The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

THE DANO-GERMAN WAR.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice on a
future day of his intention of asking her Majesty's Go-
vernment whether any steps wero to be taken to afford ma-
terial aid to Denmark F

[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS--This Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.

Mr. H. SEYMOUR gave notice that on an early day he
would being on a motion on this subject.
THE MALT TAX.
Mr. MORRIT C gave notice that on early day he would
move a resolution declaring that the malt tax ought to be
repealed.

RAILWAY COM PAN lES.
Mr. ALCOCK asked the President of the Board of Trade
' if he contemplated during the present session to amend the
85th clause of the Lands Clauses Act,
which enabled rail-
way companies to obtain compulsory possession of land
under order of magistrates.
Mr. GIBSON said he had no intention to introduce such
a bill.
DEPORTATION OF PAUPERS,
Mr. ALCOC K asked the President of the Poor- law Board
whether he had any intention of proposing an alteration in
the law of settlement, so as to prevent a recurrence of the
the deportation of a pauper
case which lately occurred in
William Adey), who, having passed 67 years in Guernsey
as a respectable labouring man, beicg worn out and unable
to maintain himself, was taken out of the hospital of the
parish of St. Peter le Port, and sent to the union of Christ-
church (the place of his birth) at the age of 77.
Mr, VILLIERS said the Poor-law department had no
1-tr jEdietioil /14 CM utatiq, precut 1.4 w prvoci very

'ard on the people of Jersey, and it had been recommendel
hat the laws of Jersey should be assimilated to those of
England.

THE WAR. DEPARTMENT.
Mr. VANCE asked what provision was to be mac.`c for
the civil as§istant in the ordnance survey branch of the War
Department whose services were dispensed with on tb.o Ist
of November last ?

Mr. PEEL said a small reduction had been made ?
IRELAND.
Colonel GREVILLE asked whether it is the intention of
the Government to separate the county Meath from the Mul..
linger District Lunatic Asylum, which affords ample secant -
modation for the dangerous lunatics of the three counties.;
and, if so, whether the whole burden of its support will ha
imposed upon the counties of Westmeath and Longford.
Sir R. PEEL arid the, question had been under the con-
sideration of Government.
TIIE DANISH GOVERNMENT,
Mr. DALGLISH..isked, adverting to the f tat men t that
a steamer, plated with 4i•inch armour from stem to stein,
was launched on Wednesday from the yard of the builders
of the Pampero, and said to be the property of the Danish
Government, whether, is such should prove to be the case,
the Government would seiz3 her, as they had seized the
Pampero, or would permit her to sail from the Clyde.
Mr. LAXARD said that the Danish Minister had given
notice to the Government of the building of the ship, and
had suggested that the construction might of necessity be
stoppeu ; but Lord Palmerston had consented that the
vessel might be taken off the stocks, provided she did
not leave the country, and that arrangement had been made.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Sir W. MILES (for Colonel \V Patten) asked the Pre-
sident of the Boa:d of Trude whether he intended to pro-
ceed with his bills for the amendment of the private busi-
nest of the house, so as to enable panics to take advantage
of them during the present session ; and whether the Par-
liamentary bar had made any communication to him with
respect to a change in the system of counsel's fees ?
Mr. GIBSON stated that he had received a statement
from certain influential members of the Parliamentary bar,
proposing a scale of fees.
Mr. HA.DFIXI,I) inquired whether, if the Parliamentary
bar did not settle the matter, the Government would take
it in hand. _ _

Mr. GIBSON thought it would be much better to leas®
the matter in the hands of the bar.
THE BUDGET.

Mr. GODDARD asked the ChanCellor of the Exchequer
whether he was at present able to inform the house on
what day before Easter he would make his financial state-
ment ?

Sir G. GREY said the financial statement would be
made immediately after Easter. The day would be stated.
to-morrow.

MR. STANSFELD-
Mr. COX asked Mr. Stangeld certain questions relative.
to certain statements made by the prosecuting counsel in.
France relative to his connection with Mazz ni.
Mr. STANSFEL ;), in a very annimated speech, denied
the whole of the statement, and said he never knew any-
thing of Mr. Flower. He believed that M. Mazzini had
nothing to do with such conspiracies, and he spoke of him
on an intimate knowledge of his character for 18 years.
Mr. HENNESSY, Mr. Cox, and other gentlemen having
made some obset v :trims on the subject, the matter dropped.