The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

THE EXACTIONS IN JU TLAND,

Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lc rd of the Tree-
sury, whether he was not aware that the Prussians do not
pay for the supplies they exact in 'Jutland in money, but
only by acknowledgments of the amounts in question,
which amounts they intended to reckon up against the
Danish Government on a future occasion, under the pre-
tence of claims for the expenses of the war, or other de•
mends ; and, whether the British Government would allow
such a departure from one of the leading, conditions of the
armistice to which they are parties?
Lord PALMERSTON said that from the latest accounts
it appeared that provisions would in future be supplied to
the Prussian troops in Schleswig-Holstein by contract, and
that the value of the levies made in Jutland would be re-
stored. (Hear, hear.)
THE ALLEGED MILITARY VICTORIES IN
AMERICA.
Mr. II ALIBURTON drew attention to the startling
communications made as to the military events in America
this month recorded in the newspapers, and asked if the
Government possessed any official information confirmatory
of these.
Lord PALMERSTON said he could not state anything
positively in reference to these accounts.
ARMY PRIZES.

On the order for going into committee of supply,
Sir S. NORTHCOTE moved that an humble address be
presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be gra-
ciously pleased to proceed in the distribution of the Banda
and Kirwee booty, upon the principle of actual capture,
as recommended in the report of the Royal Commission on
Army Prize; and, should there be any dispute as to the
troops entitled upon that principle to share in the distribu-
• tion, to refer the question to some competent tribunal. He
said this was a motion which bad reference to the whole
question of army prizes, the distribution of which he con-
tended was in a most unsatisfactory position. The report of
the commission alluded to justified the complaints that
were made, and an evil was shown which required
full redress. It was evident that the subject
was one that, at all events, required a full and
impartial inquiry, He drew attention to what
had occurred in regard to what had been effected by Gen.
Whitlock, whose feats in the district to which his motion
referred were performed without assistance, aad yet his
troops were allowed only a portion of the prize money to
which their valour eatitted them. (Hear, heer.)
There was no doubt of the fact ho had stated, for it was
well known that Sir Hugh Rose, who participated in the
prize money in the operation of General Whitlock, was
actually proceeding in a direction opposite to that of those
operations. He admitted the great merits of Sir Hugh
Rose, and in anything ho said he did not, in the slightest
degree, wish to disparage an officer of such ability. The hon.
baronet having entered into other details to show the in-
justice of constructive right of prize money as compared to
actual right, appealed to the home not to be dazzled by
splendid feats, but really to look to those who had earned
the prize money.

Lord PAIAERSTON thought the Government and
the house were indebted to the honourable baronet for
having moved the appointment of a commission last year,
the necessity for which no doubt existed. He had
come to the conclusit.a that it was desirable that this sub-
ject should be referred to the sigh Court of Admiralty
which he coni,liiered a mon) fitting tribunal for deal
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