The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-03 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, April 3.—Wind this day at noon—West;
light breeze and fine weather, with an occasional shower
of rain.

PORTSMOUTH, April 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chris-
tiana, from London for New York; her Majesty's ship
Revenge, from Plymouth.
CARDIFF, April I.—Wind E.—Sailed—Lord Stanley,
for Quebec.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Earl of Aitckland, steamer, from Rotterdam ;
Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Rainbow, steamer
from Calais ; Neptune, steamer, from Havre.
Sailed—Smyrna, steamer, for Rostock.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed in tow—Wings of the Wind, from Bombay ;
Cambrian, from Jamaica; Sardinia, screw steamer, from
west—all for London.
Passed—lsland Queen of Washington, from Alloa, for
Vigo.

The Official Gazette of Turin announces that the
first twelve pieces of ordnance of the celebrated hundred
subscribed for throughout Europe for the fortress of Ales-
sandria, in Piedmont, have been cast. They are rifled, 16
pounders in cast-iron.

"It is rumoured," says a Parie letter in the Salut
Public," that Count de Bourqueney senator, formerly am-
bassador at Vienna, and one of the signers of the treaties of
Zurich, is likely to be shortly charged with an extraor-
dinary mission to the Holy See."
THE PROPOSED BANQUET TO LORD CLYDE.—
The Mayor of Brighton (says the Brtghton Guardian)
having received the following reply to the invitation for-
warded to Lord Clyde, it has, we regret to learn, been
determined to abandon the proposed banquet intended to
have been given to Lord Clyde and his staff as an appro..
priate conclusion to the proceedings here on Easter Mon-
day :—" Albany, Piccadilly, London, March 26, 1862.--
Sir,—l beg to acknowlege the receipt of your letter, in-
viting me to a public banquet in the Pavilion at Brighton,
on the occasion of the review to take place near to that
town on Easter Monday. I can assure you that I am deeply
sensible of the honour you thus propose to confer upon me,
and of the kindly feeling towards myself that prompts it;
but since my return from India I have endeavoured to avoid
all public dinners and meetings at which my presence was
not indispensably required. I hope, therefore, you will
kindly accept my apology, and allow me to decline the pro-
posed banquet. Again expressing ray sincere thanks for
this intended honour, I remain, Sir, your faithful and obe-
dient servant, CLYDE.—The Hon. the Mayor of Brighton.'
The Prussian Staff Corps has just published the
"Campaign in Italy in 1859." In the preface of the work
is a phrase worthy of remark :—" When nearly three years
ago, war broke out in Italy, the officers of the armies which
were not called on to take part in it, and particularly of that
of Germany, followed with the most lively attention the
events which were taking place beyond the Alps. What
led them to it was the interest which we took in the fate of
a federal state, to succour which policy
opportune moment." was waitiag for the

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

I ISIPERIAL PA ti I,IA ME 1N T.

HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING,
The LORD CHANcELLon took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE REVISED CODE.
Petitions against the Revised Code were presented by the
Bishop of WORCESTER and several other peers.
IRISH. LAW COURTS.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE complained that a
return he moved for on the sth of August last, and to which
no objection was offered, had not yet been made. It related
to the courts of law in Ireland, and he had been informed
that as the return had not ben made previous to the pro-
rogation of Parliament last year, it had been looked upon
as a lapsed order. He wished the return should be made
forthwith, and if it should be necessary he should move an
address to the Crown to that effect.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Norwich Corporation, the Ross Turnpike Trust,
and the Tranmere Improvement bills were read a second
time.
PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS AND DESIGNS

1862 BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
MARINE MUTINY BILL.
This bill also passed through committee.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES GOVERNMENT ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
IRON PLATED SHIPS.
The Earl of HARDWICKE rose to ask the First Lord
of the Admirely what number of iron plated ships were
afloat and building, and o hat was intended to be done with
the ships of the fleet that are built of timber. The
earl commenced his remarks by referring to the late
naval action that had taken place in America, in wl
mist
indisputably between wood and iron vessels had been most
indisputably settled. He did not think there was any
occasion for alarm, because he considered that the navy
of England was in as good a position as any nation in the
world. He thought the time had arrived at which there
should be no more nibbling at the question on tne part f
the Government, but that it should open its its
jaws wide and swallow the whole at whatever cost,
and fer the future that none but iron ships should
be constructed for the purposes of warfare. The Americn
ship had also settled the question as to the embarrassment
occasioned on board a man-of-war's masts, yards, and sails.
As far as regards cruising ships, they, of course, could still
be constructed of wood, adopting, of course, all the modern
improvements; but, as for men-of-war, they must be made
of iron. The navy was very different from the ships of the
merchant service, where everything was sacrificed for speed
and stowage room, but that was not in a man-of-war where
strength was everything. A question would naturally
arise as to what was to be done with the stock of ships now
on hand; that would have to be settled, but the thing that
appeared to him certain was that the time had now come
for the cessation of constructing ships of wood for purposes
of warfare. It was to give the noble lord an opportunity of
stating the opinion of the Government on the subject that
he laid the motion under the attention of their lordships.
[LEFT SITTING.]