The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-29 00:00:00

BANKING D

Pi oprietors'
£14.553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
mis stoners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 6,937,808
Other Deposits 14,685,087
Seven Day and
other Bills 662,331

£39,953,289
N.

29,1862.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T

HOUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING.
This being Ascension day, their lordships did not meet.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Burton-upon-Trent Railways—Great Western, Hereford,
Ross, and Gloucester, and Ely Valley Railways—Hereford,
Hay, and Brecon Railway (Deviations)—Leeds and Birstal
Road—Leeds Water —Llanidloes and Newtown, Mid Wales
and Manchester and Milford Railways—Metropolitan Meat
and Poultry Market (Western Approach)—North British
Railway, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway, and
West of Fife Railway and Harbour Companies—North
Eastern and Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway
Companies Amalgamation,
The amendments to the following bills were considered
and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third reading :
—Metropolitan and Thames Valley Railway, Rotherham
and Wortley Road, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and
Fife and Kinross Railway Companies Bills.
THE TRAMWAYS.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition, signed by 10,000
inhabitants of Lambeth, in favour of a continuation of Mr.
Train's tramway.
THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
Petitions were presented from the Isle of Wight and
elsewhere in favour of a permissive bill, enabling three.
fourths of the inhabitants of a parish to prohibit the sale of
intoxicating liquors within the limits of such parish.
ST. CATHERINE'S HARBOURS (JERSEY).
On the motion of Sir F. SMITH, an address for a return
showing the entire cost of the work performed in the con-
struction of this harbour was ordered.
LAND DEBENTURES IRELAND (MR, SCULLY'S)

BILL.
Mr. SCI.) LLY gave notice that on Monday next he
would, after what had taken place, move for the discharge
of the order for the second reading of this bill.
OUR RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
AND THE- CONFEDERATE STATES OF AME-
RICA.
Mr. LINDSAY gave notice that, on going into Commit-
tee of Supply cn the 27th proximo, he would move a reso-
lution on the subject of our relations with America—Federal
and Confedcrato.

THE WRECK OF THE MARS.
Mr. D. FORTESCUE asked the Secre ary of State for
the Home Department whether his attention had been
called to the fact, as alleged, that no inquest had been held
on any of the bodies washed ashoro on the coast of Pem-
brokeshire, from the wreck of the Mars steamer in April
last, and that official inquiry had been instituted into the
causes that led io that disaster?
Sir G. GREY said that the bodies of the deceased were
under the jurisdiction of the local authorities, and therefore
it was not considered necessary to issue any inquiry from
the Home-office as to the cause of death.

HE RAT.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether, on the conclusion of the last Per-
sian war, by the evacuation of Herat by the Per-
sians, Ahmed Jan, the Sultan or ruler of Herat,
did not acknowledge the sovereignty of the Shah
by performing allegiance to him, and having the coinage
struck in the name of the Shah : Whether it was not the
case that this same Sultan of Herat, either with or with-
out the assistance of Persian :troops, was now marching
on Candahar, that the sons of Dost Mahommed
of Caubul were marching against him, and that
there are imminent probabilities of war breaking out in those
regions ; and whether, in case of the occurrence of any
such hostilities, it would be the intention of her Majesty's
Government, or of the Indian Government, to inter-
vene in any way, either for or against any of the powers of
Central Asia, or to extend any operations designed for the
security of India beyond the limits of the great mountain
passes which form the present frontier of that country.
Lord PALIIERSTON said that the relations of the
Government of Persia with the Affghanistan territory had
been arranged by a treaty of 1827. By that treaty the
Shah of Persia was not entitled to claim sovereignty in
Affghanistan, or to exact tribute from that country. It
was also arranged that In the cases of mutual differ-
ences between Persia and Affgbanistan the good offices
of this country should be used to effect a
satisfactory arrangement between the parties. With regard
to the present state of Herat, the troops had retreated from
Poonah, and the chances of hostilities in Candahar were
very much diminished. He believed that there were no
Persian troops engaged in these hostile operations.
Mr. GRIFFITHS wished to know what course Govern•
ment intended to take in reference to the disturbances at

