The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-28 00:00:00

Ministers was held yesterday at the palace, the E.uperor re.;i:?iug. It is said that important re •6oiticiutit armaoants have bcen come to, at a that they are to be executtd with the greatest celerity. pivisions of troops from Italy and other parts of the Empire are here ; they are intended for the army concentrated in Transylvania. The subscriptions for the new loan continue, and a result is expected which will sur pass all the hopes entertained, and of a nature to exercise a very favourable influence on the finan cial state of Austria. The Russian Embassy here has received from Bucharest news of a very dis couraging character ; in particular, the number of Russian officers killed and wounded is much dwelt on." SPAIN. PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION. Advices from Madrid, of the 25th, state that the Spanish capital is tranquil. The Queen was d'accord with Espartero, who was expected there on the 28th. BARCELONA, July 28.—Order continues, thanks to the attitude of the garrison and the Captain- General. The arrival of Don Manuel Concha had restored confidence. The two generals act together in the most per feet harmony. ITALY. TURIN, July 27.—A permanent council of war has been appointed. At Parma two soldiers have been shot. FR A_NCE. Abd-el-Kader has sent three magnificent Ara bians as presents to the Emperor. The M oniteur con tai ns the following from Biarritz, dated the 26th :—" At noon, to-day, the Emperor, accompanied by the Prefect of the department, Colonel Fleury, and Commandant Cuulongeon, left Biarritz for Bayonne, in a carriage escorted by two squadrons, one of the Guides, which had come from Paris, and the other of the 6th Chasseurs. His Majesty first went to the Hotel de Ville, where the authorities were in waiting, and where the official reception took place, and afterwards re viewed three battalions of the 35th Regiment of the line, on the excellent appearance of whom the Emperor highly complimented the Colonel. His Majesty, who returned to Biarritz at a quarter-past two o'clock, was everywhere received with the warmest marks of respect." We read in the Union :—" The French Govern ment has, it said, sent P. ince Albert an invita tion to be present next mouth at the manoeuvres at the camp of Boulogne. The King of the Bel gians is said to have promised to proceed there at the same time with the young King of Portugal." A telegraphic despatch from Toulon, announces the launching of the Navarin screw line-of-battle ship, of 100 guns, at that port, amidst loud cries of " Vire l'Empereur !" Two more piratical vessels have been burnt by the Garval, French steamer, in the Gulf of Scala Nova. The Three per Cents. closed to-day at 71f. 15c. for the end of the month, and the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 98f. 10c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,157 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,020 f. ; Havre, 575 f. ; Great Northern, 815 f. ; Strasburg, 778 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 620 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 943 f. 75c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 842 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and C e tt e , 608 f. 75c. ; Great Central of France, 495 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 505 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 693 f. 75c. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-{THIS DAY) (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane. IN RE G. B. MEDLEY.-EXTENSIVE FAILURE OF AN UNDERWRITER. To-day was appointed for the last examination of this bankrupt, who bad carried on business as an under writer in partnership with Adams, at Lloyd's, and Great Tower-street, City. Mr. Linklater appeared on behalf of the present bank rapt, and applied for an adjournment to an early day, as Messrs. Harding and Pulleiu had not had time to prepare the account. Mr. Lawrance, for the assignees of Adams, thought that the adj turnment should be made to the day op, which Adams came up, so that the certificate meeting, might be hell on the same day—separate petitions hav ing been filed. Mr. Link later objected, as a long period might elap-e before Adams' accountants were ready, as they depended on returns from the West Indies. The case was ultimately adjourned till the Ist of September next. From the statement of Messrs. Harding and Pullen, it appears the debts amount to about 80,000/. 0 the assett are estimated at about 30,000/. LLOYD'S SUIPPLVG--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 27. Wind this day at Noon, N.N.E. to N.E ; plemsot breeze, and fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, July 27.—Wind, E. Arrived—Chatham, from Madras, Mauritius, &c. PLYMOUTH, July 27.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Orient, for Port Philip ; Isle of Thanet, do. Off Port—H.M.S. Tyne, from South America. FALMOUTH, July 27.—Wind, E. Arrived—Castilian Maid, from London, for Newfoundland ; Lima, London, for Hobart Town, with cholera on board. GLOUCESTER, July 27.—Sailed—Helen Lindsay, for Melbourne. SHIELDS, July 27.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Frederick, from New York ; British Queen, Miraudehi ; Polly, do. ; Empress, Quebec. kii.FoltD, July 27.—Wind, E. by S. Arrived—Ma• river, from Savannah SUNDERLAND, July 27.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—George Wolfe, for Ceylon ; Chace, Miramichi. July 27. Wind, N.W. Arrived—Euphrosyne, from S. John's, N.B ; Blanche, do. CUXHAVEN, July 24.—The Aleda, from Hartlepool to Altona, is on shore off the Kinderbalje. NEWPORT, July 27.—Sailed—General Taylor, for New York. SWANSEA, July 27.—Wind, E. Sailed—Amana, for Coquim bo. ELSINORE, July 22.—The Sphinx (transport steamer), with French troops on board, arrived here yesterday after noon. An English war steamer, with two transports, No. 105 and 106, iu tow, passed this morning, bound to the Baltic. July 24. —Her Majesty's steamer Stromboli proceeded this morning, with two transports in tow, for the Baltic. HONG KONG, May 22.—The Shamrock, bound to Mel bourne, with loss of topmasts, &c., in a gale, on the 12th of Feb., was skoken by the Klassina, arrived here from PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 A.M. Wind, S.S.E. • light and (lull. Arrived—Siddons, from New York ; Thornhill, Quebec : Rattler (a), Oporto ; Augusta Louisa (a), Bordeaux. Sailed—Panther, for Calcuita ; Stamboul, Sydney ; Rritannia, Philadelphia; Old England, New York; Thos. Ridley, Labrador. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There has been an increased arrival of home-grown 'wheat up to our market coastwise, the supply during the week being upwards of 1,003 quarters. To•day's market was scantily supplied with land-carri , ge samples, yet the de mand was in a depressed state, and pima were again lower to purchase. However, so little business was tranwmteo that the quotations were almost nominal. Several of the importers having withdrawn their wheats for the present, the quantity of foreign wheat on show was comparatively small. However, to fo'ce sales lower rates must have been accepted. In floating cargoes nothing doing. We had a dull inquiry for barley, the nature of which had a downward tendency. Malt moved off slowly, at barely Monday's decline. Oats—the supply of which was good —were dull, and fully kid per quarter lower. Beans, peas, and flour wero exceedingly dull. ARRIVALS THIS WHIM. English .. Irish Foreign .. Wheat 1,050 Barley. %%tit. I Oats I Flour. 30 4,630 I 290 1,30 10, 60 1 3,200 27,180 2,790 Ur SMITHFIELD. A very moderate supply of beasts was on offer here to day• Most breeds moved off steadily, at an advance in the prices of Monday of 2d per 81bs. Prime Down sheep were scarce, and 2d per 81bs higher. Otherwise the mut ton trade was firm, at full quotations. We had an im proved inquiry for the best lambs, at 2d per Bibs mote taoney. Middling and inferior breeds were quite as. dear as last advised. T , iel e was a slight improvement in the sale Er calves, at full prices. The supply was large. In Pigs next to nothing was doing. lililch cows were in moderate request, at from 141. t o 191. Cs. each, including their small calf. Per ilbs to sink the ottals. s. d. s. d.i s. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 6iPrimeSoutbdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 3 10i Large crso. calves 3 2 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 IPrime small d 0... 4 4 4 8 Prince Scots, titc. 4 6 410 Large bogs 3 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6,'Small porkers 4 4 4 8 Second quality ...3 3 10Sucklingcalves ..22 0 29 11 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 BiQuarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 Lambs 4s 4d to 5s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIUN SUPPLY. .. • • • 910 Beasts.. ..•• •• • •• •• •••• • 326 ;' r 'eeP •• •• `.• Lives .• •... 736 Clires..•• • •••••••••• •• '• 689 .4 3 igs 3 NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL. Each kind of meat was in moderate request, at the following quotations Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. I s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 no., middling 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling 3 8 4 2 _N., prime large .3 10 4 0 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 uo., do. small ....4 2 4 6 Seal 3 2 4 8 pork, large 324 0, Pork, small 424 10 _ . Lamb 4s 4d to 5s 6J. BOROUGH HOP, The plantation accounts being rather more favourable, the duty is called 50,0001. to 60,000/. Our mallet is flat, and prices are barely supported. This week's imports we 77 bales from Ostend, 314 from Hsmburgh, 51 from Ant werp, 15 from Rotterdam, and 6 from 13 , )ulogne.— AIM and East Kent pockets, 111. lls to 1.4 15s; - Weald of Rent, 11/. Oa to 1.41. Os ; Sussex, W. Os to 131. Os Per owt. LITERATURE The Physical Atlqs. Part: By Alexand,q• Joliustoli. Blackwood. Another instalment of this elaborate aid labo rious production has appeared, and from Part 11. we recognise yet More plainly the promise given in Part 1., but more formally and deliberately through the prospectus, in its progre.s towards fulfilment. The new and enlarged edition of "The Physical Atlas" is no mere reprint of a work brilliantly and deservedly successful. It is an improvement upon a very remarkable, and in many respects a very masterly (but improveable) predecessor. It will in its new and extended form, with all its original merits yet further developed, cin firm and consoli date the high reputation claimed for it by the mere novelty of the undertaking at the period of its first appearance. Three of the splendid plates consti tuting•each a marvel of admirably-digested and lucidly-arranged information, are comprised in the second instalment of the serial edition now in course of publication. The engravings of course being accompanied with ample but well -compacted pages of explanatory letterpress. One, the production of Arthur Henfrey, F.R.S., F.L.S., shows the "Dis tribution of the most important plants yielding food in connection with climatal conditions." Bril liantly coloured, as usual, the plate presents through the eye to the mind an immediate appreciation of the peculiarities of this wonderful (apparently con fused but really systematic) Distribution. In one part, we note the broad undulatory .weep of the zone of tropical grains. In another •we observe sections showing approxima- Lively the distribution of the most important eco nomical plants according to altitude in both hemi spheres—mosses and berries; oats, rye,.and barley ; wheat and maize ; sugar and cotton • bananas and cassava ; and palms. Opp os it e t o this we observe sections from south to north in Western and Cen tral Europe, showing the distribution of the prin cipal food plants, also according to altitude—dates; olives and oranges ; maize ; wheat ; oats and bar ley ; potatoes and green vegetables ; up, throu g h the alpine regions, to the snowy 'maintain tops. A separate division, or minor map, shows in the same plate the distribution of tea and of the principal spices in the Eastlndies—pepper, cinnamon, c l oves , and nutmeg—scattered curi o u s ly from Papua to Malaya through the islands o f th e orientalarchi plago. Two other minor maps are likewise in troduced in the same comprehensive engraving. One showing the peculiarities of the distribution of the principal food plants, fruits, and characteristic :Tees in Western and Central Europe. The other— the' distribution of spices, dyes, and other econo mical substances growing in the warmer regions of the globe, together with that of the more important plants yielding materials for beverages.' The second plate in Part 11., produced conjointly by Arthur Henfref and A. Keith Johnston, F. R.S.E., lisplays the " Geographical distribution of Indi genous Vegetation, together also with the distri bution of plants in a perpendicular direction, and if plants influencing the physiognomy of the vege tation of the globe." The Forms of Plants are lappily enough indicated in the margin by examples -uch as the cocoa-nut-tree and the pine-apple tree; the ficus indica, and die saxifraga flagellaris ; the magnolia and the aster; the fern tree and the solidagos; the canary pine and the Dragon Tree Teueritle. In regard to the distribution of Jude genous Vegetation, we observe that Messrs. Hen- Tey and Johnston have consulted as authorities, in reference to the Frigid Zone, Buch and Wahlen- Herg • the Torrid Zone, Humboldt, B on pl an d, an d Pentland; the Temperate Zone, Hooker, Thomp son, Royle, and Jacquemout ; Buch and Smith, in reference to Teneriffe ; Buch, Schouw, Ramond, De Candolle, and Wahlenberg, in reference to the Alps and the Pyrenees. The third and last plate in this second instalment of the "Physical Atlas" rives us the " Hyetographic or Rain Map of the World, with a Specia Map of the Temperature and Rainfall of India," by A. Keith Johnston, the dis tinguished geographer himself, under whose super vision the whole of this extraordinary Atlas is again n its new, and enlarged, and revised, and generally :unproved form, being produced. This same " Hys ographic or Rain Map of the, World" is one of the aiorecurious wonder; in this singular publication. Inother map of the same kind, a " Hyetographic 'r Rain Map of Europe," to be given in a subse quent part of the serial, will complete the popular iii'ormation in regard to this part of the science of ueteorology. In illustration of the same study, is well as iu illustration of the Natural History de fiartinent, and of the sections relating to Geology tud Hydrography, a variety of elaborate plates •lave yet to make their appearance. But enough ins already been presented to our not i ce i n t h ese . . wo initial portion; of the new and enlarged edition if the " Physical Atlas" by Alexander Keith Johnston, to satisfy our judgment that the revision ud extension of his great work is being conducted ;) 3 , him in no respect superficially, but with anxious Aution and profound solicitude that the volume in is improved shape may continue both in Europe end in America, the standard and sufficient autho rity upon the subject of Physical Geography—a branch of education which the previous edition of the work has the glory of having originated. BONG KONG. Hong Kon g is a mass o f s t er il e gran it e , sepa rated from the mainland by a narrow channel—it ies at the entrance of the estuary of the river of Canton and almost on the very Tropic, in the very centre of the region of typhoons. Its only advan :Ages are its vicinity to the emporium of Canton tn(l a good harbour. A better locality might assu— adly have been selected, but, such as it is, we proceed co describe its progress during the twelve years it gas been.a British possession. In 1844 its popula ion, wholly Chinese, amounted to 19,4, were63s 9 0 2 u 15.17„50n 1849 its inhabitants of all description , aid last year they than doubled. years' time the population had more hail risen to 39,0 1 7, so that in ten Phe ingredients of this population are curious and various. The mass of it, of course, consists of Chinese, for in 1853 these amounted to 37,536, or to 96 in a 100 of the whole. The European's and Americans, the master race, amounted only to the poor fraction of 496, or about one-eightieth part. The rest of the population is made up of a most heterogeneous as. Aein Wage of men ofcolour—Portuguese of Macaoand Goa, the bastard descendants of VascoDi Gama and his companions —of Parsees, Hindoos, and Mahome ans, from