The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past twelve
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons Bill was read
a third time and passed.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the religious
profession clause in the Censes Bill, against the Sunday
Trading Bill, against the extension of the Wine Licenses
Bill to Scotland during the present session of Parliament,
&c.

ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH)
BILL.
On the order of the day for going into committee on this
bill,

Mr. lIADFIELD said that he would not press the
amendment which stood on the paper, the objeot of which
was to refer the bill to the examiners of petitions for
private bills, who should report to the house in reference to
the bill. He retained, however, the opinions he had pre-
viously expressed in reference to this measure. The bill
was recommitted on the 28th June, and in its altered form
was in the hands of members only a few days. The fact
was, that the bill was an entirely new bill ; and, although
he might have no locus standi to entitle him to move the
amendment, he considered that the bill should not be pro-
ceeded with this session.
Mr. CAIRD presented a petition from the Town Council
of Edinburgh, against the bill in its altered form, and ap-
pealed to the Lord-Advocate not to press the bill.
The LORD-ADVOCATE said that some explanations
had now become necessary in consequence of a misunder-
standing on the part of hon. members. This bill was
changed in its form at the request of the Town Council who
now petitioned against it. He had introduced a bill in con. •
formity with that of 1857, and which at the time was ap-
proved of by the Town Council, but they subsequently
altered their opinion, and in order to meet their views he
had proposed that this should be a permanent rate im-
posed. He could not consent to withdraw the bill under
the circumstances.
After some discussion,
The LORD-ADVOCATE said, that in order to termi-

nate this discussien for the present, he would withdraw the
motion for the house going into committee on this bill, and
move that it should resolve into committee on the other
Scotch Bill on the paper.
Ultimately however, the house went into committee on
the bill.
Clause 7 was, after some discussion, agreed to.
Mr. DUNLOP moved the omission cf clause 9.
The LO RD-ADVOCATE stated that there was nothing
introduced into the bill in regard to security that was
not indispensable.
Some discussion ensued, and the amendment was nega-
tived without a division.
The other clauses were agreed to.
Mr. STIRLING moved an additional clause, to transfer
the patronage from the Town. Council of Edinburgh to the
Kirk Session, as in the case of Montrose. He based his .
clause on a conviction that the Town Council of Edinburgh.
would not exercise the patronage in the moat judicious
manner.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that there was a
difference between the case of Montrose and Edinburgh,
as the town council of the former were willing to resign
their patronage to the Kirk Session, if the latter were not
so disposed. He denied there was any ground for imput-
ing mismanagement to the Town Council of Edinburgh,
and he could not assent to the clause.
Sir J. FERGUSON said he agreed to the abstract prin-
ciple of the amendment, but as it would endanger the pass-
ing of the bill he could not vote for it.
Mr. BLACKBURN strongly objected to the principle
of the amendment, and hoped that an opportunity of
adopting it would not be lost.
After some discussion the committee divided on the mo-
tion that the clause be read a second time—
Ayes
Noes . B7
Majority —62
The clause was accordingly lost.
Mr. BUCHANAN moved the addition of a clause to the
effect, that the Town Council of Edinburgh should have
the power to sell the patronage.
The Lord Advocate supported the clause, and Mr. Black-
burn opposed it.

(LEFT SITTING.)

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, July 6.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly ; light breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

SWANSEA, July s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Georgia, for
Savannah.

PLYMOUTH,. July 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Ma-
jesty's ship Hmerald, from Bermuda. Sailed--Her Ma-
jesty's ship Terrible, for Malta.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, 'Friday Morning.

Wind N.N.E.
Arrived, July s—Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Clara,
from Swansea.

DEAL, Friday Morning.

Wind N.N.W., moderate.

THE MAILS.

MAILS DUE.

Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
ampton) .. .. • . .. July 10.
Do. (via Marseilles) July:--.
Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Aug. 2.
Canada, &c. (via Londonderry) .. July 11.
Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. Aug. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) July 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) July 13.
Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. July 10.
India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) July 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) July 13.
India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. July 10.
Do. (via Marseilles) July —.
Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. July —.
Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto July 11.
Malta,.Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Julylo.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. July —.
United States, California, &c. (Oa Cork) .. July
Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffo .. July 10,
West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. Ally 14.

TIME BARGAINS.—In the Bankruptcy Court,
yesterday, Mr. Commissioner Pane, at a dividend meeting
of a Mr. Morgan, a stockbroker, said his impression was
that debts set down as "differences" on the Stock Exchange
came within the statutes against gambling. He would,
however, consider the point before he came to a final
decision.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind N. ; tide last hour's ebb ; weather fine.
Arrived, July 6.—lrene, from Bran ; Clio, from Bar-
badoes.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.—The following announce-
ment that the subscriptions to the Russian loan in Holland
and this country have amounted to £5,000,000 was issued
to-day by Messrs. Baring. The stock is now quoted par
to premium :—" Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. beg
to announce that the allotments of the new Russian Loan
of £8,000,000 sterling amount in all, and conjointly in
London and Amsterdam, to £5,000,000 ; and also to state
that they and Messrs. Hope and Co. have orders from his
Excellency the Minister of Finance of the Imperial Go-
vernment of Russia to engage not to sell or offer for sale
any portion of the remaining L 3,000,000 stock before Jan.
1, 1861, nor after that period to sell any part of the above-
mentioned stock at prices or conditions below those of the
subscription just closed."
A special meeting of the City of London Brewery
Company (late Messrs. Calvert's) was held yesterday, Sir
James Duke, M.P., in the chair, when a resolution to
cmvert the ordinary shares into stock was carried unani-
mously. The chairman, in moving the resolution, stated
that up to the present time they have every reason to be
satisfied with their progress.
OPERATIC SPECULATION.—Yesterday Dr. James
Pech, the manager during the last English operatic season
at Drury-lane Theatre, which lasted just one week, made
his appearance in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, The case
was adjourned for three weeks, in order to "serve" a
creditor. The doctor was admitted to bail. •

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS,—The following
members of the College having been elected fellows at pre-
vious meetings of the council were admitted as such on the
4th inst., viz. :—Messrs. Thomas Sunderland Harrison,
Frome, Soinerset, diploma of membership dated Dec. 7.
1821; Thom& Bancks, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, April
29, 1834; and Charles Percy Croft, Woburn-square, Dec.
13, 1839.
THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION AND RE-
GISTRATION.—At a m. eting of the council of the Royal
College of Surgeons of England yesterday afternoon Mr.
James Moncrieff Arnott, F.R.S., President of the College,
was elected as the representative of that institution in the
Medical Council of Education and Registration in the va-
cancy occasioned by the promotion of Mr. Green to the
president's chair, vice Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart., resigned. '
NAPLES, June 30.—Last night's Gazette, or Con-
stitutional Journal, as it is now called, publishes the dis-
missal of Maddalini, Morbillo, Campagna, and Spagnolis,,
men who have caused more tears and blood to flow than any
in the country. Campagna and six of his family were ar-
rested at sea yesterday, and are now in the Castel Novo.
Su is the Commissary of the quarter of Santa Lucia, as
oa
great a brute as ever put on the human form.
We read in Gabgnani:— M. Prevost-Paradol
has not appealed against the sentence condemning him to
a month's
paid on Saturday, and M. Paradol has probably constituted
himself .a prisoner. It is said that he will be allowed to
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