The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

THE SLAVE TRADE.

Mr. TORRENS asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, when the correspondence (Class A) with
the British commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the
Cape of Good Hope, New York, and Loanda, with
the reports of British naval officers relative to the slave
trade, and the correspondence (class B), with British
ministers in foreign countries, and foreign ministers in
England on the same subject, would be laid upon the table.
Mr. LAYARD said he hoped he would be able to have
the documents in question ready on the day after the meet-
ing of Parliament.

NIGHT SCHOLARS.
number
Air. W. E. FORSTER asked the Vice-President of the
Committee of Council on Education, whether any Instruc-
tions had been issued by the committee demanding sixty
attendances from night scholars, before examination for
capitation grant, instead of 24 attendances, the um
fixed in Art. 40 of the Revised Code.
Mr. BRUCE said there had been no such instructions.
He explained the nature of the alterations that had been
made.

THE IRON PLATE COMMITTEE.
Mr. H. TRACY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether it was true that the Iron Plate Committee were
about to terminate their labours ; and, if so, whether the
Admiralty would have any objection to lay the report o
their proceedings on the table of the house.
Lord C. PAGET said the committee, as soon as they had
terminated their inquiry, would cease to exist. There would
be no objection to lay their reports on the table, but as
there would be four bulky volumes, with sketches, he would
lay half a dozen copies in the library for inspection, and if

it was thought necessary to print them he should offer ng
objection,

ENDOWED SCHOOLS.

Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Council on Education how soon the return of thrj
number of endo wed schools receiving grants would be pre.
sented ; and whether the Government would be prepared,
on Monday after Whitsuntide, to fix the day for discussing
his motion for the withdrawal of the minutes of May 19
and March 11.

Mr. BRUCE was sorry he could give no definite answrg
on the question.

PUBLIC MEETINGS IN PARKS.
Mr. 'WHALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, with reference to the instructions to the
police as to public meetings in the parks, whether he con-
siders such instructions justify the suppression of public
meetings other than such as may be held on a Sunday.
Sir G. GREY said the instructions of the police did
justify them in acting as they did. It was obvious that
large political meetings in the parks must interfere vri4,ll
the objects for which the parks were set asije, and with 'the
comfort and recreation of the people.
THE MALT TAX.
Mr. NEATE asked Mr. Morritt whether it was his in•
ention to bring forward his notice on the malt tax to..

morrow.

Mr. MORRITT said he should bring it in to-morrow.
He should bring it in as early as possible, but he thoaght
he should not bring it in after four o'clock in the morning,
MR. REEVES' CASE.

Mr. NE WDEGATE asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether, in the mediation with Brazil,
care would be taken to secure some redress for Mr. Reeves'
a British subject, who has been deprived of a large sum'
of money in a lawsuit with a Brazilian; whether her
Majesty's Government had received information from the
British Consul of Rio, of the recent dismissal of seven of the
judges of the same tribunals for corruption, not connected
with Mr. Reeves' case ; and, whether any step had yet been
taken to punish the Under-Secretary of the Brazilian Mini..
try of Justice, who wrote letters to the judges, asking theta
to vote against the Englishman, Mr. Reeves, and of whose
conduct complaints were made by the British Minister, by
order of Earl Russell.

Mr. LAYARD said it was only within the last three
days that the Government were informed the Emperor of
the Brazils had consented to the medeation of the King of
Portage!. With regard to the other questions the Govern.
meat had received no official information.
[LEFT SITTING.]

Bank of England Return,.—Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to t
cap. 32, for the week ending
of May, 1864:

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
on Wednesday, the 11th day

MODE DEI
Notes issued ......f.26,708,550i

,AIITMENT.
Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.834,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 12,058,560
Silver Bullion ....

-X26,708,5601

£26,708,5613

BANKING, D,
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
rats sioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

i:PARTWINT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead WeigiitAn-
unity) .£10,755,267
Other Securities 21,356,943
Notes-
Gold n and Silver 646,691
Col

counts) 7,299,491
Other Deposits 12,901,160
Seven Day and
other Bills 520,137

£38,538,611
11.]

C 3 8,4538,612
RSHALL, Chief Cashier.

May 12, 1864.