The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

Wellesley Leith, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Stott, April 23.
UNATTACHED.—Brevet Colonel Edward Charlton. Unat-
tached, late Deputy Adjutant-General in Ceylon, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase; Lieutenant Arthur
Lowther, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Captain, by purchase,
April 23.
BREVET.—Captain Robert Nisbit, of the 46th Foot, to be
Major in the Army, Jan. 10 ; Major Robert Nisbit, of the
46th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11.
ME MORANDIJA.
Brevet-Major Richard Wolfe, on half-pay as a Sub-
Inspector of Militia, has been allowed to retire from the army
by the sale of his commission, he being about to become a
settler at the Cape of Good Hope, April 23.
The Christian names of Assistant-Surgeon Armstrong, ap-
pointed to the 2d Dragoons, on 2d April, 1852, are James
Jekell, and not James Tekell, as previously stated.
The name of the Assistant-Surgeon appointed to the 91st
Foot, on 13th April, 1852, is John O'Nial, and not John
O'Neal, as stated.
HosPrrat STAFF.—For Edward Akers, Gent., to be As-
sistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Smelt, deceased, April
13, read, Edward Akers, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to
the Forces, vice Smith. deceased.
[Eratum in the Gazette of the 16th April, 1852].
For Brevet Major Stephen James Stevens, C.B. of the
Bombay Army, to be Major in the East Indies while em-
ployed as Captain and Adjutant at the East'lndia Company's
Dep6t at Warley, read, Brevet Major Stephen James Ste-
vens, C.B. of the Bombay Army (Adjutant of the East
India Company's Depot at Warley), ty have the rank of
Captain in the Army while so employed.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Amt. 20.
Corps of Royal Engineers - Brevet Major William Biddle-
comb Marlow to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice I.namore, re-
tired on full pay ; Second Captain John Summerfield Haw-
kins to be Captain, vice Marlow; First Lieutenant William
Howard Jesse to be Second Captain, vice Hawkins; Second
Lieutenant James Grantham to be First Lieutenant, vice
Jesse, April 1.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 19.
We, being two of the Commissioners for executing the
office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, hereby order that on and after
the Ist of January, 1853, all Naval Clerks who shall have
passed the requisite examination as to fitness for the rank
of Paymaster in the Royal Navy, so as to be duly
denominated " Passed Clerks," shall be exempt from the
provisions and regulations of the several Acts of Parliament
relating to petty officers and seamen in her Majesty's service,
so far as regards their wills, administrations, powers of at-
torney, and prize orders: and that any deeds of assignment
which passed clerks may make after that date, will be sub-
ject to the rules applying to those of commissioned officers.
A. DUNCOILBE, A. MILNE.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets.
Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia—Ed-
ward Lovegrove, Esq., to be Captain of a Company, vice
Viscount Glentworth, deceased.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.
Lanarkshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—William
Wallace Hosier, Esq., to be Adjutant (without pay),April 10.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
Christopher Joseph Knapping, cattle dealer, Eastwood
Essex.
Hugh Clark, stock and share broker, Cheshunt, Herta.
BANKRUPTS.
Henry Lamplorigh, chemist, Hamilton-place, New-road,
May 1, at eleven, and June 4, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Langley and Gibbon, Great James-street, Bedford-row.
John George Lacy. gun manufacturer, Great St. Helens,
Bishopsgate-street, May 1, at half-past one, and June 12, at
half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,
official assignee, Guildhall. chambers, Basinghall-street ;
Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street.
James Laing, coal merchant, Southampton, May 4, at one,
and June 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham,
official assignee; Hanle, Southampton-bui.dings, London;
Philipson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
William Loder, inn keeper, Wokingham, Berkshire, May
6, at two, and Jane 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Soames, Old Broad-
street, Load, n, and Wokingham.
Thomas Welsh, builder, Burslem, Sraffordshire, May 5
and 27, at half. past eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Smith,
Shelton, Staffordshire ; Messrs. Motteram, Knight, and
Emmett, Birmingham.
John Meek, victualler, Wolverhampton, May 3 and 24, at
half past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston,
official assignee, Birmingham; Kitson, Wolverhampton;
Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham.
Richard Wilson Todd and Richard Hobbs, ironmongers,
Bath, May 6 and June 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Hellings, Bath.
Elizabeth Ann Yandall, inn keeper, Bath, May 7, and
June 2, at eleuen, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton,
official assignee, Bristol ; Hellings, Bath.
Mary Fouracre, innkeeper, Wigan, Lancashire, May 1 and
27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Mackenzie,
official assignee ; Price, Wigan.
Thomas Pearce and William Thackray, timber merchants,
Sunderland, May 11 and June 10, at twelve, at the
oficial assignee,
New-
castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Waklo9, official
Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Moore, Bishopswearmouth.
Henry Bates and Henry Williamson, brewers, Halifax,
Yorkshire, May 24, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Wavell, Philbrick and Foster,
Halifax.
PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending April 20,
1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British possessions in America 20e. 100. per cwt
From the Mauritius No return. „
From the East Indies 20s. „
Average price of the two foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty ... 20s. 10 d. ,
By authority of Parliament,
EMIT BICRN ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company
Grocers'-hall, April 23.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS;

