The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND THE PORTE.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that
on Friday he would call the attention of the house to the
state of affairs in the East of Europe.

EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL.

Lord BROUGHAM moved the third reading of this
bill.

After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and
Lord CAMPBELL, the bill was read a third time and
passed.

WHICHWOOD FOREST BILL.

On the motion of Lord STANLEY of Alderley, this bill
was read a second time.
THE BURMESE WAR.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH rose to inquire
whether her Majesty's Government are prepared to give
papers explanatory of the present state of the war in
Burmah, and of the negotiations entered into with the
Burmese Government. Since the last time he had men-
tioned this subject, a revolution had taken place in Ava,
but General Godwin, owing to the want of the means
for land transport, had not been able to take advantage
of this change, and had not advanced farther into the
country. After recounting the various operations of
the war, the noble earl proceeded to say that, at the
present moment, the Government and the army in
Burmah were in a false position. The late operations
had been undertaken on political and not on military
motives, and the consequence was that we were placed
in a position of imminent danger. To extricate
ourselves from this position, it would be neces-
sary for the Government to turn a deaf ear
to the suggestions of those speculators who desired to
have the cutting down of the forests of Pegu, and con-
centrate all the detached bodies scattered through that
prov:ace upon Prome. We ought immediately to form
good military roads, between our provinces and Arracan,
and abandon the province of Pegu. He regretted that this
war had ever been undertaken ; he knew that there was
a colourable pretence for it, but there was not the slight-
est chance that it could ever be of the slightest advan-
tage to this country, while it must cost, at least,
1,000,0001. or 1,200,0001. a year. He pressed on the
Government the necessity of increasing the European
forces in India, and he hoped it would not be for-
gotten that in the present state of the Turkish
question, that there was an Asiatic as well as an European
power, and it was necessary for us to be strong in India
as well as everywhere else.
Earl GRANVILLE said the Government were de-
sirous of giving every information in their power, but
they had not any further papers to lay before Parlia-
ment.

After a few words from the Earl of ALBEMARLE, Lord
BEAUMONT, Earl GRANVILLE, and the Earl of ELLEN-
BOROUGH, the conversation dropped.
Their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes t. four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. It. PALMER took the oaths and his seat for Ply-
mouth, in the room of Mr. Mare, who had been unseated
on petition. The hon. member was introduced by Mr.
Cardwell and Mr. H. Herbert.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and
passed :—Aberdeen Railway ; Leominster Markets and
Fairs ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway ;
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway (Taff
Vale); Peebles Railway; Rooker's Disabilities Removal;
Lands Improvement Company (No. 2).
The reports upon the following bills were considered
and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time :
Chorley Improvement ; Cork and Bandon Railway ;
Hull and Holderness Railway ; London and North
Western, and London and Blackwall Railways ; London
and North Western Railway (Crewe to Shrewsbury) ;
New Ross (Free) Bridge ; Rochester Bridge ; Saint
Helen's Canal and Railway ; South Eastern Railway
(Canterbury and Whitstable, &c.) ; South-Eastern Rail-
way (North Kent Railway to the Thames, &c.) ; South-
Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) ; United Gua-
rantee and Life Assurance Company) ; Warrington
and Altrincham Railway (Stockport) ; and Witham
Drainage Second District.
The following bills wereread a second time :—Moore's
(Brown's Trustees) Estate ; and the Thames Embank-
ment.