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regard to the steps which have been taken in India, the I noble viscount the Governor-General has thought it right to take every precaution in his power, and to adopt very means to strengthen the roops available for ser vice. The noble earl will be glad to hear that since the conciasion of the Persian war, which, however, he calls not the conclusion of a war, but only a treaty, the whole of the European troops have left Bushire, and three regi ments, having reached Bombay, proceeded to Calcutta, where they arrived in an incredibly short period, and from that place can be most expeditiously moved where it may be deemed expedient. With regard to the second question, I think that the noble earl looks upon this country as being placed in a much worse position than she is. It is manifest that it would ill become me atpre sent to enter into any detailed statement of the mea sures which her Majesty's Government may think itne cessary t o adopt in order to strengthen the means at their disposal, but they will take all those precautions waich they may think necessary. I agree with the noble earl that we should consider the subject in no spirit of exag gerated alarm, but I think that if, because we happen to be at war with a portion of the Chinese Empire, and that there is an insurrection in one part of India, we were to take upon us to say that our alarm is suchthat we think it necessary to prepare this country in the same way as we should do if we were engaged in a struggle which might end in dire calamity and disaster, we should dis grace ourselves in the eyes of the world. The noble earl has alluded to my private friendship towards Lord Can ning. I will not allude further to that subject than to say that I have this day received a private letter from Lord Canning, in which he goes over allthe circumstances of the case with the care and gravity becoming the na ture of the subject, and the tone of that letter is such as to give the Government the greatest confidence. ' Not withstanding the difficulties he writes in very good heart and adds—and in that I am sure the noble earl will con cur—that hecannot be sufficiently grateful for having at this moment had at critical places three men so admira bly fitted to deal with these circumstances as Sir H. and Sir J. Lawrence and Mr. Colvin. Ido not wish to pro phesy, but I trust that your lordships will at all events wait until the arrival of the next mail before you allow it to go forth to this country and to the world that we are reduced to such a state as that which the noble earl has pictured. (Hear , f air.) Lord BROUGEILI—In a case of this kind, consider ing our distance from the scene of events, I cannot help thinking that it is of great importance to ascertain what are the feelings—not merely the opinions, but the feeling of alarm founded upon these opinions —of those who are near the spot. ' My noble friend (Earl Granville) has already told us that the alarm, if it ever existed, h as b een nearly allayed at Calcutta. Will he also inform us, if be can, what are the feelings in the presidencies of Madras and Bombay? Perhaps, also, as the money-market is a test of alarm not altogether to be overlooked, he will add whether the funds either at Calcutta or Bombay have felt the effect of these events. Earl GRANVILLE—I am much obliged to my noble and learned friend for putting the question. While the funds in this country fell upon the receipt of this intelli gence, Government paper at Calcutta and Bombay has remained at exactly the same price. The Earl of HARD WICKE said, although the an swer of the noble earl opposite was such as might be ex pected from the Government, it had not satisfied him as to the measure© which were 'to be taken' for giving prompt assistance to India. His noble friend had said that troops had been ordered to hold themselves in readi ness for embarcation. Considering the distance of Indip, he was induced to ask the noble earl whether he would, on the part of the Government, undertake to prevail upon the Emperor of the French, of whose friendship and alliance we heard so much, to allow our troops to be conveyed by the French railways to Marseilles, would order the Mediterranean fleet to meet them there and convey them to Egypt, and induce the Pasha of that country to allow then to go by the Red Sea. There wers 15,000 or 20,000 men at Aldershot, and it was by the promptitude with which aid was sent to ludia that the people would judge of the vigour and capacity of the Go vernment. Ile was disposed to agree with his noble friend that the war with C'aicalsaving been commenced must be prosecuted; but if the militia were called out for active service it would soon form a good army for the defence of the country, and Government would have all the regular troops at its disposal for carrying on to a successful issue the wars in which it might be engaged. The Earl of ALBEMARLE bad heard with great satisfaction the assurance given by the Lord President as to the excellent spirit which pervaded the armies of Madras and Bombay. That assurance coincided with everything which he had heard upon the subject. He hoped that recent events would lead to the reconsidera tion of the system upon which the army of Bengal was recruited, because he believed that system was a prin cipal, if not the proximate cause of the disturbances. The subject then dropped. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE —LORD PLUNKET - AND THE EXAMINER NEWSPAPER. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE complained of an aL tack made- by the Examiner on Lord Plunket for his vote on Minister's Money. That attack on so inoffen sive a prelate was most uncalled for. Ho read the article, and moved that the printer of the paper should be called to the bar of the house. Earl GRANVILLE deprecated the attack, but could not think the motion of the noble earl a serious one. The Earl of DERBY complained that the Govern ment treated the matter so lightly. The attack was a gross libel, and the writer had no idea of the duties of the, Peer or the feelings of the man of honour. The arti cle assumed that because Lord Plunkett's father was made a peer by the Whivt, that the son ought to sacri fice his conscience to his party. The press had no right to call in question their motives for exercising their privilege of voting. Still, he would not give tax printer the honour of being called before them. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the best thing they could do would be to dismiss the matter from their minds, and ta go home and burn the article. • The Earl of AIALMESI3URY agreed that the man who could write such an article ought not to set his foot so near thefrlordships as the bar. Still, he thought the Government was bound to take more noticeof the matter. Lord BROUGHAM complained of the unjust fashion in which newspapers reported. A friend of his bad once talked of a "damp, cold church." The newspapers made him say, " a d amne d old church." lie wrote to correct the report. The editor inserted the letter, but added that he had implicit reliance on the accuracy of the reporter. •• • • Lord DENMAN complainel of the omissions of re ports, and that the press was always with the Govern ment. HARBOURS OF REFUGE. Lord RAVENSWORTH, in moving for returns and correspondence, urged upon the Government the neces sity of establishing harbours of refuge on the north-east coast. • - Lord STANLEY saw no objection to the return, but he could not Feo how it was to be given. He there fore proyosed that the return should be confined to the money expended and the amount required to complete the works in question, The return, as amended, was then ordered to be made. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ACT AMENDMENT Treasury what arrangements had 'been made to supply encounter the peril before us, and to prevent the evil the interruption in the Steam Postal Contract Service : consequences which may be apprehended. .with Australia, in consequence of the accident to the I Mr. V. SMITH—I rise, Sir, readily to respond, as far as the occasion will permit, t o th e ca ll o f t h e r i g h t h on. mail steam-packet Oneida, and whether the mail due in the next month might be expected in I , sea i gentle ~ _and certainly route by Cape Horn. Also, whether it were true, no one can feel the least sur prise, considering the grave intelligenc e w hi c h h as come the proper course at Suez, or by the long as formally stated in the Sydney newspapers, that from India, that a gentleman occupying so p rom i nen t a 1 the same portion of tho machinery of the steamer Oneida position in public affairs as the right hon. gentleman which broke down on her passage with the first mail, should make some inquiries respecting the state of that between King George's Sound and Point de Galle, had country, In what has fallen from the right hon. gentleman little togainsay or contradict , I have Government transport, and patched up with iron plates been previously damaged whilst she was employed as a y• at Glasgow before her departure upon the Australian perhaps, of the observation, that the Russian war was mail service ; further,, whether such damage was re- conducted entirely for the security of our Indian empire. p o r s t i e r d c t . o the WOOD,Go eirnn be a t b b s y e o t o h e e o A f t d b m e i s r a e l e t y r e t S a u r ryvteoy the Sir, the Russian war w a s no t con d uc t e d ent i rely for the ? Treasury, said that the security of our Indian e m pi re . If it h a d b een we should Oneida to bring home the mails , still be waging it ; because I b e li eve th a t if any persons ta b k u e t n t i h t e place ycas i o m f po the s. had sible for him to answer what arrangements were sorry for the conclusion of that war, they were had been made for bringing home the next mail, the residents of India and the Indian Government. because that depended on the arrangements that had They would h ave w i s h e d t h at Power to have been made at Sydney. The Oneida was surveyed by an been i been beaten infinitely further from th e a pp roac h es t o infinitely more thwarted than it was , an d t o h ave Admiralty surveyor, and was reported (as we understood Sir Charl estaken t p o fsoaryt)buenfit servicefar service,was and unable w t it o stwataes.the Indian e m pi re . Th e r i g h t h on. gentleman asked the she INDIA.. Government what advices th e y b a d rece i ve d f rom I nd i a, On the motion for the house going into committee o fthey put an what preparations were about to make to an end to the ev il s occurring there ; and the right hon. supply, gentleman added, in a manner befitting the occasion, Mr. DISRA.ELI rose and said,—The house will and which did honour to himself, that the House of hardly feel surprised if, in the present state of public Commons would be prepared to place at the disposal of affairs, before we go into Committee of Supply, or dis. her Majesty any means whatever that might be required cuss any of the motions of which notice has been given, I to bring the war t o an en d, (Ch eers.) Her Majesty ' s i Government hav e b een f u ll y a li ve to that, and, feeling make some inquiry of her Majesty's Government re- confidence in th e H ouse o f Commons, they have imme specting the present condition of our Indian empire. It diately decided upon sending out reinforcements of Euro is only a very few years since we we re i nvo l ve d i n a peen troops to India—(cheers)—but perhaps it would be war which, if not of unexampled magnitude, was of an satisfactory that I s h ou ld state w i t h the utmost frank importance seldom equalled in our history—a war i n ness and with s ome thi ng o f d eta il w h at those reinforce- meats are. In th e m iddl e o f next month I hoe—the tran which this country made very great sacrifices of blood sports being provid e d—th a t th ere w ill sail from p this coun and treasure. The public debt and the taxation of the try nearly 10,000 men. Those forces were partly in pre: coun t r y were considerably increased, and some of the best paration before. 7,690 of them consist of reliefsand recruits lives of our fellow-citizens were lost in th a t encoun t er , to the Queen's a rm y, an d t h e comp l ement of the East India 94o Company's Eb recruits brings up the whole number to Still the nation never for a moment murmured at that n 1 e rt the t a that s o t n o o f t alt, Parliament hones The tb e i s probablyrover Government e n a t w b a a r e s great sacrifice. The country was enthusiastic, and Parlia- that 9 ti . anent was unanimous in supporting her Majesty and her no right to provide more than a certain number of Majesty's-Government in the late war with Russia. But Queen's troops for India without the application of the I believe that both the people and the Parliament were Court of Direct( re The Court of Directors immediately greatly indu ce d t o t a k e th e hi g h li ne o f conduct wh i ch upon receipt of thi s i n t e lli gence d eterm i ned to make such a u p or c d a o t r ie e n ; so and I need sc arce ly say t h at if they had they pursued on that occa s i on b ecause th e y b e li eve d the Gover n m ent wou ld h ave cal l ed that the policy of Russia had a t en d enc y to endanger ' upon Parliament to give them fresh power for our Indian empire. Well, sir, no sooner had peace been the purpose. The Court of Directors, however, proclaimed, and happily proclaimed, between Russia and willingly came forward, and they have applied for 4,000 fresh men, so th a t I h ope t h at i n the course of a very England, than we found o urse l ves i nvo l ve d i n anot h er war—a war with Persia, For a lon g ti me th e cause o f short time 14,000 E uropean troops w i ll b e on their way from these shores to India. I hope that the hou-e will that war was unknown, and its object, to say the least not be carried away by any notion that we exaggerate of it, perplexing. But th e coun t r y an d P ar li ament su b - the danger because we have determined uponsending matted with great forbearance to the want of inforaia- out these troops. It is a measure of security alone with tion which then prevail e d t tp on th e su bj ect, b ecause respect to the danger to b e appre h en d e d . I cannot agree with the il d right hon. gentleman that our Indian empire is there was a general impression that the relations between empire is by . the present disaster. I say that our Indian Persia and England were of a nature very difficult and de• is not imperilled, and I hope that in a short time licate ; that the interests of our Indian empire were in- the disaster, dismal as it undoubtedly is, will be effec volved in aright appreciation and management of those tuelly suppressed by the force already in that country. relations ; and that the independ ence o f P ers i a must b e (Hear') I need not detail t o th e h ouse t h e transact i ons maintained in order to for m a barrier b e t ween our r i va l s and which have taken plac e , b ecause every gentleman has in the jou rna l s o f th e d ay a pretty faithful narra- tive of them ; but I m i g ht say t h at I am proud of the our Indian empire. Well, sir, th e l as t d ocument which completed the peace between this cou n t r y an d R uss i a has the ratification only recently been signedmanner in which the I n di an serv i ce have acte d . I th i nk -, of the pea ce between this country and Persia has be en on l y that no better exampl ecou ld b e f oun d i n c i vi l li fe than recently that which was s e t by M r . C o l v i n an d t h e two Law laid on the table ; and th en we fou n d ourse lO es involved rences in Oude and the P un j a b, an d t h e GovernonGene in a third war—a war with China. It cou ld not b e said rat has expressed his deli g ht an d sa ti s f act i on at having that the Chinese could invade our I n di an emp i re ; it to act with men of such s oun d an d v i gorous judgment. could not be said that it was n ecessary to maintain (Cheers.) Everything that can b e d one is being done in China as a barrier between our rivals— our enemies—and India, and troops have b een a l rea d y marched up to sur consequenceour Indian empire. But it was said t o b e o f the utmost round Delhi. Luckily th e outrage h as taken place there, that we should not pe rm it f or a moment the slightest indignity or supp ose d i n di gn i ty to be endured because it is notorious th a t D e l h i may be easily sur rounded, so that if we cou ld not reduce the place by by our flag in Chi n a, b ecause it was of the first import- force we could by f am i ne . B ut I have no doubt that it ance that the reputation o f E ng l an d i n all Eastern coun- tries S will be reduced by f orce i mme di ately that a