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London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

TEE SUI, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1860.

1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST ETENThrG.

CROWN• OFFICE, AUGUST 13.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT. - - _

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
NE W WRIT.
On the motion'of Sir W. JOLLIFFE7 a writ was ordered to
issue for• West Cumberland, vacant by the decease of
Major-General Wyndham.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S

SISTER.
Sir J. DUKE presented a large number of petitions
from different parts of the kingdom in favour of legalising
marriage with a deceased wife's sister.
PROCEED:NGS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Mr. MELLOR gave notice that, on the motion for ad-
journment on Friday, he would draw the attention of hon.
members to the refusal of the House of Lords to entertain
a bill relating to savings banks and benefit societies, and also
to the power they exercised of limiting and prescribing the
time for the consileration of bills sent from that house.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Mr. CONINGHAM entered into some explanations
relative to his observations last evening in regard to the
British Museum; and was proceeding to snake some gene-
ral remarks, but be was called to order by the Speaker. .
UNION OF BENEFICES BILL AND ENDOWED

CHURCHES.
The committees on both of these bills were postponed.
COUNTY CORONERS' BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and
agreed to, and a ccmmittee was appointed to draw up rea-
sons for the same.

SUPPLY.
The report of tha committee of supply was brought up
and agreed to.

The- house then ment into committee of supply.
The sum of £19,11 for salaries of the public records was
voted.

On the Tote of £22,969 for defraying the expenses of ad-
ministering the poor law,
Mr. WILLIAMS said he could not understand why 12
inspectors of the poor law were required, or why £B,OOO
was required for their travelling expenses, and he moved
that the vote be reduced by that amount.
Mr. VILLIERS entered into some explanation, and
said that the subject would be inquired into during the
recess.

After a few words fiom Mr. E. JAMES the amendment
was withdrawn, and tha vote was agreed to.
On the vote of £6,431 for the jtousehold of the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland,

Mr. WILLIAiIS complained of the enormous expense
of this item. He considered that Ireland should be more
proud of the Government of the Queen than of a sham
royalty. If it produced the slightest benefit to Ireland he
would not object to it, but he entertained a different opinion.
He could not see of what use were many of the offices in
connection with the household of the Lord Lieutenant,
which were included in the estimates. Of what use, for
instance, was the use of a " Master of Horse," or two
" Men at Large ?" (Laughter.) He thought the
present efficient Secretary for Ireland could perform
all the duties required in connection with the office.
(Laughter.) He was surprised that the Irish
representatives did not consider themselves dishonoured by
having any other Sovereign than the Queen. (Hear.)
Mr. -VANCE thought that the hon. member's remarks
would be more appropriate at the time when the question of
the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant was taken up.
Mr. E. JAMES thought it would be unreasonable to require
the Chief Secretary for Ireland to perform all the duties con-
nected withthe office of the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland. For
instance, the estimate included the salary of the " kettle
drummers," and it would be unfair to require the right
hon. gentleman to undertake a series of performances on
the " kettle drum." (Laughter.) Nor eould they expect him
to assume the office of " Master of a Riding school." Again,
the estimates included the salaries of the " Singing Men."
(Laughter.) They could hardly ask the Chief Secretary for
Ireland to enter upon this double duty, the more especially as
tkese officials were threatened with a bill which would
make it a misdemeanour for any one to sing a song
in Ireland that might arouse the animosity of any one.
(Laughter.) He should like to know what was the " Cork
Herald," and what was an "Athlone Pursuivant ?"
(Laughter.)
Mr. LONGFIELD could not help agreeing in a good
deal of what had fallen from the hon. member for Lambeth.
At the same time, he could not avoid remarking that there
seemed to be a much greater desire to ecenomiso with re-
spect to Ireland than with respect to England.
Mr. 'WILLIAMS moved that the vote be reduced by
£1,574 15s. 2d., the amount for the Queen's plates.
After some further discussion the amendment was with-
drawn, and the item was agreed to.
The other items were also agreed to, together making a
total of £16,084.
On the estimate of £7,400 for the expenses of Civil Ser-
vice Office, Ireland, some discussion ensued in regard to
the propriety of abolishing the office, or postponing the
item of £I,OOO for the salary of the Paymaster-General.
Mr. LAING objected, on the grounds of public exigency,
to the adoption of the latter course.
Mr. SCUL LY moved that the vote should be reduced
to the amount in question, for if it were merely postponed
it might be voted some time after the Irish members had
left town.

