The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-13 00:00:00

The discussion on the Wensleydale Peerage
case, was last night renewed in the House of
Lords, and the question was ultimately postponed
until Monday next. The views we have already
expressed appear to be strengthened and con-
firmed from what occurred. There are, to say
the least of it, strong doubts as to the legality and
validity of the creation. Even supposing the
Crown to have full power on its side, it is not a
very wise or politic proceeding, to attempt to carry
matters with a high hand, and% to force a
party on the House' against the will of a very
decided majority of its members, including a
majority of the Law Lords.
From what fell last night from the Lord Chan-
cellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England, it
is manifest that those high functionaries are com-
pletely at issue, and that but for the illness of
Lord WENSLEYDALE, which prevented him from
appearing to claim his seat, according to the exi-
gency of the writ, a very unseemly collision
might have occurred between two branches of
the Legislature. Lord CRANWORTIT, speaking on
behalf of the new Peer, declared that ho respect-
fully declined the jurisdiction of the committee--
that, in fact, he would not recognise the right of
the House to interfere—but would present him-
self with his patent or summons, and claim his
right to sit ; while, on the other hand, Lord
CAMPBELL as positively ass'irted that if he did so,
before a Committee of Privileges had an oppor-
tunity of deliberating and considering, and of ex-
ercising its undoubted jurisdiction by inquiring
into the matter, " he should move that his Right
Honourable friend, who under the patent would
he called Lord WENSLEYDALE, bs not admitted
into their Lordships' House."

This is, indeed, at; untoward state of affairs,
one deeply to be lamented by every right-minded
man. The Royal prerogative of conferring a title
of honour on any deserving subject cannot be dis-
puted, but when a seat is claimed, the House must,
according to the universal rule, be the sole judge
of its own privileges. If Lord WENSLEYDALE
present the writ of summons only, and the patent
be withdrawn, he must be admitted. But that
course would extend the evil which the limitation
for life was intended to avoid. It would give a
remainder to heirs general, in place of to the heirs
male, of the body. If the patent ;be presented
with the writ, both must be examined concur-
rently, and if the one be invalid, the other must
entirely fall to the ground.
This is the difficulty, and it is one that should
be dealt with on every side with temper and mo-
deration. If there be danger of a collision Par-
liament should dispose of the question. The
House of Commons might properly interfere as ar-
bitrators and we have no doubt that either side
would give way in any point, where it was thought
desirable for the public welfare that they should
do so. These are certainly not times for any un-
due assertion of a doubtful *prerogative.

The Sabbatarians are in arms, and fiercely
stimulating each other to do battle for the exclu-
sive possession of the Lord's-day, which they
have so selfishly appropriated and so mercilessly
perverted. From a score or more pulpits in the
metropolis their choicest orators have toiled and
perspired with unwonted exertion. Plethoric
incumbents have vied with pliant curates in sourd-
ing the tocsin of war, and both have been out-
done by the Ministerial Toogoods of dissent.
Prophecies have run a hard race with denuncia-
tions, and brotherly love has stood aside for fear
of the pillory or the stocks. To listen to the
discourses of these newly-furbished fanatics we
can assure the gentle reader was a feat requiring
no ordinary firmness of nerve, for if their prowess
in the field comes up to their fulminating never did
the Crescent send forth more ruthless champions.
To hear the Crystal Palace mentioned made you
shut your ears to avoid the discord of the crash
announcing its fall, and the British Museum made
you wish for the moment you were a mummy
within its walls. And all this in the LORD'S name
for the exclusive possession and perversion of the
Lord's-day.
The movement party have not so learned the
Gospel. That, in their opinion, is glad tidings
for the poor, not oppression and debasement. A
day devoted to the LORD cannot, in their opinion,
but be consecrated by deeds of mercy, and dese-
crated by acts ot oppression. To say that they
are desirous to rob the poor man of hisday of rest,
or contemplate his withdrawal from attendance on
the ordinances of religion, is a foul calumny.
While plethoric parsons lave been dozing, and
the
Ministerial Toogoods have been
1 well-to-do elect, they have found times to]
to follow
the steps of the laborious artisan, and make
themselves acqua.uted with his manner of life.
They have looked into his confined and comfort-
less home, stood over him in his toil, and taken
note of his opportunities for mental and physical
recreation. They have found him in thousands
of instances with no time ;the week through for
mental cultivation, save .Suuday--the few hours
daily, or rather, night 4., at hie disposal, being

