The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-09 00:00:00

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending May 9, 1862,
exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain .
Per. cwt.
From the British possessions in America 22s. 4i d.
Mauritius ......
East Indies ............. .
Average price of the three foregoing 22s. Ild.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. HIBBERT took the oaths and his seat on his election
for the borough of Oldham, in the room of Mr. Fox, the
well-known and veteran Dissenting minister, who retired
from inability to discharge his Parliamentary duties consis-
tently with his other avocations.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Bishop Waltham Railway Bill was read a third
time and passed.

PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the alleged
unjust operation of the income tax, and against the ap-
pointment of Roman Catholic schoolmasters and chaplains
in workhouses, &c.
ALLEGED INJUSTICE TO A BRITISH
SUBJECT.

Mr. C. BENTINCH presented a petition from Mr.
George Watson Taylor, a British subject, stating that he
had sustained wrongs from acts passed by the Italian Go-
vernment, and he prayed the house to grant him redress.
The petition, which was voluminous, was lead at the table.
THE MURDER IN TIPPERARY.

Mr. SCULLY asked the Chief secretary for Ireland if
he had any official information to the effect that the recent
murder in the county of Tipperary was committed
about 3 p.m., at a most open spot on the public high-
road within two and a half miles of the police-
station at New Inn, and three and a half miles of

those at Cashel and Golden respectively, and that its com-
mission was not known to the police at New Inn until 7
p.m., at Cashel unfil 8 p.m., or at Golden until the follow-
ing morning.
Sir R. PEEL said that three persons had been arrested
who were suspected of having been implicated in the mur-
der in question. From the information which he had
received, he was enabled to bear testimony to the efficient
services which had been rendered by the constabulary in
Ireland in reference to the detection of those suspected of
implication in this murder. Two of those persons charged
with the murder were arrested about two hours after the
murder was committed.

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COURT OF ADMIRALTY (IRELAND).
Sir E. GROGAN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
if he intended to introduce any bill during the present ses-
sion of Parliament for extending the jurisdiction, amending
the form of procedure, and payment of salaries in lieu of
fees of the officers of the Court of Admiralty in Ireland.
Sir R. PEEL said it was not intended to introduce any
bill of that character this session.
SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. W. FORSTER asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government
had succeeded in negotiating a fresh treaty with the Govern-
ment of the United States for the suppression .of the slave
trade; and, if so, whether he was prepared to lay such
treaty upon the table of the house?
Mr. LAYARD said that a treaty of a satisfactory char-
acter in relation to this subject had been entered into, and
that he had no objection to lay it on the table.
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT.
Mr. M. GIBSON, in reply to a question, paid he would
not bring on this bill this evening.