The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

LONEY MARKET T D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Account's from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a fIL t appearance, and values were without alteration. The sales were estimated at 2,000 bales.• The Railway Share Market closed dull, and prices of all descriptions were a shade lower. It transpired yesterday afternoon that three addi tional failures had occurred among the commercial interest, but the liabilities were not in any case very important. The firms alluded to were Messrs. Radland, in the Manchester trade, owing about 35,000/. ; Messrs. Lichtenstein, a foreign house, whose engagements are estimated at 80,0001. ; and a. small Greek house, the operations of which, however, do not appear to have been extensive. Others are expected to follow, but so long as the evil is confined to small foreign houses the general effect upon credit will not be very disastrous. lip to the present time our large houses have withstood the crisis far better than might have been expected, and if they are enabled to go en for another month, of which there is every probability, , their position will no doubt be relieved, and little danger will then exist. The demand for discount continues tolerably active, but the supply is increasing, and bills are , More easily negotiated. The utmost circumspection, however, is still practised in consequence of the frequent failures. It is impossible to know who are likely to be forced to suspend, and hence a good deal of suspicion still exists, which tends to retard the improvement in business. Trade is exceedingly dull, and in Mincing-lane, as well as the manufac turing districts, there is general inactivity. The Purchases of Colonial produce are limited to the i mmediate wants of consumption, and the tend ency in quotations is downwards. The best descriptions of sugar are firm, but the lower kinds Are heavy. There is a good demand for silver, and advanced quotations are current owing to the remittances to tatnburgh. The local authorities have entered into arrangements to obtain a considerable supply, the greater part of which will, it is presumed, be Withdrawn from this market. Bars are quoted at 15 3. 2d. per oz. standard. The transfer books for Consols are now closed, lad will not reopen until the 15th proximo. In the English stock market to-day there has been increased firmness, and a rise of about per cent, has taken place. The continued sales of gold to the Bank have caused a satisfactory ree ling, for if such operations go on they will ac celerate a reduction in the terms of discount. C onsols lave been 91 to 915 and 911 a for account L et 'div• The present quotation is 91i I. Special tr ansfers have been made at 911 and 925. The 141 evr` Three per Cents. are 91 to 91i, and the Re duced 91 to 91k. Exchequer Bills are 2s. dis count,, to 2s. premium, and the Bonds 99k. Bank *took is 2161 to 218. A Mall amount of business has been done in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices are generally r nier. T ur ki s h 6 per cen t s . are 914, 925 ; di tto 4 Per Cents., 992 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., 41±. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi- I lan) 18i 1 8.1 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 75 77 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 50 52 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 44; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; do. 4 i per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cent., 402 41 1 ; ditto New Deferred, 25 251 ; ditto Certifi tate% , the Railway Share Market this morning a L ight improvement has taken place in the rates of blest of the principal lined, but the dealings have bet been extensive. Caledon'au, Eastern CJunties, letth-W es t ern Midland and South-Eastern, each it proved about ss. ; Brighton, south-Western, a nd North-Eastern(Berwick), 10s. • and Gt. Western In the Foreign and Colonial lines the dealings ..".ere confined to only one or two transactions. " o la., Great I n di an P en i nsu l a, w hi c h rea li se d a b ou t former quotations 20i 20k. „ a M s Shar es ' were neg l ec t e d. N or th Wh ea l 1 43 sett realised 12, and Cobre Copper receded to 38 . In Joint-Sto c k B an k an d Mi sce ll aneous shares business transacted was unimportant. Prices, nver, were steady. London and Westminster A T, proved 10s. to 15s. ; and Union of London de- I tied 10s. ; South Australian have improved ss. 1111/, ITIBR FUNDS.-OLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY. (.From the Of cwt LiSf:l Businersde--!e. t i lk Stock , ent. Reduced Annuities Neer Per ( : 7 cnt. Ccnsols Anneitter Shut 914 24 .),V"' 3 per Cont. Annuities 9 oi i 11 1 i -4 Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860.„ , 1, D itto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885. 171 liali% Rends, £lOOO ~,. r )itt o , under £ lOOO 33 35 d , ot sots tor Account 9141#i ad IlEz .tequf r Bills, 21d, 21000 . ENO I d 2 p 8 itll Prehequer Bonds, 1858, 311. per Cont 991 Ditto. 1'459 ~,, PRIC ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. nu e u. nos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B5 7 rzican 3 per Cent Illlith Boucle, 3 per Cent. D:tto A.ccount blt tc New Def e r r ed, 3 per Cen# Ditto Account cerkiLh Bonds, 6 per cent . pktto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols account (January 8) 9li a d ILATEST FROM LUCKNOW. The following telegraphic message has been r eceived at the East India House : CALCUTTA, OCT. 31, 1857. Ltrocc ovr. — Commuuications still difficult, and Zo certain i n t e lli gence from Lucknow of later date b all the 21st of October received in this office. On that date food was running short, and it 1r°111 (1 seem that the gun-bullocks were being luln giitered. But relief was approaching ; Colonel Great- L e d'il column, after reoccupying Mynpooree, put ling the R a j ah to flight, and recovering much pro• tirq, and two an d a -h a lf lace of treasure, reached ..Propor e on the 26 this gFor some time past troops have been leaving daily for the same destination, and the Cons nlander-in-Chief started on the 27th. 1 IG.kniEn SHOWERS' COLUMN.—fhe force, of ' 2 ", from Delhi, under Brigadier Showers, oc cupied padre() on the 15th October, taking six guns; and ro o then, being joined by Cashmere 1)., took possession of Jhujjur, with twenty- De guns and much ammunition. 4, The Nawab surrendered himself. On the 20th 'LIeY seized Katiood, cutting off 400 of the Na- IvaVs troop, and taking five lace of treasure. tsLni.—There is no doubt that the King's life h as been guaranteed. Ho will be sent to Al!aha bad, for conveyance to Calcutta. Particulars have been called for. Raven.-The arrival of the Madras troops at th e Kuttra Pass put everything at Rewah into the Political Agent's hands. The Sirdars submitted, and gave up the prisoner whom they had forcibly released. The Rajah expressed extreme regret, and quiet was restored. _ _ The Political Agent intended to return from t he camp at the Kuttra Pass to Rewah on the ?19th. The troops were to march from the cam p towards Cawnpore. STATES.—An agent of the Nana Sahib has put himself at the head of the muti- Ileers_of the Gwalior Contingent, and it is thought probable th a t h e ma y f or m a junction with the '"inapere mutineers at Banda, or that he may March direct to Calpie. The Gwalior mu ti neers l e ft Gwalior cm the 119 th and 16th, with siege train, field guns, and 111114 ammunition, and have been beard of 36 bailee from Gwalior. *or Burton, the Political Agent at Harrow tee, has bee n f ou ll y mur d ere d, w ith hi s two sans, 1j t he Raj troop. The Rajah is said n o t t o ays been concerned in the ltd. 4 dhPore mutineers have gone towards the olmbhur Lake, and the Indore mutineers, who Zere defe a t e d at Agra on t h e 10th , h ave fled to aiPootana. G. F. EDMONSTONE, Secretary to the Government of India. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY' EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 18'57. RAILWAYS. RAILWAYA. Olosing c" this day. .mbg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballyinew B!rmng. Wolverh olverh. •itorir B;rkenlid. Lancsl:. Cheshire Junt3t `3lack bury. 4/ - 8 - 64 - 65. -9, Blyth k Tyne original .£25 (iss. at .£45)„ Bristol & Exeter_ Ca1ed0nian........... 81 - 80 77 - 77. 