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THE NUN, LONDON. SATURDAY 14 - 7,`VENING, JU'LY 8, 1,114 to bring forward important motions. The arrangement of business rendered it impossible for a private member to carry any bill through that house. He was not speaking altogether as a disinterested party, for he had a motion on the Russo-Dutch loan for Tuesday next, which was a sub j,,et which he thought ought to be discussed. No doubt the Gove , eineet were anxious to get through business as expeditiously as possible ; but he doubted whether morn ing sittings would further that object. It appeared from the statement of the hon. and learned member for Dundalk that members were denied access to the house the other night when it was counted out. He believed the hon. member did not blame the door-keepers ; but he had been told that an hon. member went and got bold of the key, locked the door, resumed his seat, and called the attention of the Speaker to the fact that forty members were not present. (Laughter.) The SPEAKER said that he ought to state that he was informed, that the door had been locked, that the key was left in the door, but that none of the officers knew of it. He should take steps to prevent the same thing happening again. Mr. GOULBURN hoped that the door would not be locked to prevent members going out. (Laughter.) Sir G. GREY said that the house on three Tuesdays last month had sat till midnight, after there had been morning sittings ; so that he thought it could not be said that those sittings cut short the business of the evening. Mr. DISRAELI said he had made an effort to check the abuse of morning sittings, and he believed that every mem ber opposite, who had lamented losing the opportunity either of beginning or concluding his speech last Tuesday, had voted against the proposition he had made. (Laughter.) SUPPLY—CIVIL SERVICE. The house resolved. itself into a committee of supply. The first vote taken was 7,5511. for statute law commis sion. Mr. WMAHON urged upon the committee the expedi ency of assimilating the statute laws of England and Ire land. The vote was then agreed to. 900/. for the publication of the ancient laws and insti tutes of Ireland.—Agreed to. 23,7001. for salaries and compensations under the Patent Law Amendment Act. In reply to Mr. PELLATT, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the reduction of the fees on patents had caused a great diminution in the sum received by the law officers and their clerks. Last year there had been a great influx of patents, but the in crease was of a temporary character, and in future he did not apprehend that the number would be greater than formerly. The sum received last year by each of the law officers was 4,0001., but there was no reason to suppose that it would increase. WILLIAMS was of opinion that if the fees of the law officers of the Crown were paid in' the shape of a regu lar fixed salary, then there would be no necessity for guessing with respect to what would be the probable expenditure. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the question of paying fixed salaries to the Attorney and Solicitor Generals had been considered by the Government, but that they had come to the conclusion that it was not advisable to alter the present system. The vote was then agreed to, as was also a sum of 78,8151. to defray the charges for pensions to masters and seamen of the merchant service, and to their widows and children. —estigation that was, necessary to satisfy the terms of the niiinsfssion, but he could not say when the report would made. It would be made when the examination was neludsd. THE VACANT GROUND NEAR ST. PAUL'S. Mr. HANKEY begge 1 to ask the noble lord the President the Council whether it was the intention of the Govern ment to take any steps to prevent the erection of buildings on the site now vacant at the south side of St. Paul's ? Lord J. RUSSELL—It would be well for the public if the ground now vacant should be left unoccupied; but 'when the hon. gentleman asks me if the Government in tend to take any steps to prevent the erection of buildings on it, I can only say that I know only of one way of doing so, and that is, to pay for the site a very large sum of money to the corpo - ration of London, to induce them to part with the land ; and I do not know that this house would agree to that course. TRANSMISSION OF LETTERS TO AND FROM THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S AND SOLDIERS IN TURKEY. Lord HOTHAM begged to make an inquiry from the Secretary for the Treasury relative to the existing arrange ro.ents for the transmission of soldiers' letters to and from tie army now serving in Turkey. A letter from the corn =sliding officer of one of the regiments in Turkey had been sent to him—he was well acquainted with the writer, the 1 otter was addressed to one of his most intimate friends, and he could rely on the authenticity of what the writer men tioned. It was stated by the commanding officer, that as regarded the officers' letters, they had been received with laudable regularity, but not as regarded the non-commis sinned officers and men. (Hear, hear.) He stated that during the time his regiment was in Malta and at Scutari, there were, within his own knowledge, at least one thousand letters sent home from that regiment. He stated that vast numbers of the men of his regiment were desirous of remitting small sums of money to their wives and families at home, but, inasmuch as not a single letter had been received in answer to any one of the thousand, and, moreover, as non-commissioned officers and privates of his regiment had not received a single letter since they left England, they were unable to carry their wishes into effect, inasmuch as they did not know where their wives and families might be. (Hear.) It was under these circumstances that he ventured to ask the hon. gen tleman whether he was aware of the detention of the let ters to which he had alluded, or whether there was any pre-payment required from the non-commissioned officers and privates, which the absence of currency might render impossible. If the hon. gentleman were not aware of the cause of detention, he trusted he would cause an inquiry to be made on the subject, in order that the non-commis sioned officers and soldiers might receive advantages simi lar to those enjoyed by their officers. Mr. WILSON would be very glad if he had known more distinctly the object of the hon. and gallant member's question than he was able to infer from the notice on the paper. As it stood on the paper, it waa so very general that he though it rather referred to the rate of postage than to the particular case to which the noble lord had ad verted. All he could say, therefore, was, tbat he would cause an inquiry to be made of the Post-office a uthorities, and endeavour to get the noble lord such information as he could obtain. He could only say genera lly that the ar rangements of the T reasury and Post-office were entirely the same in respect to the modes of conveyance and of payment for the non-commissioned officers and privates as for the superior officers. Therefore, he could not account for the difference that had taken place between the men and the officers. THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Colonel BLAIR begged to ask the noble lord the Presi dent of the Council when the estimates with regard to the office of Secretary of the War Department would be laid upon the table of the house? Lord J. RUSSELL—They will be laid upon the table on Monday, and I shall propose to take them into conside ration in committee of supply on Friday. Lord HOTHAM—The report of the commission is not yet printed and placed in the hands of members of the house, and will it be advisable to bring forward a question that may raise considerable discussion, and so nearly con tested with the subject of the commission, on Friday next? BATTERSEA-PARK. The next vote was for the sum of 25,500/. towards Bat tersea-park. Lord R. GROSVENOR said he did not intend to oppose the present vote, and although the scheme had proved a most disastrous one, he approved of the policy which had led to the necessity of its being asked for. Ho was, how ever, of opinion that he was only making a legitimate use of the opportunity by bringing before the committee the whole question of metropolitan improvements. (Hear, hear.) He quite agreed with the principle that it was not fair that the improvements of the metropolis should be carried on by means of the general taxation of the country. He would. not trespass on the time of the house by stating the necessity which existed for metropolitan improve ments, but he wished most particularly to direct the at tention of his noble friend the President of the Council to the fact that, whilst Government refused to undertake any metropolitan improvements, the hands of the metropolis itself were tied. The metropolis had no authority itself, and it could find no one who had the power to make the im provements which were so lunch required ; so that, at the present moment, large works for the improvement of the metropolis were at a stand-still. Through the conduct of the corporation of the city of London, the public had lost THE CANADA BILL. a most healthful and interesting high road, w hi c h b y r i g h t belonged to it, along the bank s o f th e Th ames . Th rough Mr. ADDERLEY—I b eg t o as k the noble lord, when will the Canada Bill be read a second time ? the conduct of the conservators of the river, the public Lord J. RUSSELL—I can only state that it will not be were entirely shut out from its banks. For five miles in read a second time before Monday, the 17th, a direct line from L on d on -b r id ge, th e b an k s of the Thames PUBLIC BUSINESS. were