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MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) Their lordships assembled shortly after four o'clock, Lord Redesdale, the deputy speaker, in the ch air. • FIRST READINGS. The Sound Dues Bill ; County Cess (Ireland) Bill ; and the Militia Act (Ireland) Amendment bill were severally read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The South Shields Gas, Sunderland Gas, South Devon Railway, and Meriton's and Hagen's Sufferance Wharves Bill were read a third time and passed. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord DUNGANNON presented a petition from Castle Pollard in Ireland against the Minister's Money The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented a petition to a similar effect. The Earl of MALSIESBURY presented petitions from parishes in London in favour of an equalisa tion of the poor-rate, and also a petition in favour of a repeal of the Superannuation Act. The noble lord said he was in favour of an equalisation of the poor rate, but thought that some preliminary steps ought to be taken to prevent extravagance. MINISTERS' MONEY BILL. The Earl of WICKLOW said, in the event of this bill being read a E econd a time, he should move that the Eocleeia,stical Commissioners, from whom he last night presented a petition against the bill, be heard at their lordships' bar. - Lord . ELLENBOROUGH thought that the returns which had been moved for should be on their' lordships' table before the bill was read a second time. He had always been in favour of the ab9lition of Ministers' money, but it was important that they should have full information as to the revenues of the Ecclesiastical Com missioners before the discussion came on. ECCLESIASTICAL CO M MISSIONS.- INDIAN LiW COURTS. Lord MONTEAGLE asked the noble duke, the Lord Piivy Seal, whether it was the intention of the Govern ment to carry out the recommendation of a commission which sat some time ago and recommended an amalga mation of the Suddar and Supreme Courts in India. The noble lord accused the Indian Government of a breach of faith in not carrying out the recommendation. r. •The Duke of ARGYLL said the Indian Govern ment had committed no breach of faith in not carrying out the recommendation. The subject was one so sur rounded with difficulties that it was impossible to give any pledge as to the course to be punned. The Marquis of CLAN RICARDE strongly con demned the manner in which the affairs of India were administered. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII trusted that no desire to amalgamate the Suddar and Supreme Courts would induce Parliament to override the authority of the Legislative Council in India. After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE, the subject dropped. REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS BILL. The Earl of CARNAIVON rose to move tha second reading of this bill. One of the provisions of it was to extend to magistrates the poorer of committing offenders, up to the age of 20, to reforma tory establishments, instead of limiting it to youug offenders ender 16 years of age. It also contained clauses which enacted that no conditional pardon should be granted to any juvenile offender until he had under gone one-half of his original sentence. Lord BROUGHAM approved of the second reading of the bill, an opinion which he was happy to find cor roborated by two excellent authorities, the Recorder of Birmingham and Mrs. Carpenter. After a few words from Lords Lyndhur2t, Granville, and Carnarvon, the debate on the second reading was adjourned. SEA-BATHING BILL. The Marquis of WESTMEATH, on moving the second reading of the Sea-Bathing Bit!, entered into partictihrs of certain indecent exhibitions on the sea shore, at various bathing places, and gave some details of the measure. Earl GRANVILLE said such exhibitions were be neath criticism, and below contempt. They were un worthy the interference of the law, which lost its autho rity, and became degraded by touching them. Was the measure to be applied to Inland ? The Marquis cf WESTAIEATH said "No." The measure was subsequently rejected. EQUALISATION OF POOR-RATES, The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a peti tion from St. George's-in-the-EAst, St. Anne's, Lime house, and St. John's, Hackney, for an equalisation 01 the poor rates of the metropolis. Their lordships then aljourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The Swum took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Fraserbugh Harbour, Great Northern Railway (Capital), and the Margate WatEr Bills were read a third time and passed. The Keith and Dufftown Railway (No. 2), and the Mid-Sussm Railway Bill,l were Wither considered, and ordered to be read a third time. The Islington Parish Acts Amendment Ball was read a second time. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN SHIRE RAILWAY (BUXTON AND CLEE THORPES) BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the order that this bill be committed, be read and discharged, and that the bill be withdrawn. Agreed to. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented from Ireland in favour of the Tenant Right Bal; in favour of medical reform ; exten sion of the juri3diction of the CJunty Omuta ; for the repeal of ob4alete laws relating t) neNspapers, &c. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY (IRELAND) BILL. • The house went into committee on bill, on the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRE LAND. On the Ist clause, . Mr. MACARINEY said that, as in a com mittee of progress, ha could not move the refer ence of this bill to a select committee, that its pecuniary and official clauses might be properly considered, he should merely confine his remarks to those clauses, and at a future stage of the bill move tbeir reference to a select committee for the object he had stated. The hon. gentleman; at some length, entered into the constitution of the present Bankruptcy and In solvent Courts in Ireland, and t' e number of judges and officers connected with them, and the salines; paid to them. The present bill contained 430 clauses. 30 of them referftd to the constituti , o2 and pecuniary arrange ment of the new courts ; 4 to the stamp duties ; 271 to bankruptcy ; 72 to insolvency ; and 19 to joint bank• ruptey and ins ., ..lvency administration. The clauses were mated up in such a manner in the bill that they required the most serious consideration and attention of a select committee to put them in a shape to be properly and easily understood. He asked the committee to suloend the considera ion of the pecuniary and official clauses until Oafter they bad been considered attentively by a select committee. Toe honourable gently man said that a loose system was adopted by the Treasury, towards tho Irish law courts, and referred to a charge of 37,000/. advanced by the Treasury, within two years, towards the payment of the Bankruptcy Compensation Fund, Chancery Compensation Foe Fund, and the Suitors' Fee Fund. -Mr. VANCE also urged various objections to the bill. Great inconvenience most result :rem combining bankruptcy and insolvency in the same court. Ile also objected to the clauses putting the officers of the old . - e ant, who were capable of discharging their duties kr • many years to come, on the Treasury compensation scale, to their injury and the increase of charges on the public funds that would be occasioned thereby. Mr. WHITESIDE was at a loss to understand why the distinction should be kept up between bankruptcy and insolvency. It infl cted great injustice on many, and he instanced the case of a gentleman who succeeded to an estate in Ireland, on which there were certain charges to some of which he made himself liable. He gave up everything. His estate was sold in the In cumbered Estates Court, and he was made an insolvent, the effect of which was that he was still liable, whereas if be bad been made a bankrupt he would have received his certificate and become a new man. (Hear, bear.) The learned gentleman also objected to the abolition and creation of so many law offices in Ireland, and sail that he intended to move for a return of the number of persons capable e-f attending to business who had been bycompensated ur pensioned the Government to make room for new officers on every change that took place in the administration of the lew in Ire liked. He assured the committee that they would be astonished at the number of pensioned law-officers s°4l king idly about the streets of Dublin who were in the prime of life and capable of discharging efficiently very important duties. This bill would add to the num ber. This bill if passed would entail great expense with out a corresponding benefit. He concurred in the sug gestion that the bill should be referred to a select com mittee, as the result might tend to the improvement of the bankruptcy and insolvent law of England and Ire beta land, een bY ab theeliehing the di st i nct i on that at present misted two. Mr. MALINS concurred in the remarks of the hon. and learned member 'foe Enniskillen with reference to the distinction between bankruptcy and insolvency, and supported the suggestio n for referrin g this bill to a select committee. He was at