The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

LONDON, SAT URDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1857. ‘

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—DEc. 11.
BANK ACTS.
Motion made and question proposed,—" That a Select com-
mittee be appointed to inquire in the operation of the Bank
Act of 1844 (7 and 8 Vic. c. 32), and of the Bank Acts for
Ireland and Scotland of 1845 (8 and 9 Vic. c. 37 and 38) :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " that"
to the end of the question, in order to add the words " in
the opinion of this houso, no further inquiry is necessary
into the oFeration of the Bank Act of 1814 (7 and S Vi
32) :" Instead thereof, gm stion put, " That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the question." The
house divided—Ayes, 295 ; Noes, 117.

AYES-295.
Adair, N. Fitzgerald, J. Ogilvy, Sir J.
Akroyd, E. Fitzroy, lion. IL Osborne, R.
inderson, Sir 3. Foley, J. II Owen, Sir J.
A ntrobus, E. Faley, 11. J. Paget, C.
Atherton, W. Foljambe, IV. Paget, Lord A.
Ayrton, A. Forster, C. Palmerston, Viset.
Bagshaw, J. Fortescae, F. Paxton, Sir J.
Bagwell, John For tescue, C. Pease, 11.
Bailey, C. Frees i on, Colonel Pechell, Sir G.
Baines, Rt. Hon. M. French, Col. Perry, Sir E.
Baring, 11. Garnett, W. Philipps, R. •
Baring, Sir F. Gifford, Earl of Philips. J. 11.
Baring, T. Glyn, G. L. Pilkington, J.
Barnard, T. Glyn, G. Finney, W.
Bass, T. Goderich, Via. Price, IV.
Baxter, W. Gordon, L. Pryse, E.
Beale, S Greer, S. Pritchard, J.
Beamish, F. Gregson, S. Pugh, 1).
Beaumont, IV. Grentell, C. Puller, C.
Beccro:t, G. Grenfell, Chas. Ramsden, Sir J.
Bethel, Sir R. Gray, Captain Raynham, Viscount
Biggs, J. Grey, R. Rebow, John
Black, Adam Gurdon, B. Ricardo, 0.
Blackburn, Peter Gu• ney, J. Richardson, J.
Bonham-Carter, J. Gurney, S. Robartes, T.
Bottield,B. Hadfield, G. Roebuck, J.
Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Hall, Sir B. Russeil, Lord J.
Bouverie, Hon. I'. P. Hain lton, R. Russell, A.
Bramston, T. W. Danbury, Robert Russell, F. W.
Briscoe, John llankey, T. Russell, H.
Brocklehurat, J. Harmer, Sir J. Schneider, H.
Bruce, Lord E. Hardcastle, A. Scott, F. •
Buchanan, W. llarJy, G. Scrope, G.
Buckley, Gen. Hams, J. Seymour, Danby
Buller, J. W. Hatch,ll, J. Sliatto, R.
Bury. Lord Hay, Lord J. Soelley, Sir J.
Butler, C. Headlarn, T. Sheridan, H.
Butt, I. Heathcote, G. Sibtliorp, Major
Buxton, C. Heneage, G. Slaney, R.
Buxton, Sir E.N. Herbert, H. Smith, J. B.
BYlig. Cl- Hodgson, K. Smith, R.
Caird, James Hope, A. Smith, A.
Calcraft, J. H. Horstall, T. B. Smith, Sir F.
Jampbell, B. Hotham, Lord Smollett, A.
Cardwell, E. Howard, C. Spooner, R.
Castlerosse, Viscount Howard, Lord E. Stafford, Marquis
Cavendish, Lord Hutt, W. Stanley, W.
Cheetham, John Ingham, R. Stapleton, J.
Cholmeley, Sir M. Ingram, H. Steel, J.
Clay, James Jervoise, Sir J. Stephenson, R.
Clifford, C. C. Johnstone, J. Hope Stuart, Lord J.
Clifford, If. Keating, Sir H. S. Stuart, Colonel
Clinton, Lord H. Kendall, N. Stunt, H.
Clive, G. Kershaw, J. Sturt, C.
Cobbett, J. M. King, L. Sullivan, Michael
Codrington, General King, E. Sykes, Co!.
Colebroke, Sir T. Kinglake, A. Tancred, H.
Jollier, R. P. Kinglake, J. Taylor, S.
Colville, C. it. Kingscote, Capt. R. Thompson, Gen.
Couyngham, Lord F. Kinnaird, A. Thornely, T.
Cowper, W. F. Kirk, W. Thornhill, IV
Cotterell, Sir H. Knatchbull-Hugessen Tite, W.
Cowan, C. Laboachere,ltt.lion.ll Tollemache, Fred.
Cox William Langston, J. H. Tomline, G.
Craufurd, E. 11. J. Langton, W. Townsend, J.
Crawford, R. Legh, G. C. Trelawny, Sir J.
Cross, It. Levinge, Sir R. Turner, J. A.
Crossley, F. Lewis, Sir G. C. Tynte, Col.
Daiglish, R. Lincoln, Earl of Vane, Lord 11.
Dashwood, Sir G. H. Lindsay, W. Villiers, C.
Davey, R. Locke, J. Vivian, 11. 11.
Deedes, William Locke, John Walter, J.
Denison, E. Lockhart, A.B. Weguelin, T.
Dillwyn, L. Low. e, IZ Western, S.
Divest, E. M`Cann, J. Westhead, J.
Duke, Sir J. Mackie, J. Whatman, J.
Dunbar, Sir W. Mackinnon, W. A. Whitbread, S. •
Duncan, Viscount Mackinnon, W. A. WhAe, J.
Duncombe, T. Main erariog, T. Wickham, 11. W.
Dunuas, F. Mangles, R. Williams, M.
Dunlop, A. Mangles, C. E. Williams, W.
Dutton, R. Marjuribanks, D. Williams, Sir W
East, Sir J. Marshall, W. Willyams, B.
Ebrington, Viscount Martin, C. Willoughby, S:r H.
Egerton, E. Martin, P. Wilson, J.
Elcho, Lord Martin, J. Wingfield, It.
Ellice, E. Massey, IV. Winnington, Sir T.
Ellice, E. Melgund, Viscount Wise, J.
Ellis, lion. L. Mellor, John Wood, Sir C.
Elton, Sir A. Mills, Arthur Wood, W.
Euston, Earl Mitchell, Thomas Woods, II
Evans, T. IV. Moffatt, G. Wrightson, W.
Ewart, W. Mon creiff, J. Wyld, James
It,, art, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Wyncthain. IV.
Fagan, W. Mowbray, J. It. Young,- A.
Fenwick, U. Napier, Sir C.
Fergus, J. Norreys, Sir D. TELLERS.
r'erguson, Col. Norris, J. •
Ferguson, Sir It. North, F. Brand, ii.
Finlay, A. O'Brien, P. Ilayter, W.

