The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1858.

manta offered us by the Government, and
on our declaring our readiness to accept
them, still bad a day refused us to go on with
the bill. We have been dealt with straight.;
forwardly and fairly, and we have at least

-the money market at the close, on the report that
the negotiations between the Government and the
railway companies had succeeded, and that the
companies had obtained favourable conditions.
The following were the last quotations :--•
4i per Cents 93 50 Credit Fonder
Do. end month — Belgian 4 ............ 98
3 per Cent. .....
Do. end month 67 75 Roman ........ , ............
Bank' Shares ...
..................
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account 585 —, Home Debt ............... -
RAILWAYS.— FOR CASH.
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 7lO Strasburg ............... 610
Lyon and Mediteran 7324 Grand Central .........
New Ditto — Sardinian ............. 395
Geneva

had the vote of a Member of the Cabinet, in some

respects second to no one in it—the Premier's
son. We can but feel that in the long-contested
battle of Church-rates,we have thus far been bet-
ter dealt with by the present Government than by
the late one—better, indeed, than by many pre-
ceding Governments.

What the fate of the measure will be in the
Upper House, it is not easy to predict. The
Duke of SOMERSET has taken charge of it
there ; and, when Lord SEYMOUR, he was
a cordial supporter of it in the House of Com-
mons. The bill goes to the Lords not only on
the wings of large majorities, but, we have reason

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, JUNE G.
The Oesterreichistice Correspondent of yesterday
evening thus confirms the information relative to
the two French ships of the line now in the
Adriatic :

"According to the newest advices from Cattaro two
French ships of the line anchored off Budua on the 30th
of May, and fired salutes on the following day. In the
morning of the lot inst. the French ft.ar-Acitniral and
the Consul-General Hiquard went, by way of Braich, to
Cettinye, and returned at 6 in the afternoon via Cattaro
to Budua. On the 4'h inst. the two French vessels
were again off Gravcsa. The Eng.ish gunboat Coquette
has left Gravosa, but it is not known where she is
gone."

to know, attended by the good wishes of a very
considerable number of the minority. By far the
greater part of those who voted against the bill
yesterday would be but too thankful never to see

its face again. They want to get one of the
annual motions off the order paper of the
House, and one of the questions out of the
way of the hustings, which they can sel-
dom answer exactly to the satisfaction of all
parties. That the question must soon be settled
no one now doubts. Why delay ? Lord DERBY
himself has at least denounced Church-rates in

their present form as an injustice of which Dis-
senters have reason to complain ; and he has but
to stretch a point or two himself, and to use his
almost unbounded influence with the Lords, and
to him will belong the honour of having removed
a cause of from almost every parish in the
kingdom, and settled a liberal question which all
the professedly liberal governments for the last
five-and-twenty years could not do. He abolished
the Irish Church ces4, because it had become a
social nuisance ; we hope he will put his vigorous
hand to this English cess, too.
We think the country owes one duty to the
Lords—that of petitioning universally. The
Commons have done their part ; our representa-

tives have told the Lords that their constituents
mean to have these rates abolished ; the country
should back its representatives. It should be
remembered that this is the first time that the
Lords have heard about Church-rates in their
legislative capacity ; and, little as they concur'
themselves about parish matters, they have heard

Little about them, also, in their several -local:

ties. The country should now enlighten their
Lordships. On the Jewish question there can be
no doubt the country was apathetic ; and Lord
DERBY pointed to the fact as one chief reason for
his course. He knew it would have been impos-
sible to get up a public meeting, or a meeting at
all, for Jewish emancipation—hence the long
resistance on that point. But from what Lord
DERBY himself said, we are confident that he does
not think it the duty of the Lords to resist when
the country is decided and earnest, as well as
persistent.

