The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

LAW REFORM.

In reply to the Earl of DERBY,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was the inten-
tention of the, Government to proceed with the Testa-
mentary Jurisdiction and the Divorce Bills during the
present session. He did not propose to bring in any
measure this session with regard to the ecclesiastical
courts, aad as to the two bills referred to, it was his in-
tention to insert a provision to the effect that they should
not come into operation before the Ist of January, and
then not without three months' notice by an order in
Council. _ _ .

• THE BALTIC MAIL,

Lord BEAUMONT wished • to ask the Postmaster
General, whether it was true, as had been stated in
several of the.pnblic papers, that on the 9th of June the
Baltic mail was "again too late," having reached Sheer-
ness 12 litinrs too late ?
Viscolnt CANNING was happy to say that the
statement was perfectly untrue. The Holyrood steamer
had taketi off a heavy mail, but it was the custom to
continue fOrwarding supplementary mail bags until the
post-office. authorities were apprised that the ship had
actually left port. The mail referred to was one of
these supplenientary bags, and would of course be for-
warded by the next mail.
THE EXCHEQUER BONDS (6,000,0001.) BILL.
Earl GRANVILLE moved the suspension of the
standing orders with a view to this passing through all
its stages.
Lord ; MoNTEAGLE was opposed to proceeding
with such haste with so important a bill.
Earl GRANVILLE had no objection to postpone the
bill until to-morrow.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought the Go-
vernment ought to explain whether the loan was neces-
sary, and if so, whether any other loan would be
proposed during the present session ?
After- some further discussion, the motion was post-
poned until to-morrow, when it was arranged the dis-
cussion should take place.
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SINGAPORE.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition from
the Asiatic and European merchants, traders, and in-
habitants of Singapore, praying that a resident profes-
sional judge be appointed to that settlement, and that
certain other ameliorations in the administration
of justice be introduced. The noble earl then
detailed some of the grievances which the petitioners
complained of, and said he trusted our present reform-
ing Government would adopt means to redress them.
Earl GRANVILLE said the subject was now under
the consideration of the Board of Control.

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Camden Town Cemetery, Cork and Waterford Railway,
Inverness and Nairn Railway, Horneastle and Kirkstead
Junction Railway, Leominster and Kington Railway,
Loudon and North-Western Rail way (Haydon•aquare, &c.),
Newport and Pillgwenlly Waterworks, Swinnerton's
Name, Thirsk and Yarm Road, Tralee and Killarney Rail-
way.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Caledonian Railway (Wishaw and
Coltness Railway, &c.) Bill, Selkirk and Galashiels Rail-
way, Stockport, Disley, and Whaley Bridge Railway.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented by Mr. HENRY BERKELEY, from
Bristol, in favour of the ballot ; by Mr. DEEDES, from
Kent, against the Drainage of Lands Bill ; by Mr. DUN-
LOP, from a place in Scotland, in favour of reformatory
schools ; by Colonel BLUR, from the parishioners of
Frome, complaining of the conduct of the Vicar of Frome
in reference to the solemnisation of marriages between
dissenters ; by Mr. FITZROY, from the College of Surgeons,
Against the graduates of the London University Bill.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. HATTER, a new writ was ordered
for Morpeth in the room of Sir G. Grey, who has accepted
the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies.
REVOLT AT SHANGHAI.
Mr. HUME asked whether any information had been
received from Shanghai of an attack by the English and
American forces on the Imperialists on the 4th day of
April, 1854 ; and how far the British neutrality has been
compromised by that and other acts of British subjects.
Sir C. WOOD had received no intimation of the kind ;
but if such an attack had taken place, it would be commu-
nicated to the Foreign-office, and not the Board of Control.
REVENUES OF INDIA.
Mr. HUME wished to ask the President of the Board of
Control, whether there are any other accounts of the re-
venues of India, than those parliamentary papers 251 and
272 of this session, to be laid before the house previous to
his statement of the Indian budget, and if he can now fix
the time for that statement.
Sir C. WOOD said no other papers were at present in
his possession which could be laid on the table of the house
previous to his making the statement, which he hoped to
be able to do at an early period.
MORNING SITTINGS.
Mr. DISRAELI wished to call attention to the subject
of morning sittings. He observed that a great deal of im-
portant business fixed for morning sittings, but he was not
aware that any public notification of these appointments
having been made. The house would recollect that
there was nothing more inconvenient than these
morning sittings, and nothing could justify them, ex-
cept the lateness of the session, and the pressure of
public business. Now, it could not be said that this
was a late period of the s•'ssion, or that there was any pub-
lic business before the house of a pressing nature, while on
th , other hand, in the present aspect of European affairs
it would be more satisfactory to the public that the house
should remain sitting, rather than that the session should
be brought to an early close. He, therefore, wished to
know whether there would be any objection to postpone
these morning sittings until the Government had been
reconstructed, and the noble lord who was the leader of
the house, should be in his place to come to some arrange-
ment on the subject ? (Hear, hear.)
Sir C. WOOD could only remind the right hon. gentle-
man that the bills which had been fixed for morning
sittings were not Government measures, but in the charge
of private members, and to them he must address his
appeal.
Mr. DISKDISRAELI said a most important Government
measure, namely, the Marine Consolidation Bill, had been
fixed for a morning sitting.
Mr. HUME wanted to know, after what had passed,
whether or no there was to be a morning sitting to•mor-
row?
Sir C. WOOD said the hon. members who had charge of
the bills fixed for to-morrow were not in the house, and it
would be a broach of courtesy to put off the bills in their
absence.

SPANISH POSTAL TREATY.
Mr. OLIVEIRA asked the Secretary of the Treasury
whether the negeciations for a postal treaty with Spain
for a reduction of charge have led to any result, and if
there was any objection to lay the correspondence upon
the table of the house.

-31;.--*ILSON replied that the negotiations for such a
trcaty wore still pending.
PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED FUND

CHARGES BILL.

On the motion of the CHA.NCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER, the order of the day for the third reading of this
bill was discharged, and the bill was ordered to be re-com-
mitted.