbrol Bill passed through com mittee. The Militia Officers Qualifications Bill was read a third time and passed. The Trinity College (Dublin) Bill was read a third time and passed.. Their lordships adjourned at twenty minutes past 7. HOUSE OF CONIMONS--(YESTERDAY , The SPEAKER took the chair at one o'clock. RE-ELECTIONS. Sir W. MOLESWORTR took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for the borough of Southwark. Sir B. HALL took the oaths and his seat on his reelec tion for the borough of Marylebone. Viscount GODERICEI presented a petition from Bradford against the Sunday Beer Act. LIMITED LIABILITY BILL. The house having gone into committee on the above bill, to resume the discussion adjourned on the 27th instant, On Clause 1, Mr. BOUVERIE said it would be remembered that on Friday last it was proposed to make the minimum amount of shares 101., to which an amendment was moved by the hon. member for Lambeth (Mr. Williams), fixing the amount at He, however, hoped the com mittee wculd support him, and allow the amount to stand at 101. Mr. WILLIAMS stated that he had no objection to withdraw his amendment. After a short conversation the sum of 101. was agreed to. On the same clause, Mr. CAIRNS moved to insert the following amend ment—To leave out remainder of clause, consisting of not t se an le , sst d han inse si r x t m " eamndberasnyassCoCiinatPeTtYogether in partnership under a deed of settlement for any trading or other purpose (except banking or insurance), and having its capital stock di -sided into shares of such nominal value as aforesaid, transferable either with or without the assent of all the members, may obtain from the registrar of Joint Stock Companies a certificate of limited liability, in manner following, umely ;—let. The e0pp4137 0110 produce to I*. • 1 4 yet after he had attained that rank, he was eligible for the honour for services previously performed. He ob served that in the recent distribution of the honours of I the Bath many officers received the decoration whose services were not confined to the late war. He made no complaint of that, but as some of the older officers had now received the honour, it struck him that many I others who were equally entitled to the honour had been forgotten. He knew one admiral who had been mentioned in nine despatches who had not received the honour, while younger officers had received it who had been mentioned only in one despatch. There were many officers in the army similarly situated who had rendered good services in former times, and who were aggrieved at being, omitted. He had no desire to coerce the Admiralty and the Secretary for War, but he did suggest that if any revision was made by the two heads of the departments of the system of rewards for past services, the services of old officers, although they had been performed 30 years, might be considered. Lord PALMERSTON would ask the house to con sider the bearing of this motion, which was nothing but an appeal to the house from the executive with regard to the distribution of honours which flowed from the Crown. Motions of this kind were very taking, espe cially when the subjects of them were officers distin guished fer their services whom every one would be glad to see receive honours and distinctions, in addition to those which they had gained already. But it would be impossible to carry on the Government of the navy and army if it was not left to the Crown, under the advice of its Ministers, to decide who were and who were not to receive honours. What would that . come to ? There might be many instances in which officers might wish to bring their cases forward, and if it was, understood that the decision rested with the House of Commons instead of the Crown, there would be a canvassing of members, and proceedings of that kind which would be fatal to the interests of the service, and opposed to the proper functions of the House of Commons. He hoped, with regard to the mo .. tion, the hon. and gallant member, especially as it ap peared that the statutes of the Order of the Bath were opposed to its object, would be content with the acknow ledgment he obtained of his own and that of other offi cers, which indeed in his case was unnecessary, for his services were already highly esteemed, and withdraw he motion. Lord HOTHAM agreed that this was a subject of great delicacy and importance, and he was not one of those who wished to give that house a function which belonged to the crown and its advisers. His object in addressing the house was to draw attention to a matter in connection with the proposed new order of merit, and to impress on the Government the necessity of making some new arrangement with regard to the services which were to be rewarded with honours, and to see that the regulations wers intelligible, and such as to insure the distinction being properly awarded. With regard to the honour of the Order of the Bath, there was an idea that any one who was mentioned in a Gazette was entitled to receive it, and he wished to urge that at present rewards of that kind were distributed to officers on totally different grounds, generally depend ing on the particular notions of each general of division