Hindostan—of Malays and Javanese from the Indian Archipelago ; and of Bisavas and Ta galas, from the Philippine islands. All these, of whatever complexion, claim to be subjects of Queen Victoria, and are governed by the laws of England. The number of the female inhabitants is but 9,000, which gives three men to every woman, a condition of things extremely prejudicial to good morals, giving Hong Kong too much the character of a colony of convicts. The truth seems to be that in -;o far as the Chinese—the majority—are concerned ,he morality of Hong Kong is at zero, many of these people being loose characters and mere sojourners. The nearness of the island to the con tinent is so far a disadvantage to it, in facilitating the ingress and the egressof malefactors, one party escal,ing from Chinese and the other from English ustice. - Now for the revenues of our colOny. There are ueitherimport nor export duties, for in such a place they would be an intolerable nuisance. The items of the revenue are five and twenty in number, which is about a score too many. In 1848, the total revenue was 25,0911., but in 1853, at an in terval of five years, when the population had in creased by 76 per cent., it was only 24,7001. This backsliding is not accounted for, all the items of both years being the same, except a paltry auction duty of 2661., abolished in 1853. The first item of the colonial income is called " land revenue," but its nature is not explained, although, most probably, it consists of the sale of public lands for building and other purposes. The second item is still more inexplicable, and indeed a miracle, which never existed save in the island of Hong Kong, " Rent exclusive of Land." Perhaps the technolo g y requires amendment. After this come " licenses" for the retail vend of wine, ,pirits, opium, (Sze., the so-called licenses being in reality "monopolies," and perhaps unavoidably so. Among these licenses we discover two, which con fer a monopoly of salt, where all the necessaries of life are dear, and a monopoly of granite rock where building materials are scarce. The produce of both imposts in 1843 amounted to no more than 1,0611., and in 1853 we were very glad to see that it had fallen off by 163/., the population meanwhile having increased by three-fourths. Among the particulars of the imperial revenue, we find " li cense for a billiard table," which in the year of our Lord 1853 yielded to the State the sum of 21/. 3s. 3d. If the European game'of billiards be licensed and . taxed, then, we ask, w 4 not the Chinese games of "Pho and Topho," which very properly are so in the Dutch and Spanish colonies? In the British, under the plea of discouragin g im- . morality, they are prohibit e d, an d the result is that gaming is carried on clandestinely, and the police, winking at it; are corrupted. This is legis lating against the gOnius and spirit of society. You might as well forbid the Hindoos from dying in sight of the Ganges, or" the Mahomedaus from turning towards Mecca. The Chinese are addicted to gaming, and it would be wiser to do as you do with drunkenness, limit and control by taxation what it is i m possible to p revent . Thi s hi nt i s thrown out for the consideration of the Colonial Minister. The expenditure of Hong Kong has been enor mous, and, fon so very small a place, is still pre posterously large. In 1848 it amounted to no less than 62,5431., of which, however, new buildings and public works came to upwards of 23,0001. In 1853 the expeieliture was reduced to 36,4131., the " pu idle works" amounting only to 5, .;uO/. Toese large sums do not include, let it be remem bered, all th e h eav y m ilit ar y charges. Some of the salaries seem quite extravagant. Thus, the governor's amounted down to 1851, staff included, to 6,5001. a-year, but in the following year was reduced to 4,5001. The Colonial Secretary, and we presume his office establishment, are put down at 3,1001., a most extravagant sum for such a place. Then comes a treasurer at 2,0001., his very salary amounting to a charge of 6 per cent. on all the treasure iu his keeping ' and next we have a Surv e y o r-G enera l, a t 1,2951., for an islet that may be walked across in a couple of hours. The " Ecclesiastical" expenditure is modest, al though it includes a bishop—only 8001., and the " Educational" expenditure—in the sense of eco nomy, but in no other—is even edifying, namely, in the last and largest year of it, 1031. Gs. Bd., or three-fourths of a penny a head on the whole po pulation, and about one-thirtieth part of Mr. Secretary's salary ! We think we have heard of an English opium merchant of Canton, who has given out of his own pocket ten times as much for a similar object. Let us, in justice, add that the gentleman who brought down the expenses of tiong Kong from 62,0001. to 36,0001. was the late a governor, Sir George Bonham, man of firmness, discretion, and common sense—the rarest of all senses, and the most useful, in the government of mankind. 01 the trade of Hon g Kong we ha ve no accoun t ; and, indeed, it i s probably so mixed up with that of Canton, that it would be difficult to render one. We may learn, however, the extent of accommoda tion which the settlement has afforded to commerce since its foundation, by the number of vessels which anchor yearly iu its harbour. In 1842, the first year of our occupation, the• number of large shippaig, under no fewer than 28 different flags, was 391, with a tonnage of 136,346 ; whereas in 1853 the ships had increased to 1,103, and their burden to 447,053 tons. Besides these, Chin,se boats end vessels plied in the bays of Hong Kong in 1853 to the number of 1,868, having a popula tion on board of 13,119 persons, of whom no fewer than 3,357 were womeu.--Daily News. r ito.Cl THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 2B, 1854. THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. The following more specific items of intelligence are abridged from the MeThou, ne Argus, of May 26 : Since our last no new gold fields have been discovered, and the full value of the new diggings at Tarrengower and thew, of which we have previously spoken, has not been ascertained. It appears that the climate and country at Tarrengower are naturally very dry, and the diggers have hot, at the date of our last intelligence, been able to make much progress with their accumulated washing stuff. At Otneo, in Gipps' Land, on the other hand, the country is so extremely wet, that comparatively little can be done till the height of summer. As a favourable circumstance we may mention, however, that a nugeet weighing 19i ounces has been recently discovered at this new locality, ffording another instance of the great dif fuion of the precious metal throughout the colony. All the old-established gold fields continue their supplies with considerable regularity, as will be seen by the sub joined copy of the escort returns :—Mount Alexander, Bendigo, and Tarrengower—Week ending March 25, 18,244 ; April 1, 18,571 ; April 8, 20,51 , 6 ; April 15, 16.815 ; April 22, 19,368 ; April 29, 18,275 ; May .6, 21,391; May 13, 17,198; and May 20, 19,307 ounces. The return from Ballarat for the same weeks were respectively-19,860 ; 12,607 ; 17,476 ; 14,410 ; 11,297 ; 9.538 ; 14,875 ; and 18,002 ounces. From the Ovens the receipts for escort during the same period were 25,1101. ; and from Goulburne and Mqvur, 2,361/. The above table indicates the relative produce which the different fields are yielding ; but in order to show more clearly the condition of our great golden interest, we exhibit below at a glance a comparison of the amounts respectively received by escort, and shipped in similar periods, in 1853 and 1854 : Gold received by escort. Gold shipped. 1853 • 1854 153 1854 oz. oz. oz. oz.. January 186,695 154,119 ...... 266,868 166,420 February 172,329 136,579 March 169,654 153,431 April 170,427 182,807 ~...........-........... .-..-...............1.,,. 