—Someciiscussion ensued, in the course of which
Mr. CARDWELL said he thought it would not be
worth while to discuss the subject farther, and that it
would be better at once to agree to the omission of the item
in questidn.
The amendment was agreed to without a division.
The other votes for this department were then agreed to.
A sum of £2,721 was voted for the salaries sill expenses
of the Inspectors of Lunatic Asylums, as well as a sum of
£33,118 for defraying expenses of office of auditors of pub-
lic account.
On the vote of £19,660 for the expenses of the Copyhold
Inclosure and Tithe Commission, some discussion took
place, but it was ultimately agreed to.
- A sum of £36,400 for the General Register-office in Eng-
land and Wales, and of £33,301 for th General Register-
office, Dublin, were agreed to; as were £5,812 for the office
of Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages in Scotland.
The vote of £14,652 for the National Debt-office was
agreed to after a short discussion.
The following votes were also agreed to, vis. :—X2,800
for the Public Works Loan Commission, £1,420 for
West Indian Islands Relief Commission £6,166 for
the vote of £1,222 for salaries and expenses connected with
tChoommiomscseionoefrsgeinneralsu
Lunacyp in England, £923 to complete
superintendent of county roads of
South Wales; £24,000 to make up £32,000 for the secret
service, and £335,280 for printing and stationery.
On the vote of £128,628 for the public postage depart-
ment,
Sir G. BOWYER asked for information as to when the
Postmaster-General would be appointee, the duties of which
office at present were discharged by the Duke of Argyll,
the Lord Privy Seal. He drew attention to the fact that
for some.time the post office had been in a state of insur-
rection, the men being worked for 16 or 17 hours a day with-
out intermission, and were unable to discharge such onerous
duties. lle also wished to ask whether the report of the
commission on the post office was ready.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he understood that the office was
to be filled up immediately. The report alluded to was
under the consideration of the Duke of Argyll, who hoped
to be able to lay it, with the optnions of the commission, on
the tables of both Houses of Parliament.
Colonel DUNNE wished to know what was the revenue
and expenditure of the Post-office in Ireland, and he would
move for returns to that effect.
Mr. HENNESSY drew attention to the non-produc-
tion of two returns relating to the Post-office in Ireland,
which were ordered at an early period.
Mr. LAING said he would make an inquiry into the
subject.
Some other votes were agreed to.
[LEFT SITTING.]

Major Augustus C. Honner, Ist Bombay Native Infan•
try, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Captain and Brevet-Major Pearson Scott Thompson,
14th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army.
Brevet-Assistant- Surgeon Joseph Walter Raleigh Ames-
bury, of the Bengal Army, to be Surgeon in the Army.

