The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-20 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lancaster Local Board of Health and the Metropoli-
tan Meat and Poultry Markets Bills was read a second time.
The London Necropolis and National Mausoleum, the
North Kentt Water, Helsone and Penrhyn Junction Rail-
way,Tunbridge Wells Gas, Swansea Vale Railway, Ipswich
Gas, and Caine Railway Bills were read a third time and
passed.
The Landed Securities Company Bill was read a second
time.

Oa the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Bill
amending the Improvement of Land Act was read a second
time.

Their Lordships then adjourned shortly before seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening,

The SPEAKEIC took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Sir T. BATESON took the oaths and his seat on his elec.
Lion for Devizes.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Bucklechurch Roads Bill and the South Stafford-
shire Water Bill were read a third time and passed.

TREATY BETWEEN CAMBODIA AND FRANCE.

In reply to Viscount ENFIELD,

Mr. LAYARD said that he had not seen the treaty in
question, but he understood that it contained provisions in
favour of France. The Government of this country had
been communicated with, and expressed their desire that
all countries treating with Cambodia should have the same
pi ivile:;es,
PENSION TO THE KING OF GREECE.

Mr. AYPTON gave notice that on Friday fortnight, on
P.e motion for going into committee of supply, he would
move that the granting of a pension of 4,000 a year to the
King of Greece by the Government, without the sanction
of Parliament, was a violation of the privileges of this
house.

THE QUESTION OF BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
Colonel FRENCH drew attention to the debate on the
question of privilege, and read the acts 19 and 20, cap. 116,
which stated that the Government could appoint only a
member of the Privy Council to be a member of the Coun-
cil of Education.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained that the diffi-
culty alluded to by the hon. and gallant member could
'easily be surmounted, as the Queen had the power of
appointing any person a member of the Privy Council,
GARLBALDL

Mr. D. GRIFFITH said he wished to afford Govern-
ment an opportunity of making an explanation in reference
to a report that prevailed to the effect that the interruption
of the visit of General Garibaldi to this country had been
caused by the suggestions of the Government, dictated
from another quarter.
Lord PALMERSTON said he had heard of the report
which had suggested the observations of the hon. mem-
ber, and he understood that reports to the same effect pre-
vailed in different parts of the metropolis. The report set
forth that the curtailment of the General's visit was really
suggested by the Government of this country, dictated, as
the hon. member implied, by the Emperor of the
French. That report had done great injustice, both
to the Government and the Emperor of the
French. He could only say that any Government of this
country would receive such applications from a foreign
Power, in reference to a domestic event, with a civil but
firm refusal. With regard to the Emperor of the French,
from the information he had received from Lord Clarendon,
so far from the reception given to General Garibaldi
by this country having given him umbrage, he regarded
it as highly honourable to the people of this country. Every
one must know that the General received a severe wound
in August, 1862, from the effects of which he had
not yet recovered. It was also well known that
the General had led a life of exposure and hard-
ship, and therefore it was not surprising that he
should be in a delicate state of health. Besides, his
life since he came to this country had been different to
what he had recently been accustomed to. In the island of
Caprera ho rose and went to bed early, but hero he had to
receive deputations and visits, to dine at half. peat 8 o'clock,
and to go to bed at 12 o'clock. (Laughter.) He expressed
a hope that the general's health would be improved by re-
tiring to his former mode of living.