The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-04 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
Match—Treacherous beat Slang.
501., for three yrs old, &c. T.M.M. to end of R.C.
Collingwood ~, ••• ~, ~, "'
Venison filly
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Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. B.M.
Whitstone ... ~, ••• ••• •• • •••
Sweepstakes of 10 soys. each. Last half of B.M.
Filly by Sir Hercules
Valentine
Aibreda

Match—Newport beat Sicyon.

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COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince, accom-
panied by heir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, and younger members of the Royal
Family, arrived at Gosport about twenty minutes before
five p.m. yesterday, and crossed to Cowes, in the Fairy
yacht, under the command of Lord Adolphus Fnz-
clarecce.

The august party reached Osborne about a quarter
before six o'clock. Her Majesty was attended by the
Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Lady in Waiting; the
Hon. Miss Lennox, Maid of Honour in Waiting; the
Dowager Lady Lyitelton, Miss Hildyard, Lord Alfred
Paget, and Colonel Seymour, Equerries in Waiting,
Major-general Bowles, and Mr. Birch.

inere was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
:erilay.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at
Clarence House, St. James's.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz, honoured Lady Marian Alford with their com-
pany yesterday evening, at her residence in Beigrave-
square.

Sir Allan M'Nab had an interview with Lord John
Russell, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing.-
s:reet. Sir Allan had also an interview with Earl Grey,
at the Colonial office, yesterday.
The Earl of Burlington had an interview with Sir
George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office.

TUB LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM 0
KENT-ROAD.—Yesterday the hale-yearly generril Courtp
of this charity was held at the Freemasons' Tavern
Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Mr. R. V.
Hughes in the chair. The report of the committee of
management, for the past six months, was of a peculiarly
gratifying character. It stated, that of the proposed ad-
dition to the asylum, under the designation of the
"Ladies Wing," the foundation-stone of which was laid
some time since by his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
16 out of the 26 houses contemplated were now in course
of erection, at a cost ot 2,6101., the contributions received
up to the present time being 2,7061. There were 62
candidates on the list for admission. It was hoped that
sufficient funds would be placed at the disposal of the
board to commence the remaining ten habitations before
the next meeting. Among the subscriptions received
towards the " wing," the board gratefully acknowledged
the sum of 22 guineas from Field-Marshal the Duke of
Wellington. The total receipts for the half-year on ac-
count of the asylum amounted to 655/., and towards the
Endowment Fund there has been contributed 4151. The
annual ball and anniversary dinner produced upwards of
200/. It is intended to hold a fancy fair at the Vaux-
hall Gardens during the forthcoming week. On the mo-
tion of Mr. Niel, seconded by Mr. Titchner, the report
was adopted. Thanks were then Toted to the chairman
and the board of management.
ROYAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.—On
Monday a preliminary meeting of the London branch of
this institution for improving the condition of the labour-
ing classes in Scotland, particularly in the destitute High-
land districts, was held in the Freemasons' Tavern, and
was attended by Sir James Clark, Bart., M.D. (in the
chair), Charles Forbes, Esq. (of Asloun), James Mal-
colmson, Esq., Captain Cameron, the Rev. Dr. Mackay
(of Dunoon), &c., &c. Expressions of regret for una-
voidable absence were received from the Chisholm, Cluny
MiPherson, &c. A statement respecting the alarming
prospects ot the destitute Highland peasantry was read
byMr. Bond, the secretary ot the parent society. The
contrast between those districts in which the permanent
industrial improvements recommended by the institution
had been carru d out and the vast majority in which,
from want of the requisite means, nothing had been at-
tempted was very marked, and elicited an unanimous
desire on the part of the gentlemen present to promote,
by every possible means, the efficiency and success of
this truly useful and patriotic society for enabling the
destitute peasantry to attain a position of safety and of
self-support through their own instrumentality. The
Rev. Dr. Mackay, of Dunoon, at present acting in a de-
putation to London, confirmed the statements of the
secretary of the parent society, from communications in
his possession, and also from his own extensive experi-
ence in the Highlands and islands. Handsome donations
from the Duke of Montrose, Lady Willoughby de
Eresby, &c., &c., were announced, and a sub-committee
appointed to arrange the preliminaries of a public meet-
ing for bringing about the claims of the institution before
the public.
SIR THOMAS TURTON'S RECENT DEFALCATIONS IN
BENGAL.—Yesterday an adjourned meeting of the suf-
ferers by the recent defalcations of Sir Thomas Turton,
while he was Registrar of the Supreme Court of Judica-
ture in Bengal, was held in the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, to take into consideration the measures to be
adopted to regain the whole or part of the monies lost
by such defalcations. R. Alexander, Esq., having been
called upon to preside, said that everything was now
ready for them to proceed to lay their Bill before Par-
liament. The Hon. Stuart Wortley had given them
access to all the documents he had in his possession
which bore upon the subject, and they had also received
several communications from Sir Edward Ryan, the
gentleman who appointed Sir Thomas Turton to the
office of registrar. It was then agreed that the sum
required to defray the expenses of the Bill should be
raised in the manner thought best fit by the committee,
and that those who had any demands were to send their
names and addresses to F. Shuttleworth, acting as
solicitor.

,IturttiVlS't itto i'-

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve.

REPORT.

The report on the New North Road Continuation Bill
was further considered and agreed to.

SECOND READING.
Iloghton's Divorce Bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed.
PETITIONS.

Mr. T. D'EYNCOURT presented several petitions
From different parts of Lambeth in favour of the Pro-
tection of Women Bill.

