The Sun. — London, England, 1856-06-18 00:00:00

i n the ror the ,c 12e) the r e : touc' igantsf appea l on th e orda ebite° Jacob ,nska; urea): ILLF • th lin • So re itude 4 I LOW ben pr, Gran hairs( , s . ,i t h tb Prefec t d sate] Majee t, Pith MONEY :MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLofio, In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the demand was limited, bat prices were without change, and the sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 500 for export. In the Railway Share Market a fair busines2 was done. From St. Petersburg we hear that trade is be coming active, and preparations are being actively Made for the prosecution of commeroial enterprise. The letters state that at no previous period were the local traders so busily occupied with Such arrangements, several merchants having left for nearly all the principal towns in Europe to found branch establishments, agen cies, &c., through which the trade of Russia can be more quickly developed. The construction of banks, railways, and other important uudertak legs were likewise engaging attention. The Ros man Government and the mercantile body also are fully aware that to repair the damage doue to their country by the war, in a commercial point of view, energetic measures will have to be adopted, and the greatest encouragement, therefore, given to the various projects which are being mooted with that object. Letters from Constantinople state that financial questions continuo to be the order of the day in the capital of the Turkish empire. The non-arrival of the representations of the Paris Credit Mobilier Company, has strengthened the chances of foreign eaPitalists, who have offered their services to the Ottoman Government to establish a National Bank bPon a sure basis. It is said that there is likely to be a fusion of the interests of Messrs. Roths ebild with those of Mr. Layard, who is at present it Constantinople, as the representative of the Ottoman Bank recently formed in London. Accounts from the French Wool Markets state that the attendance of buyers on the plains of Yersailles, Brie, Valoise, and Maltien, for the new Clip, has been smaller than usual. This is attri buted to the high prices demanded by the wool growers, which amount to 15 and 20 per cent. above those of 1855. Under these circumstances the manufacturers are not inclined to lay in large Stocks. The prices of best merino wools in grease, a veraging from If. 18c. to If. 20c. per 4 kilo. I hOW an advance of 30 per cent. on last year's quotations. The Belgian Moniteur publishes the following retur n of the receipts on the State railways, for the month of April, and the four first months of this year compared with the corresponding periods last year. The items are as follows, showing a falling off in the gross receipts for the month and firrourable increase during the four months :- 1855. 1856. Total for April 1,888.936 fr. P revious quarter... 4,656.013 Total four months... 6,544 950 The receipts of the telegraph establishment dur ing the mouth amounted to 28,401 f. The falling oft has been been both in the passenger and goods !NE; and attributed to the opening up of the new 411 e from France to Northern Germany. AA:cording to a Parliamentary return just issued, t he number and tonnage of vessels entered inwards 411 d cleared outwards at the twelve principal ports of the kingdom for the year 1855 was as follows, : i z., entered inwards, 24,006 vessels, tonnage, 6 )372,301 ; cleared outwards, 22,863 vessels, ton nage, 6,426,566. The number of vessels that Iltered each particular port was—London, 9,770 ; ILiyerpool, 4.197 ; Hull, 2,053 ; Bristol, 567 ; . I N ewcastle, 3,836 ; Southampton, 839 ; Leith, '' 2o o ' • Glasgow, 412 ; Greenock, 266 ; Dublin, 29 7; C ork, 360 ; and Belfast, 204. The English Stock Market opened this morning With firmness at the latest quotations current yes "rday, and further symptoms of improvement L Oe since been exhibited in an additional rise of Per cent. Consols have been 941 f- and 94i f. ,_ue scrip is 3 prem. Bank Stock remains at 217 1 , 1 218. The New 3 per Cents. have been 9 4 -& to ti it , and the Reduced 94/ f. Exchequer Bills, "uu/., are 7e. to lOs. prem. b The Foreign Market has also sensibly improved, it except in one or two securities the dealings, up the present time, has been limited. Turkish 6 ter Cents. are 1 higher, viz., 100 1, and the 4 per C ents. have reached 1041 and 105 for the account. C ents. Deferred Bonds are 25g. Russian 4 1 per nits. 981, and Sardinian 921. Mexican Stock 'te risen 1, viz., to 231. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign. S tocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; "dß Peruvian, 23i ; 7B 80 ; Portuguese 4 per ~ 50 2 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 4 4 Per Cents., 97 9 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 47 1 ; d .tto Deferred, 251 1; ditto Certificates, 6i 7 ; i tto Passive, 7 f. A considerable business has been done in Rail itiq Shares, and a decided improvement in prices noticeable. Caledonian, and the other Scotch 1 1 1 108 , are particularly buoyant, some of them being to 2/. higher. The Englitth lines are at a ti ltilar enhancement, and of some descrip t244 purchases have been eagerly made. South :eetern, and one or two others, are as much 31. higher. During the last two or three days, When so much uncertainty prevailed relative to 6 American differences, this description of pro- V' t tY was neglected, but the public, as well as the ieeulators are now buying largely, and their opera as have had a material effect upon the market. The r°, l *eign are rather active, and in most cases dearer. ,s,lonial have taken an upward turn, and the Ca '4,4 -jail have advanced to a fair extent. Baking Shares are steady, and the Miscellaneous .41 e quiet. b taTISH FUNDS THIS DAT.—CLOSING PRICES ( Prom the Oficial List.) it elk St oc k 217 18 t i l e 'er Cent. Redmond Annuities. r.. IV per Cent. Annnitloe ‘mtit li r 4 lionds, £lOOO o . ,Ditto, nder 21000 l3 p ri:"aol. for Account - Msol Scrip er 3 p Zzaile qu Hills, lid. £IOOO £5OO 7 10 11. p Rraall D itto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. 991 A t. PRIOES OF FO FUNDS THIS DAY. —trian Bonds, 5 per C El ent. 4‘ bitto N ew 5 p er C en t., 1829 and 1839 lOOl lettada New Active, 2/ per Cent. 7,.,/ican 3 per Cent — itto Account it u 4 Rlian Bonds, 1822, g St., 5 per Cent 2-2 4,-u r itto 4i per Cent. & dinian Bowls, 5 per Cent. -1) %ma B ow l s , 3 per Cent 47 Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent q'llit.ll Ponds, 6 per cent looi Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account lO 4l i 5 , h otvtdends on the above ~Sable In London. `'ltteh Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 651 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto Account (July 10) LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDO N June 18.—Wind this day at noon , W . ; mo derate breeze and fine, with passing clouds. I :9RT6mourra, June 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived -4;41.84. Himalaya, from Halifax, N.S. ; Melbourne (s. EirliCrimea ; Brandon (s. tpt.), Black Sea ; -Etna and obert Sale (e. tpts.), Malta. b s ,,,,':LThiount, June 17.