The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-05 00:00:00

STAMPED LETTER PAPER.

In reply to Mr. A.TAGITIRE,
Mr. WILSON said that a stamped paper for trans-
mission through the post would very soon be in operation.

THE SPEAKERS ILLNESS.

Lord PALMERSTON said he was concerned to my
that this morning he saw the professional gentleman :it-
tending the Speaker, who advised the right hon. gentle-
man to have a few days' rest, and he should move that
in the event of Mr. Speaker's absence for more than one
day, thesuspendsion of the standing order that the Speaker
sbould write a letter every day to that effect, and that
Mr. Fitzroy should take the chair on every subsequent
day during the Speaker's absence.
After a few remarks from Lord R. Cecil, Sir F. The-
siger, Sir W. Heathcote, and Mr. Disraeli,
Lord PALMERSTON said he should restrict the
motion to be in force during the present week only.
The motion was then agreed to,
NEUTRAL VESSELS.

In reply to Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE,
Sir C. WOOD said it was stated that the Russian
Government had issued a notice that Captain Watson
of the Imperieuse bad published a notification that goods
contraband of war found neutral vessels would be
seized by the Allied fleets. He had seen Captain
Watson, and the civil governor had visited every
vessel in Port Baltic Harbour, and found only two ves-
sels with goods of the sort alluded to, and as they were
not considered to come within the terms of the order in
council, Captain Watson allowed those vessels to leave
the harbour.

EDUCATION BILL.
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the above bil
was postponed till Monday next.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR—ADJOURNED.
DEBATE.

On the order of the day on this subject being read,
Mr. MILNER GIBSON rose for the purpose of
resuming the debate. He observed that, from a
question which had just been 'put by the honour-
able member for Finsbury, an inference had been
sought to be raised that it was inconvenient to discuss
the amendment of the hon. member for Kidderminster,
seeing that the Vienna Conference was closed. For
one, he (Mr. Gibson) was not responsible for the amend-
ment of the hon. gentleman ; and, if he pressed it upon
the beluie, he thought, for various reasons, the house
ought not to agree to it. After the lengthened discussion
that took placeon the motion of the right hon. member for
Bucks, and the amendment of the right hon. member for
Portsmouth, it was not, sincerely speaking, without some
regret that in consequence of the alteration which the
hon. member for Kidderminster proposed to introduce,
he felt it to be his duty to adjourn the further considera-
tion
Re did not assent to of his amendment.
that
it
which the hon. gentlemen Proposed, as he believed
involved considerations of
great magnitude, and thought
it. moreover, most undesirable that the house should be
asked precipitately either to adopt or reject The pre-
vious debate was a party debate. The right hon. mem-
ber for Bucks had asked the house t . o pass a vote of cen-
sure virtually on the Government, n consequence Qf its
mbiguous language and uncertain conduct on, the
great question of peace or war. The member for
Portsmouth undertook the defence of Ministers
and moved what he must say, considering the occasion,
was 2. very feeble amendment. (Hear, hear.) But he
listened to the speeches of the leader of the Opposition
and the Government party, and he must say, although
he found them both a,ree on the subject of the prolon-
gation of the war, he had great difficulty in discovering