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'ekck.
Lord REDESD.4.LE presided on the Woolsack in the
absence of the Lord Chancellor.
PETITIONS. _

The Bishop of NOIiWICH presented a petition from
Norfolk against the grant to Maynooth.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition to the
name effect from a place in Scotland.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the
Cape of Good Hope praying the House to expedite the
Constitution for that enlony.
The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from Ire-
land egninst Ministers' money.
JOTEE PERSHAUD. _ _ _

Lord BROUGHTON: moved that there be laidibafore
the House copies of the correspondence between the
Court of East India Directors and the Government of
India, relative to the trial of Jotee Pershaud, and to the
conduct of certain members of the Indian service, con-
nected with that proceeding.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGEI considered the mo-
tion was perfectly proper, and he hoped, in justice to the
parties whose conduct was involgt,d in the matter, that
it would be agreed to by their Lordships.
The Ell.' of DERBY intimated that there would be
no objection on the part of the Government to lay the
correspondence before the House.
The motion was then agreed to, and their Lordships
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS.

The following Bills were read a third time and passed :
Athlone Markets and Customs.
Cheshire Constabulary.
Cork and Bandon Railway.
Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway.
Eastern Counties Railway (Branch to the River Nene, &c.)
Eastern Counties Railway (Junction with the East and
'West India Docks, &c.)
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway.
Newmarket Railway.
Somersetehire Central Railway.
South Wales Railway.
Thetford Fen District Drainage.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and Talton and Driffleld

Junction Railways.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Thirsk and Malton

Branch).
The following Bills were considered and agreed to :
Thptterd Gas.
London (City) Small Debts Extension.
Runcorn Improvement.
The Kennington Common Improvement Bill Was read
a second time, and ordered to be e ,mmitted.

PETITIONS.
Mr. 11. BERKLEY presented a
petition, signed by
12,000 of the inhabitants of Bristol, agvinst the Militia
Bill.

Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented nine petitions from
vari:us places in Walks against the Militia Bill.
Colonel Tf
from
ql I°BSO
00 No f presentedthe electors a 0
t petition
Bradford. tothe
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Admiral BERKELEY presented similar petitions
Adoai
satne ttl
from Gloucestershire.
Mr. D&WES
from New Port in • the Isle of Wight.
presented a petition to the same effect
Mr.
MUNTZ
neighbourhood presented similar petitions from the
f
Mr. J. ELLIS Birmingham.
caster. presented similar petitions from Lei-
An Box. MEsisx
Harwich. R presented a similar petition from
SirJAMES mATHR
the Maynooth Grant. SON presented a petition against
Mr. HOLLAND
in favour of the retention presented a petition from Hastings
Mr. WADDINGTON 01 the Crystal Pal :ca.
folk against the Maynootfiresented a petition from Su&
grant.
Mr. G. THOMPSON
from various places against I:hreesqitild several petitions
tition from Hackney, praying for r Militia Bill. Also a pe-
knowledge, and the retention of the Crystal Palace'
repeal of all taxes on
Mr. W. BROWN presented several
Lancashire against the Militia Bill,
petitions from
An Hon. MEMBER presented a simil •
ar petition
frcm Cockermonth.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from Ross
against the repeal of the Tests Act.
Mr. Jacob Bell, Mr. Wadley ',Mr. C. Lushington, Mr.
Greenall, and. other, Hon. ,eaters presented petitions
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. SHOLEFIELD presented;asimilar petition signed,
by 13,000 of toe ito.,ablur.ts ofpirmiught.ro.
Lord D. STUART presented a similar petition from
Mari L brn,e.
Mr. COI3DEN proented sovoral similar Petitions Gom
various places in the West Riding and other parts of
the e)oniry.
Sir B. HALL presented a similar petition from Mary.
lebone.
Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a similar petition
from Worcester.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from
Stafford, against the Maynoodt grant. Also a petition
from a temperance society, praying the House to take
measures to prevent the spread of ititempersEce.
Sir G. PECUELL presented a petition from Brighton
- and other places on the South coast, stating that the in-
habitants of these districts had no tear of an irivraion,
I and praying the Bonne to reject the Militia Dili'

