The Sun. — London, England, 1861-06-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by Commission to the fol lowing bills : Excise and Stamp. East India Loan. Burford Charities. Reading Charities. Temple Balsall Hospital. Borough of Dublin. Edinburgh Assessments. Kingston-upon-Hull Docks. Frosterley and Stanhope Railway. Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway. Birmingham Canal Navigations. Manchester and Wilmslow Road. Henley in Arden Railway. Darlington Local Board of Health. Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway. Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company. Charing Cross Railway (City Terminus). Dewsbury and Batley Gas. Sowerby Bridge Gas. Tyno Improvement. Sneyd's Branch Railways. Thorne Moor Drainage, &c. Banbridge Extension Railway. Burton .upon-Trent Water. Llanidloes and Newtown Railway. Rhyl Bridge. Workington Tidal Basin and Railway. Leeds and Ealand Road. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Addi tional Works). Wycombe Railway (Extensions). Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. • Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society. Dunblane, Donne, and Callauder Railway. Whitworth Vale Gas. Blyth and Tyne Railway. Limerick and Foynes Railway. Midland Railway (Additional Powers). Cork and Youghal Railway. Middleton and Tonge Improvement. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (New Line, &c.). Alton, Alresford, and Worcester Railway. East India Irrigation and Canal Company (No. 2). Leigh District Gas. Bishop's Castle Railway. Clifton Suspension Bridge. London and North-Western Railway (Ch e shire Lines). Liverpool Cemetery. Kingstown Water. Galashiels and Peebles Railway. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. The Earl of CAMPERDOWN presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Free Church Of Scotland, signed by the moderator, Dr. M'Caull, deprecating any partial measure of education by merely proposing to increase the salaries of schoolmasters, and praying that the subject of national education in Scotland may be dealt with as a national and not a denominational question. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—The Air dale Drainage, Vale of Clwyd Railway, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway, Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway, Cleveland Railway, and Much Wenlock, &c., Bills. The following bills were read a third time and passed : The Kingston Improvement, North-Eastern (Castleton and Grammont Branch) Railway, and the Birkenhead Railway Bills. THE SULTAN OF TURKEY. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE called the at tention of the house to the recent death of the Sultan of Turkey. The event was one of great importance to not only Turkey but to Europe generally. He adverted in de • tail to the various acts of the late Sultan, and mentioned in laudatory terms the liberal spirit he displayed during his government, particularly with reference to the Protestants resident in his kingdom. He admitted that he had com mitted faults, but contended that his general administration was entitled to praise. He trusted that his succes sor would follow in his footsteps, and be guided by the same liberal spirit. Advice to him in his present position was most desirable, and he thought that advice could emanate from no Sovereign in Europe more properly than the Queen of England. They should bear in mind that they were under obligations to Turkey, which should induce the people of this country to take a lively interest in the affairs and good government of that country. He con cluded by asking the Government if any official notification had been received of the accession of the Sultan, or the policy he proposed to pursue ? Lord WODEHOUSE stated, in reply, that his noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs had assured him that the new Sultan would carry out in its integrity the policy of hiE predecessor in reference to foreign affairs, and as regards his internal policy he would endeavour to introduce salutary and practical reforms. He expressed a hope that a new era was about to dawn upon Turkey. Lf)rd HARD WICKE strongly deprecated the policy of inter.brence which this country exhibited towards Turkey. The Government of that country should be called to work out its own reformation in conformity with its own religion, and according to the spirit of its people. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE gave notice that he would bring forward a motion on this subject. ST. DOMINGO. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he would at an early day call the attention of the house to the cession of St, Domingo to Spain. OCCUPATION OF SAVOY. The Earl of CARNARVON rose, pursuant to notice, to call the attention of their lordships to the prolonged occu pation of Northern Savoy by the French, and to inquire if, in accordance with her Majesty's most gracious speech from the throne in August last, any steps had been taken to give continued effect to the Treaty of Vienna, so as to reconcile it to the second article of the Treaty of Turin. He said he should lay aside all allusion to the circumstances attending the cession of Savoy to France, and take their lordships back to the signing of the Treaty of Vienna. It was the intention of that treaty, carrying out the policy , of Europe, that Savoy should be a neutral territory, placed under the Government of a country which was strong enough to pro tect it, but not strong enough to abuse the military advan tages which belonged to it. Its occupation, therefore, by France was a violation of the Treaty of Vienna—a violation rather against the spirit than the letter of the treaty. It was not a violation of any of the guarantees into which this country, in common with the other great states of Europe, entered, but it was a violation of the intentiens which they entertained when they placed Savoy under the protection of Sardinia as a guarantee for the security of Switzerland. Her Majesty's speech from the throne in August last con firmed that - view of the case, bUt the noble lord the Secre tary for Foreign Affairs went further, and stated when he agresd to the p os t ponement of the conference upon t h e question of occupation, that he did so upon the condition that in the meantime the Treaty of Turin should not be con sidered part o f th e law of Europe. It was to be regretted that France sh ou ld have directed herpolicy q to the ac uisi - lion of territory. She, however, ad mitedher pres ent -occupation -occupation of Savoy was one which required some modifi cation. She, in fact, wished to exchange it for a legal occupation, and one more in unison with the public law of Europe. All we required wa s th e maintenance of public treaties, and that Switzerland should b e protected 111 the possession of her military position. It was said that France, in occupying Savoy, accepted the territory with all the ob ligations attached to its possession by Sardinia ; but the cir cumstances of the two countries were so different that there was not a single point of comparison between them. Savoy, I in the possession of Sardinia, u as a guarantee for the s a f e t y of Switzerland. Savoy, in the occupation of France, was no guarantee for the independence of Switzerland whatever. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He knew that at this moment Switzerland was in the greatest danger, for, in a few hours, a large body of troops could be placed upon the shores of the Lake of Geneva, and great importance was attached to the visit of Prince Napoleon to that city. I n feat, the position of Switzerland was at this moment a standing evidence of over whelming strength on the one side, and of weakness on the other. By means of the railways which concentrated a t Geneva, France could, within 20 hours, hurry thither an army of 20,000 men, and Switzerland,conscious of her peril, was afraid to make any movement whatever, lest it should be construed into an act of offence, and she looked only to the public opinion of Europe for her protection. She had hitherto courageously maintained her position, and had de served well of Europe in general, and it was the common interest of Continental monarchies that, in the event of any disturbances at home, there should be one spot in which they might all obtain a refuge. Lord WODEHOUSE said he had listened with deep attention to the speech of the noble earl, but could not dis' cover in it any practical views. The whole question had been exhausted in the despatches of his noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and remained exactly in the position in which it stood last summer. It was at first arranged that there should be a conference upon the subject, but to that course the other contracting parties to the Treaty of Vienna objected, and without their concurrence it was impossible Great Britain could proceed with it. In that position the question remained, and the noble earl had failed to point out any means of bringing about