The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

BRIGHTON RACES.

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.—Agin, Adine, Antigone, Sit-
tingbourne, Catherine Hayes, Bribery, Student, Royalist,
Vingt-un, Puritan, Ariosto, Glenavon, Rhinegrave,
Oleaster, Lady Isabel, Hungerford, Allington, Star of
Surrey, Mayfly.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE seeing the noble
lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in his
place, he wished to ask him a question respecting the
state of the Danubian Provinces. It appeared that the
Russian forces had taken absolute possession of these
provinces, and replaced the Hospodars of Moldavia and
Wallachia, and since this was a preliminary to hostilities
the movement must be of the utmost importance to the
whole of Europe. He was sure that he should be ex-
cused for asking for the fullest information upon the sub-
ject, and he wished to know if the noble lord had re-
ceived any information which in any way confirmed the
report to which he referred.
The Earl of CLARENDON was glad that this ques-
tion had been put, because it would enable him to fur-
nish the fullest information that he was in possession of
on the subject, and to convey to the world the fact that
her Majesty's Government took the same view of these
proceedings as the noble Marquis. By a dispatch which
he had received from Lord Stratford, it appeared that
the Consul-General of Russia had directed the Hospodar
of Moldavia to hold no communication with the Porte,
and not to pay the tributes that were due to the
Turkish Sovereign. Not, however, that it was
intended to disturb the constitution of the Prin-
cipality ; but while Russia held military occu-
pation of the provinces, it was deemed expedient
by the Court of St. Petersburgh that the Powers
of the Porte should be temporarily suspended. So
much for Moldavia. With regard to Wallachia,
he had received no information corresponding with
that which related to Moldavia ; but by accounts
dated the 22d inst., he learned that, although similar
steps had not then been taken by the Russian com-
mander there, it was fully expected that the Hospodar
of Wallachia would shortly receive the same direc-
tions that had been given to the Hospodar of Moldavia.
These instructions he had already declared were tanta-
mount to a usurpation of the powers and functions of
the Sultan, who was undoubtedly the sovereign prince
of the Principalities ; and the information he had
communicated to their lordships had therefore caused
the utmost dismay amongst her Majesty's Go-
vernment. They, however, viewed the proceedings
of Russia as an act of usurpation of the sovereign
rights of the Porte, and a messenger was about
to be despatched to Sir Hamilton Seymour, at St.
Petersburgh—indeed he would leave London this very
evening—conveying the expression of their opinion
of this conduct on the part of Russia, and
to demand those explanations from the Emperor, that her
Majesty's Government felt they were entitled to. He
should at the same time add that the Porte had
already moved in the matter, and if the Sultan
had not done so before, they then could be
no doubt whatever, that an energetic protest would,
ultimately, be addressed by him to the Emperor on the
subject, since it was stated in the despatch of the 17th,
that the Hospodar of Moldavia had been ordered to
withdraw from the seat of his government, and to hold
no communication whatever with the Russian authori-
ties.

After a few words from Lord LYNDHURST which did
not reach the gallery the subject dropped.
The Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Bill, and the
Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill were reported with amend•
men ts.

The Entails (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and
passed.

[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the West London and
Crystal Palace Railway Bill were considered and agreed

The following bills were read a third time and
passed : Archbishop of Canterbury's Estate, Richmond
(Yorkshire) Burgage Pastures, Sneed-park Estate.
The report upon the Jesus College and Ward Jack-
son's Estate Bills were reconsidered and agreed to, and
the bills ordered to be read a third time.
PETITIONS.

Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from medical
men in Edinburgh, praying for an improvement in the
condition of surgeons in the navy ; also, a petition from
a place in Scotland in favour of the ocean penny post-
age.
Mr. COBBETT presented 27 petitions from dyers and
bleachers in Lancashire and Yorkshire, in favour of a
ten hours' bill.

Mr. A. PELLATT presented two petitions from
Cheltenham, praying for the people's charter.
Mr. KERSHAW presented several petitions from
Gloucestershire and Devonshire, against the Education
Bill.