The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-15 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

The report of the committee of the 25th March was re-
ceived. When under consideration on the day named the
house was counted out. The report was now agreed to.
The report of supply agreed to on Monday night was
also agreed to.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (IRE-
TheL.
Lords' amendments were considered and agreed to.
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES.
Mr. IL B, SHERIDAN moved for leave to introduce a
bill to facilitate the appointment of stipendiary magistrates
in cities, towns, and boroughs of 20,000 inhabitants and
upwards.
The bill was read a first time.
EDUCATION.
On the motion of Sir S. NORTHCOTE, an address for
a copy of the minutes of the Committee of the Privy Coun-
cil on Education, dated respectively the 24th day of Fe-
bruary, 1863, the 3d day of March, 1863, and the 17th day
of March, 1863, prescribing new arrangements for the
remuneration of the masters of schools of arts, and for
the granting of aid to such schools, wag agreed to.
NEW WRIT—THETFORD.

On the motion of Mr. BRAND the Clerk of the Crown
was ordered to file a new writ to elect a member for this
borough, in the room of the Earl of Easton, called to the
House of Peers.
ELECTION PETITION.—LTSBURN.

The SPEA.KEB, read a communication setting forth that
the petitioners did not intend to withdraw their petition
against the return of the sitting member, Mr. Barber, and
that a letter which they had previously received, stating
that they decided to abandon the petition, was signed in
ignorance of the contents of the document, in fact they had
been misled by the agent, Mr. M'Cann.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the papers
be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow.
Mr. BOUVERIE said certainly a breach of the house
had been committed, and suggested that the proper way to
proceed was by petition.
The motion was agreed to.
DROPPED NOTICES YESTERDAY.

Mr. SHERIDAN hoped the Government would make
some arrangement for those notices. He had one upon
Fire Insurance, but probably it would be rendered un-
necessary by the financial statement to•morrow.
The house then adjourned at ten minutes after four.

HOTJSE OF LORDS—Last Everting.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour.
GREECE.

The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on
Thursday next he would Bak a question regarding the Crown
of Greece and the disposition of the lonian Islands.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented petitions
in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's
sister.
Earl DERBY presented a petition from Liverpool
against the sale of intoxicating liquor on Sundays. The
noble earl also presented a petition against any alteration
in the marriage laws.

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THIRD READING.
The Londonderry Railway (Seaham to Sunderland) bill
was read a third time and passed.

MUTINY BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS BILL.

On the motion of Lord STANLEY Of ALDERLEY, this bill
was read a third time and passed.
MARINE MUTINY BILL.

This bill passed through committee.

AUGMENTATION OF BENEFICES BILL.
On the naming of the select committee to which this bill
is to be referred,
Lord ST. LEO NARDS called attention to several
clauses of the measure, and proceeded at some length to
show the manner in which the patronage of a num-
ber of livings had become vested in the Crown,
and said he was of opinion that it was
absolutely necessary that the assent of the Crown to the
proposed alteration should be made known before the bill
proceeded further, because no right which was vested in
the Crown could be taken away without consent. Re
thought it advisable that not only the small livings of the
Crown should be dealt with, but that all small livings in the
patronage of the bishops and all other bodies should be
included in the scheme.

The Earl of DERBY doubted very much whether the
bill would operate as beneficially as was intended. He
had considerable objections to many parts of the bill, but
with respect to the principle of augmenting the income
arising from small benefices by the means proposed he
greatly approved of it. The measure proposed to obtain
aid in the augmentation of some livings from the common
fund at the disposal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
At the present moment the commissioners were endeavour-
ing to raise the value of all livings the population of which
was equal to 10,000 to £3OO per annum. If, therefore, any
portion of the fu, ds at their disposal were withdrawn it
would be impossible for them to carry out that object.
Upon looking into the schedule of the bill he found that
out of 320 livings proposed to be dealt with there were 314
which had only an average population of 376. Of the 314,
130 had only an average population of 300, whilst in seven
cases the population was under 60. There was not, there-
fore, so much necessity for augmenting these as the more
populous livings which the commissioners were dealing
with. The whole project appeared to him to be surrounded
with difficulty, and his own opinion was greater advantages
would ensue if, instead of divesting himself of the patron-
age of the livings which were of the least value, the Lord
Chancellor would bring into the market the more valuable
portions of his patronage, and apply the produce to the
augmentation of small livings.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that his only object
was to secure a useful measure. He agreed that there ought
to be no interference with the action of the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners, but he only proposed to call in their aid in
cases which, even without the present bill, would naturally
attract their attention. With regard to the suggestion of
the noble earl, he would be glad to accept it if it were pos-
sible, but it was not.
The seleot committee was then named, and their lordships
adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

THIRSK RACES—TB's DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRArR.
SCURRY HANDICAP.

General Bixie ........ . . ............................ 1
Dick Swiveller ...................................
Nine ran.
FARMERS' PLATE.

our
raz ................... 2
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Skyrocket ............................................... 1
Is that You ........... .F

The winner objected to.
THIRSK HANDICAP.

o. .... .........
Lothian's Xing
Tommy Jones ........
Fairy Queen ..... ............... 2
... $
Ten ran.
TYRO STAKES.

Coverdale
Thornton
2

Pour ran.
SILVER CUP.

Village Girl
Friar Tuck
Six ran.

RUMOURED ACCIDENT TO GEORGE FORDHAM.
We have just learnt that a serious accident has befallen
this celebrated jockey, who was engaged to pilot Hospodar
for the Two Thousand Guineas next week. It appears that
he had lately purchased Advent, and while trying him the
horse reared and threw him heavily on the ground, by
which two of his ribs were broken. We hope the rumour
may turn out unfounded.