to which officers belonged. He was anxious that care should be taken in any future order of merit that the system and regulations should be so devised as to make the distribution uniform and consonant with justice in all cases. , Sir G. TYLER, on behalf of his hon. and gallant friend (Admiral Walcott), urged that ho had been recommended for the honour of the Bath by King William IV., when Lord High Admiral, and in 1837 he made application to the Colonial Secretary, who was then also Secretary for War, on the subject, and he received an answer, which be would read. It was to the effect that the services of Captain Walcott were acknowledged, and his not being made a Companion of the Bath was excused on the ground that the number allotted by the statutes of the order to the navy was full, but expressing a hope that ho could re ceive it on a future occasion. His hon. and gallant friend felt that when there was an extension of the order he ought to have been included in it, and his object now was, by the production of the minute of the Admiralty, and its being laid on the table, to have a record of the acknow ledgment of his title to the honour. Colonel NORTH hoped that the new order of merit would include those officers who had distinguished them selves in the Peninsular war, and who had been excluded from the Order of the Bath. Although it was the fashion to sneer at Peninsular officers, there were many of them now who had shed theirblood in the service of their country who had received no such decoration as the Order of the Bath. There was the present military secretary who had received the war medal for the Peninsula with ten clasps, and the Waterloo medal, and had served in America and at the Cape—(hear)—there was the officer at the head of the Quartermaster General's Department, General Freeth, who had received the Peninsular war medal and two clasps; there was General Lowell, a most distinguished cavalry officer, who had received the Penin sular war medal with 11 clasps ; and Colonel Derinzy, who had received the war medal with 9 clasps, and the gold medal for Toulouse; none of these had received the deco ration of the Bath. Many of the best Peninsular officers had been thus passed over. Why had none of them been made field-marshals ? We had one or two honorary field marshals ; but look at the case of the officer who com manded the cavalry through the greater part of the Penin sular war, and who took the fortress of Bhurtpore, which wee called the Gibraltar of India, who had on two occa sions received the thanks of that house in person f-r his services, besides being raised to the peerage, who was the senior Grand Cross of the Bath, and the second general on the list. Was not he entitled to the rank of field-marshal ? for such were the services of General Viscount Comber mere. Ho hoped that in any order of merit, those who had served iu the Peninsula, and had received no honours, would be included. Mr. ALCOCK said., as Captain Scobell's motion with regard to promotion in the navy was postponed, he wished to make an observation on one point, and that was with regard to death vacancies in the navy. The report of the commission on the army and navy which sat in 1840, stated that death vacancies in the navy was an equivalent for the system of promotion in the army. He would urge that that was not the case, and he pointed out cases recently in the Black Sea and the Baltic in which promotion did not go by seniority in the case of death vacancies. It was not 'therefore true, as stated by the report of 1840, that the death vacancies went by seniority. He hoped the Admi ralty would give their attention to that point, and recol lect that no officer in the navy under the rank of post cap tain could get his promotion by seniority, as in the army. Admiral WALCOTT said fie could not withdraw his motion, but would allow it to be negatived ; and he could only say that the Admiralty might break his heart, but they should not break his spirit. SCOTTISH SCHOOLMASTERS. Mr. E. LOCKHART called the attention of the house to the serious inconvenience that will arise from the act for regulating the salaries of the parochial schoolmasters of Scotland being allowed shortly to expire, without any fur ther provisions being proposed by the Government to meet the extreme urgencies of the case, and urged that unless some measure was introduced on the subject at Martinmas next, the salaries of the schoolmasters would be reduced by one-fourth. He hoped the Government would support the bill ho proposed to bring in. SERGEANTS' GOOD CONDUCT MOSEY. Mr. PELLATT had given notice of a motion for an humble address to be presented to her Majesty, praying her to remedy the grievance of sergeants in the army being de prived, while serving, of the good condact money allowances to which they had been entitled before they were promoted to that grade. He spoke of the responsible duties which they performed, having the care of the good order and morality of the privat men, and being usually men of better education than those in the ranks. The sergeants were perfectly satisfied with the existing arrangements for retiring pensions, and for compensation in case of losing their