The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

elapsed since the matter referred to in the
other part of the question occurred, he thought no g
would arise from now producing the papers.
Sir E. BOWYER inquired if the opinion of the law
officers of the Crown had been obtained on the validity of
the Order in Council adverted to.
Mr. LAYARD replied that such orders were drawn up
by the law officers of the Crown.
FAIRS AND MARKETS
Mr. Mr. BLAKE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he intended during the present session to introduce
a measure for the better regulations of fairs and markets
in Ireland.
Sir F. PEEL said the law with respect to weights and
measures, passed last year, only came into operation at the
beginning of the present year. The Government were
watching its operation, and had no intention at present to
introduce a new measure.
THE ENGLISH POLICE SENT TO POLAND.

Mr. HENNESSY asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether he would lay upon
the table of the house the note of the Russian
Ambassador communicating the desire of the Grand
Duke Constantine, Lieutenant-Governor of Poland,
that some of the metropolitan policeforee should be sent to
Poland; whether, at the date of that application by the
llussian A.mblssador, her idejesty's Government were

aware that a state of swge was in force in
Poland; whether her Majesty's Government bad
received any information (prior to the date of the
Russian application) that political disturbances and arrests
of political prisoners had taken place in Warsaw : whether
the metropolitan poli,e officers despatched by the Govern-
ment to Poland received any instructions or made any re-
ports, and whether such instructions and reports would be
laid upon the table of the house. (hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY recited what he stated on Monday even-
ing in reply to a kindred question, and stated that Baron
Brunnow had since informed him that he had no objection
to the confidential communication which he had addressed
to him requestiug that two police officers might be sent to
Warsaw, being laid on the table of the house. He (Sir
G. Grey) had accordingly this day laid it on the table.
When the Government received the communication of
the Russian Ambassador they were not aware that this
execution of political offenders had taken place in
Poland. Warsaw had been declared in a state
of siege since October, 1861, and that state of things
still continued. Acting Consul White had, it was true,
informed the Government that modifications had
been introduced into the state of government.
Prior to the letter of the Ambassador the Government had
not received information of the arrest of political prisoners,
and that disturbances had taken place. The various com-
munications of the British Consul, Col. Stodhard, at War-
saw, on the events there, had been also laid on the
table of the house. The commissioners of police did not
give the two police officsrs any written instructions, but
certain written instructions had been handed to them
by him (Sir G. Grey) in pursuance of the office which
he had the honour to hold, and he had placed
them on the table of the house. A report had been
handed in by one of the officers, but though these docu-
ments were usually regarded as confidential, consi-
dering this case a peculiar and extraordinary one he thought
no mystery should attach to it, and had therefore likewise
laid that report on the table of the house. (Hear, hear.)
ARMY ESTIMATES—WOODEN SHIPS.
Some other questions of minor importance having been
asked and answered,
Mr. LINDSAY rose to move—" That it is not expedient
to
,commence at the present time building wooden ships
which are to be cased with iron armour-plates."
(LEFT SPEAKING.)