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

LNIPERIAL PA;d4IAMENT. 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. Tyne Improvement. Sneyd's Branch Railways. Thorne Moor Drainage, &c. Banbridge Extension Railway. Burton .upon-Trent Water. Llanidloes and Newtown Railway. Rlayl 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, Doune, and Callander Railway. Wbitwoith 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 (Cheshire 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 Rational 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 his 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. Lord HARD WICKE strongly deprecated the policy of interference 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 I 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 I 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 intentions which they entertained when they pissed Savoy under the prof ection 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 agreed to the postponement of the conference upon the question of occupation, that he did so upon the condition that in the meantime the Treaty of Turin should not be con sidered part of the law of Europe. It was to be regretted tonof territory. that t France should have dir ec t e d h er po li cy t o th e acqu i s i - She, however, admitted that her present 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 was the maintenance of public treaties, and that Switzerl an d should be protected i the possession of her military position. It was said that France, in occupying Savoy, accepted the territory with all th e ' 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, in the possession of Sardinia,' as a guarantee for the safety of Switzerland. Savoy, in the occupation of Francs, 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. In fag, the position of Switzerland was at this moment a standingevidence of over whelming strength on the one side, and of weakness on the other. By means of the railways which concentrated at Geneva, France could, within 20 hours, hurry thither an army of 20,000 men, and Switzerland,conscious of h er p eril, 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 till) , 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 with, ut 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 me a ns of bringing a b ou t a satisfactory change. S o f ar as protests cou ld go, the Government did all in their po wer , an d i t wou ld not b e now consistent with the dignity of thi s country to revive a discussion which could not have any p rac ti ca l e ff ect b eyon d g i v i ng 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 c l ear that it was not in the power of her Majesty's Governme n t to force t eother Powers to a Conference. The subject then dropped. THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY'S BOTANIC GARDENS. The Earl of CLANCARTY moved for correspondence between the Committee of Council of .Education and the Royal Dublin Society 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. ROUSE OF COMMONS—YESMDAY. The SPEAXER 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. ESTC OUST said that a pi oposition had been made to reject this bill, and he presumed that that question would not be raised today. 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 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 measur e 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 c ,, mplain of the course which had been taken by the head of the Poor Law Department, who had intro lobed 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 w hi c h gave the large parishes nothing, for itiliZiwt3elirieminnions 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 be raised, and that the sit ting should not be wasted in a desultory conversation. g r , WALTER expressed his concurrence in the princi•• pie of the bill. He was of opinion that the area of rating should coincide with the area of management. Sir J. SHELLE 7 objected to the bill, and remarked that if 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 newel of a beneficial print iple which had been in existence many years. Mr. W. E. FORSTER thoulght that the chargeable area should be co-extensive with the Omploying of labour, and this object the bill, he thought, wou:d tend to accomplish. Sir H. VERNEY thought that the' bill would interfere with the promotion of good agricultt:re, as productive neighbourhoods would have to pay for bad ones. In many portions of the bill, however, he entirely conalrred. Mr. CAYLEY objected to the bill as it would destroy the basis of the principle 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 ' went 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 parish. It appeared to him that the principal objection to the bill was 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, and 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 --143 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. GREGORY 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 ale 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 exhibit the amended Gothic design? It would be convenient if the hon. gentleman would state as nearly as he could the time when the vote would come on. Mr. COWPER said that the vote was No. 7 of the miscel laneous estimates, so that it wou ld come on a ft er th e v otes which preceded it were di sposed of. With regard to t h e design he would do whatever the house desired. t C o O m P r. Y C R A I I G R H: , DE SIGNS BILL. la.reply Mr. GIBSON said that ' the bill stood for Monday, and he did not think that he hon. and lea rne d gent l eman wou ld h ask him to d e l ay it when e knew h ow small the change was which it proposed to make. ociahllgedi n a t t o te s n u tpiopnlyioNth D e . proceedings of TH E GARIBALDI FUND. On for Italy. That the Garibaldi Fund Society for the Unity of It society was presided over by the hon. member district of burghs, but several other membe rs of that house the Ayr were on the committee of management. Beside s 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. He thought there could be little doubt as to the illegality of such associations, fox med 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. I tally 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 -i n t erven ti on. " The question having been put, Lord J. RUSSELL had hoped that some one more di rectly aimed at by the hon. member would have risen to speak as to the Qaribaldi Fund. So far from being revo- 