a lo ss to know w h y t h e dis tinction w and why a non traderas kept u who between traders and non trader, gave up all he p ossessed, should not be able to clear himself on becoming vent, as a trader did when he became a bankrupt, and commence the world again as a free man. There was no reasonable prospect of this bill being properly discussed this session, and therefore he hoped to see it referred to a select committee of com mercial men and lawyers, that many of the objections distinction bankruptcy be!ween taken to it, and to the , arid insolvency, might be properly discussed and consi dered. Mr. HADFIELD called attention to the present state of the law relative to imprisonment for debt, an d also to the unprec e d en t e d length of time suitors of the Court of Chancery were imprisoned for contempt cf that court. Though tee Crown might extend mercy in cases of life or deatb, it could not in reference to imprisonment for contempt of the Court of Chancery. lie had lately succeeded in releasing two - ladies who had been imprisoned 14 years for contempt of that court. Both imprisonments were a scandal to the law, and acted most injuriously to the persons incarcerated and their families. Mk. MALINS also objected to the law for imprison- • meat for debt, and assured the committeethat many were rHE SUN, LONbON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 17, 1857 so enamoured with their imprisonment that they declined to be liberated, and he instanced a case in whish he was counsel, where a man who bad been imprisoned 20 years had no desire to be liberated. With a view to giving the Attorney-General for Ireland time to consider the suggestion made, he moved that the chairman report progress. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland resisted the motion for reporting progress. He was not framing a code of laws that had had no existencee, but merely consolidating the Bankruptcy and Insolvent laws of Ireland, and asking to abolish a Court that was useless, and to some extent, a nuisance. The bill had cost him much labour and anxiety. It was first introduced in 1855, when it was printed and circulated for the conside ration of hon. members, as well as those connected with the law in Ireland soliciting improvements. The only objections to the bill came from the hon. and learned member for Enniskillen, and he (the Attorney-General) adopted such as he thought improvements. (Hear.) The learned gentleman then alluded to his being unable to proceed with the bill in 1856, and said that was the first stage at which the bill had been opposed. It the house at any time wished to abolish the distinction between bankruptcy and insol vency, this bill would not interfere with it, because it only re-enacted the present lows. When he undertook this measure it was represented to him by commercial men in Ireland that the Insolvent Court was unnecessary —that its existence embarrassed mercantile transactions, and that the administration of the two laws might be ad vantageously vested in one tribunal. This bill would not interfere with the discharge of insolvents by county court judges as now existed, and it only provided for the distri bution of insolvent estates by the Court of Bankruptcy. He should be able to show when the committee came to consider the financial clause that the bill would not increase the expenditure one shilling, but, on the con trary, that when the compensations fell in there would be a permanent saving of 3,0001. per annum. The officers of the proposed new court would be taken from the existing court, or from discharged officers of those courts. His only object was to substitute one court for two bad ones; to make the law cheap and efficacious, and to invest the new court with powers that would prove advantageous to the trading commu nity. After some remarks from Mr. Henley, Mr. White side, and Mr. Matins, the motion for reporting progress was withdrawn. Clauses 1 to 28 were then agreed to. On &erase 29, relative to appeal, Mr. VANCE said that tbere were but two courts of appeal in England, and saw no reason why there should be three in Ireland. He moved that the appeal to the Lord Chancellor, should be struck out. After a discussion is which Mr. Matins, Mr. Ser jeant O'Brien, Mr. Bland, and the Attorney-General for Ireland took part, the amendment was agreed to without a divisien. Clauses 30 to 33 inclusive were agreed to, after verbal amendments. Clause 34 was struck out of the bill. Clauses 35 to 45 were after a few alterations agreed to. Clause 46, having reference to the appointment of officers, was postponed. Clauses 47 to 67 were agreed to, after amendments. On clause 63, securing the payment of costs to the official assignee when plaintiff by order of the Court, Mr. VANCE moved that it be struck out. Official assignees in England were not so protected. Mr. AYRTON suggested that the costs should be directed to be paid out of the estate. The amendment was withdrawn, and the clause agreed to, the Attorney-General for Ireland promising to con• eider Mr. Avrton's suggestion on bringing up the report. Clauses 69 to to 84 were agreed to. On clause 85, relative to the retiring pension of the officers, Mr. MALINS asked why the Chief Commissioner was to be allowed to retire after only three years' ser vice on full salary! Mr. AYRTON protested against the passing of the clause. He suggested that if the commissioner was not +o be employed again that the retiring sum should be reduced to two-thirds of his present amount, but that if he was to be paid in full be should be compelled to re• sign his pension and take the first office that became vacant after his resignation. After some remarks from the Attorney-General for Ir land, in support of the bill, who said that, where there was a compulsory retirement, it was usual to give the full amount of salary as a retiring pension, and that he had made provision for the deduction of the pension on the reappointment of the Chief Commiassioner to office, The clause was agreed to, the Attorney-General pro mising to consider the claim to full compensation of officers who had held office 30 years on bringing up the report. Clauses up to 158 were agreed to, on the understand ing that certain alterations were to be made on bringing up the report. The Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. Tne :hou3e adjourned at a quarter to four till six o Cloak, when it resumed. PRINCESS ROYAL'S ANNUITY BILL. Baron Watson and Barna Channell brought down the bill from the House of Lords granting an annuity to the Princess Royal, stating that their lordships had agreed to the same without amendmenv. Lard J. RUSSELL presented a petition front the proctors against the Probate Bill, and praying compen sation for the loss of business which they would incur by the passing of the bill. The noble lord also presented a petition from the trumtees of the British Museum, praying for additional grants ; also several petitions from the city of London in favour of an equalisation of poor rates in the metropolis. THIS OATFIS BILL. The Marquis of BLANDFORD gave notice that on the motion for the third reading of the Oaths Bid, he should move as an amendment that it ba read a third time that day slx months. THE FOREIGN LEGION. Sir DE LACY EVANS moved for returns of the number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men enlisted in each of the f,reicq legions during the late war ; stating in detail all exoenses — incurred in recruiting, embodying, and concentration of each corps ; arming, equipping, and clothing ; bounty, pay, and cost of subsistence while serving ; any gratuities on dlscharge, and allowance for conveyance to their homes ; the number of each employed on active Fervice during the war, and Cue stations at which the remainder were quar tered ; of the date of embodiment of each ; of the qu ii - tity of land granted to each officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier of any foreign legion, either• at the Cape of Good Hope or rliewhere ; with the amount of gratuity given to each for tne erection of houses in lieu of them, or other purposes, the amount of any pay or allowance, and the annual expense of arming, clothing, and enlisting these soHiere, with the numbers of each rank who had been there locatad.