The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-24 00:00:00

INCOME TAX BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir F. KELLY said it was not his intention to oppose
the bill, but he reserved to himself and his friends the
right of hereafter withholding his sanction to the pre-
sent financial proposals of the Government, with refer-
ence to any further extension of the income tax.

After a few words from Mr. SPOONER the bill was
read a second time and ordered to be committed.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER'S BILL.

This bill was read a second tune and ordered to be
committed.
The house then adjourned at half-past six oclock.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.

The election for president of this ancient institution
took place yesterday, a special court having been con-
vened for the purpose. The greatest excitement pre-
prevailed, in consequence of the usual order of things
having been interfered with—the office of president
having been considered to belong to the corporation
governors and the aldermen of the City of London. The
candidates on this occasion for the distinguished position
were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. On the part of his
Royal Highness it was contended that the records of
Christ's Hospital in its early days bore indisputable
evidence of great mismanagement under the auspices of
the aldermen of the City of London, and that the
charity became at one time 8001. in debt.
The chair was taken by William Gilpin, Esq., trea-
surer to the institution.

The usual formalities having been gone through,
The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the objects for
which the governors had assembled, viz., the election of
a president.
Mr. HoARE proposed the Right Hon. Thomas Sidney,
Lord Mayor of London, as president.
The nomination having been seconded.
THOMSON HANKEY, jun., M.P., proposed his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.
The nomination of his Royal Highness was seconded
by Mr. Darby.
The ballot having commenced, at three o'clock the
glasses were closed, and the numbers were declared as
follows :

For his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambri(:ge 216
For the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor B7

Majority for the Duke of Cambridge
The proceedings then terminated.

NEW MONEY ORDER REGULATIONS.

BY COMMAND OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.-NOTICH

TO TUE PUBLIC.

General Post-office, March, 1854.

1. On and from the Ist of April next, printed forms
of application will be supplied to the public at all
offices where money order business is transacted, at the
rate of one-halfpenny for five, or any smaller number.
These forms are intended to facilitate the issue of money
orders, to prevent the mistakes which arises from verbal
communications, and to enable the public to take ad-
vantage of the following new arrangement. The use of
the forms is not compulsory.
2. When it is notified in the printed form of applica-
tion that the money is to be paid through a bank, the
remitter need not state either his own occupation, or
the name of the payee ; and when the order is pre-
sented for payment, it will be sufficient that it be re-
ceipted and presented (crossed with the name of the
receiving bank) by some person known to be in the
employment of the bank. It is not necessary that the
signature to the receipt in these cases should be that of
the payee.
3. A money order not originally made payable through
a bank may nevertheless he crossed by the bolder, when
it will be paid under the conditions stated in the pre-
ceding paragraph.
4. No application can be entertained for compensa-
tio❑ for alleged injury from the non-payment of a money
order at the expected time. When a money order is
applied for it must be on the clear understanding that
no such claim will be allowed, and that the Post-office
is not liable under any circumstances to more than one
payment of a money order, even when, notwithstanding
the precautions that are taken, the order has been paid
to a person not entitled to receive the money.

TIIE PRESTON STRIKE.

PRESTON, MIIIISDAY.

Three more of the operative leaders—viz., Wadding-
ton, Parkinson, and Dolphin, are under examination to-
day, on a similar charge to that for which their col-
leagues have been committed, viz., conspiring to remove
hands imported by the associated masters. The evi-
dence is very voluminous.
George Cowell and others, being out on bail, addressed
a large and enthusiastic meeting this morning.
The Masters' Association met to-day. Their proceed-
ings were announced by placard, of which the following
is a copy :
" At a meeting of the Associated Masters, held at
the Bull Hotel, Preston, on Thursday, March 23, 1854,
it was resolsed unanimously,-1. That this meeting re-
grets that the continued unwillingness of many of the
operatives to resume work has forced upon the masters
the necessity of importing a large number of hands
from other districts : that it approves of the course
hitherto so successfully adopted, and is determined to
persevere in the same until the mills are fully at work ;
that it pledges itself to afford pretection and constant
employment to all persons engaged. 2. That this meet-
ing deems it unnecessary to call the Associated Masters
together, as heietofore, from month to month ; arid,
therefore, at its rising, do adjourn to this day three
months, namely, Thursday, the 22d of June next.
By order of TEE ASSOCIATION.
"Preston, March 23, 1854.

THE STRAFFAN RAILWAY CATASTROPHE.—An arrange-
ment has been entered into between the Great Southern
and Western Railway Company and the representatives
of the late Nr. William Bateman, solicitor of Cork, who
was killed at the disastrous railway collision at Straffan.
The terms the arrangement are that the company
should pay he plaintiffs the sum of 3,0001., and costs of
the action already commenced. The sum is to be allocated
between the widow and nine children of the late Mr.
Bateman.
[AnvEnTimmENT.]—The 'Earl of Aldborough and
Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu-
lous medicine after every other means had failed. See
extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina,
Leghorn, feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway.
Sir—l beg lo acquaint you that your pills have effected
a cure of a disorder in my liver and aoniach, which all
the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the
Continent lard not been able to effect—nay, not even the
waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) Ald-
lt?rough." These wonderful pills will cure any disorders
or the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's oint-
ment) at Prosessor Holloway's Establishment, 244,
Strand, Lorden, and by all medicine-venders through-
out tilt worit