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' tenant Governor of Jersey, relative t o proposed alteration*
in the constitution of the Royal Court in that island.
Sir G. GREY replied in the negritive.
THE SHEFFIELD RESERVOIRS, &c.
Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for the
Ho me Department whether Mr. E.awlinson had sent in his
report on the state of the Sheffield reservoirs; if so, whether
he would lay it upon the table of tite house ; if he had yet
sent in his report on the Bradford reservoirs; end, if he
had been en gaged in inspecting any other than the Shef-
field and Br adford reservoirs under the authority of the.
Home Office.
Sir G. GREY repeated in substance the statement ha
had made on a previous occasion, to the effect that Mr.,
Rawlinson had not yet completed his report o n the subject
which he was endeavouring to make as perfec t as possible.
He (Sir G. Grey) could state, however, that there was no
danger to be apprehended from the reservoirs at Sheffield
and Bradford.
NEUTRALITY IN CHINA.
Mr. LI DDELL asked whether the attention of the law
officers of the Crown had been directed to the report of a
recent trial before the Consular Court at Shaeghae, at
which a man named George White, charged as an accom-
plice in the capture of the Firefly steamer, was convicted
and sentenced for a breach of the Hong Kong
Neutrality Ordinance. No. 1, of 1855 ; and further, to a.
statement made on July 1, 1863, by the Duke of Newcastle,
then Colonial Secretary, for the information of Earl Russell,
to the effect that there is no ordinance now in force enjoin-
ing the observance of neutrality by her Majosty's subjects
between the contending. parties in China; and, it so, whether
that statement of the Duke of Newcastle was correct or in-
correct; and. if correct, whether the conviction of the said
George White can be held to have been a legal conviction.
The ATTORNE ir-GENERAL said with regard to the
first question, no authentic information had been received,
and therefore he was unable to afford any information as to
the circumstances connected with the case referred to ; and
that answer would apply to the last part of the question.
There was ample provision made for the preservation of
neutrality on the part of British subjects in the internal
dissensions in China.
CONFERENCE ON NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
In reply to Mr. HOPWOOD,
;Sir G. GREY, in the absence of Lord Palmerston, ea:d
that the Government had no intention of proposing a confe-
rence on the affairs of North America, as there was no
ground for any such proposal, and it was one to which he
was quite satisfied the United States Government would
not accede.
THE NEW NATIONAL GA ELERY.
Mr. HEYGATE asked the First Commissioner of Works
whether the scheme for erecting a new National Gallery at
the rear of Burlington House, and which was last year
stated
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to what national purposes it is proposed to devote the estate
purchased for the nation in 1854, at a cost of £140,000, and
now occupied by Burlington House and Gardens.
Mr. COWPER said that the Government determined
to propose an estimate for the erection of a gallery on the
att. in question.
THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
In reply to General PEEL,
The Marquis of HAR I'INGTON said it would be impos-
sible to say the day on which the army estimates would be
brought on, but when the navy estimates were gone through.
they would then be submitted to the house.
THE TUSCALOOSA.
Mr. PEACOCKE called attention to the case of the
Tuscaloosa ; and to move the following resolution :—That
the instructions contained in the despatch of the
Luke of Newcastle to Sir P. Wodehouse, dated the 4th day
of November, 1663, and which remain still unrevoked, are
at variance with the principles of international law.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

Bank of England Return,•—This E vening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 27th day
cf April, 1864:

IRBUE DEPAZTMENT.

Notes Issued ..—..£26,476,535, Government Debt X 11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3.634,u0u
Gold Coin & Bullion 11,826,535
Silver Bullion ....

£6,476,535!

226,476,535

BAN K124(1 D,
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ao-

PARTMIN T.
Government Secu-
rities (including
DeadWeightAn-
unity) £11,022,767
Other Securities 19,642,368
Notes
Gold and Silver 741,211
Coin

counts) 5,217,965
Other Deposits 12,62u,036
Seven Day and
other Bills 528,307

X 37,128,176
31. J

£37,16,
:ARSHALL, Chief Cattier. 176

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