The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-13 00:00:00

BILL.

Lord R. MONTAGU moved the second reading of this
bill.
Mr. M. GIBSON said that before the bill was road a
second time he wished to make a few observa-
tions on it, as it proposed to place upon all the
foreign cattle brought into the metropolis the new
and serious restriction. He considered the bill contained
a very dangerous principle, and if it should be read a
second time, the bill should be referred to a select
committee, where evidence could be taken as to the effect
the provisions of it would have upon the consumers of
meat.
Lord R. MONTAGU said the bill was merely a pro-
tective and preventive one against cattle plague, and if it
was read a second timo there would be no objection to its
being referred to a select committee.
The bill was then read a second time.
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Bank of England Returne.—Thin Evening.

An Account, pursuant to t;
cap. 32, for the week ending I
ISSUE DEP

Notes issued ....Z35,378,390

£35,378,390
BANKING D.

;he Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1868.
P A.RTMENT.

Governtnt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo
Other Securities 3,984,900
Gold Coin and
Bullion
ISilver Bullion

£35,378,390

Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div.
Accounts
Other Deposits.. 21,038,825
Seven Days and
other Bills 594,372

:PARTMENT.
Governmt. Secn-
rities(ineluding
Dead Weight

Annuity) .:. £13,968,079
Other Securities 16,499,309
Notes 11,875,075
Gold and Silver
Coin
_ 4227,570

£43,570,033

£43, 570,033

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday after-
noon at the Horse Guards. There was a very full
attendance of officers, about 180 being present.
Yesterday the whole of the infantry regiments/of
the Aldershot division formed up in lines of con-
t!guous columns on the Queen's-parade, North
Camp, at a quarter-past 10 o'clock. Shortly after-
wards Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scar-
lett, K.C.8., accompanied by his Staff, arrived upon
the ground, and was received by Major-Gen. Carey,
C. 8., with a general salute. The Lieut.-Gen. then
inspected the ranks, after which the troops marched
past is open column of grand division in quick time
and in the following order :—Pioneers, band, and
drums of the 2d Brigade ; Staff and Major-General
Carey; Major Trench and 40th (2d Somersetshire)
Regiment ; Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; Col.
Synge and 43d Light Infantry. Pioneers, bands,
and drums of the 3d Brigade ; Staff and Colonel
Peyton, 98th Regiment, Acting Brigadier ; Major
Madden and 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry ;
Major Edwards and 98th Regiment ; Major Deacon
and 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment. After passing
the saluting base the troops changed front to rear
by wheel and countermarch of sub-divisions round
the centre, and marched past from the reverse flank
in mass columns at quarter-distance, left in front.
Having reached their original ground, they counter-
marched by ranks, and marched past by brigades in
lines of contiguous columns, preceded in the last
two cases, as in the first instance, by pioneers,
bands, drums, staff, brigade commanders, and com-
manding officers. They were subsequently exercised
in various field movements, which were executed
with celerity and precision.

On Tuesday C, D, and E Batteries, Royal Horse
Artillery, C Battery of the 4th and C Battery of
the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery, under their respec-
tive commanders, were inspected and manoeuvred
in the Long V alley by Col. Elgee, acting-brigadier.
On the same day the Cavalry Brigade, consisting
of the let (King's) Dragoon Guards, under Col.
Pattie, C. 8., and the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon
Guards, under Colonel Shute, were inspected and
exercised in numerous field evolutions peculiar to
cavalry. The weather on both days was delight-
fully fine.
Yesterday detachments selected from the depots
of the Ist battalion of the Ist Royals, 2d battalion
of the 10th Foot, Ist battalion of the 14th Regi-
ment, Ist battalion of the Bth Regiment, Ist bat-
talion of the 22d Regiment, 31st Regiment, 45th
Regiment, 30th Regiment, 82d Regiment, and
106th Regiment were placed under orders to proceed
front Chatham garrison to Ily the, for the purpose
of going through a course of instruction at the
School of Musketry. _ .

The draught of the 2d battalion of the 15th Regi-
ment which has been placed under orders at Chat-
ham to proceed from that garrison to Gibraltar, as
a military guard in charge of convicts, has been in-
spected by Major-General F. Murray prior to their
departure, The officers who proceed in charge of
the troops are to return to Chatham on reaching
Gibraltar.
The 3d Hussars are expected to be moved to
Aldershot in the course of next month.
The Magpie, first-class screw gun vessel, was
launched yesterday from No. 2 building-slip of
Portsmouth dockyard. The vessel was named, with
the usual ceremony of breaking a bottle of wine on
her stern, by Miss Wellesley, the eldest daughter of
Rear-Admiral Superintendent G. G. Wellesley,
C.B. The Magpie is one of 11vessels, allpo waleirk,eanind
dimensions, construction, and propelling
now completing in their build and outfit in the
several Government dockyards and provided for in
the Naval Estimates for the financial year now
drawing near its close. They are built of wood,
carry an armour-plating, and average 665 tons mea-
surement. Their other dimensions are :—Length
between perpendiculars, 170 ft ; extreme breadth,
:191t. ; depth in hold, 12ft. Sin. Their propelling
power consists each of a pair of three-bladed
twin screws, driven by two sets of engines
having
a combined nominal power of 160 horse.
The engines of the Magpie have been manu-
factured for the Admiralty by Messrs. Summers
and Day, of Southampton. The accommodation
for the officers and crew on board these vessels is
ample, and the ventilation is also very good. As
regards speed, too, they have not by any means
been neglected, as they will average upwards of
11.5 knots under full speed. They aro altogether
very fit for the purpose fur which they are sup-
posed to be intended—the suppression of piracy in
the Chinese and Japanese Seas ; but for fighting
purposes iu any other part of the world they would
be absolutely useless. As the cost of these eleven
vessels must amount to £400,000, it becomes a
question whether this large sum of money might
not have been expended with truer economy in pro-
ducing small irouclads.
Her Majesty's screw gunvessel Landrail, 5, 80
horse power, Capt. H. L. A. L. Maitland, which is
now being dismantled, after a term of service on
the West Coast of Africa, will be put out of com-
mission and her crew paid off on Saturday, when
she will be placed in the third division of the Bled.
way kW= rewire.