The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

IMBER.

1 MPE L PA HLIAMENT.

'HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at fOur o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The followin biiiN were read a third time and passed :
Cardiff Through, London, Chatham, and D ver Railway
Exlensions 10 Waimer and Deal), Nev:ry and Armagh
Railway, Stretford Gas, and Windern:ere District G'.s.
The following bits were considered and ordered for third
reading :—Aberdeen Police, Water, &c., Birkenhead
Railway, Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, Glasgow
Police, Dent Coast Railway, Llanelly Railway and Dock,
Merthyr, Tredec4-ar, and Abergavenny Railway; Vale of
Neath Rail Way (changed from " Vale of Neath and Swan-
sea and Neath Railway Companies)" and Wakefield
Water.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented in favour of legalising
marriage with the deceased wit:es sinker; from otfieers of
the Poor-law Union in Ireland in favour of Superannuation
Bill for the benefit of Poor•law officials; for a more
equitable adjustment of the Income-tax.
NAVY (SHOT PROOF SHIPS).
On the motion of Lord R. MoNTA.Gu, a return was
ordered of the number of plans or proposals relating to shot
proof ships received at the Admiralty between the Ist day
of May, 1859, and lot of May, 1862.

NATIONAL, DEFENCES.
On the motion of Sir F. SMITH, an address was
ordered for a return in reference to the national defences
ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on the
26th day of May last.
THE BURIAL GROUND BILL.
Lord R. t'ECIL gave notice that when the bill came
before the house he would move for the omission of the
clause which permitted any burial service but that of the
Church of England being used at Protestant burial
grounds.

AUSTRIA. AND VENETIA..
Mr. FREELAND said that from the state of business it
was not probable that he would be able to bring on his
motion on this subject to. trorrow, and therefore, in order to
prevent disappointment to members who intended to have
been present on the occasion, he gave notice that he would
postpone his motion until some time when he might reason-
ably expect to have it discussed.
GENERAL BUTLER'S MANIFESTO.
Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on going into com-
mittee of supply to-morrow he would call attention to the
order issued by General Butler, by which women in the
streets exhibiting any disapprobation of the soldiers of the
United States should be treated as women of the town, and
ask whether it was intended on the part of Government to
interfere to prevent surli an outrage on civilisation.
AMERICAN INTERFERENCE WITH BRITISH
VESSELS,

. _
Mr. CLAY, in the absence of Mr. Fenwick, aslsed the
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the attention
of her Majesty's Government had been called to the re-
peated interference of United States cruisers with British
vessels trading to the West Indies, and particularly to the
case of the steamer Circassian, in neutral waters, when
bound from St. Thomas's to Havannah, and within 20 miles
of that pot, and what steps it was intended to take in con-
sequence?
Mr. LAYARD said that the case of the Circassian was
under the consideration of the law officers of the Crown,
and he c.aild not at present give any answer to the question
of the hon. member.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GALWAY AN 0

NORTH AMERICA,
Lord DUNKELLIN asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, if the Government had considered the memorial of
the Royal Atlantic Mail Company; and it they have de-
termined on renewing postal Communication between Gal-
way and North America?
Lord PALM ERSTON said that the Government had
not come to any decision on the subject.
Mr. GREGORY wished to know when it might be ex-
pected that that decision would be come to, as great expense
was incurred by the company in question.

Lord PALSIERSTON said it would be impossible to
say.

COAL MINES.
Mr. DILLIVYN asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether it was the intention of Govern-
ment to introduce any measure to amend the law relative
to the working of coal mines ?
Sir G. GREY was understood to answer in the affir-
mative.
DEGREES IN THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE
(1 R ELAND).
In reply to Mr. HENNESSY,
Sir R. PEEL said that the Government had nothing
whatever to do with the granting of degrees; they were
regulated by statute. With regard to Mr. Reichel, there
was a clerical error, for he had not received a degree of
M. A.. prior to 1860.

