The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

PRIVAIE BUSINESS.

The Mayo (count-i) Grand Jury Cess, and Stourbridge
Railway bills were read a second time.
THIRD READINGS.

The Southampton and Netley Railway—Elsecar, Went-
worth, and Hayland Gas (amendments)--and the London
and South Western Railway (amendment) bills were read
a third time and passed.
CASE OF SERGEANT LILLEY,

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY gave notice that on
Monday next he should ask her Majesty's Secretary of
State for War whether it was the intenti:in of the Govern-
ment to institute any further inquiry into the conduct of
Lieut.-Colonel Crawley.
VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL.

The report of amcndmenti to this bill was brought up
and received.
BAKEHOUSES REGULATION BILL.

On the motion of Lord CTANLEY of ALDERLEY, this bill
was read a third time and passed.

POLAND.

The Earl of CARNARVON asked whether the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs could add any further in-
formation respecting the nature and provisions of the recent
eonvention concluded between the Governments of Russia
and Prussia beyond that contained in the correspondence
respecting the insurrection in Poland already laid before
Parliament. He did not put the question with any desire
to embarrass the Government, but as he felt the greatest
sympathy with Poland, he was anxious to possess
all the information. He thought the conduct of Prussia on
this question most reprehensible. If she chose to abolish
her Parliament and suppress the press, against that he had
not a word to say, she was the mistress of her own affairs,
and, therefore, liable to all the consequences. But when
her policy carried her beyond tbose limits, and it aff.3cted
other countries, he considered it was the duty of those
countries to speak out. It was well known that a conven-
tion had been entered into between Russia and Prussia,
by the provisions of which, when the Russian troops
were beaten by the Poles, they might take refuge
on the Prussian frontiers, where they could be recruited
and :7then sent forth in renewed strength. On the other
hand, if the Polish insurgents entered the territories of
of Prussia they were at once captured and handed over to
Russia. Aq to the convention itself, Prussia said it was
proposed by Russia, whilst Russia seemed less eager to en-
force its powers than Prussia. The noble earl then pro-
ceeded to condemn the action of Prussia, and said it ap-
peared the chief motive of that Government was to crush
every attempt made to obtain constitutional liberty in that
part of the world. He pat the question merely because.he
thought further time should not pass by without some at-
tempt to obtain further information.
Earl RUSSELL said the noble earl had very judiciously
avoided all reference to the negotiations now going on with
reference to the Poles. At the present moment it was not
in his (Earl Russell's) power to add anything to the infor-
mation to be derived from the papers now before Par-
liament.

Lord BROUGHAM condemned the conduct of Prussia
for entering into such a convention.
The Earl of CARNARVON asked the noble earl
whether he would give any information relative to the
secret article which was alluded to in the convention.
Earl RUSSELL said he would not.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. TOTTBNICAM took the oaths and his seat for New
Ross. The hon. member was introduced by Col. Taylor
and Col. Dunne.
THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time .—Belfast,
Holywood, and Bangor Railway—Hastings Harbour—Mil-
ford Haven Dock and Railway—Portadown, Dungannon,
and Omagh Junction Railway—West Shropshire Mineral
Railway—and Worcester, Dean Forest and Monmouth
Railway.

SIR J. S. LILLIE.
On the motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS an address
for a copy of a despatch, dated 1860, from the Portuguese
Ambassador to Earl Russell, conveying a strong recom-
mendation from the Queen of Portugal of Sir J. S. Lillie,
late a Major- General in the Portuguese army, on account of
his e►.ninent services in several battles while in command of
the Anglo-Portuguese regiment was agreed to.

THE SLAVE TRADE IN AMERICA.
Mr. CONINGHAM asked the First Lord of the
Treasury, whether the efforts which bad been made
hitherto by the British nation, for the suppression of the
African slave trade, might not with advantage be extended
to the continent of America, and whether the time had not
at length arrived when it became the duty of her Majesty's
Government to enter into friendly negotiations with the
Federal Government of the United States, for the purpose
of concerting measures for the gradual but total suppres-
sion of the slave trade in the Confederate States.

