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

THE “PEICE SERMONS" YESTERDAt r.

Yesterday, in all the churches of the metropolis
thanksgiving sermons were preached, in obedience to
the Itoyal command, for the peace which has just been
concluded. In all the Dissenting chapels as well ser-
mons of a similar kind were preached, not because the
Government set the day apart for the purpose, but be-
cause their ministers thought the conclusion of peace
was an Occasion on which it was fitting to refer to the
events of the last two years. There was one point on
which, so far as we have heard, there was a unanimous
concurrence of opinion among the metropolitan ministers
of religion. We allude to the evils of war, and the ab-
stract desirableness of peace ; but not a few expressed
their apprehensions that the peace which has been con-
cluded will not prove permanent. We have not epaee
to publish any of the numerous reports of the sermon■
delivered yesterday which have been sent to us.--
Morning Advertiser.

SEIZURE OF UNSTAMPED PAPER.—A large quantity
of paper has just been seized by the supervisors of Ethe
x-
cise for Doncaster and Barnsley, at various jars f
neighbourhood of those towns, in consequence of. the
material having been sent out from the paper mill of
Messrs. Syrningt on and Pegg, of Gickhill, without the
usual signature and stamp denoting that the duty had
been paid. The penalties to which the firm are liable
amount to upwards of 1,0001., they having supplied un-
stamped paper to, a considerable number of tradesmen.
The article was ;enerally of an inferior character, and
sold for cash on' .y.
THE BAND I g THE REOENTS-PARK.—The first ap-
pearance of the band in this park took place yesterday
(Sunday), and en, no thousands of persons of all classes
continued from 3 o'clock until past 5 to pour into the
park, and at lent th there must have been at least 10,000
persons in atteEd suss. The baud was seated in a tem-
porary orchestra , and during the three hours that they
delighted the a uthence with their music not a single
word in oppositi on was heard, and everything passed off
with the greater/ t satisfaction. By permission of Sir B.
Hall a large pr.'s ilion has been erected in this park for
the sale of refrefA 'aments.

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SUN OYFICE, seven, o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORD—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack
at five o'clock.

There was an unusual att3ndanC3 of ladies in the gal-
leries, and the space between the throne and the wool-
sack was also very much crowded by the sons of peers.

INDIA. -
The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice of his inten-
tion to move, after the recess, for certain returns in
reference to the salaries and pensions issued to the civil
servants in the presidencies of Bombay anl Madras.
He also called attention to a report upon the practice of
torture in connection with the Loom Tax in the Madras
presidency.

THE IRISH MILITIA.

The Earl of CLANCARTY expressed a wish that the
noble lord at the head of the War Department would
give ample notice of his intention, if he had such, to
disembody the Irish militia.

Lord PANHURE said it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to commence the disembodiment of the Iri h
Militia as soon as it was possible. It was quite evident
that the Government were bound to take such a step is
regard to the interests of the public service of the coun-
try. He proposed to proceed with the disembodi-
ment as cautiously as possible, so as to occasion as little
inconvenience as possible, and so as not to throw any
great body of unemployed men at once upon the country.
mr:rt,

THE TREATY OF PEACE.
The Earl of ELLESMERE then rose to submit the
following resolutions to the consideration of the
house :

" That an humble addresa be presented to her Ma-
jesty, to return to her Majesty the sincere acknowledg-
ments of that house for the important communication
which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to make
to that house, of -the general treaty concluded at Paris,
on the 30th of March. between her Majesty, the Em-
peror of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King
of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Sardi-
nia, and the Sultan, by which peace has been re-esta-
blished between her Majesty, the Emperor of the French,
the King of Sardinia, and the Sultan, on the one hand,
and the Emperor of Russia on the other.
" To assure her Majesty that while we should have
deemed it our duty cheerfully to afford her Majesty the
fullest support, if it had unfortunately been found neces-
sary to continue the war, we have learned with joy and
satisfaction that her Majesty has been enabled to re
establish peace on conditions honourable to her Ma-
jesty's Crown, and which so fully accomplishes the great
object for which the war was undertaken.
" To express to her Majesty the great satisfaction
which we feel, that while those alliances which have
so mainly contributed to the vigorous and successful
prosecution of the war have been equally effective in
the consolidation of peace, the powers which have not
taken any active part in the war have combined with
the belligerents, and have given by their sanction and
accession additional firmness to the arrangements by
which the repose of Europe is in future to be protected
from disturbance.

