The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-21 00:00:00

HOLLAND. j BANK OF ENGLAND.
The First Criatnber of the States-General of Hol- (From last night's Gazette.)
lend acme on the 16th to an important decision. It An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victorla,cap. 32 for
rejected by a majority of 19 to 14 the Bill adopted . the Week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of June, 1851-
ISS ITZ DEPARTMENT.
by the Second Chamber, having for object to allow, x.
as an indemnity, a pension of 9,000 florins a year to Notes Issued ~...... 27,298,530
the old members of the First Chamber, dissolved ac-
cording to the terms of the second additional article
of the Constitution, and who had been named for life.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 20.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock. _

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Edinburgh,`Perth, and
Dundee Railway Bill were considered and agreed to.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to
and the Bills ordered to be engrossed :—St. Helen's Im-
provement (No. 2) Bill, the Warkworth Harbour and
Dock Company Bill.
The Duchy of Lancaster (High Peak Mining Customs
and Mineral Company) Bill was read a second time
and ordered to be committed.
The General Reversionary and Investment Company's
(Imposition of Stamp Duty) Bill went through Com-
mittee.
The followingßills were read a third time and passed—
Cheltenham Improvement and Health Bill.
Magneto-Electric Telegraph Company Bill.
United Kingdom Telegraph Company Bill.
PETITIONS.
Lord C. MANNERS presented a petition from Lei-
cestershire complaining of agricultural distress, and
praying for protection.
Sir W. VERNER presented a petition from the county
of Armagh against the National system of education.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from an individual,
formerly an officer in the Austrian navy, complaining
that during the war his ship was seized by a British
cruiser, underthe impression that she was a French vessel,
and since then he had been striving to obtain redress
from Government without success. The petition prayed
the house to take his case into consideration.
Mr. ANDERSON presented a petition from 1,000
mariners frequenting the port of London, praying for
the unconditional repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act.
Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition against Papal
aggression.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh,
praying for the abolition of tests in the Scottish Univer-
sities ; also a petition from the same place, praying for
the abolition of the annuity tax.
Sir JOHN YOUNG presented a petition from Cashel
against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. PACKE presented a petition from the Agricul-
tural Society of Leicestershire complaining of agricultu-
ral distress, and praying for protection.
Mr. A. HASTIE presented a petition from Glasgow
against the Public-Houses (Scotland) Bill; also a peti-
tion from the fish dealers el the same place in favour of
the Fisheries Bill.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in the
West Riding in favour of the People's Charter.
NEW WRIT.
Oa the motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS, a new
writ was ordered for Greenwich for the election of a
burgess to serve in the present Parliament in the room
of Mr. Barnard, deceased.
PETITIONS.
Sir G. PECHELL presented a petition from the tem-
perance society of Brighton, praying for the repeal of the
taxes on knowledge.
Mr. FORDYCE presented a petition from Aberdeen
in favour of the abolition of tests in the Scotch Univer,
si ties.

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securitleo .. .. '2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 13,265,17 b
Silver bullion .• •• • . 33,375

X 27,293,550
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 19th day of Jane, 1851.

$27,293,550

EGYPT,

The Courrier de Marseille affirms that the execu-
tion of the railway between Alexandria and Cairo is
postponed. The Paella of EGYPT is said by some
not to have sufficient money to bear the expense of
tht execution, which was to be confided to Mr.
STEPHENSOS ; but the above Journal declares that the
delay has originated in protests sent in against the
undertaking by the Porte, Russia, France, and some
other powers.

BANKING DEPARTKEN T.

Proprietors 'capital .. 14,553,000
Rest - .. 3,097,191
Public deposits (In-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) .. 7,809,278
Other deposits .. .. 8,907,866
Seven day and other

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .• 13,544,281
Other securities •• .. 12,637,529
Notes .. •••••• • • • • • • 8,417,100
Gold and silver coin.. 627,324

Bills.. -............. 1,058,899

TURKEY.
The Marquis DE VALETTE, Envcy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the French Republic
to the Sublime Porte, arrived in the Turkish capital
on the sth inst., with his lady and the aitach46 of his
legation, by the Pluton steam-frigate. He was re-
ceived at the landing place with all the honours due
to his rank. On the 10th he had an audience of the
SULTAN, and presented his letters of credence.
The accounts from all parts of the country still
continue to be unsatisfactory. The dearth of rain is
greatly felt. Public prayers have been ordered to be
read throughout the country, calling on PROVIDENCE
for the blessing of rain. Added to this, the locusts
are ravaging the country. The crops of the central
provinces of Asia Minor have been completely de-
stroyed, and it is apprehended that misery will exist
in those parts.
The Turkish fleet is being manned, ready for sea.

435,426,234

£35,426,234
:. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 19th day of June, 185

ITALY.
The Giornale di Roma, of :the 11th, publishes a
decree, issued by Oardinal ANTONELLI, directing that
the paper-money still current, amounting in all to
3,710,000 south (22,200,000 f.), shall be replaced by
a new sort of paper-money, called Carta di Surrega-
zione. They are to have forced currency, and to be
divided into six series, the first five of which shall be
of 600,000 scudi (3,600,0000 each, and the last shall
contain the remainder of the whole sun]. The new
bills are to be of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 scudi,
and one
scudo, and to be detached from borders.

THE FURTHER .RACE--SOI SIR JOHN
FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.
(From the Aberdeen Journal of June 18.)
We have lately received most unexpected and distinct;
confirmation of a report, which was current in 1848,
upon the return of the Prince of Wales whaler, that
when that vessel was in a sound, leading west out of
Baffin's Bay, which was entered in a fog under the be-
lief that it was Lancaster Sound, a cairn of stones had
been discovered at a very considerable distance from the,
entrance.
This account, which did not in 1848 receive the atten-
tion and investigation which it deserved, has now been
verified by the spontaneous testimony of ono of the Ork-
neymen, named William Millar, engaged to go out in
the Prince Albert. His statement, which, if required,
he would have confirmed upon oath, was made to Lady
Franklin, Mr. Kennedy, the commander of the expedi-
tion, and M. Ballot, was formally attested by himself;
and is in substance as follows.—
" That, early in September, 1848, the Prince of
Wales entered a sound is Baffin's Bay in very
thick weather, the captain believing it to be L
av-
caster Sound. They proceeded slowly westward duri-alg
some days, when the fog lifted, and showed them
high land on the larboard side over the mast-he3d.
The cap:am, being doubtful if it were the loom of
icebergs or of land, sent off a boat, which after a few
minutes' Pulling reached the south shore, where they
landed, and above high water mark observed shoe prirs:ls
in the mud, clo•Fe by a small cooking-place blackened by
fire, find a little further on a well-built cairn, four cr
five feet high. This they had begun to pull down, when
they were required to desist and return to the ship is',
mediateiy, as she was in a very dangerous position, the
current driving her in shore. William Millar states that
at this point the channel widened and seemed to enter
an open sea, with islands. From the length of time oc-
cupied in getting out into Baffin's Bay, it appears that
the vessel must have gone up about 100 or 156 miles, and
the aaptain was wall aware that he had not been in Lan-
caster Sound, a belief which was confirmed on passing.
the entrance to that Sound, as they proceeded south-
ward."

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, lB5l.