a satisfactory change. So far as protests could go, the Government did all in their power, and it would net be now consistent with fie dignity of this country to revive a discussion which could not have any practical effect bayond giving rise to angry feelings. If Switzerland could find any means by which the two treaties could be so reconciled as to guaran tee her defence, her Majesty's Government would rejoice at it, and afford her every facility in carrying it out. It was, however, quite clear that it was not in the power of her Majesty's Government to force the other Powers to a Conference. The subject then dropped. THE ItOYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY'S BOT..NIC GARDENS. The Earl of CLANCARTY moved for correepondenea between the Committee of Colwell of .11shuatioD. awl the Royal Dublin Scciety with respect to the opening of their botanic gardens to the public upon Sunday. After a short discussion, the motion was agreed to. HOLYHEAD ROAD BILL. This bill passed through committee. PORTPATRICK HARBOUR BILL. This bill was likewise passed through committee, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. IRREMOVABLE POOR BILL. Mr. VILLIERS moved that the house go into committee on this bill. He explained that its object was, in the first place, to reduce the period of residence ; and, in the second place, to extend the area ; both of which principles seemed to be admitted as just by practical men connected with parochial matters throughout the country. He believed that the bill would be of great benefit not only to this country but to Ireland. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gen tleman quoted extensively from the reports of inspectors he had received, to show the inequalities which at present prevailed in reference to the mode of assessment. Mr. EST C OURT said that a proposition had been made to reject this bill, and he presumed that that question would not be raised to-day. He (Mr. Estcourt) should be most ready to give his best support to the bill, because he thought it would, with one exception, tend to simplify the poor laws of the country, and would be of great advan -1 tage to the country as well as to the poor. Sir J. GRAHAM said that members would have a much better opportunity of discussing the measure if the Speaker were allowed to leave the chair, so that the house might go iuto committee. Mr. KNIGHT thought that the house had great reason to complain of the course which had been taken by the head of the Poor Law Department, who had introduced the bill without allowing the country to know anything about it. Mr. LOCKE, on the part of his constituents, objected to the bill, which provided that the charges should be levied upon unions, which gave the large parishes nothing, for they were unions in themselves at the present time. Sir J. PAKINGTON recommended that the house should at once go into committee on the bill. Sir G. GREY also recommended a similar course, in order that some definite issue might he raised, and that the sit ting should not be wasted in a desultory conversation. Mr. WALTER expressed his concurrence in the princi ple of the bill. He was of opinion that the area of rating should coincide with the area of management. Sir J. SHELLE V objected to the bill, and remarked that it any one moved that the bill should be committed that day three months he should support it. (Cries of " Move, move.") Sir W. JOLLIFFE said th's bill was merely the re newal of a beneficial principle which had been in existence many years. Mr. W. E. FORSTER thought that the chargeable area should be co-extensive with the employing of labour, and this object the bill, he thought, would tend to accomplish. Sir H. VERNEY thought that the bill would interfere with the promotion of good agriculture, as productive neighbourhoods would have to pay for bad ones. In many portions of the bill, however, he entirely concurred. Mr. CAYLEY objected to the bill as it would destroy the basis of the princip.e of local self-government. He should move as an amendment that the bill be committed that day three months, in order that the public might have a full opportunity of considering its provisions. Mr. HENLEY held that the bill would make a very great change in a very important law. If under this bill they could not resist putting the metropolis together, how could they resist putting the whole nation together. The bill had been so curiously managed that the country really in effect knew nothing about it, and he thought that more time should be given for its consideration, and if the amend ment were pressed he should vote in its favour. Sir G. LEWIS said that the bill was essentially one of details, and contained nothing but a development of principles recognised in the existing law. Having adverted to the bills respectively introduced by Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Buller, to show that there was no necessary connection between irre movability and the principle of union settlement, the right hon. baronet said the first great change proposed by this bill was the diminution of the term of five years, which constituted irremovability, which was a mere question of detail. For his own part he wished to see the law of settle ment utterly abolished, a course which he believed would be perfectly practicable and perfectly safe. (Hear,) He be lieved the law of Ireland in this matter was perfectly sound, and he should like to see it made the basis of our legislation. The next change was that when a person had been resi dent three years, he should have the benefit of having been resident in the union instead of in the par;sh. It appeared to him that the principal objection to the bill Is as in reference to the ninth clause, a matter which would be best discussed in committee. He should be op posed to county rating or national rating, but union rating he believed was a sound principle, because it would be subject to one board of guardians, anti he hoped the house would not be alarmed by any visionary apprehension. Mr. BARROW protested against deparochialising our parishes more than they were at present. He protested against a union rate, still more against a county or a na tional rate, but he did not think that this bill was open to such objections. (Hear, hear.) Sir B BRIDGES believed that there would have been stronger representations on both sides of the house with re gard to the bill, if it had been made more thoroughly known to the country. He considered that there would be the greatest possible advantage in maintaining the present parochial system. The house then divided — For going into committee Against it Majority —l43 The motion was carried, and the house went into com mittee, but no progress was made, it being only three minutes to four. At four o'clock the Usher of the Black Rod summoned the house to the House of Lords to hear the royal assent given by commission to certain bills. The sitting was then suspended. At six o'clock the house resumed. THE CHANNEL FLEET. Mr. TORRENS asked whether it was intended that the Channel fleet, or any portion of it, was to anchor in Belfast Lough during the summer cruise ? Lord C. PAGET said that the orders to the Admiral were to cruise along the coast, and the movements of the fleet rested entirely with him. No orders had been given to put into any port in particular. HARBOURS BILL—IRISH CLAUSES. Mr. GREUORY asked why the clauses which were to have been added to the Harbours Bill to enable the Com missioners in Ireland to borrow money for improving the harbours in that country had not been added; whether any such clauses had been sent to the Irish-office for considera tion, and, if so, what course had been taken there about them ? Mr. GIBSON said that clauses had been prepared, but a difficulty had occurred as to the machinery necessary to carry them out, but it had been thought better to drop them than to delay the bill. As far as the bill went, the same advantages would be conferred on Ireland as on England. FOREIGN-OFFICE PLANS. Lord J. MANNERS wished to know when the decision of the house would be taken as to the designs for the Foreign office. Mr. COWPER said that the design for an elevation in the Italian by Mr. Scott was now lodged in the members' sitting-room. One of the Gothic designs was at the Royal Academy. The most convenient mode for deciding upon these designs would be to have the vote come before the house. Lord ELCHO asked if there would be any objection to tliar ie e o h c exhibit the a men d e d G o thi c d es i gn ? It wou ld b e conven i en t if the hon. wt i g t mh e p n ea Etet votel R e s Mr.he wuhso s nearly as he could the m s s a o i d thatth a it the w o v u o l t d e w c o a m s eN on. 7 a o f t f e t r h t e h m e i v s o c t e e l s - hepreceded would do it were disposed of. with r e g a rd to the design wlleer p t E he sl h G ous N e s desired. COPYRIGHTBILL. which In reply oß t s o o M x r . said that the bill stood for Monday, and he did not think that he hon. and learned gentleman would ask