The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. 21.
Marilles ... Mar. lb.
Brazil and Cape Verds, byvia Britishse packet. March 6.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton par. 4.
Falkland Islands via Marseilles ...Mar. 15.
March 6.
Gibraltar, via Southampton
.. Mar. 4.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Marseilles a Southampton Mar.pton M.. 10.
41_
3..
vi
India (Bombay); via Southampton
Mar. 7 via Marseilles

Mar: -L.
Lisbon
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, vviiaasmouarthsemameps Mar. 7.
Southampton Mar. Mar. 4.
........
.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo . ........ . ... .. M —•
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Mar.
ar. 10.
_— by U.S. packet....
an
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .adian packet. Mar. 12.
.........
Bahamas, via New York Mar. 10.
Mexico.. .by C
...................
„Mar. 13. ........ . ..................... . . .. • • Mar. 28'
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, pi". Re.
California, and British Columbia..

BANE OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the sth day
of March, 1862:

Gold Coin & Bullion 14,822 .615
OAGRtohrvemerrnEsNmelnrti
tDi
eesb t. £11310614,, :110000
Notes issued .......X18295,u4E72W
Silver Bullion

229,472,6451

429,4 7 2 ,615

BANKING D
Proprietors' Capi-
ta £14.553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis
missioners of Na-

TARTIMNT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight Al-
l- .......... £11,210,541
Other Securities 18,384,900
Notes ............ 8,941,6°5
Gold a Silver 851,253
Coin ......nd......

tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) .......... 6,755,287
Other Deposits.... 13,737,507
Seven Day and
other Bills ...... 686,296
Z 9.388,389

March 6, 1802

£39,388,389
.RSILLLL, Chief Cashier.

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SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—General Johnstone,
the newly-appointed Governor of the Mauritius, came over
from Jersey last night in the South-Western Company's
steamship Southampton, and will go out in the Hardwicke,
one of Green's line of sailing snips, now at Spithead, and
which will sail in a day or two for the Mauritius. The
General's carriages, furniture, &c., were transhipped from
the Southampton to-day on board the Isle of Wight Mail
Company's steamship Gem, for conveyance to the Hard-
wicke, at Spithead.

The Secretary to the Zoological Society of London
communicates the result of experiments made on three dif-
ferent occasions on the temperature of the body of the
pythoness as compared with that of the male, which is in
the same compartment in the reptile house, and is subject
to exactly the same external circumstances. The results,
giving as they do a difference varying from 6 deg. 8 min. to
20 deg. (of Fahrenheit's scale) in temperature in favour of
the incubating female, prove conclusively (Mr. Sclater
thinks) the truth of M. "Valencienne's views, as founded
an
on the similar case which occurred in the Jardin du Planter
of Paris in 1841, and show that in the case of this te"
cold-
blooded vertebrate the heat of the female's body is abnor-
mally increased during the process of incubation.
of the eggs, which was opened on the 15th day of incuba-
tion, contained a living embryo python about 5 inches in
length, which," writes Mr. Solater, 44 is now before me."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
$t five o'clock.
THE EDUCATION CODE.

Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Gloucea-
ter against theßavised Education Code.

GARDENS IN TOWNS BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Lord REDESDALE moved that it be referred to a select
committee.

Lord ST. LEONARDS took objections to the bill,
-which he said proposed to take away the fee simple of the
interior of Leicester-square from a gentleman who had a
right to it.

Lord OVERTON said if the bill was referred to a select
committee all private rights would be carefully considered.
Ile complained very much of the present state of Leicester-
square, a place not one hundred years ago selected
as the resort of royalty, and which was then an ornament
to the metropolis. He wished to know what had become
of that ornamental garden, and, by whose authority it had
degenerated to its present Condition. They were about to
invite foreigners to their shores, yet, in the very
centre of the metropolis, they would find a spot
which was a disgrace to it. He hoped the bill would be
referred to a 'select committee.
Lord QtIELMSFORD read an advertisement which had
been drawn up by the late George Robins, the auctioneer,
offering the space in Leicester-square and the iron rails by
which it was surrounded, for sale by public auction. He
looked upon this as a cireumstance which showed the square
was private, and not public property.
Earl GRANVILLE thought, if the bill was referred to
a select committee) all private rights would be well consi-
dered.

After a short discussion., in which Lord St. Leonards,
Lord Crag worth, and Lord Redesdale took part, the bill
was ordered to be referred to a select committee.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (£973,747) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
LAW OF PROPERTY AMENDMENT BILL.
The bill was read a third time and passed.
TRANSFER OF LAND.

The LORD CHANCELLOR nominated the committee
to which the whole of the bills relating to the transfer of
property was to be referred.

Their lordahipe then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTEIMAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented from Roman Catholics and other
religious bodies in favour of the rejection or modification of
the Revised Code of Education; against the Highways
Bill ; is favour of the Parochial Assessments Bill ; against
the Abolition of the Church Rates Bill.

NEW WRIT,
On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a writ was ordered to
issue for the election of a member for the North Riding in
the room Of Mr. Cayley, deceased.

ARMY (SOLDIERS) INSTITUTES.
Captain JERVIS moved. an address for a return of the
reports of Captain Jackon, R.A., to the Secretary of State
for War respecting the present state of soldiers' institutes
in England.—The return was ordered.

TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Mr. CHILDERS moved for a copy of any communica-
tion between the Colonial-office and the Emigration Com-
missioners relative to the recommendations of the select
committee on the transport service.—Ordered.
REVOLUTION IN GREECE.
In reply to Mr. B. COCHUANE,
Mr, LAYARD said that no information had been re-
ceived to show that the disturbances in Greece had exten-
ded beyond Napauli.

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
Mr. WHALLEY gave notice that on an early day he
would move for a committee to inquire into the description
of edugation at Maynooth College and the allegiance of the
students and professors of that institution. (Laughter.)

MR. WHALLEY'S TOWER.
Mr. B. OSBORNE said that he had to correct errors
into which he had fallen the other evening in reference to
the hon. member for Peterborough. He stated that that hon.
member had given a tower on his estate for the use of
the Orangemen of Liverpool. He was informed by the
hon. member that he had given the use of the tower merely
for plc nice and purposes of festivity. (Laughter.) He
Was also in error in stating that the hon. member had
erected the building in question, and instead of being on
household land it was on fee simple estate. (Laughter.)
With respect to what he had stated relative to the speech
of the hon. member at the Rotunda in Dublin, he certainly
thought he heard him quote the line—
" A smile in the lip and a tear in the eye,"
but it appeared he was in error, and he hoped the hon.
member would never make a quotation again. (Renewed
laughter.)
THE MILITARY COLLEGE AT SANDHURST.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. SELWYN asked the Secretary of State for War
whether it was the intention of the Government to
enlarge the Military College at Sandhurst, and to insist
upon a compulsory residence there of all candidates for
commissions in the army, or whether the offer made by the
University of Cambridge for establishing military educa-
tion at that university would be accepted ?
Sir G. C. LEWIS said—The vote taken last year
for Sandhurst was £15,000, which had not been expended,
and it would merely have to be revoted. In
reply to an hon. member he said that the vote for fortifi-
cations in the colonies would be merely to complete those
already commenced. The fortifications in Nova Scotia and
Halifax had been rendered necessary by the apprehen-
sion that was entertained of a collision with the 'United
States.