The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

OBSERVANCE,OF THE SABBATH,

Mr. CLIFFORD gave notice that he would draw atten-
tion to the order in council, relative to the better obser-
vance of the Sabbath.
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE SERVICE OF THE

EMPEROR OF CHINA.
Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, whether the Order in Council of the Ist
March, 1864, had been enforced, and all British subjects
withdrawn from the service of the Emperor of China and
that of provincial mandarins ?
Mr. LAYARD said that the Government had no power
to enforce the order in question.
WRECKS ON THEI COASTS OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM.
Mr. CAVE asked the President of the Board of Trade,
when the " abstract of the returns of wrecks and casualties
on the coasts of the United Kingdom for the year ending
Dec. 31, 1863, which was laid upon the table last session
Pas
,
any necessit
would be del
yiveredfor the publicatio to members
o;f these returns and
a whether
btlluded to would be
rng two
re
years in arrear ? be"
'g
GIBSON said that the returns
shortly laid on the table of the house. _
IRISH RECOBILS.
Colonel DUNNE asked the Secre
ceed at once with the
ry to the Treasury
other
and Irish
ibs
by
if the Government intended tocp
publication of the Patent andwoulo.r:de V
records ; in what form they
theyl published, balni sdhe d,
were to be edited ; and
whom and in what manner they
be
published ?
when the Bretean Laws o
Mr. F. PEEL said thatwthese records had been placed in
the hands of a geenk,tleman who was supposed to be
qualified for the tita and that two or three volumes
were printed, bu tho work was suspended because
the gentleman had not performed his duties satisfactorily. Rolls, who
The matter was referrd to the Master of the
exculpated him from any blame, and had undertaken to
supply an index, and the work would be proceeded with.
suPP -, ~,« 0 NEW ZEALAND.
In reply to Mr. A. MILLS,
Mr. CARDWELL said that a new ministry had been
formed in New Zealand, which did not insist on the total
surrender required by the late ministry, and he would
shortly ltyndespatchesbgfrge,,t,he,,,l .
house 01.... the subject.

CaRTS OF JUSTICE BUILDING BILL
On the motion for the second reading of this bill, there
was discussion in the course of which,
Mr. BAILLIE expressed a hope that in the erection of
these new Courts, provision would be made for the

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erection of model lodging-houses for those poor persona
who would be driven out of their tenements. The neglect
of such provision was a disgrace to the country, and he
alluded to the different system that prevailed in Prance.
under the rule of the present Emperor.
Colonel SYKES bore personal testimony, from experi-
ence, to the inconvenience of the present courts.
Mr. WALPOLE objected to the plan proposed, which
he did not think would effect the object which was con-
templated. He thought it would be better to make
provision for the concentration of the courts by the erec-
tion of buildings
hey that would
have harmonise with the Houses of
Parliament. T would to incur unnecessary ex-
pense for courts, some of which existed already.
I LEFT SITTING. j

RUSSIA.

(TELEGRNPIIIC NEWS ASSOCIATION.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16, 2 11 p.m.

The telegrams from Warsaw and elsewhere,
published in the English and French newspapers,
announcing the administrative incorporation of the
kingdom of Poland with Russia, and the changes in
the officials in the Polish Government are entirely
unfounded.