—Wind N. W. —iyed—H.M.S. from North America ; Arc A h rr Pr, Bermuda. ~ ,,z1 ! 401:1TH June I'. Off the port —lffiand, from A-k -b:7i and sailed, for Bremen ; Lovelia, of Sunderland, ,c u t ta. }4 olov TIM GOODWIN, June 16.—Arrived—Schiller , ss ta Richmond, V., for Bremen ; Hunsine, Rio Janeiro , tr, 0 2_penhagen ; Anna, Surinam, for Amsterdam ; Re• Jjartlepool, for Hong Kong. (PIE ELBOTMTO TELEQR A PII. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Iforninst. Q l irrived—Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Dunkirk ; ueen of the South, steam transport, Port=montla. QUEENSTOWN, June 16. ,Rind s , k a T ir r i jed usT -It t o agd er Stewart, from Picto ; Isle of France, Niied_iarifa iai; o t r , i l' a i r r i T a u d s o ; eg Edward Oliver, Akyab. DUBLIN, June 17. Wind W.N.W. A rrived —Perseverance, from St. John's, N.B. (EY EIIR?tf.ARTTCII Vico tißrrran TRLEGRAP4.I n a GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.24 a.m. k•W ; tide, three hours' flood ; fine. Orrived, June' 18—Fufet, from Gravelines; Johanna eZlina 2 _Gothenburg; Lord Warriston, Canton ; Daring, l z ; .Ifope, Dunkirk ; North America, Calcutta. T ii„ 4l it SUSSEX MEMORIAL.—The public opening of the b g r Zex Wi ng o f th e R oya l F ree 110,,pit41, in the Grays r ciad, took nlace this afternoon ; Lord Leigh offici -04, ; 48 president. There was a large miserably of 41?uables present on the occasion. verad : berry pond. le d of e oueco ringer 3e ate lends. 1 pearl dreg', ottogi, r with. jingle ( ' 8 ; tb( lower' nsa. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILW kYS. RAIL wArs. Ambg. TToi tug. East n. . R;n:Tling. Wel Veil) 7 .. ',to' r Valley Birk •e't Janet.... Do. (led% & Birk. £5O and £25 G7n. Do., itlyth &Tyne origins £25 (issd. at L 4 ", liristel and Exeter... (laledoniar-. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pas. Cornwall Do. A. Do. B Dnb , in&BelfastJunt Dun. P. & Ah%r. Jne. East Anglian Eastern Counties 7,ast. 'Tnion. A et) D 9., B. Stook do., New A East Kent It.neashire Edinburgh& Glasgo• Edinb. and Peoblos Edin.Prth &T)und Porth & Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension Glasgow West , r . Great N. of Seotlnd Great Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stook /t. Sth. &West. (I re Great Western. Do. Stour Val. ReC: Qua. St'x Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisit Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds ...... Lanoash. Nn d Toll& Do. Wet.. ? h iding LTD My:Ors-v.& Southpt Louden & Blackwall Gond. Bright & Land. and N. West? Do. Fittlik Do.lol.ffh..kE&B Do. Nigh tha Lend (In nrmi W• 0 4 Lou. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh... f_e_oludrryttUolorain :inch:llin% & EnnIAV Aanch.Shef.&LinclT 1 7 ) , )., Mao. & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland to. Birmag. Dee, - Midi& G. West. (In, r)o. Half Shares Newcastle& Nwpt.Aberg. &lirf Newry & Newry Warrenpc'nti tud Rostrevor _ Norto!k Northn.Counties North Brittab Nth v: Rail. k Dock Stock Do., I Stock .. to., B Stock Do., 4 B Guart...ntoo N. Bastern—Berwir Do. do. EZ:bension Do.do. G.N.B. Turel. Do. Leeds Do. York North London I.&S.Wstrn.,Elant stead, and City Jr . North Staffordshir , North Western H. & S. Westrn.Junw Or., Wore., & Wolv. i'rtszlonth .9cottish Central,.. SoottishMidland Shropshire South Devon South Eaotorn South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dal Do IStainos, Wok. &Wo , itookton & Dar ing. - - ;toxkt.en a IlartLep Taff Vale r)o. Prof., No. rharaes 'IAN , . D.& R Ulverstone & Lanos Vale of Neath Watertl. & Kilkenny Waterford&LlTnericli West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A. ..... ........ Do. B Woßt London. Wirabledn Croydon kat vrerpitlOtt -rdo z ,Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tu.k. of Canada cio)gian Eadn. June Reziers to Grftissesem Rombay, Baroda, an Central Ind ia,fl - D o Buff & Lk. Hur. Ry. Canaeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry tonierarn I ►ntch Rhenish eastern of Prance Do. Now gast ►. g D vx. B, gu 5 p.c. Do. Ex C, gu. 5 p. Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. et. D 0.4 p.c.Buds.,'s7 It— do., '59, . Glee ong ki Melbourne guar. 5 per c ut. , 141. Tx of Cana&A iF Do. 'o. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '1 ►o. Comp. 6p. c., do C4t. Ccaral of Fran g. 5 p. c. Do New s gull. 5 p. O. =teat Luximb JUT Constituted Share qt. Western of Causes Shares .......... Do. New ........... . Do. Bda., payable '5 Do. do., '76, p. '60.. 19sy. do., '73, withow option Lake Const. & Bash Limo and Turnhout Lucca 4i Fist. sp. c. p Lyons and &neva 140118 4 Moditerrai , Niadrae, guar. 4 p.o Do. New do., 5 p. o Do. 4i p. c. Exten Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur Lir ge interest) Do. (ex interest).- I Do, do., G p. c. Pref Northern of Fran ,, e NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons . Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Recife & San. Frau., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati.. goyal Danish ......... Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5i p. cent. Prof. iSeinde, guar. 5 p. c Do Southern of France 3t. Andrew's and Quebec (A), . West Flanders Do 5:4 pPr c. Pref W. &N. W. of West. of Switzerland ,Wiesbaden Zealand Closing Prices this day 26i 27 4/ -- 5i ~M ra 8i - 9 17 - 18 15 - 15 12 - 13 39 - 91 621 33, 16 - 16, 9 - 11 .» ''''' ..e, 8 10i 161 - - 174' 10i -10 i 79 -11 l 60 - 62 34 - 35 • •• '"" • 88 - 92 7 1 - 84 96 - 97 78 - 80 .30 - 131 .06 -108 631 - 641 63 - 73 5i - tip 5f 64 t4i 95,fi ••• ''''"' • • 7 7i 105 107 LO3l —104 k par 4 r eir P I ,02i 101 I I • • e "" 1 - 801 - $0 50 - 62 • 15 15 54 - NI 3i - St 35 .. 37 $ 4 -=4t - 4 S - 24 , 184 - :94 59 60 89 - 61 11 6i - 101 - 11 29 - 30 oa —IC 76 - 78 46 - 4 8 '4 18 73 - 74 74 - 76 4 - 2 - 14 - 16 1.6 3 / 4 - 37! ... 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Le'nflOT3 and Conn y:„, 321 3 100 50 lind.&E.Bnkg.Corp. par 2p 50 10 London Joint Btoea . 100 10 London and Paris.... 4 2 d [OO 20 Lond.4l, Westmtnstt. 100 3t• National Pro.of Eng 20 10 Do. New -- 50 50 22. 'Cation, lof 20 all , tiew South \Valet,— 43 45 25 all Oriental Bank )f elorperation .41 42 41i 20 10 Ottoman Bank l2 2 r 11f jl2 1 00 20 trovineial of Irelaril 1.0 all tio. New .............. • ••• " h 1 R &us R &on 100 50 Royal British. ..... • 25 .. ••••,-Itt, 3S 40 25 all '',raion of Australia 73 - 75 2 10. New 8 10 50 10 Union of London .1•;, 100, 5) ?fedora of Loud v+s _ _ . Business done this day. 89 8$ 9i 90 611 3 1 10iiiii 3415 96i il f 1071 631 tj 4 31 Sti Si icieai I I I°l ti 4 1 Ali 24 2 14 3sl i i li 90 i i i i lii 4 5 44 9 18# IP O i OS 29} 30 14 7 3 4 i il B ll 745 14 37i 6i t. SO Bt. 100 100 4.11 all all THE SU N, I(.4_O : NDON, WEDNE . S 1)117Y EVEN I NG, J UNE 18 5 _ i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENIAkS all all all Ig? RAILWAYS. Wiltsh - to•nrat Lewin Company London & N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon E. Un. & E. C Gt. Nrtt m E. Count Caldonitan Gt. Wearn Yk. New. & Borw. Y. &NI& Do Do (S. Etuiterr Do Poto Co. Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midi& gtokton & Darlingt. En. Conn. M. Count. D 0... Do I:Clorin fr•cs , I this day. 95 - 100 95 - 100 11 - 13 134 - 137 3i ... 4 L. &N.W Do ••• •••• .05 __la 12 _ 93} - 214 Ll 3 - 117 1 Gt Northn Laneash Ai Yorkeh. T. Brassey M. Mclean Stockt. & Darlingt Do 2i - 21 93 - IS 4 - IP _ 8 4S - 47 134 - 137 • , epnes, this la' latw. 7* 7i t lid 8‘ 92i - i t 44. s, 4 he hoped that the noble lord at the head of the Goyim. most would give him au early day to bring the resolu. tion forward. 12a 4 Lord PALMERSTON said he quite concurred with the honourable member that the d. ciiion of last night did not represent the sentiments of the Louse, and as it was a question of the greatest impor tance that no delay should take place on the Fulject, he wou!d give the hon. member Monday next as the day on which he could bring on his resolution. The house then adjourned. STN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. Of.t.a.asbu 84 - 115 - 117 111 11$ 94 -- V ilOO 101 I 16 - 17 ••• ..... si 107 - 112 97 - 102 i2l 134 - 187 ii - iii tie -'so 109 - 111 103 - 106 if - kO, 6 - 41 95 - 57 89 - 91 90 N 100 102 10 - 10 161 - 17'4 10 - 101 74 - 74 3CI IO I 141 - 14 - 4 4 139 140 •ea "'''. .., •se .... ... 4. ..... ••• ISS - 109 ... -~ ~. i - IP 138 - 140 99 - 100 SS - 90 108 —lO5 92 —94 14 ld id 103 15 23,1 - 23 100 - 102 10 - 10, 2 -~- 3pj ••• .... .0 2tl 1 -- 11 ... - .. 4 -- 6 2} - 21 2i - 2 28 - 25 I - 64 - ip 66 30 - 35 25 - 27 16 - 18 - 14 - 16 - I ; - I - HAMPTON RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STAND PLATE. S walcliffa 1 SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. Winkfield Redemption Seven ran. CLAREMONT STAKES. Tournament Commotion Dexterity Seven ran. Won by three lengths. HURST PLATE. Lady Florence Usurer Smithmoor Seven ran. NEWTON RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) TRIAL lIANDICA.P. Van Dunck Prince Plausible Seven ran. GOLI3ORNE STAKES. Madame Clicquot Saunterer Frodsham Squire Seven ran. Won easy. GOLD CUP. Goldhill Falstaff . Two ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Amendments to the City of Coventry Gas Bill were considered and agreed to. Dawson's Estate Bill was read a second time. NAWAB OF SURAT TREATY BILL. On the motion for the further consideration of this bill, .tiir W. SOMERVILLE moved its postponement. Sir F. KELLY reverted to the motion, and complained that no notice had been given him of this motion, which was evidently made to evade the settlement of the terms of this treaty, by which the descendants of the Nawab claimed a pension of 15,0001. per annum sterling from the East India Company, for the surrender of the Na• wab's territories and revenues to them. He moved the acceptance of the report. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought it was desirable the discussion on this question should be adjourned, because the whole of the evidence of the opponents of the bill had only been delivered to hon. members that morning. Mr. V. SMITH. said he was opposed to any further postponement of the bill, and accounted for the delay in furnishing hon. members with the whole of the evidence to the opponents of the bill. He reminded the house that in deciding this question they were acting judi cially, and said that the East India Company were de sirous of doing justice to the parties interested. The insinuations and charges made against the East India Company, that they wished to shirk the just claims of the descendants of the Nawab of Surat, were devoid of truth. This claim should have been divided into two parts—one public, and the other private—and have been decided by separate committees on separate grounds ; and his objection to the present bill was on account of its having been made altogether a private bill. To allow appeals of this kind against the decisions of the East India Company was establishing a dangerous precedent; and he called on the house not to sanction it. He denied that this was a legal question, but it was one of fact. From a consideration of all the evidence and circumstances con nected with the case, he was of opinion that the stipend of 15,0001. per annum was only to be paid to the person actually occupying the Nawabership of Surat, which the promoters of this bill never had and never could do. In point of justice the promoters of the bill had 110 claims on this country, and after the utmost consideration of the papers, he could arrive at no other conclusion than that he had no legal title, but he had great demands on theliberality of the Government; and if the bill were with drawn he would undertake that the whole of the pension should be given to the descendants of the Nawab, and be distributed in a manner to be settled by the govern• meat of Bombay, but upon the distinct understanding it should only be paid for the lives of the present descand ants. Sir F. KELLY said he could not accede to the pro position. Mr. CARDWELL 'replied to the statement of the President of the Board-of Control relative to this claim being made the subject of a private bill instead of being divided into two parts—public and private, and said it was the duty of that gentleman to have interfered and prevented this being made a private bill. He defended the conduct of the committee, who reported generally on the claim, and specially as regarded the public and private portion of the claim. The right hon. gentleman then entered into a detailed statement of the circum stances of the claim, and the evidence that had been taken in respect to it, and acquitted the East India Company of any sordid interest in resisting the claim, because if e-tablished they would not have to pay the money, but the Government of this country. He wag of opinion, after due consideration of all the circumstances connected with the case, that the house should regard this as an hereditary pension. The ques tion of descent had been left open by the committee for investigation in India, according to the laws of that country._ Mr. NAPIER, as a member of the committee, and also a member of the house, supported the bill, which, he said, was founded on justice. Mr. MANGLES and Mr. WIGRAIf opposed the bill. After some further discussion the report was received, and the bill read a third time without a division. AMERICA. Major REED asked the following question of the hon. member for Inverness-shire ; Whether, after the discussion which had already taken place and the opinions expressed as to the inexpediency of discussing (pending negotia tions between this country and the United States) any question connected with the differeoces unfortunately existing between the two countries, he still intended bringing forward his motion on Thursday (to-morrow)? Mr. BAILLIE said—For the convenience of the house I will state the course I intend to pursue in refer• ence to the motion alluded to. Having heard from various quarters it might be very inconvenient for the public service at the present moment to enter into a discussion on American affairs, I intend to give up that motion. (Loud cheers.) At the sane time I must distinctly state that I have not in any way changed the opinions , I originally formed on