The Press.
London, England, 1856-06-21 00:00:00

,- oramvs, wno nan cnarge or-vte bF••:e
tepliedy and' she bowie divided e-.4.711N the MOW
saes, 112 ; against, 77-30. • I oily !ct
bill was then recd a second time.
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AGRICULTURAL STATISTIC&
On the motion that the second reeding of this biller
should be postpone,t to Thursday, !If
Mr. BENTENCIE complained of theineonvettience to
which many members were pat by the continual I
appearance of this bill on the paper, when the
priority of other business gave no chance or its being
discussed. lie appealed to the Prime Minister to-i
fix some day on which the debate might poeitively:i
be taken. .. 1
Sir J. Bti.urs recommended ths the measure "
should be altoother withdrain. Ills )sdi advanced 0.1
period of the-session tiersitissono chokes of passing
it into a limo vittr I of -it, t!

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Lett WAMILISTON proposed to flz like debate fort-
Friday.

Further remonstrances respecting the utter nse-ih
leafiness of pi oceeding with the measure were urged,
by Messrs. Felton, Egerton, Colonel Gilpin, an&l
other member 4, and ultimately Lord Palmerston
gave way and withdrew the bill, intimating his inten.ar►
tion to railer the question to a committee at an early
period tithe nest session.
This announcement was received with iamb(
chesois&l ). r•illItal 7.1 •141 hna
'll3 • s.tannsitw LOAN. ' 'J •it
The, I lakidrithia Loan Bill was read a second''
time. .• I 1, ••hni, - Libw

The house adjourned at one o'clock."

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In the Canadian Parliament a vote oft confidences
in the Minisics,4o ;44n,-Pfoiiiefk
four votes. , •!

The Courrier des Etate Unit says it has private J
information, from a very good source, that at theJ
latest dates General Walker was in a desperate posi..l
tion, having been constrained to evacuate Granada
and take refuge in the mountains, short of men, -
ammunition, and provisions.

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The Standard of last night asnerts that four more
regiments of infantry and six field batteries have
been. placed under orders for Canada, the xogiments
to be increased to 1,200 Rtrong, and further states
that the Government have some intention of
strengthening the North American army with rein-
forcements from the German and Sw:as Legions.

Captain Gambier, Governor of the Millbank pri-
son, has been appointed a director of convict prisons;
and Captain Bromley, Deputy Governor of MiMonk,
has been appointed the governor of that prison.
Major-General Sir Henry Somerset, K.C.8., com-
mander in-chief at Bombay, is to have the colonelcy
of the Inniskilling Dragoons, vacant by the death of
Sir G. P. Adams.

The Leicester election has terminated in the re-
turn of Mr. John Biggs, the other Liberal candidate,
Mr. Paget, having previously retired.

The Hon. George O'Callaghan, son of Lord Lis-
more, will offer himself to the constituency of Tippe-
rary, his principles being "those of a thorough and
enlightened Liberal, which ha is prepared to avow
and advocate." Other names are also mentioned,
but until the vacancy shall be absolutely created by
the retirement of Mr. James Sadleir, it is needless to
partioularise them. • .. •.1 -
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CRYSTAL• PALACE.—lietteilf alfriiitnisstions for six
days ending Friday, June 2061, '*b6. Number ai-
mitted, including season ticket holders, 44,155.

M. DE PEESIONY this seeeleins-bad the dignity of
a Grand Cross of the Leeks* 41r Honour conferred
upon him. A gossiping' letter from Paris in Le
Nord, of the 29th. says that when M. d 6 Persigny
arrived at St. Cloud on Friday be 'was his travel-
ling dress. The Emperor invited him to dinner.
M. de Persigny excused himself on tbe Plea of cos-
tume. " Ali but," replied the Emperor, "we are old,
friends enough for me to lend you a coat." No
sooner said than done. M. de Persigny retired, put
ion the coat, but found on it the order of the Grand
'Cites ; protesting against this, the Emperor assur, d
ibifte he had full right to wear it, and the Ilioniteur
'tilt du confirmed the Imperial statement.
Agrtcga,,jo:turtailists are not very choice in their,"
langnare npou oeeasions of political escitement. •
The Richmond Inquirer (Southern paper) speaking
of the late assault upon Mr. Sumner, says:.--
There is the blackguard Wilson, an ignorant N'antiok
colkier, awaggeziog in excess of witissle, and abecistely
dying for a besting. Will not somebody take, hiro.l4:
hand? Nide is another huge, red-faced, sweating *coital,
drel, whom some gentle.nan should kick and cuff until be,
abates something of his impudent talk. We trust othe;
gentlemen will follow the extirOple of Mr. Prooka, that si
a curb may be *mooed upon the truculence and audaoity
of Abolition sPosimegi •

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