The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-05 00:00:00

THE AUSTRALIAN.

Sir D. L. EVANS wished to ask a question of the •
Government on the subject of the mail bags entrusted
to the steam-ship Australian. It appeared, from general
report, that 28 bags, containing several thousand
letters, were placed on board the •'Australian,
but, owing to that vessel having sprung a leak,
many, very many, of the letters were entirely
saturated with water, while others were totally de-
stroyed. Now the object he had in view in asking this
question was to ascertain whether any notification would
be made to the public on this subject which should ena-
ble them to know which letters had been destroyed, and
which had been sent forward by the mail of yesterday.
Mr. WILSON said he had sent to the Post-office for
the information, but he had not yet received it. Perhaps
therefore the hon. member would repeat his question on
Monday.

STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. MUNTZ gave notice that, on the Bth instant,
he should move for a select committee to inquire
whether reporters and strangers might not be allowedts
remain in the house during divisions, except on specie..
occasions, and also to determine the time that ought to
be allowed between the taking of a division and the
closing of the doors.
METROPOLITAN SEWERS.

Mr. BUTLER wished tof
tto hnfi r
sm
measurea seo
oefmkfnt
metropolis
atrerhoohr
eltpe;nB Secretary
introduce
thesid saeoGnnefoyeooif r State
snynmt,:ei
leearnnyo:
tfsmswoilinnetetthorhfsetfeoohbrHr
by
rnoi
ttmttmi
riheeoieasdr
ajDue:tteephetpeyppea m
ena-
bling the present commissioners of sewers to borrow
money on the security of the rates.
Lord PALMERSTON said, with regard to the first
question asked by the hon. member, the course which he
should recommend the house to pursue in this important
matter would depend very much upon the result of an
enterprise or undertaking which had been planned by a
private committee. The house was probably aware that
there was an association of capitalists who had either
any
innnGeytrtmoesei Department—first,
brought in or intended to bring in a bill to enable them
to construct two great arterial sewers under the town,
beginning at some 'distance above London and ending
some distance below London, one on each side of the
Thames. This they proposed to construct out of their
own funds, as a commercial speculation, if the project
should be approved of by Parliament. Now, if that
scheme was sanctioned by the Legislature, it would ren-
der unnecessary any loan from the commissioners for
the purpose of constructing any great or general system
of sewers in the metropolis, and therefore the intentions
of the Government with regard to that branch of the
subject must of course depend very much upon the re-
sults of that bill in Parliament, and, if approved of;
whether the scheme which it authorised was found prac.
ticable or not. (Hear.)
THE IRISH MAIL,

arrangements are in contemplation to
Treasury if any
rt the time occupied in the transit of mails from
Mr. FRENCH wished to ask the Secretary to the
Illoondeonuto Dublin, and if any communications have
Mr. WILSON was not aware that any communica-
been received from parties now employed in this duty 1
cation had been made tot the Treasury upon the subject
of the postal communicaion between London and Dub-
lin by:the parties who now held the contract for carrying
criticising the present
the mails, but there had been a communication made by
arrangements,another Steam-
bpuatc ke
nott Cmo ma
kpi
na ngy
any,
distinct proposition
with regard to a new one. Ile might state, however,
that the Postmaster-General was fully alive to the un-
reasonable time which the transit of the mails now
occupied, and the matter was now under his seri-
ous consideration ; but as neither the Treasury
he could notes say that there was any in-
nor the Post-office had any communication with
the contractors,
1 tendon on the part of the Government of making and
change in the system at the present moment.
Mr. H. HERBERT gave
notice that,
" 3f
would move for a copy of a letter,
the dated thnday, hee
31st of
January, 1853, and written by secretary of the
t() Sir Charles
Trevelyan, relating to
preproposedirnprovement in the
City
a
of Dublin Steam-packet Company
transit of the mails.

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Lord J. CONVOCATION.
RUSSELL said in position
ELL he was now a to
answer the question put to him last night, by the right
4011. baronet the member for Droitwich, on the subject
of the proceedings of Convocation. The prorogation of
Convocation was different in its effect to the
tiprorogation
of Parliament. The prorogation of Convoca was
act of the archbishop, and there was no such term ea
" adjournment" known to Convocation. When it broke
gavcoocaliutltiydoobnfe;
tnhaoen
dde
ooiuutrsbtwe,
asutankdeenr
up, therefore, it always took the shape and form of
prorogation, and the law officers of the Crown had ascer.
1 tamed that it had been customary, on the eve of a pro.
rogation, to appoint a committee to watch over the in.
OF INDIA.
thesebt yr e
tshtescircumstances, of
upthp.CHhuorueshe.o fofThthceeorlee
not
the intention of Government to take any
it. (Hear, hear.)
GOVERNMENT steps upon

t..B)ittyh the
fp public,
otnh,atanthneounn noble
Mr. BRIGHT said h. e had seen,
.in the ordinary
lastlo d
channelsnighttheom: hecamotrabi temrwu communication
car
thettihoenintention of the Government
to bring in a bill for the government of India, whilst
the committee was sitting upon the subject. He
could scacely believe such, a report to be true, but