this subject, but, on the contrary, they have been confirmed by the papers that have been laid on the table of the house by Government. I have with drawn the motion because I have no wish to pursue a course injurious to the interests of the country. Mr. R. MOORE said he regretted exceedingly the hon. member for Inverness-shire should have abandoned the task which he had undertaken, and was so very competent to discharge, and he regretted still more that honourable gentlemen around him should appear to acquiesce in that decision. If honourable mem bers on that side of the house chose to abdicate the functions of an Opposition, that was no no reason why they should abdicate the functions of the hone. He therefore gave notice that he would on the first oppor tunity take the sense of the house on the motion in any form be might deem desirable. (Hear, hear.) DWELLINGS FOR LABOURING CLASSES (IRELAND) BILL. The committee on this bill was resumed. On clause 2, Col. GREVILLE proposed an amendment, the ob ject of which was to dispense with notices to quit. The committee divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment Against it Majority —155 After some further discussion, the clause was agreed to, as were the other clauses of the bill, after some ver bal alterations bad been made in them. Several new clauses of an explanatory character were added, and the bill was reported with amendments. POOR LAW (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. NAPIER moved the second reading of this bill, and stated that its principle object was to prevent a sys tem of fraudulent voting in the election of poor law guardians iu Ireland. The system of fi ct iti ous voting was carried on to a very great extent ; in one case as many as 4,000 votes had been found to be rank forgeries. The present law was acknow ledged on all hands to be defective, and it was to remedy this state of things that he brought forward the measure. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the bill, and as it was obvious they could not enter into the discussion at this hour (20 minutes to 6), he should therefore move the adjournment of the bill. The debate was then adjourned until to-morrow. The Stock in Trade Bill passed through committee. The Survey of Great Britain Bill was read a third time and passed. THE DEBATE OF LAST NIGHT. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he believed that the deci sion arrived at last nighton the question of national edu cation in Ireland did not r.present the opinion of the house, and, under these circumstances, it was his inten tion to propose a resolution supporting the system of National Education in Ireland as it at present exists — (hear, hear)—and, therefore, to enable him to do so CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day) OLD CO URT. (Before Mr. Justice Caleridge.) Mary Eliza Minikin, alias Mary Eliza Minckin, 44, a well-dressed woman, having the appearance of an Indian, was indicted for unlawfully obtaining money by false pretences. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Moule conducted the prosecu tion; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. C)oper were counsel for the defendant. This was a prosecution instituted by the East India Company under the following circumstances :—lt ap peared that the prisoner, who is a native of Pondicherry, was married to Mr. Archibald M'Nair, who was at the time a captain in the Fifteenth Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, in the year 1824, and they lived together until 1838, when Captain M'Nair died. The prisoner, it appeared, came to England, and under the regu:ations of the East India Company ehe was entitled to a pension of 451. 12e. 6,1. per annum from a fund called Lord Clive's Fund, but which pen• sion, it appeared, she could no longer claim if she mar ried a second time. The pension was regularly paid to her until the close of last year, through Messrs. C vid and Co., army agents, and it appeared that about that time, in consequence of some information received by these gentlemen relating to the prisoner, and which was to the effect that she had married, and was no longer entitled to the pension, they declined to act any longer on her behalf. When the subse quent quarter's pension became due in March,' 1856, it appeared that the prisoner herself went to the East India House and presented a certificate that she was Eliza Mary M'Nair, and also a declaration made by her self that she was the widow of Archibald M‘.Neir, who had been a captain in the Indian army, and that she had not married a second time, and was still entitled t) the pension ; and upon this a warrant was given t) her an I she received the amount. The case on► the part of the prosecution was that on the 28th of May, 1346, the prisoner was married at Bow to a person named Jos, - ;ph Charles Minikin, and a certificate of tho marriage ef Eliza M‘Neir and Joseph Charles Minikin was put in, and the signature to it was proved to be in the handwriting of the prisoner; and evidence was also given that the prisoner and a man who sometimes passed by the name of Minikin and sometimes under that of Gray, had occupied differeet lodgings as man and wife. It appeared in the course of the case that Minikin had deserted the prisoner, and there was good ground for believing that he bad given the information which led to the discovery of the fraud, and it ale° ap peared that many of the documents upon which the money had been obtained were filled up in the hand writing of the prisoner's husband. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine made a very earnest appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. No official confirmation existed yesterday in Paris that the Russians have de,troyed the fortifications of Kars and Ismail, but they have certainly blown up several forts in Bessarabia. FUNERAL of THE LATE CAPTAIN HENRY LANGHORNE THOMPSON.—The remains of tLis gallant young officer wi-re attended yesterday morning to their last resting place in Brompton Cemetery by his sorrowing relatives, and, as the funeral was of a strictly private character, on'y by a few mourners in addition, among whom we noticed General Sir William Fe iwick Williams, and his com panions in arms and pi- rate secretary—Colonel Lake, Captain Teesdale, and Mr. Churchill ; also the Right Hon. Lord Paumure, Colonel Mundy, Right Hon, Sir Bsnjamin Hawes, Colonel Graham, Mr. Gilpin, &c. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—Mrs. T. G. Reed (Miss P. Horton) who was, on two occasions last week, prevented by indisposition from giving her popu lar entertainment, has nowresumed her agreeable duties and the following are amongst the distinguished per sonages who have lately witnessed her attractive per formances:—The Earl and Countess of Devon, Lord de Tabley, Lord Clermont, Lord Delamere, Lcrd Yalentia, Lady Stanley and party, Lord Greenock, Lady Naas, Lady Mohsov, the Hon. Mrs. Mildmay and party, Si r Charles Lyell, Lady Harriett Dunlop and party, Sir John Rennie, the Hon. Mr. Cholmondeley, Lady Mar garet Stuart and party, Sir James Maokenzie, Sir Wm. Chalk, Sir A. Larpent, Sir B. Reynolds, Lady Eliza beth Watham, Lady Anne Dashwood, the Hon. Mr. Howard, Lady Easthope, Miss Hindley and party, Ad miral Yates, Captain Bing, Mrs. Boothby and party, Mrs. Alleyne and party, General Wymer and party, Mrs. Beresford and party., Lieutenant-Col. Dyke, &c. PRICE OF GOLD.