The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-26 00:00:00

Ed ST NORFOLK ELECTION.

CABINET COUSCIL.

A Cabinet Council was held at 2 p.m. this day.

The Earl of Derby being still confined to the
the houv., by indisposition, the council was
held at his lordship's private residence, St.
James's-square. The Ministers present were :

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hard wicke,
Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury,
the Right Hon. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, General
Peel, the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, Lord
Staul,-y, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord
John Manners.

The Queen and the Prince Consort, with the Prin-
cesses Alice and Helena, the King of the Belgians, the
Duke and Duchess of Brabant, and the Count of Flan-
ders, vi-iced the Crystal at Sydenham yesterday morning.
The roy,l suite consisted of Vie Duchess of Athon,
Countess d'Yve de Bayvay, Major-General Bouverie,
Colonel F. H• Seymour, Baron D'O verschie de Nerische,
Captain Burnell, end tbo Master of the Household.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS.—.Upwards of 30,000 letters a month pass to and
from Weymouth and the Channel Islands by means 'of
the steamers which have recently commenced running
between Plymouth and Jersey.
The commercial advices from Calcutta appear not to
he unfavourable as far as the demand for English manu-
factures is cmcerned. The rate of exchange shows no
variation. At Hong Koug the quotation of 43. 81d.
indicates a slight further turn in favour of this country;
while at Shanghai there has been an advance from
6 id. to 6s. 2d., an adverse alteration equal to about
11 per cent.
THE MANCHESTER POST•OFFICE.—At a meeting of the
General Purposes Committee of the Manchester Town-
council, held yesterday, it was unanimously resolved to
ask the Post-office authorities to suspend any negotia-
tions as to the site in John Dalton-street, in order that
arrangements may be made for placing the new Post-
office on the Town's-yard site. This resolution was on
the motion of Mr. Alderman Heywood, the originator
and strong supporter of the proposal that the site should
be in Marsdon-square, and which has led to so much
discussion. It is understood that the arrangements
which it is desired to make involve the obtaining the
necessary land and premises for an arcade entrance from
Cooper-street, which would be a most convenient access
to the building, in addition to the front entrance in Ban-
croft-street.

SMOKE NUISANCE ABATEMENT BILL.—A bill of Mr.
Ayrton, M.P. for the To wer Hamlets, attempts to abate
the nuisance arising from the smoke of furnaces in the
Metropolis, and from steam-vessels plying to and from
any places on the 'names westward of the Nore light-
vessel. No furnaces in the metropolis, or furnaces used
in steamers between London Bridge and any place west-
ward of the Nore must emit any spoke after the passing
of the act, under a penalty of 5/., 101., and 201, for the
first, second, and third offence. The penalties will not
extend to furnaces which have been so constructed or
altered as to prevent, as far as possible, all emission of
smoke. The bill will not afftct the City Sewers Act
of 1851.
DUTY PAID ON FOREIGN GRAIN IN HULL.—The fol-
lowing duty was paid on foreign grain imported into
Hull last week :-4001. 18s. on 8,018 qrs. of wheat,
3741. Bs. on 7,488 qrs. of barley, 2461. on 4,920 qrs. of
oats, 281. lls. on 571 qrs. of beans, 451. Bs. on 908 qrs.
of peas, and 17s. lid. on 47 cwt of flour. Total duty
paid, 1,0961. 2s. 7id.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Yesterday
special general meeting of this company took place at
the Euston station, for the purpose of considering a b:11
to authorise arrangements bet seen the Chester and
Holyhead Railway and the London and North-Western
Railway Company, and to empower the Chester and
Holyhead Company to raise a sum of money by pre-
ference shares—Sir S. M. Peto in the chair. The secre-
tary read the heads of the bill, which stated that as the
Chester and Holy head and the London and North-Western
Rail ways formed a complete line of communication be-
tween Holyhead and London, and the postal service
between Dublin and London via Holyhead was carried
over the said railways, it was expedient to afford facili-
ties to the present company which they did not possess
under the authority c inferred by the existing acts. It was
therefore, proposed that the company should be em-
pswered to raise 200,0001. by preference shares, bearing
interest at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent. per annum ;
the London and North-Western Company on the one
band, a, d the Chester and Holyhead Company on the
other, with the consent of three-fifths of the shareholders,
baying the power to agree for the conversion of such
shares into ordinary stock of the London and North-
Western Railway Company, provided that the total
nominal amount of that stock should not exceed the
total nominal amount of the stock or shares of the Ches-
ter and Holyhead Railway Company so converted. The
bill also provided tbat the expenses of obtaining the act
should be paid by the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Company. A resolution was passed approving of the
bill.
MR. ALBERT SCHLOSS'S GRAND CONCERT.—This
gentleman, well known in the literary and musical
world, announces a most brilliant programme for his
concert on Monday, the 28th, at the Marylebone Lite-
rary and Scientific Institution, Edward-street, Portman-
square. It is seldom that we have to record such a
galaxy of talent as is annoucced for that even

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The nomination took place to-day, and the show
of hands was declared in favour of Sir Henry
Stracey. A poll was demanded on the part of the
Hon. W. Coke.