entirely occupied by wharves, and there was no open Lord J. RUSSELL proceeded to add that he proposed space left for the use of the public. This was a state of to take the Episcopal and Capitular Bill on Thursday next things highly dangerous to the health of the metropolis, at an early sitting. With regard to the Irish land bills, and to that portion of it which was most densely inhabited he could not make any pledge that be would on a Govern- by persons who could not, from their occupations, go into went day give them precedence of other bills, or as to the the country for relaxation. He did not object to the votes course the Government would think fit to adopt with re- for Kensington-gardens or for the recent purchase of Bur spect to giving facilities for proceeding with those bills. lington-house, with the objects of which he quite agreed, He proposed on Monday to take in committee of the whole but he desired that all parts of the metropolis should be house the Bribery Bill before other business, and on Thurs. treated exactly alike. H e th ere f ore w i s h e d t o k now how day and Friday they w ou ld p rocee d with supply. the metropolitan improvements were to go on, if Govern- THE USURY LAWS. meat threw off the responsibility, and would not let any Mr. CAYLEY—D oes th e no bl e l or d i ntend, in the ab- one e l se take it up? Under the present circumstances, he sense of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to take the repeal thought they ought to say how these works were to be of the Usury L aws Bill w ith out any statement being made carried on. The questions of the Board of Sewers, of the respecting it? supply of water, and several other matters, were equally Lord J. RUSSELL—Th e Chancellor of the Exchequer pressing, but there was no authority whatever which could made a statement on bringing in the bill, and I do not settle them. He therefore trusted that his noble friend think there can be any objection to the second reading of would state without any delay what project Government it ; but I will postpone the committee. had in view on this subject, and that not a day would be THE CHARITY COMMISSION. lost in placing it in such a state of forwardness that it The order of the day for going into committee of supply could be submitted to the metropolis. being read, Mr. A. HASTIE objected altogether to the system of Mr. E. ELLICE wished to take that opportunity of compelling people at large to pay taxes for the purpose of correcting a misunderstanding, that he was informed had carrying out improvements in the metropolis. He moved arisen in consequence of what he said on the previous that the vote be rejected evening in reference to the charity commission. It was Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he hoped the committee supposed that he had said something reflecting on the would not agree to the motion of the hon. gentleman. He manner in which the able and excellent g entlemen who would briefly refer to the facts of the case. In the year was at the head of th a t comm i ss i on (M r . Erle) performed 1846, an act had been passed authorising the Commission his duties. Nothing could have been further from his ers of Woods and Forests to form Battersea-park, and to intention ; on the contrary, ho had spoken of him id high borrow for that purpose 200,0001. from the Exchequer terms, all he complained of was, that the commissioners loan Commissioners. The total estimated cost of the under had not sufficient power. (Hear, hear.) taking was 308,0001.; of that sum 236,0001. had already UN STAMPED PUBLICATIONS. ' been expended ;so that there would be required only Sir J. SHELLEY wished to call the attention of the 72.000/. more to complete the park ; and of this 72,0001. a house to the threatened prosecution of Mr. Novelle, the sum of 25,500!. would be wanted in the present year. He publisher of the Map:cal Times, for an alleged violation of had every reason to believe that in the year 1862-63, or the Newspaper St amp O c t , an d to ask the Attorney- within a period of about 6 y ears a ft er t h e comp l e ti on o f th e General wh e th er p rocee di ngs are t o b e i ns tit u t e d aga i ns t park, a sum of 326,030/. wou ld h e rece i ve d f or ground rents him ? On the Bth of May last Mr. Novelle rec e ived a or, iu other words, a sum n ear ly equa l t o th e pr i nc i pa l an d letter from the bo ar d o f I n l an d R evenue , t e lli ng hi the interest of the entire exp en dit ure . B u t if th e mo ti on m that he was infringin g th e l aw, an d th a t h e was t o b e pun i s h e d of the hon. gentleman were a dopt e d, an d if th e par k were for so doing. Up on th e rece i pt o f t hi s commun i cation he to be left unfinished, there w o uld b e a p os iti ve an d a very wrote in succe ss i on t o th e so li c i tor o f t h e board, to the considerable loss to the publi c . Th e w h o l e o f th e area chairman of th a t b o d y, an d to t h e A ttorney -G e n era l , which the park was to o cc upy, w ith th e exce pti on o f a b ou t one acre, had already been p u rch a sed, a nd th e r e was t o b e staking in what manner h e h a d b ecome li a bl e t o prosecu ti on and whether it was intended to proceed with it, but he did Paid for that land a sum o f 23,0001., o f w hi c h 17,0301. not receive an answer to those letters. He (Sir J. Shelley) should be paid out of the vote then under the consid era ti on of the committee, under a contract entered into upon the thought that, a ft er th e reso l ut i on to which the h ouse had lately com e , th e l aw on this subject was ill-defined. It faith of Parliament. Another point to whi c h h e wou ld advert was the assistance which the Government were pre was incumbent on th e l aw off i cers of the Crown to say whether this wretched man waa to be kept any longer in pared to afford for the construction of a park in Finsbury. suspense with a th rea t ene d prosecution hanging over his The estimated cost of such a park was 250,0301., and the head. Government had last year intimated their readiness to The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said the only reason why apply to Parliament for 50,0001. of that amount if the in- Mr. Novelle had not received an answer was, cause the habitants of the borough and the sur r ounding districts same measure was to be m e t e d ou t t o h i m as would be the should raise the remaining 200,0001. That offer, however, case with others, and because the course of action on the had not been accepted, and no steps had since been taken part of Government was not yet determined upon:, al ie in the matter. Novelle p u bli s h e d more than one-half of his p o p en fiu e d Lord R. GROSVENOR sa id h e w i s h e d t o k now w h e th er with advertisement s a t cer t a i n t i mes, and as he sought t o the Government meant to allow metropolitan improve ments to be carried at evade the law and avoid payment of duty it was thought hap-h azard, or whether they pro fit to caution him. But Mr. Novelle had not chosen - to posed to introduce any fixed and comprehensive scheme under which those impr ovement s should be conducted? keep within the limits of the law, and this was the reason that he had received a communication from the Board of Lord J. RUSSELL said th at the Government would Revenue. Mr. Novelle would not be punished for what have to consider that subject next session when they should ha ve t o d ea l w i th the report of the commissioners had passel. The question was a serious question ; et was who had r ecen tl y i nqu i red into the state of the City - whether the recent reso l u ti on o f th e h ouse did away with cor the previous law; that question was not yet decided. As Poration. soon as he had had an opportunity of making up his mind Mr. SPOONER would warn the right hon. baronet op as to what ought to b e d one un d er existing circumstanc es , posite (Sir W. M o l eswor th) t h at if he were to offero a t d he would state the r esu lt t o th e house • but he thought he vance on the part o f th e G overnment a portion of the funds ought not to be call e d upon t o expl ; ain what course he required fcr th e cons t ruc ti on of Finsbury Park, he would would take generally, or in this special case. It Would receive applications for similar aid from Birmingham and depend upon the resolution of the committee what ivas to other large towns. be done in future. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said that the construction of Bat- Mr. M. GIBSON thought it would be wise to suspend tersea-park would be productive of the immense advan existing actions, and not to c o m mence new ac ti ons un til tage of providing a pl ace o f h ea l t h y recreation for not less Government had decided as to the course which was rea- than half a million of human beings, while the wh o l e o f th e sonble and expedient. He would press on the noble lord to mum expended on th e wor k wouldbe repaid in the course Use his influence with his colleagues, so that no action of a few years. Ije would, under similar circumstances, should be commenced under the stamp laws until Govern- support a measure for the construction of a park in Fins meat had determined what they would do. He was cur- bury, or in any other di s t r i c t . Prised to notice the delay that took place. The whole ques- Mr. GEORGE DUNUAN h a d b een i ns t rumental in ob tic'4le_ alight be settled in three days. The Board of Inland taining the grant for Scotland from Sir R. Peel; it was only Z e v u Were pl ace d in a n unpleasant position owing to given on condition that a l arger sum wou ld b e prov id ed by G o . °l4 tcauty of the law, and the nature of the intentions the locality. Mr. CHEETHAM thought the time was come for the of i e — nene umul ect • He was at a loss to understand where the members of large censtituenciee to set themselves against I rt l e i v ,7 d O nx ieLY- The members of the Government . always such votes. nothing was ro: friendly manner on the subject , but still Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR begged to remind the right was to cea s e tn ti.