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HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY. Mr H. Seymour inquired whether it was true that a bag containing the despatches from the Admiralty to the admiral on the station at Vancouver's Island was ab- stracted from on board the United States steamer on its passage from Panama; whether, in the absence of a safe postal communication, the admiral is not under the necessity of employing » Government war steamer Io carry the despatches to Panama; and whether the Go- vernment were not obliged on the occasion of the Trent affair to send the despatches to the admiral on the Pacific station at Vancouver's Island round by Cape Horn. Lord C. Paget said that on two occasions the bags had been mislaid, but were ultimately recovered; that in one case some letters were missing which had sever come to hand. It had been found requisite to send despatches round by Cape, Horn. COLONIAL GOVERNORS. Sir J. Pakington inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to adopt any system of retiring pen- sions for gentlemen who have held the office of colonial governor. Mr Fortescue said there were some difficulties in the way of arriving at any definite system. He regretted that at present he was unable to give a more satisfactory answer. NEW ZEALAND. Mr Fortescue, in reply to a question by Mr Mills, said that despatches had be n received at the Colonial Office fconfirming the statements which had appeared in the newspapers with respect to the unexpected outbreak at New Zealand; THE CIVIL SERVICE. Mr Hennessy moved that an humble address be pre- sented to Her Majesty in favour of open competition for the junior appointments in the Civil Service. 1, Mr Baillie Cochrane ridiculed the system under which the Civil Service examinations were conducted, and called attention to the absurd character of some of the questions put by the examiners. The Chancellor of the Exchequer pointed out that the principle of the Civil Service was based on elementary knowledge, but the questions of a more recondite nature were introduced with the view of testing the qualifications of the candidates in other respects, and it by no means followed that they were expected to answer all the ques- tions set down on the examination papers. With regard t& the motion he thought it involved a matter which re- quired fuller discussion than it was now likely to obtain. Jf, as he believed. the motion was intended to imply that, the system of com peli tiveexam ination was retrograding, he could say that that was not that case, but that the: system was progressing. After some remarks from Mr Maguire, Mr Bclntinck, Mr Clay, and Mr:Milne, Lord Palmerstoo defended the system upon which the Civil Service appointments were made. He denied the right of the public generally to share in the nominations, I and said the responsibility of conducting the business ibf l the-State rested with the Government of the day; and to them must necessarily be entrusted the duty of filling upi any vacant appointments. Of course, it was only natural that in discharging this duty the Government should: consult the interests of their friends; and supporters in- stead of those of their opponents; but he could assure hon. members that any application, even from i political opponent, would receive the consideration to which it was entitled. Mr Henley conourred in the greater portion: of the res markst which had fallen from the noble lord, but thought that one great' eVil of the present system was that it, in- volved a species of cramming which was iDOSt disaavaiv-; tageous.. At the same time lie thought the system had not had a sufficient trial to enable the house to approve or condemn it as a whole.. V On a divMon, the numbers were—For the motion, 37 against, 118; majority, 81. e.. aTHEMATAMORAS. With respect to Ahe case of Matamoras and other Spaniards who hah" been sentenced to banishment on account of theiy religious opinions, Lord Palmerston said he believed that the progress of civilisation and enlightenment was making-its way in Spain, and that the Roman Catholics in that country were coming round to naorescnsible views. But the laws of Spain remaned, and although the Government were anxious to administer them with lenity, they couid.Not act altogether contrary to public opinion. The Queen of Spain, he was happy to say, in consequence of the repre- sentations which had been made to her, had exorcised her prerogative of pardon, and had remitted the sentence oh condition, that the prisoners should remove to soine other country, COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA, Sir