The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-02 00:00:00

TIE SUV, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1864.

about last week's currencies: Linscod was a dull inquiry,
on former terms. Rapeseed commanded a steady demand,
at extreme rates. The transactions in other seeds were
moderately extensive, and prices were supporied. There
was not much doing in cakes, and prices remained the same
as on Monday last.
Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s
Swede —s —s
51ustard, Brown lO3 133
White,
Tares, Spring.... 4s Od 4s 6d
Oldper quarter - s —s
Canary, per quarter 523 6's
Rye grass, new 22s 24s
Clover, Red Eng., et 42s 7 N
White
Foreign Red 4's 48s
White sls 63s
Trefoil, new 22s 27s

Carraway . 22s 26s
Coriander l2s 16s
Ilempseed, per qr 44s 46s
Linseed,Eng.sowing 70 78s
Crushing
Baltic —s —s

Odessa —s
Linseed Cake, p ton —0

English . £9 10s,£10 IGs
Foreign £9lOB £lO 5s
Rape Cakes,p ton£s Os 45 Os
Rapeseed, uew,pr qr 62s 65s

WOOL.

The supply of long-stapled English wool on offer is very
moderate. The extreme prices recently current are still
demanded for this description, but buyers Emit their pur-
chases to immediate wants. In Down wools a fair business
is doing, at very full prices, The arrivals of wool from the
Australian and Cape colonies for the approaching public
sales, which will commence on Thursday, are as follows :
From Sydney
„ Port Philip
„ Van Dieman's Land
„ Adelaide
„ Swan River
„ New Zealand
It Cape

Total .. 86,878 bales.

Current prices of English wool, per lb.

Fleeces—South Down hoggets 1 11i to 2 Oi
Half-bred do
Kent fleeces
South Down ewes & wethers. 1 9 111

Leicestor do.
Sorts—Clothing 1 6 1 10
Combing

Particulars. 1850. 1861 1862. 1863. 1864.
Stock this day.... 28,922 68.845 36.241 41.032 50.417
5453 a to 58s 8d to, it s3d to 4383 d to 40m 3d to
Price of Y.C.
—s Od —s Od —s Od —s Od —s Od
Delivery lastweek 1,059 1,701 1,088 1,327 956
Ditto from June 1 7. ,17i 74,683 113,926 75,240 70,546
Arrivals last week 43 65 711 115
Ditto from June 1 93,012 116,462 93,447 77,923 83,116
Price of Town .... 55s 9d 57s 3d 47s 9d r 44s 3d 41s 61

Execution of Devine—This Day.

This morning the young man, JohnDevine, who was found
guilty at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court for
the murder of Joseph Duck, a retired tradesman in Great
Chesterfield-street, Marylebone, was executed at the Old
Bailey. The prisoner made a full confession of his crime,
and acknowledged the justness of his sentence.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, April 30.

Sir Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald, the descendant
of a man unhappily notorious in 1798, committed
suicide on Tuesday night last by throwing himself
into the river Suir, near his own residence, Golden
Hills. It appears that he was severely pressed by
pecuniary difficulties. He had been in Dublin the
greater part of the previous week, it is supposed
with the object of effecting an arrangement with
some of his creditors. There he was met by several
of his friends, who found him in his usual health
and spirits. He returned home, and was in Cionmel
on Monday. It appears that there was an execution
then in his house for a debt of £3OO, and the bailiffs
were in possession. He made a last effort to raise
this amount on Monday morning, but his solicitor
failed to accomplish it, owing to the heavy liabilities
under which he laboured. He went home by the
train on Tuesday afternoon, having left a letter
with his solicitor stating that he should shortly be
no more, and indicating where his body would le
found. This gentleman immediately communicated
with the office of the constabulary, and a telegram
was at once sent with imperative orders for the in-
stant arrest of Sir Thomas Fitzgerald. But the
precaution was, unfortunately, too late. He wrote
similar letters to other friends, and among them
was the following to Mr John Massy, justice of
the peace :

"Dublin, April 26, 1864.
"My dear Massy,—l have a last request to make of you,
and that is that you will on receipt of this go over to
Golden Hills and see poor Lady Fitzgerald, my dearly be-
loved wife, for before you get this I will be no more. God
have mercy upon me and my poor family. . . I
ask this as a dying request, that you will go at once on re-
ceipt of this and see what is best to be done. . . , Igo
down to-night cn purpose to see my poor wife and family
for the last time, and then my body will be found in the
weir at that part called the Pig-hole, near Golden Hills.