___• The simple way to settle the question hon. baronet the Commissioner of Public Works, that a transmission b u..n e T ve c arpers, and to charge only for large sum of money had been sot aside for the formation of thing this sess ion s i e overnment could not do any the ' e Y *next next session to brin t an o , a road from London to Westminster-bridge on the Surrey at least at the beginning of if some steps were not soon taken the money would side; Lord J. RUSSELL el till on the subject. that en s be lost, for it was given on condition that the road should said he could only s aid ' ' lt 'll regard to what had been Chaneellor of the E 22- e ,_ . , right hon. friend the be made within five years. tention to the q ti allequer " - 7.l*id most anxious at- Sir W. MOLES WORTH said it was true that a sum of settled in a satisfactorr • rn and w BO,OOOl. had been set aside ” for the improvement of the Peicted , out by the right ter rier ' but acetrotis of seeing it gentleman en, 'whether that mode borough of Southwark, not for this road alone. He was Manchester was the best, no.r whether i was': •rtoLniel:informed that it would coat four or five times that sum, question, as assorted, weebey for l D and, therefore, he was not prepared to recommend its con question, as assorted was opefl tion of the right hon. gentleman evaded the law should not t:: an T:e th p ro l m eww - he - e struct ion. i n l a e an was th is tho se ' j i l o . Mr. BRADY opposed the vote. The locality of the pro acknowledged the law should posed park was a mere swamp ; if it were not, some of the dience. This he could pay a penalty for th • u • • n t b•e so largely invested in building in 41 r °hes capital t a was ein e not regard as an i stration of the law. mpartial ee mini. the environs of London would have found its way there. Mr. COBDEN protested against the uncertainty Since the opening of the Crystal Palace tha traffic through which the question was kept, on account of the rt4 h l ty in the borough had much increased, and something ought to gave to members of Parliament. He, for i st trouble it be done to improve it. greatly troubled by applications f rom • n an ' 3B, w ae Mr. V. SCULLY hoped that when any vote for Irish parties on the n ject, not only from parties who had u t l e a i ., m . an - - PP, poses was proposed the metropolitan members would but those who had stamped publications ns am ' e- v' rs • " 4 1 42 1 these generosity as they did when anything was He had rec eived a letter from a Manchester news • • to be done to same their constituents. - his- attention paper proprietor calling to an advertisement of Holt's Army an N 1,- The vote wa s then agreed to without a division. Gazette, which was announced to contain all the news a 'Y . o _ l l the next vote of 35 , 0001. for the formation of an em the army and navy for three half pence, the p ublication of hankment and p bi - Vauxhall and Bat teases brid. u lc roadway between being unstamped. He warned the Attorney-eneral not Dr. Mi.d ea Lo T ,' 1 . - to attempt to confine the favour of Government to what was about t o ---- C m `' c ondemned this scheme as a job which were called clue papers. If th s were attempted to be Cubitt, the ef ee r I :Petrated for the benefit of Messrs. acted cPcla it would coon be di ffi cult to draw the line. He Cornwall. - " u4 of Westminster, and the Duchy of would put it to Government to say whether they could re- Captain SCOBE sist the growing feeling of the people for instruction, for such improvem ents LL condemned the principle of voting which Was evidenced by the increase of cheap publics- were the last itw as these, and ho ed that these would be pr o P tions by still continuing this unpopular taz. of public money. Posed should b paid for out Mr. J. SMITH said persons, instead of spending their Mr. HILDYARD ho money in drink, bought penny publications, anti took would take the sense of the on h his hon. friend (D r . Michell) se them home to read. way to put a stop to such votes as that was the only The ATTORNEY-GENERAL made some reply w hi c h Sir W. MOLESWORTH gal " this ' that ' was inaudible. Battersea-park scheme, which had this was part of the Mr. BOW yER, com plained of the circumstance of morn- the house on many previous •a,,i. been fully discussed in • ing sittings being fixed on Tuesdays, as they were the only tinned both by acts of Parliament"' and had been sane ,hdays when Members could brin g forward motions. By therefore, hoped the house would not re ject by votes. He, e arrangement of morning E•ittings, it sometimes the completion of that improvement. reject the vote for ttlappetn.el that neither dine nor inclination exist e d t ee Dr. MICHELL should certainly divide the- commi discussion in the evenio' , . His object in rising was to beg against the vote.ttee Dar Majesty's Government to make i arm aueement by After a short discussion, Dr. MICH 80 no 0 ELL withdrew • 3 Which members opposition, and the v o t e was agreed to withoutdivisi i on. n .... _ ers could brin , ' forward their motions. a Mr. M. MILNES 4- referred to the count-out the other On the next vote of 3,393/. for works and • evening on th e repairs at the . _ e hon. and said he c o ni inember's (Hr. Phillimor o' s) motion, I British Ambassador's house in Paris, f a r t' cal sired that embers had been un- Mr. WYSE, after commenting upon the disgraceful y treated, as the IL". m . f condition into which, according to the neutrals was oft h question as to the rights and law o report of Mr. Alba that this house had bean G overn o most important character. He thought no , n allowed to get, inquired what per notmeat would if don of the furniture of the house belonged to the nation, check motions mad ad to their popularity if they did Mr. J. G. PHILLI a e' independent members. and also whether the Government had given any, and what, know whether the • 31 °ItE. thought the house ought to right hon - encouragement to the building of a new English church Paris, for which he understood Lord in worth), in his sneeett t ,„ • gentleman (Sir W. Moles own sentiments 0 4 ; ws other night expressed his d. a grant of queste money or land. ..y or th e - Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that the greater portion of Ministers. sentiments of her Majesty's Lord D. STUART said , the the furniture at the English embassy in Paris belonged to days did interfere with '• mmtine sittings on Tues. I the Government ; and that a clerk of the works had been W 1 Me rat Of *A4 4 ep eu d en t mem b er , Appointed to control the expenditure for the repairs, In Lord J. RITSSELL=PI do not think that the report of the commbssion has any reference to the appointment of a Secretary of State. On the motion of Sir G. PECHELL, a return in detail of the items composing the sum of 4,991/. 6s. 7d. for ex penses incurred relative to slave vessels captured by her Majesty's ships, and included in vote 14, class V., fur 20,000/. in civil service estimates to March, 1855, was or dered. All priebitbEity no fv,rtber outlay, for a considerable num ber Of years to -come, would be necessary, either on ac count, of the building or the furniture. Mr. WILSON - said the Treasury had the power by act of Parliament of /ranting sums for providing Protestant chapels and bury lug-grounds abroad, provided half the sum required war raised by private subscription. This was the origin of the items in their annual vote. The vote was then agreed to. The next vote was a sum of 10,9001. for erecting and maintaining certain I.;ght-houses abroad. In rep l y to a question from Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. WILSON said he was not aware that any dues were received from these light-houses. Vote agreed to. The next vote was a sum of 2,500/. for a museum upon the premises of the Royal Dublin Society.—Agreed to. The next vote proposed was a sum of 27,500/. for the purchase by the commissioners of the Great Exhibition of 1851 of additional land at Kensington Gore for the erec tion of a National Gallery and other purposes in connec tion with art. _ _ .... Mr. WILLIAMS asked for some explanation from the Government with respect to this large vote. Mr. SPOONER objected to the vote. The sum of 150,0001. had already been paid for land at Kensington Gore, and no information of any kind had been given to the country as to the details of its expenditure, or the further intentions of the Government. Vote after vote of this kind was asked for, and he should really like to know when they were to stop. After a few words from Sir C. BURRELL, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. CARDWELL said that in 1852 the Government ob tained a vote of 150,0001., which, together with another 150,0301. tbe surplus funds from the Great Exhibition, were applied to the purchase of a magnificent and very eligible plot of land, about 00 acres in extent, at Kensington Gore. The bargain was an exceedingly profitable one, and many private individuals would like to take it off their hands at the terms they gave for it. But there was a small wedge shaped piece of ground running from the Hammersmith raad to the centre of the property, and upon which a very bad description of tenements were situated, which greatly diminished the value of the whole of the land. An act had therefore been obtained by the commissioners to buy this small piece of land and these miserable tenements, and appropriate a sum as compensation to the owners. A