The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-23 00:00:00

ENDOWED SCHOOLS.

Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Vice• President of the Com-
mittee of Council on Education what day the Government
would give him for his motion on endowed schools, the re-
turn having been presented May 12th, the necessity of
wai ing for which was their sole alleged ground for asking
him to postpone that motion from May 10th, on which day
that motion was to come on.

Mr BRUCE said that Thursday week next would be
given for the discussion of this important subject, it it would
meet the views of the hon. memoer.

Mr ADDERLEY st.id that he was satisfied with the
arrangement proposed by the right hon. gentleman.

RECIPROCITY TREATY WITli CHE UNITED

S'FATES.

Mr IVATKIN asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affatis to state the present position of negotiations
with trio Government of the "United States, in reference
to the proposed termination or repeal by the United
States of the Reciprocity Treaty and of the Bouniug
Act, under which instruments b cilittes for mutual com-
mercial interchange have been afforded, and a large and
increasing trade has grown up with the colonies of British
North America.

Mr. LAYARD said that there were no negotiations
pending on the subject.
TRIAL OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA.
Colonel SYKES asked the Unaer Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs under what rule, ordinance, or law British
subjects iu China are subject to trial in the consular courts
for breaches of nt utrality in the present civil war in China ?
Mr. LAYARD said he was not in a position to furnish
famish any information on the subject.

THE COURT MARTIAL ON MIL PURVEYOR'S

CLERK PILING.

Sir E. GROGAN asked the Unier Secretary of State
for War when the decision of the court martial, which in
February I,st tried the charges preferred against Mr. Pur-
veyor's Clerk Pring, would be promulgated, and why it kad
been so long delayed.
Mr. HEADLAM said that the question was under con-
sideration of the authorities at the Horse Guards,
COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL.

In reply to Mr, WHITESIDE,
Sir If. PEEL said he would consent to the postpone-
ment of the second reading of his bill, which stood on the
paper for this evening.
TRANSPORTATION OF IRISH CONVICTS.
Captain STACPOOLE asked the Chiet Secretary for
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convicts ?
Sir K. PEEL said that Government had considered it
advisable to discontinue sending convicts to Australia or
any other penal settlement, as transportation was at-
tended with expense and was objectionable on other
grounds.

THE RESEARCH.
Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty, if he
would state to the house whether the arrangement in the
Research, contrived by Mr Reed for carrying heavy
ordnance is satisfactory, or whether the explosion has not
been found very destructive to the ship herself.
Lord C. PA GET said that there was no doubt there was
some crockery broken in the experiments that had taken
place on board the Research, and there were some other
injuries inflicted on the vessel, but these circumstances
were attributable to the want of the necessary preparations
having been made for the experiments.
Sir J. EL YHINSTONE said that this was a question
of to much importance to he dismissed in a cursory manner.
He contended that, from information he had received from
hn officer it was clear the vessel had become unseaworthy. He
thought this was a question which the house ought to take
up. (Hear, hear.)
Lord C. PAGET said that the statement of the hon.
baronet was very much exaggerated, and the information
he received was one-sided, and he believed that there
was no material accident inflicted in the course of theex.
eX-
periments that had been made in reference to the vessel
in question.
THE ENTERPRISE.
Ishflacirlib e e anai d
neglecti t a pspoema reewdhtehr ae t. in regard to this
veaSsierl thereri

In reply to Mr DILLWYN,
Lord C. P A GET ,said that this vessel. instead of drawing
a foot more than was expected, drew all inch less.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Lord PALMEasfON moved that the house at its rising
should adjourn to Thursday next, bein te
Queen's birth day, and the nay atterto-morrow the Derby day, g whehn
the house will some accurate
hon. members would be better pleased to be elsewhere than
lYto the decision which had been°
in the house. (Lauhter.)
toseeriesauanclGovernment relative to the forced
TILE ARMISTICE.
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said that on Friday last, after he had
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(I En` SITTING.)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.

LONDON, May 23.—Wind this day at noon—North-
West; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
BRISTOL, May 22,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Asrnes,
from Eavannah—Pallas, from Matanzas—Dresden, from
New York.
PORTSMOUTH, May 22.—Wind N.W,—Arrived—Lord
Warden, from Madras.
BELFAST, May 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Edward
Preston, from Baltimore.
YARMOUTH, May 22,—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Atlantic,
for Quebec.
OFF PORTSMOUTH, May 22.—Arrived—Champien of
the Seas, from Melbourne.