The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-31 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Ruthin, Den-
bigir=h:re, in favour of the County Courts Extension Bill.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the Synod
of Aberdeen in favour of the maintenance of tests in
the Scottish Universities.

Lord AIELGUND presented a petition from Dun
fermline, praying for an extension of the parochial sys.
tern of education in Scotland.

Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
St. Pancras in favour of the people's charter.
Mr. O'FL &lIERTY presented a petition from a place
in Ireland against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.

Mr. EOEgUCK presented a petition from Sheffield,
praying for an extension of the franchise.
Mr. CORBALLY presented a petition from Meath
against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. SULLIVAN presented a petition against the
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill from the parish of Ballyouskill,
oounty Kilkenny.
Mr. HIGGINS presented a petition from a place in
the county of Mayo against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
THE CHARTIST BANK.

Mr. ROEBUCK, seeing the Hon. and Learned Mem-
bar for Nottingham in his place, wished to ask him a
question with reference to the National Land Company
Bank. Some time ago the Hon. and Learned Member is-
sued a circular on the subject of this bank, and at the end of
that circular, a comparison was drawn between the ad-
vantages to be derived from depositing money in the
Government savings' banks and those to be derived from
making deposits is the National Land and Labour
Bank. This circular was addiessed to the poor classes
of society, whose earnings were hardly acquired.
A large number of deposits were made in the
bank in answer to thii appeal, and amongst the deposi-
tors was one James Pollard, of Manchester, a labouring
Man, upwards of sixty years of age, who entrusted 671.
to the care of the bank. Repeated application hid been
made to the Hon.-Gentleman the Member for. Notting-
ham; who was the sole manager and trustee of the bank,
to refund the money, but the Hon. Gentleman had de-
clined to do so until the Parliaineritary inquiry into the
affairs of the National Land Scheme had ,been, brought
to a 'close. Now that period bad arrived, and the ques-
tion he (Mr. Roebuck) wished to ask the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman was, whether he intended to meet the demands
of the depositors as heretofore, or to do justice to his
suffering creditors?
P. O'CONNOR said when the Land Company was
wound up the depositors would be repaid their money.
He begged to tell the Honourable Gentleman that the
bank was established by the allottees of the Land
Company against his will, and that beside paying into the
bank out of his own pocket 3,560/., the Land Company
had received 7,5001. from him, and it was now liable to
him to that extent.
LIVERPOOL POWDER MAGAZINE. .

Iu reply to Mr. WILSON PA TEN,
Sir G. GREY *treed that he had no objection to refer
this Bill to a Select Committee.
BRENTFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Its reply to Mr, MOWATT,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that the long-
pending dispute between the patron of the Brentford
Grammar School and the inhabitants of Brentford
was now likely to be brought to a speedy termination.
LONDON MATER BILL.

In reply to Mr. B. COCHRANE,
Sir G. GREY stated that he proposed to take the
second reading of the London Water Supply Bill on
Thursday next.
LIEUTENANT WYBURN.

Mr. DISRAELI then rose pursuant to notice to call
attention to the terms of a petition which he presented
on Monday last in reference to the captivity of
Lieutenant Wyburn, who, in 1835, was sent
by the British Envoy at Persia on a diplomatic
.mission of great peril. Nothing was heard of the
Lieutenant after that period until 1845, when it was
ascertained that he had fallen into the power of the
Ameer of Bokbara, where it was supposed he after-
warda died. In 1848, however, Lieutenant Wyburn, who
was not dead, but had been kept there, made his
escape, and sought refuge with the Kahn of Khiva
and • another sovereign in that distant region.
The ladies had not received any other information of
their* brother, nor bad any means been adopted by the
Government to release an enterprising English officer,
who had been placed in captivity while in the rervice of
the. Queen and his country.
Mr. ELLIOT read a number of communications
which had passed on the subject of Lieutenant
Wyburn's disappearance, froin which it,appeared that a
person, supposed to be an Englishman, had been killed
at BOLhara; and there seemed to.be no doubt that he was
no other than Lieut.Wyburn. Since then every means had
been 'adopted by the biovernment to obtain more accurate
information, but all acquainted with the country of
Bokbara must know that ,it was very inaccessible, and
,that it was impossible to take any coercive steps, ex-
cept by marching an army into the interior, and
the .House could hardly expect that such measures
would be adopted. It might be said that a messenger
or agent might be sent in search of him, but the impolioy
of such a course was shown in the case of Colonel Con-
nolly, who lost his life while on an expedition to release
Colonel Stoddart and his party.
Sir J. W. HOGG concurred in the statement of the
Hon. Member, that everything had been done that the
Government could do under the cirpumstances.