The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-18 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
l'he LORD CHANCELLOR took hie seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

TORTURE IN BENGAL.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH begged to call the
attention of her Majesty's Government to a recent case
of torture in Bengal, and expressed a hope that care
would be taken to ascertain the whole particulars of the
case.

The Duke of ARGYLL said he was not aware of the
fact mentioned by the noble earl opposite, but he would
take care that the whole subject should be thoroughly
investigated, and Every particular connected with the
case should be collected.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Colonial
Bank Bill was read a third time and passed.
TORTURE IN INDIA.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE stated that he intended
to fix the first meeting of the select committee, to inquire
into the subject of Turtue in India for Monday the sth
of May. He expressed a wish that the inquiry should
be confined to the question, so far as it related to re-
venue cases, but he did not know how far arrangement
would be oracticable.
The Bishop of HEREFORD presented petitions
against the abolition of church rates.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition, pray-
ing for such an alteration of the law as would put an
effectual stop to clandestine marriages.
The Earl of DERBY presented a petition against the
abolition of church rates until an equivalent had been
provided.

TICKET-OF-LEAVE SYSTEM.
The Earl of SALISBURY rose to move for copies of
all. documents and petitions relating to the discharge of
(certain convicts upon tickets of leave. The noble earl
said the object of his motion was to ascertain under
what circumstances tickets of leave had been granted to
certain individuals, and although Government stated
that nothing could be done to alter the present system
without an act of Parliament, yet the utmost un-
willingness was shown by them in submitting any
alteration of the present law. The noble mar-
quis proceeded to examine the working of the
system in general, which he strongly condemned. He
thought that an alteration of the present law was ab-
solutely necessary in the present state of things. He
begged to move for the papers for which he had given
notice.
The Duke of ARGYLL said he had applied to the
Home-office for the particulars of the above cases,
and he thought that when they were laid on the table of
their lordships' house they would be deemed peifectly
satisfactory. The noble duke then explained the several
cases which the noble marquis more particularly men-
tioned. He would lay upon the table the report of Cul.
Jehb upon this subject, which he was sure would be
read with the utmost interest by their lordships, and
would show that although some isolated cases in which
the results were unsatisfactory might be bro'ight for-
ward, nevertheless the system, on the whole, was at-
tended with success.
The Earl of STANHOPE expressed his belief that
tickets-of-leave could not be justified except in spe-
cial cases. The realgrievance was, when the term of
imprisonment expired the convicts returned into so-
_ ciety again, and the present system only made this of
earlier occurrence than otherwise would have been the
case.