The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-09 00:00:00

His Piper
Elizabeth Ann

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ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT LEWES.
Brown Brandy, Alp, and Helene, two-year old.
EXPECTED—Hermit.

[MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(TIIIS EVENING.)
The house met at three o'clock.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BILL.
The Earl of FORTESCUE moved that, as regarded
this bill, the war with Russia, and the attempt now
making by that power to procure a loan for the carrying
on of that war, rendered it urgent that every means
should be immediately taken to prevent any British capi-
tal from being applied to that or any future Rus-
sian loan during the continuance of the war. It
was reasonable that this bill should, notwithstanding
the late period at which it had been brought up from
the House of Commons, be taken into immediate con-
sideration ; and if the house should think fit so to
order, be read a second time.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said as the Government
had no objection to the measure, he hoped the motion
of the noble lord would be agreed to. He was, how-
ever, not prepared to say that the bill was rendered
necessary on account of the present state of the law • he
should be sorry to recognise that fact, but as the bill'had
been denuded of its objectionable principles when first
introduced, the Government were unwilling to throw
any obstacle in the way of passing a measure which the
other house had considered desirable, with the view
of assisting them in maintaining the interests of
the country in the present war with Russia. The
subject of the bill had, previous to its introduction, occu-
pied the attention of the Government. They had taken
the opinion of the law officers of the Crown upon it, and
they considered that it would be high treason, for an
English subject to contribute to, or negotiate any loan
for enabling Russia to raise forces
~for the war. The
Foreign Secretary had also written to all the Ministers and
consuls abroad, to spread as widely as possible the fact
that British subjects would incur that heavy penalty if
they participated in any manner in such a loan, and he
had also caused representations to be made to foreign
courts for the purpose of inducing them to prevent their
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Lord REDESDALE should not oppose the suspen-
sion of the standing orders in the case of this bill, which
he believed came within the exception in the resolution
of their lordships as to second readings.
The motion was then agreed to.
Earl FORTESCUE then moved that the bill be read
a second time.
Lord CAMPBELL did not object to the bill. He ap-
proved of it more than the noble duke, whose support was
timid if not cold. The ministers elsewhere had certainly
spoken of it in much warmer terms. Taking a dispas-
sionate view, be (Lord Campbell) entirely approved of
the bill, as it proceeded on the principle of the common
law of England, by which any contract between a
British subject and a foreign power, during a war
with that power, amounted to high treason ;
but, without some amendment, he believed it
would be perfectly nugatory in its operation, as under it
there was no mode of punishing the offence in the event
of its being committed out of this country.
After a short discussion, the bill was read a second
time, and the bill passed through all its stages but the
last, it being understood that when it was read to-mot,
row a third time a clause should be introduced to meet
the objection of Lord Campbell.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:
Militia (No. 2), Militia (Scotland), Militia (Ireland),
Militia Ballot Suspension, Militia Pay.
The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland
(Baronies Contribution e) Bill went through committee.
Their lordships adjourned shortly after four o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
Stocker's Divorce Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Lord D. STI;ART presented a petition from the
hackney-carriage drivers of the metropolis, complaining
of the conflicting decisions of the magistrates, the lowness
of cab fares, &c., and praying that the fares might be
raised to is. for the first mile, and that they might have
a right of appeal from magisterial decision.
Mr. NAPIER presented a petition from a portion of
the Irish clergy, praying that steps might be taken to
insure a better observance of the Sabbath.
THE MENAI STRAITS.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the Secretary
of the Treasury if the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests have lately granted a lease of the Menai Straits
as an oyster bed, to the exclusion of the fishermen of the
neighbourhood, who have hitherto dredged in thsse
straits time out of mind.
Mr. WILSON stated that Messrs. Russell held a
lease of the Menai Strait, as an oyster bed, under the
Bishop of Bangor. Seine robberies having bgen com-
mitted, they prosecuted and established their claim.
Since then they had obtained a lease from the Crown,
bights ut such lease was subject to any existing public
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report of the last session on the state of the Slave Trade,
and urged renewed
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treaties with Spain for a total suppression of the slave
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assing to another sub-
ject, interpellated the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
the subject of the war expenditure. The house, he
etroeduitnderstand that it was
said, bad voted in estimates between 64,000,0001. and
of 3,000,0001., while
carry out that inten-
wilicohf expenditure over
to meet the expendi-
turethe year. Now, he
know the amount of
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hon. baronet also complained of the dangerous power
exercised by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in con-
hdaevbet, toin incur, to Shape
pmeeeotr
verting or selling Savings' Bank Stock, which
the ways and means already voted by
he had already done to the extent of 617 000/
) ~ without
the consent of Parliament.
The CHANCELLOR of the , Exam
."c,QUER could
add nothing to what he had already stated on the sub-
ject of the public revenue and expenditure, except that
up to the present moment the
revenue had fully realised
the expectation which he held when he made his
financial statement last May, in
fact, up to
the 9th of August, the expenditure was within
the revenue, and, therefore, he had nothing to
i
retract from what he had said about meet ngthe ex-
penditure from the taxes raised in the year. The right
hon. gentleman then proceedecl to show that the apparent
decrease upon the last quarter srevenue of 570,000/. was
falacious, because the return did not include the Irish
Revenue, while a sum of 770,000/, had been included in
the former quarter, which ought to have been brought
into this. With regard to the state of the exchequer
bonus account, it stood thus : 4,000,000/. had been ne-
gotiated and 3,000,000/, had actually been received.
There still remained power to issue 600,000/. and
700,000/. more, while the amount of running Exchequer
Bills was less in amount than usual, being g about
16,500,0001. As to the question of revenue and
expenditure the account stood thus,—the expenditure
up .to the present time, as compared with last year,
was about 3,500,000/, in excess ; but he anticipated that
on the 10th of October there would be a balance in the
Exchequer of about 4,500,000/., and with that surplus
at his command he had no reason to suppose, calcu-
lating upon existing experience, that he should have to
call upon the bank for assistance. With regard to the
Savings' Bank Stock, it was a mistake to suppose that
it was absolutely at the disposal of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer ; it was placed to the credit of the National
Debt Commissioners, for the purpose of meeting the
claims of the Savings' Bank depositors both for principal
and interest. During the early part of the year
there was a run upon the Savings Banks, and
anticipating that the withdrawal would continue, he
had taken advantage of the recent high price a the .