Mr. GODSON presented a petition from the clerks of
she Palace Court praying for some small compensation
in case of the abolition of the Palace Court.

Mr. lIOBHOUSE presented a petition from Lincoln
in favour of the Marriage Affinity Bill.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Sad •
dleworth praying that co new licences might be granted
to beer houses.

Mr. W. BROWN presented petitions to the same
effect from diffesent parts of Lancashire.

Mr. W. PATTEN presented petitions from Lanca-
shire in favour of the People's Charter.

HIGHWAY (DISTRICT SURVEYORS) BILL.
Mr. FREWEN moved the second reading of this Bill.
His only object in bringing forward the Bill was to have
a district surveyor appointed. The Bill was founded
entirely on certain clauses in the Highway Act,
which could not be carried out unless the
present Bill was adopted. He knew of in•
stances in his own county (Leicestershire) where
'he surveyor was appointed solely by the au-
thority of the proprietors of the districts through
which the road run, and these roads were always in the
best order, and the expense less than in any other parts.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND opposed the Bill.
In all the districts with which he was acquainted great
opposition was made to the Bill. This seemed to him
to be one of the instances of meddling legislation to in-
crease county rates and expenses, which were always
being brought before the House. He should move that
the Bill be read a second time that day six months.
Mr. RICE thought the only objection to the Bill was
the time of the session at which it was introduced.
Nothing could be worse than the present system of road
surveying.

Sir-JOHN TROLLOPE thought it would be much
better.if his Hon. Friend withdrew this Bill for the pre-
sent at least. He thought that this measure would be
better introduced by the Government. He should,
therefore, vote for the amendment.

Lord H. VANE would also support the amendment.
Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS could not think that it
would be desirable to proceed further at present to legis-
late on this subject. He was not, however, unfavourable
t o the general principle, but the machinery was very
complicated, and it was almost impossible to carry it into
operation. He hoped that it would not be proceeded with.
Mr. BECKETT DENISON thought that it would
be very advisable to withdraw the Bill, for it was absurd
to think that it could be gone through with at this
period of the session.
Mr. TATTON EGERTON supported the principle
of the Bill, and hoped to hear an answer from the Go-
vernment that a measure of this sort would be intro-
duced.

Sir GEORGE GREY thought that the real objection
to the Bill was the increased expenditure which it would
entail on the county rates. He had no objection to say
that Government were favourable,to such a measure, and
his Hon. Friend the Under-Sec etary of State had long
had his attention directed to the subject.
After some observation from Mr. GOULBURN,
Mr. VERNON SMITH advised his Hon. Friend to
persevere with the Bill.
Mr. BANKES thought that if his Hon. Friend fol-
lowed the advice of the Right Hon. Gentleman who had
just sat down, he would greatly benefit the country.
Mr. ROBERT PALMER, would support the Bill on
the ground that it was a short Bill and aimed only at
one object, and was therefore more intelligible. •
Captain HARRIS said that his experience of com-
prehensive measures had been such that he was very
much inclined to fight shy of them, and if the promoter
of this Bill pressed the second reading to a division, he
should certainly vote with him.
Mr. FREWEN explained why the Bill had not been
pressed for ward at an earlier period of the session, and
stated that the circumstance had arisen from the position
of the ministerial measures.

Mr. C. LEWIS said that be bad alreay stated
that the Government were not by any means unfriendly
to the principles of the Bill, although they greatly ob-
jected to several of the details, and he was prepared to
vote for the second reading, with the understanding that
it should not proceed any further this session than the
affirmation of the principle.
To this Mr. Frewen assented, and after a few words
of observation from Mr. Roebuck, to the effect, that he
trusted those who employed the surveyors would be
obliged to pay them, aEd from Mr. Becket Denison, ex-
pressing a desire that every surveyor would be limited
to his own parishes, the Bill was read a second time
without a division, and was ordered to be committed this
day week,
MARRIAGES BY LICENSE.

Mr. EwART, in moving the second reading of tl.e
Marriages by License Bill, said that it was simply in
tended to remedy an inconvenience, and obviate an in-
justice, which was a great oppression, and an advantage
to nobody. By the law as it at present stood, no Dis-
server could be married without first giving a seven days'
notice to the General Registrar of the district; whereas;
persons who were members of the Established Church
had nothing more to do than make their declaration, pay
the money for the license, and then get married as soon
as they pleased. The Bill was intended to rectify this
injustice. He had consulted the General Registrar of
births, marriages, and deaths upon the subject, and he
had declared that there was not the slightest objection
to the Bill, and believing, therefore, that none existed,
be would m..ye the second reading.
Mr. GOULBURN was surprised at this motion, as he
bad certainly understood that the Hon. Gentleman in-
tended to withdraw it.
Sir G. GREY said that the Hon. Member for Dum-
fries had only explained the present state of the law, and
as it appeared that the General Registrar was not opposed
to the principle of the Bill, there could be no objection
to passing it.
Mr. BROTEIERTON said, that seeing the present
feeling in the House, and considering the state of busi-
ness, he would recommend his Hon. Friend to with-
draw it.

Mr. EWART said, that seeing the advisability of this
course, he would introduce it a; an early period of the
next session.

The Bill was then withdrawn.
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY CON-
VEYANCE BILL.
The House then went into Committee on this Bill, the
object of which is to render the disposal of real property
almost as facile as that of personal property. The
several clauses were passed without comment, and the
Bill was ordered to be read a third time this day week.
MARRIAGE WITH THE SISTER OF A DE-