The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-05 00:00:00

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE,

Lord PALMERSTON said that as the principal order
of the day for to-morrow (Ash Wednesday) had been
withdrawn'. he thought it would meet the convenience
of members if the house at its rising adjourn until Thurs-
day. The noble lord subsequently made a motion to this
effect, which was agreed to.
ADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE FROM THE PRO-
FESSORS AND STUDENTS OF MAYNOOTH
COLLEGE TO HER MAJESTY.
Mr. WHALLEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he took any and what means to ascertain whether
the aildress of condolence, lately presented to her Majesty,
purporting to emanate from the President, superiors, and
students of Maynooth College, did in fact emanate from
those persons ? He said that this memorial excited
his surprise, in the first place, with respect to its having
emanated from the body in question, and in the next, that
' it should have been received. The effect intended was to make
out that that body was loyal, which was quite the reverse,
as he would be able to make out from the statement he intended
shortly to submit to the house, and what had been so fre-
quently stated by a higher authority than himself. (Cries
of "Name.") He meant the honourable member for
North Warwick. (Laughter.) He referred to a letter
published in the IVation, in which the writer denied that the

memorial represented the feelings of the body from which
it purported to proceed. Among the amusements of May-
nooth he found a song given in the report, and which, with
the permission of the house, he would read. (A cry of
" Sing, sing I")
a Columbia's banner —"
(Much laughter, and renewed cries of" Sing!") Any gen-
tleman o desired to sing could have the book. (Con-
tinued v
laughter.)Heregle seizes on i, s prey—"
eagle Columbia's banner floats on high,
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(Cries of " Sing!" and much laughter.)
-4 Then Erin wipes her tearful eye,
lAnd cheers her hopes on Patrick's day."
There w only two more lines. (A laugh.)
0 The toast we give is Albion's fall,
- 'I Aid Erin's pride on Patrick's day."
Such were the amusements of Maynooth (Laughter.) Did
the right hon' gentleman take care to ascertain whether
the Address d Condolence was gennine, or whether no, the
contrary, it Ras an actual forgery, a mere
.pretence, an in-
sult Oiler Mejesty, and calculated to deceive the public ?
Mr.INTEWUEGATE, who considered that he had been
alluded to bythe hon. member in the remarks he had made
in bringing this subject fcrward, said that while his opinions
were unchan;ed, he knew nothing of the present affair.
Mr. WHILLEY denied that he alluded to the hon.
member.
Sir R. PEAL said that the memorial had been forwarded
to him in a utter from his personal friend, Dr. Russell, of
Maynooth, vho requested that it might be presented in the
usual way.
Mr. B. OSORNE condemned the taste of the hon.
member in hinging forward the subject of an address of
condolence ti her Majest and for lalie uncalled for insult
to the Irish :ieople. H thought after the speeches whfch
that hon:geztleman had made in Dublin, there could be no
doubt of the good temper of the Irish people, as he had
escaped with a whole skin. (Laughter.)
Viscount 3ASTLEROSSE denied the accuracy of a
statement ii a letter quoted by the hon. member (Mr.
Whalley).
Mr. VILILEY was about to explain, but
The - ' ' KER called him to order, stating that he
co . '. . Venation only in reference to any statement
The subject then dropped.
COLONIAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
3.r. A. MILLS called the attention of the house to the
rerert of the Select Committee of last session on Colonial
Mlitary Expenditure, and moved the following resolution :
--That this house (while fully recognising the claims of
al portions of the British empire to imperial aid in their
protection against perils arising from the consequences of
imperial policy) is of opinion that colonies exercising the
rights of self-government ought to undertake the main re-
sponsibility of providing for their own internal order and
security.
externalwords— That such colonies
efence." He cited.
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Mr. BAXTER approved the resolution so far as it went,
but, in his opinion, .it did not go far enough, and did not
grappla with the main grievance. He moved, as an amend-
ment,ough i
an opinion expressed by the committee and evidence in fa-
vour of his amendment.
Mr.C. FORTESCUE said he agreed with Mr. Mills
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that tie employment of the Queen's troops in internal dis-
orders in the colonies was most objectionable. But in giving,
on the part of the Government, his assent to the resolution,
he observed that there were some exceptional cases, which
did no; come within this general condemnation. He con-
currei with Mr. Baxter that the policy recommended in
the resolution would not weaken, but strengthen, the colo-
nies. He had no doubt it would augment their means of
defence, and he hoped that such a resolution of the House
of Commons would impiess this truth on the minds of the
colonists. He repeated, however, that there were partial
and tmporary exceptions to the rule laid down in the reso-
lutio23 there being some of the dependencies. of the Crown
to waich it could not be readily applied. With respect to
the amendment, as it had been modified by Mr. Baxter, he
agreed to it on the part of the Government, since it only
enlarged, and properly enlarged, the scope of the resolution.
But he again warned the house of the difficulty of a sweep-
ing mad rapid application of the principle it embodied.
Sir J. FERGUSSON thought Mr. Baxter's mend
men`. went too far • it did not originate Go the Report of
the committee, and be regretted that the vernment had
adopted it.
Mr. HALIBURTON considered the motion ill-timed
and inopportune. He defended the legislation of the North
American colonies, and insisted that Canada did not want
British soldiers kept in the country. It was hard, there-
fore, to charge the colony with their cost.
The amendment having been agreed to,
Mr. CHILDERS spoke in support of the resolution,
which was then agreed to, as amended.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BILL.
Mr. L. KING moved the second reading of this bill.
Mr. COLLINS said that he could not allow the bill to be
read in a house
of twenty members, unless the hon. gentle-
man would undertake to fix the next stage on a Wednesday,
when it might be properly discussed.
Mr. L. KING was willing to allow an opportunity for
discussing the bill, and would therefore fix the committee
for Tuesday next.
Mr COLLINS—No, no. Either fix it for a Wednesday
or I shall count you out. (Laughter.)
Mr. L. KING—I will fix it for Tuesday.
Mr. COLLINS—Mr. Speaker, I beg to move that the
house be counted.
The division glass was then turned, and the two minutes
having expired, the Speaker counted the members present,
There being only 33,
The house adjourned at eight o'clock.

