The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'

TATTERS ALL'S.

(THIS EVENING.)

GOODWOOD STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Hobby Horse (taken).
6 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken).
9 to 1 agst Vindex (taken freely).
12 to 1 agst Trifle (taken).
12 to 1 agst Haricot (offered).
25 to 1 agst Goorkah (taken).
ST. LEGER.
12 to 1 agst Cineas (taken).

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken).
18 to 1 agst Dervish (taken).

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented five
petitions from the Cape of Good Hope, praying that the
Cape Colonies might have the management of their own
ecclesiastical affairs.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition against
the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays.

PARISH VESTRIES (No. 2) BILL.
The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed.
SPITALFIELDS AND SHOREDITCH IMPROVE.
MENT BILL.
This bill was also read a second time.
COPYHOLDS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.

ENTAIL (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
BATTERSEA PARK BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.

LAND REVENUES BILL.
This bill was reported, with amendments.
COINAGE OFFENCES (COLONIES) BILL.
This bill was passed through committee.

TRANSPORTATION BILL.

The bill was read a third time and passed.

COLONIAL CHURCH REGULATION LILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY stated that this
was a permissive and not a compulsory measure. Its
main object was to empower the ecclesiastical authorities
in the colonies to hold conventions, and to frame rules
and regulations for the management of their Church.
Lord MONTEAGLE urged several objections to the
bill, which he declared would be an apple of discord
amongst the colonial clergy.
[LEFT SIT AXING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Edinburgh and Glas-
gow Railway, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway,
Lands Improvement Company (No. 2), and St. Ives
and West Cornwall Junction Railway Bills were con-
sidered and agreed to.
The Dean Forest, Monmouth, Usk, and Pontypool
Railway Vll was read a third time, and passed.
The Tralee and Killarney Railway, and Upper India
Railway Bills, were read a second time.

PETITIONS.
Mr. OLIVEIRA, and several other hon. members,
presented petitions praying for the postponement of the
Savings Banks Bill until next session.
Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from a dissent.
ing body against the Education Bill.
Captain SCOBELL presented a petition from the
medical profession of Bath against certain clau3es in the
Vaccination Bill.

SAVINGS BANK BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the Government had, considering the late period of the
session, and the numerous points of detail included in
the bill, which could be better settled during the recess
by communications between the Government and the
parties interested, wished to postpone it. The two chief
points of the bill were giving a Government guaran-
tee and an effective control over the accounts of receipt
and payment of money. Two other points of great
importance were the rate of interest and the responsi-
bility to be imposed upon the trustees in regard to the
accounts. There was no question between the Govern
mept and the trustees, but between the trustees and the
depositors ; for it was obvious that the Government
would not undertake responsibility for deposits which
were not accounted for in the lists sent in to the Go-
vernment by the trustees • and the question was,
whether or not the trustees should be responsible for all
deposits not included, whether from neglect or fraud, in
the lists sent in to the Government. With regard to
the rate of interest, that was a question which could
very properly be considered in that house. There were,
however, a number of smaller points which would take
up much time in discussion, but with regard to which
the Government would be able to save much time to the
house by communicating with the parties in the country.
For these reasons, therefore, he should move that the
bill be committed this day three months.
Mr. H. HERBERT hoped the Government would
introduce the bill at an early period of the next session.
Sir B. HALL trusted that some provision would be
introduced into the bill to regulate the expenses of the
management of these banks. The hon. baronet quoted
the case of a savings bank in the metropolis, which cost
2,2801. a-year, and in which the trustees had expended
the sum of 6,0001. on the repairs of a house for the spe-
cial benefit of the managers. The result of this was
that, out of the 31. ss. per cent, allowed by Government
as interest, the depositors of 301. had 11. ss. taken front
them for expenses, while those of 101. and upwards had
7s. 7id.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that there was a per-
fectly good answer to the case cited by the hon. baronet
when the proper time arrived. If this biil were carried,
he could assure the Government that the trustees of
many banks would immediately resign.
After a short conversation, in which Mr. Napier, Mr.
J. Young, Mr. Maguire, Mr. Barron, and Sir J. Shelley
took part, the bill was ordered to be committed this day
three months.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill, at
clause 74, which was omitted,
The remaining clauses of the bill were agreed to, as
were also several additional clauses, and the house re-
su med.
TENANTS COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL
The house then went into committee upon this bill,
On clause 1,

