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London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

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EVENING,- FRBRITARY • 21, 1862,

EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

kA PE II L PA ULIAMENT

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HOUSE OF LORDS—Tnis EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
THE NEW EDUCATION CODE.
The Bishop of WINCHESTER presented a petition
against the new education code.
The Earl of MALMESBURY presented similar peti-
t ions.

THE VOLUNTEERS.
Lord TRURO said, in consequence of communications
he had had with several commanding officers he should
postpone putting the question, relative to the Volunteers,
which stood in his name on the paper for Tuesday next, for
the present.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of the Earl of HAItDWICKE, the fol•
lowing bills were read a second time :—Mersey, Weaser,
lrwell, &c., Protection; Dundee Water, Wakefield Water,
Pulteney Water, Ventnor Harbour, Rogerston Embank-
ment and Reclamation, Llynvie Valley Railway, and Strat-
ford Gas.

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. He said he had
postponed putting the question till this time, in the hope
that a noble Ica d who had addressed a communication to the
War-office would have received an answer to his inquiry.
No such answer had been received, and therefore he availed
himself of the notice he had given. He could but regret
that the Government was about to depart from the system
of non-interference s hich they had hitherto wisely exer-
cised. It was well known that a rivalry existed between
two noble lords, but then he 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 of 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 reverse was the case, and the
affair ended in great success. He regretted now that
snother 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 hava lent himself SIR an inatrnmAnt
to the Government on this occasion, in order to get them
over a difficulty. He could not agree that it was undesirable
that volunteer officers should be precluded from command-
ingbodies of men, and he very much
volunteers wouldimagine that if they
the
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
feared l a rtghea t
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.
[LEFT SPEAXING].

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS,
The Middle Level and SOuth Level Drainage Sand Nay,
gation, &c., Bill, and the Brecon Markets and Fairs Bi
were read a second time.
PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented praying for an alteration 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, &a.
AVY SHIPS OF WAR.
On the motion 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 Secreta of State for the Home
Department, if he had any plan orry
proposition from the
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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 oR 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 shall make
trial of it; and, if any slight alterations are 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 had 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 retain possession of a portion of the island of
St. Juan ; whether there is any negotiation pending on
the subject, and the nature thereof; and, whether there
be 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 be unadvisable to lay the papers in question
on the table at present. (Hear, hear.)
CAB AND PUBLIC CARRIAGE TRAFFIC IN THE

METROPOLIS.
Mr. HUME asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, whether he had it in contemplation to intro-
duce a bill this session to amend the law relating to the
traffic of cabs and publics carriages through the streets of
the metropolis ; and, if so, when it may be expected to be
laid upon the table of the house.
Sir G. GREY replied in the negative.
THE POST-OFFICE EMPLOYES.
Sir G. BOWYER asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whon the report of the committee on the Post-office
would be laid on the table ?

the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
had stated last session, in reply to the hon. baronet, the
subject was under the consideration of the Government.
The report referred to the claims made by some portion of
the metropolitan officers employ ed in the Post-office, and
these claims were examined by the Treasury and the heads
of the Post-office. There was some difference of opinion on
the subject, and under the circumstances Government
thought it right to undertake the responsibility of dealing
with the subject. He thought the report in question ought
not to be laid on -the table, as it would be unfavourable to
the discipline of the public service.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

On the motion for going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. MAGUIRE called the attention of the house
to the serious distress which he alleged existed in
Ireland. He trusted that he would be able to prove
that the statements which he had made as to the extent
of that distress, and the information on • which the Irish
executive acted was unfounded in fact, He did not wish
to say anything unfavourable of the amiable nobleman
the Viceroy of Ireland, but he contended that he was
too prone to view the state of Ireland through a
Claude L6raine medium, and to bo too much inclined to
ignore the real condition of Ireland. The hon. member
then entered into different statistics to show that for
some time past there had been a decrease in the live
stock and cereal production in Ireland. Ho quoted also the
report of Messrs. Sturgo for the same purpose. He denied
in tote that the number of poor is the workhouses in Ire-
land was a test of the condition of the people in
that country, though it might perhaps be a delicate baro-
meter on the subject. The fact was that there was the
greatest repugnance to accepting parish relief, which in
some cases extended even to death from starvation
as a preferable alternative. Re thought it reflected very
little credit on the sagacity of Sir Robert Peel that he
relied on the information on which he founded his opinion
fferent influential p
as to the state of Ireland, and ridiculed his assuming a know-
ledge of the condition of the people from theofoarcttotrheacteihvee
travelled 300 miles through the country in three days.
(Hear, hear, from Irish members.) He next reverted to
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said that there had been 8 or 10 deaths in Sligo which came
under his own knowledge, and some of the letters stated
that the greatest distress prevailed in Sligo.
ILEFT SPEAKING.]

TO BE INSPECTOR OF STUDIES, SECOND COMMANDANT.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Frederick Au-
gustus Yorke, Royal Engineers.
TO BE ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF STUDIES.
Captain and Brevet-Major Charles John thbb, Royal
Engineers.
TO BE CAPTAINS OF COMPANIES OF GENTLEMAN CA.D E T
Captain and Brevet-Major Henry Terrick Fitz-H u g
Royal Artillery. •
Captain and Brevet-Major John Everett Thriug, Royal
Artillery.
Second Captain Charles Hunter, Bengal Artillery.
TO BE CHAPLAIN.
The Rev. A. C. Fraser.
TO BE PAYMASTER AND ADJUTANT.
Paymaster (with the honorary rank of Major) Charles
South, from the Coast Brigade Royal Artillery.
TO BE QUARTERMASTER.
George Alexander Shepherd, Royal Artillery.
TO BE SURGEON.
'James Somerville Litle, Surgeon-Major, Royal Ar-
tillery.

WAR OFFICE, FEB. 21.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Paymaster Rowland Webs-
ter, from the 72d Foot, to be Paymaster in tha Coast Bri-
gade, vice South, appointed Paymaster of the Royal Mili •
tsry Academy, Woolwich.
Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel
Sir Henry James, on the Supernumerary List, to be
Supernumerary Colonel ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-
Colonel William Robinson, on the Supernumerary List,
to be Supernumerary Colonel ; Lieutenant-Colonel and
Brevet-Colonel Thomas Rawlings Mould to be Colonel,
vice John Chaytor, deceased.
• BREVET.
Captain Henry George Delafosse, Bengal Infantry, to be
Major in the Army.
The undermentioned Officers of the Royal Artillery,
having completed 5 years' service in the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel, to be Colonels in the Army, under the provisions
of the Royal Warrant of the 14th October, 1858 :
Lieutenant-Colonel James Benjamin Dennis.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Travers.