man of the should be maintained i nv i o l ate, ot h erwise our In empire would be endang ere d. I n fl uenced by this well-known vi gour o f act i on of my gallant friend Gen. policy and by these reasons, the majority of th e house Anson appears before th e wa ll s of D elhi ; and, at the , date of the mail l eav i ng , we h ad ad vices that General and perhaps of the c o un t r y, h ave contentedly been in- Anson would shortly b e i n amp l e force before the town, volved within the l as t fi ve y ears i n three great Eastern wars ; because, h owever great t h e sacrifice, however with infantry, cav a l r y, an d artillery. Unfortunately, the mail left on the 28th ult., and I cannot, therefore, ap• great the exertions necessary, however great the call upon prise the house that the fort of Delhi has been razed to our resources. there was a general opinion that nothing the ground ; but I hope that ample retribution has by could be shunned or spared when the safety of our this time been indicted on the mutineers. The right hon. Treat empire was at stake. Well, now, after these gentleman proceeded to inquire what were the causes of ereat exertions, see find the existence , of our Indian em- the disaffection, and he dwelt upon a good many of pire is indeed imperilled —not by the action of any foreign them which have been bruited about in different powers, whose movements both as regards.place and societies ; but when he asks whether the Government time would require a considerable interval to elapse be fore they could t a k e e ff ect upon our position, but our has been advised o f t h ose causes an d has failed to remedy them, I can o n ly say th a t no appl i cation has been made vies and machinati ons o f our d eclared foes, but by ledian empir e i s now en d angere d , not by the manceun- - from the lo ca l governments t i ll now for an increase of i vernal enemies, in a f orm th a t we coul d not possibly have force, and I m a y acid th a t t h e remedy which is always expected. We learn suggested for ever y ev il i s an i ncrease of the Esropean ancient ca ital of within ostan is the last 48 hours th a t the force. The ri g ht h on. gent l eman has referred, interalia, p Hied no longer in our posses- to the withdrawal of military men for the civil service, - mon. And in whose possession is it? It is in the posses- That has been the habitual custom of the Indian Govern ',Mon of our insurrectionary and rebellious troops. Surely !slant for a long series of years ; but whenever a regiment 'this is a position of affairs which requires us to demand from her M a j es ty' s Mi n i sters that they should throw is called int o ac ti on on f oreign or domestic service, it is some light upon it, g i ve us some i nfermation as to its the duty of a ll m ilit ary men who are engeged in the civil causes, and, above all, t e ll us w h at t h ey propo • to service immediately t o j o i n t h e i r regiments. Another do at this emerge nc y. (H ear , h ear. ) Sir, the information cause, and a very d e li cate one, i s the alleged interference that has reached us w ithi n th e l ast 24 hours co with the reli g i on o f th e nat i ve troops. There certainly me:mini- has arisen a n i m p ress i on among the troops that there canes the most i m p or t an t events that have occurred, was . to be a general conversion of the natives, and the certainly in my public life, and, I should think, in feeling of insubordination broke out first in the itth regi that of most present. Whatever may be the var went, by the refusal of the men to bite the ne W cartridges, which were supposed to be greased with an animal sub elle views and emotions which members of this house or stance which they abhor. Those and other causes have the country generally may entertain at this intelligence, I am quite sure there is one predominant sentiment to c incurred, particula r ly i n th e B enga l army, to produce which all others, h owever i mportant, must be subordi- nated, and that i s a d eterm i nat i on to support the Save- results which are u n d ou bt e dl y d eserving of the deepest reign and the G overnment i n al l thosemeas consideration, but I am not aware that they have even dres which so grave and critical an emergency been brought so p rom i nent l y b efore the Government as may require. (Ch eers. ) lam quite su re th a t th e sp i r i t of this country is so high, to justify a ch arge o f neg l ect aeainst the Government for its appli t id a retne d y to them. No doubtthe Bengal its resources ar e so grea t, . t h at there is nothing the people are not p repare d to endure, no expenditure which army is the o n e c hi e fl y an i mated b y this kind of disaffection they are not pr e p are d t o i ncur, and no effort which they owing partly to theenli s t men t i n i t o f the higher class of are not prepared to make in order to maintain that Sepoye and to other causes which will require and will empire wh ch it is the b oas t o f t hi s country so long to receive the most anxi ous an d care f u l i nvestigation. The right hon. genteman alluded to so me o th er matters wh i ch have possess e d, an d w hi c h i s one of the greatest sources I had rather th a t h e h a d om i tted, such as an alleged of our wealth, our power, an d our autheray. (Hear, difference between the Governor-General and the Corn hear.) But, if I have not imperfectly expressed the mander-in-Chief. lam quite aware that the subject has general feeling of the house, I hope it is not unrea- sonable in me t o i nqu i re o f h er Ma j esty ' s Minister, been bruited ab ou t i n private c i rcles, but of my own - whether they are prepared to respond to those send- knowledge I know nothing of it. I have always heard tenants in a ma nner congen i a l— w h ether they are prepared that those gentlem en i n p r i vate spea k in the highest pea irla man ner a d equate to t h e occasion to carry these sable terms of eac h o th er, an d l am not aware that there feelings into a c ti on . I thi n k, s i r , we should not be doing were such differenc es b e t ween t h em as might not be allowed between a ll men act i ng together in public life. our duty if we I )st a moment b e f ore mak i ng this inquiry Tof the Governm en t. I should b e g l a d therefore to hear Then the last questi on w hi c h t h e r i g h t hon, gentleman to-night that, whether as regards their power or their asked was, whether the Governor-General had not actually resigned. R es i gn i n such a crisis as this ! promptitude, those measures w ill b e taken which are calculated to vindicate the hon our an d authority of this Why, sir, I should imagine that th ere was no one less likely to all ow suc h a th oug h t to enter his head, and I country, and to mai n tain our i n t erests i n India. I think, am happy to state th a t ne i t h er on t hi s occasion nor on sir, that is the fir s t an d param ount i nqu i ry which under these circumstances we are bo un d t o make of her Ma- any previous o ccas i on h as my no b le friend tendered his jesty's Gover nmen t ; a nd I thi n k i t is one on which we resignation, L or d C ann i ng has behaved in this etner gency with th e v i gour an d j udgment which I should have a right to e x p ec t a frank communication. But I should not b e p er f orm i ng w h at I deem my duty as a always have anti c ip ate d. (Ch eers.) His letters show member of this ho use if I paus e d h ere and restedsatisfied no want of cal mness , no l ac k o f conf i dence. He says with such an inqui r y alone. I thi n k w e have a right to that he is certai n th a t h e s h a ll b e a b le to put this revolt expect from the Government that th ey s h ould tell us too- down, and he add s th a t w h en h e h as d one so he shallhe causes which h ave l e d night wh a t i n th e i r opinion is th e cause of these reat turn his mind t o ascerta i n i ng t disasters. This calamity has not be an o f a sudden nature; to it, and take the best means for remedying them. there have been, and for no inconsiderable period, dark There has been no lukewarmness on his part, no back rumours from India which have made men anxious and wardness, no shilly-shallying. His letter breathes that thoughtful. There has been an occurrence of many noble and g enerous m i ne. I have no hesitation in pro not - calm confidence and se lf- possess i on which best become a plexing incidents in that