The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-31 00:00:00

ROYAL BRITISH BANK.
Notice 1s ller,:by Given, that the Chief Office of this Bank
Will, on MONDAY, the 11 day of June next, be removed from
Tokenhonee-yard to the Bank's premises (formerly the South Sea
louse) in Threadneedle-street.
HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager.
27th May, 1856.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT
FUND.
ELECTION OF ANNUITANTS.
At the Election of Annuitants held at the offices of the Provi-
dent Clerks' Association, 15, Moorgatc-street, on Friday, the 30th
inst., John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., in the chair, the following
were the numbers of votes obtained by each candidate:—
John Porch, clerk • • ...... 307 lA. Ady, widow •• . • 936
M. J. Morley, widow .... 3,614 Pl. Crabb 837
M. A. Fortiugion „ .. • • 603
M. J. Drover, „ .• .. MI
J. Trethowan, , „ .... 372
J. Bowles, If .... 344
M. Hamerton •• •• • • 186

E. Sucamerhays „ 2,531
H. Stanbank „ 2,052
B. Reynolds „ 1,657
M. Groves •• 1,557
A. Harris, „ 1,237
The election was, therefor.), dcc]
M. J. Morley, E. Surrun2rhays,
WILLISM
May 30, 165 G.

:lar‘xl to Nava fallen on J. Porch,
. Stanbank, and B. Reynolds.
THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.

TRUST and LOAN COMPANY of
UPPER CANADA.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders held at the
offices of the Company, on Friday, May 30th, 1856, Sir R J. Routh,
K.C.8., in the chair, the fallowing resolutions were unanimously
passed :—That the rteport and Accounts submitted by the Directors
he received and adopted. That a Dividend at the rate of Seven
and a-Half• per Cent. per annum, less income tax, be declared on
the paid-up capital stock of the Company for the six months
ending 31st March, 1856. That Peter Buchanan, Charles Morison,
and William Gordon Thomson be re-elected Directors of the Com-
pany. That Michael Laward and Thomas W. Bell, Esqs., be re-
elected Auditors of the Company. The meeting was then declared
extraordinary for the purpose of electing new Directors. It was
unanimously resolved that James Hutchinson and Mathew Uzielli,
Esqrs., be elected Directors of the Company.
T. MA,.:DONALD, Secretary.
65, Moorgate-street, May 30, 1856.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madlle. PICCOLOMINI.
THIS EVENING (Saturday, May 31), will ba repeated
Verdi's Opera,

LA. TRA.VIATA.

Violetta, Aidlie. Piceolomini; Alfredo, Signor Calzolari ;
Barone Dauphol, Signor Vairo ; Dottoro Grenvil, Signor
Baillou ; and. Germont Giorgio, Signor Bcneventano.
To conclude with the Ballet Divertissement,
LES QU.A.TRE SAISONS ;
Madame Bellon, Mines. Katrine, Boschetti, Lisereux.
Pierron, and M. Vandris.
Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at
the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket.

THEITRE ROYAL, bRURY-LANE.
Lessee, sir. R. T. Smita.
ENGLISH OPERA.

THIS EVENING will be produced
TUE YANKEE lIOUSEKEEPER.

After which,
MAIZATANA.

To conclude with
TIIE YOUNG ACTRESS.

THEATRE ROYAL, II tyMARKFIT.

Under the Management of ➢ir. Bnekdtone.

THIS EVENING,
SHE SLOOPS TO CONQUER,.

Followed by
RIGIITS AND WRONGS OF WONSAN.

To conclude with
FBI! OUT OF WATER.

11,)TAT. PRINCESS'S THEITRE. OXFORD•STREET.
Under the l'Etttazontent of }tr. CHARLES KEAN.
TIII4 EvENTNII,
THE VICTOR VANQUISHED.

After which,

WINTEIVB TALE.

Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean.

ROYAL THEATRE ADELPFIL

Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.

Directrog. Madamo Colots.
PAUL PRY.

Followed by
A BOTTLE OF SMOKE.
To conebble With
GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR. rANTALON.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manner. Mr. Alfred Wigan.

TIIIR EVENING
THE TRMIEDY QUEEN.

After which,
RE TRIB LT lON.

To conclude with
STAY AT lIOME.

ROYXL SIPIREIY
Lessees, Messrs. sitiepher,l and Creswieli.

Tal3 EVENING,
Will be performed
The Tragedy of HAMLET.

To coucluCe with
BLACK-EYED SUSAN.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL. AIIPfIIrIIEATRE.

Lessee and Mana:er, Mfr. Wm. Cooke.

THIS EVENING,

The highly successful Romantic Equestrian Spectacle, call(
VIE HORAN: OF TIIE C.IVEVT, or the Mounted Brigands of t 1
Abruzzi, lu which Mr. Wl'liana Cooke's Horses. trained by him, wi
exatbit a number of novel and extraordinary feats.

After which,

The transcendently beautiful ACTS of lIOR3EIIANAITIP in the
CIRCLE.

Ta conclude with a TRIOMPITE EQUESTIZE.

rc-ollico Open fr)m Eleven till Foar.Ago Manager, Mr. W.
West. Etraeltriin Director, Mr. Y. Cooke, inn.

lIIC ii WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TITIB DAY—Morn. 31 min. aft. 11—Evening 0 rain. aft. 0
T 1.-MORROW—Morn. 57 min. aft.ll —Evaning 24 min. aft.l2

THE WEATHER—Sim OFFICE, MAY 3L
THRBMOMETEU, IN THE SIiA.DIL
57 - highest since noon yesterday.
47 -lowest this morning and during the night.
51 —this day at noon.
BABOIMICE-29.85—falling rapidly.
WIND, N. to N.N.W.—Fresh, with dull cold weather
Rain in the night.
Two o'CLoCK.—Wind--N.E., fresh, with rain.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1856.

The Appellate Jurisdiction (House of Lords)
Bill last night received its second reading.
Although we fully concurred in the decision that
refused to recognise the validity of a seat in the
" hereditary " branch of the Legislature►, accom-

panied merely by a Life Peerage, still we fel

that a large and comprehensive measure of Peerage
Reform was urgently required. But that im-
portant alteration should be effected by a solemn
and wall-considered Act of Parliament, and not
by the undue extension of an alleged prerogative
of the Crown, which, if it ever existed, had be-
come obsolete, not having been exercised for more
than four centuries. We felt that, with the pre-
vailing German influence, and the desire already
manifested to abrogate, so far as practicable, the
recognised and constitutional functions of both
Houseg, it was dangerous to sanction any experi-
ment that might cmstituto a precedent under
which the power of the Executive might be
greatly increased. If the validity of the WENS-
LEYDALE Patent had been affirmed, there would
be no limitation to the privilege of creating a
number of Life Peerages, sufficient to constitute
a good working majority for the Minister of the
day. Not merely one, but one hundred Life Peers
might be created on the most frivolous pretexts.
Every succeeding Administration would, doubtless,
be willing to avail itself of so powerful a weapon
against its political opponents, and the indepen-
dence of one of the co-ordinate branches of the
Legislature would thus in time be completely sub-
verted. The extent of the remedy should be
limited to the exigency. It should not be re-
quired to burn down a pig-stye in order to obtain
a joint of roast pork, or to purchase a mulch cow
if an additional pint of milk were required. Be-
sides, the remedy should be prescribed by Parlia-
ment, and not by one of its branches. It should
be provided by an act of the whole body, not by
the simple volition of a single constituent member
thereof, whose alleged privileges require to be
most jealously watched.

The supposed necessity arose from the noto-
rious deficiencies of the appellate jurisdiction
of the Rouse. These deficiencies were univer-
sally admitted. There was not a single person,
Noble or Commoner, who had hardihood sufficient
to allege that the tribunal which might over-rule
the unanimous judgment of the Judicial Bench
was in a satisfactory cendition..Llt had, in fact,