The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-12 00:00:00

JURORS.

On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL the
following address was agreed to :—" An address for
returns of the number of persons on the jury list for
each county, city; or borough in England and Wales,
for the years 1852 and 1853. Of the number of persons
actually returned to serve on any panel at any assizes,
sessions, or sittings in England and Wales, for the years
1852 and 1853 ; distinguishing the number of special
from the number of common jurors ; and of the number
of persons qualified to serve as jurors in each county,
city, or borough in England and Wales who are rated
at 25/. per annum ; and the same at 301.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Colonel SIBTLIORP gave notice that early next
session he should renew his motion for a reduction of
the duty on fire insurance.
Mr. PHINN gave notice that next session he should
move fur leave to bring in a bill to amend the law re-
lating to assaults upon women and children.
THE WAR.
Mr. HUME asked the noble President of the Coun-
cil if Austria or Prussia was prepared with us to demand
from Russia some substantial securities that, in future,
the peace of Europe should not be disturbed by Russia
upon such slight causes as those which had led to the
present war. (Hear, hear.) It had been announced,
in another place, that Russia intended to evacuate the
Principalities, while Austria was not indisposed to help
England and France to s cure a speedy peace. He
should be glad, as no doubt the country would be, to
hear the noble lord confirm that statement. (Hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL said a communication had very
lately been made by the Russian Ambassador to the
Court of Vienna, stating that it was the intention
of Russia to evacuate the two Principalities of
Wallachia and Moldavia. At the same timean interchange
of notes took place between the Foreign Minister of
Austria and the Ambassadors of England and France,
which specified the terms upon which the latter Powers
were prepared to make peace with Russia. What th
terms were would be found in the letter of the Foreign
Minister of France, which appeared in to-day's papers ;
but as this interchange of notes occurred after the an-
torincement of Russia, that she intended to evacuate
the Principalities, it remained to be seen whether Aus-
tria would prefer to communicate these notes to St.
Petersburg, with a view of opening further negotiations
for peace, or whether she would rather immediately
set her mobilised army in motion, for the pur-
pose of assisting England and
France in ob-
taining by force the securities which they demanded.
It was sati4a.ctory, however, to know that while Aus-
tria would net be content with a return to the status quo,
she generally approved of the securities which had been
proposed to her. (Hear, hear.)
LIEUTENANT Sir E. PERRY ask PERYed the noble lorß .d
if there would
be any objection to lay upon the table the minutes of
evidence taken before the Court-martial on Lieutenant
Perry.
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not usual to lay on
the table evidence taken before Courts-martial.
LIMITED LIABILITY.
Mr. MALIN'S, referring to the resolution which the
house had adopted on the subject of limited liability,
wished to know from the noble lord if it was the inten-
tion of the Government to introduce a bill founded upon
that resolution ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said the subject was under con-
until next
sideration,
session. but of course nothing Donal be done in it
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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the
saing attention of the right
hon. the President of the Board of Trade to the heavy
which, in the case
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At 20 minutes to 2 o'clock,
and precededfoi lowbeyd the
by
Mar PULMAN, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod,
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house to attend her Majesty
"Mr. Speaker, the Queen
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immediately in the House of Peers."
Serjeant-at-Arms car-
ryingthe Ministers present
and most of the members in attendance, in the order in
which their names had been balloted, at once obeyed
her Majesty's command.
The SPEAKER was absent about a
quarter of an hour.
On his return he read the speech at the table, and then
The
the SPEAKER,mace,
took leave of the members who surrounded him.
The house broke up at a quarter to 3 o'clock.

STATE

RA D

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
the
ai pastned week
firm,
some descrip-
there has been a good deal of inquiry for the middle and
lower counts of yarns from the home manufacturers, and
MaNcaESTER,
the Dutch, German, and Mediterranean merchants. For
August 11—Duriegy,in
Inia, also, there still appear to be some buyers. The quo-
tions. The strength of the market has perhaps been fully
at at tongthe 1
eoaf
slast
withw ee ka
nh auvpe
ward , co n s
tendency
as aparent eserday and to-day as it was on Tuesday.
Thep demand fort goods is still, as it has been for a con-
siderable time back, relatively inferior to that for yarns.
The disproportion of prices has consequently been con-
tinually itcreasing, to the disadvantage of manufac-
turers ; and it is now felt to be a matter of serious
mo-
ment:

BRADFORD,_WooIs—The stock of English
wool
usingwants,
not been so small at this period
up their
l n this A
marketu g.
haslo.
f() r
stocks, severalaod years.buyieg
only Spinners
to in eheatv
their
e immediateen
fully anticipating a further reduction in prices. Yarns—
Pts---ertehies piece disposition
ece trade is
The increasing difficulty from the advanced price of wool,
renders it impossible to produce yarns at the prices cur-
rent a few weeks ago. For both spools and reeled yarns
thigher
fprices
taarne t ddeeml
iavne dr
ye
.d , andie ce there
in a more perplexing position than ever. Wool is dearer.

SALE OF CHICORY.—The circumstance of 130418 of the
retail grocers having recently sent a deputation to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer against the existing regula.
tions prohibiting the sale of chicory as coffee caused an
inquiry to be made of the Government on behalf of
the Ceylon coffee planters as to whether they intended
any alteration. To this the following answer has been
received :

you in reply that there is no
Downing-street, August 8.
stlZlanlidavheatvoeritcoknaocwllueadignet the receipt of your letter of the
intention of relaxing, or otherwise departing froin, the
minute of February, 103, respecting-the sale of toffee-and
chicory.

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