The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-05 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

IMPERIAL P.

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

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Stockport District Water and Ely Valley Eaten
sion Railway bilis were read a second time.

THIRD READINGS.

The Gravesend and Milton Gas—lnverness and Perth
Junction, and Perth and Dunkeld Railway Companies—
Penarth Harbour Dock and Railway, and Midland Rail-
way Extension to London bills were read a third time and
passed.
THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL MANAGEMENT

BILL.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said, before the adjourn.
ment for the Whitsuntide holidays, the second reading o
this bill was taken with the understanding that any dis-
cussion on the measure might be taken on the motion
for going into committee. In order that the property
of the Prince of Wales might be managed on the
most advantageous manner a committee of the Council to
whom the care of it was confided sat, and their deliberation.
resulted in a report, and it was to carry out the recom-
mendations of the Council that the present bill
was proposed. The property of the Prince of
Wales was held under a most remarkable grant
by Edward 111., in favour of his son the Black Prince
—.and the great desire of the King seemed to be to make
the property inalienable, and the greatest difficulty was oc-
casioned by such a proceeding. By one of the provisions
of the charter the Prince of Wales had no
power to grant leases beyond one life, and in the reign of
their Majesties George and William IV. the arrangement
produced the most inconvenient results. Towards the close
of the last century the income derivable from the property
of the Prince of 'Wales averaged about £16,000, but on the
accession of her Majesty he believed it amounted to about
£ll,OOO. A few days after the birth of his royal highness,
a Duchy Council met and deliberated as to the best means
of improving the property, and in 1844 an act was passed
which improved the estate very largely, so that instead
of £16,000 per annum, it produced about £50,000.
The noble duke then highly eulogised the exertions of
the late Prince Consort in his endeavours to improve
the property, and said the main objects of the
present bill were to abolish fines on the renewals
of the leases, and that for the future no lease for land should
be granted by the council for a period longer than 31 years,
whilst that for houses was not to exceed 99 years. The
bill, he thought, was calculated to lead to the best results,
and therefore he hoped their lordships would give their ap-
proval to it. The noble duke concluded by moving that
the house go into committee on the bill.
Lord BROUGHAM bore tribute to the great ability of
the late Prince Consort as President of the Council of the
Duchy of Cornwall.

After a short conversation; their lordships went into Com.
mittee on the bill.

(LEFT SITTING.)

ROUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
LISBURN E LE CTION.—B RIBERY AND CORRUP-
TION.--A VOID ELECTION.
Mr. EVANS brought up the report of the committee
appointed to try the merits of the petition against the return
of John Doherty Barbour. The committee declared that he
was not duly elected a burgess to serve in the present
Parliament; that the last election was a void
election ; and further, that Mr. John Doherty Bar-
bour, by himself and his agents, were guilty of
bribing and treating ; that a person named Corrie was in-
duced by one of his agents to personate his father, a voter,
who died in September last, and that another voter named
Bannister was bribed by a payment of L5O.
The report was laid on the table.

The following bills were read a third time :—Ashboume,
Sudbury, and Yoxall Bridge, and Uttoxeter and Calling-
wood Road—Stirling's Estate.
The Madras Irrigation and Canal Company Bill was
read a second time.

PETITIONS.
By Sir W. MILES, three from Somersetshire, against the
closing of the public-houses on the Sabbath.
MADAGASCAR.
On the motion of Mr. LEFROY, an address for copies or
extracts of papers relating to the congratulatory mission to
King Radama of Madagascar on his accession to the throne
in 1861; and, of correspondence and papers relating to the
mission to Madagascar in 1862 for the purpose of present-
ing the portraits and presents sent by her Most Gracious
Majesty to King Radama, was agreed to.

Committee of Council on Education when the report of
Council onEducation would be distributed ; and whether it
was the intention of Government to propose the vote for
education before members had had ample time for consi •
deration of the report ?
MI. LANE replied that the report would be presented in.
the course of next week. In the present state of public
business he could not postpone the bill, but ample tune
would be given for its consideration.