. . . . I again ask you, as a favour, not to desert my
family till things are set to rights for them. It is the dying
request of your friend,

" TuomAs J. FITZGERALD."
There was also a letter to Mr. Edmond Dalton, of
which the following is a copy:—

"Dublin, April 26, 1864.
" Dear Ned,-1 am going to ask a favour of you, and
that is that you will get Mrs. Dalton to break the sad news
of my death to poor Lady Fitzgerald. Igo down this
evening, and my poor body will be found in the Suir at
Pig-hole, where all the salmon aro taken, near where the
white thorn stump is that was lately cut. The Lord have
mercy on me and my poor family I
"Yours truly, " THOMAS J. FITZGERALD."

From the evidence given by his coachman and
butler at the inquest held yesterday by Dr. Mor-
rissy, coroner of the district, we learn what occurred
in pursuance of these letters. Sir Thomas arrived
from Dublin at the Goold•cross station at 11 30 p.m.
on Tuesday night. He drove the car himself very
carefully. He was unusually silent, and seemed
rather angry, as if he was disappointed about some-
thing ; but otherwise in his ordinary state of mind.
He reached Golden-hills about half-past 12 o'clock,
The family bad retired to rest, except the butler,
who waited up for his master. He first went up-
stairs, it was supposed to Lady Fitzgerald's room. In
about 10 minutes he returned and took some tea.
Some time after he went to the parlour door and
said, " Michael, come and take away the things,"
While the butler was doing as he was directed, his
master went into his study. He again wont up-
stairs, but shortly after the same servant heard him
unbar the hall door and go out. He had taken no
wine or spirits, and used never to take any. The
servant, taking no notice of his going out, as he
sometimes had occasion to do so, went to bed. After
about an heti'. Lady Fitzgerald tapped at his door
and said, "Michael, get up, Sir Thomas is gone
out somewhere and he has not returned. You had
better go out towards the shrubbery and see what
is the matter. I fear he has got a weakness." The
butler then went to the shrubbery, and not finding
his master, Lady Fitzgerald became alarmed, and a
second search, with a lantern, was made about
the grounds in vain. At daylight the coachman
was called, and when the search was about to be
renewed Lady Fitzgerald came to Bourke, the
butler, and said, " Michael, come here, I must
have been stupid that I did not find this letter
before now." She had a letter in her hand, which
she said she had found on a stand at the side of the
bed where her husband used to lie. She read a
part of it. He inferred from it that all was over
with Sir Thomas. He and Rourke, the coachman,
then hurried out and searched all the grounds. At
length they found his hat and coat on the bank of
the river near the spot which the deceased had
himself indicated. They hastened with this infor-
mation to Lady Fitzgerald, the police were sent for,
and about 200 yards further down the body was
found in the shallow water. Life was extinct. The
Hon. Martin French, R. 11.1., of Cashel, arrived early
in the day, with Dr. Kennedy, of Tipperary, who
examined the body, and found it without any marks
of external violence. As Sir Thomas was a re-
markably good swimmer it is supposed he must
have taken some drug to prevent the failure of his
attempt at self-destruction. The inquiry had not
concluded when the last account left.

