The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-22 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1860.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(This Day.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(Before Mr. Payne.)
Helen Cole was convicted of stealing a watch-guard,
rings, and other articles from the house No. 10, Craven-
street, Fitzroy-square. A previous conviction for obtain-
ing goods on false pretences having been proved, she was
sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Charlotte Sharpe was indicted for stealing from her
mistress, Mary Britten, wife of Mr. Robert James Britten,
14, Portland-place, £l2 in money and several articles of
wearing apparel.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

The jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing two
cloaks and a chemise, but not guilty of stealing the £l2.
The prisoner had been previously convicted of larceny, and
suffered six months' imprisonment in September, 1859.
Mr. Payne sentenced the prisoner to penal servitude for
three years.

POLICE INTELLIGENOE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL.
This bill went through committee.
EXCHEQUER BONDS (12,000,000) BILL.
This bill also went thre,ugh committee.
MILITIA PAY BILL. -

The bill was read a third time and passed.
METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE (DOCKYARDS
No. 2) BILL.
_ _

This bill was read a third time and passed.
UNION OF BENEFICES BILL.
The house again went into committee on this bill.

[LEFT SITTING.]

FROM TILE GAZETTE OF LAST MISTING.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 17.

The SPEAKER was in attendance at 12 o'clock, but did.
not take the chair until 20 minutes past, as there were not
sufficient members present to constitute a house.
PERSIA AND INDIA.
On the motion of Colonel SYKES certain returns relati ye
to the Persian expedition and India were ordered to be le ad
on the table.
COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA AND.
NEW ZEALAND.

In reply to Mr. HENNESSY,
Mr. LAING said he was not aware that there was ally
intention on the part of the Government to apply for tem-
ders for the Australian postal service by way of Panama.
There was a contract for that service by way of the Isthmus
of Suez, which was the preferable route between this coun-
try and Australia.
THE HIGH SHERIFF OF SURREY.

Mr. B. COCHRANE said that, considering the high
character of Mr. Evelyn, the High Sheriff of Surrey, and
that he had acted under a misapprehension in the circula-
tion of the handbill which had incurred the displeasure of
her Majesty's judges, the fine of £5OO imposed on him
should be remitted.

Sir G. LEWIS said he had no doubt of the high cha-
racterof Mr. Evelyn, the High Sheriff of Surrey, but if that
gentleman wished to present a petition to her Majesty on
the subject of his fine, he might do so through the Home-
Office. He had seen the placard in question, and it cer-
tainly did appear to him a most objectionable circular, and
he considered that the judges -were justified in taking a very
serious notice of his conduct.,

On clause 14,
Mr. HUBBARD moved to add, " And the scheme for
the removal of any church or parsonage shall provide for
the erection of another church or parsonage within the
limits of the metropolis."
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. POTTS moved the following addition to the
clause:—" That the sale of any church or site of any church
proposed to be sold by the powers of this bill, may not take
place within two years after the completion of the scheme
for the drainage of the metropolis, and not then, unless it
can be proved that the populations of the parishes in which
such churches were situated have not increased, and the
congregations attonding such churches have not numeri-
cally increased.'
After soma discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.
The house divided on the motion, that the clause do stand
part of the bill—
Ayes
Noes
Majority —l2
The clause was accordingiy agreed to, as well as clause
15.

Clauses 16, 17, and 18, were aimed to.
On clause 19,
Mr. E. JAMES said that 13 of the parishes of the city of
London which escaped the fire of 1666 were liable, under
the statute of Henry Bth to the charge of 9d. in the pound.
The parish of St. Martin Outwich, in the City of London, was
now occupied by insurance offices and other large establish-
ments, and yet the rector made a charge of £250 a-
year for titles in one particular case, and stated.
—as was the case—that under the act in ques-
tion he could claim £5OO a year. This clause re-enacted
that all existing rights should be preserved and the conse-
quence was that tithes could be enforced when the churches
where services was supposed to be performed might per-
haps be resumed to the suburbs of the metropolis.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry
Fox as Consul at Plymouth for his Majesty the King of
Hanover.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. John
Frederick Capelle as Consul at Rangoon for the Free Han-
seatic City of Hamburgh.
BOARD OF TRADE, WIIITEHALL, AUG. 21.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, from the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch
from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Athens, enclosing
a copy of a Royal Greek Ordinance, fixing the price of
Emery of Naxos at 11 drachms (7s. 9d.), per quintal of
Constantinople, delivery to be made at Syra, after payment
to the Treasury.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
3d Administrative Battalion of Lanarkshire Rifle Volun-
teers—Walter Henry Gill, Esq., late Captain 2d Royal
Lanarkshire Militia, to be Adjutant.
7th (late 11th) West Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Volun-
teers (Leeds)—Henry Leslie Hunt, Esq., late Lieutenant
67th Foot, to be Adjutant.
Kent Rifle Volunteers, Ist Battalion—Simon Fitzherbert
Jackson, Esq., to be Adjutant from the 33th June.