The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-17 00:00:00

STATES AT TANGLERS.

Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under -Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether the Lieutenant of the Sumter,
and ex-consul of the United States at Cadiz, who were
arrested on landing from the Ville de Malaga steamer
by the United States Consul at 'Tangier, were taken
down to the harbour, and emba.rked as prisoners
on board the United States frigate the Ino
whether the Moorish Government di.d not protest against
this proceeding-, and only yielded to th.e threat of the United
States Consul that he would strike his flag ; and,:whether
it was the opinion of her Majesty's Government that the
jurisdiction with which, by the existing capitulations or
treaties, European consuls were invested over their country-
men in Mahomedan countries, em powers them to take judi-
cial cognizance of alleged political o ffences committed in any
other country; and, if not, whether the British Government
would take means to protect our fafthful ally, the Moorish
Government, from such infringemet it of its independence ?
Mr. LAYARD corrected some en tors into which he had
been betrayed on a former occasion, in consequence of mis-
information received from Lord C owley. He said the
forL A IrelandNl
if he intended to bring forward a during the present
session, for making the reputed fathers of illegitimate chil-
dren at Madrid had been communieated with, and ha
trusted that the gentleman in questio n would be released.
Sir. G R oILLEGITIMATEGAN CHILDREN IseleNretlaßryE
askedCthe
_ -
dren in Ireland responsible for the in aintenance of such
children ?

Sir R. PEEL said he had given no'-iee for to-morrow of
a motion for leave to bring in a bill on the subjeet.

CITY BENEFICI ?AL

Viscount ENFIELD asked the S ecretary of State for
the Home Department whether the pro )visions of the Union
of the City Benefices Act, passed in the session of 1860,
had yet been put into operation; and, if not, inquired the
reasons for such delay ?
Sir G. GREY said he could give no specific information
on the subject, with which Governmeiat had no power at
present to interfere.
THE BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE AND
BANKERS' CLEM S.
Mr. DISRAELI }moved to inquire of her Majesty' s
Government, whether any change had taken place in 03
original decision (1842) of the Board of Inland Reven•4,e
that voluntary gratuities to bankers' cler ks should not. 704
assessed under the income tax act; and the cause of tbst
change, if any ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said t;liat
this matter had been referred to the Board of kis nd
Revenue, who considered that the gratuities alluded. to
should be subjected to the income-tax.

THE BUDGET.

In reply to Mr. MOFFATT,

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER said fchat
he would be prepared to make his financial statemenit oa
Thursday, the 3d of April. (Hear, hear.)
REGISTRY OF DEEDS OFFICE.

Col. GREVILLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
Af his attention had been called to the state of the Registry
of Deeds Office in Dublin ; and if Government intende,di to
bring in a bill to carry out the recommendations conteeued
in the report, which had just been printed, of the Council
of the Incorporated Society of the Attorneys and Solic hors
of Ireland on the subject?
Sir It. PEEL replied in the affirmative.
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW.

Mr. LINDSAY resumed the adjourned debate upon the
following motion of Mr. Horsfall : " That the present stil ite
of International Maritime Law, as affecting the rights of
belligerents and neutrals, is ill-defined and unsatisfactory,
and calls for the early attention of her Majesty's Govern-
ment." He said that his hon. friend (Mr. Cobden) •w ho
was to have resumed the debate was unavoidably abase ut
through the state of his health, but he hoped to
be able to take some part in the debate. He con-
tended that the existing state of the law re-
quired amendment in consequence of our extend ed
and altered commercial relations with other countries. He
referred to the opinion of the Merchant Shipping Commit-
tee to show that the alteration he advocated was ren-
dered necessary. He pointed out the horrors of war,
and injurious effect it exercised on commerce. He alluded
also to the principles laid down at tbe congress of Paris
in 1856 in reference to neutral flags and belligerent States,
and argued that the rights of commerce al; d the interests of
humanity imperatively require" a change in the law. Hp
urged, at some length, the other arguments in favour of his
views, and appealed strongly to the house not to sanction
the continuance of the existing system.
The LORD-ADVOCATE cautioned the house against
adopting any abstract doctrine on this subject, which at
the present time might be productive of very serious evils.
He believed that any discussion on the subject in that
house would lead tono practical effect, though it might give
rise to a misunderstanding with friendly Powers. Ee
denied that they could lay down any principle
which could possibly be reduced to practice, that in war
private rights or private property could be respected. The
true humanity in respect to war was, that it should be sharp
in order that it might be short, and it was a principle in re-
gard to war that you were entitled to take property belonging
to the enemy wherever you could do &LI iThe extent to
which private property was to be violated was in the pro-
portion of the necessities of the warfare, and private rights
were inevitably sacrificed. It had been said,correctly, that
private debts were not confiscated at the breaking out of
war, but there was no argument against his views from
that fact, because when debts were cr-,1 rac,lcd in
time of peace the faith of the belligerent countries was
pledged to their security, but in war there was an end to
commerce between the hostile countries. The right .hon.
and learned gentleman argued at considerable length in
support of his views.

[LEFT SPEAIING.I

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(Prom the Illustrated London News.)

The will of Lieut.-General Sir James Holmes
Schcedde, K.C.8., Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty,
1 late of Lyndhurst, Hants,
.was proved in London
under £12,000 personalty, the executors appointed
being Admiral Aitchison (since deceased), Col. H.
C. Daubeny, C. 8., and Capt. Brooke, late of the
55th Foot, of which regiment the testator WAS
Colonel. The will bears date in 1859, and three co-
dicils in 1860-1. This aged veteran general officer,
who is of German extraction, has died possessed of
property, principally consisting of railway shares
in
England,
combining
also m
invarious foreignoelrish
pp
cour countries, and
andin
India, The
principal recipients are his great nephews, the re-
sidue being left to his niece, Ellen, wife of Dr.
George Robertson, staft.surgeon. To)Mrs Elizabeth
Campbell, wife of the Rev. W. Campbell, Con nor,
Ireland, some India stock is bequeathed ; and there
are also legacies to his servants and a charitable be-
quest of £lOO to the poor of Lyndhurst. The Gclne-
ral's patriotic feelings are singularly evinced by the
following bequest.—" I wish to restore to my coun-
try a portion of the funds I have received for my
publication soef7nice National
Debt aatniodnlaelaDveeb the sum of £900."t0 the fund for the
d