The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-02 00:00:00

MATRIMONIAL COURT.

There were several applications to the court to fix Lb•
mode of proceeding, whether oral or by affidavit, none
of which pos,i-ased the slightest interest. The case of
Evans v. Evans and Robinson appeared in the list, but
it was merely an application by Mr. Phillirdore to tho
court that a certain order relating to costs, made et
chambers, should be rescinded, or revised, by the full
court. No decision had been given when our reporter
left.
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

The Imperial Parliament, which will be this day pro*
rostued by Royal Commission, has been sitting exaotil
eight months. It was called together hastily on the Scl
of December last in consequence of the suspension of the
Bank Charter Act.
Although the present session has lasted eight monthes
yet, in consequence of the numerous adjournments re'
suiting front the breaking up of the cabinet and other
circumstances, the actual number of days on which the
two houses have sat is, perhaps, not mote than usual,
During the whole session, from its commencement in
December to its termination to-day, the Lords have set
on 83 days, the average length of each day's sitting
being 2 hours 34 minutes, and the total number of dale,
and hours it has occupied in the actual transaction e'
business, computed at 12 hours a day, is 17 days 7 hours
and 10 minutes.
The number of divisions taken in the House of Lords
during the session has been 19, of which no less than 12,
were taken in July, showing the enormous amount 0'
business thrown into the last month of the session. The
most important division of their lordships was that which,
vas taken en the 14th of May, when the Earl of
Shaftesbury's resolution, condemnatory of the present
government, was rejected by 167 to 158. This we°
also the most protracted sitting, their lordships being
occupied in debate eight hours and five minutes. The
Commons sat on 103 days, the average length of each
day's sitting being 8 hours. The house has been oca'
pied in the actual transaction of business, estimating the
business day at 12 hours, 67 days 10.1 hours. The total
number of hours it has sat after midnight is 891. The
two most protracted sittings of the Commons were eat
July 8 and 12, on each of which days the house met
13at
12 o'clock a.m. and did not separate till 2 p.m. the "
morning, which, allowing two hours for the suspeneil
between 4 and 6, gave v. sitting of exactly 12 hours ea°
day. Tho number of divisions taken during the sessiol!
is 172, of which 81 were taken in July. It was counted
out twice—once as late as balf-past one in the morning,
,adanother time between eight and nine pm. There
ins tint been a single " no house" fur the session.

SOUTH 'DEVON ELECTION.—Mr. Kekewich has coats
forward ; at present there is no other candidate in the
field.
THE lIARVEST.—It is now general throughout the
e
south of England. Commonreport hitherto declares thko
wheat to promise a full average, yield the barley to "0
exceedingly various, oats to be if anything below
average, peas and btans to be decidedly below an al
rage, the hay crop to be of first-rate quality, h 01,114„
below an average in quantity, mangel wurzel to be I:
general promising well, and turnips to be in general Pr"
miring very well,—Uarafigri cumide.