The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-19 00:00:00

First Lord of the Admiralty, he would take the opportu-
nity of stating that he entirely acceded to the opinion ex-
pressed in that most interesting and valuable document
which Sir G. Cockburn had left as a legacy to the country,
that it was expedient that the First Lord of the Admiralty
should be a member of the naval profession. He must say
that he thought the noble lord opposite, as Secretary of
State for the Home Department, would stand in a much
stronger position in the Cabinet if he had on one side a
distinguished officer like Sir W. Parker or Sir G. Seymour,
and on the other such a man as Sir J. Burgoyne, Lord
Seaton, or Sir H. Douglas, than he did at present with
Sir C. Wood on one side and his shadow on the other.
Lord PANMURE said he had one remark to make in
reference to the Transport Board. The moment the war
was concluded the Transport Board, as at present consti-
tuted, would cease to exist. It was wrong, however, to say
that the Transport Board was not in communication with
the War-office ; for, although in more immediate commu-
nication with the Admiralty, the head of that board trans-
acted business with the War Department every week.
The Earl of ELLENBOROITGH said that, if a member
of the Transport Board communicated with the Secretary
for War and took his orders, he should like to know what,
in fact, was the authority left to Captain Milne at the
Admiralty ?
Lord PANMURE replied that the head of the Trans-
port Board communicated to the War Department for the
purpose of ascertaining the business which was to be trans-
acted. The official business was conducted between the
Secretary of State and the Board of Admiralty in the usual
manner.
The Intestacy (Scotland) Bill went through committee.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter print 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEA.SER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.

Sir M. S. STEWART took the oaths and his seat for
Renfrewahire, in place of Colonel Mure, resigned.
Sir J. FERGUSSON took the oaths and his seat for Ayr.
shire.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were
ordered to be considered :--Birmingham Water Bill,
Medical Invalids General Life Assurance Society Bill,
and the Plymouth and StonehouPe Gas Bill.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Ayr Harbour, Cromford and High Peak Railway, Glas-
gow and South-Western Railway, and Nottingham and
Loughborough Road,

The following bills wera considored and ordered to be
read a third time :—Carmarthen And Cardigan Railway;
East of Fife Railway ; Fife ani Kinross Railway ;
Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Railway; Lyme Regis
Roads ; Royal London Militia; Exeter and Exmouth
Rail way.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented by Mr. Hadfield, from Tor-
quay, for the abolition of church rates ; by Sir J. Shel-
ley, several petitions from Pimlico against church rates ;
by Mr. Cranford, praying for some alterations in the
Lord Advocate's Education Bill.

Mr. W. LOCKHART presented two petitions unani-
mously adopted by the Commissioners of Supply of the
counties of Lanark and Dumfries on the 30th of A pril,
praying that the proprietors of lands and houses•in
Scotland may be relieved from the injustice to which
they are subjected in being called upon to pay a higher
rate of property tax than the proprietors of England, or
the owners of funded or other descriptions of property.
CONSTITUTION FOR NEW SOUTH WALES.

Mr. LOWE gave notice that on the second reading of
the above bill he would move that it be read a second
time that day six months.

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN IRELAND.

Mr. M`MAHON asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land whether his attention had been called to the trial
at the last Tyrone assizes of certain persons, belonging
to two opposing political and religious parties, for riot
and assault, and to the course pursued by the public
prosecutor on that occasion ; and whether that course
met with the approhal ion of the right hon. gentleman ?
Mr. HORSMAN said he understood the ,question to
refer to the system rather than that particular case. In
that case the proceedings were not out of the usual order.
He had communicated with the Attorney General, and
he was of opinion such a practice should not be con-
tinued, and should not occur again.
THE FOREIGN LEGION.

In reply to Mr. EWART,
Mr. PEEL said he was informed that between 3,000
and 4,000 men had been enlisted, and from the success
attending the efforts of the recruiting agents a force of
10,000 men would be raised. Depots had been formed at
Seliguland and at Shorncliff for their accommodation.