—Agreed to. THE PAPER DUTY. Mr. DILLWYN inquired whether it was the inten• tion ref Government to levy paper duty on materials ca pable of being written on and printed on, but made from animal fibres ; or to have such materials exempt from duty, as parclimrnt, is n. , ;17 Tue CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that he understood a company had been forieed for the purpose of rnanufactur;ng a substance resembling paper, in some respects, from animal fi')r3, and the Board of Revenue had decided that it should be treated in the same manner as paper. THE GERMAN LEGION, Mr. ADDER LEY inquired whether the Cape Legis lature had determined to diminish their vote of 40,000/ , towards the czpense of locating the German Legion on their frontier by two-thirds, in proportion to the dimi nished cumber of the legion which had gone out ; and diverted, in consequence, two-thirds of that aura to other pIirpCSER. Mr. LABOUC HERE was not aware that such a step had been taken, but would make inquiries on the subject. WORKHOUSES (IRELAND). Mr. FAGAN rose to c4ll attention to the working o. the workhouse syztem in Ireland, and in connection with it, to the laws relating to medical charities and the relief of the sick poor, to move for a select committee on the subject, and to report. He contrasted the present pros. perous condition of the courvry with the misery and destitution that prevailed when the poor-law was intro duced. The change that had thus happily taken place rendered some change in the law necessary, and he men tioned, among other matter-i, that the workhouses were more capacious, and the staff of officers more numerous, than there was now occasion for. As one abuse of the system he mentioned that the medical charities were taken advantage of by wealthy farmers, who were visited in times of sickness gratis by the officers of the union, and he suggested that the vacant workhouses should be turned into hospitals or in firmaries for the reception of the destitute sick. After some further similar details, he concluded by mov ing fora select committee on the subject. Mr. H. HERBERT, the new Secretary for Ireland, opposed the motion on the ground that information enough was already in possession of the Government to ens ble them to legi-lato on the subject, not perhaps in this session, Lot soon. He hoped, therefore, the hon. gentleman would not press his motion. Mr. FAGAN, satisfied with the pledge given by the right hon. gentleman, withdrew his motion. POOR RATES (METROPOLIS). Mr. AYRTON moved for a select committee to in quire into the causes of the inequality of the poor rates in the metropolitan districts, and whether any measures should be adopted to render the rates more equal. The motion affected 2i millions of the inhabitants of the me tropolis, 14 millions of property. and rates levied on that property to the amount of 860,000/. a-year. When hie attention was first directo.l to the question, he found it was surrounded by so many difficulties, that he felt mach hesitation in consenting to bringing it forward. But it was again brought under his consideration by a very admirable class of gentlemen, the clergy of the Church of England, who were labouring in densely popu lated districts in she borough he represented. He wished to confine his motion in principle and practice to the area of the metropolis, for nowhere could such a place be found, containing 150 square milas and 186 parishes. In other parts of the country every one knew what wa his parish, and what were its limits, but in London there were no laws of demarkation, and many men knew not what was th e i r par i sh, except from the occas i onal ca ll a of the co llectors. Th en as t or t s mora l e l ements. If th ey t oo k the shipping int eres t , t h ey wou ld fi n d t h at t h e l a b our of interest was in St. George's-in-the-East, the office-. in the City, While the m' erchants- themselves resided in r S e t. s d G e e d o i rg n sp Wes,t a e t 1 d T s e e r n ?li let e t h b e e n m e a t a t k e e f l t a n d e i ewseave residingr s w h i n St. George's-in-the-West. Then as to sempstresses, who resided not in Mayfair or Belgravia, but in Lambeth and Chelsea, f ar removed from the seats of fashion. Then, again, where Were domestic servants when they were chargeable to the poor I Not in fashion able districts, but in the remoter parts of the metropolis. It was in the nature of things that a greae city shou'd separate it-elf into various quarters for the wealthy and the industri eis classes, but if their various intere , ts were looked to, it would be found that they were all bound up together. Legislation, however, had taken a course calculated seriously to extend the existing evil. It could never have been intended to legislate for the rich at the expense of the poor, and yet that had been the actual re suit. The poor originally obtained a settlement for 40 days. Afterwards it was extended to five years, but it exeepted domestic servants, who were all remitted to the place of their original settlement. It was well known that houses in fashionable neighbourhoods were not made hospitals for sick men servants or sick female servants, in a certain condition. The consequence was, they bad to be sent out into the poorer parishes in the suburbs. The result was, that the rates in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, had been reduced first from 2s. 61. to is. 4d. in the pound, and then to sd. When he referred to the whole rating of the metropolis, the anomalies were still more striking. He would just call attention to the difference between the properties of the London and St. Katharine Docks. The St. Katharine Docks occupied a whole parish, but the London Docks occupied a portion of a parish ; but all the labourers of the St. Katharine Docks resided in the parish in which the London Dock were situate. The consequences was that while the Lon don Dock Company paid 19,0001. a year for poor rates, the St. Katharine Dock Company paid only 7141. These were anomalies that required legislative alteration. The Bank of England might be cited as another instance— they were assessed, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer would know, at about 50,0001. a year, and the Royal Exchange, which . paid 70/, a year, while Apothecaries' Hall paid 2301. There were 20 houses en the east-side of Bridge-street, Blackfriars, which paid 1,4001. a year for poor rates, while the whole et Cernbill and Lombard-street, with its wealthy merchants and public companies paid but 600/. a-year. Toere were parishes in London valued at 172,0001. per annum which paid but 6,9501. for rates, while others, valued at 62,0001. paid 11,3501. Those were anomalies that de manded investigation. The secret of the discrepancy was doubtless to be found in the fact of rich corporations taking possession of certain localities fur their places of business, and driving other parties into cheaper neigh bourhoods. The political consequences was not to be lost sight of, because it could not be said that a man had a right to vote upon a 101. franchise, 'when in fact before he could vote he had to pay all thatadditional rating. The effect upon the social condition of the people in highly-rated parishes was most pernicious. Many clergymen had related to him that when they went to ask for benevolence for deserving purposes, •the inhabit ants flourished their poor-rate receipts in their eyes, and told them to go to the low-rated fashionables at the West-End. He believed that was a result never contem plated by the Legislature. The language of the act of Elizabeth was not that the property and the houses should be taxed, but that the people should all be taxed in the nature of a property tax. It was a very narrow view of taxation that was taken by the lawyers, who said they could not tax that which they could not see Wes not property in the funds capable of being seen and taxed ? Toe report of the committee of 1850 stated that the relief of the poor was an object to whieh all should contribute, and that it was so enacted by the statute of Elizabeth, and he thought it was a hardship that only the land and house of the wealthy should be taxed. In the original poor-law act there were permissive clauses for extending the area of taxation if the inhabitants should consent ; but of course it was' never acted upon, because the inhabitants never did consent. Various other ineamres, however, to the number of 12, had been ' since passed, showing that he was not singular in his opinion, and the committee of 1851, on the removal system, stated that an amount equal to the National Debt might have been economised by a proper amalgamation of the poor-law sys tem. In 1847 a committee eat to investigate the whole question, and they gave the result of teeir investigation in certain resolutions, stating that the great evil was the narrowness of the area of chargeability in each parish. After that the subject occupied the attention of the Poor law Board, who brought in a bill and also issued a cir cular on 25th Sept., 1848, referring to the objects of the bill, the objects of which were, in fact, to generalise the rating, and extend it over the who'e of London upon a uniform plan. In 1854 the President of the Poor-law Board, or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, introduced a bill to increase the rating is certain pe r:shes until it was uniform throughout the area of taxa tion. That bill was received with such dissatisfaction that it could not be proceeded with. At least so it had been stated, but he would put it to the noble lord at the head of the Government whether the principle of the bill was not entirely agreed to, and whether it was not thrown aside for some faults. As extra parochial immu aity from taxation bad been abolished in many places, as in the Temple and elsewhere, he thought it was a matter that the Government ought seriously to take in hand. What was the discussion, whether a wealthy Je should sit in Parliament, and thereby offend 6,000,000 of Christians in the whole country, compared with a grievance that oppressed two and a-half millions of peo pie in the metropolis alone ? The difficulties of the act of Elizabeth had not escaped the