—The qu , itation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mills premium (according to the last tariff), which, it the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.22 ; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.35, it follows that gold is about 0.50 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.31 ' • and, the exchange at Ham burg on London at short being 25.51 ' it follows that gold is about 0.88 per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23 40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nomi nally 0.1.7 per cent. in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a trifling profit on the importation of gold from the United States. CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION REFORM.—Yesterday at a special Court of Common Council, the London Col , poration Bill Committee presented a report, recommend ing that authority be given to prepare the draft of a bill for the enlargement of the constituency for ward elec tions. The report was adopts Iby a large majority. THE SHERIFFS FOE THE YEAR ENSUING.- —We un derstand that the following gentlemen, notwithstanding many other rumours to tho contrary, will be nominated for Sheriffs, and that they will be most probably elected for the year ensuing, namely,—J. S. Mechi, Esq,, of Tiptree Farm and Leadenhall street ; and Alderman W. Lawrence, Esq., of Bread-street Ward. TRIAL OF WILLIAM DOVE.—The trial of William Dove, charged with poisoning his wife with strychnine at Leeds, is fixed for the 16th of July. Advicos from Constantinople state that Mr. Layard, M P., was endeavouring to organise an Oriental Bank, and the agents of M. Rothschild were employed in similar efforts. The Porte had not decided who was to have the concession. The Town Council of Cambridge intend to present a testimonial to Sir J. Pattison. An imperial decree, dated June 16, proloirp the see sion of the French Legislative Body to 21July. CRICSET.—OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITIES.— This match, which was commenced at Lord's on Mon day, was brought to a conclusion last evening in favour of Cambridge by three wickets, a result not anticipated generally. The town of Turin is again filling rapidly with pro vincials, an-I especially Lombards, who have come in great numbers to witness the ceremony to-morrow of giving the decorations for the Crimean campaign to the army of the East. OPENING OF THE NEW CITY CEMETERY.—Yesterday, at a court of the City Commissioners of Sewers, a letter was read from Sir George Grey, approving of the table of fees for interments in the cemetery at Ilford, as pro mulgated by the Burial Board. The cemetery will be opened for interments forthwith. A PoTTER's DEVICE : MAN IS OE &Y.—At the Brank sea Pottery and Clay Company's premiees, on the "re joicing night," the device exhibited showed a drain-pipe within a ribbon, inscribed " The Branksea Pipe of Peace," with n wheatsheaf below it, and this motto— " May we may never want for a Pipe nor a Drain 1" The Builder. Advices from Turin of the 14th inst. contain the in telligence that the arrangement by which the depart ments of War and Marine were to be divided, General Della Marmora taking the War portfolio, and General Durar.do retaining that of Marine, has not been entirely carried out. General Durando leaves the Ministry, and retires to the country. General Serra is to be placed at the head of the Marine. SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.— The 155th anniversary of this venerable society was celebrated yesterday in St. Paul's Cathedral. Under the direction of Mr. Goes, the organist, there was a very effective musical service, in which the choirs of her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. Pam's, and Westminster Abbey, assisted. An eloquent sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of Chester. Mr. Burton Bindon, the proprietor of the well-known oyster shop in Dublin, and who died suddenly in D'Olier-street on Monday, though in his 80th year, was one of the best horsemen in Ireland, and within a faw weeks twcame master of a pack of superior hounds in the county Galway. He was formerly pssessor of (Honey, and other estates in the counties of Clare and Galway, which changed proprietors in the Encumbered Estates Court. A letter from the Lower Danube of the 4th instant mentions that an English officer of rank was found mur dered and plundered, about two miles from Baltehik, a few days previously. In consequence of this murder official orders have been forwarded to the civil authori ties in Bulgaria to form bodies of cavasses, and to distri bute them along the high roads under the oommand of officers, to discover the miscreants. SUICIDE NEAR TEMPLE BAR.—Yesterday morning the coroner for Westminster received information of the death of Mr. J. Prince, aged 35 years, of Shipyard, Fleetestreet, who committed self-destruction by taking a quantity of opium. It appears that the deceased was found lying on the bed in a state of insensibility, and it was ascertained that be had taken opium. Without loss of time be was taken to King's College Hospital ; where Mr. Probert, the house surgeon, used every means that medical skill could suggest to save bin], but be gradually sunk and expired! 20 it. ri 7 t 4 31 20 22 i i 3t 8 1 4 2 8 I i 94 9 1 1 131 20i i 11 10k 19i i 44i 38} fiFll; 11, 6.N Abordoori D Do. N 0.2, I p. Do. 6 per coat. Myth oaidTynt , lOpe* e. pref. 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B. u s c aeLs P i rt IN i . a. ssssa Australasian... ama Sharon" a La ndt tin re l s. . d , : 1 1 83: 1 —:: t IT: pi 1 31 NS W GOT dp c D . ~. •• ••• • • • • . . • •.• 20 15 Nrth.olEuropeStaare ... ... 131 1 all Oriental Gas . li 11 Pm 5 1 6 2a a si ll ; P PD e e l l in ; s 'i nla N.. r&Oriental 67 68 671 1 50 10 Do. New 5 6p 151 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Stotilustral. Invest ll 11 1 i Ditto New 25 all South Anstral.Land 361 371 38 1 al . aubmar. Tel. Scrip I .. 11 10 ,o. 1;0. a:.141t,t,::: , -d.