The inquiry into the loss of the City of New
York, which commenced on Friday, and wan ad-
journed without any evidence being taken, was re•
sumed yesterday. John M'Cartney, chief officer
of the wrecked vessel, deposed that he had served
during the last five years on board the City of New
York, that she left New York on the 19th of
March, with a general cargo—mostly provisions.
She carried 161 passengers. Everything was in
good order when starting, and she had a crew of
IU6, including the captain. They had a fast and
prosperous voyage till they reached the Irish coast ;
when they passed the Old Head they slackened
speed to 10 knots. The wind was about N.N.W.,
squally. It was clear moonlight, with heavy clouds
occasionally passing. There were two hands upon
the forecastle head, and one man between them to
pass the word along, and one at the telegraph to
pass the word into the engine-room if required,
witness at the same time being on the upper bridge,
keeping a sharp look-out with his telescope for the
buoy on Daunt's Rock, or anything else. It was
the practice to go through the Channel day and
night, except when there was a dense fog ; then they
took the course east of the Rock, making it by the
lights on the Old Head, Ballycotton, and Roche's
Point, when they could see them. They were within
a quarter to half a mile of Robert's :Head—a bluff
headland, with deep.water up to the rocks, which a
ship could almost shave. At 230 the captain was
on the bridge, and had been on deck the who of
the witness's watch, except about ten Minutes,
when he went to change his wet clothes. Witness
was still looking 'out for the buoy, when the ship
struck hard on Daunt's Rock at 2 45 a.m. The buoy
was afterwards seen at 130 yards' distance. They
did not always see the buoy in passing. They made
signals, but no assistance came till 4 o'clock, when
the company's tender came along side. They got
no assistance from the Coastguard station. About
8 o'clock the Magpie and Advice and the Cunard
tender came alongside. The ship had eight boats
on deck, which were at once put into requisition.
They were all in good order, and quite sufficient to
carry off the passengers. Captain Kennedy exerted
himself to the utmost, giving orders quite coolly,
and using every possible precaution.

John Holden Cleaver, the third officer, James
Allen, a seaman, and David Fitzgerald, a quarter-
master, gave evidence to the same effect. Alexander
Taylor, chief engineer, described what he had done
to diminish the ship's speed. When he heard her
strike he thought it was a collision with another
vessel. Water came in immediately and pat out
the fires. Mr. William Taylor, chief officer of the
Coastguard, deposed that he saw the signals, bat
regarded them as only the usual signals of the
vessels approaching the harbour. It was quite an
ordinary thing to sail inside the Rcck day and
night. A shadow from the clouds and headland
might prevent persons on board seeing the buoye
Mr. O'Dowd, who car ducted the inquiry for the
Board of Traci?, said that this was all the evidence
he had to produce,

The Londonderry Journal of this morning states
that ono of Lord Leitrim's bailiffs has been shot,
and that Peter Griffin has been arrested for firing
the shot, which took effect in the bailiff's thigh. It
is 491 InQyfn whether the wound is dangerous. An-

other account states that it was a son of the bailiff
a lad about 15, that was struck by a shot fired into
the house, which shattered the bone, rendering am-
putation necessary. The outrage occurred about 10
miles from the village of Milford, county Donegal.

SECOND EDITION.

bUti OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocs.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY.
CHESTER CUP.
11 to 2 agst Accident (taken)
100 to 15 agst Hersey filly (taken)
Bto 1 agst Change (taken)
100 to 12 agst Gordian Knot (taken)
12 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
14 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken)
15 to 1 agst Vacuna colt (taken)
15 to 1 agst Bacchus (taken)
16 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken)
100 to 6 agat Muezzin (offered)
25 to 1 agst Tooi Tooi (taken)
30 to 1 agat Earl of Surrey (offered)
40 to 1 agst 1 East Lancaster (offered)
40 to 1 agst My Mary (offered)
40 to 1 agst Tippler (offered)
40 to 1 agst Canary (offered)
40 to 1 agst Rose (taken)
40 to 1 agst Welcome (offered)
50 to 1 agst Knutsford (taken)

SPORTING NOTES.

The Chester meeting comes on to-morrow, and will last
till Friday. The Mostyn Stakes will, in all likelihood, be
carried off by Weatherglass, and the Chesterfield by Per•
suasion. The Wynnstay Handicap should be won by
either King of Utopia or Donnybrook, and in the £lOO
Plate Crytheia should have no difficulty in winning.
Wednesday is the Chester Cup day. The field this year
will be much larger than last, but scarcely the half will
contest the race, as in 1832, when Joe Miller won it. The
field will be made up from the following :
PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS,
Age st. lb.
Oldminster
Costa
*Gardener
Knutaford
Welcome -
Tippler 4 7 5 Judd.
Change 4 7 4 T. French.
Canary 6 7 3 Deacon.
Fantail
Earl of Surrey 5 6 13 Jas. Nightingall
My Mary 5 6 12 ---
Accident , • • 4 6 9
East Lancashire 4 6 8
*The Clown
Muezzin
*Flash-in-the-Pan
Bacchus (inc. 51b extra) 3 6 3 Tomlinson.
Little Stag
*Greville
Lord Zetland (inc. 51b ex.)
Gordian Knot 3 5 12 J. arimshaw.
Tooi-tooi
Rose
Filly by Voltigeur—Hersey
*Greenland -

