The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-13 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH FLEET.

. _
The Earl of MALMESBURY asked the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs if it was true, as stated in the
Observer of yesterday, that the English fleet had been sent
in all its strength to the Baltic.
Earl RUSSELL said that the writer in the Observer
must have been misinformed.
IHE CIRCUITS.
_

The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table a bill to
enable her Majesty in Council to alter the circuits, which
was read a first time.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills W;lere:ciatl;frdtitue and passed :
Walway Water—Milford Haven Dock and Railway—Great
No:th of Scotland Railway—Formartine and Buchan
Railway—North British Railway (Wonsbeck Railway, &c.
—Great Northean Railway (Spalding to ➢larch)— Lynn
and Sutton Bridge Railway—Great Eastern Railway (ad-
ditional powers)—London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway (new to line at Croydon, &c.), as amended.

THE BURIAL SERVICE.
Lord EBURY rose to inquire what steps have been
taken towards devising a remedy to the evils arising from
the compulsory and indiscriminate use of the burial service.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY stated that a con-
vocation of bishops, including representatives of the Irish
and Colonial Church had been held for considering the sub-
ject, but when Parliament had again assembled perhaps the
rev. prelate would be able to give their lordships the con-
clusion to which convocation had arrived.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

SOUSE OF COMMONS.—This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
The Lowestoft Water, Gas, and Market Bill was read a
third time.
The Aston Estates Bill was read a second time.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
At fifteen minutes atter tour o'clock Colonel CLIFFORD,
the deputy-usher of the black rod, advanced to the table
and summoned the Speaker and the house to hear the Royal
assent, by commission to several bills. The Speaker re-
turned at halt-past 4 o'clock.
BANKRUPTCY AND COUNTY COURT RE-
TURNS.
Mr. MURRAY gave notice that on the next motion
for going into Committee of Supply he should call
the attention of the house to the great and
unusual delay in bringing forward the usual annual state-
ment required by the Act of Parliament, with respect to
these courts, and wished the Attorney-General to explain
the cause.

PRIVATE BILL LEGISLATION.
Mr. HODGSON gave notice that on Thursday he should
address a question to the President of the Board of Trade
with respect to the course the Government intended to pur-
sure on this subject.
BOMARSUND.
Mr. R. LONG asked whether Government had received
information of the reconstruction of batteries at Bomarsund,
and whether they had forwarded any remonstrances ?
Mr. LAYARD replied that no information of the kind
had reached her Majesty's Government.
MR. JOHN CL ARE AND THE WARRIOR.
Mr. CONINGHAM asked questions regarding the
claims ot Mr. John Clare, jun., to be the inventor and
patentee of the Warrior description of vessel.
Lord C. PAGET explained ;hat a jury had decided
against the claim of Mr. Clare, jun., and the Queen's Bench
had since refused a rule for a new trial. The question had
GUNS.
Slv.
ARJ hit.
been entirely set at rest. The Secretary of the A
Teiralty
was of opinion that this gentleman had no claim upon the
NrOtoßsTtrll
public.
MHS TARYOeNs
kGedAwNhDe
thWeriltlhTt A
e V
z an
worth Committee were likely riori
_orreep?rt ?on
U
Sir.
The Marquis of HARTING' ON plied that, as all the
r.er
guns required for the complete ex iments had not been
yet supp
rt would
lied , heearedaee
a. yet elapse before
t repoa some time would
yJAPAN.
Lord NAAS asked the Under Secretary for
o the • Foreign
Affairs a question as t instructions issued to the Com-
mander-in-Chief of her Majesty's fleet regarding
hostilities
in Japan P
Lord PALMERS well said it was a
er rule ter the bovernm established and
very prop entnot to übl. h .
tions sent to naval and military (am. p is instruc-
ts which they had reference were c s, betore the matters
could not permit the information r ompleted ; therefore he
STATUE OF GEORGE
kx 11, eq iired to be given.
IN LEICESTER-
Mr. COWPER SQUARE.
explain
called to the terribly ed that his attention had been
in the reign of that m mutilated figure of George 11., set up
onarch. Since that period an act
had been passed not
statues without the permitting the erection of public
had no power to Commission of Public Works. He
interfere with the statue.
In reply to Mr. CIRCUITS.
The SOLICIT HADFIELD,
alter the circuits in accordance
intimated that a bill
would shorilvl . with the desires of the pub-
licthe House of Lords,e introduced by the Lord Chancellor into
during the present ewssiton the hope that it would be passed
There was no intention to in-
crease the number of Judges.
Withdrawal of the Adjourned Debate on
Mr. Roebuck's Motion.
Mr. ROEBUCK ruseat , a quarter past five, in an un-
usually crowdeded house, to intimate that he desired to
move that the order for receiving the adjourned debate be
read, in order that it might be discharged. (Applause.)
He desired to state that he brought forward his motion with
an earnest desire in order to put an end to the terrible car-
nage in America; but, for doing so he had been subjected
to much obliquoy out of doors, and within the house, from
a noisy, if not a very unwise party. (Cheers, and hear,
hear.) That the noble lord at the head of the Government
having stated that the motion would be an impediment to
the good government of the country he would withdraw it.
After a few remarks from Mr. LINDSAY, the motion was
withdrawn.