The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-22 00:00:00

THE REVIEW AT BRIGHTON.

Lord TRURO rose to ask a question relative to
the command at the review at Brighton. The noble
lord took the opportunity of making a few remarks on the
subject of the Volunteer movement. Ho said he had
postponed putting the question till this time, in the hope
that a noblelt,rd who had addressed a communication to the
War-office would have received an answer to his inquiry.
No sn,:n answer had been received, and therefore he availed
himself of the notice ho had given. He could but regret
that the Government was about to depart from the system
of non-interference which they had hitherto wisely exer-
cised. It was well known that a rivalry existed between two
noble lords, but then ho did not think there was any real
animosity between the noblemen, and the only object of both
was to add strength and permanency to the movement.
There had last year been a review at Brighton,
which had been organised by Lord Ranelagh, and
he must say he thought the Government gave a very
doubtful consent to the review, fearing it would turn
out a failure, but the ;very reterse was the case, and the
affair ended in great success, He regretted now that
another review was to take place, the Volun-
teers were not to have the command. Of course
there was none who would not feel it an
honour to serve under Lord Clyde, who was the first
commander of the day ; but then he could but regret that
that noble lord should have lent himself as an instrument
to the ilovemment on this occasion, in order to get them
ovr..t a difficulty. He could not agree that it was undesirable
that volunteer officers should be precluded from command-
ing large bodies of men, and he very much
feared that the volunteers would imagine that if they
were thought unfit to command they would soon have bri-
gadiers put over them. He could not but look upon the
whole affair as a slight on Lord Ranelagh, who had done so
much to further the volunteer movement.
Earl RIPON said there was no intention to slight Lord
Ranelagh in the steps the Government intended to take
with respect to the Volunteer review on Easter Monday.
The Government finding that some 20,000 volunteers were
about to assemble, selected the best general they could to
take the command, and Lord Clyde had been nominated.
After a few words of explanation from Lord TRURO,
Lord HARDINGE expressed his satisfaction at the
course adopted by the Government.
The subject then dropped.

Lord LEITRIM asked various questions with regard to
police expenditure in Leitrim, and was very briefly answered
by Lord GRANVILLE, who stated that the expenses
which had been incurred would be charged on the Con-
solidated Fund.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Middle Level and South Level Drainage :and Navi-
gation, &a., Bill, and the Brecon Markets and Fairs Bill
were read a second time.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented praying for an situation in the
Poor Law, for the Repeal of the Grant to Maynooth, against
the Revised Code, for a reduction in the duty of Fire and
Life Assurances, &c.

NAVY SHIPS OF WAR.
Oa the ❑cotion of Mr. CORRY, a return was ordered of
the names of the ships of war of which it is intended to re-
duce the armament.
METROPOLITAN TOLL GATES.
Mr. WHITE asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, if he had any plan or proposition from the
Metropolitan Road Commissioners, for the removal of
toll gates in and round London; and, if not, whether the
said commissioners had been called together for the special
object of removing the existing obstructions.
Sir G. GREY said that no such plan had been submitted
to Government, but there had been a correspondence be-
tween the Home-office and the commissioners ou the sub-
ject.

AUSTRALIAN COAL.
Lord A. CHURCHILL asked the Secretary to the
Admiralty, whether the Government had received any com-
munication with respect to Australian coal ; and, if so, whe-
ther her Majesty's ships in those waters would make
trial of it; and if any slight alterations were requisite in the
machinery, to adapt it better for the use of this coal, whe-
ther the Admiralty would direct these to be made in steam
ships now on the Australian station.
_ _ _

Lord C. PAGET said that the Admiralty had lately re-
ceived a report from the Colonial-office with respect to this
subject. It appeared that the Australian coal would burn,
but then it spoiled the flues of the vessels. There would be
no objection to alter steam ships so as to enable them
to consume Australian coal, but it must be borne in
mind that if this alteration took place it would unfit these
ships being used for service to any other colony than
Australia.
THE ECCLESIASIICAL COMMISSION.

Mr. Alderman COPELAND asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department if it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to appoint a select committee to inquire into the
state of the Ecclesiastical Commission, and the manage-
ment of the estates now vested in the Commission.

Sir G. GREY said that he stated, in reply to a question
last session, that he considered this a fit subject for inquiry,
and his hon. friend the member for Poole bad given notice
for a committee which would deal with the question of the
hon. member.

THE ISLAND OF ST. JUAN.
Mr. HALIBURTON asked the 'Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, upon what terms, if any, the
Americans retained possession of a portion of the island of
St. Juan ; whether there was any negotiation pending on
the subject, and the nature thereof; and, whether there
was any objection to produce the papers and correspondence
referring thereto ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that an arrangement was
made in 1859 between General Scott and Governor Douglas,
without prejudice to the claims of either country. That
arrangement was, that each party in St. Juan should hold
a provisional occupation of opposite parts of the island, and
that neither should have more than 100 men in such occu-
pation. The respective subjects of those parties were to be
under their control. Negotiations afterwards took place
between the two countries, but were suspended in
consequence of the civil war in America, and he thought
that it would bo unadvisable to lay the papers in question
on the table at present. (Hear, hear.)
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