The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

STATES.

Mr WATKIN asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs to state the present position of negotiations
with the Government of the United States, in reference
to the proposed termination or repeal by the United
States of the Reciprocity Treaty and of the Bonding
Act, under which instruments facilities for mutual com-
mercial interchange have been afforded, and a large and
increasing trade has grown up with the colonies of British
North America.

Mr. LAYAItD said that there were no negotiations
pending on the subject.
TRIAL OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA.

Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs under what rule, ordinance, or law British
subjects in China aro subject to trial in the consular courts
for breaches of neutrality in the present civil war in China?
Mr. LAYARD said he was not in a position to furnish
any information on the subject.
THE COURT MARTIAL ON MR. PURVEYOR'S

CLERK PRING.

Sir E. GROGAN asked the Under Secretary of State

for War when the decision of the court martial, which in
February last tried the charges preferred against Mr. Pur-
veyor's Clerk Pring, would be promulgated, and why it had
been so long delayed.
Mr. HEADLA.M said that the question waa under con-
sideration of the authorities at the Horse Guards,
COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL.

In reply to Mr, WHITESIDE,
Sir It. PEEL said he would consent to the postpone-
ment of the second reading of his bill, which stood on the
paper for this evening.
TRANSPORTATION OF IRISH CONVICTS.

Captairt STACPOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for
Ireland why the long. senter ced convicts in Ireland, from
seven years and upwards, were not sent toWestern Austra-
lia in the same manner as the long-sentenced English
convicts ? _ _

Sir R. PEEL said that Government had considered i

advisable to discontinue sending convicts to Australia or

any other penal settlement, as transportation was at
tended with expense and was objectionable on other
grounds.

THE RESEARCH.

Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty, if he
would state to the house whether the arrangement in the
Research, contrived by Mr Reed for carrying heavy
ordnance was satisfactory, or whether the explosion had not
been found very destructive to the ship herself.
Lord C. PAGET said that there was no doubt there was
some crockery broken in the experiments that had taken
place on board the Research, and there were some other
njuries inflicted on the vessel, but these circumstances
were attributable to the want of the necessary preparations
having been made for the experiments.
Sir J. EL P HINSTONE said that this was a question
of too much importance tube dismissed in a cursorymanner.
He contended that, from information he had received from
an officer it was clear the vessel had become unseaworthy, He
thought this was a question which the house ought to take
up. (Hear, hear.)
Lord C. PAGET said that the statement of the hon.
baronet was very much exaggerated, and the information
he received was one-sided, and he believed that there
was no material accident inflicted in the course of the cx.
periments that had been made in reference to the vessel
in question.
Sir F. smut said it appeared that in regard to this
vessel there had been neglect somewhere.
THE ENTERPRISE.

In reply to Mr DILLIVYN,
Lord C. PA GET said that this vessel, instead of drawing
a foot more than was expected, drew an inch less.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Lord PAL ME &STON moved that the house at its rieing
should adjourn to Thursday next, to-morrow being the
Queen's birth day, and the day after the Derby day, when
hon. members would be better pleased to be elsewhere than
in the house. (Laughter.)
THE ARMISTICE.

Mr WHITESIDE ask,.,d the noble lord at the head of
the Government to supply the house with some accurate
information in reference to the decision which had been
come to by the Prussian Government relative to the forced

levies in Jutland.
Mr. LA.YARD said that on Friday
last, after he had
been asked a similar question, information from the
Prussian Ambassador had been received by tele-
gram, to the ET:et that in future there would
be no forced contributions for provisions in Jutland,
but any that was required should ha paid for by the sol-
diery.

Lord J, MANNERS : Has the Government received
any information that the orders issued on the 11th have
been since obej ed ?

Mr. LAYA itD: We are waiting for information upon
thy- point. All I ran say is, that we have received a dis-