„„ - 11 2 5 l` r ustl'al.oo.l:T.Cau 10 28i Vas QDierarn's Lane 161 171 17 ' VA6P0C. 4 4 11, a 41 1 1,. •••• In .... . i Pa Plik 77 5i 7i til 4 1 Pia 14 THE NEW MEDICAL BI I,L. The following statement of the Royal College of Surgeons has been forwarded to us for publica tion : "The surgeons, who bad previously constituted a City company, with local habitation in the Old Bailey, were incorporated as a Royal College by George ILL, in 1800, fin order to promote the art and science of surgery.' They were empowered to give to such persons as they might find oa examination qualified to practise the art and science of surgery letters testimonial under their common seal, which constituted them members of the collect), and thus entitled them legally to the appellation of surgeons. "')Lo the corporation, which had removed from the Old Bailey to Lincoln's•inn•fields in 1796, the collection of preparations made by John Hunter, baying been suc• cessively offered to and refused by the Royal Society and the College of Physicians, was, in 1799, given in trust for th o benefit of the public by Parliament, under con. ditio ns for its preservation, display, and accessibility by members of the profession and other scientific persons, and :for making a catalogue. If the college bad not ae. cepte 1 this trust the collection would probably have been pu.rdhased by some foreign power or dispersed by auction. "'...Thus the college had two duties to perform—viz the examination of candidates for their diploma under the charter, and the management of the Hunterian lecitin ,n. "17hey have endeavoured, and they believe with sue cost!, to improve medical educa•ion by requiring of can did set es, before admission to examination, evidence of stu.l3 •in the various branches of medical knowledi:e, both; scientific and practical, by altering and enlarging their regulations on this subject in proportion to the increi used opportunities afforded by the great hospitals and t nedical schools of London. " 1 Vhen the corporation left the Old Bailey it was low in re! )uts, and equally so in purse. The number of ex amini Itions in the year was inconsiderable, and the di plomi d, beiog little thought of, was not sought for by the i urgical profession generally. Since that time, as the c outwit has always contained among its members the m ost eminent surgeons in London, the membership of the s college has been constantly rising in'public matia a, and has never stood higher than at the present moms at. The diploma not being required by law as a quali6 cation for practice, they who seek it come to the collegi 9 voluntarily, finding it essential to the respecta bility of their professional character, and thus i.he num ber of those annually examined by the cone far tx- needs those who present thetineives bz...lore any other lice c ing body in the united kingdom. The whole of this i luty, which involves voluminous eorre'pondence and g ives constant employment to a secretary, clerk Q, and a ;her attendants, i, performed without any expense to th " '1 'he University of London to which a participation in this 4 duty iF; aßsigned in the new bill, vi!hotit any appai, ant reason, is supported bY an annual Parliament- I MP:CaIAL PARLIAIVIENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) HAMPSTEAD HEATH. Lord ST. LEONARDS was understood to present a petition on the subject of the preservation of Hamp stead-heath to the public. Lord MONTEAGLE said that, if ha had rightly col lected from the noble and learned lord the prayer of the petitioners, he quite concurred in the principle set forth by them. Some 20 years ago one of the Oxford Colleges, possessed of the fee simple of Primrose-bill, was about to dispose of their right ,, , which would have led to build ing over that property. He was at that time Chan. cellor of the Exchequer, and, with the asiatAt i the Go. vernment of Lord Melbourne, he bought the propert A from the parties entitled to hold it, and Primrose-hill bad - been saved by that purchase for the purposes of the public. He could not help thinking that the people at large had an interest in a question of this description, and the right way to proceed was not to deprive any proprietor of the right properly appertaining to him, but to give him fair compensation and thus acquire the property honestly for the public. If he understood the matter in the case of Hampstead-heath, the public would in a very short period be left in the lurch. They might petition their lordships, and Parliament might deal with the case, not on its own merits, but by reason of a supposed interest which the public had in keeping the heath intact, but such a struggle could not long be maintained, and then this property would be enclosed and built over. -Now, if the public wished to preserve the ground in its present state, let them bu 7 it on rea sonable terms, and so obtain a public object in the only way in which it was • consistent with the honour and dignity cf Parliament to allow such an object to be at tained. Lord CAMPBELL considered that the present was the time for the public to make their bargain with re gard to Hampstead-heath, because in a few years there would De a person seked of the property in fee simple, who would have power to enclose, or to build, or to do anything that be pleased. The eubjeet then dropped. LONDON DIOCESAN CHURCE BUILDING SOCIETY BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of,WESTMINSTER this bill wai referred to the Standing OrJers Committee. HOLVHEA_D AND KINGSTOWN. Viscount DUNGANNON asked the Postmaster-Ge neral whether any decision had been come to by her Majety's Government relative to the establishment of larger vessels with increased horse-power to carry the na.tils between Holyhead and Kingstown, and whether there is any prospect of ruch arrangement being effscted before the close of the ensuing autumn? The Duke of ARGYLL said certain propositions had been made to the railway and steam-boat companies, but as yet no reply htd been ts-otiyed, OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were C 071131• dered and agreed to. The house then adjourned at twenty-five atinutom to seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YurnEDAy.) MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Sir W. GRAHAM, the Lords' Mar riage Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill was read a first time. POSTAGE LABELS. Mr. WHITESIDE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether, on the termination of the present agreement with Messrs. Bacon and Peteb, for printing and gumming the postage labels, it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to give public notice calling for tenders of contract for printing and gumming the same, or to renew the arrangement heretofore made with Messy. Bacon and Petah ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was the intention of the Government to renew the con tract, and instructions to that effect had been given. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. Mr. WISE asked the President of the Board of Health whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to proceed with the Medical Practitioners Bill as amended by the select committee daring the present session I Mr. COWPER said it was the inteation of the Go vernment to proceed with the bill. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. In reply to Mr. STAFFORD, Sir C. WOOD was not aware of any intention on the part of the Government to grant pensions to the widows of persons who lost their lives in the transport service during the late war._ ary gn .ant. c't 3 the Hunterian collection the college has added more than twice the original number of specimens, ju.tly raisin, g its museum to the dignity of a national i n which light it. is regarded and fully appreciated throug 'hind the world of science. Nothing even appreaeh ing to it in value is known to exist elsewhere. Ti e bound; less stores of information which are here accumu lated on the structure of living beings throughout the whole) range of creation, and on the changes produced in anirrial organs by disease, are here studied to the greatest adv: ►nl Age by the help of elaborate scientific catalogues, forn iw d by the ablest men in the several departments, and 6 lfing more than 20 quarto printed volumes. " Towards the expense of buildings for displaying the tree sn res of this great national collection Parliament has vot , ad at differtlnt times three sums of money, amount. ing collectively to 40,0001. In addition to this, the coil ege has expended from its own funds more than 200, 0t 10/. in buildings and fittings, in additions to the collt 'el ion, in the formation and printing of catalogues, in t he remuneration of scientific conservators, and of a nett arily numerous staff of attendants. The annual exp( ant le, at this time, of keeping up the museum in its pre( ec ,t enlarged state is not less than 2,5001. " T he council has collected the best medical library in Eng la nd, consisting of nearly 30,000 volumes, of which there' are both alphabetical and classed printed cata logues . It is open daily to members of the profession and of her scientific persons, with the attendance of an int-Dig ant librarian, well versed in medical literature and ac quainted with modern languages. "Se veral years ago, in order to encourage young mem bers to study more seriously and for a longer time the scientil is part of the profession, the council established student ships, with a salary of 1001. per annum, to be held 'to r two or three years, and two or three such stu dents have been constantly working in the museum since t hat time. "Cis to of the conservators has gradually added to the museut n an immense collection of microscopic objects, chiefly with the vessels minutely injected, calculated to show tt to minute structure of all tissues and organs, not only in. man, but throughout the entire series of animals. This i ni : - ,eresting department of anatomy and physiology has bet 7in amply illnetrated, by the aid of numerous powerft 41 microscopes, in an annual course of between 20 and:. 30 lectures, delivered by the author of the col lection, Mr. Quekett, in a special theatre of the college. "To bring the college and its unrivalled museum into its pees , ent state has required 56 years of exertion and care, tc igether with a liberal and judicious expenditure of the i 'ands accruing from the fees paid for the diploma. Such al .e the beneficial results to the public of the free and on controlled action of the college in the manage ment of its own affairs, under the powers conferred by Royal c harters ; they cannot be kept up without a con tinuanc s of the same system under which the college has j t v4 ly gained the good opinion and confidence of the profee , 4 ,n and the respect of the scientific world. The Medical 13:11, as reported to the House of Commons by the Bela et committee, would in effect destroy the college by tray ,sferring its powers to an untried, 'uncertain, and fluetua Ling body, calk a medical council, and that withou t any allegation of misconduct or inefficiency." 2 'HE EX WUTI , ) N OF TA Pl' ELL: The followinc, , letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times:— Sir,- —lt will be remembered that I was charged in your p, aper by some anonym u 4 writer with " having been a principal witness f•r Tawell," as well as having waited upon the Home Secretary, in company with Sir Fitzroy Kelly, to obtain his reprieve, upon the ground of feeling positive that ho was innocent, at the very time that It a was confessing the " murder." I denied this, and al en saw that Mr. Drummond bad, while alluding to my letter of denial, reiterated the latter part of the charge in the House of Commons ; I therefore felt it my duty t o communicate with Mr. Drummond on the sub ject, a nd subsequently with Sir James Graham and Sir Fitzro y KAly, whose letter, with permission, I send you a copy of ; and I have only to repeat that I did not io terfera in any way to prevent the sentence being carried out, n did I ever express an opinion that Tawell was not gt silty.--Yours respectfully, WILLIAM HERAPATH, Analytical Chemist. 014 1-park, Bristol, June 16. " 147, Piccadilly, June 14. " I )ear Sir,—You are quite accurate in YOur denial of Navin g accompanied me to Sir James Graham an the eve of Tia well's execution. The facts (which are somewhat rem•st •kable) are these :—The witnesses for the prosecu tion 'nad deposed to prussic acid having been found in the ta tomach of the murdered woman sufficient in quan tity 1 I cause death. This was denied by some chemists of gre , at knowledge and experience who were in attend ance, but not called. I, after the conviction, submitted a pap er to this effect, with the grounds of the contradic tion pi 'spared by some gentleman of eminence (possibly by yon rself), but it was disregarded, and Mr. Drum mond i irged as an argument against any weight being ever gi• yell to such testimony that at the very time when thi s pal ler was presented (or, as he seems to have erro neou-dy supposed, tbat you previously pressed this view of the case upon Sir James Graham) the convict ac teally c onfessed his guilt. It is true that he confessed his guilt , but I have the best reason to believe his con fession was, that he committed the murder indeed, but in a manner totally inconsistent with the truth of the scietstifio evidence upon which he had been con victed. this be so, it affords a remarkable proof of the caution with which all evidence of this character in capital cakies should be received, and of the perhaps equal cantion incumbent upon members of Parliament and others wilo reflect upon the conduct and reputation of men of great merit and ability in their absence. " You may make any use , you please of this letter, and believe me,V " Very truly yours, " FITZROY KELLY." IVIRKET NEWS.—(Tits Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Tho sapply of English wheat here to-day was chiefly comp -, 843 ,1 of Monday's unsold samples. For mist kinds w h».l a moderate demand, at that. day's currency. There was a fair inquiry for fore:gn wheat, and late rates were well supported. The imports this week are only 2,120 quarters. The barley trade was firm, at fully the late improvement in value. There was a moderate inquiry for malt, at last week's currency. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were firm, but not dearer. •I♦RaßlVali.bleoy.TlllB 7. Irish .... 'Wheat. at. 1 ,i.•t . 1 Oats. 1 , Flour. English .. 1,010 ' 389 : , 4 6131 d I 4410 brl9 50 i 640 Parelva i 1 2,120 -- , . i ' 1 1470 ski BOROUGH HOP. There is a good demand for all kinds of hops, at fully last week's prioes. WHITECHATEL. We had a slow sale for each kind of meat, as follows : —Beef from 33 4d to 4s 41 ; mutton, 3s Gd to 48 8d ; lamb, 4s 61 to 5s 61; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s Cd to 4s 8d per Sibs., by the carcase. FETE Of THE CREDITON LITERARY SOOIETY.