com mittee of that house last year decided that the National Gallery should be removed to this spot, and he hoped that decision would be inflexibly adhered to ; but, at all events, it was manifest that this small additional outlay of 27,5001. would be more than counterbalanced by the enhanced value it would give to the whole of the rest of the property. Mr. DANBY SEYMOUR said that the removal of the National Gallery to Kensington Gore was not decided, but rather recommended by the committee to which the Presi dent of the Board of Trade had referred. The constitution 1 of that committee had also been - unfair, because it excluded those e h membersGore was who he t w i e n r et the e p posed maps t o o l. t t h he e r m e m e t o r v e p a 1. K 01 i s ,eenn d it would be. a very inconvenient site ; and such was the general feeling out of doors. Before such a great undertak ing was finally determined on, a, special committee should be appointed to inquire into the question. The Govern ment ought fully to explain to the house the details of their plan ; and there need be no hurry in deciding on carrying it out. Sir C. Barry had a project en the subject for connecting the National Gallery with the British Mu sume and other institutions, and they should have time to considerthe scheme of so eminent au individual. Let them wait a year or two, and see also what results attended the ne w Crystal Palace at Sydenham, which professed to accom plish most of the objects the Government had in view at Kensington Gore, and not injure the Crystal Palace by a rival State establishment. He objected to Government pa tronage of art, which was only calculated to injure the object it sought to foster; and he should take the sense of the house upon the latter part of this vote. In conclusion he begged to 1 j m e o r v d e J. h it s t u t s h s e E v L o t L e s s a b i o d u l t d h e be m n e e ti g o a n ti o v f ed the hon. gentle man was not consistent with his argument. (A. laugh.) He said he had no objection to complete the purchase, and what he did object to was that the house should be pledged to apply this ground to the erection of a national gallery; but the house would not be at all pledged by this vote to do any such thing. According to the views of the Government, the ground should be bought and the National Gallery should be erected on the ground, but all the Government now asked was that the purchase made by the late Govern ment should be improved, by the additional purchase of a piece of land which would make what had already been bought far more valuable. (Hear, hear.) By next year the Government would consider the subject very niatiL ely, and if they should continue of the opinion that the National Gallery should be built ou the ground the matter would be submitted to the house. But the Government certainly agreed with the commission appointed three years ago, and with the committee that sat last year, that there are reasons against maintaining the National Gallery in its present po sition. In the first place, it was very difficult to obtain space for additional pictures that might be expected to ar rive from time to time; and in the next place, the pictures were exposed there to great injury ; but if they were re moved to Kensington Gore, and to a more spacious build ing erected there, they would not be thus liable to injury. The honourable gentleman said it would ho impossible to expect people to go so far as Kensington Gore to see the pictures, but it was well known that persons went a great deal further than that for a similar object. (Hear.) As many as 11,0',0 persons attended on one day at Sydenham, which was a greater distance from London than Kensington Gore. There were other proposals made by the Royal Com missioners with respect to the disposal of this ground, one for the benefit of learned societies who might or might not be inclined to adopt any proposal of the kind, and another for education and arts connected with manufactures, which he thought would be of very essential use to this country. There was also at present a large collection at Marlborough House, and that was another reason why the ground should be devoted to the purpose proposed. At all events the purchase was not an unwise purchase, for the ground in itself was very valuable, and provided the house was of opinion that the land was unfit for any of the pur poses to which - the Government proposed to devote it, the ground might be sold at probably a much advanced price. They could then repay the 150,0001. contributed by the royal commissioners, and they would be able to apply that 150,0001. to any other purpose they might think conducive to the ends of the Exhibition of 1851. The hon. gentle man would see that by refusing this grant he would not at ail attain his object. All he would attain was, that the inconvenient piece of ground running into the land already purchased would be kept oat of the purchase, and that thereby the land that was bought would be made less valuable than otherwise it might be. Whatever might be the ultimate decision, it was desirable to make the pur chase of this ground ; and he begged to state at the same time that it was the opinion of the Government that a plan should be proposed to the house for a national gal lery on that site. But no plan was yet settled, the house was not called upon to vote a single shilling for it, and the wish of the hon. gentleman, that the question should be deferred to next year, was therefore completely fulfilled. Mr. HEYWOOD said the house was called upon to vote money for a purpose that could not be carried out. Mr. CROSSLEY did not think the public would go to Kensington to see pictures, whatever they might do with respect to Sydenham Palace; and he thought the present gallery in Trafalgar-square was far more convenient than the proposed gallery at Kensington. He did not think the commissioners were very goodjudges of taste, fora pattern exhibited at Marlborough House as a specimen of defective taste had become so popular that the manufacturers had sold 40,0001. worth of the pattern. (Hear.) Mr. PETO said the land had been purchased by Govern. ment, and were it sold to-morrow it would bring a profit of at least 100,0001. He hoped the vote would be agreed to, as the bargain was a good speculation. Mr. SPOONER observed that if hereafter they should object to the removal of the National Gallery, they would be reminded that they had voted this money, and would be asked how they could therefore object to the removal. He would therefore vote against the vote if the hon. gentleman should divide, and thought there must be a pressure outside the house upon the Government, which induced them to make this proposal. (Hear.) It was the duty of the house to stand between Ministers and that pressure, because he was sure, if they could act indepen dently on the question, they would not have brought for ward this motion. (Hear.) Mr. DISRAELI agreed with his hon. friend that there was some pressure out of doors that did act upon the Go vernment, and he hoped they would be bound by that ac tion, and that was—the generally diffused idea that they should elevate the taste of the people of this country; and this was one of the first steps to attain that important ob ject. This was really an addition to the vote which ho had the honour to recommend to the house when the sum of 150,0001., contributed by the shillings of the people of the country, was proposed by the royal commissioners be de voted to the advancement of the arts and sciences ; they having applied at the same time to the Government to know whetherthey would recommend to Parliament to contribute an equal sum in order to accomplish that object. It was generally believed that that object would bo bast accom plished by buying a considerable piece of ground, which would be the future theatre of their operations ; and when he had the honour of proposing that the house should vote an equal sum to that which was contributed by the royal commissioners as the residue of the accumulation of the receipts received from the Exhibition of 1851, it was at that time well known, both to himself and to all those acquainted with the circumstances, that there would be a future necessity for asking for a supplementary vote of this description. It was not concealed ; and if they did not dwell upon it, it was only because they were of opinion that if it was stated that there was this small segment of land which they were desirous of obtaining, those in pos session would be ready to take advantage of their anxiety to get it. (Hear.) If they dwelt upon the necessity of obtaining that small segment or wedge of land, of course the price would be increased, and that was the only reason why they had not placed the point ostentatiously before the public. He begged to call attention to the evidence of the secretary of the royal commission, who was examined on the subject, and who stated that it was scarcely advis able to enter into particulars with reference to this piece of ground. If they had entered into great detail as to the extreme necessity and advantage of obtaining this wedge of ground, or entered into any narrative of that kind, there was no doubt, if it could be obtained at all, it would be only obtained at a greater cost, and that was the only rea son why the supplementary vote had been postponed. (Hear.) The Government were asking the committee to sanction an arrangement to which a year and a half ago they had given their assent without a division, and so far as this vote was concerned the committee should feel they were acting on a pledge previously made, and in a prudent manner, by giving their assent to it. By doing so they would not pledge themselves to erect the National Gallery