Colt by Van Galen---Vacuna. 3 5 7 Sayers.
*Macbeth
The Doctor 3 6 0 --
* Doubtful starters.
To-morrow I shall refer to the race at length, but for the
benefit of those of my readers at a distance will merely hint
that I expect my selection will be that the judge will place
LITTLE STAG
VACUNA COLT
OLDMINSTER
I may as well state that the Vacuna I have placed second
is not the Vacuna that ran second to Evolina for the New
Stakes at Ascot. The latter is a b filly by Idle Boy out of
Glengowrie, and the former a colt by Van Golan, out of
Vacuna, by Idle Boy.

A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TATTERSALL'S—San; RDAT.

Although it was perfectly understood in all racing circles,
and the announcement was made on the previous day, that
Saturday would be devoted specially to settling on the New-
market Spring Meeting and comparing on Chester, the
comparatively small muster at Tilde-park-corner this after-
noon led but to one conclusion—that both must have been
left half one. Indeed, so trifling had been the amount of
business done in the way of squaring accounts on New-
market, that several members were heard to say that S.ttur-
day settlings were a mere farce, and might as well be abo-
lished. Considerable irritation prevailed, especially among
those members who met every demand made upon them,
in full expectation of being able to recoup themselves as
members or their agents dropped in. But, as has been said,
many were disappointed. A few spasmodic attempts were
made early in the afternoon at speculation on the Chester
Cup, but some time elapsed before the tone of the
market could be indicated. Accident had been made
such a hot favourite in the City in the morning (where
as little as 9 to 2 had been accepted about him) that all
doubts seemed to be at an end as to the " Simon Pure" of
Drewitt's stable. At the corner a slight reaction set in,
which, however, was not of long duration, inasmuch as the
currently offered odds of 6 to 1 on the field were taken
towards the finish to several hundred pounds ; at the con-
clusion of business, however, those odds were obtainable.
The "little game" carried on with the Hersey filly and
Muezzin was a poser, and caused misgivings among their
previous adherents, and although the former was backed
for a little money singly, the pair were several times in-
quired after coupled, some two or three hundred pounds
being invested at the latter odds, The Vacuna colt was a
great " pot ," after having been put up at 20 to 1 he was
supported at lessening prices until he left off at 12 to 1 (taken
freely), and Greville and Veterinarian was consequently
knocked right out of the betting, 15 to 1 was wanted about
Bacchus, and at anything over 100 to 6 Oldminster would
have found friends. A small commission in favour of My
Mary was duly effected at 35 to 1 to £2O, and a request tn
back a rank outsider resulted in a long shot of 1,000 to 5
about Tommy Jones, who, however, improved his reputa-
tion slightly thereby, inasmuch as 1,000 to 10 orkiy was
offered when the room broke. Very little was dotal on the
Derby. Closing prices

CHESTER cvr.
6to 1 agst Accident (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Gordian Knot (taken)
100 to 12 agst Change (taken)
10 to I agst Hersey filly (offered)
12 to 1 agst Vacuna colt, (taken freely)
100 to 8 agst Muezzin Coffered)
100 to 8 agst Lord Zoitland (oflered)
14 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken)
15 to 1 agst Barchus (wanted)
100 to 6 agst Oldminster (offered)
33 to 1 ant Earl of Surrey (offered)
35 to 1 agst My Mary (taken)
100 to agst Greville (offered)
100 to 1 agst Veterinarian (offered)
100) to 6 agst Tommy Jones (taken)
sto 1 agst Muezzin and Hersey filly coupled (t)

THE DERBY.

sto 1 agst General Peel (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken)
12 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken)
16 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken)
100 to 6 agst Historian (offered)
25 to 1 agst Ely (taken)
40 to 1 agst Strafford (taken)
1000 to 15 agst The Major (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Signalman (taken)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.
Mir.
Chester
York Spring
Salisbury l2 Manchester (Summer .. 18
Blaydon
Radcliffe l6 Epsom 24
Juba.

