The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-03 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF -NEWCASTLE'S AFFAIRS.

At Judges' Chambers to-day an application was made to
Mr. Baron Bramwell, in the case of Padwick v. the Duke o
Newcastle by the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, with respect
to a large sum of money in his hands, arising from the sale
of the Duke of Newcastle's property at Clumber. Mr. Tidy
and Mr. Lewis appeared for Mr. Henry Padwick; Mr.
Taylor for the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire; and Messrs.
Laurence and Plews for Mr. Morris, the petitioning credi-
tor against the Duke of Newcastle in the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Mr. Taylor asked his lordship to protect the
sheriff from legal proceedings. Ho was willing to pay the
money into court, and had been threatened with an action
by Mr. Padwick. On the part of Mr. Padwick, it was stated
that Mr. Baron Martin had made the order on the sheriffs
of Middlesex and Nottinghamshire to pay the proceeds of
the sale of the duke's property to Mr. Padwick. His
lordship made the order on both, and the sheriff of Middle-
sei had paid over the money. The sheriff of Notting-
hatnshire had taken out the present interpleader summons
on Mr. Parkyns, the official assignee of the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, and on Mr. Morris. There was no official assignee
in the matter. Mr. Baron Bramwell thought the best course
would bo to bring the money into court, subject to further
order. Mr. Taylor said he could at once bring £lO,OOO
into court. On the part of Mr. Morris it was stated that
the application in bankruptcy stood over till tho 13th inst.,
as thirty days' notice was required to be given in the case.
Mr. Tidy asked the learned judge to enforce the order of
Mr. Baron Martin, as the Sheriff of Middlesex had done,
and pay the money over to Mr. Padwick. It would not
prevent any claim being made on him under bankruptcy.
His lordship was of opinion that all difficulty would bo
avoided by the sheriff of Nottinghamshire paying the
money in his hands into court to abide further orders.
The order was made as suggested.

The blood stock purchased at the late Middle Park sales
for Australia, including the Gladiateur colt, wore shipped
on board the Middlesex, in London Dock, at noon on
Thursday, in company with rather a valuable Arab stal-
lbn.

IMPITIAL PAR.LIA :17T ENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CILA.NCELLOU took his scat ou the woolsack
.tt five o'clock.

EDUCATION.

Lord STRA.THEDEN laid on tha table a bill en-
abling Town Councils to create a borough fund for the
purposes of Eduction.

COURTS OF JUSTICE SALARIES AND FUNDS

BILL.

The Marquis of LANSDOWND trwved the second
reading of this bill, the object of which was to make the
payment of salaries which now extende 1 over a consider-
able time payable at one particular period.
Lord ST. LEONARDS objected to the bill, as it would,
:f carried, be an undue interference with the Suitors' Fee
Fund by thu Treasury. It was too late in the session to
discuss the provisions of the measure, and therefore he
moved that it be read a secoad time that day month.

After a sho t discussion the bill was read a second time.
The Trades' Union (Protection cf Fuudi) Bill passed
through committee after a short discussion.
Their lord-hips thee adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAsT EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
THE SUEZ CANAL.

Mr. GOURLEY said there was a great deal of anxiety
existing in commercial circles with respect to the depth of
navigable water in and through the Suez Canal, and
he hoped the Government would give the house such
information as was in their possession.
Mr. ()TWAT said ho would at once give the hon
member all the information at present at the Foreign-
office, although he must say it was not official. Mr
Fowler then reported that the depth of water was 28ft.,
but in some places 26ft.; the first section which was
22 miles in length, was 196 ft. 6in, wide at the surface, and
26ft. in depth. The second section was 77 miles in length,
and 327 wide at the surface, and 26ft. in depth and 72ft.
wide at the bottom. There had, however, been a report
that the depth of water was generally but 26 feet. It had
been originally pcoposed to open the canal on the 17th of
November, but he doubted whether the works woull bo
sufficiently advanced to carry out that intention.
POLLING PLACES, IRELAND.

Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, in re-
ply to Mr. Staopoole, said the subject of polling places in
Ireland would in the recess bo fully considered, with a
view of removing any existing defects.
GLEBE HOUSES (IRELAND.)

Mr. C. FORTESOUE, in reply to Mr. Stacpoole, said
it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill
next session with a view of giving facilities to all religious
denominations of purchasing glebes for the erection of
globe houses.
OFFICES IN SCOTLAND.

Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Sir G. Montgomery,
said it was intended to amalgamate the offices of Queen's
and Lords's Treasurers' Remombrancor in Scotland, with
a view of giving-increased efficiency to the offices.