at Kensington-gore. The plan for doing so must be offered in detail to the house, and the house would have an oppor tunity of discussing the propriety of the proposition when brought forward for their consideration. (Hear, hear.) They might have great difficulties to encounter before aul oect the objects which they contemplated were achieved, but he should be q uite satisfied if the commit tee would then agreebjion a. few(Hear, words ord hear.) s to a vote to which they must see there was no fair After SP from Mr. D. Ssmuotlß, Mr. S P OONER said he intended to divid e , an d t o record his vote again st a p lan that wo u l d involve a most dangerous principle and an enormous expenditure. Mr. LOCKE thought the house ought to iueist on a undertaking. example of the House o f Par liament before them. He f elt certain that the institut ions They had the . specific plan and estima te before embarkin g in such an for wh ose b ene fit they were about to erect these buildings would not take advantage of them. He s ho u l d vote for the r e j ec ti on o f th e vo t e u nless they had a distinct under standing of the ultimate object and amount of the grant. Lord J. RUSSELL sa id that the present vote did not enable th em to build a nat i ona l ga ll e ry in any part of the land. I f the vote wore agreed to Governmen t wou ld next year be p repared with a plan. wi t h regar d t o th e H ouses of Parli ament, teresponsible in the matter,a , but that Government was not he mi g ht remar k that there was both a plan and an estimate, as it had been entrusted to a committee. After a few remarks from Mr. V. SCULLY against the vote. Mr. LOCKE asked whether, if the assent of the house were given to the vo t e under their notice, the noble lord the President of the Council would be prepared, before a further vote was required for the removal of the institu tions in question, to appoint a select committee to inquire into the expediency of such removal? Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that he could give no pledge upon the subject. The house then divided— For the vote Against it 4B Majority --121 _ _ The vote was accordingly agreed to. A sum of 5,0001. for carrying out, under Government superintendence, the expedition projected by the Royal Geographical Society for the exploration of Australia, having been proposed, Mr. PHILIPPS said he feared that the whole of that sum would be expended before the members of the expe dition could have taken more than the preliminary steps in connection with their object. Mr. LOWE said that Dr. Leichardt bad occupied two years in exploring Australia, and that a grant of only 2,0001. had been made for the purpose of his expedition. The vote was then agreed to. A snm of 2,8001. to defray expenses incurred in connec tion with the medical staff despatched to Jamaica and other West India islands, and for the relief of distress arising from cholera and yellow fever iu those islands, having boen proposed, Mr. GOULBURN took occasion to ask whether her Majesty's Ministers were aware that cholera had broken out in the island of Jamaica, and whether any steps bad been taken to furnish additional medical assistance to the inhabitants of that island? Sir G. GREY said that ho had been informed of the fact that cholera had broken out in Jamaica. No repre sentations had been made to the Government with respect to any deficiency in the medical staff in ;that island, but he should observe that the governor had expressed his deep regret that the assembly had refused to provide the funds necessary to meet the present emergency. Sir J. PAKINGTON said the right hon. the Secretary for the Colonies had not correctly stated the purport of his remarks. All he wished was, that the should again send out medical inspectors in the same manner as was done by Earl Grey when this epidemic last, visited the West Indies. • The vote was then agreed to. The vote of 25,0001. for the registry of 'the High Court of Admiralty was postponed, and the CHAIRMAN reported progress. In reply to Lord D. STUART, Lord J. RUSSELL said he should go on with the com mittee of supply on Thursday next. COMMONS INCLOSURE (No. 2) BILL. This bill was road a second time. SHERIFF AND SHERIFF± CLERK OF CHANCERY (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The Registration of Births, &c. (Scotland) Bill passed through committee. GAMING HOUSES BILL. - The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. MARRIED WOMEN BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. VALUATION OF LANDS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time. On the motion that the bill do pass, Mr. CRA.UFURD moved that the 39th clause be ex punged. - Alter some conversation the house divided, when the numbers were— Against the clause For 32 Majority —66 The clause was consequently lost. The bill then passed. Mr. BROTHERTON moved the adjournment of the house, but did not press the motion. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of. MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. CRAUFURD moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relative to the medical profession, and the hon, member insisting on a division at a quarter past one in the morning, such leave was refused him, by 70 to 9. SEWERS COMMISSION. Lord PALMERSTON obtained leave to bring in a bill to continue the Commission of Sewers for one year. Lord PALMERSTON also obtained leave to bring in a bill to continue the General Board of Health for two years, and to place it under the superintendence of the Home Secretary, under whose jurisdiction he thought that ques tions of national health naturally came. The plan he pro posed would, he said, at once create an efficient superin tendent of the board, and a representative of it who would be responsible to Parliament. _ _ _ The other business was then disposed of, and the house adjourned at a quarter before two o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF LORDS.—JULY 7. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. The following peers voted in the minority against the Private Halls : DUKES. EARLS. BISHOPS. Buccleuch Hardwick Gloucester Cleveland Hare wood 'Winchester Montrose Huntingdon BARONS. Richmond Jersey Bateman MARQUISES Longford Berners Bath Lonsdale Calthorpe Drogheda Maluaesbury Clinton Exeter Mansfield Colville of Calms Salisbury Mornington Crofton EARLS Powis Clarina Abergavenuy Pomfret Colchester Beauchamp Romney De L'lsle Bathurst Roden Dunsandle Bradford Selkirk Dynevor Courtown Sheffield Forester Cadogan Stradbrooke Feversham Chesterfield Verulam Grautley Clanea rty Vane Monteagle Cawdor Warwick Plunkett Dartmouth Wilton Redesiiale Derby Winchilsea Rayleigh Delawarr VISCOUNTS Saudys Devon Bolingbroke Seaton Dououghmore Canterbury Sondes Ellenborough Midleton • Teuterden Eglinton BISHOPS Willoughby de Broke Egmont Chichester Wy n ford PAIRS. Digby Norfolk Stamford and Warrington Heytesbury Braybroke Bristol Cathcart Grey Kinnoull Suileley Boston Sutherland Howe Radnor Beverley Durham (Bishop) Tankerville Cork Strangford Poltimore Combermere Alvanley Sandwich Wicklow Mayo De Manley Ma, •'.esfield Wenlock Templemoro Dormer Orford Camperdown Hawarden Glenelg St. Leonards Brougham Walsingham Essex Lyndhurst Broughton Manvers Strafford Seafield Hardinge Exmouth Conyngham Delamere Westminster St. Vincent Clifden Glongall Arundell HOUSE OF COMMONS-JULY 7. SUPPLY. Motion made, and question put, " That a sum not ex ceeding 27,5001. be granted to her Majesty, for the year eiding the 31st day of Mar c h, 185 5, towards the purchase by the CommDsioners for the Exhibition of 1851, of certain additional lands at Kensingt on G ore, necessary for the with science National G a ll ery and other institutions and th e arts : "— The committee purposedc oivnindeecdt connected ; of ayes, 169; noes, 48. C i I ° G o Graham, aU mall,hl h a u m r ,n, n Sir J AY E 3 "" -. 1 6 9 . Acland, Sir T, Otway, A. Atherton, W. Pa4et, Lord A. Batley, sir J. Gilbert PAM:, ton, sir J. Baines l Rt. Hon. M. Gregs on , S amuel Palmerston, Viscount Ball, }.. Gremell, Charles Patten, .1. Berkeley. G. Grey. lit Hon Sir G. Pechell. Sir G. Blair, col. J. H. Hamilton, U. A. i Peel, F. B inham-Carter, J. Hatikey, T. Pennant, Col. E. Bowyer. G Mayes, Sir H. Peto. S. Brand, H B. W. Henley, J. Pninn, T. Brockiehurst. J. Herbt.rt, S rolla , ,l.Urguhart IV Tirotherton, J. Herbert, Slr T. Potter , R . Bruce, Lord E Hervey, Lord A. Price W. Buckley, Gen. ILndipy, C. Pritchard, J. Burrell, Sir C. 31. Hotham, Lord Ramsden. Sir J. Byng, G. H. C. Howard H n. C. Rica rdo, 0. Cairns, H. Hume W. Robartes, T. Campbell, Sir A. I. Hutt, w. Rumbold. C. Cardwell. E. Johnstone, J. Russ.