The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

JETVISEI DIS A B ILITIES.

In 1857 the " Oath of Abjuration Bill" passed
through the committee by a majority of 140, the
numbers being—ayes, 341 ; noes, 201..; which with
24 pairs expresses an opinion of 556 members.
The third reading was carried by a majority of
123, in a house of 459 members, the numbers being
—ayes, 291 ; n es, 168.
In 1858 the "Oaths Bill" passed through its
various stages without opposition until the bring-
ing up of the report of the committee ou 22d
March, when on a division the principle favourable
to Jewish claims involved in the bill was confirmed
by a majority of 153, the opinion of the whole
house being thus shown : -

For.
. 299

Against.
146
39

Votal

Pairs
Voted or paired on previous
occasions

COURT CIRCULAR.

Mr. Mowbray, the Judge-Advocate-General, had an
audience of the Queen yesterday afterno ?ra at Bucking-
ham Palace, and submitted to her Majesty the proceed-
ings of some courts-martial,
The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, honoured Mr. Tbeed with a visit at his qudio to
inspect his statue in marble of the Right Hon. E.lnfund
Burke and his bas-relief of "The Field of the Cloth of
Gold," both ordered fir the interior ofthe Houses of
Parliament.
The Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the per-
f.)rmancu at the Haymarket Theatre with their presence
in the evening. The royal suits censiiterl of the Coan-
te4. of Caledon, lion, Lucy Kerr, Lord Raglan, Lord
Colville, and Captain the Ron. D. de Roe.
The Princess Alice, attended by Lady Caroline B ir-
ringtoo, attended the musical performance at Ex -ter-
*
hall.

NEW CHELSEi-BRIDGE.—The Queen, with her attend-
ants, drove over this bridge yesi.erlay afternoon. Her
dsj sty was rectived at the Midd ceex side by the en-
gineer, and accompanied by him to the Surrey side, tier
Majesty making various inquiries relative to tee strtv--
ture. The bridge will be opened fer public traffic on
Mo day.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who has cow-
pleted his 39th year, it was celebrated in town, at Wine-
sor, and the mihtary stations, with the usual rejoicings.
His Excellency the French Ambassador and the Coun-
tess de Perdgny leave the French Embassy early in the
ensuing week for Paris.
- We have reason to believe that the Marshal the Duke
de Malakoff will nut arrive in this country to assume
his diplomatic duties until the 11th proximo.
The Hon. Captain Harris, the brother of the Earl of
Malmesbury, has been appointed British Consul• General
for the AuAlien ports in the Adriatic.
Sir. E. 13. Lytton, Bart., has kindly offered to lecture
at the Mechanics' Institute, Lincoln, on Monday, April
5, on the Early History of the Ea-tern Nations, and
more esp3cially those mentioned in the Old Testament.
Sir Edward will visit Bayou's Manor during the Eaiter
week.

We are requested to state that the services of the
Chapel Royal, St. James's, will, on Easter Sunday and
the fullowing Sundays, unt,l further notice, be cele-
brated in the G:rtnan Chapel, Marlborough House, at 8
a.m. a+ .d 5.30 p.m.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. CAMPBELL,—Yesterday a meet-

ing was hell at the Belvidere Hotel, Pentonville, for the
purpese of raising a fund to place Mr. Campbell and his
family in a business, whereby they may be able to sup-
port themselves. Mr. Campbell was f.r many years an
apbcrietiosviitnoefgeghoraefartahcattvaelirne.n:,hHaandisi of the highest respeotanility of
the i floarrtguen ef a ism i
ltye a,
fP at
itcreinatrvtaxl
children—eiglit en cf whom are now living, and mostly
dependent upon him, and having himself entered the
eighth decade of his life, his physical energies are unequ>l
to his profession. The chair was occupied by Mr. B.
Foster, of the'St. John's Gate, who was also app inted
treasurer, and a committee was formed to reise tile
means of carrying out the desired object.—Morairry
Advertiser, March 23.
LIABILITY or SHIPOWNERS.—DEPUTATION TO TEE
BOARD of fBADE —Yesterday a deputation, oonsisti, g
of dr. Crawford, M.P., Sir J. Duke, M.P., Sir John
Pon ter, M.P, Mr. Bramli-y-Moore, M.P., Mr.
Watson (ce Dublin), Mr. Pike (of Cork), Mr. Hart•
ley, Mr. Rubinson, and numerous other gentlemen
connected with the shipping interest in various
ports, waited on the Right Hon. W. Henley, to
request him to introduce a bill to relieve them of
the limited liability, to which they were subject under
Lord Campbell's Act, and in ca es of total loss of the
vessel to mike them liable, in case of a steamer, to 15/.
a toe, and in the case of a sailing vessel to 101. a too,
and in cases of individual I,ss of life to make one uni-
form standard of liability according to the claes fare the
passengers paid. Mr. Heeley said be could not pro-
mise to support the bill—he believed that no support
would carry it, but he would give the bill his beet oon-
sideratien.
A STEAMER ON TlRE.—Partichlar3 of the destruction
of the steamer Rite Battle by fire near Dsrre p dis, are
published by the New York papers. The wind was
very high at the time, and alrno,t as soon as
di,covered the fire communicated to the ladies'
cabin, and cut off access to the lifeboat and ya sl.
Ali on board were driven forward, where they
remained until the flames drove them into the
water. The boat was headed for the shore, but the river
Being high and over i..s banks, and the wh, el-ropes burnt,
a landing could not be effected. There were from 50 to
60 passengers on board, and the number lost was by ore
account 29, and by another 33. A majority of them
were frozen. The steamer was driven among the trees,
where she lodged until the engines ceased to work, and
the passengers sought safety by clinging to the limb.
and branches of trees, and to bales of cotton thrown
overboard. The fire had its origin among the cotton ou
the after-deck, under the ladies' oabin ; it could not be
accounted for, unless it was from sparks from the steamer
Warrior, which passed to windward about half-an-hour
before the fire was discovered.
MINES.—The Mining Market continues without any
material change, nor will there be much doing until an
impetus is given to speculation by one or two good dis-
coveries. As it is, however, there are several mire,
holding out great promise, and of undoubted merits,
either for speculation or investment, if there were
more spirit to embark in them. Copper and tin
are not so firm as we could wish to see them,
but there is no fear of any serious fall, and as
trade revives so will these metals. Lead is in good de-
mand, and the mines having sold lately, such as ..rre-
lawny and Herodsfoot, have got an advance of 11. 10s.
to 21. per ton on their ores, and shares in both mines are
more in repast. The dividend mines, with few excep-
tions, are etill but little dealt in, but South Frances was
-enquired for, and advanced to 240 to 250, when it be-
came known that a verdict bad been given in their fe-
Itnr,..in the action against West Bisset as to the dis-
TXr
01.)ondal.y. The ground in dispute is the richest
20;00Pit."4,11.1n?, and variously estimated at 10,000 to
thsliagnt "totrauirltaatilEd7thseerte Company
ppar:sypeicattesntdillt 'of a muchi3peal
Great Cl.lnsols 447,"1". Basset, 210 to -220.; Devon
declared ye,t3d.y._2.4. 480, cx div. of 71 per sha
Ming Journal (this day). -re'