S, Northcote then called the attention of the House to the proposals which have been made for theeittablKh- ment of a route to Australia by way of Panama, and asked the intentions of the Government. on tbe subject. Mr Peel considered the Suez route preferable to that of Panama, and that the Government would not be justified in incurring the additional expense. An offer had just been received from the Peninsular and Oriental Company to double the communication between Ceylon and Aus- tralia for an addition of £50,000 to the sum of £ *134,000 now received by them. Tfiat offer was deserving of, and would receive due consideration. After some remarks from Mr Childers, Mr Bentinck proceeded to call the attention of the House to the general question of Post Office Packet Ser- vice, contending that the vote of X956,800 for that service was one of the most exclusive and unjust votes ever sub- mitted to the House, inasmuch as it was intended to save the pockets of the great. mercantile community at the expense of the general tax-payers of the country. The House then,, at twenty minutes before twelve o'clock. WMntinto Committee of Supply, when the vote for the Packet Service was, after some discussion, agreed to. The orders of the day were then disposed of, and tbe House adjourned. MONDAY. The London City Traffic Regulation Bill w. s re d third time, and passed. On the motion of Mr Brand a new writ was or ered for the county of Clare. in the room of Mr Calcutt, deceased. The orders of the day having, on the motion of Lord Palmersion, been postponed, Mr Horsman noved the following resolution :-That in the opinion of this house the arrangements made with regard to Poland by the Treaty of Vienna have failed to secure the good government of Poland or the peace of Europe, and any further attempt to replace Poland, under the conditions o>f that treaty must cause calamities to Poland and embarrassment and danger to Europe- The motion led to a debate which occupied tbe whole of the sitting. I OPEN AIR PREACHING.—The case of the Rev. Richard Hibbs, who was taken into custody for open air preach- ing, was brought before the police magistrates on Mon- d'iy. The plea c? the rev defendant was singular, and withal there was much good sense in it. He bad under- taken at his ordination to preach the Gospel; and as he had no church, he felt, bound to fulfil the obligation he had come under the best way he could. He had no objection to preach m the regular manner if any one would give him the opportunity. The case was dis- missed. THE CRKMORNE RIOTERS.—The long-protracted trial in London of the six prisoners charged with riot at the Cie, morne Gardens, on the Oaks night, was concluded on Saturday last, when, after the careful summing up of the Assistant-Judge, the jury'found all six prisoners guilty. Four of them—Herbert, Birkett, Saville, and Shawcross were fined X50 each, and were required to find two sureties in X500 to keep the peace for the next twelve months. M'Dougall was fined £20. and Mott £10, the first to find two sureties in £100, and the other to enter into recognizance to keep the peace for the same period1. THE LANCASHIRE RELIEF FUND.—The following is an abstract of the financial statement, which extends from the 9tb of June, 1862, till the 30th of June, 18&3; presented at the meeting of the Central Executive Com- mittee, helcliin Manchester on Monday. The amount of donations and subscriptions, of which a considerable portion comes from Lancashire and the cotton districts, is £755,37712s 3d. The foreign and colonial subscrip- tions amount to £ 88,768 33 64 total,4832,266 13s 9d. This sum has been apportioned this-To general relief committees, 1425,726 6s; for employment and school fund, £ 15,860 16s 2d; by donations,. £11,448 123 3il:; towards general expenses, £ 71,481. 12s 7tl (tolls on coal to be l'eturned£4737s 2d) by balance, £374,691 5s OS, less £ 3,695 Os 2d for amounts due to tradesmen, and grants awarded not paid at date. LOADED PISTOLS IN THE HORSE O? COMMONS.—At Westminster on Monday Jolat, Haivlmys, a middle-aged reBpectable^looking man, who gave his address, 4, Mae- clesfield-street, Kingsland Road, and described himself as a house -painter, was charged with being found in the House of Commons with a bsace of loaded pistols in his possession.