The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-08 00:00:00

THE AD VALOREM DUTIES.

Mr. S. FITZGERALD asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer what progress was made by the commission ap-
pointed to arrange the ad valorem duties, and who were
now engaged on the subject in Paris.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply
to the last question, said that up to the present time there
had been no definitive communication made to Government
which could enable him to give a satisfactory answer to
the question of the hou. member. With respect to the quos-
tion of the hon. member for Finsbury, he regretted that
the hon. member had not drawn his attention to the com-
munications on which he founded his statement, which it
appeared had been three months in his possession. The
class whom the hon. member represented, namely, those
employed in the cork business of this country, con-
siderod that he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had
made an erroneum statoment in reference to the superiority
of foreign•Viorkiteli employed in England in this business.
He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not alter his
opiniin on the subject until he had investigated the docu-
ments laid before him. The six Catalonians to whom he (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) had referred obtained higher
wages In this country than Englishmen, and therefore he
naturally inferred that the foreign workmen in this parti-
cular description of employment were superior in skill.
With respect to any change in the law of Spain in regard
to the exportation of corks, he informed the hon.
member that there was no law in that country
against such exportation, but in Catalonia there
was an arrangement amongst the workmen prohibit-
ing the exportation of these articles in an unmanufactured
statq, and resembled the trades unions iu this country. The
authorities very naturally did not wish to oppose the
wishes of this class. With reference to the other ques-
tion which had been asked he begged to inform
the hon. and gallant member that there was a vote in the
estimates for the exponse of laying down a cable to Gib-
raltar, and when it came before the house in this form, then
would be the time to discuss the question.. He would state
that, with one exception, the laying of the deep sea fathom
cable had been a failure, and under the circumstances the
government would not recommend any large vote in the
present instance.
THE NAVY IN CHINA.

Sir G. B. PECHELL asked the Secretary to the Admi-
ralty whether it was intend° i to give to the navy serv-
ing in China the same extra pay and allowances enjoyed by
army in India, and which. are said to be now granted to
the military forces to be employed with the navy in the
same quarter ?

CIVILIANS IN INDIA.

Mr. VANSIrI'AUT It.,ked the Secretary of State for
India whether the names of those civilians on the Bengal
establishment who were killed in action, murdered, or died
from wounds and exposure during the late mutiny, be-
tween the 11th diy of May and the 19th day of N ovember,
1857, bad at any. time been brought under the notice of the
government

'APTURE bF AN AMERICAN SHIP.
S asked the Secretary of State for India,
Mr. SO:N-15
whether an Alnerican ship had. been taken up by Govern-
ment for the conve7s,u?cs of stores frinn Calcutta to China ;
whether eligible Britian- Ships were tendered for the same
service; and if so; whether he would state the reasons
which induced the Government to make such selection ?
OFFICERS OF THE BENGAL ARMY. '
Mr. K ENNARD asked the geeretary of State for India
whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government
to reward the services a tb.ose officers of the Bengal Native
Army whose regiments reMairgd faithful to the British
Government during the late mutiny.
LOCAL ARMY IN INDIA.
Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Secretary of State for
India whether the bill respecting the kcal army in India
had not, better be introduced on some other than a motion
day, Tuesday the 12th of June ?
Sir C. WOOD, in replY to the first question, said that the
subject of erecting such monument was still in abeyance.
As regarded the question of the hon. member (Mr. Ken-
nard), he was not aware that any such capture as that alluded
had taken place, as ho had not received any dispatch on
the subject. .In reply to the hon. and gallant member for
Westminster (Sir Ps Lacy Evans) it was his intention to
bring on the bill in question on Tuesday, at such a reason-
able time in the evening as would afford ample opportunity
for its discussion.
0 V.E RNIAR NT BIT H 11 OF—LAND, AT
PORTSMUT.