-11, Lord J. Cavendish, C. C. Johnstone. Sir J. Bussed, F. C. Ca% ley, E. S. Jolliffe, Sir W. Sandars, G. Child, Smith Jones, Capt. T. Sawle, C. Christy, Samuel Keating, IL Seymour, Lord Clay, Sir W. St. Kendall, N. Shelburne, Earl Clinton, Lord R. IL P. Kennedy, T. Sherid -11, R. Cobden, R. Keogh. W. Smith, J. A. Cockb rn, Sir A. J. E. Kinnat rd, A. Smith, R. Smyth. J. G. Cowan, ila y e. Sir C . Somerset, Capt. E. Knatchbull, W. Stafford, Marquis ti • Sir G. H. Lacon. Sir E. D Co as w h p w cr o , o 7 , Stanhope, J Denison, x. B Langton, a. G. Starkle, Le G. Denison, J. E, Strutt lion. E. Leo, W. Dering, si r B. „ B . F. Langston , Kirk' ' .1 . FT. C. Len mx, Lord A. F. Talbot, C. Disraeli, Rt. lion. B. Lindsay Lt iCol. J. Ta lor, i 01. T. Duckworth, Sir J. P. Lindsay, W Thorn.son, G. Duncan, GI, Littleton, E. Thornely, T Duncombe, Hon. A. Lockhart. W. Tyler, Sir G. Dundas, F. Loveden, P. Vernon, G. Dunlop, A. Lowe, R. Vyvyan, Sir R: Egerton, W. Luce T. Walmsley. Sir J. Elcho, lord Macs,rtney, G. Waipole. S. Ellice, E. Mackinnon , W. A. Waterpark, Lord Ewan,Vir. MacGregor Jas. Wells, W. Fagan, Vir. W Wh e it t b ' r F e . ad, S. Feilden, N. Fellowes, E. Wickham, H. Ferguson, sir H.lson, I. Fitz4 eraid,Lt..G.Slir J Molesworth, Slr W. Winnington, Sir T. mili.gan: ll: : Viscount Fitzroy, Hon. H. Floyer, ,T, Moncrieff, J. Wo dd, B. Foley, J. Monsell, W. Wyndham, W. Mills,333 M ili o liali n eni c d' k eTlv , V. l i 'iscount Wood, Sir C. Forster J. Mowbray, J. Young, Sir J. Fortescue. C. Naas, Lord Fox, W. Nailer, J. TELLERS, Freest un, col, North, F Oiyrr, G. O'Connell, D. Hayter, W. Goodman, Sir G. O'Connell, J. Mulgrave, Earl of NOES-43. Adderley, C. Frewen C. Philipps, J. A !cock, I'. Haddad. George PM! more, R. J. Anderson, Sir J. Basile, Alex, Pilkington, J. BarnPs, T. Davie, Arch& I ortal, M. Bell, J. Heywood, J. Sadleir, James Bentirtck, G. H e y worth, L. h'cobell, Capt. . Brady, J. Higgins, G. 0. Scully, F. Chambers, M. Kershaw, J. Stuart, Lord D. Cheethatn, John King, L. Tom line, G. Craufurd, E. li.J. King, S. Vansittart, G. Croaley, I. Locke, J. Wilkinson, W. Deedes W. Lovaine, Lord Williams, W. Dod, J. W. Lucas, F. Willoughby, Sir H. Drummond, 11. liartin, J. Wise, A. Evelyn, W. Atic•mil, Dr. W. TELLERS. Filmer, Sir E. Morris. D. Spooner, It. Forbes, W. Igudi •g5..7. Seymour, H. CANADA GRAND TRUNK.—The running condition of this line is now equal to anything in England, fifty miles per hour being accomplished with the most perfect ease and safety. During the past four months the receipt., have increased from 1,500/. to 4,5001. per week, and with a prospect of this weekly income being brought up to at least 7,0001. The other works in construction are progressing rapidly. TUBA DII'URY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. T. tI EVENING, JULY 8, MI be performed LUCIA D[ Ll. kf KIIOOR. Luca, Merle, Agnes Bury; Anse, Madame Heinrich; Raymond, Signor %rnoldi Lord Arthur, signor tianti ; Norman, Herr Grohn ; Ashton, Mr. Weiss; and Edgard°. Mr. sims tc eves. To conclude with the popular Ba:let, entitled UNE FETE EN OL Y3l PE. t•r:ce3—Stallts. 7s; Dress Circle, 5s ; Roxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The tr.x-cflice ore daily from Ten till Six, where places may be secure.l. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and ~ ;cck G 3, New Bond-street. Notice.—Doors open at Half-past Seven, Perormance commences At Eight. Ha f-price at Half-past THE kTRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Ruclikone. THIS EVENING. Jt.TVII 8, Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGTITS OF THE tOUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs Chippendale, Howe, G :andentioff, W. Farrell, Compton, and Ducsatone; Miss lieyu3lds, Miss rey, and Mrs. f Itzwilliam. Followed by AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. To conclude with THE SJAPEGOAT. ROYAL PRINCES,Pri THEATRE, OXFORD-.:3TREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KZAN. Tllfa EVENING, JULY 3, Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal characters by m,ssrs. Harley, Fi3h.r, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vic ash. .Ate, which, THE COLT VER OF LYONS. Principal characters l)Y Messrs. C. Kea , l, J. Vining, Addison, Grab LM, thavid Fiche:, Cati.cart, and baker; Misses C. Lecierq, Heath, •fernau, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLED. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JULY 8, Will be performed the popular Dr ima of THE DISCARDED Princival characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray. Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar. and Miss F. Maskell. Followed by HOPES AND FEARS. After which will be presented the New Extravaganza, entitled MOVING TALI', supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by WAITING FOR AN OMNIBUS Ig THE LOWi HER ARCADE IN A RAINY DAY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, JOLT 8, Will be performed the Comedietta, ca led HEADS OR TAILS. Charalters by Mr Emery and Miss ..darston, Sc.% To be followed by the Comic Drama called 'HMI MONEY. ;hammers by Messrs. F Robson, Emery. White, and Vincent ; Miss Dormer, and Mrs. A. Wigan. After which, THE II A.PPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by alessrs. F. Robson, J. II Waite, Leslie, and Vincent ; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Aileron. THIS EVENING, JULY 8, Will be presented THE GARDENER OF VER;AILL ES. Cha racters by Messrs. Bedford and Sidney; and Misses Beaumont and Wharton. After which, THE MARBLE LOVER. To be foil ,wed by MR 4. WHITE. To conclude with TUE COBBLER CONJUROR. tai Is 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, la . Gd; , iailery, ~u.; Private Box, s, Zi I is. ' 6(l., to he had of Mr. Allcroft. lb. New Bond-street. ASTLErS EUROPE'S NATIONAL AmPfuTHEATitE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. TIIIS EVENING, JULY 8, Will be presented the new Grand historical 111.1tary spectazle, en 'itled THE; COSSACKS ; or, Vive la France. Followed by a series or Chef d'Oivres of Art, or Equitation 1)E LA E ECOI,E deva,oped in tho sc..n.•s in the OlttObE, the whole arranged and conducted by llr. William Cooke To conclude with RUSSIA AGAIN'S e TURKEY, NOW ON Till a L. Box-oilice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. r. Nest. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGWA.L GARDENS. Open for the Season. Under the Patronage of his Excellency Count . vALEWSIO, the `rench Amb .58Mo:or, lIIREE GRAND UNION G ALAs, In honour of th.- cordial and happy al:lance between Fra. ce and England, wil take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, duty 11th, 2th, and Mt. The Bands of the Id Lite Guards, conducted by Mr. G. 'ooke, and the Coldstream Guard., conducted by Mr. (-odfrey, will attenn each day. Li-ut. Chambers will make an ASCENT in his new BALLOON on Tuesday and Thursday. On Wednesday the Royal South London Floricultural society will hold a GRAND FL' 'WEI{ SHOW; ant on Thursday a BALL will be given in a BpacioUS Pavilion erected for the purpose. A full Quadrille Band is ere:aged Mr. Flexmlre, M.t% Conc'uding each night with a "Great Exhibition" of FIREWORKS, by Southby, who will on this oe,asion eclipse al his former extorts. Also each evening a VOCA 1. and I NSTRUMEN TAL COVCL.ItT, in which Miss Po:ile, Miss nanstord, acid Mr. Manvera will sing several rational avid patriotic songs Th, Gardens will be brilliantly decors ed and illuminated by proficient artistes.-1.)...0rs open each day at Two. Admisskn, as usual, Is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. r an DAY —Morning 0 min.after 0 Svening 50 min.at .11 Lo•Aoßßow---Mornin g 23 ininAftei 12 Evening 52 mi;Aasft. 12 WEATHER.—SUFI Orr *, JULT 8. TRERMOMETER, IN Tali SHADS. 66 - highest since noon yesterday. fit—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'82—steady. WIND, N.E. to S.E.—Variable but light breeze, with fine, sunshiny weather. In rained in the morning. i) 1,• ' LSAitY. ,„ - L')NDON, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1854. Upwards a month has elapsed since the trans mission from Vienna of that demand on the part of the Austrian and Prussian Governments for the immediate evacuation of the Principalities by the army of the Northern AUTOCRAT—with the Im perial reply to which we have only just now been made acquainted by a few incoherent syllables flashed across the channel by electric telegraph. The despatch now answered on the 7th or Bth July, set out as long ago as the 2d of June on its way to St. Petersburg. It was couched in terms sufficiently guarded and courteous to have propi tiated even the arrogance of a Czar as haughty and domineering as the Emperor NICHOLAS. Neverthe less, more than fiveweeks have sped past before this courtly document has been responded to--and now that the reply has actually been received, it i found to be one tantamount to a distinct refusal of compliance with the scheme of the proposed ar rangement. Yet the twin m issive had been couched, we repeat, in language sufficiently mode rate and conciliative to have led the CZAR at last to an extrication from his manifold and gigantic difficulties. The Vienna despatch ventured to suggest that the EMPEROR of Russia would not, by indefinitely prolonging the occupation •f the invaded provinces, or by attaching to the evacu ation conditions beyond the control of the Austrian Cabinet, oblige the KAISER to resort to measures which would then become necessary for the protection of interests so grievously com promised. Somewhat in the same spirit the Berlin despatch intimated a desire on the part of the KING that the EMPEROR would so contrive matters that the answer vouchsafed to this demand on the part of the Germanic Powers, might be of such a character as to release the Prussian Cabi net from the painful duties imposed upon it by its undoubted responsibilities and engagements. To these persuasive communications the AUTO CRAT has, after the lapse of a whole month, re sponded in words equivalent, as we have said, to a positive refusal to evacuate both Principalities. His army consents (because compelled to do so) to retire from Wallachia, but its Imperial Lord ordains that it shall, as the result of this retro grade movement, take up a position on the banks —not of the Pruth, but—of the Serreth. The Russian troops are still to retain Moldavia in their possession. The frontiers of Bessarabia are not to be recrossed except on the condition that the French and English soldiers be s imultaneously withdrawn through the Bosphorus and the Darda nelles into the Mediterranean. A condition exactly of the kind specified by the Vienna despatch — being one, assuredly, altogether beyond the control of the Austrian Government. Where fore the reply at last given by the CZAR 75 unfavourable—is a refusal—is to all intents and purposes so distinctly a