limbs ; but it was not fair that they should be placed in a worse position, during service, than the corporals and even the privates were. In the artillery, a corporal with four distinguishing marks received more pay than a ser geant, by three-farthings a day, and if ho got another badge, he received a penny farthing a day more than the sergeant. He (Mr. Pellatt) knew one case where there was a private with eleven distinguishing marks, receiving a penny farthing a day more than a sergeant got. In the savalry, a sergeant had to pay two shillings a week to a man for cleaning his horse, because it was regarded as infra dig. for a sergeant to clean his own horse. A hospi tal sergeant received an extra allowance of only fourpence a day for his incessant toil in assisting the service of the hospital, and often in keeping accounts; while a private soldier, employed as orderly in the hospital, received the same. It had been observed that when a soldier attained the position of sergeant, he attained the climax of his ambition as a non-commisaioned officer, and, therefore, he ought not to be placed at a pecuniary disadvantage. The SPEAKER reminded the hon'. gentleman that his motion was irregular, and the subject dropped. The LORD ADVOCATE, in reply to the remarks of Mr. Lockhart, said there would be ample time to provide for the parochial schoolmasters of Scotland at the begin ning of next session. There would be no time to consider and pass a bill during what remained of the present ses sion. The salaries of the schoolmasters would not be di minished till after May next. The course which he was now taking was precisely similar to that adopted by the Aber deen Government in 1853. He must say, however, that there were the greatest possible objections to mere con tinuance bills to regulate the salaries of the parochial schoolmasters. He bad endeavoured during the present session to raise those salaries, and to place the school masters in an improved and permanent condition, but his efforts had been defeated by honourable gentlemen opposite and their friends in the other house. (Hear.) He thought that some attempt should be made next year to deal with the whole question in a liberal and comprehen sive spirit. (Hear.) Mr. F. SCOTT objected to mere continuance bills, and suggested the passing of an act to endure "until Parlia ment should otherwise determine." He thought the sub ject should be dealt with in the present session. The learned lord would otherwise subject the schoolmasters to a species of slow torture. - SUPPLY. The house then'went into committee of supply. Mr. WIRE complained of delaying the miseellaneons estimates till towards the end of the session, and suggested that they should be taken immediately after Easter. P" observed that certain votes which were de livered to nm"..n. hers on the 27th of July were ordered to be printed _so w ee back as the 27th of March. He remarked on the pent millions the civil service estimates, from little mo n ri!,!: "sent millions in 1848, to about 6;,- millions L . : ll .Z ta and year. He asked for an explanation upooro:. point, a ll the urged the necessity of the strictest ocf2: Bo j' ae vitas for civil departments of the State. There_ e lvT: ong ht might be special and temporary objects which:ft r l i am ent had al postponed for a time. The hous e A° believed t here were ready cost nearly 2,000,00 04, !: 0 n we d that half a million estimates in existence which u went of the metropolis. R e being expended for more would be re qu t i h re e d aa . l d e o n u t b t i atinheeen4o6,ooo/. for educational anenevo the ICafirs would have any bene oßrneeslso objected to large sums e complained of the confusion ,i e n d st w it h ut e i t o h n: would be taken in the' oped that in future greater lusion, that the r preparation. fiwcainalteofffeoterlesiceirkvable in the estimates, and h and . te d in cone , e s ti mates should • that if the c ommittee, enhadsotti beente conta ined . Pri H n e t ed a cco m u a n n t y e d things for t:a whichincrease Mr. WILSON an d distributed c ivi l service estimates fliutensrenggesess- sessions s be e s t u a b tod mitted to a select cin in March, they would n ienrien supplementary i t n h t e h e e s m t i estimates and it would have been necessarytobri by the fact that numerous BUMS tes paid out of the Consolidated F the annuel eatiratitoo • lb Ci which we former y und were he re included in _ - • _ 0 oTernmont were not prepared _ __ to submit the miscellaneous estimates to a select commit- tee, believing that the effect would be to reduce the action of the house itself to almost nothing. Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought, on the contrary, that great benefit would result from laying the estimates before a select committee. '4 he voting of millions of money in the house seldom excited the slightest attention among hon. meintors. He complained of the large sums expended in the purchase of additional public offices. The first vote was for 3,8511. for defraying the expenses of the University of London. Dr. MICHELL objected to the expenditure of public money in the foundation of scholarships and fellowships in connection - with the University of London. - Mr. WILSON said the voto was the same as that of last year. The vote was agreed to.' The following were also agreed to :- 7,9521. for the Scotch Universities. 