The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

POOR RATES.

Mr. NEWDEGATE moved an address for a return of
the number of persons rated to the poor, at the sums of £5O,
£4O, £3O, £2O, £lO, and upwards, respectively, in each
county or division of county, exclusive of the represented
cities and towns in England. and Wales ; distinguishing,
as far as possible, the number who are householders (in the
same form as return No. 508, of session 1854).—Agreed to.
Precisely at two o'clock Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of
the Black Rod, entered the house and summoned the
Speaker and Members to the House of Peers, to hear her
Majesty's Speech read by Commission, on the occasion of
the prorogation of Parliament, and also the Royal assent to
several public and private bills.
The SPEAKER immediately left the chair, and accompa-
nied by the whole of the members present, about fifty, pro-
ceeded to the House of Lords.
On their return the SPEAKER read the Royal Speech, and
having shook hands with several of the members, left the
house.

A supplement to the Gazette of Friday has just
been published, containing several orders and despatches
received by the Secretary of State for India. Their con-
tents have been already anticipated.
REPRESENTATIVE OF ROB ROY. -- We are
assured that Major M'Gregor, a nephew of the late Mr.
Dunbar, who lately arrived here, is a lineal descendant of - -
Rob Roy. Whether he possesses the distinguishing quali-
ties of his illustrious progenitor we are unable to tell.--
John o' Groat Journal.