699,025 626,966 724,619 713,230 It will be observed that in the first period the amount brought by escort is ,very little less than the amount shipped, while in the latter period the difference is no less than 86,000 ounSes. The in creased amount which must have been conveyed privately doubtless arises from the greater coin parative security of the roads. Another remarkable fact is the nearly equal amount produced in each year, as shown by the shipments in the respective periods. Like those of C114°1,41. it now seems apparent that the gold Lids of Australia will bear working without exhaustion for a long period of years ; and we would remind our distant readers that, up to this very time, the modes of extracting the precious metal from the earth floe of the rudest character, and that it is difficult to predict what may be thu results when such rich de posits are entered upon with all the aids of scientific knowledge and mechanical ingenuity. A new coal field has been discovered on the BarraboOl Hills, about five miles from Geelong, by Mr. Thomas, an innkeeper, who has sunk to the depth of 340 feet on his property and found coal, after expending upwards of 3.0001. It is not well adapted for the manufacture of gas, but produces an excellent coke, which burns with comparatively little ashes and no perceptible sulphurous fumes, and Li heating power is equal to the best sampleS. If previously dried this coal would yield about 63 per .cent. of coke. We have for months been proclaiming a glutted mar ket, but all on a sudden it has been discovered that in mail) , articles, instead of a glut, there is an actual scar city. The truth s e e a e ii i ii n de s wt t hooub goldge that sn taprye pie d t h ai n nv u e t n i r b ua e sk r iii ne i gd i f into very inex periencedwitb th their purchases have not been sufficiently careful in reference to the quality of the goods and the mode Of packing ; the result has been that the accumulated old stocks of the old world have been sent to Melbourne. Tl.is did not operate so prejudicially in reference to dry goods. They remain on hand. But a large pro portion of the , goods w ere per i shable. Provisions, pre serves, oilmen 's stores, &c., &c., were rotting, and bills against shipment were corning to maturity. The only resource was the auction, and a sacrifice. Soft goo d s of course have also been sacrificed at auc tion ; but we believe the most serious losses that have been sustained have been caused by the putrefaction of perishable articles, originally unsound. The consequence is that at this moment, after shipments that would have glutted fur years any country with a similar population, this market is now bare of provisions, preserves, and this. momen t a t e , ri a s n h d ab f l o e r g m " a d ny s i r n no s r o it u h n s d p c a o s n t, d p it r i in 'n ne butter, and a t ham, hi momen ; p oh b t r a o c e o a r n t. , and similar articles have realised rule thatahandso an In fact, it may be laid down as a general original invoice of sound good articles, of every descrip tionpi ice showed n thi s that exceptnlarket. The hsoft tablesgood s nwill ourlast command up to the end of the first quarter of 1854 our imports, excessive as they had been, had gone on increasing ; and summary a fair for the year ending sth April the declared value of im epnoornnts-aotu t s h s e u pmo of r t - , 1‘ 6 1 7 e 5 1 , b 4 - o 7 u 2 r t r .7 e as al f o o r l ie low h s ad :_ reached the Quarters ending. Value. sth July, 1853 .£4,115.233 10th October sth July, 1854 4,153,527 sth April, 1854 5,070,421 £17,675,472 Within the last two weeks, however, it appeals from the Custom returns that imports have very materially decreased. In the week ending 6th May instant ti,e amount was 416,7631 In the week ending May 13, the amount was 270,1731. ; and in the week ending 20th May. the anion /it was 232,658/. The latter amount for the year would give 12,000,0001 The chief items in which the diminution has taken place are, haberdashery, slops, blankets, woollens, cottons, buildi g materiak, iron houses, hardware, stationery, beer, spirits, and wine fqightly). This relief to our market has not come a initiate too soon, fur the stocks of all these, except the last, are immense. Notwithstanding the immense amount of ready money in the hands of the colonists, the demand for money capital continues greater than the supply. The rate of interest has been very moderate, and for this we must thank the banks, which have judiciously supplied the demand that has arisen. In the first quarter of 1853 the debts due to the banks amounted to 1,295,6511.; in the first quarter of 1854 to 5 ,028,472/., making an in crease (alino-t wholly by discounting short-dated bills) of 3i732.8111. Part of this amount is found in the in creased circilation and deposit,, but a very large por tion 'ias been expended on houses, fences, cultivation, and ?ermanent improvements. The circulation and de posit 3 amount to 8.076,1661., which, for a population a motriting, in the first quarter of this year, to about 250,)00, wo&d give upwards of 321. for 'every man, mama , and chill in the colony. Comparing with Scot land, the bilthplace of model banks, we find that in that country the circulation of notes in 1851 was 3,350,0001. population of 2,900,000, or a b out Is. 3d. per head ; while in Victoria the circulation 2,089.911/, f or a fa p o o i p i uiation of 250,000, or more than Si. per head. MELBOURNE LABOUR MARKET. THURSDAY, MAY 25. , Tha demand for agricultural labourers has decreased A HINT Gazette and says-.W durirg the week. Female cooks, laundreses, i T tl? all their 11 , I .s R t A e L e s sirie Ti f l :rt A ific i a PP tio il l ' i g s, we be general servants, are wanted. The following is the rate lieve the capture of the whole of these Russian forts in of wages now paid, viz :-With rations :-Married America and Kanischatka is within the power of a couples, without family, 1001. to 1101. per annum ; do, couple of frigates, aided by one or two war steamers. with family, 901. to 1001, do. ; shepherds, 451. to 521 They are neither properly fortified nor efficiently garri do. ; hutkeepers, 401. to 45/. do. ; general useful soiled ; the possibility of any serious attack by an orga. servants, 11. 15s. to 2/, per week ; bullock drivers on nised naval force having probably never entered into the farms, 3/. to 3/, 10e, per week ; do. for the roads, 3/. 108. minds of the commandants-their very isolation and in to 4/. do. ; storekeepers, 701. to 901. per annum ; good significance having doubtless lulled them into a false farm labourers, 1/. 15s. to 2/. a week ; ploughmen, 2/. I senirity. The next mail or two from California, or the to 2i. 10 8 . p er wee k ; g ardeners, 1001. to 120 per j Isthmus, may, therefore, be looked forward to with into annu n ; coo k s , ma l e , 31. to 41. per week ; waiters, rest, as resulting in not merely the announcement of the 1/. 10s. to 11. 15 s. do. ; grooms, 701. to 100/. per an. commencement of the blockade, but the capture of num, W it h ou t ra ti ons : -C o mpositors, 2s. (id. per Sitka, and one or two of the Russian frightes. ELM, thousand ; ditto, 71. 7s. per week ; good hot se carpen- steam-sloop Argus had arrived at Aspinwall on tens, town work, 11. ss. to li. 7s. per day ; masons, . the 24th of June, and left next day for Jamaica, to 11. Sr. to 1/. 103. ; woodapliaers and fencers, 12s, 6,1, convoy the inail steamer Dee, as two privateers were Per load ; blacksmiths f o r country work -and shoeing, said .to be lurking about in those latitudes. H.M.S. 1/. to 11, 5 8. per d ay ; l a b ourers on th e roads, with wood, Devastation was expected to convoy the Teviot, West water, and tent accommodation, Ns. to 12s. per day. 1 India steamer, on law homeward trip." SPORTING INTF.LuGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES—THURSDAY. The prestige arid attraction of the " Cup Day" were as usual sufficient to draw a large attendance of com pany. But a l t h oug h t h ere was no perceptible deficiency _ in the display of rank and fashion, the muster of plea sure-folk was certainly not so large as on former oc casions. The betting brotherhood gathered together in full force, and business was carried on with unflagging spirit; S their speculations were, however, greatly narrowed by 21 the insignificant field which came forth to contend with Virago in the race for the Cup. It will be seen by the subjoined det , fils that their pretensions were disposed of L in a manner which showed them to be weak indeed. Virigo's su ccess was, i n fact, reduced to a "dead cer- 31 tainty." 6t o 1 was freely betted on her at the close, 27 an she won i n th e commonest band canter. Tee cup or vase was modelled by M. Lauri; a French 22 artist of high repute, and was manufactured by Mr. 25 Hancock, of New Bond -street. It is three feet high, in the Cinque Cento style, and is elaborately executed in bright and frosted silver. Around the centre of the cup is a series of gran" very fine in design, representing the 60 54 5 taming of Bucepiialus by Al exander the G reat. The 20 handle is partly f ormed by the figure of a female, a 20 marine deity, and on the summit is a statuette swan, 10 with outspread wings. The "tout ensemble" reflects the 50 highest credit on the artist and manufacturers. .25 In addition to the distinguished visitors who were present each day, the " house party" consisted of the 25 Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of 25 Beesborough, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield and IF,I Lad) Evelyn Stanh ope, E arl of Jersey, Earl of Eglin toe, Earl of Zetl an d, E ar l Bathurst, Earl of Wilton, St. Earl and Countess Bruce, Marquis of Anglesey, Lord st. Ma . dstorie, Lady ConstauceMaids. one, Princess Edward 25 of Saxe-Weimar, Lady H Somerset, Lady Jane Peel, St. General Peel, -MlBB Coekerill, Lord William Lennox, St. Mr, Francis Villiers, Mr. H. Curzon, Mrs. Anson, Lady 10 Ailesbury, Lady Newport, Miss Anson, Lord Enfield, St. Lord George Manners, Admiral Rous, Lord Alfred 10 1 Russell, Lord Alexander G. Lennox, -Lord Grey, Mr. St Milner, Miss Greville, Mr. Greville, Captain Petta,t, Captain Lumley, Mr. J. M. Stanley, Mr. Payne, &c. st. Tile weather on the wh o l e was favourable to the en- it. joynient of the sport, which came off as follows : St. The SUSSEX STAKES, of 25 SOVB, each, for two-yr-olds ; 12 colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 4ib. Certain penalties and 50 allowance. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr. El wes's Namur, Bst 121 b ....(y. Day) walked over 16+ SWEEPSTAKES of 200 sovs. each, for two-yr-old colts, St. Bst 71b each. Certain penalties and allowances. 194 T.Y.C. 5 su b s . 14 Lord E g li n t on ' s Di r k H atteraiok, Bst 4lb (Marlow) 1 200 Mr. T. P arr ' s h r o b y Van Tromp, Bst 41b (Fiatinan) 2 1.14 Mr. Thomas's Dalston, Bst 21b (Bashana) 3 10 , Betting-7 to 2on Dirk Hatteraick, who made all St. the running, and won easily by two lengths. Bad St. third. 20 SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs. each, for three-yr-olds, the 10 produce of mares which have never bred a winner ; !2,3 colts Bst 71b ; filli es, Bst 21b. One mile. 6 subs. , ;; Lord colts, Tros, Bst 71b ..,(J. Manson) 1 Mr. Howard's A.p - Fottonitis, Bst - 7 b Bst 71 b ........ ............. (F i(a‘t,Vmeal (Wells) 40 ) Mr. Payne's B oer , Betting— 6t04 on Apollonius, 7to 4 and 2to 1 agst St. 1 Tros. Wou by a length ; three lengths between second 572 s and third. St. The MOLECOMB STAKES of 50 sow, h ft, for two-yr•olds ; St. colts, Bst lib ; fillies, Bst 41b. Penalties for certain 50 winners. Tile owner of the second horse to receive 25 back his stake. T.Y.C. 15 subs, 100 Mr. Payne's c by Cotherstone--Polydora, Bst 71b F3t *. (Flatnaan) 1 25 61 Mr. Powney's William the Third, Bst 71b (M aton) 2 50 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Trireme, Bst 41b (J. 20 Lord Derby's The Professor, Bst 71b (A. Day) 4 Lord Exeter's Naeara, Bst 41b (Norman) 5 Mr. W. Cookson's * Lady of Lyons, Bst 41b (C Hornsby) 6 hiaßg— nietthtien length and a half between the ly by half a length, a i s rd t , o 4 4 t a o g l fe The Professor t ag P s e t ly T d h o e r a r r c o t s , Bo 3 r . t o I W a o g n s c t e N v V e i r l . - second and third, and the latter beating by a head. The GOODWOOD Cur, value 300 sews, the rest in specie, by subscription of 20 sovs each, with 100 added ; the second tyL miles receiv and a half elOOl. out 0. .29 subs. f the s stak s. e s, and the third 5 Mr. Howard's Virago, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Wells) 1 Mr. Morris's Indian Warrior, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Fiatman) 2 Mr. Lupin's Valeria, 3 yrs, sst 9lb (T. Cliff) 3 Betting-6 to lon Virago. Valeria went off with a strong lead, the favourite bidding her time in the rear. Going up the hill to the left, Indian Warrior took close rder with Valeria. No further change occurred until they were within a mile of home, when the Warrior bore his colours in front. Descending the hill into the straight run in, Valeria was quite beaten, and was then passed by the favourite, who waited on the Warrior to the dis tance, where she took the command, and beat him in a canter by fifteen lengths. Full twenty lengths were be weeu second and third. Coneut was scratched at 2.17 this morning. First Ye,tr of the FOURTH BENTINCK MEMORIAL STAKES. A Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, fur 2.yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. T. Y.C. 64 subs. Mr. Howard's f by Surplice (Wells) 1 Lord Eglintou's Corcebus (Mat low) 2 Mr. J Clark's The Hind The following also ran :—Paletot, Hazel, Tiny, Para digm, and cby Re Hart. Betting-7 to 4 apt Paletot, 2to 1 agst Paradigm, 4 to 1 agst Elopement filly. Won by a length. Al. ngth and a half between second aod third ; Paletot a mode rate fourth. Refraction celt fifth, Hazel sixth, and Piny seventh. Paradigm broke down. SWEEPSTAKES of 200 sows. each, for two-year-old fillies', Bst 71b each. Certain allowances. T.Y.C. Six subs. Mr. Greville ' s Antoinet te , B s t 7b ..........(Flatman) I Mr. Mare's Whistle, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2 Betting-10 to / on Antoinette, who made all the running, and won in a canter by ten lengths. The RACING STAKES of 50 sovs, each for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies , Bst 41b. PsnaLtiiss for certain winners. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 soya out of the stakes. Oue mile. 22 subs. Mr. Howard's Scythian, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1 Mr. Osbaldistone's Champagne, Bst 131 b (Marlow) . 0 Lord Wiiton's Purnicestoiie, Bst 71b .....(J Marson) 0 Mr. Greville's Quince, Bst 71b (Flatman) 4 Mr. Howard's Belgrdve, Bst, Betting —2 to 1 on Scythian, 5 to 1 agst Champagne A fine race in, ended in favour of Scythian by half a length ; dead heat fur a second place. Belgiave did not pass the post. Second year of the THIRD BENTINCK MEMORIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71e ; fillies, Bst 31b. Gratwieke Stakes Course. 61 subs. Lord Derby's Dervish, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1 Mr G. Barton's Arthur Wellesley, Bst 71b (J Holmes) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's c by Hetinan Platoff—The Lamb, Bat 71b (J. Marson) 3 Mr. Greville's Kaffir, Bst 71b (Flatinan) Betting -10 to lon Dervish, which won by a short head only; the other two were beaten off. ymeeathoefrrt; after aiclue, it, 6 SECOND 4tol BtwoitalsT i BENTINCK about Dervish for T th h e ß ir B: i f t;. Le r ge a triernal stakes o f 10 sovs was each, for offered. "year i...,)1d5; TA colts, fist 71b ; fillies, Bat 21b. Queens Plate Course. 36 Subs. MEMORIALS Lord Eglinton's Vanderdeeken Bst 71b (Marlow) 1 Lord Exeter's Filbert, Bst 71b (Norman) 2 std, m o2 ade an the tm Vanderdeeken. The favourite, 2o wi ß th et a ti l ng on — g lea running, and won by lengths. SWEEPSTAKES of 50 80178 each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 2ib. Mile and a half. 6 subs. Mr. Gully's Andover,, Bst 71b .. (ts. Da. ) 0 ........ . ••• • • --- (tak en ). BETTING ON THE COURSE. 5 5 t to 1 2 agstagNß Ut ß ßM l S fi ßi e aß rn rnT Rieman 44 kK::).. 6 to 1 agst Wheatear (taken). 6 to 1 agst Matilda (taken). ST. LEGICR. 9 to 4 Apt Ring Tom. In the course of the afternoon 3 to 1 arid 5 to 2 were taken to a considerable sum. 7to 1 aget Dervish (offered). 11 to 1 apt Acrobat. 600 to 40 awst Midsummer. 25 to 1 agst Scythi an . DERBY. 15 to 1 avt Dirk liatteraiek. 15 to 1 agit Oukton. FRIDAY. Weights for the March St akes . T hree quarters of a mile. Trust, 5 yrs, 12st 101 b William Rufus, 4 yrs, 12st Old Rowley, 5 rs, 11st bdiehaelmas M aid, 4 yrs. list Anteverta, 4 yrs lost 121 b Little Cha. rley,aged,lo6t 51b Young Norval, 4 yrs, 9st 131 b iday) will be at 12 o'clock. 