The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-19 00:00:00

T it RKE Y

Several diplomatic changes are on the eve of taking
place in connexion with Constantinople, according to
accounts received from that city bearing date the 3d
instant. _ _ _

The French Minister, M. LAVALETTE, with his
family, is preparing to leave for Paris. It is doubted
if ever he returns. His departure is announced for
the 20th instant.

The Russian Minister is also on the eve of quitting
for Italy for change of air. The first secretary will
remain with the direction of the embassy, As these
are critical periods, the departure of M. TITOFF is
looked to as an important event, and augurs well for
the maintenance of friendly relations between the
Court of St. Petersburgh and the Divan. Those who
know the First Secretary say he is a clear-headed,
thorough man of business, possessing all the tact and
talent necessary for the Muscovite diplomatist ; and
during the absence of M. TiTorF it is by no means
likely that the interests of the liSirliltOß will suffer.
The Ottoman Ambassador at Vienna has made ap-
plications to home. It is very probable that
this request will be granted, in which case a successor
must be appointed. It is announced that RIFAAT
PACHA is likely to be appointed ; but he would pro-
bably prefer remaining a: Constantinople, where he is
creeping again into favour. Turks in general do not
go abroad when they can stay at home with advan-
tage, Even Franks who have long resided at Stam-
boul cannot be got away from it very easily, and out
of a very few Englishmen there some have resided
from 35 years to upwards of 40 years. A resident of
20 years is not reputed an old one.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 13th day of March, 1852.
18801 DEPARTMENT.

Notes i55ued........ 33, fi7,740

Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securities .. .. 2,984,300
Gold coin and bullion 19,114,365
Silver bullion .. . 33,375

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 13.
Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Robert
Bland Hunt to be First Lieutenant, vice John Cree
Giles, deceased.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
William Ann Pochin, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant,
Feb. 27.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire.
William Bragge, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Henry
Pickard Cambridge, Esq,, to be Deputy Lieutenant,
March 16.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—John Cheney Ewart
to be Lieutenant, vice the Hon. Thomas Edward Stonor,
promoted, March 17.
BANKRUPTS.

William Green, builder, Coggeshall, Essex, to sur-
render March 30, at eleven, and April 29, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole-
man-street-buildings; Nichols and Clarke, Cook's-court,
Carey-street.
Christian Klug, revalenta arabica manufacturer, New
Bond-street, March 30, at one, and April 29, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson., official assignee,
Basinghall•stre©t; Sharpe, Field and Co., Bedford-row.
John Branch, corn dealer, High-street, Camberwell,
March 27, at eleven, and April 30, at, one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Carman, official as signee, Alderman-
bury; Wilson, Gresham-street.

Robert Wood, upholsterer, War dour-street, Soho,
March 30, and April 30, at one, at Ihe Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Kinsey, Bloomsbury-
square. _

James Dormer, grocer, Charles-atm .t, St. John's Wood,
March 22, at eleven, and May 1, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Cooke, Lincola's;lnn-fields.
Benjamin Smith, salt manufacturer, Droitwich, March
31 and April 23, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham
District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham;
Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham.
George Henney, victualler, Elmley Lovett, Worces-
tershire, March 31 and April 29, at h alf-past eleven, at
the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official
assignee, Birmingham; Smith, Birmil igham.
John Greener, jun., ironmonger, Vigan, Lancashire,
April 1 and 22, at eleven, at the Manchester District
Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester; Barrow,
Wigan.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
t'he average price of Brown or Muec ovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the we t ending March 16
1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid . or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great 23ritain :
From the British possessions in America 19s. Ned. per cwt
From the Mauritius ... 21s. 6id. „
From the East Indies 253. 4d. „
Average price of the three foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed a s
above, and exclusive of duty ... . 21s. 7d. ~
By authority of Ppwliament,
HENRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company
Grocers'-hall, March 19.

IMPERIAL PARL EAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORD S:
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his salt on the Woolsack
at Five o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
county of Limerick praying for the :re peal of the Eccle-
siastical Titles Act.