2,356/. for the Queen's University in Ireland. The next vote was for 9,5921. for the Queen's Colleges in Ireland. Mr. W. WILLIAMS objected to the vote, and thought it should be reduced. The Queen's Colleges were not taken advantage of to any great extent by the people of Ireland. Mr. WILSON said the vote in future would be only' 4,5001. The vote was agreed to. vote of 6171. was agreed to for the Royal Irish Aca. delay, as was also a vote of 3001. for the Royal Hibernian Academy. A vote of 2,600/. having been proposed, Mr. MIA.LL moved that the sum of 2,0501., for theo logical professors at Belfast, and for the incidental ex penses of the General Assembly's College at Belfast, be disallowed. Mr. CAIRNS said he thought it would be fair if those hon. members who wished the house to adopt their volun tary principles would propose their v iews in an abstract form, and not seek to make particular wretched grants to persons whose salaries depended upon the vote, the answ er . on which should be decided the great and important prin ciples which those hon. members advocated. Mr. KIRK supported the vote. After a few words from Mr. Williams, Mr. A. Follett, Mr. W. J. Fox, and Mr. Hadfield, The committee then divided, when there appeared — For the amendment 29 Against it Majority against the a mendmeat... The vote was then agreed to. The next vote proposed was one of 56,1801. for the trus tees of the British Museum. After a few remarks f rom M r . WILLIAMS on th e sub ject of the balance remaining in hand from last year's vote, Mr. PELLATT, who had a motion on the paper for disallowing the sum of 12,0001. from the estimates for accommodation for 200,000 additional volumes, withdrew his motion, contenting himself with calling the attention of the Government to the necessity of affording additional accommodation for the visitors and students to the Museum. In answer to a question put by Mr. HINDLEY, Mr. WILSON stated that the catalogue of the library was being pushed forward as rapidly as possible. The vote was then agreed to. A sum of 4,000/, was next proposed for the purpose of defraying the expenses of purchases made by the trustees of the British Museum... In reply to a question put by Mr. MAcAnninr, Mr. WILSON denied that agents of the British Museum and of Marlborough-house had bid against each other at the recent sale of the Bernal collection. The prices fixed by the trustees of Mar l borough-house and of the British Museum, for the articles which they wished to purchase previous to the sale, had not been exceeded by the amount actually paid by the agents at the sale. The vote was then agreed to. A sum of 27,5201. for the expenses of new buildings in connection with the British Museum was next voted. _ Votes of 5001. were then taken for the Royal Geographi cal Society, 6,4091. for tho Royal Observatories, 2,9851. for public improvements in Ireland, and 1,2951. for the Found ling hospital in Dublin. On th© proposal to vote 11,7901. for the House of In dustry in Dublin, Mr. GROGAN complained that the recommendation of the select committee on the subject of the hospitals in Dub lin had not been attended to by the Government in pre paring the estimates for the present session, and that such recommendation had been superseded by the report of a in quire into appointed by the Irish Government to into the subject, without the consent and authority of the Hour of Commons. Mr. WILLIAMS thought it a cause of just complaint that a sum of not less than 20,0001. should be voted for the support of hospitals and charitable institutions in one city in Ireland, and hoped that the Government would every year reduce the amounts of the grant with a view to their final extinction. _ _ Mr.VANCE contended that the Government were bound iu justice to continue this class of votes to Dublin, and the agreement to do so was part of the treaty of union between the two countries. These votes, although expended in Dublin, were applied for the benefit of the whole of Ire land, the medical schools and institutions there being open to the students and poor of all parts of Ireland. Colonel DUNNE did not feel the slightest gratitude to the Government for the votes of money, as he considered they were only the rights of Ireland, and considering that Ireland had been for many years so unjustly and unequally taxed, the grants, even if regarded in the light of boons, were undeserving of notice. , Viscount NAAS said the hon. member for Lambeth would find that all his assertions were answered by the report of last year. The vote was then agreed to, as also a vote of 5001. for the Female Orphan Home. On the question that 1,2001. should be voted for the Westmoreland Lock Hospital, Dublin, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the vote, and thought that sufficient exertion had not been made to procure funds by voluntary subscriptions. - The vote was agreed to, and also 5001. for the Lying-in- Hospital. Some other votes were also agreed to, but, from the low tone in which the chairman read them, their