The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARMA NI NT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat upon the woolsack
at five o'clock.
CIVIL DEPARTMENTS (SCOTLAND) COMMIS-
SION.
The Earl AIRLIE called attention to the report of the
Civil Departments Scotland Commission, and inquired
whether Government intended to take any steps for the
Purpose of carrying out the recommendations of the com-
mission .

•
The Duke of ARGYLE said the commission had been
roost ably Presided over by Lord Camperdown, and he
Wight state that the whole of the complaints made against
°IOIIB departments had totally failed, and as matters
Were found
;in a satisfactory state generally speaking,
4"7as thought most desirable to let well alone. With
aspect to the appointment of a Secretary for Scotland,
was thought quite unnecessary, as there would not be
sufficient business to engage his attention. It was not the
iotention. of Her Majesty's Governnient to make any im-
portant alterations in the manner of conducting Scotch
business in Parliament.

SINGAPORE.
f Earl. GREY presented a petition from Singapore, praying
or greater security for judicial independence.
4.arl GRANVILLE referred at some length to the object
of the Petitioners, and said, after the most careful con-
reeration, and strengthened by the opinions he had
eived from the highest authorities, he had come to the
conclusion of maintaining the course which had been the
eust°lll for some time past relative to the removal of
colonial judges for misconduct.

POOR RELIEF (METROPOLIS) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
Their lordships adjourned at five minutes past seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
o'c7. Ile Speaker took the chair at five minutes before four
lock.

NEW MEMBER.
141.* --LIROwNE took the oaths and his seat for the county

TRAMWAYS.
Several tramway bills were read a second time. A
elatn:Ther of these bills were postponed, Mr. Shaw-Lefevre
4 ting that the Government would not assent to the
eecnid reading, unless the promoters had obtained the
consent of the local authorities.

THE WANT OF EMPLOYMENT.
TACTOREENS gave notice that on the 14th of June
he 1,
Buould move a resolution to the effect that the con-
tinlied Want of employment in the large centres of trade,
c4l' for the consideration of the House with a view of
wing the best remedy for the same.

SALE OF SHIPS.
l‘fr• GOURLEY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if
he
was aware that he was disposing of the Admiralty
0
ealusilips at a period of depresSion in the value of ship-
Luc Property, and when it could only be sold at a price
il below its actual value. And if he would state
trhy „
,„ the Government refused an offer for the
Be'S which had recently been sold of ten
De-'
oh,r cent. over amd above the highest price
habainable by public or private tenders, such offer
th:ing been made with a view of giving employment in
den breaking up of the ships to the workmen who have
discharged from the naval dockyards.
co t• 4XTER said the questions were founded on mis-
m4cciation. The ships sold were not at all fitted for the
411'ne marine, and that they had been sold for the
vto-lie of materials they contained. It would be satisfac-
for the House to know that at the
t
Sales all the ships sold brought excellent
pri
-3' and much above_ those expected. There had been
etioea.,,te offers for one or two ships, but they had been de-
g, and higher prices realised by the sale in the
,arket. The hon. gentleman seemed altogether to be
n;isrt. unfortunate in his information. It appeared to him
the 130,Xter) that the best thing to do was to get rid of all
tb condemned ships as soon as ppssible, and thus escape
" cost of keeping them up.

CEYLON.
MUNDaLA asked the Secretary to the Treasury
tether the report of a Commission appointed September
e I-866, by Sir Hercules Robinson, the Governor of
Ceylon to consider the necessity or desirability of a
eha
in the denomination of the public accounts, had been
IY,-,Leeived and considered by the Board of Treasury, and
eu it would be laid on the table.
reeetr. STANSFELD said that such a report had been
the lved, and it had been decided to take steps for placing
, actual in harmony with the nominal currency of the
Istatid.