30 - 32 7 - 9 rlfiester & Holyhea - 1 Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass (Cornwall D(4. A Do. B I Dublin&Belfast Junc. Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian ......... Eastern Counties..... 'EasternTJnion, A. stk. Do., do. B. New A ...... i'East Kent ...,......; ;East Lancashire ...... ;East Suffolk Do. 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Now ••• ••• 20 all Namur & Liege . 7 71 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 181 19 16 all Northern of France 35 35} 10 all NorwegianTruk.Pref 8 9 20 all Paris and Lyons 33} 331 20 a l l Paris and Orleans 51 20 7 Recife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. 1 10 7 Rome and Fr,scati — 20 all Royal Danish l3g 15 1 4 5 all Royal Swedish 4 - 20 all Sambre and Meuse 6 I So vve n s t t h m ern u o d f er F s rance 2 401 20 5 10 all Do. 54 per cen t. pre f 7 8 280 i all Southern of France 20k 20 8 all c. Pref • --8 i 10 all Do. 54 p er 20 all 'W.&N. W, of France 25 26 20 6 ! Western of Aust r i a. 20 all West. of Switzerland 7 *** 6 all Wiesbaden . 6 all Do.B p. prof *** 20 all Zealand... • "' ...... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia . . 100 50 Bank of London .... 5 -- 125 18i Bank of 82 80 , 4d 40 all Bri.Col. Bk.& LW. . 4° 45 50 all British N. American' 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind.A.u.d z ah 00 50 City 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Land. 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cilt. 171 1.3 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A ast. 18 18 1 120 all Ditto New 50 20 London and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bakng•Corp .'• 50 10 London Joint Stock. 00 20 Lond.andWestminst. 47 6 00 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New N 22i National Bank 20 all New South Wales 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 32 34 331 120 20 Ottoman Bank 00 25 Provine al of Ireland 10 all Do. New. 5 1 R.Aus.II.&G.Im.CO. ..• 25 all South Australia 32 31 .... 5 1 50 25 all Union of Australia 49 ... 26 Do. New 2 l, 50 10 Union of London 10) 50 Unity Mutual...., ...d 100 Wostrnßk of Loud' m ;# 4 yeb q 4 P SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Day.) The LORD CHANCELLOR tuok his seat on the woolsack at three o'clock. BANK ISSUES INDEMNITY BILL. This bill was 1 rought up from the CCiaucionsEtrid read a first time. Earl GREY said he understood that only one discus sion ‘911,4 to be taken on this subject, and as the bill was to be read a second time to-morrow, and a third time on Friday, it would be very convenient if the noble earl would fix a precise day for the debate. Earl GRANVILE said either day would be conve nient for the Government. If it would suit those noble lords who were absent he would take the discussion on Friday. The Eirl of EGLINTON said it was impossible for him to say whether that day would suit peers on his side of the house. It was ultimately agreed that the discussion should bo taken on Friday. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. _ SIR HENRY HAVELOCK. Mr. FITZROY brought up the report on the message from her Majesty conferring a pension of 1,0001. a-year for life on Sir Henry Havelock. Colonel NORTH considered the Government should extend this pension to General Havelock's son. Cap tain Havelock had much distinguished himself during this revolt. He had gone through all the battles in which his father bad been engaged, and had obtained the Vict ria Cross for his valour in the field. This was a case calling loudly for a departure from the usual rule followed in granting such pensions. In the case of peerages the pensions usually extended to two genera tions, and he hoped that the peculiar circumstances of Ciptain Havelock would be considered by the Govern ment, and provision made that the pension now awarded to hi., distinguished and gallant father should descend to his sou. Mr. BAGWELL concurred in the suggestions just inale, and hoped the Government would extend the pen,ion to his son's life. Mr. KINNAIRD had much pleasure in seconding the suggestion now made. He regretted that yesterday so little allusion was made to the distinguished services of two brothers—the Lawrences. (Hear, hear.) One had gone where honours were of no avail, but he thought it was the duty of a grateful country to raise a monument to the memory of the late Sir H. Lawrence. (Rear.) Mr. GLADSTONE said he partook of the sympathy, admiration, and : gratitude thatl pervaded all classes of her Majesty's subjects relative to the conduct of our army in India, but at the same time he ventured to suggest the Inexpediency of their endeavouring to put a restraint on their feelings in the matter. (Hear, hear.) Nothing was more imprudent than that it shculd be left to the Crown and the Executive Government the func , lion of rewarding distinguished services without being anticipated by members of the house. He asked the house to recollect how much it took from the acts of grace when taken by the Government if first suggestea by individual members of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) He fully admitted the duty of the house to call the Executive Government to account if they were in the discharge of their rewards, but here was a case, he humbly thought the Goverment should be left a latitude and discretion as to the time and opportunity of doing what the Crown thought right. C ilonel NORTH said he had not the slightest intention in the remarks he had made in reflecting on her Ma je•ty's Government, but merely to support a suggestion thrown out by an hon. member last night. Sir M. FARQUHAR considered Captain Havelock was entitled to the consideration of the house, and he hoped the Government would allow the pension to descend with the title to him. (Hear, bear.) Mr. BALL also concurred in the remarks made by previous speakers relative to the extension of the pension from General Havelock to his son. Sir J. PAKINGTON complained of tha absence of the President of the Board of Control from the house when the question of General Havelock's pension was to come before it. He thought the remarks of the right hon. gen tleman the member for Oxford University were worthy of consideration, but he expressed a hope that his observa tions would not have a tendency to check on the part of Lon. members those expressions of feelings which did honour to tho house with regard to the great services per formed in India as did honour to the officers who performed them. It gave to the army the most legitimate assnrance that their services were esteemed by a grateful country by declarations in that house on the part of the represen tatives of the country. (Hear.) He felt convinced that the discussion of last night and to-day would be received in India with feelings of gratitude and pride, and would be held by those distinguished men as one of their highest rewards for the services they rendered. He quite con curred with what had fallen from hon. members in refer euce to the continuation of th 4 pension to General Have lock's son. (Hear, hear.) He wished now to put a ques: tion to the President of the Board of Control relative to the " Clive Fund." In 1765 the great Lord Clive, on se- , ceiving a legacy from Meer Jalliier of 70,0031., iu a noble spirit generously paid the same into the Calcutta troasury. Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY called the right hon b Ironet to order. He could not, in considering the Message in refer ence to General Havelock's pension, introduce a different subject._ _ _ The SPEAKER ruled that the rigbt hon. baronet was out of order. Sir J. PAKINGTON considered that in supply ho was entitled to pursue the course he was adopting when inter rupted. The SPEAKER reminded the right bon. baronet that the house was not in supply, molding to the ordinary rules of the house. Mr. V SMITH complained of the manner in which the right hon. baronet had alluded to his temporary absence from the house, especially as he had been engaged waiting for an Indian telegram. He remarked on the impropriety of hon. members bringing forward charges of improper patronage on the pact of the Court of Directors, without entering into particuiars.As the right hon. baronet was out of order, he would not proceed further than to read the telegram. (The right hon, gentleman then raad the telegram, which will be found in another part, of our impression.) After some remarks from Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, the message was read a second time and agreed to, and a bill was ordered to be introduced accordingly. SUPPLY. _ _ Mr. FITZROY brought up the report of supply. Sir J. NGTON said he hoped he was now in order to put the question ho intended to have done when he was called to order. With regard to the "Clive fund," he read a notice of the queeticn on Monday, but if the right hon. gentleman wished it he would give further time. Peculiar interest was now felt with reference to the fund, now that a fund was being raised for the relief of the sufferers by the mutiny in India. In 1765, Lord Clive paid into the Calcutta treasury a legacy of 70,000/ , the interest of which was to be devoted to the relief of officers and soldiers disabled in India, and the wives and families of Europeans who might die in the company's services. He wished to be informed of the present state and condition of the fund. He wished to be informed as a piece of infor• mation he had seen in the newspapers, viz., with regard to the patronage of the Court of Directors for 1838. He then found it stated that 110 infantry cadets were to be sent in 1858 to the Bengal Native army, and that a con siderable number of cavalry cadets were also to be sent out for the same year, and he wished to know the state and condition of that army. He believed that 46 native regiments have mutinied, and 2 been disbanded. Assum ing that to be the case, he wished to know what had be come of the 1,100 officers belonging to them. Deducting a , proportion for de a th s , an d th ose h o ldi n g civil offices, he I thought there must be between 600 and 700 officers wholly unemployed. Ho put it to the hon. gentleman, if, under the circumstances, the present time was a fitting period for exercising such an amount of patronage. Mr. V. S XITEI said he was unable thn to answer the question relative to the " Clive Fund." With regard to the second question, he gave to the Earl of Clarendon yes terday the particulars, to enable him to give an answer to a question put in the other house by the Earl of Ellen borough. He had not, therefore, the paper with him, but he would state that he was afraid the right hon. baronet had not given a correct estimate of the amount of officers lost. The appointment of cadets rested with the Court of Directors, subject to the Board of Control ; but it was a matter in which they rarely if ever interfered. The num ber of cadets appointed for 1858 was not sufficient to sup ply the vacancies that existed. It must not be considered that, when they spoke of disbanding native troops, the Indian Government intended to govern India without na tive troops, and although the estimate of the Court of Direc tors did not amount to much more than one-half of the native troops. Formerly the number of cadets appointed would not be too many to supply the loss. It should also be remembered that the officers unemployed referred to were of a higher grade than cadets. The appointments would not be made for the sake of patronage merely, but to meet the requirements of the army. The officers now out of employment it was proposed to use in officering the cavalry about to be raised in this country. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the number of troops that had mutinied and beendisbandei. kr. V. SMITH said he was unable to give an answer. The subject then dropped. INDIA. In reply to questions from Sir H. Willoughby and Mr. G. Hudson, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER complained of the inconvenience arising from the putting of questions in an irregular form. He said he hafil no doubt the ap proximate estimates of the expenses that would be thrown upon the Indian revenue by the troops sent out would be laid on the table. The army estimates would be eomewhat increased by the same cause ; hut the amount would ultimately be borne by the East India Company, the in crease being in the nature of au advance. The Company wore not now in a position to repay such advances with any great regularity; but he reminded the house that India had never been.a burthen upon this country. The revenue of India was now in a crippled state, and it might he necessary for the Company to apply ,to that house fm temporary assistance, hat not, he hoped, to a formidable exttnt, as the Company's revenues would ehortly be suffi cient to meet a large part of the expense, and from its re stored credit borrow what it required to supply the defi ciency. The motion was then agreed to. ARMY AND NAVY ESTIMATES. Mr. WILSON moved for a return of the estimates of expenditure required for the army and navy for 1859. Agreed to. BANK ISSUES INDEMNITY BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, moved the the third reading of this bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY considered the house -was passing the bill on insufficient evidence. Mr. VANCE hoped that in changes that might be male in the currency the Government would not alter the standard of value. Mr. G. HUDSON approved of the course adopted by the Government in issuing the letter in November, though he regretted its issue had been so lorig delayed. It should have been issued three weeks earlier. He had much pleasure in supporting the bill, though he believed it did not go far enough. He reviewed the panic of 1847, and said he objected to the responsibility of issue being left to the directors. It was the stringency of the issue that caused the mischief then and now. The effect of the measure was to create distrust, and when a panic hap pened securities w ere o f no use from the impossibility of their convertibility. The Bank Act had the effect of crippling trade, and turning the country from a commer cial country into one of usurers. It was impossible that men could carry on trade with 10 per cent. discounts. He hoped that the Government would, on Friday, instead of moving a committee, come forward with an announcement that during the recess they would propose a bill that would got aid of the obnoxious part of the present Act, that limited under all circumstances the issue to the amount of bullion in the Bank. (Hear, hear.) Mr. PHILLIPS doubted that the currency had any thing to do with the present difficulties in thecountry. In America where a paper currency existed, and in Hamburg where there was a metallic currency the same difficulties had been experienced as they had witnessed in this coun try where there was both a paper and a metallic currency, The disasters complained of had no reference to the cur rency, but in natural causes over which the Government bad no control—he believed to an excess of speculation. The only remedy was to be found in a conviction by the people of England that the terse saying of the Duke of Wellington was a correct one, viz., that high interest means bad security." (Hear, bear.) Mr. BAGWELL expressed a hope that the Government would make no change in the present Irish banking system. It was the duty of the country gentlemen of England and Ireland to restrict the jobbing propensities of Joint-Stock Banks to pay large interests to tho injury of the commer cial community. After some remarks from Mr. KIRK, Mr. ADAMS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give the house an indication of the pressure put upon the Government for the issue of the letter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that if the hon, member had been in his place on a previous oc casion he would have heard that he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had anticipated his question by stating that the issue of the letter rested entirely on the responsibility of the Government, and their view of the facts. The Go vernment looked at the authentic position of the Bank of England, and received daily accounts of their financial position. (Hear, hear.) No pressure was put upon the bank by the Government, and the Government might have withheld the letter if they had considered themselves justified in doing so. No person complained to him that the Bank had refused discounts, but that it had virtually ceased in London except at the Bank of England. It could not be expected that the Bank of England could discount at a crisis without discretion any more than at other times. He justified the Government interference, as exhibited in the paper on the table of the house, and it would be found on a reference to them, that on the 11th Nov. the notes in the Bank amounted to 958,0001., and on the following day, the 12th,111,0001. The letter was not signed until after three o'clock on that day, and could not have reached the city in time to influence the operations of the Bank on that day. He left it to the house tojudge if that state of things did not require some [interference on the part of the Go vermneut. The right hon. gentleman denied that the Go vernment were influenced in the issuing of the letter, as had been waitstated,e nthe by the Government,knowledge fromthat a Liverpool, deputation o rany other were about to place. After making a verbal alteration in clause 1, as sug gested by Mr. Gladstone, The bill was read a third time and passed, and ordered to be taken to the House of Lords. GENERAL HAVELOCK ANNUITY BILL. This bill was brought in, and on the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was read a first time and ordered to be road a second tim9 t9-morrow. The house adjourned at 3 o'clock. POLICE INI'ELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN INVETERATE THlEF.