Wye 1 Beverley 22
Maidstone 3 Stockbridge
Ascot
Hampton l5 New Forest Hunt 2B
Newton
Odiham
Bibury
JULY.
Newmarket July
..................... 19,
Carlisle
21

Pontefract .
Abingdon
Cambridge
Liverpool July
Stamford

AUGUST.

Brighton 2
Brighton Club ....
Lewes
Huntingdon ............
Wolverhampton ...... 11
Reading ..............
Egham ...............
Oxford ............... 18
SE FTI
Weymouth 1
Warwick r September 6
Lie
Bridgwater ............ 8
Doncaster

Dover lB
York August 2:_:
Yarmouth 23
Plymouth 26
Lichfield 29
Stocktcn .... 3O
Devon, and Exeter
Derby
:34PER.

Brecon
Richmond
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 23
NewmarketFirst October 27
'OBER.

OCT
Bedford ................ 4
Northallerton 6
Newmarket Second Oct lO

Lincoln
Gloucester
New market Houghton,, 24

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

TATTERSALL'S—This Evening,

CHESTER CUP.
sto 1 agst Hersey filly (take 11 to 2)
6to 1 agst Accident (taken)
8 to 1 agat Change (taken)
Bto 1 agst Gordian Knot (taken)
12 to .1 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
15 to 1 agst Bacchus (taken)
100 to 6 agst Muezzin (offered)
THE DERBY.
sto 1 agst General Peel (offered)
7to 1 agst Scottish Chief (take Bto 1)
10 to 1 agst Cambusean (take 12 to 1)
13 to 1 agat Birch Broom (taken)
14 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken)
15 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken)
15 to 1 agst Paris (take 100 to 6)
33 to 1 agat Ackworth (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Valiant (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Gordian Knot
1000 to 8 agst Hersey filly

ARRIVALS AT CHESTER.
Dualla, Jack's Alive, Helen, Airedale, Donnybrook,
Cadeau, Guicowar filly, Queen of Trumps (3 yrs), Belle of
the Ball, Crytheia, Tippler, Pantaloon, My Mary, Earl of
Surrey, Ery theist Lord Zetland, Cutaway, Cutler, Jack
Jukes, Whip, Fanny, Luford, Danaus, Gordian Knot,
Gipsy Girl, and
Queen of Trumps, Tarragona,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Llanidloes and Newtown and Pucklechnrch Reels
Bills were read a second time.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Falmouth Docks—Tralee Canal—lrish North-Western
Railway—Waterford and Wexford Railway and Rossclare
Harbour—Aldborough Pier and Railway—Newquay and
Cornwall Junation Railway and Aberbrothwick Harbour.
HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY BILL.
This bill passed through committee, and their lordships
then adjourned.

HOUSE Or COMMONS.---This Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PM VATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time :—Denburn
Valley Railway—Harwich Corporation—Scottish North
Eastern and Alyth Railway Companies—Scottish North
Eastern, and Perth, Almond Valley, and Methven Rail-
ways—and Witney Railway.

BATTERSEA. PARK, CRICKET GROUND.
A very large number of petitions was presented from
different parts of the metropolis on this subject.
THE REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE OF
COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.

Sir G. GREY gave notice that on Thursday next he
would move for the appointment of a committee to inquire
into this sulject.

POLAND.

Mr. HENNESSY said that, iu the absence of the noble
lord at the head of the Government, he would postpone
until next Friday the following motion of which he had
given notice for this evening :—" That the nego-
tiations of her Majesty's Government respecting
Poland have not terminated in a satisfactory in anner.
That it appears from the papers laid before Parliament that
the conditions on which the British Government agreed to
acknowledge the dominion of Russia in Poland have not
been fulfilled by Russia. That this house is of opinion that
her Majesty's Government is no longer bound to recognise
the sovereignty of Russia in Poland.

LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND).
Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Attorney-General for Ire-
land, whether it is the intention of the Government to pro-
pose any meaFure to the house, during the present session,
with a view to establish more equitable relations between
landlord and tenant than exist at present in Ireland, and to
induce increased exertion on the part of the tenant, by
securing to him the results of his outlay and industry.
Sir R. PEEL said that he had consulted his right hon.
friend the Homo Secretary, and ho had to state that it was
not intended by Government to introduce any bill on this
subject during the present session.

HALF-HOLIDAY AT THE POST-OFFICE,
Mr O'REILLY asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether any inconvenience has been felt, or any extra ex-
pense, by the employment of additional clerks, incurred in
consequence of the officials of the Moaey Order Ofam and
other departments of the Poat Office having the advantage
of the Saturday half-holiday ?
Mr. PEEL replied in the negative.
BANK NOTES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. BAXTER asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether, atter the expression of opinion in the debate on the
Bank Notes (Scotland) Bill, he means to proceed with the
Bank Acts Bill for Scotland.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
after the expression of feeling in regard to this bill he did
not propose to proceed with it further.
VACCINATING SHEEP.

Sir J. JERVOISE asked the Vice-President of the
Committee of Council of Education when the result of the
experiments in vaccinating sheep, begun in 1862, concluded
in ]Bt33, and the report of which was promised by Easter,
1864, would be laid before Parliament,

Mr. BRUCE said that the report had not yet been pre-
sented, but he was in a position to state that the geaeral
purport of it was that there was a difficulty in vaccinating
sheep, and that when the vaccination was efidcted it
afforded no security against sheep attacked with small-pox,
SCOTTISH LAW OF MORTGAGE.

Mr. CARNEGIE asked the Lord Advocate, whether it
was the intention of the Government to appoint a Royal
Commission to inquire into the nature and working of the
law of hypotheq as regards agricultural subjects in Scot-
land ?

The LORD ADVOCATE answered in the affirmative.
ALLEGI,ID FORGERY OF IRE DOCUMENT
PRESENTED BY MR, SEWARD TO LORD

LYONS.

Sir J. ELPHINSTONE asked the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Govern-
ment had expressed any opinion on the circumstances of
Mr. Seward having presented a document to Lord Lyons on
Dec. 22 last, which, on March 19, he felt bound to tell him he
had "just discovered " to be " a forgery :" and, whether
her Majesty's Government communicated with the agents
of the Confederate States in Europe on the subject, or with
the Government of the Confederate States at Richmond,
and with what result.

Mr. LAYARD said that her Majesty's Government had
not expressed any opinion on the communication alluded
to. There was no agent in this country on the part of Ame-
rica to whom a question on the subject could be addressed.
Every attempt was made to ascertain if the document was
authentic or not, but the evidence was very contradictory.
THE CHANNEL FLEET, Six.

In reply to Sir J. PAKINGTON,
Lord C. PAGET said that the Channel squadron was at
present in the Downs, and was perfectly prepared for any
part of the world in 24 hours. The Black Prince, Prince
Consort, Hector, Defence, and Warrior were in dock.
THE AUSTRIAN FLEET IN THE NORTH SBA.*
Lord R. CECIL asked the Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs if any information had been received relative to the
movements of the fleet, and whether it was understood that
they would be confined to the North Sea.
Mr. LAYARD said that if the noble lord would put his
question on the paper for to-morrow, he would De able to
THE UNDER SECRETARIES OF sTATE
give an answer IN THE

HOT7SE.
lir. WALPOLE asked whether, in consequence of what
had recently occurred in reference to agentleman who had Under
been appointed one of her 11IsjestY:s Secretaries of
State, and the difficulty that had arisen in reference to the
same, it was not intended by Government to introduce a
bill on the subject.
Sir G. GREY said that there was great difficulty in the
construction of the act of 1808, !Ind therefore it was pro-
posed to bring in a bill on the subject. (Hear, hear.)
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.
On the consideration of this bill, as amended, there was
some discussion,

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/dr. J. B. SA.llrli moved that the duties on sugar should
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