The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING.

On the motion of Mr. INGHAM, the following re•
turns were ordered, viz.:—
Return of the number and tonnage of sailing vessels regis.
tered at each of the ports of Great Britain and Ireland, in.
chiding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands ; distinguish-
ing those under and those above fifty tons register, on the
31st day of December, 1854.
Similar return of steam vessels and their tonnage.
Return of the number and tonnage of vessels that entered
and cleared coastwise, at each of the ports of Great Britain
and Ireland, Isla of Man, and Channel Islands (including their
repeated voyages), distinguishing steam from sailing vessels,
between the 31st day of December, 1853, and the 31st day of
December, 1854,
Like return from and to the colonies; further distinguish•
lug British from foreign vessels ; also, from and to foreign
ports; also distinguishing British from foreign vessels.
Return of the number and tonnage of sailing vessels regis-
tered at each of the ports of the colonies of the United King.
dom r.spectively ; distinguishing those under and these above
50 tons register, on the 31st day of December, 1854.
Similar return of steam vessels and their tonnage .
Returns of the number of vessels, with their tonnage (dis•
tieguishing steam from sailing vessels), that were built and.
registered, distinguishing timber from iron vessels ; also a.
similar return of vessels sold and transferred ; also a similar
return of vessels wrecked; also a similar return of vessels
Lroken up, in the year 1854.
Of the number of colonial built vessels, and their tonnage,
registered at each of the ports of the United Kingdom, in theb
year ISSI ; distinguishing the number and tonnage of each
colony respectively.
Similar return of the number of foreign-built vissols and.
their tonnage .

And, return of the shipping employed in the trade of the
United Kingdom, exhibiting the number and tonnage of ves.
sels that entered inwards and cleared outwards (including
their repeated voyages), separating British from foreign yes.
se's, also steam from sailing vessels, and distinguishing the
trade with each country, in the year 1854 (iu continuation of
Parliamentary paper, No. 134, of Session 1554).
PRINTING IN PARLIAMENT.
Mr. GREEN moved the re-appointment of a select
committee to coneider the cheapest, most expeditious,
and meet efficient mode of providing for the printing
required fur the Houses of Parliament and the public
service :—Mr. Muntz, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Leicester Ver.
non, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Craufurd, Mr.
John Greene, Lord Seymour, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr.
Greg , Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. CrosAey, Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Thortifily, and Mr. \Valtcr. Powers to send for
person,, pa;ters, and records ; fire t 3 be the quorum.
Agr eel to.

" The other orders were then dispoEed of, and the how)
adj,..urood ut hulf•past twelve o'clock.

LAW INTELLIGENTE-PRIS DAY).

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QUEEN'S BENCH.
In thisT aneEe-,eQu,ERN oinsTßMaLicrolitt-GENERAL.
which was one of appeal, Mr. Monk wail
in .1 ra et ad on behalf of tLe respondent., but in addressing
the court stated that lie believed it was not the intev.,
tiou of the other side tni argue the case then, for reasons
which his learned friend would explain to the Court.
Mr. Poulden (who was instructed with the Attorney.
General) said that the question intended to be raised is
the case was the rateability of the Post-office at Man.
chester ; but that the Attorney-General was of opinion
that the case, as at present drawn up, did not swfficiently
state the lids with a view to its being decided by their
lordships, and he had therefore advised that the present
rate should bo paid, and that an appeal should be en•
tered on a future occasion fir the purpose of settling the
facts and of subsequently bringing up the case before
their lordships for decision. The learned counsel men*
tioned that the only question he should then raise would
be that of costs • but,
Lord Campbell, interposing, said the Court could not
interfere in that matter ; it must be arranged betvreen
the parties. His lordship afterwards added that the
costs ought to go to the victorious party—the other Bid*
retreating ; but the Court must not be understood to
have given any opinion as to the rateability of the Post.
office at, Manchester.