In reply to Lord W. GRAtai,yM,
Sir J. ELPHINST ONE said•some years ago the fashion
was to sell all Goverment property, 'but a readkion had
taken place, and at Portemouth no land would be disposed
of by Government for the purposes- of the towns-
people, howeyer beneficial the object might be. He
deprecated strongly the erection of the fortifications at
Portsdown Hill, which in the case of an invasion would
be quite useless. He thought the body to whom the carry-
ing out of these matters were not properly constituted.
SALARY OF THE 'CLERK OF THE COUNCIL.

In reply to Mr. GRIFFITH,
Lord PALMERSTON said that the salary of the retir-
ing clerk of the Council was £2,509 a year, and the salary
of his successor would be only £1,200 a year.
[LEFT SITTING.]

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING),

BUCKINGRAM PALACE, JUNE 5.
This day had audience of her Majesty :—The Prince
Jules and the Prince John of Schleswick-Holstein-Glucks-
bourg. Their Serene Highnesses were accompanied by the
Count de Bernstorff, Envoy Extraordinary and :Minister
Plenipotentiary from the King of Prussia ; to which audi-
ence their Serene Highnesses were introduced by the Right
Honourable Lord John Russell, her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by
Lieutenant-General the t Hon. Sir Edward Oust, K.C.H.,
her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
FOREIGN •OFFICE, JUNE 6.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Richard
Cowell as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the Emperor
of Austria.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr,
Thomas Clegg as Consul, and of Mr. Charles Leigh Clare
as Vice-Consul, at Manchester ; of Mr. T. W. Fox, jun.,
as Consul at Plymouth ; of Mr. A. Lloyd Fox as Consul
at Falmouth ; and of Mr. William Hilligrew Wait as Con-
sul at Bristol; for the Republic of Liberia.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act nth and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 6th day
of June, 1860 :--

XSSVE DEPARTMENT.
1
Notes issued .. £29,655,635 Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,459,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 15,180,635
Silver Bullion ..• • -

129,655,635

229,655,6351,

BANKING D,
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14.553,000
Rest
Public Depo sits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
rnissioners of Na-
tional Debt, and.
Dividend Ac-
counts) 7,752,799
Other Deposits... • 12,180,599
Seven Day and
other Bills 680,130

,;PARTMENt
Government g ant.
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity)
Other Securities
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin 782,467

:z38,392,8i6
W.

£38,392,816
MILLER, Deputy Cashier.

Dated June 7, 1880.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending the sth day
of June, 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great
Britain :
Muscovado., the produce of the British pos-
sessions in America ............
25s 8d
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s —d
Average price of the foregoing 27s Od

BANKRUPTS.
Alfred Bradley Bloxam, wine merchant, Strand, to sur-
reuder June 21 at twelve, and 18th July at two, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
William Wilafge, jun., merchant, Austin-friars, June
21, at two, and July 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
G. Padmore, jun., shoe manufacturer, Northampton,
June 19, at two, and July 17, at half-past one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy.
Wm. 'lasted, butcher, Alresford, Hants, Juue 20 and
July 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Palmor, maltster and beershop keeper, Welles-
bonrne, Warwickshire, June 11 and July 9, at eleven, at
the Birmingham District Court.
Sophia Anne Aulton, smallware dealer, Nottingham,
,Tuno 19 and July 10, at halt-past eleven, at the Shirehall,
Nottingham.
Thomas William Milaer, builder, City, June 21, at one,
and July 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Edward Wright, groceroWandsworth-road,
Surrey, Juno 15,. and July 20, at half-past one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
George Gregg, currier, Sheffield, June 30 and July 28, at
ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield.
Edward Heseltine Old and James Pearson, hatters, King-
ston-upon-Hull, June 20 and July 18, at twelve, at the
Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull.
Sidney Aquila Butterworth and .Horatio Butterworth,
dyers, dealers andSCOTC chapmHenß,
ANKRUunPTS in the cety .of York.
Miles Lockhart, quarry-master, Ardshiel.
James Cameron, farmer, Lower Muckovie, Inverness-
shire.
Lewis Macbean, grocer, Inverness.

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