Mr. Serjeant SHEE moved to insert in page 2, after
lice 38, " the words ' waste land' shall include all lands
which, in their existing condition, are unfit for or cannot
be profitably used for the purposes of agriculture or pas-
ture, but are capable of being improved for those pur-
poses ; the word reelaizuing' shall include the use of
all means necessary and suitable for improving such
lands, and rendering them beneficially applicable to the
aforesaid purposes."
Mr. NAPIER suggested that the amendment should
be deferred until a subsequent clause was reached.
The amendment was thee negatived without a di-
vision.

The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 2
On clause 3,

Colonel DUNNE said the effect of the clause would
be to enable the tenant to force any improvements upon
the landlord. The only check upon him were the inde-
finite words " suitable improvements," and he pro-
posed to insert after the word " holding" these words,
and shall increase the holding by at least seven per
cent. on the proposed outlay."
Sir J. YOUNG objected to the amendment, on the
ground that there was a sufficient protection iven in
imprbovement
the ill to thes tenant in r
landlord against the
egs ect to
. p
The amendment was negatived without a division
Mr. V. SCULLY moved to add at the end of page
or The reclaiming or durable improvement of waste
or mountain land or of bog ground, by converting the
same into arable or pasture or improved pasture land ;
and the reclaiming or durable improvement of any land
by clearing away rocks or stones, or by embanking fro
the sea or tidal waters, or from lakes or rivers." i
Sir J. YOUNG thought it would be better to adhere
to the words approved of by the select committee.
After a short discussion the amendment was with-
drawn.

lir.Serjeant SHEE moved the insertion in line 6 of
the words, "the main or thorough drainage of land, or
the improvement of it by irrigation."
The committee divided, when the amendment was re.
jected by a majority of 43 ; the numbers being 39
and 82.

