The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL FARLIAIVLENT

HOUSE OP LORDS—Last Evening:,
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
THE EASTER HOLIDAYS,
Earl GRAN VILLE gave notice that on Friday next he
should move the adjournment cf the house until the fol-
lowing Tuesday fortnight. The House of Commons would
meet on the day before that, but it would be convenient to
their lordships to meet on the Tuesday.
THE JUDGE ADVOCATE-GENERAL,
In reply to Lord CHELMSFORD,
Earl DE GREY said that the question of making a
change in the dniics of the Judge Advocate-General was
under consideration. The remarks of his noble friend in
the other house referred to the Mutiny Act, in which it was
uot intended to make any change.
THE D.INO-GERMAN WAR.
Earl DERBY said he had given notice to the noble lord
opposite (Lord Wodehonse) to put a question to him,
relative to a statement he had seen attributed to him
in the newspapers. The noble lord had lately been on a
mission to Copenhagen, and it was attributed to him, in
the course of a conversation, when M. Haile had asked
him if the withdrawal of the November Constitution
would put an end to the German invasion, that he
(Lord Wodehouse) had replied, " certainly not."
Earl GRANVILLE said ho did not think it for the
public advantage that a question should be put to peers
who had been engaged in certain diplomatic measures.
The proper course would be for the question to be put to
the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the
representative of her Majesty's Government.
Earl DERBY said he had not only given notice to his
noble friend of his intention to put the question to him,
but he said he should be obliged to him for putting it, as
it would enable him to remove the erroneous impression
that prevailed. Had he asked what instructions the noble
lord had received, then of course he should have put the
question to the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs.

Lord WODEHOUSE said it would be seen, by his ac-
count of the interview in his despatch to Earl Russell, that
he had expressed his opinion that 110 measure that the
Danish Government had been advised to take would have
the effect of putting an end to the dispute. He remembered
that M. Halle had asked him whether any measures were
likely to stop the execution, and he gave answer that
he was afraid nothing was likely to stop that execution.
That was perfectly in accordance with what he•had heard
at Berlin. He could not have said that the withdrawal of
the constitution would have stopped the execution, because
he was not informed on that point.
Lord STRATHEDEN inquired what credit ought to be
atttached to the allegation of Prince Gortchakoff, reported
by Lord Napier in a despatch from St. Petersburg, page
504, No. 4, of the Danish papers, to the effect that the '
four Governments of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great
Britain are " now thinking and acting in harmony on a
question still more important than that of Holstein and
Schleswig."
Earl GRANVILLE said there was no truth whatever
that England had entered into any combination of any sort
or kind hostile to France.
IRELAND.
Lord CLEMENTS asked the Lord President what was
the amount of the funds at present vested in her Majesty
under the provisions of the 11th and 12th Vic., cap. 115,
and formerly the property of the " Iriih Reproductive Loan
Fund Institution," and not disposed of; and he wished to
be informed how the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury propose to dispose of that money for the benefit of
the poor ?
Earl GRANVILLE said that about £23,000 was appli•
cable, and that her Majesty's Government were considering
the advisability of applying some of the money in order to
teach the people how to grow flax.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Deal and
Weimer Gas, Globe Telegraph Company, and Pneumatic
Despatch Company.
VESTRY CESS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
ENCLOSURE BILL.
This bill was also read a second time,
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OP COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SPEAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THE BERWICK-ON-T WEED ELECTION.

Mr. LONGFIELD, the chairman of tha committes
appointed to try the petition against the return of Mr.
Cargill for Berwick-on-Tweed, presented the report of
the committee to the effect that there was no evidence to
show that the hon. member was not duly elected.