country w hi c h , no doubt, LI ' phesying that m y no bl e f r i end will prove himself not have been lost u pon the att ent i on and consideration per of men charged will the responsible duty of adminis- in-0y equal to the occasion, and when people talk of the tering the affairs of a great empire. I wont, therefore to panic which exists in India the best possible test of that know not only what in the opinion of the Government probably is that delicate barometer of the state of public has been the main cause of these calamitous events, but feeling—the funds. They have not been dis urbed, and I whether they were forewarned. I wish to know whether believe that the Company's paper remains in exactly the in, their opinion the cause is political or religions, who-- same state as it was before these occurrences took place. , ther it ha s or i g i na t e d i n th e maladministration of our T he right hon. gentleman is aware that to enter into affairs or in some burst of fanaticism which ought per- too much detail would not be wise on the present oc• haps to have been foreseen even if it could not have been oasion. (Hear, hear.) I could, if it were necessary, prevented. I wish to know what has been the nature of detail to the house; every spot at which troops are quar the communications received by the Government from the tered, and every arrangement- which regards the Pun highest authorities in I n di a , m 'li iary and civil, upon this j ab, B engal, and all other parts of India. Th ere are subject. I wish to know whether it be true or untrue that troops in India equal to any emergency, and, as a proof months ago, the highest military authority in India of the truth of this statement , the house need on ly t urn warned her Maje s ty' s Ministers of the u nsat i sfactory to the con d uc t o f t h e troops during the Persian war— state of our army there. I wish to know whether there troops whom General Outram described to be in as fine have been placed before the ministry statement s and a condition as any troops in the world. On the arrival complaints that our army in India is under officered. of some of th ose troops at Bombay they were imme- I wish to know w h e th er it h as b een represented to diately s hi ppe d to Calcutta, thence to be conveyed in her Majesty s Government that th e h a bit o f emp l oy- aa b Iw o b oats trse franku o p f the a id anythingBi n Ganges . e r ee l s t eo explanationt respectingh e vicinity as of iwph oi cs D hs i e bl l i h e i ll . oa Lir I e t ho a off m epr n re o od t . ' ing our regimental officers in civil an I diplo ma t ic services, without substituting men o f equa l exper i ence t e eof and rank in their pl aces , h as exerc i se d an i n j ur i ous in- sent occasion. (H ear, h ear.) As regards the allusion to fluence upon the discipli ne an d th e sp i r i t o f t h e army. I believe thatxistence in th e s t a t e o f I n di a, I do not wish to know wh e th er th e c i v il an d t h e m i l i tary autho- any d anger anger does exist further than that any rities of India have been in accord as to the information outbreak may happen periodically in India from fanati i resent outbreak w ill b e. Therefore, I anticipate no they have given and th e re p resen t at i ons t h ey have made cism or othe r causes, to be put down as surely as the —whether the highest civil authority i n I n di a i s not o agreed with the highest milit ar y aut h or i ty there i n the danger, o but I express no surprise or objection on account policy which he r ec o mmen d e d an d t h e views which he f the right hon. gentleman, under the existing grave wished to enforce. I would ask even her Majesty's circumstances in India, and considering the loss of life Ministers whether the Governor-General of India at this which has taken place, accompanied by horrors I should moment has resigned the high office which he held, be sorry to detail, having brought the subject under the These are subjects which I thi n k, un d er th e c i rcum- notice of the h ouse, an d ca ll ed for an explanation, which stances, her Majesty's Minist ers s h ou ld no t s h r i n k f rom I hope I h ave ten d ere d , however imperfectly, with all frankly meeting. (H ear .) I h ave re f ra i ne d f rom enter i ng frankness, (H ear, hear.) into any controversial question. If it be necessary that SAVINGS BANKS FUNDS. the Government of India should be brought under the Oct going i n t o comm i ttee of supply, c insideration of thi s h ouse , no d ou b t a f i tt i ng opportu- Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked the Chancellor of the nity will be offered for doing so. I have confined my- Exchequer for an explanation as to the purchase of quay-bills ; and as to tnef-iale of 2,334,030/. Three per a if to asking questions which% believe anxiously occupy 287,600/. Three per Cent. Stock, and 2,470,0001. Pxclie• Cent. Stock, and 111,0001. F h till the public attention at this moment, which appear to me q to. be proper and fair inquiries to address to this Govern- Exchequer-bills, equer- 1 s,belonging to ment, and to which I trust I shall receive a frank and full the trustees of savings bank in the year from the 20th of reply. I would presume before I sit down, sir, to make Nov., 1855, to the 20th Nov. 1856. Tne hon, gentle only one observation on the state of India. No one can for net man, in a lengthy speech, charged the Chancellor of the h il a s d i c l s s e t d b t a moment shut his oyes to the extreme peril to-which at Exchequer with having entered upon a system of i nan• t t o ic b s u to y c 4 k p -jo E b x b e i h ng sq . this moment our authority is subject iu that country ; before rsavingsthey became u d l. n u d e s but I cannot nay, little as my confidence has ever been )n the Government of India, that I take those despairing and had thereby sent them l h ' up to 6s, prem., which was or desperate views with respect to our position in that' ' merely a fictitioue value. country which in moments of danger and calamity are too The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE • QUER said he often prevalent. I would express my opinion—an opt- had been justified both by law and by recedent in what nien weich I h ave b e f ore expressed in this house—that he had done, and maintained that both p the savings banks the tenure by which we hold India is not a frail tenure ; funds and the public had bens fitted by the transactions but when we consider that that great country is tuba- alluded to. kited ar by 25 nations different in race, diff rent in religion Mr. MALINS concurred ' in the complaint of the hon id different in latignage, I think it is not easy, ' member for Kendal • perhaps (Sir H, Willow "ii not • 'oughby), and said it was possisle, for such heteroeneous elements to fuse unjustifiable in a Cabinet • Minister to e be " rigaincs the seto perfect combination. Everything, • however, is pos. market" with the public money, b shle, every d• ci--nt or negligent ilis,,aster is practicable, if there be an ineffi- Mr. G. C. GLYN defended the Rots of the Chancellor, oint Government. It is to prevent such but nevertheless thought that the' evils th a t I g think the House of Commons is performing should be limited, the eaving ban p k orserof that Minister its highest duty if it fund at his ~. disposal the intellig _ ce - ' everage was about 35, nOO,OOOl. en has arrived—intelligence which has pro- The CHANCELLOP tinged great alsrtn in • of the EXCHEQUER ()wri the capital of her Majesty's em• pained that be bad " Fire —of inviting her been misunderstood, and he was , Majesty's Ministers frankl to allowed to ex lain - express to Parliament what, in their opinion ,c hase-. e she nature of the operation of the ;sur of Exche is the cause of the g et , . • t ca.anaity that has ' ri i n th ee market" had been applied to him. It was concurred, aed, above all, what are the means • which not a g oq they intend t) take—and at once to take—in order to mark , b , nation of varying the securities or influencing the _,e/ y a buying and selling in the market, but a Sim- friend would ple investment by the Savings Banks Commissioners, which it was considered advantageous to make with the surplus money in their hands. After some remarks from Mr. tSPOONER and from Mr. MALINS in explanation, Mr. AYRTON denied that the act of Parliament re ferred to was passel to give Chancellors of the Ex chequer the authority exercised by them for the benefit of those who had no interest in the fund. There could be no doubt but that the saving bank fund had been di minished by these operations one million, and it was high time that the course pursued should be discontinued. The subject dropped. CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION. Mr. RICH, notwithAandinff an appeal from the Chan cellor of the Ezahequer, proceeded to draw the attention of the house to the report of the commission on the civil service superannuation fund, and expressed a strong opi nion against the conclusions to which the commissioners had come—that the deductions now levied should he re mitted, though the superannuations continued to be paid. Lord NAAS complained of the unfair conduct of Mr. Rich, in forcing the question on at the present time, though he knew well enough that he had a motion stand ing on the books for the discussion of this subject to morrow. He hoped the house would not follow the hon. gentleman in thus forestalling the discussion. Mr. LABOUCHERE also recommended the house not to go into the question now. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped the Government would take an early opportunity of saying whether they agreed with the report of the commission or not. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. The house then went into committee of supply. A vote of 48,8651. was proposed for the department of science and art, including the expenses of the geological survey. Mr. E WART pointed out the inconvenience which resulted from placing the department of science and art under the control and supervision of the Board of Trade, and hoped in future to see it treated in connection with the Board of Education. Mr. BLACK complained that so large a portion of the vote was proposed to be expended in England, and so small an amount in Scotland. Mr. BLACKBURN was very strongly of opinion that the expenses of the museums and schools of design un der this vote were far greater than they were worth. Mr. COWPER entered into statistics showing the operation of the different educational establishments at Kensington, and other schools in different parts of the country in connection with the department. With re spect to the value of these schools of art, there could be no doubt that they would produce a large number of good workmen of artistic taste. The low standard of taste which prevailed among the workmen of the country had been very forcibly shown by the comparative results of the Great Exhibition of 1861, and tke schools of art the country owed their existence to a desire to im- Far a higher standard of art education among the work ing classes. At the Exhibition in Paris, in 1856, the progress made by the English workman was marked in a most extraordinary degree; and, among other things, a sideboard manufactured by Messrs. Jackson and Gra bens was held to be superior to any work exhibited by French manufacturers. In porcelain and in several other branches of our manufactures great and most irn portant results had been obtained from the education provided in the schools of drawing and design. With respect to the smallness of the grants for Scotland, it shoeld be borne in mind that the Government had sanb tice d the exp. el tore of a large one for the purpose of a site of land in Edinburgh on which to erect a new tech nological museum, with training schools. Lord ELCHO concurred in the propriety of the vote, and believed that qe schools of design had been pro• ductive of considerable advantage to the improvement of industrial art, and suggested that the various mineralogical museums now existing in Jernyn-street, the British Museum, and South Kensington should be collected into one museum rather than be separated as they now were. Mr. DILLWYN supported the vote, and was parti cularly in favour of the item of charge for the Palosnto logical professors. He complained, however, of the ex penses of the management of the department. The sala ries of professors and assistants was over 12,0001., and formed a very large item in the cost of the establishmcnt. There were several other items also which appeared much too high, and he proposed that the sum should be reduced by 3, 768/. Mr. SPOONER said he would certainly vote for the amendment, but should propose to effect a still greater reduction. During the last ten years the sum annually voted for these objects had increased from 6,0001. to 73,0001. Where was this system to stop f The only practical result of these debates ought to be to put a stop at once to the issues of this money. It was right, no doubt, for the Government to do something for the en couragement of art, but a check must be put to this in creasing expenditure. He should, therefore, move that the sum be reduced to the amount voted last year, making a total, with the sum already voted, of 54,0001., and that the present vote be therefore reduced by 20,0001. Mr. B. HOPE should deeply regret if, especially on such a night as that of the eve of her Majesty's visit to the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester, the house should come to a conclusion to reduce the votes by the amount named. (A. laugh.) The site now pur chased at Kensington afforded a melancholy proof of the evil results of acting first and thinking after wards. The collection at Kensington was to be an educational one, everything from hemp in the rough to majolica in the smooth. In one place there was a gallery of art, and close by it a collection of bottles form ing an apothecary's shop. His hon. friend the member for Swansea bad hit the right unit upon this hoed wbcn he spoke of , the numerous rival art collections which exist in the metropolis. Mr. NAPIER bore witness to the great advantage which had resulted from the establishment of schools of design in Ireland, and he should be very unwilling to give a vote which should take a single farthing from the original amount. Mr. LOCKE complained of the fact that the great bulk of the people of the metropolis had no opportunity of seeing any of these collections, or of setting their feet within any of the buildings which had been referrei to. If they bad not the opportunity of visiting those places on the week days they should be permitted to do so on the Sunday. He thought the working classes of the me tropolis ought to be pencnittee, at all events, to visit the National Gallery and the British Museum on Sundays. Mr. CONYNGHAM objected to the multiplication of these heterogeneous collections of small and unimportant articles, under the supposition that they tended to pro mote art among the people. Trafalgar -square was a proper site fur the National Gallery, and he would advise the Government to give the Royal Academy notice to quit, and if any one was to go to Kensington let it be the Royal Academy. Mr. CO WPER said that the subject of the hon. gentle man's remarks had but little to do with the vote under discussion, but he believed public encouragement did tend to promote art. The museum had been opened from seven to ten o'clock in the evening, lighted by gas, c:iiefly in order that the working classes might have an opportunity of visiting it. They had visited it in largo numbers, and he believed that, at all events in the winter evenings, it would be a very favourite resort. The site had been complained of because of the distance of South Kensington from the centre of London, but the fact was, that the Government could find no other vacant spot nearer at all suitable to the purpose. The collection of patented inventio ns had been a great at traction hitherto. With regard to the salaries, they were very low as compared with oteer similar offices. The salary of the curator was to be but 2001. a-year. With regard to paleontology, it was a science of the greatest importance, and almost every state in the world had a department devoted to its encouragement. Where would Birmiogha:n have been but for the studies of geo logists, which had led to the increased production of iron. The effect of the present objections was that s'a tionary ignorance was preferable to advancement and education, a sentiment he did not believe was unani mously entertained in that house. Mr. W. WILLIAMS spoke to the great benefit that had been derived from schools of design ; but he con tended that they must always be supported and main tained in the localities where they had originally been established. The results of our existing schools of de sign hal been that our manufacturers could now success fully compete v 4 WI the continental producers. But unless the designer was educated in the manufacturing districts and practically acquainted with the commercial bearings of his designs, he would in the majority of cases fail altogether. Mr. SLANEY supported the vote. After a - few words from Mr. SPOONER, Colonel SYKES also supported the vote, Geology was the grammar of the earth and if one of its tenses were properly understood, the whole verb could be conjugated.. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de fended the vote, and stated that the geological survey under the direction of Sir Roderick Murchison was going on very satisfactorily. The survey was for irnpor sant national objects, and not for the benefit of any pri ' individuals. He therefore trusted that his bon. the member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Spooner) not b., able to persuade the house to refuse that Mr. PLATT also supported the vote. The committee then divided. The numbers were— For the vote For theamendment 33 Majori'y .-124 Mr. DILLWVN then complained of the high rate of salaries, and the item of 2,0001. for the purchae of spe cimens. The prices paid were extravagantly high, and he mentioned the hum of 1031. that hail been paid for 17 pieces of Staffordshire earthenware, and 101. for a pair office dogs of French design. Ile'therefore moved that the vote he reduced by 3,7681., which would make the vote 45,0871. instead of 48,885/. The committee then divided. The numbers were— For the original vote For the amendment Majority for the vote —126 A vote of 1 43,0301. was proposed for education in Ire lani, Mr. BLACK complaned that the Government had con etitutod itself a great publishing and bookselling estab lishment; and, on the part of the book trade, he entered his protest against it. In the case of literature, such an establishment was especially contrary to sound principle. It bad the effect of checking opinion. Every literary man who attempted to produce an educational work had to compete with the Government, and thereb there was a check given to the spread of such literature. Mr. BLACKBURN objected to the agricultural mo del school. These schools were strongly objected to last year, and he then understood that no further vote would be taken for them. Several testimonials bad been pub lished by the Government in favour of these schools, but none of these testimonials were dated. One of the testimo niala stated that one of the schools was of great advaa• BILL. This bill went through committee. The County Cees (Ireland) Bill and the Grand Juries (Ireland) -Act (1&36) Amendment Bill went through committee. TOWN BYE-LAWS' REVISION BILL. This bill was read a second time. The Police (Scotland) Bill and the Court of Exche quer (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. The house adjourned at a quarter after 7 o'clock. , HOUSE -OF COMIVIONS.—(YEsmIDAY.) The SPEAKZE took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Bristol, South Wales, and Southampton Union Railway, Dunkald and Enniskillen Railway, Great Yarmouth Water, and West Somerset Railway Bill were read a third time and passed. The Burial of the Dead within the City and Liberties of London, London (City) Coal Duties, Mallow and Fermoy 'and . Great Southern and Weetera Railways, Milford IrOprovement, New BrUnswick and Canada Railway and Land Company, New Pier and Harbour, and Railway, Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railways, West of Fife Mineral Rail way, Wexford Free Bridge, Worksop and A ttercliffe Road, and, Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railways B lls were further considered, and ordered to be a read a third time. SUNDERLAND ELECTION. The SPEAKER announced that he had received a communication from Mr. Gibson informing him that Meson. Coxson and Smith did not intend to proceed agiinst the return of the Sunderland election, and the order was discharged. PETITIONS. Petitions were preeuted from medical officers of union for a removal of the: grievances ; for a repeal of the paper duties ; for an alteration in the Civil Service Superannuation Act; against Mr. Fleadlam's, and in favou r of Lord Medical Bill • in favour of M r . rates. Rea diata's M e di cal Bill for the abolition ' of church 131MLIC RECORD OFFICE. Mr. C. .roRcaTER voted by P u n ame ruovfid for a return of all monies a f t or the erection of a Public Record Office on the Itoil e a ti o i tr a a te, and to whom, when, and for what particular atno e n t: t the same had been paid or applied ; alio, the of, t every contract entered into for the erection or p tol tti etord-office, and the names of-the architect and clerk of tc)e works engaged to super intend the works,—Agreei JusvicE, (COLONIES). CHARTERS- OF Mr, M'MA HON tuoved f 4- 0 , o"eperincture of Charters JuAice, or Orders in Council iu t i h, e , l na o f any Charter of of Justice, for 'any eel :ny Y of the Crown (in continuation of P m arliaentary plper, N o. 323). _" Agreed to. . ' __..... ...... ____ MARLBORO UGH ELECTION . elec. Mr. K. SEYMER reported to this hous e that the committeeaittee appoint e d t o investigate into the undue taut and return o f M a j or H. B. Baring had declared that Major IL B. Baring- wal duly elected a burg e „ to serve in this precout Parliament for the borough of Start. borough. -.' • PO©, LAW EOATZD REPORP. Mr. CODI3ETT mked the President of the Poor Law Board if he knew can the report of the beard, which was laid on the table of the house on the 12th day of March, would he printed ? Mr. BOUVErtIE said that the report had been printed for some time, but the delay of its being pre sented arose with the stationery office not receiving the necessary order.; for furnishing it to the house. That had no w been r...:u,d:ed, and the report would be pre sented forthwith. • POSTAL COMMUNICATION Willi AUS 'Mr. TRALIA. ILI LERKELE the Secretary to the TILE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1857, Mr. MOWERAY and Mr. VERNON considered this a grant in the wrong direction, and stated that they would support the hon. member for Lambeth in dividing the committee on the grant. After some remarks from Mr: Kirk, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Gregory, and Mr. T. Egertln, Mr. BLACKBURN expressed an opinion that this college was extravagantly conducted, and instanced the granting of one diploma costing the country 3,9201. After some remarks from Mr. WILSON, Mr. GROGAN asked if the commission now sitting was on the university to which the vote related, or on the Queen's Colleges, between which he made a distinc tion. He saw no necessity of the continuance of this university. A discussion then ensued, in which Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Horsrnan, and otbermembers took part. Mr. NAPIER would consent to the vote, but only provisionally. Mr. NE WDEGA.TE would agree to the postpone ment of the vote, but could not vote for its continuance. The committee then divided, when there appeared For the vote Against it Major;ty -114 The vote of 15.2001. for completing the Queen's Col lege in Ireland was tben agr el to. 8001. for the Royal Irish Academy. 2001. for the Royal Hibernian Academy. Tktse two votes were agreed to, and the house resumed. -• TURNPIKE TRUSTS. The Turnpike Trusts Abolition (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND.) This bill was read a second time after some observa tions from Mr. Bagwell and Mr. I. Butt, answered by Mr. Henry Herbert. SITES FOR WORKHOUSES. This bill was read a third time and passed. The Christchurch (West Hartlepool) Bill passed through committee. MARRIED WOMEN'S REVERSIONARY INTEREST. The bill was read a third time and passed, after a pro test from Mr. Dobbs. ELECTION PETITIONS. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. ADDERLEY stated that the object of the bill was to put an end to the roving accusations at present brought agai ns t mem b ers, alike degrading to the mem bers and to the administration of justice. It would also provide that the sanction of this house must be given to the withdrawal of petitions. It would be better even to let corrupt practices take their course than to attempt to remedy them by a system ten times more corrupt. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would be useless to proceed with this bill, unless the house could see that it went upon reasonable grounds, and that there was some probability of carrying out its objects. Ile moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. Mr. MALINS supported the bill. Sir J. V. SHELLEY moved the adjournment of the debate, upon which the house divided, when the num bers were— Ayes Noes Majority against the adjournment —22 Mr. AYRiON, amidst loud and continued cries of "divide, divide," opposed the bill, which he contended was totally impracticable. Mr. S. CHILD supported the bill. 1 Mr. RIDLEY rose to move the adjournment of the debate. The SPEAKER said the hon. member could not move the adjournment of the debate, which had already been disposed of, Mr. RIDLEY moved the adjournment of the house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said bon. members on the other side would not allow the ad journment of the debate, and yet would not allow the debate to go on, though there were several gentlemen who would wish to speak on the subject. He trusted the house► would consent to the adjournmbnt. Sir J. V. SHELLEY took the same side. It was not usual to proceed with opposed bills at that hour (4 quarter to two o'clock). Lord GALWAY opposed the adjournment. He thought the course taken by the opponents of the bill un fair. It looked as if the Government thoughtthey would be in a minority. Sir J. V. SHELLEY thought it looked as if hon. mem bers on the other side thought they were in a majority. Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Alcock, and Lord C. Hamilton supported the bill. The mition tor the adjournment was negatived with out a division. The SOLICITOR.GENERAL opposed the bill as a most objectionable measure, and concluded amidst re newed and still louder cries of "Divide." Mr. NAPIER supported the bill. Mr. J. WYLD supported the bill. He mentioned that a petition against himself had been withdrawn that day, and the petitioner had the audacity to state that he presented the petition for the purpose of advertising him self as a boot and shoe maker. (Laughter.) The SPEAKER then put the question, and the mo tion for the second reading of the bill was carried with out a division, amidst loud laughter from the Opposition benches. The other orders were disposed of, and the house ad journed at a quarter after two o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF CONIDIONS.-JurrE 29. ELECTION PETITIONS BILL. Order for Second Readinc , read. Motion made, and Q ues ti on 1r posed, " That the bill be now read a second time :" Amendment .pr ..p sod, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this clay three mouths :"—Questi n proposed, "That th© word now stand part of the question :"—Debate arising ; mo tion made, and question put, " That the debate be now adjourned :"—The h.,use divided, Ayes, 55; Noes, 77. AYES-55. Althorpe, Viscount Fitzgerald, J. Ayrton, A. Fortescue, C. Bagwell, John Giyn, G. Baring, T. Greene, John Bearnlsh, F. Grey, R. Bland, L. Hall, Sir B. Bonham-Carter,J. Hayter, W. tiouverie, Hon. E. P. llerbert, 11. Brand, H. llorsman, E. Bruce, Lord E. Keating, Sir H. S. Butt. I. Kendall, N. Castlerosse, Viscount Lewis, Sire, C. Clive, G. Lowe, rt- Cob bett, J. M. Massey, W. Cowper, W. F. Mills, T. De Vere, S. Mulgrave, Earl of Diliwyn, L. O'Brien, P. Dodson, J. O'Brien, J. Esmonde, J. Paget, Lord A. Fagan, W. Plikington, J. NOES-77. Alcock, T. Gilpin, Colonel Naas, Lord Arehdall, M. Gsddard, A. Napier, J. Riggs, J. Goderich, Vis. Newdegate, C. Blackburn, Peter Gregory, W. Ogilvy, Sir J. Booth, Sir lit. Gore Grenfell, Chas. Raynham, Viscount Boyd, J. Gray, Captain , Boupell, W. Bridges. Sir B. Hackblock, W. Relater, G. Brocklehurst, J. Hamilton, Lord C. Seymcr, H. Buchanan, W. Hamilton, G. A. Smollett, A. Buller, Sir J. Hamilton, J. 11. Spooner, R. Caird, James Barns, J. Stanhope, J. Child, Smith Bossard, NI. Steel, J. Codrlngton, Genemal Hill, Lord A. E. Taylor, Col. Colville, C. R. Hudson, G. Thornhill, W Cowan, C. Ingestre, Viscount Trefusis, G. Cross, R. Joiliffe, Sir W. Verner. Sir W. Dalgiish, li. Kingscote, Capt. R. Whitbread, S. Davey, H. Kinnaird, A. Waite, Colonel Denison, W. 11. Lang ton, H. G. Whitmore, H. Dobbs, W. Liddell, H. (I. Wickham, 11. W. Dunlop, A. Locke, John Wortley, Major Egerton, W. Lygon, lion. F. Wyld, James Farquhar, Sir M. Maeartney, G. Fortescue, F. Mackie, J. Frazer, Sir W. Mainwaring, T. 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On the ♦ote of 1,6251. for the Queen's University of Ireland, Mr. GREGORY called attention to this sum being for twenty-one examiners, and forty-eight pupils for exa mination, twelve of whom obtained gold medals and 2401. in money exhibitions, and asked for an explanation of the manner in which the money bad been distributed. Mr. WILSON admitted that the number of pupils was di-proportionate to the number of 'examiners, and said that the salaries of the latter were to be considered more as fees than salaries, but it was to be recollected that the university was in its infancy. Mr. W. WILLIAMS also called attention to the dis proprtion of the number of examiners to the pupils examined, and unless a satisfactory explanation was given by the Government he should divide the committee on the vote. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this college was established by Sir R. Peel, but it had not been found to be so successful as was anticipated, and the subject was under the consideration of Govern ment. BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 21st day of June, 1857 : PRIVATE BANKS. Average Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and P om f re t 11,344 Aylsha,m Bank, Aylsham—G-. and T. Copeman Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 28,566 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 30,901 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple Marshall and Co 8,767 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. • Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 33,229 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-11. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—.J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater —J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, And Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par- rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury--Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath- -G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and C 0..., Brecon 02d Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank Burlington— Harding, Smith; and Co Bury St.. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & C o Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam .bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris 14,600 24,331 7,997 6,555 66,785 14,948 8,290 32,885 17,709 20,607 65,280 34,542 29,851 36,672 30,315 12,477 58,790 16,703 12,774 2,731 13,313 49,310 29,205 and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon. Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank. Devonport— Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams Fast Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildfoo Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Hayden Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Dank, nunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford— Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co 21,465 Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and 19,807 2,991 17,969 34,465 43,037 6,615 21,102 74,996 9,085 12,978 39,726 27,144 7,610 10,112 63,966 81,428 9,790 47,246 89,278 52,924 42,030 24,780 7,246 10,786 5,757 5,045 13,552 27,232 27,275 17,150 20,709 51,590 4,806 33,312 23,787 20,832 62,603 11,914 25,672 Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son 5,288 Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds —W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, 29,805 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 24,015 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green© -- Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. 