The Press.
London, England, 1858-07-10 00:00:00

PROGRESS.

The Ecclesiastical Corporations Leasing Bill, the
Confirmation of Executors, kc., Bill, and the Funded
Debt Bill, were read a second time.
The Ecclesiastical Commission Bill was read a
third time and passed.
Other bills were advanced a stage.
Th India Government Bill was braught up from
the Commons and read a first time. The second
reading was fixed for Thursday next.
Their lordships adjourned at half-past seven
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THE THAXES.

The house met at noon.
On the motion for going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. Cox moved &resolution, " That this house is of
opinion that the cost of purifying the Thames in the
vicinity of the metropolis should be borne by the
Consolidated Fuad and the metropolitan ratepayers
in equal proportion."
The motion was seconded by General THOMPSON,
and opposed by Mr BENTINCK.
Sir G. C. LEwis suggested that the question should
be postponed until the Government measure on the
subject was before the house.
After a few words from Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mated that a bill
providing for the purification of the Thames would
be introduced in the course of the ensuing week.

After this announcement, the dismission bhortly
closed, thu motion being negatived without a
division.
The house afterwards went into Committee of
Supply, and proceeded to consider the vote for
literature and art. The discussion was still pro-
ceeding when the time arrived fur suspending
business.

On resuming at eight o'clock,
QUESIIOI4B.

Lord ELcno having inquired into the truth of
certain reports which had reacbed England to the
effect that several British regiments now on service
in India were left without light clothing, and others
without shoes, while the ammunition for their rifles
was disgracefully bad,
General:PiteL replied that no official icformation on
the subject had been received, but the private letters
from Sir Colin Campbell and Lc•rd Canning made
no mention of any cause of complaint. Ample
stores of shoes and ammunition had been sent out,

and arrangements made for an abundant supply of
light clothing to the troops on their arrival in India.
Lord STANLEY, in reply to various questions, stated
that the publication of documents relating to the
Indian mutiny, which had recently been suspended,
would be resumed. A commission was still in-
quiring into the losses sustained by British settlers
in India with a view to compensation.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, also replying
to interrogatories, said that he was not prepared to
ask for a vot3 of money for the purpose of estab-
lishing a department of Justice. The Government
did not propose to introduce any bill on the subject
of church-rates during the present session, but
hoped to have some proposition for settling that con-
troversy in readiness early next session.

SUPPLY.

The house then went into Committee of Supply,
and the remainder of the sitting was occupied in a
miscellaneous discussion on the educational and
other votes.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE
ASSOCIATION•

A DEPUTATION, comprising Mr. R. W. Crawford,
M.P., Mr. H. G. Langton, 51. P., Mr. Gard, M.P.,
Mr. A. W. Young, M.P., Mr. R. Davey, M.P.,
Mr. Mark Whitwell, Mr. T. Stevens, Mr. H. Ed
wards, Captains Avery, Rowe, Holman, Stayers,
Ironmonger, and Mr. Jackson, Secretary of the
Mercantile Marine Service Association, had an
interview on Thursday with the Right Hon. W.
Henley, President of the Board of Trade, with a
view of inducing the Government to grant a charter
to incorporate the Mercantile Marine Service of the
country. The Earl of Donoughmore, Vice• President
of the Board, Mr. Booth, and Captain Walker were
also present.
Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., introduced the deputation.
Mr. LANGTON, M.P., presented an address from the
Bristol Chamber of Commerce, praying a revision of
the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854.
Mr. HENLEY said he found in a handbill which
had been sent him, referring to a meeting held on
Wednesday, that three objects were stated which
were not in an ordinary charter. They were the
first three—the removal of all burdens from ship-
ping, to reform and simplify the Act of 1854, and
amend the present system of examination, &c.
He did not think the Crown would be advised to
grant a charter which was to deal with particular in-
terests in the way suggested. The latter portion of
the bill—the formation of schools and the establish
ment of homes and pensions for aged mariners—
was well worthy of consideration, and in legislating
on that subject it was very desirable that it should be
applied in a general way to all the ports, and nor
limited to any particular districts. .

Mr. Caawiottn . sail a feeling had been expresses
at Liverpool that shipowners should be excluded
from the council, and that it should be confined to
mariners. Now, it was thought very desirable, for
the wellbeing of the service, that shipowners should
not be shut out as suggested. With respect to the
parties who bad signed the memorial, he was assured
that the signatures had been obtained simply on the
ground of urging the Government to grant a charter,
and without any reference to any handbill or other
matter.

Mr. HENLEY said the objects of the deputation
were twofold—one was for a charitable purpose, and
the other to enable them to bring their grievances
with greater forcep before Parliament. Now, for the
charitable part a charter might be obtained, but for
the other portion one would not. But he would
entreat them to give the matter the fullest conside-
ration. It was most desirable that the principal
ports, such as Liverpool and others, should be
agreed, and that this great charitable institution
should not be for any particular ports, but applied
in a general way throughout them all.
Mr. CRAWFORD said the advice and recommends
tion of the right bon. gentleman would command
the most serious attention of the association, and he
trusted that they would be able to secure the una-
nimity of the ports in carrying out the proposed
undertaking.
Mr. HENLEY earnestly hoped they would.
The deputation then withdrew.

GREAT consternation was created yesterday after-
noon, in Dublin, by the announcement that the Rev.
Dr. Sadleir, one of the Senior Fellows of Trinity
College, and Senior Dean for this year, had committed
suicide on Thursday night, while on a visit at Lis
brother's, the Rev. Ralph Sadleir, rector of Castle-
knock, beyond the Phoeaix park. The unfortunate
gentleman left the dinner•table about six o'clock,
and, being missed as evening wore on, search wss
made, and he was found at ten o'clock suspended by
a strap from a tree, which overhung a sunken fence.
When cut down life was completely extinct. The
deceased was elder son of the late Provost Sadleir,
the immediate predecessor of the present Provost,
the Rev. Dr. hilDonnell • he was about fifty years of
age. The Rev. A. S. Hart, the Senior of the Junior Fel-
lows, succeeds in turn to the seat at the Senior Board.