The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-27 00:00:00

INNS OF COURT COMMISSION.

Mr. CRAUFURD asked tho Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether the inns of court commission
had sent in their report ; and if so, how soon it would bo
laid on the table ?

Sir G. GREY—The commission had not yet made its
report, and ho was told the reason was that some of the
members were absent on circuit.
THE MASSACRE AT HANGC.
In answer to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY,
Sir C. WOOD said that dispatches had been received
from Admiral Dunda-o, containing among other things a
letter from Lieut. Geneste, addressed to Capt. Fanshawe,
of the Cossack, and which had been forwarded by the
Russian authorities ; and be proposed to lay it, with other
correspondence between Admiral Dundas and the Russian
authorities, ou the subject before the house. Ho was sorry
to add that the Russian authorities had refused to liberate
the prisoners.
TURKISH COAL MINES.—SUPPLY OF MONEY
TO THE COMMISSARIAT.

Mr. LAYARD called attention to the fact, that on a
previous evening Mr. Gladstone had stated that they were
paying a subsidy in disguise to Turkey, in the shape of an
exorbitant royalty of 10s. a ton for the coal obtained from
the Turkish coal mines. Ho wished to ask if that were the
case? It appeared, also, that considerable embarrassment
had been experienced in the East, in consequence of the
want of money in the commissariat treasury. He under-
stood that a large number of bills had been dishonoured,
and considerable inconvenience occasioned on account of

the refusal to pay those bills for want of money. He hold
in his hand a letter to that effect, and ho wished to know
if the statements he had made were true, if such a scarcity
of money were really felt, if such a state of things were
likely to continue, and if any remedy had been provided ?
Mr. WILSON said that papers had been laid on the table
on the motion of the hon. member for Dumfries, which
continued the correspondence which had passed during the
nogociations with regard to the Turkish coal mines, and it
would bo found from that correspondence that these mines
were in full operation in two workings ; his right hon.
friend(Mr. Gladstone) was therefore mistaken in supposing
that the answer he (Mr. Wilson) gave him some time ago
referred to a royalty. His answer was that the sum paid
to the Turkish Government for the mines was 10s. a ton,
and that there was a further expenditure of 15s. a ton,
making the entire cost 255. a ton, delivered on board ship.
But the 10s. a ton was not paid by way of royalty. A
royalty was paid when the ground taken was totally
unexplored ; but in this case the coal was taken out
of the mines already explored and in full operation, and
where they had the advantage of the capital which had
already been expended, and the machinery of the Turkish
Government belonging to the mines. (Hear.) As to the
second question of the hon. gentleman, he was sorry to say
that there was some truth in the statement he had made ;
but the circumstances had been very much exaggerated.
The truth was, that in the month of May the monthly
expenditure from the commissariat chest in coin at Con-
stantinople was from 150,0001. to 200,0001.; but it suddenly
increased to about 300,0001. in consequence of the pay-
ments for the Turkish contingent and other purposes. On
the 20th of May 100,0001. was despatched by the British
, Queen ; but her engines breaking down, she was detained.
at Malta three or four weeks for repair; and her non-arri-
val at Constantinople certainly created some embarrass-
ment. In the meantime two other sums of 250,0001. had
been sent out, which arrived in the interim. Accounts
had been received to-day, from which ho had reason to be-
lieve that the 100,0001. despatched in the British Queen
had also arrived. And besides the 250,0001. despatched
lst of
after the 29th of May, there were sent out
July 100,0001., on the 3d of July 100,0001.
of July another 100,0001. ; so that since
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