Lora J. MANNERS asked GREECE
the First Lord of the
Treasury whether the vote of the lonian Chambers upon
the proposed cession of the Seven Islands to Greece
was to be taken before the consent of the Powers of Europe,
assembled in Congress, to that cession had been obtained;
whether the Congress was to be confined to the Powers who
were signatories of the Treaties of 1815, or whether it was
to comprise all the Powers of Europe, including Turkey ;
Whether, in the event of Turkey not being invited to at-
tend the congress, any communication would be addressed
to the Sublime Porte on the subject : And whether the
consent of all, or only of the majority of the assembled in
congress, would be required to authorise the cession?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the islands could not
be ceded without the consent of the Great Powers who
were parties to the treaty. Only those who were parties
to the treaty would have a voice in the matter. Turkey was
not one of those Powers ; and would, therefore, have no
voice in the proposed cession.
Lord J. MANNERS asked, in the event of there being a
difference of opinion between the Great Powers if the
opinion of a majority would be adopted ?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the question included
matters of international law. If the Greeks themselves
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Lord PALMERSTON intimated that they were ap-
proaching the time when morning sittings would be indis-
pensable. (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) He proposed that
the house should sit on Tuesday in order to take the Irish
Fisheries Bill.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE METROPOLIS.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to move that, for the sake of
obtaining greater unity of design in our publie build-
ings, and with a view to the efficiency and economy
of the public service, it is desirable a permanent Com-
missioner of Public Works and Buildings, or other officer,
should be appointed to the 'present Board of Works. The
hon, gentleman traced the mismanagement and extrava-
gant cost of our public buildings and statues to the want of
a permanent officer of the kind suggested.
Mr. COWPER entered upon a lengthy explanation,
He admitted that in the past there had been a good deal of
mismanagement and much waste of money in consequence
of a false economy as in the case of the National Gallery.
He explained the course he adopted during his term of
office, and indicated the improvements he had introduced.
[LEFT SITTING.]

NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening.

The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
this afternoon :
Arundel Smith, assistant-paymaster, to the Royal Ade-
laide.

George W. Bradley, assistant-clerk, additional, to the
Cnracoa.
Benjamin Barker, chief engineer, to the Cumberland, for
the Salamander.
William Pell, to Indus, for Sanspareil.
Peter Samson, assistant-engineer.

Course of the Exchange.—This Day.

Amsterdam .. ----,------
...... Short. 11 16 11 161
Ditto ............ 3 Months. 11 18 11 18
Rotterdam ........ 11 18 11 ISt
Brussels Antwerp
• • 25 45 25 50
Hamburghl3h13
25 453
7f 25 50
1
Paris .. Short. 25 17f 25 25 8
Ditto
Marseilles -25 45 25 50
Frankfort on Maine ..... 119 IDI
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 36 36,1
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadia
Leghorn
•••• 25 50
25 50 25 55
Milan
25 55
Genoa — 25 50 25 55
Naples
25 521 25 571
Palermo
25 55 25 60
Messina .. 25 55 25 60
Lisbon — 52,1 52i
Oporto — 524 53
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars - 0 0 0
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons 0 0 0

IXPERIAL PARLIAMENT

ROUSE OF LORDS--Last Evening.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour.

PETITIONS.
Lord SONDES presented a petition from the visiting
magistrates of Norfolk against the Prism Ministers' Bill.
Lord DE NMA.N presented a petition to the same effect.
Lord BEEPER presented petitions from the Nottingham
Chamber of Commerce, and from the Nottingham Midland
Merchants' and Trades' Association, praying for an amend-
ment of the 22d clause of the Telegraphs Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions from
working men against the sale of intoxicating liquors on
Sunday.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Duke of Cleveland and Earl of Lowdwiek's Estate
Bill, the Pembroke Towaship Bill, the Blackrock, blanks-
townand Booterstown Improvement Bill, theTranmore Em-
bankment Bill, the Knighton and Central Waies Railway
Bill, the Central Wales Extension Railway Bill, the Letter-
kenny Railway B ill, t he Northampton and Banbury Junction
Railway Bill, the Lonion, Tilbury, and Southend Railway
Bill, the Ware, Hadhain, and Burlingford Railway Bill,
and the Saffron Walden Railway Bill were read a second
time.

The Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Bill and the
Thames Bridges Bill, as amended, were read a third time
and passed.

BRAZIL.

Lord MALMESBURY said that on the 16th instant he
would gall their lordships' attention to the state of our rela-
tions with Brazil.

TELEGRAPHS BILL.
On Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moving that the house
go into committee on this bill,
Lord WYCOMBE moved that the bill be referred to a
select committee, which was accordingly agreed to.
The house adjourned at 20 minutes past five.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SFEAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway—Great Northern
Railway (Spalding to March)—Great Northern of Scotland
Railway—Leominster and Kington Railway—Oswestry
and ;Newton Railway (Branches, &c.)—Shrewsbury and
Welchpool Railway, and West Midland Railway.

EXPLANATION—ITALY—MR. ODO RUSSELL.
Sir G. BOWYER said, in the course of the debate on
the affairs of Italy, he gave an account of a conversation
which had taken place between Mr. Odo Russell and the
French General commanding at Rome. It was his duty to
inform the house that he had received a letter from Mr.
Odo Russell, in which he stated that the version which he
(Sir G. Bowyer) gave of the conversation was inaccurate.
Mr. HADFIE LD thought the hon. baronet should state
the nature of the explanation offered by Mr. Odo Russell.
The SPEAK ER intimated that the hon. gentleman was
out of order.