The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-22 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

Lord PALMERSTON rose again and said—Sir, I
have now to state to the house that which I believe is
tolerably well known already, namely, that three
members of the Government have intimated their
intention to resign the offices which they have hitherto
held. I mean the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First
Lord of the Admiralty, and the Secretary of State for
the Colonial Department. Those officers hold their
offices at present only until their successors shall be ap-
pointed. Under these circumstances, and considering
that these officers are members of the Government in
this house, I trust the house will not think that I am
unduly pressing upon their indulgence if I propose to
them not enter upon any public business to-day. We will
go through those orders of the day which stand upon the
paper, and to which there is no objection, and after-
wards I should propose that the house should adjourn
until to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) To-morrow my right
hon. friends will attend in their places and state to the
house the grounds which have induced them to take the
step I have just announced to the house. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DISKAELI—Sir,--I merely wish to state that
I have heard with deep regret from the noble lord that
before ten days had elapsed the Government which
we had the pleasure to hear was formed, and which
we had hoped would have had a longer existence, in the
absence of the noble lord, generally considered to be the
obstacle to the formation of a strong Government, has
ceased to exist. (Hear, hear.) After the statement of
the noble lord, and in the absence of the right hon. gen-
tleman, whose conduct must of course be canvassed on
the proper occasion, as well as that of the noble lord, I
think it would be improper in me on this occasion to
make any remarks—(hear, bear)—but the noble lord
will understand that I only express the general feeling
of this house and the country when I state that we have
heard it announced, on offici'al authority, that already
the Cabinet so. recently formed has, in fact, been par-
tially dissolved: (fear, hear.) We have heard that
announcement-With deep regret, and, some consterna-
tion. (Cheers.)
The subject then dropped.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY.

Major REED postponed his motion for aselect com-
mittee to inquire into the present mode of conferring
appointments by purchase and otherwise in the army ;
to report on the same, and recommend a more efficient
system for securing promotion to merit and long service.

CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.
Mr, MACARTNEY postponed his motion for a select
committee into the present system of rewarding all per-
sons in the civil service of the Crown on their retire.
ment from office, and the necessity of continuing the
abatements on account of the Superannuation Fund,
until this day fortnight.
JURORS AND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time ; as was also the
Jurors and Juries (Ireland No. 2) Bill.
COMMON LAW PROCEDURE ACT AMEND-
MENT (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
ARMY SERVICE ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
The clauses having been agreed to, the house resumed.
Mr. ROEBUCK'S MOTION.

Mr. WILSON observed that, as it was very desirable
that the motion of the hon. member for Sheffield should
have precedence to-morrow, he would move that it be
taken before the orders of the day and the notices of
motion.

In reply to Mr. DISRAELI,
Lord PALMERSTON said that it was deemed ad-
visable that the explanations of his right hon. friends
who had retired should take precedence of any other
business to-morrow.

The other orders of the day having been disposed of,
the house adjourned at twenty minutes to five o'clock.

BREAD RIOTS AT WHITECHAPEL.

APPREHENSION OF SEVERAL OF THE
RINGLEADERS.

During the whole of last evening and this morning,
the inhabitants of the east end of London were in a state
of the utmost excitement and alarm, in consequence of
the sudden and riotous conduct of the Lig; labourers,
who not only perambulated the principal thoroughfares
for several hours in large numbers, but caused
the greatest consternation among the shop-
keepers, into whose premises they forcibly entered,
and daringly ransacked the contents. In many
instances several of the tradesmen were brutally ill-
treated and thrown into the street, while their premises
were cleared of their contents and carried away by the
mob.

This morning at 10 o'clock orders were sent to Super-
intendent Stow of the H division, and Superintendent
Howie of the K district, to forward an additional force
of constables to the vicinity of the Workhouse, and ac-
cordingly Inspectors Marsh and Smith were in attendance
in the neighbourhood. At 11 o'clock this morning there
were no fewer than 1,200 dock labourers at the doors of
the workhouse waiting for relief, and it required a great
number of officers to prevent accidents among the starv-
ing applicants. Mr. Freeman and Mr. French, the
overseers, were present during the morning rendering
the necessary relief. Each man had a quartern loaf
given to him, and was told to call again to-morrow
(Friday).

The excitement was so great at one o'clock this after-
noon that another riot was fully expected this evening.
The whole of the shops east of Aldgate are closed, and
business almost suspended.

At noon to•day Mr. Mnmford, the Superintendent of
Police at St. Katherine's Dock, attended at the work-
house and informed the men in the Stone-yard who
were waiting for relief that all those that were married,
and had been in the employ of the Dock Company,
would be temporarily assisted until they could be set to
work, which could not be done until some great change
in the weather takes place.

Three men, named Mark Bennett, Nicholas Barrett,
aid Matthew Morney, were examined this morning at
the Thames Police-court, and were seyerally fined by
the magistrate.