The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

SWABE.

Col. FRENCH asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, if
any steps have been taken by the Irish Government to
inquire into the facts contained in the memorial presented
to the Lord Lieutenant relative to the condition of the
rivers Shannon and Swabe, agreed on at a public meeting
of the landowners, landholders, &c-, held at Athlone in
November last; and when a reply to such memorial ma)
be expected.
Mr. F. PEEL, in the absence of Sir Robert Peel, said
there would be no objection on the part of Government to
an inquiry into the subject; but at the same time it was
considered that any expensive alterations whioh might be
made should be defrayed by the landowners in the neigh-
bourhood of those rivers. _ _

Col FRENCH asked if it was intended to return the
£300,000 tbat had been advanced for works which had not
been executed ?

Mr. F. PEEL said that there was no evidence to show
that such works had not been executed.

T EIE ALLEGED DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
Mr. GREGORY drew the attention of the right hon.
baronet the Secretary for Ireland, to a letter he had quoted.
In that letter he (Mr. Gregory) said that there was great
distress inlreland arising from want of fuel.
Sir It. PEEL said that the letter of the hon. member
was dated on the 12th of November, and is stated that the
hon. member believed there was a sufficient supply of fuel.
He stated, however, that there was a scarcity of fuel, and
he generously threw open his property to the poor in the
neighbourhood, to enable them to get a supply of such fuel.
(Hear, hear.)
HOLYHEAD.

Mr. CORRY asked for copies of any correspondence,
since August last, between the Treasury, the Admiralty,
and the Post-office, relating to the piers and other accom-
modation at Holyhead necessary to the performance, with
due regard to the interests of the public, of the contract
now in force fir the postal and passenger communication
between London and Dublin ; and, of any reports made by
Mr. Hawkshaw to the Admiralty on the same subject since
August last.
Lord C. PAGET said that the papers referred to were
not prepared.

`INCOME TA AND THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. LOCKE asked for a return cf the names of all per-
sons employe t as assessors or collectors of income tax and
land and assessed taxes in the metropolitan district, for the
year ending March 31, the capacity in which empleyed,
the rate of poundage, amount of salaries or allowances re-
ceived, and whether employed in other and what duties under
the Government ; and the total amount as assessed of in-
come tax, land tax, and assessed taxes in the same period
for each of the said districts (in continuation of Parliamen-
tary paper, No. 510, of session 1861)--Ordered.
THE MODELS OF GASHOLDERS._ e
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that act,
anMrD. F. PEEL said that one of these models, which re-
lated to London, was ready for verification at the office of
the Treasury, but those for Dublin and Edinburgh would
have previously to be sent to these cities.

Ulf BLOCKADE OF THE SOUTHERN PORTS

IN AMERICA.

Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the motion for
going into committee of supply, on Friday next, he would
call attention to the American blockade, and ask for the
production of papers on the subject.
MONEY FOR INDIA.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY gave notice that on Monday
1 next he would move that all money voted for the service of
1 India should form a separate estimate.
THE DIPLOMATIC COMMITTEE.
Mr. M, MILNES asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to comply with the recommendation of the diplo-
matic committee of last session ?
Mr. L AYARD said that the report of the committee had
been taken into consideration, but there had been no report
advising the adoption of the recommendations alluded to.
MAILS BETWEEN GALWAY AND AMERICA.
Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether his attention had been directedlto.the last
annual report of the Postmaster-General, whereby it
ntrac
appear the loss to the country in the conveyance of wouldmails
between Galway and America under the la ate
scuoch dr.t
amounted to 6s. per letter ; and whether,
the said contract? EQUER said he
cumstanoes, he was prepared to recommendrreseurmption of
EXCH
The CHANCELLOR of the
Postmaster-General had seen a report of the intended by the
rela-
tive to this matter. It was not
Government at present to take any steps for
mentioned.
such communications the hon. member
of a rapidity of
How-
ever they were fully aware of the necessity
and if theya adopted
postal communication with. America,
be stated to the house-
on
any plan on the subject it would
the first opportunity.
THE AMERICAN SQ A
WITHDRAWAL OF OF IT--
THE COAST AFRICA.
Mr. FROM
the First Lord of the .
Mr. WYLD asked Treasury, if
b en made to th G
any communication had e
the withdraw l e Government of
the United States utar
of Africa ;
if a of the American
squadron from
Ille°(-lovernment to any attempt had been
made by the British induce the President of
America to prevent the use of the United States flag by
foreign slavers on the West Coast of Africa ; and, if any
request had been made to the President of the United States
it the Brh ships of wa
to perm r engaged in the sup-
I ion of the slave trade to ascertain (during the absence
press
States
of the United squadron) the nationality of ships
which may hoist the flag of the United States ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that there had been a cor-
respondence on the subject, and it had been stated on the
part of the United States Government that, in consequence
of the blockade, it had been found necessary to withdraw
the squadron from the coast of Africa. However, the
President of the United States was anxious to co-operate
with the Government of this country in putting down the
African slave trade. He could not see how that co-opera-
tion oOnld act at present i but, as a proof of the wish of '

