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London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

SIR H. HAVELOCK'S ANNUITY BILL.

The following is a copy of this bill :—" Most Gracious
Sovereign,---Whereas your Majesty by your most
gracious message bath been pleased to signify that your
Majesty, being desirous of conferring a signal mark of
your favour and approbation on Major-General Sir
Henry Havelock for the eminent and distinguished
services rendered by him in command of a body of British
aid native troops in India, and particularly in the gals
lant and successful operations undertaken for the relief
of the garrison of Lecknow, recommend to us to enable
provision for securing to Sir
your Henry
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aapkeension of 1,0001. per annum for
the term of his natural life. Therefore we, your
Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in
Parliament assembled, duly considering your Majesty's
gracious intention, do most humbly beseech your Majesty
that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's
Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Com-
mons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows :-1. An annuity of
1,0001. shall be paid to Sir Henry Havelock, Baronet,
Knight Commander of the Bath, for the term of his
natural life, and the said annuity shall be deemed to have
con menet d, and taken effect from the 7th day of
December,lBs7, and the first payment of a proportionate
part thereof for the period of such commencement to the
sth day of January, 1858, shall be made on the said sth
day of January, 1858, and such annuity shall thereafter
be paid quarterly, that is to say—on the_
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Lady Peel and Mr. A. Peel returned to Whitehall.
gardens yesterday afternoon from visiting Mr. and Mra7
6helley• at Avington-park.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.

TRANSFER OF LAND.
Lord ST. LEONARDS brought in a bill for simplify-
ing the transfer of land.
The bill was read a first time.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from the Indian Christian Association of Edinburgh
praying that in any measure for the fcture Government f
of India, steps will be taken for the complete remnva o
all Government encouragement to caste, all public, sup-f
port of Idolatry, and all obstruction to the profess!on o
Christianity by the natives, or the free promulgation of
the truths of the gospel.
BANK ISSUES INDEMNITY BILL.
On the order of the day being read for the second
reading of this bill,
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said, as there was
* general understanding that the discussion of this bill
was to be taken on Friday, he should Eimply move that
the bill be now read asecond time.
Lord DERBY said he was not present when the
witharrangements respect to the second reading were
made, but be did not feel disposed to offer any opposition at
the presentatage. Thera was one point however to which he
wouldjust allude, namely, the keeping up the rate of
discount to 10 per cent, for so long a period of two
months as was laid down in the bill. It was a very
difficult question now from what had arisen when per-
mission was first given the Bank to exceed its legal issue.
In his opinion, the Government would act wisely in
leaving a discretionary power with the authorities at the
Bank to reduce the interest if, in their opinion, such a
step could be taken with safety.
The bill was then read a second time.
TRANSPORT OF TROOPS TO INDIA.
Viscount DUNGANNON moved for copies of any
correspondence that may have taken place during the
present year between the East India Company and the
Board of Control.
Earl GRANVILLE said as a committee of inquiry
was about to be moved in the other house on this subject,
and as all the papers connected with the subject would
be laid before that committee, he thought it would be
inexpedient at the present moment to agree to the motion
of the noble viscount.
Viscount DUNGANNON said under these circum-
stances he should not press his motion, but he withdrew
it on the understanding that the papers he had moved
for should be laid before the committee.
ASSASSINATION OF MR. SULLIVAN.
Earl POWIS asked the noble earl the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs whether the Government had received
any information concerning the assassination of Mr.
Sullivan, our Minister at Peru, and also what steps the
Government had taken is consequence ?
The Earl of CLARENDON said that in the month of
August last information was received from the consul at
Lima that Mr. Sullivan had been dangerously wounded
by an assassin in Peru. On the following day, Mr. Sul-
livan died, but, before his death, that gentleman said
he could not account for the circumstance, as be did
not know of having a single enemy in Peru, which
turned out to be true, from the inquiry that had taken
place. The escape of the assassin was effected by several
confederates, and the Peruvian Government had not
yet succeeded in capturing him. He should do an in-
justice did he not say that the Peruvian Government had
expressed the greatest regret at the circumstance, and
had used the utmost activity to discover the per-
petrator of the deed. By U.° last accounts
the Peruvian authorities had information of the
place to which the assassin had lied, but whether he
had been arrested he at present knew not. One of the
accomplices, however, had been taken into custody,
and recognised by Mr. Sullivan as the person who
held him, while tha other man stabbed him.
The Peruvian Government has offered a reward of 3,000
dollars, which had since been increased to 10,000, and
to which the British Government had added 3001.
for the apprehension of the murderer. The Peruvian Go-
vernment felt satisfied that ultimately the villain would be
discovered. Tnere was not the slightest fault to find
with the Peruvian Government.
BANKS IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.

Lord MONTEA.GLE moved for a return showing the
circulation and bullion in the banks of Ireland and
Scotland.—Agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTBRDAY.)
The SrE&x took the chair at four o'c:ook.
_,..yNEW MEMBER.
Mr. BARING- took the oaths and his seat for
Thetford.