The clause was then agreed to, with some verbal
amendments.
Clause 4 was also agreed to after a short discussion.
Clause 5 was agreed to.
On clause 6 being proposed,
Mr. Sergeant ISHEE moved, 'as an amendment, the
insertion of words to the effect that if the landlord exe-
cuted 'the improvements, his charge upon the tenant
should be restricted to the estimate of the tenant.
After some discussion the house divided, and the
numbers were—
For the amendment
Against it ..........
Majority .................
—5O The committee again divided upon.... . . ............ of
Sergeant Shee, limiting any allegation of fraud by the
landlord against the tenant to the lifetime of the latter.
The numbers were—
For the amendment. . ............... 30
Against it ................................... 74
Maj0rity.............................. —44
The house then adjourned until 6 o'clock.
The house resumed at six o'clock, and was
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WEST CORNWALL ELECTION,—The election for this
division of the county took place at Truro on Tuesday
morning. On the nomination of J. D. Gilbert, Esq.,
seconded by W. M. Tweedy, Esq., Michael Williams,
Esq., of Trewince, was unanimously elected to represent
this division in Parliament.
MONEY•ORDER OFFICE.—The profit on the Money-
order Office for the year ended the sth January, was
12,7201., from which was to be deducted 1,0591. loss in
Ireland, leaving the profit 11,6641.,
AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL COMPANY.—At the ad-
journed meeting of this company held yesterday, the
accounts were presented and referred to the committee
of investigation, it being understood that when their
report is ready the whole question of management will
be brought under consideration. The sole point of inte-
rest touched upon were the return of the Melbourne, and
the advices from St. Vincent of the arrival of the
Victoria. It appears by the profit and loss account,
that the ordinary expenditure to the 30th of June last
was 12,3381., while the receipts were only 4,9871.,
leaving a balance of 7,3511., which added to the
sum disbursed for a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum in December last, namely, 5,6731., makes
13,014/. to be carried against the general account of the
company.
SERIOUS EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD.—OXFORD, JULY
19.—The valley of the Cherwell, and also of the Isis,
has been much flooded during the last few days, to the
very serious injury of the farmers occupying the mea-
dows adjoining. Yesterday and Sunday the rain fell in
Oxford and the adjacent neighbourhood in exceedingly
heavy showers, very considerably adding to the floods
already on these low-lying districts. O the banks of
the Cherwell hundreds of tons of hay have been swept
away by the sudden swelling of the water. In the hn-
mediate neighbourhood of this city great damage has
been done. One farmer, Mr. Greaves, of Elsfield, has
lost the whole of the produce of 14 acres of land ; while
Mr. Saunders, of Water. Eaton, Mr. Chillingworth, of
Marston, and others, of Water Eaton, have suffered
considerable loss. King's Weir, on the Cherwell, and
within half a mile of Oxford, was on Sunday and yes-
terday completely blocked up with an immense quan-
tity of newly-cut hay, the growth of several meadows
between that weir and the village of Islip, so much so
that Cox, the occupier of the weir, thought it worth
his while to employ something like a dozen hands to
get it out of the water. The blockade of the stream
in the rear of the weir was so complete, that per-
sons could walk, without the slightest difficulty, on the
,top of it, right across the stream ; the embankment
thus formed being, from the bottom of the river to the
top, upwards of 8 feet. The quantity that Cox has
already secured is something like 30 tons ; independ-
ently of this, an immense quantity has been washed over
the banks of the Cherwell, and gone in ether directions.
We regret to say that the hay is not the only produce
of the farmer that has suffered injury in this locality by
the late heavy rains. The wheat, barley, and oat crops
have been so knocked down that it is doubtful if they
will again be able to stand erect. The potato disease
has also unmistakeably made its appearance. The large
tract of land belonging to the freemen of Oxford, known
as Port Meadow, and which at this season of the year
is generally stocked with something like 600 head of
cattle, is virtually covered with water. The reports
from the various villages in this and the adjoining county
of Berks, through or near which brooks flow, are
lar ; the meadows and fields are inundated, and the hay
is swlmming away. The weather to-day is delightful ;
no rain has fallen hero since 9 o'clock last evening, and,
consequently, the floods are rapidly subsiding.
THE LATE LIEUTENANT WARREN.—We (Port of Spain
Gazette) regret to announce the death of Lieut. Charles
Warren, R.N., late Admiralty Agent on board the
Royal Mail Company's steamer Derwent. This melan-
choly event occurred at Saint Thomas, whither the
lamented deceased was compelled to be conveyed
to sick quarters on the arrival there of the Der-
went. While at Saint Thomas he partially re-
covered ; but about the 15th or 16th instant he was
seized with all the symptoms of yellow fever, preceded
by a chilly sensation, and on the 17th, he breathed his
