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

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 aro not ex-officio members of the General Highway
Board of the district in which they reside.
Sir G. GREY replied in the negative.
THE 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. PE EL said the subject had been referred to the
Isiah 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 it' vessels infringing those regulations were sub-
ject to penalties, what those penalties ware, 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 being taken to mark more distinctly
the Platter Rocks in the Refuge harbour of Holyhead?
Mr. M.IGIDSON 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 lirta whether it was in contemplation to provide the
dri►l instructors of volunteer corps clothing and accoutre •
ments in the same manner as if they were in a ogiment of
the line ?

The Marquis of lIARTINGTON explained that if, in
addition to the pay which
i these inspectors received, they
were also to get clothing, t would place them in a better
position than sergeants of the regiments of the line, which
was not intended.
ELECTION DISTURBANCES AT LISBURN.
Mr. WHITESIDE asked the Chiet Secretary for Ire-
land, by whose directions, az.d whether ury.n the recom
mendation of any local magistrate, and whether upon any
representations of breaches of the peace comnatted or
apprehended, IGO additional police were recently ordered to
proceed to the town of Lisburn, and there to remain ?
Sir R. PEEL said that in consequence of the report of
a magistarts of the neighbourhood it was apprehended that
political feeing was so strong in Lisburn that disturb.
ances would tako place. This magistrate 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 and
sticks, and 107 policemen were sent to preserve order, a

course which was approved by another magistrate in the
neighbourlacod.

THE INCOME-TAX

Mr, HUBB A.IZD asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, whether he proposes to re-enact the income-tax as it
stood at the close of 1b63, or whether Le proposes any and,
if any, what change in its provisions.
The CkiANCEOR of the EXCHEQUER answered
the first part of the question in tho affirmative, and the
latter in the negative.
THE DANISH QUESTION.

In reply to Mr. B. OSBORNE,
Mr. LAYARD said the French despatch on this subject
was not officially communicated to the Government.

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THE MALT DUTY.
On the motion lor going into committee of ways and
means,
the Colonel
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house consideration h
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the opportunity or considering the expediency of the
reduction of the duty on malt. He contended that
beer was an indispensable beverage to the agri•
culiural labourer in this country, and that it was de-
sit able that a p:,rtion of the surplus revenue at the disposal
of the Chancellor of the Etch tquer should be applied to the
remission of the malt duty.
Mr. COBBETT seconded the motion, and argued that
the duty on malt operated most injuriously on the agricul-
tural class, and in many cases led them into the consump-
rural districts good tion of ardent spirits
bekr. from being unable to obtain in many
Mr. SIJItTEES also supported the motion, and as the
representative of an agricultural district said that he had
hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have an-
nounced, in conformity with the wishes of the house, that
he intended, at all events to make some reduction in the
malt duty, and that any future surplus of the revenue
should be applied to its total abolition. (Hear, hear.)
[LEFT SPEAKING.j

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
to wn, 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. Fenwiek
For Mr. Saunders
The MAYOR declared that Mr. Fenwick had been
duly elected.

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

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. Fen wiek would be before them
again. Mr. Saunders then insinuated that the in-
fluence end friends of Mr. Gregsou, 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. FENWICK seconded the motion, and it was
carried unanimously.
The proceedings ended amid uproar,

FIFE.

DUNFERMLINE, Wednesday, 4 p.m.

At a meeting of the electors of.Dunfermline held
this afternoon, Ciptain Thomson, the Conservative
candidate, announced his retirement from tha con-
test. Ile stated that the odds were so decidedly
against him that there was no prospect of success.