The Bill should go to the Lords heralded by a
host of petitions. The large towns should peti-
tion, because they are the centres of intelligence,
and, because, though they are strong enough
to emancipate themselves, they should sym-
pathise with those who live under the
despotism of village squires and clergymen.
The villages and small towns—those in
them, at least who dare do it, should petition,
because the pretence is, that in the country places
the people rejoice to pay the rate. Even a few
in any village, who are aggrieved by being
taxed for their neighbour's worship, should
immediately tell the Lords so by a peti-
tion. Dissenters should, of course, petition.
It is their cause, pre •eminently. Every one
expects it of them ; they will be blamed by all
parties if they do not do it. The sun never shone
so brightly for them before, and they must "make
hay while it shines." They have, for the first

time, an anti-Church-rate Bill in the House of
Lords, and they must not let the Lords think that
tkey, of all persons, are indifferent to its success
there. Churchmen should petition, for they
have the strongest interest in the abolition of an
impost which enables the crotchetty or domineering
members of their own community to disgrace the
Church to which they are attached. We hold
that Church-rates are one of the greatest injuries
possible to the Church as it now stands. We say,
therefore, to all classes—Petition, and—petition at
once.

PASSENGERS FROM INDIA.—The following is a list o
the passengers by the Ripon steamship Captain Powell,
expected at Southampton this day (Wednesday), with
the heavy portion of the Bombay mail :—From Born
bay :—General and Mrs. Heath and two servants, Mrs.
Lachland and infant, Captain Coryten, Captain de
Quincey, Mrs. Bird wood, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brett, child,
and servant ; Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. Watson, three children,
and three servants • Mrs. Edwards and child, Mrs.
Ballard, three children, and servant ; Miss Bennett,
Mr. Picard, Mr. Jarrett, Lieutenant Naylor, Captain
Sinclair, Dr. M'Kenzie, Lieutenant Milson, Lieutenant
Vaughan, Lieutenant Knight, Mrs. Grant, two chil-
dren, and servant; Miss Lack, Paymaster Powell.
From Alexandria :—Colonel Hall, Colonel Pocklington,
General and Mrs. Lowe and servant, Mr. Moore, Mr.
Elks.

AMERICAN MAILS.—The screw steamer City of Balti-
more, which Fails to-day (Wednesday) from Liverpool to
New York, carries a ship's mail. The next regular
American mail despatch will be by the Cunard steamer,
Persia, which sails on Saturday next, also for New
York. Letters will be received at the Liverpool post-
office until 7.30 with late fees until 8.80, and on the
landing stage until 90,30.
SCULLEREe RACE FOR 1001.--The long-talked-of scul-
-1 lers' race between James Finnic, of Wapping, and Thos.
White, of Bermond-ey, came off yesterday afternoon in
old-fashioned boats from Putney to Mortlake forloo/.
The men took np their stations at the new bridge, Put-
ney, Finnic having won the toss, and accompanied by
their cutters got off near high water at a stashing pace,
Finnic having a slight lead owing to an accident which
oe•urred to White ; the latter, however, came up, paged
his opponent, and kept the lead till the end of the race,
while his opponent stuck so close to him that he over-
lapped him and was up to his Sculls at coming in.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.—The deaths regis-
tered in London, which rose in the previous week, to
1,106, declined in the week ending last Saturday, June
5, to 1,087, of which 533 are deaths of male!, 554 those
of females. The mortality of last week exceeds that
which is obtained ley calculation from former experience
at the beginning of June, but the excess is not consider-
able. Last week the births of 765 boys and 780 girls,
in all 1,545 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848-57 the
average number was 1,465.
ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE,—The ad-
journed extraordinary meeting of the subscribers was
held yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the pur-
pose of ballotting for the council for the ensuing year.
Earl Manvers, the president of the college, occupied the
chair. The proceedings were anything but unanimous.
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Rev. Mr. White. A warm discussion ensued upon the
charges of excessive expenditure and mismanagement
which have been brought against the council. Mr. Han
cock defended the council, and on the ballot being taken
the council's list was elected.
EXTORTIONATE CHARGES UPON DEBTORS.—At a
meeting of the Court of Aldermen yesterday, Alder-
man and Sheriff Allen brought under the notice of the
court certain information which he had received %sit')
detdecereedss-raet received
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THE ARCH:Y.H OF THE FOI EIGN.orr
atten-
tion of Lord Malmesbury has been dr 4w .
ne
13 to the great
inconvenience occasioned to histerians and others by the
stringent rules at present existing with referenc to
access to the foreign correspondence at the State Paper
office. His lordship has directed that authority will be
given to the Master of the Rolls to permit, in future'
any State papers in his custody belonging to this del
pirtment, of a date prior to 168. 8, to be copied by histo-
rians without their being submitted for the approval of
then Secretary of State, as heretofore.

IVAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday orders were issued from the East In-
dia House for the following ship., which have been
taken up by the Hon. East India Company for the
' conveyance of upwards of 10,000 reinforcements to
India, to embark the following cavalry and infan-
try at the ports named on the under mentioned
I dates, viz. :—Tyburnia, 400 men ; Brunelle, 420
men ; Alnwick Castle, 400 men; Holmsdale, 1,400
tons, 600 men ; Blenheim, 1,314 tc ns, 400 men;
John Duncan, 400 men ; and Merchantman, 1,018
tons, 350 men, the whole of which are ordered to
' embark the troops mentioned at Gravesend, and
sail from that port for Calcutta on the 26Ji. inst.
The Victor Emmanuel will embark 400 men at
Portsmouth for Calcutta, and sail on the 26th inst.
The following vessels will embark Queen's troops
for Madras, on the 24th inst , viz.:—the Clarence,
1,104 tons, 220 men, at Gravesend ; the Mersey,
370 men at Gravesend, calling at Cork ; and the
Bucephalus 300 men at Gravesend, calling at
Portsmouth. The following ships will convey
troops to Bombay on the 29th inst. :—the Maldon,
, 1,187 tons, 500 men, sailing from Gravesend ; the
Earl Balcarres, 1,488 tons, 430 men, sailing from
Cork ; and the Clifton Belle, 400 men, sailing from
Gravesend. The Pomona will embark 500 Queen's
troops, the Confiance 350 troop., at Gravesend, on
the 30th inst. for Kurrachee. The greatest activity
prevails at the East India depots at Chatham, Col-
chester, Canterbury, Maidstone, and the other
districts, in order to have the reinforcements ready
for embarcation by the dates ordered.
Colonel H. W. Parke, commanding the Chatham
division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, re
ceived an order from the Admiralty yeSterday to
hold in readiness detachments kf the Royal Marines
to embark on board the Terrible, 21, the Hydra,
6, and the Argus, 6, attached to the steam reserve.
On the paying off of her Majesty's ship Comus,
14, at Chatham, on Monday, the surv€ying officers
reported that vessel to be the cleanest they had
ever inspected. On the ship being surveyed it was
discovered. that a considerable number of her
.planks wero in a very rotten state, in addition to
which several other parts of the vessel were found
to be unsound. In consequence- of this discovery
it is not expected that the Comus will ever again
be placed in commission.
Rear-Admiral of the White Charles Talbot visited
Portsmouth on Monday, and went on board the
91-gun ships Algiers and Caesar in that harbour,
both advanced for commission. He was accompa-
nied by Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. I 3 ,
superintendent of the steam fleet in reserve, in
which position both ships are. He made a most
minute inspection of the Algiers, which he com-
manded during tho late war with Russia, both in
the Baltic and Black Sea, until the attainment of
his flag. The object of this inspection we believe
to be preliminary to his hoisting his flag on board
of her to relieve Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir H.
D. Chads, K.C.8., in the command on the Irish
station, on the promotion of the latter to the rank
of Vice-Admiral, which may be daily expected.
The Marines at present serving on board the
depot ships of steam reserve are ordered to return
to head-quarters, and their places to be supplied
by seamen pensioners.