THE -SUN,

Colonel FREESTUN presented a petition from up-
wards of TOO of the inhabitants of the borough of Wey-
mouth and Melcombe Regis against the endowment of
the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth. The peti-
tioners pray the repeal of the Act of 1845 as promptly
as may be consistent with the engagements entered into
with the parties now holding office under that Act; also
a petition from upwards of 200 of the inhabitants of the
Inland of Portland to the same effect.
PORTS AND HARBOURS.
Mr. A. STAFFORD gave notice that on Monday be
would move for it are to bring in a Bill for the regula-
tion and preservation of ports and harbours in the
United Kingdom.

MAYNOOTH.
Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH said, in the early part of
the present session the Hon. Member for Warwickshire
gave notice of motion on the subject of the system of
education pursued in the College of Maynooth. That
notice wes !rem time to time postponed till the
4th of May, and he observed by the paper to-day that
it bad been farther postponed until the 11th of May.
Now, as the coaotry took a deep interest in this subject,
he should be glad to know whether the Hon. Genteman
really intended to bring on his motion on this latter day ?
Mr. SPOONER would give a very good reason for
the postponement. His motion stood second for the
4th, and if the House recal to mind the antecedents of
the motion which stood first, they would at once per-
ceive that there would have been little chance of bring-
ing forward his motion on the 4th; he therefore post-
poned it till the 11th, on which day the motion would
stand first.
Mr. ANSTEY reminded the House that in the early
part of the session the terms of the motion were "To
move the House on the subject of the grant to May-
nooth," the motion as it now stood, however, was for a
Committee of Enquiry as to the course of education
adopted at Maynooth, and be wanted to know whether
the Honourable Member bad any serious intention of
moving that the Maynooth grant be repealed.
Mr. SPOONER said he had never expressed any
intention to move the repeal of the grant.—Oh, oh.) It
was true he gave notice on the 10th of February of his
intention to bring under the consideration of the House
the grant, but at the same time he intimated that he
should afterwards place upon the paper the precise
nature of the motion which he intended to submit to the
House. The grant was established by an Act of
Parliament, and what be wanted the House to do now,
was to grant him a Committee for the purpose of ascer-
taining how far that Act had operated fur the benefit of
the country, and until after that Committee should have
made its report, he had no intention whatever of moving
that the grant should be either repealed or continued.
The subject then dropped.
VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.
Mr. CHRISTY wished to ask tee Secretary of State
for the Colonies. whether, in compliance with the terms
of the grant of Vancouver's Island to the Hudson's Bay
Company, a return has been made to the Colonial office
of the number of colonists settled in that island, and of
the =own and application of the proceeds received by
the company arising out of the sale of lands and mine-
rals.
Sir J. PARINGTON said there had been only time
as yet to make more than one return, and that return
gave the number of acres sold, and the number of per-
sons sent out, but it did not give the number of colonists.
POOR LAW.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY wished to ask the President
of the Poor-law Board, if it is the intention of Govern-
ment to bring under the coneideration of Parliament
the present Laws of Settlement and Removal of the Poor.
Will the Right Hon. Baronet lay on the table of the
House, the reports received by the Poor-law Board on
those questions since the last session of Parliament.
Sir JOHN TROLLOPE said both the late and the
present Government had considered the subject of the
law of removal, but there was no chance of their ar-
riving at a settlement of this important question in the
course of the present session. With regard to the second
question there had been no reports received since those
of last session.
NATIONAL GALLERY.