FORTIFICATIONS.'
Sir G. LEWIS said that he had promised, after the holi
days, to brine in a bill on this subject, and he now gave
notice that he would do so on the 23d inst.
GOVERNMENT DOCKS.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. CORRY called the attention of the house to the
necessity of increased acc• mmodation for docking her
Majesty's ships, at home and abroad; and asked the Secre-
tary to the Admiralty what were the intentions of the
Government on the subject?
Lord C. PAGET said that the house had been threatened
for the last two months with a motion of the right hon.
gentleman opposite (Mr. Corry) of a very extensive cha-
racter, for it proposed to appoint a commission to inquire
into the subject of dock accommodation, and whether addi-
tional docks should not be constructed. The right hon. gen-
tleman, fie was happy to say, had reduced his motion to the
present limits. Although our dock accommodation might
not be as extensive as might be desired by some hon. mem-
bers, still he thought he would be able to show that
there was no cause for any alarm as to the efficiency of our
fleets in time of peace or war from the want of proper dock
accommodation. With regard to the extent of that acconto-
dation, as compared with that in France, he was quite
ready to admit that the French had gone to great expense
with reference to their dockyards. They might, however,
have other reasons than merely providing for the efficiency
of their navy, and they might feel anxious to keep iu em-
ployment a large body of men. Besides the French were
fond of constructing very largo buildings with a view to
the possibility of their being required hereafter, while as he
(Lord C. Paget) thought, we acted more wisely in this
country when we carried on these works only to that extent
which our present wants required. It must also be remem-
bered that this country was furnished with natural basins,
such as Portsmouth and other ports, while Sherbourn,
Brest, nor other great ports in France possessed this na •
tural advantage. With regard to improvements, the Ad-
miralty had under consideration a proposal of a distin-
guished officer for improving the dock accommodation at
Portsmouth by a floating apparatus similar to that
which was adopted at Liverpool. There was at present
17 docks fitted for tha reception of the 25 iron-cased ships
I built or now building. The noble lord referred to Chatham
and other docks in support of his argument, and next
adverted to the dock accommodation in France. He con-
tended that with the exception of one dock at Brest the
French had no dock accommodation for heavy ships
except at spring tides. He had been at pains to
investigate this subject, and he found that there was only
one harbour being prepared for the accommodation of large
vessels. He did not deny that if this country increased
their large ships it would be necessary to enlarge our
dock accomodation, but he contended ; hat ships building
and dock accommodation were going on pari passu. He
admitted that the subject was one of great importance,
and it was receiving the consideration of her Majesty's Go.
vernment.
Mr. LAIRD contended that the dock accommodation in
this country was inadequate; and he said that there were
only two private docks in this country which could accom-
modate vessels of such magnitude as the Warrior.
Ho cont ended that if the work were properly
gone about, the expense of providing the necessary accom-
modation would not be so great as the noble lord con-
templated. He cited the cases of some alterations
that had been made in some private docks in
proof of what he had asserted. He contended also that the
alteration of our navy from wooden to iron vessels would
necessarily require an increased amount of dock accommo-
dation. He thought it would be most impolitic if this
subject were approached in too narrow a spirit of economy,
and thus the present time was the best adapted for making
improvement in our docks instead of deferring it to a future
period.
Sir J. ELPHINSTONE, as one of the committee who
sat on the subject, was not satisfied with the state-
meets of the noble lord the Secretary for the Admiralty.
importance
Captain TALBOT thought that, in respect to dock
to cur
commodation, which was of the first
navy, we fell very short of France, and that ac-
of the
I should not be left to the particular requirementsthis object
moment.
speakers, reiterating some of the statements of Lord C.
Mr. WHITBREAD replied to the three
Paget. that common use d ic-
Sir J. PAKINGTON remarked preceding
;and demands of our
c odation in our yards
should he in proportion to the ex
tated that the dock and basin accommodation
navy. He
denied that such accommodation existed at pre•
sent, and contended that the basin accoxmodetion was
diminishing.
Sir J. HAY pointed out the absolute necessity for further
dock accommodation in the repair of ships since the intro-
duction of steam machinery.
After tome further discussion the subject dropped, and
the house
civil
ewiveinl
Servicetintoa
Estimates. Committee
maining
On the vote for Western Africa,
Sir F. BARING, in moving the reduction of the amount
treatment
whose
e h
by £4,000, the sum estimated for the expense of Lagos,
entered upon a very long history o f the transactions in this
harttoe of
chieftee
f g
e African e coast,
by the British
ast , and complained
of
Government,
policy in
GREGORYtha tquarter
gavehe
a
condemned.
counter statement of the case,
expressed his cordial acquiescence
in the course pursued by
the Government.insisted that the Government had acted
justly towards the petty
AyA R p
Di r
the exact
x cr
t vincoesiotfi
n Lagos,ofand,aiai
raffairs,
placingjustifiedthe
be-
tore the committee
taking possession of
The amendment the island as an act of necessity.
was negatived,
and the vote agreed to.
Various other votes were also agreed to, after a very full
discussion, and were ordered to he reported.
The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up
and agreed to.
The Enclosure Bill was read a third time, after a few re-
marks by Mr. PEACOCKS and Sir G. GREY, and passed.
Other bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad-
journed at 20 minutes to 2 o'clock.

As it is in the nature of every invention, if ex-
tensively carried out in practice, to develop° itself more and
more, so t'.e purpk,ss to which 1 hotography is applied are
rapidly increasing. Before the war in Italy it was sur-
prising what an interest itinerant photographers took in
petting good pictures of the country, especially landscapes
in which fortifications were a prominent feature. Copies
of rare maps, drawn with German precision and minute-
ness, were multiplied and reduced to a convenient size by
the same agency, and it was even proposed to employ it in
printing orders on a slip of paper, to be inserted in a coni-
cal bullet, and transmitted by means of the Minie rise toe
positions distant from head-quarters, with which the]
Wight be a difficulty of communicating in the ordinary
way. The value of art as a means of obtaining fao-similes
of maps, documents, and pictures is now extensively
recognised in this country, but insomuch as photo-
graphs are of doubtful permanency, in fact, it would
be much nearer the literal truth to say they are undoubt •
edly not permanent, many persons have turned their atten-
tion to the discovery of a method combining the peculiar
advantages of photography with the durability imparted by
the use of printer's inlr,—once a Week.