him to delay it when he knew how email the change was which it proposed to make. THE GARIBALDI FUND. On the motion for going into supply, Mr. COCHRANE called attention to the proceedings of the Garibaldi Fund Society for the Unity of Italy. That society was presided over by the hon. member for the Ayr district of burghs, but several ether members of that house were on the committee of management. Besides the eman cipation of Italy, the object of the society, as appeared by its advertisements, was to instal an Italian Government at Rome, and to obtain possession of Venetia. He had no desire to excite an angry discussion on the question, but he wished to call attention to the effect which would be pro duced abroad by the members of that house being on the committee of the association for the objects he had referred to. He was not going to discuss the merits or demerits of the Papal Government or of the Government of the King of Naples. All he desired to see was that the principle of non-interference should be fully carried out. Ho thought there could be little doubt as to the illegality of such associations, formed against a Government with which we were in strict alliance. Suppose a committee was formed in the City for the restoration of the Orleans princes to France, did the house suppose that the French Govern ment would not remonstrate against it, and that the Go• vernment of this country would not interfere in the matter. He cordially approved of the last despatch of the noble lord to Sir James Hudson, and hoped the noble lord would sup port the present motion. Italy had a right to expect that we should not conspire to excite war against a country with which we were in strict alliance. He begged to move, " That the existence of any society, formed for the purpose of raising funds to assist a revolutionary party inany coun try with which we were in strict alliance, was inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention." The question having been put, Lord J. RUSSELL had hved that some one more di rectly aimed at by the hog, member would have risen to 4 " Qa4 " the C 4 ; 1 0 14 i , Ei4Ad t So far from being reyo- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 861. lutionary, it appeared to him that the Garibaldi Fund was for the maintenance of the status quo of the Government of Italy. And he really did not think that the matter was one for the consideration of that house. (Cheers.) After some further discussion, Mr. COCHRANE con sented to withdraw his motion. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON said, I may be permitted, perhaps, at this stage, to call the attention of the house to the state of ;the public business at the present time. I trust that hon. members will not think that I am taking an undue liberty by adverting to this subject. We have now arrived at the 28th of June, and there are, I believe, about 200 votes of supply to be disposed of, and there are a great many bills of very considerable importance which it would be very un • desirable to drop in consequence of not being able to obtain time sufficient for their discussion. With respect to these votes of supply it is not, of course, for her Majesty's Go vernment to suggest to any hon. member to repress the ob:ervations which they may think it their duty to make ; but with respect to the calculation of time necessary to go through these votes, I would remind the house that of the last two votes which we obtained from the house, one occu pied the greater part of an evening's sitting, and if it should be deemed necessary by gentlemen to give the same discus. sion to other votes, it is obvious that a very considerable time will be required to pass the remaining 200. (A laugh.) I would suggest that on the motion for your leaving the chair, sir, to go into committee of supply—with the excep tion of Fridays, which we, of course, understand to be given up for amateur discussions—that honourable gentlemen should refrain fr,:m interposing any motion unless upon matters which are really of urgent importance, or with respect to which they have reasonable ex pectations of coming to some practical result. ' I think that mere statements of opinions on general questions might be considered with convenience to the house. (Hear, hear.) With respect to bills, we have upon the table several o utility, and it is very desirable that they should be per mated to pass. If, however, by prolonged discussions we are precluded from proceeding with these bills until a later period of the session, they will have to be abandoned, and then the house as a body, and the Government as a part of that body, are reproached with doing nothing, and allowing the session to go by without passing any great measure of importance, and that is certainly an injustice so far as the Government is concerned, nor is it just with respect to the aggregate of the house. (Hear, hear.) I trust, therefore, that hon. members will be as sparing as possible in the mo tions which interfere upon the question for going into com mittee of supply. Mr. BLACK cordially approved of the suggestion of the noble lord, and hoped that it would receive the ready assent of the house. There were upon the notice paper, on the last day the house went into supply, no less than 29 motions, of them eleven were by Irish members, three by one member, and two other members had each two motions. The Irish members certainly appeared to be most sedulous in looking after the public interests. (A laugh.) Mr. V. SCULLY denied that the Irish members had occupied any undue share of the time of the house. He thought the votes for supply ought to be all brought for ward before the 13th of May. The noble lord had taken the opportunity of making this suggestion at a time when there were no influential members of the Opposition pre sent to discuss the proposed arrangement with him (and at the time the hon. member was addressing the house the front Opposition benches were wholly unoccupied). The hon. member proceeded to say that he had a motion on the paper for that night of very great and urgent importance, with respect to providing some mode of giving to the public correct and authentic reports of the debates in that house. Anything, said the hon. member, more absurd, or more ridiculous, or more contradictory to what really happened, than the reports in the newspapers of the last debate on India, it was impossible for any human mind to conceive. (A laugh.) Lord J. RUSSELL—I cannot help thinking that a great change has taken place of late years in the modes of proceeding in this house. It is no doubt win accordance with constitutional principles, that any member has the right of bringing forward great and important questions on going into committee of supply—that grievances should be redressed before supply is granted. But that principle has been made use of in order to introduce subjects of little or no importance, and in consequence the very purpose of supply is lost, and it is impossible that the subject of supply can be fairly discussed under the present state of things. The privilege is made use of not in order that some great subject should be discussed, but every question and detail which might be brought forward upon ordinary notice days, perhaps not worth the notice of the house—(hear, hear)—is discussed, and the valuable time of the house taken up to no advantage. I have a strong imprersion on my mind that the time must come when the good practice adopted with respect to bills must be applied to proceedings of supply, and that when the house has gone into committee, and the order of the day is read, the Speaker should at once leave the chair on the question of " progress." At the early peri d of the session there are certain important con stitutional forms which the house has to go through, and estimates cannot be voted until after the house has agreed to a formal motion to grant supplies. I believe that on the second day of the session, when the report to the address is received, there might be immediately after a resolution that supply should be granted to her Majesty, the estimates might be produced, and laid on the table the following day, and tho house would be in a position to proceed with their consideration. Lord HOTHAM entirely concurred in all that had been said respecting the position in which the public business was placed. On a former occasion he had suggested that immediately on the meeting of Parliament the expenses should be laid upon the table of the house, and he did not think there would be any difficulty in carrying out his plan, without interfering with the usual constitutional forms adopted by the house with respect to the granting of sup plies to her Majesty. He complained of the conduct of sup ccssive Governments in delaying asking the house for the larger votes for the army and navy until just before the ex piration of the Mutiny Act, and showing but little concern for the smaller votes. If the estimates were 'reduced at the commencement of the session, there would be very much less difficulty in dealing with the motions with which it was now the custom to encumber the question of going into supply. He should view with great jealousy any at tempts to abridge the opportunities of discussion which the forms of the house and the Constitution had given to the representatives of the people. (hear.) Mr. WHITE regretted to say that from the temper of the house, and the flood of talk with which they were deluged, he felt that some of the suggestions offered by the noble lord at the head of the Government, or the noble lord the Foreign Secretary, would be sufficient to put a stop to what had now become an intolerable nuisance. With respect to the constitutional privileges referred to by the noble lord, he (Mr. White) would willingly waive them-- (cries of " No, no")—if by so doing he saw his way to getting rid of the nuisance of so much talk, which all felt to be a serious injury. He suggested that one day in the week should be appropriated exclusively to the considera tion of the estimates. Mr. BALL thought there were two remed;es which might very easily be adopted for the suppression of exces sive talking, one of them was that the newspapers should occasionally print verbatim the speeches of hon. members, without any of that polish which was usually given to them, and with all those faults of bad grammar which hon. members were often compelled to hear. (A laugh.) This, he believed, would put a damper upon some hon. gentlemen who were notoriously guilty of occupying so much of the time of the house in an unprofitable manner. His second suggestion was that the house should make it obligatory upon a member who spoke upon any question, to remain in the house during the remainder, and until the close, of the debate. (Oh, oh.) SUEZ CANAL. Mr. GRIFFITH corrected a misapprehension attributed :o him on the subject of the Suez Canal. SUPPLY—ARMY ESTIMATES. The house then went into Committee of Supply on the educational estimates connected with the army. On the vote of £261,014 for education and scientific pur- poses, Mr. HOPE brought under consideration that part of the vote which had reference to the College at Sandhurst, and expressed a hope that the necessary papers would be pro duced and the fullest explanation given on the subject. Mr. MONSELL protested strongly against an alteration which had been made in the ago when the candidates should be admissible, that alteration being from the age of 19 to 20. He thought they should be admissible from 16 to 20. After a few words of explanation from Mr. BARING, the subject dropped. Mr. MAGUIRE called attention to the estimate for the expenses of the Royal Hibernian Military School, Dublin, and asked for explanations with respect to the constitution and character of the staff of that establishment, having re lation to the religious faith of the boys educated therein. Royalplpl o r Ht ß mi A eb ne ß mt I s N iain G s th s h a oe i o d h l ht t ahne a d t s overoft Governmenth the e, co mhmadis management snpioonpeorws eorof,f as h t thi e et wass school. ta b established a d u un th d ori er t i R e s c , y wN a ve l r h ad a l i l t epr Protestants, t s b c placed all tae be. e C e o raf everyhi excise an a wi Rom s e lieved the commi ss i oners e n x a d n ise c r a e t t h io o lic soldier in the institution hav e every n if they were to appoint some Roma cs. (Hear, hear.) The charter provided that the child opportunity of hav ing instruction in its own relimion. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know what were the duties of the Presidents of Council of m ilitary education. Hedid not mid erst and what were the duties of schoolmistresse s in connection with regiments. The soldiers, no doubt, had daughters, but he did not know that they were educated by schoolmistresses connected with the regiments. Colonel STEWART explained that there were inf an t and other schools in all the garrison towns, and even in th e s camps at Aldershott, Shornclif fo, and elsewhere, and the of trained scho olmistresses was of great service to the children of the soldiers. Captain JERVIS complained that the officers of artillery were compelled to go through more severe examinations than were required for Sandhurst. Mr. MONSELL deprecated raising anything like a jealous feeling between the Engineers and officers of the Artillery. Mr. T. G. BARING said that in the last year for which the returns were made up there were 12,000 children of there - receivitla ecNcAtiog ii 4 t4l arpay, alto OW eheatio, as well as the higher scientific branches, was directed by the officers who composed the Council on Military Educa tion. The attention of the Secretary of State for War would be directed to the subject of examination required in the case of Engineers and Artillery officers. After a few words from Sir F. SMITH, Mr. WILLIAMS asked whether the 200 cadets at the Royal Military College at Woolwich paid a sufficient sum of money for their education and clothing? Mr. BARING replied that they paid a fair proportion of the expenses. Mr. WYLD called attention to the permanent character of the votes for the survey. He did not find fault with the present management of the survey, as one of the most dis tinguished men in Europe was at the head of it. The Ord nance Survey commenced in 1781, and, including military pay, had cost upwards of £2,000,000. The area of England was 55,000 square miles, of Ireland 30,000, and of Scotland 33,000, making together 121,000 square miles. The area of France, including Corsica, was 201,000 square miles. France commenced her survey at the same time and had completed one .third of it; she had completed nearly 100,000 square miles of the enlarged survey and one-third of the cadastral survey. The cost had been only about £1,200,000, and he could not account for the difference, except by the English survey having become a permanent department. At this moment a large portion of Scotland was unsurveyed, and he thought the house ought to require the director of Ord nance to compkte the whole survey of these islands before commencing any new work. (Hear.) lie held that the expenditure for the topographical survey was an utter waste a public money. The topographical department entered into competition with private persons, and sold maps at less than cost price. He was afraid that the publication of some maps might lead to inconvenience, and, possibly, to political difficulties. Before the Italian war, the Austrian Govern ment had a new survey of Lombardy made, and refused to supply copies of the maps. But the topographical depart ment made a private copy of the maps, and published them at ls. a sheet. France could not get the maps from Austria, but the topographical department supplied the French Go vernment with some 500 copies. He did not propose to reduce this vote, but he wished to call attention to these facts. Mr. BARING said the publishing trade of London were permitted to sell the ordnance maps of the topographical department at a profit of twenty-five per cent. Some of the maps were prepared for the confidential information of the Government. Mr. W IrLD said that only within the last few days a map of the fortifications at Fort Pickens had been issued, and that very often these maps were published at a price under first cost. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of £24,300, for rewards for military services, General LINDSAY said that this vote was given to a number of very eminent military men, who had rendered essential service to their country. But there were 18 or 20 generals, about 70 years of age each, who had served in the Peninsular war, and who were very little removed from po verty in consequence of their only being on half-pay since 1826, and he certainly thought the services rendered by these men, extending, in some instances, to upwards of 50 years, were entitle I to some consideration at the hands of the War Department. Mr. BARING said that every consideration had been given to the claims of all officers, and, amongst others, to those of the generals to whom the hon. and gallant gentle man had just referred. The vote was agreed to. On the vote of £78,600 for payment of general officers, General LINDSAY called attention to the case of the general officers who had received their rank as generals in 1853 and 1857. The committee had recommended that they should receive pay from the date at which they became general officers, and he wished to know why they had only received pay from the date of the report of the committee. Mr. BARING said that this matter was one rather of boon than of regret ; the Treasury had begun to pay their officers from the date of the report. The vote was then agreed to. £190,649 reduced and retired allowances agreed to. £181,367 pensions to widows of officers agreed to. The remaining votes for the service of the army were then agreed to. Mr. PEEL proposed a vote of £750,000 for expenses and salaries in Customs Department. Mr. HENNESSY wished to know what peculiar urgency there was that rendered it necessary to go on with this vote at so late an hour (20 minutes to 12 o'clock). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the reason why it was desirable to go on with the vote was simply this, that time was passing away, and unless some progress was made with public business it would be difficult to wind up the session. After some discussion the vote was agreed to. On the vote of £2,050,000 for expenses and salaries for the Post-office, Sir S. NO RTHCOTE said that what had been done in former years was being done now, viz., that the Post-office asked for more money than they wanted, and Government took a vote for less than the Post-office asked. That was a loc se manner of conducting business. After a few words of explanation from the CHANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. A. SMITH proposed to reduce the vote by £50,000. Ultimately the vote was agreed to, and the house re sumed. INLAND REVENUE ACTS. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHE QUER, the house went into committee, in order to enable him to move the following resolutions as the basis of a bill to be afterwards introduced : " 1. That there shall be charged and paid for and upon every licence to be taken out by any person not being a dis tiller or rectifier of spirits, or a dealer in or retailer of beer, spirits, wine, or sweets, authorising him to sell methylated spirit in any quantity not greater than one gallon at a time, the duty of two pounds and two shillings. " 2. That, in lieu of the drawbacks now payable upon the exportation of beer from the United Kingdom to foreign parts as merchandise, there shall be allowed and paid iu re spect of all beer which shall be so exported the following rates of drawback (that is to say) :—For and upon every barrel of thirty-six gallons, and so in proportion for any greater quantity of beer brewed or made by any entered or licensed brewer of beer for sale in the United Kingdom, in the brewing of which beer the worts used before fermenta tion were of the specific gravity of not less than one thou sand and forty degrees, the sum of four shillings ; and for every additional five degrees of specific gravity, up to the specific gravity of one thousand one hundred and twenty five degrees, the further sum of sixpence per barrel. " 3. That no return of stamp duty paid upon any probate or letters of administration in England or Ireland, or any inventory of the estate and effects of any deceased person in Scotland, shall be made or allowed in respect of any debt due and owing from the deceased, which shall be voluntary. " 4. That no allowance shall bo made to a successor out of his succession, under the succession Duty Act, 1853, in respect of any property which, upon taking such succession, shall terminate or cease to exist. "b. That it is expedient to amend the laws relating to the inland revenue." The resolutions were agreed to, the Chairman was ordered to report them to the house, and the house re sumed. EAST INDIA COUNCIL, &c. BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CROWN SUITS LIMITATION BILL, This bill was read a second time. BOOK UNIONS BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Mr. LAYARD stated that its object was to place books on the same footing as works of art for purposes of distri- but ion. The bill was then read a second time. THE WAKEFIELD WRIT. Major EDWARDS moved that the Speaker do issue his warrant for a new writ for the electing of a burgess to serve in Parliament for the borough of Wakefield in the room of Mr. W. H. Leatham, whose election had been determined to be void. Mr. Sergeant PIGOTT thought that at that late hour the house could not do justice to this important question, and moved that the house do adjourn. Sir G. LEWIS observed that they could not dissociate the case of Wakefield from that of Gloucester. He supported the amendment. Upon a division the amendment was negatived by 98 to 76. Mr. W. MARTIN moved that the debate be adjourned. Sir G. LEWIS said he felt a difficulty in taking the re sult of the division as a deliberate expression of the opinion of the house in favour of the issue of the writ, and should support the motion for adjourning the debate. After some further discussion the house again divided, when the motion for adjournment was negatived by 85 to 77. Mr. CONINGHAM moved that the house adjourn. Mr. Sergeant PIGOTT strongly urged delay, and that the writ should not be precipitately issued. Mr. 11. BERKELEY (who had voted with the majority in both divisions) supported the motion for the issue of the writ. Lord PALMERSTON asked the house seriously to con sider the position in which it stood in this matter, and the effect which the issue of the writ, in existing circumstances, would have upen.the country. Another discussion, which provoked symptoms of im patience, followed, and another division, by which the mo tion for adjournment was again negatived by 81 to 74. Mr. LOCKE moved that the debate be adj3urned. Sir G. LEW IS, in this state of the question, discovered a doubt whether due notice of this motion had been given by Major Edwards. After further debate this formal objection was overruled by the Chair. Major EDWARDS ultimately consented to the adjourn ment of the debate till Friday next. The house adjourned at five minutes to three o'clock till Monday. The iron -cased -frigate Magenta was launched a few days ago at Brest with perfect success. The inaugura tion of the swing -bridge over the Penfeld, which will unite the towns of Brett nd Reconvtanc,e, took place on the fol lowing day, TRI, RES. This trial commenced on Thursday in the Sixth Chamber of Correctional Police, M. Masse presiding. There were 62 witnesses, and the court is not bigger than a good-sized dining-room in Belgrave-square. The president, assailed by thousands of applica tions for tickets, resolved to give none. It is just possible that ten or a dozen people representing the public may have got in after waiting several hours at the doors, but I doubt even that ; for the ordi nary course on occasions of interest like this is to fill every available place in the narrow space sup posed to be open to all the world with policemen in plain clothes. When the judges took their seats, M. Marie, on behalf of the junior bar, observed that there were a few seats vacant, and asked that some of the many advocates who were waiting outside might be let in. The president, thereupon. ordered the admission of a dozen. An entire squadron of sergents-de-ville kept the crowd off from the doors of the court. The accusation against M. Mires has lost much of its original proportions during his long pre ventive imprisonment. Many heads of the accu sation have been abandoned, and the mere fact of his being brought before the Correctional Police in stead of the Assize Court shows that the grave offences of which it was given out that he had been guilty, at the moment of his arrest, are not capable of being established against him. The in dictment read to-day only charges two offences, Ist, Escroquerie (6, word meaning swindling or embezzlement) in negotiating shares en trusted to him en nantissement (an expression meaning deposited as a security) —and 2d, " abuse of confidence" in the matter of the Pampeluna and Roman rails ays. The indictment goes into the whole history of Mires' life, from the time when he left Bordeaux for Paris, in 1849. He began hi* specnlations iYA Paris, in the latter year, by the pur chase, at a very low price, of the Journal des Chemins de .e'er (a railway journal). Later he con ceived the idea of making himself the financial agent of the subscribers to his journal, and created the bank called the Caisse des Actions Reunies. This adventure is admitted to have been very successful, and in 1853 he enlarged his opera-• tions, and transformed the original company into the Caisse et Journal des Chemins de Per. In 1856 he was joined by M. Solar. The undertaking took the name of Caisse Generale des Chemins de Fer, and the capital was increased to 50 millions of francs, divided into 100,000 shares of 500 f. In 1859, according to the indictment, Mires' Company effected a partial " winding up," dissimulated under appearance of a reduction of capital, and in June, 1860, M. Solar retired from the concern. In December, 1860, M. de Pontalba, one of the shareholders, brought an accusation of fraudulent practices against Mires and Solar. It was the breaking out of the Italian war which occa sioned the acts stigmatised as fraudulent. The ac cusation alleges that the Caisse Generale then sold securities belonging to 333 depositors, under circum• stances which enabled the bank to realise an ille gitimate profit of 3,800,000 f. It is admitted that of this sum 2,529,000 f. has been restored to the owners. But little progress was made in the cause to-day, and it is expected that it will last for a week. M. Monginot, the accountant, upon whose report the accusation is mainly based, was examined at great length. He was frequently interrupted by M. Mires, who said that his conclusions proceeded upon insufficient knowledge of the facts. M. Mires com plained that the accusations against him were founded upon an utter ignorance of the principles of banking, and that he was treated like a grocer., He alleged that when he was arrested his assets were 3,000,000 f., and his debts only 1,400,000 f. LAW EV TELLVTENCE.—June 28. COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the judge-Ordinary and a Special Jury.) COAPE V. COAPE. Sidney Jane Coapeprayed for a dissolution of her marriage with Henry Coe Coape, on the grounds of adultery, cruelty, and desertion. The respondent pleaded a denial of these charges. Mr. Johnstoun Neale and Mr. G. Browne ap peared for the petitioner; Mr. Merewether for the WHITEHALL, JUNE 26. FROM THE respondent. Mr. J. Neale stated that the respondent was the son of Mr. Henry Coape, who had made a large fortune, upwards of £300,000, in the sugar-refining business, and that the lady, formerly 'Miss King , was the daughter of General Sir Henry King, the fourth son of an Irish earl, who for his distinguished services had been appointed Groom of the Bed chamber to George 111. and George IV. Mr. Coape, who moved in the best society, met Miss King, and was attracted by her personal charms and great accomplishments. His suit was not at first success ful, and he had recourse to the lady's stepmother, Lady King. Miss King was at last induced to consent to the marriage. Her fortune was £2,500. Mr. Coape's father proposed to settle £10,030 upon the lady, and Mr. Coape promised when his father died her jointure should be raised to £l,OOO a-year. The marriage took place on May 27, 1835, at Mary lebone, and about 12 months afterwards, while they were in Paris, the lady gave birth to a seven months' child, which died. In the following year she had another premature confinement, and this child also died. Mr. Coape's affection for her dimi nished from this time forwards, and was changed first to indifference, and then to dislike; her health became impaired, signs of consumption showed themselves, and she was ordered to go abroad. The learned counsel then described the various acts of cruelty of which the petitioner complained, as they were afterwards stated by her in evidence. The Earl of Mountcashell, a relation of the peti tioner, proved that he was present at the marriage. His daughter was one of the bridesmaids. Mrs. Coape stated that in 1841 she was suffering from coughiand spitting of blood, and her physician ordered her to winter at Rome. She hired a maid servant named Hemsley to go with her. One night when they were at Florence she had gone to bed in a double-bedded room, and she awoke in the middle of the night with a violent chill. She found her husband sitting on the sill of the open window kissing his hand to Hemsley, who was at the oppo site window. She repeatedly asked him to send Hemsley home, and he told her that she might go herself, but that Hemsley should not. In Nov., 1841, they were at Rome lodging in the Piazza di Spagna. Captain Ricketts and his daughter were with them. On the night of Nov. 22 she heard something which induced her to get up and to go into her husband's room, which was next to hers. She did not find him there, nor in the dining-room. She heard voices in an adjoining room, where Hemsley slept. Soon afterwards her husband came out of the maid's room. She charged him with his misconduct, and he denied the charge. She then went towards the maid's room to go in. Her hus band came behind her, and put his arm round her waist, and flung her from the door to the other end of the room. She fell down, the side of her head struck against a chair, she was stunned, and be came delirious. When she came to herself the next morning she was sitting on the floor of her bedroom with Miss Ricketts's arm around her. Mr. Coape sent a message, and she saw him in the presence of Captain Ricketts. He said, " Madam, I de , sire to know your wishes and intentions." I said, " After what passed last night I demand a separa tion and to be taken back to my parents." He said, " Madam, I shall be very happy to grant both your requests. iam attached to the girl ; I don't deny it, and I have been indifferent to you for a long time." He then went out and brought the girl into the room. I told her not to presume to come into my presence. He held her and said she was quite as good and as innocent as I was. Cap tain Ricketts said, " Don't insult her, Coape ; things arebad enough already without making them worse." The next day I told him that I did not wish Hems ley to be left at Rome to go to ruin, but that I would have her sent back to London. He said the girl should not sent away, but he would protect her and take her home with us. I Said I could not submit to such an outrage, and I would take measures to send her away myself. He said, "You will do so at your peril. If she leaves the house I will leave with her ; I will take the passports and all the money, and you will be turned into the streets, where you may starve." I said, "It will be useless, for me to say more, but I distinctly enter my protest , against the insult." Two or three days afterwards we left, and Hemsley with us. We went from Na ples to Civita Vecchia by sea, and the voyage so increased my illness that I entreated that the rest of the journey might be performed by land. He said he would not alter his plans for me. We went by sea to Leghorn, and I again entreated him to take a carriage. He said my life was nothing to him, and I should have thought about the sea voyage before I made .such a d—d fuss about his conduct at Rome. We went by sea from Leghorn to Genoa, and when we arrived there I was so ill that I had to be carried on shore. When I was in bed at the hotel he sent me a message telling me to be ready early the next morning to proceed by sea to Marseilles. I sent word that I could not move. He came to my bedside and said, " What is all this d—d nonsense about P You will go on by sea," I said, " I cannot bear the suffering a ny longer, and I would rather stay at Genoa and die. I will not go by sea unless I am carried by force to the ves sel." He went away, and in two or three minutes returned and said, "We will go on by laud, as I don't choose to give you th e opportunity of making a scene ; but you wi ll not gain by your move, for I will travel you night and day over Mont Cenis, and I doubt whether your health will benefit from the change." The next morning I was put into u diligence, and we went o'er Mont ci)lls, travelling three nights and two days consecutively. My husband's conduct continued to be very insult ing. He paid the girl every kind of attention, and handed her things in the carriage across me, and fetched coffee for her when we got out, but gave me nothing. I once travelled all night without any refreshment. The motion of the carriage made me so ill that I once asked the coachman to let me out, and told my husband that I would rather stay there and die. I was put on the snow for a little while, and my boots got very wet. He told me those who made such a fuss about virtue generally had very little of it ; and said, " I don't know how your vertu sauvage would resist an attack." When we arrived at Chambery I was very ill indeed. I wept for hours together, and my strength was quite exhausted. We went on to Lyons, and there I became delirious. He then took a private carriage and we went on to Paris. I was attended by Sir Robert Chermside, the physician to the Embassy, who said brain fever was to be feared, and I must be kept quiet and have no, irritation. One night Miss Ricketts was going to the Opera, and I felt such a horror at the idea of being left alone that I clung round her. My husband seized hold of me, dashed the door of my room to, to fasten it, and locked me in. I shrieked, and I don't remember anything more. The physician would not allow him to come into my room, but before I left Paris I had an interview with him, and said I desired to forgive him as a Christian before we parted. He replied, "It is useless to talk of forgiveness. My conduct to you has been such that no wife can for give it." He had several times brought Hemsley into the room when we were at table and had made her sit down with us, and I left the room. When I arrived in England steps were taken for a sepa ration. A mutual fi irnd, Mr. Powell, inter!ered to bring about a reconciliation, and I consented to return to my husband, but stipulated for a separate room. He and I both wrote letters to Mr. Powell. (In Mr. Coape's letter, dated February 5, 1842, he acknowledged that his conduct at Rome was alto gether unjustifiable and inexcusable, and gave an assurance that the causes which led to their tem porary separation should be removed.) I went to his house in Wimpole-street at one o'clock one day. He did not come in until the follow in g morning, and then he said—" So, Madam, you have thought fit to return to my roof ?" I said, " Yes, at your request." He said, " I thought you were too clever a woman to be duped in