The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-29 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to :—Abergavenny Improvement;
Marchburn, Kelso, and Lauder Road ; Oswestry and
Newtown Railway (Additional Capital, &c.).

TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND
(IRELAND) BILL.

The house went into committee an this bill and resum'd
at clause 27, which was agreed to. Clauses to 3 kinclusive
were also agreed to.
On clause 32,

Mr. LONGFIELD moved an amendment to the effect
that leases should not be granted for a less period than three
lives or 33 years. The bill proposed to facilitate the mak-
ing of leases, but it did not give the necessary terms for
leases that would be sufficient for the purpose of inducing
the tenant to improve the land. He considered that 25
years' possession at least was requisite to remunerate a
tenant fur his outlay, and iP leases for a proper time were
granted the highest rent would be required and received
for land.

Mr. DEASY did not see any abjection to the adoption
of the amendment, but suggested that it should be moved
as a separate clause.
Mr. LONGFIELD acceded to the suggestion, and with-
drew the amendment for the present.
The clause was then agreed to, as well as clause 33.
Clauses 34 and 35 were then agreed to.
On clause 36,

Mr. BLAKE moved to add at the end of the clause :
" And shallnot be liable to eviction after commbncing such
improvements, except for non-payment of rent (unless in
the opinion of the chairman the completion of same has
been needlessly delayed) until the expiration of the longest
period (according to the nature of the improvement)
named in clause 25, for agricultural improvements and
building leases."
After some discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.
On clause 37,

Mr. MAGUIRE moved the following amendment:—
Line 41, leave out all after " and," and insert " if, upon the
hearing of the case before the chairman, it shall be proved
that the proposed improvements are not necessary, or that
they would be prejudicial to the estate, the tenant shall not
be entitled to commence such improvements; but in case
the chairman shall decide that the proposed improvements
are necessary, useful, and beneficial to the estate, the tenant
shall be enabled to proceed with the improvements in the
same way as if he had received the assent of the owner."
The clause as it at present stood gave deadly effect to the
absurd apprehensions of a class of landlords who were
afraid that the tenant would improve out of the land.
He believed that there were classes in Ireland
who would not avail themselves of the provisions of
this bill, and he proposed to make it compulsory on them
to do so. He thought the tenant ought not to be allowed
to make improvements that were not beneficial to the land
or that were not necessary for agricultural operations. At
the same time, however, they should not allow landlords to
obstruct necessary improvement. There was a continual
stream of emigration from Ireland which it was only the
policy to arrest, and if a stimulus were not imparted to the
industry of the country misery and disaffection would ine-
vitably ensue.
Mr. POLLARD ITRQTJLIART approved of the amend-

the appointment of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Yorke,
K.C.8., Military Secretary to his Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-Chief, to be an Ordinary Mem-
ber of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights
Grand Cross, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 28.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Philip
Jacob, M.A., to the Archdeaconry cf Winchester, void by
the promotion of the Right Rev. Father in God Doctor
Joseph Cotton Wigram to th:., see of Rochester.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 28.
The Right Honourable 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 Minister at Vienna, enclosing
the following declaration of the Imperial Austrian Go.
Tornment ; viz.:
Whereas Auettian steamers enjoy full liberty of
transporting passengers, with their baggage and effects,
to the ports of Great Britain and Leland, and of all
British possessions, with the sole exception of the coasting
trade in those British colonies where a similar exceptiOn'
may exist in regard to all foreign flags ; whereas further,
the undiminished maintenance of this liberty for the future
is assumed also, it isherebydeclared on the side of the Impe-
rial Austrian Government, by the organ of the undersigned
Minister President, and for F oreignAffairs, that in pursuance
of an arrangement agreed te, British steamers shall also enjoy
the full liberty of transporting passengers, their baggage
and effects, between any Austrian and any foreign port, and
vice versa, and in such wise with the privileges of the
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of July 3, 1838, and
.that for this object on the part of the Imperial Govern-
ment an exempti n will be made in favour of the British
steamers in the application section 16 of the Austrian
Postal Law of November 6, 1837, concerning the periodical
passenger traffic.
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It is well understood, that if such a periodical
line of steamers should be organized on a line which
is already carried on, or shall in future be carried on by
the Austrian Postal Establishment, a previous understand..
ing upon the principal points of the respective sailing
arrangements, that is to say, on the times of departure,
shall take place, in the interest of public security and order,
as well as in the intere..t itself of the two competing com-
panies, and for this purpose the projected sailing regula-
tions of the English undertaking shall be submitted to the
Imperial Post Direction of the Austrian harbour in ques-
tion. -

Vienna, June H, 1860.
(Signed) COUNT DE RBCIIBEILG.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 29.

53d Regiment of Foot—Mnjor-G eneral Frederick Maunsell
to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sutherland, C. 8.,
transferred to the 93d Foot
93d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General W. S. uther-
land, C. 8., from the 53d Foot, to be Colonel, vice General
the Lord Clyde, G.C.8., transferred to the Coldstream
Guards.
WAR- OFFICE, PALL -MALL, JusE 29.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Brevet-Colonel George Robert Harry Kennedy to be
Colonel, vice Ingilby, removed as a General Officer.
Brevet-Major Edward Mourrier Boxer, on the Supernu-
meraty List, to be Lieutenant-Colr.ncl. _ _ _

Bre'Vet-Itfajor Charles Scudamore Longden to be Lieute-
nant-Colonel, vice Kennedy.

Brevet• Major 'William Henry Randolph Simpson to be
Captain, vice Longden.
Lieutenant Noel Hamlyn Harris to be Second Captain,
vice Simpson.
Gentlemen Cadets to bi Lieutenants—Charles Jones,
Alexander Burton Brown, Henry Andrews Barker, Henry
Wm. Lovett Hime, Charles Domett Egerton Parks-Smith,
Leonard Downes, Banks Robins m Greig, James Walker
Bernard, John Becher Ormsby, Frederick Augustus Hand,
Rowland Walkey, John W. Inge, Hardinge W. Browne,
Albert Edward England, William Augustus Cook, Edmund
Hunt Holley, Ferdinand Henry Wheeler Milner, Edward
Albert Fitzßoy, William Gorges Mulloy, Richard Jack-
son Heslet, George Arthur French, Robert Dundas Eliott
Lockhart, Thomas Wood, Thom,,s Martin Hitching, Frank
Galloway, James Fergusson Jenkin, Thos. Micklcm Crutt-
well, Maitland Moore Lane, Francis Carminowe Nicolas,
Price Frederic Blackwood, and John Archibald Campbell.
The Commission of Paymaster Donald Stewart to be
antedated to 26th April, 1860.
The Commission of Paymaster Claudius Buchanan Piers
to be antedated to 26th April, 1860.