The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-23 00:00:00

THE HANGO MASSACRE.

Colonel HARCOURT asked whether the Admiralty
had received any official intelligence that Lieutenant
Dr. FA.ston, and Mr. Sullivan, of her Majesty's
were still alive, and prisoners Russia ?
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the Admiralty on this subject than wha.
Admiral BERKELEY said no further information
hadhi ship
Geneste,
reached Cossack,
was contained in the despatches of Admiral Dundas
already published.
Colonel HARCOURT said he must beg permission of
the house to read a letter from the nearest relative of
Lieutenant Geneste on this transaction. The hon. and
gallant member then read the letter, which requested
him to ask the Government whether the authorities in
the fleet had demanded the bodies of those who were so
cruelly massacred at Iran o, in order that they might
not be left to the brutality of their savage murderers ?
Admiral BERKELEY repeated his former answer.
He believed, however, no such claim had been made.
He should take that Aportunity to remark that he was
one of those who had been a long time in office. Ho could
bear the attacks that public men were open to ; but he
could not pass over in silence a statement in the Daily
News the day before yesterday, which in the most cruel
and cold-blooded manner pointed to himself as almost
the cause of that deplorable affair, and the statement
went to say that the writer hoped
when the friends and
relations of the deceased met the gallant admiral they
would treat him according to his merits. (Hear, hear.)
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS IN PRISONS.
Mr. KINNAIRD rose to ask the Secretary for-the
Home Department whether he had any objection, to
produce the recent correspondence respecting the arrange-
ments for the religious instruction given by the Roman
Catholic chaplains in the prisons of Pentonville and
Brixton I

Sir G. GREY said be had no objection to produce
the correspondence in question.
In reply to Mr. SPOONER,
Sir G. GREY stated he was not aware of any chap-
lains to those prisons being paid except the chaplains
belonging to the Established Church.;;*

THE STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Mr. DISRAELI asked the noble lord at the head of
the Government whether he had any objection, on Mon-
day next, to state to the house the course he intended
to pursue with regard to the public business ? He found
at the present moment there were no less than 79 orders
of the day upon the paper ; and be thought, therefore,
it would be very convenient to the house if the
noble lord could on Monday at least shadow
forth the course he intended to pursue at this advanced
period of the session. (A. laugh.)
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he could almost
answer the question now. There were many measures
which he should think it his duty to press to a conclu-
sion ; but there were others which he did not care any-
thing about. (Laughter.)

Arr. HADFIELI) said he had given notice of his
intention to call the attention of the Government to the
state of public business, but the right bon. gentleman op-
posite had anticipated him. It was most important under
the circumstances to ascertain what course the Govern-
ment intended to pursue. He wished, therefore, to ask
the noble lord at the head of the Government whether
he would take into consideration such business as there
was not the slightest chance of disposing of this session,
and thereby reduce the orders to some reasonable dimen-
sion, as the session was so near its ordinary period of
termination ?