The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

IHPERIAL PAR LI A HEN

ROUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAT.
The SPEAKER. took the Chair at 12 o'clock.
MINES ASSESSMENT BILL.

Mr. P. WINDHAM moved the second reading of this
bill, the object of which was to create a more equitable
distribution of taxation, more especially as respected
mining property.

Mr. ST. AUBYN seconded the m:tion, and said the
time had arrived when mining property should contribute
its just proportion towards the local and other burdens of
the country.

Mr. PEASE thought that minos ought to be rated, but
he was exceedingly opposed to hasty or blind legislation
on the subject.

Mr. DENMAN said as the bill proposed to make mining
property rateable in the same way as the highways, the
question that would soon have to be considered would bo
the policy of continuing the highway rate.
Mr. KENDALL said that without a fair principle of
justice was applied to the case of the Cornish people ho
should oppose the third reading.
Lord G. CAVENDISH said it was the desire of the
owners in Derbyshire to pay the rates as at present, be-
cause it would create great confusion if it was proposed
to collect them from small proprietors.
rLEFT SPEAKING.]

MARKETS.—(This Day.)

CORN.

The weather continues fine, although the temperature
Lai become colder, and the accounts from the wheat lauds
axo favourable.

The corn trade in general is quiet, but with moderate
and indeed light supplies, there is no giving way in prices
worth i tuning.
At Mart; Lane this morning the trade opened with very
little English grain fre.tsti up, and moderate receipts of
foreign.

The attendance was not large, and buyers operated with
their wouted caution.

English wheat was held at Monday's rates, and met
slow sale.

Foreign wheat was not pressed, and although the
mand was dull prices were fairly maintained.
01 the coast the number of wheat cargoes is reduced to
20. The time is quiet, but rather firm.
Barley was held, and quite as dear.
Beans and peas unchanged.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.
Suckn.2-The refined market opens very firm, with a
good inquiry.

COFFEE. —The market continues very steady, with O.
good aesortment of desirable qualities offering.
TEA.—The sales remained yesterday without variation
from the opening report; common sold at is 131,1 to
is Sit.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, M3ys6.—Sales probably vary small ;
demand, downward tendency.

L'iNDOA GAZETTE-LAST EVENING.

WHITE GALL, MAY 2
Tho Queen has been pleased w coastituta and appoint
the Hight Hooourablu Udorge, E u• 1 of Hadlingtoa, to be
her MAjesty's High Oimunissioaer to tile General Assembly
of the Cahn% of Scotland.

WAR, OFFICE, PALL MALL, Mt
Royal Here,' Guards—Cornet Henry Adelbsrt Wellington.
Fitzroy, Alarquis of Worcester, to be Lieutenant; Wm.
Harry Vane Milbank, Gent., to he Cornet.
7th Dragoon Guards—Captain Colin Campbell, to be
Captain.
16th Lancers aff Assistant-Surgeon Napoleon Bisdee
Major, to be Assistaut-Surgeon.
19th Hussars—Lieutenant E. W. Gresham Williams, to be
Lieutenant.
Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel
Robert Talbot to be Coloael ; Captain awl Brevet-Major
Edward 'l'aswell to be Lieutenant-Culoael ; Second
Captai Major Francis Downes to be Captain; Lieut.
Elwin William Saudys to be Second Captain.
Royal Engiueers—Lieutenant Patrick Moutgomerie (late
Madras), to be secoud Captain.
35th Foot —Ensign William Paul Barry Brereton, to be
Lieutenant.
41st Foot—Ensign John Wild Thackeray to be Lieuten-
ant; Eusigu Henry Boileau to be Ensign.
56th Foot—Uaiitain Henry James Oliver to be Captain.
65th Foot—Lieutenant John Henry Graham Hoiroyd to
bi Instructor of Musketry.
Oth t'vot—Ensigu Onarles John Francis Campbell to be
Ensign.
86th. Foot - Captain Frederick Robert Cameron Crofton
to be Captain.
98th Fout—Ponsouby Carrick Sandes, Gent., to be Ensign.
99th Foot—Lieutenant Unarlas Juhu Gieenham to be
Adj taut.
105th loot—Lieutenant A. Money, from the 19th Hus-
tars, to be Lieutenant.
let West India Regiment—Charles William Lindsay
Fowler, Gent., to be Ensign.
3d West India li,.!gituent —Ensign William Henry Gordon,
from the let West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant ;
Ensign Charles William Lindsay Fowler, from the Ist
West India Regiment, to be Ensign.
Medical Department Inspecitor-General of Hospitals
William Mufti Muir, M.D , C. 8., to be _Honorary Puy-
siciau to the Queen.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

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MADLLE. SYLVIA," a new comic opera, has just
been produced at the Opera Contique, and has been re-
ceived very favourably.

MRS. LEECII, widow of the late John Leech, so
long and so intimately associated w Punch, died a few
days ago at Kensington.