Lord PALMERSTON replied that the hon. member was,
no doubt, aware that the Federal Government had entered
into a treaty with her Majesty's Government, giving both
equal right of search for the purpose of suppressing the
slave trade under the protection of the Federal flag. The
Confederate States had passed a law which made the slave
trade penal; but they had no relations to the Federal States
except one of war. Perhaps in the course of a few months
circumstances might permit the entering into such nego-
tiations as those indicated by the hon. member. (Hear.)
As her Majesty's Government could not yet acknowledge
the independence of the Southern States, no diplomatic
communication could take place. In the course
of time, should things alter—should the Confederate
States succeed in establishing their independence,
Government could only hope that the Confederate States
would enter into an arrangement similar to the one entered
into by the Federal Government. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CONINGHAM, adverting to the latter part of his
motion, asked if communication could not be entered into
with the Federal Government with a view to the suppres-
sion of the traffic.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he considered he had
replied to that part of the question. (Hear, hear.) The
Federal Government had no relation with the South except
one of war, and, therefore, could enter into no negotiations
with them of the ordinary nature.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS REFRESHMENT
ROOM.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked Colonel French, the chair-
man of the Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms Committee,
what steps they were about to take to improve
the state of the refreshment rooms, with a view to the next
Session of Parliament. (Hear, hear.)
Col. FRENCH replied that the accommodation at pre-
sent afforded was exceedingly defective. (Hear, hear.) Mr.
Barry had furnished a plan and submitted it to the Chief
Commissioner of Works for the improvement of the rooms,
which would cost about £4,000, and the committee had:
reported that its adoption and execution were absolutely
necessary. (Hear, hear.) He trusted the house would
press upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer the propriety
of proposing a vote to meet the indispensable improvements
pointed out. (Hear.)
THE HOURS OF LABOUR OF CHILDREN.
Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he intended to bring in a
bill this session to limit the hours of labour for children
employed in potteries and paper tube factories ?
Sir G. GREY replied in the negative. He had, however,
directed the recent report of the Children's Employment
Commission to be laid on the table. He had not received
any special report with respect to children employed in
paper tube factories.
SMALL PDX PATIENTS IN PUBLIC CONVEY-
ANCES.
Sir A. AGNEW asked the Attorney-General whether
officials of railway and steamboat companies might lawfully
remove from carriages or vessels under their supervision
persons who were obviously Labouring under small-pox ;
and, whether individuals thus wilfully travelling from place
to place at the risk of spreading so dreadful a scourge
through a whole community, were subject to any penalty
°n_eouevietion before a magistrate ?
The
ATTORNEY-GENERAL said these were not
queathnle that could be conveniently put to the law officers
of the Crown.
tHowever, he would give the best reply in
his power. At eola
officials indicated :1 law it did not appear to him that the
remove passengers so afflicted.
Thera was no act of Parliquestion he answered ament on the subject. The second
such power. (Efear,-h negative—magistrates had no
ear.)
THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT.
In reply to Mr. CLAY,
Mr. LAYARD said that the facts recited Were
refused to ae perfectly
true. The Commissioners had
Principle of the former claims that had been settled. Re-
presentations had been made to the Argentine Govern.
meet to the effect that the course the Commissioner:
were
adopting were contrary :to national usage, and, he trusted
therefore that th BRITISH COLUMBIpA.. would be susended.
In reply to Mr. FITZWILLIAN,
Mr. FORTESCUE said that the Secretary of State for
the Colonies shortly intended to intwtroduceloa.biU into the
other house with respect to thhe
ect
tontlehse,mwhen he
would enter upon a statement wit
THEHOUSE OF
THE RECENT FIRE IN
COMMONS.

In reply to Mr. HUNT,
Mr. COOPER explained that the fire in one of the cor-
ridors arose from a deposit for years of soot in
ke for conseqon uenc
of
e
of some bricks having been left out by mistae
the iron arches of the roof and not subsequently filled upt
deposit
as it should have been. The flue from which
the
had been made, and which became ignited, was in connec-
tion with the kitchen. He had given directions to have
all the flues carefully examined. The nearest stand cock
reported all right three months ago, was found
too auff.to work. The next one which was in good order
was quickly rendered available, and the defective one in
about
two minutes after the discovery. These cocks, of
73.1 eh there were 37, communicate with a tank containing
12,000 gallons of water, There was a constant attendance