refusal, that, sup posing the German Powers to be sincere in their avowed intentions, it must at length com pel Austria at the very least (we say nothing at all about Prussia) to take an active part with the Allies in the war against Russia. We shall see. We may now look for the result in eager expec tation. At the very time when the CZAR accords this insensate reply to the demands made by Austria and Prussia for the evacuation of the Principali ties, the fleets and armies of his antagonists are rapidly closing in upon the frontiers of his empire. A brief interval, and the world may behold the recompense of his lawless ambition by the avenging arms of the champions of the rights of Chris tendom. The Divine Founder of our faith complained, while fulfilling his mission, that in whatever way the heavenly message was presented, its hearers , were dissatisfied; His austere predecessor was charged with having a devil, while He himself was denounced as a gluttonous man and a wine bibber. The sects of that day were discon tented, and worse, with anything which did not strengthen their favourite creed. Much the same has been the fate of education in these sectarian days of ours. All profound interoit in educating the humbler classes 'has sp na; from the bosom of Christianity, and, like Chris tianity as preached by our Lono, it can shape itself in no form which will suit all the sects ; and simply because their zeal for sectarian distinctions is stronger than their zeal for their common faith, and much stronger than for that which would be a substantial gain to every Christian denomina tion, as well as to the community viewed socially, —the thorough education of the masses. We by no means intend to denounce all this denominational zeal as hypocrisy ; it is for the more part sincere, but it is blind sincerity assuredly. Allowing to each denomination, for argument's sake, all the merits it can reasonably claim for its distinctive features, we would ear nestly inquire of all cool-thinking men belonging to it, whether those peculiarities really ought to stand in the way of a truly national system of education. Let them remember that it is the peculiarities alone which are the hin drance. The facts of the Apostles' Creed, or of the Gospel at least, and the precepts of the Decalogue with their summary in two Chris tian precepts, no Christian denomination dreams of objecting to ; it is the debated matters of Church government chiefly, or of the efficacy of ceremonies, or of the correctness of some meta physical theses, on which Christians differ ; it is these, therefore, and not the essentials of our faith that are the real obstacle to union in a sub stantially religious education. Yet if the attempt is made to teach religion at different hours to those appropriated to reading, writing, and arithmetic, and that, too, in order to enable the denominations to unite the teaching of peculiari ties with essentials, forthwith the absurd cry is raised of " Godless Education." Neither united education in essentials, nor separate education in peculiarities will do. We are confident such vio lation of all common sense could not long survive full public discussion. Our descendants, on the other side the Atlantic, have, indeed, discussed and settled the question most wisely years ago. We are glad, therefore, that the various p ble modes of national - education are more likely to become the subject of Parliamentaryaliscussion and examination than hitherto ; and we are in- (dined to think with Mr. COBDEN in his remark during the debate on the education vote demanded for the Committee of Privy Council, that if the sub ject be fully and fairly discussed in Parliament, a common-sense solution of the difficulties must force itself upon the public. This year, we suppose on account of the magnitude of the vote, the Lord President of the Privy Council felt constrained to offer some remarks upon it ; 343,0001., being an addition of 83,0001. to the vote of last year, was too large an amount to be slipped through, like last year's grant, without a word. It would seem, from Lord JOHN'S statements, that the great increase was required to pay the ever-aug menting demand for pupil teachers, who receive about 181. a-year each, and amount in number to 6,912, representing, it is stated, some 280,000 children instructed by them. Lord JOHN con siders this to be a great step towards im proving the quality of the education. Of this, however, we are by no means confident, and we see with pleasure that Mr. MALL'S amendment to reduce the vote to the amount of last year resulted in the consent of Lord JOHN RUSSELL to the ap pointment next session of a committee of investi gation. The Member for Rochdale had, as several Members confessed, a strong case, in objecting to the unconstitutional mode of voting this grant with no estimate whatever laid before the House, and to a body which could change the application of the money by its own self-authorised minutes. There is no reason why Sir JOHN KAY SHUTTLEWORTII, who is, in fact, the Education Committee of Privy Council, should administer the third of a million of the public money without exposing his demands in detail before our Financial as well as our Educa tional Reformers. We do not grudge the amount, or a very much larger, if well applied, but we want full proof that it is well applied. It would seem, from the 'respecters' reports, that the new plans have failed to keep the children longer at school, and so to improve the education, •and that great numbers of the pupil teachers are dissatisfied at not finding Government or other situations. These thing s show how reasonable it is to inquire for what we are paying money on a sc h e me, which if it goes on will certainly require millions a-year. It may turn out that, at great cost,we i m prove_ the quality of education for a few, but not for the many, and that the l arge e numbers of children whose parents care within° about education never will be touched by our mil lions of public money. Now, this is certainly not what we all desire. Whenever we think of national education, the pleasing vision is of a scheme which shall educate the hitherto uneducated part of the nation. We remember immediately the hundreds and thou sands of ragged, dirty, idle urchins who swarm in all the back streets between our great thorough fares and in other districts abandoned to the hopeless unwashed the offspring of that third of the population which attend no place of worship whatever. In regard to these, it is more important by far that national education should regard the quantity rather than the quality of the education, great as was the stress laid by Lord J. RUSSELL on the latter. It will hardly do to go on voting immense sums to polish up a comparatively few pupil teachers, while the vast class which peoples our prisons and workshops are left without education at all. We must own that hitherto Sunday Schools, and, still more, Ragged Schools, have accomplished far more for this class than Sir J. K. SHUTTLEWORTH'S schools ; yet it is just this class, the class to which the Govern ment stands most of all in loco parentis, which ought to feel the benefit of national grants. For these reasons we are well satisfied that the matter is to be fairly examined next year. The new Prussian Minister, Count Von Benssloff, on his arrival from Berlin, which is hourly expected at the Embassy, on Carlton House-terrace, will be presented to the Queen, at the first Court after his Excellency's arrival, by Lord Clarendon. The mansion has been secured to the Prussian Government on a long lease, by act of Parliament. The Duchess Dowager of Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. Coore left town yesterday for Westfield House, Ryde, Isle of Wight. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, although his Grace is understood to have retired from the turf, will display their annual splendid hospitalities to a dis tinguished circle at Goodwood-park during the forth coming races. Prince Edward, of Saxe Weimer, his Grace's son•in-law, of the third battalion of Grenadier Guards, just promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel by brevet, is doing duty with his regiment at the seat of war. Her Highness the Princess Edward is staying with her noble parents during her gallant husband's absence in the East. AN INTERESTING INVALID.—The Kreuz Zeitung (Russian organ in Berlin) cooly announces that at Kis singen, near the Rhine, a house has been taken for the present bathing season for the Emperor of Russia, who will drink the waters there for sonic weeks. CREMORNE GAUDENS.