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

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-
sented a petition from Macclebfield against certain clauses
in the Country Courts Bill. - .

Lord FAVERSHAM presented a petition from York
against tLe 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 legis-
lation on the subject.
After a few remarks from Lord LYTTZLTON and. the
Earl of STANHOPE, the bill was read a first time.
The motion for the second reading was fined 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 time, 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 GRANVILLE 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 Englat 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 CLAO-CARTY 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.
The 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 Lcrd Mayor
and corporation of London against this bill, and praying to
be heard by counsel.