93,466 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Dan dflo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co 25,533 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and Co. 8,883 7,355 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co 13,789 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hung - trford Bank, Marlborough—Tan ner and Co - Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cid Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co 15,853 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell 24,984 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 49, 455 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 18,769 Newmark - A Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co 19,261 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons 45,13'i Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. . 21,317 New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co 9,100 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. 01.1 Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching, Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverky Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 47,752 Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Hayerfordwest—J. and 39,165 15,483 1,118 8,994 16,255 25,019 99,139 9,973 3,492 30,758 8,441 9,839 W. Walters.. Reading Bank, Reading—Sinionds and Co...__ Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co 6,648 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. 4, 705 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 7,163 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 12,785 rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son 8,950 Rye Bank, lty - e—R. C. Pomfret, & Co 11,238 Ross old. Bank, Heredfordshire, Ross 11,608 30,065 Al!away and Macdougal Saffron Walden and North Essex .Bank, Saf fron Walden----Gibsona aL Co, ............ 26,098 4,100 vate vote, IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE — FURTHER "PROOFS AGAINST THE PR ISONER DISCOVERED . The key o f M r. Little ' s of i.-e—taken away cat the night o f the murder—wa s f oun d on S a turdeY evening near th e p l ace i n di cated by Mrs. Spo H e n. This is regard e d as a most important piece of eel s dem?, against the prisoner, even though his wife b e precluded from g i v i ng her testimony before a cour t of justice, as it a p pears she is. Thus it wil l be seen that her statement respecting the conc ealuwet of the plunder, an d th e disposal of the key, wit h " the instruments us e d i n th e murder of Mr. Little, has be?n fully confirmed. . Th at she knows who the murderer is has been proved. But her hus band denies that he is the guilty party. He doe: not insinuate a-charge against a n y one else, be contents himself with denying the truth of her di's' closures. She thinks the remainder of the missi n g. money, about 501., may be found about the Pre' mises of the railway, as he appeared to use hard l y any of the plunder obtained on the night of the murder. An active search for it is in progress. It is a matter of general curiosity the c,aule which has led this woman to act the ex t rao rdinarY, part she has t a k en . It i s c l ear that Spollen had confided all to her. He had not effected the 111 r der many mi n ut es . w h en h e i nformed her of it . ~e showed her where he had concealed some cf`' thee razor, and told h er h ow h e had disposed o f razor, the h ammer , t h e key, Arc. She kept the dreadful secret for upwards of seven months, u°,_`: now comes forw ar d t o divulge it, well knowing th e consequence in thi s world. It is stated that set dreaded he w ou ld mur d er h er and her children Iliat he might get them as w it nEsses of his gu il t o ut e' , ; the way. Sh e sa y s h e attempted to poison h e r short time since, and that her existence had become • one of intense anxiety and misery. THE EDUCATION CONFERENCE. The Bishop of Oxford tells us that " the d culry which we have now to overcome was not to provide schools for the children, but children for the schools." A n d M r . Moseley declares that the neglect of edu ca ti on d oes not arise from the pover t i ofthe parenia ; and that whore the parents are 0 111 tainiog suffi c i en t an d comfmt4ble wages, they 51 fail to appreciate education for their children. What is to be done ? We have said that the re ligious duty of parents to educate their children cannot be too strongly and constantly urged o i l them. But y ou canno t , as we think, force paren t] to send thei r c hild ren to sc h ool, or keep children 5,, school against their will when they can be earonla wages to support themselves. We agree with the Tim , s on this point, that",,, " there is nothing generally that so speaks for itse" and pleads for itself as good schooling." We have seen the thing tried ; and 'viler' all , e other influence s — mora l, soc i a l , and religious —°a' s failed, the ez , tablishment of a really good school ha overcome the indifference of parents, and the aver sion of children to remaining at school. Very bad parents do not care whether th eir children ate educated or not ; and very ditioned children will submit to no restraint to o tain any amount of learning. But the averag e I t parents and children appreciate education w here ' is a reality, and n o t a s h am. Parents like to see their children actually knowing more to-day t ha n il l they did yesterday. And children like a sou % where they f e el th a t th ey are taught some thillo worth knowing. od Go into the poor men's schools in England a iit you will see the children bored to death—wit", h - 0 interest, animation, or enjoyment. And s° boy or girl goes to work with pleasure, beea u ' d there is some excitement, something to be seen e n learned at that as we ll as to be got. The facto r i e or the farm i s a rea l thi ng —h alf the schoo ls ar humbugs. et We say, then, t o P r i nce Alb ert and h i s exceltieeic friends, go o n an d prosper. Talk, write, sP e ` about education. It' s a no bl e th eme. Bu t all ?Tu can do is to supply th e coun t ry, as f ast as po ss''s with good schoolmasters. That, in our opinion, is the solution of the ar ea educational problem, the way to overcome ' difficulty, the thing to be done. And the Committee of Council on Education 113.4 „ effected far more i n thi s way t h an has eve r bee n done before in this country.—Derbyshire Coltrier• Country Markets. CHELMSFOI To-day we had a rather s realised is to 2s per qr less n inferior were difficult to quit, tions firm, and the prices w, Wheat., white, old, per s. s. qr.3l 71 new 34 70 , red, old 30 61 new 30 61 Barley 35 46 Chevalier 40 54 Grinding 35 46 Malt 73 77 Chevalier 75 79 RD—JUNE 26. imall supply of wheat, W ijici c i money for best samples, 1 ' - . Spring corn of all dos ere unaltered. Oats, per qr 24 31 Peas, Partrid ge 4l 4 , 4 6 • White 39 '" 40 Boffin. , ****** ''' 3 9 Dun 40 41 Beans, Tisk 36 Harrow ticks 41 Mazagan 36 VI Ditto, n e °" Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c, in the port of London, f rom th e following p June 22 to June 27, both inclusive. receio a : •t9, fro • A ; 0 A d 0 Colchester — s B5 Harwich 52 05 --- 229' Leigh 43 0 H ald on COLCHESTER— JUNE 27. a A small supply of wh ea t t o -d ay; trade slow,n is to 2s per qr. cheaper than last week. Beans is P er qr dearer, an d no peas a t mar k et. The weather has been very hot and forcing. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 70s t 0748; red, 64s to 68s ; b ar l oy , 38 s to 42s ; oats, 26s to 28s ; beano' Mazagan, 40s to 42 8 ; m iddl e and small, 44s to 405; Pet6'" white, 38s to 426 ; grey, 42s to 465. KIRKCALDY-JUNE 27. We had a moderate supply of wheat to-day, which e%; perienced a slow sale at barely last week's prices few sacks of oats, and only one of i n f er i or b ar l e y- 0. Wheat. Barl e y. ; Oats. IBean 'd First 6os Oct 30 s Oct 30s Oct u ,,!, Oa Second Third als Oct —s Oct 27s ud Os COAL WARK: Prices of Coals per ton al 'T.—JUNE 29. the close of the market. 8. di Bates's West Hartley _l4 North Percy Hartley _l4 0 Eden Main l5 9 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 16 0 Wylain l5 6 'Canfield Moor l4 0 Haswell Gas 15 0 I Wallsond, &c. s 4. 16 6 Lanibton tees 17 - , letton l7 Eden l5 6 tiraddyll l5 Fietton Lyons Main .. l4 1.; Riddell • 4l : Hough Hall 15 ' south Hetton 16 9 Wel [send, &c. Stewart's l7 0 Fothergill's Aberdare -18 6 Ships at market, ;, 67 ; sold, 44. The shipments of silver to India and China by th e steamer of the 4th are expected to range betwee n 700,000/. and 809,0001. 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