"To state to her Majesty we rejoice that, notwith-
standing the great exertions which the late war has ren-
dered necessary, 'the •resources of the empire have
remained unimpaired.
" To express a hope that.the peae3 which is now con-
cluded may, under the favour of Divine Providence,
long continue to shed its blessings over Europe, and that
harmony amongst Government-•, and friendly intercourse
amongst nations, may steadily promote the progress of
civilisation, and secure the welfare and happiness of
mankind."

The noble earl having briefly noticed the main incidents
of the war, proceeded to contend that the Treaty came
fairly up to the mark of the objects for which we went
to war, and that it fulfilled everything which they had
a reason to expect. By a steady adherence and con-
currence with our faithful ally —by firmness
without menaces„ by conciliation without weakness,
by the demonstration of great strength with-
out its actual application, he believed we had arrived at
a result which ought to be considered satisfactory to the
Parliament and the country. It was the practice of
some of our public writers to find fault with
the terms of the treaty. He could not see any
ground for such an impression; although it had been said
that England had been male the dupe of more subtle
statesmen of other countries than his noble friend
the Secretary of Foreign Affairs was. He could see
nothing in the terms of the document to justify
any such sentiment, nor was there any evidence of any
attempt having been made to impose-upon the unsus-
pecting innocence of his noble friend. The noble earl
then proceeded to allude to the manner in which the
Emperor Alexander had acted with respect to the
present treaty, and he (Earl Ellesmere) hoped
that the exertions of that sovereign would now be di-
rected to the development of the internal resources of
his dominions. With respect to cur Indian possessions
we bad nothing to fear from Russia, for if anything in
that direction wag ever attempted it would be met with
a power and resistance such as never ly,fore had been
known. The noble earl then, with evident emotion,
passed a glowing eulogium upon Miss Nightingale
and the late Lord Raglan, ani having apologised for
wandering from the subject of the motion, concluded by
moving the above resolutions.

The Earl of GLENELC: rose to second the motion
and was

(LEFT' SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF comfrioNs—(This Evening.)
The Srzazun took the chair at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read'a third time and passed:
—The Leeds Improvement Act Amendments, and the
Leeds Water.
The following bilIS were read a second time :—Dublin
(City) Steam Packet Company, and Swinnerton's Name.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Carrnartben .and Cardigan Rail-
way, Crowland and Eye Road, E*stern.CJunties Rail-
way, fionitrm and Sidmouth Road, Lowestoft and
Beecles Railway, Llton District Road, Thames Haven
Deck and Railway, ant Torinohain
A. number of petitions were presented against the
Abplition of. Church Cates, against the Vaccination
Bill, and ngainst the Maynonth (-4-ant.
• HOSPITALS.
-Mr. GROGAN asked the Secretary to the Treasury
if any and what steer had been taken to carry out the
recommendations contained in the report of the commis-
sioners'appointed to inquire, &c., into the Dublin hospi•
tale ?

WILSON' sail the questiou had better be re-
peatel to the Secretary for Ireland.
CONIMITNECA.TION ViTU lIZELANDI
Viscount .sked the S.:eretary to the
Trewnry whether it W 49 iiitzzided to make any altera,-
tine in the present mode' of cmlue:.ing the pmtal
munieation in tho county of Cork, and to make use of
th. Cork and Bandon Railway for the conveyance of the
mail ?

111 r. WILSON said a communication bad taken place
relative to the use of the above railway, but the charges
required by the company were far too high when coin.
pared to the advantages to be obtained therefrom. die
terms of the Post-office for the accommodation remained
the same as these already proposed, and no alteration
would be made in them.
CAMBRIDGE' UNIVERSITY BILL.
Mr. HEYWOOD asked the President of the Poor-
law Board if he would he prepared to move that the
Cambridge University Bill be considered in committee
after Whitsuntide, and if go, On what day ?
Mr. BOUVERIE said the bill stood on the paper for
to-day, but it was not likely to come on ;he therefore
.proposed to postpone it till after the Whitsuntide holi-
days, and then to get an early day from the noble vis-
count on which to bring it on.