151 b Narcissus, aged, 12st 41b Lady Flora, 4 yrs, list 91b Warwick, aged, list 51b Sandhurst, 4 yrs, list The first race this day (Fi [ADVERTISEMENT.] —"Bell's L fe in L ondon " of Sun day nest, Goodwood eonxostd,N will od , , J o ul l y l .. and contain full Great andGx e rini c sb s gratuitous i S upp l ement of 20 eu i v e particulars of .Y, Knutsf or d and 1 t-P rogramme of - Brightonot h th e er Turfr a c races—awcsße Races—The l n ~:h*heeo Latest w n e t e h k e_ C lg o t t a l t tu i e n a telof the Odds, and all i e : The grea t Re ga tas in Ireland—Cricket : M ar y le bone and K en t, All England v. 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The Earl of HARROWBY, in moving that the house go into committee on this bill, stated that there were two or three amendments which he proposed to intro duce, but of which he would give notice, and move on bringing up the report. Lord BROUGHAM suggested that it might be con venient if his noble friend would state at once what was the nature of those amendments. The Earl of HA.RROWBY said the object of the bill was to impose restrictions beyond those imposed by the existing law on the consumption of liquors in public honses on the Ltird's Day, and the measure so far as the limit proposed on the hours during which such houses might remain open on the Sunday morning, had, he be lieved, received the approbation of all parties; as being .qalculated to promote morality and order. In Scotland, under a recent act, such places were closed altogether on the Lord's. Day, and though a law going to that ex tent might interfere somewhat with :our notions of liberty, he believed that act had given universal satisfac tion in the country where it was in operation, and it was proposed by this bill to follow that example to "a certain extent in England, but to allow houses of - entertainment to be open daring part of the day to enable the working classes to obtain beer, and such refreshments as they might require. It had, however, been suggested by per sons engaged in the trade, that the object of the measure might be answered by the adoption of somewhat less severe restriction ; and that, by allowing the houses to remain open for a somewhat longer period the public would be subjected to less inconvenienc e than if the bill remained in its original stringency. Communications had been held between the promoters of the bill and cer• ttin persons connected with the Licensed Victuallers Protection. Soblety upon the subject of the restriction it would be dealt-able to introduce, and,-in consequence of those communications, the hours during whioh publi4 houses should be open had been fixed, at from 1 to 2 in the middle of the - day, and from 6 to 10 in the evening. Subsequently som e qu es tio ns h a d arisen whether that was sufficient, especially in reference to houses in the suburbs, and, on further consideration, he was not sure whether it would not be desirable to extend the hours for remaining open from 1 to half-past 2 in the middle of the day to enable the working classes to obtain their dinner beer, and that in the evening whether it might not be well to allow the hours to open at 5 instead of 6, in or , der to provide for the convenience of persons who made excursions into the country, and who might require re fr shments. It bad been further represented to him that the closing hour of ten would be impracticable in the suburbs of London in those public places and gardens where thousands of persons sometimes assembled in the summer, the difficulty being to get rid of them at so early an, hour. (Hear, hear.) He, believed, however, there would be no objection to the service of refreshments being closed at 10, provided the premises -were allowed to be kept open until 11. This, he believed, would sa tisfy all parties, and tend to the public convenience. He admitted that the question was one extremely difficult to deal with, but be trusted the alterations he had indi cated would attain the object he had in view, and, whilst tending to th e p ro p e r o b servance o f the Lord's Day and the promotion of social order, would not trench upon, the comforts and conveniences of the people, and of the' working classes in particular. (Hear.) Lord BROUGHAM would regard with great satis faction the relaxations which his noble friend proposed to introduce into this bill -- (hear)—believing, as he did, that they would in a great degre e obviate the main ob jections to it. He meant no offence to the authors of the bill, when be declared his repugnance to this kind of legislation, which pressed on one great body of the community and did not press at all upon the others. (Cheers.) And that repugnance was the greater, inas much as the part of the community upon which it had a tendency to press, if it did not clearly do so, was the working classes --the common people of this country -- (hear)_that used to be called "the lower classes," and which comprised the great body of the people. On them this measure tended to press, whereas the upper classes and the greater part of the middle classes were not at all effected by it. It would not prevent him (Lord Brougham) from going to any of the club-houses or hotels in St. James's-street on the Sunday —they were open at all hours on Sundays, Good Fridays, Christmas days, 'and every other day. The Earl of RARROWBY—But the clubs are pri vate houses. Lord BROUGHAM—They could hardly be called private, for they were open to 600 or 700 persons. To a certain degree they wete pulilic, and thOugh not so pub lic as every person had 'a right to enter them. But he did not intend to dwell upon, this objection, because knowing that there was a very strong and prevailing feeling in favour of some measure of this description, he was for one certainly disposed to gratify that feeling eonsideriug.also that he was told that experience irr Scot land wail that the more general arid stringent measure in operation there had had an excellent effect in preventing the various social disorders which formerly prevailed in some parts of that c nuitry on Sundays. (Hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took that opportunity o f stating:that he had received a petition from an indi vidual named David Cook, the landlord of a public house near Glasgow. The petitioner complained that in ' conseqnence of the wording of the Act of Parliament, he and others of his trade were placed in a position of the greatest possible difficulty. An exception being made_in favour of bona fide travellers, the petitioner in formed him (the Lord Chancellor) that the justioes of the peace were not agreed on a definition. The conse quence was that publicans were very much hampered in their trade, and perhaps the present bill would be a good opportunity for exactly defining the intentions of the legislature. The Marquis of CLANRIdARDE thought their their lordships should consider this bill with the greatest deliberation, as being an abridgment of the liberties of the working classes. (Hear, hear.) Their lordships should not forget that there was no nation in the world in which the working classes had so little recreation as in this country. (Hear, hear.) Our religion and our habits gave them fewer festivals and feasts than were enjoyed by the people of the continent. The noble earl had cslled attention only to places in -the neighbourhood of the metropolis ; but their lordships had heard of a - railway arrangement called excursion trains, the object and use of which were to convey the bard-worked mechanic out of town on Sundays and holidays for a little fre' , ll air. He had been informed that the definition "bows fide travellers" was held not to include excursion trains. He begged to impress upon" their lordships the hardship that this must inflict on large classes of their fellow subjects. All along the coast of Lancashire, it was known that there was was no enjoyment that the people prized so much, as to repair as often as the intervals of labour would allow them to the sea side. An early riser might get to places of the distance of Brighton or Graves end and. back in tale day, and have ample time to attend divine service ; but if *he regulation was so stringent as to prevent his getting any refreshment, a great impedi ment would be thrown in the way of a most healthful and salutary practice. He hoped, therefore, that some provision protecting travellers by excursion trains would be introduced, . The Duke of ARGYLL admitted that the subject was one of considerable difficulty, and should be treated with caution. At the same time, it must be remembered that i mouse- benefit, had accrued from the restrictive measure passed for Scotland, and mo,t remarkable returns had been sent up, showing the diminution of delinquency since the elosing of the public houses on Sundays. Lord ALVANLEY did not see why travellers should be free of the public houses on Sunday more than any one else. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE repeated his hope that the case to which he had called attention would be cared for. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his satisfaction that the bill fixed certain hours, and said nothing about divine service, as the nifferenthours of holding divine services in some parishes had given rise to a legal difficulty. With regard to the general principle of the bill, he thought it conferred a great benefit on the working classes, and entitled that house to their g atitude. The bill then went through committee, and was ordered to be reported. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill went through committee. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION BILL. This bill passed through committee. STOCK-IN-TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. This bill passed through committee. • COMMON RIGHTS (ORDNANCE) BILL. This bill passed through committee. • FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On the order for the committee on this bill, Lord MONTEAGLE took the opportunity of refer ring to .a statement to the effect that the cholera had broken .out at Trimdon, in Durham on the 15th, and that H ea lth until no curativethe 20th measures were ad opted by the Board of . The • Earl of SHAFTESBU of the l RY exp explained that the delay had arisen in consequence ?cal authoriti es a pplying in the first instan ce t o the Home-office, in of to the Board o f H ealth. The latter had, on being informed of the state of things , at once forwarded the proper instructio ns t o the locali t y. The bill passed th rough committe: SPIRITS (IRELAND) BILL. The bill passed through committee. BURIALS BEYOND THE METROPOLIS BILL This bill p asse d through committee. LAND REVENUES OF THE CROWN (IRELAND) BILL. This bill Passed through committee• HIGHWAYS (PUBLIC HEALTH) BILL. This bill passed through curnmittee. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This shill was read a third time and oas.e , l. NATIONAL GALLERY (DUBLIN) BILL. This bill wam read a third time and passed. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The house , resumed at six o'cl.ck. THE SLAVE TRADE IN CUBA. On the motion of Mr. H au address was agroed to for copies or extracts from the cur espondence between her Majesty's Goveininent; her Minis* at Madrid, and, the Spanish Gtivernnent; ieiPecting - slavery and the slave-t rade in Cuba, since August, 185 4 , and not yet laid before this house • and copies or extracts of all despatches from Mr. OrawfOrd, the British consul at Havanna, and any tish officers, respecting slavery and the slave trade in Cuba, since August, 1853, not already laid before this house. BIRD-CAGE WALK. Mr. OLIVEIRA eared the First Commissioner of Works whether, looking to the increase of traffic which may be expected over new Westminster -bridge, in the line of Great George-street, it would not be desirable to leave the thoroughfare open in that locality, L y not erecting a gate on the site of the one just removed at the end of Birdcage walk, known as Storey's-gate. .. Sir W. MOLES WORTH said the Birdoage-walk ware •part and portion of St. James's-park, and in consequence nor waggons, nor omnibuses, were permitted it, but if the gates were taken away from both ies of the Birdcage- walk, then it would be an op en neither txo entmeri ca rts, t thoroughfare for carts, waggons, or omnibuses, because in if no'case were'those vehicles prohibited - freed golegthroug_h s w it e nv i t a n te ie e nce we a re n d r' il d t am up og i t tO en e e h e e n hOUl t exceptOU i aw n noyu ß ls' i tt r rh d eee c t a a g s e e -w ri alk if the road: were -thrown open. At present there was -ebilodeot aeootaneedatien through Victoria-street, and the public would !suffer 'no incon. venience froth the gates proposed to -.be „meted, be cause the gates would be so constructed .that' two caz e i d age t s n eo t u a l k d e g d o o i wu nat th t e he ß sa me nt k e ingh ti= ga , .. ti rt. , ~a r tri , :i aeizeeeid;frein the Beedeee iseewidk a l) vehicle would be able -I . “t! i.. - - -0, a, to the new road at Pimlico.-• . , 11ERIFRANCIS LAWLEY.' ', Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Secretary. of ,State for the Colonies-whether hereMajesty . hid been* adtised, or whether it was hi e i n t en tip a t o advistehereMaPitY, to ap point the Hon: -Francis'Teawiey/ikteir i bath* el thia house, and.litely private lecretarytel one of hiher'Majesty's Ministers', to be governor of 'One Of the Australian 'colonies, and, if so, which of these coloniee he was to govern t' Sir G. GREY said her Maeeity lead" been pleesed. to ap peint Mr. Frencie-Lawley to be warner of the leoluny of South Australia. ' e • . '-' - ' e . , ' TRINITY PARISH, HOBART TaVat.:.•, Lord R. CEClL,rocved that aii addr ess b e agreedto fat copies' or extracts oflall corresp6nderiee, pipe-11,4a eloelle' mente that have been received at theColpnial,officaresPect• ing the propos e d appointment'of the Rev. J. G. Median& and Rev. W. W. F. Murray to the cheplainey'of Trinity Parish, Hobart Town. • . Sir G. GREY said the oorrespondenCe was S. very voluminous one, and the production of it would lead to no good result. He hoped; the difference in question would be 'settled. THE STATUTE LAW:COMMISSION. Mr. BOWYER 'asked the law officers .of the Crown whether they could.offor any exrela,nation of the delay that i had taken place in the appointment of the Statute Law Commission, as announced by the. Attorziey-General in committee of inpply. The SOLICIT-OR -GENERAL said he had himself had no communication with the commissioners - but bawould take an opp or t unity of communicating witi thenikand let the house know the result, FEES UPON PATENTS. Mr. A. PELLATT asked the Secretary of the Treasury whether, agreeably to the requirement of the Patent Law Amendment Act, the Commissioners of Patents of Inven tions had laid a report before Parliament of all the pro ceedings under and in pursuance of the said act, and If not, whether the report had been prepared and was isoady to lay before Parliament thii session; also, whether the law officers of Scotland and Ireland had received a share of the fees upon patents, or whether, in lieu thereof, they had accepted a fixed salary, and what was the amount they had received since the Ist day of October, 1852 (the data of the act), and the nature of the duties they bad performed. Mr. WILSON said, the report to which the hon.egentle men referred had not yet been laid on the table of the house, but it was now rea d y, an d wou ld be presented on Tuesday or Wednesday, in next week. With regard to the officers of Ireland and Scotland they did not now enjoy any part of the fees. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. On the ord er o f the day for the consideration of the Lords' amendments in this bill, , Lord J. RUSSELL said, generally speaking, the Govern ment was disposed to agree with the amendments. There ware a few in which they did not agree, but they were not of sufficient importance to. state them separately, and he would state, them as they went on. The amendments were then read. On one of them, The CH A. J CEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be recollected that they had a good deal of discussion as to the day on which the hebdomadal council should commence 1 its functions, and atter infinite trouble they settled it. When they went to the House of Lords they settled it also to their satisfaction. The House of Lords had fixed the 14th day of Michaelmas term for the council to be elected, but as they were to be elected by a body which would not be in existence till the 15th, there was a difficulty. Some discussion ensued, which resulted in an amend ment proposed by Lord J. RUSSELL, to obviate the diffi culty, being agreed to. On the Lords' amendment, that " congregational" be substituted for sectional election in the case of the members of the hebdomadal council, Mr. WALPOLE said that it would.be a grave question for the house to consider whether they would agree to the aniendwent. Originally the hebdomadal board consisted only of the heads of houses,-bnt its compositionbein g con sidered unfivourable,to the university elementeit had been proposed' that it, should consist of three classes—one-third heads of houses, one-third prefessors, and one-third mem bers of ,convocation. Th e house had decid e d th a t each should be elected by its own class, but the House of Lords had altered the provision, so that all the members should be elected by the congregation. The effect - of this clangs would be to throw the entire governing power of the uni versity into the hands of a body of 250 persons, the majority of whom were supposed to hold a peculiar and special class of opinions. The object of the Lcrrile - amendinent was to create an oligarchy who would not number one -tenth of the members of the university: He should, therefore, move that the house disagree with the amendment. Lord J. RUSSELL was of opinion that the house ought to agree with the amendment.' If its effect had been to re duce a large constituency to a small one, there would be some. plausibility in the right hon. gentleman's argument. In point of fact, however, the right hon. gentleman had proposed that one-third of the hebdomadal council should be elected by a body of 24, and another third by another body of not more than 29 or 30 persons. He thought, therefore, that the scheme of the right hon. gentleman was a much more " oligarchy" one than that proposed by. the House of Lords. (Hear.) Mr. HENLEY said that the plan of sectional election had been proposed by his right bon.'friend, on the re jection of election .by the co n vocation, as a better alterna tive than election by the congregation. (Hear.) He wished to take this opportunity of alluding to a statement which had been made in, another place, so utterly un founded that he confessed that he had heard it made with very great surprise. He referred to the statement that there had been an arrangement among the heads of houses that they should be elected by seniority. He had made it his business to inquire into the matter, and he was enabled to state that the subject• had not even been mooted. (Hear, hear.) Sir W. HEATFICOTE opposed the motion, for he thought it would be exceeding.y injurious for the tnembers of the council to be.regarded as mere deputies from the !Efferent constituent . bodies. The original object of the clause was solely to secure a somewhat different qualifica tion in the members of the council. He thought that the congregation would be a fair epitome of the univer sity. (Hear.) • Mr. HEY,WOOD had voted for sectional election; lint since then two clauses h a d b een adopted which would have the effect of throwing open the university to the country. He should, therefore, vote for the amendment, because he thought that; Oxford would now be so far accessible to I public opinion that the congregation would elect proper persons. Mr. WIGRAM opposed the - amendment, on the ground _, that sectio na l e l ec ti on h a d b een recommended by the Ox- * ford Tutors' Association, by the authorities of Cambridge, end by the commissioners on the latter university. He thought it desirable that the members of the council should be chosen by different bodies. If the members of the house were elected by the same constituency there would a ng til s d t t he hem sa , satisfactory. (Hear, bear.) b n u o t d n e e u i h th t e h r e t e he g i r r e ! e le t b t a te t e es i n w o o r re th u ei n r an d i e m ci i s t i r on a s m w o stated lir tNhaEtWa grew s GtA n T um E number of the the w ß r i i s te he re p f 'e or f th O e x p f e e rl i odt i l been so much lal board baying e p o r t e l s u s te w d er fo e r r t e h s e il h er e ita m t s, Oxford, and that fact quite so cispaci_y of th e to eliminate by every vestige of the coperato of years run down the press. The object of heads of houses, who had for so many . hundreds 0 fbrd could the amendment t .v as bear no rival, and therefore be congratulate d .. governed the university. The Biokopofx himst on ( i ) g ar a d i . lies Th in e n th o e bl p e u l h o l r t d e tpressbes successful ss vilifiedful ro a t n h n e er iii hebdomadalwhic h h b spirits of the uni vers i t y was a disappointed nianhadanfdouinndhaimmutplipeortleirsco. It as o a f ild th i e t as l i t ud w u a c s e induced to m o p n r g o pose and twashe v fo o r i c e th o e f ir tli s e s s k e h,, e , lis a eo ni n i te no n t ta t t h h a a t t n h f e t r e h e p re in s a e j n n te ri d ty , the resi dents ti.inriryyert o sh f i itsy o : x "t f h o e r al d itm th ee i n i n t to. l b 'r l a e(l c li t oe a ra r dr ianisna first had its origin, and the effect of this amendment would be to increase the power and influence of those residents. There could be no ( doubt that it would give an impetus to Tractarianism, from which the majority of the university dissented. The amendment, in fact, would hand over the Church of England, bound hand and foot, to the fostering care of those who were her enemies in disguise, and he did sin cerely hope the house would not agree to it. (Hear. The house the n di v id ed, when there appeared.— ) For the Lords' amen dtnent.................. 115 Against it .......................................... 62-53 The amendment was accordingly agreed to. Mr. WIGRAM proposed to disagree to the Lords' amendments to clause 15. This clause provided that the V ice - Chancellor should make out a register of convocation, and th e amendments which the Lords had made .would make this register "conclusive," so that'if a name' was accidentally left out of it the party would hays no redress. The CHANCELLOR of the D.CHEQI7ER caw no sea. • son for not agreeing to the amendments. No doubt' the clause would impose some trouble upon the Tice-Chancel lor, but he would have ample time and Means furnishing his register correct. . ... The amendment was then agreed to. . . . On clause 31, which as amended by the Lorde provides for the "consolidation and conversion of fellowships" milt, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed t* enlarge the poWer of the clause by varying its phraseology so as to make it embrace all descriptions of fellowships and scholarships, wheth er a tt ac h e d t o sc h oo l s or otherw ise, well as " emoluments" of all denominations. amend ments so enla r ged is'amentim wereentwasagradeoed to. pted, and the Lords' amend - Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER m o ved, "That the house 0 ts to clause 34, ex do disagree to all the Lords' and 41, page 10, and the words ' or , 1 i cept the addition of the wo a n w is ee ` Id be to restore the this motion w ould page 10." Tne effect of sent up to the Lords, and to odrEne:natelt,:, in in Wi n e: 4 4 2 o , clause as it stood when it was tsof foundation schools from largest se ,, f c ommons to do every exemp the college en.olumen emoluments. He admitted abolition of the firett l i ien clause opts h r o :' r t short sionfPtafs:eli: in bill. itih. e c il :„ T o oh n ue t o b acqu ire gyetl ovi a s elal r f eti e igo, l e l ut o :h w ae sh esli i : p m, u ps o el n e under all circumstances,d epend for / life ; 'se . t ‘l h i t i l i t eh it b Ni e -as m a ig n b e t vi l arrange ments. alienation,a s l Ei e l .av t es h r i this, facttoo, when ew case hu l e might h m ot o f bi New ed o wi t s the abuses which but the evil might. b lr g a ua p rded egaiust bail been ined of had been reformed. Whether the housesee c plo ue) rt il f e, h im or not, he should have the satisfac- . . preven an act of of feeling that he had done his be st to t of injustice. After a few words from Mr. PRICE, err. HENLEY was very .glad his hon. and learned friend had again given the house an opportunity Of recoliding iter sentiments with regard to this clause. • (Hear- hear.) . It . was an extraordinary thing 3, that an h ere dit ar y peerage should have disr.egarded cl a i ms of 300 !,„,, standing, k ee4 acted simply On the prinClPle deturVigniori. If it con tinued to pursue such a course it could not expect long to retain its privileges. (Laughter.) Whatever might b• said of the clause in its present shape, he maintained that 4