NOES:-117.
Adams, W. Farnham, E. Manners, Lord J.
Adderley, C. Farquhar, Sir M. March, Earl of
Anticsley, Captain Fitzgerald, W. It. S. 111 axwell, Col.
Mille, 11. Forde, Comonel Miles, W.
Ball, E. Forster, Sir G. Miller, T.
Baring, A. Frazer, Sir W. Morgan, 0.
Baring, T. Galway, Viscount. Naas, Lord
Barrow, W. Gard, It. Newdegate, C.
Bathurst, A. Gladstone, W. Nisbet, it,bert
Beach, W. Greenall, G. O'Donoghoe, The
Bentinck, G. Greene, John radix. C.
Blakemore, T. Griffith, C. Pakenham, Colonel
Boldero, Col. 11. G. Grogan, Edward Pakington, Sir J.
Bovill, W. Hamilton, G. A. Falk, L.
Bowyer, G. Hamilton, J. 11. Palmer, Robert
Bramley-Moore, J. Deatheote, Sir W. Paull, 11.
Bridges, Sir B. Henley, J. Pcvciisey, Viscount
Bruen, 11. Herbert, Col. Repton, G.
Bu'ler, • it J. Ilodgson, W. Robertson, P.
Camden, Sir it. W. Hopwood, John Scott, Major
Charletworth, J. Hudson, G. Stanley, Lord
Christie, Samuel Hume, W. Stirling, William
Clive, Hon. It. H. Ingestre, Viscount Steuart, Andrew
close NI. Johnstone, li. B. Tollemache, J.
Codrington, Sir C. IV. Jolille, 11. Trellis's, C.
Come, 11. A. Kerrison, Sir E. Vance, J.
Collins, r. King, J. Van.itt art. W.
Corry, 11. T. L. Kn ttchhall, W. Verner, Sir W.
Crook, J. Knightley, R. Waddington, 11.
Curzon, Viscount Knox, Col. B. W. Walcott, Admiral
Damer, L. Laurie, Jo Walpole, S.
Davison, It. Lennox, Lord H. Warren, S.
Disraeli, B. Leslie, C. F. Whitmore, H.
Du Cane, C. Lisburne,Earl Woodd, B.
Dundas, G. Lovalne, Lord Wortley, Major
Du Pi e,C. Lygon, lion. F. Wyndham, General
Edwards, Henry Lytton, Sir G. Wynn, Colonel
Egerton, Sir F. Macartney, G. TELLER...
Elmley, Viscount Macaulay, K. Jolliffe, Sir W.
Elphinstone, Sir J. Marius, It. Taylor,. Col.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEO. 8.