NOVA SCOTIA.

OPENING OF THE SESSION—SPEECH OF
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 3:
By the arrival of the steamer Mauritius, advies
have been received from Halifax, Nova Scotia,, to
the 14th ult.
The Legislature of the province was opened on
the 13th.
His Excellency Earl Mulgrave, inaugurated the
session with a speech which will be read with some
interest. He said :
" The sudden death of his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort has deeply afflicted our beloved
Sovereign, and cast a gloom over the whole Em-
pire. You will, I doubt not, be anxious to convey
to the foot of the Throne an expression of sympathy
and condolence, in accordance with the universal
sentiment of Nova Scotia.
" Circumstances having arisen which threatened
for a time the amicable relations that have so long
subsisted between Great Britain and the United
States, rendering war upon our frontiers immi-
nent, attention has naturally been turned to the
state of our local defences. Her Majesty's
Government has shown a disposition, while
maintaining the honour of the British flag, to
defend these provinces with the whole power of
the empire, and it becomes our duty now to
prepare for self-defence, and to take such
measures as will hereafter secure this country
against sudden or unexpected attack. It affords me
much gratifi3ation to be enabled to assure you that
the volunteer corps throughout the country are in-
creasing in numbers and improving in discipline.
In case of invasion they would have sustained the
regular forces in spirit, and formed in each county
a valuable school of instruction for the militia. But
while great credit is due to the exertions of these
corps, their numbers are still inadequate to the de-
fence of the province, and it should be remembered
that their services being voluntary, it is not just
that a duty which rightly devolves on all should be
accepted from the loyalty and patriotism of a few,
not only without remuneration, bgt at considerable
sacrifice and inconvenience. A measure, having for
its object the revision of the present militia law,
will therefore be submitted to you, and I would
earnestly press upon your consideration the neces-
sity of taking such steps as shall, without wasting
our resources by extravagant expenditure, secure
to the inhabitants of Nova Scotia the means of re-
sisting aggression in the event of war.
' arising out of civil war
" The public accounts, with the estimates for the
current year, will be laid before you. Though the
ionf derangement
e neighbouring
Southern of cpoomr
ports, commerce
cab and from the closing
largely affected our e
re-
venue,s
you will be gratified to learn that the appro-
priations of the year have been met, and that the
credit of the province has been maintained.
g, The discovery of gold in various parts of this
province during the past summer has opened new
sources of employment for our people. The respon-
sibility has hitherto devolved upon the Government
of regulating this new branch of industry, guarding
alike the rights of the Crown and the interests of
proprietors. The responsibility of legislative regula-
tion will now rest upon you. In the papers which
shall be laid before you, the steps already taken
will be detailed, and your attention will be invited
to a measure by which a permanent and uniform
system of management may be established.
" The liberal provision made at the last session
for a representation of the industrial resources of
this province at the great International Exhibition
enabled me to appoint a commission charged with
that service. By the labours of a body of intelligent
gentlemen, a very creditable display of objects of
natural history, of art and industry, will be made—
not the least valuable or attractive portion of which
will be specimens from the gold mines, and from
the rich and inexhaustible coal treasures of this
province. It is reasonable to assume that the exhi-
bition of these specimens Will attract into soya