The Marchioness Dowager of Londonderry has left
Holdernesse House for Wynyard Park, where the Earl
and Countess Vane have arrived on a visit.
The Countess of Westmoreland and Lady Rose Fane
have arrived at the Brunswick House Hotel, from
Brighton.
The Viscountess Ebrington gave birth to a son on
Sunday last, at the family seat, Castle Hill, Devonshire.
Lady Baresford has left Paris for her residence at
Versailles.
Mr. Milbanke has arrived in Eaton-place, from visit-
ing Mr. and Lady Augusta Milbanke. in the north.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 14.—The cholera has sensibly
declined in Rio, and the daily mortality from that dis-
ease is reduced to five or six only.
General Sir Colin Campbell arrived at Malta on the
Ist by the French packet the Thabor, from Marseilles,
and proceeded to the East in the same vessel the day
after. The gallant general, says the Malta Times, is
known to have expressed his opinion to some friends
here that peace would shortly be concluded.
OTTOMAN BANK.—A new bank has been announced,
to be founded at Constantinople, and to be called the
Ottoman Bank, with a capital of 500,0001. in 201. shares.
The board includes members of leading London banking
establishments, and the chairman is Mr. Layard, M.P.
TIPPERARY JOINT-STOCK BANK.—The draughts of the
above bank have been returned by their London agents,
Messrs. Glyn. This office was established in 1838, with
a head office at Clonmel, and branches at Athy, Carlow,
Carrick-on-Suir, Nenagh, ltoscrea, Thurles, Thomas.
town, and Tipperary, and has been paying dividends at
the rate of 6 per cent.
TEMPORARY ESCAPE OP RUSSIAN PRISONERS.--Two
Russian prisoners, Carl Tornrouth and Eric Piatila,
escaped from Lewes gaol on Thursday, but, intelligence
having been sent to the various police stations, they
were re-captured at Woolwich on Sunday, and sent back
to their former quarters.
COUNTY CRICKET CLUB IN OXFORDSHIRE.—A county
cricket club is in a progressive state of formation, and
the following gentlemen have formed themselves into a
committee, assisted by the Hon. C. Fiennes, as secre-
tary, viz., the Hon. E. C. Leigh, Hon. W. Fiennes, A.
Faber, Esq., C. D. Marsham, Esq., J. Parsons, E-1.
ORDNANCE ESTIMATE.—The supplementary estimate
of the Office of Ordnance for the years 1855-56 was yes-
terday published. It amounts to 1,346,0231., including
the following items—viz., 294,1541. for barrack supplies,
62,3161. for wages, 987,1851. for stores, and 2,3681. for
the scientific branch.

110LYHEAD.—TCelords of the Admiralty have deter-
mined that for the future the graving dock at Holyhead
shall not be used for the repair of merchant ♦essels, but
that its use shall be confined to the mail-boats and
steamers. This decision materially affects the shipping
interest, and to remedy the loss the inhabitants are
memorialising for the erection of a gridiron inside the
old harbour.

Despatches from Turin say that considerable excite-
ment was created at the sitting of the 9th of the Pied -
mortese Chamber of Deputies by the presence of General
do la Marmora, who was loudly cheered, and for several
minutes surrounded by a dense crowd of personal
friends eager to speak to him. The business of the day
was unimportant.
CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday morning considerab'e
sensation was created in the neighbourhood of Tottei -
ham-court-road, in consequence of the discovery of the
body of a fine male child in an empty house in Chenies-
plale. There were marks sufficient to lead t) the opinion
that it had met with an untimely end.
SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter, the Sur-
rey coroner, received information that. Mrs. Mary Ann
Darby, the wife of Mr. Darby, the pyrotechnist at her
Majesty's Theatre, and late of Vauxhall Gardens, had
died in the following awful manner : On Monday the
went down stairs to speak to her daughter,
return she complained of a pain in the a"..,ct on her
throat. She
vomited some blood, eat down in the ei:air, and instantly
expired. An inquest will be held
Yesterday William Horton ~o-morrow.
was placed at the bar before. `..3aarman, a silvfrsmith,
Mr. Corrie, at the Clerkee-
well police court, charge:,' with stealing from the works, at 26, Harrison-styAt, Gray's-inn-road, five pieces of
silver, ca:led susr,ending bars to the Crimean medals,
the property o!, Mesert. Hunt and Roskell, the exten-
sive silversmiths. He was sentenced to four months'
imPrise:.ttnent.
Yaterday Mr. William Padwiok, lord of the manor
ef.. Haling, Hants, appeared to a summons at the West-
minster police-court, charging him with wilful and cor-
rupt perjury. The court was crowded with persons
anxious to hear the proceedings, amongst whom were
Lord George Lennox and Admiral Berkeley, who were
accommodated with a seat upon the bench. The case
lasted some hours, but the facts which led to the charge.
and the evidence adduced in connect'on therewith, were
not of public intfrest. The case was then adjourned till
Monday.