THE WESTERN BANK.—The magnificent build-
ing of the Western Bank, in St. Andrew-square, was pur-
chased on Wednesday by Messrs. Gibson-Craig, Dalziel?
and Brodie, W.S., for £15,000, for the Scottish WidoWS'
Fund Assurance Society.--Glasgow Press.
The sum of £1,205 has been raised in aid of the
proposed memorial to the late Augustus O'Brien Stafford,
M.P. The committee have contracted for the stone and
timber work at Limerick Cathedral for £BOO, and for the
stained glass for £4OO, which works are now in progress.
About £4OO more is required to complete the designs of the
architect.
Mr. Edward M. Whitty, author of "Friends of
Bohemia," and who is well known as a newspaper writer
and critic, sailed from Liverpool yesterday for Australia.
Mr. Whitty is the son of Mrl.
auditJ..Whty, editor and pro-
prietor of the Liverpool Daily Post Journal.
Next Friday, being Good Friday, the Stock Ex-
change will, of course, be closed. Some of the members are
in favour of closing the house on Saturday, but the uncer-
tain state of political affairs will probably prevent the ador
tAND CHINA MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON,
Indus, with the heavyportion of the East
India has arrived. She brings
lAi
nopial of
THEaI thisn9 INDIA step.-ThChinae
in spede, 1,400 bales of silk, and 140 passengers. "lei!
dates are Alexandria, 4th ; Malta, Bth ; and. Gibraltar, 13tn
inst. Exchange, 50f.
THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.—We have
been requested to state that the National Portrait GallerYt
29, Great George-street, Westminster, will be open to the
public by tickets on Easter Monday, Tuesday, and Wedne-
sday, from ten to five o'clock. Tickets procurable, as usual,
from Messrs. Colnaghi, Messrs. Graves, and Mr. J. Smith
(of New Bond-street), may be had also, on application, of
Mr. Metchim, stationer, 20, Parliament-street, and of W.
Dufour, stationer, 17A, Great George-street, Westminster)
EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—On
Friday evening, the 15th inst., at Southampton, the emi-
grants for Table Bay were embarked on board the shiP
Bride, numbering 254 souls, equal to 2061 statute adults,
consisting chiefly of agricultural labourers, and female
domestic servants, selected by the Hon. Mr. Field.
Active steps are being taken in order to have the,
Great Eastern ready for sea by the latter end of the month et
July or the beginning of August. The unrestricted NI:
dom of access which was given some weeks since by 'lli'
company is now followed by a system of the most rigid e
elusion. The directors (the Observer says) found that th°,
privilege accorded to the public was grossly abused ; had
been extended to a much longer period there would not have
been a moveable or portable article left in the hull of 010
great vessel. Wherever there was a piece of moulding Of
metal which could be wrenched off the visitors appeared to
think it a fair trophy. The knobs and handles of the cabin
doors rapidly disappeared, and Capt. Harrison's cabin Ws?
literally stripped of everything beyond the bare boards an
partitions
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—ThorIey's Food for Cattle is now
beginning to seriously attract the attention of the farmer,
breeder, and feeder of stock. Two years of uTrremitting
care and attention have enabled its inventor to take high
ground as a benefactor to these interests ; and notwithstand-
ing the many drawbacks, the malevolent shafts hurled
against it and its probable utility, the food, from its admitted
value, will become a necessity to the agricultural interest.
Expeiience has proved, first, that it effects a considerable
saving in the consumption of provender; secondly, that it
produces health and vigour in all animals subjected to its
influence : and lastly, increases in a remarkable degree all
early development of fat. Mr. Thorley, originating th
singularly efficacious food, aimed at a compound calcula
to supersede, to a certain extent, the tedious and expensily
mode then prevailing of fattening stall-fed beasts. In 01
he happily succeeded ; and success prompted a very natural
desire to improveiipseorinptthieeninovfednatimones,tsieo
anasitmoainiaTkheeit
uagP:
p 1 ihc a
everysslow to encourage its use, and manifested al
sfbalrem to
farmer
Nva
=willingness to rely upon its efficacy, fancying he possesse?
in the produce of his farm, ample materials whereby to feel
and fatten his cattle at a cheaper rate than by tire eruployals
or addition of artificial food. The tests to which this food h
been subjected have proved its perfect admissibility as a ale%
addition to the natural produce of the farm ; inasmuch
all cases a subtraction of one-third may be safely sub
to in the usual food of animals ; and that the produce
realised, and rendered marketable in two-thirds of the tin'u'ef,
usually consumed in developing fat ; it, therefore, beentioa
apparent that a certain saving is effected by a fair applicoe,sct
of Thorley'. Compounded Food. It is believed that the pr
unprecedented low price of wheat has induced its very cvof
ral use, in preference to any other of the usual articles
food ; it is, however, much questioned whether wheate
is
nourishing and proper food for the working horse, Tts"_ll,re's
it is not for cows or pigs. Mr. Thorley's healthFood,e
possessing the advantage of greatly invigorating tl2.
Wei°
gri
rathaie a
np physical si
andcal pwohweenr of
miredal l
atter of
food, materially assists their digestive powers—a that the
andand increasing
great consequence, since it is an undoubted fact
steac.__se,
ecnretalesins
nourishment contained in their ordinary food is lo eons:,
quent upon the impaired or defective action of the
_dr,°_re'ita
anwinnthalsthiesi:
organs ; it will also be found to be particularly r°Lye
in restoring to good working condition horses which
been over-worked, or become weak from disease, _
r
naturally of a feeble constitution. In cows its effpl e
undoubted, indeed almost marvellous, nearly doublini.6_,%o
yield of milk and butter, whilst it at the same time ea
the quality of both. In pigs its fattening qualitiesna:iifest
more remarkable, displaying in a few weekso itsld or Illauw
superiority over every other kind of comp. Such Inuj
factured food adopted in the feeding of swine.a
..e
_hov,
been its marked success, that at all ourgreatc cattle
fed their cattle
Royalty, noblemen, and others who haveer.
on Thorley's Food, have invariadblayocarri d off the p
ti n have been awara,..o
other
prizes, whilst cards of common .
The patronage of Roe),
di agriculturists, must prove
clergy, and of our 1 g
thisgentleman to pursue his onw
great incitement 'alty of our principal nobilitY,
course ; and
mpound on a couthmatica "
highly-favoured a
shed patronage,
high and distinguished patronage.
he mayto conglidently rely, in pr.oducoiliglicl