The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, MONDAY.
The Queen and Prince were prevented by the rain
from enjoying their usual early walk this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Nemours took leave of her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness, and left Osborne at twelve o'clock, on their return
to St. Leonard's.

There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes
erday..

Lo-rd and Lady Bloomfield and tho Baroness de Speth
are expected at Osborne this afternoon, on a visit to the
Queen and Prince.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yester-
day, atGlouester House.

Mr. John Lee had the honour of submitting to his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge yesterday, at
Cambridge House, his new patent improved carriage
wheels, of double action, to run efficiently without the
axletrees.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess f Mecklenburg Strelitz, and the Princess
Mary, left town yesterday for Kew.
Mr. Cobbold, M.P., and Mr. Beresford, M.P., had an
interview with the Commissioners of Railways yester-
day, at their Office in the Board of Trade, respecting the
Eastern Union Railway Company.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 20.
STOCK IN TRADE BILL.
The Earl of GRANVILLE moved the second read-
ng of the Stock in Trade Bill.
The Earl of MALMESBURY opposed the Bill, on
he ground that it pressed unequally on the landed in-
;erest.
Earl GRANVILLE said that this Bill was of very
great importance to the public at large, and assured the
Noble Duke that the subjecting stock in trade to an
assessment for the poor-rates would be of very trifling
advantage to the agriculturist, and that it would also
create great agitation in the manufacturing towns.
The Duke of RICHMOND said that his motive in
opposing the Bill was, that he did not see any necessity
for it, as the present Act would not expire until the
middle of next session.
After a few words from Lord MiLuesnuait and
Earl GRANVILLE,
Lord STANLEY said that he considered that Go-
verment should take the initiative step to obviate the
necessity of the Bill.
Lord CAMPBELL said that as the present Act would
expire next year, he considered that the Government
should anticipate that event particularly, in order that
the country should know their intentions relative to this
measure, and more especially, as notices had been circu-
lated throughout all the parishes in England respect.
ing it.
The Bill was then read a second time.
WAR MEDALS.
The Duke of RICHMOND said that he wished to
ask if the Government would consent to extend the
general orders of the Admiralty and Army, by adding
actions both by sea and land, and to which war medals
shall be granted. The Noble Duke then entered into
the particulars of the several actions that the army and
navy of this country had been engaged in, and which re-
flected high honour on this empire in the eyes of the
surrounding nations, such 'as that of Egypt under Sir
Ralph Abercrombie, and others. He, therefore, hoped
that Government would confer medals on these brave
and meritorious soldiers and sailors.
Earl GREY said that the question had long been un-
der the consideration of the Government, and that from
all the evidence they had heard, they had come to the
decision that great discrimination should be observed in
the case of conferring medals, particularly as that this
discrimination tended to set a great value on them.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the complaint
of the soldiers who had fought in the East Indies, and
on the Peninsula, was, that medals were denied to them,
while they were granted to the men engaged at Water-
loo; but to that he should say, that the Committee who
had sat on that matter, and most of the naval and mili-
tary officers he had conversed with on it, were of opinion
that the nicest discrimination should be exercised, and
that the great honour conferred by those medals was not
through their coming from Parliament, but as being dis-
tinguished honour conferred by
_their Sovereign, which
should not be abused by being made indiscriminate. It
was for that reason that theywere appreciated so highly,
while the orders of other nations were considered in a
very ID', • igniticant light. He did not know bow they
could be brought under the notice of her Illsjsty's Go-
vernment to be recommended to the Crown for distinc-
tion, excepting for some general service performed by
them, or by the general rule of their Lordships' House
of 1847.
Lord COLCHESTER said that some line of distinc-
tion ought to be drawn with regard to the persons who
were to be considered worthy of these honours. He
thought it might be admitted that, as the question of an
extension of the rule regulating this matter had been
entertained, the individuals who had received the thanks
of both Houses of Pat liament were the proper persons in
favour of whom that extension should be made. The
men, for instance, who were present and distinguished