The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
Edinburgh against the Regium DOlittill and the May-
nooth grant.
The Earl of LANESBOROUH pr esented a petition
from Cavan praying for relief to the ecricultural interest

THE SUN,

LONDON,

per cent., which was at present imposed on common fire
insurance policies.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER begged
to say that it was his duty to take into consideration
every possible claim that could be urged in favour of a
reduction of taxation. He was sure the Hon. and Gal-
lant Member would not press him for a more definite
reply at present.
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

Mr. OSBORNE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Ministers to propose the appointment of a Se-
lect Committee of Inquiry into the system of national
education in Ireland, with a view of introducing any
essential alteration in the principle of ❑nited education,
on which that system was founded ; and whether it was
intended to more for the appointment of such s Com-
mittee before Easter?

Mr. WALPOLE said it was not intended to propose
such a Committee this session, and when it was proposed
it would not be for the purpose of altering the principle
of the present system, but to render it more satisfactory
to all parties in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL.

In reply to Sir G. PECHELL,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was intended to go cn with this Bill to-night if they
reached it.—(A laugh.)
INCUMBERED ESTATES ACT.
In reply to Sir JOHN ROMILLY,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said it
was proposed to continue this Act, which expires next
July, for twelve months longer.—(Hear, hear.)
PUBLIC-HOUSES SCOTLAND BILL.

In reply to Mr. OSWALD,
Mr. F. AIACKENZIE said, if he obtained an oppor-
tunity he should renew this Bill before Easter.
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
MINISTERIAL EXPLANATIONS.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, whose appearance was
the signal for silence throughout the House,
rose and said—l wish to put a question of very great
importance to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, the
Chancellor.of the Exchequer. The House will recollect
that, on Monday last, in answer to a question, the Right
Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State for the Colonies,
stated to this House that he had intended to bring for-
ward a motion with regard to the distressing effects
produced by the measures regulating the importation
of sugar; but being conscious that the Government
was in a minority in that House, he did
not think it proper to take that course,
but he would endeavour to attain his object by
the means which he thought most expedient. He
proceeded further to say that the opinion he en-
tertained with regard to the distressing effects
of those measures was unchanged—that both
with reference to the state of the colonies and the
question of free trade, his opinions remained the same
as they were formerly.—(Hear, hear.) He stated
further, that ho received almost daily accounts
from the West India colonies of the distress

which existed there; but he went on to say, " without
being at all indifferent to that distress he had determined
that this question, and others of the same nature, ought
to be kept for the consideration of a future Parliament."
That answer with regard to the distress which existed in the

West Indian colonies, in reference to the policy pur-
sued on the sugar duties, applies likewise to the policy
which has been pursued with regard to the question of
the corn-laws, and other questions of a similar nature.
The House will see, therefore, that it is of the
utmost importance that it should have some assurance
on this subject.—(Cheers from the Opposition benches.)
I need not refer to what took place:.on Monday night.
Everybody has in his recollection the speeches which
were made by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member
fur Ripon (Sir James Graham), the Member for the
University of Oxford (Mr. Gledetone), and the Noble
1
Lord the Member for Tiverton (Lord Palmers-
ton). The question which was asked
in the Government, by Sir Robert Peel, in 1841, whenwhen
I was in a minority in that House, as recorded by a
vote of the House, I ask of the Right Honourable
Gentleman, viz. whether her Majesty's Ministers
were pro pared to advise the Crown to dissolve
the present Parliament and summon a new
Parliament with the least delay possible consistent with
a due regard to the public interests in reference to those
measures of great and urgent importance ? I trust the
Right Hon. Gentleman will give an answer to that
question.—(Loud cheers, and "Hear, hear," from the
Opposition.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
the Noble Lord has addressed to her Majesty's Govern-
ment an uprecedented question.—(Loud cheers from the
Government benches.) The Noble Lord has referred
to the precedent of 1841 when he sat on the Treasury
bench and was the leader of this House, but the Noble
Lord will allow me to remind him that there is a con-
siderable difference between the position of those who
sit on this bench and the Noble Lord at
that period, because the Government had been
then condemned by a vote of this House—(Continued
cheers from the Ministerial b enches)—and all the pre-
cedents which Sir R. Peel re ferred to on that occasion,
viz., the precedents of 'B7 told '3l were in a similar
category.—(Hear, hear.) They were all with reference
to a Ministry that had been condemned by the vote of
the House of Commons.—(,`sear.) The Noble Lord
therefore, ought to have descri bed his question not only
as most important but as tesprecedented.—(Cheers.)
But I shall give a reply to the Noble Lord.—(Hear,
hear.) I think it highly unecmstitutional and most im-
politic that her Majesty's Government should pledge
themselves to advise her Maje sty to dissolve Parliament
at any stated and specific pi niod.—(Continued cheers
from the same quarter.) TI to Noble Lord must feel
that circumstances may eudilenly arise which would
render a fulfilment of such a pledge not only most in-
jurious, but perhaps even meat impracticable. At the
same time I have no hes station in saying that it
is the intention of het Majesty's Government
to advise her Majesty ,o dissolve this Parliament
so soon as ; those neco.tsary measures have
been passed —ao soon as those measures
have boon passed rather—whi 'Oh are necessary for the
service of her Majesty, and the security and good go-
vernment of her realms.—Cher eel.) I will even say fur-
ther that it is our wish and our intention to meet the
new Parliament that will be Elected, so that the decision
of the new Parliament may be taken on the ques-
tion of confidence in the present Administration,
and on the measures i which they will feel
it their duty under ti lose circumstances to
propose, in the course of the present year.—(Loud
cheers, principally from the Government side of the
House.)

