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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• SOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. )rd CAMPBELL presented a petition from Cupar, L Fife, against the Lunatics (Scotland) Bill. Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a petition against the Fraudulent Justic-,s Bill. Lord SHAFTESBURY presented two petitions, one from Birmingham, aid the other from Dalton, Yorkshire, against the opium traffic ; and also petitions from Islington and Wimbourne against the abolition o f church -rates. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, Lord Rivers' Estate Bill, Keay's Divorce Bill, and Mayor's Court of the City of London Bill, were read a third time and I passed. The Duke of BITCCLEUCH presented a petition from the eivil servants at Leith in favour of an amend meni of the Superannuation Act ; also a similar petition from the civil servants at Dumfries. The noble lord also presented a petition from Edinburgh and Glasgow against the Lunatics (Scotland) Bid. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a number of peti tions. COMMITTEES. The following bills passed through committee and were reported without amendments :—Militia ; Lunatics (Scotland) ; Courts of Session (Scotland) ; Charitable Trusts Acts Continuance ; Reformatory Schools (Scot and). SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—General Board of Health Continuance, Attornies and Solicitors (Colonial Courts.) BURIAL ACTS AMENDMENTS BILL. - On the motion for the second reading of this bill, The Bishop of LONDON said, on the part of a right rev, prelate, he bad been requested to make a short state ment in respect to this bill, the object of which be was informed was misunderstood. The right rev. prelate to whom he referred (the Bishop of St. David's) complained of having been made the object of severe commentaries on account of the course he felt it his duty to follow with regard to the cemetery of Swansea. The nigh' rev. prelate was only influenced by a desire to protect the clergy of his diocese. The cemetery was situated at a great di-tance from the town so that it was almost impossible for the clergy to perform duty at the cemetery without great pecuniary loss. His right rev, friend feltit was his imperative duty to do all in bis power for the clergymen of his district, whose emoluments, in all, only amounted to 2901. a-'veer, and wh ), if compelled to undertake this duty, would have to bear a serious lass. It had been asserted in public that the bishop had violated the law ; but , the fact of a bill having been intro duced to alter the law led to the presumption that the law was on his side, and that in the steps be Lad taken he had only been acting in conformity with it. He urged the adoption of the same system as bad been established at the Marylebone Cemetery, and thought it was much better under all the circumstances that the fees to the clergy should be the same for consecra ted and unconsecrated ground. His right rev. friend wonld be in his place when the bill went into committee, bnt before that stage of the bill he trusted the subject would be well considered as it was one of extreme difficulty. • After a few words from Earl GRANVILLE, the bill was read a second time. SUPERANNUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This hill pas , ed through committee. ILLICIT DISTILLATION (IRELAND) BILL. Lord STANLEY of A.LDRP,LEY moved the second reading of tWs bill. . Lord MONTEA.GLE said, in al!nding to the Irish police engaged in " still hunting," that the noble lord the Secretary of War could not do better than recruit the army from the Irish police. ' The bill waa then read a second time. VALUATION OF LANDS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord PANMUFtE moved the second reading of this bi 1. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH had great objections to this bill which would entail great hardships on a great number of per#ons in Scotland. Ile should therefore move that the bill 5e read this day three months. After a few words !from Lord PaNstußE and Lord POLWORTET, The bill was read a second time. MARRIED WOMEN'S REVERSIONARY IN- TEREST BILL. Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading of this bill. Lord ST. LEONARDS opposed it, and moved as an amendment that it be read a third time this day three months. The LORD CHANCELLOR explained the provi sions of the bill, and be said he should nave no objection to its going to a second reading. After some further di=cussion, the second reading wag agreed to. SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUSTICES _ _ OF THE PEACE BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be commAtPd. JURISDICTION IN SIAM BILL. This bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at ten minutes before seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTIIRDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Caledonian Railway (Linea to Granton), Matron°litan Cattle Market, Mid-SussPx Railway, North-Western Railway, Swansea Harb )ur Trust and Swansea Dock C nnpany, and West London and Crystal Palace Railway. DROGHEDA ELECTION. Mr. S. E3TCOURT brought up the report of this committee, which declared Mr. M`Cann duly elected for the borough of Dr'gbeda. NEW ZEALAND LOAN GITARANTEE BILL This bill was considered as amended, and the stand ing orders having been suspended, it was read a third tic - tie and passed. SALE OF WASTE LANDS (NEW ZEALAND) BILL. This bill was considered and amended, and by consent read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT ACT AMEND. VENT BILL. This bill was re-committed for the purpose of inserting a clause accidentally omitted, and the bill was afterwards by consent read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN POLICE STATIONS, &c., BILL, Mr. MASSEY moved the third reading of this bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked if the bill would add any charge to the c , nsolidated fund ? Mr. MASSEY . said it would not. Mr. COX objected to the powers of the bill. By one of the clauses the Commissioners of Police were em powered to raise 60 0001. for building and enlarging the police stations of the metropolis, which he thought unne• cessary. He could not consent to so large a sum being taken from the pockets of the ratepayers. Mr. MASSEY . said there would be no charge on the consoli‘lated fund. The clause referred to gave the com missioners of police the power of mortgaging the rates to raise that sam if required. Mr. COX said that was what he objected to. The bill was ultimately read a third time without a division. DULWICII COLLEGE BILL The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be road a third time on Monday next. DUNBAR HARBOUR LOAN BILL. The amewlments to this bill were con , idered and agreed to, and the third reading wai fixed for this evening,_ Theoiling was suspended at twenty minutes to one o'cl ck till six o'clock. ELECTION PETITIONS. Mr. L. KING obtained an order for returns upon various points of detail connected with the recent election committees. TETE CAS EIEL ELECTION PETITION. Mr. 130 WY ER presented a peti - ion from some of the petitioners against the return for the borough of Cishil, complaining that the petition had been withdrawn wich ont their consent or knowledge, and asking for relief. The petition wa., ordered to lig, noon the table. DUBLIN ELECTION. Mr. lIEADLAM reported from the committee on the Dublin election that Mr. Eiround Grogan and Mr. John Vance had been duly elected. Votes aad been given with the expectation that they would be paid after the time for presenting petitions had expired, but that was not done with the knowledge of• the sitting member'. The Protestant fellowship society had paid a sum of 171. odd to certain voters, and had applied f►r repayment to the agents of the sitting members, but had been refused. KENSINGTON GORE. • Mr. MOWERA.Y obtained an order for a return of an Jam% expended in the purchase of the estate at Ken- Bin gtft-gor 00 the same , laying out and draining and forming the roads therewith, and same, and all other objects connected Museu m , ,_ of all sums expended in building the them thetei l n a ; rro . ving the ccilections and arranging atin e guishing the several votes of the house under which p I I c P 4 i , dituro has been incurred. WORKS (INDIA). Colonel SYKBa obtained pu bi , work. i ti ,. , :i an order for a return o f th e budgets of SC/100LS ( l i n o rli a for the last four year,,, 1 obOt:LEIND). Viscount MELGUND dress for returns for the ye ar , jZ S ( . ! an order for an ad s es in each county in any school pectively, of the names of the p ari V Bss , and 1856 /T -ie situated, in c9tland within whoss bounds a of . tin i der the respect of which any money has been p,,ia litithority of the Committee of Council stating the number of