- The Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. Herr,
was officially inspected, and her crew mustered at
Spithead yesterday by Rear-Admiral the Hon.
George Grey, Superintendent of Portsmouth Dock-
yard, for Admiral Sir George Seymour, the Com-
mander-in-Chief. The crew will be paid wages to-
morrow, after which the ship will not remain long
at Spithead. Tice-Admiral Fanshawe is expected
to hoist his flag to-morrow night, or Friday.
Her Majesty's iron screw steam store-ship
Himalaya, Commander Shute B. Piers, which en-
tered Plymouth Sound yesterday (Tuesday) morn-
ing, left Calcutta Feb. 12th, arrived at Simon's
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, April the Ist, and sailed
again on the 18th; touched at St. Helena on the
28th, and left on the 29th ; called at St. -Vincent,
Cape Verde, on the 18th of May, and sailed from
that island on the 20th. She has thus been 93
days at sea since leaving India. The Himalaya
brings passengers—Mrs. Polehampton, widow of
the Rev. H. Polehampton, killed at Lucknow ;
Mrs. Bartrum, widow of Dr. Bartrum, killed at
Lucknow ; Major Ramsay, 75th Regiment, and
Mrs. Ramsay ; Captain Sall, 37th, and Mrs. Sall ;
Lieutenant Woods, 29th ; Mrs. Browne and five
children, Mrs. Harrington and two children, Mrs.
Charles and four children, Mrs. Murray and one
child, and 130 military invalids. From the
Cape Mr. Holden and Son, Mr. Stilwell, and
the wives of 36 soldiers with 52 children.
The spacious and well-ventilated main deck
of the ship has been appropriated to the use
of the sick, who were in medical charge of Dr.
Bremner, R.N. Nine deaths occurred among the
military invalids embarked at Calcutta—via., seven
from consumption, one dysentery, and oue hepatic
disease. 40 sick are confined to their cots, chiefly
by amputations, the other cases being severe dysen-
tery and consumption. Three amputations, through
shot wounds, have been performed on board; these
cases are progressing favourably. Two births have
occurred since leaving the Cape. The Himalaya
sailed from England on the 16th April, 1857, with
the 90th Regiment for China ; but on arrival at
Singapore was ordered to Calcutta. Since then
she has been employed in conveying troops and
horses from the Cape of Good Hope to India. The
main shaft of her engine is broken, and she is done
up almost entirely. About seven knots only have
been got out of her lately. Tee steamship South-
ampton was at the Cape Verde, en, route for Ma-
deira and London.

Sir John Pakington, as First Lord of the Admi-
ralty held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, at
which the undernamed officers attended :—Admiral
Sir William Gage, Vice-Admiral Edward Collier,
Vice-Admiral Saumarez, Rear-Admiral Sir John
Dundas, Rear-AdmiralT. W. Carter, Rear-Admiral
Thomas Bennett, Rear-Admiral Greville, Major-
General Sir William Reid, Captain M. S. Nolloth,
Capt. R. B. Crawford, Capt. B. James Sullivan,
C. 8., Capt. Arthur Meltersh, Captain R. Ma-
guire, Captain G. W. D. O'Callaghan, Captain
David Robertson, Captain H. Boys, Captain W.
L. Sheringham, Captain William Boys, Captain
Thomas Miller,
Captain the Hon. J. W. Spencer,
Captain 0. Murray, Commander J. G. Bickford,
Commander D. M'Kenzie, Commander F. D.
Rich, Commander R. D. Aldrich, Lieutenant Wm.
Hutchinson, Lieutenant William J. Young, Lieut.
C. H. Young, Lieutenant Thomas D. Sulivan,
Lieutenant John O'Reilly (b), Lieutenant Loftus
Robinson, Lieutenant Manus Lowther, Lieutenant
G. Y. Paterson, Mr. J. B. Ayling (master), Mr.
Robert M'Cormack (surgeon), and Mr. Joseph
Mason (paymaster R. M.).
Commander G. Western has been appointed
mail agent, vice Commander Stevens, who is super-
seded ; Commander C. Parker to reserved half-
pay list of Captains, vice Shairf, deceased.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty
Lieutenant Sydney Metcalfe, to the Ajax ;
Lieutenant W. S. Hornby, to the Terrible ;
Lieutenant H. E. Stephens, to rite Hannibal ;
Lieutenant L. M. Croke, to the Hydra ; Lieut.
H. A. Mainwaring (additional), to the Marl-
borough ; Alfred C. Johnson, naval instructor, to
the Orion, and John M. Forster, assistant pay
master in charge, to the Oberon.