NIGHT COFFEE HOUSES.
Mr. BRADY, asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if he intended introducing any mea-
sure; in accordance with the recommendation of that part
of the report of the committee (which sat in 1853) " to
examine into the system under which public housed,
hotels, &c., were regulated," which relates to night
coffeeshops, with the view to their being for the future
closed at proper and stated hours, many of which are
now open through the -night as harbours of refuge for
abandoned characters of both sexes ?
Sir G. GREY said an act of Parliament would Le
required for the purpose, but no measure was at present
in preparation. . .
RIOTS AT GEORGE TOWN.
Mr. ME AG .. 4R asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonial Departmpeuntiiiot there was any foundation for re-
ports made in b
fanatical harangues made in
that in consequence of
ger
from
streets of George Town,
Demerara, by a stran
te hs e rh
ad tacountry,kei of
place,the name of Orr, riots an& disturnrhoalfneoc
and. the persons and properties
been injured ; and if so, whether Peeayeeabele inhal'itants
had been taken to prevent a recurrence of sueini-seBete Ps?
Scenes?
.the ars
Mr LABOUCHERE said the reports
were, be was sorry to say, quite true. It was aIP
that those riots originated in consequenc of t hseo re'rle
gangues, of Orr against the Catholic religious
the ,real cause was the, jealousy with which the
coloured population viewed the industrious Portuguese
immigrants. The governor of the colony had taken
efficient steps to suppress any other outbreak that might
take place. It was but just to acknowledge that great
assistance bad been rendered by a French and Dutch
vessel,in repressing the disturbance.
THE, RETURNING TROOPS.
..Captain SC.Q.BE GL asked the First Lord of the Adoi.-
ralty,if it had yet been determined whether some of her
Majesty's line, of-battleships, frigates, or smaller vessels of
ewer' now lying unemployed in the home ports or in those
.abroad should assist in embarking and bringing away
fronl the Crimea the troops, or cannon, munitions of
war, and other stores, being public property ?
Sir C. WOOD sidd two or three ships had been or-
dered to the Black Sea to bring, home the troops, but it
was not intended generally
_to,,employ ships of. war to
bring home troops.
- SOLDIERS' LOSSES.
Capt. SCOLELL asked the Under Secretary for War
whether the soldiers who, without blame on their pares,
lost their kits at the time of landing in the Crimea, or at
any subsequent period, had been, or would be, allowtd
compensation fur the same ?
Mr. F. PEEL said, where no lt:aine attached to the
soldier for the loss, cotuvenFation would be allowed.
SHERD-UR/I HOSPITAL
Mr. MOWBEAY asked. the sl,retary o State for

the Home Department whether he intended to introduce
into the house a bill for carrying into effect a scheme of
the Charity Commissioners for the regulation of Sherburn
Hospital, in the county of Durham ?
Sir G. GREY said he intended to introduce a bill to
carry into effect the recommendations of the commis-
sioners with respect to Sherburn Hospital.
THE WHITSUNTIDE RECESS.

In answer to a Question,
Lord PALMERSTON said he had no wish to ad-
journ beyond Friday to Friday for the Whitsuntide holi-
days. But if the house out-voted the Government they
must submit. (Laughter.)
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.

Sir E. B. LYTTON asked the Government if the
correspondence on this question was really complete or
not ?

Lord PALMERSTON said that the proposal made by
this Government to the United States, to the request
that this question should be referred to arbitration had
not yet been received. He thought it would be better
not to discuss the question until that answer had been
received.

Sir E. B. LYTTON said that in consequence he
would postpone his motion on this question until after
the holidays.
THE TARIFF WITH TURKEY.

Mr. WISE asked the First Lard of the Treasury,
" whether there is any prospect of such a revision of the
tariff, appended to the Commercial Treaty with Turkey
of the 16th day of August, 1838, as may lead to the
abolition of the duty of twelve per cent. on grain and
pulse ex; orted from Turkey to this country ; and, what
is the existing position of the British merchants with re-
ference to the exportation of grain from the principalities
of Wallachia and Moldavia.

Lord PALMERSTON said it had been thought de.
sirable not to enter into the question as regarded the
high prices consequent on the war. The Danubian
provinces regulated their own tariff.
THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. M. GIBSON asked, as Friday in Whitson week
was to be devoted to the Government, if he might be
allowed to bring on the Abjuration Oaths Bill on that
day ?

Sir W. CLAY put in his claim to a portion of that
day for the Church rates Bill.
Lord PALMERSTON said that ho could give no
portion of Friday for the Abjuration of Oaths Bill, but
would endeavour to name a day for it shortly. With
regard to the Church-Rate Bill, he could make no ar-
rangement.
DISBANDING TEE ARMY AND MILITIA.

In reply to a...questionfromLord R. Grosvenor,

Lord. I"ALMERSTON said that the Government
would endeavourr to disband the army and militia, so
that the number of men thrown on the labour market
might produce as little inconvenience as possible.
The militia must be disbanded within a cer-
tain period after the cessaticn of war, and in all proba-
bility it would be during harvest, when their services
would be required in the respective counties. The army
could not be disbanded for some months, and then in de-
tachments as they return to this country.