the President, he adverted to the fact that an American
citizen was under sentence of death at New York for
having been engaged in the slave trade. (Hear, hear.)
With regard to the third question, no promise could be
given on the subject.
THE EMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.

In reply to Mr. CHILDEns,
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that this subject was under
consideration, but it had nut been deemed advisable to
make any alteration at present.
THE REVISED CODE.

Mr. DISRAELI complained that there was ambiguity in
explanotion given by Government on this subject last
evening, and he called on the noble lord the First Lord of
the Treasury to give an explicit statement as to the course
that would be pursued by Government in reference to the
resolutions cf his right hon. friend (Mr. Walpole).
Lord PALMERSTON denied that their was any
ambiguity in the answer given by his right hon. friend
last night. He had no difficulty in stating that he
Majesty's Government thought the subject of the revised
code was of so much interest as to entitle it to the consi-
deration of a committee of the House of Commons. (Hear,
hear.) He supposed the resolution of the right hon.mem-
ber would refer to the minute of the Privy Council,
and if he would give sufficient notice of his reso-
lutions, every facility would be afforded him of
obtaining a committee of the house. He might adopt
another an 1 a more natural course, and lay his resolutions
on the table, and give notice that he would on a subsequent
day move that the house resolve itself into a committee.

Mr. WALPOLE intimated his willingness to adopt the
latter course suggested.

Lord PALMERSTON said there could be no objection
on the p:,rt of Government.

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH
AMERICA.

In reply to Sir W. GALLWEY,
Mr. M. GIBSON said such communication would be
desirable, but he was not prepared to enter into the subject
at present.
SECTARIAN APPOINTMENTS, CIVIL SERVICE.
Mr. HENNESSY complained that in the competition
to be conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners for
sub-inspections connected with the National Board in Ire-
land were at !resent restricted to persons of the Roman
Catholic religion.
Si: IL PEEL explained that it had been found desirable
toof cora -
in their turn. This principle had
petginivgefaolrltrheleisgeioouffisees
denominations an opportunity
been found to work well.
After some discussion,
Mr. HENNESSY withdrew an amendment which he
had moved on the subject.

[LEFT SITTING.]

LONDON GAZETTE.—( Thas Evening).

WHITEHALL, FEB. 28.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to b
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto Edmund Grimani Hornby, Esq., the Judge of
the Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople.
ISO WNING-STREET, FEB. 26.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Hinton East,
Louis Fullerton Mackinnon, William Gardner Freeman,
George Lyon Phillips, and Charles Royes, Esq. to be
members of the Privy Council of the Island of Jamaica.
Her 111,ijesty has also been pleased to appint Alexander
Heslop and George Lyon Phillip•, Esq., to be members of
the Legislative Council of the Island of Jamaica.
_ _ _

Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Richard
Southey, Esq., to be Treasurer and Accountant-General
for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope.

CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 27.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

City of Gloucester—The Hon. Charles Paget. Fitzhar-
dinge Berkeley, of Hill-street, Berkeley-square, London
and John Joseph Powell, Esq., of St. George's-terrace
Regent's-park, Middlesex, in the room of William Philip
Price and Charles James Monk, Esqs., whose eleo.ion has
been declared void.

BANKRUPTS.
The portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had
not arrived when we went to press,

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 23, 1862,
exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
Per. cwt.
From the British possessions in America 23s. lOid.
Mauritius
East Indies 22s. Bid.
Average price of the three foregoing 24s. 30

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This DA.Y.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 185 11 18
Antwerp • • 25 40 25 4245
Brussels — 25 40 25 425
Hamburgh — 13 n 13 85
Pads
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 1184 1184
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin — 9 8 9 12
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn .. 25 474 25 524
Milan — 25 474 25 525
Genoa — 25 474 25 524
Naples
Palermo — 1205 1204
Messina
. 1205 1204
Lisbon — 524 521
Oporto 525 521
Rio Janeiro -
Now York
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0
South A.merioan 1)oub!oons 0 0 0