The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-01 00:00:00

PETITIONS,

Sir R. H. INGLIS presented petitions from York-
shire, Kent, and other counties, against the admission
of Jews into Parliament.

Mr. MASTERMAN presented a petition from an
Assurance Company, complaining of the tax on an-
nuities.

Mr. R. PALMER presented several petitions from
the East Riding of Yorkshire, against the admission of
Jews into Parliament.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Surrey,
in favour of the separation of Church and State.
Mr. MULLINGS presented a petition from a body of
London solicitors against the Examiners of Chancery
Bill.

Mr• S'ArYTA presented a petition from the letter-
carriers of York, praying for the redress of their griev

ances,

Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition in favour oi
the London University returning members to Parlia,
ment.

Mr. MILES presented a petition from Cumberland
against the admission of Jews into- Parliament ; also a
petition against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
letter-carriers of Bridgnorth, complaining of the order of
the Postmaster-General abolishing Christmas boxes.
Mr.HUME presented a petition from Montrose in
favour of the extention of the county court system to
Scotland ; also a petition against the taxes on know-
ledge.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Birmingham
in favour of an ocean penny postage.
PILOTAGE.
Viscount GODERICH wished to ask the President
of the Board of Trade whether he was able to give an as-
:nil-a:ice that he would bring forward the measure relating
to pilotage, of which he had given notice, on Monday
next ?

Mr. CARDWELL said he .had consulted with his
noble friend the member for the City of London, and he
had no doubt that he should be able to make his state-
ment on Monday next.
THE GUARDS.
Colonel LINDSAY wished to ask the right hon. the
secretary at War if it was true what the hon. member
for.oMontrose stated last night, namely, that there had
'!,. r. no reduction made in the emoluments of the colonel
of the Grenadier Guards, as recommended by the com-
mittee of 1835 2
Mr sz .
of settlinugtatie:
' • HERBERT was glad to have an opportunity
hon. question right. He apprehended that the
ported in thefor Montrose had not been correctly re-
not state that. newspapers, as the hon. member did
ments, but that the uction had been made in the emolu-
of 1835, that the
offierecommendation of the committee
only be conferred upon of
Colonel in the Guards should
first of ail, with re
gsard veterans in the army. Now,
the recommendation of the
to
the committee in reference to
reduction of the emolu-
ments, it had been strictly
ca
out, and the pay of the
Senior Colonel in the GrenadreriV
4, whileatts had been reduced
from 4,000/. a-year to 3,000 u
colonels had been reduced IPT _m__ t of the two junior
,n u,OOO/. to 2,000/ With
regard to the recommendation which the hon .
for Montrose referred to, he begged to state tha. trabember
had
looked over the report and proceedings of the eon)--
and that he could find no such recorrirneZilttie:,
recorded, nor could it well have been made, for iti
had been the practice, from time immemorial, to give
the colonelcies of these regiments to such members of the
royal family as were capable of holding important mili-
tary offices. Up to 1835, of the ten colonels who held
the office in question, only four were not members of
the royal family, and of that four the Duke of Welling-
ton, who of course was an exception to all rule, was one.
Now, Prince Albert at the time of the death of the Duke
of Wellington, was the senior colonel in the Guards, and
it was in the natural course of regimental promo-
tion, that he succeeded to the colonelcy of the Grenadier
Guards, and the Duke of Cambridge to the Fusi-
lier Guard. He might also be allowed to add,
that while ' Prince Albert held the appointment
of colonel of the Fusilier Guards he never drew the full
amount of his pay of 2,0001. a year, but devoted a por-
tion of it to increasing the comforts and. improving the
coT__lrition. of the meu. (Hear.)
211 • 1.11.341 kl having been on the committee
rernenat• e
the ' red distinctly that it was the wish of
orti_ c.ousuuoittee that the three colonelcies of the
rar7i.B
iah should always be conferred as a sort of hono-
,i,,ndlto c ion upon veterans in the army. A recom-
e ee ' 'I tothat effect
a,
was
ranuttee who Wa Was proposed by a member of
he wass not
embodied iincotrected with the navy, and if
sure the right hon e report of the committee,
who was then Secret ourable member for Coventry,
out when he stated arY
atWarul
that the Government d bear him
favourable to carrying.out th.of the day were
• on this subject. lie had nowishes of the committee
tion on Prillce Albert or the wish to
throw an fl
y re ec-
uke of Ca b •
m ridge ; on the

contrary, he thought both had done honour and credit
to the station which they filled ; but he had a
right to blame the Government of the day for neglect-
ing to see that the recommendation of the committee was
carried out.
Mr. HERBERT said it might have been the intention
of the committee that these offices should be kept
for veterans in the army ; but their report made no
mention whatever of any such intention.
FOREIGN REFUGEES.
Lord D. STUART said he wished to ask the Go-
vernment a question of some importance. It was cur-
rently rumoured that deniands had been addressed by
certain foreign Powers to the Government of this
country for the removal or expulsion of certain political
refugees who had found an asylum in England.
Now, he wished to ask the Government if there was any
foundation for those rumours, and if there was, what
course they intended to pursue I (Hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON said—Sir, In answer to my
noble friend's question, of whether any application has
been made by foreign powers to her Majesty's Govern-
ment for the expulsion of any foreign refugees now in
the United Kingdom, I have to state that no such ap-
plication has been ade. (Hear, hear.) In reply to
the other question, of what course the Government
would pursue in the event of such an application being
made, I have only to repeat what has been stated on a
former occasion in this house, that any such application
would be met with a firm and decided refusal.
(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) It is indeed obvious that
that must be so, because such ameasure could not be taken
by the Government of this country without fresh powers
being conferred upon them by act of Parliament ; and I
apprehend that no Government, even if they were in-
clined to do so, could apply 'to this house
for such powers with any chance of success—
(loud cheers)—inasmuch as no Alien Bill, passed within
the present centruy, ever gave the Government
power to expel foreigners from the kingdom except with
reference to considerations connected with the internal
safety of the country. The Brittsh Government has
never undertaken to provide for the internal safety of
other countries, and it is sufficient that Parliament should
give the Government measures for our own internal
security without meddling with that of other countries.
(Hear.) But' I cannot confine my answer to this simple
statement. I must ask to be allowed to add that, while
on the one hand British laws and the spirit of the British
Constitution give to foreigners of all political opinions
and all categories a secure and peaceful shelter within
this country, I think, on the other hand, that those
foreigners who avail themselves of the hospitality of
England are bound in every principle of honour—
(loud cheers) —as well as by a regard zt
only to international law, but also the law
of the land, to abstain from entering into any intrigues
or pursuing any courses intended for the purpose of
giving umbrage to foreign Governments, or of disturb-
ing the internal tranquillity of foreign countries. (Cheers.)
In reply to Mr. SCHOLEFIELD,
Mr. FITZROY said a fourth portion of the census of
1851 would shortly be published, and laid before the
house. The delay that had taken place was owing to
300 pages of the work been accidentally burnt at the
Printers.