The Queen has been pleased to ap,,ofnt the lion. Spencer
Cecil Biabazon Ponsonby to be Comptroller of Accounts
in the Lord Chamberlain's Department, and Extra Gentle•
man Usher to Her Majesty.
DOWNING STREET, DEC. 8.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry
Pinder, Esq., to be Police Magistrate for the District
of Long Island, and George Itoss, Esq., to be Police
Magistrate for the District of Abaco, in the Bahama
Islands ; Thomas Owen, Esq., to be Inspector of Schools
in the Island of Antigua; Robert Braishaw, Esq., to be
a Member of the Council of the Colony of Sierra Leone
during the absence of the Queen's Advocate ; and Thomas
Chown, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council
of her Majesty's Settlements in the Gambia.
CROWN-OFFICE, DEc. 10.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT

PAItLI tMENT.
Borough of Thetford—Alexander Hugh Baring, of Buck-
enham, in the county of Norfolk, Esq., in the room
of the Honourable Francis Baring, who has accepted the
office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.
Borough of Harwich—Robert John Bagshaw, of Dover-
court, in the county of Essex, Esq., in the room of George
Drought Warburton, Esq., deceased.
DECEMBER U.
County of Kent, Eastern Division.—William Deedes,
of Sandling Park, in the county of Kent, Esq., in the room
of Sir Edward Cholrnley Daring, Bart., who has accepted
the office of Steward of Her Majesty's Manor of North-
stead.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. U.
The Right Honourable the Lords of tho Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have receivcd,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris,
enclosing copy of a French Imperial Decree, opening the
Custom-house of Caen, in the department Calvados, for the
importation of machinery and mechanical implements,
either complete or in detached pieces, also opening the port
of Caen as an entrepot for prohibited merchandise of all
kinds.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEc. 11.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at
Algiers, enclosing copy of a French Imperial Decree, re-
pealing the ilecree of the 20th September, 1856, and 2d
October, 1857, prohibiting the exportation of wheat and
barley from Algeria.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, then. 11.
4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. Daniel P. Webb
to be Captain, by purchase, vice T. M. Clarke, who re-
tires ; Cornet Edward P. Baumgarten to be Lieutenant,
vice Webb ; Henry E. Bridges, Gent., to b 3 Cornet, by
purchase, vice Baumgarten.
sttt Dragoon Guards—William J. Scarlatt, Gent. to be
Cornet, without purchase, vice Balaan, promoted.
7th Dragoon Guards--Captain Newton Charles Chichester,
from the 3d Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice
Dettmar, who exchanges.
Ist Dragoons—Lieutenant Henry F. George Coleman
to b.) Captain, by purchase, vice Davenport, who
retires ; Cornet F. Radford to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Coleman.
3d Light Dragoons—Captain Montagne Dittmar, from the
7th Dregoon Guards, to b.) Captain, vice Chichester,
who exchanges.
12th Light Dragoons—Cornet J. H. Randall Stoddart to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hodgson, pro-
moted in the Bth Light Drs ;oohs; dor net Samuel Adams
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice White, promoted ;
James Henry Bourdieu Vaughan, Gent , to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Adams.
11th Light Dragoons—Cornet Wm. H. S. Beamish to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gordon, promoted.
16th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant James Christine Hart
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sovorno, who retires ;
Cornet Arthur John .A.rmst7rong to he Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Hart ; James Henry Corballis, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Armstrong.
lat Regiment cf Foot— Alfred Moberly, Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Dixon, whose appointment,
as stated in the Gazette of 17th ult., has been cancelled.
6th Foot- -Robert W. Macleod Fraser, Esq., late Major,
6th Foot, having raised a battalion!of 1,000 rank and file,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase. To be
Ensigns, without purchase —Daniel Colin Campbell,
Gent.
; William Neal, Gent. ; Albert Henry Harrison,
Gent.
7th Foot—The promotion of Lieutenant W. M. G. Keats,
from the 84th Foot, as stated in the (AleVte of 6th ult.,
has been cancelled.
Bth Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign

Andrew Moynihan, vice William Robert Webb, died of
wounds ; Ensign William Edward Whelan, vice Pogeon,
died of wounds ; Ensign William Edgeworth, vice
Whelan, whose promotion, on 23d October, 1857, has
been cancelled ; Ensign R. T. B. Browne, vice Corry,
promoted ; Ensign Edward Tanner. To be Ensigns,
without purchae—Arundel Hill Cotter, Gent., vice
Moynihan ; Philip Homer Page,
Gent., vice Tanner ;
John George Brown, Gent., vice Edgeworth.
9th Foot—Brevet-Colonel William Graham, from half-
pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Cox, appointed
to the 53d Foot ; Lieutenant J. B. Taylor to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Graham, who retires ; A'sistant-
Surgeon James Crosse Johnston, from the Staff, to be
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Meadows, appointed to the
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment.
10th Foot—Ensign John Ball to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Crofton, who retires ; Theophilus Scott,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ball.
53d Foot--Lieutenant Henry Buck to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice Sutherland, deceased ; Lieutenant
James Winsmore Corfield to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice Buck, whose promotion on 30th October,
1857, has been cancelled ; Ensign Robert Holt Truell
to ha Lieutenant, without purchase vice Buck ; John
Charles Bell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Truell.
71st Foot—Lieut. Charles George Wingfield has been per-
mitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Com-
mission ; Assistant-Surgeon W. Pirrie, M.D., from the
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice M`Neece, who re-
signs. The second Christian name of Ensign Musgrave,
appointed on 17th ult., is Courtenay.
75th Foot—Lieut. W. J. J. Smith to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Chancellor, died of his wounds ; Ensign
Montague C. Morris to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
vice Fitz Gerald, killed in action ; Ensign Henry O'Bxien,
from the 48th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Morris.
filth Foot—Brevet-Major W. Justin MacCarthy to be
Major, without purchase, vice West, retired on full pay;
Lieut. Wm. 111`G. Keats to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice MacCarthy ; Ensign Robert Fraser Humph-
rey to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Saunders,
killed in action ; Wm. Chas. Dribarg,-Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Humphrey.
97th Foot—Ensign Frederick W. Parker to bo Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Aylmer, who retires; Henry Chaw-
pante Crespin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Parker.
99th Foot—Ensign George Clayton to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Ely, promoted; Charlea Coates, Gent„ to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clayton.
Ist West India Regiment—Staff-Surgeon of the Second
Class Thomas Moore Sinter, M. 8., from half-pay, to be
Surgeon, vice Daniell, appointed to the Staff.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon
Robert Wyatt Meadows, from the 9th Foot, to be
As.istant-Surgeon, vice Kingdom, promoted on the

Staff.
Gold Coast Artillery Corps- •Charles Francis Herbert
Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign. vice Thompson, promoted.'

COMMISSARIAT DEPARTiNIENT.
Commissariat Clerk Charles Davis O'Connor to b 3 a
Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General.
HOSPITAL STAFF.

Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Wellington Poole, from
half-pay, to he Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class.
For James Jameson, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Cruice, appointed to the 86th Foot, which appeared
in the Gazette of the 27th ult.,—read Jas. Jameson. M.D.,
to ba Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cruice, appointed to the 84th
Foot.

