The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-06 00:00:00

SLIGO ELECTION.

The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a letter
stating that it was not intended to proceed with the peti-
tion against the return.
SHERIFF COURTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.

The LORD-ADVOCATE Moved that the following gen-
tlemen be nominated the select committee on this bill
The Lord-Advocate, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Hume, Mr. Napier,
Mr. Solicitor-General, Mr. Charteris, Mr. Edward Ellice,
Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. Fergus, Mr.
Dunlop, Mr. Kinnaird, Mr. Craufurd, Mr. Hastie, and
Mr. M'Gregor.
After a short discussion the motion was agreed to.
Mr. CRAUFURD then moved that the committee have
power to send for persons, papers, and records.
The LORD-ADVOCATE opposed the motion.

Mr. EWART and Mr. DUNLOP supported the motion.
Mr. COWAN suggested the debate should be adjourned.
The motion for the adjournment of the debate was
agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. RICE the Select Committee on
Police was ordered to consist of the following names :
Mr. Rice, Mr. Sotheron, the Lord-Advocate, Mr. Walpole,
Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Burroughes, Lord Lovaine, Sir John Trol-
lope, Mr. Rich, Mr. Moody, Mr. Mackie, Mr. Brand, Mr.
Charles Howard, Sir James Anderson, and Mr. Philipps.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of.
The house adjourned at five minutes past 2 o'clock.

MINT AT SYDNEY.—The Government have announced

that no part either of the staff or machinery for the
establishment of a mint at Sydney has yet been sent
out. An officer has been appointed to superintend the
affair, and he is in communication with Sir John
Herschel, but as respects the period at which the
requisite arrangements are likely to be completed
nothing is stated. It is nor two years since the
gold discoveries in Australia took place, and it was
soon pointed out not only that the establishment
of a mint would prove desirable, but that much of
the advantage to be derived from such a step would de-
pend upon the speed with which it might be decided
upon. As far back as the beginning of August last, after
much time had been wasted by correspondence between
the colony and the mother oountry, a resolution of
the Legislative Council at Sydney was transmitted to the
Home Government, requesting that proper officers might
be forthwith nominated, and that three presses and an en-
gine should be shipped, this resolution being followed in
November by a remittance of 10,000/., in accordance with
the estimate furnished. It might, therefore, have been
supposed that by the present date some positive state-
ment could be obtained of the probabilities of the task
being completed ; and, although it is asserted by the
Government that no time has been lost, it is difficult
to avoid the impression that if the matter had been
in the hands of any private mercantile firm, it would
have met with greater dispatch. Meanwhile, the
anomaly of an amount equal to many millions
sterling of gold being constantly in progress across
the ocean in one shape in order that it may be
returned in another still continues ; and, although
from the recent tendency to an advance in the colonial
quotations of the price per ounce, there is reason to be-
lieve that remittances from this side are not likely hence-
forth to yield much profit, they will probably yet go on
for several months, the establishment of the mint taking
place just about the period when the chief opportunities
for its use will have reached a termination.

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