nature could not be ascertained. _ _ _ On the question that 38,953/. should he granted for the Regium Donum, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the grant, and thought it was not creditable to the inhabitants of the richest part of Ireland to take a grant of public money for the support of their ministers. Me proposed to reduce the amount to the sum of 3661. Mr. HADFIELD supported the amendment, and con sidered that they should not encourage such a beggarly sy,tem. Mr. KIRK, as an Irish Presbyterian, could not sit still under the gross imputations that had been cast upon the persuasion to which he belonged. They rested their claim on a positive contract entered into with the Crown, and which had been perpetuated from the year 1672 to the present time. The opposition was raised by the Society for tho Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and Control, but the recipients of this grant had always re• sisted State patronage and control. After a few words from Mr. A. PELLATT, the committee divided— . 32 For the amendment.. Against it Majority . —64 Mr. CHEETHA.M. objected to the proposed addition to the number of ministers, and moved that the vote be re• duced by the sum of 415/. Bs. Lord NAAS defended the vote, contending that if there was any good reason for supporting the old ministers, there was au equally good reason for supporting the new minis ters. _ Mr. Kirk, Mr. Cairns, and Mr. ➢iacartney opposed the reduction ; and Mr. Hindley, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Had field supported it. The committee then divided. The numbers ware— For the reduction Against it ➢lajority —so The vote was then agreed to. On the next vote being proposed, Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the chairman report pro greol, which was agreed to and the house resumed. Tials Turkish Loan Bill was considered as amended, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day). The Customs Tariff Acts Amendment and Consolidation Bill went through committee. The Customs Laws Consolidation Bill was considered as amended, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day). The Excise Duties Bill was read a third time and passed. BURIALS BILL. _ Sir G. GREY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to facilitate the formation of new burial-grounds, and remove obstacles to burials at present existing.—Agreed to. The order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate on the Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill was discharged. The Militia Ballots Suspension Bill was read a second time. SALE OF BEER, &c., BILL. Mr. H. BERKELEY moved that this bill be read a second time, relying entirely on the report of the com• uattee. Mr. lIORSFALL regretted that the committee should have recommended the introduction of the bill, against which ho must protest, a large mass of evidence having been rejected by the committee. After a short conversation, the bill was read a second time. The Dwellings for Labouring Classes Bill was read a second time. The Lords' amendments to the Religio us Worship Bill were considered and agreed to. LIMITED LIABILITY BILL. The committee on this bill was th en resumed, an d the remaining clauses were agreed to. The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be received this da. TNERSHI y P LAW AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of Mr. BOLTVERIE, the order of the day for the committal of this bill was read andad dischargrd ed. The Metropolitan Buildings Bill was re a thitime and passed. A STERS (SCOTLAND.) PAROCHIAL. SCHO OL. Mr. E. LOCKHART moved for leave to bring i n a bill to continue an act to regulate the salaries of the Parochial schoolmasters of Scotland. The LORD ADVO CATE opposed the moti on . The house divide For the m otion ............................. Against it ................................ ti Who ... 1 ............. Majority ......................... • • 18 The total number of mombers —l2 being under 40, l, oted in the division The SPEAKER declared the house adjourned at twenty minutes before two. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL JULY 30. STOCK E XCHANGE.—Tho tone of the market has been heavy to-day, and prices considerably lower than on Satur day. Caledonian, 31i —East Lancashire, 181. lls. 3d.— Great North ern, (A shares, deferred), Si. 6 s. 3d.—Lanca shire and Y or k s hi re, 80i—,London and North Western, 98— Midland, 691 I—North Eastern, Berwick, 181. MANCHESTER, JULY 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been showing as average business to-day, and prices were same as Saturday. East Lancashire, 18i—Ditto, Fifths, 31. pd., 7.16 p.— Leeds, 807—Manchester Assurance, 11/ p. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 30. STOCK ,XCEIANGE.—There was very little business to day, and prices were a shade weaker. Great Western, Stour Vailey Guaranteed Stock, 59—Ditto, Birmingham ditto, 74i —South Steffen's, 2 dis.—London and North Westerns, 98. LEEDS, JULY 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business has continued about the average, and very little doing. The sales have been few or none, and quotations are as on Saturday._ .+'+~= - I