—Hannah Jackson, an ill looking, middle-aged woman, who has been repeatedly charged at this court with robbery, was brought before Mr. B?adon, charged with stealing a flannel petticoat and four towel, the property of the treasurer of the county of Middlesex. She was further charged with stealing two pocket handkerchiefs, belonging to two prisoners at present under remand in the House of De tention, Clerkenwell. Hannah Wood stated that stie was one of the recep tion-warders at the House of Detei•tian, and that the prisoner was an inmate of that place, having been remanded from this court by his Worship on a charge of felony. The prisoner was employed in the laundry, and on Monday last, just before she was put into the prison van, for the purpose of being con ve y e d t o the police.caurt, she was searched, as is the usual custom, by witness, and a flannel petticoat, four towels, and two pocket-handkerchiefs, the former belonging to the county, and the latter to two of the piisoners, were found upon her. On being taxed with the theft, she admitted taking the towel 4, but tie other articles, she stoutly maintained, were her own. This was totally untrue, as the prisoner only the day previous had asked the matron for an old petticoat to keep her warm, Witness then took her before the authorities at the prison, who directed her to be brought here for punishment. The prisoner pleaded guily to the charge, and Mr. Beadon committed her to the House of Correction for three months with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. ROBBERIFS IN TUE FOG. —Wllain Pretty, a young man, was chargel with committing two impudent rob beries of tradesmen in the fog yesterday. Mr. Wiliam Pile, of the firm of Dennis and Pile, clothiers and outfitters, 20, Qleen's-row, Pimlico, stat d that when the fog was at its densest last evening, l• Faw the prig inerVitring ai , out the door in a most suspicic us manner. He watched him and saw him go to another clo' bier P, and attempt to steal a coat, where he was prevented succeeding by the tradesman coming out and driving him away. Prisoner then returned to witness's door, when the clothier went out, and, handing him a card, told him he could buy as cheap a coat there as a man c uid desire, if he wished to purchase one, but if he wished to steal one he might depend upon it he would be sent to prison. Then the pri soner seemed dissomfitsd and walked away, butreturned in an hour when be advanced two or three feet into the shop and endeavoured to puil down a great coat, when finding it secured by the button-hole, he cut the latter open, and was about to leave with his booty, when witness secured him and gave him into custody. A policemen said, that on searching the prisoner he fou A nd sh th o r p e b e o p y :i i r r s o o m f t s h t e o c es Queen-street, said that kings t tabliushp about five last evening, he o m n en h t im o . f Mr. Hargrave, heard the snap of a string which fastened goods at the door, and on his hastening there be found the three pair of socks now produced stolen. He Saw a man running, but ho was lost the next moment in the fog. Prisoner admitted his guilt. lie was committed for trial on both cbarges. HEALTH OP LONDON DUR INO VIE WEEI. --- (From the Report of the Registrar General.) The mortality of London continued high last week, and even showed a tendency further to in crease. In the two previous weeks the deaths were in d, the number of deaths iu the weeks average for compari son about 1,380 ; in the we e k t h a t en d e d l as t S a t ur d ay (December 5) they r ose t o 1,428. I n t h e ten years 1847-56 the hasaverage creae c orresponding with l as t week was 1, 318 . B ut, as population must be raised p roportionably to th e i ncrease, in which case it will become 1,450. Hence it ap peais that the deaths of last week were rather less than tLe corrected average ' • but onreference to the r eturn for the first week of December in 1847 it will be seen that in consequence of influenza being epidemic the deaths from all causes then rose to the extraordinary number of 2 454, and the ave rage which embraces that period is higher than would have been obtained if only ordinary causes bad been in operation. It may ba stated that at least a hundred persons died last week who would have survived if the sea son had not been in more than a usual degree un favourable to health. These deaths are the result of influenza, terminating, as the medical practi tioners believe, in bronchiti s . The number of deaths referred in the present re turns to pulmonary disease (exclusive of phthisis and wheopingcough) is 415, which is not much less than a third part of the total number returned in the week. In the nine years 1848-56 the deaths from the same class of complaints ranged from 171 to 379. The deaths caused by bronchitis continue to increase, fur in the two previous weeks they were respectively 227 and 217 ' • last week they Were 242, the corrected average for last week is 158. The table shows the greatest number of deaths from bronchitis during that period of life which extends from 60 to 80 years, 92 persons having died in that interval. Beyond 80 years the number falls to 20, the disease then finding a much reduced number of living subjects for its attacks. u n e e. z a is specially Pneumonia, which carries off chiefly th e y oung , is far from being so fa t a l d uring, the present period of sickness ; for the dea t hs from it, which were in two previous week s 127 and 1 43, fell last week to 129, which is hardly equal to the average. The number o mof were men tioned is 22. Nino nonagenarians are returned, all o Besides a fatal case o f " infantile c h o l era " th e f whom cases n women death of a seaman from " cholera, p neumon i a ," i s recorded. He died on Nov. 24 O R board the Dread nought except which o n Hospital ship. Three children died of scar latina within four days in a family in George-street, Somers-town, and two in another family in Ex mouth-street, in the same sub-district. In the family last referred to the mother, and another of her children died also of the same disease in November. Last week the births of 938 boy 3 an d 874 girls— in all 1,812 children —were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56 the average number was 1,504. j o li f g' success, haput up again. He has ASHTON -U NDE R-LIMB ELECTION.—(B y El ectr i c Tele grapb.)—Sergeant Sh ee waite d on Mr. Gibson's com mittee this morning t o resi g n th e contest. Mr. Mason, a n t o t t er th f e Or r M em al o ly t e v H ARWIC H ELECTION. —(By Electric T e l egra ph.)—Mr. Bagshaw was return ed this day by a l arge major ity o ver his opponent, Mr. Arcede ck ne. s i chancet b d r aw - - LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING COMPANY.