Herat.
—We are disposed to treat
Lord PALMERSTON said
this matter as a dispute entirely between the different states
of Affghanistan; but if our Indian empire bo threatened,
then it would be necessary to adopt such means as the cir-
cumstances of the case might require. (Hear, hear.)
THE LATE M. THIEBAULT.
Mr. SCULLY asked the Chief Secretawere orry for
would be
stationed at or near the spot where the late M. Thiebault
was murdered; what was the estimated cost cf such force' •
and would it be charged on the occupiers of any and which
particular townlands ?
Sir R. PEEL said that the Government had sent a num-
ber of policemen to the neighbourhood of the recent murder
in Ireland, and the'charge of these policemen would be £35
per annum. The practice was to make the charge of such
extra force on the town, and when the circumstances
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Mr. GRTEHGEODREYEaNskCed the E COMMISSIONERS.
Secretary of State for War
if the evidence taken before the Defence Commissioners
would be laid before the house, together with the report.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the report was printed, but
was presented to the house without the evidence, in conse-
quence of the desire of hon. members to have it before
them without delay. However, that evidence was being
printed, and would shortly be presented to the house.
IRON-CASED VESSELS (ENGLISH AND
Mr. LINDSAY askedF RthEeNfiCrHst)*
Lord of the Treasury it
he had any objection to lay upon the table of the house a
return of the number of iron-cased vessels built and build-
ing, or in course of conversion, for the use of her Ma-
jesty's navy : and a copy of the list in the possession
of her Majesty's Government of the thirty-six iron-cased
ships said to be built or building for the Government
of France, with the state of progress, and tonnage of each
vessel, as far as practicable, and in both cases distinguish-
ing sea-going ships from float'ng batteries.
Lord PALMERSTON said there was no objection
to
to
lay on the table all the information required relative
English vessels. As regarded French ships theremould
be no difficulty in getting information respecting the
IRON FOR GOVERNMENT SHIPS.
Lord R. GROSVENOR asked the Secretary
to the Ad-
miralty whether, considering the great importancehich
w
attaches to the quality of iron, both for building and for
plating ships, the Government proposed to take any new
steps for securing a supply of iron for the purposes of the
navy of the best quality ?
Lord C. PAGET said that from the importance of the
subject the Admiralty had taken all the steps that was ne-
cessary in order to secure the best iron for the use of the
navy, rresent contracts would be brought to a close, and

a number of scientific men would be consulted with a view
to effect the object of Government.
NATIONAL SCHOOLS, IRELAND.
Mr. WHITESIDE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether any rule had been framed by the National Board
of Education in Ireland which permitted the use of prayer
at the opening of a school and during school hours.
Sir R. PEEL said that if the hon. member referred to
the rules 12, 14, and 16 of the board, he would find provi-
sion had been made by which the parents of children could
have them removed, if they objected to the reading of
prayers in the schools.

CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. HENESSEYasked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether the Government had taken any steps to carry ou t
the recommendation of the select committee on Civil Service
appointments, to the effect " that the experiment of open
competition for junior clerkships, tried at the India Board
in 1959, be repeated from time to time in the other depart-
ments of the Civil Service ?"

Lord PALMERSTON said that the present arrange-
ment for examination of candidates was that they should
first pass the standard test, and then when a vacancy
occurred a list of such candidates should be submitted for
examination in order to supply the vacancy, It was not
intended to extend that arrangement.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
The house then resumed committee of progress on ths
bill.

Clauses to 8 inclusive were agreed to.
On clause 9,
Mr. HENNESS Y moved a resolution to the effect
that no orphan or deserted child shall be received into a
workhouse until after the age of two years.
The house divided, and the numbers were—
Ayes .................... 33
Noes
.............. 177
Majority
........ —144
The amendment was accordingly lost.
[LEFT SITTING.]