The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

LOAN TO NEW ZEALAND.

Mr AYTOUN asked the ecretary of State for the Colo.
ies whether it was the intention cf her I%lajebty'B Govern-
rnent to ask Parliament for its sanction of a guarantee of
interest for a loan for New Zealand, and if so what was the
amount of the loan for which a guarantee was to be asked,
and whether the guarantee would be applied for during the
present session; and, if so, at what period of the session ?
Mr CARDWELL said that the subject would be shortly
brought under the consideration of the house.
Mr. LYALL asked the Secretary of State for the Colo,
vies what arrangement had been made between the Ceylon
and the English Government for reducing the charge oa the
Imperial Exchequer for military expenditure in that colony;

and whether, in consequence of the great prosperity of thee
island, there was an early prospect of releasing this country
altogether from that charge, and placing Ceylon in that re-
spect on the same footing as India.
Mr CARDWELL said that arrangements had been
made to reduce the expenditure alluded to in the colony of
Ceylon.

THE CONFERENCE ON GERMAN AFFAIRS.
Mr. OSBOP.NE asked the first Lord of the Treasury
whether the Vonference had arrived at any decision respect-
ing the mslintenance of the Treaty of London, and if the
noble lord was in a situation to communicate it to the
hous'3 ; and if the suspension of arms between Denmark and
the conflicting Powers had been prolonged ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that he was unable to speak
positively in regard to this subject. No arrangement had
yet been come to respecting the suspension of hostilities
between Denmark and the German States, but he hoped
that eventually some such arrangement would be acceded to.

Air. D. GRIFFITH asked whether the armistice did not
expire on Sunday next.

Lord PALMERSTON—On the 12th; of course, if it is
not renewed, it will then expire. (Laughter.)

Sir L. PALK—On what day is the Conference next to sit ?
Lord PALMERSTON—No day has yet been fixed for
the next meeting. The Conference are waiting for answers
to despatches which have been sent to their respective courts.
A few days must elapse before those answers will arrive ;
the Conference will then fix the date of their next sitting.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked whether any arrangement
had been entered into to prevent the war breaking out
again before the next meeting of Conference, if that meet-
ing was delayed beyond the 12th inst.
Lord PALMERSTON—No such arrangement has been
made, but there is no reason to doubt that the Conference
will meet before the expiration of the armistice.
GRANT TO SIR ROWLAND HILL.
Lord PALMERSTON brought up the message from her
Majesty, recommending that the sum of £20,000 should be
voted to Sir Rowland Hill for the eminent services he had
rendered to the public in the postal department, and he said
that he would move the adoption of that vote on a future
day.

PENSION TO LADY ELGIN.
Lord PALMERSTON said that in conformity with a
message from her Majesty, the teat of which he placed on
the table of the house, he would :move oa a certain day
that Lady Elgin should be granted a pension of £l,OOO a
year, in consideration of the services of Lord Elginin
India.