The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-30 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

MEITOPOLITAN.
4to 1 agst Royalist (taken).
6to 1 art Jonathan Martin (taken).
10 fp Lagst Annie Sutherland (taken).
10 to litgst Muscovite (taken).

DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Dervish (taken).
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Marc Anthony (taken).
20 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken).
40 to agst Lorraine colt (taken).
1000 to 15 agst Bracken (taken).

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING,

AMENDMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LAW,

TESTAMENTARY JURISDICTION BILL.
This bill, after a short discussion, went through com.
mittee.

CONVENTION BETWEEN ENGLAND, FRANCE,

AND TURKEY.

In reply to the Earl of 141ALMESBIIII Y,
The Earl of CLA.RENDON was understood to say
that a convention between England, France, and
Turkey had been signed at Constantinople, but as the
French Ambassador was not then fully instructed with
respect to it, it was only signed provisionally by him.
Under these circumstances he was not prepared to lay
the document on the table.
• Their lordships adjourned at 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKEit took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were road a third .time and
passed :—Bury Port, Ramsbottom Gas, Southport
Waterworks, and South Sea Company.
PETITIONS.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE presented two petitions from
Winchester College against portions of the University
Reform Bill.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee in
favour of the Oaths. Bill.
Mr. FAGAN presented
sa petitipi from a Roman
Catholic .bodpin Glasgow suggesting amendments and
additions'in the Scotch Education Bill.
Mr. CROSSLEY presented a petition from Halifax,
praying for the liberation-of Cuffy, and other convicted
Chartists.
Sir W. CODRINGTON presented a petition from
Stroud, against the Oaths Bill.
Lord HOTI-lIM presented a similar petition from a
place in the West Riding.
Str W. SNIYT El presented a petition from Sturgeon
and Son, the hay contractors to the Admiralty, praying
for an inquiry into the recently attempted fraud imputed
to them. The petition was read by the clerk at the
table.

Sir. W. CLAY presented a petition from the Dissent-
ing bodies of the metropolis praying for the abolition of
church rates.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from 7,600
inhabitants of the Borough of Preston complaining of the
conduct of the local authorities of that town during the
strike, and praying for a committee of inquiry into their
conduct, as well as that of the masters of Preston. The
hon. member gave notice that immediately after Easter
he should move for such a committee.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Brig-
tol, in favour of the ballot.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Rochdale,
praying that Russia snay be made to pay the expense of
the war, and that the restoration of the kingdom of
Poland may be made:one of the conditions for establish-
ing peace.
Mr. H. BROWN presented a petition from Wands-
worth, complaining of the sanitary state of that district.
Mr. FORBES presented a petition from Stirling
against the Education Bill.
Mr. G. DUNDAS and Mr. LOCKHART presented simi-
lar petitions.
Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions from the Friendly
Societies of Mancha-4er and its neighbourhood against
the Friendly So-iett4i,Bill. •
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a•petition from Bell's Life
and other London news Pipers, praying for the abolition
of the newspaper stamp and the repeal of the paper duty.
A large number of petitions were presented against
the opening of public•houses on Sundays.
STURGEON AND SON.
Sir W. SMIJTH asked her Majesty's Government,
whether it is their intention to institute proceedings
against the firm of Sturgeon and Sons, of Grays, Essex,
or what course they intended to pursue with reference
to the above case.
Mr. B. OSBORNE said the case was now under the
consideration of the Admiralty Solicitor.
IRISH MAGISTRATES.
SirJ. FITZGERALD asked the Chief Secretary for
Ireland, if he had any objection to produce the corres-
pondence that passed between the Government and Mr.
D. J. Wilson of Belvoir, county of Clare, m my years a
magistrate of that county, with regard to a threatening
notice found in the lands of Cappartamore, in that
county.
Sir J. YOUNG had no objection to produce the cor-
respondence.