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. COCEIRANE 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, andthere 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 from 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. think that mere statements of opinions on general questions might be considered with convenience t. the house. (Hear, hear.) With respect to bills, we have upon the table several of utility, and it is very desirable that they should be per mitted 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 importanee, 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 tutu suppiy, 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 tines 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 in 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 impression on my mind that the time must come when the good practice adapted 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 ld 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 the 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 cessive 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 rroduced 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 remetFes 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 to 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 age 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. Mr. BARING said that over the management of the Royal Hibernia School the Government had no power, as it was established Thettahbelishe a d under Royal charter, which placed all the appointments in the hands of the commissioners of the school. commissionersuth orit authorities were would all I l exercise Protestants, a w is butwise di s chree tidiscretion if be lieved they were to appoint some Roman Catholics. (Hear, hear.) The charter provided that the child of every Roman Catho ilnicgsionldatierur citniotnheininisttsitouwtinonrelhiay. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know e t military w every w h opportunity wereeo d f u h t a i v e 4 - d Presidents erstan d of what ha tCouncilwerot the ef duties sof education. He did schoolmistresses in cnoefonttnhueenction with regiments. The soldiers, i e educatedlentrsodoubt by doubt, had daughters, but he did not know that th a e i yw e sc h oo lmistresses connected with the rem Colonel STEWART explained that there were infant and other schools in all the garrison towns, and even in the camps at Aldershett, Shorncliffe, and elsewhere, and the superintendence of trained schoolmistresses was of great service to the children of the soldiers. Captain JERVIS complained that the officers of artillery were were required comprellendiretod for go Sandhurst.throughmore severe examinations than 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 sol diers receiving education in the array, and that education, THE SUN, LONDON; SATURDAY tirilltNlNG, JUNE 29. 7 MI. as well as the higher scientific branches, was directed by the officers who compose i 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 Engineer s and Artillery officers. After a few words from Sir F. SMITH, Mr. WILLIAMS asked whah2r 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 58,000 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 complete the whole survey of these islands before commencing any new work. (Hear.) He held that the . expenditure for the topographical survey was an utter waste Gf 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 is. a sheet. France could not get the maps from Austria, ' but the topographical department supplied the Fren,ch Go vernment with some 500 copies. He did not propose to r 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. WYLD 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 entitled 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 •f boon than of regret ; the Treasury had begun to pay their officers from the date of the report. The vote was then agreed to. £199,649 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 pasting 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 locse 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 £SO,OOO. 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 basic of a bill to be after wards Introduced : " 1. That there shall be charged and paid for and upon every licence to be taken out by any person not teing 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 in 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 gravy of not less than one thou sand and forty degrees, the sam 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 sun of sixpence per barrel. " 3. That no return of stanp duty paid upon any probate or letters of administration to. England or Ireland, or any inventory of the estate and effects of any deceased person in Scotland, shall be made erallowed in respect of any debt due and owing from the deceased, which shall be voluntary. " 4. That no allowance ;tall be made to a successor out of his succession, under' the accession Duty Act, 1853, in respect of any property whieltupon taking such succession, , shall terminate or cease to east. "5. That it is expedient 0 amend the laws relating to the inland revenue." The recolutions were abed to, the Chairman was ordered to report them to tie house, and the house re sumed. BAST INDIA COTNCIL, &c. DILI. This bill was read a third Ole and passed. CROWN SUITS IMITATION BILL. This bill was read a second ime. BOOK UNIONS BILL. On the order for the second 'eading of this bill, Mr. LAYARD stated that is object was to place books on the same footing as works >f art for purposes of distri bution. The bill was then read a seond time. THE WAKEIIELD WRIT. Major EDWARDS move&hat the Speaker do issue his warrant for a new writ for th,electing of a burgess to serve in Parliament for the borougl of Wakefield in the room of Mr. W. IL Leathern, whose election had been determined to be void. Mr. Sergeant PIGOTT tEought 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 uat they could not dissociate, the case of Wakefield from. thatof Gloucester. He supported the amendment. Upon a division the amendment was negatived by 98 to 76. Mr. W. MARTIN moved twat the debate be adjourned. Sir G. LEWIS said he felt difficulty in taking the re sult of the division as a deliberate expression of the opinion of the house in favour of the fosue f the writ, and should support the motion for adjourring the debate. After some further discussion the house again divided, when the motion for adjournment was negatived by 85 to 77. Mr. CONINGHAM movedthat the house adjourn. Mr. Serjeant PIGOTT strotgly urged delay, and that the writ should not be precipitately issued. Mr. H. BERKELEY (whchad voted with the majority in both divisions) supported tle motion for the issue of the writ. _ _ Lord PALMERSTON askid the house seriously to con sider the position in which it stood in this matter, and the effect which the issue of the wit, in existing circumstances, would have upon the country. Another discussion, which provoked symptoms of im patience, followed, and another division, by which the mo tion for adjournment was agan negatived by 81 to 74. Mr. LOCK E moved that Oe debate be adjourned. Sir G. LEWIS, 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 fobual objection was overruled by the Chair. Major EDWARDS ultimat!ly consented to the adjourn ment of the debate till Fridaynext. The house adjourned at five minutes to three o'clock ti] Monday. The iron -eased frigate 4iagenta 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 Brest mud Recomaace, took place= the fol lowing day, TRIAL OF M. MIRES. 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 (a 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 his speculations in Paris, in the latter year, by the pur chase, at a very low price, of the Journal des Chemins de Fer (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 .Fer. 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 lIVTELLIGENCE.—June 28. COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Special Jury.) COAPE V. COAPE. Sidney Jane Coape prayed 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 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 £lO,OOO 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 coughjand 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. Coapo sent a message, and she saw him in the presence of Captain Ricketts. He said, " Madam, 1 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." lie said, " Madam, I shall be very happy to grant both your requests. lam 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 are bad 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 ? You will go on by sea." I said, " I cannot bear the suffering any 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 land, as I don't ehoese to eive you the opportunitY of making a scene ; t ut you will 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 morniog I 7as put iutg g (414 w 9 went over Mont Cenis 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 se 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 icnd, Mr. Powell, interfered 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 following 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 year. 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 refused to separate on those terms. In 1840 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. Re 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. Coape 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. Coape, 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 vants 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 looked the gate and would not allow her to come in. I got out of bed and went do arb to the garden-gate. Mr. Coape at last unlocked t'ne gate. On the 25th March the same symptoms were produced by a cup of tea. Qn the 18th 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 he would not let me have money,that I might not bribe his servants, I was very ill lying on the sofa, and he shoola his fist in my face and said, " D— it, Madam, why don't yon 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, " Stuff 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 nu doctor should induce him to give me carriages. He said, " What is your life to me ? I don't care how soon you die. If lam killing you, you must leave my house." I said, "That I cannot 'do." He said, " Then 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 ho had adopted was a calculation of hate, in which heart, feeling, and principle had no part, that he would me, 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 evidence was adduced on behalf of the respondent, ron the fo r e decree eei d The Jury found a verdict for the petition er on all the issues. The learned judge e h w e o ri u considero n c ed b nisi, but acid that h lilo on the question of costs. Brighton 4a4 its vicinity were visited by a most violeilt thunderstorm, on Thursday, by whiegteonsiderable &page was caused . to property, th oug h happily, we be- Psigyol i njury was inflictod, '~~,<~ i '~'; 1: ~" FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. WHITEHALL, JUNE 26. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting. the dignity Of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Hon. Sir Richard Bethell, Knt., Chancellor of that part of the said United Kingdom, called Great Bri tain, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Westbury, of West bury, in the county of Wilts. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June, 1861—Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Sir Richard Bethell, 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 day of June, 1861, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to deliver the Great Seal to the Right Hon. Sir Richard Bethell, Knight; whereupon the oath of Lord Chancellor of Great Britain was, by her Majesty's command, admi nistered to him ; and he took his place at the board accord 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 Qross, of the said Most Honourable Order, viz. : • General Sir Arthur Benjamin Clifton, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, K.C.B. General Sir James Archibald Hope, K.C.B. General Sir Thomas William Brothertor t , General Sir Samuel Benjamin Auchmuty, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Barrington Reynolds, K.C.B. General Sir Thomas Willshire, Bart. K.C.B. Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, K.C.8., and Lieutenant-General Sir Harry David Jones, To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Honourable Order, viz.:— Admiral Edward Harvey. Lieut.-General William Henry Sewell, C.B. Lieut.-General 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, C.B. ; and Colonel the Earl of Longford, C.B. DOWNING -STREET, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Nicholas Duverger Beyts, Esq., to be Protector of Immigrants for the Island of Mauritius. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Nicholas Cox, Esq., to be Inspector-General of Prisons, and David Lillie, Esq., to be Inspector o f P r i sons , i n th e co l ony o f British Guiana. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 28. The following promotion, dated the 22d inst., consequent upon the death on the 21st inst., of Rear-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham C. 8., has this day taken place :—Captain W oo df or d John Williams to be Rear- Admiral of the Blue. BANKRUPTS. Richard Hooke, baker, shoe-lane, city, to surrender, 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 Court of Bankruptcy. William - Rayner, commission av,;ent, Southwark, July 11, at half-past one, and Aug. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thonias Germain, Italian warehouseman, Gracechurch street, City, July 11, at hal'i•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 an d A ugus t 3 , a t t en, a t th e Leeds District Court. David Kirkby Mawer, 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. J ohn Joseph Ross, wood carver, Duke-street, Manches ter-square, July 11, at eleven, and Aug: 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Henry Traish, ale and porter merchant, Upper Kennington-lane, July 11, at twelve, and Aug. 9, at half 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 the British pos- PER CWT. sessions in America , e. 2 Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 2ls 91d Average price of the foregoing .. 23s 71d COUNTRY 111A1iKETS LIVERPOOL-JuNE 28. There was a fair attendance of the town and country trade at this morning's market; and we had a good busi ness doing in wheat; sales effected for best sorts at Tues day's rates. Inferior parcels were very difficult to move: Flour was a fair sale at late quotations. Oats and oatmeal 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 6d to 33a 6d per 4801 b. WAKEFIELD-JUNE 28 The supplies of grain at market to-dsy were moderate. The wheat trade rather flat, and , for good descriptions there was a retail demand, at late rates, No change in barley,:beans, oats, and shelling. LOUGHBOROUGH-JUNE 28. At this market to-day the show of wheat was again short, with a slow sale, and last week's rates declined is to 2s per qr—white, 63s to 695; red, 54s to 62s per 36 stone. Barley quite as cheap as in the week previous, malting selling at 378 to 41s per qr., grinding 29s to 32s per 30 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 Barley.. 4s Od to 5s 03 I Ditto new .7s Od to Os Od Oats .... ..... 3s Oa to 3s 61 Flour, fine, 44s to 465; seconds, 42s to 44s per sack. CATTLE. There was a moderate supply of cattle, with a fair sale, and last week's rates were realised. Pork carcases in scarce supply. Fat beef,p score, 12s to 13s0d Ewes, per lb .... 6id to 7d Perk carcases,dolt s to Ils 6d I Wethers, d 0...... 7d to Od Lambs, per lb Bid to Od. Fat calves, do ...6id 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 rates. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) • • • • July 19. Do. (via Marseilles) July 13, Brazil and Cape Verds • • • • • • July 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico .. • . .• June t 4 3, Canada, &c. (via L'derry) •• •• •• June 26, Cape of Good Hope, &c. . .• July 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) July 2. Do (via Marseilles) June 26. June 25. Gibraltar (via Southampto n ) .. • • India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) July 2. Do. (via Marseilles) June 26. • • India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. June 25. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Overdue. Lisbon .. • . .. • • .. July 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. June 25. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Overdue. Vigo, and Oporto .. • • July 1. United States, California, &c. .. • • • • June 26. Western Coast of Attica, Madeira, Teneriffe • • July 10. West Indies and Pacific,Carthagen a , Cuba, &c. June 28. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably ag' glavate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, dis appointment, and expense may be avoided by person in indifferent health sending only their address to E. S. Barry, Esq., 77, Regent-street, W., London, and they will receive gratis and free by post the "INVALIDS' Owr GUIDE," or Natural Restorer, without medicine or ex , p , nse, of perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the removal of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, liver complaint/5, nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervousness, palpitatiot, cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrbcea, dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrlm, colds, noises in the ears, rheumatism, gout. impurities. emptiOns, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi tation, heartburn, headache, despondency, cramps, ,spag m n, sinking, fits, bronchitis.— "Unaucstionably the safest Guide to health.", BIRTHS. AIRLIE —Ocnthteesa of Ai 25thirnliset, of a ee „at n. Holly Lodge, Campden t he Countess BAILEY.—On. the 25th inst.,atM idford, the 'wife of Com mander Bailey, R.N., of a son. BoviLL.—On tie 20th inst., the wife of Wm. Bovill, Esq., street, the Lady Mary Herbert of a son. HE M. RB P. ER , T of .— a daughter, Onthe2B s th till i b n o st. rn :. at 38, Upper Grosvenor street, AGES. EnSKINE—SEYMOUR.—On the 26th inst., at the Royal Chapel, Windsor Great -park, Henry David Erskine, Esq., of Cardross, Perthshire, to Horatia Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Major-General and Lady Emily Seymour. FIELD—MAUDSLAY.-011 the 27th inst., at St. James's, Paddingt on , Telford, third son of Joshua Field, Esq., F.R.S., o f Balham to Clara Rose, you nge r daughter cf Joseph Maudslay, Esq., of Hyde-park-square. 1) '4; A T A LLPREY.—On th e 27th i ns t . , Eli za b e th , w if e o f George Allfrey, Esq., of Stamford-hill, aged 57. HARRIS. —O n the 26th inst., at Springfield House, Bed iord, John Harris, Esq., F.R.C.S., aged 58. HARNA.GE.—On. the 25th inst., suddenly, Edw. Harnage, Esq., of Dean's-yard, Westminster, aged 63, MACKWORTH.—On the 26th inst., at Debdale grove, Fine-. don, Northamptonshire, Frances Juliana, eldest daugh ter of the late Sir Digby Mackworth, Dart., of Caven dish-hall, Suffolk, hged 71. PATTESON.—On the 28th inst., at Feniton, Devon, thd Right Hon. Sir John PattesDn, aged 71. PLEWS.—On the 23d inst., at 14, Grosvenor-place, Nevi'. road, Kennington, John Plews, Esq., C.E., aged 6G. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, o f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 112,Strand , in the Precinct of the Say y, In the County Qt Miglle. o* Saturday, June 29 1 NU, '.S~ti~.