Col. RAWDON wished to ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, it the Government has taken into oonside-
ration the report of the Committee of 1850, and that of
the commission of 1851, respecting the Naional Gal-
lery. Since the commission bad been issued by the Go-
vernment, Mr. Tut nor, the eminent Rer.l Academician,
had died, bequeathing the whole of his valuable and ex-
tensive collection of pictures to the country, on condition
that the country supplied a suitable gallery for their re-
ception.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
there were other reasons besides the interesting cause
which the Hun. and Gallant &lernber had referred to
which should induce the Government to consider the
importance and advisability of building a proper re-
ception for the works of art now belonging to,
and which might hereafter come into the pos-
session of tnis country, and the subject had
excited the attention of the present Government, as well
as their predecessors; nevertheless it was not in his
power to give any decisive pledge upon the topic further
than that it would not escape the attention of the Go-
vernment.—(Elear, hear.)
FOREIGN TARIFFS.
Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to ask the President of
the Board of Trade, whether the Government are in
possession of information derived from the Consuls or
13041,matic Agents of this country on service abroad,
or have from other reliable sources, and will furnish to
this House, information, in continuation of that
afforded by a return to an ed.lress which was
ordered to be printed on the Ist day of March
1848; and further, in continuation and correction of a
return to an address which was ordered to be printed on
the 17th of July, 1850; which returns purport to show
the alterations that have of late years been made in the
terms upon which goods and merchandise are imported
into and exported from foreign countries and the Briti.h
possessions; and if the Government are not in possession
of such information, whether they will renew the
instrucions given by the late Government for the
collection of such ir.f ,rmation, or adopt any other means
for procuring it, and whether they will furnish this
1 information, when obtained, in an available form to the

Home.
Mr. HENLEY said the question which bad been put
to him was one of great extent and considerable im-
portance. The Goverement bad received a good deal of
ititorwation on the subject of the tar:ffr, of foreign coun-
tries, and the department of the Board of Trade was now
engaged in patting it into shape, but before he should
consent to its being printed the House would have to
pronounce an opinion as to whether the country should
go to that expense.
COLONEL OUTRAM.
On the question that the House on its rising should
adjsurn tilt Monday next,
Sir J. W. HOGG entered into an explanation as re-
latieg to a matter of a somewhat personal character.
The Hon. and Learned Member for Yonehal the other
nieht impugned in the course of the Indian debate the
honour and integrity of tie Bombay Government, and
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman did it in such a man-
mr as to lend the House to believe that the information
upon which he bred his charge was derived from Colonel
Outram. Ile (Sir J. Hogg) now held in his hund a
letter from that gallant officer, in which he denied the
impu;ation which the Hon. and Learned Member's speech
was calculated to convey.
Mr. AN3TEY said he made the charge upon his
own responsibility, but if the Gallant Officer wished the
House to infer from his letter that he had had no com-
munication with the Hon. and Gallant Offic. r, he begged
to state that at the instauce of a Mr. Hamilton Brown,
who acted ou behalf of the Gallant Officer, he moved
for the correspondence and documents relating
to the Gallant Officer's dismislal, the c;hirge3
which had been made egainst the Bombay Government.
He could only say that he should be ready to withdraw
every thing he had said, either in favour or against Col.
Outram, tt' it had had any effect in disturbing the com-
proeniee which it appeared had been entered into between
Col. Outram and the Court of Directors.
Sir J. W. HOGG read a letter from Col. Outram di-
rected to Mr. H. Browne, expressing the pleasure
which he should have in s'eing the papers relating to
his affairs produced, but repudiating any wish to agitate
personally in the matter.
After a few words from Mr. WAKLEY and Mr.
ANsTEY in explanation,
Thy motion that the House at its rising do adjourn to
Monday next was agreed to.
MILITIA BILL.
Oa the motion for the second reading of this Bill,
Petitions were presented against it by L'ird R. Gros-
venor, from the Secie ty of Friends; by Mr. T. Duncembe,
from Feisbury; by Mr. Flume, from Aberdeen; by Mr.
NI. Gibson, from Maucbester; by Mr. J. Williams, from
Berkbainsied; by Mr. Evart, from Liverpool; by Mr.
Cohd- ' n from Si. Helen's Sunder land, and Manchester;
by Mr. Card well, from a body of the Scciety of Friends.
Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to move that the Bill be
read a second time this day three months. 'This was
not the first Bill which had been pie pared on the subject,
and of the two he must say that he preferred the first
one to that now before them. lie disapproved of a
militia force altogether, it possessed no aJvaatage
whatever over a regular force, and as far as expense
was concerned he was convinced that 50,000 militia
men would cost just as much as so many regulars. In
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