The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-16 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Col. WHITE a new writ was ordered
to issue for the borough of Devonport, in the room of Sir
A. Buller, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

SALMON FISHERY ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.

The subject of protection to salmon and salmon fisheries
has for years occupied the attention of Parliament, but the
discussions in the house have generally been dull and un-
interesting. The proceedings to-day were no exception to
the rule. There were about 30 members present, and the
endeavours of nearly all the members was to make the law
more stringent against salmon poachers, and the different
illegal modes in which the fish was captured.
The various clauses of the bill were adopted with a few
verbal amendments, and at four o'clock the sitting of the
house was suspended.
At six o'clock the house resumed, and Mr. DonsoN re-
ported progress in the Salmon Fishery Act committee.

(LEFT SITTING.)

LONDON GAZErTE—This Evening.

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FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 13.
Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. W. 11.
F. Gurley as Consul at Quebec for the United States of
America.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL. MALL, JuNE
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT—The Commission of Deputy
Assistant Commissary-General Foster Shortt has been
antedated to 10th 4oveini)er_, 1859.
CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT.--The Rev. M. Crooke, Chaplain
of the Fourth Class, Class ,
to be Chaplain of the Third Cl• •
the Rev. H. W. Wheeler, M.A., Chaplain of the Fourth
ClasS, to be Chaplain of the Third Class.
MEMORANDUM.—The Field Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel
and Brevet-Colonel Edwin Beaumont Johnson, C. 8.,
Royal (late Bengal) Artillery, to be his Royal High-
ness's Assistant Military, Secretary.
ADMIRALTY. JUNE 13.

Commander John BouKitiet Field has been this clay pro-

thorpe, the town clerk, for his letter and kind sympathy."
On the motion of Mr. Maynard, chairman of the
City lands committee, a resolution was passed, with
every mark of respect, directing the letter of Mrs.
Cobden to be recorded on the journal of the court.
Mr. J. RICIIARDSON, pursuant to notice, moved a
resolution—" That the trade and commerce of this
City having been greatly expanded, and its mer-
chants and traders largely benefited by the opera-
tion of free trade principles of legislation so power-
fully advocated by the late lamented Richard
Cobden, Esq., M.P., this corporation desires to
manifest its appreciation of his invaluable and dis-
interested services in the cause of unfettered com-
merce, by placing his bust in the council chamber
of the Guildhall ; and that it be referred to the
general purposes committee to take the necessary
steps for carrying the same into effect, at a cost not
exceeding £200."

The motion, which was seconded by Mr. R. N.
PHILIPPS, was opposed by Dr. SAUNDERS, On the
ground that it did not become them as a corpora-
tion, nor was it expedient, to identify themselvar
with political or party objects. He spoke at the
same time in terms of unqualified commendation
of the private character of Mr. Cobden.
The motion also provoked some opposition from
Mr. H. Loman Taylor, who argued that the Com-
mon Council having taken no steps to place the bust
of the late Sir Robert Peel, who led the way in
giving legislative effect to the principle of free trade,
in their council chamber, it was not desirable to pay
a compliment to the memory of Mr. Cobden.
Eventually the resolution was adopted with only
two dissentients.

A report from the Bridge-house committee was
brought up by their chairman, Mr. Deputy Hawtry,
recommending that the carriage way on London-
bridge should be repaved, and the footway pavement
" scabbled," at an estimated cost of £2,000. The
report was confirmed, and referred back to the com-
mittee for execution.

On the recommendation of the City lands com-
mittee, conveyances were sealed to the Metropolitan
Board of Works of premises in New Bridge-street
and Bristow-street, Blackfriars, for the respective
sums of £10,566 and £862, under the powers and
provisions of the Metropolitan Improvement Act,
1863.
The court then adjourned.