such schools in each %.leation, pariah, and The aggregate amount p aid in res p ect of s uch schools n '' .66 parish ; and of the names of the p l aces inea' iarish in which such sc hools are situated, arid the -religious body with which each school is connected ; distinguishing the parochial schools from other schools connected with the Established Church, and specifying the amount paid to each school in each yar. RESIGNATION ON' TAKING OFFICE. Mr. WRIGHTSON gave notice that next session be should bring in a bill to render it unnecessary for members of parliament to resign their seats on taking office. COMMUNICATION WITFI INDIA. On the motion that the house at its rising adjourn Monday, Mr. ESTCOURT, in reference to a notice he bad given to call attention to the expediency of facilitating the communication with India by the route of the Euphrates, said, that as the Fi rst L ord of the Treaeury, TEE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1857 who would have taken part in the conversation, was not n , egent, he did not think it expedient to go on with it, but he should do so at the first opportunity. ENDOWED SCHOOLS (IRELAND). and thought the committee bad decided wisely in not giving the jurisdiction to the county court. Sir G. &REY retracted the word ",shabby," which he had used in the heat of debate, The committee divided upon the amendment, when the numbers were— Ayes 9B Noes B7 Majority Clauses 19 and 20 were then agreed to. On clams 21 being proposed, Mr. DRUMMOND moved in line 1 to leave out "in all cases which " to " direct," in line 2, and insert "the court shall have decreed a judicial separation, it shad also make a decree or order for alimony, and it shall also." For he held no decree of separation ought to be pronounced without alimony. The AT LO RNEY-GENERAL objected tothe amend ment because cases for judicial separation occurred in which no necessity for making an order for alimony existed. Mr. HENLEY said the clause, if the amendment were introduced, would tend to promote suits for the sake of the alimony. The amendment was withdrawn, and the clause agreed it, as were clauses 22 and 23. Clause 24 was struck out. Upon clsuse 25, Mr. WARREN moved that the chairman do report In answer to Mr. KIRK, Mr. HERBERT said that the evidence taken before the Commissioners of Endowed Schools (Ireland) had been printed, but it would be incomplete to report. The delay was owing to the illness of one of the commissioners. He believed the report would be ready in a few days, the commission being on the point of expiring. It would not be published till it had been laid on tha table of the house. TROOPS FOR INDIA. In answer to Mr. VANQITTART, Mr. VERNON SMITH said Government bad sent nut one regiment to replace the troops withdrawn from India during the Crimean war, and three battalions of the 60th Rifles. Four regiments had been sent to the Point de Ga'le to rendezvous, and to be sent to Bombay or Madras at the discretion f the Indian Government, The Indian Government had made a requisition for two regiments of foot for Madras and two foi Bombay. There would also be sent two companies of foot artillery and two battalions of foot guards CONSOLIDATION BILLS. In answer to Mr. HARDY, Sir G. GREY said the Government bad intended to refer the seven consolidation bills that had come down ress, which was negatived. from the Lords to a select committee, but as there was P ro g n ot time to do so this session, he should withdraw the Mr. DRUMMOND move d th a t th e wor d " inces bills, to be reintroduced next session. tuous" be left out befor e "adultery," so th a t man an d OATHS BY MEMBERS. i woman might be put upon the same footing. Mr. PULLER said he view e d m a rriage as a Divine Mr. NEWDEGATE asked, in reference to the come mittee on this subject, w h e th er by " gen tlemen o f th e institution, but as to the m a n n e r i n w hi c h a breach o f it s long robe" was meant all who had at any time been obligation was treated by human laws, was a matt er o f called to the bar or only th ose w h o wer e in actual peas- wide consideration. It could not be viewed in the sam e tics 1 Also whether, in order to c imply with the stand• manner with regard to women as to men. In a religious ing order which requ i re d th e names o f memb ers o f sense the sin •as as great on one side as on the oth er , committees to be en t ere d i n a li s t, th e officers of th e but in a social sense the crime was greater on the pa r t o f house could not take th e names o f a ll w h o attended ? the woman than the man, because of their obli g ati on The SPEAKER said the offic e rs of the hon-e had with respect to the custody of the children. (Divid e .) done all they could i n en t er i ng th e name s of the membe rs Mr. GLADSTONE said he considered the d angers nominated by the ho use . If an ythi ng more was required attending the incorporation of divorce a vinculo i n t o the it must be by re so l u ti on . law of England far exceeded the benefit conf erre d, b u t THE CIRCUITS. the principle having been decided, it was important to make the number of cases to be operated upo n as sma ll In reply to M r . W ARREN, Sir J. PAKINGTON said, the committee appointed as possible. He, therefore, supported the motion of the to inquire int o th e a d m i n i s t ra ti on o f j us tice at th e A s hon, member for West Surrey, because th e p rinc i p l e o f sizes had agree d t o a vo l um i nous repor t, recommen di ng equality between man and woman in cases of a d u lt er y a modificatio n o f some o f th e ex iti ng c i rcui ts. was most injurious. He was amazed at the f ac ility w ith CHIMNEY POTS AT SOMERSET HOUSE, which the question had been dealt with by th ose w h o In the absence of Lo r d EBaINOTON, considered that adultery was equal in both sexes , an d that it aelished the marrie tie. After a marriage STAFFORD excited uch merriment by had been confessedly broken by adultery, by what right putting a question which he observed he knsw nothing about, as to whether certain chimney pots invent e d by was a woman to be compelled to Ave outw ar dly as ltlr. Billing and placed upon part of S om ers e t-h ouse h a d though she were bound to the husband who h a d coin been found to answer, and if so, wheth er it was i n t en d e d mated adultery ? But he disputed all th e argu to substitute them for the many verities of unsightly meats upon social expediency. He believed th e soc i a l chimney pots which disfigure the remainder of the build- expediency had not been shown at all. Th e m i s t a k e had been in the way that the temptation to adultery ing ? The han. gentleman also inquired what was to be done to provide better accommodation at her Majesty's had been considered in the two s e x e s. H e b e li eve d e drawing-rooms, and expressed a hope that no expense that with women, sensuality was the cause of b u t would be incurred without the consent of Parliament. very few cases of criminality but that thei r o ff ences arose Sir B. HALL said that es to the important question rather from social aversion to the husband cause d by hi s of the chimney pots, he could not reply till next session, neglect of his wife, and criminal attachme n t t o o th er Plans for the improvement of St. James's Palace were women. Oa the part of the husba n d, h e b e li eve d th a t sensuality was the chief cause of adultery, and be believed out the consent of Parliament. There was much l ess in preparation, but no expense would be incurred with that legislation directed against that offence might be effectual. He believed that it would puzzle any man in inconvenience at the last drawino-room. The adjournment to Monday was agreed to. that house to answer the protest of Lord Lyndhurst THE KING OF OUDE, against the way women were proposed to bo treated by Sir F. KELLY presented a petition from the Quee n that bill. Tee operation of the bill was a direct induce of Onde, her adest son, and the brother of the king, all went for the husband to add cruelty and desertion t o hi s resident in this country. They expressed th e deepest crime of adultery, in order to qualify himself for un i on pain and regret at the news received from India res p ec t- with the woman with whom he had committed a d u l tery. log the general defection of the sepoy troops, a n d they It bad been laid down by Lord Stowell that crue l ty to jostify a divorce Inuit involve personal v i o l ence ; but also expressed pain and surprise at its b e i ng su pp o - e d that their relative, the King of Oude, h a d b een a t a ll was there ne cruelty known in civili se d soc i ety but concerned in it. They denied all complicity on th e part that? Was there not the cruelty of insult an d o f c internpt of that sovereign in the transactions th a t h ave taken much more irritating to the sensiti ve min d o f a highly educated woman than even per