STE :HAN' PAUL, AND BATES'S BANKRUPTCY.—A
dividend of is. 9d. in the pound is in cour3e of payment
under the joint estate, and a further dividend is expected
to be paid in June next. A dividend of 9d. in the
pound is also payable under each of the separate estates
of Strahan •and Paul, and of ld. under the separate
estate of Bates,

MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—
Yesterday (Tuesday), an inquest was held at Swan Vil-
lage) near %Vest Bromwich, in South Staffordshire, for
the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances con-
nected with the death of a young man, about 25 years
of age, named Robert Grubbit, who was found in the
canal on Saturday afternoon last with his throat cut,
and two large stones in the packets of his jacket, weigh-
ing, the one seven and the other two pounds. The in-
quest was adjourned to enable the police to make fur-
ther inquiries. The deceased, it appears, crime from
Norfolk, where he bad a mother living. He was a very
steady, well-conducted young moan.
LOCAL DUES UPON SHIPPING.—At the quarterly
meeting of the Bristol Town Council, held yesterday, it
was determined to appoint a committee to watch the
bill on this subject introduced by Mr. Lowe, Vice-Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade, and to oppose the mea-
sure in its various stages, unless a clause be inserted
awarding compensation to Bristol for the loss she would
suffer by the abolition of the town dues. The case of
Bristol is said to be an exceptional one, for while in
other ports the towns draw profit from the docks, the
docks there are indebted to the town to the extent of
6,000/. a-year for the maritime interests of the port,
over and at,ove the 3,000/. received from the town dues.
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE AND TENDER FOE THE PACHA
OF Ee ver.—A fine, and very beautifully-decorated en-
gine and tender, for the special use of his highness
Saidia Pacha, viceroy of Egypt, have just been com-
pleted by Messrs. Sharp, Stewart, and Co., of the Atlas
Works, Oxford-road. The engine is an " express," cal-
culated to draw 120 tons, on a level, at 60 miles an hour.
When in working condition, the engine will weigh about
21 tons, and the tender 11 tons. The remarkable and
very beautiful decorations have been done by Mr.
Wm. Creke, heraldic painter, of Birmingham. The rail-
way upon which they are to be used is open from Alex--
andria to Cairo, and is to -be extended to Suez.' Mr.
is now, we understand,
Creke
engaged in painting a
state carriage f.z. the Pepe, Pope,.—Manchester Guardian.

(From the Overland Bombay Times of Jan. 16.)
On the last day of the year a notification was
issued by the Governor-General intimating that,
as the- Sopthal insurrection was at an end, the
troops. engaged in its suppression would return
to cantonments ; and this disturbance now quieted
leaves us without a single outrage to chronicle
during the fortnight. Neither from Burmah nor
our north-west frontier have we either intelli-
gence of past disturbance or rumours of coming
war, and the Nizam's dominions themselves ap-
pear to have passed a fortnight in a state of entire
tranquillity. Throughout the length and breadth
of India profound peace reigns supreme. Arrange-
meats for the annexation of oade appear to be ad-
vancing quietly an-I auspic.ously. From Burmah
the only intelligence is an account of a terrible con-
flagration which devastated Rangoon on the 10th
of December. The origin of the fire is not known,
and in a few hours destroyed some 18 brick
warehouses, 180 timber houses, and about
300 bamboo dwelling places. The Commis-
sioner and his assistants exerted themselves to the
utmost, but the natives did not stir. Water was
not to be procured in sufficent quantities, and a
considerable amount of plunder was carried off.
The loss, estimated at 150,0001., wilt fall on the
European houses, to whom the native merchants
are largely indebted. Sanction has been given
for the "construction of one first-class screw-
steamer in Bombay, at the cost of some
100,0001. or 150,000/.—and this is not quite so
monstrous as the arrangement in its more ex-
tended form. It is pretended that the new ship
is not to be put in commission, but to be kept in
readiness in case of war ; in what quarter mis-
understandings are apprehended does not appear.
The frigate, even out of commission, will cost
about 30,0001. a year. Within the fortnight
we have had one more instance of the anoma-
lous proceedings in which courts-martial seem at
times to rejoice. A Captain Gibbon, of the
Madras army, having been dismisse 1 the service,
for having introduced as his sister-in-law a cour-
tesan into a ball-room, and lied on the occasion,
the Commander-in-Chief states that the Court ac-
quitted him on one point against the evidence—on
another it recommended him to mercy on the
ground of his having " fallen into error in an
unguarded moment," the whole proceeding
showing that he was an inveterate and habi-
tual transgressor. The recommendation was
wisely disregarded, and the name of one most
unworthy member of an honourable service dis-
appears from the army list. The Governor-Gene-
ral has just'declined accepting a public entertain-
ment from the Bengal Club, on the score of bad
health. He retires from India as formerly inti-
mated, on the Ist of March. His successor, Lord
Canning, is understood at the present date to be on
his way from Suez to Bombay ; he is expected here
ten days hence. Lord Elphinstone is to return to
Bombay to-morrow from his six weeks tour. Sir
William Gomm, Commander-in-Chief of India, is on
his way clown to Bombay through Scinde. He
will be succeeded by. General Anson about the
first of next mouth, and will not until then quit
the limits of his command. The new Commander-
in-Chief will receive the reduced allowance of ten
thousand a year in place of twenty thousand,
hitherto enjoyed. There is a greater demand for
money in the market, and the banks have raised
their rates of interest ; Government and other se-
curities have further declined. The import mar-
ket is still very dull, although sales have been ex-
tensive at reduced prices ; freights have fallen.

