The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

Bank of England Return,.—This Evening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending un Wednesday, the 13th day
of April, 1664:

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

otes issued ......427,020,915.

Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 12,376,945
Silver Bullion ....

£27,020,915

£27,026,915

BAN JIM G D
etoprietore Capi-
tal £14.553.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

,EPARTNEENT.
Government Seca-

rities Aincluding
Dead WeightAn-

nuity) £11,022,267
Other Securities 20,266,038
Notes
Gold and Silver 703,455
Coin

counts) 5.029,922
Other Deposits 13,586,029
Seven Day and
other Bills 529,377

£37,762 48'i
M.

£37,762,985
:ARSITALL, Chief Cashier.

April 14, 1681.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at the usual hour.

PETITIONS.

Lord DARNLEY presented a petition praying for an
amendment of the Ilizhway Act.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Lea
Bridge District Gas—NorthEfeet District Gas—Tunbridge
Wells Gas---Huntingdon Gas—Ashton-under-Lyne—and
Stalybridge Water.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Shrewsbury Bridges—Llaneliy Railway and Dock Coln -
pany—Newry and Gremore Railway—Southwark Park—
Folkestone Water—Matlock Bath Water—Marplo New
Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway.
SETTLED ESTATES ACT AMENDMENT BILL
(HAMPSTEAD-HEATH ENCLOSURE.)
This bill passed through committee with amendments,
VESTRY CESS ABOLITION (IRELAND) BILL.

This bill passed through committee and was reported.
PUNISHMENT OF RAPE BILL.

On the motion of the Marquis of WESTMEATH the
house went into committee on this bill.

On clause 1,
Lord WENSLEYDALE moved that instead of the
word " may," the word " shall" be inserted, in order to
make the punishment of whipping compulsory, instead of
optional.
Lord RAVENSWORTH did not object to the punish •
ment of whipping in reference to other crimes, but as the
crime of rape was seldom or ever committed with premedi-
tation, he did not think it would be advisable to resort to
whipping as a part of the punishment
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

•
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Andover and Chilton Pond—Downs (the) Docks—Oke-
hampton Railway—South Yorkshire Railway and River
Dun Company—Stirling Water—Stockport District Water
—and Thornset Road.
THE MALT DUTY.

A very large number of petitions was presented in favour
of the repeal of the malt duty.
CANDIDATES FOR THE MEDICAL DEPART-

SIEiiT CF INDIA.

Mr. BAZLEY asked the secretary for India, how
many candidates fur employment in the medical depart-
ment for India were presented, and how many were the
vacancies at the time of the competitive examination in
January last, and again how many at the receo examina-
tion ? _

Sir CHAS. WOOD said there has been no competitive
examination for the department in question for the hot
three or four years.
STREET DEALERS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.
Mr. Alderman SALO MONS asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department if he had yet approved the pro-
posed bye-laws for the City of London, and especially if he
intended to sanction bye-law No. 12, which virtually pro •
posed to withhold the common law right of way through
the principal streets of the City from dealers in fruit, fish,
and vegetables,
Sir G. GREY said that these bye-laws had not yet been
sanctioned, and he considered the question of such import-
ance that ho had referred it to the law officers of the
Crown.
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL HIGHWAY
BOARD. _ _

Mr. R. LONG asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, whether Magistrates, resident in places which
are exempted from the operation of the Highway Act, are
or are not ex-officio members of the General Highway
Board of the district in which they reside.

Sir G. GREY replied in the negative.
TILE IRISH CONSTABULARY.
Capt. ARCHDALL asked the Chief secretary for Ire •
land if the Irish Government had directed the Inspector-
General of Constabulary to recall the instructions issued to
the police on the 27th of October, 1862, with reference to
the Act '25 and 26 Vic., c. 114, and to issue fresh instruc-
tions in conformity with the provisions of the said act.
Sir R. PEEL said the subject had been referred to the
Irish Crown law officers.

