The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-24 00:00:00

PAPER.

Sir W. MILES moved for a return of the quantities of
paper charged with duty, and the amount of duty received
from the year 1831 annually up to the end of 1859:
similar return of the quantities exported annually during
the like period : similar return of the quantities of foreign
paper imported annually into the United Kingdom during
the like period, and also during the month of Jan., 1860,
and of the quantities retained for home consumption : and,
return of the quantity of paper of all sorts charged with
duties of excise in the United Kingdom, from 1834 to 1859
inclusive, and quantity thereof exported on drawback and
retained for hove consumption.—Ordered.

CEMETERY 421 T CLAPHAM.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention to
ask a question on this subject.

EXPORTS (FRANCE).
Mr. SALOMONS moved for a return of the articles of
home, colonial, and foreign merchandise, and their values,
exported from the United Kingdom to France, during the
years 1854-1859, respectively ; distinguishing the produce
and manufactures of the United Kingdom from those of the
East Indies and her Majesty's colonial possessions, and of
foreign countries.—Ordered.
ELECTIONS, &c. _ .

Sir C. DOUGLAS moved an address fur return, in tabu-
lar form, of the names of all candidates, at each of the two
last general elections, for eachborsugh and county in Eng-
land and Wales ; total cost to each elected member ; total
cost to each rejected candidate; the number of electors on
the register; the number of electors polled; and total cost
of the election.—Ordered.
BRITISH PRODUCE, &c.
Sir S. NO RTIIC OTE moved an address for return show-
ing in parallel columns the rates of duty to be levied in
France upon articles of British produce or manufacture
under the provisions of the commercial treaty of this year,
and the rates of duty proposed to be levied upon the like
articles under the commercial treaty of 1787 —Ordered.

BENEFICES UNDER SEQUESTRATION.
Mr. LOCK Eir KING moved an address for return of all
the benefices in England and Wales which are now under
sequestration for the purpose of discharging the deb's of
any incumbent, stating the names of such beneficee, the
length of time that each has been under sequestration, the
gross amount of debts for the payment of whicb
each benefice was sequestered ; the population
and annual value of each, and the county and
diocese in which it is situated ' • the number of churches to
each of the said benefices ; and the annual amount paid to
the curate or curates to perform the ecclesiastical duties of
each benefice.

THE EDITOR OF " THE FRIEND OF CHINA."
Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that he would draw
the attention of the Government to the imprisonment of
the editor of the Friend of China.
WINE.

Sir S. NORTHCOTE moved an address for copies or
extracts of all Treasury minutes on the subject of draw-
baeks to be granted to the holders of stocks of wine in the
event of an alteration of duties : And, of all corrospondence
which has taken place on the subject between any depart-
ment of the Government and the committee of the w►ne
trade, or other persons interested therein, in the year 1843
and any subsequent years.
Ordered.

MARSHAL O'DONNELL.
Mr. WYLD asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs if her Majesty's Government had received any in-
formation of the decree of her most Catholic Majesty the
Queen of Spain, by which the title of Duke of Tetuan has
been conferred upon Marshal O'Donnell, together with the
territory of Morocco upon which the victory of Tetuan was
gained ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that her Majesty's Government
had received information to the effect that the title in
question had been conferred on General O'Donnell, but
thero was no communication respecting the latter part of
the question.
ENCAMPMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.
Mr. E. JAMES asked the Secretary of State for War
whether her Majesty's Government intended to order auy
battalions or regiments of the Volunteer Rifle Corpe now
formed and in course of formation, during the ensuing
summer, to the camp at Aldershott, or any other encamp-
ment, in the same manner and for the same purposes as re-
giments of the line and militia spgiments have been en-
camped.
Sir R. PEEL drew attention to a statement made by the
Secretary of State for War to the effect that if the volunteer
oorps were to become a permanent institution of the coun-
try, they would, with batteries, be a substitute for the Royal
Artillery. He wished to know whether this force would be
amenable to the articles of war and to military discipline?
Mr. S. HERBERT denied that he had made any such
statement as the hon. baronet attributed to him. The force
in question would not be placed under military discipline
unless it was found necessary to call them out. With re.
gard to the question of the hon. and learned member for
Marylobone, he must answer in the negative, as he had no
such power as the hon. member supposed.
MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE NAVY.
Sir E. GROGAN asked the Secretary of the Admiralty
if ho intended to carry into effect the spirit of the late naval
warrant as regards medical officers in the navy by granting
to those officers, when serving afloat, naval rank and uni-
form, with the distinctive badges of rank corresponding to
the militpry rank granted to them by the warrant, both
afloat and when serving with her Majesty's forces?
Lord C. PAGET said that the question of the pay had
been settled, and that the subject of the uniform would
shortly be arranged.
TAXATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR.
Mr. WHALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was his intention to introduce
a bill for renewal of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 89, exempting
the profits of stock in trade, and other property liable by law to
be taxed for relief of the poor, from being so taxed ;.and, if
so, whether such bill would be introduced at such a period
of the session as to admit of inquiry by a select committee
as the grounds for such exemption, either in connection
with any inquiry which may be ordered as to the assess-
ment of the income tax under schedule D, or other, ise.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said it was not his intention to intro-
duce a bill to continne the acts in question.
DUTY ON BARLEY.
Lord 11. TIIYNNE asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether he was prepared to remit the duty on barley
malted for agricultural purposes ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this
subject had very often been discussed with the bu dget, but
up to the present time no arrangement had been made for
the remission of the malt duty, and her Majesty's Govern-
ment could not entertain the subject.
DUTY ON PAPER.
Baron ROTHSCHILD asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, if he was prepared to state whether, at the time of
the abolition of the paper duty, he would grant the draw-
back upon all stocks of paper in the hands of the stationers
bearing an uncancelled Excise label.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
proposal of Government was that the duty should be re-
pealed from the Ist July; and on the Ist July a drawback
would be allowed on paper found in the hands of dealers
which had been made since the Ist April. As re-
lated to the other part of the question, it was
a matter of considerable difficulty, and ono he could not
then answer. He might, however, state that the Govern-
ment would meet cvery reasonable wish, and without caus-
ing any sensible inconvenience to the trade of the country.
The absolute repeal of the paper duty would take place
within a month or two after the Ist July.

COLONIAL CHAPLAINS.

Sir J, PAiiiisi—a6l7%i coked the Under Secretary Of