penetration of that Cecil under whose care the bill pasied, but up to the present day he believed there was but one place where the difficulty had been properly met, and that was in the say of Worcester, where the magistrates assessed a cer tain sum every year to be paid by the parish that had no poor, to that parish of the city where the poor resided. In the reign of King Charles three corporations ware appointed to manage the relief of the poor, and their aid had been found highly neeessaiy. He should feel it his duty to take the sense of the house as to the propriety f of granting that committee. Lor f R. GROSVENOR seconded the motion. Mr. TOWNSEND c)l'Ed attention to the large quan tity of land, in the best sites, at Deptford and Green wich, which was used for Government establishments. Those establishments paid no rates whatever, but yet they caused a great increase in the rates. In the parish of St. Nicholas, Deptford, the average ra ins for some years past had not been less than 10s. in the pound. In that parish Government establishments occupied by far the most valuable portion of the land, and they ha I re cently been purchasing more, so that there was every probability of the rating being increased. The laMent able result, even under present circumstances, was that in five cases out of ten the rate bad to he distrained for, and he thought that in such a state of things Government interference was ureently required, Mr. BO UTEEtIE objected to the motion, first on the ground that there were &treacly so many private com mittees sitting. There were now 250 members so em ployed, and the election committees would soon employ 150 more. But, in addition to that, be objected on the ground that the causes of the inequality were patent to all, and required no select committee to inquire into. So tmg,as there wag separate admiuistration There must be variiog rates. Now, as to the mere fact of an unequal pressure of these burdens upon property, it must be re membered that the owners inherited it subjected to tho-e burdens, so that, though there might be public reasons for an adjustment of those burdens, those reasons would apply to the whole country, and were not at all special to the metropolis. He believed this agitation arose from the increase of rates in the east of the metropolis, but the increase bad equally taken place in the west, and even throughout the kingdom. If any change was made in London, therefore it also to be made throughout the kingdom. Admitting the evils of the inequality of pres sure, he contended that the only remedy would be to have all London thrown into one parish, with the board of guardians to administer it. Were the metropolitan parishes prepared for this centralization ? Several Members—No. Mr. BOUVERIE—Very well, then, what other re medy could be found ? And if that system were adopted in London, how could it be refused in other large towns —where the average rates were still higher than in Lon• don ? It would lead, in fact, to a national rate, which he believed would never work to satisfaction. Mr. BUTLER supported the motion for a committee, and said the speech of Mr. Bouverie had gone far to make him a convert to a national rate. Mr. LOCKE said the plea of numerous committees bad been so often used, that he was inclined to think there was little in it. With-respect to the general ques tion, the complaint was that the poor were taxed to sup port the poor, whilst the rich went scot free. He did not see the difficulty in the way of a general rating that Mr. Bouveria represented. Let the management of each pa ri,h remain as it was now, in the hands of the guardians —but let there be a central board, composed of repre sentatives from the different parishes, to check the ac counts and control the expenditure. Mr. KNIGHT quoted a good many statistics to show —first, that the rates of the metropolis had not increased at all in proportion to the increase of their property, and that there was a great equalisation of rating going on throughout the country. Mr. C. BUXTON contended that the pressure of the rata; fell upon the occupiers of houses, as well as upon the landlord. Mr. MA LINS stronglyurged the neceimity of inquiry. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob jected to the motion on the ground that no change could Lake place without leading to a national rating, which he vras satisfied would soon double the present average rating. After some remarks from Mr. Barrow, Mr. Schneider, and Lord Robert Grosvenor, The house divided, when the numbers were— Ayes Noes Majority against the motion 42 Mr. PACKE then snoved—" That the standing order oo divisions relating to turning the two-minute sandglass be repealed, and that the following order be substituted : That so soon as the voices have been taken, the clerk hail turn a two-minute saudglass, to be kept on th, table for that purpose, and the doors shall not be closed until after the lapse of two minutes ; except on Wed nesdays, when the clerk shall turn the two-minute sand glass twice, and the doors shall not be closed until after the !Epee of four minutes, as indicated by such sand glass " He said that at present it was almost impossi ble for members who were sitting on committees to get down to the house in time to give their votes, and as it appeared there were at present 250 members sitting on committees the inconvenience was very great. Mr. FI FZROY said he thought the hon. member bad not sufficiently ccnsidered the manner in which the order of the house was carried out with regard to divisions. The prptice was not to shut the doors if any members Nero in sight. Last night five minutes elapsed before he could put the question. He thought the hon. mem ber, if he took this into consideration, would see that sufficient time elapsed before the closing of the door to enable members to be in their places to vote. It was not tor him to say whether it was absolutely essential that ,zentlemen who had not heard a word of a debate should rush in on the last momeht to give a vote, or whether was a national evil that they should be prevented `rota so doing. Mr. STAFFORD thought that in no caselwas a mem beets opinions influenced by the speeches which he heard. (Laughter.) He supported the motion of Mr. Packs. Mr. BIGGS supported the motion ; for he did not think it consonant to the dignity of a member to have to run on a Wednesday through the crowd in the com mittee corridor in order to give his vote. Lord PALMERSTON hoped that the house would defy consider this question. It was said that it was ao use debating, because every member bad made up his mind on the subject debated. That might possibly be the case upon great party questions, but this-motion ap plied not to those cases, but to the very day on which private members' bills were considered, Upon those a member usually exercised an unbiassed judgment, influ enced but little by party considerations. He remem bered hearing an anecdote of a member who, being asked if he had ever heard a speech which had altered his opi nion, replied certainly yes, but never one which had al tered his vote. (Laughter.) He trusted that this sta.' e of things no longer existed. If this motion were agreed to it might next be proposed to give sufficient time for hon. members to arrive from White's or Brookes's in order to give their votes. It Was, indeed, a step directly against the recognised course of the house, and he trusted that boa, members would not acquiesce in it. It would be better to introduce the proxy system at once, for in that case the principal would be present and hear the argument and exercise his discretion in using his proxy. The motion was negatived without a division. LAND SALES (A.USTRA.LIAN COLONIES). Lord GODERICH moved an address, which was agreed to, for a return of the total amount of monies re ceived from the land sales effected in each of the Austra lian colonies from 1846 to 1856, both inclusive. GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) ACT (1836) A 41ENDMENT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Sir T. BURKE moved as an amendment that the chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again. Captain MAGAN thought it was very unreason able that he shoull be prevented from going on with the bill. After some discussion tho amendment was negatived without a diviAion. On clause 1 a most irregular dissuasion ensued, at length Captain MAGAN said ho was tired of the bill, and would rather that the Chief Secretary for Ireland should take it into his hands. (Laughter,) Another discussion sprang up, and it was moved as an amendment that the words "or construction" shoal be struck out of the clause, the effect of this being to au thouse repairs of roads only, and not the construction of buildings. The committee divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment Against it Majority —33 The amendment was therefore lost. It was then proposed that the word reconstruction should be substituted for the word construction ; but the proposal was negatived Sir R. FERGUSON objected to the present measure that it would cleat' oy the system of free competition. He was of opinion that the whole question of county sur veyors should be considered by a select committee, and moved