The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING---THIS DAY•

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH).
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, July 23—England's Beauty, from Matanzas ;
Norden, from Uefle ; Johannes, from Wresmar ; Tyr, from
Christiana; Besostres, from Moss; Victory, from Quebec;
Rifondo, from Krageroe ,• Dr. F. A. S. Hunter, from Man-
zanilla ; Der Lud, from Havaunah ; Lotus, from Soderham.
Sa led—Akbar, for Kurrac DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Atlas, screw steamer, from the West, for Lon.
don ; Britannia, from 11onte Video; Chaturanga, for Sin-
Aapore ; Mangerton, for the Mauritius ; Derwent, for
Terrol—all from London ; Marianne, from Quebec ; for
London (in tow) ; Blenathia, trom London, for Quebec.,

KING'S COLLEGE..--(THIS DAY.)---The distribu-
tion of the prizes to the scholars at King's College School
took place this afternoon. There was a very large com-
pany of visitors assembled on the occasion. The following
were amongst the successful competitors :—Prize for a
Latin Essay, given by the Council, Duggan, William Bot-
tomley—Prize for Greek lambics, given by the Council,
Fynes-Clinton, Eustace—Prize for Latin Verse, given by
the Principal, Heath, Edward—Prize for English Verse,
given by the Head Master, Saintsbury, George Edward—
Prize for an English Essay, given by the Literary Union,
Wyld, James John Cooper (son of the member for
Bodmin).

THE COURT.—Her Majesty arrived at lislowrlll
at 365 pan. Weather fine.

VAST INDIA S TEAM NAVIGATION 11
ALI COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS TIP:REBY GIVEN, That the ADJOURNED
GENERAL :MEETING of this COMPANY will be held at
the Company's 0 ~,es. No. Liverpool-street, in the Cityof
London, at One 'clock in the afternoon, on T tiURS DAY,
the :-Ilst ay of July instant ; and Further Take Notice, that,
immediately fter the transaction of the ordinary business of
such meet g, a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the
COMPA\Y will be held at the same place, for the purpose
of considering, and it approved of, confirming- the following
Resolution, passed at a Special General Meeting of the Com-
pany, held at the Guildhall Coffee-house, in the City of
London, on the 31st day of May last
That all Shares of the Company which shall hereafter be
issued shall be of the amount of Twenty Pounds instead
of Five Pounds each, and that the necessary alterations
be made in the Memorandum and Articles of Associa-
tion."

By order of the Board,
JOHN E. DAWSON, Secretary.
9, Liverpool-street, New Broad-street,
July 24, 1562.-

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
THE MARRIAGE LAWS.
Lor3 STANLEY of ALDER LEY presented several
petitions in favour of legalising the marriage with a deceased
wife's sister.

FIRST READINGS.
The Highland Roads, Lunatic Law Amendment, and
the Militia Ballot Suspension Bills were read a first time.

THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord REDESDALE defended the manner in which the
journals of the house were kept, He did so in consequence
of a statement which had been made in another place, that
the journals were a year and a half in arrear. The only
thing in which there was, in fact, any delay, was in the
publication of the judgments of the house, and this was
occasioned by the necessity of their having to undergo
careful revision.
PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT BILL.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second reading
of this bill, the object of which was to regulate the assess•
ment of property, there being in some instances a difference
between the actual and rating value of from 20, 30, and
even 50 per cent. It was objected that there would be a
very great expense occasioned by the bill, namely, for
a revaluation of parochial property. Now in many
parishes that revaluation had already taken place, so in
those places it would therefore be unnecessary, and in such
places where a revaluation was required, before being done
the assessment committee to be appointed by the bill would
have to give their sanction to such a proceeding, The
measure would effect that which was urgently required,
viz., uniformity of rating, and as it was generally approved
of by nearly all the boards of guardians throughout the
kingdom he hoped their lordships would give their assent
to the second reading.
Lord PORTMAN thought, before the measure passed,
it was absoiutely necessary that some alteration should be
made in the 15th clause.
The Marquis of BATH objected to the bill, as he looked
upon it as the first step towards establishing a system of
union rating.

Lord REDESDALE doubted whether there was time
during the present session to give adequate attention to
this bill. He objected to the machinery of the measure, and
he was of @pinion if the bill passed it would give the same
satisfaction as the system which it was now sought to get
rid of.
Lord EGERTON suggested that the further considera-
tion of this bill be delayed till next year.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Dulas Valley Mineral Railway, an the Waterford
and Limerick and Ennis Railway Bills were read a third
time and passed.
THE POACHING PREVENTION BILL.
Several petitions were presented against this bill from
different parts of the country.