—Although " summer has set in with its usual severity," these gardens, except on decidedly wet evenings, are extremely well attended. In no preceding season have they presented so tasteful and brilliant an appearance, a,d the objects of attraction are all but innumerable. As the majority of the visitors do not arrive from town until nightfall, we would suggest a later hour than half-past seven for the com mencement of the ballet, which is e,peci , dly deserving of being seen by all, and is, of itself, well worth a trip to Creinurne. The manner in which the Bridal Morn is put upon the stage is most creditable to the . manage ment ; and the admirable dancing and pantomime of M. Milano, and Madlles. Therese and Annie Cushine, the comic exploits of Messrs. Seymour, Wright, and John son, the beauty of the scenery, and the excellence of the music, justly command the warm expressions of admira tion and delight with which they are regarded. Some fetes of great brilliancy and of a pecurarly attrac tive character, are reported to be in contemplation. LAW INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY). COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) PARK V. SWAN. This was an action to recover the sum of 1007., upon a policy of insurance effected upon the George the Fourth, a coasting vessel, of Malden, which sunk in the Yar mouth Roads. The defence set up was that the policy had been effected by fraud, the vessel having been represented as the George the Fourth, of Nevan, North Wales. It appeared that the plaintiff, who is owner of the vessel, had brought his action against the underwriter, whom it was evident had been deceived by the broker who had effected the insurance, he (the broker) having made some mistake about the vessel. Mr. Bramwell, for the defendant, after hearing the statement of the plaintiff's evidence, who was called by the defendant, said the affair was an error i❑ the name and the description of the vessel at the time of making the policy. Under these circumstances a nonsuit was entered. COMMON PLEAS. (Before the ord Chief Justice.) WOOTTON V. THE C ENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY. This was an action to recover damages for the alleged improper dismissal of the plaintiff, who was chief engineer of the Hyd ispes. The defendants alleged negli gence and incompetency, and also denied the contracts . Upon the proceedings being opened, the defendants agreed to a verdict for 721. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane ) IN RE PINNOCK.-FAILURE OF A CORN MERCEIANT. This bankrupt had carried on business at St. James's• terrace, Harrow-road, Paddington, as a corn merchant, and this was a meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. _ From the preliminary statement, prepared by Mr. Butler, Basinghall-street, it appears that the debts are about 5,0001.; assets, 7001. The choice took place. IN RE FEILDING. This case was reported in The Sun on Tuesday last: The bankrupt was a jeweller at Greenwich, who had absconded, but being apprehended by Mr. Hamber, the messenger of the Court, was committed for not giving satisffictory answers, and having been released, The bankrupt persisted in his try inconsistent story, and his honour did not think that imprisonment would be of any benefit, but that the consideration of his con duct should be reserved for the time when he applied for his certificate. The meeting for the choice of assignees has been ap• pointed for Mon lay next. SPORTING NOTES. LIKINGS FOR LIVERPOOL. Scarcely an incident has occurred since my last com munication to excite either curiosity or attention, The sport at Worcester was marked by no prospective im portance, and the doings at Newmarket were flat, stale, and unprofitable. Bonnie Morn's success for the July Stakes was a fire.rone conclusion, and the victory of the Boarding School 6 Miss filly for the Chesterfield Stakes was set down by many per sons as a certainty. The " good things,' too, at Worcester were plentiful enough ; in almost every instance the favourites were winners, and they were the only animals really backed. Thus, Knight of St. George and Little Fawn were supported at 3 to 1 each for the Worcestershire Stakes, whilst 10 to 1 was vainly offered bar two. Knight of St. Geerge won, despite his extra weight, and his recent performances shoe that the good opinion which I expressed about h'm in connection with the Derby was well tounled. Nelly Hill was backed at evens against the field for the Flying Handicap, arid won in a can. ter A quicker starter I never saw, not Vaultress even excepted. The Saxon, and his confederate carried-every thing before them at Lancaster, winning the Trial Plate, and . her Majesty's Plate, with Domino, and the Lan caster Cup, and Revival Handicap, with Cleveland. These successes were deserved, and will compensate the owners of the horses for their recent sore disappoint ments. The Liverpool Cup is now talked about with increag. ing interest. The withdrawal of Heapy has scarcely' created a sensation, for the movements in the Turf M irket within the last five or six days had pre pared people for the announcement. Heapy is liked to become a great favourite for the Goodwood Stakes. " Once bitten twice shy," however, and I shall have none of him. By the way, this vulgar axiom reminde me of the support which is again being bestowed on Nancy, who has been introduced into the Goodwood. Stakes betting at 20 to 1, and still commands the p a rti; zans who stood by her so firmly in her " palmy days., The public, however, will hardly be indu ce d t o rega rd her again with favour, and, indeed, the question has bees asked, whether her backers are knaves or fool s ? B u t to return to the Liverpool Cup. Hungerford is still the leading favourite—a position to which he is unquestionably en" titled, not alone on account of his lenient impost, but because he is an animal of sound racing pretensions. Tne backers of Dr. O'Toole appear to be bothered, and are not a little discouraged by his retrogression In the list of quotations. The Man in the Street whispers mysteriously something about Ir e land's Eye and Marc Antony, but I doubt his knowledge of the "office." A silence is maintained about the Indian Warrior. Whether to construe tt favourably or unfavourably I am at a loss to deter mine. I shall watch the market closely, and should I discover signs of the Warrior's " coming," I shall not, despite the ill-luck of his party, thi n k s li g h t i ngly o f big chance. These running remarks are merely a sort 01 preliminary canter before I start a full discussion o f the chances on Monday. A July Supplement to "Ruff's Guide to the Turf in; just been published. It contains much useful and varied information, and its value as a pocket-book of referenc e will be widely appreciated. It has been carefully cote' by Mr. W. Langley, th e e di tor of the sporting, department of Bell's Life, and th e genera l accuracy °` the contents attest the l a b our w hi c h h as been bestowed upon it. July 8. A FRESH MAN. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. The following candidates have lately passed the M.A and LL.B. examinations respectively : RIAMINATION. —1854. Branch I.—Classics. University. Hall, Theophilus Dwight (Gold Medal) London. Martineau, Russell L on d on . Jefferson, Henry London. Paton, John Brown London. Branch ll.—Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. Savage, James (Gold Medal) Branch lll.—Logic, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy t ) '' the Mind, Political Philosophy, Political Economy. Paton, John Brown (Gold Medal) Waite, Rev. Edward Miller, Josiah LL.B. EXAMINATION.-1854, Pass Examination. First Division. Universities. Godden, William Stephen, Fitz James Cambridge. Second Division. Boulnois, Charles London. Duff, Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Oxford. Leonard, Frederick London. Olver, Richard Watson Examination for Honours The Principles of Legislation. Stephen, FitzJames...(Scholarship) Duff, Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Oxford. Boulnois, Charles London. Conveyancing. Boulnois, Charles... Equal. Stephen, Fitz James Roman Law. Boulnois, Charles London. ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN MINING COMPANT.--A meeting of the shareholders of this company took place yesterdsl to receive explanations from Sir H. V. Huntley relatii to the prospects of that undertaking. The peincilA; operations have, it appears, been at a place cane' Brown's Valley. Nearly 100 tons of ore are a ll eg ed to have been crushed by a Cochrane machine with su ccess , the produce of gold showing a considerable profit. I V absence of water, it was added, has prevented furthe r activity, but expectations are held out that in the autumn, with the existi ng p ower, 50 tons per diem ici/, be crushed. The lod es vary f rom 18 to 20 inches, a nd 1 : show a tendency t o i ncrease i n depth. At Dicksbur g' the property has been examined, but it has been c° l3 : sidered prudent, until satisfactory returns are. secured' to limit the workings to Brown's Valley. To supPli the funds necessary to proceed, 7,000 or 8,000 o f the new shares, at 10s., will have to be reallotted, and sub' seriptions have been opened for the amount. Strict economy is promised, and the establishment in Ca li ' fornia has already been reduced. A SERIOUS FAILURE IN TRIESTE.—A very seriotte failure has been telegraphed from Trieste, the house being that of Mr. Spiridone Gopeevitch, by whom f° t . many years speculations in grain to an enormous exten have been carried on. It appears that he has pnrehasel great quantities of corn in the Black Sea and the Sea O ci Azoff, and that the Russian Government have prohibite its exportation. In the emergency thus created b . lately proceeded to St. Petersburg to solicit from tb e f Emperor some relaxation, obtaining an advance 100,0001. from capitalists at Vienna and Trieste to aver a stoppage meanwhile. His journey, however, has bee n fruitless, and the suspension of the house is therefore announced. The lowest amount at which his liabiliti es are estimated seems to be 250,0001., and they are prc: bably much larger, as it is said that the wheat p ur chase d f by him in the Sea of Azoff alon e w as t o th e value °f 150,0001., and that fn the Black S e a the tot a l was still more considerable. ST. PETERSBURG,---The letters from St. Petersburg assert that considerable transaction were taking place in the new loan at 93 and 94. From Odessa surprise C 01 3,1 tinues to be expressed a t th e a b sence o f a bl oc k a de, a rj active purchases of produce were being made for 0 1 1; meet to this count r y. U n d er th e s e circumsta n ces, t rate of freight was 130 s. per ton. At Taganrog o v a other ports in the Sea of Azoff a large business in Hasse and other arti c l es w as in progress, and 101. per i° s freight had been paid, and was still offered. ,~