The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-10 00:00:00

VATION.

In reply to Lord ROBERT CECIL,
Sir G. GREY said he could not then state wha,
measures would be adopted in reference to this subject.
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN THE UNI-
VERSITY OF OXFORD.
Mr. G. CLIVE asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government
to mate any provision for placing the stipend of the Regius

Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford on a proper
footing, he being appointed by the Crown.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
there was no fund at the disposal of Government available
for this purpose.
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL.—STATE-
MENTS OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EX-
CHEQUER .
Mr. SHERIDAN drew the attention of the house to
the statements of the Chancellcr of the Exchequer
in regard to the British Provident Society, which
he opined were quite unfounded. That society was estab-
lished only eight years, and had regularly registered their
bslanco sheets. The action to which the right hon. gen-
tleman referred was not an issue sent to a jury, but merely
a question tried before the Court of Chancery between the
official manager and a shareholder, and there was no
foundation for the statement that the shareholders of
the society were obliged to apply to the Court of Chancery
for protection for their policies. He vindicated himself from
personal allusions which had been made to him, and ha
trusted he should not again be called on to make any
further statement on this subject.
The' CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
would refer to the documents on which his statements had
been founded, and, if in error, he would be prepared to cor-
rect himself.

THE STATE OF THE NAVY.
11r. H. BERKELEY drew the attention of the house
to the defective state of the armament of the navy. He
said that an improvement had taken place in the building
of ships, but he could not say the same with regard to their
armament, which he contended was in a detective state.
He contrasted the superiority in this department of the
Russian and American nations, referring particularly to
the feats performed by the Alabama and of the Russians
during the Crimean war. He strongly condemned the
wholesale adoption of the Armstrong guns, and entered
into different details in illustration of his views.

LEFT SITTING.

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, March 10.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Weat ; moderate breeze, and fine weather.

BUNDERLAND, March 9.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Queen
of the East, for Shanghai.
FALMOUTH, March 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrrived—Helen,
from London for Bermuda.
PORTSMOLTH, March 9.—Wind E.—Arrived—Peven-
say, screw steamer, from London fur Bermuda.

OFF DOVER, March 10.—Arrived—Belions, screw
steamer, from New York.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, March 9.—Napoleon, from Gravelines.
Arrived, March 10.—Nora, steamer, from Rotterdam.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed.—H.M.S. Supply, from the Mediterranean, for
Wool wich—Justia, screw steamer, for Birbadoes—Jor-
neizz a, for Cardiff—Sylph, for Port Natal —Bolina of Jersey,
for Jersey—Rosella, fur Launceston, all from London—
Cosur de Lion, from Shield, for Cagliari—Deerfoot, from
Shields, for Constantinople—Wye, from Sunderland, for
Singapore—John Fenwick, screw steamer, from Palermo
—Berkby, from Calcutta, both for London.