—William Reseorfei, 546 A, said that at a few minutes before four on Monday afternoon he was in the corridor of the House of Commons), when as the defen- dant passed him he saw the handle &f a pistol projeoting from the breast pocket of his coat. Witness, as be- re- passed, stopped bim, and inquired what he had got in his pocket, when he replied Pistols,' and witness then found that be had a second in the sacao pocket. Witness asked if they were loaded, when he replied they were, and also capped. Witness inquired what he was going to do with them,, when he said he carried them in his poeket because the children should not get. at them, and kept them loaded to frighten cats away from his garden. Nothing else was found upon defendum but a purse and knife. He said he came with his son (a boy 15 years of age, who was present) to hear causes tried in-the law courts, but they were not sitting Defendant said that that was so, and he was told that he might go into the House of Commons.—Mr Setfo asked what was the meaning ofhiszhaviag a brace of [pistols loaded and capped in his pocket upon such a visit. -Defendant replied that what be bad told the policeman was quite true. He did not attempt to conceal the pistols; had he wished to do so he could have carried them in the tail pocket of his coat. He Was not aware he was doing wrong in carrying the pistols, which were loaded with small shot.-r-In reply to further questions from Mr Selfe, defendant said he had never been in the House of Commons before, and was not aware that any members were there. He had lived twenty years in his present abode.—His son was ques- tioned by the magistrate, and said that he was not aware of his father carrying pistols about before. De- fendant said he was not in any business now.-Mr Selfe aaid it was a very extraordinary thing that a man should be carrying loaded pistols about. in this way. He should detain them, and require defendant-to inter into his own recognizance to appear again on Thursday. In the meantime inquiries must be made respecting him. NEWPORT.—EXTRAORDINARY RECOVERY OF STOLEN. PROPERTY.—It will doubtless be in tbamemory of many that in the baginning of the year Mr T. Powell, of the Gaer, near Newport, the largest coal proprietor of the principality, died, leaving property to a vast amount, and that on the 16th of May, a,counter connected with his residence waa broken into, andt his will, which had cot been proved, and a marriage, settlement, of-a • daughter, carried off. The thieves also carried on* some shares in various undertakings,^ box of cigars, and soma boots, but left the plate and other property of value untouched. The robbery excited great interest, and a reward of jSlOO waa< offered for the recovery of the property, and £ 100 mcrSe tho^oiiWetibn of the thieves. No traefc whatever could be foiund of the matter till a week since, when an anonyiaiQus letter was received by one of the parties eoii-| cerned, prenHsing that if a lady of the Gaer family would! proceed at a certain ho.ur.of the night to a eertain gate the \the will,; &c, would be restored! The appointment was kept by a lady, who was instructed to tseat. ^4ifig«ised man appeared, and it is believed he had, another man near htui. Be demanded £ .125,. and the sua being refused he closed the conference a&rupilyfand went off. A, second appointment was made for Monday night at the- simti dark hour, but no agreement was come t& A meeUng was sub- [ sequently arranged, and the aid of the police was called iii) and a large force was so dispeased as to draw a cordon round Police-constablo Hales was then placed in a spot) in which belaid the ground, and a male member of the GaCr family female, Unfortunately thb last-named person on approaching the gate stumbled over Hales, which expedited the demement. The officer jumped up, rusherl upem and closed with the thief, and adeeperate struggle ensued, in which; the un- known, broke from the seijeant and rushed off, the police closed in, and one of tfaenii ifred a pistol at the thief who waaaecured. and picked up tin the spot where the conflict had taken'place. The captive turns out to'be one Gill, the son of-a respectable tradeemanin the towa. About half-past four on Satur- day, afternoon, Edwin Gill, the father of the prisoner, and John Jenkins, a Vrorkman in his apprehen- ded b-y DetettiveCuitis, of the borough poliop, Cna charge of being concerned in the affair, It appears that previous to thia arrest the politic received some iiifiporUint information, and which it^ouUl not be wirfefW^eeent to divulge, and which may very likely lead to further j arrests.

