The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Colonel GILPIN asked whether the number of the army
on the first day of the present month was not below the
proper establishment by the number of 4,000 men ?
The Marquis of HAItTINGTON said that the military
establishment had been reduced to the extent described,
and that reduction was in conformity with the estimates
for the year.

THE LATE CONVICT TOWNLEY.
Mr. HARDCASTLE asked the Home Secretary under
what prison regulation George Victor Townley, sent from
Bedlam to Pentonville as an ordinary prisoner under sen-
tence of penal ~,ervitude for life, was there allowed access

to books of entert,3ining
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„present Governor. establishment,
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REGISTRYr gu at io nos 'Fo f theT T
s prison;
Mr. SCULLY asked whether, in the abs ee
, law officer, it was intended that a bill to rterein'sterf anyl;4'i.
in Ireland should be introduced during
sion, either by the Attorney-General in this gruertsr-
the Lord Chancellor.in the Rouse of Lords? e' ot.
Sir a GREY said- it was the intention of
.thelier d
Chancellorieintreduce suclin bill-at an early--peficki.
STEAMERS ON" THE RIVER NIGER.. ' •
•Mr. wiirrE asked whether it was the intention of her
-Majt;:sty's Grovernment to propose the rant of a subsidy,te
-the Company of African Merchants (Limited); to enable
them to put trading steamers on the River Niger.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he
was unable -to- offer much information on the subject.
Papers had been laid on the table in reference to the
matter last session, but the subject was not at present
under the'conSidertition of the Ti-ezi,sury, and it was not
intended byGovernment to introduce.any bill on the subject.

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SEA FISHERIES (IRELAND).
Mr. /IPMAIION asked the President of the Board of
Trade whether he expected the report of the special commis-
sion on sea fisheries to be presented in time to enable him
to carry, in this session, a bill founded on their recommen-
dations ?
Mr. M. GIBSON said that the report would be ready
for presentation to the house early in. May. -
IRISH HISTORICAL RECORD. Mr. M`MATION • asked' tlict Chief Secretary for Ireland
when the Brehon Laws would be published,' and whether
he was about to take any steps for transmitting to the
Dublin Record Office copies of those parts of the English
rolls relating to Ireland ?. ' •
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was to compile those records which referred to epochs in
histlrela ory
nd. most interesting and most important to the people
of
THE CONDITION OF IRELAND.
The
On theourad motionn . for going into committee of supply,
jed de bate was resumed by Mr. ROE-
BUCK on the following amendment of Mr. Hennessy :
" That this house observes with regret the decline of the
population of Ireland, and will readily support her Ma-
jesty's Government in any well-devised measure to stimu-
late the profitable employment of the people of Ireland."
The hon. and learned member contended that the mendi-
cant tone which had been adopted by the inhabitants of
Ireland when they came to Parliament was most censurable
He denied that Ireland had any substantive ground of
complaint as regarded the government of its affairs by this
country, and he defended the conduct of the Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, who, he said, brought a good head and
a kind heart to the discharge of his duties in Ire-
land. He denounced in strong terms the sentiments of
the Fenian party in 'lreland, whose object was 'to dissolve
the connection with this country, and which he was pre-
• if necessary, by force of arms. (Hear, hear.)
pared to resist, .
He attacked the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland, as being
deficient in those qualifications
which were calculated to
elevate the condition of their flocks.

Lord DUNKELLIN differed from the hon. and learned
member, and asserted that many of the evils which afflicted
Ireland were attributable to negiect and misgovernment on
the part of this country.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

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SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 27.
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon,
with the above mails, has arrived here.
Much excitement prevailed at Callao respecting
the settlement of the Spanish-Peruvian difficulty.
Admiral Pareja appeared before Callao with
his fleet, and sent in his ultimatim to be
answered in 48 hours. It was ultimately
accepted, with some slight modifications, being much
the same as insisted on by Senor Pacheco, the Spanish
Minister at Madrid, and with the addition that
Peru is to pay three millions of dollars
for the expenses of the expedition, and with
the modification that there shall be simultaneously
saluting of flags. Peru at once obtains possession
of the Chinchas Islands, and admits a Spanish
Envoy with the same character as the celebrated
Mazorcedo. She admits the interest of Spanish debts
sa far as regards its Spanish origin and permanency,
and of its actually being in the hands of Spaniards.

The Fire at iloundsditch.