sona l v i o l ence itself ? place, and said that from the assurances w hi c h th ey had They were not to accept the doctrine that they were iutro received from him they were convinced that he was en• tirely innocent of the charges brought against him. clueing no new law. They were not to take the dictum They stated that all the members of the royal family of of Lord Campbell that they had divorce by the English Oude are attached and faithful to their connection with law, when the same Lord Campbell said tney had not. Great Briain, and declared that they look for the re- They were extending to the lower classes wbat had dress of any wrongs they have sustained to the Queen hitherto only applied to the upper classes, who were and Parliament of Great Britain. The petitioners more open to the operation of public opinion. He read prayed that they might have an opportunity of proving a letter from a lady whom he did not know, alleging the innocence of their relative and corresponding with that the law would operate most cruelly upon women, him. legalising divorce on the part of the man, and giving no The petition was ordered to lie on the table. relief to the woman. It would d e st ro y th e sanct i ty of DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CA USES BILL, marriage. She complained of the sorrows she had suf fered from the cruel infid e l i ty o f h er h us b an d , an d as- The house again wen t i n t o comm i t t ee on thi s bill , M r. Bauvsrie in the chair, serted that the bill would lamentably increase the evils Oa clause 17, which bore so heavily on herself. Sir E. PERRY said he was surpr i se d t o b ear l ast Mr. WIGRAM regarded the propos e d bill as involv night beat it was a part of the principle of the bill to dig- ing the most serious and dangerous evils. He agreed courage judicial separati ons . Th ey mus t again go i uto that there ought to b e equality for th e t wo sexes, b ut b e the principle. He objected t o th e bill apart f rom t h eo l o- did not regard this as a privil e ge, for it wou ld not b e an gical grounds. He admitted th a t P ar li amen t h a d a r i g h t advantage i• have such rights. tieaffirm the principle of divor ce if th e yith oug ht proper. Mr. NAPIER said this was on o of th e mos t diffi cu l t c He referred to the customs of the J ews as i ll ustrat i ng clauses cf the whole bill. Iu 99 c ases ou t o f 100 , the a the origin of divorce. Scotland w a s no cr it er i on. Scot dultery of the wife was cau s ed by th e crue l neg l ect of the husband. In Scotland the H umb er o f di vorces at land was one large parish. (A. laugh.) Its population was no greater than that of Lo n d on , an d f rom th e i n - toe snit of the wife w e r e as f requen t as th ose at quisitive disposition of the people, e v er y man ' s affair„ the suit of the husband, Ti e reme dy was t o ma k e adultery criminal. If only a fine wa s i n fl ic t e d an d t h e were known to all the rest. (La ug ht er .) H e th oug ht the extension of divorce obj ec ti ona bl e on groun d s adulterers might intermarry, adultery wou ld b e ma d e a ' of expediency, in which e v en a sceptic mightvery respectable offence. If adult er y was ma d e a crimi concur. He apgreed with th e no bl e l or d t h e I nal offence, there would be few such off ences , an d if t h e remedy was given to the wife she wou ld on l y ava il her member for London, th a t th e bill as it at present stood would f a il t o g i ve th e poor man a self of it under extreme s i tcom .tenses, As the bill s t oo d remedy. The bill w as a l so d e f ec ti ve i n re f erence to t h e it would be a remedy for th e r i c h exc l u di ng t h e poor, - separate earnings of mar r i e d women w h en l iving with for the husband excluding the w if e . Mr. BUXTON argu e d th a t th e di s ti nct i on proposed. their husbands, and he moved au euicoaccoot, to ~Lassa that object. by this clause would toe Justified by the Insti nc t ive f ee t- Mr. HARDY objected to the amendment. It would ingmf mankind, and by the arra ngemen t s o f nature , b oth have the effect of separating the interest s that should in the animal world and in huma n soc i et i es , i n w hi c h exist between husband and wife. polygamy had frequently been permitted t o th e ma l e sex, Mr. MALINS also c thdemned the amendment. He but never to the female. He thotight it th e mos t funda was at a loss to understand why it was proposed that mental principle of statesmanship that l aws s h ou ld c hi me in withiatuitive common sense; and th a t i n a l l ages such powers shon!d be given to women livin g a m i ca bly with their hushands. He had no objection to such pr o - and nations it bad been felt th a t th e a d u l tery o f the tection being given to a woman against her hu s b an d woman brought ruin on the marriage s t a t e , b ut not so when separated, and from her husband's creditors, but the simple unfaithfulness of the husband, th oug h of oourse it must be done in a different manner from that now it was a foul transgression of th e l aws o f G o d . proposed. Sir W. HEATHCOTE said th e s p eec h o f th e h on. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he felt certain gentleman who had gust sat down app eare d t o h ave the committee would not agree to such a clause, and he raised considerations a n d to h ave sugges t e d reasons, i n suggested the withdrawal of the amendment. his (Mr. Buxton's) view far too g rave t o b e di spose d of The amendment eas then withdrawn, without some observations up on th em , an d h e h oped the Mr. DRUMMOND propoeed an amendment that re- hon. gentleman would bear with h em f ora f ew moments. liet should be given to the wife whether deserted or The hon, gentleman had st a t e d p r i nc i p l es on which he thought, and, as he (Sir W. Heath co t e ) un d erstood, cruelly treated by her husband, but it was negatived witheut a division. mainly thought that the di s ti nc ti on b e t ween the two After some remarks fro n Sir J. BULLER, sexes was to be maintained in thi s enac t men t . H e had The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the clause stated the only principle on which it could be maintained, a was not ori g inally i n the b i ll, It h a d b een introduced and that principle was one w hi c h oug h t to startle that a since in accord an c e with th e h umane f ee li ngs o f a n o bly assembly, when they recollect e d th a t it was t h e princi lord. He (the Attorney-General) thought difficulties pie of polygamy. (Laughter.) The hon gentleman said would arise in its working, and h e suggested it shi uld b e —at least so he underst o od him—th a t it was to b e in struck outlet. the present. If the committee acced e d to farted, from th e i ns t inc t s o f man ki n d i n former days his suggestion, be would pledge himself to frame a new towards polygamy, that there was a distinction between clause with a view to ace enplish what was desired. the relations of the sex is which ought to govern the com- After some remarks from Sir E. Perry, Sir J. Beller, mittee in dealing with the proposed enactment, and that and Mr. C. Dins, it followed from the institution of polygamy which pre. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that as the feel- veiled in many parts of the world, and even among tte ing of the committee appeared to be in favour of his tug- Jews, that the sexes did stand, with respect to that rela gestion he submitted further, that as clause 18 was of a tion, on a different footing from each other. Wes it not similar character to clause 17, it would be better to ex- a fact that by the operation of Christianity the civilised punge both, and he would undertake to bring up in world had c-ane to regard polygamy in its true 1 ght ; committee amended cliene: in lieu of them, and was it not to be interred that by the v er y same pro- Toe clauees were then withdrawn. cess by which mankind ha I come to abh or t h at system On clause 19, they wou ld l oo k w i t h su -pi c i on u p on an enactment which Mr. I. BUTT moved an amendment giving power to could only be justified with ref erence to it? (Hear, the judges of the county courts to hear the cases which hear.) Chri s ti an ity had extirpat e d th e public recogni twin of polygamy, but it had not exti rpate d many of the were provided fur by this clause. The clause was to give redress to a deserted wife, As the clause at pre- shades of it, which still remained a s th e re l ics of a bar sent stood that redress could ouly be given in the new saris age. They ought, therefore, t o b e on their guard court of divorce, when they came to deal with an enactment based on Mr. PACKE thought the judges of the county courts such principles as that before the co mm i ttee. I t was in had already ton much to do, cumbent on them to take that fir s t opportunity of enter- Mr. DRUMMOND hoped they would not