The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-08 00:00:00

STAGE CARRIAGES.

Mr. HUNT moved for a return of the number of persons
licensed to let horses for hire in Ireland, and of the total
amount of duty received from them in each year since
I.Bs7.—Ordered.

PRINTED PAPERS.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR moved for a return of the cost of
printing all reports or papers presented by command of her
Majesty to the Houses of Pgrliament, from 1860 to the
present time ; specifying number of copies printed of each
paper, with name of the public department which autho-
rised the same (in continuation of Parliamentary paper,
No. 344, of session 1860).—Ordered.
TITLES TO LAND.

Mr. MONSELL asked the Home Secretary of State
when the bill for recording titles to land in Ireland would
be introduced ?

Sir G. GREY said the bill had been laid last night on
the table of the House of Lords.

THE PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.

Mr. ONSLOW asked her Majesty's Government
whether they bad considered the propriety of placing ves-
sels from the Baltic in quarantine, with a view to prevent
the introduction of a contagious fever said to be raging in
those parts ?
Sir G. GREY said no such step had yet been taken by
this country.

SALMON FISHERY.
Mr. KNIGHT asked when her Majesty's Government
intended to introduce the bill for the amendment of the
Salmon Fishery Acts.
Mr. T. BALING said the bill would be introduced after
Easter.

P
Mr. SCULLY asked tAhe First Commissioner of Works
if his attention had been called to the report of the referees
on the Piccadilly and Park-lane New Road Bill ; and also
whether he had given a distinct intimation that a portion
of the crown land, valued at £6,577, would be given up to
the Metropolitan Board of Works without any payment.
Mr. W. COWPER said no obstruction had been thrown
in the way of the Board of Works by tho Crown. The
Board had preferred prolonging a narrow rather than
making a wide street. Nono of the rights of the Crown
had been surrendered to the Board of Works.
AMERICA AND CANADA.

o
Mr. WHITESIDE asked the Under Secretary
-
for Foreign Affairs whether the Foreign-
offiee hadf State
ceived despatches, or any information, relative to state-
ments lately published in this country, to the effect that
encouragement had been given by eminent political indi-
viduals in the United States to a confederacy of Fenians
designedito attack Canada, to invade Ireland, and to make
war, when required, upon England ?
Mr. LAYARD said Mr. Seward had been spoken to on
the subject by the Government. Colonel Leeson and the
Attorney-General for one of the American States had at-
tended those meetings, but the Colonel had obtained leave
of absence on furlough, and therefore ho only attended such
a meeting as a private individual. With respect to the
Attorney-General, he was only accountable to the State in
which he held office.

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THE DEFENCE OF CANADA.

In reply to an HON. MEMBEI

Mr. CARDWELL said he had received official intima-
tion that four members of the Council of Canada were
about to wait on the Government to confer on the mat-
ters relative to the defence of Canada. In that conference,
however, the Government had not the power to enter into
any arrangements that would be binding without the full
consent of Parliament. When the conference was ended