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

BOSTON ELECTION.

The SPEAKER intimated to the house that he had
received a letter stating, that it was not intended to pro-
ceed with the petition against the return of Mr. Bond
Cabbell for Boston.
WIGTON BURGHS ELECTION.

Sir J. TROLLOPE said he had to inform the house,
that Lord Charles Pelham Clinton, who had been ap-
pointed to serve on the Wigton Burghs election com-
mittee, was in a bad state of health, and unable to attend
to his duties in that committee. The medical attendant
of his lordship was in attendance, and would, if called
in, inform the house of the state of his lordship's health.
The medical attendant was then called to the bar, and
stated that his lordship was suffering from a severe
bronchital affection, and was incapable of attending the
committee.

On the motion of Sir J. TROLLOPS, the services of his
lordship were dispensed with.

PETITIONS.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Bel-
fast against granting any public money for horse-racing.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from working
men in Worcestershire against the opening of the Crystal
Palace on Sundays ; also a petition from Warwickshire
against the removal of Jewish disabilities.
Sir J. TROLLOPE presented a petition from medical
men at Long Sutton, in Lincolnshire, complaining of
the present mode of taxing their incomes.

Lord BROOKE presented a petition from Leaming-
ton, against the admission of Jews into Parliament.
DERBY ELECTION.

The members of the Derby Election Committee were
called to the bar and sworn. The committee was ap-
pointed to sit to-morrow at 11 o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh,
against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented 'several petitions from
Yorkshire and Lancashire against the admissiorr of Jews
into Parliament, and against the opening of the Crystal
Palace on Sundays ; also a petition from Yorkshire
against any interference with the clergy reserves in
Canada.
SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS.
Lord R. GROSVENOR gave notice that to-morrow
he would ask the Government what their intentions were
with respect to the bills which were introduced in the
present session, for the purpose of supplying the metro-
polis with water.

THE SIX-MILE BRIDGE AFFRAY.
Mr, NAPIER gave notice that on the 17th of March
he would move for the production of all papers relating
to the disturbance at Six-mile Bridge.

FISCAL REFORM.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that this day fort-
night he would move a resolution to the effect that all
public money passing through the revenue department
should be paid into the exchequer.

OFFENCES 'AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN.

Mr. FITZROY gave notice that this day week he
would ask for leave to bring in a bill for the better pre-
vention of offences against women and children.
THE MAIL BAGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN.
Sir D. L. EVANS gave notice that to-morrow he
would ask the Government whether any measures would
be adopted to enable the public to ascertain what letters
in the last Australian mail by the ship Australia had
been destroyed by water.
CONVOCATION.

Sir J. PAKINGTON, in rising to put the three
questions of which he had given notice to the Govern-
ment, said he begged it to be distinctly understood
that he disclaimed all intention of offering any insult or
disrespect to the clergy, who had formed the Con-
vocation, but he thought it right that the house and the
country should be in possession of the information he
was about to ask for. He wished, therefore, to ask
Lord John Russell whether the attention of her Majes-
ty's Government has been directed to the appointment
of a committee by the Upper House of Convocation at
their last meeting, on the 16th February, for the trans-
action of business during the prorogation ; whether
they are satisfied that a committee so appointed can
legally act when Convocation is not sitting ; and whether
it is their intention to take any steps in consequence of
that proceeding.
Lord J. RUSSELL had only say, in answer to these
questions; that the attention of the Government had
been directed to this question, and the law offi-
cers of the Crown had been asked to give
their opinion as to the legal powers of Convoca-
tion, in respect to the appointment of the committee on
the 16th February. No formal opinion, however, had
yet been given by the law officers of the Crown, and he
must, therefore, defer giving a direct answer to the
other question until to-morrow.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
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Mr. IL BAILLIE said the committee now sitting up
stairs, would probably not be able to make up a final
report until a late period of the session, and in
the meantime, therefore, he wished to ask the
noble lord, the member for the City of Lon-
don, whether it was his intention to introduce a bill
for the permanent Government of India during the pre-
sent session, and if so, whether he was prepared to state
when the f
the house.overnment bill will be laid upon the table
o
Lord J. RUSSELL had to state, in answer to these
questions, that it was the intention of the Government
fors ntro
the Governmduce a bill in the course of the present session
ent of
named in the bill, but he India, for a space of time to be
could not state when the bill
would
of be
the da introducedon which it . Due notice,
mhowever, would be
• y
would b
ndiscussing it.
le e allowed forwould be brought in, and
Mr. HUMS said, last year the committee determined
great heads connectedlad reported
; with the
to inquire into three
ask whether
Government of India. The committee
Government to b • •
upon one of these heads, and he wished to
ring in a bill
it was the intention of the
before the inquiry on the other two heads w brought
to a close?
Lord J. RUSSELL could. only repeat what he had
already said, namely—that it was
the intention of the
GoVernment to introduce a bill in the course of the pre.

sent session.
WAR IN MONTENEGRO.

Lord D. STUART, in rising to call the attention of
the house to the affairs of Turkey, as affected
by the contest now proceeding in Montenegro,
said he most sincerely regretted that this important sub-
ject had not been taken up by a more influential membor
than himself. He thought no man could consider
the present state of affairs in Turkey, or could read
the reports that wero made upon the events passing
there, without feeling that the independence and integrity
of Turkey—an object which successive Governments of
the country had considered of paramount importance,
was greatly endangered. (Hear, hear.) They heard of
the large armies of Austria being on the frontier of Tur-
kaey, in one direction, and of three
corps of a Russian
approaching the frontier in another direction,
le "ley were told that demands were being
addressed b th
Sublime Porte in terms e them igmhotsyt
poproewmeprstory,toandthoef
ligltintatums being Kean t
her) answered within the space
-of a few days.
only subject which ha4P It appeared that the
rise to these proceedings
wag\ the state of a smalflgilLrvooevi..rin'nee in Turkey called Mon-
ten4ro. The district of Montenegro tenegro was so small thAt
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