an amendment to that effect. After some discussion the house divided, when the numbers were— Ayes 36 Noes 25 Majority The amendment was therefore carried. On the 2d 'cause being proposed, Mr KIRK said he believed the clause would be in operative. The grand jury were not authorised in rais ing money except for a specific purpose. The omission of the clau4e having been moved, the house divided, when tha numbers were— Ayes. Noes 11I.jority The clause therefore was carried as part of the bill. The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed. GRAND JURIES (METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT) BILL. Mr. AYRTON moved that the bill be committed on Monday next. He had amendments to propose. Sir F. TIIESIGER complained of the hon. member for not having given him notice until within half an hour. The Speaker having left the chair, Mr. AYRTON moved that the chairman do report progress. Sir F. THESIGER was compelled to acquiesce, as he did not wish to force the bill forward against the wish of the house, at the same time protesting against the course taken by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets. The committee then divided, when the numbers were— ' Ayes N,e3 Majority 29 On clause 1 hying proposed, Mr. AYRTON said he objected to the bill because he considered that grand juriei ought not to be abolished, unless some means was preserved of enabling the sub ject to prefer a bill of indictment without going to a stipendiary magistrate, or obtaining the sanction of the torney-General Af e^ some further discussion, Au HON. MEMBER moved that the committee be counted. Forty members not being present, the house at once reaume•l, and The 611AIRNIAN reported the fact to the Speaker. The house then a6journed at hait•past two. Naval and Military Intelligence. Th© troops enumerated in The Sun of yesterday etaarled, under the super;ntendenee of Major- General Breton and s'aff, in the morning and after noon on board the Mauritius and Cleopatra hired ate im-transp Tts atPortsmo nth dockyard for Coina, for which destination they will leave this day. Should the wind hold good as it is at present, east by north, they will rapidly pass clear of the Chan nel. The above named ships are in every respect most suitsble for the duty they have to perform. Their stock of provisions is very large, larger pro bably tan any other transport ever took out. The Melville, hospital ship, for China, is expected to remaining th em for Hong K ong. It Companies of the 23d on Sa turday,embatk thean dlwith was very g ratifying to see th e 23d an d embark in the ordrly manner they did . The Princess Charlotte, 104, Captain George St. Vincent n completed taking in her p r quantity of stores and munit;ons of war for vi,in K s in and v, an ha s immenseall but China. She will go out of harbour on Friday or Saturday next, and anchor at Spithead, to await final orders, The Niagara, United States steam frigate, Capt. Hudson, has had the iron framework fitted to-day under her stern work, with very strong fastenin g s N passing through the counter, and attached to the next alter for Liverpool e Therp oo]. to Niagara will s a il on Saturday receive h er por ti on o f th e submarine cable for crossing the Atlantic. The Flying Fish, 6, screw dispatch vessel, came out to-day; and Urgent, 6, iron screw troop frigate, was taken in. General Lord Seaton ha, proceeded to England, and the command of the troops in Ireland has de volved upon Lieut.-General Sir Richard England, who will remain at the Ourragh camp_ On Monday 14 officers and 255 men of the 77th Regiment proceeded by railway to Kingstown, where they embarked on board the transport Pal merston, in which they are to be conveyed to Syd ney. The 19th Regiment has moved into Portsmouth garrison for duty from the Camp at Aldershot. The entire Marine garrison were yesterday morn ing dra , ,vn up in review order in the Barrack-square, Woolwich, having been partially inspected by their commandant, Colonel T. Brown. At 10.30 Major- General Sir W. F. Williams, attended by his aide de-camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Tfiesdale, Brigade- Major Shaw, and the garrison Staff, arriving at the Marine quarters, proceeded to a general an nual inspection of the troops. Major General Sir W. F. Williams, accompanied by Lieutenant- Colonel Wesley, Deputy-Adjutant- General, Admiral Walcott, &c., passed down the lixes and inspected the men with minuteness, after arhich they went over the barrack quarters. After wards the troops were marched in an entire body t o Woolwich-com mon, under the command of Liera t.-Cel. Stranshan, Royal Marines, and performed :a number of field manoeuvres, and having been smpplied with blank cartridge they went through a se; ries of attacks and defensive movements. Major-Goneral Sir W. F. Williams was in the evening entertained at the Royal Marine quarters' mess al; a banquet, at which were al so presen t Si r T . M. Wilson, Colonel ' of the West R ent Militia • Ca pt. H. Austen, Superintende n t o f D ept f or d Ent; ckyard • Bloomfield, Aid e -d e -C amp to t h e Queenau' Colonel d. Second Commandant o f W oo l w i c h , and. 'the heads of de partments generally. Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt. the Hon. Jos. Denman, has fully sustained on her present cruise the reputation she 11 as earned for ex traordinary on Saturday morn i ng l ast, an d at chored. within the speed. She left the :.ipit buoy at 3 . 17 breakwater at Cherbourg at Ba. m having accom plished what the officers said th , )y would jo—start at daylight and breakfast in Fra.ni 3e. The distance is about 84 miles. Her officers hal Aug paid and re ceired visits from the French P'o rt Admiral, Pre fect, &c., and inspected the doe yard, magnificent steam-basins, &c., rejoined the yacht, which left again the same afternoon called at Alderney, and anchored at Jersey about 8 p.m.. It was the inten tion to leave on Monday mornin g for the coast of Ireland. Yesterday the officers who l Ave served in and who now belong to the 7th HusE 2 Lrs held their 36th annual festival, in commemorati t in of the services of that uallant corps at Watei•J 'oo, at Grillion's Hotel, Albemarle- s t ree t , Lieu' exit to General Rob bins in the chair. The meeting was .attnaetouly attended. Among those present were Lieutenant- General Sir William de Tuyll, ord Vivian, Lord A. Paget, Sir W. Verner, Earl, of Scarborough, Lord Garvagh, Lord Dunsandle, . the Marquis of Donegal, the Hon. H. Cole, Si x J. Hamlyn Mr. Lyster, Col. J. WWI; riIAD, Col. Arthur Shirley, Col. Dundas, Col. Inge, Col. Cotton, Major Hagart, Capt. Busbe, Capt. Pedder, Capt. the H„1_). J. Fiennes, Lieut. Hale, F. Co Ltes, Mr. R. G. W. Bulkeley, Mr. Chas. Paulet, Mr. A. Cl,Te, and Mr. Arthur Chichester. The following appointments were ma de yesterday at the Admiralty :—J. L. Hearne and C. J. Broome, naval cadets, to the Cumberland ; Stuart FL Rick man, naval cadet, to the Boscawen ; G. It. Jen kins, R. Edwardes, and T. 0. Hession, additional assistant-surgeons, to the Victory ; F. J. Davy and A. Cooper, additional assistant-surgeons, to the Impregnable ; A. C. Johnston, assistant-surgeon, to the Madagascar. ILEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) _ _ In the week that ended on Saturday, June 13, the total number of deaths registered in London was 934, of which 519 were deaths of males, 415 those of females. In the ten years 1847-56 the ave rage number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with la , t week was 951; but as the deaths returned last week occurred in an increased population, the average, to admit of comparison, should be raised in proportion to t l / 4 e increase, in which case it will become 1,046. Hence it will be seen that the pre sent rate of mortality is so far reduced that the deaths were less by 112 than would have occurred under the average rateof mortality, as calculated on former experience at this period of the year. Though the total deaths of last week were more than those of the preceding week, the deaths pro duced by zym 'tic diseases in the aggregate were rather less ; and with the approach of summer the mortality from this cla -, s of complaints begins to furnish the chief test of the public health. 'Die fatal cases referred to zymotic diseases were 164, whilst the corrected average of corresponding weeks is 245 ; and taking six special diseases under this head, small-pox, measles, scarlatina, hooping cough, diarrhoea, and typhus, the tables show that none of them exceed the average, except hooping cough, and that small-pox, scarlatina, and typhus are much below it. The lower temperature of last week appeara to have checked diarrhoea, which had previously increased ; the cases in which it was fatal having fallen from 26 to 20. Only one case of cholera is returned ; this occurred to a widow, aged 30 years, in Beaumont-square, Mile-end, who died of diarrhoea (2 days), cholera (10 hours.)" Not a single case of small-pox is returned in any of the districts of London. The deaths from pulmonary diseases (exclusive of phthisis) are 119 ; the corrected average beim: , 129. These comprise 1 from pleurisy, 4 from a,tli ma, 6 from laryngiti. 