LIGHTS FOR VESSELS.
Mr. BENTINCK asked the President of the Board of
Trade whether any penalty attached to vessels not carry-
ing the proper lights prescribed by the Merchant Seamen's
Act; and if vessels infringing those regulations were sub-
ject to penalties, what those penalties were, and what was
the proper course to take for recovering them ?
Mr. M. GIBSON said that, by the Merchant Seamen's
Act, any infringement of the regulations relating to the
placing of these lights in vessels subjected parties so offend-
ing to indictment.
HARBOUR OF HOLYHEAD.
Mr. STANLEY asked the President of the Board of
Trade what steps were beine, taken to mark more distinctly
the Platter Rocks in the Refuge Harbour of Holyhead?
Mr. ALIGIBSON said that buoys would be placed so as
to mark distinctly the situation of these rocks, but there
was no decision as to any plan respecting the placing of
lights in the harbour.
VOLUNTEER DRILL INSTRUCTORS.
General BUCKLEY asked the Under Secretary of State
for Wu. whether it was in contemplation to provide the
drill instructors of volunteer corps clothing and accoutre •
ments in the same manner as it they were in a regiment of
the line ?
The Marquis of lIARTINGTON explained that if, in
addition to the pay which these inspectors received, they
were also to get clothing, it would place them in a better
position than sergeants of the regiments of the lino, which
was not Wended.
ELECTION DISTURBANCES AT LISBURN.

Mr. WHITESI DE asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land,
by whose directions, and whether upon the recom-
mendation of any local magistrate, and whether upon any
representations of breaches of the peace commttted or
apprehended, 150 additional police were recently ordered to
proceed to the town of Lisburn, and there to remain?
Sir H. PEEL said that in consequence of the report of
a magistarts of the neighbourhood it was apprehended that
political feeling was so strong in Lisburn that disturb-
ances would take place. This inagistrtde stated that
there were placards posted in the town bearing the inscrip-
tion of "Verney for ever, and down with the petitioner,"
and that the town was paraded by persons with guns end
sticks, and 107 policemen were sent to preserve order, a

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Days

NEWMARKE RACES—This DAY.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst Fille de I'Air Oft; take 4to 1)
Sto 1 bar one (offered)
11 to 1 agst Historian (offered)
20 to 1 agst Paris (offered)
6to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's 13t (taker)

CHESTER CUP.
9to 1 apt Change (taken)

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

LANCASTER.

The election of a member for this borough in
place of Mr. W. J. Garnett, who has resigned, took
place yesterday. There were two candidates for the
vacancy, Mr. Fenwick, Liberal, and Mr. Saunders,
Conservative. Mr. Somerville Head, of London,
was nominated on the previous day, but it was an-
nounced that this was only formal, and that he did
not intend to come forward till the general dissolu-
tion. The polling commenced yesterday morning
at eight o'clock. Great excitement prevailed in the
town, and all the principal streets were thronged
from morning till late at night, It is said that
each party bribed pretty extensively, and the prices
ranged from £5 to £lO and £l5 per vote. The
Conservatives were out-generalled by the Liberals.
It is remarkable that nearly all the Roman Catho-
lics of the town voted for the Liberal candidate.
About five o'clock the Mayor declared the result of
the voting. Several thousand persons were assem-
bled in front of the hustings. The result of the
voting at the close of the poll was thus announced
by the Mayor :

For Mr. Fen wick
For Mr. Saunders

The MAYOR declared that Mr. Fenwick had been.
duly elected.

Mr. FENWICK then returned thanks, and said
he should ever support the great principles of

Mr. SAUNDERS also returned thanks. For about
ten minutes he could not be heard, the uproar being
perfectly terrific. Eventually he returned thanks
to his supporters, and said it was probable before
long that he and Mr. Fenwiek would be before them
again. Mr. Saunders then insinuated that the in-
ftuence and friends of Mr. Gregson, the sitting
member, had been brought to bear against him. (A
tremendous row here ensued ; the screams, shouts,
and uproar were deafening.) Mr. Saunders, amid
all this uproar, said, Gentlemen, why the devil do
you interrupt me? It is not decent, it's disgrace-
ful. You, the Liberal gentlemen, ought to be
ashamed of yourselves; it is devilish unhandsome.
You have made the mob twice as bad as it would
have otherwise been." Mr. Saunders then proposed
a vote of thanks to the Mayor; after which he and
the Conservative party left the hustings amid hisses.
Mr. FENNVICK seconded the motion, and it was
carried unanimously.
The proceedings ended amid uproar.