The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-05 00:00:00

THE CAPE.

Mr. LIDDELL wished to put a question to the noble
lord at the head of the Government upon a matter in
which he took a deep personal, interest.. By the latest
.accounts from the Cape there were sinister rumours of an
approaching outbreak by the Kafirs on the - frmatier,
and he should be glad to learn whether or not the Go-
vernment had received any information tending to con.
firm that report.
Lord PALMERSTON said certainly his right "hon.
friend the colonial minister received-yesterday some ac-
count of theapprehended outbreak on the frontier to which
the hon. gen, Leman alluded, but he did. notionderstand
that any actual outrage had taken place ; there was only
an apprehension that an outbreak might occur, and the
amplest provision bad been made to meet such eventu,
ality. (Hear, hear.) He did not Understand that the
accounts received contained any report of the actual oc-
corrence of an outbreak, but simply An indication that
e 1141.ber31 a *light ai6tur a_ce between the Dutch

settleis and the native,s, which it was apprehended might
extend: to open hostilities.

The motion that the louse at its rising should adjourn
until MondaY was then agreed to.

SUPPLY.

The report of the committee of supply was brought up,
ard on the question that it be received,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY requested some member of
the Government to state how it was that delays had
taken place in the distribution of the rewards due to the
militia for extraordinaty services.
Lord PALMERSTON apprehended that if there had
been any delay in the distribution of the extra allow.
arces and gratuities due on the militia, it must have
originated in some mistake, and perhaps the best course
for the parties to pursue would he to put themselves in
communication with the War-office.

The report was then agreed to.
CHURCH BUILDING COMMISSION BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this bill,
Mr. lIADFIELD.urged the necessity for consolidat-
ing the whole of the church building acts. At the
same time, he strongly objected to the compensation
clause which this bill contained. Originally the com-
mission was intended to continue only ten years, but
the time had extended to thirty-eight years. Neverthe-
less it could hardly be asserted that the parties who had
served under the commission received their appointments
under the expectation that at the expiration of the com-
mission they would be entitled'to compensation for life.

Sir G. GREY admitted that it Was desirable that
these numerous church building acts should be con-
solidated, and he hoped the attention of the commissiop-
ers would be directed to the point.
The bill was then read a third time.

On the question that the bill do pass,
.Lord R. CECIL complained that the allowances under
the bill had been transferred in committee from the Con-
solidated Fund to the annual estimates.

Mr. 'HADFIELD moved that the second clause, which
relates to the compensations, be struck out.

Mr. SPOONER was at a loss to understand how com-
pensation could be claimed in this case, seeing that the
commission when appointed was only intended to be of
a temporary nature.

Sir G. GREY contended that the long and continuous
services of the officers attached to the commission en-
titled them to compensation. _ _

The SYEAKEti then put the question, that the se-
cond (31aue be retained. And some amusement was
caused by hearing Mr. Hadfield himself call " Aye."
The amendment was negatived without a division, and
tho bid passed.

PARTNERSHIP AMENDLIENT (No. 2) BILL.
• On the motion for the committal of this bill,
Mr. MUNTZ said that instead of a " Bill for the
Amendment of the Law of Partnership," it ought rather
to be entitled a "Bill for the Encournement of Fraud,
Collusion, and Robbery." (Laughter.) The cominercial
community did not want the measure, and he protested
against the house being dragooned by the Board of Trade,
which, notwith,tanding its name, knew very little about
trade. (Hear) What would be said of him if he were
to 'bring forward-a-bill for the reform of the Courts of
Chancery I Should he not be called a conceited, imorant
fool ? (Loud laoghter.) And what was the difference'
between this and the Bard • of Trade interfering in a
matter like this ? (Laughter.) He bad had very eaten,
,sive fireitvn dealings, s and he had paid dearly for the se-
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eret transactions which were allowed abroad. It might
he said that the evil to which the bill would give rise
had already-been- • created by the repeal of the usury
laws. That might be so,-but that was no reason why
theyshould make-a worse law in order to cure a bad one:
(Hear.) He begged to move -that the bill be committed
that-day six months,