The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

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a previous evening as to there having been a report of engi- C. 8,, from Inspecting Field Officer of a
nears made, the substance of which was entered on the hooks-
District, to be Major-General.
of the Admiralty. There was no report prepared for the Major Frederick R. Mein, Ist Foot, to be, Licutguant.
house, but, under the circumstances, permission would be Colonel.
given to hon, members to inspect the books of the Ad- Captain Thomas Dundee, 12th Foot, to be Major:.
miralty. The undermentioned officers having completed the, quali-
fying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Co lonel, to. be Co-
lonels, under the Royal Warrant of 14th October, h 858 :
Major and Brevet Lieutenant... Colonel James Conolky, half
pay unattached, Deputy Adjutant-General in Canada—.
Lieutenant-Colonels Edward namsden Priestley, 41 d Foot
—Cadwallader Adams, 49th Foot—William Will3y, 4th
Foot—Henry Harpur Greer, 68th Foot.

CHAIN CABLES.

Mr. LAIRD asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
have given notice, by public advertisement, that they
will accept the private proof certificates of Messrs. Brown,
Lennox, and Co. for chain cables used on board ships hired
by the transport department of the Admiralty, for the con-
veyance of troops, in lien of those required from Lloyd's
Committee; and, if any such order had been made, if he
had any objection to lay the IMMO upon. the table of the
house.

Lord C. PAGE T replied in the affirmative.
LOAN TO NEW ZEALAND.
Mr. A. MILLS asked the Under Secretary of State for
the Colonies whether the New Zealand Legislature had
passed an act authorising a loan of three millions sterling
for colonial purposes; and whether there was any foundation
for the rumour that this loan is to be guaranteed by the
Imperial Government ; and whether any recent correspon-
dence respecting the war in New Zealand will shortly be
laid before Parliament? _ _

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that a loan of £500,003, on
the condition that £2(0,000 should be applied to the liqui-
dation of the debt due by the Colonial Government. The
papers on the subject would be laid on the table in a few
days.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. BENTINCK appealed to the First Lord of the

Treasury not to press on committee of supply that evening,
as the Malt Duty Bill stood next on the list. The discus-
sion on the bill last Wednesday was postponed in conse-
quence of an appeal made by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, who was obliged to leave the house. Several hon.
members were anxious to participate in the discussion, and
the greatest anxiety prevailed in the country respecting the
uncertainty in which the question was at present placed.
Lord PALMERSTON said that in deference to the
wishes of hon. members, he wuuld postpone proceeding with
tha navy estimates this evening, so as not to interfere with
the discussion of the bill in question. (Hear, hear.)
BASES OE THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE,

In reply to Mr. S. FITZGERALD,
Lord PALMERSTON said the basis of the conference,
after the statement made by the Austrian and Prussian 6 o-
vernments, would be the treaty of 1852 and the integrity
of the Danish monarchy. The Government had not yet
received the consent of all the Powers interested,
but a letter had been received from Copenhagen, in which
it was stated that the government, from local circumstances,
wished to postpone their answer, It was not for the
Government to suggest the details, but the bases of the
negotiations were what he stated.
In reply to Lord J. MANNERS,
Lord PALMERSTON said that no answer had yet
been received from the German Diet as to sending a
representative to the conference. There were diffieultiss in
the matter, as one portion of the diet were in favour of the
maintenance of the integrity of the Danish monarchy, and
the other went the whole hog in the other direction,
THE SLAVE TRADE.

On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. CAVE asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether he Majesty's Government intend to carry into exe-
cution the provisions of the treaty with the United States
for the suppression of the slave trade, by stationing vessels
off the coast of Cuba.
Lord PALMERSTON replied, and stated that great
assistance, in carrying out the suppression of the slave
trade, had been received from the American and French
Governments.

BANKRUPTS
That portion of the Gazette containing the ban:lrrupts
had not arrived when we went to press.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,---(This Day.)

COURT OF. DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.)
NICHOLSON V. NICHOLSON AND RATCLIFFE.

The hearing of this case was resumed this morning, and
evidence was oalled on the part of the petitioner to rebut the
testimony of the respondent's witnesses as to the cruelty
alleged to have been committed by him.
Mr. Littler addressed the jury for the respondent, and
contended that the story of Seddon, the sole witness of the
adultery, was impossible and uncorroborated, and desig-
nated the suit as a foul conspiracy to free the petitioner
from a woman whom there was abundant proof he had ill
treated for years.
Sergeant Parry replied on the whole case, and maintained
that the evidence of Seddon was well supported, and drew
attention to the fact that that witness was a married man,
and had held the same situation without reproach for many
years. He laid great stress also on the evidence of Mrs.
Seddon, that the respondent attempted t 3 tamper with her
husband to induce him to leave the neighbourhood in order
to prevent his giving testimony in the case.
The_Judge Ordinary summed up the case and said it was
a very painful one, from many circumstances, first, because
it had displayed a state of nature highly discreditable to
all parties,,and secondly, because there had been two sets of
witnesses who had point blank contradicted each other. The
charge of cruelty set up by tie respondent was of the
greatest importance, because if it was proved that the
petitioner had treated his wife in the manner alleged, it
would have a very important bearing on their verdict. The
learned counsel for the petitioner said that the young
woman who had mainly proved the allegation was not the
sart of witness that the jury would trust, especially as it
was altogether uncorroborated. Now he was not of that
opinion, because in one very important point, viz,, the re-
spondent being compelled to live in a coachhouse for 801320
days to escape the ill-usage of her husband, it was confirmed
to a certain extent by witnesses called for the petitioner.

The jury, at the conclusion of his Lordship's observu-
tions, retired to consider their verdict, and had not returned
when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

[LEFT SITTING.]

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Course of the Exchange.—This Day.