BIRTBS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS Notices of Birth! Marriages, and Deaths, should be sent te us in Manuscript, properly authenticated. We cannot under- take to search other papers for these announcements, which are frequently found to b? incorrectly printed, or turn out to be untrue. BIRTHS. On the 17th instant, at High Street, in this town, Mrs Rogers Powell, of a daughter. On the 10th instant, at Bridge Street, in this town, the wife of Mr James Rees, grocer, &c., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Letterston, the wife of Mr T. G. Hawkins, schoolmaster, of a daughter. MARRIAGES On the 7th inst., at Manorbier Church, by the Rev. ,T. Edwards, Mr William Matthews, Llanover, Mon- moutlishire, to Margaret, only daughter of Mr J. Hughes, Manorbier. t On the 14th inst., at Crinow, near Narberth, by the ;Rev. E. L. Jones, Mr John Thomas, of New Church, to Miss Eliza Phillips, Greenway, Narbertb. „> DEATHS. F VR On the 9th inst., at Shut-street, in this town, Mr Wm. Thomas, House Builder, aged 93. On the 13th inatant, at Slade, near this town, Martha, eldest daughter of Mr J. Nichols. OtJ the 13th inst., at Narberth, Mr David Davies, rural postman for Narberth district, aged 63 years. On the J lth inst., at Llanelly, at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr Bonville, draper, Mr Isaac Vaughan, draper, &c., of Narbertb, aged 28 years.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. The Marquis of Normanby gave notice'of his intention of Monday next tocafattention to the late military insur- rection at Athens, and asked whether the Government had received any information as to the answer given to the Ionians who went to the British Legation asking for protection, It had been stated in the newspapers that protection bad been refused. Earl Russell replied that he knew nothing of any such refusal. Lord Chelmsford withdrew the Jurors' Remuneration Bill. The Marquis of Clanricarde moved a resolution de- claring that it is expedient and necessary that judicial statistics from. Ireland similar to those from England and Wales should be annually funished, and that a person acquainted with the 11 ish Courts should be attached to the Home Office, and that all possible facilities should be afforded to such officers by the authorities in Dublin Castle and the various law Courts of Ireland. After a short conversation the motion was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. MONDAY. Earl Granville, in reply to an inquiry of Lord Lyveden, stated that the Canadian Parliament had not yet made any adequate provision for the defence of the colony and that it would be impossible for England to take upon herself the duty of defending it unless the Canadians themselves were prepared to give a helping hand. The Fortifications (Provision for Expanses), the Nuisances Removal Act (1855) Amendment, and the Public Works and Fisheries Acts Amendment Bills were read a second time, and several other bills forwarded a stage.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. WEEKLY TRAFFIC RETURN. NOTE.—The following return includes the Traffic of the Abing- don, Bridport, Stratford-on-Avon, West Midland, South Wales Shrewsbury and: Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester, Railways, and one Moiety of the Birkenhead Railway. Week ending the July, ),2, 1863. Passengers. Mails. Panels. Goods. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ ;33,424 11 81 9G9* 12 2 2,015 13 8 26jS92 18 10 03,293 16 4 Corresponding Week, 1862. £ s. d.J £ S. d.| £ s. d.| £ s. d.| £ S. D. 3S,ol4 2 6. 9612 2|1,878 19 112!«)02'> 10 9(66,174 4 6 METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Miles opeM-3 miles and 63 ehains. £ s. d.L £ s. d.j £ s. d.L £ s. d.| £ s. d. 2,012 13 3| 0 0 0| 0 0 0| 0 0 Oj 2,012 13 3 W. WOOD. Chief Accountant.

^otfths* standing. I never knew a case of that duration JUred. I did not know what I was to examine the horse Ho had an enlargement on one of his knees. It ap- Wired like a blow a hunting blow, merely of a tem- IWjarjr chaiaoter. vroM-examined by Mr Giffard: We judge of time fft the brightness of the eye after the cataract has ^pided. The time the inflammation lasts varies. It •Wji not always take the same time to subside but it' subsides very rapidly. 