The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-01 00:00:00

(LEFT STEALING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Independent Gas Company and the Newquay and
Cornwall Junction Railway Bills (Lords) were read a third
time and passed.
PRISONERS IN THE WEST RIDING OF
YO RK SHIRE,

In reply to Col. SMYTH,
Sir G. GREY said that he believed that prisoners com-
mitted for trial in the North- west Riding were sent to
York Castle, but they would now be sent to Leeds,
and without any alteration in the charge for their main-
tenance.
OFFICERS IN THE INDIAN ARMY.

Capt. JERVIS and Col. SYKES asked a Belies of ques-
tions as to the substantive rank, promotion, &e., of Indian

officers.

Sir C. WOOD said that he had no objection to lay on
the table any return relative to this subject ; but he did
not know exactly what papers were meant. He entered
into a lengthened explanation to show that no injustice
would be done to Inaian officer 3 in reference to promotion
and rank.
WINDS AND CURRENTS IN THE MID
ATLANTIC. _ _

Sir J. ELPUINSTONE asked the Secretary to the Ad-
miralty whether the opinion of Vice Admiral Fitzroy, Pre-
sident of the Meteorological Department of the Board
of Trade, had been taken as to the winds and
currents which prevail in the mid Atlantic in the months
of July, August, and September ; and, if so, whether
he would lay that opinion upon the table of the house ;
and, whether the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty were aware that the facts set forth in Captain
Maury's Trade Wind Chart for the month of August were
in every respect opposed to the information given to the
house by the noble lord the Secretary to the Admiralty, on
the authority of the hydrographer of the navy ?
Lord C. PAGET said that the recommendations of Cap-
tain Maury were in perfect accordance with those of the
Government hydrographer. The Government would be
happy to lay on the table any papers on the subject, but he
declined to produced the report of Admiral Fitzroy, as the
Government were quite satisfied with the report of their
official hydrographer.
PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this bill were brought up and
read, and some were agreed to.
THE DANO-GERMANIC QUESTION.
Lord BURGHLEY asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether he could explain the statement which appeared
in the Times of Tuesday, the 28th of June, to the
effect that the President of the Council of the Lower House
of Rigsraad, in answer to a question upon the Conference,
made the following reply : " The Danish Plenipotentiaries
ware instructed to accept the line of demarcation of
the Schlei, and to agree to a fortnight's prolongation
of the armistice, should England firmly adhere to
that line. Earl Russell promised that neither would
he make a proposal himselt, nor support the proposal of
any other plenipotentiary, which would be less favourable
to Denmark, unless Denmark herself should consent to
such new proposals. Earl Russell nevertheless proposed,
in the sitting of the Conference on the 18th, that the ques-
tion should be submitted to arbitration, although Denmark
did not consent to this proposaL"
Sir G. GREY said that as his noble friend the First Lord
of the Treasury was absent, he trusted the question would
not be pressed at present, but that it would be put on the
order for going into Committee of Supply at a later period
of the ewning.
TERRITORIES OF THE HUDSON BAY
COMPANY.

On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr A. MILLS called attention to the present condition
of the territories claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company ;
and moved en address for copies of all correspondence
which has taken place between the Imperial and Cana-
dian Governments respecting the western boundaries of
Canada, and of any memorials forwarded to the Colonial
Office from the inhabitants of the lied River Settlement.
Having drawn attention to the vast extent of the territory
in question and to some of the territorial points in reference
to it, he contended that it should be annexed to Canada, 50
es to make a great colonial chain of British territory.
Mr WATKINS expressed his strong disaPP reqla l?a if on
of the policy of allowing this vast territory to bo by a
mere trading fur company. He said that unless Government
took active steps in regard to this territory it Would
dwindle into a mere America settlement; but if the British
m
flag were hoisted over it, it would become ono of ;the most
flourishing of British colonies.
Mr CARDELL said that booed had
for. The subjectwould offer no objection
W
to the production of the papers
been referred to a committee in 1857, which recommended
that the offer of the annexation of the tc itory to Canada
provided that co:ony were willing to incur the expense of
Tie eeplained the difficulty of dealing with
purchasing . •
chartered interests that existed tot 200 years, and said that
Government 'Would. be only too happy to promote the
interests of the territory and the colony.
After some remarks from Mr LYALL on the colony of
Canada, the motion was Withdrawn.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND).
Dlr BLAKE` ,:called the :attention of the Chief Seers.
to the necessity which exists for
tart'
ateending the laws relating to the administration of lunatic
for Ireland
asylums in Ireland, and for making better provision for the
care of imbeciles confined in union workhouses; and in-
quired whether he would introduce a bill next session to
remedy the defects complained of.
(LETT SPEAKING.) •