38 from pneumonia, 64 from bronchitis. The mortality from pneumonia (or in flammation of the lungs) is low. There were 2 ilea; hs from carbuncle, 5 from syphilis (all of infants), 2 from intemperance. Only one person, a woman, 92 years old, is returned as having attained the age of 90. Last week the births of 824 boys and 778 girls, in all 1,602 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847- 56 the average number was 1,396. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean heighr, of the barome.er in the week was 29.768 in. The mean reading was above 30 in. on tie last two days ; the highest reading was 30.18 in., and occur red on Saturday. The mean temperature of the week was 56 deg., which is less by 1.8 deg. the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the aver age on every day after Monday. The high eet temperature was 70.9 deg., which occurred on Sunday (the 7th). The lowest was 38.9 deg. on Saturday. The entire range of the week was 32 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 48.9 deg., and the difference between this and the mean temperature of the air was 7.1 deg. The mean tem perature of the water of the Thames was 63.4 deg. The highest temperature of the river was 65.7 deg. on Tuesday. Rain fell to the amount of 0.71 in., most of which fell on Sunday and Monday. There was rain on every day except the last two. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM AI•L CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses 96 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44 Diseases of the Lungs and other. Organs of Respiration ll9 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 1 Premature Birth and Debility 23 Atrophy Old Age sudden l6 Violence,iPrivation, Cold, and Intemperance 35 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 931 Population Deaths in cone- Deaths Enumerated. eponding week in the 1851. . of 18i6. weer. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 1,027 934 519 415 Males Females.. Total ..._.......... 1,602 LAW INTELLIGENCg.—June 16. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COUNCIL. rRINSEP AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY V. DYCE SOMBRE, TROUP, AND SOLAROLI, This was originally an appeal from - he Preroga tive Court respecting the validity of the of Mr. Dyce Sombre. Their lordships affirmed the ju Ig moot in so far as it declared the will inval,d, but reversed it as to costs. They allowed tire appel lasts, who appeared as two separate parties, one set of costs out of the estate, both in the court be low and the court of appeal. The bill of costs on behalf of Mr. Prinsep, one of the appellants, was accordingly taxed an f reported by the registrar in the usual way. An objection to the taxing and report of the registrar was now raised on behalf of Mrs. Dyce Sombre. It appeared that in consequence of the enormous bulk of the documents, pleadings, and evidence in this extraordinary case, and the probability of ap peal, when they would necessarily be printed for their lordships, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Prinsep's proctor, had proposed to have them printed for the hearing of the cause in the court below, instead of having the usual written copies, but Mr. Townsend, the proctor of Mrs. Dyce Sombre, objected therrti, and declined then entering into any agreement for that purpos:. Mr. Middleton therefore, with the con , ent of his party, had the whole proceedings printed at his own risk and expense. At the hear ing all parties were glad to avail themselves of the printed copies and were furnished therewith by Mr. Middleton. The principal objection now raised to the regis trat's report on behalf of Mrs. Dyce Sombre was that be had taxed the bill of costs in the usual way, and had allowed charges for copies when, in fact, copie3 were not made. Another objection was, that he had improperly allowed the fees of Sir A. Cock burn, and that the fees of two counsel only should have been allowed. Sir F. Kelly and Dr. Jenner appeared for the ap pellant, Dr. Bayford fur the respondent. Dr. Lushington delivered their lordships' judg ment.—When this case originally came before their lordships they ordered that one set of costs in the court below, as well as in this court, should be paid out of the estate to the two parties who appeared in support of the will, against the validity of which their lordships decided.. In consequence of this order a bill of costs was presented, and was referred to the registrar for taxation. The registrar taxed it in the usual mode and reported thereon. On be half of Mrs.. Dyce Sombre certain objections have been rais.:.d to the registrar's taxation and report. The question for their lordships' consideration is, wi4Alier these objections aie any of them well founded. The bill of costs was made out in the usual . mode when. causes are c on d ucte d i n th e Pre rogative Court, by means of written copies of the documents, pleadings, and evidence in the cause, and the usual principle of taxation in such cases has been adopted by the registrar in the present case. But, in point of fact, this mode of proceed ing was altered in the court below. In such a vo luminous case, in which there was such an immense variety of documents and such a mass of evidence, it was agreed to print the whole of the pro ceedings. Now, it has not been contended that if the cau s e h a d b een co nducted by written evidence in the usual mode these copies, the costs of which are now objected to, would not have been actually made and properly charged fur. But in asmuch as is said that no suc h c opies were made, as the printed copies were used, and that therefore the allowance for such copies is improper. It is admitted that no such copies were made ; but the question is whether substantial justice has not been done between the parties. It seems that so far from there having been any increase of expense to Mrs. Dyce Sombre by reason of the alteration in the mode of preeeedute., t e. actual expense has been less; and, • h- wever ohjeceionable it may appear to allow charges f r wet k. not actually perforoted,ye; the result of disallowing it would be that the proc tor would be deprived of his fair remuneration for all his lime, pains, and labour. It- is well under wood that Charges of this kind are not merely the pay for the particular work or labour to which they are allotted, but they are the proctor's rernunera-, tion for the general 'conduct of the case—for his time and for his - rouble.fer becoming, as he must b-, perfect master of the case in its minutest de tails. He must make himself acqbain ed with all the points of the case, and be prepared to ans ver any question which his counsel may put to him. Their lordships are of opinion that this hill of costs cannot be disturbed. It is a mat er of mere jos ice to the proctor that these charges should be allowed, and it appears to their lordships that no injustice whatever is done to the party complaining. She is not in the slightest degree in a worse powion than she would have been if the usual mode of proceed ing had been adopt-?.d. On the contrary, it appears that she has ac' Bally saved money in the bill itself bya reduction in the amount allowed for each c, py, and she must necessarily have saved a further cezi s,derable sum in the difference of the time occupied in the hearing of the case, for it is quite dear. that if the case had been argued from written deposi tions it must have occupied many days more, and for each day she would have had to pay additional refreshers. Their lordshi s are further of opinion that the objections to the charges for the joint appendix and the copies of the journal and interrogatories cannot be sustained. As to the last objection, that the fee for three counsel should not have been allowed, and that, if allowed at all, they should have been allowed only as fees to a junior counsel, and not to Sir - A. Cockburn, their lordships are of opinion that if ever there was a cas-_ which justified the employ ment of three cout sel it was tee present, and that both on, account of the difficulties of the questions arising and the magnitude of the interests ie volved, the parties were fully justified in retaining the highst talent., Mrs. Dtce Sombre's petition was therefore dismissed, with costs. From the London Gazette of Last Night WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 13. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Henry John Brownrigg, Esq. ' Deputy Inspector General of the Constabulary F orce in Ireland; George Browne, Esq., Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis of Dublin ; William Donnelly, Eaq., Registrar General of Marriages in Ireland ; and Captain Walter Frederick Crofton, R.A., Chairman of the Directors of Convict Prisons in Ireland, to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the, Third Olass, or Companions of the Most Honourable OrderFif the B tth. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 13. The Queen has been: pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley,, to appoint John Hutton Hunt, Esq., one of -her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle men-at-Arms, vice R. G. Bolton, retired. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TEE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. . _ _ County of Carmarthen—David Pugh, of Manorabon, in the county of Carmarthen, in the room of David Arthur Saunders Davies, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 16. • 63th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Christopher Man sel to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir William L. Herries, C. 8., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 16. - - Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet Alan P. Lord Garlies to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Billington, promoted ; the third Christian name of Cornet Bolton, appointed on the 22nd of May, 1857, is Bomford, and not Beresford, as previously stated. 2d Dragoon Guards—Major Hylton Briscoe to be Lieute nant-Colonel, without purchase. To be Majors without purchase—Major Henry Aime Ouvry, from the 9th Light Dragoons; Captain Edmund Ruck Keene, vice Briscoe. To be Captains, without purchase—C-Ttaiu Coote Synge Hutchinson, from half-pay 2nd Dragoon Guards ; Captain Henry Miles Stapylton, from half-pay 2nd Dragoon Guards. To be Captain, by purchase —Lieutenant M. J. B. Dyne, vice O'Hara, who retires. To be Captains, without purchase—Captain Arthur John Loftus, from half-pay 10th Light Dragoons ; Cap tain Taylor Lainbard Mayne, from half-pay 3d Light Dragoons, vice Keene. To have the rank of Lieute nant—Cornet and Adjutant S. Calvert. To be Lieute nant, by purchase—Cornet George Eden Jarvis, vice Dyne. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Lieut. John George Willis, from the 9th Light Dragoons ; Lieut. Charles David Rich, from 9th Light Dragoons; Lieut. Robert Mills, from 9th Light Dragoons ; Lieut. Roger D. Upton, from 9.1.1 Light Dragoons. 3d Dragoon Guards—Brevet-Colonel Michael William Smith, from half-pay, 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, without purchase; Captain Fen wick Boyce Barron to be Major, without purchase. To be Captains, without purcha=e.—Captain John Miller, from half-pay, 3d Dragoon Guards ; Captain James Swin burne, from half-pay, 3d Dragoon Guards; Capt. Char din Philip Johnson, from 9th Light Dragoons; Captain Francis J. M`Farlane, from half-pay, Ist Dragoon Guards; Captain Thomas John Francis, from half-pay, 16,h Light Dragoons. vice Barron. To be Lieutenants, without purohaee--Lieutenant Thomas Edward Gordon, from the 14th Light Dragoons ; Lieu tenant C. Weruyss Thesiger, from the 14th Light Di a goons ; Lieutenant Lawrence St. Patrick G,,wan, from the 14th Light Dragoons; Lieutenant Edward Orlando V. Haldane, from the 14th Light Dragoons ; Liente nant Lawrence Mackenzie, from the 14th Light Dra goons. 7th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Arthur Robert G. Cos tello to be Captain, by purchase, vice Balfour, who re tires; Edmund Molyneux, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Welstead, promoted. 4th Light Dragoons—Captain Frederic John Sandys Lindesay, from the 17th Foot, to be Captain, vice W. A. King, who exchanges. Military Train—Captain William Robert Goodall. from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice Thomas Rowland, who exchanges; Lieutenant Wentworth Dawe s , f rom the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Eugene Sherwood, who exchanges. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major.T. D. Astley to be Captain and Lieuten ' ant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Lord J. C. Plantagenet Murray, who retires; Ensign and Lieu tenant H. Jelf Sharp to be Lieutenant and Captain, by ' purchase, vice Astley. 2d Regiment of Foot —Ensign Daniel L. Howson, from 89th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hobson, removed from the service, having left his Regi ment at the Cape of Good Hope; without leave. 13th Foot—Surgeon Philip Henry Eustace Cross, from the 97th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Barry, appointed to the 97th Foot. 17th Foot—Capt. Wm. Affleck King, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice F. J. S. Lindesay, who exchanges. 25th Foot—Capt. Thomas- Rowland, from the Military Train, to be Captain, vice Win.' Robert Goodall, who exchanges. 35th Foot—Lieuf. 'Wm: Henry Ballingall to be Captain, without purchasei9eice Bickerstaff, deceased. 60th Foot—Brevet-Major C. H. Spencer Churchill, from the Rifle Brigade, to be . Captain, vice Henry James Robertson, who exchanges. 68th Foot—Lieutenant John Nolan, from the 75th Foot, ' to be Lieutenant, vice Brocas, who exchanges. 75th Foot— Lieutenant Reginald Broca.% from the 68th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Nolan, who exchanges. 79th Foot—Lieut. George Thomas Scovell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cuninghame, who retires ; Ensign Arthur Walker to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Scovell. 83d Foot—Ensign George William Henry Wardell, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, via() Mainwaring, de ceased. 88th Foot —Lieut.-Colonel Edward Herbert Maxwell, from half-pay unattached, to be Lieut.-Col., without purchase; Major Edmund Gilliug Maynard, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Major, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. Maxwell, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank under the Royal Warrant of 6th • Oatober 1854; Captain William Cole Hamilton, from half-pays Bith to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major E. G. Maynard, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank udder the Royal Warrant of 6th Oc tober, 1854. 97th Foot—Lieutenant Eugene Sherwood, from the Mili tary Train, to be Lieutenant, vice Wentworth Dawes, who exchanges; Surgeon Daniel Paterson Barry, M.D., from the 13th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Cross, appointed to the 13th Foot. Rifle Brigade—Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Macdonnell, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase; Major and Brevet Lieut.• Colonel William Augustus Fyers, from half-pay 'Unattached, to be Mdjm-, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Alex. Macdonell, whose Br.- vet Rank has been converted into Substantive lark, under the R yal Warrant of 6th October, ; Captain Charles William Earle, from half-pay Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. Fyers, promoted to the Substantive Rank of Major, under the _Royal 'Warrant of Oot 6, 154 ; Captain Henry James Robertson, from the 60th Foot, •to be Captain, vice C. H. Spencer Churchill, who ex changes. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Richard Alexander Skues to be Lieutenant,without purchase, vice James , .n, appointed Paymaster of the 29th Foot ; F. W. J. Dug more, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Skues. UNATTACHED. The undermentioned eilic,.irs to have their Brevet Rink converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Wm rant of 6th October, .854 : Major and Brovet-Lieutenant-Culonel Alex. Macd onnell of the Rifle Brigade. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Ed ward Herbert Maxwell, of the 88th Foot. Captain and Prevet-Major Edmund Gilling Maynard, of the 88th Foot. The undermentioned officers to have the substantive rank of Major, under the Royal warrant of 6th of October, 18:54: Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Augustus Fyers, of the Rifle Brigade. Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Thos. H. Clifton, upon half-pay unattached. HOSPITAL STAFF. To be Staff-Surgeons of the Second Class—Sfaff-Surgeons George William Powell, from half-pay; John Coghlan Haverty, from half-pay. BREVET. Tho undermentioned officer havin4 completed three years' actual service, on the Ist June 1357, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to bo promoted to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1.54 : Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dalrymple White, C. 8., 6th Dragoons. ~~~ TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain Robert Playne, 251). Bombay Native Infantry. Captain Edward Charles Marston, 25th Bombay Native Infantry. MEMORANDUM.—Lieutenant James Scott Helps, late of the St. Helena Regiment, who was cashiered by the sen tence of a General Court Martial on 19th May, 1856, to be reinstated in his former rank in the Army, and ap pointed to a Lieutenancy in the 2d West India Regi ment, without the admission of any claim to back pay. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 16. MEMORANDUAL—Her Majesty has been pleased to com mand that a Councilof Education be appointed, to super. intend the system of the Education of the Officers o the Army and the Examination of Candidates for inission to the Service, anti that the following officers shalt compose the Council : Presitleut—The General Commanding-in-Chief, ex officio. Vice-Prasident—Colonel Dunian A. Cameron, half-pay 42d Foot, with the temporary rank of Mejor-Genc,ril. Members—Colonel Joseph Ellison Portlock Royal Engi neers, and Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Edward Addison, Unattached. The appointments to bear date Ist June, 1857. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. County of Rosa—Sir Win. Mackenzie, Bart.; to be De puty Lieutenant ; Alfred Wm. B tillie, Esq., to be De puty Lieutenant; Major James Wardlaw, of the Militia Service to be Deputy Lieut enan t. Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Major Charles John Tottenham to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Sir Wm. Lloyd, de ceased ; Cornwallis Tottenham, Esq., to be Cornet. 7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Edmund Peck. Gent., to be Lieutenant. Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia — The Hon. A. V. Paget, Commonly called Lord A. V. Paget to be Ensign, vice It`liinnon, appointed to 721 Regiment; 51. A. Ba's, Gent., to ba Ensign, vice Tumor, appointed t ) . 63th Regiment. [This appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of 22d May last.] The Queen's Own Regiment of WorcestershireYeemanl7 Cavalry—John Swinton Isaac, Gent., to be Lieutenant. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, June 15, 1857. Notice is hereby given, to all parties interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended dis tribution of proceeds arising from the Servian vessel St. Elena, captured on the 27th April, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Albion. Those of the officers and ship's company only, who were present at the capture, are entitled to participate. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de• mand, ualiquidated, 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 the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer, an i 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 abate belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay a,; possible, to transmit the same, accompnied by the usual documents, to the Prise BrAnch of the Depart ment 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 ment of distribution; and at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. James Allured, tailor and draper, Norwich. BANKRUPTS. Daniel Pinkstone, licensed victualler, late of the Goidett Lion, Birmingham, to surrender, June 26, at one, and July 21, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy- Edwards', official assignee, BasinghaLl-street; Haynes, William Tyers, joiner, Nottingham, June 30 and July 28, at half-past ten, at thu Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Bowley and. Ashwell, Nottingham. John - Carless inn keeper, Gloucester, June 29. and July 27, at eleven, at the B r i s t o l District Court. Miller, offi cial assignee, Bristol; 'Smith, Gl ouc e s t e r • Bevan and Girling, 13,t01. Louis Philippe Remy F enw i c k d e P orque t, d e al er in agricultural implements, Fenchurch-street, City, June 26, at half:past twelve, and July 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingball street ; Lindsay and Mason, Basinghall-street. Joseph Dodson, the younger, Russia merchant, Fen church-buildings, City, June 29, at twelve, and Atiguft 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; FI nderson, Leadenhall-street. William Keighley, Sudden Keighley, and Joseph 'Leigh' ley, worsted manufacturers, Keighley, Yorkthire, June 30, and July 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee), Leeds; Bond and Bar wink, Leeds. William Johnston, currier, Whitehaven, Cumberland, June 29, at eleven, rand July 28, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. B a ker, Official assignee; Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Lamb, Whithaven ; Griffith and Ciighton, Newcas'Lle-upon-Tyne. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Ronald Wright, grain merchant, Glasgow. John Mowatt, draper, Glasgow. Alexander Gillespie, ironmonger, Glasgow. George Morgan Salmon, writer, Falkirk. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—Jvsn 16. To-day there wag a moderate attendance of the trade• Holders of wheat generally demand a further advance of Id to 2d over the advanced rates ot Friday, which checked sales. Flour 6d to is per barrel dearer, and eaok flour at rather more money. Indian corn opened in active re quest, and commanded the full rates of last week for mixed and yellow; white is per qr advance. IEEDS, Jurrn 16. We have had a tolerable show of wheat in to-day's mar• ket ; there is more tone in the trade, with a fair demand. and all fresh rads are ready sale at 13 to 2s over Fridays rates ; white firm at full prices. Barley nominal. The sale for beans rather more active than recently. Oats a nd other articles as before, Average prices of grain —Wheat. 61s 5d ; bailey, 4 41 31; oats, 28s 7d ; beans, 463 10d ; peas, —a —d rye, —s. Od. NEWCASTLE-JUN] 16. To-day we had a abort supply of wheat from the farmers, with a good demand, and an advance of 23 on Saturday's prices. Foreign 'wheat held for the a lvance, bnt a slow sale. Raley dull, but not lower. Oats firm, at former rates. DULL- JUNE 16. We had a small supply of farmers' wheat to-day, wbioh met ready sale at 2s to 38 advance on last, Tuesday's rates. and in some instalaces more money was paid. Foreign in improved request. Barley rather slot?. Beano and peas bath unaltered. Linseed is dearer, and in good demand. Cakes improved 5s to I.os per ton in value, and the stook of Hull-made very sma ll. R ape cakes scarce, and fins quality wanted. _ Wheat, English•re d, 65s to 70s ; white'6Bs to 745; oato, 28s to 30.3 ; barley, 403 to 46s ; Indian corn, 38s ; linseed cakes, Hull, 101 Os to 101 lOs ; ditto, foreign, 81 to 91 5 1 ; rape cakes, 61 to 61 ss. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTEBDAY. Ditto, three months .. 12 N, I,..tghorn .. • ..... 29 10 gotterd.am •• •• •• •• ••,•• 12 % Genoa ...... •••••••••• 26 $6 Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 50 Milan •• •• •••• •• •••• •• firussels •• •• •• 44. ••• •• 25 50 Venice•••• •• •••• se •• damburgh •• •• •• •• • •.. 13 8% 'Naples •• Alton ,„ •••• ••116 ••••11.41 •• Palermo •••• 128% Faris •• •• •• ••••• •• • " 25 25 'Messina •• • ••• 129 Ditto, three Menthe' .; 25 75 Ilarsetu es •• • •• • • •• • • 25 75 Bourdeaux •• •• •• •• • • •• Frankfort-on-Maine 119% Berlin •• •• •• •• •• •.• •• , lienna•• •• •• •• •• •• era fais 10 Y 4 rieste.. •• •••••• •• . • 10 35 'etersburg •• •• •• •• ••• 36 ladrid •..•••• •• 11•.• 49 Ci•diZ ••• •• •• •••• •• &woe 49% 13 try etona •• •• •• •• • • Lisbon .. •••• b2gti Oporto .• •• •• •• •• ....•• 62% Rio Janeiro ..... ..• Buenos Ayres.... •• New York,6o daye sight Philadelphia ... — PRICES or aurator, PER OF. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 0 qexican Dollars 0 0 0 New Dollars ....•• 0 0 0 Silver in bars ..... 0 0 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. ra:VERPOOL, JUNE 16. STOOK EXORAIi roll.—The market is steady to-day, and prices of all the leading stocks are a shade improved. London and North . Western, 10ti—Blackburn, 9 911 -- Ce.ledonian, 37.--Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1001 0" London Eighths, new, die .- -North Eastern, Berwick , 221—Sheffields, 43%,4—South Eastern, 22.} j I—Great Wer tern, 65—Grand Trunks, 15 4—Midlands, 831- Gr eat Luxembourg covet., 11.13.9. d. feL NOHESTER, JUNE 16. STOCK EXCHAN(P&. —The market was doing a moderate business to-day, an d prices rather lower. Midlands. Si 3i—Alancliester, :shetlield, and Lincolnshire, 448—Ditto, Pref., 119—Sou Its Eastern and Dovers, 22 0 5-16- - Londons, 1041—Ditto, Eighths, 5-16 d.—North Eastern, Berwick Capital SI. - ,ock, 23—Grand Trunk of Canada, 141 --Leeds, 101. 100 it B) MAIM GHAM, JUNE 16. STOCK Dial) AGE.--There was a firmer market to* (las% with more business doing. Great Western Stock, s—SheffieldN, 434—Midland, 831 4i—South Stafford , .„.1 —Birmingham Bank, 311—General Steam Navigation Co., 21/. RESTORATION' OF OLD GREYFRIARS, EDINBURGaI,-- 00 Sunday last the re stored parish church of Old Greyfriar' E linhurgh, was opened fur public worship, after an serval of I2A years. BIRTHS. OF:1A SON, On the leth inst., at 7, Hyde-park-gardens, the wife of Fuller Maitlau.ct Wilson, Esq. On the 16th inst., at i 9, Devonshire-street, Portland' place, the wife of John Pares, Esq. OF A DAUGUTER. On the 14th inst., at 6, Onslow-square, the lion. Mrs• Ne wdigate Burrne. On the 16th inst., at 104, WeAbourne-terrace, Hyde" park, the wife c 4 Edward Budd, Esq. 31 A RR I E D. On the 16th. inst., at St. John's Church, Rycle, Isle of Wight, Lieut.-Colonel Wise, unattached, late 65th Regt. , to Mary Catharine, wi.tow of the-Rev. Thomas Bevan, late incumbent of the Holy Trinity Church, Twickenham. On the 13th inst., at St. Maly 's Church, Birkenhead, William Killogrew Wait, Esq., of Clifton, Olocestershire to Elizabeth, daughter of John Perrin, Esq., of Wicklow , Ireland. DJED. On the 16th inst., at Yolk-place, Kingsland-road, Thoa LODgboth.in, Esq., aged 95. Esq., solicit or , 2 , B uc kl ers b ury. On the 15th inst., at Oxford-terrace, Cl a pham-roado e O l w 4 e t n h ' inst. ' at 4, V assa ll- cottages, Addi son - ro ad' Ch o o n ma th s Kensington, James Home Renton, Esq. On the 12th inst., at 88, Piccadilly, Mr. Thos. Nixon sged tit. On the 13th inst., at Yately, Hants, Mr. Chas. Beim& of 13, Down street, Piccadilly, aged 47. On the 13th inst., at 4, Chichester-place, Wandsworth road, Air. W. Coleman, late of 4, Haymarket, aged 75. '4On the 13th inst., at 2, Grove-place, North Brixton A. Solomon, aged 64. On the 16th inst., at 23, Brompton-square, Elar ri° Elizabeth, wif e o f Willi am im), Esq. 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