'c', 'XJeorga Lewis examined: I am a veterinary surgeon, Poetising at Monmouth. I examined a horse at Itoss on "48 2nd of October. I found both eyes badly affected by J^ract of long standing. It must have commenced •$fpre the 30th August. The horse had a slight blemish *? one of his knees. Cross-examined by Mr Giffard I should think the disease had existed for five or six months, but very pro- oably for a much longer period. The corner of lha eye *4» clouded by cataract. The inflammation could not We exisred so lately as the 30th of August, Giffard again called his lordship's attention to the contending that it was not proved by the %dence. *he learned Judge said that the warranty according to evidence was that the horse was sound except the the evidence was, therefore, clearly at variance JWh the declaration, and it was by the declaration the "ffendant learnt the issue to be tried. jMr Bowen argued that the defendant was not misled I>ut to any expense by the declaration, and as the W#intiff had made out that when the horse was sold he jjW diseased eyes, the unsoundness relied upon, he sub- "jjtted that the plaintiff had proved his case, and that the ejection being merely technical his lordship had power amend. Jtfr Giffard said that his was not a technical objection the form of pleading, which could be amended, but to ™e fact alleged in the declaration. The Judge suggested that the case should go to the jury in order to put an end to it, because if he diJ not jjtofcnd, the plaintiff would be non-suited, and would pr^- Wbly bring another notion. Mr Giffard said that he must press his objection. Mr Bowen considered it a very hard case, especially as the blemish in the horse's knee was not regarded as 44Y detriment; besides the plaintiff knew the issue that "as to be tried. The Judge said that was possible, but so far as he knew to the contrary the declaration was the only notice the defendant had received of the issue. Mr Bowen hoped his Lordship would amend the decla- ion. The Judge said if Mr Giffard pressed his objection he Mr Giffard intimated that he should press it. The Judge then said, that being the case he should de- fine to amend, as Mr Giffard had said, these verbal war- cities were very dangerous. -hiV Bowen remarked that in this county they were *eQuent, being accepted in nine cases out of ten. The Judge said he could not speak for this part of the aftttry, bat in England they were exceptional. As the fl,^ence was fatally at variance with the declaration, the Pontiff must bo non-suited. The plaintiff was accordingly non-suited. THE REPORTED SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG. j The screw steamer Hecla, from New York on the 8th Inet., arrived at Liverpool yesterday afternoon. no r New Yor]l World, ai the 8th inst., does not place y«nect reliance on the report of the captureof Vicksburg. t says: 'There is one point in connection with the news romVieksburg which suggests some doubts respecting 8 correctness. The report purports to come by a ate boat which left Vioksburg at ten a.m. on the and reached Cairo on the 7th inst. before noon. As joe distance between these two points is 640 miles, it I(>llows that the boat must have run against the current Or the Mississippi at the rate of over thirteen miles an «our, which is tremendous travelling, as all know who «ave sailed up that river. The despatch boat time is J«oaUy two days between Vicksburg and Memphis; it may be that this news reaches us from Memphis; Cairo, as the telegraph line is in operation between j&ese two cities. But it is not so stated in the despatch. '8 strange also that Admiral Porter should make the plottncement of the surrender, instead of General Grant, ,? Whom in courtesy and of right it belonged. We hope report is all right.' Private letters from New York throw considerable on the capture of this fortress. It was asserted ,°u very generally believed in New York that the report its brigin in a stock jobbing transaction, and the that the garrison selected the 4th of July for surrender euds iome truth to the assertion. This is by no means first time that the capture of Vicksburg has been .•uciaJiy announced and Subsequently contradicted, and ,ls quite possible that Mr Seward has made another retake. The Federat tosses at the battle of Gettysburg 0{5 ertormous, and General Lee is stated to have marched J1 at hi? leisure with all his artillery. It was feared in ew York that he was about to choose another field of .tie, where the Federal general would be compelled to *come the assailant. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. The select committee of the House of Commons, re- Oe'!tly appointed to inquire into and report upon the gating condition of the Ecclesiastical Commission, and whether an improvement might not be made in the 'Ministration of the ecclesiastical revenues for the in- of the Church, have agreed to the following series "'fesolutions:— VThat the Ecclesiastical Commission, as at present °tetituted, is objectionable. ;Jhat the-Ecclesiastical Commissioners do hot appear J° oave any established system for ascertaining the ,°°ality and condition of the worst cases of Spiritual in populous districts, nor any definite principle 'Action, by which priority of assistance shall be