The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

ALIEN ENEMIES.

Mr. I. BUTT had given naiceOfhis intention to put a
question of some importance to the noble lord the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, and although that
noble lord was not in his place, yet, seeing another Secre-
tary of State present, he hoped he should be unable to ob-
tain an answer from him. The question had reference to
the reported arrival in London of a Russian subject of
some importance, a member of a distinguished Russian
family, high in the confidence of the Emperor of Russia,
the Count Pahlen, who had been himself actively engaged
in the Russian diplomatic service, and whose brother was
understood to be regarded by the Emperor as an intimate
friend, and who occupied a distinguished place in his Ma-
jesty's councils. It had been further stated that this noble-
man had been introduced to society here under the special
patronage and auspices of one of her Majesty's present
cabinet ministers, and that an opportunity might be
afforded for contradicting the statement if it were untrue,
he thought it better at °ace to say that he alluded to the
Earl Granville, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
(Hear.) He need scarcely say, for he was sure every mem-
ber of that house was aware of it, that the presence even
in this country of au alien enemy was a violation of the
law, and the question he wished to have answered by the
right hon. baronet (Sir G. Grey) was whether this Count
Pahlen had received from her Majesty that which alone
could entitle him to be here—a safe conduct—and if not
whether the Government was aware of his presence in Lon-
don, and if so, whether his presence here was with their
permission and sanction. (Hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY—AII I can say, in the absence of my noble
friend, the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
is that I have no information on the subject to which the
hon. and learned member's question refers, and I must
therefore request him to repeat it, when my noble friend
is in his place.
THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND'S SALARY.
Sir J. PAKINGTON begged to ask the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, whether any official communication
was sent from the Colonial-office in 1853 to either the
governor or the bishop of New Zealand, on the subject of
the removal from the estimates for that year of the usual
irate for the bishop's salary. And, whether any official
communication, that the usual allowance had been with-
drawn had yet been sent to the Bishop of New Zealand ;
and, if so, whether there was any objection to lay it upon
the table of the house, together with any answer which
might have bean received from the bishop ?
Sir G. GREY did not find any direct official communi-
cation had been made to the governor or the bishop on the
subject of the salary, but in the early part of the year 1853,
a copy of the estimate of 5,090/_ for the service of the co-
lony, with a full detail of the
warded to the governor ; the bishop,e2'Pe
however,diture, had been_
co-
lonyfor-
warded
immediately after it arrived left the
second question, a special communication
regard to the
tchoemwmiuthnicfa ion was addressed
to the bishop, announcing al from the esti-
mates of the sum previously voted thereinw for his salary,
which communication the Governor of been directed tomake. He had no objectionNewnZl,oealapuroddhuacde
the letter in which that decision co
he might add that he had on that day receivetdialeted' awtd, to it which he should be also happy to lay on the antaabl-e-,
together with a copy of the despatch to the Governordof
New Zealand, requesting him to bring the subject
the attention of the Colonial Legislature with the viewlla under
their making provision for the payment out of the local
funds.

THE CANADIAN CLERGY RESERVES.
Sir J. PAKINGTON repeated a question he had
put
a previous evening whether any despatch had been reee''vedu
from the Governor-General of Canada respecting the
dis-
solution of the Canadian Parliament, in consequence of
their having come to a vote upon the subject of the clergy
reserves, contrary to the recommendation of the Governor
and the wishes of the Imperial Government.
Sir G. GREY had received yesterday a despatch from
Lord Elgin, describing the circumstances under which the
Canadian Parliament had been dissolved. It appeared
that the Governor-General opened the session on the 13th
of June by a speech—that an address was moved in answer
to that speech, upon which two successive amendments
were moved. The first, which expressed regret that the
Governor had not recommended during the present session
a measure for secularising the clergy reserves, and also a
measure for abolishing seignorial tenures, was rejected by
a majority of 24 against lb ; but the second amendment,
in favour of an immediate settlement of the clergy reserves,
instead of secularising them. was carried by 42 to 29. The
right hon. gentleman was aware that an act was passed by
the Canadian Legislature some time ago, by which the
'Legislative Assembly was to be increased from 84 to 130
in number; and the Governor thinking it would not be
expedient to submit a measure to the present Assembly,
determined to postpone it until an Assembly, elected un-
der the new act for increasing their numbers, should have
met; and it was under these circumstances that he had
prorogued the Parliament, with a view to its dissolution.
THE ESTIMATES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
Mr. J. WILSON hay'
WAIL SECRETARY.
table, g laid these estimates upon the

Mi. DISRAELI inquired whether it was intended to
move them on Friday next, as the noble lord (J. Russell)
bad on a previous evening intimated ?
Sir G. GREY believed that arrangement would stand.
TENURE OF LAND DIADRAs).
Mr. BLACKETT rose, pursuant to notice, to move an
Address for the appointment of a commission to proceed to
• India to inquire into the tenure of land in the presidency
of Moira; Therbni. member observed-that the origin-of
th,) land tax in India had been made the subject of nigh