MARKET NEWS.—(This. Day.)

COVENT GARDEN.

The supplies generally were tolerably good, and the de-
mand ruled steady, as follows :

FRUIT.
Pineapples, per lb. 4s 6d to Filherts,per 100 lb 30s to 35s
Colonia I do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os
Grapes, por 1b......3s 6tl to 8s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 10d
Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 1001 s to 3s 01
Itelons, each 2s Od to 4s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od
Peaches, p. doz. Os to Os Od Strawberries, per
Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od pottle
Apples, p. h. sv. is Oil to 2s 6:1 Gooseberries, per
Pears, per doz ...ls to 4s Oki half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od
Oranges, per 100....4s to 10s, Currants, p. h. sv. Os 01 to Os
Lemons, p. doz. is olto 2s Od! Plums, por do. Os Okl to Os Oki
Apricots,p. doz. Os Od to Os Odf Groon gages, per 11. sv.o3 to Os
Cherries, per lb. Os to Ot Oi ! itaspberries, p.potl. Od to Od

VEGETABLEb.
Greens, p. doz. bun. 2s to 3s Od I Shallots, per lb Gd to $d
Cabbages, do. is 6(1 to 2s Od Horseraddish, p. b. Is6d to 4s
Savoy do. ,p. do. Os 01 to Os Gd Parsley, per do. 2.1 to 4d
Cauliflowers, do.lBod to 33 Od Celery, per do is Od to I s 6d
Brocoli, p. bun. Os 61 to Is O I Beet, per doz. is 0(1 to 2s Od
Potatoes, per ton 80s to 14.0.,, Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od
New do., per cwt. Oi Od to Os Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d
Peas, per h siev Os Od to Os ('d ptl.ls6.lto2sol
Turnips, per bunch 2d to 4.1 Artichokes, each 6d to 8d
Carrots, per bunch... 4d to Gd Lettuces, per scr. I s 6.1 to 2s
Cucumbers, each Sid to is Od Endive, per doz. is to is 6 I
Garlic, per 1b......6d to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.bun. is to 2sod
Sorrel, per sieve Oil to O Tomatoes, per hsv.3s to Is Od
Spinach, p. d0...180d to 2s 6;.; Walnuts per 100 ...0d to Od
Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os Od
half do 2861 to 38 Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os
Onions, p. bush Os 01 to Os Od Rhubarb, p. bun. Od to Od
New do., per bunch Oct to Od Asparagus, per 100 8s to lOs
French beans, per Seakail,perpun .2s Gd to 3s Oct
half-sieve ... 280 d to 3s Od Turnip greens, per
Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 3d bush Os Od to Os Oct
NEWGATE- AND LEADENHALL. -
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Turkeys, 4a Od to 980,1 ; Panics, 5s Od to 7s Od; Geese,
4s Od to 7s Od each ; Goslings, 4s Od to 7s 01 ; Duck-
lings, 2s 01 to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, Is Od to is 9d each ;
wild do., 8d to is 01 ; Pigeons, hi to 10d each ; large
Surrey Fowls, 5s to 8s; barn-door d0.,2s 6,1 to 58 Od ; Chick-
ens, 3s 01 to N 0.1 per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares,
2s 01 to 3s Od ; Grouse, 2s OA to 3s Od each ; Pheasants,
2s 61 to :1s ; Partridges, is Od to is 941; Woodcocks, 2s
Od to 3s Od Snipes, sa to is; Teal, Os 7d to Os 10d; Wild
Ducks, is 91 to 2s Od; Widgeons, Os 9d to is Od; Plovers, Gil
to Os 8d each ; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 5s
Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s 0,1 ;
English do., is 2d to is 4d per lb.; English eggs, Us
Od to 158 Oil; French do., 101 to 12s 01 per 120; Leverets,
2s Od to 3s Od each.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 48 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb,
Os 01 to Os Od; veal, 3s 2d to 48 6d; pork, 3s 8d to 5i 2d
per 81bs., by the carcase.
WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, ?s 4d to 4s Cc(;
lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 2d to 43 44 ; pork,
3s Sd to 5s 2d per 81bs, by the carcase.