create ing a protest against what was in it se lf an i n j ust i ce and any new courts. based on principles that would no t b ear the light of day. Lord J. MANNERS would move the inse r tio n o f (Hear , hear. ) He ho p ed, therefore, th e c dt am itt ee words of larger import than thos e o f th e h onoura bl e and would entirely repudiate the c l ause as i t stoo d , and vote learned member. for the amendment of his ho n . f r i en d t h e mem b er for The ATTORNEY-GENERAL sa id thi s c l ause might West Surrey. involve questions of the high e st imp or t ance . If a h u a Mr. DRUMMOND remi n d e d t h e comm i ttee that t band deserted his wife the que s tion t o b e t r i e d wou ld b e o vote on th e om i ss i on or retent i on of they were about " whether he bid deserted her without reasona bl e cause, the single word " incestuous, as applied to the adult er y One reasonable cause would be adultery, a n d th a t would of the husband. involve the question of divorce, so th a t i n rea lit y th e M r . WALPOLE said, it was quite true that was the inferior court might investigate matt e rs which wou ld li e question, but the point that' h a d b een ra i se d , an d most with the superior court alone. He bad no obj ec ti on t o properly raised, was wh e th er th e ru l e or prac ti ce w hi c h the county court having the power to adjudicate upon now prevailed of making a disti nc ti on b e t ween the sexism matters affecting judicial separation, but h e was d ec id- with reference to divorce a vinculo, but not t o j u di c i a l edly opposed to giving the county courts the p ower o f separation, was proper cr otherwise. H e en ti re l y con investigating the question of div or ce. curred with his hon. friend (Sir W. Heath co t e ) th a t th e Lord J. RUSSELL said th e p ro po sa l o f th e h on. ' distinction could not be justified on th e groun d th a t th e and learned gentlem an (M r . B u tt) mig ht l ea d t o mos t i man was to be allot v ed to live in a s t a t e ana l ogous to rn. portant questions. If th e p ower were g i ven t o th e count y polygamy. H e a l so conc ur re d with hi s r i g ht h ore f r i en d t courts of adjudicati ng u p on one mat t er i n th e bill, th e the member fo r th e U n i vers ity o f O x f or d th a t t h e s i n or power ought to be e x t en d e d to th e ot h ers. H e agree d crime of adultery, on w hi c h ever s id e it m i g ht be coal witted, was preci se ly th e same i n th e s i g ht o f G o d , and with the hon. and le arne d gent l eman t h at, if th ey abo lished any local tribunals, they ought t) establish equi that the •wo an, as well as the man, bad a perfect right valents. He would not enter i n t o th e ques ti on w h e th er to have it so conside re d on a ll re li g i ous groun d s ; but the the county courts were fit t r ib una l s t o d ea l w i t h th ese only question was wh e th er on soc i a l groun d s an d civi l con questions ; but if they were n o t, th e y oug h t t o b e ma d e , siderations it was exp e di en t or i nexpe di en t t o ma k e t h e Lord J. MANNERS suggested th e ad o p t i on o f wor d s distinction between the two whi c h was recogn i ze d i n th e which would raise the question of local jurisdi c ti on , w i t h clause as it stood ? They had it on th e au th or i ty o f Chan out- pledging the committee to the county courts. cellar Kent, the American jurist, that he found that, by Mr. BUTT willingly acceded to the suggestion offered a ll ow i ng the same right of divorce to the woman as to the by the noble lord, man, the very offence was brou g ht a b out wh i c h i t was Mr. MALINS objected to the withdrawal of the the interest of society to prevent, because the man had amendment, as Lae was anxious to obtain the opi n i on o f recourse to it in order that he might o bt a i n a di vorce. the committee on the question of tbefitness of the county The Legislature of this country also, in th e di vorce bill s courts it had passed from time to time, had always de e m e d i t After a short discussion, the amendment of the h on , a wise and prudent thing to recognize the distin c ti on member for Youghal, which gave the jurisdiction to the • made in the clause now under consideration, and, if his county courts, was negatived without a division, right hon, friend the member for the University of O x - The amendment of Lord J. MANNERS, introducing ford would refer to the judgments given by the learned the words " any court to be hereinafter named," wa s p u s lcrds in the other House of Parliament on he subject, to the committee. ha would find that they expressed their belief that con. Sir G. GREY inquired, now that the committee had nivauce at adultery would take place if the wife were al decided that the county courts should not have jueisei e _ lowed to obtain a divorce on the same ground as the hue tion, what were the local courts which were to have the 1 band. He (Mr. Walpole) therefore thought the distioc• jurisdiction. (Hear, hear.) ton a wise one, and that the consequences of the crime Lord J. MANNERS said that the house baying e x - 1 of adultery were very different in two cases, leading as pressed an opinion in favour of local jurisdiction in this it did in the one to a spurious offspring, but not in the matter, it was for the Government and not for hon. other. The CHAIRMAN put the question, "that the word members to suggest the constituti o n of an y c o u r t w hi c l i • they Might consider adapted for the p ur p ose . Hi s o i e I incestuous stand part of the bill," upon which the cone- Mt. was to teat the sincerity of the Government and the' mittee divided, when the numbers were— committee in th e op i n i on t h at i ncreased facilities should Ayes 126 i be m Noes gvPs to the middle and bumbler classes of s oc i e y • 65 for obtaining ' divorce. Majority against the amendment —6l Sir G. GREY contended that it was a most shabby course to adopt to th row oi upon the Governineet the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the com mittee repert progress and resume on Tue deer evening, whole responsibilit y establishing new local courts throughout the c nutty which was agreed to, and the house resunttl. jurisdiction in this case. PUBLIC BUSINESS. The Government declinedY forto have any resonsibith the matter, py in In answer to Lor 'JOHN MANNERS, ' Mr. BUTT thought that clauses future The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that up on occsion lor might be brought the civil service estimates would be taken on Monday local swirlof snme a referring these matters te - and the Probate and Administration Bill on Wednesday. E Sir J. PAKINGTON thou g h t that the cond uc t o f the ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. ' This bill as amended was considered and ordered to be noble lord did not deserve to be characterised v e h a bb i b i read a third time on Monday. BOUNDARIES OF LAND (IRELAND) This bill came on tor cot -01 , -ratioo of the Lord's ameniments, which were agreed to. INSURANCE COMPANIES BILL. Mr. 11 ILSON he regre'ted that there was a•. evident detero.ination that this bill should not pass. He should therefore propose a short bill of a single clau-e to continue the operation of the act of last year. He shonid theref•re move that the order be discharged. Di chars , d accordingly. Mr. WILSON brought in a bill to amend the Joint Stock Conn aiiis Act._ The otter orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adj.)nroed at two o'clock. THE DIVORCE BILL. (From, the Times.) The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill, as a piece of legislation, is remarkably simple, natural, and unpretending. It is so, if not to a fault, at least so far as to lay it open to many attacks on this particular score. A swarm of opponents buzzes about on all sides, sometimes assailing the front, as if to stop it altogether ; sometimes tl:e rear, as if to quie.ken its pace, inflicting all kinds of invectives and suggeseious, as if out of patience with its dull working character. When a clause is read, half a dozen orators call on the Attorney- General to make a demonstration, to envelope the simple words with some ornamental mystery, and give a text for controversy where, in the bill, there is none. The Court must be more numerous, more complex, more various, and, above all, itinerant, if not übiquitous. It must do more ;it must give damages ; it must bring divorce home to the poor man's door ; it must do what all the existing laws have done in their perversion, and what they never did in their prime ; it must give every man a re medy without even a month's delay ; it must ex pressly anticipate the increase of matrimonial of fences, and have a machinery ready for a Prussian average of suits ; it must leave no doubts as to the judges who will sit, as to the places—and they must be many—where the Court will be held. Such are the