Lord J. RUSSELL—I wi:th to ask the Right Hon.
Gentleman whether he includes, in the words "Good
government of the realm," the measures which have
Leen referred to with regardl to reform in Chancery.
The CHANCELLOR of tho, EXCHEQUER—I don't
feel called upon to give atty further explanations.
—(Laughter and Ministerial cl leers.)
SHOOTING A SAILOR OFF CALIFORNIA.

In reply to Mr. W. WILLI AMS,
Mr. A. STAFFORD enterod into a lengthened ex,
planation as to this occurrence.. It was true a man was
shot at while in the sea, but i t was exceedingly doubt-
ful whether the shot hit the I nan. A body was found
near to tha ship the shot was tired from the next morn-
ing, but as it must have been i,i the water some days, it
could not havo been that of th.?, man shot at.
THE OUTRAGE AT FLORENCE.

In reply to a question,
The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER stated
that the evidence in this case I tad reached the Foreign•
office, and it appeared to afford no justification whatever
for the outrage. A claim ha'3, therefore, been made
upon the Tuscan Govergment for compensation, and it
was hoped that the claim would be freely met. No demand
had been made upon Austria, but the Foreign-office had
reason to believe that Austria would be quite ready to
support the claim that had been made in Tuscany.
Mr. ANSTEY gave notice emit on Monday he should
put another question to the Right Hon. Gentleman on
this very subject, namely, whether it was the intention
of Government to use their good offices to obtain the
withdrawal of all the Austrian, troops from the Italian
Stales.—(A laugh.)
ADJOURNMENT OE' THE HOUSE.

It was then agreed that tho I1:ouse at its rising should
adjourn until Monday next.
SUPPLY.

The House then resolved itsialf into a Committee of
Supply, Mr. BERNAL in the chs„ir.
Major BERESFORD then rose to move the
army estimates us they had hem). prepared by the late
Government. The estimates were comprised in 17 votes,
seven cf wbicn related 1..) the effective, and
the remaining ten to the non effective service, and
the Right Hon. Gentlemau went seriatim through
all these items, bui so rapidly did he speak, and so
much noise prevailed, that it 147 as impossible to catch
hliosl,73:rmese.n;He was understood, however, to say that
exclusively of the troops in the East India Company's
service, the land forces this year would consist of
men. The totallaigntcryeeaaser itnhethveof vote w c
tai s
ffv e s takenservice
of for
this 9 yearB,7l4
would ha 112,6421.,, but in the non-effective sense
there would be a decline of :28,215/. The total sum
e
voted last year for the entire set vice was 5,929,541/., but
this year the total vote would be -upwards of six millions,
and present an increase over th.e vote of last year of
84,4291., which was mainly at tributable to the Kafir
war. He had himself been in. active service, and he
was alive to the importance o f keeping the army in
an efficient footing, while he :1; as equally impressed of
the necessity that existed for of ) serving a wise economy
in voting these estimates.__(! I ear, hear.) The Com-
mitter, however, in pushing this principle too far,
might fall into the error of beiati ; penny wise and pound
foolish, and he therefore warm) d. Hon. Members to con-
sider well what they were about 'b efore theycansented to a
reduction of these estimates.— ( Hear, hear.) He con-
cluded by moving a resolution t hat the land forces be
rated at the figure he had alreadj r mentioned.—(Hear.)
Mr. W. WILLIAMS objects ci to the proposed in-