The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-11 00:00:00

HARBOURS OF REFUGE.

Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the President of the Board
of Trade what steps had been taken by the Government
since the reports of the Select Committee of 1857 and the
Royal Commission on Harbours of Refuge, for the con-
struction or improvement of harbours; and, whether he
would lay upon the table any correspondence that may have
taken place between the several departments of the Govern-
ment on this subject.
_ _

Mr. M. GIBSON said in regard to the first question, he
had to state that a bill had passed in 1861 to allow loans for
tho purpose of constructing harbours of refuge. In con-
formity with the provisions of that bill £3,000,000 had
already been granted, and propositions fur £200,000 or
£300,000 more were under consideration.
THE ALLEGED CASE OF STARVATION AT
BETHNAL GREEN.

Lord R. CECIL asked the President of the Poor Law
Board, whether his attention had been drawn to the case
of starvation in Gothnal•green, alleged to have taken place
through the neglect of the relieving officer; and whether
any investigation into that officer's conduct is to be insti-
tuted.

Mr. VILLIEIIS said the case alluded tmoandra7ndehbysae,ve.ne under
consideration, and from inquiries it appeared that the man
had been in reuipt of 15s. a •week, and no applicatioa had
been made for nutriment as regarded the woman.
STOPPAGE OF SOLDIERS' AND SAlLORShl'smeaPwirAlooflrousTrr.
Mr. ADDINGTON asked the President ofb t
Law Board, whether any provision was
the stoppage out of the pay of soldiers,
may
yir wives and
and militiamen, of such sums. oftbToronieiyolaosmf
expended from the poor rate in
oloe ma andare
rel,en
icahga;rg eaanbal,e
if
fo
ntohte,
epharilidshrenorwhuenniedncewerbteed by them
re th
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whether ho will enter into correspomle nee with the horse
Guards authorities fur the purpose of effecting an arrange-
meat to ineet the c;ise.
Mr, VILLIERS said thatatnhdisbNoVttlshottltadhiliefenttioirlyision
advisable. react:
. , co,OIITIEL 0 COUNCIL.
with
tintretvhconatuabnj
eye such uwcohatorgt3,; , e ,
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Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Vice-President of the
ear end in future
their number;
Committee of Council on Education when he would lay upon
the table the annuli report of the Committee of Uouncil :
htt ' t is
directing issued
fromd that this year i nstr h
u c toi
no n
-s to
lf her
o MajeslY's in-
p
8 C S
whetherool of h o
schoolsreports would be required
end whether the reports received this year from the inspec-
tors would be presentission or mutila to the house in the usual manner,
anti without omtion ?
Ain LOWE said that 'the report of the Committee of
Privy Council would be laid en the table in June, the usual
(line,
TIIE DANO-GERMAN QUESTION.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD rose to draw the attention of
the noble lord at tb e head of the Government to what he had
stated on Tuesday evening. The noble lord said
that proposals were made for a conference with
the belligerent powcra on a basis for maintaining the in-
tegrity of Denmark, to which the principal powers of
Europe had agreed. It appeared, however, that the
noble lurk], the Secretary tor Foreign Affairs, had
made a totally different statement to the effect that France
had not been communicated with on the suaject, because it
was thought right to communicate first with the belligerent