demands hailed on the Attorney-General and the Home Secretary, the former goaded now and then into sarcasm, the latter offering only common sense reduced to its most naked simplicity. The advocates of divorce for the million, who now com plain that the bill is not " as wide as a church door" and hardly contemplatesany increase of adul tery, incest, cruelty, and desertion, are the men who the other day were preaching at the top of their voices that marriage was indissoluble, that a divorce was a national sin, and that the existing practice, profane, scandalous, barbarous, unchris tian as it is, was nevertheless better than the bill before the house. The result must have been rather wearisome to the unfortunates who, after a morning sitting and official business besides, had to sit on, as it turned out, from six o'clock on Thursday evening till three the next morning. Nor de we think the public found the record of these nine hours very edifying or amusing ; but they at least illustrate the supe riority of natural ever theoretical legislation—that is, of law charitably, reasonably, and most lawfully adapted to thefacts of the case, over that kind of law which rattier rejoices in putting the facts of the case out of the question altogether. In this mat ter of sins against the marriage law the facts of the case app-al to the observation and the feeling of us all. There are numerous instances in which there is an actual divorce in feeling and in fact ; in which the beach is utter and irremediable, and no one in his senses could expect or even wish it re paired. It may not las easy to lay down any general riles, but there is seldom any difficulty in pronouncing of this or that case whether a recon ciliation is to be expected or desired. In a very low class, where the feelings have been blunte 1 by vicious asseciaOiens and habits, or where they can hardly be said ever to have existed, it may some times be the least of two evils t hat a husband should be rec mciled to a wife as bad as himself. But above this low class the criminality of the wife is, and ought to be, an utter bar to reconciliation. It is not so, in point of fact, and as a general rule, with the criminality of the husband, however he may stand in the sight of his Maker. Yet there are cases of excessive criminality on the part of the husband, accompanied with intolerable cruel y or long desertion, where the reconciliation of the wife is hopeless, undesirable, and wrong. In these cases the nature of the remedy will depend on circumstances. When the injured person is of an age or in circumstances to contract another mar riage, and when, consequently, a legal impedi went to marriage will be a temptation to a mode of life unsanctioned by law, then a divorce is the proper remedy, and ought to be an accessi ble one. In other cases a " judicial separation" may meet all the requirements of the case, and will often have the higher feelings in its favour. Such are, as well as we can put them, the facts of the case. They are not met by the existing state of the \law. They are met t 3 a much greater extent by the Bill now 'before us. We b elieve it to he adjusted to them simply and sincerely. It must proceed in uncertainty ; it may have shortcomings ; but it provides a remedy for an actual wrong, a class of wrongs, and no more. Its opponent, after loudly denouncing its sacrilegious character and its tendency to encourage crime, and after putting a large class of the moss fearful wrongs and the most undeserving sufferers out of the province of legisla tion, now turn round and insist that the remedy, shall be more—a panacea, a general deliverance from all matrimonial lifficulties hnd troubles. After treating the subject as an awful mystery, th e y b are broken it to pieces like a toy. But the oth e r ni g ht s fable, on h is fi rs t v i s i t t o t h e now pay pay th e par t of f ools, and rush ground. i they Th fns,Tl i were n The lion would not lift up his head ; at his se con d v i s it he walked boldly in, end the third time was disgust a e g y e s l asy and feared even to tread on such disgust ingly familiar. This we take to be the ordinary result of high theoretical, or rather dogmatical views, where Nature should be our master, and where we have facts to deal with. The holders of these views either flf or grovel, but they begin with flying and end pith grovelling. It may indeed be admitted that as the Bill is it self of an unsually coraprehensivecheracter, dealing with several existing courts, disposing of their jurisdictions, awa rding sentences of various gravity, and supposing various degrees of criminality, therefore it may be differently dealt with by its Parliamentary opponents. No doubt a judicial separation iz not so grave an affair as a divorce, and there are numerous cases in which not only a Judge d Assize or a County Court Judge, but a Justice of the Peace, or any official whatever in the class of a gentleman, might be trust.d to hear and adjudicate. This might be said of very many indivilual cases, notorious, simple, and indisputable ; aid we cannot wonder that the House of Commons, having such cases in view, as everybody has, shoud contemplate the possibility of courts better adapted to treat of them than any court sitting in Westminster. Whether a local I ( court can be cleated for the purpose, or whether, by any arrangement, a certain class of cases can be wholly assigned to local or itinerant courts, is a matter which we gladly leave to the consideration of Lord J. Manners and Mr. Bu t. It is to be re membered, however, that in a class of cases some may be easy, other not so easy, and a very trifling peculiarity may remove a cause far above the capacity of a County Court Judge, or even better men. Another difficulty is that which was objected, on the part of Government, last night,—that a pe tition for judicial separation, though aiming only at such a simple remedy as protection of person and property from a violent and unprincipled hus band, must necessarily go into matters forming a ground for divorce, and would thus trench on the province of the highest tribunal. This, of course, would be a reason for not committing such a cause to any tribunal of very informal practice or small esteem. It remains to be seen whether any secon dary class of court can be found or devised. W e will not say this is impossible, but we suspect it will be found the simplest course to begin, at least, with only one court—viz., that proposed by the bill,—disputed questions of fact being referred, of course, to a jury when necessary. 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Already the Board of Works have marked out the ground for the site of their new offices, adjacent to which the new Vicarige for which the Duke cf Bedford has given the ground ; and Mr. Farnan, the oilman, will rebuild on the opposite corner. All that re mains to be removed are the premises belonging to Mr. Harris, the builder, and the other proper ties which intervene between Tavistock.street and Covent-garden-market. Diverging from the Strand, this line of street will take an oblique, or rather a diagonal direction, ou account of the dif ference of level between Exeter-street and the intersecting thoroughfares, and from this point it will proceed in a direc*:, line with the " Humuaums," entering the market opposite the north-east angle thereof, which hereafter is intended to form the royal entrance to the new Covent-garden Theatre. On Saturday last the new works connected with the pulling down the late building were brought to a close, and the ensuing week will witness the commencement of the works connected with the rebuilding thereof. The ample site, as far as the late theatre is concerned, has been cleared, and the pulling down of the Piazza Tavern, to form an entrance to the market, will shortly be commenced, as the sale of wines and stock is an nounced to take place immediately. The intended new building will be brought out to the full ex tent of the frontage in Bow-street, and continuing down Hart-street, will occupy the whole extended area, covering Princes-place, and adjoining Robins's auction rooms, at which end the intended new stage is proposed to be erected. On the south side of the theatre, in continuation of the Piezza in Covent-garden-market, north of the quad rangle running into Bow-street, will be erected an ornamental conservatory, in principle similar to the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, which will he open to the public during the day, although closed at night, to be available as conferring additional ac commodation for visitors to the new opera house. Her Majesty's entrance will be placed at the south west angle of the building. The style of the in tended new building is Italian in general character, reesembling the principal front of the Board of Trade and the Treasury. Mr. Barry, jun., is the architect, and Messrs. Lucas have undertaken the contract for the execution of the works. It is in tended that the new Italian .Opera House shall be opened early in the ensuing season, although, tak ing into consideration the tardy proceedings which have marked the demolition of the old building, this desire on the part of the managers could hardly have been anticipated, more especi ally when, under the influence of fine weather and long days, every moment would have been consi der, d too valuable to be misappropriated when not devoted to practical purposes. However, about eight months may be considered to intervene be tween the present time and the usual commence ment of the opera season. The building recently destroyed was erected in eight months and eleven days from its commencement ; therefore, adopting this fact as a precedent, aided by the exercise of skill and the assistance in the supply of the neces sary appliances and accessories of building, com bined with the principles of modern construction, we may fairly anticipate the completion of the in tended now edifice by the end of Mareh or the be ginning of April, at the opening of the season 1858. —Building News. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON RACES-FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, 11 ft, with 50 added, for three-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bat 41b; cer tain ndlowar,ces. Bristol mile. 5 subs. Duke of Bedford's Keepsake, by Weatherbit, Bst 71b (Pettit) w.o. Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 60 added, for two-year olds ; optional selling weights, &c. Half a.mile. 3 subs. Mr. Fry's Lady Conyugham, by Slane, 7bt 9!b (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. Mellish's Waterer, 7st 91b (Fordhara) 2 Mr. Armstrong's br f by Mentor—Pysche, 7st 121 b (Charlton) 3 Betting-6 to son Lady Conyngham, who made all the running, and won by half a length—bad third. The winner was bought in for 120 guineas. Handicap Plate of 70 sous. Gentlemen riders. T.Y.C. Mr. G. Payne's Mabel, by Van Tromp, 6 yrs, 104 (kr. klviards) 1 Captain Connell's Turk, 4 yrP, list 51b...(11r. Dart) 2 Mr. Mclish'sDramatist, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b (Capt. Little) 3 Naughty Boy, Worcester, and Miss Delamere al-o ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Mabel, 4to 1 each agat Turk and Dramatist, 6 to 1 each a? . .,st Naughty Buy and Worcester. M.h.l made play throughout and won by eight lengths ; half a length between the second and third ; the others tailed off. Plate of 100 soya, added to a sweep3:akes of 5 sous each for two-year-olds ; colts, 83t 71b ; fillies, 83t 41b ; allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. Capt. Christie's Orchehill, by Ambrose, Sat (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Barnard's Accurate, 84 31b (D. Hughes) 2 Count Batthyany's The Farmer's Son, Bit 3lb (Charlton) 3 iss Waters, Grand Duchess, Rocket, f by Cotherstone —Catalpa, and f by Mentor—Psyche also ran. Betting— 6 to 4 agst Rocket, 3 to 1 agst Orchehill, 4 to 1 agst Grand Duchess, 6 to 1 agat Accurate. Won easily Ly a neck, a head between the second and third, same distance between the third and fourth ; Rocket and Grand Duchess were fifth and sixth, close together, about two lengths from the fourth ; Catalpa filly was sixth, and Psyche filly last, beate n off. Brighton City) Stakes of 10 3ovs each, h ft (Handicap), with 70 added. Winners extra. New Course. 7 subs. Capt. Price's Lymington, 5 yra, 104 111 b (0 wner) 1 Mr. Bevill's Pomona, 3 yrs, Bst 121) (Ir. W. BeviII) 2 Mr. T. Hughes's Treachery, 5 yrs, list 5,b (Mr. E3vvards) 3 Betting-6 to 4 each agßt Treachery and Pomona, 2 to lagst Lymington. Won by twenty lengths; Treachery was beaten a I.)ng Brighton Club Plate of 60 sovs for two and three year olds. Optional selling. Allowances, &c. Last half mile. Mr. T. Walker's Orianda, 3 yrs, (501), 7st 61b (French) 1 Mr. Spinet, 3 yrs (501.) ............(D. Hughes) 2 Mr. Melli,h's Rotterdam, 3 yri, (501.), 7st 91b (Fordharii) 3 Fanfaronade, Avonford, and John Peel also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Spinet, sto 2 agst Orianda. Von by half a length ; two len ; thg between the se cond and third ; and a head bet ween the third and fourth. Avonford and John Peel were beaten off. The latter was refractory at the post and lost start. Charlton weighed for the filly by John O'Gaunt, out of Vesuvienne, and her number was displayed on the telegraph, but in taking her preliminary canter she struck herself and did not go to the post. First Year of the Brighton Club Biennial Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft, with 10 added. Fur two-year-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bit 41b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 14 subs. Mr. P.rker's Wilton, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Gratwicke's Sister to Viscount, Bst 41b(Hurnpage) 2 Mr. Mellish's Waterer, Bst lib (Wtll.,) 3 Count Battbyany's The Courier, Bst 71b ...(Flatman) 4 Bsttin• , -2 to 1 on Wilton. Won by two lengths; bad third. Handicap Plate of 100 soya. Bristol mile. Mr. a Payne's Mabel, 6 yrs, 7st (Plumb) 1 Mr. H. Lane's Malakhoff, 3 yra, Est 121 h (Ford ham) 2 Mr. T. Cliff's Lady Hercules, 3 yrs, Est 7ib...(Bray) 3 The following also ran :—B , rder Chief, Ro•terdarn, Turk, Queen of the South, New Brighton, and Fashion. Tne betting opened at 2 t o 1 a g a t L a dy Hercules, and closed at 3 and 4 to 1 agat her, 4 to 1 agst Mabel, 5 to 1 agst Malakhoff, 6 to 1 agst Border The start was delayed by the breakings away of Lady Hercules, who twice ran the course nearly through. Won by three lengths, four lengths between the s econ d and third, and a h e ad between the third and fourth. Piate of 50 sous for beaten horses 2-yr-olds except e d ; the second to receive 10/. out of the plate. Gentle- men riders. T.Y.C. Mr. Davall's Ruth, 3 yrs, lOst 81b (17r. Dart) 1 Lord Cliftien's Indulgence, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (Mr. Bovill) 2 Mr. Mellish's Dramatist, 4 yrs, 11 it 71') (Mr. Edwards) 3 The following also ran : — Worcester and Lady Her cules. Betting-2 to 1 aget Dramatist, 3to 1 each agst In dulgenee and Lady Hercules, 5 to 1 a4;st Ruth. Won by a length and a half ; bad third. LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst :slongrel 8 to 1 agit Tasmania 10 to 1 agst Warlock 10 to 1 agst Underhand GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 3to 1 agst Vidette 10 to 1 agst Blink Bonny 10 to 1 aget Sydney ST. LEGER. 6to 4 agst Blink Be nny (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tournament (taken to 7001.) DEBBY. 1000 to 40 aget Kt-lpie 1000 to 35 agst Eclipse TATTERSALL'S. The Room will be opened this Ostur lay) afternoon. The firm of Messrs. Carr, Brothers, and Co ' the (x. tensive coa l owners , o f N ewcast l e an d W a l es , have sus. pended payment. SIR NORMAN LESLIE, BART.—This young baronet, who has periebed at Deoghur, in the Sonthal district, wa3 bead of a Ross-shire family, and a cadet of the noble house of Rotbes. He was only in his thirty-fifth year. He is succeeded by his brothar, now Sir John Loyd Leslie.— Banff Journal- BOARD OF IRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 4. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consnl-lien ral at Buenos Ayres, reporting the abolition of the tonnage dues hitherto levied upon foreign vessels entering that port. BOARD OF TRADE WHITEHALL, AUG. 4. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Consul at Madrid, fixing the duty upon cocoa nut and palm oils at 14 reels 85 cents per quintal if imported under national, and 22 reals 85 cents per quintal if imported under foreign flag. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 5. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secreta'ry of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Madrid, re porting the following alteration in the Spanish tariff : Gutta percha, gum elastic, quintawan, unmanufactured, 15 cents. per lb., under national, and 35 cents. under foreign flags. - - Ditto, cut in strips or sheets, 2 reals 40 cents. per lb., under national, ?, reals 50 cents. un ler foreign flags. Ditto, manufactured into any forms or objects, whether vulcanized or not, and not included in other paragraphs of the tariff, 6 reals per lb., under national, and 6 reals 50 cents. under foreign flags. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Aua. 7. Ist Regiment of Life Guards--George John Brudenell Bruce, Gent., to be Comet and Sub-Lieutenant, by pur chase, vico Patton, promoted. 2d Dragoon Guards.---Captain John Percy Smith to be Major, without purchase ; Lieutenant George Bushman to be Captain, without purchase, vice Percy Smith ; Cornet George E. Logan to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Bushman ; Cornet George Frederick Ormsby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Powell, promoted ; Francis O'Beirne, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Grant, promoted in succession to Lieutenant Bridgman, promoted on the IGth June, 1857. 