The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening,
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Viscount
Guillamore's Estate, Shiel's Charities, Stirling W %ter,
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Ouse Volley
line), Edinburgh and Leith Sewage, Bedford and Cambridge
Railway, Haddenham and Sutton Railway, West Norfolk
Junction Railway, and Harwich Corporation.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Pucklechurch Roads, Greenwich and South Western
Docks, Hedon and Patrington Roads, Newport Turnpike
Trusts, I'ortmadock and Beaverpool-bridge Roads, North
Eastern Railway (additional powers), and Scarborough
Valley Bridge.
COUNTY COURTS BILL.

The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from Roch-
dale praying that the County Courts Act Amendment Bill
might not be read a second time.
Lord COLVILLE, in the absence of Lord Egerton, pre-
canted a petition from Macclesfield against certain clauses
in the Country Courts Bill.
Lord FAVERSHAM presented a petition from York
against the bill.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table a bill pro-
viding that appointments to be made in the governing bodies
of the public schools should be subject to any future 14s-
lation on the subject.
After a few remarks from Lord LYTTELTON and the
Earl of STANHOPE, the bill was read a first time.
The motion for the second reading was fixed for this day
week.

NEW ZEALAND.
Lord LYTTELTON asked what the intentions of the
Government were with respect to a loan for which the New
Zealand Government had requested the guarantee of this
country, and called attention to the present state of the
native question in New Zealand. He regretted to be obliged
to come to the conclusion that the condition of the native
population of the colony was retrograding both socially and
commercially, and that their state was perhaps about as
bad as any in her Majesty's dominions. The great want of
the colony was a kind of police, in order that some sort of
government might be enforced amongst the natives, who,
at the present tine, were utterly unrestrained in all their
actions. The present Secretary of State had, as far
as he had acted, done well ; and he hoped he
would be induced to go on in the manner in which he had
began. He thought it absolutely necessary that the ex-
penses of the war should be thrown upon the colony,
because as long as they would make war at other
people's expense there was no knowing how long it
would continue. Many of the people in Auckland actually
derived the greatest benefit by the continuance of the hos-
tilities, and, under such circumstances, it was absolutely
necessary that those who had been the cause of the outbreak
should be made responsible for expenses that had thereby
been incurred.
Lord GRAN VILLE described some of the difficulties
with which the Government of New Zealand had had to
contend, and in defence of the present policy, urged the
necessity of convincing the native population of the power
of Engler d.
Lord LYVEDEN said the natives had been alienated
from the Europeans, and did not believe their promises.
The question was how the confidence that once existed could
be restored. He believed the colony would never be at
peace so long as the settlers could draw on the purse of
Great Britain for cost of wars of which the local expendi-
ture was so profitable.
Lord CLANCAR'T.Y advised a policy more equitable
towards the natives, who had never been fairly treated.
Lord GREY traced most of the difficulties of the colony
to its political constitution, that had thrown all the govern-
ing power into the hands of the white settlers.

The subject then dropped.
Tho order of the day for going into committee on the
County Courts Act Amendment Bill was postponed till
Friday.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL.

The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar
of the house and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor
and corporation of London against this bill, and praying to
be heard by counsel.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Clyde Navigation, London Necropolis and National Mauso-
leum, Rammell's Patent (Improvements in Pneumatic
Railways and Tubes) Bill.
WEIGHING GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL.
Mr AYRTUN gave notice that on the second reading of
this bill he would move that it be net proceeded with, on
the ground that it was calculated to benefit the corporation
of London. and not the public.

THE RESEA.RCII.
Sir F. SMITH asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether he had received from the naval Commander-
in-Chief at Devonport any official report of the
damage done to the Research in the late experiment; and,
if so, whether he had any objection to lay it upon the table
of the house; and, if he had not received such report, was
it their intention to call for it ?
Lord C. PAGET said that from the returns ho had re•
ceived it appeared the damage which the vessel sustained
would cost the public £l9 in labour and £5 iu
Sir F. SMITH said that on Thursday next he would
move that the returns in quesqou should be laid on the
table.

Lord C. PAGET—I have no objection to do so.
SILVER COIN,

Mr. BAINES asked the Secretary to the Treasury,
whether the Mint were taking any measures to remedy the
present deficiency in the supply of silver coin?
Mr. PEEL replied in the affirmative.
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