this way. Did you think I really wanted you to come back as my wife ? My only object was condonnation. You have ;passed a night under my roof, and condoned everything, you have lost the whip hand over me, and now the sooner you go back to your family the better. They may maintain you, for I shall not pay a farthing." From Wimpole-street we went to Harley-street, where I was taken ill with the small pox from nursing one of my brothers, who died of the complaint. My other brother, Col. King, nursed me, and my husband did not come near me for three months, except once, when he came as far as the door of my room. On Dec. 19, 1843, he wrote me a letter in which he said he had made up his mind not to live with me any more, and suggested an im mediate separation. A temporary arrangement was made in 1844 for a separation until the death of Mr. Coape's father. Under that arrangement I had an allowance of £5OO a yeer. In Feb., 1845, the father died. Mr. Coape then proposed that we should separate, and that I should have £BOO a year. The proposition was referred to my legal advisers and friends, and Mr. Coape was asked the amount of property he had inherited from his father. He re fused to state the amount, and insisted on naming the terms of the separation. I refuted to separate on those terms. In 1846 Mr. Coape went abroad, and I instituted a suit for restitution of conjugal rights. [Some correspondence was read between the proctors and attorneys for Mr. and Mrs. Coape, from which it appeared that Mrs. Coape obtained a decree in that suit, that Mr. Coape gave notice that he was ready to receive her in a house on Blackheath-hill on a certain day, and to treat her with conjugal affection in obedience to the order of the Court, but that he would not allow her to bring with her any servant of her own, and did not wish her to be accompanied by Lord Mountcashell or the other members of her family. He stated, however, that he had provided servants who would pay every reasonable attention to her, and that she might be accompanied by her solicitor.] On the 18th of March I went to Blackheath. I and my solicitor, Mr. Whitmore, were shown into a sitting room. Mr. Coape and his solicitor came in and bowed to me, and shook hands with Mr. Whitmore. He sat down with his back to me, and never spoke to me until the two solicitors had left. He then told me I might have some dinner, but that all my meals would be served to me alone, as he had determined never to take a meal or sit at table with me. The next morning I went downstairs to give a letter to him in his room, and he informed me that I was to consider myself confined to the two upper rooms — a bedroom and sitting room, and I was not to go into any other part of the house. I sent to the cook to order dinner. I afterwards told Mr. Cope that that when I had given my directions to the cook she said "I must ask the butler, Mr. Shuttleworth, whether you may have it or not, for I am hired to obey Mr. Co ipe, but not you." I said that I could not submit to such treatment and desired her to quit the room. Mr. Coape said, "They are my servants, and if you think proper to give orders to them you must take the consequences." We ar ranged that I should write down my dinner every day and send it to him in an envelope. The ser var.ts refused to deliver notes and messages for me. On the 25th of March a glass of wine was brought to be. About a quarter of an hour after I had taken it I was seized with a violent sensation in my head. Leeches were ordered to my temples, and I told Mr. Coape that it would be necessary to get some one to apply them. He said he would not get me anyone. I sent for an old servant of mine, but Mr. Coape locked the gate and would not allow her to come in. I got out of bed and went do ee n to the garden-gate. Mr. Coape at last unlocked the gate. On the 25th March the same symptoms were produced by a cup of tea. On the 18 th April , 1847, I applied to Mr. Coape for money to pay a physician's fee, and he refused to give it. He also refused me money to pay for my washing. He told me ho would not let me have money,that I might not bribe his servants. I was very ill lying on the sofa, and he shook his fist in my face and said, " D— it, Madam, why don't you die ? You have been lying long enough. The sooner you die the better for me.' Dr. Watson had ordered me carriage exer cise. On the 10th of June I told Mr. Coape that he.had stated that I was out of my mind, and I had had the deposition taken of one ' man to whom the statement had been made; that in consequence some children had cried after me, " There goes the mad lady;' and that I had been followed on two or three occasions. Mr. Coape looked confused, and said " Stuff and nonsense." He also said " Madam, you have stated that. I have drugged your food." I replied, " And so you have, sir, upon two occasions." He turned pale and looked very guilty, and re peated, S. uff and nonsense " I showed the letters of Dr. Watson and Dr. Chambers to him. (These letters described the nature of Mrs. Coape's illness, recommended that she should have all the luxuries that an Englishwoman in weak health could fairly lay claim, and prescribed carriage exercise and mental quiet and cheerfulness.) On the 17th of June he said no doctor should induce him to give me carriages. He said, " What is your life to me ? I don't care how soon you die. It lam killing you, you must leave my house." I said, "That I cannot do." He said, "Theo stop and die." He said he would make the place as much like hell for me as he could, and that I should never have peace nor necessaries. Mr. Coape's income was £2,700 a year. He frequently used expressions to the effect that there was war to the knife between us, and that the system he had adopted was a calculation of hate, in which heart, feeling, and principle had no part, that he would as soon see the devil as me, and that he would torture me like a fiend. He once kicked at me in a brutal manner, but I avoided the blow by a sudden movement. On another occasion he swung a table round his head, and went to hurl it at me. I looked at him earnestly and said, "You will kill me if you throw that," and he did not throw it. In July, 1847, he gave me notice that he had taken a house for me at Byfleet, near Chertsey. On the 19th of July I wanted to consult Dr. Watson, but he had the gate locked and would not let me go. ,I was seized with convulsions, and then he carried me to the carriage and I went to Dr. Watson/s, When I returned to Blackheath I found the house shut up, and all the servants gone, and my clothes carried away. Ultimately he de serted me altogether. In cross-examination she said that her husband had offered to settle £l,OOO a year, which included the interest on her fortune, and that he had been sued three times for debts incurred by her during their occasional separation. One of these, in which her husband got the verdict, was for £230 for board and lodging at an hotel for two years. Mr. Witney, a medical man, deposed to having visited Mrs. Coape at Blackheath and Byfield Cot tage, and deposed to her not being comfortably situated, and to her being of sound mind. Another witness was called, but not examined, which closed the petitioner's case, and no ev id ence was adduced on behalf of the respondent. The jury found a verdict for the petitioner on all the issues. The learned judge then pronounced the decree nisi, but said that he would consider before elecid hg on the question of costs. Brighton and its vicinity were visited by a most violent thunderstorm on Thursday, by which considerable dart:ll4N was caused to property; though happily, we be- UM, Q PUVall wag ilaCt4d, . _ The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to. be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity cr f a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and rrela nd unto the Right Hon. Sir Richard Bethel], Knt., Chancel for of that part of the said United Kingdom, called Great 13 ri tain, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begott en, by the name, style, and title of Baron Westbury, of Wm st bury, in the county of Wilts. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June, 1861--Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Maj 2 sty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Sir Richard Bet!3 ell, Knight, was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the board accordingly. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th de v of June, 1861, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Maj sty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day plea sed to deliver the Great Seal to the Right Hon. Sir Rich and Bethel], Knight; whereupon the oath of Lord Chance llor of Great Britain was, by her Majesty's 'command, ad mi nistered to him ; and he took his place at the board ace( )rd ngly. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 28. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the said. Most Honourable Order, viz. : General Sir Arthur Benjamin Clifton, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Phipps Hernby, K.C.B. General Sir James Archibald Hope, K.C.B. General Sir Thomas William Brotherton, K.C.D. General Sir Samuel Benjamin Auchmuty, K.C.B. A.liniral S:c Barrington Reynolds, K.C.B. General Sir Thomas Willshire, Bart. K.C.B. Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Sir Maurice Fredei ick Fitzhardinge Berkeley. K.C.B , and Lieutenant •General Sir Harry David Jones, K.C.B. To he Ordinary Members of the Military Division of: the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said :lost Honourable Order, viz.:— Admiral Edward Harvey. Lieut.-General William Henry Sewell, C.B. Lieut.-Genei al George William Paty, C.B. Lieut.-General James Shaw Kennedy, C.B. Lieut.-General George Leigh Goldie, C.B. Lieut.-General John Michell, C.B. Vice-Admiral Henry William Bruce. Vice-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin. Major-General William Brereton, C.B. Rear-Admiral Lewis Tobias Jones, 033. ; and Colonel the Earl of Longford, C.B. - DOWNING -STREET, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry NiellLolas Duverger Beyt, Esq., to be Protector of Immigran'ti for the Island of Mauritius. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Nicht olas Cox, Esq., to be Inspector-General of Prisons, and David Lillie, Esq., to be Inspector of Prison s, in the solo Li y of British Guiana. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 28. The following promotion, dated the 22d inst., consequent upon the death on the 21st inst., of Rear-Admiral o f the Blue the Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham, C. 8., has, this day taken place :—Captain Woodford John Williams to be Rear- Admiral of the Blue. BANKRUPTS. Richard Hooke, baker, shoe-lane, city, to surroxider, July 11 and August 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Jones, jeweller, Holloway-road, Islington, July 11, at eleven, and August 8, at twelve, at the Count of Bankruptcy. William Rayner, commission agent, Southwark, July 11, at half-past one, and Aug. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Germain, Italian warehouseman, Gracechurch street. City, July 11, at half -past twelve, and Aug. 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Parkin and Edwin Parkin, iron forgers, Oughty bridge' near Sheffield, July 6 and August 3, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. David Kirkby Mauer, wine and spirit merchant, Fetter lane, July 11, at half-past eleven, and Aug. 9, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Crosham Harris, licensed victualler, Old Swan, near Liverpool, July 10 and 30, at twelve, at the Liver pool District Court. .i ohn Joseph Ross, wood carver, Duke-street, Manches ter-square, July 11, at eleven, and Aug. 9, at two, at the Court of lankruptcy. William Henry Traish, ale and porter merchant, Upper K e nnington-lane, July 11, at twelve, and Aug. 9, at tall eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar., com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 25th day of June, 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of tho British pos.- PER, CWT. sessions in America e. e. Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of the'East Indies 2ls Gld Average price of the foregoing. CONY 'RI Lf.I4IIKEIS. LIVERPOOL-JUNE 28. • - There was a fair attendance of the town and cottntrY trade at this morning's market; and we had a good busi ness doing in wheat; sales effected for best sorts at !!f nes day's rates. Inferior parcels were very difficult to move: Flour was a fair sale at late quotations. Oats and oat meal neglected, but maintained their value. Barley, beans, and peas in limited request, but not easier to buy. Indian corn attracted some attention, at a slight decline on the week- - American mixed, 28s 3d; white, 31s 6cl. to 33s Gd per 4801 b. WAKEFIELD-JUNE 28 The supplies of grain at market to-day were mofirrate. The wheat trade rather flat, and for good descriJ?•tione there was a retail demand, at late rates. No ehanige barleybeans, oats, and shelling. LOUGHBOROUGH—JUNE 28. At this market to-day the show of wheat was again :s hort, with a slow sale, and last week's rates declined is to 20 per qr—white, 63s to 698; red, 54s to 62s per 36. stone• Barley quite as cheap as in the week previous, inviting selling at 378 to 41s per qr., grinding 298 to 32s per SO st• Oats a heavy sale, and late values declined is per quarter: Beans easier to buy. EXETER—JUNE 27. Wheat, white..7s Od to7s 6d I Barley. 4s Od to . 55 Od Ditto new ..... .7s Od to Os Odl Oats 3s ()ale, 3s 6 1 Flour, fine, 44s to 465; seconds, 42s to 41s per sank. CATTLE. There was a moderate supply of cattle, with a fa it sale, and last week's rates were realised. Pork carcases in.:scarce supply. Fat beef,p score, 12s to 13s0d Ewes, per lb .... I. to 7a Perk carcases,do lc sto lls 6d Wethers, do. .7.ito Od Lambs, per lb Bid to Od Fat calves, do.. Ad. to 6J. Rough fat, 4d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—JUNE 28. The market for raw sugars continues very quiet, and the sales for the time of year are very small. Pan sugars sell at 38s 6d, and grocery 35s to 41s. Rum at late odes,. 1118 MAILS. - MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. • • .. .. Jul y 19. Do. (via Marseilles) July 13. Brazil and Cape Verds .. Jul y 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &o. .. • • • Cuba and Mexico... June Canada, &c. (via L'derry) • • .. Juni 26. Cape of Good Hope, &c. . • • ' • • .. July 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via Sampton) July 2. Do (via Marseilles) Junis 26. Gibraltar (via Southampton) • • • • • . Juno 3 25. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &o. (via Southampton) July 2 . Do. (via Marseilles) Jmn a 26. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. ne 25. Do. (via Marseilles) • Ov .erdue. Lisbon • • . • .. • . 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Jlll3 e 2 5 . Do. (via Marseilles) .. Ova rdue• Vigo, and Oporto .. •.. July 1. United States, California, Sm. .. Jun a 26. Western Coast of Atrica Madeira, Teneriffe July AL West Indies and Pacitie, , Carthagena. Cuba, &c. Ju De 28. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine inverts bly avate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyant e, d lB ' appointment, and expense may be avoided by persona in indifferent health sending only their address to Fp S. Barry, Esq., 77, Regent-street, • W., London, anwi they will receivP gratis and free by post the " IrrvAtann ' Owe firm," or Natural Restorer, without medicine for eX wine, of perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound luni and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the 11 moval of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, liver comP nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervousness, palpttatiot , cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, di arrbceS, dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhtf, cold* noises in the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eri l ot on 6 hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity . , pall+ tation, heartburn, headache, despondency, cramps, s i nu nnfl, sinking, fits, bronchitis.—" Unquestionably the sacs% fluid° to health.", BIRTHS. AIRLIE —On tho 25th inst., at Holly Lodge, C; tral s d eTl ' hill, the Countess of Airlie, of a son. B AIL EY.—On the 25th inst., at Midford, the wife of Coto' molder Bailey, R.N., of a son. BoviLL.—On toe 20th inst., the wife of Wm. Y' s " a daughter, stillbo. HERBERT. —On the 28th inst. rn , at 38, Upper Grcssvel l°" street, the Lady Mary Herbert, of a son. MARRIAGES. ERSKINE—SEYMOUR.—On the 26th inst., at the 11081 Chapel, Windsor Great-park, Henry David Arskil e t ; Esq., of C ar d ross, Perthshire, to Horatia Elizabeth , eldest daughter of Major -G eneral and Lady B ll3l ' Seymour. FIELD—MAUDSLAY.—On the 27th inst., at St. James B ' Paddington, Telford, third son of Joshua Field, F.R.S., of Balham, to Clara Rose, younger daugh ter Joseph Maudslay, Esq., of flyde-park-square. DVATITS. ALLFRRL—On the 27th inst., Elizabeth, wife of Georg, Alifrey, Esq., of Stamford-hill, aged 57. ict d 4 HARRIS.—On the 26th inst., at Springfield Howse, lord, John Harris, Esq., F.R.C.S., aged 58. HARNAGE.—On the 25th inst., suddenly, Edw. Stang e ' Esq., of Dean's-yard, Westminster, aged 63. MACKWORTII.—On the 26th inst., at Debdale-grove,o l° ' . don, Northamptonshire , Frances Juliana , eldest dPIIF II 4 ter of the late Sir Digby MDart., ackworth, of Ca ve dish-hall, Suffolk, hged 71. PATTESON.—On the 28th inst., at Feniton, DBTOI3/ the Right Hon. Sir John Patteson, aged 71.• PLEWS.—On the 23d inst., at 14, Grosvenor-place r'e' road, Kennington, John Plows Esq., C E age • •, '------- - ------, o f LONDON : Printed and Published by 31IIRDO YOW II d, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE Surf °Mee, No. 112,Stra 3 ' in the Precinct 01 the Savoy, in the County of Blade° allirtifq, o . tlile 29, 1691. 1::, ,AST NIGHT.