14th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant William D'Urban Blyth to be Captain, without purchase, vice Gaussen, de _ ceased. Royal Artillery—Brevet-Colonel Robert Fitzprald Craw ford to be Colonel, vice John Alexander Wilson, d ceased ; Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer Delves Broughton to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Second Captain Dominick Sarsfield Greene to be Captain, vice Brough ton ; Lieutenant John Henry Brown to be Second Captain, vice Greens; Second Class Staff-Surgeon John Duff, M.D., to be Surgeon. Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Edmund C. Nugent, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant by purchase, vice Clive, promoted. 3rd Regiment of Foot—Ensign Charles G. 3. Torriano has been permitted to resign his Commission. 14th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class George S. King, M.D., from half-p to be Surgeon, vice Dwyer, deceased. 19th Foot.—Lieutenant Edward Nassau Kindersley, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Westropp, who retires. 20th Foot.—Captain William Lewis Devenish Mears, from half-pay of the 20th Foot, to be Captain P vice Hay, whose Brevet rank has been converted into Substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 18:54 ; Lieutenant Frederick Lockwood Edridge to be Captain, by purchase, vice McNeill, who retires ; Robert Foster- Melliar, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Francis, promoted. 24th Foot—Lieut. Richard Henry Travers to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mackeehnie, who retires ; Arthur Wil liam Fitz Maurice, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in Succession to Lieut. Travers, promoted. 28th Foot—The exchange between Capt. H. F. Morgan, from half-pay of the 28th Foot, with Capt. Malcolm, of the 28th Foot, to bear date 14th July, instead of 24th July, as previously stated. 36th Foot--Lieut. Wm. C. Hill to be Instructor of Mus ketry. 55th Foot—Lieut. William Byrne Johnson has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his coin- mission. 79th Foot—Major William Chauval Hodgson, from half pay Unattached, to be Major, vice M'Call, whose Brava Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank under tho Royal Warrant of 6th October; 1854; Capt. Gecrge Alexander Harrison, from half-pay of the 79th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hodgson, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank under the Royal War rant of 6th October, 1854. UNATTACHED. The undermentioned Officers to have their Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854 : TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. McCall, 79th Foot. TO BE MAJORS. Brevet-Major James Geo. Hay, 20th Foot. Brevet-Muj ir W. C. Hodgson, 79th Foot. FALKLAND ISLANDS. Lieutenant Ch;ileioO;iptoi: — AlOit:from the 75th Foot, to be Commanding Officer of Detachment of Troops to be employed in the Falkland Islands. HOSPITAL STAFF. TO BE SURGEONS OF THE FIRST CLASS. Staff-Surgeon of the First Class di;ie Anderson, from half-pay. St;ff:Sargeon of the First Class William Denny, from half-pay. _ _ Staff-Surgeon of the First Class Patrick Gammie, from half-pay. Staff-Surgeon of the First Class William Carson, M.D., from half-pay. BREVET. Brevet-Colonel William R. Mansfield, on half-pay Un attached, to have the local rank of Major-General in the East Indies. The undermentioned Officers having on the date speci fied against their names, completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lioatenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonels in the Army : Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen John Hill, 2d West India Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Little, 9th Light Dra. goons. Brevet-Lien tenant-Colonel Thomas W. E. Holds wor th, on half-pay 2d Foot, Deputy-Quartermaster-General in North America. Lieutenant-Colonel John Douglas, C B , 79th Foot. The undermentioned officers of .the East India Com pany's Service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows : TO BE COLONELS. Lieutenant• Colonel Joseph Cordeld, Bengal Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel David Carstair4, Bombay Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Hughes Lloyd, Bengal Infantry, TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major Alexander Cumming Dewar, Bengal Infantry. Major William Anthony Halsted, Madras Infantry. Major James Tobin Bush, Bengal Infantry. Erratum in the Gazette of 16th June, 1857. TO BE MAJOR IN THE ARMY. For Captain Robert Playne, 25th Bombay Native In• fantry, read Captaia Robert Phayre, 25th Bombay Native Infantry. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 5. The following promotions, dated the3oth ultimo, conse quent on the death, ou the th July, of Admiral of the White, Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.8., K.C.H., have taken place : Admiral of the Blue Sir Lacius Curtis, Bart., C. 8., to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.B. to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White John Brett Purvis to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Robert Wauchope to be Vice Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Houston Stewart, K.C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Alexander Thoma 3 Einerie Vidal to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Real : -Admiral of the Bluo Charles Graham, C. 8., to bs Rear-Admiral of the White. Gtptain George Rodney Mundy to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. COMMISSIONS SIGN ED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Royal Lancashire Military Artillery Regiment—Henry Tuke Holmes, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Hil ton, appointed to the 70th Regiment of Foot. Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment of Mi litia—Almericus Bla!eeuey Savory, Gent., to be Captain, vice Bald wyn, deceased; Robert Reddall Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Savery, promoted ; Edward Trevor Arney, Gent., to be Ensign. Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry--Lieut. John Reginald Craufurd to be Captain, vice Thomas Smith Cuning hame, deceased ; Cornet Charles George Shaw to bo Lieu nant, vice Craufurd, promoted. BANK OF Ali Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturda; RiNGLAND. rth and Bth Victoria, cap 32, fi r the Ist day of Aug., 1857. ►aTM&NT. Issas DE.P4 Notes Issued ......•• 25,135,390, Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 3,459,90 u Gold coin and bullion 10,660,380 Silver bullion £25,135 340 J £25,135,380 J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier. Dated the Gth day of Aug.. 1857. Governments° =ties (Includg.DeadWeight Annuity) .......... 10.596 081 Other securities...—. 18,217,524 Notes • • ............ 5,229.400 Gold andsilver coin... 641,772 434,684,777 ELSE; Deputy Cashier. BANKING DE, Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,000 Best ................ 3,536,903 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 5,365,317 Other deposits ...... 10,463,068 ven Day and other Bills ........ 766,489 ?ARTMZNT. £34,684, 777 J. R. Dazed the 6th day of Arg., 1857. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. - - the Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Aug. 4, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid on payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America 4l 6 Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 3l 41 Average of the above descriptions. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Aug. 6, 18.57. Notice is hereby given, to all parties interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended dis tribution of proceeds arising from the Russian brig Greta, captured on the let August, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Bar racouta. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that tile same may be. examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attor ney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they .may be legally entitled to claim the snare belonging to any captor, are reqrested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompinied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Depart went of the " Accountant - General of the 'Navy, Admi ralty, Somerset-house." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commence meat of distribution; and at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the r spec' ive classes will be anLiouriced. • NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant• General of the Navy, Adinir.tlty, Somerset-house, Aug. 6, 1857. Notice is hereby given to thb officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of proceeds arising from the Russian brig Ida, cap tured on the 17th April, 1854, by her Majest3's ships Gorgon, CmAar, Magicienne, Arnphion, Edinburgh, Leo pard, St. Jean d'Acre, Dragon, Cressy, Duke of Welling ton, Arrogant, Inaperieux, Princes s R oya l, R oya l G eorge, and Driver, will commence on Monday, the 31st August, 1857, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Ac countant-Gener,4l of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset House." Flag share £423 13 2 Fifth class.... Captains each 59 1 1 Sixth class Commander 29 16 2 Seventh class First class Second class 7 t 6 Ninth class Third class Fourth class 3 12 9 ~£2 0 5 . 1 li; 5 . I. t 3 . 0 12 1 .0 8 1 .0 4 0 In cases where Officers and Men entitled to share in the Ida are also entitled to participate in the proceed, of the Russian vessels Patriotan and Victor, captured respectively on the 15th and 16th April, 1854, by the ships named be low, the shares for the three prizes will be paid at the same time ; but as the shares for the two last-named ves sels, below the eighth class, are too small to admit of a separate remittance, they can only be obtained, on personal application, at the Admiralty, Somerset-House. Patriotan—captured by Amphion, Archer, Arrogant, Ajax, Blenheim, Boscawen, Cazi=a-, Conflict., Cruizer, Gorgon, Hogue, Hecla, Imperieuse, Leopard, Lightning, Magicienne, Monarch, Neptune, Vulture, Valorous, Cressy, Duke of Wellington, Desperate, Driver, DrAgon, E.linburgh, Euryalus. Princess Royal, Porcupine, Royal George, St. Jean D'Acre, and H. I. M. S. L'Austerlitz• Victor —captured .by Ajax, Boscawen, Blenheim, Dra gon, Euryalus, Hogue, Neptune, and Vulture. INKRUPTCY ANNiLLED. William Be rfied, Blaenavon, ironmonger, painter and glazier, Monmouthshire. BANKRUPTS. Asher Stern, clothier, Minories, City, surrender to Aug. 20, at one, and Sept. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Lloyd and Rule, Milk-street, Capsitle. John Farr, ironmonger, Bristol, August 19 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Conrt. Miller, of cial assignee, Bristol ; Hinton, Bristol. Samuel Burgess, salt manufacturer, Wharton, Cheshire, Aug. 19, and S e pt. 14, a t e l even, at be Liverpool District Court.. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Snowball, Liverpool._ George Thompson, Corn dealer, Islington, Aug. 17, at two, and Sept. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee; Smith, Tokenhcuse-yard. John Banyard, brewer, Shoreham, Sussex, Aug. 20, and Sept. 12, at eleve n , a t the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ' • Lawrance, Plews, and Bayer, Old Jewry-chamb ers , Old Jewry. Edmund White, corn and coal merchant, New Corn Exchange, Mark-lane, August 20, at eleven, and Septem ber 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Hilleary, Fen church-buildings, Fenchurch-street. James W. Aldridge, corn merchant, Witham, August 23, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court ; Pownall, Son, and Cross, Staple-inn ; Newman and Harper. Hadleigh, Suffolk. Timothy Wooster, Beadsman, Cheltenham, Aug. 24 and September 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol: Abbott and Lucas, Bristol. John Overton Hobson, corn merchant, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15, at half-past ton, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Not tingham 2 • Coope, Nottingham. Lewis Dancyger, cabinet-maker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Aug. 14 and Sept. 16, at half-past eleven, at the New ca4tle-upon-Tyue District Court. B tker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Hudge and Ha,rle Newcastle upon Tyne. , SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Douglas, wright and joiner, Glasgow. James Boyd, commission merchant, Glasgow. James Kerr, paint and colour manufacturer, Glasgow. John Jamieson, wood engraver, and hotel keeper, Edin burgh. Murray and Stuart, printers and publishers, Edin burgh. Country Marzetv, LIVERPOOL—ADV. 7. Continued heavy rain from last night and during market hours this morning caused holders of wheat and flour to require higher prices, and a fair business resulted at an ad vance over Tuesday of Id per bushel on white, fully 2d on American "oaty ' red wheat, and 6d per barrel and sack on flour. Indian corn 37s to 38s per 4801bs. Oats, bar leo, beans, and peas commanded full prices. A fair demand for tha best town-made linseed cake at ill. , and rape cake at 7/. per ton. WAKEFIELD—Aktra. 7. The change of the weather has imparted considerable firmness to holders, and to-day millers are compelled to pay the extreme prices of last Friday. The trade, how ever, is very quiet. Beans fully as dear. Grinding barley steady. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 61s Bid ; bailey, 3 88 61; oats, 31s ; beans, 48s 5d ; peas, 41s Otl,; rye, ---s. 01. EXETER—Arra. 7. CORN.—Wheat, 7s 6d to 7s 9d ; barley, 5s to 5s 6d; grinding do., 0, Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 4d to 3s 61. Beans, Os Oct to 0 Oct. Peas, 00s Oct to 0s Oct. FLUR. —Fine, 42s Od to 44s Od ; seconds, 405 Od to 420 Od per sack. CATTLE. —There was a small supply of bullocks. Bea t beef, from hla to lls 6d Fer score; inferior, 9s 6d to lls per score; fat calves, 5d t o 6d per lb ; barrenners, Os Od to Os Od. per score ; cows and calves, 121. to 20/. us ; butchers' calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearing calves —8 to s each; sheep, ewes and lambs, 21. 5s to 31. 5s per couple; ewes, 01 to 6d; wethers, 6d 64cl ; lambs, 74 to Od p er lb. Pigs, large size, —s to —s ; second size, to —s ; slips, — 0 to —a ; suckers, —s to —s. Rough fat, 4id per lb. Pork carcases from 108 6d to lls 6d per score. BRISTOL SUGAR—AVG. 7. The market is still very depressed, and in the few sales effected i❑ West India, which do not exceed 200 hhds., si further decline of is 6d per cwt. has been submitted to. Floating—only one sale is reported for the market, viz.,. 2,80.) boxes yellow llavannahs, a good No. 12, at 39s 6d, filly insured. In refiners' produce we have not heard of any transactions this week. Rum continues very dull, and pines are easier. ET.—AtrG. 7. the close of the market Wallsend, &o. COAL KARI Prices of Coals per ton at s. d. Hastings Hartley.., 17 3 Earsden's Hartley ......,1J 6 Haswell Gas l3 9 Walker Primrose ... 13 9 Newcastle Hartley 15 6 Benton West Hartley 15 6, 5 d. 3eaham l6 3 Russell's Hetton 16 9 Hough Hall Hartlepool Hetton l6 6 Hunwick l5 6 , Ileum Lyons Main l5 . ..3 Wallsend, 100, Brown's Moor Haigh Eden Main ...16 3 Main 15 0 Tees Whitworth l6 0 Seacroft 15 0 Eden .16 0 Gordon Ships at market, 33; sold, 29. COURSE OF EXCRA.NGE.-YESTERDAY. msternam.. • (1 17% !Gibraltar •••••••••••• •• •-• Ditto, three months . H. 19 3 4 'Leghorn s • • •• • • 990 Rotterdam ••••••••.• •• 11 1 Genoa 000000 •••• •••• •• 25 80 Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• ••••25 40 dila!' •• •• .• •• •• •••••• mussels •• ••••• • •• •••• 25 4 Venice. •• •• •••• •• • laraUrgh •• •••••• • • • • 13 8% Naples •••••••••••• •••I •• •• 42% kitona •• •• •• .......... .• Palermo .... earls •••• ..•• 25 25 Messina .• o 128% Ditto,th se months 25 65 Lisbon ...... 52% vlarse , ) es •• •• •• •• .• 25 65 Oporto •• •• •• •• •• •••• •• 52S 3ourdt aux .• • .. Rio Janeiro ...... .• 1 '.'rank ore-0.1-118,ln° .... 119% Buenos Ayres.. •• .• .... Berlin • 3 . Philadelphip New York,6o days' sight 10 ...... PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ: N N , 'Foreign Gold in Bars .£3 17 9 1° 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz ..... •••• • • •• 49% Wexlean Dollars .... 0 O . B welona • • •• .. New Dollars ...... 0 ' 0 5evP1e................ 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On the 6th inst., at Rugby, the wife of Edmund Harris Esq. On the sth inst., at 86, Eaton-place, Belgrave-square the wife of C. B. Skinner, Esq. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at St. James's Church,William David, Viscount St rmont, the only son of the Earl of Mansfield, K.T., to Emily Louisa, eldest daughter of the late Sir John Atholl McGregor, of MacGregor, Bart. On the 6th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Henry J. Baillie, Esq., M.P., eld es t son of Colonel Hugh Baillie, of Real - I,le, county Ross, to H Clarissa, eldest daughter of ui Ow late G. Rush, E sq., of Elsenhaall, Essex. DIED. On the 6th inst., G. E. Shuttleworth, Esq., of Bighbury Park north, aged 48. On the sth 'lust , at Hartrow Manor, Mrs. Escott. On the sth inst., at Cliff ird-street, Augustus E. Fuller, Fel., of Rosel, Essex, : , ge 0. On the 3d ins hil t., at Outreatt, B near Boulogne, G. Seddon, 'Eq., aged 61. On Vie 25th ult., at Knock, Isle of Skye, Benjamin John Elder, Esq. 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