REPORT OF THE BOMBAY MARKET,
FROM THE 2D TO THE 15TH JANUARY.
We have no change to report in our money market
during the fortnight, further than that money is in
greater demand, and the banks haire raised their rates of
interest 1 per cent. A further decline has taken place in
Government and other securities.
In the import market, we regret to say, there is no
change.
EXPORTS.—In cotton, only an inferior quality is pro-
curable. Accounts from the interior of the coming crop
are must favourable, and new supplies are expected in
the course of a few weeks. Linseed has declined in price.
FREIGHT.—Rates of freight to Great Britain rule much
about the same as at our last, 3/. 2s. 6d. per ton for cot-
ton and other measurement goods; but oil seeds, of which
there is a large quantity offering, 3/. 12s. 6d, to 3/. 15s.
per ton. For China Rs. 15 per candy.
EXCHANGE on England, for the mail, opened at 2s.
15.16 d. to 2s. Id., and gradually rose to the following
quotations :-2s. 2d. to 2s. 2 9.16 d. for China and first
class credit, and 2s. 2jd. to 2s. 21d. for document ; and
at these rates a fair amount of business was done. On
Calcutta, we quote Rs. 101 at sight, and Rs. 99 at GO
days' sight Madras, Rs. .100 and sight, and Rs. 991 at
30 days' sight ; and on China, Rs. 216 at 60 days' sight.
CALCUTTA.
(From flee Bengal ilurkaru of Jan. 8.)
The Sonthal insurrection, after having been
fostered by the insufficient steps taken to suppress
it, has at last been smothered by the more vigorous
measures recently adopted, and the Governor-
General has now issued a proclamation announcing
the rebellion entirely suppressed, while the Lieut.-
Governor has notified that the proclamation
whereby martial law was 'established, and the
functions of the ordinary criminal courts of judi-
cature were suspended within the Sonthal districts,
has ceased to have effect.
The excitement occasioned among the American
merchants by the re-publication in India of the
order in Council prohibiting the exportation of
saltpetre, except iu British bottoms, has ceased,
and the Americans are disposed to admit the ne-
cessity, and eves the legality, of the measure. The
loss sustained by them, however, is not vary great.

COMMERCIAL REPORT.
CALCUTTA, JAN. 8.
We have not had sufficient time given to our market
to develop° the effects of the advices and orders received
by the mail, and we have therefore had very little doing
in any article as yet.
Exchange.—The rates on Europe have cont;nued un-
altered, the following being now the ruling quo-
tations :

First class credits at six months' sight 2s. 20. to 2s. 21d.
Bank bills, ditto • 2s. 2/Id. „ 2s. 21d..
Document bills, ditto
Treasury and Post bills
On China we have not heard of any transactions, but
the rate nominally is 214 rs. per 100 dole.
FREIGHTS.—During the present week large engage-
ments of rice have taken place both for London and
Liverpool at 4/. 17s. 6d., and a moderate amount of
tonnage of other articles engaged at previous rates. The
demand for the shipment of rice to the European conti-
nent has abated.

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Conferences will open on Thursday, the
21st, or Saturday, the 23d of February.
Count Buol and Lord Clarendon are expected on
Friday or Saturday next. Count Orloff will be in
Paris on the 19th or 20th. Aali Pacha on the
20th or 21st. Baron Brunow leaves Frankfort
to-day.
• The Moniteur publishes a decree fixing the num-
ber of men to be furnished by each department to
make up the 140,000 called out in 1856 of the class
of 1855. The operations of the councils of revi-
sion are to begin on the 25th inst., and the defini-
tive lists for each department to be completed by
the 15th March, after which the young men called
on to serve will be sent to the respective corps to
which they are appointed.
A decree in the Moniteur, founded on a report
from the Minister of War, imposes a special tax of
22,300 fr. on the persons having patentes, or licences
-to trade, at Algiers, Oron, Philippeville,, and Bona,
to defray the expenses of the Bourse and the
Chamber of Cou2meree in the first-named town,