ATTEMPTED RESCUE FROM THE AGAPEMONE.—
Mr. Price, accompanied by
At an early hour on the morning of Friday last the Rev.
Joseph Reeves, a veterinary
surgeon, William Furze, a burnbailiff and a shoemaker
named Briffett, proceeded from Bridgewater to Spaxton for
the purpose of forcibly releasing the wife of the first-named
gentleman from the Agapemone. Mr. Price was the first
to enter the " Abode of Love," and he succeeded in finding
his " better half" in one of the conservatories. He was on
the point of securing her when she cried " Murder !" and
the Princeites then came to the rescue and routed her hus-
band and his companions. It will, no doubt, be in the re-
collection of our readers that Mr. Price was formerly an
inmate of the Agapemone, and that after leaving that
establishment he endeavoured to obtain the release of his
wife also. The latter was taken before the legal authori•
ties upon a habeas corpus,
When she gave her husband to
understand that she preferred remaining with the
"brethret," and she consequently returned to these free
lovers.
BRITFOnD GREAT STTER? AND HORgv FAIR.—
This far-famed fair for sheep, of which there are generally
from 80,000 to upwards of 100,000 on offer—was held in
Britford-field, near Salisbury, on Monday last. The num-
ber penned exceeded that of last year by about 10,000, and
was larger than any number at market for the last ten
years. Business commenced very early in the morning, and
the attendance of buyers being exceeding) numerous,
considerably
numerous, far-
mers experienced little difficulty--
in obtainin
time the fair began until shortly after mid-day, when
scarcely a flock remained unsold. Lambs realised from 30s.
to 40s. per head ; seconds,
from 265. to 30s. ; ewes, from
enhanced rates. The demand was continuous from the
365. to 465. ; and wethers, from 40s. to 50s. Many prime
lots changed hands at higher
figures. There were a num-
ber of pens of prize wether lambs, breeding ewes, Down
rams and ram lambs exhibited by Wiltshire and Hamp-
shire breeders, which attracted considerable attention. The
horse fair was very largely supplied with animals of vari-
ous descriptions, besides numerous droves of New Forest
ponies. In this department trade was not brisk. Useful
and £4O a-
cart-horses and
e, colts sold at prices varying between £25
piec
HUNGARY AND ITS HERO.—...We read of a hero
wbo was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders ;
we have seen a patriot who was called and who consented
to bear a weighty section of it on his. He bore it well
equipoised ; he bore it steadily, and upright under it,
until it was shoved off by such malicious and irresistible
Powers as riveted the chain round Prometheus for bring-
ing down fire from heaven. Twin stars are now in the
ascendant which will guide Hungary with Italy through
the tempest. Man's arm is invigorated by labour, and his
heart is fortified by adversity. Again the venerated name
of Kossuth will be heard from the Vistula to the Carpa-
thians ; and the right hand of Italy will be extended to
Sarmatia across the Adriatic. The spirit of Manin rises
over the Lagunes and dispels the darkness of surrounding
night.—Walter Savage Landor's " Letter to Kossuth" in
the London Rociew.
Mr. Potts has given notice that next session he
shall moue that an humble address be'presented to her
Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to
command the archbishops and bishops in their several
dioceses to order that sermons may be preached on the first
Sunday, or any ether Sunday in the year, in all parish
churches or district churches, for the support of the fabric
of the church, and for the necessary expenses, usually
effected by the grant of a church-rate.
CANADIAN MAILS. —The screw steamer Nova
ScOtian, with the Canadian mails, will be despatched from
Liverpool for Montreal and Quebec to-morrow (Thursday).
The letter-box
rhadone and via Londonderry at 930 p.m. • with a
late fee of. 'd at 10 p.m., and a late fee of 3d. at 10 15 p.m.
A d.
a.m. that day, '
As Count de Beaulincourt, military attache of the French
Embassy,
a sad accident occurreti closes at Liverpool at 9
rrup to mount his horse,
t Belin,
o forn
foott thishe
iln despatch
ott hh stirrup
of the troops, the animal took fright and
some mancouvres
a
on the review ground near the road to Treptow, to witness
started off, dragging along the count, whose foot was
caught in the stirrup. The horse was stopped after going
about fifty yards, butthe Count was found to be dreadfully
injured, and was conveyed home in an alarming state.