afforded 5° fcuoh cases out of the large and rapidly increasing ^S:intrusted to the commissioners for distribution. iTjiat it is inexpedient that, a central body should ^ie.decide upon the boundaries of new districts and ^Wivisions of parishes throughout the kingdom. .? Tfeajt the system of throwing permanently the ad- 7^ii8tration of large properties scattered over the whole ^»fey; into the hands of one central body is objection- iThat, independently of;the political objections to such Soncentration of property, this system unavoidably nH^umes a considerable "part of the revenues of tbe a wch 'ih this feipenses of valuing and revaluing lands tithes, ia compensations to officers superseded, and! Mne maintenance of a large establishment of secretaries clerks. Your committee beg to refer to the 12th (Solution of the committee of this House in 1856, viz., the present, system of management by the agents J iihe Church Estates Commission should be reconsi- ^•^d, with a view to its grea'er efficiency and a possible; v5*nution of cipenss,' and to the evidence now taken 46re your committee, showing that the system of j^agejaent$iU continues to be unaecesaarily :expen- and your committee are of opinion that this ex- th^*e expenditure is to be attributed in Bome degree to th° *actl t' estates rib widely dispersed-are placed under of one corporation. jJ^-hat further expense is entailed by the voluminous' complicated nature of the accounts, which are diffi- lt to bo understood by any one but a professional j0c°^ntan^ aadwhichhave given occasion for repeated ^fies by committee of the two Houses of Parliament. t» That the system now pursued by the commission in 0h° ^yestigation of titles to lands given for sites of ^rch^s Causes unnecessary delay and expense. Thajt the present system necessarily throws undue *er into the bands of the officers cf the commission. QI That— (1) The management of the property of the J^cb:» and (2,) the application of the surplus^ revenues the Church to the relief of spiritual destitution in: places, be given to separate authorities, a^at such powers as are necessary for the central of the property of the Church be vested in Consisting of two* pjaid commissioners,1 6ne of tjj^^shbuld be a barrister in actual practice of not loss Cfrn years standing; and that such commisgioners ^"devote their exclusive attentibn to the business board, and be ineligible for a seat in Parliament. ,,rhat- upon such board there be, in addition, on unpaid commissioner, with a seat in the House of Com tnons. 4 That it should be lawful for the proposed board of commissioners, who are to have the management of the property of the Church, to invest any money applicable to the common fund, either in land, tithes, the Funds, or pther Government securities. That the legal business of the board be conducted by the appointment of a legal adviser at a fixed salary, in the same way that the Treasury, the Admiralty, and other Government establishments, and some of the rail- way companies of the kingdom, have their legal business condacted. 'That local associations in each diocese, composed of clergy and laity, performing some of the auties at present discharged by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, would aid the purposes of church extension, especially as such bodies would possess an intimate knowledge of the spi- ritual wants and local circumstances of every diocese. 'That the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne having for upwards of 150 years, been appointed by Par- liament to discharge many of the powers and duties which are now discharged by the Eéclesiastical Commissioners, your committee recommend that, until effect can be giver, to the preceding resolution, the distribution of the pro- ceeds of the common fund for the relief of spiritual destitution, and all other powers and duties, except those for the management of the property of the Church, now possessed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners should be transferred to the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, in case the constitution of the said board of governors, so far as regards tile discharge of the said duties, should be adapted to that end by Parliament. That the present position of the non-capitular mem- bers of the cathedral and collegiate churches is unsatis factory, and that power should be given by Act of Parlia- ment to secure to them adequate stipends and allowances, without encroaching upon the common fund. That the Church Estates Act be continued to the 1st day of January, 1868, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament.'