SPANISEI POST.
Mr. OLIVEIRA. asked the President of the Board of
Trade, whether any negotiations are in progress for a
postal 'treaty with Spain, by which the present high
rates may he reduced.
Mr. PEEL said negotiations were going on.
NEUTRALS.
Mr. HEA.DLIA asked whether upon a Russian ves-
sel being sold to avoid a 4capture, and purchased bona
fide by a neutral having notice of the cause of sale, the
sale will be recognise 1 by the British fleet in the event
of the vessel continuing to be navigated by a Russian
crew, or in the event of the vessel, after the sale, being
navigated by a fresh crew of neutrals.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there were several of these
question- on th.e paper, but they involved legal points
which he must leave the Attorney-General to answer.
The ATTORNEY.GENErtAL -thought the vessels
would be protected if the transfer was a bona fide
transaction.
Mr' T. A.. MITCHELL asked. whetter the declara-
tion published in the Gazette of Tuesday, the 28th March,
that "her, Rajeaty will waive thea-ight of Seizing enemy's
propertyiadei on board a neutral vessel, unless it be contra.
band of war, is to be understood to apply also to British
property in the Setae position, orshipped by British vessels,
and to include freedom from seizure on the arrival of the
goods in this Country, as well as during the transit ; and
what articles will coci,
Under the head of "contraband
of war," and be thus liable to seizure.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL would give the best
answer he could. The declaration had been somewhat
misapprehended, for it did not, and could not, give up
of neutrals. With regard
the right of search in the case
to " contraband of war," that
difficult but he a a subject of great
pprehended
to contraband of war"
,
consisted y
first of articles applicable to the purposes of
war, sueh a' arms; &c. ; and, secondly, provisions that
might be intended for the enemy.
Russell whether
Mr. W. PRICE, asked Lord. John
Russian produce, being bona fide British property, will
be exempt from seizure in neutral as foreign Property
will be in neutral, or neutral property in foreign Yes.
eels ? And whether any arrangement will b, made
by which letters of license wiil be granted d, b5lO,
to neutral
or British vessels to bring away Russian pro
now bond fide British property, notwithstandingue any
blockade of the harbours in which such property may be
lying.
Lord J. RUSSELL apprehended that such property
would not be liable to seizure. An arrangement would
be made for allowing British subjects to pass through the
blockades, but it would not extend to produce.

GIBRALTAR.
Mr. RICARDO asked the Under Secretary for the
Colopies,„wheth4; the regulations by which vessels ar-
rim* atiGibrZar, from Great Britain are placed in
ails,.rmitiht,',Vre-thirili4ependent act of the Governor, or
In-Parsuaset...oVlnstruetions from the British Govern-
:7'4;cent tlatitimilmthei;bic Will lay on the table any corre-
>flitladeue;4lllell4iiii Valve taken place on the subject,
,igiriu/
thePween the Governor of Gibraltar and the Span-
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BET LING AT NORTHAMPTON
THIS I) AY.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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

The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply to Lord
Campbell, promised that the consideration of Govern-
ment would be given to the propriety of introducing a
bill to enable trivial cases of felony to be summarily dealt
With by magistrates at patty session.
RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE )3L I'M SEA.
The Earl of MALMESBURY inquired whether it
was true, aq reported in the newspapers, that a con-
siderable foitice of Russian ships had left Sebas-
topol, and niad%:a descent upon Circassia. It was said
they were not impeded in any way by the combined
fleets at Beycos, and he wished also to know where the
fleets were when the Government received their last
despaches.
The Earl of CLARENDON said the only answer he
could give was that he had read in the public journals
the report to which the noble earl referred, but he had
no official information with respect to it. All the infor-
mation he had was of a contrary character. It was a
telegraphic despatch from Constantinople, saying that
it was reported that ten Russian ships of the line had
left Sebastopol, and were between that place and Perri-
cop, ' wpio was not near the coast of Circassia. With re-
spect to the position of the fleets, according to
the last accounts, they were in the Black Sea, and
Sir Edmund Lyons had just returned from a
cruise in the Black Sea with the steam portion of the
fleet in which he *had gone in front of Sebastopol, and
along the entire north coast, but without seeing a single
Russian vessel.

CHURCH BUILDING ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed.