The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening,
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

. _
The following bills were read a second time :—Colne
Railway, Chertsey Gas, Llaney Railway and Dock,
Newry and Greenore Railway, Southwark Park, Folke,
stone Water, ,Matlock anti Bath Water, Marple ow Mills,
and tia) field Junction Railway,
LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES
BILL.

This bill passed through committee and was ordered to
be reported on Thursday next.
COURT OF CHANCERY (DESPATCH OF BUSI-
INESS)
This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS---This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway
Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE LISBURN ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Mr. ADAIR gave notice that on Monday next he would
move that the minutes of the proceedings of this committee
and the evidence given before it should no laid on the table
of the house.
KIDNAPPING BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE

UNITED STATES.
Sir A. AGNEW asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government had
received any reports from consular officers in the United
States of America, stating that British subjec s had been
kidnapped, detained, or otherwise outraged with the object
of forcing them to serve as soldiers in the Federal army ?
Mr. LAYAR D said that reports had been received from
her Majesty's Consuls at Now York, Boston, and Portland
to the effecc that certain Iriehmen had been kidnapped for the
Federal service in the United States. It appeared that
when they reached the United States they were imprisoned
for some time, and were plied with whisky, when they were
induced to enlist in the Federal army. Instruc-
tions had been sent to Lord Lyons, directing him to take
steps in reference to this matter, and to protect English sub-
jects in the United !..tates.
TOBACCO JUICE FOR. SHEEP.
Lord J. BROWNE asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, whether, as tobacco juice for sheep dressing is
allowed to be made at Glasgow from tobacco free of duty,
he would allow the same privilege to be granted to parties
applying therefore in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and the other
principal ports of Ireland.
The CHANCE 'LLO It of the EXCHEQUER said that
the privilege extended to all the ports in Great Britain and
Ireland.

CONVICTS IN COUNTY GAOLS.
Mr. 0. GORE—Government having increased the allow-
ance towards the maintenance in county and borough gaols of
convicts sentenced to penal servitude from a maximum of
4s per head per week to a maximum of 8s for such a period
as they may be detained in prison, beyond two calendar
months from the time of cGnviction asked the Secretary of
State for the Home Department
Ii
Department, whether it was intended to
keep such convicts in oounty gaols for any time longer than
at present, as it will in Shropshire necessitate an increase
of accommodationand in staff, there being no means of giv-
ing hard labour for any greater number than at present.
Sir G. GREY said it was not intended to detain the de-
scription of convicts alluded to longer than was actually
eand he hoped their detention would be only for a
. Some difficulty had arisen relative to the sub-
jectoceritsna t n
s equence of the number of convictions which had
usheaieromy,
taken place tor some years, but owing to the decrease that
had taken place in the number of sentences to penal servi-
tude during the present year, there were facilities for effect-
ing a beneficial alteration ia the existing
system.
THE BRADFORD RESERVOIRS.
Mr. FERRAN D asked the Secretary of State for the
son'sliome report ntmeenti wheler he had.; received Mr. Rawlin •
h,, state of the Bradford reservoirs ;
if so, whether he has reported them to be safe; if not,
which are recorded unsafe; and, in the event of any of
them being unsafe, whether the Government would take
immediate steps to protect those persons whose lives are
endangered ; and whether he would lay the report upon

the table of the house.
Sir G. GREY said that Mr. Rawlinson had not yet
presented his repert, and was at present engaged in his
other duties in Lancashire. Tie
was of opinion that there
was no danger to be apprehended from any of the Bradford
reservoirs.

THE CONFERENCE.
Sir H. VERNEY asked the First Lord of the Treasury,
whether, at the Conference about to assemble on the affairs
of Germany and Denmark, the interests of the inhabitants
of the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig will be repre-
sented and protected.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the interests of the
Duchies in Tiestion would be fully represented at the
coming Conference. In the first place there would be pre-
sent the representatives of their lawful sovereign,
in the next place there would be the representatives of
the two German Powers which took up arms to protect,
as it was understood the interest of the Duchies,.and then
there would be the representatives of the German Diet,
who, as might be supposed, would also take care of the in-
terests of the Duchies.
SUB-INSPECTORS OF FACTORIES.
Colonel EDWARDS asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether sub-inspectors of factories must
be at least 25 years of ago before being appointed : whether
it was true that the new scale of salary did not give them
any annual increase of pay, but requires thirty years of
service before the scale of £5OO a year is reached, and limits
the recipients of I'soo a year to two sub-inspectors out of
20. And whether it is true that the allowance for personal
expenses when absent from home is only 12s. a night for a
sub-inspector of factories, while the same allowance in other
departments is 155., and in some instances £1 per day ; and,
if so, why this allowance to sub-inspectors of factories had
not been raised to the average standard,
Sir G. GREY answered in the affirmative, and repeated
the statement he had already made on the subject.
THE GERMAN CONFERENCE.
Mr. HORSMAN gave notice that he would put a ques-
tion to the First Lord of the Treasury to the effect that
whether the result of the Conference having entered into
any engagement which might be binding on this country,
the terms of such engagement should nut be submitted to
Parliament for sanction before it adoption.
ST. MARY'S SYDENH.A.M, BURIAL GROUND.
Mr. NE WDEGAEE, on the motion for going into com-
mittee of supply, moved for a select committee to inquire
into the allegations contained in the petition of Mr. Alfred
Since (presented 19th February), relative to the Saint
Mary's, Syaenham, burial grouu i, and further into the
existence, increase, and nature of the Conventual and

Monastic communities, societies, or institutions in England,
Wales, and Scotland. The hon. member entered into a
rather prosy detail of the circumstances connected with this
subject.
Sir G. GREY, in a very lucid and convincing speech,
showed that the hon. member was mistaken in his views,
and that there was no necessity for any such committee.
[LEFT SITTING.]