The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-21 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Mr. HORSFALL presented a petition from certain
shipowners in Liverpool, praying far the repeal of the
pottion of the Mercantile Marine Act which makes it
imperative to ,ship and pay off crews at the Government
Wooing! office.

Mr. WYNDHAM. presented f ,ur petitions from Sus
sex against he a itnissi,,n of Jews into Paeiament.

Mr: MU/ROUGE' pr,sented a petition from the
Torner'i Company against the C,ty of London Corpoin-
. lion

Mr. MILNES nresented a petition from the married
women of Wakefield, in favour of an alteration of the
law affecting the property of married women.

DAY OF THANKSGIVING.

In answer to the question of an Hon. Member,
Sir G. GREY said the question was rather prema-
ture. It was not usual to appoint a day of thanksgiving
until after the ra.tine.sation of peace, and these ratifioa-
tion,, had not yet been reee.iv,A.

I THE FIREWORKS TO CELEBRATE PEACE.

Mr. L. VERNON asked whether the fireworks would
be charged to the estimates this year, or whether a
special vote would be taken for the subject ? (Laughter.)
Mr. MONSELL said no estimate for the fireworks
would be taken this year. (Hear, hear.) Captain
Boxer bad certainly received 3rders to manufacture a
quantity of fireworks at Woolwich, and the erection
now going on in the parks was certainly being carried
on under his superintendence. The reason that the Chief
Commissioner of Works was not carrying out these
arrangements was that the hon. baronet had represented
to Lord Panmure that such duties would interfere with
other important works, and Lord Paurnure had directed
Capt. Boxer to superintend the works.
Mr. ROEBUCK—By whose- authority are the ar-
rangements for these fireworks being carried out?
—(latighter, and loud cries of 'he'ai, hear.)
Mr. MONSELL—Bv the-Secretary of State.
Mr. ROEBUCK—What Secretary of State ? (Loud
aughter.)
Mr. MONSELL—The Secretary of State for the War
Department. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ROEBUCK begged to ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether be had beets•consulted as to the ex-
penses of these sqnibs purl crackers—(lm:id laughter)—and
whether be thought it was proper to put such a charge
in the civil contingencies. (Loud laughter.)
The CHANCELLOTI a- the EXCHEQUER said
that he had been consulted, and he was guided by the
course that was adopted at the last celebration of peace.
(Loud laughter.) The cost he thought would not exceed
8,000/., and bethought it was a proper one to charge to
the civil contingencies.
' Lord J. MANNERS wished to ask wheiher these de-
monstrations were to take place immediately on receiv.
ing the ratifications of the peace, or whether they were
to be postponed till after the House of Commors had
expressed its opinion on the treaty of peace ? (Laughter.)
Sir G. GREY said it was usual, on the conclusion of
" honourable peace, to have those demonstrations. The
bon. member would find that, on the occasion of the
Tr' aty of Amiens, the deinonstrations took place on the
y day peace was proclaimed. If these demon-
strations were postponed till after the ratificatinn

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the people would be disappointed. (Lang,hter.) Fire-
: works would be discharged in the Green-park, Hyde-
i)syk, and Victoria-park.
• 0411 Mr. BRADY wished to know whether there was to
• be any display in Dubli2. (Load laughter.)
- Sir G. GREY must refer the hon. member to the
'Lard-Lieutenant. (Laughter.)
Col. KNOX asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
when he woul'l lay upon the table of the hone an esti-
mate of the probable cost of the contemplated fireworks
and buildings now in course' of erection in the
several parks of the Metropolis, and of any other
expenditure contemplated on the occasion of peace.
No thought these rejoicings for peace were premature,
the country not being aware of the nature. of the
terms of peace. The feeling out of doors was that the
people would anon he called upon by the tax-gatherer to
• pay for the Frenchman's peace. Great mischief must re-
result to the parks and the trees; from so many persons
being nonfzregated at night in the park.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho
00144 dilly repeat what he had already btated 'Oll Tglit#

subject. The Government believed they were justified
in the course proposed. It was not the intention of
the Government to lay an estimate of the expenses before
the house, but defray it out of the sums annually placed
at the disposition of the Executive Government for the
payment of extraordinary charges.
After some remarks from Lord J. MANNERS, who
said that neither the house nor the people were prepared
to welcome the peace that had been made,
Sir G. GREY said that this celebration of the peed)"
would not prevent hon, gentlemen from dissenting
afterwards from the terms of peace, make war again upon
Russia, or impeach ministers.
In answer to a question,
Sir G. GREY said that no fairs would lee held in the
parks.

Mr. DUNCOMBE asked when peace was to be pro-
claimed., and that if the proposed rejoicings were to
take place how long they were to oontinue. Public
rumour said they were to last from three days to a week.
The public looked upon these rejoicings with apathy and
contempt—(hear, hear)—the feeling in this war being
that if energy and vigilance had been exercised no war
would have taken place, and that when it was by the
Aberdeen Government it was with great insincerity, and
had been conducted with indifference and cruelty. The
people also believed that by the diplomacy and intrigue
of Austria, Russia bad obtained ,by these means
what her arms could not achieve in the field.
Nothing had been done to restore the nationalities of
Estope, but, on the contrary, to sink them lower, and
the people of England therefore considered they had
nothing to rejoice pt. (Hear.)
Mr. BENTINCK said the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer had mistaken the purport of the question that had
been put to him, viz:, that the eountry should not be
called on to rejoice at a peace of the details of which
they were in ignorance. It would have been
better to have deferred those rejoicings until after the
details were known to the country.
The subject then dropped.
THE NAVAL REVIEW.

Mr. STANLEY called attention to the accommoda-
tion that had been provided for the members of the house
to view the naval review in comparison with that pro-
vided for the Government departments.
Sir C. WOOD said that the ratifications of peace could
not be received for three weeks. The Government had
no knowledge or intention of having three days' rejoicing
for peace, but only fireworks, at a time when
the people had left work, and they would not last
probably longer than three hours. With regard
to the accommodation provided for the members of the
House of Commons to view the naval review, ample
provision had been made to accommodate every mem-
ber of the house. There need be no apprehension as to
the personal safety of hon. members, although the
Perseverance had been selected for the particular service.
Mr. GROGAN hoped the -Under Secretary for Ire-
land would take a note of what had occurred in the house
with reference to the rejoicings, and call the Lord Lieu-
tenant's attention to it, that the people of Ireland might
have a night's enjoyment. The same privilege ought to
be extended to Scotland.

Mr. HORSMAN said if justice to Ireland required it
that he thought the Dublin member were remiss in not
calling the attention of the Lord• Lieutenant to it (Cries
of oh, oh.)
LONDON CORPORATION REFORM BILL.
Loid J. RUSSELL asked the Home Secretary when
the London Corporation Reform Bill would be pro-
ceeaed with.

Sir G. GREY said there was no chance of its being
pnceeded with this evening, and he must postpone it
tid Friday week, the next Government day on which he
ennA bring it on. It would not come on for considera-
tion before that day, and if he found it could not be
proceeded with he A-2uld give due twine to the house.