last, to the deep regret of his brother officers, by
whom he was much and deservedly beloved. And here
it is pleasing to record the handsome manner in
which the Danish Government behaved on the melan-
choly occasion. His Excellency the Governor, on learn-
ing the sad intelligence, immediately dispatched his
aide-de-camp, together with the commandant of the fort
and a large body of soldiers with muffled drums, to assist
at the funeral obsequies, while minute guns were fired from
the fort. The burial service was performed in a most
solemn and impressive manner by the Rev. Mr. Knox, of
the Dutch reformed church. At the conclusion of the
ceremony the military fired three rounds of blank car-
tridges over the grave. The remains of the 'deceased gal-
lant officer it is needless to say, had been attended to the
grave by his brother officers, with the crews of the mail-
boats. Lieut. Warren was a married man : he died at
the age of thirty-five years. His place has been supplied
by a brother officer, Lieut. Neweham, R.N., and for-
merly of the R.M.C. steamer Eagle. The funeral was
arranged by the particular friend of the deceased, Lieut.
Ponsonby.
ARREST OF A RAILWAY TRAIN.—One of the most ex-
traordinary methods of executing the powers of the law,
probably ever heard of, was put in operation on Tuesday
the sth inst., at the Newfoundwell Station of the Dublin
and Belfast Junction Railway. It appears that the collec-
tor of county cess, Mr. Simpson, bad made repeated appli-
cationsfor the payment of the county cess due
on the lands
and premises held by the company, but could not succeed in
obtaining payment. Accordingly, being bound to lodge
the amount of his warrant on the first day of the assizes,
unless he could show that any part of it was irrecoverable,
and that he had used every necessary exertion to recover it;
Mr. Simpson, on Tuesday, attended by a body of his as-
sistants, met a train at the Newfoundwell station, and.
then and there producing his warrant, he took' pos-
session of the train and all it contained. There were six
grand jurors travelling by it to attend the Dundalk
assizes, which were to open at 10 o'clock, and in ordi-
nary course they would have been barely in time to be
sworn in. Remonstarces with the collector were all in
vain • the county cess he must have, and the train was
not allowed to move a peg until his demand was satis-
fied. Then the lost time had to be pulled up by increased
speed, and the released engine again snorted along the
line which had been just freed from the payment of
county cess until the next assizes.—Louth Advertiser.
Too CLOSE REPORTING.—Verbatim reporting, which
is now the pride of so many provincial journals, leads
to the publication of a good deal of twaddle. Thus,
a Sheffield paper in its number of Saturday, gives
us draughts of small beer after this quality—apropos
of the meeting of a gas company. " Mr. Ironnide.—
I wish that somebody would move that the [old] gas
company's tender be accepted. I'm so pleased. But I can't
move everything. Mr. Sellars,—lt's new gas -that has
had this effect. Mr. Ironside—Como, Mr. 'Harvey,
won't you move it ? Mr.. Harvey, with an ominous
shake of the head, declined. Mr. Ironside—Tha com-
pany make a reduction of 4s. a lamp, which on 1,165
lamps, will give 233/. a-year for extending lamps into
other districts. lam highly satisfied with the resul t. The
Chairman—l think it is a very satisfactory result, and
am glad to find that Mr. Ironside is of the same opi-
nion. Mr. Sellars—( he is creeping into Mr. "Unwin's
favour. I never saw 'them such friends in my life.
There's a fair understanding between them. (Laughter.)
-1-ELee Mr. Alcock smiles. Mr Alcock—l smile at your
cestginalitY• Mr. Sellars—l never found you [old and
new
qguaaitlrfoupriet.ors] such good friends before' in my life.
Its
Oh, sae aronnay• (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Iro nside—
weather." IL getting quite comfortable this warm
MANCHESTER, July 19. There is nothing in the Ame-
this side ; neither. is itnhge
rican advices respect' cotton to stimulate prices on
sent tendency to look for anything
to diminish the pre-
Thehoawcontinued firmness of value.
tone of confidence
fin which Lord Claren-
don last night expressed his however,
uat the Ru sso-Turk-
ish question would be settled withouat reso rt to war,
has exercised a slightly favourable influence upon
back,e
business
he
both the Liverpool and Manchester
had a more cheerful day than for some time
an increase of inquiry, and, to some extent, of
also. The Germans have ventured to do rather more in
yarns; but the home buyers continue to be the prin-
cipal operators. The general tendency in prices is there-
fore still to harden ; and some kinds are quoted rather
higher than they were last week. As regards goods, we
may state that there has been a more geneoras.
linciArrystohmane
we have had for the last three or four wek
foreign markets there is a steady demand,
area wendau largebusinessis doing in the home trade. Prices _
sup-
ported.this favourable
ouTrahbeledesptaatretmmeennttsartheatthmosuestof byeareoxsceaprtid goodsedirom
particularly adapted for India and China. These articles
are certainly not improved by the accounts which have
come to hand this week ; but no offers are made which
can test prices, and the quotation, therefore; are the
las thou of Wit week. -