SLIGO.
Zlr 0n..el FRENCH asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland.
the Majesty's Government had decided on the course
441 proposed to take in relati on to the Borough of Sligo;
• if not when they would be prepared to state their
Ihtentions.
q!ili.• C. FORTESCUE said on an early day the Attorney-
thi.B7al for Ireland would bring in a bill for the disfran-
tient of Sligo and CasheL

AZr INDIAN MAILS.
.TAcPooLE asked the Postmaster-General whether
arrr
...,Tlj arrangement had been come to by the Post-office
Partment for the carriage of English mails to India,
r ''rinchsli, and with what company, if any, such ar-
lpenaent had been made.
h dh eb IVlarquis of HARTINGTON replied that arrangements
eell made for the transmission of the mails vitt

Sir Ti JUSTICES JUSTICE.
Lton, -.'"RY HOARE asked the Secretary of State for the
th,—: Department whether it was the fact, as stated in
ria-C;"/erset County Herald, that he had received a memo-
*- Ir°lll. the magistrates of Trowbridge, stating that a
..,taii ..,
'4, 'anied Brittan was at that time in prison for
.ste.al-
lf) two ducks, the offence having since his cenviction
1.,
..suther irteiNve:
4,eer,,-,Proved to have been committed by two other men,
11,;`` " which they have been tried and convicted. And
-1-11i\itttaaes true that he had declined to sanction
Aft r. BRUCE replied that it Was quite true. (Laughter.)
I, a full consideration of all the circumstances of the
it, ,e,' he Came to the conclusion that all three were engaged
..211e transaction. He hoped his hon. friend did not dis-
Zrbe possibility of three persons being concerned in the
V
4 liig of two ducks. (Great laughter.)
ISCOUNT MILTON AND THE CHANCELLOR

V "
'e is OF THE EXCHEQUER.
Le'ullt MILTON renewed the question slightly altered,
pre put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the
pe::°118 day, and which Mr. Lowe did not answer, res-
,.,thg the Hudson's Bay Company.
coht". OWE now stated that he did not intend to act dis-
.rteo„„,
th, se
."137 towards the noble lord, but the fact was that
i
look cretarY of the Treasury had been kind enough to
r
10 rdo the matter in question ; and therefore the noble
hiuh was answered better than he could have answered

NAVY ESTIMATES.
pr, 11,r°1)1Y to an hon. member, Mr. CHILDERS said he pro-
" ".`sa,L to go on with the navy estimates on Monday.
NEW NATIONAL GALLERY .
wb: Mr. -pERESPORD HOPE called attention to the delayh
ew
ite
_hallor f
:4a:clot,:le,r
t. occurred
Gallery' in
Theproceeding
question with theo of having
buildinghav aof
Ntt
haee-
pnblicworthy of this country had been before
Y years. On a recent occasion the Chan-
ha, °I the Exchequer held out some bright hopes,
b ig stated that a large portion of land had been
:11°1111.t, upon which sooner or later, and he hoped
I,oe:ter than later, the new building would be
dis ed. It was time that the long continued
Diero.aer: °f a national gallery not suited to the
they 11.-.
au still less the pictures they:would have,
kagat-i still less suited to the character of this great nation
e
l'eraoe,iliedt enlightened, and artistic country, should b
eould'Z A- great -institution like the National Gallery
the 1, be "tinkered " without bringing disgrace upon
be 11.1:t•iell. He did not propose that they should
lust -vlBll or extravagant in their outlay; but
of theexPend as much as the great necessity
but caae required. The hon. gentleman pointed
c)ila that the building was peculiarly liable to fire.
Iveode Parts were fire proof more or less ; but the roof was
Nit ell, and had been scorched and baked by the sun for
eoliart, years, and was probably reduced to the
ehi, I°ll of touchwood. A spark from the great ugly
oreci"y, Kinney
vpclose by would set it on fire. He concluded by
ogr for the correspondence between her Majesty's Office
totit;_laks
Sand the architect of the New National Gallery in
410411, ation of the returns ordered by the House of Com-
e° 11 1869, and the report of the architect to the First
Arissioner of Works.
11• GREGORY observed that the pictures were