Borough of Sligo—Francis Macdonogh, of Rutland-
square, in the city of Dublin, Esq., Q.C., in the room of the
Right Honourable John Arthur Wynne, who has accepted
the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Manor of
Northstead, in the county of York.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL,:-AnausT 14.
14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major-General Allan
T. Maclean to be Colonel, vice General the HonouraLle
Sir Henry Murray, K.C.8., deceased.
4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Duncan Anderson ?Far-
quhar, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Roydsr_pro-
moted.
Military Train—Ensign Edward William Webb, fronr the
58th Foot, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Bod.ki,u,
who retires.
2d Regiment of Foot—William Edward Montague, Gent.,
to be Ensign by purchase, vice Bennitt, appointed to the
6th Dragoons.
3d Foot—Surgeon Alfred Crocker, from the Staff, to be
Surgeon, vice Barker, appointed to the Staff.
4th Foot—Ensign James Henry M'Ewen to be Lieutenant,
without purchase ; Lieutenant Henry Arthur Grey Todd
to be Adjutant, vice Ensign Francis Robert Sandys, who
resigns the Adjutantcy only ; Charles Greenlaw Leggett,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Studdert, pro-
moted.
12th Foot—William Stewart Hamilton, Gent., to be En-
sign by purchase, vice Wallace, appointed to the 6th
Dragoons.
16th Foot—Horatio John Thomas Walpole, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Bell, promoted.
18th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Orr, from the
Staff, to be ~,Assistant-S urgeon, vice Hyde, appointed to
the Staff.
19th Foot—Charles Gilbert Fryer, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Rogers, promoted.
20th Foot—Stewart Abercrombie Wroughton, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Gibaut, promoted • Charles
Ramsay Gibb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Vernon, promoted.
21st Foot—James Whitton, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Thorb•urn, promoted.
25th Foot—William Bigsby Brown, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase.
29th Foot—Rickard Alexander Oswald, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Fawcett, promoted.
34th Foot—Ensign Thomas Howard McDougall Murray,
to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Rutledge, de-
ceased ; Ensign Philip Walker, from the 3d Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Murray.
53d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William
Parke, C.B , from the 72d Foot, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, vice Payn, who exchanges.
55th Foot--Lieutenant Percy Lytton Bellamy to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Parke, who retires; Ensign
George Wildman Yates Fits Gerald to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Bellamy.
68th Foot—Leonard James Wilkinson, Gent,, to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice M'Crae, who retires.
65th Foot—Duncan Chisholm Oliver Spiller, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice White, promoted.
72d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel William Payn, C. 8., from
53d Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel
Park, C. 8., who exchanges • Captain and Brevet.
Major Charles John William Norman, to be
Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-
Colonel Alexander Dalton Thelluson, who retires;
Lieutenant Edward James Upton to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Norman ; Ensign Albert Tanner to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Upton ; Cornet James Elmsley
Macaulay, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Ensign,
vice Sherlock, promoted.
73d Foot—Surgeon Gordon Kenmure Hardie, M.D., from
the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Booth, deceased.
75th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon 'William Millar, from the
_Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Reid, deceased.

77th Foot—Captain James Lazenby, from half-pay unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice Fosbery, , appointed Captain of
a Company of Gentlemen Cadets, Royal Military Colleges
89th Foot—Thomas B. Urquhart, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Ostler, who retires.
91st Foot—John Breadalbane Campbell, Gent., to be En-
sign by purchase, vice Elrington, appointed to the 2d
Dragoon Guards.
93d Foot—Captain John Bond from half-pay Unattached,
to be Captain, vice Edward Welch, who exchanges.
95th Foot—Charles William Fiddes, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Knipe, promoted.
90th Foot—Ensign Frederick Henniker to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice French promoted.
UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant James Bunbury Hamilton,
from Adjutant Recruiting District, to be Captain, with-
out purchase.
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Acting Deputy Assist.-
Commissary-General Herbert Taylor Ussher, having
completed the required service on the Western Coast of
Africa, to be confirmed in the rank of Deputy Assistant-
Conamissai y- General.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon Francis Oliver Barker, from
the 3d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Crocker, appointed to
the 3d Foot; Assistant-Surgeon Richard Armstrong
Hyde, from the 18th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Orr, appointed to the 18th Foot.
BREVET.