—OR Wednesday last the members of the Crediton Literary Society, accompanied by their president, B. W. Cleave, Esq., and several other influential gentlemen, made an excursion to Tapley Park, the seat of Mrs. Cleaveland ; and as they were joined by great numbers at every station on the line, the train contained about 1,400 respectably dressed people ere it left Barnstaple. The we-Aber being all that could be desired, and the com mittee having engaged an excellent military band, th ere was not a single person who d id not appear to enjoy the lil3Ating Scene, POSTAGE ENVELOPES. Mr. WHITEST! 'E moved for a return for each year, commencing the sth day of April, 1846, to the sth day of April, 1856, of the amount expended for producing stamped postage envelopes, classed under the following heads—machinery, paper, salaries, wages, folding, bands, and all other contingencies. Return, showing how much per million the said envelopes cost, including any per centage allowed upon the sale of them ; return, showing from similar particulars, or contract price, how much the post labels cost ; also, the amount received for penny and other postage stamps sold in the years end ing the 31st day of December, 1853, 1854, and 1855, respectively, distinguishing the amount received for each kind of stamp; also, the amount received for pen ny receipt stamps sold in the years ending the 31st day of December, 1854 and 1855; and copies of any contracts or avreements entered into by the Commissioners of In land Revenue for manufacturing or folding the stamped postage envelopes, and for printing and gumming the receipt labels sinee,the commencement of those systems, and for any pubic notice calling for tenders for such printing and gumming, given to the trade previously to such contract or agreement being made (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 512, of session 1846). — The return was ordered. - THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. Mr. DAVIE said that some doubt seemed to exist as to the actual state of the case with respect to the army actually in the Crimea, in consequence of some discre pancy supposed to exist betvret n the statements which bad been made on that point on different evenings by the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Uuder-Secre tar), of Eiiate f , q. the W , r Department. Sir CHARLES WOOD said that what he said the other night had been iniaenderstond in an extraordinary manner by the right honourable gentleman opposite, who had put some words into his mouth which he had never uttered. IFIe had never said that the whole of the army had left the Crimea. What he stated, and what he now repeated, was that there were now 32,000 or 33,000 men in the Crimea, and that in the Mediterranean there were transports sufficient for the conveyance home of 33,000 men. He should be much surprised, however, if any part of the army was left in the Crimea by the 30th June. NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. WALPOLE—Sir, in pursuance of notice, I now beg leave to move an address to the Crown, which I feel presents so strong a claim to the consideration of the house—so just and reasonable a claim—l might almost say a claim which I believe to be so irresistible, that I am sure the attention of the house will be granted to me for a short time while I state the facts upon which I found it. Now, the foundation upon which I intend to rest this claim is, that where you make large public grants for great national purposes, those grants must come out of the general taxation of the country, and that it is neither just nor reasonable to preclude any person or set of peo ple from receiving some portion of those grants which it is intended to apply to those great national purposes. (Hear.) This is, however, what has taken place with regard to the grant made for the purpose of esta blishing and promoting the system of national educa tion in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) There is, sir, one class of people, and one only—l believe one only—precluded from receiving any portion of that grant. For that class of people I now appeal—and I appeal with confidence— to the houae. (Hear.) In considering the justice of this, I think it my first duty to inquire what aro the general views entertained by this house, and what are the prin ciples upon which you are prepared to aot. (Hear.) Those views and those principles have been distinctly enunci ated and acted upon on former occasions; and it is in ac cordance with those views and in furtherance of those principles that I shall press the claim which I now make. (Hear.) I am not now going to enter upon matters of controversy. (Hear.) That I wish to be plainly and dis tinctly understood. I shall rest my case on this, and this only—namely, that the points on which this house have acted justify me in asking you to assent to the re solution which Ism about to move. (Hear, and cheers.) Now, allow me to ask, what are the points on which this house have agreed ? I take it that, in the first place, we are agreed that we must mainly depend in promoting the education of the peop'e upon the volun tary eff'' , V , of different religious 84.eieties, and that at the same time we must aid those sfforts by large contri butions from the public funds. (Cheers.) You thus put into operation two agencies_private benevolence and public grants. These private efforts, without the assist ance of public grants to mien works as these, would soon fall down and be ove rwhelmed—(c'leers)—but, sir, hav ing the grants, you secure the influence which private activity is eine to exercise, and which assists very con siderably in the promotion of the object which you have in vie w. (Hear) Now, in the case which I have to submit to the house the private efforts made by one class of [moiety are totally unaided by the public grant, though that public grant is contributed to every other class in society. (Cries of " Hear.") If your principles be sound and just, as I be lieve tsem to be, then unless you can show some strong countervailing claim, you ought to ac quiesce in and accede to my motion. Now, the second point which I think we are agreed on is this—that as you must aid those voluntary efforts by contributions from public grants, which come from the taxation of the country, you are bound to expend the funds with an even hand. You ought not to show any partiality or favour ; you should give to all, or you should give to none. (Hear, hear.) But in this case you do not give to all ; but you give to all except one class. Therefore your principle is not acted on. The third question on which I think we agree, and it is the last, is, that educa tion to be worth aeything must be based upon religion. That is the principle upon which you have acted, and rightly. In aoting on that principle great difficulties have arisen, as we know from discussions which have taken place in this house. Your desire is to avoid forcing on any children any dogmatic teaching, or any form of catechism, or creed which might militate against the couscienticw. 3 to g o f by and )1113 nber• Me ncert efore r and , e the after *ere the vets, eaves green wa ltz to ha 100 100 100 1)0 100 100 100 4 all all 100 1100 INJ 129, 1 100 100 1100 100 100 100 100 31 la 100 100 100 110 100 5 5 20 10 LAO 100 141 f Sii 131 I 81 131 1$ I 41 191 1 11 St. 17 20 12i 40 5 St. 25 ii i 286 1 1 1 ti 14 1 22e II 25 S it 3