-011 Monday James Edward Stephens appeared before Mr. Sh er iff Substitute Hallard , at Edinburgh, to undergo a judicial examination in bankruptcy according to the forms of Scotch law. The examination last e d f rom 12 till nearly 5, and was adjourned till next day (Tuesday) at Ao'olock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS—DEc. 8. BANK ISSUES INDEMNITY BILL. ' Clauso 2 (The restriction on the amount of Securities to be taken in the Issue Department suspended) :—Amendment proposed, in page 3, line 21, to leave out from the words " Provided always," to the end of the clause :—(Mr. Molina :)—Question put, " That the words ' Provided al ways, that if, before the expiration of the time,' stand part of the clause :"—The Committee divided—Ayes, 100 ; Noes, is. AYES-100. Adeane, H. Goderich, Viscount Pilkington, J. Anderson, Sir J. Gordon, LaeWan D. Price, W. Atherton, W. Grenfell, C. P. Pugh, D. Bagwell, John Gray, Captain Rehow, J. Baring, Sir F. Griffith, C. Rich, It. Baring, T. G. Gordon, Brampton Richardson, J. Baxter, W. Handley, H. Salisbury, Enoch Beale, S. hay, Lord John Seymour, Denby Bethel, Sir R. Herbert, H. Sibthorp, Major Biggs, John Hodgson, K. Slaney, R. Black, Adam Keating, Sir 11. Stapleton, John! Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Kendall, N. Steel, John Briscoe, J. Kershaw, J. Thompson, General Brocklehurst, J. Kinnaird, A. Thornely, T. Bruce, Lord E. Kirk, W. Townshend, J. Buller, J. W. Knatchbull-Huguessen Trefusis, C. Buxton, Sir E. N. Langton, H. U. Trelawny, Sir J. Caird, J. Lewis, Sir G. C. Villiers, C. Campbell, R. J. It. I ocke, Jo..n Waldron, Laurence Give, George Lopes, Sir M. Western, S Close, M. Lowe, R. Wickham, 11. Craufurd, E. H. J. Luce, T. Willyams, E. Crossley, F. M'Cann, J. 'Willson, A. Dalglish, R. Mangles, R. D. Wilson, J. Davey, It. ?dangles, C. Wingfield, R. Divett, E. Mellor, John Winnington, Sir T. Dad, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Wi se , J . Dunlop, A. Nicoll, D. • Wood, Sir C. Elton. Sir A. H. Norreys, Sir D. Wyld, James Fagan, W. Norris, J. T. Young, A. Finlay, 1. North, F. Forster, Charles O'Brien, P. Gard, R. Pahnerston, Viscount Gifford, Earl of Philips, R. Glyn, G. Philipps, J. NOES—Hi. Cross, R. A. Ewart, J. Goddard, A. Greer, Samuel Ilorsfall, T. Ingram, 11. Langton, W. G. TELLERS. Haytcr, W. Brand, H. B. W. Adams, W. H. Bernard, T. Barrow, W. Pease, Henry Robertson, 1", Steuart, A Beecroit, G. Bramley-Moore, J. Cayley, E. S. Cox, }V. Vansitt;irt, W. TELL ELI. Malins, Richard Spooner, R. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Motion made, and question proposed, " That the Unlimited Liability of Shareholders in Joint Stock Banks gives rise to a species of credit injurious to the interest of the pu lic ; and that the present law enforcing the adoption of this principle requires alteration :"—(Mr. Hoadlam :)—Amend. scent propcmed, to leAye out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " the present law enforcing the principle of the Unlimited Lia bility of their Shareholders on Joint Stock BAnks, require, alteration"—(Mr. Hankey)—instead thereof :—Question " That the words p oposed to be left out stand part of the question," put and negatived :—Question put, " That the words the present law enfordng the principle of the Un limited Liability of their Shareholders on Joint Stock Banks, requires alteration,' be added, instead thereof :" The house divided—Ayes, 47 ; Noes, 118, AYES-47. Gard, It Garnett, W. Gilpin, Charles Glyn, G. Goderich, Ins. Gritlith, C. Banbury, Robert Iludgssn, K. Hopwood, John Ilutt, W. Ingram, li. Jackson, W. Kinglake, A. Mantis, It. Paget, C. Pease, 11. Pinney, W. NOES-118. Akroyd, E. Forster, C. Norris, J. Anderson, Sir J. French, Col. North, Col. J. Atherton, W. Gordon, L. North, F. Bagwell, John Greer, S. Palmerston, Viset. Baines, lit. Bon. M. Greaten, C. Philipps, R. Baring, Sir F. Grentell, Chas. Philips. J. li. Barnard, T. Grey, K, rilking ton, J. Bai:ow, W. Gordon, B. Potter, Sir J. Beecrott, G. Hadfield, G. Pry sc, E. Bethel', Sir R. Herbert, 11. Pugh, D. Biggs, J. Herbert, Col. Ramsdell, Sir J. Black, Adam Hodgson, W. Rebow, John Bottleld,li. Ilorstall, T. B. Reptoli, G. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Ilotham, Lord Richarthon, J. Bouverie, lion. C. P. Johnstone, J. Hope Mahout, U. Bramley-ilooro, J. Kendall, N. Russell, A. Briscoe, John Kershaw, J. Salisbury, E. Buchanan, W. Kin 4, L. Smith, J. A. Buckley, Gen. Kinnaird, A. Smith, It. Buller, J. W. K natchbull-HugesSen Spooner, R. Caird, James LanOon, W. Steel, J. Calcraft, J. 11. Langton, H. G. Stuart, Colonel Campbell, It. Lewis, Sir G. C. Tho.npson, Gun. Clitford,C. C. Lindsay, W. Thornely, T. Codrington, General Locke, John Townsei.d, I. Colebroke, xir T. Lockhart, A. E. Vivian, H. IL Cowper, W. F. Lopes, Sir. R. Warren, s. Coote, Sir C. H. J, , ,,, e, it Weguelin, T. Cowan, C. Macartney, G. Western, S. Crawford, R. Mangles, R. Wickham, H. W. Crook, J. Mangles, C. E. Willoughby, J. Crossley. F. Marjoribanks, D. Wilson, J. .Dalglish, R. Martin, J. Wingfield, R. Davey, R. Massey, W. Wiunington, Sir I'. Duncan, Viscount Mellor, John Wise. J. Dunrias, F. K iller, T. Wood, Sir C. Fagan, W. Milnes, M. Fergus, J. Moffatt, G. Fitzgerald, J. Montgomery, Sir G. !''':troy, Hon. H. Napier, Sir C. Foley, H. B Norreys, Sir D. Adams, W. Ayrton, A. Bernard, T. Baxter, W. Beale, S. Beaumont, W. Bonham-Carter, J. Buxton, C. Cayley, Z. Lh,etnam, John Clay, James Pulle - , C. Robertson, P. Smith, A. Steuart, Andrew Sullivan, Michael Sykes, Co'. Tollemache, Fred. Van.ittart, W. White, J. Wood, W. Woods, H Wyld, James louug, A. Jollier, R. P. Collins, f. Cox William Cratiford, E. IL J. Dunlop, A. Ewart, J. TELLERS. Headlaw, T. liankey, T. TELLERM. Brand, H. llayLer, W. NEW MUSIC. Aft.r the Battle. Barnes. Composed by Mrs. R. K. J. J. Ewer awl Co. A very charming composition, descriptive of the emotions awakened in the human heart by the sights and bounds of a battlefield. Mingled erne tious of joy and grief, or rather (among even the least impressionable it might be expressed without exaggeration) of rapture and anguish—the latter predominating hardly less on the side of the victo rious than on that of the vanquished 1 It is in the recognition of this affecting truth, that we conceive the chief merit of this graceful and touching frag ment of melody is discernible. It is through its more tender and pathetic cviences that it wins upon our admiration. The fair musician, we sbould remark, has inscribed the effusion of her melodious fancy to the Hero of Kars, General Sir Williatn Fen wick Williams, K.C.B. ; the title-page on which this appropriate dedication is celebrated being further embellished by a no less apt pictorial illustrato n. ADDITIONAL MAILS TO INDIA. Commencing with January next, the mails for the East Indies and China, transmitted via Marseilles, will be despatched from London as follows—viz , Close intended for the Bombay packets on the evenings of the 2 , 1 and 17,h of each month ; and those intended , or the Calcutta packets (including the mails for Ceylon, Madras, and China), on the evenings of the Pth and 15th of each month, as already announced. The Bombay packets will also carry letters for Calcutta and Madras, to be forwarded from Bombay by the inland posts ; and it is expected that they will reach their destination some days in advance of the letters sent by the next Calcutta pacdet. The packets from Southampton will continue to run in connection with the Calcutta line ; and mails via Southampton for Calcutta, Ceylon, Madras, and Chins will be made up in Lmidon, as at present, en the morn. jogs of the 411 and 20th of each mouth. For B frnbay, mails via Southampton will be forwarded by the above packets, as well as by the Australian packets (the mails for which are made up in Lotdon on the morning of the 12th of each month), as far as E.zypt, where they will await the departure of the next packet for Bombay. The followieg table shows the kever dates upon which the mails for India will be despatched from Lon don both by the routs of Marseilles and by that of South ampton : Date of Despatch from London. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from Mr. Grimshaw, of Bank House near Burnley, praying Parliament to pass a law to settle the question whether a married woman should have the power of ap pointing trustees of property acquired by inheritance. The Earl of DERBY, referring to the statement be made last night respecting the transmission of troops to India, said the authority upon which he relied was now in Paris, but a letter had been written to that person, and he thought he shou!el be in a position, either to show that the President of the Board of Con trol laboured under a defective memory, or to make an apology for the statement. , PROVISION TO SIR HENRY HAVELOCK. The CLERK at the table having read her Majesty's Message, Earl GRANVILLE said he had now the gratifying duty to propose to their lordships to mom a reply to her Majesty in answer to her most gracious message just read. He felt sure in doing so he should meet with the most cordial weenimity of both sides of the hot se. (Hear.) General Havelock was not a young officer, ho entered the army in 1815, and had taken part in every campaign in India up to 1354, including the Persian war. (Hear.) He felt it would be tedious to their lordships if he detained them by detailing the number of medals and honours which he had acquired, so he would pass from that part of the subject. Gen. Havelock arrived in India almost simultaneously with the outbreak in India, and he immediately hastened to j ,it) Gen. Neill at Allahabad, who was at that moment endeavouring to effect the relief of Cawnpore ; but they all know that that object was not effected until too late to prevent the dreadful massacre of women and children which had taken place. General Havelock, shortly after this event, had defeated the enemy no less than four times between the 12th and 161 e July, and after so doing he marched towards Luck now, and on the 29th July he again encountered the enemy and fought two battles, in both of which he was victorious, the mutineers being defeated with an immense loss of life. He trusted that God in his divine mercy would still protect this gallant band of heroes. Having passed a glowing enlogium on Gen. Wilson, the noble earl concluded by moving a resolution, which was in effect an echo of her Majesty's message, assuring her Majesty that their lordships would gladly co-eperate wive her Majesty in granting a pension of 1,0001. per annum during the period of his natural life. (Cheers.) The Earl of DERBY rose to second the motion pro posed by his noble friend, but having so recently enlarged at considerable length on the great achievements and gallant deeds of Gen. Havelock, it was not necessary for him on the present occasion to do more than express his most cordial concurrence t the address in answer to her Majesty's gracious message. However, he could not sit down without reminding their lordships of the brilliant services of another gallant officer who had borne a sig nal part in the dangers and glories of this contest—he referred to Col. Inglis, who had so long commanded the garrison of Lucknotv. (Loud cheers) He hoped the services of that gallant officer would not go long unre qeited, and that his name would never cease to be held in that honour which his great deeds merited. (Loud cheers.) The motion was agreed to unanimously. RELIGIOUS WORSHIP ACT AMENDMENT BILL. _ _ The Ea'l of SETAFTESBURY then rose, not for the purpose of moving the second reading of this bill, but simply to explain the reasons which induced him to give notice of the measure. The noble earl then proceeded to derail the whole of the circumstances connected with the prohibition of a series of religious services announced to be given in Exe ter Hall. The grounds stated for this extraordinary proceeding were, that the services bad not answered the purpose for which they were intended, and that they were not attended by the class of persons for whose special instruction they were given. Ile had been asked to postpone this bill for the convenience of the Bench of Bishops. He knew what that meant. But it was a scandal to the Church when the Bishops confessed their impotency to relieve, and betook theineelves to words— confessing, in fact, that the Church of England was no longer competent to the task she had undertaken. His lord:hip then postponed the second reading. Tue Ea►l of DERBY deprecated discussion as prema ture. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S denied the Advantage of the movement, and defended Mr. Edouard's conduct The Bishop of LONDON thought No great a move went should not be stopped by the veto of a single in cumbent, and according to the canon law, which gave the bishop of the diocese a concurrent jurisdiction in _ .. every parish with the incumbent, he doubted the legality of Mr. Riouard's refusal. L rd PANMURE regretted the termination of the service. He had attended them, and been much ediSed. After a few ~cords from the Eat! of SHAFTESBURY, The debate was adjourned to be Bth Feb. THE AUSTRTA TRANSPORT. The Earl of HARD WICKE moved fora copy of the o intract made with the owners :;f the s'eamship Austria ;or the c mycyance of the 94th Regiment to India. Tae regiment, he said, was ordered to prepare for 'Ala in the month of August it had been 16 years in India, had returned Lome only one year, and was therefore well adapted by its experience for service in India. Tie regiment :tarted frurn C )rk on Oct. ri.h, in the Aus`Jia, the ship had put back three times Piymouth, and the men were now under orders to go overland to India. Tire Au .trig was the property of some Dutch owners, and although a very fine ship, was not in the opini )n of the surveyor, fit to take troops to India, and she was ordered to be fitted with another deck. The Austria, however, sailed without th s additional deck, the conse quence was, that after touching the 13.t,y of Biscay, she was obliged to return to Plymouth. A second time the ship returned in consequence of some accident to the engines. The crew were foreigners, the captain was a foreigner, and the ship was very difficult to steer, and without her engines was almost unmanlgeable. From the 5.h of Oct. to this day the regiment hai arrivedovly at Pl 3 mouth from Cork, and is niw waiting for embarka tion for India. While all this delay was taking place, the country had a reserve f or c e of 10,000 me n and an im mense navy, which were lying perfectly idle and unem ployed. In the port of Plymouth, was lying the St. Jean d'Acre, with her engineers a:AI officers perfectly ready to go to sea. Of all ships in the world a British man-of .. war was the most perfect and convenient transport in the world. The Belle Isle had carried troops on several occasions to China and other places, and with the greatest economy. Now that we had lost 100,000 men in the Bengal army, and it was necessary hat more frequent communication should be kept up with that country, it was well worthy of consideration whether it woul I t be of great advantage to this country if a transport service were formed at once out of some of the ships of the navy. The country really might as well contract for the defence of the nation and the supply of a navy, as, in the present state of naval science, leave the transport of troops to be performed by contract, and by the mercan tile navy of the country. (Hear.) Lord PANMURE said that the contract referred to by the noble earl was not one made by the G-Jverrnient at all, but by the EAstludia Company, who took upsll theships that were required, and paid the expenseir of the convey ance of the troops ' and who were responsible for their safe delivery in India. This had been the practice since the green's troops were sent out to India. With respect to the case of the Austria, it would be found that atnor g all the numerous vessels which were taken up by the company for the conveyance of nearly 50,000 men, this ship had been the only one in any casualty bad occurred. It was the only instar:ce of com plsint having been 1 rsmght forward against the East India Company fur having failed to attend to the com fort and safety, and everything that rclat,d to their in ternal economy. He felt bound to say for the Court of Directors that they had shown the greatest anxiety to secure for the army the best vessels which they could obtain, and that they were also anxious to secure for themselves from tha army in India, whose services were required at the earliest possible period. No doubt the Austria was not a suitable vessel for the conveyance of the troops. But as soon as the noble duke the Com mander-in-Chief heard of the delays which had taken place, he, in conjunction with her Majesty's Government, had de . prmined that the regiment should be sent over- land to india, so that it would probably even cow arrive at its destination almost as soon as if no cualty had occurred. With respect to the employment of the ships of the navy for the conveyance of troops, there was no objection on the part of the Government so to employ them when the necessity for doing so arose. A short time since, one of the ships on the Mediterranean station had brought home a regiment with great comfort and convenience to the men • but on ordinary occasions the Government was enabled to obtain readily the use of vessels - in every way adapted for the conveyance of troops. He was not aware that the board of directors would offer any objection to the production of the copy of the contract moved for by the noble earl, but he re• peated the Government were not responsible for what occurred in reference to the Austria, and the noble earl ought not to lose sight of the fact that that was the only case olany casualty having occurred in Bonding out a large body of troops to India. In answer to a question from Lord MELVILLE, Lord PANMURE said that the Austria wra surveyed by an officer in the employ of the East India Company. The motion was then agreed to. GENERAL HAVELOCK AND THE INDIAN . OFFICERS. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said be was unavoidably absent from the discussion in the earlier pea of the evening, and ho was fully aware that he was out of order in now referring to it. But ho hoped their lord ships-wculd permit him to do so, as he was extremely anxious that it should not be iupposed that be did not concur in everything that bad been raid of Sir Henry Haveleek. (Hear.) Ho assured their lordships that no ono in that house was more di-posed to do honour to that gallant and distinguished soldier than he was. No doubt many greater campaigns could be found in history, but he questioned whether any service had ever been per formed by an officer commanding his troops with greater zeal, greater devotion to his country, greater judgment, and greater discretion, than had been shown by the Ole tinguiihed officer whom their lordships had honoured that evening. (Hear, bear.) Not alone had his troops h be a e d n a e u x er p a zd de t d o tvheertny on n rg a e ll tu b : d o :s es :b ofut ttileeyenheamdybad t enemy, who contend against one of the most desperate chniatee to exposed. (Hear.) indeed, E he ur ß op u eans could not march it which had . au E an ne h l:s e h a lu s a ai n d c t o h u a l t d a ta nd pe fi r g fa la r t m ie th s a u t mle v r ic i a n , o h r e m s e e d troops itom had ad nobly.bad performed f t Fu circumstances eh ciieustaeces much depended upon (Hear.) their In leaders ; the troops looked to them, and ho Miffed that General Havelock, among his other dis. 100 all all all all 9 all St. 100 50 3 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 164 50 all St 100 St. 100 10 3/.1 20 20 10 St. 100 iioo 100 6 100 too 100 100 100 100 I2s(id 10, St. 120 00 100 20 20i 20i 100 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 85 77i i 7 54i f 80 121 50 i 1 50 I soi 1 003 5/ 1021 i 94 i q 4 834 9 85 iii 6O 571 8 4721 92/ 3 21 i 51 508 82 11 61i 3t I 1061 1 VI 9 74 204 i 4i loi I Destination. Via 51arsell.ea Via Southampton Evening of blorningof 2d 4th 9th 12th 17th 20th 25th Bombay 7 3 5 Calcutta ,Bombay tsc-!;,--F Calcutta Bombay.] 2C Calcutta : , alcutta 7:* When the 4th, 12th, or 20th of the month falls on a Sunday the mails will be made up on the previous even ing, and whenthe 2d, oth, 17th, or 25th of the month falls on a Sunday the maiis will be made up on the following evening. The homeward mails will, in like manner, leave Calcutta and Madras four times a month, and at nearly equal intervals, being despatched twice by packet to Suez, as at present, and twice via Bombay. The madi from Bombay will leave that port on the 9th and 24th, and the portion brought via Marseilles will be due in London about the 4th and 1901 of each month. The portion brought via Southampton will come from Alexandria by the first mail packet, Indianor Australian, leaving that port for Southampton after their arrival. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Poet-office, Dec. 5. DEATH OF MR. R. C. BURLIER, M.P.—A. vacancy has occurred in the representation of Whitehaven in the House of Commons, by the demise of Mr. R. C. Hild yard, M.P., who died at half-past 12 o'clock on Monday night, at his residence in Lowndee•street, after a severe and protracted illness. He was third son of the Rev. W. Hildyard, rector of Wiuistead, Yorkshire, and born in 1800. Mr. Hildyard received his early education at Oak ham School, and afterwards removed to Catherine Hall, Cambridge, to complete his studies. At the uni versity he greatly distinguished himself, and was senior optimo in 1823, tusk the degree of M.A. in 1826, and was for some years a fellow of his had. I❑ 1827 he was called to tke bar, and for a series of years was one of the leading members on the Northern Circuit, and ob tained his bilk gown as Queen'ti counsel in 1844. Mr. Hildyard was counsel to the Duchy of Lancaster, which appointment he resigned in 1846. The deceased gen tleman was first elected for Whitehaven in 1847 without opposition, and has since continued to represent that borough in Parliament. A conservative iu politics, he supported the Earl of Derby's government, snd gene- rally voted with the present opposition. M &DAME TUSSAIJD'S EXHIBITION.—Anntbor figure has just been added to this numerous collection, It represents the notorious NADA Sahib, dressed in the Hlbdoo costume, a white robe, and is represented in the usual occupation of his leisure hours, smoking his hookah. The likeness is considered excellent. Already numerous visitors have been to inspect this portrait: model, tinguished qualities, possessed the power of inducing his men to follow him in everything that he desired them to undertake. (Hear, hear.) He Was beloved by his troops, and therefore whatever he wished them to perform was cheerfully done. He trusted that the momentous service in which General Havel ick was now engaged would be brought to a satisfactory issue ; for we could not but look with anxiety to the result. is;-„, doubt if that service could be performed well it would be so performed by Sir H. Havelock. He was entitled to all the honours which that house could bestow ; and he rsjoiced that Sir H. Havelock was about to receive the same reward which that distinguished officer in the Company's service, Sir A. Wilson, was receirieg from the East India Company. It was gratifying to see that the officers of both services acted together. is per fect harmony and good-will ; for by this means only could the mutiny in India be suppressed. He understood that one of their lordships had alluded is Colonel Inglis, and had stated that there was a considerable difficulty informati on received awardi ng th ese di st i nct i ons b ecause th e Ireceived from the seat of war was not sufficiently distinct. That was precisely the difficulty which he felt. He assured the house that the noble lord at the head of the War Department and himself had the greatest desire to meet those cases as they arose, and give the distinc tions as the occurrences took place, knowing full well that one-half the worth of these distinctions consisted in the fact of their being conferred on the spot. Their lordships must at the same time b e aware that the great events taking place in India were so peculiar, the dis tance was 8) enormous, and the cases so isolat e d, that there was great difficulty i n awar di ng the appropriate distinctions. And, though in this case of Sir H. Have lock there could be no question, and the heads of the army were enabled to advise her Majesty to act at once, there were many other ca-es which would probably have to be met, but which they were not in a position to determine on without further information. T e l e Faw it stated in some quarters that there had been remise. ness in doing honour to these officers. He assured the house that, as far as he was concerned, there was every disposition and every desire to do them honour ; and he was sure that no honour which either their lordships or her Majesty could confer was too great for the ser vices rendered, not alone by those officers whose na mes had been brought forward, but by others who would in due time be honourably mentioned. (Hear, hear.) He desired to express his entire concurrence in the expree &ions to which their lordships had given utterance in reference to Sir Henry Havelock. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY said that in introducing the name of Colonel Inglis he had not the slightest desire to be guilty of the presumption of dictating upon whom honours should be bestowed. He quite concurred with the noble lord that the less recommendations came from any individual in either house the better. Honours ought t) be derived from the fountain of honour itself, and to be spontaneously conferred ; unless they were so, they lost a great portion of their value. (Hear, hear.) But when City were discussing the signal services of Sir Henry Havelock in the relief of Lucknow, he had thought it not inappropriate to introduce some mention of the services of Colonel Inglis, as the commanding officer of the regiment principally concerned in the defence of that garrison. Lord PANMURE said he was happy to think that equal honours would be conferred by the Crown and by the Eat India Company on Sir H. Have Lick, Sir Arch. dale Wilson, and their hallant companions in arms. (bear, hear.) THE BILL OF INDEMNITY. Rag GRANVILLE moved the adjournment of the house triitil three o'click this day, when their nrdshipir will sit for the purpose of receiving the Bill of Indemnity from the other house. ..A.Thurned at a few minutes before eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'c'ock. The house was enveloped in a dense fog---almost as great as that out of doors, which rendered It difficult for hon. members tufiudtheir way t "forma house." When the Speaker entered it was doubtful whether a " house would be made." Ultimately, however, a member rushed in, and the Speaker was able to take the chair. lion. members were seen as through a mist, and it was difficult to rec, , ,grise many prominent characters as they flitted across the hoar. RETIRING PENSIONS TO BISHOPS. Mr. GRIFFITHS gave police that on Friday next he should ask the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, if he intended to introduce a bill providing retiring pensions for bishops reAgning their 13004, ac cording to the noid,hr,'s promise of Ist session. LAW CONSOLIDATION. Mr. COX wished to kno.v whether the bills ' for "simplifying and amending the laws re!a`ing to real property, and also for consolidating and amending several important brar.ches of the criminal law." would be laid on the table before the Chri,trmts recess, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER apolo gised for the absence of the Horne Secretary ir,)m indis position, which prevented au answer being given to the question. TRANSMISSION 01? MAILS TO AUSTRALIA. Mr. YOUNG asked the Secretary to the Treasury what steps had been taken to prevent the interruption of the Steam Mail Service with Australia which was like!y to be occasioned by the accident to the ship E neu ; and what provision would be made in future to prevent delay in this service, in case of accidents to one of the steAm , bips engaged io the transmission of the mails b , Arieen Australia and Suez. Mr. BXRING 81. id that two mails from Australia bad been delayed in consequence of the Emeu's briak ir g down. Provision had been to prevent a repetition of buch an ac';ident ; and in May next four veßsels with the 141 lieu and a spare vessel would ha placed on the statiln for the tranernksion of maili. INDIA. Mr. W. VANSITTAIU asked the President of the Board of Control, whether, during the tenure of the Governor Generalship of India by the Marquis of Dal housie, any recommendation was made by, or despatch sent from, the supreme Government or the Commander in Chief in India t) the Court of Directors or to the President of the Board of Cuntrol for an increase of Euro pean troops, in consequence of the extension of the British territories in the East, by the acquisition of toe Punjaub, Pegu, Nagpore, Oude, Sattara, Jhansi, Berar, sad other districts, assigned to the East India Co.npany by his Ilignnen the Nisarn of Hyderabad ; if so, what was the data of such recom mendation or despatch, and what was the date and the tenor of any reply that may have been seat ; was any additional force of Europeans despatched to India i n consequence, during the period referred to ; and, it so, what number o' men were sent. Mr. V. SMITH said that no official communication of the kind referred to had taken place between the President of the Board of Control and the Governor- General of India. It the hon. member wished to have a correct answer to the question he thought he had better move for the production of the document. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the President of the B , ard of Control v, hailer it was intended to include, in ,he papers on Indian affairs promised in her Majesty's g racious Speezh, a memorial which has been sent home by certain inhabitants of Calcutta, praying for the recal of the Governor-General? and whether there was any objection to lay upon the table all correspondence which hat taken place since the commencement of tho Indian Revolt, between ahy department of her M,jesty's Go vernment and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Na vigation Company, or any other company, with reference to the conveyance of troops t India by way of Egypt I Mr. V. SSIITIi said that it was net hid intension to include in the paper above referred to the memorial for warded by the none lord at the head of her Majesty's Government from Calcutta, because it was usual for sue!. memorials to be forwarded through the Governor- Gencrnl, so that the answers might accompany there. rnat had not been done in this instance, and the me tuolial would be returned for that purpose. With rig.trd to the second part of the question he would rather the right hon. gentleman would move for the paper he required instead of leavin; it to him (Ur. V. Smith) to make a selection. S r J. PAKINGTON then gave notice of certain questions he intended to put to the Government relative to the passage of troops through Egypt. Mr. WISE asked if he understood the President of the Board of Control to state that the inhabitants of India were precluded from sending a memorial to the home Government except through the Governor-General. Mr. V. SMITH said they were not precluded from doing so, tec&use the people of Calcutta had done so. (Laughter.) The practice was not to do so. THE MEDJIDIE ORDER. C 1. NORTH asked the Under Secretary for War when the Turkish order of the Medjidie would be dis tributed to those officers and men of the army who were entivled to them. Sir J. RAMSDEN was unable to state when the orders would be ready. He believed the delsy arose at Constantinople. Colonel NORTH. asked if it WA3 true that the medal had been in the possession of our ambassador for nearly two years qu S es ir ta J oy ..RAMSDEN said he was unable to answer the Sir J. PAKINGTON asked what class of officers was to receive them. Sir J. RAMSDEN said that the same rule would be followed with regard to the Turkish medals as in the case of the Crimean medals. HARBOURS OF REFUGE. Mr. FENWICK asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in consequence of the evidence b e f ore t h e corn mittee appointed to inquire into the question cf 11ar hours of Refuge /wit session, her Majesty's Governmen pinotienntdededttuoinreqourremoentidutlehastpaotrolynatlocrempirsospi: besite it e fs apr such a harbour on the north-eabt coast. mo i‘ v i e r. th ‘ o V rlehaSpOpiN said , intmeet t of f at t ' lthaeerthe committeereceosn recess, be shourecom mendation of the committee of last year. LAW CONSOLIDATION. l i i he au A sr: r er ro t , l ., l‘ N. l, r - .. ,‘ C , LZ E , r i. , ,riauce,i _Jr would NERAL said that the Lord introduca certain measures of law re form after the recess. ea : te a ; ei s r f.._ ; d t i u s co ei rooted com mercialoo t i n e_d t . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Mr. HEADLAM rose to move, "Thatthe unlimited liability of shareholders in joint-stock banks gives rise to a species of credit injurious to the interests of the public ; and that the present law enforcing the adoption of this at question after the f ba o n il events i v w :c e; o n e r i t am : s sue o f 1847, and con firmed principle requires alteration." The reason that induced recent events, that the principle a c h i i) ti n i v i t c o t i o b i J r? bring arrivedthis by more stc l,b unlimitedaicirki crises ,e i a : b na i d l e i tt thatu leeidr thati t n o envl iis the ma He be lieved that if the principle had been abolished es in commercial erc i ial n d ot is n as o t w ers hve a a sha to dredeP re recently been nwit vide niessesdpalrBeH4c9l FOR: IN.