The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

FORCED LABOUR ON THE SUEZ CANAL.

Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs whether herMajesty'aGovernment would make seri-
ous efforts to prevent the continuance, on the part of the
Pacha of Egypt, of the employment of forced labour on the
Suez Canal ? -

Mr- LAYARD said that the matter was entirely between
the Pacha and the Government of Egypt.
In answer to Mr. MALcotx,
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that Government had re-
ceived information from a gentleman named Colonel Sleigh,
who represented the company, who stated that the arrange-
ments proposed by the company would be carried out.
According to the statement of that gentleman none but
able-bodied young men would be taken out, and that women
and old persons would be excluded. Under these circum-
stances, therefore, Government thought it unnecessary to
interfere, notwithstanding that the company would notain
their opinion be able to carry out what they proposed. He
believed, however, that the hardships to which the passen-
gers would be subjected would not be of an extent which
young, able.bodied men could not endure.
Mr. ROEBUCK—Has Government anything to do
with it P

Mr. C. FORTE SCUE—Nothing whatever, (Laughter.)

CHURCH RATES.

Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern-
ment to introduce any measure on the subject of church
rates P
Lord PALMERSTON said [that this subject was at-
tended with much difficulty, that Government did not pro-
pose to introduce any measure in reference to it this session.
THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Mr. DOULTON asked the First Commissioner of
Works, whether there was any probability of the commis-
sion on the embankment of the south side of the Thames
making their report before the prorogation of Parliament P
Mr. COWPER said he hoped the commissioners would
be able to make a report shortly.
HE INUNDATION IN LINCOLNSHIRE.

InrePly to Mr. BENTINCS,
Mr. FELLOWES said that it was true that no less than
6,000 acres of land in Lincolnshire were submerged to the
depth of two or three feet, but all the means that could be
adopted had been had recourse to in order to meet the cala-
mity, and Mr. Hawksbawe, the celebrated engineer, had
been despatched to the eoone of th. a;..eter,
THE INDIAN NAVY.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,e D a
Mr. AYRTON moved that a select committee b
pointed to inquire into the amount for which the harbou. ;
and fortifications at Alderney will be completed.
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uaaIiEDUCATION IN IRELAND.
The O'CONNOR DON drew the attention of the house
sitraililtYit did not
was etoxitsht in Irelandissubject,ainnd
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cupying a considerable portion of public attention in that
country. He then adverted to the
Ireland to the system of national _ great objection in
disseverance of religious and education, namely, the
secular instruction in
public schools. The hon. member
ral principle of Governmenti next alluded to the gene-
and he contended interference in national thateduca-
tion,
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circumstances, on, except under very exceptional

TEE MIDDLE L k VEL IN UN DATIONS.

LYNN, WEDNESDAY:

Yesterday the poor fellow Davis, whose foot was
caught in the wheel of a timber drag, and who was
very seriously injured thereby, died. The poor
fellow's body presented a ghastly and horrible
appearance, being literally split up. He died after
great agony. Another poor fellow was brought into
the hospital yesterday afternoon who had received
very serious injuries. Every effort seems now to
be made to master the tidal waters; several cradles
have been put down, and the practice of throwing
sacksful of earth into the current is continued. The
rumour that the bridge had fallen in turns out to
be false. Meetings of the commissioners are being
held almost daily, and individual cases of distress
becoming 'known, exciting sympathy on all hands.
There is little or no appearance of the tidal waters
being stopped.
A meeting of the Meydale Drainage Commis-
sioners was held this day on the bank near the
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Secretary of State for the Home Department yes-
terday, and asked the interference of Government
with the Middle Level Commissioners. He promised
to do all he could in the matter, which was to write
to the secretary of the Middle Level Commission on
the subject. There appears to be no probability of
the darn being constructed before the tides begin to
increase again. There is no head to the great num-
ber of men who are at work. The alarm is now
spreading rapidly, and vast numbers of persons
visit the banks daily, and, seeing the inactivity and
confusion, grumble fearfully. To-morrow the tides
begin to increase, and the general impression now
is that the whole of the Level will be flooded.